So there are some red herrings on the mat this year. Interesting, I look forward to rules release. thanks steve for all you do On Aug 13, 2012 10:17 PM, "VA/DC Referee Advisor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Speculating about how the mission models will be used is an > entertaining pre-season FLL activity, and maybe will help your team > think outside of the box! > (http://fllblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/mission-prediction-2012/ and > http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=19301) > > Officially, of course, all* will be revealed about the field setup, > and the missions and penalties on Challenge release day, August 28. > > * All except for game updates, of course ;-) > > Three comments: > 1) I haven't received a field kit yet, but from comments I have seen > on the FLL forums, I doubt that anything was left out. > ( > http://bsvrobotics.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/senior-solutions-mission-models/ > ) > > 2) 12 has been the normal number of touch penalty objects for 1 > season. I think that it was 8 for a full decade. > > 3) I had the opportunity to visit Scott Evans this year, but he > hadn't quite finalized the Senior Solutions game, so I cannot (and > won't!) speak with authority about the missions yet. But I can > provide one **WARNING** -- there will be more spaces marked on the > mat than there are pairs of dual-lock pieces in the kit, so please > follow the Field Setup instructions precisely when they are issued. > > Steve Scherr > VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor > > > > > My team wondered if the polygons are possible starting locations for the > > medicine bottles. The working theory is... > > > > > > > > > Is anybody aware how > > touch penalties will be handled this year and if there are objects to be > > used by the refs to keep track of touch penalties? > > It is probably more than a coincidence > > that there are twelve (the normal number of touch penalty objects). > > Does > > anyone know if the touch penalty objects were maybe accidentally left > out of > > the kits? > > > > > > > > Andy Traiger > > > > ________________________________ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave > > the list". > > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > > subscribe. > > > > ________________________________ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave > > the list". > > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > > subscribe. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to > subscribe. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.