My hints and guess on the Game in 2004!

[maxgebhardt]

Originally Posted by greencelery115

"Vmax = 10 ft/sec

Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on." (official clue from first blast email)

velocity maximum? * perhaps something to do with the field setup?

With the clue words "two paths, long run, and time to change the road" I think something funny is going to happen to the timing system...maybe a modification of the field to provide two pathways (perhaps one short and not able to modify itself, or one long...or elevated fields...). I wonder why they mentioned "long run". This is really bothering me.

what about if the robots start on the side of the field in a seprate 'road' thats blocked off from the main field except for an opening near the middle of the field and have a long auto mode where they go from the start position to the middle of the field. like a seperate starting zone. that would give an incentive to have a fast robot, and maybe max speed will be set. also if oppiset teams robots needed to go thru the same opening, it might mean you need to program a contingency in auto mode in case both robots get stuck in the exit. there would also be 'two roads' if its 2v2, so you can work with your alliance as to which robot will be on each side, and who will face the robot on the other alliance.