Offical Game Hint!

[Greg Needel]

Haha made you look!:D


Just 17 more days come on people.




*post if I caught you looking.

[JamesBrown]

You got me, I was pretty excited, thought I might be the first to respond

[Joel J]

That was brutal.

[RKElectricalman]

*stamps feet* :( I just screamed, "OH MY GOD," so loud I freaked my sister out.... and it's 1:21 AM

You totally got me adrenaline pumped, and from the .1 sec it took to load this page, my heart just died on me :-(

17 days is way too much! I need an Offical Game Hint for real!

[Greg Needel]

That was brutal.

sorry man, but a joke like this only comes around once in a blue moon (a year) and you have to smile thinking of all the others who did the same thing. It is all in good fun.

[sanddrag]

Haha made you look!:D
You got me excited that they finally put it back up on the new site/server. Too bad you were joking. I've told a few people, and they've done a good job keeping their mouth shut, but, we're about to explode here, so I'll go ahead and share it.

Just before the FIRST website was revamped, I clicked link and was redirected to a page with a subtitle "2007 Game Hint" Underneath, it read:

Where squish meets squash, rise and wash.


What does this mean!!!?!?!

EDIT: Okay, I've received some angry PMs about this. I guess I wan't supposed to say it so soon, sorry guys. Anyhow, it's out now, so eat it up.

[clean399]

I thought those long nights had finally paid off but nope I guess we will be having a couple more before the real hint appears.

[dlavery]

Dang! And here I was getting all excited about finding out about the game!!!


-dave



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[Greg Needel]

Dang! And here I was getting all excited about finding out about the game!!!


-dave



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what is that tiny extra period in his post....maybe this IS the official clue:yikes:

[Nica F.]

:( awwww.

right when i saw this i opened up aim and copy pasted, "THE HINTS POSTED!"
to everyone.


awww.





:rolleyes: now, because of this, i might not believe it when the real one's posted. lol

[Barry Bonzack]

Without looking to see who posted the thread... I still curious to know what the latest hoax would be. So I heard some insider information this weekend from a FIRST representive who I shall remain nameless that the game piece will be a skip-it :rolleyes:

[JohnBoucher]

Thanks Greg. I deserved that.

[Hiteak]

Greg, have you ever heard of the story of the boy who cried wolf?

[BobC]

I need your address so I can send you bill for a new keyboard. I punch my keyboard after being fooled again.:) :mad: ;)

[AcesPease]

Haha made you look!:D


Just 17 more days come on people.




*post if I caught you looking.

Funniest CD thread ever :yikes:

[i_am_Doug]

Wow, you really got me..
I got all excited and went to get my dad and show him this page..
He grew disgruntled..
It made me smile ^.^

[Taylor]

I lost.

[rees2001]

What is that whooshing sound I hear???

Oh, Greg's reputation being sucked away like it's stuck in a hoover or one of those cool Dyson cyclone vacuums.


:]
good one Greg.

BTW
who is
Stuart Vasepuru?

[Mike Starke]

I lost.

i lost.

[BanksKid]

Dang! And here I was getting all excited about finding out about the game!!!


-dave



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does dave really get excited about this?
like honestly i can't tell if he is being serious this time....

[Jimmy Cao]

... :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

*cries*

o well... it shows how desperate some of us are for the game hint =P

[MChapman]

Dang! I thought the time had finally come!! :confused: You got my hopes up! I thought it would make my day better in school1 oh well i'm still waiting now..:p

[chris31]

Darn it! I was excited. I had even fired up Thunderbird while the page was loading so I could send it to the team.

[JaneYoung]

Fishy, fishy, very fishy - Greg
You might want to scale back on your humor
You caught us, hook line and sinker
mm,mm,mm

[Big_Dale]

yep, u got me.

thats one way to wake someone up thats almost sleeping in Web Design class.:cool:

[Jessica Boucher]

Without looking to see who posted the thread... I still curious to know what the latest hoax would be. So I heard some insider information this weekend from a FIRST representive who I shall remain nameless that the game piece will be a skip-it :rolleyes:


It's totally a skip-it. Why do you think we had to make easyC PRO?

[Billfred]

You got an audible disbelieving "What the heck?!" out of me before the click.

[dtape]

ya, you got me

[trilogism]

When will the real hint come out?

[Libby K]

Haha made you look!:D


Just 17 more days come on people.




*post if I caught you looking.



You got me. :o

[dtape]

yep, u got me.

thats one way to wake someone up thats almost sleeping in Web Design class.:cool:

I was doing the same thing in my webdesign class:yikes: :ahh: :eek:

[Elgin Clock]

Dang! And here I was getting all excited about finding out about the game!!!


