[Ken Leung]

Base on what Dean said, something like, "this one is so sick, even I am proud of it."... I have to believe that there will be some sort of format change this coming competition.

Sure it could be some sort of challenge in the game, but we've been through so many typical games with balls, and so many weird games like floopies 8 ft high, or robot hanging on the bar, or the puck, or the balancing bridge... I think we've done so many different things that any more different ones won't be too much of a surprise to us, much less a "sick" one.

Imagine how surprised we were when Dean announced the 2 vs. 2 alliance? Or the 3 times opponents' score? Or the 4 vs. 0 format?

So, I am definitely putting my bet on a weird format this coming year.

I will say, next year's game will be a weird version of 3 vs. 3, where 4 of the robots compete in the main stage, and the other two off to a side on a smaller competition of their own. They can all share a main field, and the 1 vs. 1 will have some sort of effect to the 2 vs. 2 on the main stage (maybe the 1 vs. 1 fight for a defensive position to de-score for their alliance partners?).

So there will be alliances of 3 robot, where you have to decide how to pair up two of the three robot, and if it's worth putting the best robot on a one to one match. This will require some really different robots, some really good planning to pair up different robots at a time facing some other weird combinations.

So, do we care to start a bet about this? It's almost kick off anyway. Any suggestions for the price?