View Full Version : 2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast
coldabert
05-01-2007, 02:07
The follow long explanation was created entirely by me at 2 AM tonight. Therefore, it might not all be in the regular english and grammar (or spelling) that you're used to. I have attached a zip file containing edited versions of the clue. I have way too much free time when I'm not at VT.
The image is a render from the (future) 2007 kickoff animation video.
The 5 is painted or overlayed onto the diamond plate. The overlay could be from the 5 on something clear infront of the diamond plate. The latter explanation is supported by the fact that the 5 is not perfectly centered on the plate. This is further supported by the higher vertice count of the outer edge of the diamond plate.
The plate could be mounted to a field element at the top or bottom of the picture.
On the right side and the top left corner, you can find faces of the crowd. Adjusting the image shows more faces in the top left corner as well. These faces are comparatively larger than the other features in the picture. I think the faces are behind the camera and are reflections on a curved surface. I can't decide what shape the curve is. The distortion of the camera also affects the faces.
The lighter region in the top right corner seems to block the faces on the right side. This may clue to the shape of the curve.
In the top left corner, the people are being block by what looks like a smooth but steep hill. I think this may indicate a hill on the field. If those are lines painted on the hill, then scaling it in autonomous may be beneficial.
Reflections of red and blue lights can be seen in the diamond plate in the lower left. The blue and red appear to be seperate (i.e. not from a white light source). In the lower right, a red light seems to be on an edge of the field. I think a light (that turns red) is mounted above the drivers' area. The lower portion of the diamond plate is also illuminated by a green light source.
The shape on the right side edge may be one of the example-bots that populate the animations. It looks too delicate to be a field element, but it could also be a game piece.
The only mystery I can't even guess at is the wavey shape on the right below the audience. My only thought is some oddly painted platform or another bot.
I won't lie. The shape in the bottom right looks suspiciously like a fish. I hope is a bot, but it looks like it has eyes, fins, gills, and a tail.
Goodnight and goodluck
-Cole Hasson
-chillaxn@vt.edu
Peter Matteson
05-01-2007, 07:39
http://www.thegreenteam885.org/clue%20outline2.jpg
look in the bottom right, i circled what looks to be a butterfly or something.....i have no idea what the gome is but i found this cool
/forest
In the unmodified hi-res image I thought that looked like a hand.
StephLee
05-01-2007, 07:47
In the unmodified hi-res image I thought that looked like a hand.
http://www.thegreenteam885.org/clue%20outline2.jpg
look in the bottom right, i circled what looks to be a butterfly or something.....i have no idea what the gome is but i found this cool
/forest
Is anyone else seeing a fish instead of butterfly? It looks like Dory to me...
Is anyone else seeing a fish instead of butterfly? It looks like Dory to me...
I don't see a butterfly, I do see a fish, I don't know what/who Dory is...
ewankoff
05-01-2007, 08:12
i see a fish as well
dory is a characther in Finding Nemo
the number 5 represents the third baseman's position in baseball. The 3rd baseman is 90-120 feet from home. The 3rd base is known as the "Hot Corner" as it is where most balls are hit to.
i see a hnad, not a fish. It could be one of the kickoff animation bots since at least one of the blue ones always has a hand/arm.
I think it is a covered and distorted field shot. You can even see the crowd of smiling faces!
Travis Hoffman
05-01-2007, 11:31
MUAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
I'VE FIGURED IT OUT!!! NOT REALLY!!!!!!! I'M LYING!!!! SERIOUSLY, DON'T TRY THIS!!!!!!
"5" is the password for the encrypted Game Manual files!!!!!!!
You all thought the GDC gave out a wussy game hint, when in fact, they divulged the whole enchilada a few days ahead of schedule!!!!!!!
Those sly dogs.....Plastic fish as game pieces....Cooked ramen noodles for a playing field surface?? Trained chimpanzees to replace the human players......what will they ever think of next?
:yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:
DanTod97
05-01-2007, 12:30
it didnt work, was that a joke?
JaneYoung
05-01-2007, 12:36
it didnt work, was that a joke?
short answer, yes, that is a joke.
