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1. Don't we run these contest for ourselves not the audience?
2. Just because TV has given kids an attention span of less then 3ns
doesn't mean we should cater to it.
3. There is no point 3!
4. If people can watch Formula One for 2 hours and nothing happens (with
the exception of the last race. Go DC!) they can certainly wait 3
minutes for two robots.
Derek
Chris Magno wrote:
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>
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> > Let's not change the 3 minutes (it's been in writing for three months now),
> > but if both designers agree nothing is going to change after a minute as
> > Steve says, then yeah.
>
>
> OK, but what if I have a bot that gets to the top in the first 10 seconds, and
> just drives around looking.. then 2 min 30 sec later your robot decides to makes
> its great move... thats a GREAT strategy, but boring to watch. this scenario
> nulls what you just asked above
>
>
>
> > Now if I have a super offensive move played at 2:53,
> > the game should proceed as normal.
>
>
>
> OK, how about we request that people program 3 times into the machine.... slot 1
> for one min, 2 for two min.. ect.
>
> then as we bring up people to compete you just run a time limit that is
> appropriate for your opponent.
>
> meaning:
>
> robot A: climbs to the top and hunts for 3 min
> robot B: waits on the floor for 2 min 30 seconds then attacks.
>
> using the 3 program idea then it would hurt no one to agree to run a 1 min
> game.....
>
> this allows robot A to climb like normal, and robot b to wait... just not 2 min.
>
> this is not a hard thing for our group to do!
>
> it can be done on sight... AND if you have left Ottawa already and don't know
> about this rule request until you arrive in Toronto, then opponents can adjust
> for a longer game by running prg. 3.
>
> this should minimize the number of games with "the wait game" strategy
>
> now would be a good time for Iain, and Dave to speak up!
>
> Chris
> Why do solar calculators have an off button?
>
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