2006 Official Game Hint Discussion

[Bill Moore]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

I suggest we all just stop speculating, read Arthur's post and wait for the GDC to completely redesign the game and release another hint becuase they met their match in twisted hint logic.

I don't think tying the phrases together is what you should be doing, look at last years clue:

Originally Posted by 2005 FIRST Game Design Committee
While wearing Amethyst colored glasses, John Neun gave George Burns the following riddle: "Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me."

Each phrase gave a separate clue or two, and were not combined.
Amethyst = game piece shape
Baseball players = Game Name
"See" = Vision camera
Numbers clue = Alliance size

Now, separate the phrases from this years clue:
five 'bots tangling with pasta
This sounds like a game name to me. Possibly reflecting that this years field will be 5-sided? (Hey, everyone says "think outside the box", so why should we always, by default, play in one?) Anybody want to play Quint Sprint?

a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show
I believe this is the logging shovel, and that we will be playing with long rod shaped objects (PVC?).

and seeing Montana's green heights
seeing refers to the use of the cameras. If you don't want FIRST to keep using them, then get proficient at programming them. They still represent a challenge to teams, and that's what this whole program is about -- challenges. (And yes, green will still be the color the robots will be seeking.)

Montana, aside from the previous information is a "lopsided" state. That is, it is flat and prarie in the eastern part of the state, but rises to high mountainous regions in the west. This reference could indicate that the playing field will be higher at one end than the other.