Editions and Expansions (with Board Names)
Between 1994 and 1999 Wizards of the Coast (WotC) released the original game, four expansion sets, and a limited edition board.
- RoboRally (WotC, 1994): Basic boards (6), unpainted metal miniatures (8), movement cards, option cards, and counters.
- Armed and Dangerous (WotC, 1995): Additional boards (6), additional option cards, and counters.
- Crash and Burn (WotC, 1997): Additional boards (2)
- Grand Prix (WotC, 1997): Additional boards (3), with randomly selected reprinted basic boards on the backs.
- Radioactive (WotC, 1998): Additional boards (3)
- Origins ’99 (WotC, 1999): A single new board (King of the Hill), only given to finalists in the championship tournament.
In Europe (German by Amigo, and Dutch by 999 Games), a different series was released. It incorporated a few rules changes and fewer components to make the game simpler. The damage and life tokens are larger and thicker than those of the original American release. The movement cards are color-coded. Forward (Move) cards have blue arrows, Backward (Back Up) cards have red ones and Turn cards yellow ones.
- RoboRally (Amigo, 1999) and (999 Games, 2000): Basic boards (4, lettered instead of named), prepainted plastic bots (4), movement cards, counters.
- Crash & Burn (Amigo, 2000): Additional boards (4, lettered instead of named), prepainted plastic bots (4), option cards.
The Avalon Hill edition also changed the cards. The new Move cards have only an arrow in the corner instead of the number with the arrow, which means you have to look at the full face of the card to distinguish them. It also has larger counters. Character sheets were introduced to track damage, life counters, power-down status, and program cards. Each sheet also contains a copy of the turn sequence for reference. The graphics have been redesigned to make the functionality of board elements clearer. The rules were also simplified to remove the concept of virtual robots.
- RoboRally (Avalon Hill, 2005): Double-sided boards (4), Docking Bay (a double-sided starting grid, one-third the size of a regular board), plastic bots (8), movement cards, option cards, plastic flags, and counters.
The board combinations are Chop Shop & Island, Spin Zone & Maelstrom, Chess & Cross, and Vault & Exchange.
| Board | Wizards of the Coast | European | Avalon Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannery Row | 1994 – RoboRally | 1999 – RoboRally (D) | — |
| Cross | 1994 – RoboRally | 1999 – RoboRally (C) | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Exchange | 1994 – RoboRally | 1999 – RoboRally (B) | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Island | 1994 – RoboRally | 2000 – Crash & Burn (E) | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Maelstrom | 1994 – RoboRally | 2000 – Crash & Burn (F) | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Pit Maze | 1994 – RoboRally | 1999 – RoboRally (A) | — |
| Chasm | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Circuit Trap | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Coliseum | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Flood Zone | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Gear Box | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Laser Maze | 1995 – Armed & Dangerous | — | — |
| Blast Furnace | 1997 – Crash & Burn | 2000 – Crash & Burn (H) | — |
| Machine Shop | 1997 – Crash & Burn | 2000 – Crash & Burn (G) | — |
| Back Stretch | 1997 – Grand Prix | — | — |
| Canyon | 1997 – Grand Prix | — | — |
| Pit Row | 1997 – Grand Prix | — | — |
| Pinwheel | 1998 – Radioactive | — | — |
| Reactor Core | 1998 – Radioactive | — | — |
| Shake ’N’ Bake | 1998 – Radioactive | — | — |
| King of the Hill | 1999 – Origins '99 | — | — |
| Docking Bay | — | — | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Chop Shop | — | — | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Spin Zone | — | — | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Chess | — | — | 2005 – RoboRally |
| Vault | — | — | 2005 – RoboRally |
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