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G404       Launching GAME PIECES is only okay in the COMMUNITY. A ROBOT may not launch GAME PIECES unless any part of the ROBOT is in its own COMMUNITY.

Violation: TECH FOUL per GAME PIECE. REPEATED violations of this rule are likely to escalate rapidly to YELLOW or RED CARDS.

A GAME PIECE is considered launched if it is shot into the air, kicked across the floor, or thrown in a forceful way.

This rule is not intended to penalize typical movement of GAME PIECES outside an ALLIANCE’S COMMUNITY which come to rest a short distance from the ROBOT. Examples of such actions could be but are not limited to,

a.      Running an intake in reverse causing a GAME PIECE to travel a short distance from the ROBOT

b.      A ROBOT pushing a GAME PIECE a short distance away in the process of herding it across the FIELD

Similar Rules

Rule G401
G401       *Keep GAME PIECES in bounds. Robots may not intentionally eject GAME PIECES from the Field (either directly or by bouncing off a Field element or other Robot).
Rule G403
G403       1 GAME PIECE at a time (except in LOADING ZONE and COMMUNITY). ROBOTS completely outside their LOADING ZONE or COMMUNITY may not have CONTROL of more than 1 GAME PIECE, either directly or transitively through other objects.
Rule G402
G402       *GAME PIECES: use as directed. Robots may not deliberately use GAME PIECES in an attempt to ease or amplify challenges associated with Field elements.
Rule H504
H504       GAME PIECES through PORTALS only. GAME PIECES may only be introduced to the Field