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weaversam8

16-10-2014 08:18

The Hint in the Blog

Frank's recent blog post about something new for 2015 can be found here.

Quote:

Wait. Isn’t the new game always, well, new? Yes, but that’s the point of this note. Every year we try to do a little something different. Sometimes a lot of something different. No one should look at any rules from prior years and think “They would never change that”, because we may. Number of teams on an alliance, number of alliances in a match, match length, bumper rules, field surfaces, robot size, every element from prior year games is carefully considered anew every year. You should make no assumptions. This is all we can say, and all we plan to say on this. All will be revealed on January 3, 2015!*

Frank

*Looking at this, if I were a team, and knew nothing about the 2015 game, I might be nervous. Knowing the game, though, I think there’s nothing to be nervous about. OK, almost nothing.

Let's analyze this. If we split the string every 7th character, then run an anagram decoder on the first result, it decodes to tiwai. Google defines tiwai as:

Quote:

Tiwai Point
Tiwai Point lies at the entrance to Bluff Harbour on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. A spit which extends from the western end of the Awarua Plain, it lies between Awarua Bay to the north and Foveaux Strait to the south. Wikipedia

Another thing to note is that the 7th result of the 7 letter split is the word "Yes"

Coincidence? I think not.

g_sawchuk

16-10-2014 09:55

Re: The Hint in the Blog

And here we go again....

aldaeron

16-10-2014 10:03

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Thanks for spending the time to decode the hint. But what does it mean?

<rumormill>

...

Whippet

16-10-2014 10:06

Re: The Hint in the Blog

If you subtract "ai," or Artificial Intelligence, from Tiwai, you'll get "Tiw," which has three letters.

What else has 3? Half-Life 3.

No autonomous mode and Half Life 3 confirmed in one hint!

Kimmeh

16-10-2014 10:08

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Is it December?
No.

Does the post say game hint?
No.

Is this a game hint?
No.

What should you take away from this blog post?

Just because the rules haven't changed for years, doesn't mean they won't. The game was once played on corn, for crying out loud. Things may change. Things may not. Just remember that they can. "You should make no assumptions"

All will be revealed on January 3, 2015.

weaversam8

16-10-2014 10:19

Is it December?
No.

Does the blog say game hint?
No.

Is it a game hint?
Yes.

weaversam8

16-10-2014 10:25

The first letters of the sentences are: WIYESENNYTAFLKO. There's YES again!

weaversam8

16-10-2014 10:40

That string can be rearranged to form YNSNOWFLAKEYETI

Caleb Sykes

16-10-2014 10:49

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Hmm...
The post was created at 14:41. The fourteenth word is "of" and the 41st word is "prior". If we take the first letter of both of these words, we get "op". The post was also conveniently posted in October, when Frank could very easily have posted it anytime throughout the month of September, which means the number 10 has some significance. The country that has the 10th highest population density is Saint Marteen, which has national languages of Dutch and English. If we translate "op" from Dutch to English, we get "on", and if we plug "on" into an anagram solver, we get....

NO

Clearly Frank is sending very mixed messages in this post.

mrnoble

16-10-2014 11:11

Re: The Hint in the Blog

'tis the season for happy trolling!

wilsonmw04

16-10-2014 11:14

Re: The Hint in the Blog

This is great!

please continue.

weaversam8

16-10-2014 11:42

The following can be found in WIYESENNYTAFLKO.

Skeleton,
towlines,
nations,
twinkle,
seafowl,
intense,
sonnet,
linens,
skyway,
eons,
walk,
sofa,
soil.

Whippet

16-10-2014 11:52

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaversam8 (Post 1404549)

soil.

Soil has water in it. Water game confirmed.

weaversam8

16-10-2014 11:53

It can also translate into INSANELY WET.

alexis tuggle

16-10-2014 11:57

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaversam8 (Post 1404551)

It can also translate into INSANELY WET.

WATER GAME!!!

Anthony4004

16-10-2014 12:11

Re: The Hint in the Blog

And this is why I love everyone on CD. Thanks for making my morning guys! :)

dubiousSwain

16-10-2014 17:35

Re: The Hint in the Blog

https://medium.com/@averageFRCkid/th...y-d97f473b32b4

an alternative theory

Henrique Schmit

16-10-2014 18:12

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubiousSwain (Post 1404613)

https://medium.com/@averageFRCkid/th...y-d97f473b32b4

an alternative theory

Snow that will melt and turn into water...

Oblarg

16-10-2014 23:20

Re: The Hint in the Blog

A+ thread. Would read again.

weaversam8

17-10-2014 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubiousSwain (Post 1404613)

https://medium.com/@averageFRCkid/th...y-d97f473b32b4

an alternative theory

I got a blog post? :P

Derpancakes

17-10-2014 15:07

Re: The Hint in the Blog

I'm assuming nobody here noticed the 'hint' hidden in the blog about the KOP opt-out? The render of the AM14U2's cross-section reveals lower wheel holes. Can we assume there will be terrain this year?

Oblarg

17-10-2014 15:47

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derpancakes (Post 1404798)

Looking at the pics, if we have 4'' wheels standard then I'm still seeing less than an inch of frame clearance, so no.

therobo-titan

20-10-2014 11:15

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Tiwai Point is surrounded by bodies of water. The "think big, be big" comment from the other game hint thread also points to the ocean. It all makes sense now: Water game confirmed.

