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Originally posted by Quentinfool
A few people on my team and myself have come to the conclusion that the game can be won or lost just as much in the first 15 seconds as in the last 15 seconds. i.e. someone uses autonomous mode to go to the center, pick up all the boxes and dump on their side. there's a hammond strategy if i ever heard one.
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and there at least two quick counter-tactics to use against any robot utilizing this approach.
# 1 - get to the top of the ramp faster than they do, and knock the containers to YOUR side of the ramp (i.e. make it a race!)
# 2 - at the start of the autonomous period, your robot goes under the bar and bumps them from behind, knocking them off the line and futzing with their line/path following capability.
No strategy is foolproof, and all of them can be countered if you are creative enough. The hard part will be choosing which one to use during any given game!
-dave