You may have thought the high score listing to the right was broken.... it has not changed for several weeks - until this last weekend. A new HIGH score was set.
The alliance of 2818 G-FORCE and 4240 4-H Techno Clovers (Both from Garrett County MD) racked up a score of 437 points in a single match! Whaaaaat?
Way to go, you've set the bar (box) high.
BTW this was at the Maryland Qualifying Tournament held at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD this weekend.
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OMG my friekn god
Congratulations Garrett County 4-H FTC teams!!
The 2012 FTC game now is redefined as who can lift higher, since all the bowling balls and magnet balls don't matter comparing to the 400+ points obtained by lifting. Originally those points are called "Stacking Bonus". But where is the stacking? (Stack definition: to arrange in a stack; to pile in or on;)
It seems when you stack a crate, its weight must be supported by a crate or ground (or non-movable game pieces) below. Lifting one crate simply doesn’t meet the definition of stacking, IMHO. Lifting a stack of two crates could score for the top crate, but not the bottom crate.
Yup. I agree with baijoufu. The rule that allows these point is a bit obscure. At face value, the game seems to be about stacking, but it's really about lifting. It would have been better called "Lift it High", and delete the bowling ball and other scoring elements. Congrates to the winning teams - they are nice bots!
While I somewhat agree with @baijoufu, I also think that the last three years I have been involved with FTC, every year the competition contains "red hering" aspects that I believe are designed to distract teams from the "real goal" or the "winning strategy". I don't disagree with this approach. Figuring out how to best compete given the constraints and rules of a game is part of the game. Also remember that not all teams that attempt to build a robot that can lift crates will succeed in doing that in competition.
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