Possible 2013 Game Idea

[Brandon Zalinsky]

I, and I'm sure many other people, would rather belt-sand off their fingernails than play Lunacy again.

[DominickC]

I dunno, looking at Lunacy footage I feel like it would be a fun game to try again at.

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by DominickC

I dunno, looking at Lunacy footage I feel like it would be a fun game to try again at.

*shudders in horror*

I really, really did not like Lunacy.

[DominickC]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

*shudders in horror*

I really, really did not like Lunacy.

Was it really that bad?

[Ekcrbe]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Who says the cRIO or battery have to be anywhere near the water? There was no power source or control system on the 1992 FRC robots as they slogged their way through a game field covered in kernels of corn. The same type of setup could work very well for ro-boats navigating the surface of a shallow pool.

My problem is that there are no guarantees your robot will always be floating, and having no exposed electronics could get a little difficult. I see way too many teams failing inspection.

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by DominickC

Was it really that bad?

Yes. Fun to design the robot, not very strategic to play, and very confusing to watch.

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by DominickC

Was it really that bad?

I think the best discription of Lunacy was from a parent of a student on our team.

It looked like a bunch of 6 year olds playing soccer.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by DominickC

Was it really that bad?

"Driving without the trailer was quite fun, but driving with the trailer was just painful."--Paul Copioli, 217 Thunderchickens

Reference to http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...585#post800585

Yeah, it was that bad. You failed to show up for the match, you gave your opponents 24 points on a sitting target if you didn't strategically plan where the missing robot would go. You had no automode, same thing. And moving two robots, in effect, one unpowered, was painful.

That and the "infinite supply" of official game objects...

[DominickC]

Hmm, that DOES sound pretty bad..

[Kevin Selavko]

I like these minibots from the 2002 that run from tethers.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Ekcrbe

My problem is that there are no guarantees your robot will always be floating, and having no exposed electronics could get a little difficult. I see way too many teams failing inspection.

1 hint: Positive pressure

[mdiradoorian]

Originally Posted by Matt C

I think the best discription of Lunacy was from a parent of a student on our team.

It looked like a bunch of 6 year olds playing soccer.

I understand what you are saying because I coach 6 year olds playing soccer in AYSO.

[Matthx]

Originally Posted by Flak-Bait

I, and I'm sure many other people, would rather belt-sand off their fingernails than play Lunacy again.

Agreed, but the first thing I thought of when I saw this years game was "gee, if they made us use the Lunacy wheels on 'regolith' again for this game, they could've called it SPACE JAM" and that would've been pretty awesome

[shet62050]

I have one idea for a game that could be really fun.

Dodgeball.

Think about it, two balls per robot. Each robot must mount a pressure plate that when hit by a ball causes them to shut down for a few seconds. If you get hit three times then you are out and you must exit the court. Last alliance standing wins.

[RB73]

What if the field was made of two separate levels, with holes in the top one that the robots could fall into?