Tri-Alliances?

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Posted by Tom Lish, Other on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro, Inc..

Posted on 3/29/99 8:52 AM MST



I have a question for all of the teams that went to the MI regional. In the tri-ally format were you guys able to switch partners match to match or only round to round? The reason that I ask is that, speaking from a strat. position, I think that being able to switch match to match would be a strategic nightmare. You would have teams throwing in their defensive ally at the last second to foil the strat of the opposeing alliance. Just wondering?

Tom
Team #126

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Posted by Bethany Dunning, Coach on team #163, Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/EATON/ITT Industries.

Posted on 3/29/99 10:25 AM MST


In Reply to: Tri-Alliances? posted by Tom Lish on 3/29/99 8:52 AM MST:



Teams have the option to change match to match.

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Posted by Justin of team #146, Team Blue Lightning, from West High sponsored by Public Service Company of New Hampshire.

Posted on 3/29/99 2:46 PM MST


In Reply to: Tri-Alliances? posted by Tom Lish on 3/29/99 8:52 AM MST:




DID I MISS SOMETHING???!?!?!

Since when does an alliance consist of 3 teams? I would greatly appreciate
it if someone filled me in on how we got to 3 teams in an alliance. Also
how fair to the rest of us at other regionals who only had 1 other team?!
From reading some of the messages here it seems FIRST is having a consitency
problem.

Thanks,

Justin

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Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.

Posted on 3/29/99 3:27 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Tri-Alliances? posted by Justin on 3/29/99 2:46 PM MST:



:
: DID I MISS SOMETHING???!?!?!

: Since when does an alliance consist of 3 teams? I would greatly appreciate
: it if someone filled me in on how we got to 3 teams in an alliance. Also
: how fair to the rest of us at other regionals who only had 1 other team?!
: From reading some of the messages here it seems FIRST is having a consitency
: problem.

The rule was changed for the Great lakes regional last weekend. Apparently
it hasn't been decided whether the new format will be used in Orlando.

I personally don't see how this affects teams who participated in the
other reginals in any way. I've seen a number of people claim that
changing the format is unfair to those who competed in other regionals.
Perhaps someone could elaborate on why this is so?

I don't see the change as a "consistency problem", but rather a reaction
to problems which were noted in some of the other regional contests.
I applaud FIRST for being willing to change the contest in order to
fix (or attempt to fix, depending on your point of view) the problems.

- Jerry

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Posted by Tom Lish, Other on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro, Inc..

Posted on 3/29/99 8:12 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Tri-Alliances? posted by Jerry Eckert on 3/29/99 3:27 PM MST:



I can only speak for myself, but I think what people mean is that in their respective regional they were only alotted one partner. In some cases their partner might have broken down and they did not have the option of putting in a third alliance partner. At least that is what I think.
Tom
Team # 126
'Bad Larry'

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Posted by Mike King, Other on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater Raynham and Johnson & Johnson Professional.

Posted on 3/29/99 9:42 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Tri-Alliances? posted by Jerry Eckert on 3/29/99 3:27 PM MST:




: I personally don't see how this affects teams who participated in the
: other reginals in any way. I've seen a number of people claim that
: changing the format is unfair to those who competed in other regionals.
: Perhaps someone could elaborate on why this is so?

: I don't see the change as a 'consistency problem', but rather a reaction
: to problems which were noted in some of the other regional contests.
: I applaud FIRST for being willing to change the contest in order to
: fix (or attempt to fix, depending on your point of view) the problems.

: - Jerry

I agree with you Jerry, It doesn't affect the results of the other regionals, because the regionals don't have binding power upon anything except for themselves. I won't start crying foul until the results of the regionals decide who goto the nationals.

Mike King

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Posted by Austin Martus, Other on team #47 from son of pchs coach.

Posted on 3/29/99 3:27 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Tri-Alliances? posted by Justin on 3/29/99 2:46 PM MST:



:
: DID I MISS SOMETHING???!?!?!

yea go into the rumor mill and go down a way to where it says rule change in bold it explains alot of it