[FRC Blog] 2014 Game Hint

[obaranow2015]

I think I may have figured it out, the challenge has to do with wind.

The first numbers are area codes, to Vilnius Lithuania, Rockford IL, and Colchester, all have wind turbine farms. Right now the museums of Lithuania, has an energy and technology wing, which includes wind. In 1957 the museum was destroyed in the soviet war. Rockford IL also has a wind farm, with 63 working wind turbines, and on April 4th 1963 the city had major damage due to a wind storm. Now, Colchester IL, and Colchester in UK both have wind turbine farms, but I can't figure out the last number, 15806.

so yah thats what I think

[leesa35]

From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
What is Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Answer: 42.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases...thing_.2842.29

Game has to do with Space. Not necessarily outer space, but maybe reduced size/space on playing field, definitely reduced size chassis.

Originally Posted by BleakRNS

Which means that the only two digits remaining are...



I rest my case.

[theCADguy]

Originally Posted by leesa35

From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
What is Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Answer: 42.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases...thing_.2842.29

Game has to do with Space. Not necessarily outer space, but maybe reduced size/space on playing field, definitely reduced size chassis.

Maybe we will have to program our robots to find the question

[Fielding S.]

Originally Posted by thatgirlinred

1963 was when Iron Man was first drawn. An Iron Man is a type of triathlon. There's also talks about a mashup of old games, relating to the Dr. Who anniversary and the green/recycling theory. The number 3 is a prominent feature.
I think the game will be some sort of triathlon of past games.

Ok, let me throw in my 2 cents.

I really like this Iron Man idea. The number 3 is prominent, yes? Baseball is a prominent theory, right? How many bases are there besides home base in baseball? 3.

I'm thinking of a baseball themed game that has a starting point and three "bases" where tasks are to be performed, such as climbing stairs. The goal is to pass all three bases and reach the starting point under a time limit. As for the objectives of each base, I don't know for sure.

There have been multiple people talking about the sphere, rectangle, and triangle. What shape is a baseball? A sphere.

As for the rectangle and triangle, have you seen the home plate of a baseball field? The shape of the home plate is comprised of two different shapes: a triangle and a rectangle. Also, the infield of a baseball field is called a "diamond". A diamond has four sides and is somewhat rectangular, so it could work as a field shape.

Just my thoughts.

[pwnageNick]

Game has to do with Space. Not necessarily outer space, but maybe reduced size/space on playing field, definitely reduced size chassis.

You could have figured that out without this game hint:

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...c/kit-of-parts

AndyMark Drive Base Kit (AM14U):

These are the items that go to teams that did not opt out of the KOP Drive System.
Checklist coming soon!
Size: 5.5" x 6.5" x 33"
Weight: 22 lbs
2014 Drive System User Guide (coming soon!)

The size of the box or kit means it is very unlikely that the robot size would go back up to the old size of 28x38. It looks like it will stay somewhere around the 112 perimeter like last year (or 24x32 if you keep about the same rectangle ratio).

-Nick

[tickspe15]

Originally Posted by leesa35

Game has to do with Space. Not necessarily outer space, but maybe reduced size/space on playing field, definitely reduced size chassis.

They have already hinted at the size of the chasis being larger than last year with the release of the size of the box the KOP Drive comes in. Last years box was 30inches long this years is 33in(33in>30in)

[Anthony4004]

Originally Posted by tickspe15

They have already hinted at the size of the chasis being larger than last year with the release of the size of the box the KOP Drive comes in. Last years box was 30inches long this years is 33in(33in>30in)

So? thats simply the box it comes in, not the size of the pieces. If anything, we can say how the box is two pounds lighter.

[DohertyBilly]

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

I took the hint in a completely different direction. Perhaps my thoughts can take this discussion into different areas.
The three sets of numbers represent the three phases of the game: AM, Teleop, End game. The first number describes the action, the second in the set describes a rule or limitation.
To briefly take you down the path of my thoughts, I initially noticed that the larger numbers were fairly close to the total number minutes for the build season. From there, I wanted to see if any event was taking place in the 2014 Olympics in that minute - starting the clock at midnight, January 1st and counting from there.
This is what comes up:

1823 - converts to 2:17:14 - which I then converted to 2/17/14. The main event that day is the Free Dance competition. Sounds like AM to me.
57 represents the length of the field. Including the driver's station area - so thought it indicates that there is no limit how you far you can go in AM.

