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Re: What won in 2006?

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Originally Posted by Molten View Post
I recall a strategy that hasn't been mentioned yet. Some robots would go up onto the ramp and shoot from there. It was a simple robot that stored alot of balls and parked just in front of the goal. It made it next to impossible to miss once they were up there. I can't recall any team numbers that had this particular robot, but I just remember being surprised when I first saw them. Of all the hair-brained schemes I had, that one never passed my mind.
My favourite play of the year was when 217 did this in the Einstein finals -- having never previously revealed their ability to do so during the whole season. IIRC, one of our opponents pushed them up the ramp thinking it would trap them, but they instead turned around and fired a bunch of balls right into the goal. It made a huge difference, considering the final match was won by 4 points.

Definitely my favourite game hands down, but as a then-member of 296 I'm biased.
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