Rule G210

G210 *Don’t expect to gain by doing others harm. A strategy not consistent with standard gameplay and clearly aimed at forcing the opponent ALLIANCE to violate a rule is not in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition and not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in an assignment of a penalty to the targeted ALLIANCE.

Violation: MAJOR FOUL. YELLOW CARD if REPEATED.

This rule does not apply for strategies consistent with standard gameplay, for example:

A. a red ALLIANCE ROBOT attempting to climb in their BARGE ZONE in the final 20 seconds of the MATCH contacts a blue ALLIANCE ROBOT.

B. a blue ROBOT attempts to enter their REEF ZONE to score a CORAL and pushes a red ROBOT just outside the blue REEF ZONE into it.

This rule requires an intentional act with limited or no opportunity for the team being acted on to avoid the penalty such as:

C. forcing an opponent ROBOT to CONTROL more than 1 of either SCORING ELEMENT and violate G409.

D. a blue ALLIANCE ROBOT, pushing a red ALLIANCE ROBOT from fully outside and far from (i.e. more than 4 ft. (~121 cm)) the blue BARGE ZONE through the blue BARGE ZONE while another red ROBOT is already on the opposing ALLIANCE’s side of the FIELD and the REFEREE perceiving that the blue ROBOT is deliberately making the red ROBOT violate G421.

E. a blue ALLIANCE ROBOT, pushing a red ALLIANCE ROBOT from fully outside and far from (i.e. more than 4 ft. (~121 cm)) the blue BARGE ZONE into a CAGE and the REFEREE perceiving that the blue ROBOT is deliberately making the red ROBOT violate G418.