2015 HINT DISCUSSION

[pwschrantz]

I think the game will be called Transition Tower or Rally Relay -Some type of relay race with moving or re-positioning game pieces with your alliance partners!!

Good Luck Everyone and See you on Jan 3rd!!

[brianthebold]

Inaugural Competition
Robots increase in size and go wireless
Robot weight increases
Robot alliances begin
Robots race against the clock
Autonomous Mode introduced
3 v 3 introduced
Primary field surface isn't carpet for first time since 1992
Frame perimeter changes

Capitalized letters spell out ICRRRRAMPF. It might be a bit of a stretch, but I see Icy Ramp.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by brianthebold

Capitalized letters spell out ICRRRRAMPF. It might be a bit of a stretch, but I see Icy Ramp.

I see "I Cramp". Either we deal with low intestinal fortitude or our style will be impinged upon.

Change is coming.

[AndyBare]

Just an idea, can anyone name some of the major changes that FIRST didn't in the video, etc. Bumpers introduced and stuff like that. They wouldn't simply hand us the answers. They'd expect us to think they were though.

[RamZ]

Originally Posted by brianthebold

Inaugural Competition
Robots increase in size and go wireless
Robot weight increases
Robot alliances begin
Robots race against the clock
Autonomous Mode introduced
3 v 3 introduced
Primary field surface isn't carpet for first time since 1992
Frame perimeter changes

Capitalized letters spell out ICRRRRAMPF. It might be a bit of a stretch, but I see Icy Ramp.

I see my name! Maybe it's a game sponsored by the Dodge Ram?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by AndyBare

Just an idea, can anyone name some of the major changes that FIRST didn't in the video, etc. Bumpers introduced and stuff like that. They wouldn't simply hand us the answers. They'd expect us to think they were though.

Bumpers introduced--2006 (optional), 2008 (mandatory)--probably why they didn't mention that.
2006--Game played in offense/defense periods.
2007--"staggered height/weight". Long story short, the taller you were, the lighter you needed to be.

There was a sizing box change in 2005, after another one in the late 90s; the weight changed to exclude the battery the year before.

Penalties became Fouls in 2012, and instead of reducing your score they increased your opponents' score (same time).

Red/Yellow cards were introduced in Breakaway, as I recall (2010) after having been used at IRI since '04 or so.

4-team elimination alliances at CMP was a change in 2014; the elimination alliance structure previously changed in '06 (the serpentine draft) and '05 (introduction of the backup robots).



I thought about asking a random non-FIRSTer what the first thing that popped into their mind was when I said "Change is coming", but decided against that.

[JB987]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

I see "I Cramp". Either we deal with low intestinal fortitude or our style will be impinged upon.

Change is coming.

I saw crrrrap. Must be on same wavelength

[Harman341]

I'm fairly surprised anagrams and stuff of the like has not really been discussed for "change is coming"

One I found was "ic hanging comes"

[maddog175]

I thought I saw at least 1 anagram of "change is coming" (maybe not in this thread?). Found several, which may be at least mildly interesting:

chasing coin gem
chasm - nice going
gain some c-ching
going mechanics

Also thought of changing "is coming"...

mini cogs
I M cosign

[Tungrus]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

I just tried it on my phone and can confirm - 65 pages.

+1

[ceb515]

So in my mind after spending 3 hours reading most of this thread and the USFIRST website this is what I am thinking.

• Either Hockey, Football, or Baseball
• Weight Reduction and Perimeter Change
• Major Overhaul of the Rule Book
• Same field as prior years (Andymark's website shows that it is confirmed)
• NO water game or HPs on the field
• NO alliance members change

Also I am pretty sure there will be an autonomous endgame that would require some sort of self-positioning on the field (ex. GPS, IR, Sonar)

http://www.andymark.com/Field-p/am-2800.htm "FIRST® has determined that this Field Perimeter has the ‘fit and function’ necessary for use in the 2015 FRC."

[Flimsor]

What if the change is that there are no gamepeices? I'm really not sure hoe that would go, but it would certainly be a pretty big change. Maybe you manipulate something that's a part of the field? Maybe it's robot jousting and you get points by hitting opponents (in a non-damaging manner, of course).

[IronicDeadBird]

Originally Posted by Flimsor

What if the change is that there are no gamepeices? I'm really not sure hoe that would go, but it would certainly be a pretty big change. Maybe you manipulate something that's a part of the field? Maybe it's robot jousting and you get points by hitting opponents (in a non-damaging manner, of course).

That could be possible, imagine the long box in KOP is a different surface with a bit less traction and what better thing to do on a slick surface then king of the hill!

[Rafa12]

Would be nice a hockey game

[75vs1885]

Originally Posted by ceb515

So in my mind after spending 3 hours reading most of this thread and the USFIRST website this is what I am thinking.

• Either Hockey, Football, or Baseball
• Weight Reduction and Perimeter Change
• Major Overhaul of the Rule Book
• Same field as prior years (Andymark's website shows that it is confirmed)
• NO water game or HPs on the field
• NO alliance members change

Also I am pretty sure there will be an autonomous endgame that would require some sort of self-positioning on the field (ex. GPS, IR, Sonar)

how did Andy Mark confirm the same fields as prior years?