Formula D Race 1 - Singapore Complete

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:22 am

bb2112 wrote:Oh, and whoever is "lucky" enought to be on my team, we choose red. I figure it is a nice symbolic color of the fireball my car will look like in about turn 3.

That's not good, I was planning on choosing red and I don't want my dice anywhere near yours. My dice are bad enough as it is. They don't need your help.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:41 am

LordMortis wrote:
El Guapo wrote:
bb2112 wrote:Unless there is a reason not to, I will take a standard build.
Yeah, same here. Since this is my first time playing, I'm assuming that it makes sense to use the standard build for now.
When I watched Henzau play for a bit last spring, it looked like some of the standard build was strategically off form the likely wear and tear of the game. But it might have appeared that way to me because I didn't actually understand the game (or pit stops I'd guess most).

Assuming we want to start soon, I'll see if I can get a working understanding of the game this weekend.

Playing as a miniature league sounds like a lot of fun.

I had a REALLY bad string of luck with collisions. I've never seen that happen in a game before. But yeah, I was out from collision damage before I had completed my first lap.

Let me see if I can get one other person to join up to fill out the teams.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:43 am

Newcastle was a maybe earlier. Go apply peer pressure.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:45 am

Isgrimnur wrote:Newcastle was a maybe earlier. Go apply peer pressure.

I'm checking with Tommy20. He knows the game pretty well, so he'd be a good fit if he wants to commit.

Tommy20 · Post by **Tommy20** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:48 am

But...

I'm a total commitment phobe!

Oh, all right. I choose white:

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:55 am

Stick me on the team with Tommy.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:00 am

I guess that means bb2112 and I playing for comic relief. nyuck nyuck nyuck

I got the rules. Maybe I'll have time to read them over lunch.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:01 am

Can I get the standard build, only with a rocket launcher?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:18 am

White 1: Tommy20
White 2: hentzau
Yellow 1:
Yellow 2:
Blue 1:El Guapo
Blue 2: NickAragua
Red 1: bb2112
Red 2: LordMortis
Green 1:
Green 2:

That would leave coop and I on team green or yellow.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:32 am

Isgrimnur wrote: That would leave coop and I on team green or yellow.

I think Yellow would make it easier for the teams way behind to see us. Good for morale don't you know.

Also the purple highlights go just divinely with my purple unicorn helmet.

bb2112 · Post by **bb2112** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:35 am

coopasonic wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote: That would leave coop and I on team green or yellow.
I think Yellow would make it easier for the teams way behind to see us. Good for morale don't you know.

Also the purple highlights go just divinely with my purple unicorn helmet.

Hey, I think you and Coop should split up and be handicapped... er... I mean... teamed up with, (yeah, that's it) with the new guys. One of you should be saddled... er... I mean... teamed up with Lord Mortis, and the other with me.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:37 am

bb2112 wrote:
coopasonic wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote: That would leave coop and I on team green or yellow.
I think Yellow would make it easier for the teams way behind to see us. Good for morale don't you know.

Also the purple highlights go just divinely with my purple unicorn helmet.
Hey, I think you and Coop should split up and be handicapped... er... I mean... teamed up with, (yeah, that's it) with the new guys. One of you should be saddled... er... I mean... teamed up with Lord Mortis, and the other with me.

I'm fine with mixing up the teams. Just be aware, I mostly talk a good game. I've never played the advanced rules and I have only played with the basic rules with people over 6 years old twice.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:47 am

coopasonic wrote:
bb2112 wrote:
coopasonic wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote: That would leave coop and I on team green or yellow.
I think Yellow would make it easier for the teams way behind to see us. Good for morale don't you know.

Also the purple highlights go just divinely with my purple unicorn helmet.
Hey, I think you and Coop should split up and be handicapped... er... I mean... teamed up with, (yeah, that's it) with the new guys. One of you should be saddled... er... I mean... teamed up with Lord Mortis, and the other with me.
I'm fine with mixing up the teams. Just be aware, I mostly talk a good game. I've never played the advanced rules and I have only played with the basic rules with people over 6 years old twice.

Same with Tommy and me. I have about 3-4 games with the advanced rules, and he has maybe the same number.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:57 am

I have no issues with taking Red 1 from bb2112 and letting him take Yellow 2 with coop.

NickAragua · Post by **NickAragua** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:26 pm

Since I have no idea what I'm doing, I'll take a standard build.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:45 pm

Read the rules. Pit Stops are a little bit hazy for me. How you pull out and wait and such. Car design looks like an option, so unless you let me change my design, I'll assume every one gets the same car. I'll assume that we get the 4 WP repairs listed under team racing.

I think aside from how a pit stop works (specifically how blocking and waiting occurs), I'm ready to go.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:02 pm

Once you're on pit row, it's single file. You still roll the die, but you can only proceed up to the number of spaces open in front of you. Even if you get a 12 for movement, if it takes you 5 spaces to get to pit row, and there's someone on space 4 of pit row, you would only move 8 spaces, but you wouldn't suffer any drawbacks like having to brake or risking damage.

I had missed the Team rule. For everyone else, if you pit, there are 4 WP points that you can allocate between the cars. Body damage? They can take a hammer out and bang it out and get you back a WP or two. Shocks damage? They can turn a widget or something and tighten them back up for the second lap.

I would want to impose a house rule that you can't restore more than 1 WP during a pit and still get a quick start out. If you need to repair two or more WP, your team has to take a bit more time and you won't exit until the next turn.

