[FRC Blog] When is a Game Hint not a Game Hint?

[pandamonium]

Releasing a video in October lends even more credibility to the football theory. FIRST wants to create hype about the football game through out the football season. We still will not know what type of football game piece is used or how big the scoring target is.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

Releasing a video in October lends even more credibility to the football theory. FIRST wants to create hype about the football game through out the football season. We still will not know what type of football game piece is used or how big the scoring target is.

If by rumors you mean FIRST literally saying that they develop the games 3 years in advance then yes that is true.

[mwmac]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

If by rumors you mean FIRST literally saying that they develop the games 3 years in advance then yes that is true.

I have only been able to find this mention of the GDC trying to design future games for more than one season in advance. http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/nljun11/frchighlights

I believe it may be more of a goal than a reality...

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by mwmac

I have only been able to find this mention of the GDC trying to design future games for more than one season in advance. http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/nljun11/frchighlights

I believe it may be more of a goal than a reality...

A more recent reference: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...idays-11112013

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

I seriously expect that this is the case most years. Some of the more credible rumors indicate that games are at least rough-planned three or four years in advance. They just keep it under wraps until the last minute. Sometimes, the small size of the "need to know" group shows, as with the noodle agreement last year.

And as far as useless game hints are concerned, the 2009 video cited above gave no useful clues at all about the game or game pieces until the final still, when the empty cells and super cells were shown (without any sense of scale).

I'm keenly aware that this is almost always the case.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

Releasing a video in October lends even more credibility to the football theory. FIRST wants to create hype about the football game through out the football season. We still will not know what type of football game piece is used or how big the scoring target is.

What football theory? FIRST has never hinted at footballs.

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What football theory? FIRST has never hinted at footballs.

I don't think you "get" FRC hint theory. lol

FIRST doesn't have to ever hint at anything for us to generate theories (e.g., water game).

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

What do you mean?

I mean I think theres a chance there will be enough shown for teams to spend the next 2 months prototyping at least some aspect of the game.based on their best interpretation of the video.

I do agree that the 2009 video is a great example of what I hope this teaser is. I'm just afraid they might give away too much.

[EDesbiens]

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

I mean I think theres a chance there will be enough shown for teams to spend the next 2 months prototyping at least some aspect of the game.based on their best interpretation of the video.

I do agree that the 2009 video is a great example of what I hope this teaser is. I'm just afraid they might give away too much.

I don't think they'll give away too much... They know what to do and how to do it... The previous hints were nicely done...

[EricH]

Doesn't ANYBODY remember the 2007 game hint? It showed a SCORED GAME PIECE.

And nobody got the hint fully right.


Think about that for a minute.

[EDesbiens]

Originally Posted by EricH

Doesn't ANYBODY remember the 2007 game hint? It showed a SCORED GAME PIECE.

And nobody got the hint fully right.


Think about that for a minute.

It's the first time I see this hint and I love it

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

I do agree that the 2009 video is a great example of what I hope this teaser is. I'm just afraid they might give away too much.

Mind linking the hint? im having trouble finding the actual hints, just guesses on when they would come out.

While trying to find what the hint was, i found this gem:

Originally Posted by Seat Ninja

What about a game with pool noodles. You would have to gather them from an overhead storage area or off the floor and put them through holes in the player stations. I saw a similar idea on a FIRST chatroom somewhere and refined it (if you can call it that). What do you think?

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by MikLast

Mind linking the hint? im having trouble finding the actual hints, just guesses on when they would come out.

Post 14 of this very thread. Video.

[MooreteP]

There are probably a few good answers to this question, including:

1. When it’s not preceded by words equivalent to “This is a game hint”

2. When it’s a video teaser for the season.

"This is a game hint" precedes the whole blog post. Uh-oh.

Now I'm focussed on "Game Stop".
Could this be like Diabolical Dynamics from 2001 where you could stop the game early to receive Bonus points?
Game History
The alliance multiplies its score by a factor of up to three by ending the match before the two minute time limit.

T'was a great way to make the match schedule.

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

Post 14 of this very thread. Video.

my bad for missing that, thank you.