Bumper Bots
An original 3D toy-robot bumper sport with inertial steering, a rechargeable thrust capacitor and speed/approach-angle-dependent elastic contacts. Score by driving into another bot with more closing momentum, reach the arena target and hold the highest score. Standard contests last 20–42 seconds; the first three allow 12-second finishes. Forty-eight fixed seeded arenas vary dimensions, rival counts, grip patches, impact pads, charge recovery, rail rebound and goals. Grip patches appear at arena 9, recharge pads and rival boost at 17, tighter charge management at 25 and lively rails at 33. All physical bots use the same drive, capacitor and collision rules. Friends compare identical seeded SOLO contests; humans do not occupy a synchronous shared physical arena. Pip is the shared Kit scoreboard computer, not an additional physical arena robot. The original procedural robots have rubber bumper rings, wheels, spring antennas and LED faces; wheel spin, spring sway and suspension animation are cosmetic.
How to play
- Drag the drive pad toward a numbered rival. The yellow-ringed robot marked YOU is yours. A far drag spends thrust; a gentle drag or release brakes and recharges.
- Take a run-up and meet a rival squarely. Faster, better-aligned closing contacts score more. Back away between hits rather than grinding bumpers.
- Reach the point target and hold the lead until the minimum contest time. Later arenas add striped low-grip patches, plus-marked recharge pads and springy charge-draining rails. Use Pause, Retry or Brake whenever needed.
Tips
- Use short thrust bursts on a straight approach. Turning while boosting spends charge without guaranteeing a clean hit.
- Release to brake and regain grip, then take a wider approach. Side contacts spin both bots and usually score less.
- Plus pads rebound and restore charge; rails drain charge. Read the rival point totals and intercept the leader when there are several bots.
Questions
How do keyboard controls work?
Use arrows or WASD to steer, Space for thrust, B for braking, P or Escape to pause/resume and R to retry outside a room. Touch players can play with one thumb.
What is saved and how does Daily work?
Best score, unlocked arenas and per-arena stars are saved through Kit.store, not animation frames. UTC date seeds the same Daily arena for everyone. Only an achieved Daily win earns a streak, at most once per UTC day; skipped days break it. WebGL failure has an actionable reload, and hidden tabs require deliberate resume.
Are Friends live robot battles?
No. Three or more friends each steer their own robot in an identical seeded solo contest, with shared live score comparisons and a final Kit podium. Pip uses the platform's score-following computer system. Room runs are single-shot with no automatic restart.
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