MidKnight Mayhem IV - June 25, 2016

[Libby K]

Event Info packets just went out to our 36 attending teams.

The final team list:
11: MORT - Flanders, NJ
75: RoboRaiders - Hillsborough, NJ
102: Gearheads - Somerville, NJ
193: MORT Beta - Flanders, NJ
223: Xtreme Heat - Wanaque, NJ
225: TechFire - York, PA
293: Spike - Pennington, NJ
303: The T.E.S.T. Team - Bridgewater, NJ
316: LuNaTeCs - Carneys Point, NJ
369: High Voltage - Brooklyn, NY
423: Simple Machines - Wyncote, PA
484: RoboForce - Havertown, PA
555: Montclair Robotics - Montclair, NJ
806: Brooklyn Blacksmiths - Brooklyn, NY
869: PowerCord - Middlesex, NJ
1218: Vulcan Robotics - Philadelphia, PA
1257: Parallel Universe - Scotch Plains, NJ
1511: Rolling Thunder - Penfield, NY
1640: Sab-BOT-age - Downingtown, PA
1676: The Pascack Pi-oneers - Montvale, NJ
1923: The MidKnight Inventors - Plainsboro, NJ
2016: Mighty Monkey Wrenches - Ewing, NJ
2191: Flux Core - Hamilton, NJ
2590: Nemesis - Robbinsville, NJ
2607: Fighting RoboVikings - Warminster, PA
3142: Aperture - Newton, NJ
4012: Bad News Bots - Staten Island, NY
4361: Roxbotix - Succasunna, NJ
4454: Artisan Rockets - Philadelphia, PA
4575: The Tin Mints - Broomall, PA
4653: Ironmen Robotics - Ramsey, NJ
4954: Palindrome Robotics - Middletown, DE
5420: Velocity - Bridgeton, NJ
5624: Tiger Tech Robotics - South Plainfield, NJ
5666: Purple Lightning - Ewing, NJ
5895: Peddie School Robotics - Hightstown, NJ

And our rule changes:
MidKnight Mayhem IV: Rule Updates and Clarifications

3.1.4 In Qualification MATCHES, each TOWER starts the MATCH with eight (8) STRENGTH. In Playoff MATCHES, each TOWER starts the MATCH with ten (10) STRENGTH.

5.5.10 DEFENSES will be static for every match. Their order is:
1. Low Bar 2. Cheval De Frise 3. Rockwall 4. Ramparts 5. Moat

R5 ROBOT weight must not exceed 125 lbs. There will be no formal weigh-in, but the Head Referee may request a weight check for any ROBOT suspected to be in violation.

G21 A ROBOT contacting carpet in the opponent’s SECRET PASSAGE may not contact opposing ROBOTS who are in contact with the carpet in the SECRET PASSAGE, regardless of who initiates the contact.

G38 Driving over or getting stuck on a BOULDER while holding another BOULDER will not be a violation of G38.

5.4.1 The ALLIANCE selection process consists of three (3) rounds. Selections will follow the draft order of: 1-8, 8-1, 1-8. In the Quarterfinal MATCHES, all four ROBOTS must play in either the first or second MATCH. In the Semifinal and Final MATCHES, the LINEUP is at the discretion of the ALLIANCE CAPTAIN.

“The MAYHEM Rule”: At the start of each MATCH, two additional brightly-colored BOULDERS will be placed on the center line. These will be called the MAYHEM BOULDERS. ROBOTS may score these boulders in either the HIGH or LOW TOWER GOALS. When a MAYHEM BOULDER is scored, it will be counted twice. (i.e. two low goals, when the MAYHEM BOULDER is scored in the low goal, two high goals when the MAYHEM BOULDER is scored in the high goal.) However, after a MAYHEM BOULDER is scored, it cannot be re-entered into play. MAYHEM BOULDERS behind the CASTLE WALL will not count towards the potential penalties for BOULDER possession behind the CASTLE WALL.