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RE: Steemit Ultra Marathon – Game one – round one
I’m looking forward to this! Point of clarification:
Are the rounds an equal amount of time for each runner? If it’s a set amount of time, wouldn’t
rest time = allotted time - running time
The way ti works, is you tell me how fast you will go and for how many hours - maximum of 2 hours. Then I figure out how far you will go using those values. You don't have to use the whole 2 hours.
So it is a strategic allocation of effort taking into account the terrain you'll be running over. In a way you are trying to second guess the calculations happening in the game engine and trying to match those numbers as close as you can for optimal performance.
For the rest time, how that works is you get 3kms in distance gained for each hour you rest i.e. you are walking. and your damage is cut in half. That enables you to get back running again. One of our testers used this feature to storm home in the finish and cover a lot of ground.
You can look back at the test round and see how the testers got on to give you some idea of what works.
Does that mean I can use 4 hours per round and start the next round at the same time as all of the other runners?
No, the maximum time per round is 2 hours. So you need to think less in terms of hours and more in terms of distance that you can cover for each round. Sometimes it is best to cover less distance in this round and conserve your health, so you can cover more distance in the next round.
For each round you all have 2 hours that you can use. You don't have to use all of the 2 hours however.
This is a turn based game, so think of the numbers you supply me as coming from the throw of a dice (except you get to decide what they are)
Because the terrain changes - remember this race is over some very big hills, you have to try ad figure out the most efficient way to cross the trail in front of you, and you can determine how much of the trail to cover (a bit) by how fast and and how long you run.
I hope that helps.