What do you think of this year's game?

This is only my 2nd year in FRC (though I have seen videos of other years) and I have to say I liked Logomotion just a little bit more.

From what I've gathered from my teachers, who got to watch some matches from last year and some from this year, they understood last year's game better. My teachers commented that they were confused as to whether we were trying to balance with a team on another alliance on the coopertition bridge or we were trying to tip each other over to get points or something like that (I immediately told them that it would not be very gracious professional of either team to try to tip another robot over). Last year's game was a better spectator game.

I liked last year's "endgame" more. Although watching robots try to balance on the bridge is exciting I prefered watching minibots race up poles. It seems like playing defense is harder this year than last year. For teams that do not have a shooter the only way they can really help their alliance is to try to balance on one of the bridges, which can be hard if that robot also does not have an arm. The barrier makes it even harder for robots to play defense.

I'm not trying to be completely negative here. There are many things I like about this game. I like the theme this year (basketball) and the scoring system. I like how the coopertition bridge help teams in the rankings and let alliances work together. I like watching three teams try to balance on one bridge in the eliminations and love it when they succeed.

I'm not saying Rebound Rumble is bad; I'm just saying I liked Logomotion a little more. They're both good, well thought out games that get me cheering my head off.