The 2015 game is... Recycle Rush!

[Sam Westgard]

Disney Made a Game With the Same Name
http://games.disney.com/recycle-rush

[MasterEric]

Originally Posted by Sam Westgard

Disney Made a Game With the Same Name
http://games.disney.com/recycle-rush

Wow. That milk carton looks like he is screaming from the endless and painful agony that is existence.

[JayNico]

IT'S
TOO
COMPLICATED
guess it's time to repeatedly read the rules for the next 24 hours
again

[George A.]

Wow.

The elimination bracket completely throws the past out the window.

Now you change what alliance you play each match in the quarter finals and semi finals....but the top 4 and top 2 alliances advance regardless if they are the "winner".

Qeueing should be fun....

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by George A.

Wow.

The elimination bracket completely throws the past out the window.

Now you change what alliance you play each match in the quarter finals and semi finals....but the top 4 and top 2 alliances advance regardless if they are the "winner".

Qeueing should be fun....

Not to mention a cool down between most semi final match.

[rjmah]

I see this as a "material handling" design challenge. Not having individual game winners makes it less interesting for spectators.

[xman206]

This "game" is very interesting...but is it really a game?

[JosephC]

I've generally been pretty happy to show the FRC games to my non-robotics friends. I even convinced about 15 of them to come to competitions the past 2 years. Several of them were so pumped in fact, that they watched the live stream today just to see what the new game was! To my dismay, all but one of the people who watched, said they would not be coming to competitions this year.

Robot on Robot interactions are a HUGE part in the success of spreading the message of FIRST. People watch Nascar for the crashes, they watch Hockey for the fights, they watch football to watch people get taken out. Its how these sports draw people in, and once you're in, you're stuck. Over the years, you develop favorite teams, and your wanting to watch just for the action, turns into wanting to watch for the gameplay.

FIRST is just starting the the past few years to get huge. Team growth has skyrocketed, viewership has skyrocketed, FRC is being broadcasted on live TV, even ESPN! Now is the time when people want action, we need to suck them in. And keep them.

This game achieves none of that, it takes the hardcore robot hitting other robot action away, and turns it into a science show. There's a reason that tackle football is far more popular than flag football.

And that, is why I don't like this game.

[Harveythellama]

Hey guys just wanted to point something out, correct me if I'm wrong but some of the totes more towards the very center of the field are actually upside down.

[cmrnpizzo14]

Originally Posted by Harveythellama

Hey guys just wanted to point something out, correct me if I'm wrong but some of the totes more towards the very center of the field are actually upside down.

That is correct. Looking at the field drawings in the manual I believe that there is a layer of totes on either side of the center step that are placed upside down.

[RoboMo786]

My initial impression



Jokes aside, I'm excited for this year, and I think it's going to give a lot of teams a great challenge and opportunity. However, I don't think it's going to be very exciting for the audience to watch considering that there is no robot to robot interaction between alliances. I have other doubts, time will tell. It's still a new season, new game, and new challenge, so that is something to be happy about.

[RockerRobot]

When I first saw the video for the game I was like, wow that's kinda simple. And then I started reading through the game manual and almost cried, there are so many details to account for. We have thrown several different ideas out but keep coming up with flaws relating to different game pieces. This is going to be a long day….

[KineticCougar]

Question about stacking. Can the grey totes be stacked upside down?

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by KineticCougar

Question about stacking. Can the grey totes be stacked upside down?

Originally Posted by Manual Section 3.1.2.3

A Gray TOTE is scored if it is fully supported by a SCORING PLATFORM and no portion of the TOTE extends above the top of the BACKSTOP.

Is there a mention of TOTE orientation?

[Harveythellama]

Is there a rule against how many totes a human player can bring to the human player station? I didn't see one but I could be mistaken.