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Oh no ... here we go again ...

DAVE ... STOP THAT !! :yikes: :ahh:

Now everyone will be trying to figure out your "new clue" ...

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i dont think that post Dave just made has a clue in it... i think for once he's just elaborating on the robot used in the animation.

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I wasn't talking about the carpet-- I was talking about the wood/diamond plate.

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this is probably just dave being silly although it may be a hint as to a possible way of constructing the robot for ease of use.

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OK guys here is yet another list of hints for y'all. i hope i have cleared up most of the confusion between hoaxes and all that. thank you all for contributing to this. if i missed anything please contact me directly. my contact information is below.

more likely
? Maybe an element of last year’s game will be in it
? Relay race type thing
? Points by time
? Maybe a horse type game
? 3 ways to score
? teams working together un-opposed to wrack up as many points
? vision by camera in game
? objects obstructing view of driver
? rods or sticks
? fine motor skills for robot
? different robots starting at different times
? event causing things to be released all over field (possibly packing peanuts or confetti)
? shelter areas for protection from something
? autonomous mode at end of game
? a difficult surface in the field somewhere, probably in the middle.
? Lower, more restrictive budget/more reliance on KOP
? Shipment of Core chart programming software with each KOP
? possibly slick objects that are hard to pick up
? Ramps
? use of Easy C for programming
? possibility of a free for all
? possibility of deception being a strategy for winning
? longer match times (possibly over battery life)
? six robots on field (from last year)
? being able to shut your robot off remotely and start fast
? being able to steal something from the opposing team/robots (thank you for clarifying the "fox is in the hen house" hint Janice)


less likely
? underwater game (picture of waterproof control thingy hoax)
? no metal
? no fasteners
? no water of any kind
? no snow

if you wish to contact me for errors or stuff please contact me via AIM (rikkufan123), my email address ( rikkufan123@aim.com ), or by private messaging me. :)

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Hey maybe they FIRST will take a twist and go with a themed game like FLL does.

in all of Dave's posts he has on the FRC website they had a link to this http://robotics.nasa.gov/courses/fall05/
and if anyone remembers at Atlanta 2005 at the vex celebration they had that RC mars rover on the simulated mars terrain.

we could have a mars theme possibly especialy with nasa's anouncement of returning to space

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I really hope not. What would FIRST be without grey ( I know, Sequoia #something) carpet, diamond plate and Lexan?

The plus side would be we could attach everything with that neat plastic velcro type stuff they use...:D

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speaking of FLL i was just looking around on the site at the game and
that kinda looks like a baton

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Noting your team number, I don't blame you for this, but if you have any match videos or photos from previous years, look at them. If you see the player station, what is the lower half made out of? Diamond plate. If you see a practice field from a couple years ago, you will see: plywood. In the game, what is plywood in practice was diamond plate or HDPE or something similar. This is probably not a hint, as most of the teams know that they will likely need plywood to build a practice field. Most teams might not bother with the player station unless it is a game object, and maybe not even then.

The field plans traditionally included with the game use a lot of wood. 2x4s, 1/4" plywood, little blocks of whatever...the list goes on.

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Aren't those plans are available for anyone who hosts a kick-off, signs a NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) AND is over the age of 25.

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The easier C++ programming is probably just the labView pilot program thats going on for those that submitted an application

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NOTE:The following is actually a post by NoRemorse!! (I don't want to sign off my girlfriends account on her laptop)

I was unaware of the age limit.... You need to Sign an NDA and not be on a team. Trust me on this.

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I have not signed an NDA nor do I have any advance information on the 2006 game. I can confirm that some folks involved in planning our local kick-off event (STL) have received information to help them purchase materials and construct game pieces, field elements, etc. Two of our regional committee members brought the topic up during a planning meeting earlier this week -- before they disclosed any details, several of us who are connected with teams excused ourselves and left the meeting.

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yes but with that peice, they have to push it in another direction and push another peice into it... way too much and takes up about a good 20-30 second with those little things.. imagine frc sized robots......

but yes, maybe something similar... having to do with bringing down something else onto the field would make sense... or maybe igniting another part of the field actice.. who knows?!

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I was thinking that the part would be weighted but the robots would be able to pick it up or push it, there could be a ramp in the middle and the alliance get bonus points if they push or carry it up the ramp
there could be various tiered smaller platforms on the sides of the ramp each worth different point values if the object it placed on them, and on the left and right of the ramp would be a zone where the robots can push the object.