2023 Block Party is a WRAP -- We'll see you in 2024 for the CRESCENDO off-season!
October 28-29, 2023
HM Jackson High School, Mill Creek WA
It’s our third year on this “block” and we cannot wait to have your team come and play at our house! We’ll have donuts!
We will be playing the 2023 FRC game CHARGED UP with the real FRC field. The event will include a full set of qualification matches, alliance selection, and double-elimination playoffs.
Event Rule Modifications:
- Championship rules for supercharged nodes and 6 links for a ranking point will apply.
- The definition, award, and teleop points for “park” are removed.
- Section 6.4.2 is modified: “B. The ROBOT meets the criteria for DOCKED.”
- Bullet G of rule G301 is modified to add: “the first instance of a popped cube in a match is an exception to this rule, though egregious examples will still be considered violations.”
- Teams from the same school may not pick each other during the first round (1 to 8) of alliance selection.
Registration
We will take registrations in the order that they’re received… first come, first swerve.
- Per Team: $300; includes 10′ x 10′ pit with power
- 2nd robot (available only if we have space): $100
We have space for about 30 pits. Teams may indicate in their registration that would like to register a second robot. After 2 weeks, if we are not at 30 teams we will begin offering second robot slots, again first come, first swerve.
Event Volunteering
We still need volunteers in several key positions!
2023 PNW Block Party T-shirts
Washed purple t-shirt with 2023 PNW Block Party logo in white on front.
T-shirts orders are now closed. If you ordered a shirt, it will be available from the concessions stand at the event.
Registered to Participate:
| 360: The Revolution | 4513: Circuit Breakers |
| 948: NRG (Newport Robotics Group) | 4682: CyBears |
| 1540: Flaming Chickens | 4911: CyberKnights |
| 1778: Chill Out | 5920: VIKotics |
| 2412: Robototes | 5937: MI Robotics |
| 2522: Royal Robotics | 5941: Cast Iron Orcas |
| 2557: SOTAbots | 6350: Clawbots |
| 2910: Jack in the Bot | 6390: Hephaestus |
| 2930: Sonic Squirrels | 7461: Sushi Squad |
| 2990: Hotwire | 7627: Bearcat Robotics |
| 3663: Cedar Park Robotics – CPR | 8051: Tink Rex |
| 4173: IMVERT | 9450 (9988): Velocity Raptors |
| 4512: Otter Chaos | |
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| Second Robots | |
| 9990: Jack in the Bot 2 | 9994: CyBears 2 |
| 9991: Sushi Squad 2 | 9997: MI Robotics 2 |
| 9992: Robototes 2 | 9999: Sonic Squirrels 2 |
| 9993: Circuit Breakers 2 |
Tentative Schedule of Events
This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check back closer to the event for a final schedule (updated 10/20/23)
Some Helpful Things:
| Friday, October 27 | Sunday, October 29 |
| 4:30 PM – 11 PM: Field Setup | 8 AM: Doors Open |
| Saturday, October 28 | 8:45 AM: Opening Ceremonies |
| 8 AM: Doors Open, Pit Setup | 9 AM: Qualification Matches Resume |
| 9-10 AM: Field Calibration | 11:30 AM: Alliance Selection |
| 10 AM: Drivers Meeting | 12 – 1 PM: Lunch |
| 10:30 AM: Opening Ceremonies | 1 PM – 4 PM: Elimination Matches |
| 10:45 AM: Qualifying Matches Begin | 4 PM: Awards Presentation |
| 12 – 1 PM: Lunch | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Load out and Field Tear Down |
| 1 PM – 6:30 PM: Qualifying Matches | |
| 7 PM: Pits Close | |
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FAQs:
- If we bring two robots will we have to share a pit or can we have an adjacent pit?
ANSWER: We will provide an adjacent pit for your second robot. - What is the food situation?
ANSWER: There will be some concessions available, such as water, soda, candy, and snacks, but nothing more substantial. Nearby restaurants and markets
