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G419       *Don’t collude with your partners to shut down major parts of game play. 2 or more ROBOTS that appear to a REFEREE to be working together may not isolate or close off any major element of MATCH play.

Violation: MAJOR FOUL, and for every 3 seconds in which the situation is not corrected, a MAJOR FOUL is assessed.

Examples of violations of this rule include, but are not limited to:

A.      shutting down access to all SCORING ELEMENTS, 

B.      quarantining all opponents to a small area of the FIELD,

C.      preventing access to the opponent’s TOWER,

D.      preventing access to a field zone by blocking both TRENCHES, and

E.      preventing access to a field zone by blocking both BUMPS.

Examples of standard gameplay that are not violations, include, but are not limited to:

F.      A single ROBOT blocking access to a particular area of the FIELD, and

G.     2 ROBOTS independently collecting SCORING ELEMENTS in front of a BUMP or TRENCH at the same time.

Similar Rules

Rule G412
G412       Watch your FIELD interaction. A ROBOT is prohibited from the following interactions with FIELD elements (with the exception of the RUNGS and UPRIGHTS):
Rule G418
G418       *There’s a 3-count on PINS. A ROBOT may not PIN an opponent’s ROBOT for more than 3 seconds. A ROBOT is PINNING if it is preventing the movement of an opponent ROBOT by contact, either direct or transitive (such as against a FIELD element). A PIN count ends once any of the following criteria below are met:
Rule G417
G417       *Don’t tip or entangle. A ROBOT may not deliberately, attach to, tip, or entangle with an opponent ROBOT.
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.