Strategy

Basics

Limitations
- Size (Height, width, weight, appendages)
- Materials (cost, weight, practicality)
- Time
- Durability
Potential
- Scoring potential
- Defensive potential
- Flow of the game
- Fast/slow points
- Adaptability

Limitations

Evaluating a strategy’s limitations

Is the strategy possible under your limitations?
If limitations were changed, what effect is there on the strategy?
With limitations, is the strategy worth it?
Is the strategy easy to execute (consistent)?

Evaluating a game

Rules!
Ways to score
Ways to play defense
Possible strategies
- Scoring / Defensive potential
Realistic game flow
- How does strategy fit?
Comparison of designs / strategies
- Cost (money, time, materials)
- Potential
- Realistic (skill, tools, game pieces)

Rebound Rumble

Game Animation

Considerations

Best scoring strategy
Best defense strategy
Best competition strategy
Best strategy
- Is there one?

Example!

Zone Zeal

Basics

The primary source of points in Zone Zeal was placing balls in the mobile goals, then moving the goal into the appropriate zone. For every ball in a goal, an alliance received 1 point. For every goal in the alliance's goal zone at the end of the match, the alliance would receive 10 points. Further, the team would receive 10 points for every robot in the robot zone at the end of the match.