Since it's just a restructuring of the field, there is nothing set in stone. It's just another way to play out this game in a way that hopefully is more enjoyable to play. It's designed to not have a complete manual with a rule for every contingency so that it can be easily adopted and modified for use by others. Everyone's suggestions are great points.

In the end a lot of teams have amazing robots for this year, and it would be a shame to see them compete in this kind of a game again in the offseason (or worse, not used because the game is so bad). I'm sure there are dozens of ways to reuse the same elements from this year to create a more enjoyable game. And if you figure one out, please post it to chief so that others can have a better offseason using it instead of Recycle Rubbish.