[BB] 2010 Game Hint #1

[apalrd]

Did anyone read the decryption test?

It says "Congratulations! You have successfully decrypted the test file!
Below is the 2010 FRC Game Hint:..."

Note the "Game Hint" and not "first Game Hint" or "Game Hint 1", implying this will be the only game hint.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by apalrd

Did anyone read the decryption test?

It says "Congratulations! You have successfully decrypted the test file!
Below is the 2010 FRC Game Hint:..."

Note the "Game Hint" and not "first Game Hint" or "Game Hint 1", implying this will be the only game hint.

Noticed that as well. Since they came out with a hint so late in the season, I was beginning to doubt a second one would emerge.

I guess that this "2010 element" is a large part of this year since they aren't coming out with anything else. Or if they did come out with something it would give it away.

[Gundamx92000]

this may have been posted, but I agree it seems to look like some sort of ball track system, and it is shown upside down in the picture. but on that note, the yellow lexan doesn't seem like an ideal design for holding up the track, but more so a bracket for something hanging below it. My thought is maybe some sort of sensor mounts on that bracket to count the balls as they roll by.

Maybe these balls are scored on a goal above the driver station and this is part of a track to corral them back to the human player, sort of like what was done in 2006

[Tetraman]

Having one hint is better then having a lot, and having an actual part of the field as the hint rather then cryptic clues makes it a lot more fun, personally. I would hope they make hints this way for a while.

[funggiss]

could it be something allready in use an indistry that has to do with the game last you moon fish pic

or is it like the andy mark slick wheels and do we have to make a walking robot

[RoboWizard]

I'm thinking that it has something to do with light sensitivity with Black vs. white.. Look at how the color changes from top to bottom.
However, it would seriously mess with the robots if there were spectators wearing white/black or grey..
As for the reflective surface, i agree with ice.. but it might possibly be some sort of shiny metal, since ice is normally white, even under such lighting conditions.