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Re: Lessons learned in all weeks.

Keep in mind, this is all from what I experienced from my regional, Seattle Cascade:

- Most of the dispenser-loaders got left in the dust. This wasn't always the case if the robot was fast and maneuverable, however: 488's robot was primarily fed (could do both however), but was so fast that it didn't really matter, and was what helped their team get to the finals.

-tubes getting stuck in the lanes would Really hinder robots loading from the dispenser. If you can at least move the tubes out of the way with a simple mechanism that can drag tubes on the floor, it can save the day

-Actually getting tubes onto the peg was a huge problem for a lot of teams... they could pick them up easily enough, but spent a whole lot of valuable time trying to actually drop the tube. Robots that could propel the tube or drop it with an articulated mechanism excelled at scoring, and winning games.

-Minibots literally make or break the game. nearly every game that would have won from scoring was lost when the other was the only one to deploy the minibot. In fact, there was a game that was 33 to 4, except the latter deployed, which would have won them the match with 34 if not for a penalty. Also, if you are the only team that deploys the minibot, it almost always means a win for you, and that actually happened more often than not.

-The penalty I hear most often is teams breaking the lanes, and when I was watching, I noticed a lot of teams moving almost intentionally moving into the lanes to navigate around blocking robots. This actually cost those teams a lot of games. Be sure to be read up on the rules, and don't break those lanes.

-For alliance pickers, if you are worried about picking your 3rd alliance, choosing one with that doesn't score well or at all can still be advisable if they have a working mini-bot. This actually got us into the semis.

And of course, have fun!
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