RAMbots

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RAMbots
Kory Heath
In RAMbots, players design secret programs which are executed in an order determined by precedence, to control robots that are fighting to become the first to tag all of the goals.
:Players Players: 2 - 4
:Time Length: unknown
:Complexity Complexity: Medium
Trios per color: 1 per player + 1
Number of colors: 4
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes: 4
Five-color sets: 1 per player + 1
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
Chessboard, screens to hide programs, small pieces from extra stash (optional)
Setup time: 5 minutes
Playing time:
Strategy depth: Medium
Random chance: Medium
Game mechanics: Color powers, Programming
Theme: Robots
BGG Link: 15193
Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2001

RAMbots is a programming game in which everyone secretly builds a program, and then they all reveal their programs and evaluate them in a potentially interleaved order. It has been compared to RoboRally.

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