[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by EagleEngineer

So just for clarification what are the rules at the Fall Classic? is it going to be the same as the IRI rules, or the regular season rules??

IRI-esque rules:

Scoring and Rule Changes

Scoring and rules will be the same as the official FIRST 2011 LogoMotion game with the following exceptions:

• Ubertubes may be place on scoring pegs during teleoperated mode to double point value of any game piece placed over the Ubertube. Only Ubertubes placed during autonomous mode earn a 6-point bonus.

• Game pieces scored on the bottom row are worth 2-points each (rather than 1-point).

• Minibot scoring is as follows: 1st and 2nd place - 20 points, 3rd and 4th place - 15 points

Alliance Selection & Tournament Play

With more than 20 teams competing, the elimination tournament will be played with 6 Alliances. The #1 and #2 alliances will receive "byes" in the quarterfinal round and compete as semi-finalists.

Alliances will consist of four teams. Alliance selection will be in forward order (1, 2, 3, ...) for the second teams, in forward order for the third teams, and in reverse order for the fourth teams. The alliance captains will have full discretion on which three teams play each match. There is no requirement that all teams in the alliance play an elimination match.

If less than 24 robots compete, the 6 alliances will consist of at least 3 teams. Alliances will select fourth team members in the last (serpentine) round until no robots remain. Semifinal alliances with 3 robots will select 4th robots from teams eliminated in the quarterfinals (in serpentine order).

Alliances are allowed one six-minute time-out during the Tournament Play. Alliances may not give their time out to the other alliance.