FIRST Robotics 2009 - Lunacy - Videos

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Lunacy is a game played on a field known as the crater. The crater has a silicon mat placed on it to simulate the low traction on the moon. Two alliances, one red and one blue, composed of three FIRST Robotics Competition teams each, compete in each match. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent by placing the game pieces in the trailers hitched to the opposing alliance’s robots.
The number of game pieces in the opposing alliance trailers determines the alliance scores. There are three types of balls that can be used to score points during the match. They are moon rocks, empty cells, and super cells. Each scored moon rock is worth 2 points. Each scored empty cell is worth 2 points. Each scored super cell is worth 15 points. Scores are determined based on the state of the game pieces at the end of the match.

Go to robotics.nasa.gov to watch the kickoff video.