[Carolyn Duncan]

Originally posted by Jeff Waegelin
I don't think FIRST would go back to a previous game, but they might combine elements of a past game. Yes, veterans would have an advantage if a game was recreated, but if enough changes were to be made that old robots would be ineffective, a combination game could be fair to all.

I agree that FIRST would prolly not go back to a previous game without serious changes, but part of the rules of FIRST state very clearly that you cannot reuse a previous years parts. If FIRST goes back far enough they can get a game that was so far back that none of the current year students were around for it. The team could build the same bot but the drivers would be different and the parts would have the possibility to be messed up. There are also the teams that make essentially the same robot each year anyway. They only change the manipulators. It could all balance out. Now before people jump on my case, I'm not saying that FIRST should replay a game. If they do something simmilar it needs to be somewhat different.