Thread: Multiple tetras
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Unread 22-03-2005, 16:29
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Re: Multiple tetras

Key to this game is being able to disperse tetras to multiple goals in a match. Whether it is one at a time, two at a time, or three at a time is secondary (note, I didn't say not important). It is my opinion that a good robot can cap between 4 and 5 goals in a match (including auton), a great robot can cap between 6 and 7, and the "super powers" can get 8 or 9 goals in a match.

We felt that it was a trade off between multiple tetras and multiple goals and decided on the single tetra on multiple goals strategy. You must be able to score on more than 4 goals in a match to be competitive at the Championship (my opinion, of coarse ... where's CarNack when you need him?).

Maybe the best situation is a combo of one multiple tetra scoring robot and two multiple goal scoring robots (i.e. more than 4 goals), but who knows.

It sure looks like the common denominator for regional winner alliances is multiple goal scoring robots.

-Paul