Chain Reaction (!)

[RedCoyote]

Current Status

**NOTE: I will try my best to keep this updated for the convenience of the players and spectators, but please speak up if you see any errors.**

Game 43 -- TWIE vs NM (Game Over) -- Championship Tier -- TWIE's turn

Diagnosis
Murder
Mystery
Guest
Speaker
Stand
Down

Player	Total
TheWayItEnds	$1300
Not_Mafia	$2600

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Game 44 -- doc vs lilith (Game Over) -- TIER I --

Black
Gold
Rush
Hour
Glass
Bottle
Rocket

Player	Total
doctorwho	$2300
lilith2013	$1200

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Game 45 -- Pere vs UTL (Game Over) -- TIER II -- Pere's turn

Micro
Soft
Touch
Screen
Door
Stop
Gap

Player	Total
PeregrineV	$2200
UpTooLate	$1700

Game 46 -- shad vs KA (Game Over) -- TIER II - shad's turn

Frozen
Banana
Split
Second
Hand
Grenade
Launcher

Player	Total
shaddowez	$2800
KingdomAces	$1400

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Game 47 -- lalala vs Errant (Game Over) -- TIER III -- Errant's turn

Immortal
Soul
Patch
Work
Out
Growth
Spurt

Player	Total
lalaladucks	$700
Errantparabola	$4200

Game 48 -- STD vs Charles (Game Over) -- TIER III

Nasty
Weather
Underground
Railroad
Car
Lot
Lizard

Player	Total
Save The Dragons	$2200
Charles510	$1800

Game 49 -- CD vs Jelly (Final Round) -- TIER III -- Jelly's turn

Storm
Front
Door
Frame
Work
Study
Hall

Player	Total
Cheery Dog	$2100
ForWhomTheJellyRolls	$2400

Game 50 -- DV vs Crazy (Game Over) -- TIER III --

Double
Bubble
Wrap
Dress
Code
Blue
Whale

Player	Total
DeasVail	$1700
Crazy	$700

Player Queue

1. Realeo
   
2. StrangerCoug
   
3. neblive
   
4. WildJuaN
   
5. Gamma Emerald

Player Rankings & Game Links

Rank	Player	Win/Loss	Championship Streak	Historical Worth
1	Not_Mafia	6/1	1	$17600
2	DeasVail	4/3		$13100
3	TheWayItEnds	3/2	1	$12300
4	doctorwho	3/0		$8200
5	SleepyKrew	3/1		$6500
6	Yiley	3/0		$6300
7	Save The Dragons	2/5		$11900
8	KingdomAces	2/4		$9200
9	StrangerCoug	2/3		$9100
10	ForWhomTheJellyRolls	2/4		$8200
11	shaddowez	2/0		$6200
12	SXTLHGaiden	2/1		$6000
13	Framm 18	2/1		$5900
14	D3f3nd3r	2/3		$5900
15	lilith2013	2/1		$5402
16	PeregrineV	2/0		$4800
17	TheBreeze	2/0	1	$4400
18	Cheery Dog	1/6		$8800
19	UpTooLate	1/1		$4600
20	Errantparabola	1/0		$4200
21	Crazy	1/2		$2800
22	TierShift	1/1		$2400
23	gamsimbre	1/1		$1600
24	lalaladucks	0/3		$4300
25	insanity018	0/1		$2200
26	Charles510	0/1		$1800
27 (T)	Realeo	0/1		$1300
27 (T)	itlepip	0/1		$1300
29	BipolarChemist	0/1		$1200
30 (T)	puzzledan	0/1		$0
30 (T)	JDGA	0/1		$0

Game 1:

SleepyKrew

vs D3f3nd3r
Game 2: JDGA vs

Save The Dragons

Game 3: Cheery Dog vs

DeasVail

Game 4:

Not_Mafia

vs gamsimbre
Game 5:

SleepyKrew

gamsimbre

vs Save The Dragons
Game 6: DeasVail vs

Not_Mafia

Game 7: ForWhomTheJellyRolls vs

D3f3nd3r

Game 8:

Yiley

vs StrangerCoug
Game 9: SXTLHGaiden vs

Framm 18

Game 10: KingdomAces vs

Feirei

Cheery Dog

Game 11:

gamsimbre

TheBreeze

vs Not_Mafia
Game 12: D3f3nd3r vs

Yiley

Game 13:

Framm 18

vs Cheery Dog
Game 14: BipolarChemist vs

TierShift

Game 15:

StrangerCoug

vs insanity018
Game 16: ForWhomTheJellyRolls vs

SXTLHGaiden

Game 17: KingdomAces vs

DeasVail

Game 18: Save The Dragons vs

TheWayItEnds

Game 19:

TheBreeze

vs TheWayItEnds+
Game 20:

Yiley

vs Framm 18
Game 21: TierShift vs

StrangerCoug

*
Game 22:

