Plays of the Year

[SteveO]

Originally Posted by Goldeye

I can't answer 1, really, but I think it's fair to say the single greatest play, if only because of its consequences, took place in the very last match.
A team on the red alliance (I think 190) pushed a tube onto 71's ramp. This play ultimately prevented the blue alliance from ramping a second robot (179) and allowed red's 5 point victory. It was a brilliant play using strategy to counter an alliance with stronger robots.

It was actually 987 that did that as 190 waited with the ramp ready to go. As both teams seemed very ramp cautious with ramps deployed well in advance of the 15 second end, 987 put the tube they had on the ramp without penalty. I don't know if they had planned that beforehand, or came up with it on the spot, but it looked really cool on the webcast. Wish I could have been there to see it in person.