Re: Faq?

[TKM.368]

From Answered: Faq? - VRC > Previous Games - VEX Forum

Is it possible to make some sort of Gateway Rules FAQ that you can direct people toward before asking questions in this subforum? You guys are great at answering questions promptly and in detail, but it seems no one searches to see if their questions has been asked before. I’ve seen the “can you unfold/configure robot by hand” question no less than five times, and many other like it. Perhaps having a document that explains some of the often debated rules in more detail would be helpful.

For our referees this weekend, we’ve created a quick reference based on the gameplay questions and responses in the Q&A. It’s far from perfect and not quite an FAQ with “rules in more detail”, but we wanted a one-sheeter (back and front) that they could easily refer to if necessary as searching through the Q&A during an event could significantly slow things down.
QnA 20111129.pdf (140 KB)

[254pride]

Thanks for the quick guide on the rules. 254 is really pumped up for Pan Pacific we know it’ll be a great tournament! To better prepare my team for the tournament, I put together a collection of all the forum post which I felt helped clarify topics not explicitly covered in the rules. I hope the table of contents will help with easy navigation.

The Q&A summary goes all the way back to page thirteen of the official FAQ. If you feel i’ve missed something important please PM me so i can add it
VEX Q&A summary.pdf (1.32 MB)

[magicode]

Great guide. This is a nice reference sheet. I do have a couple points to bring to attention though.

Descoring:

Once scored, a (clause 1) scoring object cannot be legally descored, however it can be lifted out so long as it remains scored

It is not legal to lift up a scoring object that is earning a bonus point and insert another scoring object under it.

Pinning:

No countdown during autonomous for pinning <SG4>

This makes it sound like the robots can be DQed for pinning, but the referees shouldn’t count down. It would be nice to make this a little clearer.

Preloads:

May touch floor, wall, gate, and/or scoring object already on the field

Rule SG2 says:

<SG2> Prior to the start of each Match, each Alliance will have two (2) Barrels and two (2) Balls available
as Preloads, one (1) of each per Robot. A Scoring Object is considered to be legally preloaded if it is
touching the Robot or a legal Preload, and would not be considered Scored if there was no contact with a
Robot. Preloads may also not be touching an

You may want to specify that the preload must touch the robot or legal preload

[TKM.368]

Thanks so much! I was actually hoping there would be some fixes brought to light before the tournament…

[TKM.368]

@254pride

I hope the table of contents will help with easy navigation.

Yeah this is pretty sweet. I’ll keep a soft copy of it at the scoring table.

@254pride

254 is really pumped up for Pan Pacific we know it’ll be a great tournament!

We look forward to your arrival! As well as teams from China and Taiwan. See you soon!

[Paul_T_27]

Answered: Pinning Question (again)

especially the corner of the field clarification

@Karthik

Trapping a robot in the Isolation Zone is not considered pinning. Although the corner of the field has not been defined, a good estimate would be the size of one foam field tile.

[TKM.368]

Yup, those are included under Pinning:

• Preventing a robot from leaving the Isolation Zone after the gate is lifted is not pinning

The corner area is approximately one tile to be considered pinned

When your subsequent (and quite good) question is answered, I’ll add that in as well.