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Keep Scoring Objects in the Field. Teams may not intentionally remove Scoring Objects from the Field. A Scoring Object that leaves the Field during Match play will be returned to the Field in a location near where it left, in contact with the Field tiles and the Field Perimeter but no other Field Elements or Scoring Objects and no Robots. Volunteers should return Scoring Objects to the Field as quickly as possible, and any delay in returning a Scoring Object should not be considered Match Affecting or cause for a replay.
• A Scoring Object that comes to rest on top of the Field Perimeter is considered to have left the Field. Violation Notes: Due to the difficulty of determining Match Affecting implications of this rule, most Violations should be considered Minor. However, blatantly intentional and/or Match Affecting Violations (especially during Elimination Matches) may still immediately escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion.

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