Rug Rage

Infobox_FRC_Game
game_title = Rug Rage

year = 1993
number_teams = 25 [http://www.technokats.org/documents/1993/93_teamlist.pdf]
number_regionals =
championship_location = Bishop Guertin High School - Nashua, NH
chairman_winner = Team 7 - “The Labsters”
wf_winner =
founders_winner =
champions = Team 148

Rug Rage was the game used in the 1993 edition of the FIRST Robotics Competition. In it, 4 teams competed individually to collect as many large 13" and small water-filled balls within their goal area.

Layout

In Rug Rage, each team had a scoring area. This is where the team had to push balls in order to score. The scoring area had a bar over top of it that created an 11" opening. At the center of the field lay 5 large balls and 20 smaller water-filled balls.

Gameplay

Teams had to push either the 6" diameter water-filled balls into their score area for 1 point each or the 13" kickballs into the area for 5 points each. In the case of a tie, the team with the most large balls scored won. Since the opening over the goal area was only 11" high, the kickballs had to be lifted over the bar in order to be scored. Each match lasted 2 minutes.

Robot Specs

*Must fit into a 3x3x3ft cube
*Must weigh less than 50lbs

Notable

*This was the first time that a FIRST game was played without power cables. Rather, each robot was powered by an on-board battery.
*As indicated by the name, the playing surface was rug

References