User blog:RA2/Series 6 Rankdown, Discussion & Questions

Note: This is a discussion thread, signups won't be open until the Series 3 Rankdown blog post opens. This post is to iron out the kinks, and address any questions people might have about this new format. There will be 9 players, meaning 8 slots open.

Format
“Pick-n-Mix” format as always. We'll have a pool of robots, from which we'll take turns cutting a robot and adding a new robot. Here’s an example of the flow. The example has 5 players, our game will have more:

Round 1:
 * Player 1: Cuts one of the robots in the pool (cannot cut one of their own nominees), and explains why. Nominates one other robot for the pool (no explanation needed).  Lists out all the nominated robots for the benefit of the next player.
 * Player 2: Same, with any robots not cut or nominated yet
 * Player 3: Same, with any robots not cut or nominated yet
 * Player 4: Same, with any robots not cut or nominated yet
 * Player 5: Same, with any robots not cut or nominated yet. Lists out all the nominated robots for the benefit of the next player (note: Player order does not rotate, if you're player 5, you will always be player 5.  All players have equal levels of involvement, so don't worry about that.)

Filling the Pool
I'll be bringing back the voting-in format from the US Rankdown. This means, that when you sign up, you will list your bottom 9 robots, and those votes will determine the initial pool. The robots "voted-in" can be cut by anyone.

Robots to be included/excluded
Included: All Series 6 and UK vs Germany competitors.

Excluded: Velocirippa, or any others that withdrew.