Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Is this available somewhere? I'd like to hear it!

Personally, I've been imagining a 100-voice choir with orchestra singing "Oh, Tortuga!" to the tune of "Oh, Fortuna!" from the Carmina Burana.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

That reminds me of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzvFtki2uxk

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Looks like a 3T if Dr. Joe makes the batter an honorary defense.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Thank you, I read this and got a big chuckle after watching the video. Knowing it coming made the video even better.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Oh man, I am going to Hades. I laughed SO hard at that video showing what really happened. I mean really and truly laughed. I'm sorry 2785, but that was funny.

As I recovered, I thought of that scene in the "Wrong Lever" bit from The Emperor's New Groove.
"Why do we even HAVE those batter dividers?"

To contribute to my eternal damnation of course! Curse you Game Design Committee ;-)

Dr. Joe J.

P.S. If that video isn't worth a $10 gift card, I don't know what is...

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

So is it going to be counted a triple? ::rtm::

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

We will be at the Iowa Regional in two weeks, so you can watch us on the stream! :D

P.S. - Our anti-tortuga mechanism doesn't work if we flip completely over, it just prevents bottoming out.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I'm going to stick by my "we'll see" position.

There are only so many gift cards I can give out on a lark. If at the end of the season we haven't claimed all the promised prizes (which seems likely), then I will award this honorary Triple Tortuga one of them.

Cheers,
Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

There were just two double tortugas in GTRE Q2, interesting.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I think I have one!

http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/wh...-mi/ecc458d6b4

Frame 2:23:00

This is Match 8 from Standish Sterling Michigan event last weekend. All three Blue Alliance Members got stuck!:eek:

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I believe the tall robot on the draw bridge was just sitting there. At the end of the match they were driving around.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Qual 32 GTRE http://livestream.com/accounts/12312913/events/4953783. Match starts at 7:56:30.

EDIT: This might not actually count, one of the robots starts moving again right at the end.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Not quite a Tortuga but it's pretty entertaining.

http://livestream.com/accounts/12312913/events/4953783

8:47:00 one robot flies over the CDF onto another.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

We just triple tortuga'd match 19 at wilsonville. I'll get a video as soon as it uploads

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

This was close but I'm going to say this was NOT a Triple Tortuga. Had the match ended 20 seconds earlier I would agree this was a 3T because they went dead crossing the drawbridge and sat there for over a minute but they came alive again and in the end were completely free of the outerworks when they died the second time.

Close but no cigar...

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Link not showing any video.

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Link not showing any video.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Did you mean match #18?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zc9opgxEas

I believe this might be just a double tortuga though, but I'll let someone else be the judge.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Yeah that one.

In the last 20 seconds all red robots are dead.

2 died hitting the defenses, and then we had to estop because the new flaps accidentally triggered an unexpected mode on our robot which caused it to get stuck.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

The field strikes back! :yikes:

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

We have our 2nd Winner! Golfer4646, you put the link up to the match first. PM to work out the $10 Gift Card.

3 More $10 Triple Tortuga's Left plus the big kahuna, $50 buckaroo bonzias for the link that shows a Double Triple Tortuga (if it ever happens).

Cheers,
Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I don't really know where this should go. It's not really a tortuga, and it's not really a Dukes of stronghold, but I thought it was funny nonetheless.
Watch the field volunteer in the white shirt. The camera was pointed on that side of the field, and all you could see was her reaction, and then it cuts over to the punchline.


Dr. Joe, we might just need a thread for all the funny moments of Stronghold, this season is FULL of them. I've enjoyed every match I've watched, and something interesting is always happening.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Match number 60 at CVR had 3 robots tip over. Two of the bots tipped from the ramparts and another bot tipped over on itself.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Here's a picture:
Also, the red robot was knocked over by a blue robot, causing a foul.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Potential Triple Tortuga at the Los Angeles Regional!

Quals 41, Teams 3512, 4415, 848

848 got hung up in the low bar early and lost comm. 3512 flipped going over ramparts, and late in the match 4415 flipped backwards attempting the chival de frise.
Photo attached. Video

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Ouch

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First of all, AMAZING find. It's like a fine wine. So many flavors and tastes to swirl around your mouth and enjoy.

Second of all, sorry I have been away on family matters for a few days.


