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[monk12]

If I used a power slide I would get an immediate pass attempt, but I would be behind by three momentum... but I guess he's already at max momentum, so trying to pass normally is impossible.

Put that together with the huge buff to powerslides on this course, and I might as well Powerslide around the outside while releasing the blooper.

I guess.

Link's going to cross the finish line during his Movement Phase (which is when the Dash Panel boosts get factored in.) Hence, the Momentum boost gained from the Dash Panel isn't going to come into play before he finishes the race. Drafting gives an immediate pass attempt (guaranteed, but with the disparity you aren't likely to succeed) while Powersliding through the inside will give you the opportunity if you succeed. Through the outside, and your Momentum prevents you from making the attempt at all.

But yeah, you need to roll really well twice in a row and Link needs to get like a 2. Before anything else he does- defensive driving gives him a guaranteed +1 bonus, while a successful Powerslide would give him the +1 with maybe some Momentum (but carries the risk of failure,) or he could do something crazy like Drive Aggressively to try and gain so much Momentum you don't have a prayer (waaaay more risky.)

This expert analysis has been brought to you by Nookington's- Nookington's! All your friends are doing it! I very nearly had Jim and Bob breaking that down- they might yet do so in the postgame.

NINJA!

Woohoo!  Luigi, come on by and you can have some of this champagne!  Well done, all!


Him getting only that move-phase chance to pass was a surprise to me.


Good race!  I learned a lot from it... like that high accel wasn't nearly as useful as I thought it'd be.  Too bad I didn't save my money!

Yeah, that's why it cost 3 Coin and not 6. Gives you a good start out the gate, and helps if you get nuked by a Shell, but in general you've normally got at least One Momentum to play with.

I also no longer remember why crossing the finish line happens in the Movement Phase rather than Cleanup. Eh.

[Toaster]

They certainly should do a post-game wrapup.

Speaking of rules...

Drive Aggressively- The player cuts corners close, squeaks through narrow openings and generally tries to outperform the competition. The player makes a special Racing Check, gaining One Momentum on a 4, and Two Momentum for each result higher than that.

You really mean 2 for each better result?  You've been rolling it as one.

[monk12]

They certainly should do a post-game wrapup.

Speaking of rules...

Drive Aggressively- The player cuts corners close, squeaks through narrow openings and generally tries to outperform the competition. The player makes a special Racing Check, gaining One Momentum on a 4, and Two Momentum for each result higher than that.

You really mean 2 for each better result?  You've been rolling it as one.

4-1
5-2
6-3 (2 from aggressively, one from 6]

Was how I intended that to work (and I'm pretty sure I haven't blown any of those calls.) I think it's a miswording problem- the action only gives 1 on a 4 and 2 for any result higher than that, but the scaling goes up by 1 each time because it's a Racing Check.

[Yoink]

>Drive aggressively, launch red shell at nearest person ahead of me!

((No time for fluff, I just want to get my action in. ))

[Gatleos]

Powerslide through the INSIDE and release the blooper then!

Harkinian being a poor sport and tossing the poor thing at Link's head hasn't changed.

[Taricus]

I think there's a reason Zelda considers him a deadbeat

[freeformschooler]

Do we get to have metagame turns between races? On one hand that would be funny, on the other it might be a bad idea.

[Toaster]

You really mean 2 for each better result?  You've been rolling it as one.

4-1
5-2
6-3 (2 from aggressively, one from 6]

Was how I intended that to work (and I'm pretty sure I haven't blown any of those calls.) I think it's a miswording problem- the action only gives 1 on a 4 and 2 for any result higher than that, but the scaling goes up by 1 each time because it's a Racing Check.
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I gotcha now.  I interpreted it as "Each result (number) higher gives two more momentum."  I did think that was a bit much at first, but then I saw someone throw a six and get three, so I just went with it and hadn't really worried about it.

