[Aignam]

It's surprisingly hard to get a grasp on the game. Most people thought that stacking would be huge last year. Though successful for some teams, this generally did not work as well as most hoped. It's hard to analyze the game until you see trends in other robots, matches, and just how the game is played. Try as you might, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to analyze the most effective strategy and build an effective robot to suit it. Your best bet is to build a robot that will be effective in whatever strategy you deem to be most likely to be effective, but have it excel at another simple task. I.e. If you were building a king of the hill bot last year, make it able to plow boxes effectively. It's always nice to have a backup plan.