Re: [spoon-discuss] Tunnelers discussion

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, September 11, 2003, at 03:07 PM, Baron von Skippy wrote:

> > > -Hmm, time to add my own waste of spac... er, suggestions.
> >
> > And you accuse *me* of overcomplicating things? ;)
>
> -I'm warming to the idea... and I've always been a fan of wasting 
> people's time by posting utter crap. As long as I'm the one posting.-
> > > Gladiator Trap: Traps a mole until another mole comes to an adjacent
> > > space. Then that mole is also trapped - the only way out is for them
> > > to fight, and neither can move until the other is dead.
> > >
> > > Cave-in Trap: The tunnel collapses on the mole.
> > >
> > > Elevator Trap: The mole is rocketed to the surface and must tunnel
> > > back onto the playing field (translation: the mole is removed from
> > > play for three rounds, then placed at a random location on the 
> > > board).
> > >
> > > F*%@ing Camper!!! Trap: Whenever a mole is placed on the board within
> > > three spaces of this trap, that mole dies.
> >
> > Since Glotmorf gets to place any new Moles after the game starts,
> > doesn't this just amount to, "Glotmorf can choose to arbitrarily kill
> > newbies"?
>
> -Depends. Do you trust him to be random?-

No, because e's not supposed to be random. E's supposed to pick a place 
'for the good of the game', and thus prevent a new 1025 Mole from 
landing next to a 9999 Mole and being instantly pulverized.

> > > Big Red Button Trap: Tunnels out every square adjacent to the trap 
> > > and
> > > leaves the mole with one hit point. (And preferably all of their fur
> > > blackened and sticking out on end. If they could have a startled
> > > expression and remain in the position they occupied before pushing 
> > > the
> > > button, that would also be great.)
> > >
> > > I like the last two best.-
> >
> > How about:
> > Possession Trap: The layer of trap takes that Mole's next turn for em.
> > Weenie Trap: The victim gets -1 to all stats, with a minimum at the
> > starting stats.
> > Vacuum Trap: The victim discards eir hand.
> -Teen Angst Trap: The mole dons a trenchcoat and listens to Nirvana. 
> They are unable to move until their world is no longer pain and 
> suffering, or until someone smacks them upside the head and makes them 
> get a job.
>
> La Belle Dame Sans Merci Trap: Lasts 6 turns. Any mole which enters 
> the trapped space cannot perform any action, including defending 
> themselves, until the trap disappears. During that time, the mole 
> loses one hit point per turn.

That's instant death for the moles right now...

> Pod People Trap: The mole is moved to a random corner of the board and 
> a doppleganger is placed on the board under the control of the player 
> who placed the trap. This doppleganger is labeled the same as the 
> original mole. The doppleganger will not go away until the original 
> mole finds it and attacks it.-


Question: How many people are thinking of joining the tunnelers game? I 
mean, it's not really all that interesting with just the three of us 
(me, BvS, and bd); are other people interested in joining the game?

--
Wonko

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