BOYL 2021 - Death Race '96
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symphonicpoet
Moderator
No doubt. Just some rich fan admiring the view. Won't play any part in the festivities at all. No airborne rules enforcement or handicapping. No off book oddsmaking or altering.
Nine Ball
Member
Less than one week to go.
The board is packed up, all the extras have been printed, and paint is drying on the cars. All we need now is a little petrol and a lot of luck.
To remind folks, we will have plenty of vehicles available for people to use if they want to take part but they are free to bring their own. We are using a slightly tweaked version of the tournament rules which should mean that things are relatively user friendly and there should be no disadvantage for those who have never played Dark Future before. We have no idea how long a full game will take but intend to run multiple games across the day we are there (Saturday) if possible. There are a variety of opportunities for people to join the action mid-game should anyone wander over and feel interested but they all come with certain caveats. With all that said, Death Race '96 should be fun, a little bit mad, and possibly wildly unbalanced -Oldhammer!
Some suggested videos/tracks to get people in the mood:
Lion - Never Surrender
W.A.S.P. - Mean Man
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Gear Jammer
Redline - King of the Mountain
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
In the words of those two immortals Simon and Lindsey, 'It's gripped, it's sorted, let's off-road!'.
The board is packed up, all the extras have been printed, and paint is drying on the cars. All we need now is a little petrol and a lot of luck.
To remind folks, we will have plenty of vehicles available for people to use if they want to take part but they are free to bring their own. We are using a slightly tweaked version of the tournament rules which should mean that things are relatively user friendly and there should be no disadvantage for those who have never played Dark Future before. We have no idea how long a full game will take but intend to run multiple games across the day we are there (Saturday) if possible. There are a variety of opportunities for people to join the action mid-game should anyone wander over and feel interested but they all come with certain caveats. With all that said, Death Race '96 should be fun, a little bit mad, and possibly wildly unbalanced -Oldhammer!
Some suggested videos/tracks to get people in the mood:
Lion - Never Surrender
W.A.S.P. - Mean Man
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Gear Jammer
Redline - King of the Mountain
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
In the words of those two immortals Simon and Lindsey, 'It's gripped, it's sorted, let's off-road!'.
Eric
Administrator
Looks like you picked the wrong week for petrolNine Ball":2kpllk26 said:
Seriously wish I could make BOYL this year to see/play this board. Everything is looking amazing and very oldhammer! I might have to see about getting my copy of Dark Future back off my brother, feeling inspired to break it out again after what must be a couple of decades years since I played last.
twisted moon
Moderator
i was hoping to make it this year but, alas, it is not to be.
i hope the games go well. from the set up, they certainly should.
i hope the games go well. from the set up, they certainly should.
Nine Ball
Member
A brief recap of events (1/2):
An audience of time-travelling, Portugese light infantry gathered to watch the race:
Race control was ready (or so they thought...):
The racers went through the first sector scrapping hard and swapping a lot of paint. The Trevinator ('It looks like the sort of car that would be driven by someone called Trevor'), having lined up first on the grid, kept the lead through the first sector despite the best efforts of the Fuzz in their lamborghini:
An audience of time-travelling, Portugese light infantry gathered to watch the race:
Race control was ready (or so they thought...):
The racers went through the first sector scrapping hard and swapping a lot of paint. The Trevinator ('It looks like the sort of car that would be driven by someone called Trevor'), having lined up first on the grid, kept the lead through the first sector despite the best efforts of the Fuzz in their lamborghini:
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Nine Ball
Member
A brief recap of events (2/2):
Rounding the exposed corner at the top of the hill, The Trevinator finally succumbs to weapons fire as Cthulu Nazis set up barricades across the track:
Carnage ensues as several vehicles are destroyed causing much improvisation and a set of fresh vehicles to spawn as the race enters the distinctly unsteady tunnel:
Ultimately, the racers ran out of time* and so did not have to contend with the oncoming Winnebago full of fresh-faced fascists that had strayed onto the track:
Hopefully everyone had a good time even though we covered so little of the intended race distance. The work to refine the rules for 'next season' has already begun and significant changes will be made based upon what was learned here to ensure that there is more racing, more chaos, and even more fun for all.
Some people asked a few questions on the day:
The polystyrene used for the bulk of the construction is Ravatherm XPS 300 SB. This is the cold insulation material that used to be generally refered to as 'the blue stuff' and was actually called something like DOW Floormate. The company changed hands and this is exactly the same product only it is now grey rather than blue.
The roads were made from 100* high density foam (used by costume makers and cosplayers). We got ours from this place.
Most of the weapons on the vehicles either came from North Star Figues or Zinge Industries.
Thank you to everyone who took part. We hope you had fun despite the issues.
The Death Race will return.
Rounding the exposed corner at the top of the hill, The Trevinator finally succumbs to weapons fire as Cthulu Nazis set up barricades across the track:
Carnage ensues as several vehicles are destroyed causing much improvisation and a set of fresh vehicles to spawn as the race enters the distinctly unsteady tunnel:
Ultimately, the racers ran out of time* and so did not have to contend with the oncoming Winnebago full of fresh-faced fascists that had strayed onto the track:
Hopefully everyone had a good time even though we covered so little of the intended race distance. The work to refine the rules for 'next season' has already begun and significant changes will be made based upon what was learned here to ensure that there is more racing, more chaos, and even more fun for all.
Some people asked a few questions on the day:
The polystyrene used for the bulk of the construction is Ravatherm XPS 300 SB. This is the cold insulation material that used to be generally refered to as 'the blue stuff' and was actually called something like DOW Floormate. The company changed hands and this is exactly the same product only it is now grey rather than blue.
The roads were made from 100* high density foam (used by costume makers and cosplayers). We got ours from this place.
Most of the weapons on the vehicles either came from North Star Figues or Zinge Industries.
Thank you to everyone who took part. We hope you had fun despite the issues.
The Death Race will return.
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Citizen Sade
Member
Looks epic. The sort of game that makes BOYL such a great event. Kudos to all involved in putting it on. Well played.
Fimm McCool
Member
This looked insane fun! Please can it be in a prominent position next time so more people can witness the glorious spectacle?!
Loose Loser
Member
haha absolutely fantastic!