SXTLHGaiden

vs DeasVail
Game 23: ForWhomTheJellyRolls vs

KingdomAces

Game 24: lalaladucks vs

SleepyKrew

Game 25:

Not_Mafia

vs Save The Dragons
Game 26: Cheery Dog vs

D3f3nd3r

Game 27:

TheBreeze

Cheery Dog vs

Yiley

TheWayItEnds

Game 28: StrangerCoug vs

ForWhomTheJellyRolls

Game 29: KingdomAces vs

SleepyKrew

Game 30: Not_Mafia vs D3f3nd3r
Game 31:

insanity018

Save The Dragons vs

Crazy

Game 32: puzzledan vs

doctorwho

Game 33:

lilith2013

vs itlepip
Game 34:

DeasVail

vs lalaladucks
Game 35:

TheWayItEnds

vs ForWhomTheJellyRolls+
Game 36: SleepyKrew vs

Not_Mafia

Game 37: Crazy vs

doctorwho

Game 38:

lilith2013

vs DeasVail
Game 39:

PeregrineV

vs Save The Dragons
Game 40:

UpTooLate

vs Realeo
Game 41:

shaddowez

vs Cheery Dog
Game 42:

KingdomAces

vs StrangerCoug
Game 43: TheWayItEnds vs

Not_Mafia

+
Game 44:

doctorwho

vs lilith2013
Game 45:

PeregrineV

vs UpTooLate
Game 46:

shaddowez

vs KingdomAces
Game 47: lalaladucks vs

Errantparabola

Game 48: Charles510 vs

Save The Dragons

Game 49: Cheery Dog vs

TierShift

ForWhomTheJellyRolls

Game 50:

DeasVail

vs Crazy

+ - Championship Tier Game
* - Game was forfeited at my discretion

SETUP RULES

• This game will be played between 2 players.
  
• The basic rules for the game are located here. This game is based on the American Game Show Network version of the game with some minor alterations.
  
• After the game is over, I will put all players back into the queue automatically. If you wish to remove yourself, please contact me either in the thread or via PM.
  
• Players may (and are encouraged) to play as many times as they like.
  
• There will be no formal deadlines for making plays, but please be respectful of everyone else. If you think you're going to be V/LA for an extended period of time, then replace out or have someone else play for you until you get back.
  
• Players are ranked according to their wins first, historical worth second, losses third and championship streak fourth. Historical worth is cumulative over every game played, win or lose.

[RedCoyote]

GAME RULES

Object

• Two players attempt to guess at compound words or two-word phrases that are revealed one letter at a time. Successful guesses yield money and the person with the most money at the end of the game wins.

How to Play

• There are four total chains during the main game. Each chain will consist of seven words that can be strung together to form a "chain". All connecting words in the chain will be two-word phrases or compound words that relate to one another somehow.
  
• After a dice-based coin flip to see which player goes first, the player with control is allowed to reveal one letter somewhere in the chain. The letter must be the first letter of the word (or second letter if the first letter is already revealed, third letter if the second letter is, and so forth). The top and bottom words will be revealed at the start of the chain.
  
• Players do not have to have a letter revealed if they don't want to do so. Additionally, I will not reveal the last letter of a word. If we reach the final letter, I will use an underscore ( "_" ) to signify that there is only one remaining letter. If both players are unable to guess a word after all but the last letter is revealed, the word is revealed and neither player earns money for that word.
  
• After the letter is revealed the player has a chance to guess a word.
  Bolding
  guesses is encouraged, but it's not required. If correct, the player wins a specific amount of money depending on the round. If incorrect, control goes to the other player. If a player does not know the word, they may say
  No Guess
  /
  Pass
  . Players are not penalized for guessing wrong, however.
  
• A player must spell the word precisely in their guess. Adding/missing an extra letter (such as an 's') or using the wrong form/tense of a word will be an incorrect guess. I will make exceptions in rare circumstances (e.g. different spellings of the word based on British/American English).
  
• A player may guess any word on the chain, even if they did not reveal a letter on that specific word.
  
• In round one, each correct word is worth $100, round two words are worth $200 and words in round three are worth $300. Whichever player is behind going into a round starts the next round (in the event of a tie, the player who did not start the last chain starts the next chain). In the fourth round (known as the "Betting Round"), players can wager between $100 and $500 of their bank before asking for a letter. If correct, they win their bet and keep control, if not, they lose their bet and control. A player automatically loses if they go broke, and the game ends immediately.
  
• Players may now resign from a game if they choose. This concludes the game. The player that resigns automatically loses but gets to keep whatever amount is in their bank. Their opponent wins and keeps whatever amount is in their bank.
  
• If the fourth round ends in a tie, the two players will each be given a "speed chain" of four words. The two outermost words will be revealed, and the two innermost words will have only the first letter revealed. Both players will PM the moderator an answer to the speed chain. Speed chains will continue until one player does not come up with the correct answers.

