Woodie's Game Hint @ Atlanta

[njamietech]

Waiting for another hint or january 5th is killing me

I've had to try to keep myself occupied by scouting, starting robotics projects, ect.

I will be really dissapointed if FIRST does not give another more official hint.

Or maybe Dave could give us another false lead to keep us occupied.

Oh well...

Back to waiting

[bobdahaxor]

How about there are times where you want to put the pieces in and times where you don't want to. I really think the game pieces are going to be balls that move on their own and you have to put them in wheel type bin. in certain periods You can score more points by placing the balls in that time frame where as at certain points it may cost you points. The wheel may even move itself! I think they may change the style of game play so it is a free for all, but not too sure about that. There will definitely be less defense and more offense though, that is for sure!

[EStokely]

I can't explain it but I am ready for this year (I am usually dreading it a bit at this point)

So here I am reading game rumors.

BTW I heard from a source that there was a large truck near FIRST with footballs in it......

[Beta Version]

Well, if we go along with the ever popular Box, Triangle, Circle theory that the game pieces cycle through the three different shapes in the FIRST logo (which is startlingly true), we are due for some boxes.

[njamietech]

Wow mathew mcfadden from my team is using a forum

Wow matt you are really branching out.

BTW I'll let you know if victor three strikes again

Anyway I agree boxes are more likely.

However I think the Idea of footballs would be interesting although I'm not sure that a football truck outside FIRST means anything. It could just be delivering promotional items.

Another Idea that might be cool is more than two alliances. Maybe the white alliance (first colors)?

[BanksKid]

what would it be like if Dave was the game piece?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Beta Version

Well, if we go along with the ever popular Box, Triangle, Circle theory that the game pieces cycle through the three different shapes in the FIRST logo (which is startlingly true), we are due for some boxes.

There are two theories that are popular. One is the INfamous "water game." The other is the "FIRST logo" theory. The only years that it applies to are 2003-2005.

Breaking down the games:
1997: inner tubes, circular
1998-2002: balls, with the exception of the "floppies" in 1999. All circular.
2003: bins, square
2004: balls again, circular
2005: tetras, triangular
2006: back to balls
2007: Pool tubes, circle

However,there is another pattern, one that tells me we're due for balls again. 1999, 2001 (coopertition and a balancing bridge), 2003, 2005, and 2007 all have some oddball game object. Every other year has balls as the game object. We had an odd one last year, so we should be due for balls again this year. Boxes, footballs, and the like are due up in 2009.

[wolfj]

I don't even no where to begin in analyzing this one. Maybe he was... I don't know... just kidding? I guess we'll see.

KICKOFF-JANUARY 5, 2008!!! Be there or be clueless!

[alex1699]

some thing with BALLS!!!!

[Daniel_LaFleur]

I'm still waiting for traffic cones

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I'm still waiting for traffic cones

My best guess. I'm truly hoping for these, though I don't know why.

[JimWright949]

My guess is there will be some sort of rotating table on the field. If the table is spun one way it will add points to the red teams the other will add points to the blue team.

This idea was kinda used in MIT's 2.007 2003 competition:
http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/conte...html/table.htm

-Jim

[David]

Keeping an eye on the stock market...

Jello is down (See Chart)

K'Nex is a privately traded company, and gerbils aren't sold by one individual company, so they don't have a stock.

Thing aren't looking good for next years game.

[legomaster3945]

stock market goes up and down
jell-o - "watch it wiggle, watch it jiggle"
gerbils- um... squeak?
mabey a large running wheel of some kind
also gerbils will dig complex tunnel system if given the space and resources
if you check out the K'nex website you will find they invented the K'nex blocks - http://www.knex.com/
K'nex slogan is "if you can imagine it you can build it"

i believe that the next task might be a multi-layered tunnel maze that shakes with the scoreing peices at the low levels and you have to bring them to the top (stock market) sounds weird but thats my best guess
i'll keep thinking though

[alicen]

when our team first saw this hint given by woodie, we thought of zorbs, which are like gerbil balls for people. They also jiggle, so that would even accommodate the jello part. As for the stock market thing, one of our senior members said: "Well, the stock market goes up and down, but lately just down."

So i'm hoping for human player on the field in these zorbs. they would be like the game pieces, also bringing in hte challenge of who do you want in the zorb?

Here's what a zorb looks like: http://static.flickr.com/44/110867008_ccecce3e9e.jpg

or just search zorb on google images, you'll get the idea pretty quickly.