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Re: If you could Breakaway all over again...

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Originally Posted by Garret View Post
My team was one of those teams that did not score every match and had a hard time doing so due to the shape of the front of our robot. Did my team fail just because we couldn't score?
Yes, by definition you failed at the challenge being able to score. No you didn't fail at the mission of FIRST. I'm fairly certain that Andrew's point was related specifically to the game challenge, not the mission of FIRST.
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