Cowtown Throwdown 2011 Rule Changes

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by mott

If an alliance fails to score theilr allotted Ubertubes, the opposing alliance can "steal" those Ubertubes and use them as additional doublers on their own scoring rack! While this wasn't frequently witnessed at IRI (with the high-performing autonomous modes there), at CowTown, this could become a MUCH bigger part of the game!

That's a great point. If a team fails to get them into their scoring zone they are up for grabs. In the original game we saw great teams without a scoring autonomous (like 45) drive their uber tubes into the middle of the field to create a traffic hazard or potential controlling two game pieces violation for herding while posessing. The rule change for Cow Town would seem to suggest the opposite strategy.

I imagine that there will be some uber tubes that do not get hung in a match or two, but I will be shocked if any alliance gets a chance to steal an uber tube and put a fourth one on their rack. That would mean an alliance failed to, at the least, use their bumpers to push it into their scoring zone. That would be either a huge strategy goof, or a complete drive-train failure. I've got enough faith in the 32 teams on the list to wager that won't happen.