The Parts of the Game
The elements of the game:
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Autonomous
During the autonomous period, the robots try to achieve certain goals that were set for this time. The autonomous period is the first 30 seconds of the game. The teams preprogram the robot to achieve a certain goal without the driver in control.
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Building
All robots have a drive base and different mechanisms to complete the game tasks. The robot is constructed from standard parts and custom parts. Most teams use Tetrix or REV parts along with 3 D printed parts.
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Driver control period
During the driver control period the team uses the remotes to drive the robot around and complete the tasks at hand. During some games in the past they have had to do things like picking up a large piece or lots of little pieces, clime over things, shoot balls and many other tasks.
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About the Game
The 2021-2022 FTC challenge game is called Freight Frenzy. In this game robots must score elements on shipping hubs. The alliance shipping hub has 3 levels each awarding different numbers of points. During autonomous the robots try to spin a duck onto the field, place a block on the correct level of the shipping hub, and park. During the driver control period teams intake and score elements on either the shared shipping hub, trying to tip it to their side, or the alliance shipping hub, trying to keep it balanced. During the end game (the last 30 seconds of the game) teams can spin the remaining ducks onto the field and park.
The 2020-2021 FTC challenge game was called Ultimate Goal. In this game robots must shoot ring into a goal. The goal has 3 levels each awarding different numbers of points. During autonomous the robots try to move wobbles to the correct square and park on the launch line; the robot can also score in the goal. During the driver control period teams intake and score rings. During the end game (the last 30 seconds of the game) teams can move the wobble goals over the wall on the field and shoot power shots. Teams can also place rings on top of the wobbles.
The 2019-2020 FTC challenge game was called Skystone. In this game robots must move stones and skystones under a bridge to the other side. Robots can also build towers with the stones onto a foundation. During autonomous the robots try to move skystones onto the foundation and park under the bridge. During the driver control period teams continue moving stones and can build towers. During the end game (the last 30 seconds of the game) teams can move the foundation and park in the building zone. Teams can also cap towers with their teams capstone.
The 2018-2019 FTC challenge game was called Rover Ruckus. In this game our robot must launch from the lander and detach on to the ground. During autonomous the robots can scan a picture and move a randomized golden ball without moving the other two white cubes. Teams can also place a team marker into a designated depot based off of the team color (Red or Blue). Finally teams can drive and park partly into the crater. During the driver control period teams can take cubes and balls and put them into their designated areas in the lander or in the depot. During the end game (the last 30 seconds of the game) teams can continue to deposit the cubes and balls, they can drive partly or fully into the crater for different points and lastly teams can re-attach to the lander.
The 2017-2018 game was called Relic Recovery. The game consisted of two periods, the autonomous period and the driver control period. The goal of the driver control period was to stack as many glyphs as you can, up to 12 into a Cryptobox. Once you complete the Cryptobox you can move on to taking a relic and placing it outside the field onto a mat. You can also place the relic on the mat during the end game (the last 30 seconds of the game) even if you haven't completed the Cryptobox.