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Re: How about 5 vs 0, with a twist?
Posted by ChrisH at 04/30/2001 4:22 PM EST


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In Reply to: Re: How about 5 vs 0, with a twist?
Posted by Matt Ryan on 04/30/2001 2:10 PM EST:



Sorry, I was unclear in my first post. Each team would be assigned the lead position pretty much like you are assigned colors now. There would be no choice about it. All teams are "lead" team for 2 out of 8 matches or whatever it works out to be so all teams get equal time. So no robot is sidelined just because they're the highest seed, rather they get an additional opportunity to score points by directing other teams. Of course if they are sloppy about it or try to direct teams into oblivion they will pay for it later, maybe in the finals or just before...

Chris Husmann, PE
Team 330 the Beach'Bots

: Pretty good idea.

: No one really wants to see their robot sidelined because they are the highest seed in the alliance, and thats the only problem.

: : How about having a five robot alliance, but the lead team does NOT put their robot on the field? Instead they are the assigned alliance leader and set strategy for the other teams. This forces them to develop a strategy that best uses the other robots strengths, but keeps their egos out of the way. Each team in the alliance would get the same score for the round.

: : Of course this might lead to a top ranked team with a non-functioning robot but a brilliant strategy team. Talk about leveling the playing field in terms of construction.

: : Just a "Modest Proposal"

: : Chris Husmann, PE
: : Team 330 the Beach'Bots


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