Rules for a casual pick-up robotics game

[kenfox]

Our team has been working on an idea for a casual pick-up FRC game with a couple other Michigan teams. There are more complete rules in https://github.com/FRC3322/pick-up-robotics, but I've pasted the intro here.

Anybody try something like this before? Anyone see obvious holes?

We haven't started play testing yet. I figured I'd ask here since there are a lot of people very good at taking apart games.

The idea of a pick-up robotics game took shape on the bus ride back from St. Louis. A bunch of us were excited about completely student-built OCCRA style robots, but we also wanted a game that could be played without any complicated field setup or scheduling or referees.

The rules are still evolving, but this is how it works:

• A few students build a small FRC robot: 2 foot square and 60 pound max.
• OCCRA build restrictions are followed. Students and non-precision tools only!
• They post a meetup to other area teams to play a game.
• One group brings the field--it's small enough to fit in the trunk of a car.
• Students inspect each other's robots and lay out the field.
• Matches are played using standard driver stations in practice mode.
• When the batteries are dead, everyone goes home.