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Magesmiley · 10-06-2022, 07:03 AM

It can get very slow with more than 4.

What I did at the last convention was to have 2 four-player games that ran simultaneously side-by-side. When both games got down to 1 player, a divider was removed and the last two players continued the battle using the combined field for the overall victory using their already badly mauled cars and the mess leftover from the earlier battles.

If, despite all the warnings, you decide that you are going to play with more than 4, you probably want to have some sort of cover between the vehicles to reduce the pile-on tendency. I used a central tower and a series of short walls that could be fired over, but which gave targets on the far side a single shield, with the effect being cumulative. The effect was that it made attacking more effective against nearby players, as they received fewer defensive shields.

10-06-2022, 07:03 AM	#8
Magesmiley Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Snohomish, WA	Re: Running an Arena with more than 4 cars It can get very slow with more than 4. What I did at the last convention was to have 2 four-player games that ran simultaneously side-by-side. When both games got down to 1 player, a divider was removed and the last two players continued the battle using the combined field for the overall victory using their already badly mauled cars and the mess leftover from the earlier battles. If, despite all the warnings, you decide that you are going to play with more than 4, you probably want to have some sort of cover between the vehicles to reduce the pile-on tendency. I used a central tower and a series of short walls that could be fired over, but which gave targets on the far side a single shield, with the effect being cumulative. The effect was that it made attacking more effective against nearby players, as they received fewer defensive shields. __________________ Dynamax Designs, Designing quality since 2035. Watch your handling and remember to Drive Offensively!