Coaches and Team Members
Send an email to doug.rcx@gmail.com if you have any questions. I will post your question and my responses on this page. By using my email, I will be able to reply quicker.
When emailing a question, please follow this outline:
Subject Line: Game Time Question
Comments: "Mission #"
Identify the Mission, then outline your question or concern.
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Comments: "General Rule"
Identify the General Rule, then outline your question or concern.
Q&A posted on this page will be used to clarify General Rules and Game Time Missions and Rules questions. Sometimes the combination of the General Rules and Game Time documents and videos may create a conflict. Things may need to be clarified. Post your question so that a member of the RCX Team can provide an answer to clarify your question. The responses from the RCX Team will establish conditions your team will need to follow to prepare for this year's challenge.
We will try to get back with you ASAP.
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Touch Penalty/ Yahtzee Dice, Yahtzee Cup Question from David The Yahtzee Cup was not supplied. I need a description in the Missions & Rules document of what will be an acceptable Yahtzee Cup. Response from Doug The Yahtzee Cup is a container. The Team should follow the Game Time Container document to construct a container or Yahtzee Cup. |
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Mission 1: Scrabble Question from Amanda Do the scrabble tiles have to be actual tiles from the game or can they be made of legos? Response from Doug Yes. You can bring your own Scrabble Tiel to the tournament. Notify the Referee when you approach the Competition Board. Your Tiles can come from a Scrabble Board Game from school or a Team Members home. Your Scrabble Tiles can be made of LEGOs. Make sure each tile is separate. Make sure each tile has a letter that is legible. There are many ways to solve this. Be creative and think out of the box. |
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Mission 4: Jenga Blocks Question from David What happens if a Jenga Piece for the other tables lands on our table in a position where it can interfere with one of our mission runs. Can we ask the referee to move the Jenga piece out of the way? Response from Doug No, the Referee will NOT remove the Jenga Blocks from your opponents table. The Jenga Blocks become an obstacle your team will have to consider. The Team will need to have a strategy which includes "Time Management" & "Robot Construction" which will consider these objects being in the way. The Referee will consider the position of your Team's scoring Mission Objects. If the opponents Jenga Blocks move a "Scoring Mission Object" to a "Non-Scoring Position", the Referee should still award your Team a positive score. Make sure your Teammember is prepared to question the Referee if this occurs. |
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Mission 11: Let's Play Chess Question from Janet Are the chess pieces counted as Partial or Complete? Response from Doug Each Chess piece scores separately. The Chess piece MUST be vertical. The Chess pieces can score both "Partially In" &/or "Completely In". |
