FRC Game in 2009

[ikhana870]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Really? You've seen the 2009 kit and know that there is no monitor in there?

you have a point.........

[bobwrit]

Considering the control system is new, I agree that FIRST wont do something radical with the game design this year. I'm getting a feeling that 2010 gonna be a radical design shift. My predicion is it's probaly be some game involving throwing some sort of object.(I know, I'm not being specific here but that's all I have at the monment.)

[ehcualp]

The first hint was posted for what 2009's competition might be:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc....aspx?id=11310
its a fish.
could this be hinting a a water robot? a submarine?

[Stealth]

No you just flop around on the course like a fish out of watter

[GGCO]

Notice that the picture is of a fish out of water. Not in the water. What does this mean? Maybe it is just my imagination. Any thoughts?

[Manyu192]

If you look closely at the background, there's a watermarked shape and some text... its hard to read, i think there are a couple of pages stacked on top of each other... the newspaper that fish is wrapped in maybe?

I think the game will work like a fish market, you have to throw slippery fish into buckets...

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Manyu192

If you look closely at the background, there's a watermarked shape and some text... its hard to read, i think there are a couple of pages stacked on top of each other... the newspaper that fish is wrapped in maybe?

I think the game will work like a fish market, you have to throw slippery fish into buckets...

Noticed on the first page of the game hint thread...

I would suggest that any discussion of the game hint be kept in that thread.

[The_Fons]

Originally Posted by GGCO

Notice that the picture is of a fish out of water. Not in the water. What does this mean? Maybe it is just my imagination. Any thoughts?

Yeah, good call. Maybe people will stop thinking water game. FIRST robots and water... that doesn't sound like the safest idea. But i think it would suggest an unnatural environment for a robot, driver, human player, etc. Can someone say OBSTACLE COURSE!! That would be awesome.

[zakk]

Originally Posted by The_Fons

Yeah, good call. Maybe people will stop thinking water game. FIRST robots and water... that doesn't sound like the safest idea. But i think it would suggest an unnatural environment for a robot, driver, human player, etc. Can someone say OBSTACLE COURSE!! That would be awesome.

This much makes sense, because if you look at the games, there is usually something in common between one season and the next.
Stack Attack-had ramps
Aim High- hand ramps, and balls which had to go up high
The Next Game (forgot the name of it)- had to put stuff up high again, and bonus points for being elevated at the end
Overdrive- had balls again, and they were up high
So, I'm thinking that 2009 will have to do with something being up high again, and the obstacle course sounds about right, and possibly a circular portion of the playing field?

[lingomaniac88]

Okay... but how would the fish come into play?