"233 will win Archimedes" this and "233/217 wins Archimedes" that, bleh
Even though I said it too originally, I did change it. 233 and 343 have VERY similar, and brutally effective machines. Both had 1 regional championship, and lost in the semi-finals at their other.
343 pictures:
http://www.invisiblerobot.com/roboti.../p1170712.html
http://www.invisiblerobot.com/roboti.../p1170891.html
233 pictures:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=45140
Both are hard to displace once in scoring position (a few feet in front of the ramp). 233 can hold more balls, but 343's ground loading is a tad quicker. Both can get on the ramp, both have working cameras, both have turrents, both have outstanding auto modes, etc.
217 and one of these pair would do outstandingly, but only if one of the 3 makes it into the top 3 or 4 seeds, otherwise it won't happen. "Fluking" into top seeds happens almost entirely by having an auto code that can consistantly perform (thus why the "10 point corner dump" had pushed so many herders into the upper ranking at regionals). Luckily for these teams, they all have amazing autonomous modes, so one of them being in the top few seeds isn't entirely out of the question.
Lacking that, if 1610 unites with 343 to reform 2/3 of the VCU champion alliance (or 233) it could be very very scary (1610 is one of the best parimeter shoters this year, imho). 330, 20, and 33 will all be very serious forces to be reckoned with on Archimedes as well.