new game

[grillachief05]

anybody got any idea what the game is gonna be like this year???????

[Mike Schroeder]

yes, Magical flying monkies are gonna transport our robots to an alternate universe, where teams of robot comandos lead by a red or blue alliance, will strike a vampires castle, and the team that survives gets 1 point, 25 points if they are on the ramp at the end ...... atleast thats how it was like in the dream i had last night

[Sachiel7]

Well, Elgin Clock explains his theory in this thread:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=22406

and it's the only one that's been forwarded so far. Basically, he believes that 55 gallon drums will be involved, as well as moving smaller scoring objects around, possibly removing them from the drums.
I think he's probably got it.
We also do know that:
-Auto mode is back
-The field will remain the same size/shape
-It is 99% likely to remain 2v2 (the only suspicious thing about this is a few posts from Dave...but you never know what he's up to... )
-It's gonna be coool!
From all the little tips I keep picking up from here and there (FIRST people and non) It just sounds like they've cooked up something really cool that they don't want to give much info about (other than the suspected hint in Elgin's Post).
Thus I added my little line below the logo in my sig.
I'm getting pumped already!
Only 8 weeks 'til kickoff!

The one thing I am curious to know is this....does anyone know what the field in Alanta is going to be like? I remember my comp. team whining and moaning about how long the ramp was to go into the arena at Huston and I am curious to know if the set up is any better this year. Any ideas?

[generalbrando]

OOOO, monkeys!

[RogerR]

Originally posted by "Big Mike"
where teams of robot comandos lead by a red or blue alliance, will strike a vampires castle,

would they have to do this autonomously?

[Aignam]

Clowns. No joke.

[Matt Krass]

Originally Posted by Aignam

Clowns. No joke.

Isn't that an oxymoron?

[Rich Wong]

I just heard from a reliable source that works near the FIRST facilities and had an opportunity to spied on the game makers. He reported several large containers hidden in the back (see attached spy picture).
There were several of these contains, he said one was filled with empty 2-liter plastic Coke bottles only and the other was filled with empty 2-liter plastic Pepsi bottles. Some were crashed too.

So using our “gray” matters, we conjured up a 2004 game using the criteria of cheap and easy playing field using the items seen.

We think it’s 99% accurate.

The teams will not be red vs. blue but…. Coke vs. Pepsi. (Red is Coke and Blue is Pepsi; obvious!) On the field there will be four large 55-gallon drums (see, there are drums in the game). One drum for each robot, so it’s a 2 vs. 2 game.
One drum is filled with empty 2-lite Coke bottles and the other filled with empty Pepsi bottles. (keep up with me…think cheap playing field)

The point of the game is to empty your drums of 2-liter bottles and put them in the 4 green recycle containers in the middle of the field (the game has an environment theme).
You get one point for each Coke or Pepsi bottle in the recycle container.
See the advantages- not only is the playing field cheap to build but the game will create rivalry between Coke and Pepsi! More sponsorship?

That’s the 2004 Game!!!!!
(yes, I have a lot of time on my hand these days; thank god CD is back on line)

[Jonathan]

I don't know. it seems a little to "dumb." But i did read some where else that the game may have 55-gallon drums and the field would be cheap to make. It could be a stepping stone with the new programming and all. We will see soon enough

[Sachiel7]

That may only be part of the game. If there are cans involved, they'll probably just be mixed together or something, or have the labels erased. The only problem with soda cans is that if a robot runs over one... that could cause some major issues. First off, you'd be going through cans like mad. Second, those who use thin pneumatic wheels may (though I doubt it) risk a puncture running over a can. And, it would be hard for rookies. There needs to be a basic "pushing" scoring method, without using the cans. I dunno. Sounds more likely than anything else put forth though. And yes, Elgin Clock posted his theory that 55 gallon drums would be involved based on a FIRST Email blast. I think he was right. We'll just have to wait and see...

edit:
Ok, I just reread the previous post and I see he stated plastic 2-liter bottles. That is kinda likely... but you'd still go through them kinda quickly.

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by Sachiel7

... but you'd still go through them kinda quickly.

the obvious solution is to use the large population of FIRSTers on hand at the competition to replinish the supply by donating their empty cans

[Sachiel7]

LOL, I guess that's that then!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Elgin Clock]

[quote=Sachiel7...Elgin Clock posted his theory that 55 gallon drums would be involved based on a FIRST Email blast. I think he was right. We'll just have to wait and see...QUOTE]


You know, I was wondering what would happen IF I was right?? Or if anybody's guess was dead on right for that matter..

Do you think they would change the game at this point if someone actually had a guess that was nearly there?

[Sachiel7]

No, I doubt they'd change it. They probably just would try to deter the subject, or ignore the post.
I hope the drums do play a role though, It'd be a little bit different, depending on how they're used...
We'll just have to wait and see...
36 days to go...