Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 230: Testing the New Automation Build Generator Under Basic Rules

Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 230: Testing the New Automation Build Generator Under Basic Rules

After finalizing the layout of the Basic Rules version of the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set, I decided to generate some random combinations using it. Here is the set in its current form:

Above: This is the Basic Rules variant of the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set, which I will be using for the purpose of generating random builds most of the time, unless I really need the more specific descriptions the Advanced Rules set can give me.

And here is the first of a few examples of random combinations generated under Basic Rules:

Above: The first example of a random combination generated using the Automation Build Generator under Basic Rules, with the respin result shown below.

In this case, the 1x Respin wheel landed on Choice; since the Option wheel landed on Color, I made a respin of that wheel, which landed on Orange/Brown, and I could either accept the new result, or reject it and revert to the original one (which was White). Here are several more examples.

Above, from top: An assortment of examples (and their corresponding respin results) created using the Basic Rules version of the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set.

These examples show that although the Basic Rules version of this spinner wheel set does not yield the extra precision that the Advanced Rules version confers, it is still sufficiently useful when creating random combinations.

In short, the Basic Rules version of the Automation Build Generator spinner wheel set is not only simpler than the original Advanced Rules variant, but also more enjoyable - although Advanced Rules may still be used if you need to generate a more specific combination.