I'll come back with an edited longer answer in a minute.
Jane
Edit: This is a long thread now and not everyone is reading the thread in its entirety or, I suspect, any of it - perhaps the posts on the last page. If posters have not read the thread, it might be helpful to read the first few pages to get a sense of what it is and also to see that a lot of the suggestions already made are continuing to be thought about. This thread will probably grow a lot longer before tomorrow and within it, the humor and silliness of the members of our community will be evident.
It is a thread of guessing, anticipation, and excitement.
Travis Hoffman
05-01-2007, 12:37
it didnt work, was that a joke?
Yes. :rolleyes:
Trained chimpanzees???? I'd hope it's a joke (although with all the talk of bananas, who knows). And the robots sloshing around through cooked Ramen noodles would make me hungry all day, so I hope that's not true, either.....
DanTod97
05-01-2007, 13:13
oh wow, haha i didnt realy understand it when i read it all i realy got was that the password was that, but i shoudl have figured they wouldnt do that, well i feel pretty stupid
JaneYoung
05-01-2007, 13:25
oh wow, haha i didnt realy understand it when i read it all i realy got was that the password was that, but i shoudl have figured they wouldnt do that, well i feel pretty stupid
Trust me on this, when Travis starts with the MUAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
- don't believe a word he says. You're not stupid, he is just silly.
DanTod97
05-01-2007, 13:29
i just noticed the background could be clear reflective balls, there is one at the bottom that is easy to see and if you look closely you can see its possible the rest of the backgorund is more of them.
http://i11.tinypic.com/3yhd8as.jpg
Quantumman
05-01-2007, 15:44
Just a few thoughts, most combining things that have been already mentioned:
1) The hint is a picture -> the camera will be important again(and probably even more so)
2) No water or anything similar - safety hazard, bad for electronics, hard to setup.
3) There may be 5 different scoring pieces -> someone mentioned earlier that there have only been 5 unique scoring pieces in all ofthe games and the GDC said teams would buy more materials then they needed if they saw the materials list.
4) First is not likely to reduce the number of teams in each match - there are more teams this year and the competitions still need to fit inside of two days.
5) Well I can't come up with a decent fifth comment that hasn't been beaten to death but I wanted to keep with the 5 things theme.
keenanmolner
05-01-2007, 16:15
on another fourm where people sugested game ideas, some body sugested the idea of a merry go round like the ones that they have at playgrounds, just without the railings. they also attached a picture. the diamond plate circle on the clue looks exactly like the picture from the merry go round. i dont know what the five has to do with.
I think I may have deciphered the clue. Think about this:
In the computer language leet (1337), the number 5 = S
Mounted on a diamond plate
Blue background
and you get:
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedImages/Community/FRC/Assets/2007Clue1.jpg
or
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/24622DC~DC-Comics-Superman-Logo-Posters.jpg
On the superman logo -
it is a letter S (5 in leet)
mounted on a diamond shape
with a blue background
The game has something to do with superman - what goes from there is anyone's guess - flying, moving heavy objects, heat vision (camera?), super speed, the list goes on.
Ian Jones
Project Manager, BraughtWurst Robotics, team 1571
StephLee
05-01-2007, 16:28
This e-mail blast was sent out a few hours ago:
Greetings Teams:
SMC Pneumatics Bag
Please be advised that when you pick up your Kit of Parts tomorrow, the SMC Pneumatics Bag will not be available. Due to scheduling delays, SMC's donated products will be delivered directly to your Shipping Contact at a later date. More information will follow soon.
We're sorry for the delay in providing you with these products. We plan on having these shipped out as soon as possible and encourage you to use the pneumatics provided by SMC in your 2007 robotics design.
Purchasing 2007 FRC Game Pieces
Information on how to purchase the 2007 FRC game pieces will be sent to teams via email, on Saturday (1/6/07), after Kickoff. FIRST will make available the actual game-specific pieces to be used during the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition season.
Go Teams!