Allow me to call the match:


At first I thought 3512 was a gonner in Auton. But no, they pulled it out and righted the ship. All is well, they are crossing defenses and looking good. Then at :55 it's their 4th time across the 3rd defense, heading to the neutral zone to presumably move to start weakening another defense and BOOM! They get sideways to the defense and cartwheel, ending up wheels to the ceiling (the most iconic of all tortuga poses*).

Meanwhile it looks like 848 is near the low bar having problems with coms(?). They are touching the outworks so I'd be inclined to give them the tortuga if the the match ends here, but no, 848 comes alive and completes the limbo at 1:05.

Then at 1:14, 848 is back under the limbo bar apparently down for the count (coms again?).

All the while, 4415 is gamely (and if I am being honest, shakily) weakening defenses . They have a few near tortuga experiences (e.g. at 1:32 but their driver and their wheelie bar save them for the moment).

At 2:15 4415 wisely decides that the drawbridge is the best way back to the neutral zone and 848 is ALIVE.

848 trashes around a few times in the courtyard by the low bar as 4415 sets up for one last crossing.

848 seems to be having drive train problems in addition to the coms issues(?). They move a bit away from the outerworks but can't really get away and end up driving into the low bar as 4415 tumbles backward (no wheelie bar to save them this time because their wheelie bar does double duty as a Chili Fries actuator) and time expires.

I think it is POSSIBLE that 848 was not quite stuck on the outerworks but in the end, they spent all but a few seconds of the match actually in the outerworks and clearly hadn't escaped the low bar's maw as time expired.

I'm awarding our 3rd Triple Tortuga!!!

seg9585, PM me and we'll make arrangement to get you your $10 gift card (which was started as Starbucks but was then expanded to Amazon and now another person has asked for iTunes. so... ...I am pretty open about gift card sources).

May all your tortugas be TRIPLE Tortugas.

Dr. Joe J.


*This happened to Overclocked at Reading on Saturday so I'm not casting aspersions -- it can happen to the best of us.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Does it count as a tortuga if the defense gets stuck on the robot?

http://imgur.com/1Lf8vW4

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Nice. Is it just me or are there many many more such "interesting" moments in this year's game?

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I am finding it to be that way too. It's a fun game to just watch.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I submit QF2-1 at CVR

https://youtu.be/KBg4DSRBQlc?list=PL...kWp0-4V78CASeD

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Don't have a video of this, but at Greater Kansas City in Quals 24, All three blue robots became immobile.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/43225

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I've been looking for video of this, but I can't find it, so I'll provide the play by play, as I recall it.

The near robot was disabled by the refs for having a bumper fall off traversing the rock wall (it was lying in the neutral zone next to the robot). One of the other two (1997) subsequently got stuck in the moat (high-centered on the second bar). The third robot could only cross group B and D defenses (too tall for the low bar) and got marooned in the neutral zone. They tried to push the dead robot over the rock wall, which had no effect. Then they cast about for a moment or two trying to find something to do. After a few moments, they drove over and tried to push their other partner out of the moat. This resulted in the tent formation you see in the picture. Since at that point the only things in contact with the ground were bumpers, they were stuck there for the rest of the match.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I don't see a triple tortuga here. Make your case if you think I'm wrong.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Oh please oh please. SOMEBODY get me a link to a video of this match.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

No, it's called *foghorn*. :D

(Cmon, as a scorekeeper I had to say it).

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Isn't it also called "check all pockets for the missing pins"?

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

More like *toss broken pins in the "robot barf" box*

Refraining from further comment as I'm a key volunteer who isn't supposed to talk about on-field incidents. I hope I didn't say too much.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Are we running out of Triple Tortugas? As there are fewer and fewer first time event participants, I would think so but having attended NEFIRST's UMass Dartmouth event, I know that this is not the case.

We ALMOST had one in the Elims (and had the match ended mid match, I think we would have). Also, Paul Copioli tried to claim the a prize for a Triple Tortuga as Emcee at that same tournament, arguing that I saw it with my own eyes so no video was necessary. He had a point but I say, nay. The rules require a link, my personal retinas viewing the match not withstanding. And actually, even watching it live, I am a little skeptical -- I will need to review the tape to see if 88 just stopped driving or were they really tortugad (it was an amazing thing even if it wasn't a 3T).

