-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Bennett [mailto:fiji@ayup.limey.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 3:58 PM
To: Lit Wong; roken-list@ayup.limey.net
Subject: Re: Sumo turns into...
On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 11:07:31AM -0800, Lit Wong wrote:
> So I was expanding my sumo platform last night from 3x3 to 4x4. After a
> while of sumo wrestling on the 4x4 platform, it just came to me. I
changed
> the 4x4 platform into 3x4, used the red griders, the green fences, and the
> small purple thinge to fence off the platform, put up two short beams and
a
> long beam on each short side, added two loaders and a blue ball on the
> platform. Voila! Roken-Soccer (or Roken-Hockey)! It is hard to play.
But
> it was fun. You ought to give it a try. I think the loaders are the best
> for this. May be the dozer would work too. If you have enough cars and
> controllers, you can have a 2-on-2 game.
How did it work? During the Superbowl when Sumo made its debut I made
some goalposts but we played on the ground rather than in an arena, so
getting the ball through the goal was tricky since we could push the
goal. We also had 4 people so it got a little crazy, so we decided to
go back to Sumo.
Was it easy to score? Could you 'shoot' the balls or did you
basically have to push it up to the goal?
We also had mixed vehicles, the sweeper obviously has too much of an
advantage and can not play, but the gripper is capable of grabbing the
ball and lifting it, making it unfair too. If you absolutely must use
the gripper you can remove one or both arms (they snap on and off, but
be _gentle_) to stop it from lifing the ball.
Any other ideas for sports? Or for using balls in competition? I
have an idea for a long distance race (a la Roborally (the board
game)) where the balls are waypoints and if you have one then you go
back to that color when you die. But this requires making deadly
obstacles (or dangerous areas) and I have not done that yet. Also a
competition to get as many balls as possible both by taking them from
the field and stealing them from the opponents (and their quarry).
But again I have not got around to that either.
-ben
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