Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

No clock or score was visible for the first match between hopper and Newton. Should this match get replayed? Obviously the clock and score are important in match info.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

I guess it does lol

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

There ya go.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Kudos to FIRST for making the right call and going with the replay.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

I would say no. But it is being replayed right now...

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Wait...I'm not the only one on Chief Delphi during Einstein??

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

If Newton loses after the reset, I can guarantee salt.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

The blue box seems to indicate that it should not be replayed.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

"Mismatch between the timer on the Audience Screen and the FIELD Timer" was not the problem. No score display does affect the match in a way that could change the outcome.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

There are some events where the score is behind one of the alliances...

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

But there is still a score, and your drivers/coach/HP can relay them. Here there was nothing.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

The larger issue was the lack of game sounds.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Uh oh... Salt incoming. But honestly both teams wanted a replay right after the first match ended before they knew the scores. I think it was a good call, but I also think the disadvantage was equal to both teams therefore it was a "fair" match.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

That is true, and I do agree with the replay. Luckily, the losing alliance didn't lose by a horrific amount of points ;)

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

The scoring not working doesn't matter since it is not apart of the game rules. However, since the game sounds were not working that is clearly a field fault since that is apart of the game in the rule manual. So yes the replay was justified.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Dunno about you, but I like to make calls based on the live scoring.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Did you read the bluebox?
The timer in the middle player station marked with white tape along the bottom edge displays the official time remaining in AUTO, and TELEOP. Teams should rely on this, not the timer on the Audience Screen or ARENA sounds.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

I feel like the head referees at Championships probably have a better understanding of the rules and how they apply than we bystanders here on Chief Delphi.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

A delay is not the same as no sounds altogether.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Being in the stands during this match and having experience as the field coach for our team this season, I was screaming for the "Field Fault" to called almost immediately after the start of the match.

This game isn't really one that can be at the highest level without the scoreboard being available. No argument that the lack of a scoreboard was an equal disadvantage for both alliances but it shouldn't be something that happens on Einstein.

Fortunately, no robots were damaged during the "voided match" that could have been stopped well before it's conclusion.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

After one of the Mass matches, I'm inclined to watch the video again and try to figure out how a card wasn't issued...

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

This. Spectators (at least on the 400 level) will know that the sound went wonky (like the main set of speakers went out) before the match started, and that the screens had no info, just the video feed. This field fault went beyond a simple delay in field sound.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

During the Iowa Regional, the sound to announce the beginning of Teleop was not played during a match my team participated in, but the match was not replayed. Just food for thought.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

The reason it was replayed was mainly because of the sounds. There was no sounds to indicate the end of autonomous, or for when teams could hang. Having been a drive coach before, not knowing exactly when you can start the end game, or when the match is close to ending, has a very large impact for split second decisions you have to make. Sure you have the time being displayed, but there are so many things you have to be watching and thinking about, especially if you are expecting those sounds to go off.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

If you don't think real time scoring has a direct and important impact on strategy and match play, and that losing such a critical feature of the field isn't grounds for a field fault and replay, I find it hard to believe you've ever coached or driven in a match of Stronghold.

If the defense crossing lights went out, would you call that a field fault? Of course you would. But what is that displaying to you? Essentially, just a more abstract version of the real time score.

If the on field match timer went out, would you call that a field fault? I would hope we would all agree that the match timer is an essential part of the game and that it is continuously needed information.

The real time score is exactly the same. If you're a competitive team this year, you were keeping your eyes on it all match. Deciding whether to shoot high or low, deciding whether to play offense or defense, deciding whether or not to go for that very last ball or make the conservative play and go for the batter early in the end game. It should be plainly obvious how strategically valuable and important real time score is.

Situations like these should be a replay, every single time they occur. No questions asked. I legitimately cannot understand the argument against it.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

I'm mostly flummoxed as to why they played through when everyone knew the live scoring was boned during autonomous.There was a window where the FTA or head referee could have hit the foghorn, and it wasn't after the score was posted.

We went to district events where we couldn't see live scoring and were told to deal with it. I recognize that real time scoring was a huge need this year but it's important to recognize that this replay is just the most obvious showing of the inconsistency I hope is fixed in future games. Challenge points, scale points, and capture bonuses being added at inconsistent times and not providing an ability for all 6 drive teams to see the real time scoring at all events are bad things that were dumb.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

While I can't speak for the rest of it, this was due to how scores are processed in the FMS. The referee panel switches to the Endgame screen at the 20 second mark. However, it will not complete the scoring of the endgame until BOTH referee panels match on each side the field. This can be after the match has officially ended, making the challenge, scale, and capture information basically impossible to live score. It's unfortunate, but reasonable, IMO.

Back to the OP, although it is technically not legal to replay the match, at this stage of the season, I find it reasonable to give both teams the live scoring and sounds.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

There were some instructions given to CMP refs regarding this, and I hope it was more consistent. I'm not comfortable sharing exactly what the instructions were, but this is something that was known and accounted for.

I also noticed something on Einstein that was against ref instructions for the rest of the season - but Aidan was the head ref, and he's the big cheese - so whatever was fine IMO (and this particular thing I agree with being done on Einstein - and pretty much only there). Again, not entirely comfortable sharing details.

As for the actual replay, I'd leave it to head ref discretion - though I think it was justified.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

100% should of been replayed and glad it was.
Not having live scoring is terrible for trying to make on the spot strategy decisions that make or break a match.
With that said, I wish they would of stopped the match after Auto so we would not of revealed our strategy.
Or even hold off on the score until a call of replay was made. It popped up directly after match end.
Got my kids hopes up and then crushed them down 5 minutes later.

The replay was necessary.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

The issue arises in these endgame points apparently showing up live for one alliance but not another, which is confusing.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

I found it odd that they decided to replay the match after they announced the score. Seems like if the head referee is going to call a field fault, they should do so before approving the final score.

BTW - On Galileo qual match 19 the live score stayed at 0 the entire match and there was not a field fault called.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

In many / most matches this year, the final score is posted before teams have a chance to contest the situation at hand. Oftentimes, the fact that the score has been posted is then used as rationale for not correcting the situation at hand. Fortunately that is not the case with this replay.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Again, this was more than just one sound not being played. I can understand frustration about inconsistency, but for those spectating in person (I have no idea what the stream looked like), it was clear that something happened to more than just the field.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Also, all 3 blue robots ended up disconnected with seemingly no attempt by the FTAs to get them back up.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

We're the game sounds on when the score was at 0? The reason why the match was replayed was because there were no game sounds, not because of the scoreboard.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Do we know the scoreboard wasn't a factor, or is that speculation?

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Several years ago there was a specific rule that the score had to be shown on the screen or it was a field failure (or whatever they called it).

That rule is long gone. The question becomes whether the absence of a rule means it should no longer be considered.

Something to remember for ref training next year.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

This is what I came to understand when I was talking to our alliance members in the pit (we were part of the alliance - just not on the field): The initial concern was the scoreboard because that was the most obvious, but I believe the refs used the game sounds as a reason for the replay.

Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
 

Incorrect.
I would suggest getting information directly from the field crew.
It was announced and my kids had talked to the FTA's and Head Ref about the replay several times during the day since it affected our specific alliance.
It was due to the scoreboard, the sounds were not a factor.
The scoreboard makes teams change match strategies, the sound is just there to help.