Game Hint Hint

[Mark McLeod]

In today's FRC Blog: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...me-hint-status

Originally Posted by FRC Blog

Game Hint Status
I’ve seen speculation on the forums regarding when the game hint (or the ‘next’ game hint, whichever camp you’re in) will be released. Well, I’m looking at a game hint right now, and, wow! That is one nice game hint. But we’re not quite ready to release it yet. We’ll be doing that on 12/21. Feel free to speculate, if you wish, as to why we’re releasing a game hint on the same day the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar ends, but please keep ‘coincidence’ as one of the explanations you consider.

[dcarr]

Oh man...a hint about a hint...this is too meta

[bardd]

Hintception...
Should be interesting. I hope I manage to get some sleep until then

[Taylor]

(second?) Game hint hint meta teaser link hereception

[Jon Stratis]

Hmmm... It sounds like they don't actually have a game hint (maybe they don't even have a game!), and are betting that the world will actually end on Dec 21, thus relieving them of the obligation to provide a hint or a game.

Or the game might have something to do with the Long Count Calendar. Maybe something where you have to manipulate meshed gears of some sort to hit specific years in the calendar that correspond to big historical events, and doing so will release a game piece that can be used for something else.

[Nick Lawrence]

This seems appropriate.

-Nick

[karomata]

At least we now are sure that the Rick Astley picture was just a red herring, or rather FIRST just rick rolled everyone.

[mlantry]

this makes it 100% official if we all survive then it makes us worthy for a water

[CalTran]

And that's the day I get my wisdom teeth out...dang. Maybe the drugs will help my creativity :: looks like Hallry was right about when the hint would be released (or the FRC figured his math sounded good) on when to do so

[pfreivald]

12/21 --> anagram of 2112.

No Cotton Eyed Joe, no Gagnam Style, no Call me Maybe, no Party in the USA.

All Rush, all the time.

\,,/ \,,/

[dellagd]

Dang! I was really looking forward to finding out what the hint would be. Guess we'll never find out

[Jay O'Donnell]

But then we won't be able to spend way too much time going over silly hints!

[pandamonium]

The important part of this post is that they are mindful of these forums and that is a good sign.

[Jessica Boucher]

I already got my game hint in the mail. It's cool.

[JB987]

May be worth checking out some of the Mayan games (hopefully excluding loser consequences in some of the games)...just a couple of their games:

http://library.thinkquest.org/5891/games.htm