This is my fourth official year, and fifth year being involved in FRC. Stronghold is without a doubt the best game the GDC has given us in this time, followed by Ultimate Ascent and Rebound Rumble (both good games), Aerial Assist (fair), and Recycle Rush (*).
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Originally Posted by thumper
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Having reviewed the rules of a number of previous games in building my team's kickoff drills, and seen a handful of videos, I still think that Stronghold is in the top tier of FRC games; I can't clearly judge it against some of the early favorites.
Edit: What do I consider as requirements for a "top game"?
- Engineering tradeoffs: That is, rules that create situations where "doing everything" is very difficult because of conflicting requirements.
- Mass Appeal: That is, how easy is it to explain the game, key items, and scoring to a family member.
- Meta Game: That is, how much does the game develop through the weeks of competition?
To date, Stronghold has been very strong on the first two, and near average on the meta game. DCMPs, CMP, and Einstin are still hanging out there, and (BOLD PREDICTION) I would not be a bit surprised if the developments of the next few weeks blow us all away on the meta game.