**FIRST EMAIL**/FRC Game Hint #2

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Pavan

What if those numbers are the encryption key??????? Whaaaa??

lol, anyone try?

[alex1699]

Originally Posted by Capt. Quirk

If Copley Square really is a clue, then maybe the "Square" is the real clue.

i just thought of posting that.

[MiniNerd24]

<quote from Pavan> What if those numbers are the encryption key??????? Whaaaa?? <quote/>

Originally Posted by XxMORTteam11xX

lol, anyone try?

Ok no I didn't try but (not that it was a bad guess) do you really think they would give us the code, even if it was hidden in a clue?

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by MiniNerd24

<quote from Pavan> What if those numbers are the encryption key??????? Whaaaa?? <quote/>




Ok no I didn't try but (not that it was a bad guess) do you really think they would give us the code, even if it was hidden in a clue?

dude, i was kidding of course (I'll use the special [SARCASM] box next time. That, and the fact that we'll find out tomorrow anyway..so, no point in doing that.

P.S I'm pretty sure Pavan was kidding too. Just easing the tension about tomorrow.

[MiniNerd24]

*oop* Riiiiiiiiight. Heh. I never was good at internet sarcasm. Hope to see everyone who reads/ posts on this thread 2morrow.

[Pavan Dave]

It was something Sam and I discussed. FIRST has probably already given us all we need to figure out the game, the only thing is we will overthink and not know until tomorrow even if we are 100% correct. So I thought I'd post a smart-alek remark on CD and see what people would say...

[caffel]

In keeping with the navigation theme, the 324 is a compass bearing from copley square. (or maybe toward it)

[cgredalertcc]

At this point everything I have seen so far points without a doubt to national treasure. What exactly that means for the game I have no idea. Here are the things that bring to this conclusion Copley square is the site of trinity church under which the treasure of the first nation treasure movie was hidden and the release date is the same as the date the second national treasure came out. Theres one thing I know for sure and that is that we will all go, "DOH" tommorow morning and things will become increasingly more hectic thereafter.

[Spylake]

The only concrete clue is the IR board.

For the following reasons I don't think they will be used to receive commands from the teams.

1. The existing command system is more than adequate and the adding of 4 somewhat less reliable command channels does not seem to be of much utility.
2. If each team brings a potpourri of remote controls to the games testing for inadvertent interference between teams would be a bit of a nightmare.
3. The 30-40 degree field of view

However if the IR emitters are part of the Playing Field then a host of ideas come to mind.

Game piece identification

In some past games colors were used to distinguish team pieces i.e. red and blue pool tubes. Maybe this time the game pieces will all look alike and you will have to identify your team's pieces by looking for a specific IR signature they emit.

Game targets/goals

Targets or goals may be marked with IR emitters. Their location may be changed between matches or even dynamically during the match.

Crude GPS system

Place an emitter in each corner of the game field and by scanning or each emitter (The ir board detects 4 IR signatures) the angles could be used to triangulate the position and bearing of your robot. Scanning would need a rotating mirror and optical slit.

Hint #2 with a longitude, latitude and azimuth makes me like this idea most.

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Speculation is free, just remember you get what you pay for.

Maybe I should get an hour of sleep before kickoff..

Good luck everyone.

[Nin_estarSaerah]

copley square-boston marathon-first overdrive

[Andrew Bates]

So what were the numbers really. Were they really GPS coordinates?

[Nin_estarSaerah]

im assuming so, if the boston marathon has to do with our game i can't figure out what else in the game they are.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by corpralchee

So what were the numbers really. Were they really GPS coordinates?

Woodie told us the coordinates simply referred to the Tortoise and the Hare in Copley Square.

[whlspacedude]

what about the 3rd clue?

[Mike Schreiber]

the 3rd clue is an anogram (spelling?) for the manual password, rearrange the letters