How to purchase the 2007 game piece? Do they send out an e-mail like this every year, or does this mean the game piece is something not commonly available or easy to get? "Game-specific" pieces...that makes me think it's a variation on something we could normally get easily, but it has to be a specific type, like industrial-grade...whatever it is.
MikeDubreuil
05-01-2007, 16:43
"Game-specific" pieces...that makes me think it's a variation on something we could normally get easily, but it has to be a specific type, like industrial-grade...whatever it is.
It might mean that the game pieces will be unique. However, it might mean that FIRST decided to buy large quantities of the game pieces to reduce the cost and increase the quantity for us. FIRST received a lot of heat from teams for last years poof supply crisis.
For those that weren't around last year...the game piece was a round foam ball made by the poof company. You couldn't find them anywhere except direct from the manufacturer. The manufacturer would only sell them in bulk for a lot of money.
PS: I really want to see this thread over 1,000 posts before kickoff tomorrow :D
artdutra04
05-01-2007, 17:04
How to purchase the 2007 game piece? Do they send out an e-mail like this every year, or does this mean the game piece is something not commonly available or easy to get? "Game-specific" pieces...that makes me think it's a variation on something we could normally get easily, but it has to be a specific type, like industrial-grade...whatever it is.The plot thickens! :ahh:
This is beginning to make the Jello-filled, inflatable clowns wielding Tammy Trimble's batons seem ever more so likely! :p
StephLee
05-01-2007, 17:05
It might mean that the game pieces will be unique. However, it might mean that FIRST decided to buy large quantities of the game pieces to reduce the cost and increase the quantity for us. FIRST received a lot of heat from teams for last years poof supply crisis.
That's a definate possibility, as well. I remember how hard it was to find poof balls last year.
Spider-Man
05-01-2007, 17:08
The phrase "game-specific pieces" is a hard one to decipher here. There are two possibilities that first come to mind:
FIRST has designed unique piece created for the game, similar to the floppies of 1999.
FIRST has chosen a specific object as the game piece and has special channels from which to purchase them.
One conclusion that is supported by this statement is that the game piece is not one of the more available pieces of previous years like a kickball, fitness ball, etc.
Maybe I'm just reading too much into it.
JaneYoung
05-01-2007, 17:13
It might mean that the game pieces will be unique. However, it might mean that FIRST decided to buy large quantities of the game pieces to reduce the cost and increase the quantity for us.
If this were to be the case, then this could be helpful to all of the teams, including the international teams who have the same 6 weeks everyone else does.
andrew348
05-01-2007, 17:14
I think that the game will involve squares because they have not had squares since 2003 and they have used to circle and 1 triangle games since 2003.
Just will have to wait till tomorrow
StephLee
05-01-2007, 17:33
thoughts -
I think we're all going to go "Oh, duh" tomorrow when we see this picture in the game animation and figure out what all those little distorted shapes in the background are.
The phrase "game-specific pieces" is a hard one to decipher here. There are two possibilities that first come to mind:
FIRST has designed unique piece created for the game, similar to the floppies of 1999.
FIRST has chosen a specific object as the game piece and has special channels from which to purchase them.
One conclusion that is supported by this statement is that the game piece is not one of the more available pieces of previous years like a kickball, fitness ball, etc.
Maybe I'm just reading too much into it.Or perhaps it is a commonly-available piece, and that only a few will be in play in the game? If they released the info on the piece before we know what the game is, many teams would go out and buy as many as they could find, wasting time and money in the process.
Spider-Man
05-01-2007, 17:46
I was looking around on the FIRST site while I was there to get the encrypted game manual, and I found something interesting about the game pieces. I clicked on the FIRST Store (http://www.logoloc.com/first/) link and this is what it says:
Welcome
to the FIRST merchandise store
2007 FRC Game Pieces
Will be available for purchase on
Wednesday - January, 10th. 2007
coldabert
05-01-2007, 17:47
What if they add a 5th division?
This would allow less teams per game but still finish the competition in 2 days.
What if 5 minutes is the length of each whole match?
StephLee
05-01-2007, 18:12
What if 5 minutes is the length of each whole match?
