Robo Rally-Turn 18 complete- REMUS WEST WINS!!!!!

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:45 pm

The Meal wrote:F5 F5 F5

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:50 pm

Phase 1:
Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) - Move 1 (500)
mipe (Hulk X-90) - Back up (430)
Remus West (Squash Bot) - Rotate Left
Shinjin (Twonky) - Rotate Left
srdaniel (Spin Bot) - Move 3 (830)
stessier (Twitch) - Move 1 (620)

Hulk X-90 is shifted W 1 space and rotated left by the belt.
Twonky is shifted W 1 space by belt.

Option to Twonky on weapon choice

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:03 pm

Now it would be hilarious if mipe (Hulk X-90) had a Move 3 in register 2 and I used the tractor beam, wouldn't it? But I'm gambling that his next move is a Turn Right which would sort of put a cramp in my plans. So I'm just going to shoot him with my laser - pew pew!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:29 pm

Zwot! Plif!

Damage Count

Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) : 0
mipe (Hulk X-90) : 1
Remus West (Squash Bot) : 0
Shinjin (Twonky) : 1
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
stessier (Twitch) : 4

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:42 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Zwot! Plif!

Don Martin would be proud.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:49 pm

You'll have to explain the reference. I've just spent too many years playing X-Wing.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:50 pm

Phase 2:
Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) - Move 2 (760)
mipe (Hulk X-90) - Rotate Right
Remus West (Squash Bot) - back up (460)
Shinjin (Twonky) - Move 2 (690)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) - Rotate Right
stessier (Twitch) - Rotate Right

Twonky runs into Hulk X-90, vainly trying to push him through the wall

Squash Bot backs onto the flag, receiving credit.

Hulk X-90 is shifted S 1 block, Twonky is shifted W 1 block and rotated left

Twonky and Squash Bot set up a cross fire on Hulk X-90, who gives the business right back to Squash Bot.

Damage Count

Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) : 0
mipe (Hulk X-90) : 3
Remus West (Squash Bot) : 1
Shinjin (Twonky) : 1
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
stessier (Twitch) : 4

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:50 pm

Don Martin (Mad Magazine)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:52 pm

Shinjin wrote:Don Martin (Mad Magazine)

Ah, cool, thanks.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:01 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:You'll have to explain the reference. I've just spent too many years playing X-Wing.

Get off my lawn!

http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/index-dmd.html

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:05 pm

Phase 3:
Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) - Rotate Right
mipe (Hulk X-90) - Move 2 (770)
Remus West (Squash Bot) - move 1 (540)
Shinjin (Twonky) - Move 1 (490)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) - U Turn
stessier (Twitch) - Move 1 (630)

Hulk X-90 attempts to push Squash Bot off the flag through the back wall.
Twitch plays headbanger.
Squash Bot wants to play, too, and pushes Hulk back onto the belts.
Twonky decides that it looks like fun and pushes Hulk south for the winter.

Hulk is shited E by the belt with no rotation.
Twonky follows along for the ride, sliding S and rotating left.

Twonky and Hulk X-90 do the "Red Death Tango"

Damage Count

Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) : 0
mipe (Hulk X-90) : 4
Remus West (Squash Bot) : 1
Shinjin (Twonky) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
stessier (Twitch) : 4

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:27 pm

Phase 4:
Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) - Move 1 (520)
mipe (Hulk X-90) - Turn Left
Remus West (Squash Bot) - back up (470)
Shinjin (Twonky) - Move 2 (680)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) - Move 1 (660)
stessier (Twitch) - Move 2 (720)

Twitch liked it so much before, he's doing it again, twice as hard.
Twonky drives Hulk X-90 before him, giving him some more wall action.

Hulk X-90 is shifted N by the belt and has his rotation undone.
Twonky follows after, shifted E and rotated left by the belt.
Trundlebot is shifted 2 blocks W, then pushed N

Twonky and Squash Bot light up Hulk X-90 like it's Christmas, with Hulk again returning the favor to Squash Bot.
Trundle Bot and Spin Bot make acquaintences, Cyclops-style.

Damage Count

Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) : 1
mipe (Hulk X-90) : 6 (Registers 5,4 locked)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : 2
Shinjin (Twonky) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 3
stessier (Twitch) : 4

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:47 pm

Phase 5:
Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) - U Turn
mipe (Hulk X-90) - Move 3 (800)
Remus West (Squash Bot) - move 1 (560)
Shinjin (Twonky) - Move 2 (700)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) - Rotate Right
stessier (Twitch) - Backup

Hulk X-90 decides that he's had enough abuse, digs in his rubber-shod feet, and runs headlong into the pit in front of him.

Twonky is shifted one block W.
Trundle Bot is shifted W and rotated right, then shifted N.

Spin Bot tells Trundle Bot about the bunnies.

Damage Count

Grundbegriff (Trundle Bot) : 2
mipe (Hulk X-90) : DEAD
Remus West (Squash Bot) : 2
Shinjin (Twonky) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 3
stessier (Twitch) : 4

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:53 pm

Nice pit graphic for Hulk!

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:55 pm

Egads - another potential option card for Remus West (Squash Bot)! Nice flag defense there, by the way.

What with all the pushing, do Remus West (Squash Bot) and I each get "assist" credit on the pit-jumping demise of mipe (Hulk X-90)?

