The Snake Pit - Discussion

The Monsterworks · Post by **The Monsterworks** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:14 pm

All discussion regarding the upcoming 'Snake Pit' mini-tournament will take place in this thread, including discussion about entries, technical help re: building your own snake, smack talk, and wager discussion.

As some of you know, this tournament is a snake-only event and will probably be limited to eight entries, possibly nine. More importantly, it evolved out of a joke. Josh was endlessly amused by the idea that Canadians in Ontario and Quebec buy their milk in sealed bags. I wagered him a bag of milk if he could build a snake capable of beating mine. Next thing you know, he wagered some Amish apple dumplings and then changed it to a massive box of chips unique to his home state. Kody jumped in and wagered the pouring container for the milk. Thus was born the idea that this tournament would be a bit different. Each person who entered would wager a small prize unique to his or her home region. The winner of the tournament would receive these in the mail.

Welcome to the Snake Pit, where you build something ridiculous and win something that you never even knew you wanted.

Wolf51-50 · Post by **Wolf51-50** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:19 pm

8 or 9 this year, next year's snek fight be like http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ClwIj3x24Q4/hqdef ... %20480x360

The Monsterworks · Post by **The Monsterworks** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:41 pm

So, what other wagers do we have from people? I wanna score me some cool shit when I win this snek battle.

patrickrowberry · Post by **patrickrowberry** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:01 pm

can i build a snake bot that can dig holes and go underground or is that agents the rulees

NWOWWE · Post by **NWOWWE** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:04 pm

In theory you could, but I think that going underground would technically count as being OOTA, so I don't think it would be to your benefit. :P

Post by **Hooray For Lexan** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:32 pm

Actually it would be against the rules: robots may not cause excessive damage to the arena in normal operation. Putting huge holes in the floor definitely qualifies.

The Monsterworks · Post by **The Monsterworks** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:28 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>scorpion1m</dt><dd>Jul 19 2016, 03:01 PM</dd></dl><div>can i build a snake bot that can dig holes and go underground or is that agents the rulees[/quote]That would most definitely be against the rules. Robots are not allowed to cause excessive damage to the arena and should not try to willingly go OOTA.