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Re: Game Hint #2

I have no useful input on the clue, but I'm terribly curious if the GDC ever stops to consider the effect their clues might have on the Google ranks of all these different words and phrases. I mean, Opah probably saw the biggest jump in popularity ever last week...

Won't someone think of the poor confused search engine optimizers?
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Re: Game Hint #2

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As a person who has lived in Minnesota (where Minnetonka is), when I read that I immediately think LAKE Minnetonka. It is a large lake in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. Lots of ice fishing in the winter.
Don't know what it means beyond that though.
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Re: Game Hint #2

On google maps all Coordinates indicated by the clue end up going from near the west coast (The Paramount Cafe in Denver, Colorado and the town of Central, Phoenix) To the midwest (Minnetonka, Minnesota) To the East (Evergreen Field in Dover, Ohio).

If you put all of the points together it forms triangle similar to the one in the FIRST logo, so it might have a connection to what the game piece is this year, and it seems that there are going to be different actions related to the game piece (picking up, connecting) and then we need to place it somewhere ( The field) No clue how this relates to the fish though.
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Re: Game Hint #2

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I have no useful input on the clue, but I'm terribly curious if the GDC ever stops to consider the effect their clues might have on the Google ranks of all these different words and phrases. I mean, Opah probably saw the biggest jump in popularity ever last week...

Won't someone think of the poor confused search engine optimizers?
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Re: Game Hint #2

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Microsoft is on Central Ave in Phoenix
On Minnetonka Industrial Rd is the Honeywell facility and St. Jude Medical. Minnetonka Blvd has lots of government offices for Minnetonka.
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Re: Game Hint #2

Someone on my team thought of a sort of "delivery" thing. Having to collect a bunch of things and delivery them. He made this guess based off the first clue (his train of thought was moonfish->shooting the moon->collecting hearts->collecting a bunch of something, craziness)

I think this hint sounds like a delivery.. not sure about the specific places though...
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Re: Game Hint #2

try looking at google maps street level camera dealy,

there are forklift cranes ouside on colorado ave, in paramount CA,

all of the central ave, st, & drives in phoenix connect to a 1st ave, st, drive.

there is a truck with a trailer when you get to the ground level camera for Minnetonka Blvd, minnetonka, MN

and there is a football field, off of evergreen dr, dover OH so maybe some sort on end zone, scoring area
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Re: Game Hint #2

There is some kind of football filled on Evergreen Dr, Dover, OH.

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Re: Game Hint #2

Start with our Zamboni on a slippery surface, get some data from Microsoft, pick up a football in MN and play with it in Ohio.
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Re: Game Hint #2

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Take your machine out of the shop on Colorado in Paramount;
stop by and get connected on Central in Phoenix;
drive by and make a pickup on Minnetonka in Minnetonka;
then head to the field on Evergreen in Dover.
I think it would be sweet if the robots started in a garage (shop)
Had to form a train of some sort
Go ice fishing
& then play football.


BUT since i am really really bad at these things... Have Fun & I'm going back to ignoring the game hints.
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Re: Game Hint #2

Cities names matching the hint nationwide:
Paramount - 3 (CA, AL, MD)
Phoenix - 10 (AZ, IL, LA, MD, MI, MS, NY, OR, CO, GA)
Minnetonka - 1 (MN)
Dover - 10 (DE, NH, NJ, OH, AR, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS)
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Re: Game Hint #2

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I have no useful input on the clue, but I'm terribly curious if the GDC ever stops to consider the effect their clues might have on the Google ranks of all these different words and phrases. I mean, Opah probably saw the biggest jump in popularity ever last week...
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It is interesting that on Nov. 13th there was a spike in searching for Opah. That was before the hint came out. I guess Dave was looking to see what we would find in a search.
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I think it would be sweet if the robots started in a garage (shop)
Had to form a train of some sort
Go ice fishing
& then play football.


BUT since i am really really bad at these things... Have Fun & I'm going back to ignoring the game hints.

i cant stop laughing!!! your not the only one!
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Re: Game Hint #2

It's all gibberish to me, but i'll guess anyway.

good morning teams = there is a bright light up high.

paramount = steep terrain

evergreen = green light (to be used with the Ethernet camera)

I think this year will heavily depend on getting a camera to work. Before with the CMU camera the micro controller was barely able to use it. But, now we have a whole computer to control a camera.

other than that i have no idea. I like the idea of a triangle shaped match though.
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