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I'm starting to lean along the line of something like curling. I've been feeling a zone scoring game coming for the last few days for some reason. Unless the pieces are larger, real-time scoring will be a nightmare, but it's been a while since we have had a game without a manipulator (2010). 2010 had shooters if you want to be really technical, but I think it's time for a game without shooting.

A manipulator game (read Innertube game) could also be in the cards. Wild speculation! 30 days to go!

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I have a feeling that it is going to be similar to 2010, however on a slick terrain and hockey themed.

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Agreed, I think it will be hockey themed

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I don't think it'll include a slipper playing surface. I think they got enough complaints about the Regolith during lunacy and don't want to make that mistake again.

I think the most likely choice will be a game that uses arms since they've had two shooter games in a row now. I personally would like to try something other than shooting this year since that is all I have done so far.

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I mentioned this on the previous page, but regolith, or a similar hard plastic field surface will probably never happen again due to health concerns from plastic dust.

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Heck, It was long enough that I could just lay along it like a bed. pretty trivial...

Neal

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This was an idea I had thought of a few nights ago, this isn't a full game just a small concept:

So imagine a disc (not a frisbee!!) with one side being colored red and the other blue, the object of the game would be to simply flip the discs over to your colored side and score points that way.

I doubt this would actually be implemented but I think it's an interesting concept that the GDC could modify and make way more entertaining.

Also another idea: Capture the Flag!!

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Capture the flag would be a great game idea! :)
However, I think that there will be an arm game as others have said. I hope it will be hockey themed...maybe air hockey?

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Could use an arm to pick up the "flag" or "flags" then score it.

They could do something where you can get a game piece from one side of the field but cant cross a certain line with it in your robot and have to relay it.

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Everyone says hockey on a slippery surface. Due to the lack of success of Lunancy I think there is another way to use hockey. How about floor hockey, it can be played on carpet.

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If it does become a capturing the flag game. I will be very pleased. For our offseason competition we did a capture the flag style game and would be able to have a head start. I highly doubt that it would be capture the flag just due to the fact that is a very common idea and it is likely many teams may have tried such a thing during one of their offseason.

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Last year we (like many teams) used a cut down 5 gallon bucket for our Frisbee hopper. I was thinking it would be fun to stack buckets in a pyramid. Points awarded for # of buckets stacked and overall height.

Of course your alliance would also try to knock down the opponent's stack. If that's too easy, maybe restrict robots from crossing into the "Pyramid Safe Zone". They'd have to knock the stack down with a long arm, or perhaps roll a game element into the stack?

Here is an interesting video of the First Presbyterian Youth Ministry (Oostburg, Wisconsin) setting a bucket stacking record.

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wait a minute glow in the dark braclets im sorry to possibly spoil but i think its laser tag! i talked to a few officials about it at my regional there probally might be a twist but laser tag would be epic :D

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Sounds a lot like 2003 to me.

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2003 + a giant staircase in the middle instead of a ramp. That would be cool.