2006 Official Game Hint Discussion

[Safarley2901]

As Far as the 5 'bots thing is going, I am still supporting the 1984 reference that 2+2=5. But i think we've reached a point where all that really is left is speculation.
we more or less know the possible shapes of the game peice, if its linked to pasta. And we know that the terrain is going to be uneven.

[Starke]

the only thing that comes to mind right now is seeing Montana's heights. a return to hanging off a bar? maybe the bar is green, something that the camera could read? hmm, thats all i got for now.

[Ryan Foley]

consider the following:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...97&postcount=1

Dave usually spends his vacation working on the game animation, perhaps this is a twisted image of a scene from the animation.

interesting blue line, especially the bend near the top of the page......

maybe "5" has nothing to do to with the number of robots, but something else on the field perhaps?

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Ryan Foley

consider the following:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...97&postcount=1

Dave usually spends his vacation working on the game animation, perhaps this is a twisted image of a scene from the animation.

interesting blue line, especially the bend near the top of the page......

I'm willing to bet on it being, in whole or in part, from the 2006 field components. This image was composed from a de-goalified version of the 2005 field. (Note the human player placement and the end zone lines.)

While Dave's hobby may involve tormenting us, I don't think he invests that much time in it.

[wojahoitz]

I really hope he doesn't.

[Dan Petrovic]

I just don't have enough time to read all of the posts to see if my idea has been posted already.

"a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show"

A shovel is also a spade. Which is a suit in cards.

So maybe, the game peice is flat and round like poker chips. We'll be manipulating giant poker chips.

It could also be like a giant poker game. We may never know!

Except we will in 13 days.

[Speeder]

How about ...

In a 1v1v1v1v1 match;

A scoring benefit obtained by teaming up with another 'bot for moving each game piece to goal. Maybe passing from 'bot to 'bot over an obstacle or to another level. And if you were prohibited from using the same team more than X times in a match, a good chance of a single team winning each match.

For autonomous at the end;

A target that is not revealed until the end, maybe by an overhead or elevated green light or flag to be seen by the camera. That would prevent early posturing before the autonomous period.

[Bill Moore]

Originally Posted by Billfred

I'm willing to bet on it being, in whole or in part, from the 2006 field components. This image was composed from a de-goalified version of the 2005 field. (Note the human player placement and the end zone lines.)

Hockey has a blue line to indicate off-sides. The person with the puck must cross over the line first, or he must pass it to a teammate before the teammate crosses the blue line.
Do we have an "offsides" line this year?

[Pat McCarthy]

Originally Posted by Bill Moore

Hockey has a blue line to indicate off-sides. The person with the puck must cross over the line first, or he must pass it to a teammate before the teammate crosses the blue line.
Do we have an "offsides" line this year?

In past years the lines in the animation were actually the tape lines on the carpet at the competitions. Last year for example the tape was used to indicate the boundry of the 'endzone' and the area in which the human player must stay.

[Arkorobotics]

Tape? Pasta???

3 fish??? why 3?

[amos229]

i dont think they will get rid of alliances just becuase of how greatly gracious professionalism is pushed. as for other things i think the five has nothing to do with # of robots but number of game pieces, it is outside the quotations of the hint remember. i also think that the pasta is refering to those pool noodles and shovle to a log loader.

[Bill Moore]

Originally Posted by Arkorobotics

Tape? Pasta???

3 fish??? why 3?

For that matter, "Why an Angler fish?"

[looneylin]

i think by 5 they mean 433 n by pasta they mean *give them money!!!***
shovel's show = hug fest! *free hugs for everybody!!!
n seeing montana's green heights means a big pile of money!!! *to give to the 433 firebirds!!!!***

lol jk

[Kelvin Ng]

In response to Michelle's idea(don't know how to quote), maybe there are 5 big goals in the shape of bottles? as for tangling...maybe the game pieces are tied to the goals or something? =) my two cents

[amos229]

according to dave the fish picture is for the 2007 game to warn us of a water obstacle, however who can believe dave