• Complete Game & Season Manual
  • Section 1 Introduction (V0)
  • Section 2 Overview (V0)
  • Section 3 Arena (V1, updated Jan 10, 2017)
  • Section 4 Match Play (V1, updated Jan 10, 2017)
  • Section 5 Safety Rules (V0)
  • Section 6 Conduct Rules (V0)
  • Section 7 Game Rules (V1, updated Jan 10, 2017)
  • Section 8 Robot Rules (V1, updated Jan 10, 2017)
  • Section 9 Inspection & Eligibility Rules (V0)
  • Section 10 Tournaments (V0)
  • Section 11 Glossary (V1, updated Jan 10, 2017)
• Encryption code for formerly encrypted versions: &Full$team^Ahead!

• Field Drawings: (All Encrypted)
  • Field Assembly 
  • Field Components
  • Basic Field Drawings
  • Team Versions: Team Versions are designed to provide close replicas of the Field, but occasionally dimensions may vary slightly in order to ease construction. Official Field Drawings are the ultimate arbiter of Field Dimensions. 
• Field Tour Videos

• Team Update 01

•  Watch Playlist on YouTube

Q&A System

Any questions about the manual or game rules are posted to the Q&A System during the competition season. The 2017 Q&A system is closed. It will be available on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

• This is the only place to get an official answer to your game questions.
• Only clarifying questions will be answered, and design reviews or hypothetical Referee assessments will not be made. 
• Your team’s specific Q&A login information is available in the Team Registration System. 
• Team accounts can ask questions (password is in the Team Registration System), and any user can follow questions. 

• One Page Game Description
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• FIRST Championship Housing Information
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• Rules and Expectations for FIRST Robotics Competition Events
• Exclusive FIRST^® STEAMWORKS^SM Downloadable Content (DLC) Packs including:
  • DLCPack1.zip
  • DLCPack2.zip
  • DLCPack3.zip

• Mechanical Resources
• Technical Resources

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