The second one is just about team scoring. 10 points for 1st, 8 for 2nd, one less for every position down to 8th.

bb2112 · Post by **bb2112** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:06 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I have no issues with taking Red 1 from bb2112 and letting him take Yellow 2 with coop.

That's fine. It is not as symbolic being yellow as it is being red, but I can go with the flow, so to speak. We can be team Urine Trouble.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:18 pm

If I can customize my car then lets talk about overshooting turns:

Tires
Brakes
Gearbox
Body
Engine
Shocks

8/4/2/2/2/2

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:20 pm

Stay away from debris, don't tailgate, and stay out of 5th and 6th gear.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:24 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Stay away from debris, don't tailgate, and stay out of 5th and 6th gear.

I can take a point of damage every which way once before having to worry about trouble this way.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:28 am

Cars are prepped for graphical manipulation. I need builds for coop and Team White. I will be taking the standard build.

Dice spreadsheet is build for the current drivers. When a new turn starts, I will calculate the total gamut of gear rolls for 1st-6th gear for each driver, as well as 5 results for possible black dice rolls (collision, max gear, debris, etc.) The values will be moved to a static page for easy reference and posting in response to player posts.

My dice rolls will reside on a different page and be calculated on the fly when required so that there is no moderator advantage.

Start order has been determined by d20 rolls:

bb2112 (1)
coopasonic (2)
Tommy20 (3)
Isgrimnur (6)
hentzau (12)
LordMortis (16)
El Guapo (18)
NickAragua (19)

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:39 am

I'll be taking a standard build.

(And the White and Yellow fonts are close to unreadable for me on the subSilver theme...just an FYI. Not sure you have a better option.)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:41 am

The colored text will not be standard, as I figured it would be an issue.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:44 am

Isgrimnur wrote:The colored text will not be standard, as I figured it would be an issue.

Groovy. I'm good to go then.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:57 am

For Turn 1, no one stalls out or successfully anticipates the light. A roll of 1 would mean a stall, a 20 would be the perfect start, getting 4 spaces on the opening move.

Instead, everyone gets a normal start in 1st gear.

bb2112 - 1 space
coopasonic - 2 spaces
Tommy20 - 1 space
Isgrimnur - 2 spaces
hentzau - 1 space
LordMortis - 1 space
El Guapo - 2 spaces
NickAragua 1 space

For this move, I'm not concerned about order, as there's no possibility for collision. Feel free to post your actions at your leisure for this turn.

From the pole position on the outside lane, there are three empty spaces before entering Unnamed Turn 1. The inside lane has four spaces. The middle lane has three empty spaces between the Start line and the turn entrance.

Unnamed Turn 1 has a short length of 5, holding the inside lane for the entirety. The longest path is 11, which requires starting outside, diving to the inside before sliding back out. The strict outer lane path is 10 spaces.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:09 am

Click to enlarge, etc.

Car 1 on a team is the one with only team colors. Car 2 is the one with the black accents. Main post has been updated with the map, participants, and car assignments.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:20 am

LordMortis - 1 space

Red two standing by. Move forward one space and shift in to 2nd gear. I'm off to the races.

bb2112 · Post by **bb2112** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:27 am

Yellow 1 - throw it into second, move to the middle lane and slam on the gas as far forward as I can go.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:34 am

Standard build.

2 spaces straight forward.

Note: you technically make your gear selection on the start of your next turn, as you may need to take the locations of other cars into account. I guess in this case it's easier to let izzy know now so he can start rolling for turn 2. In which case, I will be going to second next turn. /shocking

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:50 am

Move forward one space, shift into 2nd at the start of the next turn.

Tommy20 · Post by **Tommy20** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:09 am

Standard build BTW...

Move forward one space, shift into 2nd.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:18 pm

Team blue. Late to the gate, late off the line.

NickAragua · Post by **NickAragua** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:35 pm

Because I have a lot of options here:

Forward one space, up to 2nd gear.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:49 pm

I'll move to the middle lane and go forward as far as I can go. Shift into second gear.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:01 am

Turn order:

We will now start enforcing move order, as the rolls are going to make maneuvering important. As coop stated, you pick gears immediately before rolling. This will be important later, as it's possible that traffic will make certain gear choices untenable.

There is no reason for anyone not to go to second gear at the moment, so I'll post the full roll grid for the turn.

coopasonic - 2 spaces
bb2112 - 2 spaces
Isgrimnur - 4 spaces
Tommy20 - 2 spaces
hentzau - 3 spaces
LordMortis - 2 spaces
El Guapo - 4 spaces
NickAragua - 4 spaces

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:05 am

Yellow 1 will slide all the way to the outside and keep it in second for the next round.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:56 am

Hey Issie...wondering if it would be possible if at the start of each turn you could just have a boilerplate that you include with the graphic that lists the gears and the Min/Max number for each gear? I know that when I played I was constantly referring to this. Also, during the turn order sequence listing the gear the car was starting in would be a nicety too (but not as necessary.)

(And did we need to have a collision check for Team Yellow after the first turn?)

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:31 am

Gear: Sides: Range: Distribution

First: 4 sided, 1-2, Even
Second: 6 sided, 2-4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4
Third: 8 sided, 4-8, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8
Fourth: 12 sided, 7-12, Even (two of each number)
Fifth: 20 sided, 11-20, Even (two of each number)
Sixth: 30 sided, 21-30, Even (three of each number)

Only second and third have uneven distribution and it skews high.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:36 am

hentzau wrote:(And did we need to have a collision check for Team Yellow after the first turn?)

Good call and I need to talk to my teammate about who he should be blocking.