Ulfilas' maps

NEW map (as of 12/12/95): BOT HURRICANE I: Just from aIndy¹s performance on Hawaii-O-Five I assumed it¹d do well on a map like this. As it turned out, however, it still isn¹t as good as Kuk :-).

<<<Example: Play Ulfilas' Bot Hurricane I

About the Ulfilas' OIL RIG series: A few variations on this most-played map (made by Guido, as far as I know). All are for lovers of fast games on a small map. My favorite ones are III, V, and VII.

<<<Example: Play Ulfilas' Oil Rig III

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Oil Rig variants: Ulfilas' Oil Rigs VIII and IX

<<<Play Ulfilas' Oil Rig VIII

About Ulfilas' Oil Rig VIII: Four bases and four pills on the outside road. Slows down the pace somewhat.

Ulfilas' Oil Rig IX ("Woodrig")

<<<Play Ulfilas' Oil Rig IX ("Woodrig")

About Ulfilas' "Woodrig": Well, to admit it right away: wood is quite rare on this oil rig. Which is a bummer, if you have just picked up 10 of the 16 dead pills ;-) This map is a good example for the buggy "forest growth algorithm" in Bolo. There are parts of this map you don't want to start at.



Ulfilas' Initial Race

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About Ulfilas' Initial Race: Something different. Start it as a "Strict Tournament" only! Games on this map will tend to take LONG.



Ulfilas' Looong Treat

<<<Play Ulfilas' Loong Treat

About Ulfilas' Loong Treat: It is the pill treat, which is so long ;-) But don't even try to perform the "Sixteenuple Bunnie" - take care in getting the right bases instead. If you don't want to play a 1x1 with tlwc (Mikael), just start this map. He will quit right away.



Ulfilas' Mint Cookie

<<<Taste Ulfilas' Mint Cookie

About Ulfilas' Mint Cookie: A sweet experience, if you drive in curves. This map looks great, is symmetrical, and not pure tarmac. One of my most normal maps.



Ulfilas' Master Maze

<<<Enter Ulfilas' Master Maze

About Ulfilas' Master Maze: Not good for 1x2s, as Wild×Duck might recall ;-). Games will be long. You don't want to die on this map, but it is like slipping in comparison with losing your man. Better give up immediately if that happens.



<<<Play Ulfilas' Foil Rig

About the FOIL RIG: I'm quite proud of this baby :-) since it is very playable and was well received by the Bolo community. I got the idea to this map by playing with the word "oil" in "oil rig": oil...oil...foil - how would a FOIL rig look like? Mhm, rectangular at least, symmetrical, and with a somewhat homogeneous surface. I kept it playable though, so it does not resemble an aluminum foil too much. Moving around on this rig is smoother than on the classical oil rig, because you don't have to cross forest all the time. There are enough trees though. Acquiring bases and pills is easy - we love getting to the (inter)action fast, don't we? ;-)



<<< Play Ulfilas' Boil Rig I

<<< Play Ulfilas' Boil Rig II About BOIL RIGS 1 & 2: Heeeeeelllllooooooo Oil Rig Lovers: Two BOIL Rigs for people who love it hot (sizzle)! These maps are somewhat between the classical Oil Rig and Guido's Lucer Map. Not as meltingly hot as Roo's Rig, but warm enough I feel.



<<<Example: Play Ulfilas' Spoil Rig 2

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About SPOIL RIGS 1 - 4: Four oil rig type maps. As it says, it's easy to get spoiled on these, since the bases and first pills are VERY easy to take. However, DON'T GET SPOILED, since everybody else will be spoiled, too (somewhat paradox, ain't it?). Experience tells, that in most games on oil rig type maps the center bases are useless except for blocking. If that is true, why not taking them out of the center? That's one of the specialities of the Spoil Rigs, just one however :-) Games on Spoil Rig 4 will tend to be long ones, since the four quarters are separated by thick walls. In this map's virgin game against Darth (1 1/2 hours!) I had just the bases & pills in one quarter, and Darth almost squeezed me in this corner. However, he tended to be somewhat careless with his employees' health, sending them out too predictable to spike me. Building another THICK wall around one of them finally allowed me to get some fresh air and finish the game. :-)



<<<Play Tribute to Wild!

About Tribute to Wild!: Another oil rig type map, refering to the future Bolo God of Europe. I'm proud to be his 2x2 team partner (although we sux so much :-O).



<<<Play Inside Out

About Inside Out: A new type of map, since ALL starters are in the center of the map, which creates a different dynamic in the game (as its name says). Phil says it set a new trend of similar maps recently. One fact my lgms and I like about this map: they come back fast.



About Ulfilas' Bolo Tanks 1-3: I can't find these maps anymore. Anybody has them? ;-) These maps are not easy, especially not for newbies. Rather small, some with water inside. Look at these maps from the distance! Bolo on!

<<<Play TwoTown

About TwoTown: One town at each end: one north, one south, with nice opportunities for various pill taking techniques using buildings. Several bases & pills in an open area in between: A place to meet :-)




<<<Play Meet Later

About Meet Later (4 players): Four islands with almost equal numbers of bases & pills, connected by a cross of roads. In the center of the cross: 2 bases & four pills. There lies the major battleground. Four bases on tiny islands close to the heart of the cross add to the fun, especially at the beginning, after you've lost your boat :-)




<<<Play Mickey

About Mickey: A large 3 player map. 3 outer islands, one inner island (the nose). Lots of forest, two mazes, and some roads through deep sea. Terrain in the centers of the islands is very easy.




<<<Play FunSurprise


<<<Play Greater FunSurprise

About FunSurprise & Greater FunSurprise: These maps are HUGE, so be warned. Also, they are pre-mined. Large part of the action will happen in the center area, which is a big island. Most of the other stuff is one large building (due to a bug in BMapEdit 2.0, which was fixed in 2.01), MOST of it (which is what I meant by "Surprise" when I created these 2 maps). An even Greater Surprise on the second map - have fun searching this map :-) Don't play these maps with fewer than 4 players! The optimal number of players is higher than 6.




<<<Play Central Hell

About Central Hell: A circular map with some ;) heat in the swampy center. If you want bases - no problem. If you want pills - uh oh! :-) (Well, there ARE a few at the outside).




<<<Play InMaze

About InMaze: A map Wild Duck & I were driving Mikael nuts on as newbies (oh, I loved those nights :-)): during four to six hour games Mikael would chase us through the water-building maze, building roads everywhere, just to mine them up again (which used to be his speciality until then). There are several islands with bases & pills within the maze, and the whole thing is framed with swamp-grass, and forest. Also, there is a signature on it, that often was used as a last refuge (before the comeback).



<<<Think first and play!

About Think First!: A ooo-shaped-map with two piles of pills, one in the left circle, one in the right circle. Before you go at these pills: think!



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