[Theodolus]

"Well, as much as I was hoping for different results I can't say I'm terribly surprised. He has been known to consistently give up first place positions. Let's head back to the office and get the lawyers working on the paperwork then." The CEO and his butler left the suite, stepping from the Air Conditioned room to the heat of the racetrack. As they walked down to the car the CEO turned towards the racer's garages. "Start the car please. I'll be there in a moment."

A short walk later and he was Luigi's garage. Finding a Toad moving a set of tires around he handed him a Sylph Co business card. "Give this to Luigi please. And tell him congratulations from Sylph Co." He turned and walked out leaving a slightly perplexed Toad in his wake.

[ExKirby]

...Yeah, I think you need to get RANDOM.org.

Anyway, Aggressive Driving, drop da bomb to hit Fox.

[Toaster]

I'm collecting the rolls now for giggles.

Fun Fact- At the end of turn 3, when Kirby was in last place, he had the highest average roll of 4.25!

[Toaster]

Data collection is complete through the last turn!

The luck leader is me, averaging 3.89 for rolls.  I had two great turns in a row that did it for that.

The luck loser is Fox  with an average o 3.35.  Kirby is actually bang on the expected average of 3.5!

Harkinian, for whatever reason, had significantly more rolls than other players.

Spoiler: Collected Data (click to show/hide)

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Player Gatleos Scelly9 Toaster Nicholas1024 ExKirby Yoink
Character King H Link Crank Luigi Kirby Fox
Total Rolls 36 30 27 28 32 31
Average Roll 3.42 3.63 3.89 3.54 3.50 3.35


[Toaster]

Also, almost forgot my action!

Celebrate with Gloomba ladies.

[monk12]

Luigi Circuit- Turn Twelve

1^st      2^nd      3^rd      4^th      5^th     6^th

Player Action

Defensive outside!

Link follows the example of Crank, Driving Defensively into the last segment!

Powerslide through the INSIDE and release the blooper then!

Harkinian being a poor sport and tossing the poor thing at Link's head hasn't changed.

King Harkinian releases THE BLOOPER, giving all opposing drivers a -1 penalty to Racing and Pass checks! He goes into a Powerslide, [1]+1 but fails to spark his engines!

"OOOAAAHHH!"

...Yeah, I think you need to get RANDOM.org.

Anyway, Aggressive Driving, drop da bomb to hit Fox.

Kirby drops the Bob-omb, [5]-2 and Fox is following too closely to evade! He is sent flying into the air, setting his Momentum to Zero and losing his Red Shell!

Kirby Drives Aggressively to put some distance between them, [2]-1-2 but he puts too much pressure on his Kart- the overburdened vehicle suffers a Hiccup! [2] Kirby's Item Synthesizer malfunctions, imposing a permanent -1 on Item Checks!

>Drive aggressively, launch red shell at nearest person ahead of me!

((No time for fluff, I just want to get my action in. ))

Fox McCloud sees Kirby's Ink/Shrunk related distress, and tries to capitalize by Driving Aggressively! [4]-1-2 As he revs his engine, he detects the telltale warning grind of an impending Hiccup, and wisely releases the throttle! Unfortunately, although he avoids permanent damage his engine stall costs him ONE Momentum!

1^st      2^nd      3^rd      4^th      5^th     6^th

Movement Phase

Link hits the outside Dash Panels and bursts across the finish line, claiming THIRD PLACE!

King Harkinian rumbles through the inside, coming in FOURTH PLACE!

Kirby hits the Dash Panels in GREEN, gaining ONE Momentum and clearing himself of Ink!

Fox McCloud hits the Dash Panels in GREEN, clearing himself of Ink and getting him all the way up to ZERO Momentum! He makes a racing check to avoid falling behind, [4]-2 but is simply too far back after that Bob-omb and engine stall! He FALLS BACK, repeating GREEN next turn and immediately gaining TWO Momentum!

Cleanup Phase

Having looked at everything, there is no way Fox can catch up unless Kirby deliberately drives into a wall- specifically, the inner wall, since the outer path would give him enough Momentum to finish the race even if he did crash. I think I'll just end the race now, and we'll mosey straight on to the postgame and the start of the metagame segment.

