Quote:
five 'bots tangling with pasta
a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show
and seeing Montana's green heights
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Thoughts:
1a. 5 'bots = 4 bots, has to. Primarily to to the explanation earlier of Joe Montana's 1984 season => 1984 novel => the infamous problem in that book of 2+2=5. I mean, FIRST wouldn't put 5 robots on the field really, or have 6 robots with 5 on field, 2 swapping half-way through the match; or would they???
1b. (added after #3) There could be 5 bots in this fashion: the old 2 vs. 2 format with 1 'house' robot to add to the challenge of the game. Perhaps it will have a shovel as its main tool to 'show.'
2. Tangling with pasta => rope, wire, pool noodles, whatever. FIRST has finally gotten off of using basic 3D figures and gone to a 4th dimension: flex. Congrats FIRST for making that leap.
Or will this 'pasta be an obstacle as well???
3. a game
obsessed with a shovel's
show => definition from
www.ask.com says that show in noun form is a display; a manifestation (or indication of its presence, existence; or one of its forms is revealed) It is very tough to get a good clue on what exactly will go on besides the use of a shovel. The show part, whether its uses will be obsessively exploited, or something along that line; OR whether there will be a shovel obstacle.
4. and seeing Montana's green heights => It would be odd if this portion of the clue DID NOT refer to the CMUcam or other optical device. Other than that: Montana => mountain state => elevated field platform (green ramps lead to this multi-level 'mountain' or green lines lead to the top somehow).
So, in short:
*4-5 robots possible. If 5, there might be a house robot.
*Flexible game pieces and/or obstacles tangle up robots in some way which is not known.
*something to do with a shovel
*some area of unknown elevation with green to follow.
Sorry if this is redundant in any way, just had to post on this.
-Joe