Game manuals contain game descriptions and scoring, robot rules, and tournament rules. Game manuals are updated throughout the game season, and the most recent version will always be linked here. The RECF Achieve Q&A system will open soon---check back here for details!
Game Description
The 2026-2027 RECF Achieve Robotics Competition game, Pinnacle, is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen below. Each RECF Achieve alliance match includes two teams paired as a red alliance and two teams paired as a blue alliance. The two teams in an alliance work together to share scored points, and in an effort to outscore the other alliance. Alliance matches begin with a brief autonomous period, in which the robots react only to pre-created code, and then move into a longer driver-controlled period.
Teams also compete in solo matches, where one robot takes the field to score as many points as possible. These matches consist of solo driving matches, where student drive teams have 60 seconds to score as many points
as possible while operating their robot with a remote controller, and solo coding matches, in which the robot operates using pre-written code created by the student team members.
Details
In Pinnacle, robots navigate a 12’x12’ field to collect and stack pins and cups onto goals, turn rollers,
and maximize their score with specific orientations of pins, cups, and rollers. Robots can push, lift,
rotate, stack, spin, or plow pins and cups, but must follow the rules of each specific match type.
Field
Scoring
| Solo Match Scoring Category | Points |
| Scored Cup | 1 point per cup |
| Scored red or blue halfpin in a color-matching or neutral goal | 5 points per visible halfpin |
| Scored yellow halfpin on a red or neutral goal, with a roller set to red | 5 points per visible halfpin |
| Scored yellow halfpin on a blue goal, with a roller set to blue | 5 points per visible halfpin |
| Any scored halfpin on the center goal | 10 points per visible halfpin |
Downloads & Links
Game Manual
- RECF Achieve: Pinnacle Game Manual, PDF
- RECF Achieve: Pinnacle Game Manual, app-based version - coming soon!
- How to Navigate a Game Manual - coming soon!
- RECF Achieve: Pinnacle Q&A - coming soon!
Quick Reference Guides
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Training Courses
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Robot Inspection Checklist and Parts References
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