Kirby's Hiccup does persist from race to race- it can be fixed for 3 Coin.

LEADERBOARD

1^st      2^nd      3^rd      4^th      5^th     6^th

Spoiler: King Harkinian (click to show/hide)

FOURTH PLACE

Spoiler: Kirby (click to show/hide)

Momentum- 1
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Blue
Hiccup- Low Item

Spoiler: Luigi (click to show/hide)

SECOND PLACE

Spoiler: Crank (click to show/hide)

FIRST PLACE

Spoiler: Link (click to show/hide)

THIRD PLACE

Spoiler: Fox McCloud (click to show/hide)

Momentum- 2
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Green
Module Installed- High Acceleration, Not Aerodynamic

Spoiler: Course Info (click to show/hide)

Pretty Map courtesy of freeformscholar
Red -> Purple -> Green -> Blue -> Red
+1 to Power Slides throughout Course
RED and GREEN- Dash Panel provides ONE Momentum to all racers, can target both RED and GREEN segments with weapons.
PURPLE has a Chain Chomp Hazard- +2 to avoid it, if hit driver flips.
PURPLE and BLUE have 2 paths- inside path has Item Box and Powerslides allow immediate Pass Attempt, outside path has Dash Panels that provide ONE Momentum.

[monk12]

Hello Racing Fans, and welcome to this special postgame edition of the Mushroom Sports Network, presented by Nookington's! I'm Jim!
And I'm Bob!
And we're the Lakitu brothers!
That sure was some race, eh Bob?
Sure was, Jim! There appeared to be some indecisiveness on the course as the drivers adapted to the new MKL rules, and I think that played a factor in how this race shook out!
You said it, Bob! Our reporters are indicating that the League Competition Committee has been closely monitoring the conduct of this race with the intent of continuously improving the sport, surely for the betterment of Kart Racing!
In accordance with Federal and International Law, we are now required to inform the viewers that MSN is a subsidiary of the MKL.
As if we'd ever let that get in the way of our journalism! If the wise, handsome, and benevolent League Commissioner ever makes a mistake, we'll be the first to report it!
But let's get back to the race! We were treated to some real heated racing action today, especially between the rival Hyrulians, the heroic Link and his liege lord, King Harkinian!
King Harkinian got the first blow with his quick start, but it looks like Link has had the last laugh with a podium finish! To quote bowzerROOLS27 on our twitter feed, "It looks like Link wiped all the floors in Hyrule... with King Harkinian! #MKL"
A fine jest- and a reminder to all you viewers at home to follow MSN on twitter! Your tweets could be aired live, right on the show! And don't forget to vote for the MSN Driver of the Day, to be revealed later this week!
Speaking of Driver of the Day, tough loss for Fox McCloud, eh Bob?
Sure was, Jim! Early returns on the voting show him receiving quite the sympathy vote and a strong candidate for Driver of the Day, followed closely by the bad-boy King Harkinian!
An unfortunate loss for that august personage, especially after holding steady in the top 3 for most of the race!
Speaking of unfortunate losses, Kirby had quite a rough day on the track- he never seemed to find a groove, and that last second Hiccup will be quite a blow to Team Dreamland.
You said it, Bob! But let's talk about our leaders, Crank and Luigi! Luigi gave quite the showing on the course named in his honor, but Crank took home the gold!
And the Coin, and the Fame, and, sources say, a lucrative contract offer from Nookington's Department Store. In fact, it appears we have a rare look inside the world of contract negotiations today!
Our sources have leaked details of the contract, saying the offer is for 3 Coin up front, with 1 Coin for every top-three finish and 3 Coin for a Cup Win.
A rather conservative contract given the absolutely dominating performance Crank just turned in on the course- Nookington's is banking that the other Sponsors are biding their time to pick up a racer later in the Chase, rather than trying to out-bid Nookington's offer!
An interesting situation to watch, Bob- it will also be interesting to see what other offers are made in the coming week! Sources say that Silph Co. has expressed a strong interest in signing Luigi to a deal, and some Sponsors may try to sign one of the other racers to a cheap deal in the hopes of future returns!
And we'll be following all that action right here on MSN, so don't change that channel, and don't adjust that set!
This has been Jim and Bob reporting live from Luigi Circuit on this special MSN Postgame Report, brought to you by Nookington's! And now for a word from our sponsors!


