[FRC Blog] 2014 Game Hint

[phantokidd7x]

Wasn't the game hint for Ultimate Ascent a picture of Rick Astley pinned onto a cork board? It was just as confusing to me it seems. The yellow push pin made people think there'd be a third alliance as well. Really the only close relation to it I saw was give you up with ascending the pyramids.

[TK3950]

Originally Posted by dysonk811

So here is my idea and i know its a stretch but eh when arent these hints stretches

61126 when added = 16
1963 when added = 19

--- both are the numbers of joe Montana

Now 8234 and 57

He is 57 currently
82 was his pick number
57-34= 23 his age when he was drafted into the nfl

Finally 62326 and 15806

62326 when added = 19
15806 when added = 20

1920 was the year the nfl changed it's name temporarily to apfa

So there's my idea!!! How cool would a football game be?? What are you guys thinking ??

- team 2265 The Femaidens

I think that's way too much of a stretch. The hints are usually obscure, but not always a bunch of random "connections" that you can easily make up as you go along. (shrug)

Also, I remember seeing your team at Maker Faire a little while ago. I even stayed to chat with them for a while. Great team name.

[jzeiders]

If use the Unicode character for / (47) the first number pair is the part number for a 3 watt motor that's way geared down
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...757-ND/2466759

[SuperDave777]

My 1/2 cent


8234 and 57: Playing field size, first in mm then ft.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by SuperDave777

My 1/2 cent


8234 and 57: Playing field size, first in mm then ft.

57 feet = 17373.6 mm

[SuperDave777]

Originally Posted by malanis

My guess for awhile now, this having little to do with the clue, is weighted balls. i,e medicine balls/ bowling ball/ 48in solid steel ball.

I hate to have to lift a 48in solid steel ball. Battle bots watch out.

[Martian86]

Originally Posted by SuperDave777

My 1/2 cent


8234 and 57: Playing field size, first in mm then ft.

So that's about a 27x57 foot field, previously a 27x54 foot field. The difference in length is...three.

[SuperDave777]

Originally Posted by dodar

57 feet = 17373.6 mm

27 ft by 57 ft

[ksafin]

So by assuming x/y=x divided by y we get the numbers:
144.4, 31.1, 3.9; now recognize that these are quite close to 144,32,4=12^2,2^5,2^2. Now add the base number in each to the power and look at that letter in the alphabet to get NGD; the ticker symbol for none other than New Gold Inc. "It engages in both exploratory and production activity in North America, South America and Australia" And what is the abbreviation for these three continents? That's right, NSA; the government agency recently being exposed for wiretapping. Thus we can obviously see that this challenge will require our robot to somehow incorporate wires.

[TK3950]

Originally Posted by ksafin

So by assuming x/y=x divided by y we get the numbers:
144.4, 31.1, 3.9; now recognize that these are quite close to 144,32,4=12^2,2^5,2^2. Now add the base number in each to the power and look at that letter in the alphabet to get NGD; the ticker symbol for none other than New Gold Inc. "It engages in both exploratory and production activity in North America, South America and Australia" And what is the abbreviation for these three continents? That's right, NSA; the government agency recently being exposed for wiretapping. Thus we can obviously see that this challenge will require our robot to somehow incorporate wires.

Genius. Code cracked. We can all sleep easy.

[Robotmmm]

Holy over-analysis Batman! This thread really exploded!

Can someone who has been around awhile answer a simple question please?

Has analysis of the game hint ever produced a clear understanding of the game prior to kickoff?

[Brandon Ha]

Originally Posted by Robotmmm

Holy over-analysis Batman! This thread really exploded!

Can someone who has been around awhile answer a simple question please?

Has analysis of the game hint ever produced a clear understanding of the game prior to kickoff?

never. in. ever.
I think the only reason why they even put them out is to get the creative juices flowing. and to give some jobs to people that love FIRST

[Bryce Paputa]

Originally Posted by Robotmmm

Holy over-analysis Batman! This thread really exploded!

Can someone who has been around awhile answer a simple question please?

Has analysis of the game hint ever produced a clear understanding of the game prior to kickoff?

Not that I know of? I think that people generally figured out that 2010 would be soccer from the CAD file they gave (maybe that was another year/game), but couldn't really know anything about the game without the rules. The games make the hints pretty obvious though, and normally someone gets it right; The problem is knowing which of the crazy "solutions" is correct.

[z_beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by Robotmmm

Holy over-analysis Batman! This thread really exploded!

Can someone who has been around awhile answer a simple question please?

Has analysis of the game hint ever produced a clear understanding of the game prior to kickoff?

I asked that around this time last year!

[mikemat]

Originally Posted by Robotmmm

Holy over-analysis Batman! This thread really exploded!

Can someone who has been around awhile answer a simple question please?

Has analysis of the game hint ever produced a clear understanding of the game prior to kickoff?

I recall getting darn close in 2012.