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I've been in FRC since 2009, and coached FTC for the last few years. I've looked into past games, but my favorite has to be....

2013-14 FTC Block party

This game (from my viewpoint) was perfect.
Rookies could contribute to winning alliances by driving forward (onto the ramp) in autonmous, and then spin the flag in the endgame. Easy points that impact the game, but don't break it.

Teams that could do more could hang for a few more points than spinning the flag, but that still could be outscored by a team that scored a lot of blocks. And just scoring blocks wouldn't be enough to beat an alliance that did a combination of tasks. Autonomous modes could be as simple as scoring into a container and parking on the ramp, or going for the IR container and juking the opposing robots from blocking you from the ramp.

Matches at the highest level of competition were really exciting. Both teams had to score as many blocks as they could or they'd lose. If they missed the flag or a hang they lost. The division finals in the Iowa super regional had two double hangs in a match.

TL;DR
This game was just as hard for rookies as it was for veterans. Most importantly, EVERY PART OF THE GAME WAS IMPORTANT. I have yet to see a game as well balanced as Block party.