61126 converts to 2/12/14 at 10:45 - the beginning of the pairs free skate in figure skating. Sounds like two alliances.
1963 is the area of a circle with a radius of 25 inches. Perhaps the max size the bot can be.

62326 coverts to 2/13/14 at 6:45 - just before the beginning of the short track speed skating. While it isn't the exact minute, perhaps the use of a palindrome here represents having to go back and forth. This would be the end game.
Still trying to figure out what the last number, 15806 would represent in this case.

Just some different thoughts on this hint.

Have fun - Geekmas is almost here!

Also, across the street from the post office in Rockford (61126/1963 into google maps), there is a building with a company called "Security First" on Mariposa drive. Put Mariposa into Wikipedia, and there is a Canadian figure skating school that goes by that name...coincidence? I'm calling a figure skating game..or something related. Like hockey.

[schreiberbj]

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

I took the hint in a completely different direction. Perhaps my thoughts can take this discussion into different areas.
The three sets of numbers represent the three phases of the game: AM, Teleop, End game. The first number describes the action, the second in the set describes a rule or limitation.
To briefly take you down the path of my thoughts, I initially noticed that the larger numbers were fairly close to the total number minutes for the build season. From there, I wanted to see if any event was taking place in the 2014 Olympics in that minute - starting the clock at midnight, January 1st and counting from there.
This is what comes up:

1823 - converts to 2:17:14 - which I then converted to 2/17/14. The main event that day is the Free Dance competition. Sounds like AM to me.
57 represents the length of the field. Including the driver's station area - so thought it indicates that there is no limit how you far you can go in AM.

61126 converts to 2/12/14 at 10:45 - the beginning of the pairs free skate in figure skating. Sounds like two alliances.
1963 is the area of a circle with a radius of 25 inches. Perhaps the max size the bot can be.

62326 coverts to 2/13/14 at 6:45 - just before the beginning of the short track speed skating. While it isn't the exact minute, perhaps the use of a palindrome here represents having to go back and forth. This would be the end game.
Still trying to figure out what the last number, 15806 would represent in this case.

Just some different thoughts on this hint.

Have fun - Geekmas is almost here!

I have further information that reinforces this theory!

The second pair of numbers, 61126/1963, shows a location near Rockford, Illinois when put into Google Maps. Immediately next to this location is a road called Mariposa Drive. Mariposa is also the name of a world renowned skating school! http://www.skatemariposa.com I'm not sure what this means, but it is very interesting.

[coollint]

Originally Posted by John Sabath

Is this common practice for the images they release, or are they lying to us?

Not sure if everyone saw this, however it seems waaaay to obvious to ignore. If this was true, I believe that many of the triangle observations with the water bottles (btw one is not lifted they are just separated by a vent of some sort), the coordinates with the triangle, and the staircase cad picture seem like extremely plausible guesses and seem as though they can all be linked together. I am also interested with the 25% weight reduction sign as that seems to be way to obvious to ignore also.

[Hallry]

If it says that there are no game hints in the photo...why are we thinking that there are game hints in the photo?

[coollint]

Originally Posted by Hallry

If it says that there are no game hints in the photo...why are we thinking that there are game hints in the photo?

Why would they say there are no game clues in one specific photo?

[cadandcookies]

Just a request, but would anybody who posts "somebody might have seen this already" style, messages involving 3, or messages involving triangles please at the very least skim the first 34 pages of this thread?

On another note, there are no game hints in THAT photo, but maybe there are in the others? That fits with the appearance of a staircase that was posted earlier...

[Anthony4004]

i like how i have this page and my scholarship essay page open......should probably actually start them....nah they're not due till March.

[Anthony4004]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

Just a request, but would anybody who posts "somebody might have seen this already" style, messages involving 3, or messages involving triangles please at the very least skim the first 34 pages of this thread?

On another note, there are no game hints in THAT photo, but maybe there are in the others? That fits with the appearance of a staircase that was posted earlier...

i would agree with this, it can simply be GDC saying "hey don't bother with this photo, go look at the others we posted"