Sections in Robot Tournaments

[ArtK78]

There is something icky about dividing into sections after the fact, A better solution might be to not score across sections. There are certainly reasons to score across sections when there are overall awards, as you are actually competing against everyone. But they don't apply here.

 

Make each section their own little game, that way comparing percentages across different sections is far less valid.

 

15 min per section, stratification, remove the 48 limit and no scoring across sections = everyone wins!

I don't know what you mean by "after the fact." The sections are established at the beginning of the game. We just don't see them.

 

Scoring is done across the field, but awards are made within each section. That is certainly different than the way any live game I have participated in is run. But I don't see the harm in it.

 

Are you suggesting that if awards are made within a section, then the boards should be scored within a section? There is something to be said for that.

[dwar0123]

I don't know what you mean by "after the fact." The sections are established at the beginning of the game. We just don't see them.

 

Scoring is done across the field, but awards are made within each section. That is certainly different than the way any live game I have participated in is run. But I don't see the harm in it.

 

Are you suggesting that if awards are made within a section, then the boards should be scored within a section? There is something to be said for that.

Someone else was suggesting that sections be established after scoring, in such a way that each top player has their own section, which I think we both agree is a bad idea. I favor keeping the sections established at the beginning.

 

And yep, suggesting that a section only be scored within its section.