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Roulette Table Map

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Ive had an idea about a roulette table map, with terits on each number, the odd/even and black/red. At the start of each round a random number is picked and whoever owns that number get a few armies added to that terit. The continents would be holding a 2x2 block or all the evens/odds/reds/blacks. Its just an idea and I have no idea how to make it, so if anyone can give me any feedback it would be great.
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we must have seen the same tv show or something, because i was just thinking about this exact same thing. it seems like it would be an interesting map, and very easy to conceptualize.
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I like the idea (juventino had a similar idea which was scrapped) - though I have no coding knowledge. I came up with an idea for a roulette map myself with the gameplay as follows:

It would be a big map with mostly neutrals akin to Feudal War

The Wheel:
36 territories

The board
108 territories (all numbers plus territories between and on the corners and all the side bets)

Total of 144 territories

Players would start out on the wheel and the entire board would start out neutral (I was thinking just 1 neutral army on each). Each number on the wheel would share a border with the numbers directly next to it on the wheel and it's corresponding number on the board. However the Wheel could attack the board but not vice versa - one way attack only.

And bonuses would pay out exactly as they would in roulette. (For example if you had 30 armies on 7 and 7 came up you would get 35 x 7 armies.) I actually think it would take quite a bit of strategy unless someone got really lucky in round two when the wheel "spun" for the first time - but there would be a lot of ways to win beyond that - and a lot of ways to increase your odds.
To hedge against this possibility each number on the Wheel could be given an autodeploy of 5 each - with most of the Wheel starting neutral as well (neutrals being larger here)

How hard is it to program a roulette game? I have no idea - but i thought it would be fun.
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I was thinking about this myself (as the wife is away in Vegas)... and its very doable.

With a great number of combinations which should make this a lot of fun.

The programming won't that big of a deal, don't get me wrong its more work than 4 nations (oceania) = 2 armies but what isn't.
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Just a thought to get the ball rolling (so to speak).

The angle is too great... but thinking more about the gameplay rather than the image I found on the web.

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Another thought is that you would have to hold the position PLUS the numbers to get the bonus.

ie. For the 2x2 bonus, there would be a position inbetween the 2x2 thereby creating 5.

If you want ANY bonus with ODD, you would have to have the ODD position. Same goes for RED, BLACK, EVEN etc

I don't see the wheel coming into play... but that just might be a limitation of the imagination.
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Post by wcaclimbing »

Making a bonus randomly happen on one territory and on random rounds can't happen with the XML.
So you wouldn't be able to do this part:

skeletonboy wrote:At the start of each round a random number is picked and whoever owns that number get a few armies added to that terit.
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Another quickie map to get the hamsters running on that wheel.

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A reprint of the words to the left.



In order to get any spoils, you must have the non-number position as well as the number position.

2x2 bonus. You need the center position plus the four surrounding positions.

Red bonus. You must have the red position plus a minimum of four red positions.

Similar for Black, Even, Odd, 12s, and 18s.



Zero’s 1
2x2 3

Black, Red, Even, Odd, 12s, 18s
4 positions 1
6 positions 2
8 positions 4
10 positions 8
All positions 12
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Forgot to mention the columns... but similar to the rest I think.
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I just ignored the random thing... as you said, it can't be coded and frankly if it could... I wouldnt want that in the game...
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maybe ignore the in between ones you don't want to make it too packed
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But that is an actual chip position in Roulette.

It still is smaller than some maps.
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I like the idea
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Any thoughts on the bonus structure?
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I don't know much about the programing but
1) If you had the wheel so each player only controlled one number on it at the start of the game then you could have an extra bonus for controlling a number and any territory on the board that would win with that number.
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2) you could do the opposite so you would try and get bonuses according to what numbers you have.
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I have never made a map, and have no intention/skills to make one. However, I do have an idea that might be original and unique in gameplay. I proposed it to DiM about a year ago, but the engine wouldn't work on the gameplay then. I have no idea if it would now, but wanted to throw it out there and see what people think.

The idea is a roulette table. Everyone knows what this looks like, 38 numbered spaces (from 0-36, including 00). 6 others, that cover a third of the board each (horizantal and vertical) then a red/black territory, even/odd territory, and first 18/second 18 territory for a total of 50 territories.

The game play would be different in that at the start of the turn, a spin of the roulette wheel would pull a random number say, black 4. Black 4 would get 5 armies, the second level (third of the board, being the first 12 spot, and the first vertical column would get 3 armies, the black square, even square and 1-18 square would each get +1 armies. These would be paid REGARDLESS of who owned the territory. Then play and army ditribution phase would begin.

Thoughts on if this is possible and if anyone would like to take this idea?
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Perhaps some combination of the wheel and table would work? Possibly with bonuses for holding the same number on the table as the wheel?
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Sorry, Mr Benn....being a foundry virgiin I should have looked through for this idea.
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jbrettlip wrote:Sorry, Mr Benn....being a foundry virgiin I should have looked through for this idea.

Don't worry, I'll treat you gently :oops: :shock:
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MrBenn wrote:
jbrettlip wrote:Sorry, Mr Benn....being a foundry virgiin I should have looked through for this idea.

Don't worry, I'll treat you gently :oops: :shock:


Brett likes plenty of foreplay before a ban stick is thrusted.
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