Game Basics
Scoring
Violations
Robot Construction
Robot Skills
Tournament Rules
100
These are worth 1 point or 3 points if on top of the stakes.
What is a ring?
100
To count as this, the mobile goal must be contacting the floor or a white tape line, a portion of the flexible top must be above the perimeter, and must be breaking the zone.
What is placed in a corner?
100
This will be called if you trap or pin for 5-seconds.
What is holding?
100
This can be up to 18" on each side.
What is the Robot's Starting Configuration?
100
This is the length of a skills match.
What is 1 minute?
100
This is the first basis for ranking teams. You receive 2 for winning a match and 1 for tieing.
What are Win Points?
200
These are where rings need to be placed in order to be scored.
What is a stake?
200
This is the maximum number of rings that can be scored on a mobile goal.
What is 6 rings?
200
This is limited to 2 rings and a mobile goal.
What is possession?
200
A robot must pass this at the beginning of the tournament and whenever a change is made.
What is robot inspection?
200
This is where you stand during skills.
What is the Red Drive Team Section?
200
The drive team alone can do this immediately after the match. They should be ready with specific rules to do so.
What is challenging a ruling?
300
This is the second period of a match and is 1:45 long.
What is the Driver Controlled Period?
300
You will score 6 points if you get this bonus at the beginning of the match.
What is the autonomous bonus?
300
If you touch this during the last 15 seconds, you will be given a major violation.
A mobile goal in the positive corner.
300
A robot can only do this in one direction and for a maximum of 6" beyond the maximum starting size.
What is horizontal Expansion?
300
This is worth 5 points during skills.
What is placing a mobile goal into a corner?
300
This is the First tie-breaker for ranking teams.
What are autonomous points?
400
This stake can only be used by the alliance whose color matches it.
What is an Alliance Wall Stake
400
If you get this, you will get 3 points for the ring, 12 for the robot hang, and an additional 2 for a bonus.
What is the top ring bonus?
400
You cannot do this while possessing a goal, but it is permitted when you are not.
What is plowing mobile goals?
400
This building material is limited to a single 12" by 24" sheet per robot.
What are non-shattering plastic sheets?
400
The total score for skills is calculated by adding the highest of these two things together.
What are the autonomous and driver skills scores?
400
In a tournament of 26 teams, Alliance 1, 2, and 3 will get one of these.
What is a bye?
500
This is the name of the location in Yellow.
What is an Alliance Station?
500
To get this, you must score 3 rings of your color on at least 2 stakes on your alliance's side, both robots are not contacting the starting line, and one robot must be contacting the ladder.
What is an Autonomous Win Point?
500
These rules can get you ejected from the competition. They are so important, that they are in the Code of Conduct.
What are G1 (Behavior) and G2 (Student Centered) violations?
500
An unlimited amount of this is permitted (no thicker than 1/4").
What is rope or string?
500
If a team wishes to record this, they must tell the referee their intention to do so and use a hand signal to indicate when they wish to record it.
What is Stop Time?
500
Your team will receive 1 win-point if this is earned during autonomous.
What is the Autonomous Win Point?