I found these finals matches and I believe that the field is backwards. (Red is where blue should be, and blue is where red should be). Maybe I’m wrong, but it looks backwards to me.
Was any one at this tournament on these forums? If so, where the fields backwards?
All I’m asking is if anyone has more information than I do.
EDIT: this link isn’t working, further down the thread is a working link
Some venues mirror the fields and we have not seen anything saying that cannot be done. That is why we changed the menu on our LCD from red/blue to left/right.
The colors need to be on the right sides because that’s how they’re defined in the rules! There field diagrams are very specific about the side the colors are on.
This is wrong. For example, a team might have a color sensor detect what color tile they are on. The field is not the same on both sides; it is mirrored.
It is also confusing because most teams label their automous “red/blue.” While I’m not saying it would be a big deal to switch to “left/right,” it’s still wrong and confusing.
I would say inform the referees or the person running the event, and describe why it should be fixed (autonomous confusion mostly). They should agree to fix it, but if they are running behind they may not. In that case there isn’t much you can do.
I was at a competition with that problem. Somebody informed the event director, and as I was on in the next match for that field, we helped them swap the tiles in under 2 minutes. I think in most situations informing someone involved with running the event is the best thing to do so they can make the appropriate decision and if nothing else, know to do it right the next competition they host.
We had told the head ref and the organizer of the issue before everything began, but because their equipment had crapped out on them early in the day, (which delayed everything almost 2 hours!) I guess they had more pressing matters to deal with. Since this tournament we haven’t had any similar issues, which is nice haha