Garrick,

Thanks for the invite -- we would love to attend, but we'll probably be
attending an event in Turlock (date uncertain), so I don't think we'll be able
to make it. It's looking like our only open date is Dec. 15 so if Turlock
doesn't scrimmage on that date and you do, we might be able to make it. Any
thoughts about possibly collaborating with Turlock?

A scrimmage doesn't have to be complicated. Last year we attended a
scrimmage/workshop held by Mark & Jill. Basically, they opened up the room
around 9:00, and provided a table for each team. The teams worked on their
robots and tested them on the field. There were no formal matches scheduled in
the morning.

It was suggested that everyone have robots somewhat assembled and ready to go by
2:00. At 2:00, only 4 teams (out of 8) had robots that were driveable, so those
4 teams played about 8-10 matches in succession. If you have more teams, you
could have them take turns. You don't necessarily need a formal schedule --
just teams willing to cooperate. The matches were informally scored at the end,
but no one kept a record of the score or ranked the teams. The matches ended
around 3:00 or 3:30, and most of the teams packed up and left shortly afterward.

The main considerations I can think of:
1. Getting enough teams to make it fun -- one scrimmage we attended had only 3
teams, but it was still worthwhile, because one team had an extra Squarebot to
serve as the 4th robot for the game.
2. Providing a table for each team
3. Figuring out what you'll do for food -- you could tell each team to take
care of itself, take pizza orders for each team, or potluck.

Hope your event goes well.

Yolande Petersen, coach
Metal Gear - Enochs High School (Modesto)
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