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.
Game Description
The 2026-27 RECF Engage Robotics Competition game, Tier Takeover, is played on a 6’ x 8’ rectangular field configured as seen below. In Tier Takeover alliance matches, teams have 60 seconds to score as many points as possible. Each alliance match includes two teams, who work together to earn a shared score for the match.
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.
RECF Engage robots are primarily created using VEX IQ® and/or LEGO® structure and electronics, 3D printed components, and/or custom cut plastic parts. See the Tier Takeover game manual for specifics on how to design, build, and code a robot.
Details
In Tier Takeover, robots navigate a 6’x8’ field to collect bean bags and place them in and on matching goals to score points. Robots can push, lift, rotate, stack, toss, or plow bean bags, but must follow the rules of each specific match type.
Scoring
| Scoring Category | Points |
| Floor goal | 1 point per matching or yellow bean bag |
| L1 goal | 5 points per matching or yellow bean bag |
| L2 goal | 10 points per matching or yellow bean bag |
| L3 goal | 25 points per matching or yellow bean bag |
| L4 goal | 50 points per yellow bean bag |
| Parked robot | 25 points per robot |
Downloads & Links
Game Manual
- RECF Engage: Tier Takeover Game Manual, PDF
- RECF Engage: Tier Takeover app-based game manual
- RECF Engage: Tier Takeover Q&A
Scoring Calculator
RECF Engage: Tier Takeover Score Calculator
Quick Reference Guides
RECF Engage: Tier Takeover Quick Reference Guide
Training Courses
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