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BrickFest Bulletin: Mindstorms/Technic Contests and Events, Space Contests, Castle Contest and..
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Sat, 20 May 2006 09:58:53 GMT
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Mindstorms/Technic Events
BrickFest 2006 is fast approaching!
This year, the Technic and Mindstorms Theme coordinators are pleased to announce
5 competitions. The competitions will be spread across the 3 days of
BrickFest.
The planned competitions are:
- Monster Truck Jam
- A robotic challenge to master an “off-road” course
- Ocean Odyssey 2005 FLL
- Can the adults do as well as those kids from Kokomo, Indiana that claimed the Director’s Cup at the FLL World Festival?
- Great Ball Gathering
- How many balls can you collect in 90 seconds?
- Tug-o-war
- Brute force and potential robotic destruction? Who wouldn’t enjoy this?
- Sumo Wrestling
- More potential destruction as robots push each other around to be the master of the ring
And, no Mindstorms Theme would be complete in 2006 without an NXT Demonstration.
Of course, this demonstration will be a surprise that we will save for
BrickFest.
Rules for the competitions are being finalized and will be
announced shortly.
The Technic Theme area of BrickFest is planned with a large GBC along with many
interactive MOCs.
We invite you to join the fun in each of the 5 competitions and to bring along
your Technic/Mindstorms MOCs for display and for play. Keep watching for the
competitions rules to be posted soon!!!
We are looking forward to seeing
your creations!!!
Bryan Bonahoom, Steve Hassenplug, John Barnes, John Brost, Brian Davis, & Kevin
Clague
Space Contests
This year, the Space Theme coordinators are pleased to announce 2 competitions:
- Steampunk Building Contest
- Build Steampunk models? Coming to Brickfest? Submit your model to this contest that will have awards in the follwoing categories: Best land vehicle,
- Moonbase Multiconnector Contest
- The parameters are simple, a single baseplate moonbase module, with AT LEAST 3 corridor connections. The idea is to promote the creation of more of the kind of module needed to make moonbase function, but to do so with some creativity. We’re hoping to see less simple crossing corridors, and instead get some interesting concepts!
Dan Rubin & Fradel Gonzales
Castle Contests
This year, the Castle Theme coordinators are pleased to announce 1 competition:
- Catapult Contest
- Basketballs and soccer balls would be small projectiles and balls http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/23065 Duplo balls would be the large projectiles. In addition to the traditional distance competition, we plan on having an accuracy competition. This would involve aiming projectiles through a board with circles cut out of it. There would be awards for most accurate catapults and longest shots.
Ben Ellermann & Cyndi Bradham
and one last thing...
Polo shirts and event T-shirts are available on the <http://www.brickfest.com
BrickFest. webpage for attendees! You can order on your account.
BrickFest 2006 IS fast approaching, so sign up before it’s too late!
See you in August,
Joe Meno
Event Coordinator, BrickFest 2006
PS. If anyone has a question, don’t hesitate to drop me a line!
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