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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match
3100: Matching Goal Bonus for One Stack (only) on Standoff (SC5/SC6/SE6)
<SE6 Clarification> In the case of a single stack being placed on the standoff, does the bottom pin need to be Yellow/Orange to get the matching goal bonus, or does any stack placed on the standoff get the Matching Goal Bonus regardless of what color pin is actually in contact with the standoff (e.g. if the bottom pin is red, does it still get the matching goal bonus)? It seems the connected pin should be matching the floor goal/standoff since being placed on the standoff is its own points, but all scoring examples I can find of single stacks all seem to have pictures of only yellow being in contact with the standoff, so the color bonus has applied. Thank you for clarification, as this would be especially important in skllls tallying where it is more likely that the pin "attached" to the standoff would be a different color. Thank you.
<SC5> (Stack is on Standoff, no Beam involved) <SC6> (Bottom pin of stack does not match floor goal/standoff color)
<SC6> A Stack earns a Matching Goal bonus when one or more of the following criteria is met:
- a. The Stack is Placed in a Goal with a color that matches the bottom Pin in that Stack.
- b. The Stack is Connected to a Beam
Each Stack can earn a maximum of one (1) Matching Goal bonus.
In order for a Stack consisting of only Pins to earn the Matching Goal bonus, the bottom Pin in the Stack must match the color of the Goal it is Placed in. For example, a Stack of Pins Placed on the Standoff Goal will earn the Matching Goal bonus if the bottom Pin is orange.
If the Stack is Placed on the Standoff Goal and also Connected to a Beam, the color of the bottom Pin in the Stack does not matter because the Stack has already earned the Matching Goal bonus for being Connected to a Beam.