Crash & Burn: Mini-Tournament of Death 3

**corsair_lightning** · 12th December 2009, 22:29

Well, with Envy's 2 wheels he'll be more maneuverable then me. I'll have more pushing power, but he'll be able to outmaneuver me if I try to get around to his side. Therefore, I'll ram him from the front. Hopefully I'll drive right over the top of Envy, and use the brief second to get under the back and ram into him. If this doesn't work, attack Envy at the sides, and wait for him to run out of gas. Overall, since neither of us has a damaging weapon, the damage category isn't really important. Overall, be aggressive and controlled.

**kodster** · 15th December 2009, 21:12

Fight 2
Minesweeper 1.1 vs. Envy

Roboteers, stand by...

House robots: Count Bleck, Damocles

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!

Envy is off the mark (oh ho ho) immediately, and Minesweeper comes out to greet him. Mark's tactic doesn't quite work out as well as he planned, as both robots bang into each other and come to a halt, and then Envy's leverage and front weight advantages get the better of Minesweeper; Envy easily gets under the front scoop of Minesweeper, beaching it on the wedge for a bit. Not wasting any time, Envy shoots straight into Damocles' CPZ and using the flipper flings Minesweeper straight into the house robot before Mark can drive off.

CRASH! CRASH!!!

Now that's a sight for sore eyes, and a rare sight indeed! Minesweeper, flung into the CPZ, almost went overtop of the house robot but the rear scoop caught the front drum of Damocles and nearly got torn right off; the blow did, however, send Minesweeper into one of the side drums, sending Minesweeper flying along the wall with several scratches running down the side! Mark gapes at the sight, but before he can make a move, Shane is right there, Envy collecting Minesweeper on the wedge and flinging it back into the CPZ, over top of the two unspinning drums but into the rear one!

CRASH!!!

And that's the match gone!!! Ah, the benefits of having four separate drums, eh Damocles?

The rear drum did indeed come into play here...only it sent Minesweeper straight over the fence and crashing onto the camera tracks, further scratched! Indeed, a drum dishing out over 150kJ can do that to you.

Sadly, the house robot has determined the entire fight and Shane, feeling robbed of a good fight, intends to make him pay! The English robot gets under the front immobile drum and sweeps under the house robot, signalling the rage of our very own Count Bleck, who spins over! The audience's boos at such a short fight now turn to cheers as Envy tries to flip Damocles, but no one can attack now...because:

CEASE!

Minesweeper gets bombed and swept away! Thankfully Mark can still take it home in one piece.

Envy advances to Round 3!

Next battle: Mornington Crescent vs. Monsoon Season

**corsair_lightning** · 15th December 2009, 21:28

It might be just me, but I don't think house robots are supposed to totally decide who wins the fight, plus I feel causing that to happen was just a lazy excuse to get me out...

But either ways, congrats, Shane. I have a couple of things to do to Minesweeper 4 now...

**RogueTwoRobots** · 15th December 2009, 22:05

It might be just me, but I don't think house robots are supposed to totally decide who wins the fight, plus I feel causing that to happen was just a lazy excuse to get me out...

I agree - Kody, you should have utilised a much fairer means of elimination, like thermite or something...

**kodster** · 15th December 2009, 22:08

Originally Posted by k_c_r

It might be just me, but I don't think house robots are supposed to totally decide who wins the fight, plus I feel causing that to happen was just a lazy excuse to get me out...

I agree - Kody, you should have utilised a much fairer means of elimination like, say, thermite....

Only NOW you tell me this?

Thermite...ingenious idea...

**andrewj** · 15th December 2009, 22:44

Originally Posted by k_c_r

It might be just me, but I don't think house robots are supposed to totally decide who wins the fight, plus I feel causing that to happen was just a lazy excuse to get me out...

I agree - Kody, you should have utilised a much fairer means of elimination, like thermite or something...

That was my reaction as well

**leorcc** · 15th December 2009, 22:56

Guys, play nice.

**corsair_lightning** · 15th December 2009, 23:03

It's okay. No matter how lazy Kody is when it comes to cheaply knocking me out of a tournament, he knows when I'm gonna go after him, and when I'll back down. This is a case in which I'll back down as long as he or someone else doesn't throw me a shry remark.