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Stacks
I'm sorry if I was unclear about the qualification round strategy.
If both alliances have stacks of the same height, and one of those alliances cannot take the ramp, it is still in their best interest to leave the opponent's stack up. If they knock down the opponent's stack, the opponent will simply counter this move by knocking the final stack to the ground. So, the match will be back to the same place it was when the two stacks were up, except now the point totals are lower, and everyone recieves far lower QPs. The winning alliance gets 50 + 20 = 70, and the loser gets 20. Even if the winning alliance finishes with only one robot on the HDPE, they still win with 45. All you have done by knocking their stack down is lower both alliance QPs.
A team should only knock down a stack of equal height if the other team knocks thiers down first. If both teams play with everybody's best interests in mind, no equal stack should ever be knocked down. Stack knocking is a last resort counter-attack to poor strategy.
Sorry for the confusion. I hope this clears up my earlier point.
Jeff Alpert
Team 469
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