2011 FRC Game Hint #2

[cbeavers6790]

maybe they will take an idea from an FTC game two years ago with three levels (each one of the three shapes) and the lowest is the least points highest is the most. they might also take it up a notch and instead of just using the same piece (hockey pucks in FTCs case) and make us put the different shaped pieces in their corressponding goal.

[CassCity2081]

Originally Posted by EJB2081

circle = tubes from Rack N' Roll
triangle = tetras from Triple Play
squares = Goal from breakaway or maybe even the tower

Also the circle could represent a ball as in trackball from overdrive, moon rock from lunacy, or an aim high ball.

I also think that the square would have to be a game piece rather than gust a tower, maybe has something to do with the train idea.

[funggiss]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

1. Either all three shapes will be used in the game OR:

2. Something from the 1st FIRST game will be used.

the first game had tennis balls and a sand box
tethered robots
and you had to collect the tennis balls and hold them

[Tetraman]

Balls, Tetras, and Bins.

Bring it on!

(Goes to design some new games in sketchup)

[rcmolloy]

Anyone else have a severe headache right now?

[Andy Grady]

I will say it because no one else has. Red, white, and blue alliance. 2 v 2 v 2.

[cbeavers6790]

i know i am just spitting out ideas but maybe the piece will be the actual first logo and you have to put it in a slot that is a track or conveyor that pulls it back to the human player who can give it back to a robot ( think lunacy and breakaway combined)

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

This one doesn't give me much to overanalyze - it fits in with my previous theory that this year's game will pay tribute to previous years as FIRST celebrates its 20th season. Or the linked aspect of the logo is related to the first hint which we got "Locomotion" out of.

Maybe I've just realized that I'm never going to guess the game from the game hint and that even if I did guess the whole thing, it wouldn't make that much of a difference. I did guess the date of the release of the second hint correctly, though!

If you aren't overanalyzing the second hint, you aren't trying hard enough!

Granted, it doesn't do much good, other than reving up your brain cells for kick off, but its still fun!

[cbeavers6790]

Originally Posted by rcmolloy

Anyone else have a severe headache right now?

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

I will say it because no one else has. Red, white, and blue alliance. 2 v 2 v 2.

i dont have a headache it actually went away because i got so happy and excited about the new game hint
and to andy grady- i dont think they would do that becuase that would make the whole alliance thing into just a pair thing and plus it would screw up the field (try and fit a triangular field into most places and still have room to put stands) also if they are saluting first they wont switch a thing that has been around for quite a while

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon

If you aren't overanalyzing the second hint, you aren't trying hard enough!

Granted, it doesn't do much good, other than reving up your brain cells for kick off, but its still fun!

I've got a million other things going on this week so I'm saving up as many brain cells for Kickoff as possible

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by funggiss

the first game had tennis balls and a sand box
tethered robots
and you had to collect the tennis balls and hold them

Close - The field wasn't a Sand Box, it was covered with Corn.

Still would like to see a re-make of Maize Craze though.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Ahhh, minutes to late to have this be an original suggestion, but still. Even if all three shapes are significant to the game, game pieces aren't the only important parts of the field. Just look at the BUMPs. I'm horrible at predictions, though, so here are some random ideas:

Circles: balls, rods, tall hollow cylinders, racetracks(ish)(again?), discs/frisbees
Triangles: pyramids, funnels, upside down pyramid goals, ramps, teeter-totter ramps, aerobees
Squares: blocks, boxes, steps/stairs, bricks,

Or.... A load of really funny shaped inner tubes or PVC rings that look exactly like the logo.

One thing I'm pretty sure of is we're not doing balls again, though. We've done balls three years in a row now, so I think the GDC has played that out for a little while.

<--------Pointless unrelated rambling below this point-------->

Actually, I like pyramid goals and balls. Different size balls. And maybe you get a multiplier based on how full or empty the goal is, so packing efficiency and the order you put things in is important. A vibratory robot to settle the balls in the goal might be important.

[BJC]

What if tennis balls were scattered across the field similar to corn of the first FRC game. Then there could be other game elements which would act like the tennis balls of the first FRC game. That could be very challenging.

[alectronic]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

I will say it because no one else has. Red, white, and blue alliance. 2 v 2 v 2.

I think this would be interesting from a strategy point too; what if one from each of the 3 alliances was on each side? So a red, white and blue on one side, red white and blue on the other.
Mixin up the strategies and everything. ("Things are not as they appear")

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

I will say it because no one else has. Red, white, and blue alliance. 2 v 2 v 2.

How would that work as in placement?

Or... could the 3rd alliance serve a different purpose? Same goals, same game, different purpose?