Compare "Prefix": v1.0 → v2.1

Changelog

+Added: Version 2.1 (New)

Version 2.1 - October 8, 2026

• Updated Appendix E to provide clarity
• Minor typo / formatting fixes

Version 2.0 - September 3, 2026

• Revised <SC3b> and Figure SC3-1 to reflect changes in Floor Goal boundaries
• Updated SG5 and SG6 for clarity
• Updated SG7 to reflect changes in Load Zone boundaries
• Updated GG12 to provide clarity
• Revised R7 to recommend (not require) power button accessibility
• Removed “lubricating” as an example of an illegal modification from R17
• Updated the definitions of Floor Goal, Load Zone and their respective figures to reflect updated boundaries
• Updated the definitions of Plowing and Possession to clarify intent
• Minor typo / formatting fixes

Version 1.1 - August 6, 2026

• Updated Figures SG-1 and R3-1 to better indicate which Robot should be in which starting position
• Updated SC3 for clarity
• Revised <SG1b> for clarity
• Updated the blue-border box of SG6 to provide clarity
• Revised <SG7b> to provide clarity
• Revised GG11 to allow Drivers to serve as Loaders under certain conditions during a Match
• Revised the wording of rules G1, G2; and G4 for simplicity
• Deleted rule <G5> (the pre-existing rule <G6> is now <G5>)
• Updated the defininition of Drive Team Member to match GG11
• Updated the defininition of Student for simplicity
• Moved Violation Notes from Appendix D to their corresponding rules
• Minor typo / formatting fixes

Version 1.0 - July 2, 2026

• Updated SC4 for clarity. Bean Bags scored on multiple levels now receive points for the higher level
• Revised SC5 for clarity
• Revised SG2 to clarify that the rule only applies during the Match
• Added a bullet to SG4 to clarify that a Bean Bag that ends up inside the Pyramid Goal is considered “out of the Field”
• Revised bullets B and F of SG7 for clarity
• Added bullet points to T6 allowing 0x2 or 0x3 pins to mark Bean Bag locations, and repairing of damaged Bean Bags and Pyramid Goal plastic sheets as permissible Field modifications
• Revised the definitions of Pyramid Goal, and L1, L2, L3 & L4 Goal for clarity
• Minor typo / formatting fixes

Version 0.2 - June 4, 2026

• Updated Figure SG-1 to correctly show the approximate Robot starting position
• Updated SG6 and its blue box to provide clarity regarding Plowing
• Updated Figure RSC3-1 to include a Robot in the correct starting position
• Updated the Robot Summary in section 4 to provide clarity
• Revised the definition of Plowing to include another Scoring Object
• Minor typo / formatting fixes

Version 0.1 - April 30, 2026

• Initial Release

Quick Reference Guide

Scoring Rules
SC1	All scoring statuses are evaluated after the Match ends
SC2	All scoring statuses are evaluated visually by a Head Referee
SC3	Scored Bean Bag in a Floor Goal criteria
<SC4>	Scored Bean Bag in a L1, L2, or L3 Goal criteria
SC5	Scored Bean Bag on a L4 Goal criteria

Specific Game Rules
SG1	Starting a Match
SG2	Horizontal expansion is limited
SG3	Vertical expansion is unlimited
SG4	Keep Scoring Objects in the Field
SG5	Each Robot gets one yellow Bean Bag as a Preload

−Removed: Version 1.0 (Old)

Specific Game Rules
SG6	Possession is limited to one (1) Bean Bag

+Added: Version 2.1 (New)

Specific Game Rules
SG6	Possession / Plowing is limited to a maximum of one (1) Bean Bag

SG7	Using the Load Zone

Safety Rules
S1	Stay safe, don’t damage the Field
S2	Students must be accompanied by an Adult
S3	Each Student Team member must have a completed participant release form on file

General Rules

−Removed: Version 1.0 (Old)

General Rules
G1	Treat everyone with respect
<G2>	VEX IQ is a Student-centered program

+Added: Version 2.1 (New)

General Rules
G1	Participants must follow the Code of Conduct
<G2>	Participants must follow the Student Centered Policy

G3	Use common sense

−Removed: Version 1.0 (Old)

General Rules
G4	All work must represent the skill level of the Students on the Team
G5	Each Student can only belong to one Team
G6	There is a difference between accidentally and willfully violating a Robot rule

+Added: Version 2.1 (New)

General Rules
G4	Students must meet the Student Eligibility Policy requirements
G5	There is a difference between accidentally and willfully violating a Robot rule

General Game Rules
GG1	Drivers drive your Robot, and stay in the Driver Station
GG2	A Team’s Robot should attend every Match
GG3	Robots on the Field must be ready to play
GG4	Hands out of the Field
GG5	Match Replays are allowed, but rare
GG6	Disqualifications
GG7	Time-outs
GG8	Keep your Robot together
GG9	Don’t damage the Field
GG10	Handling the Robot mid-Match is allowed under certain circumstances
GG11	A Team’s two Drivers switch controllers midway through the Match
GG12	Don’t start before the timer, and stop moving at the end of the Match
GG13	Ending a Match early
GG14	Drive Team Members are permitted to appeal the Head Referee’s ruling

Robot Skills Challenge Rules
RSC1	Standard rules apply in most cases
RSC2	Scoring Robot Skills Matches
RSC3	Robot and Field setup for Robot Skills Matches
RSC4	Loading and Driver differences
RSC5	Handling Robots during an Autonomous Coding Skills Match
RSC6	Starting an Autonomous Coding Skills Match
RSC7	Autonomous means “no humans”
RSC8	Skills Stop Time

Robot Rules
R1	One Robot per Team
R2	Robots must pass inspection
R3	Robots must fit within an 11” x 20” x 15” (279.4mm x 508mm x 381.0mm) volume
R4	License Plates
R5	Let it go after the Match is over
R6	Robots have one Brain
R7	Keep the power button accessible
R8	Firmware
R9	Motors
R10	Batteries
R11	One controller per Robot
R12	Robots are built from the VEX IQ product line
R13	Prohibited items
R14	Legal Non-VEX IQ components
R15	Decorations are allowed
R16	Pneumatics
R17	Modifications of parts

Tournament Rules
T1	Head Referees have ultimate and final authority on all gameplay and Robot ruling decisions
T2	Head Referees must be qualified
T3	The Drive Team Members are permitted to immediately appeal the Head Referee’s ruling
T4	The Event Partner has ultimate authority regarding all non-gameplay decisions
T5	Be prepared for minor Field variance
T6	Fields and Field Elements may be repaired at the Event Partner’s discretion
T7	Fields at an event must be consistent with each other
T8	Qualification Matches will occur according to the official Match Schedule
T9	Each Team will be scheduled Qualification Matches as follows
T10	Teams are ranked by their average Qualification Match scores
T11	Qualification Match tiebreakers
T12	How Alliances are formed for Teamwork Matches
T13	Teams playing in Finals Matches.
T14	Finals Match Schedule
T15	Skills Match Schedule
T16	No requirement that Skills Fields have the same modifications as the Teamwork Fields
T17	Skills Rankings at events
T18	Skills Rankings globally
T19	Robot Skills at League Events