Thread: Team 2992 - 30 pt Climber - Top target dumper
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Re: Team 2992 - 30 pt Climber - Top target dumper
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Originally Posted by Chuck Glick View Post
Why dump only 4?

Take 2x 3pt penalties and score the last two colored discs too. Still a net gain of 4 points.
The risk is a bit higher than that according to this Q&A:

https://frc-qa.usfirst.org/Question/...it-of-the-game

There's a potential yellow or red card involved with this strategy.
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