Funny Strat

The "Funny Strat" is a Fredwars strategy devised by Dirty Mike in order to make the game more interesting and wacky.
== Origins ==
Funny Strat had its origins during Software Club Fredwars matches on Block Game, where every once in a while, when things got slow, they would usually dedicate a match to the "Funny Strat". The strategy in itself was a terrible, inefficient one, and if anything made winning the game next to impossible, but this is not why it was done. The strat aimed simply to annoy everyone else in the game to a comical degree, and also just for the funnies. The strat historically only actually worked a few times, in which by pure luck a Council or Software Club member would win combat after all beds become irrelevant. The strat is used seldom these days, but the newfound Ögomaxxing strat is now used frequently. 
The Funny Strat was first mentioned in the Software Club by Mike Kachowski on 10/3/2020. 
== The Strat: ==
The strat was to abandon the bed, i.e, the one thing you're supposed to defend in the minigame, entirely. Instead, all four players dump their resources into purchasing glass, which is resistant to all explosives. One player out of the team of four, typically Mike Kachowski, would use water to get below the island and begin constructing the bunker entirely out of glass. While this is happening, the other players would spend their resources on a minimal amount of wool as well as tools, many, many fireballs, bows, sponges, and, if they had time, iron armor.
(Additionally, sometimes, hundreds of ladders would be bought, to be placed all over the entire island for no reason)
The strategy was a one-time-shot deal, if you died, that was it, as the bed could not be defended from the position. After the bunker is complete, all four players would head down into the bunker via water, and the last player would either block it up or sponge the water to remove it. Now, it was time for the waiting game. From here, the funny strat team would only have so much range to shoot at their invaders. Inevitably, whether it be a spiteful player, or simply because the funny strat team is the last one alive, the bunker would be attacked. Fireball proof and nearly impossible to access however, it was incredibly difficult for an invader to get inside and kill its inhabitants, as the second they got close, they would receive several arrows, a fireball or two, or four swords (or a knockback stick) at once. 
Regardless, without destroying the enemy bed, inevitably, the funny strat team is picked off one by one, not able to fend off the enemy team, which typically has infinite respawns and better, upgraded gear. However, despite an (estimated) 98% failure rate, the funny strat has provided a few victories, on one occasion the sudden death was initiated and every enemy player killed, and on another, a funny stratter exited the bunker and broke the final bed, and the funny strat team successfully defeated the remaining team from their bunker.
The funny strat only functions on a select few maps, but the amount of conditions that allow it to work so efficiently are what make it, effectively, the 'Funny Strat'. The amount of enemy players that have lost their temper and screamed slurs, insults and threats in the chat at the funny strat team outnumber the amount of times Snazzmaster has said "Among Us".
== How to do the Strat: ==
* Make sure you are playing on a map with islands concave enough underneath that a bunker CANNOT be accessed by jumping down.
* Build the bunker underneath entirely out of glass. This makes it explosive proof and allows you to see out of it, giving you a roughly 270 degree view of the map. 
* Purchase the following:
** Sponges for stopping enemies from using water to get down
** Water bucket for getting down to the bunker or saving your own skin
** A bow and as many arrows as possible
** Fireballs for stopping bridge builders and harassing enemies
** A pickaxe for actually mining and replacing the glass if necessary
** Shears for removing enemy bridges/staircases made of wool that reach the bunker at close proximity
** At least a stone sword
** A stack of ladders to mess around with
* Try to get as much money as possible. Avoid diamonds, emeralds, other islands, and bridging at all. Your sole focus is the bunker, winning the game should not be your goal. This entire strat is a mockery of Fredwars.
* Head down to the bunker and await invaders. Avoid going back to the surface, defending the bed, or anything. Your bed may be destroyed quickly, but you will almost always be chosen last to be invaded.
* Defend yourself and the bunker for as long as possible.
Category:Software Club Lore
Category:2020