2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

[Chuck Glick]

Well there are 2 things we should be able to rule out.

1. There most likely won't be 5 different game pieces because then you get lots of bots with the same manipulator.

2. water+electricity=bad


From looking at other posts though, the merry-go-round thing http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=10
looks possible, I mean, they can be small and they would add to the dificulty of movement (mecanum anyone?) and medicine balls aren't too expensive and do come in the 5 pound size... but I'm not gonna go crazy trying to figure out the clues, I'll just wait till the 6th.

[Jeff K.]

A rotating platform of some sort sounds possible. Maybe instead of it being a square like it was for FVC, it'll be just a round platform, and maybe instead of just rotating, it also tilts and wobbles. It would have 5 goals on this that you need to score on with an innertube.

Or what if all of the innertubes are in the center of the field on a giant rotating diamond plate platform and we need to somehow get them. ooo

I'm not going to get too into the hint this season, it's only two weeks away.

[Ted Boucher]

Originally Posted by SirCharles982

1. There most likely won't be 5 different game pieces because then you get lots of bots with the same manipulator.

Do you care to explain why 5 different game pieces would end up with many robots having the same manipulater?

Seems to me and others the more game pieces there are, the more unique the robot designs will be.

Now, as an example... in 2005 and 2006 there has been 1 game piece and all the robots have been basically the same. Whereas in 2004 (the last good year), there were 3 (kickball, 2x ball, bar) game pieces and the robot designs were all very unique.

[Chuck Glick]

Originally Posted by Ted Boucher

Do you care to explain why 5 different game pieces would end up with many robots having the same manipulater?

Seems to me and others the more game pieces there are, the more unique the robot designs will be.

Now, as an example... in 2005 and 2006 there has been 1 game piece and all the robots have been basically the same. Whereas in 2004 (the last good year), there were 3 (kickball, 2x ball, bar) game pieces and the robot designs were all very unique.

Well, my comment only applies if there are 5 different types of things to pick up... i/e most people would make some type of gripper and lots of bots would be similar. Also look at other games, there has not been one that has 5 different shaped game pieces, i/e even if there were more than 1, they were the same shape, like in 2004, where you had balls in 2 different sizes. They wouldn't do something like tetras and balls in the same game as pieces because then lots of bots will do the same type of thing. And if you look at past games, they seem to be going towards one type of game piece: 2003 = boxes, 2004 = balls (2 sizes, but still same shape), 2005= tetras, 2006 = balls.

[talltree357]

Ok, well after reading through 12 pages of posts I have an idea. What if the 5 relates to the number of zones. 2x2 alliance, robots in starting zones 1-4. In the center is a raised platform, zone 5. Notice how the edges on 2 sides are straight not round, that could indicate a ramp to the platform. Also, while the blue is the same background from kickoff, I think it means we will be using a blue light for some reason or another.

[Michael Leicht]

i just got it

the 5 equals the number of goals.

i think that FIRST could be lazy and just use the vex game from last year

half pipe hustle but with poof balls.

[Joohoo]

I what about a 5 vs 5

that would be realy crowded but an olympic size pool should be big enough

[Tim Arnold]

I'm too lazy to read through this entire thread, but I noticed the file name...

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedImages/Community/FRC/Assets/2007Clue1.jpg

[Michael Leicht]

i think the most important thing to think about is Mr. lavery going to have a good relaxing christmas break or is he on his computer making the video for kickoff. i think he should take the break off. who is with me?

[Zoheb N]

i think that there will be 5 scoring zones. the zones will be diamond plates.
they will have colors like the green target from last year. they will color the plates as 2 red 2 blue and 1 green (from the hint at Atlanta that there will be green, bule and red) the 2 red and 2 blue will be the scoring zones for the alliances and the gree plate will be like a bonus zone..

just a thought

[Tim Arnold]

Actually, I think I got it now.



Hey, what can you ask for 2 mins in paint . It's a guy with a cap on if you haven't noticed.

[Tetraman]

Originally Posted by Tim Arnold

I'm too lazy to read through this entire thread, but I noticed the file name...

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedImages/Community/FRC/Assets/2007Clue1.jpg

This post wins the thread.

[Ted Boucher]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

This post wins the thread.

actually.... by that train of thought, this post (#11) wins the thread...

Everyone do everyone a favor.
Stop, read the whole thread, and then post
or at least do a quick search using the search tool

[Michael Leicht]

five 'bots tangling with pasta
a game piece obsessed with a shovel's show
and seeing Montana's green heights

there is going to be a back bot this year

[Kyle A]

I know what the number 5 means.... The number of minutes it took dave to make the picture for the clue. The picture probably has nothing to do with the game and is just something to make us all go crazy for two weeks.

Actually. i dont know what it means yet, i have read some posts that make some sence but im not done reading through all of them yet. I'm going to think somemore, and read through the 6 more pages of posts, before i post what I think it is.