[Ian Mathew]

First of all, I'd like to say that I love the gameplay, and most of the scoring in the actual gameplay. I think this year programming and strategy will take more of an effect. However, I'd like to tell a story about my opening day:

At Kokomo Kickoff Location, I watched eagerly as they raised the curtain, and the games officially began. The scoring was a relief because they mentioned NOTHING about taking the losing team's score, and doing anything to it. However, at our meeting that we had after the kickoff, the manual was looked over. Under Qualification Scoring, we saw something to the effect of: Your qualification score will be your alliance's round score, plus twice your opponents score. Story over.

Now, just when I thought they had gotten rid of the opposing team having to score, they BRING IT BACK. Why, FIRST, why must you do this?