2014 Game

[czielinski]

I know it's very early but I wanted to start a discussion about the 2014 FRC game. I know that this year many were thinking about a stacking game but any ideas for next year's game?

[joelg236]

This thread pops up earlier every year...

Obligatory "water game!".

[dag0620]

We got so close to at least making it to champs without this thread popping up.

Yeah I'll second that Water Game too!

[cjl2625]

Hmm... My random guess is hockey.

[CLandrum3081]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Hmm... My random guess is hockey.

Being a Minnesotan and a hockey player myself, this would be my FIRST dream come true.

[nickcvet89]

I think it will be an offensive game. FIRST might not want to go back to something like soccer type game which was..... a boring (Borat accent).

[Jacob.B]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Hmm... My random guess is hockey.

It's gonna be air hockey on regolith. Only one puck is on the field and it can not come inside your bumper zone!

[jwallace15]

I know a lot of people are saying it isn't going to be a shooting game, but I'd love to see a game involving pool noodles.

I thought of this: Pegs on a wall, and you have to place the pool noodles on the pegs? It doesn't have to be a shooting game; it could be similar to Logomotion.

But I'm not sure what the end game would be...

[tilky]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Hmm... My random guess is hockey.

you are probably correct. one of the members on my team said last year during the regional that next year's theme will be frisbee (which it was), and said that next years will be something related to golf/hockey

[Jacob.B]

Originally Posted by tilky

you are probably correct. one of the members on my team said last year during the regional that next year's theme will be frisbee (which it was), and said that next years will be something related to golf/hockey

What do you think the rules will be like? And an end game?

[cadandcookies]

Statistically it's quite likely that the game will involve some sort of balls-- even years since before 2000 have always had balls.

Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if they threw off that trend as well. In fact, while I love designing mechanisms that fling objects at high velocities, it would be refreshing to not do that one year.

[Zuelu562]

Originally Posted by sentientfungus

In fact, while I love designing mechanisms that fling objects at high velocities, it would be refreshing to not do that one year.

Would be nice to have a "just outside your frame perimeter" or manipulator game again after 2 straight ball games.

[BBray_T1296]

What about this: the minibot starts separate from the big robot. It has to navigate an obstacle course and retrieve a bonus item to give to the big bot. Or if the minibot boarding the big bot in the end is the endgame

[AllieS4246]

Originally Posted by tilky

you are probably correct. one of the members on my team said last year during the regional that next year's theme will be frisbee (which it was), and said that next years will be something related to golf/hockey

I believe that golf would be almost more likely than Hockey, but I'd say both are good guesses. The sport games are going over so well.

[NanoCollins]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Hmm... My random guess is hockey.

I think it would make sense to have a hockey game. They have had shooting games for the past couple of years and that would be a cool change up. Plus there is a great chance to make alliances work together well with a hockey theme.