[TJ92]

I'm going to go out throw out something completely crazy.

We all know that the Olympics are coming next year, and many people have speculated a tie in. It wouldn't be much in the spirit of things to base an Olympics game off of just one sport. After all, the Olympics is judged by which Country (alliance if you will) competes the best overall in several completely different games. So, rather than having one game where the best robots do essentially the exact same thing, you instead have three completely separate, and fully fleshed out, ways of scoring. To win the match, your alliance must outscore the opposing alliance in 2 of the 3 games.

Each robot can participate in as many of the separate parts of the game as they choose or as few. Teams will experience the build season challenge of trying to be really good at just one of the games, or building a robot than can do it all. A greater level of parity will be created by incorporating several games because even the best robots will have to choose between spreading their offense out (risk losing all three) or concentrating on one individual game (only guarantee 1). Autonomous will be played game-by-game, as well as endgame. Unlike this year, robots should have the opportunity to better utilize defensive bots.

I cannot say for sure what each of these three games should be, but I can suggest symbolism. One game should incorporate FIRST's past, Maize Craze, to show how far FIRST has come. One should incorporate FIRST's present, the Olympic tie in, to show FIRST's impact now. One should incorporate the future, no idea how, to show what FIRST still wants to achieve.

Would this game create a challenge for even the oldest FRC teams? Yes
Would this game be chaotic and fun to watch? hopefully
Would this game be a nightmare to scout? Absolutely!
Would this game present endless strategic possibility, while maintain simplistic outcomes? Yes!!!!!
Would this game make alliance selections absoultly vital to succeed? Yes

This idea of mine seemed better and better the more I thought of it. I hope you enjoyed reading it. I know I enjoyed writing it.

P.S. If a game like this is ever created, I hope FIRST would allow the use of interchangeable robot parts that exceed the 120 lb limit.