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'''Comet Dodging Race Wee''' ('''CDRW''' in [[Terminology|worms terminology]]) is a scheme in which players' worms must avoid the meteors of the [[Armageddon]] to survive. The scheme is entirely luck-based and involves no skill or strategy, as there is nothing that players can do to improve their chances of survival.
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'''Comet Dodging Race Wee''' ('''CDRW''' in [[Terminology|worms terminology]]) is a scheme that despite the name, it is not really a race, it's a battle, probably the main objects of this scheme are not [[w:Comet|comets]], they are likely [[w:Meteoroid#Meteors|meteors]] (from the weapon [[Armageddon]], see [[w:Meteor_shower|Meteor shower]] for the phenomenum it is presumably inspired), and the worms cannot really dodge them, because they cannot move (anchor/artillery mode).
  
Players place their worms on pixels in an otherwise empty map and, each turn, activate the [[Armageddon]] weapon. The last team to survive wins the game.
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The scheme is entirely luck-based and involves no skill or strategy, as there is nothing that players can do to improve their chances of survival - except that there is [[Low Gravity]] in this scheme, so it might make a difference depending on the situation. For example, worms at higher pixels might hit other far worms with Low Gravity, or they can skim on the water higher/longer. Low gravity is still almost insignificant.
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Players place their worms at pixels in an otherwise empty map and, each turn, activate the [[Armageddon]] weapon. The last team to survive wins the game.
  
 
There are '''no rules'''.
 
There are '''no rules'''.
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The scheme is not currently supported by [[HostingBuddy]].
 
The scheme is not currently supported by [[HostingBuddy]].
  
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[[Image:CDRW.gif|center|thumb|1000px|Dorami-chan made history!]]
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
[[Image:Comet Dodging icon.png|frame|left|WO icon]]
 
[[Image:Comet Dodging icon.png|frame|left|WO icon]]
 
The scheme was introduced by [[People/DarkOne|DarkOne]], some time between 2004 and 2006.
 
The scheme was introduced by [[People/DarkOne|DarkOne]], some time between 2004 and 2006.
  
The scheme has featured consistently in competitions, featuring in the [[Worm Olympics]] every year from [http://2006.wormolympics.com/tourneys/11 2006] to [http://2016.wormolympics.com/results?scheme=15 2016], and in [https://www.tus-wa.com/cups/search/!comet%20dodging!QUOTE/ cups] hosted on [[The Ultimate Site]] between 2014 and 2021.
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=== Competitive events ===
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The scheme has featured consistently in competitions. Tradicionally this scheme is used as a [[w:Dice|die]], to determine a winner from a draw, or who starts, etc. in competitive scenario.
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==== Tournaments ====
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It was featured in [[Worm Olympics]] tournaments: every year from [http://2006.wormolympics.com/tourneys/11 2006] to [http://2016.wormolympics.com/results?scheme=15 2016].
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==== Cups ====
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It was featured in [https://www.tus-wa.com/cups/search/!comet%20dodging!QUOTE/ cups] hosted on [[The Ultimate Site]] between 2014 and 2024.
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=== Similar ideas ===
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==== Before this scheme ====
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The idea of surviving from Armageddon already existed in [[WA]]'s [[Mission_walkthrough_(Worms_Armageddon)#Mission_24_-_Countdown_to_Armageddon|24th mission: "Countdown to Armageddon"]], and also the concept of this survival dodging meteors, but with the [[Jet Pack]]: the [[WWP]] [[Mission_walkthrough_(Worms_World_Party)#Mission_40_-_All_Aboard|40th mission: "All Aboard"]].
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==== After this scheme ====
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More details about similar schemes regarding survival from Armageddon or dodging meteors can be found [[Flat_Earth_Apocalypse#Similar_ideas|here]].

Latest revision as of 02:32, 15 August 2024

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Comet Dodging Race Wee (CDRW in worms terminology) is a scheme that despite the name, it is not really a race, it's a battle, probably the main objects of this scheme are not comets, they are likely meteors (from the weapon Armageddon, see Meteor shower for the phenomenum it is presumably inspired), and the worms cannot really dodge them, because they cannot move (anchor/artillery mode).

The scheme is entirely luck-based and involves no skill or strategy, as there is nothing that players can do to improve their chances of survival - except that there is Low Gravity in this scheme, so it might make a difference depending on the situation. For example, worms at higher pixels might hit other far worms with Low Gravity, or they can skim on the water higher/longer. Low gravity is still almost insignificant.

Players place their worms at pixels in an otherwise empty map and, each turn, activate the Armageddon weapon. The last team to survive wins the game.

There are no rules.

The scheme is not currently supported by HostingBuddy.

Dorami-chan made history!

History

WO icon

The scheme was introduced by DarkOne, some time between 2004 and 2006.

Competitive events

The scheme has featured consistently in competitions. Tradicionally this scheme is used as a die, to determine a winner from a draw, or who starts, etc. in competitive scenario.

Tournaments

It was featured in Worm Olympics tournaments: every year from 2006 to 2016.

Cups

It was featured in cups hosted on The Ultimate Site between 2014 and 2024.

Similar ideas

Before this scheme

The idea of surviving from Armageddon already existed in WA's 24th mission: "Countdown to Armageddon", and also the concept of this survival dodging meteors, but with the Jet Pack: the WWP 40th mission: "All Aboard".

After this scheme

More details about similar schemes regarding survival from Armageddon or dodging meteors can be found here.

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