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2017: FIRST Relic Recovery

Overview of the Season

The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing alliance by scoring Glyphs into the Cryptoboxes and completing rows, columns, and ciphers, transferring Relics to the Recovery Zone, retrieving Jewels, parking on the Balancing Stones, and navigating to specific parts of the Playing Field. The field is divided into a “red” and a “blue” side corresponding to the two alliances. In the center of the field is a taped off area that hold the Glyphs. The scoring elements for FIRST RELIC RECOVERY are 48 alliance-neutral Glyphs (24 gray and 24 brown), 8 alliance-specific Jewels (4 per alliance) and 4 alliance specific Relics (2 per Alliance). There are 4 alliance specific Cryptoboxes (2 per Alliance) with taped off safe zones in front of each. There are 4 alliance-specific Balancing Stones (2 per Alliance) on which Robots begin and end the game. There are also 2 off-field alliance specific Recovery Zones where robots place recovered Relics at the end of the match.

Our Awards

  •  Connect Award at the Allendale FTC Qualifier Event
  •  Inspire Award 3rd Place at the Allendale FTC Qualifier Event
  •  Motivate Award at the Big Rapids FTC Qualifier Event
  •  Winning Alliance at the Allendale FTC Qualifier Event
  •  Winning Alliance at the Big Rapids FTC Qualifier Event
  •  Winning Alliance at the Michigan State Championship

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