Car Nack Predicts 12-2

[stundt1]

CAR NACK HAS SPOKEN

[aRobotDragon]

I can see that

[Tyler Olds]

I would predict that during qualifications at a regional that an alliance will win a match without scoring any points.

[IndySam]

duhhhhh!

[Alpha Beta]

This seems obvious, and is one of the things troubling me in this game. As we work out alliance strategies for qualification matches it's been frequently suggested to put our least capable scorer in a defensive role. If they are also poor drivers then they are almost better off sitting still than risking penalties. It might be good to give your alliance mates a color coded floor print to denote areas in which it is safe to engage the opponent, versus areas where you might be baited into a penalty. One bad alliance member can sabatoge an alliance.

As they say in the medical community, "Primum non nocere."

Perhaps in a new thread we should list things a toaster on wheels can do to help an alliance without risking penalties.

[Borntolose]

Seems like a reasonable prediction. It would make some of the matches more interesting though. Racking up points from fouls would look better on the scoreboard than a 0-0 tie.

[EricH]

I have to go with Car Nack on this one...

...and I might even try to predict which penalty accounts for most of the points. [G28]--it'll be far too easy to collect those fouls, and my guess is that it'll be as common as 2008's <G22> penalty (line crossing).

[DonRotolo]

I agree with Indy Sam: Duhhh.

Sorry, but this prediction is not all that challenging, you have to step it up more.

[Nathan Streeter]

Originally Posted by EricH

I have to go with Car Nack on this one...

...and I might even try to predict which penalty accounts for most of the points. [G28]--it'll be far too easy to collect those fouls, and my guess is that it'll be as common as 2008's <G22> penalty (line crossing).

Yeah, I definitely agree with both you and Car Nack... Perhaps not quite as a G22, but still, these'll be called a lot, I think!

[dlavery]

I long for the days when Car Nack used to make the tough calls, and call predictions that no one else saw coming (and then always be right about them!).

Disagreeing with this one would be about as smart as buying marriage insurance for Newt Gingrich.

-dave



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[Jim Giacchi]

It may be blasphemous to say, but I'm going to do it.

Car Nack is completely wrong.

Don't you remember kickoff, they specifically said no more penalties.... and they meant it!

So they renamed them fouls and made them so likely to occur that both alliances can give each other a "foul" at the same time. This really is a very ridiculous part of this game and I think its a fair assumption this will make 2010 look like a good game for fouls. At least they eliminated 0 - 0 matches, but I think that some of, if not the highest scores this year will be because an Alliance just racks the fouls up, it's that easy to do.

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by Jim Giacchi

At least they eliminated 0 - 0 matches, but I think that some of, if not the highest scores this year will be because an Alliance just racks the fouls up, it's that easy to do.

It's very easy to do, but it's awfully easy to avoid, too. Don't go anywhere near your opponent's key, bridge, or alley when there is an opponent nearby.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by Borntolose

Seems like a reasonable prediction. It would make some of the matches more interesting though. Racking up points from fouls would look better on the scoreboard than a 0-0 tie.

2010 was the worst year that I remember. In week 1 the few balls that teams scored would get negated by the penalties from balls rolling underneath the robots.

[Joe Schornak]

Originally Posted by Tyler Olds

I would predict that during qualifications at a regional that an alliance will win a match without scoring any points.

I would go as far to say that there will be matches in which the only points given are penalties, particularly Week 1 qualification matches.

[pfreivald]

This seems likely to me, but it's too bad... It's not that hard to avoid penalties, if you're interested in avoiding penalties!