-dave



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what is that tiny extra period in his post....maybe this IS the official clue:yikes:


Well Greg isn't it obvious? The extra period, or "dot" represents the craziness behind the discussions about the Reputation Dots here on CD.
Now we all know the coolest rep dots are green, and circular(ish) and/or cube(ish) in shape.
This can only mean the game objects will be glowing green balls and/or cubes of some kind and since they are glowing green, guess what? The camera is back in the kit. w00t!

Case closed. End of story. Next hint please! :D

[Graham Donaldson]

Grrrr! (shakes fist at Greg Needel, wherever he is- :D)

[Horsegirrl]

yah, You Caught me.....:rolleyes:

[Pat McCarthy]

You got me! I almost choked on my cereal for nothing!:p

[Imprudent]

I was sitting in my Comm Tech class and jumped out of my seat in excitement :(
I'll admit, it was quite amusing

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I think somone needs to start going to bed earlier.
Grrrr.

[Alex Cormier]

If anyone wants to beat greg, contact me and we will arrange a meeting to beat him, becuase i will join in on the fun.

[Greg Marra]

I thought it seemed a little early...

[Steve Howland]

When will the real hint come out?
Last year it was the 23rd or so - I looked it up last week (which is why i was skeptical clicking the link to this thread, but did so anyway...)

[rees2001]

If anyone wants to beat greg, contact me and we will arrange a meeting to beat him, becuase i will join in on the fun.

There is already a website started for this purpose. Just click on the link Below


www.beat-greg.com (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=50602)







Dave, who is Stuart Vasepuru & why do I care?

[Imprudent]

Does anyone else find it kind of ironic that we are looking forward to the hint more than Christmas itself?
Either way, I shall keep on waiting anxiously

[Arkorobotics]

Awesome prank!

I would have never had the guts to do this. Yes, you got me too. Tricky, tricky, man you are Greg.

[Éowyn]

You. Are. Evil.

[Lkr220]

you got me bad....i believed it because i figure the real clue will come out anyday now....at least thats what i tell myself to get by :D

i can't wait for january 6th to come!! (i haven't even thought about christmas...)

[Nuttyman54]

nice one!

[Gamer930]

657 Page Views in just about 11.5 Hours == about 1 view per minute

With me noticing this was posted in the Rumor Mill I knew I shouldn't open it

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Greg, if I wasnt stuck to this chair due to having my wisdom teeth out this morning, I'd drive up to Rochester and... well... *censored*

[Jeremiah H]

Got me too. Nice one. :] Its good to know that I'm not the only one who was pulled in.
Goes to show how anxious we all really are...
you reckon they'll postpone the hint to torture us further/encourage threads like these for their entertainment? jk:rolleyes:

[EricH]

You got me. Next one to pull a hoax...we won't go there.

[KelliV]

Thanks Greg... I got all excited to have an excuse not to finish my editing for today... and then you let me down. Bad Greg... bad.

[Hieb]

Greg, have you ever heard of the story of the boy who cried wolf?

Forget the boy who cried wolf, have you ever heard the story of the boy who was beaten senseless by thousands of FIRSTers? :)

Good one.

[Nick 568]

That's cruel.

[Kim Masi]

oh sir Greg Needel...what am I going to do with [to] you? I see a bunch of poof balls coming your way in the future...or according to Elgin, a bunch of CD rep boxes :p

[anna~marie]

I nearly choked on my food.
I was poised to call my friend.
I have been waiting for ever. (Ask Roho, I always beg to know when I'm getting my clue)

I don't know to be disappointed and ashamed of myself or mad and yet proud of you.

You put me in a dilemma...

[Cody Carey]

Grrr...http://www.datehookup.com/Images/Moods/Mad.gif

[RogerR]

Greg, if I wasnt stuck to this chair due to having my wisdom teeth out this morning, I'd drive up to Rochester and... well... *censored*
luckily for me, i haven't had my wisdom teeth out, and am not stuck to my chair, and therefore am able to drive up to rochester....

[Joe Matt]

Haha made you look!:D


Just 17 more days come on people.




*post if I caught you looking.

Greg, you know you're the next one in the fountain, right?

[desi_technology]

O u got me too, i was so excited and then thought to myself the offical hint didnt come out this day last year lol!!! Good joke Greg!!!

[Kyle Love]

BAH!!! I was excited, but now I'm not.

[Imajie]

luckily for me, i haven't had my wisdom teeth out, and am not stuck to my chair, and therefore am able to drive up to rochester....Wow, Tampa to Rochester that's one long drive.:ahh:

Back on topic: :( and I thought we might have had an early hint.

