Discs Anyone?

[Molten]

Actually, I think I heard the herring myth on a different thread a while back.

[jgannon]

Coming up with novel game pieces is hard. As far as space figures go, there are spheres, prisms, toroids, and pyramids. Been there, done that. We've done balls in various sizes, from 7" to 30". I'm still holding out for the game that goes for something smaller... think golf balls or baseballs. Littering the field with tiny debris will demand much more finesse in driving, and could change the general trend that robot designs have taken in recent years.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I'm still holding out for the game that goes for something smaller... think golf balls or baseballs. Littering the field with tiny debris will demand much more finesse in driving, and could change the general trend that robot designs have taken in recent years.

I can hear it now:
"This years game will be played in a 50' x 26' ball pit where teams of robots must sort thorugh multi-colored balls, choosing only their alliance color, and placing them in bins"

**wonders if dave (and the GDC) ever really gets some ideas from these threads**

[Bochek]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I can hear it now:
"This years game will be played in a 50' x 26' ball pit where teams of robots must sort thorugh multi-colored balls, choosing only their alliance color, and placing them in bins"

**wonders if dave (and the GDC) ever really gets some ideas from these threads**

Only the pit is 10 feet tall and made of plexy, the robots swim in the ball pit.

* nods head *

- Bochek

[Tetraman]

disks are too much like rings. Pool Noodles are a better option that has been passed around the rumor mills over the years.

[Ryan Albright]

Out of any change to next years game. I want different flooring. Yes carpet is cheap but lets try something new. Some teams have the same drive train year after year, and there is def nothing wrong with this, if you find something that works stick with it. I would just like to see something else maybe like astro turf or grass or anything please dave save me

[kevin.li.rit]

We can always go back to corn. Only this time we can use those giant genetically engineered corn kernels that are the size of car tires.

[vivek16]

^ maybe gravel for the surface?