Someone suggested that I re-read The Tournament section of the the rules earlier today, and I found quite a lot of interesting rules. I'm usually the person on my team who knows
all the rules, and I was quite surprised to find not one, not two, but three rules I had no idea existed. I would suggest that everyone takes another look at The Tournament, you might find some hidden treasures.
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In the case where the Alliance Captain’s Robot is replaced with the Backup Robot, the Alliance Captain is allowed in the Alliance Station as a thirteenth Alliance member so they can serve in an advisory role to their Alliance.
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Team members may not measure any component or dimension of the playing field during FRC events. Measurements are permitted on the practice field, if available.
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5.6.2 Championship Backup Robot
If an Alliance has not previously brought in a Backup Robot, and a Robot becomes disabled during the Championship Playoffs and can not continue, the Alliance may request a Backup Robot. The Alliance Captain will be presented the option of having one of the three Division Finalist Robots, chosen randomly, from their division join the Alliance as a Backup Robot.
If an Alliance has won their division with a Backup Robot and moved on to the FRC Championship Playoffs, the Backup Robot continues to play for the Alliance in the Championship Playoffs.
As noted in Section 5.4.2, the original three-Robot Alliance shall only have one opportunity to draw from the Backup Robots. If the Alliance has brought in a Backup Robot during the division Elimination Matches or the Championship Playoffs, they cannot bring in a second Backup Robot. If a second Robot from the Alliance becomes inoperable during the Championship Playoffs, then the Alliance must play the following Matches with only two (or even one) Robots.
In either case, the replaced Robot remains part of the Alliance for awards but can not rejoin tournament play, even if their Robot is repaired. If the Alliance wins the Championship Playoffs, the FRC Champions will be all three original members of the Division Champion Alliance and the Backup Robot.
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