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Re: Different approach from a rookie player

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Anyhow, I think it`s more exciting to score and really play the game then to rely on a winning strategy. In the past my team has always opted for the most fun bot design over the most likely to win design.
You know, that sounds like a really good idea.

Anyway, be careful that you don't ram the other robots when you're dashing across the field to get in their way. Maybe ultrasonic rangefinders, etc could be useful.

Actual quote from 2005:
"Ramming in autonomous? That's not even a rule, is it?"
After one of the programmers forgot to take out his test autonomous code,
if (time < 3 seconds) { FULL SPEED AHEAD! }

Yes, 868 programs in English.
 


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