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2013 Game Rumors + Kitbot Implications

With less than three months until kickoff, I'm getting angsty for a little bit of rumor milling.
To start off, today's KOP announcement contained some useful information about what this years game might (not) look like.
-Given the inclusion of HiGrip wheels we know that there will not be standardized wheels and will likely be a carpeted playing surface.
-The six wheel drive configuration of the kitbot leads me to think that the field will not be divided by a major obstruction that is impossible to cross with a six inch six wheel drive. This relies on the assumption that the belt drivetrain would make it impossible to have a four wheel drive long configuration. Some teams might see this as a reason to develop a powerful custom drivetrain with the same ground clearance and climbing ability as a six inch six wheel drive between now and December.
-On the contrary, this also encourages veteran teams to develope custom drivetrain that may be specific to the field. This could be because of an optional obstruction where a custom drivetrain could be a major advantage. (For example: bridge vs. bump)
These are all based on my young and limited knowledge if FRC. I'm very curious as to what others are thinking about this.

As for the game in general, I have been toying with an ideas about games related to human activities, given:
-This years FLL theme and the effort to achieve more unity in FIRST programs.
-The rumored emphasis on the Kinect this year
-Last years basketball theme is likely to be followed up by a more obscure and creative game.

Possible games in this theme:
-A search and rescue game where robots must move obstacles to retrieve "trapped" timepieces
-a medical game with "virus" gamepieces. (Probably a bit of a stretch)

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