[artdutra04]

Why not combine these two clues? After all, since there has never really been a precedent before of multiple game hints, we should probably consider both of these as a single game hint.


First off they give us a clue which is a IR receiver board. Then the second hint (if taken at face value) points us to the center of Copley Square in Boston, with the compass bearing pointing out the middle of the block, between two obelisks, towards Globe Deli.

While they could have chosen to give us just a lat/long coordinate, they gave us a bearing as well. So they obviously want us to look in that direction. Why? If we use Clue #1, they gave us a board to detect signals with a limited range of ± 30° to 40°.

Clue #1: Sensor board to detect IR pulse from limited range.
Clue #2: Possible lat/long coordinate with compass bearing, which points you towards a particular direction.

Σ Clues: Playing field that encourages us to point robots at targets, possibly one which only has a limited range from which you can approach it.


However, there can still be a lot left open by these targets. What are they? Do we pick up playing field objects from them, or score on them? Are these targets zones (like the grid of streets in Boston's Back Bay) broken up into "blocks", which we might gain points from by being in them? Or might we get points from bringing something like a mobile goal into them?