Reading of the rules

[Lil' Lavery]

We spend a very large portion of kickoff day in the rulebook. We don't read it as a group, per se, but we compile a list of questions about various game aspects and search for the answers together. It's a group discussion, where a large chunk of the rulebook ends up getting covered as we collectively get a handle on the game. By making rules discussion part of our game analysis and brainstorming process, it helps up the rules comprehension of the whole team.

[connor.worley]

We read as a group on kickoff day, everyone takes turns reading sections... no passing

[Carolyn_Grace]

We created a rules "quiz" that students have to fill out. They can use the game manual.

They could not participate in robot strategy, design, or build talk until they received a satisfying score on this quiz. (A satisfying score was about 85% or above... but it depended on each individual student too.)

Students who scored 100% were entered in a raffle to win a $25 gift card of their choosing.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Our team is a graded class so those that chose to take that path receive a grade that reflects their commitment.