Shrub

20-10-2014 11:24

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Wouldn't that imply ocean game? Unless the robots are so small that it's to scale of the field being an ocean.

therobo-titan

20-10-2014 11:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrub (Post 1405060)

Wouldn't that imply ocean game? Unless the robots are so small that it's to scale of the field being an ocean.

This is the most shaky part of my argument, I'll admit. But I am willing to go out on a limb and say that ocean = water.

FlamingSpork

13-11-2014 16:20

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaversam8 (Post 1404549)

The following can be found in WIYESENNYTAFLKO.

soil.

If you remove the s in soil, it says oil. It must mean that it has something to do with oil! If we combine this with the water game theories, it has to be involved in offshore oil drilling.

Whippet

13-11-2014 16:23

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlamingSpork (Post 1408447)

If you remove the s in soil, it says oil. It must mean that it has something to do with oil! If we combine this with the water game theories, it has to be involved in offshore oil drilling.

If you remove the il in oil, you get o. The o kind of looks like a Logomotion/Rack N' Roll/Toroid Terror tube.

Tube game confirmed!

75vs1885

15-11-2014 23:04

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by aldaeron (Post 1404535)

Thanks for spending the time to decode the hint. But what does it mean?

<rumormill>

...

it means that we will have championships at this location

OAXACA

17-11-2014 13:28

Re: The Hint in the Blog

I feel like everytime Frank posts something, his words get turned into a game hint

Michael Hill

17-11-2014 16:42

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by OAXACA (Post 1408934)

I feel like everytime Frank posts something, his words get turned into a game hint

Welcome to ChiefDelphi.

Brandon Ha

17-11-2014 18:26

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by OAXACA (Post 1408934)

I feel like everytime Frank posts something, his words get turned into a game hint

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Hill (Post 1408952)

Welcome to ChiefDelphi.

Actually,
Welcome to FRC. The League of Reading between the Lines.
|empty|

Michael Hill

17-11-2014 20:33

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon Ha (Post 1408966)

Actually,
Welcome to FRC. The League of Reading between the Lines.
|empty|

I was poking fun at that and that it was their first CD post.

billbo911

17-11-2014 22:34

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

....This is all we can say, and all we plan to say on this. All will be revealed on January 3, 2015!*

Frank

There is your hint.

There will be no hint this year.

Now that's something new!

Daniel_LaFleur

18-11-2014 16:13

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by OAXACA (Post 1408934)

I feel like everytime Frank posts something, his words get turned into a game hint

Dave Lavery had it far worse (and his posts still get twisted into game hints) :P

Caleb Sykes

18-11-2014 17:33

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur (Post 1409088)

Dave Lavery had it far worse (and his posts still get twisted into game hints) :P

On this note, I just saw this relevant quote up on the spotlight section:

Quote:

For years, Dave Lavery couldn't fart without people trying to interpret it as a game hint.

tindleroot

19-11-2014 14:10

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by billbo911 (Post 1408993)

There is your hint.

There will be no hint this year.

Now that's something new!

So, the game hint is there is no game hint.
Since past years have had game hints, there must be something different this year.

There has never been a water game before!:yikes:

OAXACA

19-11-2014 15:15

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Plot twist: there is no game this year :ahh: :ahh: :ahh:

ivers123

22-11-2014 19:34

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Has anyone considered that, if this is a game hint, it simply means that all the examples Frank gives of things that CAN be changed WILL be changed for this year's game? "Number of teams on an alliance, number of alliances in a match, match length, bumper rules, field surfaces, robot size" What if this years game will involve change in all these areas!

BBray_T1296

22-11-2014 20:53

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivers123 (Post 1409589)

field surfaces

Regolith!

TheTurk

24-11-2014 00:31

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivers123 (Post 1409589)

field surfaces

..........water game.......

Whippet

24-11-2014 00:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ivers123 (Post 1409589)

field surfaces

.................... Corn pit.................

Anyone? No? Ok.

Calvin Hartley

24-11-2014 08:39

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whippet (Post 1409741)

.................... Corn pit.................

Anyone? No? Ok.

Talk about a throwback. (I'm sure you're aware of this, but). That was well before any of this year's students were born, myself included. (Though I'm now no longer a student.)

Derpancakes

24-11-2014 21:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley (Post 1409763)

Talk about a throwback. (I'm sure you're aware of this, but). That was well before any of this year's students were born, myself included. (Though I'm now no longer a student.)

Ah, Maize Craze. That hearkens back to the days of FTC-sized bots, full tethers, and small, friendly competitions! (At least the friendly part is still widespread XD)

Marcow

25-11-2014 06:19

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Frank has 5 letters in his name. Frank has been frc director for two frc seasons. 5 - 2 = 3. A triangle has three sides.

Frank is illuminati confirmed.

Calvin Hartley

25-11-2014 06:40

Re: The Hint in the Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcow (Post 1409953)

Frank has 5 letters in his name. Frank has been frc director for two frc seasons. 5 - 2 = 3. A triangle has three sides.

Frank is illuminati confirmed.

Half Life 3 Confirmed.

JayNico

03-01-2015 12:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Whippet (Post 1404536)

If you subtract "ai," or Artificial Intelligence, from Tiwai, you'll get "Tiw," which has three letters.

What else has 3? Half-Life 3.

No autonomous mode and Half Life 3 confirmed in one hint!

I think he's on to something.

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