Can Scales kill a worm?

[GreatProfe]

Yesterday i was getting games with WroteRabbit and I had a scale. After the game, He told me if i should used the scale, his 1hp worm would die.

So, is it possible to happen? Under what conditions if yes?

[Husk]

someone used it tactically not too long ago, I think he had 1 worm with 1 hp and the other player had 2 worms with 1 hp

[Silvan]

If you have 1 worm with 1 hp and your opponent have 2 worms with 1 hp each and you use the scales one of the opponent's worm will die 

[MonkeyIsland]

https://www.tus-wa.com/leagues/game-135083/

[GreatProfe]

tahnks!

I got it.

The w:a sums the HP total and split by 2. In case of 3 worms with 1 HP, the sum would be 3/2 = 1,5.

System rounds down the HP, so 1.5 = 1.

The team who has 1 worm would get 1 HP (1.5 rounded) and the team who has 2 worms would get 1.5 too, 0.75 each worm. Rouding down... 0! hoho

[LeTotalKiller]

Well yes, that technique helps a lot if you're at a huge 1 HP worm count disadvantage, but it can't end a game, at least one worm will survive (because your team must have at least 1 HP to be still able to attack).

[Crazy]

What decides which one of your opponents worm will die?

[Husk]

I guess it's from left to right... like in which worms turn to grave first when they get to 0? xD

[LeTotalKiller]

What decides which one of your opponents worm will die?

I'm wondering about that too, eh. I'd suppose team turn order is behind that, but I can do further testing once I have time for it.

[barman]

Why do you guys say "I guess", "I'd suppose"? It takes 2 minutes to check
The odd-numbered worms die:

[LeTotalKiller]

Thanks for testing barman. Well, that seems to make sense for me. I mean, it sounds like there'd would not be enough health (9/2=4.5; then 4.5/8=0.5625) for Worm 1 to live, so he'd die, but the rounded-down 0.5625 HP are added to Worm 2's health (to prevent everyone from dying in such a situation, I guess), which gives him enough health to live (0.5625+0.5625=1.125 => 1), and then Worm 3 can't live either but cedes his rounded-down 0.5625 HP to Worm 4, etc.