[rick.oliver]

Full disclosure, Recycle Rush is the game I have been hoping to get from the GDC since the second or third year of my 13 seasons of FRC experience. I most appreciate the opportunity to execute a design without being harassed by an opponent's robot. That is not to say that I have not enjoyed previous games, nor that teams which I have mentored did not fully participate in and employ strong defense within the rules.

In terms of excitement. At QCR this past weekend, we had a large number of parents, school administration representatives and a sponsor in attendance. I did not witness a lack of interest from any of them. In fact, I had one parent ask if parents could help us with scouting when we compete at Worlds. There was plenty of enthusiasm from the parents. In fact, at one point, our Spirit Mentor admonished the students by informing them that their parents were outperforming them, the students.

Finally, I will share this anecdote, my wife commented after watching matches on the video stream from our Central Illinois event, "this is a boring game." After sitting in the stands with us at Queen City she found it to be very exciting.