[AlbertW]

I didn't play in last year's game, so my information might not be complete, but from what I know, I like last year's game better.

This year, if your robot didn't work, you were dead in the water. You couldn't score points, etc. Last year, if you even brought your robot onto the field, and it didn't move, it got the "returned to starting zone" points.

Also, this year the ramp made the bots really tippy, and took up too much of the field. The three different surfaces made traction a nightmare.

Last year, i believe the robot contact rules were different as well?