Game Basics
This is the total duration of a VEX Robotics Competition Match, including both the Autonomous and Driver Controlled Periods.
2 minutes
These are the primary game objects in VEX Push Back
Blocks
How many points is a single Scored Block worth
3 Points
This is the maximum initial size of a Robot at the start of a Match.
18" long by 18" wide by 18" tall
The Autonomous Period lasts for this many seconds.
15 seconds
This is the size of the square field in VEX Push Back.
12 feet by 12 feet
This is the total number of Blocks on the V5RC Push Back Field at the start of a Match.
88 Blocks
An Alliance controls a Control Zone if this condition is met regarding the Blocks within it.
A majority of the Blocks in that Control Zone are that Alliance's color
Once the match begins, a Robot's horizontal expansion is limited to this maximum footprint.
22" wide by 22" long (or 22" x 22" square)
If an Alliance commits any violation during the Autonomous Period, they will lose the Autonomous Bonus and become ineligible for this.
Autonomous Win Point (AWP)
In a Head-to-Head Match, each Alliance is composed of this many teams.
Two (2) Teams
This is the name for the Field Element that marks a location where Robots can be Parked at the end of the Match
Park Zone
This is the number of points awarded to the Alliance that has the most points at the end of the Autonomous Period.
10 Points (Autonomous Bonus)
The combined power of all V5 Smart Motors on a Robot must not exceed this wattage.
88W
During the Driver Controlled Period, a Robot may not Hold an opposing Robot for longer than this maximum duration, often counted out verbally by Head Referees.
5 seconds
The primary way to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by doing these three main actions
Scoring Blocks in Goals, Controlling zones within Goals, and Parking
The game features two types of Goals: Long Goals and these.
Center Goals
If two Alliance Robots are Parked at the end of the match, they collectively earn this many points.
30 Points
If a Robot's parts unintentionally detach during a match, this is the type of violation it's considered.
Minor Violation
During the last 20 seconds of a Match, Robots may not do this.
Contact opponent Park Zone, or any robots that are Parked in the Zone.
After Qualification Matches conclude, Teams are ranked based on three distinct point categories before proceeding to Alliance Selection and then this final type of tournament match.
Elimination Matches
These four structures are attached to the Field Perimeter and contain blocks at the start of the match, allowing robots to remove them.
Loaders
A Block is considered Scored if it meets these three criteria.
It is in contact with the inside surface(s) of the plastic trough of a Goal, not in contact with a Robot of the same color, and not in contact with the Floor.
This is the maximum number of individual custom-made, non-shattering plastic pieces a Robot is permitted to use.
12 pieces
The Autonomous Win Point criteria require at least this many Blocks of the Alliance's color to be Scored.
7 Blocks