The Game

The IRI Challenge will be the 2009 “Lunacy” game.

SCORING and RULES – Scoring and rules will be the same as the official FIRST “Lunacy” with the following exceptions:

• Rule Changes – To Be Announced.

ALLIANCE SELECTION & TOURNAMENT PLAY

• The Top 8 Teams will be Alliance Captains, determined by win – loss record and RS (same as FRC Process).
• Alliances will be 4 teams. The Alliance Captain will have full discretion on which three teams play each match. There is no requirement that all teams in the alliance play.
• The Alliance is allowed to mix Robots and Payload Specialists from the 4 teams.
• Alliance selection will be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 – 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
• Alliances are allowed One Six Minute Time-Out during the Tournament Play. Alliances may not give their time out to the other alliance.
• The alliance may play any combination of their 4 robots and 4 Payload Specialists in any match.