Robo Rally (2016) - Lost Bearings

Gimme dat shooter! I’ll take the Mini Howitzer.

1 Like

Remember to tell me when you want to deploy it.

Fixed.

OK, that’s a per-shoot decision while you have energy.

Blue passes

Turn 7 programming

Assussanni (red):

Goals:
Energy: 0
Upgrades: Recompile {t} [1], Ramming Gear {p} [2], Weasel Routine {t} [3]

For Assussanni only

(Note that you have the option to Recompile.)
Turn Left
Forward 3
Spam [play top card of deck]
Again
Forward 1
Forward 2
Turn Left
Forward 1
Forward 1

pillbox (yellow):

Goals: 1
Energy: 0
Upgrades: Tractor Beam {p} [3], Hover Unit {p} [1], Deflector Shield {p} [2]

For pillbox only

Turn Left
Again
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Forward 2
Forward 1
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Turn Left

Lordof1 (violet):

Goals: 2
Energy: 0
Upgrades: Rear Laser {p} [2], Memory Stick {p} [3], Reboot {t} [1]

For Lordof1 only

Again
Turn Right
Back 1
Turn Right
Turn Right
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Again
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]

InkyBloc (green):

Goals: 3
Energy: 2
Upgrades: Manual Sort {t} [1], Mini Howitzer {p} [2]

For InkyBloc only

Spam [play top card of deck]
Worm [reboot now]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Turn Right
Power Up
Turn Left
Forward 2
Forward 2

Minato (blue):

Goals: 1
Energy: 3
Upgrades: Modular Chassis {p} [1]

For Minato only

Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Forward 2
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Forward 1
Forward 1
Turn Right

Benkyo (orange):

Goals: 3
Energy: 0
Upgrades: Crab Legs {p} [5], Blue Screen of Death {p} [4], Spam Blocker {t} [3]

For Benkyo only

Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Spam [play top card of deck]
Forward 2
Forward 3
Turn Left
Back 1
Again

1 Like
Blue's moves

Forward 1
SPAM
SPAM
SPAM
SPAM

1 Like
Red’s Moves for Turn 7

Activate Weasel Routine.

  1. Forward 2
  2. Turn Left
  3. Forward 3
  4. Forward 1
  5. Turn Left
1 Like

Using my Spam Blocker now.

Spammed out Violet

Turn right, turn right, turn right, back 1, again

Register 1

  • cards
    red: Forward 2
    yellow: Spam [play top card of deck] → Forward 1
    violet: Turn Right
    green: Spam [play top card of deck] → Spam → Forward 1
    blue: Forward 1
    orange: Forward 2

  • blue conveyors
    red is carried S
  • green conveyors - nobody is affected
  • rotators
    red is turned anticlockwise
    orange is turned anticlockwise
  • board lasers - nobody is affected
  • robot lasers
    green shoots orange, chooses to spend an energy to activate Mini Howitzer
    orange shoots green, is no longer adjacent so can’t use BSOD
  • power-up with cubes - nobody powers up
  • goals - nobody scores

Register 2

  • priority
    3 yellow
    5 red, violet
    7 orange
    9 green, blue
  • cards
    yellow: Spam [play top card of deck] → Spam → Again → Forward 1
    red: Turn Left
    violet: Turn Right
    orange: Forward 3 @Benkyo, are you using BSOD to give a Worm to orange?
    green: Power Up
    blue: Spam [play top card of deck] → Again → Forward 1

1 Like

Well played green. No point adding another worm - green has won, right?

Oh wait, that’s the result of random spam? Gah!

Yes, I think that’s done it. Nothing else is going to force green to reboot before the end of the register.

Congratulations to @Inkybloc! :trophy:

Ordering by goals:

Colour Player Energy Goals Upgrades
Green InkyBloc 1 4 Manual Sort {t} [1], Mini Howitzer {p} [2]
Orange Benkyo 0 3 Crab Legs {p} [5], Blue Screen of Death {p} [4]
Violet Lordof1 0 2 Rear Laser {p} [2], Memory Stick {p} [3], Reboot {t} [1]
Yellow pillbox 0 1 Tractor Beam {p} [3], Hover Unit {p} [1], Deflector Shield {p} [2]
Blue Minato 3 1 Modular Chassis {p} [1]
Red Assussanni 0 Recompile {t} [1], Ramming Gear {p} [2]
1 Like

My one regret is that I didn’t win!

Congrats to @InkyBloc! A well-deserved victory.

My last ditch effort to save us all was to randomly draw a U-Turn so that I could tractor beam InkyBloc off of the goal… but everybody got in my way regardless so it wouldn’t have worked out. And even if nobody had… it looks like Inky didn’t have the cards needed on their own anyway! What a finish!

Wow! That’s not exactly what I was expecting (I was hoping to draw a Back 1 off that first Spam) but I’m more than satisfied that the Mini Howitzer was essential to my final goal. Thanks @RogerBW for running this, it worked out great!

1 Like

Thanks for the game everyone! Particularly @RogerBW for running it. Congratulations @InkyBloc, really nice use of the Mini Howitzer at the end.

Are people interested in another? I could take over running it if Roger wants to play (and if he shows me how to make the maps).

Not me, I enjoyed it, but I think Roborally needs to be played with tight timers in real-time.

3 Likes

Yeah it felt like I got screwed early, and then I couldn’t recover. And I think that’s fine for a really short game, but for one protracted it was a little souring

Even if it was my fault that I got screwed :sweat_smile:

2 Likes

Yeah, I’d be happy to share the bits, but I don’t fancy another for a little while at least.

2 Likes

Yeah, I agree with the general mood - it was fun but not so much that I want to rush into another, I think it didn’t quite move quickly enough for me

3 Likes