Trading Cards

Why do we need guidelines?

In order to ensure the ongoing collectability of these cards, there are certain guidelines that we ask everyone to follow. (Think of the formats of Pokemon or baseball cards.) Please do your best to follow these guidelines, and let us know if you have an idea to improve them for future versions!

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Guidelines

Card dimensions: 2.5” x 3.5”
Fonts: Easy to read and at least 0.15” tall

Front Side Requirements
– Team name and number at top of card on a banner or border
– Robot photo in middle of card. Robot should be clearly visible
– Team logo near bottom of card
– Bottom border must touch both sides of card
– Team location and contact info in bottom border

Back Side Requirements
– Outer border of at least .15”
– Current year and game name in bottom border
– Robot name in top left on a banner or border
– Robot photo in top half of card
– Middle rectangle contains robot dimensions (LxWxH) and weight with bumpers. The fill should be a subdued color (grey, brown, manila) and the font in a contrasting color

– Mechanical info must be presented in the following order:
1) Scoring places + playstyle (describe style of play; for example: offensive, defensive, all-rounder, support)
2) Shooter and intake types
3) Drivetrain

– Match info presented in the following order:
1) Cycle time
2) Number of autos and piece count (number of notes robot picks up during autonomous period)