# Breakaway (FIRST)

Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
In 2010, a new driver station was introduced, the Classmate PC, replacing the previous Kwikbyte driver station.

## Game overview
### Scoring

Balls are kicked or herded into goals located in the corners of the fields. There are two goals for each alliance, adding up to 4 goals total.
* Scored Ball — 1 point
At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded for robots that cling onto either of the two towers in the center of the field. More bonus points are awarded if alliance robots can suspend themselves from the robot clinging onto the tower.
* Suspended Bot — 2 points
* Bot Suspended From Another Bot — 3 points

### Game Play

Robots play Breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot rectangular field. The field is bordered by a set of guardrails and alliance walls. There are two "bumps" in the field that divide it into three zones. During matches, the robots are controlled from alliance stations located outside the field at both ends. These rectangular zones consist of three-team player stations that provide connectivity between the controls used by the robot operators and the arena. Goals are located at the corners of the field, and extend behind the alliance wall and adjacent to the player stations. After goals are scored, human players must pick up the balls and pass them to the center of the alliance station to be placed on a ball return rack, after which they will re-enter play at midfield. Teams are penalized if balls are not re-entered within a set time limit.

### Starting Positions

Each round lasts two minutes and fifteen seconds. In the first fifteen seconds of a round, the robots run in autonomous mode, then there are two minutes of game play during which robots are user-controlled. The game is played by two three-robot alliances with each team starting one robot in each of the three sections of the field. At the beginning of a match, every robot must be touching either one of the bisecting bumps or an alliance wall. Also, at the start of the match each of the 12 balls in play must be placed at one vertex of a six foot by six foot grid. There are two grids marked at either ends of each of the three zones.

## Competition schedule

* Kickoff — January 9, 2010
* Shipping deadline — February 23, 2010
* Championship — April 15–17, 2010
Seven different fields were built and shipped around different events to be played on.

## Events

51 events were held in the 2010 Breakaway season over 5 weeks, from March 4th to April 3rd, 2010. There were 44 regional events and 7 district events. District events were held only in Michigan and led up to the Michigan State Championship in Ypsilanti. In the 2010 season, weeks 1-5 were considered the Regular Season, with the Michigan State Championship and the FIRST Championship be considered Post-Season.

### Week 1

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Washington DC Regional | Washington, D.C. | March 4 – 6 | 1727 REX, 3123 Wildcogs, 176 Aces High |
| Peachtree Regional | Duluth, Georgia | March 4 – 6 | 1466 Webb Robotics, 1771 North Gwinnett Robotics, 1683 Techno Titans |
| Granite State Regional | Manchester, New Hampshire | March 4 – 6 | 1073 The Force Team, 1519 Mechanical Mayhem, 1058 PVC Pirates |
| Finger Lakes Regional | Rochester, New York | March 4 – 6 | 1551 The Grapes of Wrath, 217 ThunderChickens, 174 Arctic Warriors |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | Kansas City, Missouri | March 4 – 6 | 2345 Kearnage, 525 Swartdogs, 931 Perpetual Chaos |
| Bayou Regional | Westwego, Louisiana | March 4 – 6 | 1421 Team CHAOS, 2992 The S.S. Prometheus, 3364 Panhandle Pirates |
| Oregon Regional | Portland, Oregon | March 4 – 6 | 997 Spartan Robotics, 2130 Alpha+, 1515 MorTorq |
| San Diego Regional | San Diego, California | March 4 – 6 | 359 Hawaiian Kids, 100 The Wildhats, 294 Beach Cities Robotics |
| Michigan Kettering University District Competition | Flint, Michigan | March 5 – 7 | 67 The HOT Team, 910 The Foley Freeze, 70 More Martians |
| Michigan Traverse City District Competition | Traverse City, Michigan | March 5 – 7 | 1918 NC GEARS, 2645 PowerSurge, 1254 Tech Force |
| New Jersey Regional | Trenton, New Jersey | March 5 – 7 | 25 Raider Robotix, 1676 The Pascack PI-oneers, 3059 Riverside Envirobotics |

