2014 BEST Game “Blade Runner”

Game Overview Blade Runner is based on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the transportation of wind turbine components on US infrastructure size, weight, hazards, etc. public/private roads, bridges, etc. the on-site assembly of the complex structures.

Game Premise Transport turbine components from your stockpile area to the assembly area Turbine components are large and heavy and may damage roads Your team must receive approval to transport across roads and bridges (through an oversize/overweight permit) Two transportation paths exist of varying difficulty

Game Premise Your team must beware of environmental concerns and animal habitats (Prairie Chicken) Leave prairie chicken habitats undisturbed, or Move them to a safe area

Game Premise At construction site, robots will assemble a kilowatt wind turbine (small) a megawatt wind turbine (large) At construction site, a human crane operator will aid the robot in Assembly and uprighting of the tower Expansion of turbine blades Adjacent teams may choose to cooperate in the robotic construction of a turbine and may even share components for increased cost efficiency

Game Pieces/Turbine Components Small Nacelle Small Hub/Blade Assembly Large Blades Prairie Chicken Environment

Game Pieces/Turbine Components Large Tower with Nacelle/Hub Small Tower

Field Layout

Oversize/Overweight Permit Station LED indicator Activation lever

Bridge Activation lever Activation lever

Game Play Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Acquire oversize/overweight permit before the end of the match Task 2 Transport turbine components from stockpile area to the construction site via Bridge Damaged Road Task 3 Assemble turbine components to towers Task 4 Lift the turbine to fully upright/locked position Task 5 Fully expand turbine blades Task 6 Avoid damage to Prairie Chicken environments; re-locate prairie chicken environments to safe area for bonus

Completed Turbine Assemblies Small Tower Upright/Expanded LargeTower Upright/Expanded

Basic Scoring Task/Item Points State At End of Match Oversize/Overweight Permit 5 Triggered (NOTE: Not required for prairie chickens or cooperative assembly scores) Prairie Chicken Environments (each) 10 4 -10 Upright and in safe zone. Upright and NOT in safe zone. Not Upright. Bridge Gates (each) Gate opened. Transporting: Small Nacelle Small Hub/Blade Assembly Large Blade (each) 30 Transported to Assembly Area

Basic Scoring Small Tower Assembly Large Tower Assembly Task/Item Points State At End of Match Small Nacelle Small Hub/Blade Assembly Small Nacelle+Hub/blades Small Tower Small Blades Expanded 30 +10 +20 Assembled to small tower. Assembled to small nacelle. Both assembled to small tower. Tower fully upright with nacelle+hub/blades. Blades fully expanded with tower upright. Large Tower Assembly Task/Item Points (Pos 1) (Pos 2) Tower Upright Bonus State At End of Match 1 Large Blade 2 Large Blades 3 Large Blades 20 40 60 80 120 Installed on large tower hub.

Cooperative Play Permanent barrier Barrier not removed for cooperative play between red and blue Barrier is removed for cooperative play between blue and yellow

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100 Same as BASIC Scoring for Team A (owner of the tower). Team B get zero shared points because they did not contribute any blades.

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100 Team A and Team B split the BASIC score (50% each) because Team B blades were installed on Team A tower. Team A and Team B split any Tower Upright Bonus (50% each) because Team B blades were installed on Team A tower.

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100 Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades. Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. 20 + 20*.50 = 30 40 + 40*.50 = 60 20*.50 = 10 40*.50 = 20 Bonus is split

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100 Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades. Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. 20 + 20 + 20*.50 = 50 40 + 40 + 40*.50 = 100 20*.50 = 10 40*.50 = 20 Bonus is shared

Cooperative Play Scoring Large Tower Team A Blades Installed Team B Team A Points Sharing Team B Points Sharing Pos1 Pos2 Bonus Pos 1 Pos 2 1 20 40 2 80 3 60 120 10 30 50 100 Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades. Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. 20 + (20+20)*.50 = 50 40 + (40+40)*.50 = 80 (20 + 20)*.50 = 20 (40 + 40)*.50 = 40 Bonus shared

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower partial assembly Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on Nacelle N/A 30 Nacelle on Tower +30 15 +15

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower partial assembly Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on Nacelle N/A 30 Nacelle on Tower +30 15 +15 Team B gets full point value for installing only their own parts together.

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower partial assembly Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on Nacelle N/A 30 Nacelle on Tower +30 15 +15 TeamA and Team B split the points for multi-colored towers.

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower fully assembled Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on Tower Lowered 10 5 Upright 20

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower fully assembled Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on Tower Lowered 10 5 Upright 20 Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing all of their own parts. Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing all of their own parts.

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower fully assembled Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on Tower Lowered 10 5 Upright 20 Teams split the points for multi-colored towers.

Cooperative Play Scoring Small Tower fully assembled Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on Tower Lowered 10 5 Upright 20 Teams split the points for multi-colored towers.