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BrickFair VA will be holding four separate contests for LEGO MINDSTORMS
enthusiasts this year. The long-running favorites Stock Sumo and Unlimited Sumo
will be held as usual, and the Capture the Flag contest is returning from last
year. There will also be a new contest for this year: the Pole Vault.
Pole Vault is a event that tests your robot's gymnastic ability. Contestants
must travel to a one foot high wall in the center of the table, jump or climb
over it, and reach the other side safely. This contest is recommended for KFOLs
and TFOLs, although FOLs of all ages are welcome to compete.
In Capture the Flag, two robots will face off from opposite sides of the table,
and the winner will be the first robot that can locate the flag, grab it, and
find its way back to home base. The flag is represented by an infrared
HiTechnic ball, and as an added complication, it starts out on a flag carrier
robot that is wandering randomly around the arena. This contest is recommended
for AFOLs, although FOLs of all ages are welcome to compete.
The official contest rules can be found at the following links:
Pole Vault: http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/PoleVault.pdf
Capture the Flag: http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/Capture.pdf
Stock & Unlimited Sumo: http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/SumoRules.pdf
BrickFair VA will be coming to the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA from July
30 to August 3, 2014. Public hours are on August 2nd and 3rd from 11:00 AM to
4:00 PM.
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BrickFair VA will be holding four separate contests for LEGO MINDSTORMS
enthusiasts this year. The long-running favorites Stock Sumo and Unlimited Sumo
will be held again as usual, and there are two new contests as well, Capture the
Flag and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
In Capture the Flag, two robots will face off from opposite sides of the table,
and the winner will be the first robot that can locate the flag, grab it, and
find its way back to home base. The flag is represented by an infrared
HiTechnic ball, and as an added complication, it starts out on a flag carrier
robot that is wandering randomly around the arena. This contest is recommended
for AFOLs, although FOLs of all ages are welcome to compete.
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a variant of last year's Mine Rescue that
will find out which of the robots is best equipped to help minifigs explore the
deep underground. Contestants must follow a line drawn on the table, access a
plastic bore hole, and lower a minifig safely to the bottom. This contest is
recommended for KFOLs and TFOLs, although FOLs of all ages are welcome to
compete.
The official contest rules can be found at the following links:
Capture the Flag: http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/Capture.pdf
Journey to the Center of the Earth:
http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/Journey.pdf
Stock & Unlimited Sumo: http://www.brickfair.com/game/pop/SumoRules.pdf
BrickFair VA will be coming to the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA from
August 1-4, 2013. Public hours are on August 3rd and 4th from 11:00 AM to 4:00
PM.
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Added at the last minute: a round table discussion at BrickFair this coming
Thursday, August 4th at 11am.
The topic is “Bricks in the Community” ... a few LUGs are working on plans for
volunteer fundraising events that feature some sort of LEGO build (a large
statue, a mosaic, etc).
(Think of a Grand Opening R2-D2 build, but to raise funds or awareness for a
charity.)
They’d like to present their ideas and progress so far, get feedback and advice,
and also hear what other groups have done to use their LEGO hobby to help
organizations within their local community.
If you, or anyone in your groups, has experience with a project like this please
stop by and share your thoughts!
Thanks in advance for passing this along,
- Robert
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This year at BrickFair there will be a bigger and better Great Ball
Contraption. Come be a part of the collaborative display that is always
entertaining and fun to watch.
For information and module specs visit Steve Hassenplug’s
www.teamhassenplug.org/GBC website or
contact me directly.
This year the Great Ball Contraption Team is offering to BrickFair attendees
assistance on getting their almost working/not quite finished Great Ball
Contraption completed and tested.
With more space than ever before, bring your module and be a part of the mayhem.
Tom Atkinson
GBC & Technic™ Coordinator
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In lugnet.events, Richard W. Schamus wrote:
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Hey all!
It’s time to start talking about BrickFair 2010.
Some of you may ask, “What’s BrickFair?”
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C-Ya!
Rich
BrickFair,
Volunteer Coordinator
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Hello Rich
2 questions:
1- will you have a dirty brickster?
2- Will you organize a container swap for club LOGOs like in the past?
TY, J-M
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