I sure hope not, I can't stand five minutes of that much excitement at a time.
mtaman02
05-01-2007, 18:20
B/C there are so many teams and so little days to play the matches I highly doubt they would up the match time to 5 minutes, However I wouldn't be surprised if they reduced the match time to 1 1/2 minutes with a 15 - 30 second auto period. We shall see as I said before if there was more days to play each regional then 5 minutes can be done but since your limited to only 1 1/2 days (excluding the final rounds & awards) it would be very hard to make a 5 minute match.
Oh the Scoring Chaos :ahh:
StephLee
05-01-2007, 18:30
B/C there are so many teams and so little days to play the matches I highly doubt they would up the match time to 5 minutes, However I wouldn't be surprised if they reduced the match time to 1 1/2 minutes with a 15 - 30 second auto period. We shall see as I said before if there was more days to play each regional then 5 minutes can be done but since your limited to only 1 1/2 days (excluding the final rounds & awards) it would be very hard to make a 5 minute match.
Oh the Scoring Chaos :ahh:
Chaos? What is this chaos you speak of? FIRST isn't chaotic; the rest of the world just moves in slow motion!
maltz1881
05-01-2007, 18:34
I've been giving this some thought. Forget all the water and such. Water and electronics don't mix. The diamond plate represents a baseball field. Diamond as in the field itself and plate being home. Maybe they are throwing balls at us instead of us throwing them. We have to catch the balls that are being thrown at us. 5 means 3rd base in baseball after we catch so many balls we have to run for home.
Remember the KISS factor Keep It Simple Stupid.
Me thinks some peeps read to much into things.. flying fish and monkeys and such!!!!!:yikes: I will never get some sleep tonight
Dominicano0519
05-01-2007, 18:53
hello is anyone in there respective minds today
diamondplate is what the platform was made up of last year, am i right? of course
my guess is that it is either a feild item or the rondevous point for the game
i.e. the platform from 06
the bar from 04
the five however would suggest a scoring item maybe a target to shoot at and it would be worth five points like the center(high) goal last year.
anyway lets stop with all this flying monkey/fish and water with robots stuff
it's funny but still way too far from the point
StephLee
05-01-2007, 19:00
anyway lets stop with all this flying monkey/fish and water with robots stuff
it's funny but still way too far from the point
There was a point? *looks up* Oh, there it goes.
The diamond plate could be literal or metaphoric; either a field object/game piece or a pointer to something else. If the clue picture is actually from the animation, I'd say it was literal.
Bill Moore
05-01-2007, 19:15
What if 5 minutes is the length of each whole match?
More likely 5 periods of play.
1) Pre-Autonomous
2) Offensive Red
3) Offensive Blue
4) Offensive Both
5) Post-Autonomous
The green cathode could be used for the first four periods, and Red and Blue ones can be used for the Post-Auto over their respective goals.
dgonza36502
05-01-2007, 19:26
yup, I'm Confused - but could it be a moving target? like 1- 10 targets and are moving? target hit and relative point scored? Offense and defense positions? Hmmmm...:confused: :confused: :confused: :eek:
Tottanka
05-01-2007, 19:27
I'v got Dave's Bannana clue!!!
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badgerphone.php
and...
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/banana.php
dgonza36502
05-01-2007, 19:28
Either way I know our team is fired up (WOOHOO!!!), Ready and able !:) :) :)
ZZII 527
05-01-2007, 20:02
Just wanted to get my official last-minute predictions on record so that if any of them play out, I can prove it later.
0. Straight 3v3. I don't forsee a change in the number of 'bots and I don't think the "backbot" concept will make a return.
1. Game pieces will be rings of some type. My original though was dive rings, but after the most recent email, they may be custom-made rings.
2. While there will be no actual water, there will be a water theme, such as fishing for dive rings. Maybe they will have magnets or metal attached to them.
