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1622: [Possession] Vertical Concave Shape

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21-Aug-2023

<SG7> Stats that a robot can not be in possession of more than one triball at a time. When looking at the possession definition it state the following:

Possession – A Robot / Triball status. A Robot is considered to be in Possession of a Triball if the Robot is carrying, holding, or controlling the movement of a Triball such that if the Robot changes direction, the Triball will move with the Robot. Therefore, pushing/plowing Triballs is not considered Possession; however, using concave portions of a Robot to control the movement of Triballs is considered Possession.

When looking at the portion of the definition that referring to concave portions of the robot it is our interpretation that this is aimed at horizonal concavity as that would control the movement of the triballs when the robot is turning.

Our question is would a concave shape be against SG7 if that concave shape is vertical rather than Horizontal assuming that the interface with the triballs is in no other way concave. The attached image is to provide clarity in what is meant by vertical concavity.

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Answered by committee
5-Oct-2023

We apologize for the delayed response to this question. The October 3rd Game Manual update included revisions that change the context of this question.

The revised definition of Possession states the following: "A Robot is considered to be Possessing a Triball if a Robot’s change in direction would result in controlled movement of the Triball."

The newly added definition of Plowing states the following: "A Robot is considered to be Plowing Triballs if the Robot is intentionally moving them in a preferred direction with a flat or convex face of the Robot."

As well as a "red box" clarification, which states: "The difference between Possession and Plowing is analogous to the difference between the terms “controlling” and “moving”. "

As always, it is impossible to provide a blanket answer based on a 2D sketch that would address all possible hypothetical Robot mechanisms. However, generally speaking, we would expect that a "vertically concave" face of the Robot as shown in the sketch would exhibit behavior closer to Plowing (uncontrolled movement in a preferred direction) than Possession.