Robo Battle Pigs

Robo Battle Pigs

Designer: Randy Cox
Publisher: Boardgames.About.com: 8x8 Game Design Competition
Type: Board
Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3704
Available at: http://boardgames.about.com/library/games/on/bl-8x8-robobattlepigs.htm

An entry in the 2001 About.com 8x8 Game Design Competition.
An 8x8 fight-to-the-death for two players.

You need:

• 8x8 board (chess board)
• A token for each player that has a definite front (I like to use rubber pigs like the ones in my 'Pass The Pigs' game, but chess knights work equally well)
• Paper and a pencil for each player

Object: To destroy your opponent's Robo Battle Pig by inflicting five points of damage with your laser or powerful robot fist.

Each round of the game is made of five moves. Both players plan their five moves, recording them on paper. The players then reveal their 'programs' and move their pigs simultaneously. Moves can be either directional (move left, right, etc.), positional (turn left or right), offensive (fire or hit), or to repair. Each time a Robo Battle Pig is damaged it reduces the number of moves that it can make per turn.

The first player to destry his opponent's Robo Battle Pig wins.