[Jay5780]

My prediction is at the bottom, but my reasoning comes first.

I think we're forgetting some of the things that have been said in past years about the evolution of the game's design...

1. The game needs to be easy to watch for the spectator who has no knowledge of the game and who can easily know who is winning.

2. Alliances have been a teaching tool, teaching us that in the real world sometimes you need to work with your competitors to better one another.

3. Programming and autonomous mode have become a major part of the game and if what Dave said is true, then IR will be BIG this year.

While wearing Amethyst colored glasses, John Neun gave George Burns the
following riddle: "Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You
and Me."

We need to look at the key parts of the hint...

1. Amethyst
Amethyst is a shade purple which is made of red and blue. Possibly the teams have to work as one large team to complete a task to get past whatever is "between" (See #4) them and Pi (See #2)

2. Pi (defined as: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle)
The goal perhaps is round or cylindrical is shape.

3. You and Me
This represents the two teams. John Neun and George Burns played on different baseball teams.

4. "Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me."
An IR "invisible fence" between the teams and the goal.

5. The baseball tie-in
Too small for the spectator to see as the main scoring object.
Maybe a knock it off the pole type of thing from last year.

6. The Unassisted Triple Play tie-in
Autonomous mode. 3 tasks to complete.


So if your still reading this or skipped ahead here is my prediction.

There will be two teams of two competing on a rectangular field. The match will start with autonomous mode, one alliance member will be activated for the attempt at the "unassisted triple play". At the end of autonomous mode all the robots will be activated and will have to work with the competing alliance to get to a cylindrical or round goal blocked by the IR "invisible fence".

Hope you didn't all fall asleep or get lost reading this. I've been trying to write it while trying to work...

Have fun this year and don't let this hint get you all too stressed, you have 6+ weeks of stress and headaches ahead, but it is all worth it as many of you know.