"Avoid the obstacles and complete 5 laps on the big roulette!"
Rushin' Roulette puts a spin on the classic race formula, with players completing multiple laps of a circuit instead of on a straightforward obstacle course. In this case, the course is a giant roulette wheel divided into three parts: the inner, middle, and outer rings.
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Player Distribution
Because the track is so small and the rings are so different, starting in the front row or closer to a ring may give too much of an advantage. My main solution is to have players start at different positions around the course, possibly in groups of 3-6. The finish line for each player is marked by a glow that only they can see. This makes it more likely for players to interact as the faster players pass the slow ones.
The Casino Heist Set:
History
This one started out as a Fruit Chute type race called Whirlpool. The course was a funnel with conveyors or "flowing" slippery suds that spiraled down into a pit at the center. The start and finish lines were on platforms on the outer edge. They were near each other, but the finish line was "upstream". Players would either have to go against the current avoiding obstacles or take the long way around following the current. You could also get a shorter path by going close to the center, but this risked getting sucked into the pit.
My idea to do a roulette wheel came during the creation of the Easter Egg Hunt, with a roulette dispersing eggs randomly. This was eventually re-worked into Egg Roll, which can be found in the same post.
Next, Rushin' Roulette was a giant roulette wheel, where the whole ring spun. A coin dispenser up above would drop coins, and players would have to collect them to score points (similar to jumping through hoops in Ski Fall). Players would have to run against the spin of the wheel to stay under the dispenser or go the long way around to wind up back under it. (A little bit of this idea snuck its way into Egg Noggin.)
Then I had another idea as a Survival round players were on a roulette table, with a roulette wheel down below. The roulette wheel would select slots and players standing on those selected slots would fall down into the wheel. You would have to avoid the ball (instant elimination) while trying to earn your way back up to the table by grabbing coins... if this sounds complicated and not fun, that is because it is. MediaTonic did this better in Snowball Survival.
Eventually, I just went with a race around a roulette wheel using Whirlpool's idea. Occam's razor. I kept the idea of dodging the ball from the Survival round. Instead of having the whole ring spin, I divided it up into segments. I played around with having holes in the center, but that always ended up too easy to jump over or too frustrating if you fell in and had to start the lap over (maybe a variant someday). Instead, I created the dividing walls.
And that's the history of this one round. Man, this part is longer than the rest of the post. I guess that's just the process.
submitted by Sethbreloom94 to FallGuysGame [link] [comments] Rushin' Roulette puts a spin on the classic race formula, with players completing multiple laps of a circuit instead of on a straightforward obstacle course. In this case, the course is a giant roulette wheel divided into three parts: the inner, middle, and outer rings.
- As everyone knows, the inside track of a circle is shorter, so the inner section of the wheel is designed to slow players down and be riskier. For example, the most common version has each section divvied up by walls that players must jump over.
- The main ring contains the fewest obstacles but lacks the boost from the inner or outer paths. Obstacles for this segment can include Pressure Washers (see Clam Up) or floor launchers.
- The outer ring is the longest route, so to compensate, the outer ring spins forward like an actual roulette wheel. However, there is a risk to this path as well. A roulette ball will spin along this route, so players must weave into the main ring periodically to avoid it.
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Player Distribution
Because the track is so small and the rings are so different, starting in the front row or closer to a ring may give too much of an advantage. My main solution is to have players start at different positions around the course, possibly in groups of 3-6. The finish line for each player is marked by a glow that only they can see. This makes it more likely for players to interact as the faster players pass the slow ones.
The Casino Heist Set:
- Arcade Spree (Race)
- Rushin' Roulette (Race)
- Security Sweep (Survival)
- Time Safe (Survival)
- Loot Drop (Team)
- Stomp-A-Mole (Hunt)
- Card Shuffle (Logic)
- Royal Flush (Final)
- The Big Score (Final)
History
This one started out as a Fruit Chute type race called Whirlpool. The course was a funnel with conveyors or "flowing" slippery suds that spiraled down into a pit at the center. The start and finish lines were on platforms on the outer edge. They were near each other, but the finish line was "upstream". Players would either have to go against the current avoiding obstacles or take the long way around following the current. You could also get a shorter path by going close to the center, but this risked getting sucked into the pit.
My idea to do a roulette wheel came during the creation of the Easter Egg Hunt, with a roulette dispersing eggs randomly. This was eventually re-worked into Egg Roll, which can be found in the same post.
Next, Rushin' Roulette was a giant roulette wheel, where the whole ring spun. A coin dispenser up above would drop coins, and players would have to collect them to score points (similar to jumping through hoops in Ski Fall). Players would have to run against the spin of the wheel to stay under the dispenser or go the long way around to wind up back under it. (A little bit of this idea snuck its way into Egg Noggin.)
Then I had another idea as a Survival round players were on a roulette table, with a roulette wheel down below. The roulette wheel would select slots and players standing on those selected slots would fall down into the wheel. You would have to avoid the ball (instant elimination) while trying to earn your way back up to the table by grabbing coins... if this sounds complicated and not fun, that is because it is. MediaTonic did this better in Snowball Survival.
Eventually, I just went with a race around a roulette wheel using Whirlpool's idea. Occam's razor. I kept the idea of dodging the ball from the Survival round. Instead of having the whole ring spin, I divided it up into segments. I played around with having holes in the center, but that always ended up too easy to jump over or too frustrating if you fell in and had to start the lap over (maybe a variant someday). Instead, I created the dividing walls.
And that's the history of this one round. Man, this part is longer than the rest of the post. I guess that's just the process.
