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Originally Posted by Pat Arnold
I think dumping rule <G14> would allow for a better, more exciting competition (& explains why I've gone to watch IRI the last 2 years).
Seeing robots perform at the top of their game inspires. Spectators & parents shudder when scoring/penalties are difficult to understand or are inexplicably punitive. Record high scores amaze audiences, create benchmarks for others to try to break & create excitement. Lengthy explanations about the need to keep match scores close between competitors bewilders spectators.
A strategy that requires participants to do less than their best seems blatantly misguided even if its intent is to prevent hurt feelings.
Just my thoughts...
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Agreed. Presumably, the main goal of the game (not of FIRST, but of Lunacy) is to win. You win by having the highest score. Why discourage having high scores?
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