ZenGame
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ZenGame was a newspaper that published articles about the strategy game with the same name; created by Zenithal to play with the in-game messages.
Rules of the game
- Two players play against each other on a field of 8 lanes.
- On the lanes, players place 6 pieces each of any kind, which will gain them their points.
- Points depend on how well players manage to read the opponent's tactic.
The players choose how to place pieces and then send the line-up to the referee who publishes the line-ups when the deadline is reached. When the line-ups are published a new deadline is set and the player has a chance to move their pieces: each piece can take one step to the right, one step to the left or no step at all as long as there is no more than one piece/lane. When the new moves are made and sent to the referee the points are counted and the results are published.
The pieces are:
- Runner - the runner is a small piece that sets off at full speed as soon as the game starts to get through the lane as quickly as possible and reach the other side. The runner gets one point if he reaches the end of the lane - 1p (In every scenario except if he faces a blocker)
- Blocker - the blocker is a large and stationary piece, he doesn't even try to reach the other side of the lane. Instead, he just focuses on blocking the end of the lane so that no piece gets pass him. The blocker gets two points if he blocks an opponents piece to reach the end of the lane - 2p (Only if he faces a runner)
- Warrior - the warrior is familiar to the runner but stronger and more aggressive, he gives everything to reach the other side and hits everything in his way. The warrior gets one point if he reaches the other side - 1p (In every scenario except if he faces a runner or another warrior, in the second case no one gets a point.)
Table of how to score:
- Runner - Runner = Both players gets 1 point
- Runner - Blocker = The blocker gets 2 points
- Runner - Berserk = The runner gets 1 point
- Runner - Empty lane = The runner gets 1 point
- Blocker - Blocker = No player gets any point
- Blocker - Warrior = The warrior gets 1 point
- Blocker - Empty lane = No player gets any point
- Warrior - Warrior = No player gets any point
- Warrior - Empty lane = The warrior gets 1 point
The two lanes in the middle (4 and 5) are bonus lanes and give twice the points.
Line-up examples
Example of the original line-up:
- Warrior
- Blocker
- (empty)
- Runner
- Runner
- Runner
- Warrior
- (empty)
Example of the second line-up:
- (empty)
- Warrior (moved to the right)
- Blocker (moved to the right)
- Runner (stayed in the same lane)
- Runner (stayed in the same lane)
- (empty)
- Runner (moved to the right)
- Warrior (moved to the right)
Players
Beta testing:
1st edition:
2nd edition:
- Group1
- Lobbanet
- w3st3rb3rg
- John97
- WierdLittleFella
- Group2
- Crazyfrog11
- Seblas
- paintballforfun
- FinalySlim
The first two from each group proceeded to the semifinals. Seblas was the ultimate winner, winning against Crazyfrog11 in the finals.
