Robot Fighting League
Rules and Procedures
RFL Standard Extensible Rule Set
2008 Rules
Effective June 22, 2008
Previous Rules Versions
Rules Process
The RFL rule set is revised annually in the last calendar quarter of the
year. Member organizations submit changes for discussion by the RFL
general membership, and a "draft for review" emerges from that discussion.
The draft is published for public comment on the
RFL Forum
during a 30-day review period. Builder comments and suggestions on the
draft are welcomed. After the review period, the comments and
suggestions are reviewed and incorporated. The final draft is then
submitted to a vote by the RFL general membership, with a simple majority
required for acceptance. If accepted, the revised rules become effective
for the next calendar year.
Event-specific Rules
The RFL Technical Regulations were created to standardize the sport of
robotic combat. All RFL events use these rules. Each venue, event,
and arena type may differ however, therefore each RFL organization will
customize the rules for their event and venue.
In addition each event will have its own Tournament Rules and Procedures
and
Arena Rating. The idea is to make it easier
to determine which events your robot can compete in around the country. It
is the RFL's hope that by using this common base rule set, the rules of each
event will become ever more similar.
The rule set was created with input from all RFL organizations, while
it is required for use in all RFL events, you are welcome to use it for any
event*. If you have a rule question or suggestion contact your
local
RFL event organizer and or post on the
RFL
Forum.
RFL Standard Match Rules
Draft, February 14, 2006
The RFL is exploring the idea of instituting a standard set of match
rules for RFL events. The Standard Match Rules define things that
should be consistent across all events, like match duration, pin
rules, count-out times and procedures, etc.
The current draft version of the Standard Match Rules is provided below
for RFL (and other) events to use if they so desire. This draft is
based on match rules that are already in use in various permutations
throughout the Robot Fighting League.
To produce a customized version, you will need the ".DOC" version and a
recent copy of Microsoft Word.
RFL Standard Tournament Procedures
Draft, June 28, 2007
The draft Standard Tournament Procedures are provided as a tool for events to use along
with the "Draft Standard Match Rules". Together these documents provide a framework for running
robot combat events in a consistent manner. The Tournament Procedures are based on those that
have been used in various versions at several RFL events.
To produce a customized version, you will need the ".DOC" version and a
recent copy of Microsoft Word.
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