Part 39: Interlude: Wars World Bingo

Part 39: Interlude: Wars World Bingo

The challenge for the next map is Door Knob 2.0, where every unit gets not one but two turns (ie: each unit type has to get at least two kills in the map). Last time we did this challenge, I made a grid-like checklist to keep track of our progress; with just nine unit types available on that map, it was an easy 3x3 grid.

This time around, we have ground and air units for a total of 13 units types; meaning we need at least 26 kills. I couldn't fit a checklist into a nice grid, but there is something else you can do with a 5x5 grid....bingo cards!

Behold:



Above is the Wars World Bingo card for cardinale, who was the first to pick a number and get a card assigned and built. I took standard bingo cards with the numbers 1-75 on them, and converted the numbers to a unit type and a number from 1 to 5. For each kill made on the map, each player can mark off a square corresponding to the unit that got the kill, and the turn in which the kill occurred. For turns after the 5th turn, just keep subtracting 5 until you get to a number between 1 and 5. For example, a bomber getting a kill on the 15th turn would result in the lower-right space above getting marked. The same for if a bomber gets a kill on the 20th turn, 25th, etc.

Hopefully the unit icons and numbers are clear up there. The tanks and APCs can be a little hard to make out in the second column, but the tanks have a turret on the upper-right; the medium tank is pretty obvious there. Similarly the air units in the fifth column can be hard to tell apart; the scout is the small one, the fighter is the big one with the swept-back wing, and the bomber is the big one with the straight wing. If you can't tell the rest: The first column has infantry and mechs; the third column has artillery and rockets; and the fourth column has AA tanks, AA missiles, and copters.

Now, I know what you're all thinking - the whole fun of bingo is listening to the numbers called out live and yelling out "Bingo!" when you have five marked squares in a row. How will that work in an LP format? Here's my plan: I'll record and write-up the entire battle in advance, but only post it a small bit at a time (maybe a turn at a time, maybe a kill at a time?) by editing the same post over and over. So players will need to keep an eye on when the "numbers" get called; the first one to reply in the thread with "Bingo!" (and an accurate list of which called squares make up five in a row) will win the contest!

The prize: A forum upgrade of your choice, including a new avatar/title. Basically I'll send a gift certificate of your choice from this list, excluding the "Smilie" one.

So far there are four entries, including the one from cardinale above. Here's the current list of cards:

• cardinale
  
• MagusofStars
  
• FoolyCharged
  
• SMaster777
  
• Marluxia
  
• Tulip
  
• Blue Link

Edit: The contest has concluded! If you want to make your own card and follow along, here's how to do it:

• Pick a random bingo card here: Bingo Cards
  
• Convert square numbers to unit types and turn numbers as follows:
  
  • 1-5 = Infantry 1-5
    
  • 6-10 = Mech 1-5
    
  • 16-20 = APC 1-5
    
  • 21-25 = Tank 1-5
    
  • 26-30 = Medium Tank 1-5
    
  • 31-35 = Artillery 1-5
    
  • 36-40 = Rocket 1-5
    
  • 46-50 = AA Tank 1-5
    
  • 51-55 = AA Missile 1-5
    
  • 56-60 = Copter 1-5
    
  • 61-65 = Scout 1-5
    
  • 66-70 = Fighter 1-5
    
  • 71-75 = Bomber 1-5
• Now, you may have some numbers leftover, since we only have 13 unit types. Here's how you deal with those:
  
  • 11-15 = Infantry/Mech 1-5. Use Infantry if the number in the current square and the upper-right square are both even or odd; otherwise use Mech.
    
  • 41-45 = Artillery/Rocket 1-5: Use Artillery if the number in the current square and the lower-right square are both even or odd; otherwise use Rocket.
    
  • If you have a duplicate after either of those steps, flip to the other unit type.
    
  • If you still have a duplicate, subtract one from the square number (or add 4 if you're using squares 11 or 41) and go back to the start of this step and try again.

Now you can go play! The squares get called out in the second update of the next map, Cube