Game Manual Part 1 is Officially Here!


The Game Manual Part 1 has been officially released! For those of you new to our community, the Game Manual Part 1 will guide you through all aspects of what to expect at a FIRST Tech Challenge tournament. This manual will also explain the rules and regulations when building your robot for the upcoming season. For returning teams, there are new robot construction rule updates, so be sure to read the rules carefully before designing and building your bot!

Now for the fun! We�re sure, much like us, you�ve had this day marked on your calendars for quite some time. By now you have probably read through the entire manual front to back with excitement and enthusiasm, you must have noticed something special!

That�s right, we�ve included a game hint in the Game Manual Part 1! The Team Marker is a new, game specific scoring element that will be used in the ROVER RUCKUSSM Presented by Qualcomm� game. A scoring element is defined as objects that robots manipulate to earn points. Each team will need to construct their own Team Marker and bring it to each competition. Team Marker build rules are outlined in section 8.4 of the Game Manual Part 1.

Here�s an example of a Team Marker built by one of our own HQ staff!




























Details of how the Team Marker will be used in the game will be released at kickoff on 9/8/2018.
Assemble your #STEMsquad and get ready for #FIRSTLaunch2019! #ROVERRUCKUS is coming September 8, 2018. Register your team and sign up for a kickoff event! https://goo.gl/qDHtSL


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