[Libby K]

Apologies for the double-post, but we just sent out our info packet to teams with the agenda and rule changes, so I wanted to take a moment to post them here as well.

Agenda:
Friday 6/27:
5-8pm Pits available for load-in

Saturday 6/28:
8am: Doors Open to teams
8:30am: Opening Ceremonies
8:45am-12:45pm: Qualifying Matches
1:00pm: Alliance Selections
1:15pm: Lunch, with Mentor Match rounds!
2:00pm-4:30pm: Elimination Rounds
5pm: Closing Ceremonies

Rule Changes:
(these may look somewhat familiar)

1. 4-Team Alliances for Elimination Rounds. Top ranked teams will select 1-8, 8-1, 1-8 for alliance pairings. Each eliminations alliance will have four teams, and the goal is for all four teams to play at least once during the elimination tournament. The alliance must notify the field staff of the three teams they choose to play in each match, and one member from the non-playing team may be part of the drive team group and considered a Coach.

2. There is no zone requirement for possession.

3. A 4th ball may be used for autonomous during both qualification and elimination rounds. If the 4th ball is used, another robot is not required to touch that ball. All other autonomous rules are unchanged.

4. The basic foul of G21 is removed. Continuous/repeated violations will still be a technical foul. Contact outside of the safety zone will still be enforced.

5. G12 will be modified so that an immediately rectified possession of the opposing alliance ball (from a truss shot, human player, or field crew action) will not be penalized.

6. To Be Announced: The "Mayhem Rule!". Much like other offseasons, we're planning on incorporating something fun and different in the game - but for the moment, we're leaving it a surprise. Don't worry - nothing we choose will require robot modification - this extra bit will be able to be played with your existing machines.

Less than two weeks to go, and we're really looking forward to it. Hope you are too!

New Edit: Back down to 35 teams.
3607 Technologic had to back out. This does leave one open spot for any teams still looking to register.

11- MORT, Mt. Olive NJ
25- Raider Robotix, North Brunswick NJ
87 - RV Robotics, Mt Holly NJ
102 - Gearheads, Somerville NJ
191 - X-Cats, Rochester NY
193 - MORT Beta, Mt. Olive NJ
224 - The Tribe, Piscataway NJ
225 - Tech Fire, York PA
303 - TEST Team, Bridgewater NJ
316 - LuNaTeCs, Carneys Point NJ
329 - Raiders, Medford NY
369 - High Voltage, Brooklyn NY
484 - RoboForce, Havertown PA
810 - Smithtown Mechanical Bulls, Smithtown NY
869 - Power Cord, Middlesex NJ
1089 - Team Mercury, Hightstown NJ
1257 - Parallel Universe, Scotch Plains NJ
1403 - Cougar Robotics, Skillman NJ
1626 - Falcon Robotics, Metuchen NJ
1640 - Sab-BOT-age, Doenigtown, PA
1796 - RoboTigers, Long Island City NY
1922 - The MidKnight Marauders, Plainsboro NJ * (1923 'beta' team)
1923 - The MidKnight Inventors, Plainsboro NJ
2016 - Mighty Monkey Wrenches, Ewing NJ
2495 - Hamilton West Robotics, Hamilton, NJ
2590 - Nemesis, Robbinsville NJ
2607 - Fighting Robo Vikings, Warminster PA
3015 - Ranger Robotics, Spencerport NY
4361 - Roxbotix, Succasunna NJ
4454 - Artisinal Rocketeers, Philadelphia PA
4575 - The TIN Mints, Ridley PA
4954 - 4H Palindrome Robotics, Middletown DE
5113 - Combustible Lemons, Moorestown NJ
5123 - Mechadogs, Yonkers NY
5202 - Huguebots, New Rochelle NY