Sooo.... there are still Triple Tortuga prizes to be awarded. Share the link and win a gift card.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

My apologies to 3180, but this was one of the more humorous tortugas that I've seen this year... Not a triple, but funny all the same.

https://youtu.be/3rij1aKAwmg?t=26s

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

No video of the match, but I happened to be standing in queue with my phone out as I saw the tortuga unfolding. Didn't get much thanks to the bot demanding attention, but enjoy anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=aP3oA6qkjfE

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I was the outerworks ref for this match and am a mentor for 88. My feeling is that this wasn't a 3T. 88 was desperately trying to push their disabled alliance mate through the defense and had no choice but to try to push forward in order to get the breach. They came within a fraction of an inch of doing so. This was all in the waning seconds of the match. Had there been more time in the match, I think 88 could have been able to get themselves back out of the defense. It was close, though.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I was going to post that one myself... I shouldn't laugh, but that was somewhat amusing to watch field-side.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

So... ...is the contest over basically? No new entries for this week?

Still 2 $10 gift cards and a $50 gift card to be claimed (though a Double Triple Tortuga seems like it just isn't in the cards... ...but you never know).

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

There are still quite a few teams in the PNW district who are going to be at their first two competitions in week 4 and 5... so maybe then?

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I suspect that triple tortugas' going forward will be of the "robot attempting to rescue their partner and ending up in a tent formation" type.

I'll state here now that I believe that all of your triple Tortuga cards will be awarded before the world championship but the double triple Tortuga card will not.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

You mean like what happens here?

https://youtu.be/euNOPz8JMBM?t=3h43m19s

I was going to submit this match as a triple tortuga...but it's not clear why the third red robot just sits there moving back and forth in the neutral zone. It crosses the low bar once and then I think it might get stuck on a ball at some point.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

LOL. Yeah, just like that.

I do not believe that that video is a triple Tortuga because the third robot is just 'spinning in place'. But that "tent formation" is hilarious.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I am going to agree with Daniel here. No Triple Tortuga Awarded.

Callin' 'em as I sees 'em...

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Not a triple tortuga, but a very impressive tortuga at the Los Angeles Regional (also note the blue alliance team in the foreground missing all its bumpers as well)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=14587623 98

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I do believe the wheelie bar would have saved them. They were not using it to Shovel the Fries.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Found some match video for you to confirm

Here's the video of Match 43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUgb8Ek2F0

At 1:00 we see 4151 open the Sally port for 3461. As 3461 goes through 4151 gets flipped upside down, going full wheels up.

At 1:35 we see 3461 attempt to cross the rock wall when they bottom out and get their back wheels stuck and cannot finish getting over the wall. 2nd tortuga

At 2 minutes 88 starts to push 3461 and eventually gets them over the rockwall, but their robot is still dead on the other side of the wall. 88 Attempts to still get over anyways, when they ride up on top of both the rockwall and 3461. They move back and forth for a few seconds before they stop moving at the end of the match.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I would like to submit Oklahoma Regional Practice Match 6.

Video of the Match is here. Sorry I recorded it the wrong way.

What happened was team 4005 (wearing red bummer because it is a practice match) tipped over during autonomous while attempting the rock wall. Shortly after, team 3498 gets temperately disabled by the moat. Meanwhile, team 3612 get permanently disabled by the sally port. As the camera pans to the right to show the alliances reaction, team 3498 regains power just to be disabled again by the moat while trying to get off of it. By far on of the saddest matches to watch, especially one of the red alliances robots did connect to the computer.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Here's hoping for one final weekend of Triple Tortuga...

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I video'd a double this weekend, but I kinda felt guilty for wishing the third 'bot would stop.

I think there will be more. It's a hard game and even good robots die sometimes.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

At the risk of quoting Citibank.... Priceless.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rm8N1AA6c&t=2h55m


Red alliance match 68 at the MAR Bridgewater-Raritan Event appears to have a triple tortuga.


EDIT: Agh! The video doesn't show it. I know 1676 is recording each match, so there should be a video later.

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Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

PNW Auburn District, Qual 28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNkYbtyv3AU

Not sure if it counts, 4060 dies early in the match but gets pushed around and ends up in front of the moat. 4681 gets stuck on top of 4060 trying to come back over the moat. 3237 puts forth a valiant effort to break their partners free, but with 3 seconds left in the match, manages to ride up on 4060's bumpers and get themselves stuck as well. It's a little hard to tell if 3237 is actually stuck or just stopped trying, but their wheels appear to be free of the ground.

