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Re: Next Year's Game?

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
I was thinkint the same thing. If you want 1/3 more robots on the field, you could reduce the robot sizes by 1/3.
OCCRA in MI runs at about 2/3 the FRC dimensions. Much smaller than that and I think the bots loose too much presence. OCCRA fans are allowed to be pretty close to the Action. Going much smaller would seem too close to VEX, FTC, or BEST.
Yup. I was thinking about 1/3 smaller, no more. Not VEX, FTC, or BEST size.
But a little smaller if the competition were to go 4 vs 4, would be interesting and less confusing, visually. It would also add new challenges. I do like the idea of mixing up the sizes a bit but for a multi-purpose/layered event but I really do like the GDC folks and wouldn't want to give them any more headaches than they already have.

That said, I'm thinking kind of like tag-teaming and FLL put together. This robot has to perform this task, then go back and tag its alliance partner to perform the next task. Points would be awarded for completing tasks and could be awarded for time taken to complete as well. During build, the robot could be designed to be able to complete all the tasks or specific ones.
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