Hi all,
First, let me start by saying thank you for pushing the worldwide Entry Rules.
I chose to create a second thread because the answers, so far, focus on Rescue Maze Entry.
tldr: I would prefer the Entry rules to stay closer to a simplified version of the current Rescue Line rules, so the step from Entry to Line remains manageable for both teams and organizers.
As a tournament organizer and previous participant who switched from Line Entry to Line in Germany, I fear that the switch right now is too hard.
1. As a participant, there are too many new challenges
When switching from Line Entry to Line, under the current draft rules, teams will have to learn an entirely new evacuation challenge.
New victims, new evacuation points, new exit, …
Additionally, intersections are a completely new challenge.
All of that will come together with advanced driving on ramps and a way higher level of difficulty with lines, obstacles, debris, …
I think this switch is too hard, and the rules should try to be more similar to the original rules:
- Evacuation zone with spherical victims
- Simple intersections
2. As a tournament organizer, there is needlessly additional material
I want to minimize the amount of new material. I would prefer the entry rules to be a subset of the normal line rules.
They should not introduce new material (Yes, silver cans are not much, but my experience is that collecting balls is not the difficulty)
Also, the decision to exclude intersections (and possibly double-ramps, see below) makes it reaaaly difficult to design arenas that are unique.
3. Just some inconsistencies I noticed:
tldr: The new entry rules should be as similar to the normal line rules as possible.
There are a number of inconsistencies, which I dont think are intended:
- Scoring differs (e.g. obstacles are scored 20 vs 10 points, …)
- 1.1.3: Age requirements were not updated (I guess Entry should target children below 14 years)
- 3.6: Do I understand correctly that there are no double-ramps allowed anymore?
- 3.6.4: Does that mean I may put obstacles, … on the ramp?
- 3.7.7-9: “Evac points” should probably be singular
4. Entry rules should be based on the latest line rules
Reading through the rules, many paragraphs are slightly different.
It seems like the rules are based on line rules, which are a couple of years old.
It would be great if they could be based on the latest rules, so there are no missed inconsistencies.
Examples: 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.5.3, 3.7.4
Also, a changelog outlining changes regarding the Rescue Line 2026 rules would be really useful.