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Re: Computer generated initial alliances

From the link provided...

MatchMaker Scheduling Algorithm
By Tom and Cathy Saxton
© 2007-2008, Idle Loop Software Design, LLC
Latest Revision: January 11, 2008 MatchMaker Version: 1.0.2b1

“The algorithm used by FIRST to generate the qualification match schedule at the FIRST Robotics Competitions (FRC) is critical to the success of the regional and championship competitions. This paper discusses the desired properties of the match schedule, and an algorithm that finds near-optimal solutions in a practical time frame.
The algorithm begins by seeding the match schedule with the simplest possible schedule: the teams are dumped in the schedule sequentially in the exact same order for every round. Thereafter, teams are only rearranged within rounds. This guarantees the round uniformity requirement: no schedule that breaks the round uniformity requirement is ever even generated.”


I am not going to get into the debate about whether an older team (lower number) is better or not, but I have noticed the match schedule seems to lump lower number teams together a little more often.(As well as bunch the higher numbers) For example, in the Curie Division last year, there were 50 teams numbered above 2130 and 49 below.
We played 8 matches against 24 teams, 11 of which were numbered over 2130 and 13 were below. Of the 16 alliance partners, 13 were numbered above and only 3 were below.
Maybe the schedule generator should randomize the numbers before the teams are dumped in the schedule instead of sequentially.
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