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who said everyone was winching up? maybe some teams will 'hop' up :D

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Or what about latching on and blocking them from getting your ball and pulling yourself up in the last seconds.

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You get the idea

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if you can really do a good job collecting a good enough amount of those small balls, I think you have the bar set high against the other team- it's all about whose got more, and where. imagine a round where all you've got are big ball grabbers, and less-than-adequate plowers... then how many balls have you got?

We plan on holding 5 balls at a time, and have a fast drivetrain to accomodate it. (and we'll probably hang, too)

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Or capable of protecting their goals while hanging...

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i can't wait to see a robot that protects and/or moves the balls while hanging- it will look AWESOME

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Ha! I thought we were the only ones doing that!

Looking forward to seeing you guys again at LoneStar. (A twofer?)

Bruce C.
Team 647 Cyberwolves

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Big balls, small balls, hanging, protecting...this is the beauty of this years game. FIRST has done so well in the game design this year, that no matter what type of robot you build, you can do well. Remember, for every strategy, there is a counter strategy. To make matters even more interesting, for every counter strategy, there is another counter strategy. In the end, this game is comming down to one major thing...who is the most intelegent, and who is the most prepared. Get ready for the most complex game of chess ever played on a FIRST playingfield!

Once again, way to go FIRST!

-Good Luck
Andy Grady

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team strategies are entirely dependant on alliances and their partners...like mentioned before, there is no one strategy that trumps the others. The problem is that it just is very nearly impossible to design and build a robot that can effectively hang, and protect your goals at the same time. That means that by hanging, you will be sacrificing the time you spend hanging and possibly giving the other team a way to advance on your lead. It's all about alliance partners this year...what the other can do...

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the wait wont be long if ur gonna be at the New Jersey or Chessapeake regionals.

Bingo.

If I had to venture right now... I'd say that the final seconds won't be a frenzy of hanging, but rather a frenzy to cap / decap and protect your capped goal. If you have more than 10 balls in your goal, you MUST defend the cap if it's threatened, and you MUST try to decap if your opponent can hang.

I think it's pretty cut and dry...

plink plink go the pennies,

Matt

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if you try to protect your cap ball while you are hanging, then you cant be touching it at the end of the match, or you are not 'completely' supported by the bar only

I expect the judges to rule if you are touching the 2X ball in a goal, then you get no points for hanging.

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Not only that, but if you are touching the large ball on top of your goal, then it is not considered to be capping the goal, so you'd not get the multiplier, and not get the points for hanging.

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we can fit 20+ balls in our hopper and control the 2x ball.. w0-0t w0-0t

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post me a picture and I'll believe you.