ok CD im asking your help now im designing a game and im looking for a unique scoring element here is the criteria
has to be able to stack
has to be built like the tetras (only poles nothing in between)
i already have the end game scoring game
ITS BALOONS
This part got me confused. When you say nothing in between, do you mean a concept similar to a jack (like the game jacks)?
If yes, then that can be very difficult to stack. The best I could think of is how tall the unorganized pile of tetra-jacks there are.
If no (they are like usual tetras), then you could probably stack them on different pillars.
Scoring would be…
Low pillar (8): 2 + 2t
Medium pillar (4): 4 + 4t
High pillar (2): 8 + 8t
t = number of tetras
Its a thought…
Could we know what competition this is for?
-RC
this is for a vex game and what i ment was the object would be made of just poles not a solid object like the boxes in “stack attack” but like the tetras where they could be grabbed and on the field already is a zone primarly for stacking that has poles that the scoring object can be stacked upon
Maybe take a look at the FRC 2005 Game [FONT=Times New Roman][size=3]TRIPLE PLAY[/size][/FONT]
Arena:
You could scale down the game pieces for vex.
Jacks were mentioned earlier, why not use them? They can be stacked (albeit it is difficult) They are also readily available in a variety of sizes and materials. Specify a size and a material and they should be relatively easy to get a hold of. As an additional benefit, you can stack them in different ways. The balls could also be used somehow too (since you buy them usually together)
I know this isn’t exactly what you are looking for, but… This game needs more Cowbell!
http://www.antonline.com/p_90071200-GP_337064.htm#
This one is cheap, good size for Vex, stackable (though likely unstable after a few in height), and it has a nice open loop on top. They are also easy to paint for point differentiators, and can be useful/annoying once the season is over.
i do honestly like the cowbell idea but it does not work with the field i have set up already
the field has posts that are of various heights from 3-17" and the cowbells cannot be stacked upon these posts but they are a very interesting idea
the soccer cones have been used and I’m trying to do something totally different. i know what the tetras look like and i was looking for an idea of a different shape made in the same fashion
any ideas on what they can be stacked on besides themselves because the idea i have is to stack the item on something for a multiplier score for the more you have connected to each other
ex
b r r
b b r
r b b
3" 5" 7"
red has a 3x multiplier because they have 3 connected
blue has a 5x multiplier because they have 5 objects connected
poles are of various heights so for this example they are 3", 5", and 7" poles
They are a 4 leg base, so a pyramid will work as long as the slope is about the same. They have a hook on them so they could be hung.
thanks for specs and like i said that really is a good idea for a game element and i think that it could be implemented very well thanks for the cool idea i may have to use that one because i haven’t seen anything like it and i try to have a somewhat original idea when im designing a game.
you are very right FIRST does need more COWBELL!!!
