The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

You can see 6222 rocking a bit, showing they are actually stuck on the drawbridge.

When I first saw them rocking, I thought 'No way they are going to stay stuck for 101 sec, no Triple Tortuga. They are probably just driving the wrong way, they will figure it out' Also, at the 4:05:05 the game announcer points out that 5898 and 6222 are rookies and added "Good job, you guys. Y'all are doing great!" 60 secs into the Dubious Honor of First Triple Tortuga is probably not the best time to hear that. The announcer had other gems like "still in Tent Formation".

Another funny thing about this right before this match, the Audience selected "Drawbridge" as the defense for matches 61-70. Good choice, how about that for audience participation. I feel like after this match Drawbridge would win in a landslide. The only people for Sally Port would be the red alliance. I wonder if they will stay away from the audience Drawbridge in their next match.

I hope the red alliance owns this and laughs it off, rather then letting it eat at them. This really was quite the perfect storm. First, it is good strategy if your goal is 5 damaged defenses, go for the double door cross early when all bots are in the right spot and communicating. The train was setup well enough but unfortunately 4748 climbed 6222 and ended up sideways between the shields. 4823 decides to help them out by successfully pushing them through the Drawbridge. Unfortunately, they end up in the aforementioned Tent Formation. 6222 correctly decides to go through the Low Bar to dislodge a tent pole (something they were capable of doing and would have been a highlight play). Unfortunately, they caught the edge of the Drawbridge on their way to the Low Bar and stayed there. Seemed like good decision-making hampered by execution errors that snowballed. It may have all started when 4748 let the bridge pop up to fend off possible defense from 1398 (but was probably just trying to hold the other Drawbridge open). It is legal to defend this double cross maneuver since most of it takes place outside the Outer Works (a rare case where a single defender can easily stop all 3 opponents from scoring without incurring fouls). Crazy game, this Stronghold.