IRI - Dates, Info and Rule Ideas

[Tetraman]

Idea #1 - Bridge Points alterations:

Qualifying: 10 points for one robot on your alliance bridge, 20 points for two. 1 Bonus qualifying point instead of 2.
Elimination: 10 points for one robot on your alliance bridge, 20 points for two, 40 for three. Bonus 9 points for the first alliance to balance their bridge first during the last 30 seconds of the match - so long as the bridge remains balanced till the end of the match. If the "first bridge" that was balanced becomes unbalanced, the bonus is not scored to any alliance. If both bridges were balanced at the time the 30 seconds begins, both alliances 'qualify' for the bonus, and if a team unbalances, the bonus is lost to them, but still available for the other.


Idea #2a though #2c - Rule Edits:

a) No "more than 3 balls" foul called during Hybrid mode. 5 second grace period after end of hybrid mode to clear out any extra balls before fouls are called.

b) Add two additional basketballs to the game, starting one on each alliance bridge.

c) Robots in Hybrid Mode get 15 seconds of autonomous use, and a robot controlled by the Kinect gets an additional 10 seconds. (aka, you can't just have one person stand in front of the kinect station and have 10 additional seconds of autonomous play, it has to be controlled via kinect.)


Idea #3 - Play the fourth robot

You aren't really supposed to like or want this idea, but if there was ever a year to have four robots on the field, this would be the year to give it a shot.