Car Nack Predicts 2011-3

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Considering that a great deal of 2007's top-row placement designs simply do not work in 2011, I'll have to agree with this one. The bumper perimeter precludes any sort of open front, single-joint design that worked so well in 2007.

Open front maybe, but single joint definitely not. It's very possible to build a stupidly simple arm this year. It's how Shaker plans to score reliably in autonomous.

[BrendanB]

I am going to say that we may never see 3 ubertubes on the top rack because why double another piece on one row when you can double the second row. I'm going to say that Einstein will have a lot of 2 on the top and one in the middle autos.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

I am going to say that we may never see 3 ubertubes on the top rack because why double another piece on one row when you can double the second row. I'm going to say that Einstein will have a lot of 2 on the top and one in the middle autos.

Ubertubes double peg scores, not row scores.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Ubertubes double peg scores, not row scores.

Gosh I knew I had something messed up with the scoring! And I'm telling our kids to read the rules!

[Brandon_L]

I had the same thought, my reasoning behind it was because of the tracking lines on the floor. Two of them go straight into the scoring rack but one splits into a Y

How many teams will make bots that can hang tubes at an angle?

Unless they just don't follow the line at all...

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

I am going to say that we may never see 3 ubertubes on the top rack because why double another piece on one row when you can double the second row. I'm going to say that Einstein will have a lot of 2 on the top and one in the middle autos.

The net effect on your score is greater if all 3 are on the top - and if they're in the same row you only need one logo to get the "full bonus".

Personally on Einstein I think you'll see 2 top, and maybe one somewhere else. 3 top won't be a guarantee but will be a goal for at least half the alliances. (The other half will have passers not capable of scoring on top)