[Pault]

Looking at the scores which are being put up at normal regional events, I think that an Einstein alliance will need to be able to put up 200-250 points consistently. This may vary depending on the level of defense played. Now, if an alliance was to put every white disk in their player station into the 3pt goal, that is only 145 points. And that rarely ever happens. So even more than many people are saying, I think that autonomous and climbing will be the difference.

So my conclusion for an Einstein Aliance:

1. A 7 disk autonomous robot which will continue to sweep the floor throughout teleop.
2. A robot who gets disks off the center line during autonomous. Ideally it would do so 987 style, but most likely it will just get 2. Also, it needs to be accustomed to running cycles in autonomous, because at championships there will not be the plenty of disks on the floor which can support 2 like good ground pickups like at regionals.
3. A consistent 3 disk autonomous robot with a good drivetrain/driver to play defense. Should also be able to hook up an 84in blocker.

Notice that I didn't mention climbing. That is because I think climbing is going to be a big variable between Einstein alliances. For now, I will just assume that there will be a 30 point climber and two 10 point climbers, and I can't tell which of the 3 robots will get the 30.

So lets add up the points:

Autonomous:
15 disks x 6 points = 90 points

Teleop:
5 cycles from the ground loader + 5 cycles from the feeder station=10 cycles
10 cycles x 4 disks=40 disks
40 disks x 3 points=120 points

Climbing:
50 points

90 + 120 + 50=260 points

Considering that things will go wrong and defense will be played, that puts this alliance right where I expect an Einstein alliance to be.