pic: 1755 on 1850: 30 easy points

[Sean Schuff]

Consider the number of qualifying matches you've seen this year where fewer than 30 points were scored. This strategy guarantees the 30 and still leaves you with one robot free to roam.

Sheer genius, Raul! Well played.

Sean

[ChrisMcK2186]

I did not know that was allowed. If they were to build a bot that could latch onto the top of another, would they be able to move if it was secure?

Chris

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Originally Posted by royal_robotix

its a pretty interesting strategy...30 points automatically and depending on how good the opponent's scoring is, it could win or lose a match

In this case, though, neither of the robots could move a bit so they might as well have done it. I just don't know why the opposing alliance didn't go "bump" them out of the end zone. Probably isn't gp though.

[Rohit Roy]

Originally Posted by ChrisMcK2186

I did not know that was allowed. If they were to build a bot that could latch onto the top of another, would they be able to move if it was secure?

I doubt it. If teams started doing that, they would probably issue an update that says you can't start on top of another robot.

This strategy is amazing because even if you lose, you get 30 tie-brake points.

However, the way I would this is if we took off our arm (which is pretty easy to do) because I would be too scared of another robot hitting us, causing us to fall down. You don't have to ram to knock the other robot off; a light push will do it, and that is likely to happen if opposing teams enter your home zone for ringers.