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Originally Posted by natejo99
I think FIRST did a pretty good job of making Stronghold appeal more to the general public. The game wasn't as easy to understand at first look as say, Aerial Assist, but most spectators were able to pick it up after a few matches. That combined with the theme made it extremely appealing to those not previously involved in FIRST.
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As a rookie, I can confirm that I will be sticking around. And probably for a long time.
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
The display screens between matches were excellent! Quick visuals of the game breakdown, what alliances accomplished during a match, & how many RPs they gained was helpful for participants and spectators.
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They definitely looked a lot more elaborate and theme-fitting than they have in previous years.
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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54
One last thing: While it was confusing at first, the new Cost Accounting Worksheet that replaced the BOM was a HUGE improvement. It was much easier to fill out and maintain than the BOM, and COTS price cutoff increase to $5 was also a big help.
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I actually was the one to do this for the team, and even though I was new, it didn't seem too hard. It was nice knowing that I didn't have to count all 60 bolts holding the frame together (even though I wouldn't have had to with a BOM, but it was still a nice thing to realize).
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Originally Posted by MARS_James
Game Announcement/Kickoff:
Kickoff was much better than last year, especially the skits were funny in that we were laughing along instead of groaning which they could have caused.
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Kickoff was one of the first indications to myself that I had signed up for the right thing. I mean, what other competitive sport references Monty Python throughout the whole season?
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Originally Posted by ghesla
Standards, event patches and ribbons was nice, I hope they can keep this somehow for next seasons. But I think the ribbons could be given to more awards (there is a lot of colors out there) and have written on them the award won.
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Our team has a random medal from 2009 that we have no idea how we got. This would be extremely helpful. We don't know if we won something and it isn't recorded in the API, or if another team took pity on us, or what.
Basically, I, along with my team, had an amazing year. We made it to the quarterfinals and won one of the matches (we have made the QFs before (twice), but always lost after 2 matches), we won the Entrepreneurship Award (first official FIRST award the team has ever won), and we qualified for the MN State Championships (also a first). Stronghold definitely was a great game for us.