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Re: Here's the problem with the minibot

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Originally Posted by LightWaves1636 View Post
The head ref at Alamo said he learned from someone on the GDC that the minibot race was going to be the last minibot wins instead of the first one but then they changed their minds last minute over it.
I found that to be interesting.
That would be a terribly boring endgame. The 7 elementary/middle school kids I had at DC were excited because the minibots were FAST. I don't think I'd like to watch a "last place wins" race, ever.

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
My proposal:
Slightly fancier towers with multiple scoring zones marked along the length.
15 pts for triggering the tower.
10 pts for stopping the minibot in the correct, randomly determined scoring zone.

Depending on the difficulty you're aiming for, the random zone could be told to teams at the start of the match, told to the robot through the fms, or indicated on the pole via lights, an electromagnet placed inside the pipe, or something else.
I love this idea.

Any offseason events thinking about going to a flat rate for the minibot race?
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