Game Hint

[Foster]

Wait. Fabrication. Shorten to Fabric (you know Frank and puns). Fabric robots!?! it's the dreaded "Sewing game"

[kyle_hamblett]

Originally Posted by Foster

Wait. Fabrication. Shorten to Fabric (you know Frank and puns). Fabric robots!?! it's the dreaded "Sewing game"

Denim Derby???

[OreNPluS]

So i am the only one who saw the Flag on the clip ?
0:05 to 0:08 very clearly

Capture the Flag at HIGH chance

[evanperryg]

*obviously angles camera up at basketball hoop*

shooting game confirmed

[chrisfl]

Look at what is on the standard. There is 3 dog bone looking objects, then what looks like 3 nuts and 3 bolts

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by chrisfl

Look at what is on the standard. There is 3 dog bone looking objects, then what looks like 3 nuts and 3 bolts

They're open-end wrenches. Wrenches, nuts and bolts - wow, we've never used those in FRC before! (Unless the robots have to manipulate them, of course!)


Edit: Actually, now that I look more carefully - the primary fields on a quartered flag are the upper right and lower left (from the standpoint of the flag, not the observer), which are sable (black). Maybe the robot will have to navigate in a blind place, as suggested in the original teaser thread when the robot's eyes lit up after the video got darker.

[Hallry]

I would expect some sort of game hint to be released in the coming days, based on previous data:

2015 (Kickoff Date: 1/3/15) = 1st Game Hint (12/22/14)
2014 (Kickoff Date: 1/4/14) = 1st Game Hint (12/20/13)
2013 (Kickoff Date: 1/5/13) = 1st Game Hint (12/21/12)
2012 (Kickoff Date: 1/7/12) = 1st Game Hint (12/02/11)
2011 (Kickoff Date: 1/8/11) = 1st Game Hint (12/21/10), 2nd Game Hint (1/4/11)
2010 (Kickoff Date: 1/9/10) = 1st Game Hint (12/24/09), 2nd Game Hint (1/6/10)
2009 (Kickoff Date: 1/10/09 ) = 1st Game Hint (12/4/08), 2nd Game Hint (12/11/08),
2008 (Kickoff Date: 1/12/08) = 1st Game Hint (12/15/07), 2nd Game Hint (12/21/07), 3rd Game Hint (1/02/08)
2007 (Kickoff Date: 1/13/07) = 1st Game Hint (12/21/06)
2006 (Kickoff Date: 1/7/06) = 1st Game Hint (12/23/05)
2005 (Kickoff Date: 1/8/05) = 1st Game Hint (12/30/04)
2004 (Kickoff Date: 1/10/04) = 1st Game Hint (1/6/04)

[Foster]

Part of my brain is going "Cool, a list of dates and how many 'clues' have been in prior years". The other part is going "Wait, what, How does he know this?!?"

Thanks for posting, it was cool to go back and see how useless the clues really are until after the reveal.

[Zac Schofield]

After careful analysis of the reflection of his glasses, I can determine that most of the game elements will be composed of 100% denim, that the moat in the center of the field has a drawbridge, that the flags will be placed underwater , and that there is a clothesline spanning the top of the field, which robots must throw jeans onto to lower the drawbridge and get bonus points.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Foster

The other part is going "Wait, what, How does he know this?!?"

Because Ryan knows all. For example, he seems to have premonitions when Blogs are coming out, because he's the first to post them to CD. Which I appreciate greatly, not being associated with team and not getting email blasts.

[DRH2o]

Shooting a cannon / footballs at a wall of totes that lowers a drawbridge across a moat. You cross the bridge to raise / capture a flag and take it back to your elevated platform. Moat = WATER GAME !!!!

[DrewMatic]

Thanks everone for all the feed back... Much appreciated!