We are worried about the following (hopefully illegal) strategy:
1) Can ROBOTS or FEEDERS attempt to intentionally hang GAMEPIECES on non-alliance ROBOTS in an attempt to take them out of the offensive portion of the game? For example, if a FEEDER tossed a GAMEPIECE on to the field and it became stuck on top of an opponent ROBOT, then that ROBOT would possess a GAMEPIECE. This would prevent the ROBOT from grabbing new pieces (since you can only POSSESS one piece) and therefore prevent the ROBOT from scoring on pegs for the rest of the game. Is that a legal strategy for teams? If it is not legal, what would the penalty(s) be?
2) If that is not a legal strategy (again, hopefully not legal), then what happens if a GAMEPIECE becomes accidentally lodged or hung on a ROBOT? With FEEDERS tossing GAMEPIECES onto the field, this is bound to happen at least once. Will this prevent the ROBOT from possessing other GAMEPIECES? Will there be a penalty for the ROBOT or FEEDER that does the hanging?
3) In a related issue, is it ok for the GAMEPIECES tossed on to the FIELD by FEEDERS to come into contact with non-alliance ROBOTS? I am assuming that this is ok; if it is not ok, what is the penalty?
Thanks!


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