Robo Rally Game 4 - Turn 16 - HAMMER BOT WINS!

jpottere · Post by **jpottere** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:02 pm

I would assume the interceptor token would be discarded since it is essentially a whole new bot with a new "memory" download. However, since I am Twonky I will defer to the jugement of others.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:46 pm

jpottere wrote:I would assume the interceptor token would be discarded since it is essentially a whole new bot with a new "memory" download. However, since I am Twonky I will defer to the jugement of others.

I would agree with everything save the spelling of judgment.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:13 am

jpottere wrote:I would assume the interceptor token would be discarded since it is essentially a whole new bot with a new "memory" download. However, since I am Twonky I will defer to the jugement of others.

As the player with the token control, I would of course argue for keeping it around.

Spoiler:

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:27 am

The token will be discarded.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:36 am

I went with the token because I figured it was guaranteed I'd be shoving him off the deep end anyway. Sorry to ruin the new chassis, jpottere.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:15 am

Isgrimnur wrote:I went with the token because I figured it was guaranteed I'd be shoving him off the deep end anyway. Sorry to ruin the new chassis, jpottere.

Dude, you killed him. No need to add to it by lying to him as well.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:28 am

I didn't tell him to drive onto the belt in front of me! I was trying to make sure I stayed out of your way!

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 01, 2010 8:57 pm

Phase 1:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 3 (840)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 3 (810)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Move 2 (740)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Right (300)

Hammer Bot kicks it in full gear and skirts the Edge.
Spin Bot zips along and lands on Flag 2, updating his archive location.
Squash Bot escapes one conveyor belt for another.
Twonky turns N.

Squash Bot is shifted N and updates his archive location.
Hammer Bot is pushed N.
Spin Bot gets credit for landing on Flag 2.

Damage Count

srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
jpottere (Twonky) : 2

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:12 pm

Phase 2:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 2 (680)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Rotate Right (80)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Left (330)
jpottere (Twonky) : Move 1 (640)

Feeling the tickle of flame forming behind him, Hammer Bot bolts forward onto the conveyor belt.
Twonky slides onto the conveyor belt.
Squash Bot turns to look at where Twonky was.
Spin Bot turns to look at nothing special.

Hammer Bot is shifted E and rotated left.
Twonky is shifted W and then pushed off of the belt onto his old friend, an active flamer! [Fortunately no damage is taken. The

floor guide clearly states that damage is only applied during Robots Move

and Resolve Laser Fire segments. This is the Board Elements Move segment. However...]

For ending the phase on an active flamer, Twonky takes 1 damage.

Damage Count

srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
jpottere (Twonky) : 3

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:18 pm

Phase 3:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Rotate Right (320)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 2 (750)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : U-Turn (60)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Right (220)

Spin Bot bounds off of Flag 2 and stops, teetering on the edge!
Hammer Bot turns right.
Twonky also turns right (once the flames die down).
Squash Bot enjoys life on his archive square and turns around.

Hammer Bot is shifted N and then pushed W off of the conveyor.

Damage Count

srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
jpottere (Twonky) : 3

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:26 pm

Phase 4:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 1 (490)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Rotate Right (240)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Left (290)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Left (130)

Hammer Bot slips quietly onto Flag 3, updating his archive location.
Squash Bot turns left.
Spin Bot spins to the right.
Twonky hears a noise behind him and starts turning to see what it was. He only makes it half-way around to the source as he is once again engulfed in flames! (1 damage)

For ending the phase on an active flamer, Twonky takes an additional point of damage. (Register 5 locked!)

Damage Count

srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 2
jpottere (Twonky) : 5 [Register 5 locked!]

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:45 pm

Phase 5:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Rotate Right (260)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 1 (560)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Left (190)
jpottere (Twonky) : Move 1 (530)

Spin Bot moves forward onto a double-wrench and updates his archive location.
Twonky creeps forward as the flames die down again.
Hammer Bot turns to face N.
Squash Bot turns left.

For ending the phase on a double wrench Spin Bot chooses to repair 2 points of damage.

Damage Count

jpottere (Twonky) : 5 [Register 5 locked!]

srdaniel · Post by **srdaniel** » Wed May 05, 2010 10:44 pm

Option smoption, give me 2 points.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 06, 2010 8:30 am

Phase 5 updated

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Thu May 06, 2010 9:19 am

I am getting crushed by the cards.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:54 pm

Twonky will be shutting down next turn.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:17 pm

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Fri May 14, 2010 9:19 am

My crystal ball says the turn should run tonight...

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 15, 2010 8:21 am

Ok, my powers of prognostication are pretty pathetic. (Still waiting on one.)

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sat May 15, 2010 1:44 pm

All hands are in. Turn 8 should run late this evening.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:52 am

Phase 1:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 2 (670)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : U-Turn (50)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Move 1 (490)
jpottere (Twonky) : Move 1 (560)

Hammer Bot leaps into action, heading N two squares.
Twonky slowly trudges N.
Squash Bot lazily heads N onto Flag 1.
Spin Bot turns around.

OMG! Squash Bot touches Flag 1 and updates his archive marker.

Damage Count

jpottere (Twonky) : 5 [Register 5 is locked!]

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 1:10 am

Phase 2:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 2 (680)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 1 (640)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (360)
jpottere (Twonky) : Move 1 (630)

Hammer Bot continues his relatively high speed northword movement.
Spin Bot slides west.
Trusting in his programming, Twonky bravely steps into the wall of flames. (1 damage)
Squash Bot relishes his time on Flag 1, turning right.

Hammer Bot is shifted right.

With a clean shot at Spin Bot, Hammer bot tags him with his Interceptor.
For ending a phase lovingly caressed by fire, Twonky takes an additional point of damage.

