Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

If a hint says "reach across" and another "end of the long road" I would think the picture of telephone poles would represent poles on the outside of a field. Maybe you have to transport across the field rings to score them to an off-field goal that may be poles or similar to telephone poles (Each level of the spoke is a higher point level?).

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

overdrive was 2008, breakaway was 2010

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

Thr prevalance of poles seems to suggest having the robot climb up a pole like they did for FRCs logomotion.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

I think they're going to change the field size from a square to a rectangle. "Long Trips", "Long Road", etc.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

Taking two field paremeters and combining them to make a single rectangular field with two basic sets of the field elements and playing a 3-on-3 tweaked version of the game has been an off-season idea of mine for a few years now. ;)

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

Anyone remember this picture from last year on ftc's facebook page? http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=3&theater
one of the hints is back after catching a lift "across the country" (thats a long trip, so is that race) on the RoboBus for "summer vacation" (beach has to do with summer) and the latest hint said nearing the end of the "long road"(this race was 200 miles!) and Timm (the person posting all the hints) ran it.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

Do we have another hint today?? See http://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/ for details.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

Seems we have a second reference to “Rings” now. The question becomes are we transporting them or hanging from them?

The Medal clue is interesting because it looks silver. Are they implementing Gold, Silver and Bronze medals like the Olympics?

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

I wonder if the things in their hands are supposed to represent another "mountain" to vary the terrain, like in "Get Over it!".

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

The new hint also says "all I can think is Olympics (in more ways than one)."

I looked up different meanings on Olympic, and this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_(disambiguation)
All of the other uses for olympic are to name airline companies or large ships. This further shows that the FTC game will involve traveling large distances.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

They're both star tennis players, they're "passing" the torch, there's a fence in the background (could be related to a tennis net), and they're showing the similarities between the FIRST logo and Olympic rings? Note: rings was a hint before.
Sounds like it has the elements of Vex Clean Sweep to me. Except with rings. .............And hopefully, torches.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

So with passing the torch and long distances, could it involve a field setup in a rectangular fashion, versus square, with quadrants such that one robot passes a scoring object from one quadrant to another? Could the scoring element be a ring? Will the robot have to climb a pole in the endgame?

Because FIRST wants to push Matrix, which is less sturdy than Tetrix, the GDC may have designed a limited contact game so the Matrix teams are not disadvantaged when a tetrix robot squashes them. Climbing would also benefit the lighter Matrix parts. If the field is divided into quadrants, that would provide limited contact.

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

"Shall we play a game? "

A new hint:
http://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.c...play-game.html

X's and O's it is - with a twist, I'm sure!

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

[quote=jcarr;1183620
Because FIRST wants to push Matrix, which is less sturdy than Tetrix, [/quote]

Not too certian where you've read this intent or have seen any testing to document your second claim? I beleive both to be incorrect. To my knowledge there is no preference by FIRST over one vender or the other as both are allowed kit of parts. Tetrix and Matrix are similar gauge aluminum with different profiles and connector pieces but both appear to be sturdy and capable of building robots.* Not yet seen in competition, so it remains to be determined if one building system offers an advantage over the other. I think it may be a bit of a wash when compared to design ingenuity...imho

*Based upon running summer robotics camps with VEX, TETRIX, and now Matrix

Re: [FTC]: FTC 2012-2013 Game Hints
 

During the opening ceremony in St. Louis, FIRST mentioned Matrix and that the GDC would design a game that featured the new parts. I thought it odd, but they said it. It is possible I misunderstood. We will find out soon enough.

Because they mentioned it, I spent some time at the Matrix booth. The materials are not similar gauge, at least not the ones that were at St. Louis. If you have actual parts for comparison, that is great and I would love to see some specs. I remember what I saw at the booth, but it has been a long summer.