There's definitely been matches with three very well-scoring teams, but we found in our very first time experiencing this at our first regional that it just doesn't work. People get in the way if there's no coach-to-coach communication and help from the analyst. We found that if it's close to evenly matched teams, the one with the best drive system for this and a reliable minibot (but mostly the right drive train) should stay within the box formed by the four towers to defend actively without getting yellow-carded or even red-carded. Worked really well for teams from what we saw! Anyone going to the Championship with their robot, that box is a really good tip to know. Also, at the end, whichever one robot is not deploying while the other two are should go score more tubes! People seemed to forget that they could when they were primarily defensive in these scenarios and just stayed in the middle of the field.
Good luck everyone! I'll be at Championships as a volunteer
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50% of the time that 330 used mcmaster 2717T51, we went to Einstein. Your mileage may vary. - Joe Ross [more] 
08-04-2011, 10:58
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