Contest at the Museum of Science
At the end of DME, all participants will take their completed soccerbots and compete in a double-elimination tournament at the Boston Museum of Science.
Rules of the Game
1. Duration of Play- The game will consist of 16 minutes of play, divided into into two halves of eight minutes each.
- There will be a 2 minute break between the halves.
- Each team will place their robots on their half of the field in any configuration they choose, with the exception of the central circle. Only one robot, chosen from the team which has possession of the ball, will be allowed in that central circle.
- Play will commence at the discretion of the referee.
- A team will be considered to have scored a point if at any time 50 percent or more of the ball is in the goal defended by their opponent.
- Each goal will be worth one point.
- The ball has left the field. If the ball leaves the field then the defending team gets possession of the ball on their half, while the other team must remain on their own side.
- A score is made, where score is defined in Rules section 3.1. After the stoppage, the team which lost the point will start with the ball in a manner identical to the start of the game.
- Intentional damage to another robot is unacceptable. If it becomes apparent that an individual is intentionally attempting to break another robot, then that individual's robot will be removed from play and a mentor robot, controlled by a mentor, will replace it.
- Play stops.
- The broken robot is removed from the playing field.
- To equalize team size:
If a player is unintentionally at fault, that player's robot is also removed.
If no one is at fault, the broken robot and its player will be replaced by a mentor robot and mentor. - Teams may return to normal if the broken robot is repaired.
- The team with the most points at the end of the second half will be declared the winner of the game.
- In the event of a tie, a sudden death, overtime period will be used to determine the winner
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