Discs Anyone?

[Molten]

I have been thinking about how the last two years of scoring pieces have been everyday items that might be used in a sport. Balls cover many games, innertubes could represent a variety of items including horseshoes. The only real sports equipment that I can think of that this does not cover are darts, frisbees, and possibly a parbolic ball, such as the football. I will rule out the football because it is still a ball. Next, darts seem a bit too dangerous for FIRST. That leads me to believe that a disc like object would be ideal for next years game. What do you think? Tell me your opinions on next years game.

[65_Xero_Huskie]

They used giant floppys during the first few years. But lets not start this new game thread, theres already to many of them. (But i expect there to be robots hanging off the ground next year.)

[Molten]

Didn't they hang about 3 years ago?

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Temper Metal

Didn't they hang about 3 years ago?

There was hanging in 2000 and 2004, and maybe some other years before that

[Richard Wallace]

Aerobies.

[Taylor]

One of these years, the game piece will be an actual red herring.

Helena: Riddle? Riddle. So have you thought of an answer yet?
Gryphon: You can''t pass. I give up, I think, no wait, wait... Fine. What's the answer?
Helena: Okay. It's a herring.
Gryphon: But a herring isn't green.
Helena: You can paint it green.
Gryphon: But a herring doesn't hang on a wall.
Helena: You can nail it to a wall.
Gryphon: But a herring doesn't whistle.
Helena: Oh, come on. I just put that in to stop it from being too obvious.

[Molten]

Actually, I think I heard the herring myth on a different thread a while back.

[jgannon]

Coming up with novel game pieces is hard. As far as space figures go, there are spheres, prisms, toroids, and pyramids. Been there, done that. We've done balls in various sizes, from 7" to 30". I'm still holding out for the game that goes for something smaller... think golf balls or baseballs. Littering the field with tiny debris will demand much more finesse in driving, and could change the general trend that robot designs have taken in recent years.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I'm still holding out for the game that goes for something smaller... think golf balls or baseballs. Littering the field with tiny debris will demand much more finesse in driving, and could change the general trend that robot designs have taken in recent years.

I can hear it now:
"This years game will be played in a 50' x 26' ball pit where teams of robots must sort thorugh multi-colored balls, choosing only their alliance color, and placing them in bins"

**wonders if dave (and the GDC) ever really gets some ideas from these threads**

[Bochek]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I can hear it now:
"This years game will be played in a 50' x 26' ball pit where teams of robots must sort thorugh multi-colored balls, choosing only their alliance color, and placing them in bins"

**wonders if dave (and the GDC) ever really gets some ideas from these threads**

Only the pit is 10 feet tall and made of plexy, the robots swim in the ball pit.

* nods head *

- Bochek

[Tetraman]

disks are too much like rings. Pool Noodles are a better option that has been passed around the rumor mills over the years.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by boiler

One of these years, the game piece will be an actual red herring.

Hmmmmmm......




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[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Hmmmmmm......




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Juggling robots?

[MrForbes]

Juggling robots? how about a robot riding a unicycle? (we've actually discussed how to do this at our house! talk about a wierd family)

Seems to me that big foam cubes are the next likely game piece....something square....maybe fuzzy dice?

[Molten]

I am surprised that dlavery would post so early, not to mention the fact that it is on a thread I started. I know this is off topic but this is an honor. Does he even know anything about next year's game yet?