2018 Game: Current Events
Check out the 2018 game teaser below from BEST, Inc. to get a taste of what this year's game is about.
Tasks
The robot must be able to:
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RestrictionsGEARS, Inc. has to take several restrictions into consideration during the design and construction of the robot:
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Game Pieces
1 liter water bottle
Serves as ocean garbage, worth 10 points 16 ounce water bottle
Serves as ocean garbage, worth 10 points Cans
Serves as ocean garbage, worth 10 points Filament Tube
The Field Engineer can use these to build filament tubes, containing 8 collected golf balls, which the robot can mount on the artificial reef structure, worth 100 points Sea Turtle
Worth 10 points (Garbage in rescued sea turtles doubles the point value of the same type of trash collected in that round) (See rules for more details) |
8 ounce water bottle
Serves as ocean garbage, worth 10 points Reef Box
The Field Engineer can use these to build reef blocks which the robot can mount on the artificial reef structure, worth 25 points in Field Engineer's Operational Area and 100 points on Reef Structure Golf Balls
Serves as microplastics, worth 5 points Rubber Ducky
Worth 10 points (Current Flow Analysis is worth 150 points) (See rules for more details) |
Game Animation
The video below gives a brief explanation of the basic rules and concepts of the game:
The Seriousness of Pollution
Pollution really is a problem. If it's not dealt with, it will only grow more dangerous. Fortunately, missions to clean up polluted spots like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch are being planned and launched. To learn more, check out this video:
Video Source: The Ocean Cleanup (https://www.theoceancleanup.com/)
Detailed Rules
In order to ensure that all company members understood the requirements of the game, GEARS members were required to read the 2018 game rules. Click below to access the links for this year's game rules:
Updated 11/11/18 by ENL
Copyright 2018 GEARS, Inc.
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