[sanddrag]

I'm going with the pool noodle idea, but I think they definitely will not be a game piece. They are too lightweight.

Instead, I think they will be affixed to a base of some sort (toilet flange?) that will be attached with velco to the carpet playing filed surface. There will be many of these all over the field sticking up vertically. You can maneuver around them, or have the ground clearance to drive over them.

In the center of the field will be an elevated structure of surface HDPE or Lexan. Not all robots will be able to fit on this structure.

At the center of this structure will be an infrared beacon, and a goal of some sorts.

You will be able to score in and descore from this goal.

That is what I predict.

PS. Has anyone heard where from great Car Nack? We are nearly a month overdue for some wise words.