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Unread 25-03-2014, 08:03
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Re: 301 points! and could have done more

The red alliance had evolved a high performing cycle, complete with effective defense. 2403 was part of the highly reliable and very fast assist to 842. More so pivotal in the assist cycle than as a defender. The process was well rehearsed and refined including control settings in the time between alliance selection and start of quarter finals. It further evolved leading up to F1 and F2.

Blue recognized there was no way out of the box continuing to play the same way and there was only one match left. The agreement still allowed either alliance to win. It simply changed an oval track race into a drag race.

Red (highly confident) thinking they could drag race as well as oval track race.
Blue thinking they could drag race better than oval track racing.

Both alliances thinking that drag racing is the only way to knock off the Sanghi challenge while remaining in the hunt against each other.

I am not going to try to apportion the weighting of any of the factors because from the discussion above, the actors directly involved had some individual variances in this. The bottom line is that there was consensus. A consortium of sorts where competitors came together effectively for both individual and common goals.

All of the above pressures and constraints in this situation are not unlike the dynamics of the small high tech start-up that this program has been often said to emulate. That is why I personally gravitate to this program .... to expose the kids to the technology as well as the strategic and tactical realities of a high tech business in a competitive environment. The Sanghi challenge being not much different catalyst than a government incentive to be taken advantage of if it makes sense to everyone.

Hats off to Steve Sanghi for making this more real. I hope the challenges can continue.

Karthik's comparative scenario about agreeing to not use minibots in 2011 was thought provoking in that it seems to weave in an element of responsibility for the alliances to play in a way that achieves a level/style of entertainment for the viewing audience. Perhaps, before the match, a note passed to the event announcer regarding any consortium activity would help in this respect.

Back to the game:

From where I was standing Blue performed better without defense in that they were outscored by a less of a percentage in F2 than in F1. Red's "production" of goals was really impressive with the audience going wild on that final truss shot that got it to 301 in the last couple seconds of the match. I (seeing red was ahead by a good cushion) was also rooting for blue to get to 200.

In hindsight the only change I would perhaps recommend is a note to the announcer before the match to clue in the spectators.

Also, in the case of a challenge with a payout, consider a structure it so that the winner gets more.

Just my personal opinion.
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Last edited by Frank Neuperger : 25-03-2014 at 18:33. Reason: Typo with Karthik's name.
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