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Originally Posted by dlavery
Having looked at this from the other side, here are a few fun things to think about.
The people on the Game Design Committee have almost as much fun thinking up the hint(s) each year as they do creating the game. Like everything else about FRC games, a good balance between multiple constraints must be reached. The hint can't be so obvious that it instantly reveals too much about the game. But it also cannot be so obscure that it truly can never be connected to the game.
Virtually every year someone successfully deciphers the hint, draws the correct conclusion, and posts it here on CD. So every year, the answer is given to the whole community. The problem is determining which post is right, and which of the several hundred wrong interpretations to ignore.
Once the game hint is revealed, the GDC does look in on these discussion threads to see how teams are interpreting the hint. Yes, there is more than just one evil cackling laugh that sneaks out as they read some of the posts. But in general, I remember discussions that go something like this:
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Wait a minute....Since Dave is no longer on the GDC, why haven't we kidnapped him to extract information about what does go on in those closed door GDC meetings..... TELL US MORE DAVE!!! TELL US MORE!!!
On a serous note, if Dave is now willing to share what goes on in the GDC meetings, will he be so kind as to tell us if he is:
1. Doing the animation this year
2. If not, who owns the rights to the various robots in the animation (I want to see the plowbot gag continue as much as the next guy)