🦄 First Unicorn Match

FIRST General Forum
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Simple question, when do we see the first unicorn match in “official” match play?

Enjoy the new RP system all!

  • Not happening
  • Week 0 event
  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3
  • Week 4
  • Week 5
  • Week 6
  • Champs
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Argue Discuss Below

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Unicorn matches refer to both alliances earning all of the total combined RPs (In this year, 9RP). So you need both alliances to be competent and well-rounded to accomplish a unicorn match.

That being said, there are some pretty competitive Week 1 events that I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen at least once (Looking at you BCVI)

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I’ll be watching Arkansas in Week 2 for the 1st unicorn match. Small enough event and enough consistently high performing teams that surely there will be a match or two where the stars align.

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Happy B-Day! (At least according to the little cake!)

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I’m guessing the first one will be at ISR 1 and if somehow that doesn’t happen I’m confident it will at Pinnacles or Port Hueneme

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Adding on to my week 1 prediction, it will happen if we ask the qual schedule gods nicely.

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How many algae balls must we sacrifice?

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You mean this type of unicorn match, right? https://youtu.be/OUatg-Ypp70?si=EP2TdBUmY9x01YUY

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Are you counting RP assigned due to penalties?

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Since so many people have voted let’s say “no matter how it happens”.

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week 1 for sure

Pinnacles Regional is gonna be a banger

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Agree, team 10101 will get it trust (jk)

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I think it’s very possible for a single bot to solo every RP, it’s just a question of when it happens for both alliances. I’m hoping that’s at Hueneme though!

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very bold take

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correct me if I’m wrong,

but doesn’t the Auto RP require, by nature, all three robots?

And the Climb RP… isn’t it impossible to get 14pts climbing alone?

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Only if they show up and aren’t bypassed. Which is most of the time, but for the sake of hypothetical, you can solo the Auto RP

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You can conceivably get all the RP by just pushing dead team mates around. Personally I think it’s going to be pretty hard if their swerve drive defaults to X.

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It still requires another robot, though…

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power-speed

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Yes, it does.

Auto RP: Push both team mates off the line, then score anywhere on the reef.

Coral RP: Score required coral by yourself

Cage RP: Push dead team mate into the zone to park, then deep climb

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