Closed trickeydan closed 3 years ago
Tyler-Ward
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3 years ago As this is the first issue it might be good to include a summary of the plan for this years competition. @srobo/competition-team does someone want to wrte one, also @srobo/kit-team a summary of major projects would be a good inclusion.
sedders123
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3 years ago On the 24th December 17:00 - 20:00 UTC we will be having a festive social. We'll likely be playing some games (Among Us, Jackbox etc.) but nothing has been decided yet so shout if there's something you really want to do. The Google Meet link will be in #social on Slack if you want to join!
Our game this year, Radars of the Lost Ark, challenges teams to score points by claiming territories using radios. Teams must navigate the arena scanning for tower transmissions and sending their own transmissions back to claim territories. Teams are awarded points at the end of the match for the maximum extent of their territory at any one time.
As this competition year doesn’t feature a physical competition event, the structure of the competition has changed. The league matches will take place on four weekends throughout the year. After each league session the game will gain additional modules that will present new and different challenges to the competitors. If you have any cool ideas for modules please share them in #game on Slack or come along to a Competition Meeting.
We have weekly Competition meetings on Thursdays at 8:30, these are open to all so feel free to drop in without notice or on an ad-hoc basis. These meetings, and any others, can be found on the volunteer calendar.
We're experimenting with using Discord this year as opposed to the forums. If you'd like to join and help answer questions or just join in the banter with the teams, the sign up link is pinned in #general on Slack.
We're looking to organise friendly matches for the teams to have a chance to test their code in a less stressful environment. A chance for competitors to face off against other teams, socialize, and get some support from blueshirts. These will be happening 1 week before each league session at 10:30.
trickeydan
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3 years ago The submission window for this issue has now closed.
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