Good to know, I had no idea it took awhile longer. Is that to wait until team updates pass or to give the RI and LRIs time to actually make the list after the game is released?
Probably a bit of each. If you go through go through last year’s list, and make adjustments using the changes for this year, it’s not difficult to get to about 98% right. When the official checklist comes out, I will add a paragraph or two to the bottom of the “changes” wiki you linked above, identifying changes to the checklist from last year.
Thanks, this reminds me it’s about time to update my R&I cheat sheet; the R&I rules stripped down to one (two sided, trifold) page.
It’s now available. I did a quick scan for differences from last year. I see the following changes, almost all of which track rule changes in the manual:
height limit 48"
extension limit 12"
bumper covers entire perimeter with <1/2" gaps
clearance pockets in bumper backing must now be shallow
bumper numbers must be visible 60’ away
no longer required to check for damage to game pieces
robot must not be designed to reduce working length of stage chain
COTS USB battery now 5A
only four propulsion motors
electrical solenoid actuators no longer restricted to 1" stroke