Answered: Skyrise section control/ dropped sections

[Vex_Vortex]

@Vex Game Manual

<SG9> Robots may not interfere with an opposing Alliance’s Building of Skyrise Sections in any way. The
following actions are all illegal.
a) Contacting an opponent’s Autoloader and/or contents. (See Figure 23)
b) Contacting an opponent’s Skyrise Base and/or Skyrise. (See Figure 23)
c) Contacting an opponent’s Alliance Starting Tile or the grey foam field tile between the two
Alliance Starting Tiles and located in the corner of the field. (See Figures 24-25)
d) Contacting an opponent’s Robot that is contacting the foam field tiles mentioned in c) and not
contacting any other foam field tiles. (See Figure 26)
e) Contacting any Scoring Objects that are contacting the foam field tiles mentioned in c) and
not contacting any other foam field tiles.

Please note that both direct contact (e.g. Robot making contact) and indirect contact (e.g. Robot
contacting a Scoring Object that makes contact) are considered violations of the above listed clauses.

Minor violations of this rule that do not affect the match will result in a warning. Egregious (match
affecting) offenses will result in a Disqualification. Teams that receive multiple warnings may also receive
a Disqualification at the head referee’s discretion. (See Figures 22-26)

If while an opponent robot is legally in their own starting tile area, and somehow knocks over their own Skyrise section, or drops a Skyrise section, can you take the Skyrise section? Keep in mind none of the above rules are violated (the object is not on the starting tiles, your robot doesn’t enter the starting tiles, etc…).

Firstly, does the ruling change if the robot tries to regain control of the object?

Second, Does this count as “interfering with their Skyrise building?”

Third, If your robot does gain control of the Skyrise section, and the robot mentioned previously comes to take the Skyrise section back, does that count as “interfering with your Skyrise building?”

Last, if all the above is allowed, could you put the Skyrise section on your own skyrise, and have eight in your stack?

I might have missed something in the manual, but I don’t see any specific rules against these actions, except: “Robots may not interfere with an opposing Alliance’s Building of Skyrise Sections in any way.”

[Karthik]

@Vex Vortex

If while an opponent robot is legally in their own starting tile area, and somehow knocks over their own Skyrise section, or drops a Skyrise section, can you take the Skyrise section? Keep in mind none of the above rules are violated (the object is not on the starting tiles, your robot doesn’t enter the starting tiles, etc…).

Yes, provided that no rules are violated, especially the listed clauses of <SG9>, this is a legal strategy. There are no specific rules preventing teams from picking up and Building stray Skyrise Sections that are outside the protected tiles.

[Vex_Vortex]

@Karthik

Yes, provided that no rules are violated, especially the listed clauses of <SG9>, this is a legal strategy. There are no specific rules preventing teams from picking up and Building stray Skyrise Sections that are outside the protected tiles.

Thank you Karthik.

So in theory, if the opponent alliance drops all of their skyrise sections, one alliance could have a 14 Skyrise section tall Skyrise.

[Karthik]

@Vex Vortex

Thank you Karthik.

So in theory, if the opponent alliance drops all of their skyrise sections, one alliance could have a 14 Skyrise section tall Skyrise.

You’re welcome.

Yes, this is possible in theory.

[Vex_Vortex]

@Karthik

Yes, this is possible in theory.

Thanks Karthik.