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No way! Robotic football! I was dreaming that up years ago! It'd probably be the reason we were given the 50g absorbtion cRio this year all the "gentle bumping" could cause some damage.

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not like full on football but similar concepts to football such as force, how rough it could be to a certain degree...like that...such as allowing more leniency in that area

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oh ok i got ya now man....hmm i dont know then

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oh heres another idea.....
take a look at lines 2,3 and 4 of the hint


stop by and get connected on Central in Phoenix...
drive by and make a pickup on Minnetonka in Minnetonka;
then head to the field on Evergreen in Dover.

okay line look up central drive in phx, AZ and it says "get connected" look at the map its a divided hwy ending a convergence....
then MINNETONKA AVE IN MINNETONKA, MN is a loop leadin to another CONVERGING interstate/hwy
to the field in Dover....
maybe racing is a bigger incorporation this year

racing>cnverge>repeat>home= RELAYS

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That edit button is there for a reason.

edit: So don't make multiple posts.

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Notice that the use of cities, roads, and states, regardless of which specific cities etc. they were, prompted an incredible number of Google Maps (and other map-sites) searches for a pattern in the cities. Perhaps the clue is simply the fact that they are cities, and that so many people's first reaction is to look for map patterns. Couple that with this logic from hint number one: "moonfish>moon>outer space," and you get something to due with satellites. Maybe it's a far more strategic game than many other people have suggested, involving some kind of coordination with a satellite object to direct attacks on key points of the field, possibly with a RISK-like "global domination" theme.

It's a bit of a stretch, I guess, but it'd be pretty cool in my opinion.

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The fish looks like something round and flat, much like a hockey puck. Perhaps the reference to the Zamboni is that the robot will have to pick up the hockey pucks off of an uneven surface, as represented by the waves of Lake Minnetonka. The robot will need to climb a ramp or some steps to get to a flat surface, as noted by the reference to Dover. In the autononomous mode, the robots will be given instructions wirelessly on what to do, which is the reference to Microsoft.

I hate it when I stay awake all night trying to figure these hints out...

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I am still waiting for nevereverregret to publish her summary of the game hints. ;) ;)
While waiting, I thought that readers might be interested in a brief description of how I see the 2009 game.

1. The starting zone will be covered with a slick plastic sheet. To get out of the starting zone, your robot will need traction. A team might design similar traction as found on a zamboni from the shop on
15714 Colorado Ave.,
Paramount, CA.

2. Then the robot will need to get connected to a trailer such as one might find at the;
U Haul Company
2727 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004

3. Our next task is to fill the trailer with biopolymer plastic bottles such as one might find at NatureWorks LLC
15305 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN55345

4. Finally, to get the bonus points, we need to haul this trailer load into one of the scoring craters on the field. These craters are similar to moon(fish) craters or similar to the Dover Tornadoes high school Stadium

It sounds like an easy game, unless there is a shortage of bottles, or limited number of trailers.

Jerry

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I think anythings that is posted as an idea will be able to have support...

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As a former resident of suburban LA, Phoenix, and Colorado, but never Delaware I see that there are Air Force bases in near the end of Central in Phoenix, in Colorado including the academy, and Dover air base at the end of Evergreen in Dover. Possible connection?

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More support for my theory. ;)

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Alright, my father figured it out!

Can you say ROBO-golf!

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I believe I speak on behalf of everyone else, when I ask: Elaborate, please? :rolleyes:

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i think its related to what all of the clues show when you look at them in google maps, and then if you win golf, you are the "big fish"

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I think I found out what the first part was talking about;
Take your machine out of the shop on Colorado in Paramount:
The zamboni was invented in Paramount, CA by Frank J. Zamboni, now, the US HQ for that company is at 15714 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA.

Coincidence, I think not.