YOU Predict the Average Match Score of 2014's Week 1 Regionals/Districts

[Ian Curtis]

Mostly, this thread is so we can look back in eight weeks and realize how terribly wrong we were. Qualifying round is probably the most useful, but elimination scores are interesting to try and peg as well.

If you can post a reasoning that's awesome, but we'll take just a number as well.

Here's the reference to the last several year's of this thread, including how we've done..

Happy HURDL...TRUSSing!

[Christopher149]

Woo, first guess.

Well, if every robot on an alliance can drive in auto (15), say one robot can actually do anything otherwise, three cycles, shoots in high goal, say 30, then round up a bit.

50 pts

[Sean Raia]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

Woo, first guess.

Well, if every robot on an alliance can drive in auto (15), say one robot can actually do anything otherwise, three cycles, shoots in high goal, say 30, then round up a bit.

50 pts

Typical optimistic overshoot.

35 points. Many robots wont even move on Friday.

[donkehote]

I think average scores for week 1 quals will be in the 80-100 point range, elims getting closer to the 150 point range.

everyones gonna get 15 points in auto, and so long as one robot brings the ball for the other 2 to push around for a second (in their own zones of course, making for 31 point low goals) it shouldn't be hard to get 2-3 cycles in. Possession just requires multiple contacts with the ball, so passing is very easy.

[asid61]

I think 50 points for elims is pretty conservative. That's like 1-2 goals per match. For qualifiers, maybe 50-60 points, for elims, I'm thinking 120+.

[lethc]

Originally Posted by donkehote

everyones gonna get 15 points in auto

How do you figure? I think it's safe to say that the 5 points for driving forward are a given, but you're assuming that everyone has a high goal shooter. After a few days of browsing Chief Delphi, I'd say that this is not the case.

[wilhitern1]

I'm saying averaging 104 for Quals.

If two of the robots are only able to move a little, the good bot places the ball in front of then in two different zones and they push it a foot. The best robot scores a low goal and you've got 41 points. Likely two of them can push low goals in the Auto. There's 22 more. Minimum score for a round with 3 working but pathetic robots is 63.

300 Average for Elims.

Let's call the high score for the year about 420.

Neal

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Average 25 in quals.

110 in elims.

[AquaWarrior12]

Wow. I'm seeing a lot of low scores for most people's estimations. I may be a rookie this year, but unless I am vastly underestimating the game's difficulty at competition, then I can see the low end of the scores for games mostly breaking 100. High scores around 300.

[Sean Raia]

Originally Posted by AquaWarrior12

Wow. I'm seeing a lot of low scores for most people's estimations. I may be a rookie this year, but unless I am vastly underestimating the game's difficulty at competition, then I can see the low end of the scores for games mostly breaking 100. High scores around 300.

about 1/4 of robots on the field won't move or will move with very little control for the better half of Friday. Those that can move will have their fair share of mechanical + comm issues.

These estimates are blowing my mind. This is week 1 we are talking about.

[AquaWarrior12]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

about 1/4 of robots on the field won't move or will move with very little control for the better half of Friday. Those that can move will have their fair share of mechanical + comm issues.

These estimates are blowing my mind. This is week 1 we are talking about.

Well, sure. By the end of week one I see relatively low scores by any robots that are operating. But I prefer to rather look ahead at the end of the six weeks, perhaps straying from the actual topic of this post.

[pandamonium]

I can not wait till our week 0 event where all of these low estimates will get crushed!

[wilhitern1]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

about 1/4 of robots on the field won't move or will move with very little control for the better half of Friday. Those that can move will have their fair share of mechanical + comm issues.

These estimates are blowing my mind. This is week 1 we are talking about.

If an alliance partner can set the ball on top of (even a non moving) robot and then pick it up, an assist is awarded. If a second alliance robot can get into a second zone, (same scenario as the first) another assist is awarded. Am I misunderstanding?

Neal

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by wilhitern1

If an alliance partner can set the ball on top of (even a non moving) robot and then pick it up, an assist is awarded. If a second alliance robot can get into a second zone, (same scenario as the first) another assist is awarded. Am I misunderstanding?

Neal

Which definition of "Assist" in the rule book did the non-moving robot meet?

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by wilhitern1

Minimum score for a round with 3 working but pathetic robots is 63.

I have learned that no matter how easy a score like this to obtain is, the minimum for scoring is ALWAYS 0.

I think this may be a year where the scores at champs are LOWER than regional high scores. I think once teams learn to efficiently progress the ball, defense will take over, and both alliances will be subject to slower cycles. The regional level will still be full of inferior(strength wise) drive trains and inexperienced drive teams.

Week 1:
Quals: average: 41
Elims: average: 80
High: 160