Question of the Week!!! (9/19/04)

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Water.

Surely by that he meant water for team members in the pits. (Thanks, BellSouth!)

As for a successful game, I'd say the key element is the ability for a box-on-wheels robot to play it. For some teams (through circumstances or the realization that their arm just isn't cutting it), it's all they've got. Thus, there has to be a way for a simple robot to play the game well. I'll say through personal eyewitness that it was doable in 2004.

To reinforce what previous people have said, have a combination of simplicity and complexity. For example, the 2004 game had an excellent example of that. The less experienced teams and simple robots could make a positive contribution by corralling balls back into the player station. While the more experienced teams could focus on whether they wanted to go hang, score a capper ball or both. It added a challenge for all levels and thats what is needed year after year to make a good game.