06-15-2008 09:29 PM

Brandon Holley

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I walk by this all the time and have thought about doing similar things...good job andy.

06-15-2008 09:33 PM

vivek16

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I do not get it...
Would someone care to elaborate? What is so special about the turtle?

I get the copley square thing but c'mon, theres no need to physically assault turtles.

-Vivek

06-15-2008 11:36 PM

Andy Grady

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I assure you, I am a fan of turtles...I even have my own. Something about this turtle, and its connection to Overdrive kinda brings out the worst in me though.....

06-16-2008 12:04 AM

Rich Wong

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Hmmm....

Remind me never to mess with NERDS.

In NYC we only play "Kick the Can."

06-16-2008 12:04 AM

Billfred

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More specifically, the turtle is in Boston's Copley Square. The three numbers the GDC sent as a game hint, when treated as GPS coordinates, point roughly to the turtle.

06-16-2008 12:22 AM

Michelle Celio

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I sort of feel bad for the group of people behind Andy in this photo, they're going to get a picture with a random failing arm behind them

06-16-2008 08:12 AM

Roger

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Even more specifically...

42.349905
-71.076072
342.242026

A vague reference to the Hare and Tortoise statue at Copley Square. (See hint and discussion here, and where I bring up the map here.)

Y'know, Andy, it's a good thing the Hint wasn't the Make Way For Ducklings statues down the street at the Public Garden -- you'd have a whole bunch of puzzled pre-schoolers wondering what that man is doing. As it is, you'll have some out-of-towners looking at their pictures and, well, wondering what that man is doing. Maybe it's a local Boston thing.

06-16-2008 08:25 AM

JaneYoung

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From this perspective, Andy is the hare and he is losing by more than a hair as they near the finish line. If he isn't careful, he may cross/break the plane with that foot.

06-16-2008 09:01 AM

Roger

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Can he afford to lose more hair? That's right -- I forgot about that. And a gentle tapping only to pass. Might lose some points there....

06-16-2008 09:13 AM

Rich Wong

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Hmmm...
a vacation idea to 42.349905, -71.076072 , 342.242026 (and armed with a Yankee's cap, a Giants' cap and a camera).

06-16-2008 12:07 PM

dlavery

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Andy-

Just be careful you don't kick the turtle too hard and hurt your foot. You will be needing it in the future.

-dave






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06-16-2008 12:57 PM

vivek16

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2009: soccer showdown?

-Vivek

06-16-2008 01:15 PM

Roger

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It has the "." at the end of his reply; I forget if that means dlavery is giving us a hint or blowing smoke at us. Or both.

06-16-2008 01:16 PM

sgreco

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A hint? Already?

Maybe robots won't be allowed to have wheels next year

06-16-2008 01:17 PM

Rich Wong

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OH NO, the 2009 Clue Guessing (tortures) begin.....

06-16-2008 01:37 PM

JesseK

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Shell game anyone?

Or maybe they're bringing back the pressure plates, in which case students will need healthy feet to run quickly to a loading zone then back to the pressure plate...

06-16-2008 08:45 PM

Bob Steele

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Sheesh... I guess I was wrong.
I always thought the turtle rhymed with hurdle... hence the game clue for 2008

06-17-2008 02:36 PM

Elgin Clock

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Finally we'll get some footballs as game objects. 'Bout time!

06-17-2008 03:14 PM

psyco_klown

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Maybe Mario Bothers FRC game? Hmmm

06-17-2008 04:51 PM

seanl

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flying robots would be really cool, but very dangerous.....just the way i like it

06-17-2008 05:49 PM

sgreco

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"i think nintendo is a pretty cool guy. eh mario turtles and doesnt afraid of anything." - Rapture


Maybe the game pieces will be turtles next year.

or, maybe it will be Overdrive next year except with items(like in MarioKart)

06-17-2008 06:42 PM

tim_reiher

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Anybody notice how this image and thread is about scorning obscure game hints? Now look what it has become! Just further proof that Mr. Lavery can strike anywhere, and at anytime.

On another note, I think that a Mario bros. game would be pretty cool. Gotta start coming up with ideas for shell-collecting devices. Also, does this mean we'll have to make robots that jump?

06-17-2008 06:58 PM

sgreco

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In my opinion, one of the best quotes in CD history is
The reason is because it's so true.

But seriously, what's more fun than analyzing a game hint?

06-17-2008 07:59 PM

EricH

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Poetic justice, too. I think one Andy Grady is the one normally wanting those.

06-17-2008 08:06 PM

dlavery

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How curious that I happen to be sitting here listening to "Isn't it ironic" by Alanis Morissette right now...

