Topic: Battlefield [Game Over - jason won!]

[Apeiron]

Battlefield
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Introduction
Below you find a map of 15x15. On that map are 8 colored spots. These are bases.

Each of the colors will be played by a separate player. Every player gets 20 points to divide over units between the strengths of 2 to 5.

The point of the game is to move your units, one step each round, and thereby protect your base from the others, while attempting to conquer everyone else.

The Map

B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15

B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30

B31 B32 B33 B34 B35 B36 B37 B38 B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45

K01 K02 K03 K04 K05 K06 K07 K08 K09 K10 K11 K12 K13 K14 K15

K16 K17 K18 K19 K20 K21 K22 K23 K24 K25 K26 K27 K28 K29 K30

P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15

P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24 P25 P26 P27 P28 P29 P30

R01 R02 R03 R04 R05 R06 R07 R08 R09 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15

R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30

S01 S02 S03 S04 S05 S06 S07 S08 S09 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15

S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30

V01 V02 V03 V04 V05 V06 V07 V08 V09 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15

V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30

X01 X02 X03 X04 X05 X06 X07 X08 X09 X10 X11 X12 X13 X14 X15

X16 X17 X18 X19 X20 X21 X22 X23 X24 X25 X26 X27 X28 X29 X30

The map is reasonably fair. I think it is possible to win from every position.

Examples
Example of troop division before the start
Example of the game at the end

Bases

Every player gets one base.
A base is conquered when an enemy troops moves on it.
You can not put troops inside a base.
If you have more than one base, you can cancel one of your bases.
If you conquer someone's base, you get all their troops, unless they have another base left. Then you get 25% (if they don't cancel it in time).
A base can not be moved.

Fighting

If a

5 fights a 2, 3 points are left.
You can only fight by moving on the same position in the same turn. If one of the troops moves away, there will be no fight. Troops can pass each other by without fighting.
A troop that conquers a base takes the base and is automatically returned to its position from where it attacked the base.[/list]

Moving

Each troop can move one step in any direction, each turn.
You may not place troops inside a base.
Bases can not move.
Troops may stand still as long as you wish.
Only the troops general (player of the color) can move a unit.

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[Apeiron]

How it works

First Round:
1. Each of the eight players sends me a division of 20 points (max. 5, min. 2 strength) and places each troop within 2 steps from their base.
2. I will post the next map, with all the troops on them.

All Other Rounds
1. I post a new map.
2. Everyone sends me their new moves.
3. See 1.

NOTE
This game takes waaay less time than Mafia. You only need to send me a few moves in every day or two days or something.

[Sabbie]

Sure, I'll play. I'm good at this game :wink:

I would like to be Red

[Mike]

I'll play, if there's teams, I'm on Sabbie's team.  If not... ack.... I'll be blue.

[Apeiron]

There's no official teams, but you're allowed to make all the alliances you wish (both openly and secretly). Of course you can betray your allies just as easily.

[Kwisatz Haderach]

This game looks like fun, but I think I'll just watch the first one, and maybe play the second.

[jason]

This game looks like fun, but I think I'll just watch the first one, and maybe play the second.

Pretty much exactly how I feel about it.

It seems a little cumbersome and complicated, but given my profession (programmer) that shouldn't bother me.

[Apeiron]

Only 2 players and 2 potential ones? Not enough yet by far. I can decrease the amount of players of course, but still. The more the better (more alliances, more backstabbing, more strategy).

Trust me, the game is very very simple.

[wastrel]

I'll take your word that it is truly fairly simple.

I'll play.

[jason]

I changed my mind; I'll play. Apeiron, when do you want to kick things off (i.e., when do you need initial deployments by)?

[Apeiron]

I think we only got four people so far. I will wait a couple more days to see if we can reach eight. Weekends are slow.

The moment we got eight people, I will send everyone a PM to explain how you may divide your 20 points and how close to your base you may place them.

So no worries, you will receive a PM with all the details as soon as we are ready to start.

Remember that if you want, you can choose the color you wish to play

[wastrel]

Remember that if you want, you can choose the color you wish to play

Ooh, ooh, I want Cyan.  I loves cyan.

[Apeiron]

Mike already asked for Blue though, not sure if he meant Purple or Cyan by that.

[wastrel]

Mike already asked for Blue though, not sure if he meant Purple or Cyan by that.

Oh yeah..

He likely didn't mean purple.

I'll go Green

[jason]

Grey for me, if it's not taken.