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G210       *Do not expect to gain by doing others harm. Actions clearly aimed at forcing the opponent ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of FIRST Tech Challenge and not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in an assignment of a penalty to the targeted ALLIANCE.

Violation: MINOR FOUL. MAJOR FOUL if REPEATED. The ALLIANCE that was forced to break a rule will not be assessed a penalty.

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

A.      a red ROBOT attempting to access its GATE pushes a blue ROBOT into an ARTIFACT on the red RAMP.

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

B.      a blue ALLIANCE ROBOT pushing a red ALLIANCE ROBOT from “far away” (more than one TILE distance away) into the blue ALLIANCE LOADING ZONE.  

C.      Placing an ARTIFACT into an opponent ROBOT such that it is in violation of G408.

Similar Rules

Rule G420
G420       *This is not combat robotics. A ROBOT may not deliberately functionally impair an opponent ROBOT. Damage or functional impairment because of contact with a tipped-over or DISABLED opponent ROBOT, which is not perceived by a REFEREE to be deliberate, is not a violation of this rule.
Rule G421
G421       *Do not tip or entangle. A ROBOT may not deliberately, as perceived by a REFEREE, attach to, tip, or entangle an opponent ROBOT.
Rule G419
G419       ROBOTS LAUNCH into their own GOAL. ROBOTS may not:
Rule G423
G423       *Do not use strategies intended to shut down major parts of gameplay.  A ROBOT or ROBOTS may not, in the judgment of a REFEREE, isolate or close off any major element of MATCH play for a greater-than-MOMENTARY duration.