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Re: Tossing Vs. Dropping

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
Another con is that these robots will probably not be able to place the ball on the overpass for bonus points. From my analysis I don’t think the end of game bonus points will be that important (you only get 2 more points than hurdling + crossing finish). Then again, end of game points have been important every year except 2005…
While it may be difficult, it's certainly possible to get the ball to stay up there after tossing it. They sink nicely into the holes. Also, one advantage of the endgame is that it can be anywhere on the overpass, whereas to hurdle, you must be at your own finish line. That's half-lap difference can be big
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