Crank +2 Coin, +2 Fame, +9 Points
Luigi +1 Coin, +1 Fame, +7 Points
Link +5 Points
King Harkinian -1 Coin, +3 Points
Kirby -1 Coin, +1 Point
Fox McCloud -1 Coin

Spoiler: Nookington's Department Store (click to show/hide)

Nookington's Department Store- 3 Coin, 4 Prestige
CEO- Alligator Executive
Industry- Consumer Goods. Favors High Marketability, High Straightforwardness. Driver- Crank
Image- None
Relationships- Alligator Executive +2, Crank +2[/color]

Tom Nook built his commercial empire up from a small backwater store. Nookington's is known as a respectable but profit oriented business that deals fairly with its employees and rarely stoops to dirty tricks- at least, they've never been caught before.

Spoiler: Theodolus- Silph Co (click to show/hide)

Silph Co- 6 Coin, 2 Prestige
CEO- President of Silph Co
Industry- Technology. Favors Low Marketability, Low Straightforwardness, High Education.
Image- None
Relationships- President +1, Luigi +2, Mario +2

The wealthiest of the sponsors, Silph Co specializes in technical marvels and is increasingly invested in the sport of Kart Racing. However, past troubles with treacherous employees and rival businesses has made Silph Co extremely conservative and distrustful of outsiders. They prefer to sponsor a single driver and make them the face of the franchise- for as long as they are trustworthy. Silph Co refuses to consider any affiliation with Team Rocket, or any driver who has had dealings with Team Rocket.

Spoiler: borno- Pengu Games (click to show/hide)

Pengu Games- 13 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Mr. Pengu
Industry- Entertainment. Favors High Glamor, High Marketability, Low Family-Friendly
Image- None
Relationships- Mr. Pengu +1

Pengu Games: We'll have you shivering in excitement!
Pengu Games originated as a penguin living in sherbet land who realized how cute people think penguins are. From then on, that penguin gathered a group of friends to start making games about various adventures penguins had had. It was a huge success, and soon after penguins came from everywhere to try and get a piece of the fame. They like keeping a clean image, and generally won't undertake scandal.

Spoiler: Nightmare Enterprises (click to show/hide)

Nightmare Enterprises- 11 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- NME Executive
Industry- Military. Favors Low Straightfowardness, Low Family-Friendliness and High Glamor.
Branch- Entertainment. Favors High Glamor, High Marketability, Low Family-Friendly.
Branch- Consumer Goods. Favors High Marketability, High Straightforwardness.
Image- None
Relationships- NME Executive +1

Nightmare Enterprises is a conglomeration of different products wrapped in an internet startup. NME's principle product is genetic engineering and the creation of monsters for a variety of purposes, as well as the transformation of living things. NME is also involved in arms dealing, clothing, toys, and a draconian entertainment network that features big budget movies and television shows as well as independent startups- provided they can fulfill their contracts. NME is well known for their underhanded tricks, but they always honor their contracts. A driver sponsored by NME must be wary not to cross them, however, for their wrath is legendary!

Spoiler: Darvi- Waluigiware Inc (click to show/hide)

Waluigiware Inc- 10 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Waluigi
Industry- Entertainment. Favors High Glamor, High Marketability, Low Family-Friendly
Image- None
Relationships- Waluigi +1, Wario -1

Warioware was founded by none other than Wario that specializes in coming up with unique, interesting properties from a variety of developers. Unfortunately, Wario's abrasive personality drove off most of his friends and Waluigi ultimately betrayed him, forcing Wario out of the company. The new management of Waluigiware has since gone on to achieve enormous financial success, buying out smaller developers and sucking the life from their ideas. These unscrupulous business practices have translated to their foray into Kart Racing, and they will do anything for notoriety or Coin.

