Pirate Master - Round Eight/Pirates' Court

Jon Kelley · Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:10 pm

400 years ago, pirates scourged the Caribbean Sea, wreaking havoc on the newborn colonies. One man, Captain Henry Steel, managed to amass a treasure now worth $1,000,000. Long ago, the chest containing the way to the treasure was lost to the sea; however, the Chest of Zanzibar has finally been found, and 16 intrepid souls will search for Steel's treasures. The last one standing will claim the final half-million dollars and the title of Pirate Master!

Please submit the following application to be considered as a contestant.

Do not apply if you do not think you can get on the site at least once every 48 hours.

1. What will your strategy for the game be?
2. Why should we pick you over the other applicants?
3. Will you be able to commit to a game that may last many months?

Jon Kelley · Post Post #1 (isolation #1) » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:11 pm

Concept inspired by Kelly Chen. Rules heavily modified from Kelly Chen's deterministic Big Brother.

Rules:

Every game round consists of the following events:

1. Crew Picking
2. Expedition
3. Captain & Officers Selection
4. Treasure Distribution
5. Black Spotting
6. Pirates' Court

Private communication among players is allowed and encouraged at all times. (Talking in-thread is allowed and encouraged as well, of course.) Expedition moves, black spot distribution and votes to cut adrift are sent by PM to the mod. Captain & Officer Selection is done publicly.

This game may have a few twists. These are pre-determined and not designed to screw up any one player. In case any twist conflicts with these rules, the twist supercedes these rules.

If randomness must be used to break a tie in a competition, the resulting winner(s) receive a secret "karma strike" which may preclude them from winning a similar tie in the future.

Every player receives 10,000 Competition Influence Points at the beginning of the game. These CIPs represent your remaining luck, and ability to influence competitions that would otherwise be a complete lottery. You can never get any more points, unless everyone runs out. The expenditure of these points is the sole factor determining who wins each competition. It will never be revealed (during the game) how many points anyone has, or how many they have spent towards any purpose.

1. Crew Picking

Crews will be assigned randomly to the Black and Red Crews; starting in round two, the captain and his officers will always be on the Black Crew. In case of an uneven number of players remaining, the Black Crew will get the extra person.

2. Expedition

Players PM how many points they wish to spend in the competition; they may choose to spend either for or against their crew. The crew receiving the most total points wins the expedition and splits the treasure.

3. Captain & Officer Selection

During Round 1, and after any expedition in which the Red Crew wins, the winning crew will select one of its members to become Captain. The Captain will then select two Officers who function as their second-in-command. The Captain and his Officers receive numerous perks, which will be outlined in their entirety further in the rules.

4. Treasure Distribution

A crew that wins an expedition receives treasure in the form of gold. In week 1 and any time the Black Crew wins, the Captain receives a 50% share of the treasure, the Officers each receive a 12.5% share, and the remaining Crew members split the remaining 25%. The Captain may change the terms of gold distribution if they so choose, but they may not decrease the share that a person receives. If the Red Crew wins, treasure is split evenly between all Red Crew members.

5. Black Spotting

The Captain and his officers deliberate and decide upon 3 players to Black Spot, thus nominating them for elimination. This is done via PM.

6. Pirates' Court

At Pirates' Court, the players vote to cut one player adrift. The Captain, Officers and Black Spotted players may not vote. All other players either cast a vote for a Black Spotted player or Mutiny. If there is a unanimous vote for Mutiny, including both officers, the Captain is cut adrift. If one or both of the officers shoots down the Mutiny, the Captain selects any player of their choosing to cut adrift. If there is not a unanimous vote for Mutiny, all votes for Mutiny are discarded and the Black Spotted player with the most votes is cut adrift.

Regarding "karma strikes": These are entirely secret. You don't get to know what you have, and you can't affect them. They are used solely to prevent randomness (due to ties) from favoring one player repeatedly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #2 (isolation #2) » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:11 pm

PIRATES

A Yeerk
crywolf20084
Cybele
Drench
Haylen
K-Scope
Nikanor
Maemuki
mykonian
Papa Zito
Rosso Carne
saberwolf
tubby216
Xdaamno
xofelf
xRECKONERx

Jon Kelley · Post Post #9 (isolation #3) » Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:15 am

A Yeerk wrote:What's the point of the treasure?

