How do I get the encrypted competition manual?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

I don't think you can, though I may be wrong (50-50 chance).

I don't think FIRST even puts the documents on their website until the middle of kickoff. There's a place for it, but nothing is there until during kickoff when one of their many robot androids who don't need to watch the game animation because they have it programmed into their little matrix brains press some buttons and magically load the game manual with a secret password protection on it so as that people who missed kickoff can't see it and are maniacally caused to go through a long and perilous journey to find it.

That, or it's just not visible. Who knows?

Incorrect on all counts.

In the past, the encrypted manual (with a very strong encryption) is placed somewhere on the FIRST website about 3-4 days before Kickoff. The password is released at the end of Kickoff, and the unencrypted manual is released shortly after Kickoff.

If they don't do that this year, they really need a massive server--last year, the FIRST site was down for a couple days after Kickoff due to traffic, even with the encrypted manual release.