Strategy in FIRST

The purpose of this page is provide an overview of strategy and the game history of FIRST

Effective FIRST Strategies for Design & Competition presented by Karthik Kanagasabapathy

This talk gives a good set of principles for strategic design principles that are applicable year in and year out. The first ~15 min as the presenter states is more of a TED talk and the remaining talk is about strategy. The examples tend to be based on the 2025 game Reefscape

Effective FIRST Strategies for Design & Competition presented by Karthik Kanagasabapathy.

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Effective FIRST Strategies - April 2025.pdf

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Slides for Effective FIRST Strategies for Design & Competition presented by Karthik Kanagasabapathy.

History of Games In FRC

This presentation by Citrus Circuits provides a brief history of the different games and winning strategies the history FRC from 2014 (Arial Assist) up to 2023 (Charged Up). FRC has a tendency to repeat different game mechanism. Understanding past games and the strategies used can help develop strategies in future games.

FRC History presented by Matt Galman of Citrus Circuits

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FRC History.pdf

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Slides for FRC History presented by Matt Galman of Citrus Circuits