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Player ActionContinue awesome powerslides! (ON OUTSIDE)
Crank drifts toward the Outside of the track, [3]
+1 and successfully
Power Slides, gaining a
+1 on Pass Checks!
Aim for the dash panels, and hit a power slide.
"Come on, just one more lap... Just normal driving aggressively doesn't seem to work here, the course isn't complicated enough... why'd they have to name it after ME?!?"Luigi follows Crank's lead towards the Dash Panels, [1]
+1 but he fails to ignite his engines for a Power Slide and a pass attempt!
Release the kraken blooper! Drive aggressively through the inner loop for mad items!
Harkinian's eyes bulge out of his head, and he throws back his head in laughter!
"OOOAAAHHHH HOH HOH HOH HOH HOH!"As he does so he imagines his meteoric rise to fame in the form of an inner monologue!
<At last! The fame, the fortune, the women, the banquets, the POWER!!! It will all be mine once more! That boi Link and those damned plumbers took everything away from me, and now I'm going to win it back! They will all grovel at my feet, the feet of the KING OF THE KARTS!!!> "Eh? What was that?" "You can't hear that, mah boi! The angle brackets mean it's an inner monologue, not dialogue!" "What angle brackets? What are you talking about!?!" "OOOAAAHHHH HOH HOH HOH HOH HOH!"King Harkinian drives aggressively towards the inner path and its Item Boxes, [6] expertly toeing the line and gaining
THREE Momentum! He releases the Blooper, which once again spurts Ink over each and every Driver!
Screw everything, HIT THAT PEDAL, FIRE THAT SHELL, DO SOME OTHER STUFF
Kirby's little pink face contorts in rage!
"FIRE EVERYTHING!"His Red Shell zips forward, [5]
+3vs[3] slamming into the side of King Harkinian's Kart! He flips, losing
TWO Momentum! Kirby follows up by slamming on the gas, Driving Aggressively [2]
-1 but skids into the grass, losing
ONE Momentum!
It appears I am blind. 
Draft! Use Boo! Steal Item!
Link sends forth
BOO, gaining
ONE Momentum, becoming
Incorporeal (which cures his Ink problem) and stealing an item- unluckily, Fox is the only one with an item, and his Thunderbolt transfers to Link's Kart! Link Drafts behind Kirby's Kart, and when he catches the grass Link makes his move! [5]
+6vs[3]
+2 He succeeds, losing
ONE Momentum and claiming Fourth, one position away from the money!
Fox McCloud's medication-clouded eyes widened as he passed the line into the final lap, and the knowledge that this was it cut through his sedative haze like a beamsword through tofu and spurred him into action. He tightened his iron grip on the wheel and swung his rickety, secondhand 'craft' into a sharp bank around the curve.
He had to win this! He had to! Otherwise, he'd never be able to pay off his debts and get the Arwing back...
Fuelled by grim determination, Fox will Powerslide 'round the inside!
Fox is cut to the quick as he enters the last lap, flying onto the
RED section of the track in last place. Last! Not second, not even
placing... if he can't even get back his investment in this race, he'll lose
everything. He can't- he
won't let that happen!
Fox cuts into a Powerslide, [4]
+1 and bursts ahead with
+1 on Pass Attempts and an opportunity to move past Kirby! [2]
+2+1vs[4]
+2 Frustratingly, his lack of track awareness prevents him from passing the incensed Kirby! So little race left!
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Movement PhaseCrank's Powerslide brings him [6]
+2 safely past the Chain Chomp to the Dash Panels, granting him
ONE Momentum, clearing his windshield of Ink and giving him the boost he needs to Pull Ahead again! [5]
WITH GUSTO, he succeeds, flying around the bend and through
GREEN- he loses
THREE MOMENTUM from pulling ahead, but gets
one back from the Dash Panels on Green! Crank is entering
BLUE FOR THE WIN!Luigi [2]
+2 manages to abort his Power Slide early enough to avoid a collision with the Chain Chomp and hits the Dash Panels for
ONE Momentum, losing the Ink and attempts to keep pace with Crank! [5]
-1 HE DOES SO, following Crank's pell-mell dash to the finish line- he loses
THREE MOMENTUM from pulling ahead, but gets
one back from the Dash Panels on
GREEN! Luigi will be challenging Crank in the
final curve for the prized position in victory lane!
King Harkinian [6]
+2 easily evades the Chain Chomp, but he lacks the Momentum to try and Pull Ahead! He aims for the Item Boxes, hoping to find the means to stay in the race!
Link hits the Dash Panel in
RED, gaining
ONE Momentum and losing the Ink! The speed burst gives him the opportunity to Pull Ahead, [6] and he gets the opportunity, pulling into
PURPLE [1]
+2 and fortunately driving straight through the Chain Chomp due to his Incorporeality! His Pull Ahead Attempt
SUCCEEDS and he loses
TWO Momentum as he zips through the inner path of
PURPLE. He looks to challenge his King for a share of the purse and a place on the podium!
Kirby hits the Dash Panel in
RED, gaining
ONE Momentum and losing the Ink! Unfortunately, his Momentum isn't high enough to chase after Link!
Fox McCloud hits the Dash Panel in
RED, gaining
ONE Momentum and losing the Ink! Unfortunately, his Momentum isn't high enough to challenge Kirby for Fifth!
Cleanup PhaseHarkinian aims for an Item Box on his way through
PURPLE, [5]
+1 and easily takes one, [1]
+2+1 and gets
YET ANOTHER BLOOPER! His visage is terrible to behold, even more so than normal!
Link needs no item, already having a Thunderbolt in his inventory!
Drivers Cross the Finish Line when they finish their Movement Phase in
BLUE.
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Momentum- 3
Item- Blooper
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Green
Module Installed-
Rubber Band Forward,
Faulty Weapons Momentum- 3
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Purple
Momentum- 4
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Blue
Poltergust 4000-
High Acceleration,
Rubber Band Back
Momentum- 4
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Blue
Module Installed-
High Acceleration,
Sticky Wheel
Momentum- 3
Item- Thunderbolt
Status-
IncorporealSegment- Entering Green
Module Installed-
Free Item,
Not Aerodynamic
Momentum- 3
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering Purple
Module Installed-
High Acceleration,
Not Aerodynamic
Pretty Map courtesy of freeformscholarRed ->
Purple ->
Green ->
Blue ->
Red+1 to Power Slides throughout Course
RED and
GREEN- Dash Panel provides ONE Momentum to all racers, can target both
RED and
GREEN segments with weapons.
PURPLE has a Chain Chomp Hazard- +2 to avoid it, if hit driver flips.
PURPLE and
BLUE have 2 paths- inside path has Item Box and Powerslides allow immediate Pass Attempt, outside path has Dash Panels that provide ONE Momentum.
"Ook Ook Ook!"
MonkeyKong was enjoying the close race, despite a lack of bananas.
Indeed, there is a decided lack of bananas and fake item boxes on this course. I think after this race, I'll be dropping the Boo and padding another Banana on the bottom. Possibly two, although that would make it near impossible to get a Thunderbolt without being waaaay behind. Something I'll be pondering.
And before anyone asks, yes, I'll be taking another look at the Pulling Ahead rules as well. It's a bit too easy right now.
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