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Re: rtl20 time issue
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Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:58:24 GMT
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David Koudys wrote:
> So I'm elbow deep into building for the next competition when it hits me--
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> All the competitions I've ever been to, we show up at around 10ish, we furiously
> tweak for a bit, we head over to some sort of food thingy around noon, we come
> back for 1 and then the actual competition begins.
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> With me thus far?
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> So 1 p.m. shows up, we get the 'bots competing with one another--usually around
> 3-5 minutes per competition, and then the afternoon progresses.
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> The last competition--balance of power, we had something like 8-9 'bots, and two
> contestants at a time--that's 30ish compeitions at 3 minutes apiece--hour and a
> half, and throw in set up time and such--lasted us until 4 p.m.
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> Watch out!! Here comes rtl20! We are putting 8-9 'bots in the rink at the same
> time! 3 minute competition. Add in the Chris 'I want a do-over' factor, and
> we're at 6ish minutes--we're done at 1:10 p.m.
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> What'll probably be hashed out is--let's be perfectly honest--I think most of us
> will want to see Project Y run maybe half a dozen times, and add up the scores
> for each 'bot at the end for the 'grande winner'.
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> That still leaves lots of time.
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> So I was thinking (bad for me I know) that for this one we should definitly have
> a secondary competition--again, for those that aren't building for Project 'Y',
> as well as to fill in the time to 4 p.m.
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> What would this competition be? I dunno. I had an idea--battle'bots maybe.
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> Dave K
Dave this is a very good idea. Since you will be bringing the 8'x8'
play field, maybe a Second game where we use that would be in order.
Any takers?
Chris
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| (...) Marble sorters again? :p Just kidding. How about we do "Race Cars" small 4" wide cars race against each other, in a track taped with electric tape on both sides. You can make it into a figure 8 or something like that, maybe even with a bridge. (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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