Tier/Ladder System

• As long as there are enough players, eight games are played simultaneously, each game corresponding with a specific tier. The tiers are as follows: Championship, Tier I, Tier II and Tier III.
  
• Tier III is the bottom tier. This is where new players begin and where players that lose games end up. There will be four concurrent games running in Tier III. Players that win in this tier move up to Tier II. Players that lose in this tier stay at Tier III.
  
• Tier II will have two concurrent games. Players that win in this their move up to Tier I. Players that lose in this tier move back to Tier III.
  
• Tier I will have one game. The player that wins moves up to the Championship game. The player that loses moves back to Tier III.
  
• The winner of the Championship game gets to stay and play the next challenger. The loser of the Championship game moves back to Tier III.
  
• JDGA's 178 also explains this system in further detail.

Example Play

• Full
  Moon
  R
  Tree

  
  

  Let's go for the next letter following 'R', please.
  
  <3 RC :3

  
  

  Full
  Moon
  R i
  Tree

  
  

  Is it

  River

  ?

  
  

  Good job, BB! That's right. $200 dollars for getting that word correct.
  
  

  Full
  Moon
  River
  Tree

  
  
  

  Let's go for the second-to-last word...

  
  
  

  Full
  Moon
  River
  S
  Tree

  
  
  

  Uhhh... no idea.

  Snail

  ?

  
  
  

  Nope, sorry. Next player is up... it's Xalxe's turn

  
  
  

  Great! Next letter under river. Also, just wanted to let everyone know RC is the best contributor to Mish Mash. I know I'm supposed to be impartial... I just can't help it.

  
  
  

  Full
  Moon
  River
  B
  S
  Tree

  
  
  

  River bank?

  
  
  

  Very good! $200, Xalxe. You retain control. Which letter would you like next?
  
  

  Full
  Moon
  River
  Bank
  S
  Tree

Rule update (9/28/14)

: Players may guess at any word in the chain, even if they did not reveal a letter for the word they're guessing at.

Rule update (10/11/14)

: Fixed a typo and players may now resign from a game if they choose. The player that resigns automatically loses but gets to keep whatever amount is in their bank.

Their opponent may continue to finish out the chain if desired.

Rule update (11/29/14)

: Players may not continue playing after a resignation or if another player goes broke. The game is over immediately in both instances.

Rule update (1/22/15)

: Clarified that guesses must be exact. Created an explanation for the Tier/Ladder system.

Rule update (2/20/15)

: If all but the last letter of a word has been revealed in the betting round, a player may bet $0 and guess at that specific word.

Rule update (4/1/15)

: Fixed typos.

Rule update (6/3/15)

: Elaborated on the object of the game.

Rule update (10/1/15)

: Fixed a typo, elaborated on the terms of resignations and explained the use of an underscore in chains.

Rule update (1/29/17)

: Fixed a typo, elaborated on the object of the game again.

[D3f3nd3r]

Sure, /in.

[RedCoyote]

Great! Our first game will be SleepyKrew vs D3f3nd3r. I will flip a coin to see which player goes first.

1 = SK
2 = D3f3nd3r

Original Roll String: 1d2

1 2-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

[RedCoyote]

White
Ahead

Player	Total
SleepyKrew	$0
D3f3nd3r	$0

Okay, D3f3nd3r. You get to go first in this game. You'll be connecting the word white with the word ahead. Where would you like to start?

[JDGA]

/in for queue

[RedCoyote]

Also, guys, let me know your opinion on whether I should have two different players every game (if there are people in the queue), or if I should let the winner keep playing until they lose.

[Save The Dragons]

/in

[D3f3nd3r]

Let's go a letter under White.

[RedCoyote]

White
W
Ahead

Player	Total
SleepyKrew	$0
D3f3nd3r	$0

[Cheery Dog]

Also, guys, let me know your opinion on whether I should have two different players every game (if there are people in the queue), or if I should let the winner keep playing until they lose.

I'm at least another game away anyway, so it doesn't matter to me.

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[D3f3nd3r]

White Wedding?

No clue.

[RedCoyote]

Nope, sorry. SK is up.

[Not_Mafia]

/in

[SleepyKrew]

Below white plz

[RedCoyote]

White
Wi
Ahead

Player	Total
SleepyKrew	$0
D3f3nd3r	$0

[SleepyKrew]

White Wine

[RedCoyote]

White
Wine
Ahead

Player	Total
SleepyKrew	$100
D3f3nd3r	$0

Correct! $100 bucks is yours, SK. Where to next?

[SleepyKrew]

above Ahead

[RedCoyote]

White
Wine
P
Ahead

Player	Total
SleepyKrew	$100
D3f3nd3r	$0

A 'P'.

[SleepyKrew]

Pull Ahead?

[RedCoyote]

No, sorry. D3f3nd3r is up.

[gamsimbre]

/in

I sortof like having a champion to defeat (maybe do the 5-day champion rule?), but up to you!

[D3f3nd3r]

Above Ahead.