1. Look Around
Use Combined patterns for common rules, or Individual sensing blocks to ask what is around your critter.
Example: look front checks the square right in front of it.
The result can be EMPTY, WALL, ALLY, or ENEMY.
Training Grounds
Run the arena at full size, tune the setup, and manage the active combat lineup from the right.
Workshop - New Critter
Build one continuous block chain. Use Combined patterns to start quickly, Individual blocks for custom logic, and Variables for memory.
How to Play
Think of Blockly like snapping together toy bricks. Each block tells your critter what to look at or what to do next.
A critter’s action comes from its own perspective. Every turn, each critter reads its local sensor information, runs the block chain, and follows the returned action.
2. Make A Choice
Use Individual logic blocks to compare what your critter sees.
Example: if look front equals ENEMY, then your critter knows danger is ahead.
This is how you teach a critter to decide instead of move randomly.
3. Tell It What To Do
Use return action blocks inside an if block to choose the move.
HOP means move forward. LEFT and RIGHT mean turn. ATTACK means try to take over the critter in front.
4. Use Variables Like A Tiny Notebook
The Variables blocks let your critter remember things between turns.
Use boolean flags for true/false choices and counters for numbers that can go up or down.
This helps make smarter critters with plans.
Easy Starter Idea
Try building this rule:
If look front is ENEMY, ATTACK. If look front is EMPTY, HOP. Otherwise, turn RIGHT.
That is almost exactly how the Hunter example works.
The Gauntlet
Coming soon.
Critter Circuit
Submit a Workbench critter as a guest or a finalized Roster critter from a permanent account. Live matches appear here during Critter Circuit Night.
Arena Rules
Next Critter Circuit
Sunday
7:00 PM Pacific / 10:00 PM Eastern
- Permanent accounts can submit up to the configured queue limit. Guests can submit 1 Workbench critter from this browser at a time.
- The same critter cannot be queued twice at the same time by the same owner.
- Each match is planned for the configured match size using queued submissions.
- Queued critters are scheduled for at least the configured minimum number of matches when possible.
- Queue order is randomized when Tonight's Matches are generated.
- Critter stats are based only on completed Critter Circuit matches.
Current Arena Settings
- Current Critter Circuit settings are shown here and can be changed by admins.
Critter Circuit Foundation
Critter Circuit is where queued critters are scheduled into future public matches.
Anyone can watch. Submit a Workbench critter as a guest now, or create a free account to submit permanent Roster critters.
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