RECF Engage Robotics Competition- Tier Takeover Game Manual Version 2.0 Released

Hello, RECF community, and thanks for being part of this season’s Engage game: Tier Takeover. We’ve just released version 2.0 of the game manual, with a few big changes. Here’s a list of what you need to know about this update:

  • 2.2.4 - Added VEX IQ® AI Vision Sensor and VEX IQ® Vision Sensor as legal parts

  • 2.2.4 - Increased maximum thickness of flat-cut plastic parts to 1/8" nominal

  • 2.2.4 - Specified that small power supplies for LED decorations are allowed

  • 3.0, 4.0, & 7.4.1 - Changed solo match allocations from 3 of each match type to a flexible “pool” of 5 attempts

  • 3.3.7 - Eliminated mandatory driver swap

  • 3.5 - Added tiebreaker criteria for solo match rankings

  • 7.4.2 - Revised guidance for match counts

  • 7.4.2 - Changed rule for dropping lowest scores

  • Updated figures for improved clarity

  • Minor corrections throughout

Be sure to visit games.recf.org for the app-based game manuals, Q&As, and scoring calculators for all RECF programs. You can also head over to the RECF Library for game manual PDFs, quick reference guides, inspection lists and more resources for the RECF Engage Robotics Competition.

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