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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

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yes dave.. you.. though.. as someone pointed out.. bill has been a little ahead of you this year.. get back into the game

I do mean that as a double meaning.. tricking us.. and working on that game animation
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Although I really don't have any clues, I am thinking that smaller bots may be the way of the future, although maybe not this year. They can be cheaper, easier to transport, and miniturization is the way to go in the future.
You maybe right about the smaller robots. maybe the FIRST Choice selection was a hint also. Option 1 was for the FTC Mini Kit.

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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

http://www.last.fm/music/Little+Eva/+images/6550963

this is the image FIRST used
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I don't think there was ever a bonus for using the RCX over the NXT.
There was a bonus for using the RCX over the NXT in 2006-2008. (not sure about the end date, but I know there was one in 2006 and 07) This bonus was based on score (i.e. If they scored 100 pts, they get 5 more, 200pts, 10 more, etc.)
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Did he mean the band named the "Who"?
Did little Eva write something for the Who?
Does "Me" refer to Mecanical Engineer? Do we know any engineers who were in a musical group?
Did Little Eva Sing "Yellow Submarine", which means a water game.
I could go on.....
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

Hmm.. In another FWIW thought, EVA is NASA speak for Extra-Vehicular Activity (i.e., something outside the mother ship). So, the game's name is Loco-Motion and we're expected to do a little EVA to make it happen?

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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

okay so eva is extravehicular activity and how do they simulate that on earth...
WATER GAME

but on a serious note can anyone find a connection to 4 as I remember there was a lot of connections to 4 with the red herring tennis ball
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Maybe they are saying that we are going to show you more but we are going to be deceptive of the direction we are sending you. Also, another #5 reference, the record cover has 5 L's.
Excuse me if I am wrong but there are also five buttons on her shirt and 5 enter spaces in Dave's post. Hmmm
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

Hmm... Pushing tennis balls in a train outside of the robot's perimeter over steps (or into water ;-)? Geez, this is getting pretty thin on two measly pictures...

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Nice picture... 18 more days!
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So they did have to reverse it! That lends credibility to the "it's mirrored for a reason" theories floating around.
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

You've got it all wrong, guys.... It's obviously a Minecraft game, in celebration of the beta.

The "4" hints at the rectangular nature of the terrain and world in general

The "Locomotion" hints at minecarts... maybe some sort of mining game? Mine then carry the ore away?

The column is like a mineshaft you dig straight down.

Maybe the title is "FRCraft"
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

Ah I love this time of the year. It's finally hint time .
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

Just throwing some stuff out there:

1. Today is the Winter Solstice...perhaps they specifically picked today to release the game for a reason...

2. Reversing the image also seems intentional....perhaps goals can reverse/change sides without notice?

3. Locomotion: rough terrain....railroad tracks across the field to go over?

4. Eva...Wall-E...space...lots of environmental friendly stuff going on in FIRST right now....Green game somehow?
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Re: 2011 Game Hint #1

well after having read the 12 pages finally, there is one thing that comes to my mind that doesn't seem to have been mentioned:
MOVING GAME PIECES!
maybe we have stationary robots, like someone said earlier, and somehow we have to grab the game pieces which are moving around.
or maybe our robots aren't stationary, but there are still moving game pieces
has it been done before? this is my 2nd year, so i wouldn't know...
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