The Quest

• Robots operate independently for first 15 seconds of the Quest — Alliances score points by:
  • Reaching opponents defenses
  • Crossing defenses
  • Scoring boulders through goals in the opposing tower
• Human drivers take control for the final 2 minutes and 15 seconds controlling their robot to:
  • Defend their castle
  • Retrieve boulders
  • Defeat defenses
  • Score goals from the opponents’ courtyard in tower
  • Capture and scale the opponent’s tower

The Tower

• Openings in the tower are available for robots to score boulders
  • Scoring boulders reduces a tower’s strength as indicated by decreasing tower lights
  • The tower’s flag will drop when enough boulders are scored and then the tower can be captured at the end of the Quest

The Outer Works (outermost line of fortification)

• Eight defensive options (over 18,000 possible field configurations)
  • One permanent (the low bar)
  • One chosen periodically by the audience
  • Three selected by Alliances just before each Quest begins
• Once the Quest begins
  • Illuminated lights on each defense reduce when an opposing robot fully crosses it for first time
  • These lights go dark after the defense has been crossed a second time, signaling it’s considered damaged
  • Once any four of the five defenses are damaged, the fortifications are considered breached and the charging Alliance is rewarded with points

The Capture

• During last 20 seconds of the Quest, robots may surround and scale the tower to capture it
• When capture is successful, their flag is raised on the opposing tower and even more points are earned