Formula 1 - Apolyton (aka Yet Another Forum Game) - Page 4

rah · January 12, 2004, 12:31

Ah, then let's hope he doesn't accelerate straight ahead and get me AGAIN.

vovan · January 12, 2004, 12:46

I'll have to break and go left...

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vovan · January 12, 2004, 12:48

Oh, oops, my bad. You are right, rah. alva cannot ram you. He is two dots behind and his speed is one. So fastest he could get up to is speed to, which means he will be right behind you. But he can ram you next turn, where you can only travel at best two dots, but he can travel three, ending up on the same line as you.

vovan · January 12, 2004, 12:50

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Originally posted by rah
Looks like noone will catch Skanky unless he screws up like going too fast for the course

mrmitchell could do it... Skanky needs to break for the next turn, or he goes off, whereas mrmitchell can accelerate and go through the turn at a higher speed.

EDIT: Bah! Don't listen to me! If mrmitchell accelerates into the turn, he'll ram Skanky all the way off the track.

Jamski · January 12, 2004, 19:28

Then he probably should. He'll be in the lead, and Skanky will be offroad.

-Jam

mrmitchell · January 12, 2004, 20:20

Thanks for the advice, guys

(When does THIS turn end? Not the one where I had Skanky's ass to him on a platter, but this one.)

Skanky Burns · January 12, 2004, 22:46

But then your speed will be 1 with Vovan right behind you to do the same to you. Or to overtake you.

vovan · January 12, 2004, 23:15

Yeah, sorry about the delay.

The turn is now finished.

Update: Frozzy's car grinds to a halt and stalls. The driver abandones his car.

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+ - Pave, off-road
0 - Frozzy, stalled engine; will be removed after one full lap is done

Speeds:
~~Pave - 0~~
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Skanky - 5
rah - 1
alva - 0
Jamski -1
mrmitchell - 5
vovan - 2

Skanky Burns · January 12, 2004, 23:20

Decelerate and right.

EDIT: Typo

mrmitchell · January 12, 2004, 23:44

As easy as it is to eliminate Skanky, I'm weighing that heavily against my speed being reduced to 1.

I'll post my orders tomorrow, after I have meditated upon it.

alva · January 13, 2004, 08:41

Left accelerate.

rah · January 13, 2004, 09:17

accelerate straight.

GO for it MM, it may be our last hope.

Skanky Burns · January 13, 2004, 09:54

Your last hope to not actually finish last, you mean.

rah · January 13, 2004, 10:47

I think Frozzy gets that designation.

Jamski · January 13, 2004, 11:08

Accelerate left to drop directly behind rah.

-Jam

rah · January 13, 2004, 12:19

Now I'm starting to worry.

Jamski · January 13, 2004, 13:08

I was just emphasising that you would have moved ahead. (I don't want another crash either)

-Jam

rah · January 13, 2004, 14:53

THAT"S THE SPIRIT

Jamski · January 13, 2004, 17:44

Well, we could just crash every turn until we get lapped...

-Jam

rah · January 13, 2004, 19:12

Let's think up a better strategy.

Jamski · January 13, 2004, 19:33

How about we drive really fast and try not to hit anything and watch Skanky to see where the bends are?

-Jam

rah · January 13, 2004, 20:20

I'm memorizing his moves.

mrmitchell · January 13, 2004, 20:33

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But then your speed will be 1 with Vovan right behind you to do the same to you. Or to overtake you.

I don't get it. How will he be there?

mrmitchell · January 13, 2004, 20:41

BTW, how many laps are we taking, and how long is this course?

That will definitely affect the strategic value of letting BLAME HIM around as vision on some extra lines.

vovan · January 13, 2004, 22:05

Projected positions for the next turn:

I will go left and accelerate.

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m - mrmitchell's current position, vovan's projected position
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0 - Frozzy, stalled engine; will be removed after one full lap is done

Just waiting for you now, mm.

As far as the length of the track goes... As I said above somewhere, the track is fifty lines long... I was planning for three laps, but it might take a little too long. So, I was wondering what people thought about that. Maybe we should consult when (if?) Skanky crosses the finish line next.

mrmitchell · January 13, 2004, 22:09

will post my shocking order, within 2 hours.

mrmitchell · January 13, 2004, 22:51

Right. No change in speed.

I believe that, given patience, a better, less risky oppurtunity will come.

vovan · January 13, 2004, 23:07

Code:

Speeds: Now arranged by position on track! :)
Skanky - 5
mrmitchell - 5
vovan - 3
rah - 2
Jamski - 2
alva - 1
~~Pave - 0~~
~~Frozzy - 0~~

Jamski · January 14, 2004, 04:06

Skanky's had it if the bend is so tight.

Accellerate straight, and hope rah accellerates too.

-Jam

Skanky Burns · January 14, 2004, 08:05

Thanks mrmitchell.

Decelerate and right. I survived this turn due to mrmitchell's kindness. I don't want him to give him the chance to change his mind next turn.