Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Override

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3179: Clarification of AWP


68678M
30-Jun-2026

Hello, <SC3c>: "Each visible yellow half of a Placed and Owned Pin counts as a Scored yellow Pin, earning points for the Alliance that Owns the Pin." <SC8>: An Alliance earns the Autonomous Win Point if it has "7 Pins scored for your Alliance."

Our question is about the meaning of "Pins scored for your Alliance" in <SC8>.

Since <SC3c> explicitly states that an owned yellow Pin is scored for the Alliance that owns it, does it count toward the seven Pins required for the Autonomous Win Point?

For example:

Blue Alliance has 5 blue Pins and 2 yellow Pins that are owned by Blue because the corresponding Toggle is set to Blue. Does this count as 7 Pins scored for Blue, satisfying the <SC8> requirement?

Could the GDC clarify whether "7 Pins scored for your Alliance" in <SC8> includes owned yellow Pins, or if it refers only to Alliance-colored (blue/red) Pins?

Answered by committee
2-Jul-2026

"Pins Scored for your Alliance" includes both Scored Alliance-colored Pins and Scored yellow Pins that are owned by your Alliance, and they count toward AWP requirements as long as those Scored Pins are not in Quadrants on the opposing side of the Autonomous Line.

The blue Alliance has 5 Scored blue Pins and 2 Scored yellow Pins that are owned by blue because the corresponding Toggle is set to blue. Does this count as 7 Pins Scored for blue, satisfying the AWP requirement?

Yes, that's correct.