2012 Game Piece breakthrough hint!

[rsisk]

I'm going out on a limb here, but I predict they will not be using any Yugos in next year's game...

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by rsisk

I'm going out on a limb here, but I predict they will not be using any Yugos in next year's game...

Well I don't know. That would be a typical hard-to-obtain piece. "Whaddaya mean, the manufacturer isn't making them any more?"

[kstl99]

I think the Yugos broke more often than the tubes.

[Josh Drake]

Taylor,
Thank you! I needed a laugh after dealing with the school district.

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Well I don't know. That would be a typical hard-to-obtain piece. "Whaddaya mean, the manufacturer isn't making them any more?"

Seems to me that I recall that cry for 'Orbit Balls' a few years ago. That shouldn't be the reason for discounting the Yugo.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon

Seems to me that I recall that cry for 'Orbit Balls' a few years ago. That shouldn't be the reason for discounting the Yugo.

No, that wasn't the cry for the Orbit Balls. The cry for those was "Whaddaya mean the distributor isn't carrying them anymore? Whaddaya mean their factory is shut down until Chinese New Year?" They were still being made, just not in time to get them over here until near the end of build season--and some large distributor had decided to stop carrying them.

[kramarczyk]

Taylor,

Since the AM page link is "http://www.andymark.com/category-s/234.htm" I don't think we should rule out the usage of old Cyber Blue robots as game pieces. How many of those old machines do they have anyway? Yes, you can include practice robots in the count for the weekends with a lot of events. Yes, you may also reserve Chris Fultz for Einstein.

MK

[Ninja_Bait]

I believe it would be safe to add Planets, LHC's, and Unicorns to the list. Also, oil... because it's a water game... and oil and water don't mix...

[Tetraman]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I believe it would be safe to add Planets, LHC's, and Unicorns to the list. Also, oil... because it's a water game... and oil and water don't mix...

Except that's the point. You need to scoop out the Oil and dump it into the Alliance Drums and cap it with the Lid. Don't forget you can lift the alliance Drum out of the Water Arena and hang it on the Rack at the end of the game to score a x2 bonus.

[Kpchem]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Except that's the point. You need to scoop out the Oil and dump it into the Alliance Drums and cap it with the Lid. Don't forget you can lift the alliance Drum out of the Water Arena and hang it on the Rack at the end of the game to score a x2 bonus.

Unless, of course, the entire green alliance is hanging on the rack first. Then they get the bonus instead.

[Tetraman]

Originally Posted by Kpchem

Unless, of course, the entire green alliance is hanging on the rack first. Then they get the bonus instead.

ah yes. good call.

Hopefully the g-forces involved won't make it difficult for the rookie teams, but I expect that thanks to the added Turbo Encabulator to the kit of parts will help maintain a well-rounded field of Super Alliances.

[Tom Ore]

I googled 2012 for major anniversaries. Turns out it's the Titanic's 100 year anniversary - game piece is a ship or an iceberg maybe?

[ebmonon36]

Originally Posted by Tom Ore

I googled 2012 for major anniversaries. Turns out it's the Titanic's 100 year anniversary - game piece is a ship or an iceberg maybe?

Water game!

[MagiChau]

2012 has been designated Alan Turing year for the 100th year after his birth by the Turing Centenary Advisory Committee. I wonder if the GDC had his extraordinary achievements in mind for the 2012 game.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by MagiChau

I wonder if the GDC had his extraordinary achievements in mind for the 2012 game.

Yes, it would be an awesome opportunity.

I think the GDC has always had extraordinary achievements in mind for all of the participants and their supporters. Committed problem solvers can create extraordinary achievements. The game is the door that opens to the world of possibility; it's up to the participants and their supporters to understand that and step through the door.

Jane