Predictions Championship 2009: Lunacy for Lunacy

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by Taylor

I hope to get my predictions out by Sunday afternoon.

Ah, so you are part of the "Looking Back" Team?!?

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Cynette

Ah, so you are part of the "Looking Back" Team?!?

Let's just say I am Looking Forward



to having the most accurate predictions.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

My prediction for the winning alliance on Einstien still stands

[Stuart]

67 111 and 704. winning alliance. done.

[prettycolors91]

Originally Posted by Stuart

67 111 and 704. winning alliance. done.

[Chris is me]

Defense is absolutely going to matter.

When the opposing alliance can beat your alliance in sheer volume of dumps (say you're facing down Winnovation), there's a net gain in sacrificing a whole robot to keep them held down in a corner, even if that robot would otherwise be making dumps. A weaker alliance's best shot is to use their third pick to harass and annoy the biggest scorer, preferably setting up pins on them for the offensive robots on the field.

The scores will probably be in the 60-90 range for the whole event. Robots that advance are good enough to not easily be scored on, and the only reliable way to get points will be through cunning driving setting up favorable situations. For example, following a robot as it drives toward a wall is a very favorable action for the robot doing the following. Scoring is going to be a game of "who screws up first", and defensive pin robots are invaluable in making this happen.

[hillale]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Defense is absolutely going to matter.

When the opposing alliance can beat your alliance in sheer volume of dumps (say you're facing down Winnovation), there's a net gain in sacrificing a whole robot to keep them held down in a corner, even if that robot would otherwise be making dumps.

There is also merit to strategically dealing with strategic defense. I'm just glad the videos from Wisconsin aren't up

[LWakefield]

I say team 67 and team 217 are my predictions to do good.

[AlexD744]

Originally Posted by LWakefield

I say team 67 and team 217 are my predictions to do good.

A bit profound.

[Peter Matteson]

Will the full predicitons be up tonight? We hope to see them before travelling.

[Nick Lawrence]

1114, 2056, 1503


Hah! Seriously, in this game, anything can happen.

[Kims Robot]

Does anyone have a full list (team numbers) of all the Regional Winners attending championships? Im guessing Looking Forward does by the data...

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

Does anyone have a full list (team numbers) of all the Regional Winners attending championships? Im guessing Looking Forward does by the data...

16    Newton    MO
39    Archimedes    AZ
45    Galileo    DC
56    Galileo    NY
56    Galileo    PA
61    Archimedes    MA
65    Galileo    GL
67    Galileo    GL
67    Galileo    GRL
67    Galileo    DT1
67    Galileo    OC
68    Curie    GRL
70    Curie    GG
71    Galileo    MO
79    Curie    MN2
85    Newton    GT
88    Newton    VA
111    Galileo    IL
121    Newton    NH
126    Newton    CT
148    Newton    DA
175    Curie    NH
179    Galileo    FL
188    Curie    ROC
190    Curie    MA
207    Galileo    CA
217    Curie    DT1
217    Curie    OC
217    Curie    GL
222    Archimedes    PIT
233    Newton    FL
234    Newton    DC
245    Curie    GG
247    Curie    GT
254    Curie    SJ
292    Newton    IN
329    Curie    LI
341    Curie    SDC
346    Curie    VA
353    Archimedes    LI
365    Newton    PA
368    Newton    HI
395    Curie    PA
399    Curie    CO
418    Galileo    DA
488    Archimedes    WA
620    Newton    DC
624    Archimedes    LA
668    Curie    SAC
704    Galileo    TX
768    Newton    MD
832    Newton    GA
852    Newton    SJ
868    Archimedes    IN
931    Archimedes    KC
971    Galileo    SJ
973    Galileo    CA
987    Galileo    NV
1013    Curie    NV
1024    Curie    IN
1038    Newton    OH
1086    Newton    VA
1099    Curie    MA
1114    Archimedes    ON
1155    Newton    CT
1165    Curie    AZ
1195    Galileo    MD
1208    Galileo    KC
1218    Archimedes    PIT
1318    Galileo    OR
1332    Galileo    CO
1332    Galileo    SDC
1421    Archimedes    TX
1425    Curie    WA
1477    Galileo    LA
1507    Newton    ROC
1561    Archimedes    OK
1569    Newton    WA
1622    Curie    NV
1625    Newton    IL
1625    Newton    WI
1649    Archimedes    FL
1657    Newton    IS
1675    Curie    IL
1706    Newton    MO
1714    Newton    MN
1717    Galileo    SAC
1726    Newton    AZ
1742    Galileo    OK
1743    Archimedes    PIT
1747    Curie    OH
1771    Curie    SC
1796    Curie    NY
1806    Curie    KC
1807    Archimedes    NY
1893    Curie    MD
1902    Galileo    CT
1918    Newton    MI
1923    Galileo    NJ
1983    Curie    OR
2004    Newton    OK
2039    Curie    WI
2056    Archimedes    WAT
2056    Archimedes    ON
2173    Curie    LA
2185    Curie    WAT
2185    Curie    ON
2194    Curie    WI
2214    Galileo    IS
2230    Galileo    IS
2344    Newton    NJ
2348    Galileo    HI
2354    Archimedes    DA
2415    Archimedes    SC
2415    Archimedes    GA
2443    Curie    HI
2470    Archimedes    MN
2543    Archimedes    SDC
2549    Newton    MN2
2587    Archimedes    TX
2609    Newton    WAT
2621    Curie    NH
2635    Curie    OR
2655    Archimedes    GA
2659    Newton    CA
2753    Archimedes    NJ
2826    Archimedes    MN
2970    Newton    MN2
2996    Newton    CO

[Taylor]

Hey, how did Karthik get LF's data?



hmmm....

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Hey, how did Karthik get LF's data?



hmmm....

You got that backwards, everyone knows even LF uses the Simbots scouting database posted in the whitepaper section of CD:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2236

I suggest downloading to get all information on the thi season's performance of the teams you'll be playing this week.