If you aren't already aware of Karthik's presentations on strategy, start there:
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Originally Posted by Karthik
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As with any engineering project, the first step is to understand the problem. In this case, it means learning the game rules (including an analysis of scoring and the availability/opportunity/denial to score) and figuring out what actions are necessary for a robot to be successful. If you skip that step, most of the effort put into developing a strategy is going to be wasted.