Inspired by a bunch of people.
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Fundamental
1. Above all, this is a game – have fun!
2. Unless it is explicitly stated in your role PM that you can do so, do not communicate with anyone outside this thread. Even then, only communicate when your role PM states you can.
3. Do not quote any communication you have with me, the moderator of the game. Depending on the circumstance, you may be able to paraphrase things I have sent you (such as a role PM). Use common sense and if you are unsure feel free to ask me via PM.
4. I’m only human, and as such, I’m bound to make mistakes. If you believe I have made one, feel free to send through a PM and tell me what you think is wrong.
5. Be courteous to your fellow player. This is just a game, and any blatant personal attacks on another player will not be tolerated. Remember that everyone just wants to have fun!
6. Because of the nature of the game, deadlines will be set at my discretion.
7.
Indigo is my colour. Don’t use it.
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Voting, lynching and deadlines
8. For your vote to be counted, it must be bold, and in the form
vote: playername
. The colon is optional. 9. Although it is not necessary, it is very much appreciated if you could unvote before changing your vote. Again, unvotes must be bold to count.
10. A lynch will occur at n/2 + 1 votes, where n is the number of players currently alive.
11. At a deadline, rule ten will still be in play. If there is not a majority, then nobody will be lynched and night will begin.
12. If a lynch occurs, then the game enters ‘twighlight’, where all alive players apart from the player who has been lynched are allowed to freely converse (but not allowed to cast any votes) until I lock the thread and post a death scene.
13. Once you are dead, you are free to make one “bah” like post, but nothing more.
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Activity
14. Treat this game as a commitment, and try your best to stay active. If you will be unable to participate for a period longer than 3 days, please PM me or post in thread.
15. Failure to remain active throughout the game will result in your replacement with my discretion. Try to post at least once every 72 hours.
16. All nights will have a preset deadline, which can be extended at my discretion. If you are mafia, and do not send me a move or night kill in a reasonable amount of time, then I will make the move on your behalf.
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Special, theme specific rules
17. The winning side will win by either winning the chess game as their side (getting to checkmate) or by their alternate win condition. That is, being a majority of the players alive (or having an equal number of mafia and town players) for the mafia, or eliminating the mafia for the town.
18. Every day, the town
must
play a chess move, by voting for a move. When a majority of the town are voting for a particular move, that move is played and the game moves to night where the mafia will make a move in return.19. The town may also lynch a player, but the lynch does not take place until a chess move has been played. Once a person has reached a lynch majority it is not possible for any of their voters to unvote or change votes. If the town lynches, the mafia get a nightkill. If they do not lynch, the mafia has no night kill.
20. All moves must be voted for in algebraic chess notation, unless the majority of people would like to change it to something else?
21. If there is a set deadline, and a majority of votes hasn’t been reached for a chess move, then the move with the highest votes will be chosen. If there is a tie a die will be rolled to pick.
22. Moves must be voted for in the form
move: e6
and votes in the form vote: Awesome Pants
for them to count. The colon is optional. Unvoting is appreciated with both types of votes, but it is not necessary. 23. During the day, the town can vote to resign or offer draw to the scum. During night, the scum can offer a draw to the town, which will cause the town to vote to either accept the draw, or decline it, by voting
move: accept draw
, ect.24. Please don't ruin the game, don't use a chess engine/program to find moves. Anybody caught doing so will modkilled/replaced and I will speak to the admins about a ban or something for you, as it essentially ruining the game fot the people who want to play properly.
. Personally I'd think this would be a little confusing a game, but fine with me