[Mark Sheridan]

I really like the 2005 game piece. It was a fun challenge to figure out the simplest way to hold it. I hope next year's game piece is something we have not seen before or at the very least something we have not seen in a long time.

I think a simple PVC pipe will present a difficult challenge especially if there is a lot of pipes to score.


I like this year's cooperation bonus compared to previous attempts. I felt its value was too high. If next year has it again, it should be weighted less than a win. Also, I think it needs to be possible for one robot to achieve it. It could be difficult for one robot to achieve compared to having two robots going for (like filling up a goal with a certain # of game pieces, two robots would be quicker). I don't want a good robot to be punished in the rankings by playing against a weak alliance that can't cooperate.