Thread: Pre-Game set up
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Unread 06-01-2014, 03:09
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Pre-Game set up

This is one part of the game that really confused me in how the pre-game set up would work out, and I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas about it or saw anything in the rules regarding it.

How do teams go about setting up robots?

Since there can be a goalie in autonomous to block shots, I can easily see a team with a goalie bot (bot 1) and a team with a great shooter (bot 2) setting up. Bot 2 is placed down. Bot 1 is placed in front of it. Bot 2 is moved. Bot 1 is moved. And so on and so forth. Will goalies need to be placed after the others? Before?

I did find in the rules a penalty for "Being indecisive about where/how to position a ROBOT," but how long until that penalty comes into play? I could definitely see this becoming an issue.

Has anyone else seen something on this or pondered over this at all?