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Hello GDC!
Is it ok if a team uses their lady brown to stop another team's lady brown from raising, even if some entanglement occurs that a Head Referee determines was incidental?
Is there any guidance that can be given to help Head Referee’s in determining when edge case entanglement situations should be considered outside of “normal gameplay”?
Relevant rules are <G13>, <G14>, possibly <G16>
Thank you for your time! :D
Entanglement situations should be considered outside of “normal gameplay” and result in <G13> Violations when a Robot that is playing offensively is tipped, Entangled, or damaged by an opponent Robot that is playing purely defensively. Per <G14>, the offensive Robot gets the benefit of the doubt if a judgment call must be made.
In cases where it's not clear which Robot should get the benefit of the doubt from rule <G14>, a Robot that is actively interacting with a Ring (including de-scoring) should be considered "more offensive" than a Robot that is not interacting with a Ring.
If both Robots are playing offensively (for example, two Robots that are pushing each other back and forth while each is trying to put a Ring on a Wall Stake) it should generally qualify as normal gameplay that does not result in a <G13> Violation for either Team even if they become Entangled.