Purely out of curiosity, why would you reset the dispenser? All the Best - Samantha Sent from my iPhone On Nov 15, 2011, at 1:59 PM, John Barrett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > And just to be precise, the score is given for empty dispensers, and not (what I would call) triggered dispensers. Correct? I ask because in the course of the match, our robot dispenses the pink bacteria and then later "resets" the dispenser to the original position (without any bacteria, of course). > > John > > On 11/15/2011 1:10 PM, VA/DC Referee Advisor wrote: >> Brian is right. The *bacteria* are not worth any points on the mat or in Base. >> >> Also, teams should remember that it's okay for bacteria to land on the >> mat, especially if that is part of their strategy. If the robot >> happens to clean them all away (e.g. take them to Base) before the end >> of the match, then the empty dispensers are worth the higher amount. >> It is the condition of the field at the end of the match that >> determines the scoring. >> >> Steve Scherr >> VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor >> >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Brian Hardy >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Technically, the bacteria do not score at all (unless they make it to the >>> sink), it's the dispenser that score the points - they each get 12 points, 7 >>> if any bacteria, of any color, is on the mat outsde of base. As has been >>> stated in previous threads, they do not have to make it base for the >>> dispenser to score. >>> Brian >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 15, 2011, at 11:09 AM, "Tiller, Ron (ESS)"<[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> If some fall and you return some then the points for the ones returned are >>> lowered to 7 which is the same as the ones left on the mat. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> Ron C. Tiller >>> >>> >>> >>> From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC >>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Samantha Davis >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:02 AM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: EXT :[VADCFLL-L] Scoring >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi - >>> I can't find the rule about the bacteria. We want to capture the little >>> green >>> bacteria balls and return to base. I know points are different for bacteria >>> on >>> mat vs. the base. What if some fall and some return? No points? >>> >>> >>> All the Best - Samantha >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >>> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave >>> the list". >>> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. >>> Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to >>> subscribe. >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >>> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave >>> the list". >>> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. >>> Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to >>> subscribe. >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". >> >> -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. > > -- > > John J. Barrett > Industrial Medium Software, Inc. > 1616 Anderson Road > McLean, VA 22102 > > (c) 703-231-5094 > (p) 703-286-0818 > (f) 703-286-0888 > > http://www.industrialmedium.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.