slot starting zone

We have revised the slot starting zone as indicated below (pink area). We had another staff discussion about it and tried to accommodate as many strategies as possible without excessively biasing the "lock the flipper right away" strategy. We also had to change it to allow 4 rows of balls -that was a mistake in the previous arena model.

We didn't intend to the announcement a surprise change to the rules, and apologize if this changes your team's approach. We simply didn't think about until now, and felt strongly that it should be clarified. If your concept violates this zone it will not be held against you during DR, but of course you will need to correct it for the competition.