[Alex Golec]

"five 'bots tangling with pasta"
Five? such a strange number, it goesnt seem to work out if you want equal alliances. I really have no clue what to make of that. Pasta reminds me of those foam noodles. that kids always take to the pool. Those could be really fun scoring objects, but might induce the same dread and annoyance as the floppies did in 99.

"a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show"
what does a shovel show? You move stuff with it, so if the show the process of liftinf stuff up into a goal or something like that? Could indicate a highly offensive game where a lot of scoring is required.

"and seeing Montana's green heights"

well, green was the unofficial color of the CMU, so this might suggest it's comeback. Montana is a rather large state, this + the word heights seems like it points to there being a large object in the middle of the field, like a huge green goal or whatnot.

To summarize, my thoughts on it are:
1) Foam noodles.
2) Use of the CMU Cam
3) A large green goal/tower the size of montana in the middle of the field.

I'm not quite sure the litereal meaning of "Five 'bots tangling with pasta." It could be scary. Six was quite crowded last year, but it made for even alliances.

Well, only 2 weeks left. I'll definitely be watching the evolution of this thread with interest.
_Alex