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Re: 2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

Okay, I've just skimmed the thread (I'm not crazy enough to thoroughly read the whole thing), so I've probably got the same opinions about the game as a zillion other people by now. That being said, I believe that much like Triple Play of 2005 bieng all about the number 3, this year's game is all about the number 5. I saw a post suggesting the game's name bing "High Five", and I wouldn't be shocked if it were true. I also wouldn't be suprised if it was 3 versus 3, with a backbot similar to last year. That also means the field would have to be split in half, with offensive and defensive portions, and possibly a neutral portion.

The main feature of that picture seems to be the number 5 on a circular piece of diamond-plated steel. The first thing I was thinking of is the five of diamonds, and from my skimming of this thread, I know I am nowhere near the first person to think of that. So my prediction is that the field will have five diamond-shaped goals (or scoring areas), arranged in such a way that from overhead, the field looks like a five of diamonds. There will be two goals in the red zone, two goals in the blue zone, and a neutral zone comprising the center goal. The periods will be similar to last year, with one backbot being unable to go beyond the neutral zone during their alliances' offensive period (making it 3 vs 2 in the defense's favor). The center goal will be ginormous (yes, I said ginormous; the tallest structure in FIRST history), and at the end of the match, all robots will attempt to get as high as possible on said goal. The highest robot gets extra points, then the next highest gets fewer points, and so on. The scoring pieces will be flat and circular, a la the '97 toroids, or everybody's favorite sleeping implement, the '99 floppies (with an outside chance of soccer balls, due to the pentagons soccer balls have).

Now for some ideas completely from the middle of nowhere. There are two things I've always hoped for in a FIRST game; a pentagonal field, and a truly vertical game (where the robots go vertical themselves; keep in mind I'm still reasonably convinced that High Five has a good chance of being this year's game name). While my ginormous structure from the previous paragraph is only a simple tower, imagine a structure 25 feet tall with floors at five-foot intervals and ramps to take them there, all spiraling out from the five sides of the playing field. Goals and scoring areas could be perched at the edges, and the higher goals are worth more points, and the higher levels are worth more when you're there at the end of the game. Imagine using decahedrons as a game piece. Yes, I know how ludicrous that all is, but I can dream, can't I?

Another idea I saw earlier on was for a spining goal(s), and that'd add an interesting dynamic that we haven't seen in a decade. Maybe there's a circular puck similar to Double Trouble. Perhaps we're looking at five-point frisbees being the main game piece this year. Maybe there are five different scoring pieces. Maybe Dave Lavery is sitting in his office reading all our posts and laughing at how wrong we all are. The possibilities are endless.

And BTW, props to Mr. Lavery for somehow outdoing "green heights of Montana" in terms of cryptic game hints.