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G427       BASE ZONE protection. During the last 20 seconds of the MATCH, a ROBOT may not contact, directly or transitively through a SCORING ELEMENT, an opponent ROBOT while either ROBOT is in the opponent‘s BASE ZONE, regardless of who initiates contact.

Violation: MAJOR FOUL and opponent ROBOT and any ROBOT fully supported by the contacted ROBOT are awarded fully returned to BASE points.

11.4.6        Human

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Rule G426
G426       LOADING ZONE protection. A ROBOT may not contact, directly or transitively through a SCORING ELEMENT, an opponent ROBOT while either ROBOT is in the opponent’s LOADING ZONE, regardless of who initiates contact.
Rule G425
G425       Keep out of opponent’s SECRET TUNNEL A ROBOT in the opponent’s SECRET TUNNEL ZONE may not contact, directly or transitively though a SCORING ELEMENT, an opponent ROBOT regardless of who initiates contact.
Rule G424
G424       GATE ZONE is OFF LIMITS. A ROBOT may not contact, directly or transitively though a SCORING ELEMENT, an opponent ROBOT if either ROBOT is in the opponent’s GATE ZONE, regardless of who initiates contact. Exceptions:
Rule G431
G431       *DRIVE TEAMS, watch your reach. Once a MATCH starts, a DRIVE TEAM member inside the FIELD may not:
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