Negative Scoring

Competition Rules/Strategy
1

I just went over Update Number 3, and a lot of the post on the whole negative scoring deal. A lot of people seem to be having different opinions. Can someone please put this into English?? I think I got it but im not to sure…:confused:

2

little equation…

score = (boxes on floor - stack height) * stack height.

so let’s say you hoist a box up to a “virtual stack” of 11 shu’s and have 5 on the floor…then the values would be:

score = (5 - 11) * 11
score = -6 * 11
score = -66

get it?

if not, please review the current threads on this and please don’t make more…we don’t need 1000 threads on this :wink:

*jeremy

3

If the BLUE team can lift at least 1 box higher that the total number of boxes is the the RED zone (While sitting in the RED zone) the score becomes negative.

((Floor + SHU) - (SHU)) * SHU = Score.

Example:
4 Boxes lay in the RED score zone. A BLUE bot comes in with another container and raises it to the height of 7 stacked boxes.

The math for the score would be:

(5 - 7) * 7 = -14 (RED)

Now, chances are that BLUE wins if RED has negative… but. BLUE + (2 * -14) = BLUE QP.

ask again or talk to me privatly if you want further explination

4

See the posts in this thread and this thread.

-dave

5

**I highly doubt a team will give up 25 king of the hill points, just to get negative QP!!! **

A more likely situation is that a team will be a team getting less then 3 boxes in their scoring zone. lemme breake it down.

3 box = 2-1 = 1
2 box = 1-1 = 0
1box = 0-1 = -1
0 box = 0-0 = 0

my sugestion - very easy

the stack* with the most boxes in it is multiplied by the TOTAL number of boxes in the scoring zone. PERIOD, NO MATER WHAT!

*definition of stack

dictionary.com “An orderly pile, especially one arranged in layers.”

Legalese / Mattsk=peak
"A group of boxes supported by 1 and only 1 box, or any nonbox item. each box can only directly support 1other box.

any stack not fitting this description is not elegible for the high stack.THATS IT; The boxes in it are just regular boxes!!!

**high points (pun intended;)) in this plan **

  • NO NEGATIVES!!!
  • VERY SIMPLE!!!
  • tallest stack possable = good!!
  • why shouldnt I get points i my bot is holding a stack?
  • Why should i rais my oponents score if my bot cant steal a stack in time?
  • did i say NO NEGATIVES!?! :wink:

ps. this exact same message will be posted in all negative point threads, and in its own poll thread in the rules forum. any updates/replies should be posted in poll thread, so please make sticky. goto the poll thread and lets make it a petitition!!!

pps. sorry bout the speling, gammer, too many !'s and bouts of RAGE; its 3:45 AM!!

-Matt Stearn
CUL8R