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VEX IQ Challenge Ringmaster – Game Manual
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Copyright 2017, VEX Robotics Inc.
2017-08-17
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Skills Match –
A
Driving Skills Match
or
Programming Skills Match.
Starting Peg –
One of the three (3) vertical pegs consisting of VEX IQ pieces attached to the field
perimeter, with a height of approximately 3” (76 mm) where three (3)
Rings
start the
Match
.
Starting
Pegs
can be
Emptied
by
Robots
to earn points.
Starting Positions –
The two designated 11” x 20” spots on the field where
Robots
must start the
Match
. Starting Positions are bounded by the inner edges of the long black lines, outer edge of the
short black line and the top most outer edge of the field perimeter.
Student –
Anyone born after April 30, 2004 (age 13 or lower) or enrolled in grade 8 or lower on April
30, 2018. Anyone enrolled in grade 9 on April 30, 2018 is
only
eligible to participate on a VEX IQ
Challenge team when enrolled in a middle school or district, which includes grade 8, but not grade
10.
Students are the individuals who design, build, repair, and program the Robot , with minimal adult
assistance.
• Elementary School Student
- A
Student
enrolled in grade 5 or lower or enrolled in grade 6 in
a school, which includes grade 5, but not grade 7 (e.g., K-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6).
• Middle School Student
– Any eligible
Student
that is not an Elementary School Student.
Team –
Two or more
Students
make up a team. A
Team
is classified as an
Elementary School Team
if
all
the members are
Elementary School Students
. A
Team
is classified as
Middle School
if
any
of
its members are
Middle School Students
.
Teams
may be associated with schools,
community/youth organizations, or a group of neighborhood
Students
.
Teamwork Match
– A
Driver Controlled
period with one (1) Alliance that is sixty seconds (1:00)
Uniform
– A
Post
is considered to be
Uniform
if all of the following criteria are met:
1. There are at least two (2)
Rings
scored on the
Post.
2. All
Rings Scored
on the
Post
are the same color.
VEX IQ Challenge Ringmaster Game Rules
Scoring
•
A
Ring Scored
in the
Floor Goal
is worth one (1) point.
•
A
Ring Scored
on a
Post
is worth five (5) points.
• Rings Scored
on a
Uniform Post
are worth double their normal value (i.e. ten (10) points each)
•
An
Emptied Starting Peg
is worth five (5) points.
•
A
Released Bonus Tray
is worth twenty (20) points.