RiverRage #20 - October 29th 2016

[java4first]

RiverRage (the longest running off-season event in the world!) will be held on October 29th in Manchester, NH this year. We are expecting all kinds of cool extra activities to celebrate in addition to the competition itself.

Hosted by Teams 131, 238 and 501.

Registration here: http://riverrage.powerknights.com

$250 if payment received by September 15th, $275 after.

Questions: email elf305 at yahoo.com

[Bmarshall645]

Team 4905 is ready for our first offseason appearance in New England! Can't wait for my first RiverRage.

[Isaac501]

14 open spots left.

[BrendanB]

14 open spots left.

Do you have a list of registered teams?

[Dan Petrovic]

Chop Shop will be there and if you're still doing the Halloweeen thing, you can bet we'll be there in another group costume!

[Isaac501]

Current Team list:

78
88
125
131
138
166
172
190
237
238
319
501
811
885
1058
1073
1517
1519
1735
1922
3467
4905
5089
5687
5813

9 spots open.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Current Team list:

78
88
125
131
138
166
172
190
237
238
319
501
811
885
1058
1073
1517
1519
1735
1922
3467
4905
5089
5687
5813

9 spots open.

5089 is from California according to TBA. I'm assuming it's a typo?

[Daler99]

5813 is super excited to attend our first RiverRage! :D The team list looks super competitive! :yikes: I can't wait to see everyone. ;)

[Jay O'Donnell]

I should be coming down to visit, if you see me feel free to say hi!

[Daler99]

Cool! If I see you, I'll be sure to do so. ;)

[BrendanB]

1058 is excited!

Any update on any rule changes or how defenses will be selected throughout the tournament? The website is only listing the 2015 rules.

[JB]

T-minus 1 week.
As of right now we plan to run static defenses for the entire event. Current layout is as follows, Low Bar, Cheval De Frise, Ramparts, Sally Port, then Rock Wall.
There will be a bonus “pumpkin” added in the last 30 seconds worth extra points.
And as always, the 1st pick for each alliance will come out of the pumpkin.

JB

[Trying to Help]

1729 is looking forward to being at RiverRage 20! Will the RiverRage website be updated to include the list of all the teams attending?

Thank you!

[anushad]

As usual, 2876 is excited for River Rage. We were wondering if information about facilities and layouts will be updated soon; we have a fairly large pit display and are trying to decide how much of it to bring, and that would depend on the size and shape of the pits.

[Daler99]

Team 5813, Morpheus, is super excited to attend River Rage 20 next weekend. :) See you all there! :D

By the way, will there be any practice matches/practice area at the event?

[Jay O'Donnell]

Team 5813, Morpheus, is super excited to attend River Rage 20 next weekend. :) See you all there! :D

By the way, will there be any practice matches/practice area at the event?

Historically there hasn't been and I don't expect that to change.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Is there a schedule for RR yet? Mostly looking for start and end times and I can't seem to find it on the website.

[TD78]

Is there a schedule for RR yet? Mostly looking for start and end times and I can't seem to find it on the website.

A packet has been sent out to team leader / team mentors who signed up with the RR staff. I think two revisions went out today. Not sure if / when it was going to be made public. From what I recall, pits open at 07:00 with opening ceremonies at 08:30. Elim matches would start at ~13:00 and awards at 16:00.

[Francis-134]

Hey all, check out the webcast! We've got two going, one with audio in 1080p on twitch.tv/FRCGamesense and a stream with all cameras on simultaneously but no audio at http://www.youtube.com/user/FRCTeamsGlobal/live. You can lower the quality on either of them if you have a slower connection or are on mobile, so check it out!

[Trying to Help]

So much fun! Thank you everyone who worked so hard to put on this amazing event. :) We thoroughly enjoyed RiverRage 20!

Brighid

[EmileH]

Team 1058 had a lot of fun at RiverRage 20! Thank you to all who helped put on the event. Our recap video is available here (https://vimeo.com/189508849) for all who are interested.

[Zac Schofield]

I think I can speak for my team and say that 1073 had a blast at RiverRage as always! Incoming rookies had their first taste of competition and got to see why we all love FIRST and FRC. Huge thanks to all the teams that hosted the event and the volunteers! You guys make the world go 'round.

[Francis-134]

All the matches from yesterday are up on the GameSense YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIY-TB1MAu-U5jOxS6g4KvToxxwM5gKjT). You can find a playlist of all the videos here (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIY-TB1MAu-U5jOxS6g4KvToxxwM5gKjT). Right now, there's no info on TBA, but once that gets added, we'll link them there as well.

A big thanks to everyone at the event and at FIRST for all the help and making this happen. It was a ton of fun to broadcast a great event, and it's always a ton of fun to work with all the folks in Manchester. We'll also be webcasting Battle of the Bay on 11/12, so make sure to tune in then as well!

[Daler99]

Here were the alliances at River Rage 20:
1. 5813, 238, 1058 (W)
2. 88, 885, 319
3. 4905, 138, 176
4. 1519, 1073, 190
5. 166, 125, 78 (F)
6. 131, 811, 2876
7. 3467, 172, 5459
8. 348, 509, 501
9. 1729, 4909, 1517
10. 151, 5687, 1289

5813 had a fantastic time working with 238 and 1058 for our first ever event win! :D Our alliance worked to well together, and I hope that we get to work with both 238 and 1058 in the future. :) It was also nice to see all of my friends on other teams. Congrats to 166, 125, and 78 for putting up a good fight! Thank you to all of the volunteers and 131, 238, and 501 for hosting! We had a great time.

Emile, thank you so much for recording and posting the videos of our elimination matches. :) See you at Battle of the Bay.

P.S. After River Rage, Goatnado has now played exactly 100 qualification and elimination matches!!!

[Brandon Holley]

Congrats to the winning alliance made up of several of our friends on 5813, 238 an 1058. I couldn't believe 238 was pulled out of the pumpkin on the first shot for 5813 AND that 1058 WASN'T pulled during the first round of choices. You guys played extremely well together. Congrats specifically to 5813 on the first ever event win!

Thanks to the host teams, 131, 238 and 501 for putting on a very fun event. Michael Phelps and Team USA are very happy to be bringing home 2 of your awesome trophies.


-Brando

[BrendanB]

Thanks to all the volunteers who took the time to run another River Rage and especially to everyone past and present who have kept the event running for 20 years! Events like these have a large impact on the growth of teams & relationships. This was my 10th River Rage and it is a highlight every year. Thank you to 131, 238, & 501!

Thank you to Francis and anyone else involved in running the webcast and archiving videos!

5813 it was a pleasure not only getting to play alongside you and make an attempt to keep up with your ridiculous scoring, but also to see you guys take home your first win! Great work you have much to be proud of from your rookie season! 238 it was a pleasure playing with you guys again after our short run up in Maine! It was a one of a kind alliance we and we are honored we got a chance to play with both of you!

166, 125, Michael Phelps, & 78: Thank you for two fun playoff matches!

[Dan Petrovic]

166, 125, Michael Phelps, & 78: Thank you for two fun playoff matches!

Fun for you, maybe! Your alliance gave a solid beat-down in both matches! :rolleyes:

Fun fact: Since the introduction of 3v3, this may have been the first alliance where 166 was the highest number. #justnewenglandthings

[Jay O'Donnell]

Curiosity question: what is the head ref calling at the blue driver station? https://youtu.be/0_AD7cehEOc

[bkahl]

Curiosity question: what is the head ref calling at the blue driver station? https://youtu.be/0_AD7cehEOc

There were ~9 boulders behind the station at the end of the match