Rug Rage

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Rug Rage was the name of the 1993 season FIRST game. FIRST made everything bigger this year, compared to Maize Craze, however, the number of teams dropped.

Index of FRC Games
2008 FIRST Overdrive 2007 Rack 'n' Roll 2006 Aim High 2005 Triple Play 2004 FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar 2003 Stack Attack 2002 Zone Zeal 2001 Diabolical Dynamics 2000 Co-Opertition FIRST 1999 Double Trouble 1998 Ladder Logic 1997 Toroid Terror 1996 Hexagon Havoc 1995 Ramp n' Roll 1994 Tower Power 1993 Rug Rage 1992 Maize Craze

Contents 1 Field Layout 2 Game Description 3 Tournament Structure 4 Kit Of Parts 5 Rules 6 Strategies 7 Robots 8 Misc Info 9 Sources

Field Layout

12' x 40' carpeted surface with four 6' x 6' goals located on the perimeter. Each goal has a crossbar that only allows small balls to roll under it. Game starts with scoring objects (balls) randomly placed in center of field.

Game Description

Each kick ball in a team's goal is worth 5 points and each water-filled ball is worth one point.

Tournament Structure

The pair of teams with the highest scores were the winners, and (conversely) the two teams with the lowest scores are the losers.

Kit Of Parts

• Robots were not tethered this year.

Rules

• 50 pound weight limit
• Robots had to fit in a 3' x 3' x 3' volume

Strategies

Robots

Misc Info

Video from 1993(ABCNews): (Thanks Venkatesh for web space)

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Sources

• Team 177 History
• Team 45 History Compilation

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