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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game

This game reminds me of a bowling tournament with 3-person teams. You are rewarded for being able to perform the same task (manipulating a heavy object) in the same setting (at least for chute loaders), over and over again without messing up. What happens on the next lane over has little impact on your game. Now with "Cheese-caking", its like a bowling tournament where the best bowler gets to throw the second ball for the weakest bowler.

I do like the engineering challenge. Its a nice departure from handling spheres or inflated tubes, and the robot rules have given teams an opportunity to think outside the normal box.

I can handle the different tournament format and lack of direct interaction once in a while, but I hope it isn't the new norm.
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FRC 1918 (Competing at St. Joseph and West MI in 2017)
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