Grundbegriff wrote:Nice pit graphic for Hulk!

Indeed!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:56 pm

Remus, you have the option to get an option card or heal 2 points of damage.

mipe, you have the option of playing turn 4 at 2 points of damage or being shut down. Your archive is still at the start location.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:58 pm

Shinjin wrote:Egads - another potential option card for Remus West (Squash Bot)! Nice flag defense there, by the way.

What with all the pushing, do Remus West (Squash Bot) and I each get "assist" credit on the pit-jumping demise of mipe (Hulk X-90)?

Grundbegriff wrote:Nice pit graphic for Hulk!
Indeed!

Absolutely! Just be glad your Move wasn't higher, otherwise you would have wound up in the pit when Squash drove forward.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:08 pm

Squash is healing, no options awarded.

Waiting on mipe, cards will go out tomorrow.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:24 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Remus, you have the option to get an option card or heal 2 points of damage.

mipe, you have the option of playing turn 4 at 2 points of damage or being shut down. Your archive is still at the start location.

You noted mipe's archive location updating when he stepped on (phase 3) the double wrench I'm currently standing on. Did he need to end a phase there to actually update (I pushed him back off before phase ended)? If he did update how does he come on with me standing there? Does he spend another turn insubstantial?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:27 pm

Remus West wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:Remus, you have the option to get an option card or heal 2 points of damage.

mipe, you have the option of playing turn 4 at 2 points of damage or being shut down. Your archive is still at the start location.
You noted mipe's archive location updating when he stepped on (phase 3) the double wrench I'm currently standing on. Did he need to end a phase there to actually update (I pushed him back off before phase ended)? If he did update how does he come on with me standing there? Does he spend another turn insubstantial?

You are correct in many ways. He needed to end the phase there to get credit, same as for flags. I will sanitize the above.

If he did come back at an occupied square, he would spend the turn virtual.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:37 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:If he did come back at an occupied square, he would spend the turn virtual.

I thought he chose a space surrounding the archive square. Or is that only for multiple re-entries?

mipe · Post by **mipe** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:36 am

7 cards... isn't that bad, I quess..

Also, I SMELL CONSPERICY.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:53 am

There may have been a change for the new rules, but the old ones are to start virtual.

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stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:14 am

Fun write-ups!

And now that I'm shut down, I don't have to worry about being the last one to turn in my hand.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:52 am

Though you my have to worry about a Squash Bot with a right turn and lots of Move 1s (aka Squat Bot).

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:55 am

stessier wrote:Fun write-ups!

And now that I'm shut down, I don't have to worry about being the last one to turn in my hand.

"The light that burns twice as bright burns for half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly...."

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:58 am

Thanks for adding a scoreboard to the top post. What do you think about adding a Flag column so we know what player is the highest priority target which flag each player is heading for this turn?

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:11 am

Shinjin wrote:Though you my have to worry about a Squash Bot with a right turn and lots of Move 1s (aka Squat Bot).

I'm pretty sure I'm safe from most hits. Those holes between me and Squash are very nice. And it's not like anyone else is going to take time out of their busy schedules to come after Little Ol' Twitch instead of the flag.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:14 am

Grundbegriff wrote: ...and you have burned so very, very brightly...."

You talking about me, or the very compact Spin bot? Maybe you were seeing the future for Hulk X-90??

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:16 am

Shinjin wrote: Nice flag defense there, by the way.

Begrudging credit where it is due -

That was pretty nice. Keep up the good work and we can renew our rivalry next turn when I'm back to full strength!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:39 am

Shinjin wrote:Thanks for adding a scoreboard to the top post. What do you think about adding a Flag column so we know what player is the highest priority target which flag each player is heading for this turn?

It'll be on the next revision.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:53 am

Isgrimnur wrote:Spin Bot tells Trundle Bot about the bunnies.

I didn't notice this edit until now. Awesome!

srdaniel · Post by **srdaniel** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:28 pm

Shinjin wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:Spin Bot tells Trundle Bot about the bunnies.
I didn't notice this edit until now. Awesome!

I don't get the bunnies reference. Also shooting your laser is optional correct?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:37 pm

Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men.

SNL Parody here.

Laser fire is automatic. There are no friends at the end of the barrel.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:49 pm

Cards? Not that I'm over anxious to plot my next turn or anything.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:57 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men.

SNL Parody here.

Laser fire is automatic. There are no friends at the end of the barrel.

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Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:22 pm

Remus West wrote:Cards? Not that I'm over anxious to plot my next turn or anything.

Cards are at home. Look for them after 7 CDT. Sorry for the delay.

srdaniel · Post by **srdaniel** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:32 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Cards are at home. Look for them after 7 CDT. Sorry for the delay.

What, you don't carry them with you? Maybe it's time you step down from your post...All in favor raise your voice!

Just kidding... I too am anxious to see what I get for a hand. I was hoping that lasers were optional and I was going to try offering some sort of truce with Trundle Bot but alas it's not meant to be. Sorry Grundbegriff, I have to shoot you in the back for pushing me into the crusher.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:49 pm

srdaniel wrote:Sorry Grundbegriff, I have to shoot you in the back for pushing me into the crusher.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:49 pm

srdaniel wrote:Sorry Grundbegriff, I have to shoot you in the back for pushing me into the crusher.

It's just the way nature intended. No sense in going to pieces over it.