2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

[Mike Hvorecny]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze

What no Rock n Roll lyrics to decipher or wondering metafors in the clue, just a number on a simple background

I've got nothing

Okay, here we go. You have to drive you robot up a Stairway to Heaven, and slide back down on a manhole cover all within 5 minutes. how does that sound?

[Tottanka]

As a metter of fact, our last year's regional organizer said that he has heared that this year's competition will include stairs-climbing robots..
=]

[raymaniac]

Originally Posted by Tottanka

As a metter of fact, our last year's regional organizer said that he has heared that this year's competition will include stairs-climbing robots..
=]

Are they going to climb 5 kilometers of stairs?

[Tottanka]

=]
i think not, and if in a more cercastic way ill take it seriously, i actually think that there is no 5k stairs anywhere in Israel =]

and now serioulsy..
one of my team members has seen a smiling face and a lock above it in the hint's right side, refer to it as you wish' i ofound no head, and even if i did, i cant see what it gives us..
On the other hand' this Diamon plate might also looks like a number "5" pool ball, wich is a yellow ball..hm, yellow, like a bannana... and - pool' hm like a pool with WATER...

it might also be a Golf ball, adn you gt 5 shots to put it in the hole or something, i dont know =\

[raymaniac]

Originally Posted by Tottanka

=]
i actually think that there is no 5k stairs anywhere in Israel =]

Of course there is...

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by Steve W

Maybe it is the 5 of diamonds. Part of a card game. Stack the cards and build up your score.

Maybe there are 4 teams to an alliance and a fifth WILD CARD team that could go back and forth! (what kind of strategy would THAT bring about???)

[Petey]

Prediction:

Stoplights found in both images will tell robots when to stop and go. 6 robots will have to fight for 5 diamond plate bases, like musical chairs, for bonus points.

Other than that...sorry GDC, this is too obtuse a hint for me to spend Christmas wondering about

[Aldgazar]

This image is definitely from this year's animation. If you look to the right side just above halfway, you can see one of the audience members from previous year's animations. (should look like a blue blob with yellow hair, you can sort of see the hand too)

I don't think that it's a coincidence that we see a stoplight in both images either. Combined with the hint about multiple colors at last year's championships, I think that having the stoplight in the game is a reasonable assumption.

As for the diamond plate with the 5. Your guess is as good as mine.

[skimoose]

Well, we've reached 500 posts and most of you have forgotten that the clue is supposed to lead us to the name of the game as well as hint at how the game is played. So far very few FIRSTers have taken a shot at guessing the name of the game.

I also think that the GDC dropped a few more clues in this thread that you missed. Go back and read who posted what. I don't have all the answers yet, but I'm working on it.

My take on the infamous picture, yes it's a clip from the game animation showing part of the scoring summary. In this case 5 points to the blue alliance. The question I'm still working on, is that a goal (mobil goal?) or a scoring object shown. The blue isn't, I think, a background. I think the view is looking down a blue hued lexan tube with the plate at the bottom of the tube. The concentric rings and other things people are seeing are reflections of what's outside this object, being distorted by the curved lexan. I think I see part of a white field line.

The hockey theme might be something. Is the picture a scoring puck. Is the game name "Power Play"? A power play leaves one team at a numerical disadvantage. Is the game 3 vs. 3 with a back bot again?

Then again if I seeing other clues correctly, the game could be named "Disk Duel"

Just a few thoughts to get people working on the game name. Like I said I'm still working on it..... hmmm The Book of Five Rings.... the fifth book is.... the fifth element is....

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by skimoose

Well, we've reached 500 posts and most of you have forgotten that the clue is supposed to lead us to the name of the game as well as hint at how the game is played. So far very few FIRSTers have taken a shot at guessing the name of the game.

HIGH FIVE !?


Ooops, sorry PO-SER didn't see your posting.

[David Cross]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Maybe there are 4 teams to an alliance and a fifth WILD CARD team that could go back and forth! (what kind of strategy would THAT bring about???)

I saw the lower half of a face on one of the clue images someone messed with. I couldn't help thinking of Darth Sidious from Star Wars. Maybe there are two alliances with two bots each and one bot playing bot angles, or a different game entirely?

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Since everyone is enjoying their XMas, I guess I'll be one of those non XMas celebraters to take a stab at the game.

GAME TITLE: Cross Check

OBJECT:

To get as many nerf hockey pucks as possible inside the goals in 5:00 of game time.

GAME FORMAT:

3 vs. 3 (like last year) with a backbot
Penatlies such as (ramming) will be assessed like in hockey: the violating robot has to sit, disabled in a penalty box for 20 seconds for a minor violation (10 point penalty in Aim High) and 45 seconds for a major penalty (30 point penalty in Aim High). Ramming, since it is a part of hockey, will be allowed. Hence the yellow banana as an indicator for bumpers. You cannot--however--ram the heck out of your opponents (a 45-second Cheap Shot penalty (a major))

60-second autonomous period where each alliance can score into their goals
Winner goes on defense and collects 50 point autonomous bonus, loser goes on offense. (10-second grace period not a part of the official time)
Three 80-second periods. (auto loser on offense first, then auto winner, then free-for-all; with 5-second grace periods in between not a part of the official time)

If a robot receives a penalty, the other team automatically goes on offense on a power play for the amount of time the penalty is assessed.

If one robot is on its platform the alliance gets a 5 point bonus; 2 its a 10 point bonus, if all 3, 25 points.

GAME ELEMENTS:
Corner targets elevated at 2" above the ground (and measuring 24"x12"x3"

Three middle targets:
+2 targets located about 5' left or right of center and 18" above ground, circular, with a diameter of 20" worth 3 points for each puck that goes trough them. These will have yellow lights for teams wanting to go for them.
+1 center diamond-shaped target elevated at 30" (bottom) with diagonal length (top-to-bottom) of 30" worth 5 points per puck. These will have a green light above them.

12"-high platform at home bases of teams, but 4"drop and then 40-degree ramp up. (Platform will be 20' wide x 1' wide)

WHAT DOES THE HUMAN PLAYER DO:

Take slapshots of pucks into the side goals. (There will be a ramp going up to allow this) or throw pucks onto the field or into the robot. (a few hockey sticks will be included as a part of the KOP)

OTHER NOTES:

Bumpers will be necessary to do well in the game to not only protect against projectile pucks and slapshots, but also to protect against other robots. Robustness will be so important here.

EDIT: You can challenge for a penalty at any time during the human-controlled phase (last 240 seconds) of the game.

[Rosiebotboss]

Here you go.........just out.

Greetings Teams:

The Game Design Committee is pleased to provide you with the following game clue at http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=3720

We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you at Kickoff.

Go Teams!

[dtape]

you are a little late, there is already a thread for this, sorry

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by Rosiebotboss

Here you go.........just out.

Greetings Teams:

The Game Design Committee is pleased to provide you with the following game clue at http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=3720

We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you at Kickoff.

Go Teams!

The word: 5


It looks like a manhole cover! I beat there is a 4, 3, 2, and 1!