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Re: Serious the Real hint

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The most literal translation of the hint could be....

A large circular raised platform in the center of the field whose surface is diamond plate. 5 bots can fit on it.

the background looks like the same that has been used in kickoff presentations before.
Very true, #5 on heavy gauge diamond plate only means the robots will be standing on it.
There could be a #4, #3, #2 and #1 round plate at different heights.
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Re: Serious the Real hint

That's sort of where I was going Dana, but follow this (especially with water).

2 alliances. In the center of the field is a diamond-shaped tank/pool filled with water (puncture resistant, spill resistant, etc). Floating on top of the water are 5 scoring plates. The bots have to collect items and place them on the plates that are floating on the water. Different colored items placed on the floating plates score different points. Other bots can knock them off, etc. Get all 5 plates holding one of your colors for a bonus.

How's that for ridiculous?

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Re: Serious the Real hint

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Remember the history with these hints and baseball.

Who is a famouse #5 and what did he do?
Johnny Bench, played catcher (my idol from grade school)
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Re: Serious the Real hint

My (really wrong) guess:
There is a step up to a platform. Then there is a circular hole countersunk into the platform (it would be too much work to make the entire field raised). In the hole are multiple colored pieces of cut pool noodles and the robot has to retrieve the green one (think unripe banana). The five means there are 5 different scoring objectives (including objects and location of robot at end of match). Also there are probably multiple platforms so that a single team can't immediately take control.

Or possibly it means capture the flag.

That's a lot of posts in this thread in a short period of time!
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Re: Serious the Real hint

5 teams per alliance! 10 robots on the field! Whoo hoo!
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Re: Serious the Real hint

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That's a lot of posts in a short period of time!
expect a lot more. It's the official hint!
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Re: Serious the Real hint

The kiddie pool I bought from Wal-Mart this summer has a diamondplate bottom (it was made of plastic) AND steps to an awesome slide...
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Re: Serious the Real hint

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Johnny Bench, played catcher (my idol from grade school)
Joe DiMaggio was #5
He has a 56-consecutive-game hitting streak in 1941 . Was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper"
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Re: Serious the Real hint

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Remember the history with these hints and baseball.

Who is a famous #5 and what did he do?
Going off of obscure baseball references here (just adding to insanity).

"In baseball, five represents the third baseman's position." -Wikipedia

Then read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_baseman

Think off all of the wonderful stuff you could pull out of that.
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The hounds have been released and the madness begins!

More sleepless nights to follow.........................
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Re: Serious the Real hint

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Going off of obscure baseball references here (just adding to insanity).

"In baseball, five represents the third baseman's position." -Wikipedia

Then read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_baseman

Think off all of the wonderful stuff you could pull out of that.
Diamond plate could stand for the 3rd baseman's 3rd plate.

If you look at the blue it looks like it is all going/sliding into the plate.

edit: instead of ending up on the ramp at the end like in Aim High, you may need to end on bases (6 robots, but only 5 bases).

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Re: Serious the Real hint

Could baseball bases have anything to do with the game, like with scoring items?

What if the game is loosely based off of baseball? (pun not intended) "Aim high" was kind of similar to basketball and soccer, in some respects.

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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Special Communication from the Game Design Committee

Santa Came Early... Thanks GDC
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Thank you very much, FIRST and GDC
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Re: Serious the Real hint

My mom and I looked at the hint and we both agree, it looks kinda like a manhole cover...
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