Author Archives: Lee Lin

Tilt Management: Rocky Start to Online NABC

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Lee Lin

Back in the day, you only had a limited time to finish the Online NABC. It was still 12 hours, so that should be plenty for anyone. But now it is the entire day, midnight to midnight Eastern Time! That … Continue reading →

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Online NABC Still A Go!

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Lee Lin

Even though most events for the Spring 2020 NABC are cancelled, there is still one NABC title to be awarded: the online individual! For those who haven’t tried it, the individual robot tournament is a lot of fun. What To … Continue reading →

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NABC Spring 2020 Cancelled!

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

Disaster! Or maybe we are all relieved. Hundreds of people flying in from all over the world, playing in close proximity for a week, then flying back home seemed like a bad idea. Add to that the demographics of the … Continue reading →

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New York Sectional – Hacking the Masterpoints

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Lee Lin

Everyone should be thankful for all the silverpoint opportunities we have had lately. If you didn’t go to Woodbridge this weekend (last one ever), and you didn’t play the online sectional (first one ever), then there is still STaC week … Continue reading →

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The Last Woodbridge?

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Lee Lin

In December, we first heard that the Woodbridge days were numbered. Rumor is the next Unit 140 sectional will move to Edison, just a little bit further for New York drivers. Possibly easier by public transit. They also recently upgraded … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking GNT-C / GNT-A Attracts 21 Teams!

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Lee Lin

Be careful what you wish for! We surpassed our goal of 20+ teams. In total 50 teams competed in the opening rounds of GNT-Championship, GNT-A, GNT-B, and GNT-C. Last year there were only 32, a nice 56% increase, mostly coming … Continue reading →

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D24 GNT Feedback – Please Let Us Know!

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Lee Lin

Today is the opening round for GNT-A and GNT-C flights. Last weekend we did GNT-Championship and GNT-B. Soon we enter the knock-out phase of the GNTs, where surviving teams schedule a match on their own time and report results to … Continue reading →

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Can We Muster Up 20 Teams This Sunday?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Lee Lin

Last Sunday was a great showing of 17 teams for GNT-B. There are some logistics we could do better. Maybe we can figure out seeding and groups without such a long delay (sorry). Maybe lunch doesn’t need to be at … Continue reading →

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GNT-Championship Semi Finalists

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Lee Lin

After a 2-session round robin with 12 teams on Saturday, the championship flight District 24 GNT field continued Sunday with the round of 8. Similar to the Flight B format, a seeding committee created two balanced groups with four survivors … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking 17 Teams Contest GNT-B (District 24)

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Lee Lin

Absolutely amazing. Last year we had 10 teams show up for the GNT-B opening round, but today we broke a district record at 17 teams! The conditions of contest didn’t even account for 12+ teams resulting in 8 survivors. But … Continue reading →

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