2016 IRI - Rule Changes and Reasoning

[Chris Fultz]

REASONING -

1. Reflect the expected level of play and increase the challenge of receiving the RP.

2. The community has settled on these selections a high percentage of the time. This change reduces the field reset crew work. This change enables a 6 minute cycle time to provide 9 matches per team. Each team will play each set-up one time before they change (except where a cycle is split).Many teams will have limited scouting crews. The Portcullis has been removed by FIRST. The drawbridge was ignored by most teams.

3. This adds to the strategy options for eliminations and minimizes the changes to the original game play.

4. This removes the incentive to just go touch an opposing robot.

5. Getting stuck is enough of a penalty to pay.

6. Changes in number of crossings or number of defenses we too much impact on the original game and robots designed to play it.

7. This allows for repairs or new systems, while maintaining a safe robot weight limit.

8. Well, we always do this.

9. This encourages teams to develop / try a 2 boulder AUTON or return to mid-field without fear of major fouls.

10. This allows teams to play for the win, but also sets a limit for "how many times"