Poor 4681 is alive and powered the entire time. You can see them desperately twitching trying to break free even after 3237 , but don't have enough traction to do so. Perhaps most ironically, 4681's team name is "Murphy's Law".

Because 4060 wasn't disabled by a defense, I don't know if it's a true Triple Tortuga.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I am going to say, nay on this one. You are right that, 4060 is out for non-defense related reasons. They get pushed into the defense area but the defense wasn't the real reason for it getting stuck to begin with.

Close, but no cigar.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

And here's the new video!


5624 and 6016 get stuck on the moat, and it seems like 4281 is stuck on the sally port. Given more time they may have been able to escape.

it looks like 4281 lost a side of their drivetrain, so they drove into the side of the sallyport instead of driving straight. Dunno if that'd be a tortuga or just unfortunate damage from a the defenses/field.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

No, no, don't you dare try to take this one from me! They were in the process of crossing the Sally Port when they threw that chain and then they just did the "I've only got one side driving two step" for the balance of the match. But they definitely seemed stuck on that Sally Port Defense.

I am declaring this the 4th Triple Tortuga. AGPapa, PM me and we'll work out the details of the gift card (Amazon seems to be the popular choice these days).

Nice find.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Triple Tortuga at SVR in practice match 21:

http://imgur.com/FxE1h1x

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

From post #24 in this thread (emphasis mine):

Dr. Joe has already ruled, but it's comforting to recognize that it's consistent with his own guidelines.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Video of a Triple Tortuga in Practice Match 21 at SVR: https://youtu.be/QDtyONxuFZY?t=18461

846 stuck on moat, 192 on Rough Terrain, and 114 on Portcullis.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

OH MY GOODNESS. We need a gif of all the robots just flailing like beached whales. I do have to say, 114 really looks like they did that for kicks and giggles. Mission accomplished I say!

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Ask and you shall receive:

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I know this doesn't count but I caught the very end.

https://youtu.be/Qt2lTLC4IXw

SVR Triple Tortuga.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

SVR triple Tortuga
https://goo.gl/photos/h3pmFBPgi1BuAQ5z9

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Our unfortunate triple tortuga at SVR with our alliance partners during match 56. Here is the photo from our team photographer at field side. http://i.imgur.com/oiZzmsx.png

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

And for multiple camera views of this Triple Tortuga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBEg...utu.be&t=18476

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

And here's video of the Triple Tortuga from SVR Qual. 56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnBQ...utu.be&t=30903. Looks like the Ramparts caught all three red robots...

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

It wasn't the ramparts for our team(604) so much as it was the ball that we went over before going over the ramparts. :/

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

You're right, that boulder got caught by the Ramparts. Here are some more views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMbc...utu.be&t=33705

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

253's fuse fell out of their PDB for their radio (I think, could have been the RIO), disabling them. 5824 then got stuck on top of them and then 604 came to join the party. That was quite a match.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

I think if it were an official match I'd give it to you but not for a practice.

No Cigar.

Dr. Joe J.

Re: The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.
 

Don't you DARE try to take this Triple T away from us. No, no. That ball played a part, yes, but without the Rampart their is no Tortuga. A defense played a role, we're giving it the 5th and Final Triple Tortuga of the 2016 Season.

Hallry, PM with details about how you want your gift card (Amazon has been by far the most popular choice but I am open to others).

To all the rest of ya'all, keep a sharp eye out for the great white whale of Tortugas, the elusive, Double Triple Tortuga. I don't suppose it will happen this late in the season, but there is still a $50 gift card on the line if you can share the link to it.

Very fun contest. Thanks for playing.

Cheers,
Dr. Joe J.

P.S. I have lost track of this thread -- I wasn't trying to skate on a debt, I was really just ignorant that the 5th Triple T had been found.

P.P.S. I LOVE watching these videos. I rewind them and watch them over and over. I know what's coming, but heaven help me, I can't but laugh out loud (really not an lol) each time I see the hand of fate play out over and over. Oh look they are trying to come to the rescue. Will they be in time to save them? Look out, there's a ball. Oh no, the ball is under them. It's rolling toward the rampart. It's... ...I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY GOT TIPPED LIKE THAT! rewind...