Hi All

In the coach call, i heard Mr. Evans mention that for obstacles mission it was ok to damage the model. 

Please check it out

Lakshmi 

On Sep 18, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Bdh612-ess <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Steve, can you clarify? Update 19 clearly states "if they break you will NOT get a call of 'model damage' at tournaments". I read that to mean that if they break, the robot still scores, even if the breakage was beneficial.
> 
> Brian
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 17, 2013, at 11:06 PM, VA/DC Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> I meant to send this to the entire list.
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> 
>> Pete,
>>   that's a really great question!
>> 
>>   In previous years, the impact of Model Damage has typically been evaluated right away at the time of the damage.  This year, because of the free rescue capability, the possibility of scoring can be deferred until later in the match.
>> 
>>   My first inclination is to say, no, it isn't okay.  A team that obviously benefited from earlier Model Damage to the Obstacles would not earn a higher value for the mission.  Any points from the Obstacles mission that were earned prior to the damage or without benefit of the damage (if that were possible) would still be awarded to the team.  Rule 34 prevents a team from increasing its score as a direct result of causing Model Damage.
>> 
>>   This opinion may be revised by a future Game Update, as always.
>> 
>> Steve Scherr
>> VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Pete Zulkarnain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Greetings!
>>>  
>>> For the obstacles mission, is it OK if a robot causes damage to the obstacles, and then benefits from these damages during a retry?
>>>  
>>> I'm looking at rule 34 "MODEL DAMAGE"
>>> • Any scoring success which obviously depended on model damage is marked scoreless.
>>>  
>>> Does this rule apply here?
>>>  
>>> Thanks!
>>>  
>>> Pete Zulkarnain
>>> Assistant Coach
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