Well, Monty, I'm sure you know how annoying true defensive bots can get.
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And, this year, i don't think that defensive bots will have the upper hand. The motors for drive this year are the same and most teams will utilize a 4 wheel drive. The defensive bot will generally be smaller and thus, this year, will not be able to push around the bigger robots.
Generally in the past you had teams who were scoring but could only use 4 motors for drive, while you had other teams using 10 motors for their drive. That's bound to change.
In the recent email blast is said "www.thestreethockeyshop.com (orange pucks, come in packs of 6)". That may be helpful.
As for the game, this is probably the most innovative game i've seen so far. There's not simply lifting and scoring things. There's more to it. This game really expands technology. I think it's great.
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