### Week 2

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Florida Regional | Orlando, Florida | March 11 – 13 | 86 Team Resistance, 1612 Robo-Sharks, 1251 TechTigers Robotics |
| Chesapeake Regional | Baltimore, Maryland | March 11 – 13 | 1517 AMP'D UP, 2377 C Company, 2534 Lumberjack Robotics |
| WPI Regional | Worcester, Massachusetts | March 11 – 13 | 230 Gaelhawks, 20 The Rocketeers, 228 GUS |
| Wisconsin Regional | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | March 11 – 13 | 2574 RoboHuskie, 1732 Hilltopper Robotics, 171 Cheese Curd Herd |
| Arizona Regional | Phoenix, Arizona | March 11 – 13 | 359 Hawaiian Kids, 330 The Beach Bots, 2403 Plasma Robotics |
| Michigan Cass Tech District Competition | Detroit, Michigan | March 12 – 13 | 217 ThunderChickens, 469 Las Guerrillas, 2960 Automation Nation |
| Pittsburgh Regional | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | March 12 – 13 | 1114 Simbotics, 63 McDowell Robotics, 117 Steel Dragons Robotics |
| Michigan Ann Arbor District Competition | Ann Arbor, Michigan | March 12 – 13 | 573 Mech Warriors, 2337 EngiNERDs, 66 Grizzly Robotics |
| New York City Regional | New York, New York | March 12 – 14 | 341 Miss Daisy, 694 StuyPulse, 3204 Steampunk Penguins, 2265 Fe Maidens |
| Israel Regional | Tel Aviv, Israel | March 14 – 16 | 1657 Hamosad, 2669 KY Bots, 2630 Thunderbolts |

### Week 3

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Boilermaker Regional | West Lafayette, Indiana | March 18 – 20 | 45 TechnoKats Robotics Team, 868 TechHOUNDS, 2171 RoboDogs |
| Virginia Regional | Richmond, Virginia | March 18 – 20 | 1676 The Pascack PI-oneers, 1086 Blue Cheese, 1418 Vae Victis |
| Dallas Regional | Dallas, Texas | March 18 – 20 | 148 Robowranglers, 2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, 1817 Llano Estacado RoboRaiders |
| Midwest Regional | Chicago, Illinois | March 18 – 20 | 1732 Hilltopper Robotics, 16 Bomb Squad, 3352 Flaming Monkeys 4-H Robotics Club |
| St. Louis Regional | St. Louis, Missouri | March 18 – 20 | 1208 Metool Brigade, 2775 Jackson Area Robotics, 3284 Camdenton LASER |
| Utah Regional | Salt Lake City, Utah | March 18 – 20 | 1696 RoboRevolution, 2122 Team Tators, 3405 ALChemists |
| Silicon Valley Regional | San Jose, California | March 18 – 20 | 971 Spartan Robotics, 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 649 MSET Fish |
| Michigan Detroit District Competition | Detroit, Michigan | March 19 – 20 | 67 The HOT Team, 51 Wings of Fire, 1023 Bedford Express |
| Michigan West Michigan District Competition | Allendale, Michigan | March 19 – 20 | 1243 Dragons, 3357 COMETS, 2054 Tech Vikes |

