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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

I've tried to keep my theories to myself this entire time, since the thread was moving to fast for me to even attempt to keep up anyway... But now that the thread seems to have slowed down a bit, I figured I'd post up.

It's FRC's 20th Season and it seems that they're going to try to pay homage to their past, what better way to do so than with recreating a game from the past. (Past so distant that only a handful of people that played the game are still around) I think that First is creating a variant of Maize Craze, and here are my reasons:

1) Dave posted up a large Tennis ball a few months back. Now, we all know that Dave likes to lead us on with false hints and funny bits of humor, but this one sort of spoke to me. The Tennis ball was the perfect size for an FRC competition, relatively easy to get, very clearly visible and distinct from a hundred feet away, so why not have it for a game piece?

2) There is a column clearly visible in the first hint, though it seems that it's been overlooked by many of the current game theories. In Maize Craze there was also a column where a Tennis Ball rested at the beginning of the match and was to be removed to score points.

3) Again, it's an important year for FRC. What better way to celebrate a bright history than to relive some parts of it? I wouldn't be surprised to see at least one or two things from previous games make it into the 2011 game.

4) Also, the image used for the hint has been reversed from it's original. So it's the same - but different. I don't know if the reversing is as important as that idea.

I'm sure there are some flaws in this theory, but it was where I went when I thought about everything...

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Originally Posted by Karibou View Post
The game names usually do have some link to the game itself. I don't know what Breakaway had to do with soccer (I'm sure someone else can make the link),
Here you go:

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Originally Posted by TheFreeDictionary
2. The act of breaking away, especially:
a. An offensive play in a team sport such as ice hockey in which a player with the ball or puck advances ahead of the defenders toward the goal.
b. A burst of speed by a competitor or group of competitors in a race to break free of the pack.
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Last edited by thefro526 : 03-01-2011 at 12:47. Reason: 20th Season, Not Anniversary.
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