3. The most interesting field elements will be five circular, diamond plate-covered "islands," large enough for one robot only and maybe one foot in height. (Basically going with a literal interpretation of the hint.) I think four will be mobile (on casters), with the intention of one robot riding the island as another one pushes or pulls it across a body of "water" to another raised platform where scoring will occur (nearly impossible to score from in the "water"). The fifth island will be special somehow. Ending the game on these islands will net an alliance extra points.
4. Rings will be scored on pegs (the hard way) or in bins (the easy way) located well "inland" on the scoring platform. They may be of varying heights/point values, and marked by different color lights. De-scoring will not be allowed, but stealing mobile islands to strand opponents on the scoring platform will be a valid defensive strategy.
Very strange, and many interesting problems (lots of flipping, for one). But, that is my final prediction and I am sticking to it. Now I can sleep in peace...
You were all looking for the wrong food type (bananas). With the 5 and the so-called smiley crowd, there's really nothing else left for the game to be other than this:
http://pinkurocks.typepad.com/pinku/images/dsc04122.jpg
Less than a day, my friends, less than a day... ;)
StephLee
05-01-2007, 20:10
More likely 5 periods of play.
1) Pre-Autonomous
2) Offensive Red
3) Offensive Blue
4) Offensive Both
5) Post-Autonomous
The green cathode could be used for the first four periods, and Red and Blue ones can be used for the Post-Auto over their respective goals.
I like this idea...do you have insider information, by any chance?
More likely 5 periods of play.
1) Pre-Autonomous
2) Offensive Red
3) Offensive Blue
4) Offensive Both
5) Post-Autonomous
The green cathode could be used for the first four periods, and Red and Blue ones can be used for the Post-Auto over their respective goals.
I like the idea, but I don't know if they would start an autonomous period with random positioning (as would happen in a post autonomous). Imagine what would happen if a robot had a go straight RAM! RAM! RAM!! autonomous and they were positioned in an area that would lead to them shouldering and flying over the field barrier. :ahh:
I think that it would add an interesting challenge for the robots... You would have to be able to determine your position at the start of the autonomous period.
In the case of last year's competition, you would have had to find the green light at the start of autonomous. I think that FIRST may want to move towards this, because it prevents some of the defensive autonomous programs that were based on scouting the path that other teams took to reach their firing position.
If this is the case, I think it would make for a very exciting finish to every match!
I think that it would add an interesting challenge for the robots... You would have to be able to determine your position at the start of the autonomous period.
In the case of last year's competition, you would have had to find the green light at the start of autonomous. I think that FIRST may want to move towards this, because it prevents some of the defensive autonomous programs that were based on scouting the path that other teams took to reach their firing position.
If this is the case, I think it would make for a very exciting finish to every match!
That would all depend on the length of the post match autonomous period. With a 10-15 second period, assuming you were facing away from the light, you would most likely not be able to do anything. However, this would make for an interesting strategy where position at the end of the match was really important.
jvaitkus
05-01-2007, 20:38
This picture could mean so many things... but I think that some of these ideas seem to click together:
Obviously the number 5
A diamond plate. That could refer to the home base on a baseball field (5 sides) or the actual baseball diamond itself
If it is relevant to baseball, then the number 5 could refer to the thrid baseman. Some other people have found (through wikipedia) that the number 5, in baseball, refers to the thrid baseman.
The thrid baseman has to have great reflexes and an ability to throw long distances (as well as short of course). Could this describe the characteristics that our robots might need to have???
So maybe this year's game will gave something to do with baseball? someone else mentioned that last year's was kind of a combo of basketball and soccer, which is true...
The only problem is that it doesnt fit in with the "squish meets squash, rise and wash". any ideas??
burkey_turkey
05-01-2007, 22:07
i think there wouldnt be much of a problem with the autonomous at the end of the game, because the drivers would already be over the line and at the controls, so if the robot was gonna do something stupid you can disable it before it hurts someone and you dont miss out on the rest of the match. the random position at the start thing is a nice idea i think because it gives an advantage to those teams that can do the camera and encourages research into the camera and creative thought/programing. $0.02
StephLee
05-01-2007, 22:10
i think there wouldnt be much of a problem with the autonomous at the end of the game, because the drivers would already be over the line and at the controls, so if the robot was gonna do something stupid you can disable it before it hurts someone and you dont miss out on the rest of the match. the random position at the start thing is a nice idea i think because it gives an advantage to those teams that can do the camera and encourages research into the camera and creative thought/programing. $0.02
It might not be random if you make sure you're in a preset spot before autonomous mode kicks on.
pyroslev
05-01-2007, 22:10
54 pages. Definitely one of the longer threads I've seen. Anyway...
