pic: 24 Years of Game Pieces

[ctt956]

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[Ari423]

I like this table, but I have one problem with it. In both the size and weight categories, there are big differences within the categories and crossover within the categories. For example, I would say that a stack of totes is much larger than a trackball, even though the trackball is labeled XL and the totes are only L. If you were referring to only one tote, then I would definitely not say that it weighs the same as a tetra. Maybe for better clarity, you can give approximate weight and volume as a number instead of a category. Just a suggestion

[Mark McLeod]

2000 and 2002 were filled with air.

[MrForbes]

2009 game piece was about the same size as 2016. I would not call it XS.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

2009 game piece was about the same size as 2016. I would not call it XS.

In that case the S does not stand for small. It stands for a word I'm not allowed to put on here.

[MrForbes]

still one of my favorite games!

[MARS_James]

Wouldn't 06, 12 and 16 be Foam not NONE, I know you call them a foam ball later on but you define none as meaning empty/hollow and those were definitely not hollow

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by Ari423

I like this table, but I have one problem with it. In both the size and weight categories, there are big differences within the categories and crossover within the categories. For example, I would say that a stack of totes is much larger than a trackball, even though the trackball is labeled XL and the totes are only L. If you were referring to only one tote, then I would definitely not say that it weighs the same as a tetra. Maybe for better clarity, you can give approximate weight and volume as a number instead of a category. Just a suggestion

Size was in comparison to that year's average robot size, and other years' pieces. Size refers to one game piece.

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

2000 and 2002 were filled with air.

Originally Posted by MrForbes

2009 game piece was about the same size as 2016. I would not call it XS.

I wasn't sure, as I haven't seen those game pieces in real life(yet). I'll make a new version with these changes, but I'll probably wait for more. From the 2009 animation, the pieces looked small because the human players were throwing them with one hand.

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

In that case the S does not stand for small. It stands for a word I'm not allowed to put on here.

I know those had some quality issues...

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

Wouldn't 06, 12 and 16 be Foam not NONE, I know you call them a foam ball later on but you define none as meaning empty/hollow and those were definitely not hollow

Good point. Is the foam solid though, or does it let air through?

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by ctt956

...The ball-lifting-ball-unusual pattern can be seen here.

I think it is fairly obvious that the next game piece could reasonably be a Football!!

[Chris is me]

The 2005 tetra and 2008 trackball both weighed roughly 7 pounds, if I remember correctly.

[troy_dietz]

It should be noted that 1997 was also a tube.
1997 and 2007 are probably the most similar games in terms of scoring objects and field elements. (tubes on a spinning rack)
The main differences were the number of robots and the shape of the field, but those were the standard format at the time.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by ctt956

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We have most of them. The 1999 pieces make for good impromptu pillows for those all-nighters.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

We have most of them. The 1999 pieces make for good impromptu pillows for those all-nighters.

Stuffed with foam peanuts... how many have you guys replaced over the years???

BTW, 1997, 1999, and 2007's elements are not circles, they are toruses, or if you want to be less technical, donuts. Otherwise, I do believe that all those "sphere" elements get to be classed as "circle".

[ctt956]

Guys, I was not around in FIRST 1992-2015 regular season. I have seen some of the game pieces from previous years, some outside of FIRST. Thanks for filling me in on the stuff I missed. I spent a long time researching this, and all of that information isn't clear from Wikipedia articles and older YouTube videos.