Cool future games

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Alex2614

With all due respect, you suck, sir.

Hey now, I know it'd not up to GDC standards, but I don't have a lot of practice at this yet. I only had half an hour to come up with that.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by tkell274

What do you mean by stacking? because back in 1997 they had a game where teams would stack tubes onto a scoring device and then place them onto the top of a swiveling tower. The game was either won or lost in 30 seconds which was pretty cool.

I think he means more like 2003's bins or 2005's tetras, both of which were at some point stacked. 2003's stacks usually lasted all of 30 seconds before some robot knocked them down, hence the game name, Stack Attack. 2005's stacks grew ever higher throughout the match, as teams added more tetras of red and blue.

[Alex2614]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

Hey now, I know it'd not up to GDC standards, but I don't have a lot of practice at this yet. I only had half an hour to come up with that.

My apologies. Should have been more considerate...

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by EricH

I think he means more like 2003's bins or 2005's tetras, both of which were at some point stacked. 2003's stacks usually lasted all of 30 seconds before some robot knocked them down, hence the game name, Stack Attack. 2005's stacks grew ever higher throughout the match, as teams added more tetras of red and blue.

Yeah. With the current existence of "protected zones" Id love to see a re imagining of 2003 with safe zones to stack. Tetras would be cool too.

[Snapshot]

I think it would be really cool to see more changes that affect how the drivetrain works, for example, floor materials that are much more gripping or textured to give it more of an "off-road" style of play.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

Here, I put together a really quick and sketchy video of my interpretation of an FRC Hockey Game. Comments and game design suggestions welcome, of course.

Wait no, it's not a hoax! It's the ACTUAL GAME HINT!

[Boe]

I really want a game with a uneven and changing playing surface (like maize craze). Just think the whole field covered in golfballs (in first colors of course) This would make a really interesting game and there are lots of things you could do with the game objective.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Boe

I really want a game with a uneven and changing playing surface (like maize craze). Just think the whole field covered in golfballs (in first colors of course) This would make a really interesting game and there are lots of things you could do with the game objective.

I can certainly think of lots of things I could do with golfballs covering the entire playing field. Of course most of them at the moment would involve throwing them at whoever came up with that bright idea...

Because nothing says safety like carrying a 150lb robot across a field covered in golf balls.

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I can certainly think of lots of things I could do with golfballs covering the entire playing field. Of course most of them at the moment would involve throwing them at whoever came up with that bright idea...

Because nothing says safety like carrying a 150lb robot across a field covered in golf balls.

A game played on leopard skin rugs would be a nice change

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

A game played on leopard skin rugs would be a nice change

I won't dignify that with a response.



Wait...

[Alex2614]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I can certainly think of lots of things I could do with golfballs covering the entire playing field. Of course most of them at the moment would involve throwing them at whoever came up with that bright idea...

Because nothing says safety like carrying a 150lb robot across a field covered in golf balls.

Day=made! Maybe it's just the late night...

[Jibri Wright]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I can certainly think of lots of things I could do with golfballs covering the entire playing field. Of course most of them at the moment would involve throwing them at whoever came up with that bright idea...

Because nothing says safety like carrying a 150lb robot across a field covered in golf balls.

Lol! That was pretty funny. Just showed my mom and she cracked up!!

[Richard Wallace]

I have a great idea! Surround the field with a 12" high barrier, then pour in about five hundred bushels of corn and rake it smooth ....

[Ian Curtis]

I would love to see the return of holding as many game pieces as you are dumb enough to try. Prior to 2007 this was the norm, but in recent years you've only been allowed to hold unlimited game pieces in 2009. If I think I can score 3 tubes simultaneously, magazine up 45 frisbees, or carry a bunch of foam basketballs, why not let me try?

There was no limit on how many tetras you could carry in 2005, and some teams did multiple (85's was super cool), but the game was open to both kinds of robot. I guess you just have to have some kind of built in weight (tetra) or volume (ball) limit, but I would love to see some of the huge ball collector nets from 2004 make a comeback.

I get that with some games you've really got to have the limit to make them work well, but I still think it'd be fun to build mechanisms that do a whole bunch at once.

[Lil' Lavery]

I'm waiting for volleyball.