2013 ACTUAL game hint!!!

[Greg McKaskle]

For all those Pi fans out there, Pi is.....

Well, ..., approximately.

Greg McKaskle

[akoscielski3]

Who ever posted pi please delete it... Its not that funny when you are trying to see real posts.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Scott L.

For all those Pi fans out there, Pi is.....

3.1415926... <snip>

Ok, like a slapstick comedy, this thread has run its course, culminating with a pi in the face.

[Bill_B]

But he used the wrong smilie at the end.

After a mention of raspberry pi he shoulda posted a raspberry.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by DMetalKong

A ROSE, KISSED
SINGER GREAT

I feel like most people agree that this unequivocally refers to 'Seal'. But then what of the second half of the rhyme?

A DINNER, MISSED
HOLDING WEIGHT

........

I agree with DMetalKong, there still is a big piece of this riddle with no reasonable answer. Once that answer is found then the two pieces solved together "should" help us figure out what the game might be.

So,
"A DINNER, MISSED
HOLDING WEIGHT"

What is this?

[holygrail]

I think that does win the award for the longest CD post I have ever seen. Took me forever to readthe whole thing.

[Wayne TenBrink]

Originally Posted by holygrail

I think that does win the award for the longest CD post I have ever seen. Took me forever to readthe whole thing.

Yeah, and he quit right when it was getting to the good part. I'll have to wait until they make make it into a movie to see how it ends.

Richard was right. 23 pages of comments. Nothing conclusive (ase usual). And it all comes down to a pi in the face.

[Shifter]

A rose, kissed = Seal

Singer great = Seal appeared on American Idol and critiqued a rendition of Kiss from a Rose by Jack Black

12/21 = Jack Black/Black Jack

connection to robotics = Jack Black will be involved in the upcoming movie "How to Survive a Robot Uprising" based on a book by roboticist Daniel Wilson.

21 = blackjack

"www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-kit-of-arts-info-and-actual-game-hint" = music (Rick Astley, Seal), literature (Daniel Wilson), movies (Speilberg to direct Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilson for release in 2013)

pi = circular playing pieces = chips in stacks (red, blue, gold)


"Seal the Deal"


...and yes, each team will decide how many qualification points to wager on each of their preliminary matches.

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

Ok, like a slapstick comedy, this thread has run its course, culminating with a pi in the face.

This is one of the first puns/jokes/whatever that I've seen on CD that doesn't make me immediately facepalm.

Well done, good sir.

[CLandrum3081]

I like how this went from a game hint thread to a pi thread.

In all seriousness, I'm curious about what "A DINNER, MISSED/HOLDING WEIGHT" means.

One thought is that bucket of fish - maybe that means that one part of the game will be as easy as "shooting fish in a barrel (or, in this case, a bucket - even easier?". And by easy, I mean easy by FIRST standards - something every team can do and should do to earn some points.

The second part, if we want to take it literally, would mean holding a very heavy object - not so easy. Probably the endgame involving robots lifting each other or some other heavy thing.

The game hint rhymes, so maybe the game name will rhyme (it has before). Someone earlier (sorry for lack of quote) said "Seal the Deal". If this is the game name, perhaps one needs the endgame to "Seal" points that were earned during the "easy" part of the game.

Just my $0.02. This is my first go at even looking at game hints so... might be totally off the mark.

[Littleboy]

Maybe "A DINNER, MISSED/HOLDING WEIGHT" is talking about the strategy required to succeed. Perhaps what looks like it will be the best to do to get the most points, isn't necessary to be good. If we miss those points, perhaps we will still be able to earn the same amount of points doing something else?

[Botwoon]

Originally Posted by Shifter

...and yes, each team will decide how many qualification points to wager on each of their preliminary matches.

That sounds like a good idea in theory, but in practice I think it would end up more along the lines of "1114 is on my team in this match? BETTER STACK ALL MY POINTS NOW"

I'm putting my bets on one part of the game involving collecting more game pieces than the other team, and either handing them off to another robot or moving them to a central goal. The weight of these game pieces, once collected, is in some way important.

[Zeromonkey]

Awhile back someone said something about the presence of 3 meaning that instead of "3 minute games" and "3 different alliances" that it was 3 different game pieces.

This could potentially be very interesting.

This could mean the GDC has three completely different game pieces so that one robot can't do it all. This would make alliance picking a lot more interesting because you would want a 2 robots that can do the tasks you can't.

I don't know, just an idea.

And, just saying, everyone is thinking a game with real water. What if it is just water themed? (Like pirates, beach party, snow?, etc.)

Happy Holidays everyone!

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by Botwoon

....
I'm putting my bets on one part of the game involving collecting more game pieces than the other team, and either handing them off to another robot or moving them to a central goal. The weight of these game pieces, once collected, is in some way important.

Remember, the first half of the clue seems to points to "Seal". And what are Seals well known for? Balancing. Balancing objects on their nose, or balancing themselves on their flippers.

"A DINNER MISSED, HOLDING WEIGHT"
Quite often dinner is the largest meal of the day. Missing it may mean loosing out on the biggest caloric intake of the day. In the past couple years, the End Game has been a HUGE determining factor in the outcome of a match.
I'm guessing that the End Game this year may not be any different.

To put the clue into play here:

The End Game will have a Balance Platform/Scale in the middle. The End Game is won by the Alliance that places, or stacks, the most weight on their side, thus tipping the scale in their favor. If you're caught "HOLDING WEIGHT", you miss "DINNER", or, the bonus points.

[George1902]

The first two lines of the clue is the subject (a seal), and the second two lines refer to what the seal is doing (unable to eat because it's holding an object with its snout).

The wild speculation is fun, so by all means continue. But for me, the clue was solved many pages ago.

Now, how do we interpret this hint? I predict a large ball (trackball?) will have to be elevated to score points, either to be placed upon on a high goal or by a robot sitting in a safe zone for the endgame points (each alliance elevates their opponent's ball for co-opertition points?).