A-choo.

-dave



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06-17-2008 08:08 PM

tim_reiher

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I've got nothing against game hints. Personally, I think the way their devilish difficulties and absolute ambiguity causes some of the brightest minds around to come together and think outside the box is awesome. It's also fun to look back at such hints, and see just how close, or far away, we all really were. Plus, who doesn't enjoy stimulating their brain with a little creativity and (extremely) lateral thinking?

P.S.- Also, what else would we do between the end of championship and the beginning of January? (I mean, besides going to off-season competitions, fundraising, recruiting new members, doing fun build projects, and getting caught up with your (non-robotics) life.)

06-17-2008 08:21 PM

Andy Grady

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Should I be expecting to kick a bronze Dolphin next year Dave?

06-17-2008 08:24 PM

Billfred

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Clownfish.

06-17-2008 08:26 PM

tim_reiher

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Ooh... How about an animal player next year instead of a human player? We'll have to train a dolphin, and have it, instead of the robot, run autonomous...

EDIT: I wonder what training a clownfish is like(or if it even can theoretically be done)... hmmm...

06-17-2008 09:04 PM

Karibou

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Dave Lavery, I swear that you will drive us all insane some day with those EVIL little dots...

And you've all got it wrong; we won't be using trained dolphins, or trained clownfish...we'll be using trained Narwhals


(Yeah, I really don't know where the narwhals thing came from. I guess I've gone a little crazy after sitting in front of 3 computer screens for 3 hours trying to make next year's website work )

What is this "non-robotics life" of which you speak?

06-17-2008 09:09 PM

acdcfan259

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Gotcha

06-17-2008 09:25 PM

tim_reiher

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That's okay. I personally think narwhals are freakin' awesome . But it might be hard to avoid damage of field elements, with those horns. I don't think that the field crews will want to have to replace all the game pieces between every match... unless Dave somehow factored this into his ingenious plan...

Yeah... I know what you mean. Sometimes I wonder myself...

06-18-2008 07:32 AM

sgreco

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Are we speculating about a water game again?

06-18-2008 09:33 AM

tim_reiher

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Of course . Did you really think water game speculation would ever end?

Pretty soon, we'll be speculating for what type of aqueous task Dave is bringing us in 2010. (That is, after 2009's water game )

06-18-2008 11:45 AM

sgreco

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If there was a water game...

968: The RAWC would sink
45: TechnoKats, cats hate water
191: X-cats, cats hate water
108: SigmaC@t, same as above
1094: Channel Cats, same
177: Bobcat Robotics, gee, I didn't realize this many teams had cat in their name
222: Tigertrons, tigers are cats
330: Beachbots, Obviously they'd win
359: The Hawaiin Kids, they live on the ocean
294: BCR, Possible alliance with 330
111: Wildstang, can horses swim?
1157: The Boulder Bots, they'd sink faster than 968!
1902: Exploding Bacon, combustion can't happen under water. or can it?
1114: I don't know what Simbots do in water but they would definitely win at least 2 regionals
217: ThunderChickens, water does conduct electricity
174: Arctic Warriors, Ice game maybe?
1717: D'Penguineers, They'd like ice
1305, Ice Cubed, again more ice
374: The IceBreakers, looks like they'd ruin the ice party
121: Rhode Warriors, well...they're from the ocean state
702: Bagel Bytes, does anyone like soggy bagels?
118: Robonauts, Space ships used to land in the ocean
2194: Fondy Fire, fire doesn't work in water
744: Shark Attack, the name says it all

06-18-2008 12:52 PM

Elgin Clock

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Forgot one...

Team 237 - Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown, CT!

Yeah, we're all over that water game when it happens.
Just you wait & see.

06-18-2008 01:03 PM

Karibou

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We can have them puncture balloons, or something. The field crews get to blow them up, then watch the bots/narwhals destroy their hard work (ooo...new field crew member initiation? [:< Mwahaha...)

Another one...
1189: The Gearheads - Gears don't exactly float on water

The question should be "why WOULDN'T we be speculating about a water game agan?"

06-18-2008 02:20 PM

EricH

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BCR is Beach Cities Robotics. You figure out how they'd do! As a side note, they're within a couple miles max of 330...and both teams are at most 15 minutes from the beach.
Horses can swim, though they aren't exactly good at it mostly.
For 1902, all you need is an explosion. Ever hear of a naval mine?
For the ice teams, I guess IceBreakers would ruin that for them...

You're also missing any "Pirate" team, as well as 1876, BeachBotics. (I just remember running across the name somewhere...)

06-18-2008 03:38 PM

sgreco

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1876