Robopoly Game Guide#

Robopoly is a simple board game played against the robot. Users drive their turns by voice; the manipulator reads the dice and moves the pieces. This page describes the warm-up, the turn flow, and the full game logic. For how to launch the demo, see Robopoly Game (VLM / LLM).

Warm-up#

  1. Open the web-based manipulator controller at localhost:8000.

    • Tune the velocity and acceleration to 0.8–0.9 (recommended).

    • Press Go To Init and watch the speed of the manipulator.

  2. Open the Robopoly game at localhost:7999.

    • After following the setup guide, open Chrome and go to localhost:7999.

    • Click the Game mode button in the upper-right corner.

    • Hold down the X key and say something to warm up the LLM and Text-to-Speech (TTS) AI models.

You are now ready to run the Robopoly demo.

Game Process#

User Turn#

  1. The user turn starts. The user can choose one of two actions: check the game status or see the dice number.

    Hold down the Z key, say the action, and release the Z key.

  2. If the user says check the game status, the user’s money and turn information pop up on the game screen.

  3. If the user says see the dice number, the manipulator reads the dice and moves the user’s piece on the board based on the dice number.

  4. If the user arrives at a property not owned by another user, the user can choose one of the following actions: Buy land, Buy house, Buy hotel, or Skip.

    Hold down the Z key, say the action, and release the Z key.

  5. Other cases follow the game logic – see Game Explanation.

The user turn ends.

Robot Turn#

  1. The robot automatically rolls the dice and reflects the dice number on the board.

  2. The robot chooses the proper building based on its money.

  3. Other cases follow the game logic – see Game Explanation.

The robot turn ends.

Turns alternate between the user and the robot until the game ends – see Game Explanation.

Game Explanation#

Environment#

Two users start with $500 each.

Rules#

  • Both users’ pieces start at the GO position.

  • Move each piece based on the dice number.

  • IN THE DESERT ISLAND is not counted in the movable cells; it can only be reached by GO TO DESERT ISLAND.

  • When a user arrives at a new property, the user can take one of the following actions: Skip, Buy land, Buy house, or Buy hotel.

  • Valid property cells: BOSTON, SEOUL, TAIPEI, SHANGHAI, TOKYO, BUSAN, NEWYORK, LONDON.

  • When a user arrives at an opponent-owned property, the user pays the owner:

    • Land (no building): $150

    • House: $300

    • Hotel: $450

Special Cases#

  • IN THE DESERT ISLAND – the user can only escape the cell by rolling a 6.

  • ELECTRIC COMPANY – the user can Skip or Buy land. The penalty is the same as a normal land property.

  • NON-FREE PARKING – the user loses $100.

  • GO – the user gains $100.

  • CHANCE – the user shows a handwritten card to the manipulator camera. Card examples: $200, $100, $0 (Sorry), and -$150.

End Game#

  • When a user goes bankrupt, the game ends and the opponent wins.

  • After moving around the board twice, the game ends and the richer user wins.

Board#