ANNO: Mutationem

ANNO: Mutationem

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How to Win the Tong Game Every Time
By Sonic Tonic
A guide on how to consistently beat the CPU opponent in the Tong terminal minigame in the kitchen behind the Nakamura bar.
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How to Position Your Paddle to Win Each Time
To beat the CPU each time, you simply have to position your paddle as such. On the first return from the CPU, the ball will hit off the left/top edge of your paddle corner, and the CPU paddle will miss each time. Easy!

Questions?
Please let me know if you have any further comments or questions on this topic. Enjoy this great game! :)
13 Comments
Dragonknight38719 14 Dec, 2023 @ 1:09am 
Yeah, I didn't know about Pong physics until after I went for the achievement.
Sonic Tonic  [author] 8 Dec, 2023 @ 8:44pm 
For sure! I always thought those physics of Pong were interesting, I'm sure it's not this easy in the original Pong game haha
Dragonknight38719 8 Dec, 2023 @ 12:22am 
Part of the reason why this meta-position works is because of the mechanics of the paddle itself. In this mini-game, the ball bounces with larger angles when it hits the edge of the paddle. If the ball hits the middle of the paddle, it bounces like a line. The bigger the angle, the harder the CPU has blocking the ball.

So yes, this position is correct when the ball is moving at this particular trajectory. The CPU gets caught in a serving loop where it bounces it straight at the top corner of your paddle, which generates the unblockable angle.

If it's coming at any other angle,you still have to move to deflect it, so the game is really about trying to get the ball to move straight at you as shown in this picture.
Sonic Tonic  [author] 2 Jan, 2023 @ 8:03pm 
Right, unfortunately there is no way to change the speed of your own paddle.
Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂ 2 Jan, 2023 @ 7:58pm 
No what I mean to ask if was possible to do speed up like the A.I. does because his paddle scroll too fast.
Sonic Tonic  [author] 2 Jan, 2023 @ 7:48pm 
You basically want to leave your paddle in that exact position as shown in the screenshot. You will know you have it when the ball bounces off and the CPU paddle misses it. You then have to just sit there and the CPU will miss every time, or at least it did when I made this guide, perhaps an update has patched this... someone update me on this please. Otherwise, you shouldn't need to move a muscle once you have positioned your paddle as shown above.
Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂ 26 Dec, 2022 @ 3:38pm 
How do I speed up my paddle because looks like the bot goes faster than what I can do.
Sonic Tonic  [author] 19 Oct, 2022 @ 7:55pm 
Glad to hear this helped!
Yunocchi 19 Oct, 2022 @ 7:13pm 
Thank you, I was having trouble with scoring even a point.
Sonic Tonic  [author] 12 Oct, 2022 @ 9:56pm 
Sure thing! Cheers!