2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

[Jeff K.]

A rotating platform of some sort sounds possible. Maybe instead of it being a square like it was for FVC, it'll be just a round platform, and maybe instead of just rotating, it also tilts and wobbles. It would have 5 goals on this that you need to score on with an innertube.

Or what if all of the innertubes are in the center of the field on a giant rotating diamond plate platform and we need to somehow get them. ooo

I'm not going to get too into the hint this season, it's only two weeks away.

[Ted Boucher]

Originally Posted by SirCharles982

1. There most likely won't be 5 different game pieces because then you get lots of bots with the same manipulator.

Do you care to explain why 5 different game pieces would end up with many robots having the same manipulater?

Seems to me and others the more game pieces there are, the more unique the robot designs will be.

Now, as an example... in 2005 and 2006 there has been 1 game piece and all the robots have been basically the same. Whereas in 2004 (the last good year), there were 3 (kickball, 2x ball, bar) game pieces and the robot designs were all very unique.

[Chuck Glick]

Originally Posted by Ted Boucher

Do you care to explain why 5 different game pieces would end up with many robots having the same manipulater?

Seems to me and others the more game pieces there are, the more unique the robot designs will be.

Now, as an example... in 2005 and 2006 there has been 1 game piece and all the robots have been basically the same. Whereas in 2004 (the last good year), there were 3 (kickball, 2x ball, bar) game pieces and the robot designs were all very unique.

Well, my comment only applies if there are 5 different types of things to pick up... i/e most people would make some type of gripper and lots of bots would be similar. Also look at other games, there has not been one that has 5 different shaped game pieces, i/e even if there were more than 1, they were the same shape, like in 2004, where you had balls in 2 different sizes. They wouldn't do something like tetras and balls in the same game as pieces because then lots of bots will do the same type of thing. And if you look at past games, they seem to be going towards one type of game piece: 2003 = boxes, 2004 = balls (2 sizes, but still same shape), 2005= tetras, 2006 = balls.

[talltree357]

Ok, well after reading through 12 pages of posts I have an idea. What if the 5 relates to the number of zones. 2x2 alliance, robots in starting zones 1-4. In the center is a raised platform, zone 5. Notice how the edges on 2 sides are straight not round, that could indicate a ramp to the platform. Also, while the blue is the same background from kickoff, I think it means we will be using a blue light for some reason or another.

[Michael Leicht]

i just got it

the 5 equals the number of goals.

i think that FIRST could be lazy and just use the vex game from last year

half pipe hustle but with poof balls.

[Joohoo]

I what about a 5 vs 5

that would be realy crowded but an olympic size pool should be big enough

[Tim Arnold]

I'm too lazy to read through this entire thread, but I noticed the file name...

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedImages/Community/FRC/Assets/2007Clue1.jpg

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by talltree357

Ok, well after reading through 12 pages of posts I have an idea. What if the 5 relates to the number of zones. 2x2 alliance, robots in starting zones 1-4. In the center is a raised platform, zone 5. Notice how the edges on 2 sides are straight not round, that could indicate a ramp to the platform. Also, while the blue is the same background from kickoff, I think it means we will be using a blue light for some reason or another.

If you set your page count to 40 then you only have to read half a many pages

[Tetraman]

Whatever the game...It is going to be Odd!

[flightofone]

Can you spell "OCR"?

[Cody Carey]

Originally Posted by flightofone

Can you spell "OCR"?

Wait, Optical character recognition? or did you mean the Office for civil rights? Or was it OverClocked Remix?

In any case, I think that this is most definately from an animation, but don't you guys think Dave would have done a better job on rendering the diamond plate if it were his finished game animation?

[colin340]

this look like a leader/countdown http://video.google.com/videosearch?...ith+countdown+

Que the final countdown

[Lemaymk 237]

Maybe a 5 bot free-for-all???...with flying manhole covers...lol...guess we are going to have to wait anf find out

[artdutra04]

The most destructive of all storms on the planet are F5 tornadoes and Category-5 hurricanes.

And you thought last year's game was brutal...

[robbekid]

I am surprised no one mentioned this or i missed it in the 15 page madness...

that 5 looks like something on the side of a racecar.....