Stuff from Wikipedia I found curiously interesting about 5:
In chess, the fewest number of moves a pawn makes to a queening square.
The smallest Euro banknote. It shows an antique bridge.
The word "punch" comes from the Hindustani for five.
International Maritime Signal flag for 5
I
think that right there gives me a darn good idea of what the playing field might look like. Perhaps at the center will be a diamond plated circle for [insert scoring objective here]
Otherwise, there are no words to this hint curiously as well. Just a number. I'm suspecting it will be the same bot system as last year, 6 on field, etc. etc.
But that flag, and how the clue presents itself as a signal like the flag is what seems worth investigating.
-Joe
edit: another curiosity: if one takes a quick glance (not at all paying much attention, no analysis) at the picture would they get a first impression that its the number 5 on a golf ball instead of diamond plate???
edit2: one of team 66's former advisers first thought of a pool ball when I described the hint to her...
edit3: something tells me everyone is looking too hard into the technical details of the photo... really nothing too conclusive yet. Last year the key was a simple phrase and linking it to the correct answer (shovel's show = "just shoot me") yet everyone took the first few thoughts, which turned out to be wayyyyy off, and did practically an essay on it. When I look at this year's game hint I think of what possible game elements have we seen in previous years, how consistent have the past years been, etc. etc.
realistically speaking.
Our goal is to make Dave Lavery tremble with fear that the secret has been leaked. Otherwise he will just die laughing on the floor. Keep him alive and keep him wondering if he really made too easy of a hint.
