Cap Descoring

TomW · September 3, 2018, 1:17pm

Is it legal to descore caps in Turning Point?

bryanr · September 3, 2018, 1:21pm

yes, but try to keep them in the field.

Electrobotz · September 3, 2018, 1:43pm

Generally, if something isn’t against the rules in the game manual, it is legal. You can descore caps as much as you would like, but if you knock the cap out of the field multiple times, you may be disqualified.

Alpha_Goats_53999F · September 3, 2018, 1:55pm

adding on to what The Electrobotz said, if you do knock a cap out of the field, a referee will put it back on the closest tile scored for the team that didn’t knock it out.

lacsap · September 3, 2018, 4:11pm

If the referee can not determine the team that knocked the cap out, the cap will remain outside the field.

Balls are never put back in the field.

Team4863 · September 9, 2018, 9:51am

So if you attempt to descore a cap on a post and accidently knock the cap out of the playing field, doesn’t the ref put the cap back on the post?

OscarMNOVA12 · September 9, 2018, 9:54am

No the cap is placed on the field opposite the color of the robot that touched it last.

These are all in the game manual, which I recommend you read.

lacsap · September 9, 2018, 10:03am

as indicated above, the cap goes to the field turned to the opposite color of the robot that touched it last. If the referee can not determined which alliance caused the cap to go out of the field, it will remain off the field.

Here is the Game Manual excerpt <SG8>:

<SG8> Keep Game Objects in the field. Though it is expected that some Game Objects may unintentionally leave the field during Match play, Teams may not intentionally or strategically remove Game Objects from the field.
a. Balls that leave the field during regular Match play, accidentally or intentionally, will not be returned to the field.
b. Caps that leave the field during regular Match play will be returned to the nearest foam tile, Low Scored for the opposite Alliance color of the last Robot to contact it. If a referee cannot determine which Robot was the last to contact the Cap, then the Cap will not be returned to the field.
An intent of this rule is to prevent Robots from “knocking” Caps out of the field to remove them from Posts. Any strategic, intentional, or repeated removal of Game Objects from the field would be considered a violation of this rule.
Minor violations of this rule that do not affect the Match will result in a warning. Match Affecting offenses will result in a Disqualification. Teams that receive multiple warnings may also receive a Disqualification at the Head Referee’s discretion.