FIRST Relic Recovery

About the 2017-2018 season

The 2017-2018 Game:

FIRST RELIC RECOVERY℠ Presented by Qualcomm®

Incorporated is played on a 12 ft. × 12 ft. (3.7m × 3.7m)

square field with approximately 1 ft. (0.3m) high walls and

a soft foam mat floor. The object of the game is to attain

a higher score than the opposing alliance by (1) scoring

Glyphs into the Cryptoboxes and completing rows,

column, and ciphers, (2) transferring Relics to the

Recovery Zone, (3) retrieving Jewels, (4) parking on the

Balancing Stones, and (5) navigating to specific parts of

the Playing Field.

The field is divided in the middle into a “red” and a “blue”

side corresponding to the two alliances. In the center of

the field is a taped off area that hold the Glyphs. The

scoring elements for FIRST RELIC RECOVERY℠ are 48

alliance-neutral Glyphs (24 gray and 24 brown), 8

alliance-specific Jewels (4 per alliance) and 4 alliancespecific

Relics (2 per Alliance). There are 4 alliancespecific

Cryptoboxes (2 per Alliance) with taped off safe

zones in front of each. There are 4 alliance-specific

Balancing Stones (2 per Alliance) on which Robots begin

and end the game. There are also 2 off-field alliancespecific

Recovery Zones where robots place recovered

Relics at the end of the match.

Matches have two distinct periods of play: a 30-second

Autonomous period followed by a two-minute DriverControlled

period. The last 30 seconds of the DriverControlled

period is called the End Game which adds new

scoring opportunities for robots to achieve.

Autonomous Period:

During the Autonomous period, Robots operate using

only pre-programmed instructions. Alliances earn points

by: (1) selecting and removing opponent colored Jewels

from platforms, (2) scoring Glyphs into the Cryptoboxes,

and (3) parking their Robot in a Safe Zone in front of their

Cryptobox.

Driver-Controlled Period:

During the Driver-Controlled period, alliances earn points

by: (1) Scoring Glyphs into their Alliance’s Cryptoboxes

and (2) Creating Cipher patterns with their Glyphs in the

Cryptoboxes.

End Game:

The final 30 seconds of the Driver-Controlled Period is

called the End Game. In addition to the previously listed

Driver-Controlled Period scoring activities, alliances earn

points by (1) moving their Relics to safety in their

Recovery Zone and (2) balancing Robots on the

Balancing Stones.

Autonomous Period Scoring:

Alliance-specific Jewel remaining on platform....30 points

Glyph scored in Cryptobox ...................... 15 points/Glyph

Glyph bonus for Cryptobox Key column .............30 points

Robot Parked in Safe Zone ................................10 points

Driver-Controlled Period Scoring:

Glyph scored in Cryptobox ...................................2 points

Completed Row of 3 in Cryptobox ......................10 points

Completed Column of 4 in Cryptobox.................20 points

Completed Cipher...............................................30 points

End Game Scoring:

Relic in Recovery Zone #1..................................10 points

Relic in Recovery Zone #2..................................20 points

Relic in Recovery Zone #3..................................40 points

Bonus for keeping Relic Upright .........................15 points

Robot balanced on Balancing Stone ..................20 points