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<SG3> Triballs Leaving the Field Near Field Elements


Dale Nacianceno
6-Jun-2023

<SG3> Keep Triballs in the field. Teams may not intentionally remove Triballs from the field. Although Triballs may accidentally leave the field, doing so intentionally or repeatedly would be a Violation of this rule.

Triballs that leave the field during Match play, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will be returned to the field at a location nearest the point at which they exited. Referees will return the Triball to the field when it is deemed safe to do so, at the leisure of the referee.

  1. If a Triball leaves the Field above a Net, how should it be returned? Should a referee place it on top of the net, under the net, or somewhere else entirely?
  2. If a Triball goes out of the Field at a corner, but the Match Load Zone is filled with Triballs, how should it be returned? Should a Referee place it on top of the Match Load Zone Triballs, on the corner tile past the Match Load Bar, or somewhere else entirely?
  3. If a Triball goes out of the Field at a corner, and the Match Load Zone is empty, how should it be returned? Should a Referee place it in the Match Load Zone, on the corner tile past the Match Load Bar, or somewhere else entirely?
Answered by committee
9-Jun-2023

This answer was updated on October 31, 2023, to reflect changes made to rule <SG3> in the June 27, 2023 game manual update. Any Triball that leaves the field should be returned to the field at the point nearest to the nearest Match Load Zone.