[BobC]

Forget the boy who cried wolf, have you ever heard the story of the boy who was beaten senseless by thousands of FIRSTers? :)

Good one.


ROTFLMAOWPMP

[amystolting]

Oh. You got me all excited to find out the new game. Yep you made me look.

[Jeremytice]

haha got me man

[Joohoo]

dang you got me too. My heart skipped a beat.

[Brandon Holley]

how is this funny lol?

[Rafi Ahmed]

You got me good. I was like OMG NO WAY!!! Nice one.

[Dan Petrovic]

Argh!

I want to neg rep you so bad!!!! :p :D

I wish I saw the look on my own face. It was probably priceless...

Where will the hint be posted on the FIRST site?
New site design get me all confused...:confused:

[Lkr220]

i was just on usfirst.org and saw this....

http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3710


is this the clue??

[dlavery]

A gag worthy of Joe Ross.*

-dave

* bonus points to anyone that gets the reference.





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[Joel J]

Oh.. now I'm getting excited again!

So, there's a 5 (which HAS been saved, for posterity), a squish meeting squash, and a reason to dream..

here goes...

Ahh! I remember Joe Ross's stunt: greatest prank of CD history, save Joe Johnson's "leaked" game email.

[savage301]

i was just on usfirst.org and saw this....

http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3710


is this the clue??

It sure looks like it.


I wonder what it means :confused:

[ThomasP]

This is such an evil joke... I was bored out of my mind at work when I saw the thread title and got excited only to have my excitement crushed moments later for Greg's amusement!

*goes back to bouncing a ball off the wall behind his monitor*

[JaneYoung]

at the risk of being serious here -

I'm not so sure all the schools in the global community of FIRST are finished with things like exams, research papers, classes.

It is just a guess on my part but I'm pretty sure school and exams would take priority for a couple of more days in the year '06. (I always play the heavy, I know:o )

Jane

[Lkr220]

was i seriously just tricked twice in one day!?
there was a link on usfirst.org to a picture labeled 2007 game clue...now its gone...im not losing my mind am i?:yikes:

:( i hate being so gullible

[radicalnerd]

bah. you got me.
does that link (http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3710) not work anymore or what?

[ThomasP]

bah. you got me.
does that link (http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3710) not work anymore or what?

That's weird, I was just at the site earlier... it worked then, doesn't now.

[Dan Petrovic]

bah. you got me.
does that link (http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3710) not work anymore or what?

I'M SO CONFUSED!

Never have I seen the world of FIRST in such turmoil!
Except maybe after the 2003 kickoff when they first spoke of autonomous...

[raymaniac]

:ahh: AHHHHH! :mad: You got me.

79 replys in ~16.5 hours. Not bad.

[EricH]

A gag worthy of Joe Ross.*

-dave

* bonus points to anyone that gets the reference.





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Unfortunately, I think Joe wins. Note that no Joe is specified.

[EHaskins]

You shouldn't pull pranks like that this close to the kickoff. If your not careful you'll end up giving someone heart attack.:D

[AndyB]

Dang. I was so excited too...

[Rich Wong]

A gag worthy of Joe Ross.*

-dave
* bonus points to anyone that gets the reference.
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Wasn't this the fake but very official looking usfirst.org page (for the 2003 competition) that stated the FRC competition was canceled.
I remembered all the phone calls from very upset and shocked students asking why.
:ahh:

[StephLee]

I'M SO CONFUSED!

Never have I seen the world of FIRST in such turmoil!
Except maybe after the 2003 kickoff when they first spoke of autonomous...

I'm lost too. Is it the real clue, or not??

[savage301]

The link stopped working, but there was a picture on it before. I saved the picture and the file was 2007Clue1. So there maybe more out there, it could just be a test picture or something.

[Cody Carey]

Any chance you remember the original filename?

[Joel J]

Any chance you remember the original filename?
ahahaha..

I checked that immidiately after I saw the clue, but there were only dead images at the higher numbers. I found the same thing was true when I removed the "1."

[Cody Carey]

Yeah, I had a hunch...


:D

[Vexkingof716]

Why would you do such a thing to fellow robotics enthusiasts. Especially ones who have truble sleeping each night thinking about the kickoff.:(

[i like dirt]

That was Relentless. You should be ashamed of yourself. lol

[Cody Carey]

That was Relentless. You should be ashamed of yourself. http://www.datehookup.com/Images/Moods/Mad.gif


Fix'd ?

[StephLee]

So when are we going to start officially discussing this questionably official clue?

