<p>They're programmed randomly. This is dealt with explicitly on page 10 of the rules:</p>
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<p>LOCKING REGISTERS DURING POWER DOWN</p>
<p>Because robots can still be damaged during a power down, they can sometimes accumulate Damage tokens for a register to lock up before they reenter play. Registers that become locked when your robot is powered down are immediately programmed randomly: Draw a card from the top of the deck and put it in that register, face up.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>If I wake my robot with locked registers, do I have a 'blank' there until it unlocks?</p>

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In Robo Rally, what happens to locked registers if I power up with more than 4 damage?
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# In Robo Rally, what happens to locked registers if I power up with more than 4 damage?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-28)

If I wake my robot with locked registers, do I have a 'blank' there until it unlocks?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-28. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

They're programmed randomly. This is dealt with explicitly on page 10 of the rules:

> LOCKING REGISTERS DURING POWER DOWN
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> Because robots can still be damaged during a power down, they can sometimes accumulate Damage tokens for a register to lock up before they reenter play. Registers that become locked when your robot is powered down are immediately programmed randomly: Draw a card from the top of the deck and put it in that register, face up.


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