No this isnt a joke the hint was posted today. Here it is:
heres the link:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=3720
Its disappointing though…
What kind of hint in 5?
Hrm A Number 5 on Diamond Plate Backing. Against a Blue Background maybe the number of teams in scoring position, number of scoring positions, number of socing items, number of teams that are allowed to play at once hence the back bot in '06
It could also refer to how many wheels the robot must have
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/content.aspx?id=3720
We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you at Kickoff.
Go Teams!
Maybe it is the 5 of diamonds. Part of a card game. Stack the cards and build up your score. I could be that as lights change color then there would be some kind of shuffle.
Also could mean 5 manhole covers. HMMMMMMMMM
you are a little late, there is already a thread for this, sorry
The word: 5
It looks like a manhole cover! I beat there is a 4, 3, 2, and 1!
I did think that the background looked like a light
What no Rock n Roll lyrics to decipher or wondering metafors in the clue, just a number on a simple background:confused:
I’ve got nothing:ahh:
If you save the picture as a file the filename is 2007Clue1.jpg. Could we perchance get more??
Mannie
Note to self: if 1293–D5 Robotics, mind you–doesn’t pounce on this one…
Just for reference, I tried to get some technical details on the photo, perhaps some EXIF data. I found nothing in iPhoto and OS X’s File Info panel, so it seems they’ve covered their tracks that way.
Crazy.
Maybe it is saying that there will be five lights of each color on the field and these are the game pieces. They are numbered and each has to do something different. Or, they could be worth different points and that is what the number represents.
Here’s the pic to keep it in the thread…
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedImages/Community/FRC/Assets/2007Clue1.jpg
That sure looks like water in the background 
Not Necessarily maybe the game design committee had to vote on which one gets sent out to drive teams nuts before the holiday season.
It could also be part of a Countdown like what they usually have during their Power Point Presnetation of Sponsors during Kickoff
You guys are quick.
The time stamp on the email I got directly from FIRST was 9:50:03.
The other CD posting time stamp was 9:46.
How’d THAT happen??
Maybe that is another part of the clue, time travel!!!
I think I need a bigger cup of coffee…
5 sided something or other?