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.

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 Premise

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

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

Field Layout

Oversize/Overweight Permit Station Activation lever LED indicator

Bridge Activation lever

Task 1 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 Game Play

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

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

Basic Scoring Task/ItemPointsState At End of Match Small Nacelle Small Hub/Blade Assembly Small Nacelle+Hub/blades Small Tower Small Blades Expanded 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. Task/ItemPoints (Pos 1) Points (Pos 2) Tower Upright Bonus State At End of Match 1 Large Blade 2 Large Blades 3 Large Blades Installed on large tower hub. Small Tower Assembly Large Tower Assembly

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

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus Same as BASIC Scoring for Team A (owner of the tower). Team B get zero shared points because they did not contribute any blades. Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus 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. Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades *.50 = *.50 = 60 Bonus is split 20*.50 = 1040*.50 = 20 Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades *.50 = *.50 = 100 Bonus is shared 20*.50 = 1040*.50 = 20 Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Blades Installed Team B Blades Installed Team A Points SharingTeam B Points Sharing Pos1Pos2BonusPos 1Pos 2Bonus Owner of the tower will always get full point value for installing their own blades + 50% for any neighbor’s blades (20+20)*.50 = (40+40)*.50 = 80 Bonus shared ( )*.50 = 20 ( )*.50 = 40 Neighbor will always get 50% for any of their blades installed on owner’s tower. Large Tower

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on NacelleN/A30 Nacelle on TowerN/A+30 Hub on NacelleN/A15 Nacelle on TowerN/A+15 Hub on NacelleN/A30 Small Tower partial assembly

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on NacelleN/A30 Nacelle on TowerN/A+30 Hub on NacelleN/A15 Nacelle on TowerN/A+15 Hub on NacelleN/A30 Team B gets full point value for installing only their own parts together. Small Tower partial assembly

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub on NacelleN/A30 Nacelle on TowerN/A+30 Hub on NacelleN/A15 Nacelle on TowerN/A+15 Hub on NacelleN/A30 TeamA and Team B split the points for multi-colored towers. Small Tower partial assembly

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright20 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Small Tower fully assembled

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright20 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 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. Small Tower fully assembled

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright20 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Teams split the points for multi-colored towers. Small Tower fully assembled

Cooperative Play Scoring Team A Small Tower (Team A or Team B Parts) Small Tower Position Team A Points Team B Points Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerLowered55 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright20 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Hub + Nacelle on TowerUpright10 Teams split the points for multi-colored towers. Small Tower fully assembled