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Subject:	Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2004 03:04:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Wayne Young wrote: > 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. 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 opinions. Calum

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		Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
(...) The is why Chris' makes a good point when he says the winning robot should be the one that hits the top mark first, not passes the lower mark. If a robot is spooling there is no way to tell when it passes the lower mark. So if we say you must (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

		Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
I have no problem with spooling. it would be a valid way to solve this. maybe an easier way to phrase the rule set would be to read: -your entire robot must be higher then 11 feet off the ground. this would allow spooling, and make sure people life (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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		Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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