Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!

FIRST General Forum
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http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Game_and_Season__Info/2016/frc-2016-hero2.jpg

Teaser Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVLdJdoKK2E

Website Link: http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174

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Any?

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Looks very interesting. Capture the flag???

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Capture the flag

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Given that Frank mentioned something about the KOP chassis having basic functionality this year in the blog, I’m guessing something to do with offense/ defense like 2006, only with more obstacles.
Battlebots or capture the flag could be it too.

EDIT: From a team mate: “that font used for stronghold is the lord of the rings movie title font”

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Capture the flag confirmed! Or king of the hill.

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If it really is capture the flag related it is going to be an interesting game this year.

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What do you do with strongholds? Attack them and knock them down. Or defend them and repair them.

In what is one of the shortest turnarounds for a gamepiece in recent memory, totes will be stacked near the driver’s station (or above–hence the helmets). Your objective is to knock down your opponent’s tower of totes (unless the alliance station wall falls down first) while protecting and building your own. Tallest stack wins.

Edit: Also, it looks like Dozer took a year off to get upgraded. This should be interesting. I REALLY want to see what Disney Imagineering can do with that little guy…

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FRC Battlebots confirmed

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So… remake of 2014 with looser rules then :stuck_out_tongue:

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What is on the blueprint that they have?

I feel like that blueprint may have a big hint hidden in it. Or its just a blueprint with strange drawings…

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It’s very unlikely that FIRST will reuse game pieces from last year, especially in a very similar way. It puts rookie and newer teams at a huge disadvantage against teams who already have excellent stacking mechanisms from last year.

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Capture the flag?

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If you notice at the end of the end of the video they show the castle for a long time. This castle does NOT have a flag on the flag pole. They show the flag on the castle earlier and there is a flag on the robot when they are working on the robot.
So theory is you have to raise the flag up on the opposite side of the field while the other team does the same.

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Capture the flag or king of the mountain or something like that. It could be a team based - defeat the challenge as fast as you can.

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So we’re playing 2003 again? :stuck_out_tongue:

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You haven’t seen Stack Attack, have you. On the contrary, I predict that the teams with stacking mechanisms will suddenly be at a HUGE DISadvantage, primarily because stacks are so much easier (and more fun!) to knock down.

And I’m willing to bet that a number of stackers become useless when the exact gamepiece changes…

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Capture the flag or king of the mountain or something like that. It could be a team based game too - defeat the challenge as fast as you can.

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Castle => Moat => Water Game Confirmed…

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Looks like FIRST changed their logo to fit the theme… interesting.