Discs Anyone?

[Spider-Man]

Originally Posted by boiler

Dude, Dave Lavery is next year's game.

So that's the game! Dave Lavery mannequins will be the scoring objects complete with Hawaiian shirts.

It will be creepy, scary, and eerily satisfying for the symbolic revenge over the stresses of each year's game.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by boiler

Dude, Dave Lavery is next year's game.

Now there's a game concept! Life size cardboard cut-out of Dave at mid-field -- delicious, hot Krispy Kreme donuts pre-loaded on each 'bot -- autonomous challenge is delivering the goodies.

In teleoperation Dave juggles red herrings, and robots circle around him hoping to catch them ...

(not sure how scoring would work?)

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Spider-Man

So that's the game! Dave Lavery mannequins will be the scoring objects complete with Hawaiian shirts.

It will be creepy, scary, and eerily satisfying for the symbolic revenge over the stresses of each year's game.

Originally Posted by Richard

Now there's a game concept! Life size cardboard cut-out of Dave at mid-field -- delicious, hot Krispy Kreme donuts pre-loaded on each 'bot -- autonomous challenge is delivering the goodies.

In teleoperation Dave juggles red herrings, and robots circle around him hoping to catch them ...[/size]

Either way I think 116 just charges at him with a hammer.

[JoeXIII'007]

Originally Posted by boiler

Dude, Dave Lavery is next year's game.

Hmmm... so we will have to build a robot with enough AI to figure out what exactly Dave is thinking, in 2:30???

[EvilMonkyPirate]

I think it'll be a water game...lol...

Maybe we'll have to save Dave before he drowns a herring. That seems like fun. But animal control might have a problem with it. lol.

[Molten]

This is quite interesting... It was just making me wonder if we might get a clue really early like we did last year? Perhaps one that actually relates to the game?

[John Gutmann]

If the game piece is a redhearing I don't wanna be in the pit crew and have to clean those robots off!

[EmilioM]

Just curious... Of the past years, how many FRCs have had actual gamepieces? (i.e. balls, tubes, tetras, etc.)

[Compnerd]

Hockey? Using Hockey Pucks?

[Weepy]

Next year's game will definitely require bipedal robots walking up and down staircases while being escorted by lovely young women.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by sparksandtabs

If the game piece is a redhearing I don't wanna be in the pit crew and have to clean those robots off!

Pit crew? What about the field reset crew?!?!?

[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