{"id":796,"date":"2023-09-12T03:09:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/?page_id=796"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:16:47","slug":"junkbot-wars-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/junkbot-wars-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvage Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salvage Wars<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Mechanics
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Auction: Dutch Priority<\/a> \u2022 King of the Hill<\/a> \u2022 Programmed Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

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Game Overview<\/h4>\n

Core Concept:<\/h4>\n

Salvage Wars<\/strong> is a 2-5 player tactical arena game where players scavenge junk, assemble ramshackle battle-bots, and fight for dominance in the scrapyard. Each bot is built from salvaged parts as players vie for control of scoring zones in a brutal King of the Hill-style showdown. Can your machine hold the hill… or will it collapse under its own bolts?<\/p>\n

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Key Systems:<\/h4>\n
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  • Three-Phase Game Loop:<\/strong>\n
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    • Bid:<\/strong> Players acquire new parts using a Dutch Priority Auction system. As the price of a part drops, players may claim it in priority order – but only one player gets each part.<\/li>\n
    • Build:<\/strong> Players construct their bots freely from collected parts. There are no slot limits – stacking redundant components increases resilience in case of failure.<\/li>\n
    • Battle:<\/strong> Players execute pre-programmed movement and action plans to compete for control over point-scoring zones in the arena.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Junk-Based Bot Construction:<\/strong>\n
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      • Parts vary in power and stability. Some are reliable, others risky but cheap.<\/li>\n
      • Bots may have overlapping systems or backup components to survive attacks or wear.<\/li>\n
      • There\u2019s no limit to the number or type of parts a bot can incorporate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Programmed Movement & Arena Combat:<\/strong>\n
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        • Players program their bots in secret, then execute moves and actions simultaneously.<\/li>\n
        • Programmed sequences may misfire, cause bot damage, or result in tactical brilliance.<\/li>\n
        • Bots compete for control over specific spaces, scoring points at the end of each round for holding key zones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Design Principles:<\/h4>\n
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          • Calculated Chaos:<\/strong> Programmed movement mixed with unreliable components creates wild, cinematic results.<\/li>\n
          • Strategic Scrapbuilding:<\/strong> Players must evaluate each part not just by function, but by risk, timing, and synergy.<\/li>\n
          • Emergent Narrative:<\/strong> Each bot tells a story – a lopsided tank held together by a hope and a prayer, or a sleek but brittle glass cannon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Trigger:<\/strong> The game ends once a player reaches a scoring threshold.<\/li>\n
            • Victory Condition:<\/strong> The player with the most accumulated points from holding hill zones wins.<\/li>\n
            • Tiebreaker:<\/strong> Most functional parts remaining, then fewest total system failures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Specialist Factions:<\/strong> Introduce asymmetrical player powers, such as bot tinkerers, speed junkies, or demolitionists.<\/li>\n
              • Hazard Zones:<\/strong> Add lava pits, magnetic traps, or shifting arenas that further challenge programming precision.<\/li>\n
              • Unique Arena Objectives:<\/strong> Scenarios with kingmaker relics, bot sacrifices, or time bombs for mid-game twists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Mechanics Auction: Dutch Priority \u2022 King of the Hill \u2022 Programmed Movement Game Overview Core Concept: Salvage Wars is a 2-5 player tactical arena game where players scavenge junk, assemble ramshackle battle-bots, and fight for dominance in the scrapyard. Each bot is built from salvaged parts as players vie for control of scoring zones in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-796","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3866,"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796\/revisions\/3866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimira.com\/boardgames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}