Another Herding Question

[FRC997]

Our team is considering a system where a loading platform is deployed during the endgame. We are thinking that the possibility exists that the home area may be covered with tubes.

relating to rule <G09> and "herding of tubes"


Our question is: If we need to push tubes randomly out of the way to give our platform room to deploy and a pushed tube pushes into an adjacent tube, again with only the desire to clear a space for deploying our platform, would this be considered "herding"?. thank you.

[FRC433]

The examples of herding given all relate to moving game pieces to a certain area. How about the converse, what if you wanted to clear an area of game pieces? Do you need to move them one at a time if you are actually dispersing them?

[GDC]

"HERDING" implies that you are attempting to direct multiple Game Pieces to a particular location. Merely driving into an area occupied by multiple Game Pieces in an attempt to clear the area and letting them randomly scatter would not be considered herding.