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The first best strategy is communication. A meeting between teams proves more effective than being able to decap and hang and capture small balls and give the head judge chocolates. Even if you (or your partner) are merely a box with wheels that can move occasionally, there is way to work it to your advantage. It also helps to anticipate your opponent's moves, and go through every match on a case by case basis.


However, I disagree with the statement "Do everything you can the best you can". The most successful robots could do only do one or two game functions, yet they did -function- consistantly. A small ball manipulator with the capacity to cap and decap seems the most successful mix of functions that scores the most points. Good advice for teams that attempted to do everything: Stick with your best attibute and work on making it better. EG: 571 Paragon had an excellent small ball manipulator, alright big ball manipulator, and a little used, complicated winch system for hanging. They had trouble functioning with the cumbersome winch, and lost every match until they removed it. Their most effective matches are where they herded all the small balls on their side fo the feild, and then picked up the 2x and capped the stationary goal.

So stick to the basics and expound on your best virtues when it comes to elims.