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Re: Alliance Selections - Not just picking numbers

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
The fact that this game isn't a "one task wonder" was one of the primary motivations for us to switch from a linear list to a whiteboard. We still give the rep a linear list, with notes on the robots included, so they can communicate with the other captain in case they need to and as a backup if they can't see the whiteboard, but being able to offload the decision to a group of people off the field really helps.
Wasn't there a thing against using "wireless technology" to influence alliance selections? I recall a post from a little while back about a team thinking of taping a wire to a board in the same manner...
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