Spoiler: Rez Media Corporation (click to show/hide)

Rez Media Corporation- 8 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- TV on a Hand Cart
Industry- Entertainment. Favors High Glamor, High Marketability, Low Family-Friendly. Driver- King Harkinian
Branch- Rez Cinema- Entertainment.
Image- None
Relationships- TV +1, King Harkinian +2[/color]

Known for churning out mass market garbage specked with the occasional gem, Rez Media is the largest single media outlet in the multiverse, focused mainly on television and movies. Not much is known about their shadowy owner, but judging by the actions of the company he has a cold-hearted eye on the bottom line.

Spoiler: Team Rocket (click to show/hide)

Team Rocket- 7 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Rocket Executive
Industry- Technology. Favors Low Marketability, Low Straightforwardness, High Education.
Branch- Military. Favors Low Straightfowardness, Low Family-Friendliness and High Glamor.
Branch- Foods. Favors High Straightforwardness and High Family-Friendliness.
Image- None
Relationships- Rocket Executive +1, Counselor Grimtoad -1, Luigi -1

Team Rocket's primary operations are scientific research, but also has significant investments in the meatpacking and candy industries, as well as a healthy treasure-finding department. Team Rocket's dubious business practices and outright defiance of the law has outlawed their operations in many nations, including their native region of Kanto. Team Rocket has emerged as an unlikely sponsor of MKL due to a desire to improve their public image and make some quick Coin, but their management of their drivers indicates that they are the same old Team Rocket.

Spoiler: Koopa Korporation (click to show/hide)

Koopa Korporation- 5 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Koopa Executive
Industry- Consumer Goods. Favors High Marketability, High Straightforwardness. Driver- Link
Branch- Consumer Goods.
Image- None
Relationships- Koopa Executive +1, Link +2

Koopa Korp is a leading producer of cheap consumer goods in the Mushroom Kingdom and is based in Dark Land, the domain of Lord Bowser. Low quality goods are compensated for by high quantity, and Koopa Korp adopts a similar philosophy in the sport of Kart racing, signing as many drivers as they can to truly meager contracts.

Spoiler: Diamond Software (click to show/hide)

Diamond Software- 5 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Diamond Executive
Industry- Entertainment. Favors High Glamor, High Marketability, Low Family-Friendly
Branch- Entertainment.
Image- None
Relationships- Diamond Executive +1, Waluigiware -1

Another video game developer from Diamond city, with interests in records and comic books as well. They are the principle rival of Waluigiware Inc, opposing their business practices out of principle- when Warioware announced its sponsorship of MKL, Diamond Software was right behind them. Diamond Software is known as a fairly good place to work with a hatred of all things Waluigiware.

Spoiler: Hocotate Freight (click to show/hide)

Hocotate Freight- 4 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- President of Hocotate Freight
Industry- Transportation. Favors High Marketability and High Family-Friendliness.
Image- None
Relationships- President +1

Hocotate Freight is an interstellar shipping company hailing from the planet Hocotate. Perennially in financial difficulties, a windfall of treasure scavenged from Planet Pikmin gave the company enough capital to sponsor MKL in the hopes of long term financial security for the company. While not known for the fantastic treatment of his employees, the President of Hocotate Freight is reputed to be a risk-taker willing to sponsor drivers nobody else will touch. Whether his foolishness will sink the company remains to be seen.

Spoiler: Lakitu Travel Agency (click to show/hide)

Lakitu Travel Agency- 3 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Lakitu Executive
Industry- Transportation. Favors High Marketability and High Family-Friendliness.
Image- None
Relationships- Lakitu Executive +1

The Lakitu Travel Agency is a long-time sponsor of MKL, and orchestrates journeys across worlds, solar systems, galaxies, and even dimensions. Known far and wide as a fair sponsor, LTA has found itself being out-muscled by the newer, larger sponsorship groups.

