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Going of the idea of multiple levels, and the pattern of having to do with historical dates...
In 1911 the Erector Set was invented by AC Gilbert...

Not sure how relevant this information is, I am probably just forcing things to fit the pattern.

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The future game would be hovercraft gmae. I like that idea!

Notable achievements in 1911 that may set the theme for the game:
 

The South Pole is reached for the first time.
The Rutherford model of the atom is created.
Superconductivity is discovered (=hovercrafts?).
An aircraft lands on a ship for the first times.
The neon lamp is developed.

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It is never too early!

The GDC released a new gate this year maybe they planned to incorporate this in the next game design as well. This gate allowed for the field to be divided into 3 sections via ramps. next year they may be divided by walls, stairs, other... It is my opinion that this change was made for more than just one game and perhaps they were planning ahead.

How challenging would getting over a 12 inch high wall be?

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Regarding the erector set, I can see the idea that you need to be able to manipulate pieces into some set of some sort. I also have come upon that in 1961, the first manned flight happened. Now I know we just got off Lunacy, so it might not happen. What ever this years game might be, it seems like it be very interesting if it has a historic background.

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My response: don't go around, go through! ::ouch:: :ahh:

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I think an articulating chassis is the way to go in this case. Just worm over the wall.

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ramp bots that drive up on each other to get over and hopefully they wont tip when dropping off the other side.

But that isn't the point I was getting at. What do you guys think about if the gate will be used again and how?

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I really would like to see either a flying game, a water game, or a game with small game objects, such as bouncy balls fired at high speeds.:D

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Oh geez we're modeling neutrinoes.

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With Carpet
and it's going to be some type of integration between baseball and football

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There are a lot of historical dates that they could use to pull from but then again it could be something completely random. Kind of hard to tell. Can't wait 'till the first clue though.

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Robot rugby?

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even though Bill said that FIRST is going to hold off on the 20th anniversary celebration I still see the GDC bringing back different aspects from past years. Maybe the low friction surface from Lunacy, bumps from Breakaway, big balls from over drive....it would be kind of like what Survivor did a few years ago with Survivor All-Star's

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I want me some MAIZE CRAZE