Damage Count

jpottere (Twonky) : 7 [Registers 3-5 locked!]

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun May 16, 2010 1:29 am

Interceptor

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:02 am

Isgrimnur wrote:Interceptor

Phase 2 updated.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:03 am

Phase 3:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 1 (550)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Rotate Left (390)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (120)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Left (130)

Hammer Bot strides N toward his target off of the conveyor belt.
Startled by the Interceptor fastened to him, Spin Bot turns to face its source.
As the flames once again recede, Twonky turns left, smoldering.
Squash Bot can't get enough of Flag one and continues to rotate right.

Hammer Bot unleashes a blast of laser on Spin Bot (since there's no point in using the Interceptor twice). (1 damage to Spin bot)
At the same time, Spin Bot cuts loose on hammer Bot. (1 damage to Hammer Bot)

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 1
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1
jpottere (Twonky) : 7 [Registers 3-5 locked!]

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:35 am

Phase 4:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Rotate Right (420)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 2 (720)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (160)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Left (70)

Spin Bot sprints closer to his tormentor, landing again on Flag 2 in the process.
Hammer Bot turns to the right.
Squash Bot just can't get enough of Flag 1. His glee spurs on his clockwise spinning. (Whoo - I'm getting dizzy!)
As the curtain of flame rises on cue, Twonky turns to face S. (1 damage)

Spin Bot updates his archive marker.
For ending the phase on an active flamer (again) Twonky suffers an additional point of damage. For his dedication to the corridor

of death, I also assign Twonky the official Game 4 designation of "Immolator"!

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1
jpottere (Twonky) : 9 [Registers 1-5 locked!]

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:42 am

Phase 5:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Backup (470)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 1 (590)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (320)
jpottere (Twonky) : Move 1 (530)

Spin Bot lurches S on to the conveyor.
Twonky stumbles through a smokey cloud to the S.
Hammer Bot backs up, hoping to avoid more damage.
Squash Bot is seriously stuck on this rotation kick, continuing his clockwise spin.

Spin Bot is shifted E.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1
jpottere (Twonky) : 9 [Registers 1-5 locked!]

Twonky Shuts down.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Sun May 16, 2010 7:41 pm

Hammer Bot activates the Interceptor that is currently magnetically attached Spin Bot. Having served it's function, it falls to the factory floor, now inert.

(Hammer Bot and Spin Bot exchange program cards. Spin Bot is no longer tagged with an Interceptor token.)

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Sun May 16, 2010 8:53 pm

Remus West wrote:I am getting crushed by the cards.

Repeated for the new hand. Sigh.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:55 pm

All hands are in. I hope to run the turn late tonight.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:00 pm

Thanks for the hand, srdaniel. Hope you liked your new one.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:00 am

Phase 1:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 1 (590)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 2 (760)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (400)
jpottere (Twonky) :

Spin Bot cruises from one easterly conveyor belt to another.
Hammer Bot heads E a wee bit.
Squash Bot cannot resist inertia and continues his clockwise rotation.

Spin Bot is shifted E.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:04 am

Phase 2:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Rotate Left (330)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 3 (790)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (140)
jpottere (Twonky) :

Spin Bot really gets excited and screams 3 tiles to the S.
Hammer Bot turns to peer expectantly at Flag 2.
Squash Bot keeps on keepin' on.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:13 am

Phase 3:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 2 (680)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Rotate Right (340)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Rotate Right (260)
jpottere (Twonky) :

Hammer Bot practically leaps across the conveyor to land on Flag 2.
Spin Bot turns to have a closer look at the conveyor.
Squash Bot - yeah, you know what he does.

Hammer Bot touches Flag 2 and updates his archive location.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:27 am

Phase 4:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : U-Turn (40)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 2 (720)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Move 1 (540)
jpottere (Twonky) :

Spin Bot drops it into high gear and roars onto the belt.
What's this? Squash bot (*gasp*) moves off of Flag 1! An idle breeze from the factory climate control system kicks up and Flag 1 waves sadly at Squash Bot's departing metal form. As the flag's grommets clank and slide across the flag pole, they make a kind of sad, weeping sound that seems to whisper "Come back, Squash bot. Come back." [*sniff*, I ... I seem to have Twonky soot in my eye.]
Hammer Bot turns around.

Spin Bot is shifted W.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:29 am

Retroactively gave Hammer Bot credit for Flag 2 and updated archive location, which will be reflected in the next phase.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:44 am

Phase 5:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 3 (810)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Rotate Left (310)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Move 2 (750)
jpottere (Twonky) :

Hammer Bot drops the hammer and zips S three tiles to the conveyor.
Squash Bot remorselessly continues his westward trek. Have you no heart?
Spin Bot turns left.

Hammer Bot is shifted E.
Spin Bot is shifted W and prays that the RNG likes him better than it does Squash Bot.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1

jpottere · Post by **jpottere** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:44 am

I had a discussion with Twonky. He apparently is a fan of the human torch. I'm hoping to steer him in a new direction now that he is no longer shut down...

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:02 am

All hands are in. I should be able to process the turn late on Monday night.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Tue May 25, 2010 1:20 am

Phase 1:
Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : Move 2 (670)
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : Move 2 (780)
Remus West (Squash Bot) : Move 2 (770)
jpottere (Twonky) : Rotate Right (200)

Spin Bot, Squash Bot, and Hammer Bot all take two big steps in a general convergence pattern toward Flag 3.
Twonky powers up, quivers a little, and slowly turns to the right.

Spin Bot is shifted E.

Hammer Bot updates his archive location.

Damage Count

Isgrimnur (Hammer Bot) : 2
srdaniel (Spin Bot) : 1