Five sided game piece. I would say it be made of plate but that is pricey unless it's a critical piece (Similar to vision tetras.)
Anyways, I think it will be something good.
Bill Moore
05-01-2007, 22:19
I like this idea...do you have insider information, by any chance?
No.
Interesting quote from Dave in 2004:
With a one-on-one-on-one-on-one-on-one game it would be really easy.
-dave
Found it here.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=288465&postcount=19
amateurrobotguy
06-01-2007, 01:19
No friggin' way is it a water game. It would take double the 6 weeks to make something completely nautical. Plus, not every team could duplicate the field for practice. Third, imagine the cleanup and setup that would have to happen at the competition. The blue background looks like a computer-drafted image as it has artificial lighting and perfect curves.
I speculate that this year is going to be something that is as complicated as anything. Remember, these clues are notorious for being throw-offs. I think last year's unofficial clue was "the fox is in the hen-house" and that had nothing to do with Aim-High.
Logically, they have had us push, stack, shoot. What more can they do? I am betting it is something where we have to transfer objects with master precision.
EddieMcD
06-01-2007, 01:56
Okay, I've just skimmed the thread (I'm not crazy enough to thoroughly read the whole thing), so I've probably got the same opinions about the game as a zillion other people by now. That being said, I believe that much like Triple Play of 2005 bieng all about the number 3, this year's game is all about the number 5. I saw a post suggesting the game's name bing "High Five", and I wouldn't be shocked if it were true. I also wouldn't be suprised if it was 3 versus 3, with a backbot similar to last year. That also means the field would have to be split in half, with offensive and defensive portions, and possibly a neutral portion.
The main feature of that picture seems to be the number 5 on a circular piece of diamond-plated steel. The first thing I was thinking of is the five of diamonds, and from my skimming of this thread, I know I am nowhere near the first person to think of that. So my prediction is that the field will have five diamond-shaped goals (or scoring areas), arranged in such a way that from overhead, the field looks like a five of diamonds. There will be two goals in the red zone, two goals in the blue zone, and a neutral zone comprising the center goal. The periods will be similar to last year, with one backbot being unable to go beyond the neutral zone during their alliances' offensive period (making it 3 vs 2 in the defense's favor). The center goal will be ginormous (yes, I said ginormous; the tallest structure in FIRST history), and at the end of the match, all robots will attempt to get as high as possible on said goal. The highest robot gets extra points, then the next highest gets fewer points, and so on. The scoring pieces will be flat and circular, a la the '97 toroids, or everybody's favorite sleeping implement, the '99 floppies (with an outside chance of soccer balls, due to the pentagons soccer balls have).
Now for some ideas completely from the middle of nowhere. There are two things I've always hoped for in a FIRST game; a pentagonal field, and a truly vertical game (where the robots go vertical themselves; keep in mind I'm still reasonably convinced that High Five has a good chance of being this year's game name). While my ginormous structure from the previous paragraph is only a simple tower, imagine a structure 25 feet tall with floors at five-foot intervals and ramps to take them there, all spiraling out from the five sides of the playing field. Goals and scoring areas could be perched at the edges, and the higher goals are worth more points, and the higher levels are worth more when you're there at the end of the game. Imagine using decahedrons as a game piece. Yes, I know how ludicrous that all is, but I can dream, can't I?
Another idea I saw earlier on was for a spining goal(s), and that'd add an interesting dynamic that we haven't seen in a decade. Maybe there's a circular puck similar to Double Trouble. Perhaps we're looking at five-point frisbees being the main game piece this year. Maybe there are five different scoring pieces. Maybe Dave Lavery is sitting in his office reading all our posts and laughing at how wrong we all are. The possibilities are endless.
