Scoring Questions

[FRC234]

These are all related to scoring so are being submitted as one post -

1. Is the 2X and 3X decision based on pre-penalty or post-penalty scores?

2. Is there a minimum win margin before the 2X and 3X penalties apply?
(example a 6 to 2 score greater than 2x, but only a 4 point margin, a 42 to 20 score is also greater than 2x, but a 22 point margin).

3. How is a "0" score handled?
(example, 6 to 0, what is that multiplier?)

[FRC1073]

In rule <G14>, how do the "more than twice," and "more than triple," clauses apply if one or both alliances has/have a score of zero? What score would be considered twice or triple one of zero?

[GDC]

The assessment of the conditions under which Rule <G14> may be invoked will be determined before any penalties are assessed. This is to prevent any ALLIANCE from intentionally getting a PENALTY to impose the Rule <G14> conditions on their opponent.

Rule <G14> is assessed for every MATCH, regardless of the score.

If an ALLIANCE ends a MATCH with zero (0) points, and their opponent has any non-zero score, then the opponent has out-scored by an infinite factor. This is logically more than triple (3x) the lower score. Thus, the most strict effects off Rule <G14> will apply. Therefore, it is always to your advantage to make sure that both ALLIANCES always score at least once.