Revisions

Date Version Notes
05.2 initial release
5/5/25 1.0 Bonus Missile renamed to Nuke
Holding count reduced from 5 seconds to 3
More clear language in 2.6.6 and 2.6.8

1. Introduction

RIVAL

RIVAL is a robotics competition. Join the community on discord using this invitation link.

DOOMSDAY

DOOMSDAY is the game for RIVAL season 2. To register a team, visit rivalrobotics.co

About the game manual

This document contains the official regulations and will be updated periodically. For rules clarifications, create a post in the RIVAL discord Q&A.


2. The Game

2.1 At a Glance

DOOMSDAY is played on a 12 x 12 ft (3.65 x 3.65 m) field between two alliances, red and blue. Each alliance consists of two ****teams, each with ****one robot.

Robots score damage points by landing Missiles onto the opponent’s Infrastructure. **There are a total of 95 Missiles on the field— 84 Missiles, 7 Nukes and 4 Preload Missiles. Nukes are worth 2x points.