Crescendo: game overview

This year's FRC game is Crescendo presented by Haas. Matches consist of 2 alliances that play against each other. Each alliance consists of 3 teams that work together to score points in a number of ways.

The first 15 seconds of the game is the autonomous period (where the robot moves by itself). The robot can score notes (the orange rings) in the amp (2 pts) and speaker (5 pts), and leave it's area (2 pts). 

After the autonomous period is the 2 minute and 15 second Tele-op (driver controlled) period. During tele-op, Point values are amp (1 pt), speaker (2 pts), speaker amplified (5 pts). The speaker gets "amplified" by 2 notes being scored into the amp and then the human player pressing the amplifier button. This amplification period lasts for 10 seconds or until 5 notes are scored.

End game is the last 30 seconds of the game. Point values during this time include the following: "parking" -ending in the stage area (1 pt), "onstage" -hanging from the chain and not touching floor (3 pts), "onstage spotlight" a robot hanging onstage and human player makes note on mic (4 pts), "harmony" consists of 2 robots on the same chain (2 pts). Any time players are controlling the robots, they can also score in a special slot inside the stage called the "trap" which is worth 5 pts. 

At end of match you get ranking points by winning (2 RP), tie (1 RP), "melody" 18 notes scored in amp/speaker (1 RP), "ensemble" at least 10 stage points and 2 onstage robots (1 RP), cooperation bonus (both alliances pressed the cooperation button with 1 note in amp during the first 45 seconds of play (1 CP).

Autonomous STRATEGY