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3108: Corner Goal Bonus Score

5981A
24-Feb-2026

Hello, In the provided image,Question: According to rule <SC5>, a Stack is considered "Placed in a Goal" if it is entirely within the outline that defines the Goal and meets specific height/stability requirements. Rule <SC3> further states that a Stack is built up from the Floor.

Does a Stack that is contacting the PET sheet (the floor lining) within a Goal Zone fulfill the requirement for being "Placed in a Goal"? <SC5>

[Example Image]

SC5  
Answered by committee
26-Feb-2026

For the purposes of clauses cii and ciii of rule <SC5>, the PET sheet inside a Square or Triangle Goal is synonymous with the Floor inside the Goal.

However, per the definition of Square Goal, "Each Square Goal is bordered by the inside of the Field Perimeter and the inside edges of the VEX IQ pieces connected to the Floor."

If a Stack is resting partially on the VEX IQ pieces connected to the Floor around the Square Goal, then the Stack does not meet the requirements of clause cii of rule <SC5> and cannot be considered "entirely within the Square Goal." Contact with the PET sheet alone is not enough to meet this requirement, and the Stack in your example is not Placed in the Square Goal.