//FIRST// FTC 2007 Game Challenge Revealed - Quad Quandary!

[Mark McLeod]

Greetings Teams!

The official 2007 FIRST Tech Challenge Season begins NOW, with the release of our 2007 game: *Quad Quandary!*

Visit the game animation here:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/fvc/content.aspx?id=6652 (http://www.usfirst.org/community/fvc/content.aspx?id=6652)

View the game rules here:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/fvc/content.aspx?id=962 (http://www.usfirst.org/community/fvc/content.aspx?id=962)

Register your 2007 FTC team here:
https://my.usfirst.org/ftc/tims (https://my.usfirst.org/ftc/tims)

Plan your strategy. Design and build your ‘bot. Take the Challenge. Join the quest to solve the Quad Quandary!

The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a mid-level robotics competition for high-school students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. For more information, visit www.usfirst.org (http://www.usfirst.org/) and find out more about our program! For assistance, please call FIRST at 800-871-8326 or email ftcteams@usfirst.org (ftcteams@usfirst.org).

Good luck this season!
- FTC Staff & the 2007 Game Design Committee

[Rich Kressly]

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070919/20070919006045.html?.v=1

[Barry Bonzack]

I think this game looks exciting. I'm glad the competition is using scoring objects other than balls. The hexagon mobile goals are an interesting touch, that would make stacking in autonomous difficult.

Here are my predictions to the game.

Autonomous will be won most often by the alliance that can move the goals into their side of the field.

A robot that can score 6+ points every time it goes to a goal will win the majority of its matches.

[The_Wizard]

A robot that can score 6+ points every time it goes to a goal will win the majority of its matches.

If a robot were able to get multiple rings on the 24" posts at a time it would probably be better and just 6+. Last year, robots were getting anywhere from 15-18 at a time with the high goals.