**Blog Date: **Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 09:38
**Encrypted 2015 FRC Game Manual
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The encrypted 2015 FRC Game Manual is now ready for download here! The password will be revealed during the Kickoff webcast Saturday, January 3rd. No one is more happy that the manual is done than the FRC Staff, let me tell you. Of course, this means it’s time to get started on 2016. Uff da.
If you want to make sure you will be able to decrypt the manual when that exciting moment comes, please follow the instructions on this page.
Kickoff Broadcast
Thanks to our friends at Comcast, you will be able to stream the Kickoff broadcast, in high def – assuming you have the bandwidth - here.
Here’s the approximate timeline for Saturday, January 3rd. All times are US Eastern Standard Time. Make sure to convert to your local time so you don’t miss the party!
10:15 AM – Pre-show starts. This gives you time to make sure you can stream the show, set sound levels, etc. Early on, it’s just an animation of the *FIRST *logo and music, but later, it includes some interesting previews and thank-yous to Sponsors and Suppliers.
10:30 AM – Main portion of the Kickoff video starts, including game reveal!
11:07 AM – Field tour video segments start. These include detailed look at field elements and other items that may be of interest to teams.
I have a few questions: Does this mean that Kickoff will not be shown on NASA TV? How can we replay Kickoff for showing at a later time (like 6pm PST that evening)?
according to the hint thread, there are 65 pages to the manual this year. This is considerably less than the 111 pages from last year and the 94 pages for 2013.
Someone’s phone displayed page 0 of 65 when asking for the key. Said person posted this on the hint thread, it’s not really related to the thread itself.
Well, R13 seemed a bit shorter than before. Assuming they gave all the rules the same treatment, I can see the manual being a bit shorter than last year.
