[craigcd]

I have been the Field Supervisor for the Bayou Regional for the last 5 years. One of the most frustrating parts of the game is to have six robots on the field, with one robot not connecting. This increases the cycle time between matches. I have another solution to the connection problem. Rather than bypassing a robot and starting the match with the robots that connect, give a fixed time (same one minute) that is started by the field supervisor after all robots are set and the players have left the field. All the robots that connect during that time will play normally. Any robot not connecting will still be allowed to connect to the field and start playing when it connects. You don’t connect you don’t play. You connect late you still play. I make my cycle times, you play more matches and the entire world is in harmony.