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Subject:	Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2004 01:15:11 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: > > actually, the first to reach the upper mark AND be above the lower mark wins. > > to me, you can over run the upper mark, as long as you are past the lower mark. > > the lower mark was put in strictly as a way to prevent people from hanging onto the > bottom, and then running a smaller lighter bot to the top. This may be construed as nit-picky, but I believe the spirit of the game will allow the bottom-most part of one's robot to be above where the 11' mark was, or would be if the rope were still hanging straight down. Am I right? I consider "climbing" the rope by spooling it to be a valid strategy.

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		Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
(...) I agree that spooling is a valid strategy. There are two goals to having the robot within two marks: a) Definitively saying if you've "made it". b) Ruling out people who might leave a portion of the robot behind. I want to hear additional (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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		Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
(...) my 2 comments: 1. I'd like to know earlier than a week before about registration. say 3 weeks???? 2. this is not correct: (...) actually, the first to reach the upper mark AND be above the lower mark wins. to me, you can over run the upper (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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