Face Off is the 2008-2009 competition event of FIRST Tech Challenge

FIRST Tech Challenge

The FIRST Tech Challenge , formerly the FIRST Vex Challenge , is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST Robotics competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit...

. Two teams compete to score points by placing pucks

Puck (sports)

A puck is a disk used in various games serving the same functions as a ball does in ball games. The best-known use of pucks is in ice hockey, a major international sport.- Etymology :The origin of the word "puck" is obscure...

into designated areas.

Game rules

Matches are played on a field initially set up as illustrated in the figures below. Two alliances—one "red" and one "blue"—composed of two teams each, compete in each match. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opposing alliance by removing colored hockey pucks from eight different racks around the field and placing them in various locations in the center scoring area. Teams will be also be challenged by traversing over rough and/or slippery terrain located in four different areas of the field and will have to navigate onto the field at the start of a match and back off the field at the end of the match.

In the Autonomous Period, pucks scored in the center scoring area will be totaled and each alliance will keep those points whether the pucks are descored (pucks will count once) or not (pucks will be scored a second time). There will also be bonus points awarded to alliances for knocking pucks down from their racks based on their location from the Staffing Location.

There are a total of 70 pucks (35 red and 35 blue) available as scoring objects in the game.

Scoring

A puck that is scored in the outer square of the center scoring area is worth one point for the corresponding alliance.

A puck that is scored in the middle circle of the center scoring area is worth three points for the corresponding alliance.

A puck that is scored in the inner triangle of the center scoring area is worth five points for the corresponding alliance.

A robot that is off the field at the end of a match is worth 10 points for the corresponding alliance.

Any pucks that are scored during the autonomous period will be counted at the end of the autonomous period. If those pucks stay in the Center Scoring Area throughout the rest of the match, the pucks will be scored a second time.

If a robot successfully clears the pucks off a near rack during the autonomous period, the corresponding alliance (based on color of the pucks) will score 5 points for each near rack cleared.

If the far rack is successfully cleared, the alliance corresponding to the color of the rack will score 10 points.

World Championship Awards

• Inspire Award - Einstein's Daughters 32 San Diego, CA
• Winning Alliance Leader - RoboRaiders 679 Sandy Springs, GA, USA
• Winning Alliance Team - Jr. Bomb Squad 92 Mountain Home, AR, USA
• Winning Alliance Team - Alberta Longhorns 2820 Calgary, Alberta