And BTW, props to Mr. Lavery for somehow outdoing "green heights of Montana" in terms of cryptic game hints.
how bout this well find out the game withing the NEXT TWELVE HOURS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH so exciteing cant wait:ahh:
John Gutmann
06-01-2007, 03:39
we find out in 5!!!!!......for us on the east code!!!
whoever said water game. It is time for a timeout. Go sit in the corner and think about what you said!
WillItBlend
06-01-2007, 05:55
It is about 2 hours to kickoff and im posting this. :p
Well, last year the hint was:
five 'bots tangling with pasta
a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show
and seeing Montana's green heights
Let the Games begin!
Now, one had to refer to each word seperately for one to analyze the meaning, such as "spade" being another word for "shovel", and therefore refering to David Spade's sitcom, "Just Shoot Me." Once this had been analyzed, we knew the second line referred to a game feature that involved shooting an object. (Poof Balls).
That was just an example. How does this relate to this year's clue? Well I decided to analyze the picture and wrote down all the words that came to my head, much like what had to be done last year. They were:
Circle
Diamond
Plate
Blue
Light
Five
Black
Number
After thinking about it and reading over responses on this forum, I saw that some members mentioned the clues have a history of referring to baseball. So I thought some more, and figured something out. The words "Diamond" (as in Baseball Diamond), "Plate" (as in Home Plate), and Circle (can be interpreted as running around the bases) all refer to baseball in some way, as you can see. So, i decided the game may be played on grass this year instead of carpet. It's also possible that the object of the game may resemble Baseball in some way, possibly having 5 bases instead of 4 (that includes Home).
Yup.. innertubes. Bah. Alot of people figured it out, I guess that's good.
Not too bad, took us until pg. 8 to figure it out :)
geeknerd99
06-01-2007, 18:37
Wow. That's dead on (on page 8). Wonder how Dave reacted when he saw it.
Greg wings! (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=543915&postcount=116)
My thoughts:
http://www.team73.org/ideas/hint.jpg
good job greg
Ericgehrken
29-01-2007, 21:41
This hint was so obvious. The picture was zoomed in too much.
StephLee
31-01-2007, 09:35
This hint was so obvious. The picture was zoomed in too much.
Everything is obvious in hindsight, right?
I'm still trying to find rules concerning the use of a banana or a clownfish (inflatable or otherwise).
It should be nearing the time for the first 2008 game hint. Any idea when they will post it or where it will be posted?
Dan Petrovic
03-07-2007, 13:06
Actually, we aren't even close to when they release the hint. We have several months.
If you look at the first post, the date reads 12/21, about two weeks before kickoff.
The hint will be posted on the FIRST website when it comes to that time.
They released a picture hint of a robot underwater with fish last summer, then they released a text hint in December.
Jeremiah Johnson
03-07-2007, 14:02
They released a picture hint of a robot underwater with fish last summer, then they released a text hint in December.
That was Dave messing around. SOMETIMES he drops subtle hints in his posts. Then people get creative. :yikes:
That was Dave messing around. SOMETIMES he drops subtle hints in his posts. Then people get creative. :yikes:
Only "sometimes"???!!! Hmmm. Gotta work on that...
-dave
Dan Petrovic
03-07-2007, 14:39
That was Dave messing around. SOMETIMES he drops subtle hints in his posts. Then people get creative. :yikes:
And then we get people like Greg Needel who like to fool (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50602) us all. :p
Rosiebotboss
03-07-2007, 15:03
Only "sometimes"???!!! Hmmm. Gotta work on that...
-dave
Nice going guys!! Not only did you succeed in reviving this thread, but you woke up Dave from his mid summer slumber. Now we are going to get 6 months of pre-kickoff torture!!
Mike Martus
03-07-2007, 16:27
Since there are many, many pages of this thread I will be closing it to avoid confusion and merging into the next year.
Hey Dave... you are always welcome to start a new 2008 "Hint" thread... is the 2008 game done yet?
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