[EricH]

Originally Posted by NoahTheBoa

Earlier EricH mentioned 4 team alliances. I think that this is definitely plausible because there are now more FRC teams than ever before. Does anyone know how many teams are registered this year? Maybe that could help us decide if 4v4 is possible.

1689 FRC teams all told.

This is not going to be a very good method, though. What you need to do is look at what the lowest number of teams at an event is. If it's less than 32, you can't do a 4v4 game and keep it through normal eliminations. It's impossible. I can't think of an event offhand with that few, but who knows. I'll be back in a bit with the answer to: Is there an event with fewer than 32 teams?

And the answer is: Yes. (Waterloo, in case you were wondering which one.) 22 teams, 8 open slots. No 4v4 this year, unless they do a tweak that starts eliminations in the semis.