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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
3013: Do the color of blocks during incidental moments of gameplay matter?
Note: This question was revised by the GDC for clarity and readability.
Should the color of the blocks involved in incidents that require the ruling of a head referee be irrelevant in most cases?
Regarding a situation where the offensive and defensive robots are not clear, such that the situation is at this point equally incidental, must the color of the relevant scoring elements be brought into consideration to establish a more offensive than defensive robot for a ruling?
Should the color of the blocks involved in incidents that require the ruling of a head referee be irrelevant in most cases?
Yes. In most cases, the color of Blocks is irrelevant.
Regarding a situation where the offensive and defensive robots are not clear, such that the situation is at this point equally incidental, must the color of the relevant scoring elements be brought into consideration to establish a more offensive than defensive robot for a ruling?
Block color is one factor that can be considered when a Head Referee must decide which of two Robots is "more defensive." In our opinion, this will almost always be a very minor, or tie-breaker, consideration.