Thank you, FIRST, for naming the CUBE and CONE

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In recent memory, I can’t remember game pieces named something as logical as they are this year: the cone is called a CONE and the cube is called a CUBE.

No cargo, no boulder, no regolith. No hatch panel, no fuel, no power cubes, no power cells.

On behalf of everyone trying to explain what the heck is going on in this game to a casual outside observer, thanks to GDC for making the game piece terminology straightforward this time around.

Now, if only I can remember that game pieces are scored on nodes, to form links, which are part of grids, which are located in the community.

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:clap::clap::clap:

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It’s the cone and the spikey ball on our team.

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Ironically, my team has referred to the pieces as “cargo” several times already. We almost never called the pieces “cargo” last year.

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(This isn’t a joke, I’m being genuinely serious here:) I’m pretty sure FIRST does this for ball game objects because of Game Announcing and making sure they don’t accidentally say something inappropriate for a high school competition.

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We’ve started calling the cube the “sphere with corners”

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I keep accidentally calling it a ball.

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I’ve personally been using air quotes every time i say “cube”.

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I mean I’m still calling rolling on the charge station a “climb”. I guess it technically be a climb if you go from the side.

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I applaud the naming of the game pieces, but I still think “community” is one of the dumbest names for anything I’ve seen. Idk what else to call it, I just know I’ll have to learn how to say it with a straight face.

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My mentor calls the cubes “gummy bears”.

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One game announcer in particular. Yes we love you Tom Nader.

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tbh, calling it the “community zone” isn’t all that bad. It mimics a description of the area where alliance robots all work to score points.

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We need a game that has “fruit” as game pieces that you have to pick up off the floor.

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Lets hope it becomes a trend!

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Problem is, “community” is also a big part of FIRST’s stated mission. Meaning finding the “COMMUNITY” game area in the rules pdf is a massive pain, since you get everything else too.

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At least this year there will be minimal arguing about which made up alternate name we should all call stuff.

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We’ve taken to calling the cubes marshmellows just because of how squishy they are.

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RIP, I have been calling the cube a “ball” ever since kickoff where we used last year’s B bot to intake it and spit it out, maybe it is still a shooting game after all… :wink:

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