Spoiler: Pappy's Pizza (click to show/hide)

Pappy's Pizza- 3 Coin, 1 Prestige
CEO- Pappy
Industry- Mom & Pop. Favors Low Marketability.
Image- None
Relationships- Pappy +3

Pappy's Pizza started out as a small pizza parlor in Brooklyn before the endorsement of the (newly famous) Mario Brothers vaulted them into the big time. Now, Pappy's Pizza Parlors are springing up across the Mushroom Kingdom, and Pappy has decided to endorse MKL to bring his product to the multiverse, as well as to sponsor the sport he loves. Pappy is widely regarded as a kind and generous employer, although with far smaller Coin reserves than the other big companies.

Alright! Welcome to the metagame portion of this RTD. The time between now and the next race counts as one long turn- during this turn, Sponsors can take up to 2 actions, and everyone is free to RP as they see fit. Additionally, Drivers may have a random Event to deal with at their discretion. Any action a player wants to be secret may be submitted by PM (contract negotiations are often secret)- contracts are not finalized until both players agree and inform the Commissioner (ie GM) of their decision. The framing device of this segment will be the helpful commentary of Jim and Bob Lakitu, but players are free to hold press conferences to announce their intentions to the world at any time.

Normally this phase only lasts 3-4 days, but since I'll be out of town this weekend the next race won't be introduced until next Sunday/Monday (travel depending.) At that point, the next group of racers will pay their entrance fees, and we'll get underway on Yoshi Falls. Any questions, shout out!

Spoiler: Toaster (click to show/hide)

Crank
Points- 9
Fame- 2
Coin- 7
Last Race- 5-8

Kart
Module Installed- High Acceleration, Sticky Wheel

Spoiler: Nicholas1024 (click to show/hide)

Luigi
Points- 7
Fame- 1
Coin- 7
Last Race- 5-8

Poltergust 4000
Module Installed- High Acceleration, Rubber Band Back

Spoiler: Scelly9 (click to show/hide)

Link
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 3
Last Race- 5-8

Kart
Module Installed- Free Item, Not Aerodynamic

Spoiler: Gatleos (click to show/hide)

King Harkinian
Points- 3
Fame- 0
Coin- 2
Last Race- 5-8

Kart
Module Installed- Rubber Band Forward, Faulty Weapons

Spoiler: ExKirby (click to show/hide)

Kirby
Points- 1
Fame- 0
Coin- 5
Last Race- 5-8

Kart
Hiccup- Low Item (3 Coin to Repair)

Spoiler: Yoink (click to show/hide)

Fox McCloud
Points- 0
Fame- 1
Coin- 2
Last Race- 5-8

Kart
Module Installed- High Acceleration, Not Aerodynamic

Spoiler: Dwarmin (click to show/hide)

Oomph and Bradely
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 5

Kart
Basic Kart

Spoiler: Spinal_Taper (click to show/hide)

Bill Ryzer
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

The Spread-Shot
Module Installed- High Acceleration, Slow

Spoiler: 10ebbor10 (click to show/hide)

Mario
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 5

Kart
Module Installed- Item Bonus, Banana Magnet

Spoiler: Luke_Prowler (click to show/hide)

Captain Falcon
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

Kart
Module Installed- Compensator

Spoiler: freeformscholar (click to show/hide)

Counselor Grimtoad
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

Kart
Module Installed- Speedy, Featherweight

Spoiler: MonkeyHead (click to show/hide)

MonkeyKong
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

Kart
Module Installed- Speedy, Rubber Band Back

Spoiler: Remalle (click to show/hide)

Vaati
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

Kart
Module Installed- Speedy, Featherweight

Spoiler: Phantom of the Library (click to show/hide)

The Mysterious Mr. L
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 4

Kart
Module Installed- Dirty Weapons, Banana Magnet

Spoiler: adwarf (click to show/hide)

Boss Form Amadeus
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 5

Kart
Basic Kart

Spoiler: Taricus (click to show/hide)

Zelda
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 2

Kart
Module Installed- Compensator

Spoiler: Dirg (click to show/hide)

Dry Bones
Points- 0
Fame- 0
Coin- 3

Kart
Basic Kart