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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game
I think the issue with this game is it's appeal to non-FIRST community members. In the past, saying "our robots shoots basketballs/frisbees/gigantic balls" was a much more approachable game. People understood how that could be "sport" and it was much easier to demonstrate in a variety of environments.
When I explain this game in the most exciting way I can, I actually see a little disappointment on people's faces like, "Oh, it stacks boxes?"
We find it fun to watch because after 6 weeks of scratching our heads it's cool to see how other teams have dealt with what is a pretty big technical challenge. We find the elims exciting because it is our game, our world.
TL;DR It's not a bad game. It's just not the best game to appeal to non-FIRST people. Need to brainstorm some cool ways to demo it in the summer/fall.....
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