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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Raul posted a similar idea years ago, and I really like it.
Allowing 20 lbs of custom items to be reused year to year won't make good teams any better, but it will really help the rest of the teams substantially.
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In general I'm pretty good with the idea that everything is designed, built and programmed during build season... the designing, building and programming is done based on what you learned in the off season, and might be really similar to something that you've built before, but I like the simplicity of the rule.
Where it did bother me, though, was in the needless waste of certain items, most noticably bumpers. We'd do it... we'd slice up new plywood, purchase new pool noodles, buy new fabric and label it (or not) as required. It wasn't a big waste when we only needed one set of bumpers every year, but it did seem a bit needless to build two sets every year when they could have been cut down or modified.
So from a game persepective, I'm good with the rules as they are, but from a cost and waste persepective, a modification of this type makes sense.
Jason