[EricH]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

I can see a possibility in a district with less than 24 working robots and the 1# alliance is guaranteed to play a robot down. Rules like last years game make it difficult to win without 3 moving robots. As others have said past the 8 seed, it is play or go home.

Happened at the Fall Classic Sunday event. If you look at the playoffs, there's a hole on the #1 alliance, facing the #4 in the first round (semis). (11 teams present, 12 playoff slots)

#1 got a random previously-eliminated team for the finals.