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Re: Rookie Team impressions from Kettering

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Originally Posted by John Hooper View Post
Imagine how the team (and particularly the individual driver) felt who lost his or her team and alliance the final match by “breaking the plane”. Why in the world is that a TEN POINT penalty!

So, I thought the event was great, but I think the rules of the game should be more balanced and reasonable, and referees should only very rarely be reversing the outcome of games. For the record, our team had very few penalties, so this isn’t just grumbling.
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Originally Posted by dlavery View Post
Apparently, you were not in Portland a few years ago.

-dave
I also don't think he was around in 2005, when the slightest contact with a robot on the other alliance while they were in a certain area was 30 points. That one swung more than one match.
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