[AznPrincess3089]

All right, I admit you caught me. I'm so said I'm missing kickoff this time T_T.

[RogerR]

Wasn't this the fake but very official looking usfirst.org page (for the 2003 competition) that stated the FRC competition was canceled.
I remembered all the phone calls from very upset and shocked students asking why.
:ahh:

actually, if i remember correctly, it was during a time when we were unsure were the championship would take place; during the rampant speculation, joe decided to put up a page that stated that the championship wouldn't occur that year. he fooled a good amount of people, and some* of them still hold a grudge...

*by some of them, i mean me. revenge is a dish best served cold, joe.

[Horsegirrl]

I was sitting next to the infamous Libby Kamen when she read this.... she just about cryed.

Thanks for the experience of a lifetime!:D

[Libby K]

rofl, i'm infamous?

but yeah, she's right. i jumped up 'OMG! GAME HINT!'
and i assume the look on my face was priceless.

=/

[Josh Goodman]

Hey, I Figured out next years game piece!





GREG NEEDEL!!!!:mad:

[Madison]

So when are we going to start officially discussing this questionably official clue?


..just as soon as it's not questionable any longer. :)

[Lil' Lavery]

Hey, I Figured out next years game piece!





GREG NEEDEL!!!!:mad:

Oooh! That one would be fun! :D

[Libby K]

Hey, I Figured out next years game piece!





GREG NEEDEL!!!!:mad:

might be a problem on those super-busy regional weeks. :p

[smurfgirl]

Yeah, you got me.

I thought I was the only one counting down. I've got countdowns going for five major robotics events in the 2007 season- I can't wait!

[Alex698]

maybe we can talk brandon into super-sizing the countdown as soon as it gets closer, or bigger everyday ;)

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Hey guys guess what...

Championships is cancelled... :(
FIRST is also moving to Indianapolis. Colts and Robots?

[JulieB]

Hey guys guess what...

Championships is cancelled... :(
FIRST is also moving to Indianapolis. Colts and Robots?

Wait now im really confused. Have I missed something? :confused:

[Lil' Lavery]

Wait now im really confused. Have I missed something? :confused:

hahahahaha, those are some of the classic Chief Delphi April Fools jokes pulled.

[JulieB]

I love CD but people are starting to miss with my head it just not fair. :D

[Joe Matt]

hahahahaha, those are some of the classic Chief Delphi April Fools jokes pulled.

Oh god, don't remind me.... :P

[Hieb]

at the risk of being serious here -

I'm not so sure all the schools in the global community of FIRST are finished with things like exams, research papers, classes.

It is just a guess on my part but I'm pretty sure school and exams would take priority for a couple of more days in the year '06. (I always play the heavy, I know:o )

Jane

I don't know--I stopped grading finals when I saw this post. I mean, who cares about grades when there is an Official Game Hint! It's a good thing it was my prep period or I might have had to strangle a student as a surrogate for Greg. :)

[trilogism]

at the risk of being serious here -

I'm not so sure all the schools in the global community of FIRST are finished with things like exams, research papers, classes.
Jane

Our Semester exams are the third week in January (Second Build Week) and of course, no extracurriculars can meet between the beginning of that weekend and the end of the last exam, so our team loses almost a whole week out of the build schedule, and has the past two years.

[Greg Needel]

I am glad that people had fun with this...I know I sure did :D. Please just remember that it is all in good fun*.



*I think I might have to change my appearance and wear a disguise at some events to avoid being recognized. ;)

p.s. 16 days

[Daisy]

darn it

[StephLee]

..just as soon as it's not questionable any longer. :)

:( I can't wait that long! *twitch*

[KTorak]

Our Semester exams are the third week in January (Second Build Week) and of course, no extracurriculars can meet between the beginning of that weekend and the end of the last exam, so our team loses almost a whole week out of the build schedule, and has the past two years.

We have the same issue, except exams are the Wed, Thur, and Fri following Kick Off. However, we have no school policy in regard to extraciriculars and exams.

[Eric W. Jones]

Hey guys, it really is here! (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=543751#post543751)

[Joel J]

Maybe its time to close this thread, to prevent confusion?

With all the game hint talk, the real hint could get lost along the way..

Maybe the thread with the official hint should be titled: **FIRST EMAIL**/Special Communication from the Game Design Committee

[WeldedHarlequin]

i lost.

i lost.

[ThomasP]

http://www.puzzle.ro/en/play_toh.htm

Stacking reminded me of that game

[Luckyfish05]

FIRST is also moving to Indianapolis. Colts and Robots?


Ok, that actually might be really awesome.... :)