2015 HINT DISCUSSION

[Anthony4004]

Also, next years FLL game has to do with recycling......pattern? I would think so.

[JohnFogarty]

the return of the end game

[guniv]

Video is up on FRC's YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAET...ature=youtu.be

[who716]

alot of dumping into biins

[Donut]

Originally Posted by who716

alot of dumping into biins

Let's just take the literal approach.

Recycling bins are the 2015 game piece. The bin is on the field for the hint after all.

[DHP7320]

2015 Jr FLL and FLL challenges both have to do with waste & recycling. Waste Wise and Trash Trek are the respective challenge names. Maybe the FRC game theme will follow suit.

http://juniorfirstlegoleague.org/201...challenge.html
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2015trashtrek

[Beaker]

Originally Posted by DHP7320

2015 Jr FLL and FLL challenges both have to do with waste & recycling. Waste Wise and Trash Trek are the respective challenge names. Maybe the FRC game theme will follow suit.

http://juniorfirstlegoleague.org/201...challenge.html
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2015trashtrek

Also in FLL this year, the field surface changed from canvas (higher traction) to a slippery paper surface.

The recycling bin could be recycling old surfaces from (hopefully not) 2009 Lunacy. Otherwise: water game confirmed.

[indubitably]

Recycling the 2014 game:

adding endgame
some other major change

[BenBraun3090]

Originally Posted by indubitably

Recycling the 2014 game:

adding endgame
some other major change

I doubt that they're going to do that. That would just be really boring and against anything creative.

[indubitably]

Originally Posted by BenBraun3090

I doubt that they're going to do that. That would just be really boring and against anything creative.

There was a whole thread discussing the possibility, the GDC had considered 3 year game cycles way back when but perhaps a surprise 2 year game cycle?

They literally recycled the 2014 game manual in the video lol

[magnets]

A list of all FRC games with changes called out emphasizes the weird changes/twists FIRST has done in the past. This makes me think this year's game will be a unique one. Next, he claims "change is coming", then recycles the 2014 rules.

I really, really, really, really hope they aren't recycling the 2014 rules and adding some changes. It's one of my biggest fears

[BenBraun3090]

Originally Posted by indubitably

There was a whole thread discussing the possibility, the GDC had considered 3 year game cycles way back when but perhaps a surprise 2 year game cycle?

They literally recycled the 2014 game manual in the video lol

Even though they did this, there are still a lot of other ways to take that.

[Anthony4004]

Originally Posted by indubitably

There was a whole thread discussing the possibility, the GDC had considered 3 year game cycles way back when but perhaps a surprise 2 year game cycle?

They literally recycled the 2014 game manual in the video lol

Exactly. Frank didnt simply throw it away, he recycled it.
Also, care to take a wager that the fact he was on the game field relevant?

[thatprogrammer]

It looks to me like frank flipped 2 pages. That means he was on the page with assists and cycles. Add in the fact that he threw it into a recycling bin, and it seems like we might be looking at how cycles are done changing.

[BenBraun3090]

1993: robots increase in size and go wireless
1996: robot weight increases
1999: robot alliances begin
2001: robots race against the clock
2003: autonomous mode introduced
2005: 3 vs. 3 introduced
2009: primary field surface isn't carpet for the first time since 1992
2013: field perimeter changes

Those are all the changes listed in the video