Robot Bumping Question

[relay2005]

If a robot bumps into a robot where there are 2 lined up do both robots get pushed? So for example

Robot 1 bumps Robot 2 but Robot 3 is next to Robot 2

Before Move

|Robot 1|Robot 2|Robot 3| |

After Move

| |Robot 1|Robot 2|Robot 3|

So do Robot 2 & 3 move right 1 space? I was playing this game for the first time on Saturday and just loved it. I came across this game pretty early in our 2nd game that night.

[PhilFleischmann]

Yep! In fact, if Robot 1 was executing a Move 3, they'd all get pushed 3 spaces. There is no limit to how many robots can be pushed in a single move. The only thing that might limit the push is a wall. Assuming all robots are facing the same way, and R1 does a Move 3, R2* does a Move 2, and R3 does a Move 1; it would look like this:

Before:

|R1|R2|R3| | | | | | |

After:

| | | |R1| | |R2| |R3|

Throw a pit into the mix and several robots can fall in on the same phase.

*Not intended to be a Star Wars reference.

[boylermaker]

I love it when that happens! Especially when someone pushes me onto a flag.

[puggimer]

Yes, but what I find is much more common is when they end up pushing you OFF the flag instead - I've had that ruin more than one perfect plan.