Unicycles can be damaged in the course of a game. A "Crash" result on the updated Molestation Table (seen below), or a "Head Over Heels" or "Crash" result on the Collision Table (see the Terrain rules) results in a unicycle taking a point of damage. Mark damage with a counter or marker.

When a unicycle takes 5 points of damage, it is too far gone to continue and the lancer must retire.

A lancer can fix his unicycle. To fix his unicycle the lancer must ride off the field. There are two ways to do this. 1) The lancer may ride off the field in the middle of a turn by moving so that the unicycle gets to the edge of the playing area. 2) At the start of his turn, a lancer may voluntarily leave the field, which happens automatically.

At the beginning of a player's turn, the player may attempt to repair the unicycle or enter the playing field. To repair the unicycle the player must make a roll on the Unicycle Repair Table (see below).

Porcine Molestation Table

The lancer being attacked by the pig rolls 2D6 in an attempt to evade.

2 - 3	Utter Molestation
	Lancer resigns through complete shame.
4 - 6	Squeal Like a Pig
	Lancer is wounded.
7	Crash!
	The unicycle suffers a point of damage!
8 - 10	Oink!
	No effect.
11 - 12	They Don't Like It Up 'Em
	The pig is fought off. Gain a rump.

 

Unicycle Repair Table

A lancer with unicycle damage rolls 2D6 at the start of his turn.

2 - 3	Snap... Oops!
	The unicycle gains one more point of damage. If this gives the unicycle 5 points of damage, the lancer must resign.
4 - 5	Where Are Those Spoons?
	The lancer misses this turn, roll again next turn.
6 - 10	Patch & Rubber Cement
	The lancer has repaired one point of unicycle damage.
11 - 12	Like New!
	The lancer has repaired all of the unicycle's damage.

Design Notes

The idea behind this set of rules came to me when reading the "historical notes" in the Pig Tickler rules. The notes talk about the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava and how not a single man was lost, though there were some tire punctures. This got me thinking about the whole idea of unicycle damage. It adds an extra element to the game. Now players have to decide if they want to continue playing with a damaged unicycle or sit out for repairs. It gives players a chance to hamper the person with most points by sending the pig after them. At the same time, it isn't as drastic as a wound (which could result in killing the lancer and a subsequent loss of points).

The unicycle damage system could also be applied to lancers as well as, or instead, of the wound system. I would recommend a certain level of points for a resignation (say 5) and a certain level of points for a kill (say 6 or above). The Porcine Molestation Table and the Hot Coals Table would have to be changed to give 1 and/or 2 points of damage depending on the roll. The Wound Recovery table would be essentially identical to the Unicycle Repair table. This approach has merit, as it doesn't eliminate a player as easily and the players themselves have to make the decision as to whether or not they should leave the table for medical treatment.