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Re: 2006 Official Game Hint Discussion

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Originally Posted by Zach Purser
- Too hard to program: We have already seen examples from Vex of how the autonomous coding can be made easier.
And it's an open secret that we'll have that Easy-C compiler with us this year.

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Originally Posted by Henry_Mareck
And if anyone called Stairway to Heaven "obscure", there is a slight chance i would kill them.
At my heathen college, at least two people on my dorm floor didn't know it when I began to play it

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Originally Posted by Sparks333
The '5 robots' bit is a little confusing, and I don't even want to try to take a stab. The best idea I have heard here, however, is the 2 vs. 2 with one neutral bot. I can't see a 5v5 (field's too small) or a 1v1v1v1v1 (after FIRST's teamwork spiel? not a chance).
Have you not read Dave's posts championing a 1v1v1v1v1 game? I think that may be where we're headed...

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Call me boring, but I've noticed that not many of the game hints are based on obscure trivia (unless you want to call 'Stairway to Heaven' obscure). I have also noticed that there is no clear game ideas gained from the hints (Again, 'Stairway to Heaven' pointed to a 6" step). May as well just wait.

Sparks
Did you not read last year's game hint? You wouldn't call the fact that Triple Plays were performed by John Neun and George Harrison in the 1930's obscure?

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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
Hmmmm.....I don't think this has been mentioned.

Kickoff is in 4 days, and I have my money on footballs.

Has anyone else noticed the Kickoff----Football connection?
Then you didn't read the thread...but I agree.

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Originally Posted by AndyB
ok just thought of something. ok what is just big enough to fit in a mailbox? a football, so what if they are setting these mailboxes down on a movable base that is on the playing field and the HP is throwing these footballs up in the air to land in a mailbox?
Bucko, what kind of mailboxes are you talking about? Because I'm $@#$@#$@#$@# sure that Matt Leinart couldn't throw a football into my mailbox.

If you're talking about a big blue, side of the road mailbox...than maybe. But I doubt it.

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Originally Posted by 1075master
ya but but but thats more thinking to program!!!! especially for me!!!!
I assure you that you will have a lot less trouble programming this year with the new coding system.

Two guarantees:
1) No field goals (as much as I loved Flutie's drop kick)
2) No robot projectiles

I think it will be footballs, and the goal will be on a central truncated pyramid. In it, rather--a deep depression in the top of it.

Aw hell, why not throw out another couple halfass predictions.
1) green cmu cam
2) autonomous at end of the match--robots must stand on the ramps of the pyramid to get points at end
3) 1v1v1v1v1. Why not make it exciting?
4) no goals near the sides of the field, to minimize errant throws into the audience.

Why is there no one else on this thread at 2:50 AM? Are there no other college students on this board

Well, we'll see in two days won't we!

--Petey
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