### Week 4

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Long Island Regional | Hempstead, New York | March 25 – 27 | 271 Mechanical Marauders, 358 Robotic Eagles, 263 Aftershock |
| Boston Regional | Boston, Massachusetts | March 25 – 27 | 88 TJ$^2$, 1922 Oz-Ram, 1768 Nashoba Robotics |
| Buckeye Regional | Cleveland, Ohio | March 25 – 27 | 2252 The Mavericks, 3010 The Red Plague, 2506 Saber Robotics |
| Philadelphia Regional | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 25 – 27 | 341 Miss Daisy, 365 Miracle Workerz, 486 Positronic Panthers |
| Palmetto Regional | Clemson, South Carolina | March 25 – 27 | 343 Metal-In-Motion, 1261 Robo Lions, 1398 Robo-Raiders |
| Waterloo Regional | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | March 25 – 27 | 1114 Simbotics, 2056 OP Robotics, 296 Northern Knights |
| Oklahoma Regional | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | March 25 – 27 | 2419 Blue Valley CAPS Metal Mustang Robotics, 935 RaileRobotics, 1987 Broncobots |
| Colorado Regional | Denver, Colorado | March 25 – 27 | 1540 Flaming Chickens, 2036 The Black Knights, 1584 Pirates |
| Los Angeles Regional | Long Beach, California | March 25 – 27 | 330 The Beach Bots, 1717 D'Penguineers, 1452 Omnicats |
| Seattle Regional | Seattle, Washington | March 25 – 27 | 488 Team XBOT, 2557 SOTAbots, 2990 Hotwire |
| Hawaii Regional | Honolulu, Hawai'i | March 25 – 27 | 359 Hawaiian Kids, 368 Team Kika Mana, 2467 Sabertron |
| Michigan Troy District Competition | Troy, Michigan | March 26 – 27 | 469 Las Guerrillas, 217 ThunderChickens, 1188 Ravens |

### Week 5

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Sacramento Regional | Davis, California | March 31 – April 1 | 604 Quixilver, 3256 WarriorBorgs, 2761 IronHorse Robotics |
| Connecticut Regional | Hartford, Connecticut | April 1 – 3 | 1124 UberBots, 383 Brazilian Machine, 102 The Gearheads |
| North Carolina Regional | Raleigh, North Carolina | April 1 – 3 | 1086 Blue Cheese, 1902 Exploding Bacon, 48 Team E.L.I.T.E. |
| Greater Toronto Regional | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | April 1 – 3 | 1114 Simbotics, 2056 OP Robotics, 1547 "Where's Waldo?" |
| Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Minneapolis, Minnesota | April 1 – 3 | 1714 MORE Robotics, 2062 CORE, 3038 ICE |
| Minnesota North Star Regional | Minneapolis, Minnesota | April 1 – 3 | 71 Team Hammond, 1986 Team Titanium, 2667 Knights of the Valley |
| Lone Star Regional | , Texas | April 1 – 3 | 148 Robowranglers, 118 Robonauts, 647 CYBERWOLVES |
| Las Vegas Regional | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 1 – 3 | 25 Raider Robotix, 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 3230 PrototypeX |

### District Championships

| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
| Michigan State Championship | Ypsilanti, Michigan | March 31 – April 2 | 1918 NC GEARS, 469 Las Guerrillas, 2834 Bionic Black Hawks |

### FIRST Championship

The World Championships were held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium. Each division is named after a prominent historical figure in STEM, with the winners of each division playing each other in a final bracket on the Einstein Field.
| Event | Location | Date |
| FIRST Championship | Atlanta, Georgia | April 15 – 17 |

## FIRST Championship Results

The World Championships were held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium. Each division is named after a prominent historical figure in STEM, with the winners of each division playing each other in a final bracket on the Einstein Field.
The following tables show the winners of each division and the divisional playoff results.

### Division Winners

| Division | Captain | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick |
| Archimedes | 254 | 233 | 3357 |
| Curie | 1114 | 469 | 2041 |
| Galileo | 1625 | 2056 | 3138 |
| Newton | 294 | 67 | 177 |

### Divisional Playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 294 - 67 - 177 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2W | | | | | |
| 2056 - 1625 - 3138 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1W | | | | | |
| 2056 - 1625 - 3138 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1W | 294 - 67 - 177 | 16 | 16 | N/P | 2W |
| | | | | | 1114 - 469 - 2041 | 14 | 13 | N/P | 0W |
| 254 - 233 - 3357 | 10 | 11 | N/P | 0W | 1114 - 469 - 2041 | 14 | 13 | N/P | 0W |
| 1114 - 469 - 2041 | 16 | 19 | N/P | 2W | | | | | |