2007's game

[Starke]

With all of this talk about water, the only statement that makes sense to me is Rees's post in this thread with this remark. Anyone else see what I see? *cough* a game piece *cough*

[Eric W. Jones]

that's too easy...

have you noticed that many of the game pieces are based on shapes in the first logo (square, triangle, circle)? The life preserver would keep with this trend.

[ewankoff]

Originally Posted by Eric W. Jones

that's too easy...

have you noticed that many of the game pieces are based on shapes in the first logo (square, triangle, circle)? The life preserver would keep with this trend.

if were going by the logo we're due for a square

[sanddrag]

pi/2

That's all I have to say.

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by Eric W. Jones

that's too easy...

have you noticed that many of the game pieces are based on shapes in the first logo (square, triangle, circle)? The life preserver would keep with this trend.

This has been pointed out quite a few times before, however keep in mind that the shapes in the logo are pretty much the most basic shapes that exist. Almost any game piece can be viewed as one of these shapes or a combination of them. So while your statement is valid it really doesn't narrow the choices of a game piece down. Besides the fact that there are rumors that the logo next year will be a Fish a banana and a mailbox

[Peter Matteson]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the game object will be a "Moebius Strip".

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

I remember reading somewhere that in 1993 FIRST used water filled balls as a game piece. True?

It is. There were 6" balls filled with water worth 1 point a piece, and 13" balls worth 5 points a piece. Each team had it's own PVC goal corral. The 6" balls could be rolled in but the 13" balls were requiring to be lifted in. It's also worth noting that robots were smaller back then, with maximum dimensions of a 3 foot cube (which is very difficult to fit through a regulation size door ).

I looked this stuff up on first-a-holics after I wrote this post and found it all to be correct (I wasn't even 2 when this game was played)...

Remember guys, in order to figure out the game, look at what Grady said three years prior.

[JamesBrown]

Alright, I looked at the thread Ian posted (I am pretty sure I had seen it before) but between this post and this one they basically created aim high

So my call for 2009 is that the game is coming straight from here

[EricH]

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

Alright, I looked at the thread Ian posted (I am pretty sure I had seen it before) but between this post and this one they basically created aim high

So my call for 2009 is that the game is coming straight from here

Dunno. Last year's game also came from here. (Billfred's post) I'd guess that the mailboxes are a red herring and we will see something from the Game Design threads for 2007. Then again, who knows?

On a side note, what hints has Lavery posted lately? Remember, they could be anywhere-- and two of last year's implied that Billfred was on the design committee.

[Viper37]

Originally Posted by JGjedi10

I heard we may not be using robots......

So much for First Robotics then..

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by JGjedi10

I heard we may not be using robots......

Wait..
I dont think i could handle a fisher price motor, i might blow a fuse.

[65_Xero_Huskie]

There was a serious game clue posted by Dave that many people did not notice, and i thank Ken for noticing it for us. If you havnt found it it was a post from November of last year. I don't want to make it so obvious, so i hope you guys can hop over to the post and find it.

[Alex Burman]

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

There was a serious game clue posted by Dave that many people did not notice, and i thank Ken for noticing it for us. If you havnt found it it was a post from November of last year. I don't want to make it so obvious, so i hope you guys can hop over to the post and find it.

Are you referring to this?
Curling anyone?

Dave's posts from november last year

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Alex Burman

Are you referring to this?
Curling anyone?

Dave's posts from november last year

He might be referring to the underwater robot. I'd say that both of those are red herrings. I'll wait for the official clue, then try to figure it out from there.

[raymaniac]

Originally Posted by EricH

I'll wait for the official clue, then try to figure it out from there.

When is the official clue supposed to come?