THE COMPETITION
4.1 Matches
4.1.1 Each match shall last for maximum three (3) minutes.
4.1.2 The team which picks up all the three butter cubes directly from the bowls and holds them in the air will be declared “GOVINDA” (the winner) and the game will be over.
4.1.3 Otherwise, the team which scores the maximum points at the end of 3 minutes will be declared as the winner.
4.1.4 In case of tie, the winner will be decided as per the following order of priority
4.1.4.1 The team which has picked and held Yellow butter cube in the air till the end of the game.
4.1.4.2 The team which has picked and held two white butter cubes in the air till the end of the game.
4.1.4.3 The Team which has picked and held one white butter cube in the air till the end of the game.
4.1.4.4 The team which has captured more numbers of pots along with cheese balls.
4.1.4.5 The team which has captured more number of cheese balls
4.1.4.6 The team which has captured more number of pots.
If there is a tie after that also, the referee should decide the winner.
4.2. Competition Rules
4.2.1 Points are scored when Autonomous and Manual machines transfer the Pots and Cheese from the Girls to the Basket as follows.
4.2.1.1 Autonomous and Manual machines of Red team must transfer the Pots and Cheese to the Red colored Basket.
4.2.1.2 Autonomous and Manual machines of Blue team must transfer the Pots and Cheese to the Blue colored Basket.
4.2.1.3 Points are scored when Yellow and/or White Butter cube is picked up and held in the air by an Autonomous Machine.
4.2.2 The Manual machines cannot enter the Common Area (and assist an Autonomous machine) until they have transferred at least one (1) Pot or Cheese (or both) from the Girl to the Basket in order to enter the Common Area and assist an Autonomous machine.
4.2.3 Manual machines are NOT permitted to touch, remove or move the Pot or Cheese once they are placed in the Basket of the opponent's team color. There is a penalty if they do so.
4.2.4 Autonomous machines are permitted to steal or move Pots or Cheese placed in opponents Basket. Then they should deposit the stolen material in their own colored Baskets to earn points.
4.2.5 Manual Machines are not allowed to touch the Butter cube. Only the Autonomous Machines are permitted to handle the Butter cube.
4.2.6 Once Autonomous Machine picks up the Butter, it should make sure that it retains the Butter in the air till the end of the game.
4.2.7 An Autonomous machine of a team can touch its Manual machine only when its Manual machine is in the Common Area.
4.2.8 An Autonomous Machine can gain points by picking up Cheese or Pot or Butter that are dropped on the floor of its own Common Area or Autonomous Area. A Manual Machine can gain points by picking up Cheese or Pot that are dropped on the floor of the manual area, Grey Square, or its own Common Area.
If autonomous machine picks up the butter cube lying on the floor of its own common area or autonomous area and holds it in air and completes the other conditions for “GOVINDA”, it can gain full points for that, but the game will continue for 3 minutes and the winner will be decided on the maximum number of points earned by a team.
4.3 Scoring
4.3.1 A team gains points when it successfully collects Pots and/or Cheese into its own Baskets by its Manual / Autonomous machine or when Butter cubes from the Bowls are successfully picked up and retained in the air by an Autonomous Machine.
Points are awarded as follows:
- Pickup and retention of Yellow Butter by Autonomous machine = 12 points
- Pickup and retention of White Butter by Autonomous machine = 6 points
- Presence of Pot with Cheese on its top in Basket = 3 Points
- Presence of Pot in Basket = 1 point
- Presence of Cheese in Basket = 1 Point
