<p>Yes, if you drive over a pit, gravity wins.</p>

<p>This is a game, not a cartoon.</p>

<p>This is mentioned in the <a href="https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/roborally.pdf">rules</a> page 8. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Destruction: A robot is destroyed when: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>It receives its tenth Damage token.  OR </li>
  <li>It moves or is moved into a pit.  OR </li>
  <li>It moves or is moved oﬀ the edge of the board.</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>In the original version, there where pits that could be opened and closed, not sure if they still exist. But these where safe when closed but deadly when open.</p>

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2015-07-05T07:44:01.220Z
Do you have a reference to the rules for this?
Philip Kendall
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2015-07-05T11:50:46.373Z
@PhilipKendall, I added the reference.
Toon Krijthe
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2015-07-05T17:03:04.417Z
The OP had already seen those rules, and was just wondering exactly what "into" meant. It certainly makes physical sense, as you say. If you want to try to get it out of the rules, though, the thing that really clinches it is that pits are *not* mentioned in the turn order (robots move, board elements move, lasers fire, etc). If they were meant to only kill you after you were done moving, they'd presumably be somewhere in that detailed list after the roibots move part. The fact that they aren't suggests that you die while moving.
Cascabel
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2015-07-05T18:24:27.647Z
@Jefromi, I have the first version, and those rules are more explicit. (Unfortunately I can't reach them right now).
Toon Krijthe
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Toon Krijthe
<p>In Robo Rally, if I don't end in but rather drive through a pit, do I die? Instructions seem to literally say if they move into, but I'm not clear if it's strictly if they end there. </p>

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If I drive through a pit, do I die?
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# If I drive through a pit, do I die?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-05)

In Robo Rally, if I don't end in but rather drive through a pit, do I die? Instructions seem to literally say if they move into, but I'm not clear if it's strictly if they end there.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-05. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Yes, if you drive over a pit, gravity wins.

This is a game, not a cartoon.

This is mentioned in the [rules](https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/roborally.pdf) page 8.

> Destruction: A robot is destroyed when:
>
> * It receives its tenth Damage token. OR
> * It moves or is moved into a pit. OR
> * It moves or is moved oﬀ the edge of the board.

In the original version, there where pits that could be opened and closed, not sure if they still exist. But these where safe when closed but deadly when open.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Do you have a reference to the rules for this?  
> **username_1**: @username_2, I added the reference.  
> **username_3**: The OP had already seen those rules, and was just wondering exactly what "into" meant. It certainly makes physical sense, as you say. If you want to try to get it out of the rules, though, the thing that really clinches it is that pits are *not* mentioned in the turn order (robots move, board elements move, lasers fire, etc). If they were meant to only kill you after you were done moving, they'd presumably be somewhere in that detailed list after the roibots move part. The fact that they aren't suggests that you die while moving.  
> **username_1**: @Jefromi, I have the first version, and those rules are more explicit. (Unfortunately I can't reach them right now).  

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