Has some use in twists, and is of vital importance to determining the winner of the game.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #14 (isolation #4) » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:37 am

In record time, the game has filled up and applications are now closed! The cast reveal will take place at 7 PM EDT, so stay tuned folks!

Jon Kelley · Post Post #23 (isolation #5) » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:16 pm

A boat rows under the full moon; 16 intrepid strangers are on board, ready for the ride of a lifetime. They approach a much larger, wooden vessel and board.

Good evening, and welcome to the Picton Castle. This is the start of your journey, and let me tell you, this is no pleasure cruise. The Picton Castle is a working vessel, and while you are on board you are expected to pull your weight. With that in mind, I need four of you to come down and hold this line here, while the rest of you grab that line there and pull.

Slowly, an ornate chest rises from the water.

This is the Chest of Zanzibar, and within are the clues that lead to Captain Henry Steel's massive treasure. As of now, we only have the key to the first compartment; let's open it up now.

Inside lay two compasses and a map.

This is the map to the first treasure of Captain Henry Steel. Tomorrow morning, you will be heading out on your first expedition in order to find it. Until then, get yourselves some rest.

The next morning dawns far too quickly.

Good morning, pirates. Today we will be picking crews for the first expedition. If you pick a piece of black shot out of the bag, you are on the Black Crew. If you pick a piece of red shot out of the bag, you are on the Red Crew. The two crews will be competing against each other to see who can find the treasure the fastest. I'll be calling you up one by one to pick your pieces out of the bag.

With that said, let's begin...

To be continued shortly!

Jon Kelley · Post Post #24 (isolation #6) » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:25 pm

A Yeerk, please come up and draw.

You have drawn a piece of black shot, meaning you are the first member of our Black Crew for this expedition. crywolf20084, you're next.

You have also drawn black, meaning you join A Yeerk on the Black Crew. Cybele, come up here.

You have drawn a piece of red shot. Please go stand over to the side there. Drench, you're up next.

You have drawn red as well, please go stand over there next to Cybele. Haylen, your draw.

You have drawn red, over to the side please. Kaleidoscope, you're next.

Black, go join A Yeerk and crywolf20084. Nikanor, you're the next to draw.

Black. Next up is Maemuki.

Red, over there. mykonian's turn.

Red as well, go stand over there. Papa Zito, you're next up.

Black. Go join the rest of the Black Crew. Rosso Carne, you're next to draw.

Red. Off to the side. saberwolf is next.

Black. tubby216, you're up.

Black. That means there's just one piece of black shot left in the bag. Whomever draws it becomes the last member of the Black Crew, and the other two will join the Red Crew. Xdaamno is next to draw.

Red. That means that xofelf's draw decides where both her and xRECKONERx go.

xofelf has drawn Red, which puts xRECKONERx on the Black Crew. To summarize:

The Black Crew consists of A Yeerk, crywolf20084, Kaleidoscope, Nikanor, Papa Zito, saberwolf, tubby216, and xRECKONERx.

The Red Crew consists of Cybele, Drench, Haylen, Maemuki, mykonian, Rosso Carne, Xdaamno, and xofelf. Your first expedition will begin soon, so take some time to get to know your crewmates.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #28 (isolation #7) » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:32 pm

Alright crews, for your first expedition, you must row to shore and upstream until you reach three skeletons hanging over the water; from there, you must get out of your boats and run up the hill to the cross. There you will find a clue which will lead you to the next map. From that map, you should be able to find the treasure. Good luck, and good hunting.

Moves for Expedition #1 are due by Thursday at 8 PM EDT. Remember, you are spending from your 10,000 points for the

entire game

. You may spend points for your team or against your team. Please, do not be afraid if you have any questions.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #41 (isolation #8) » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:42 pm

The

Black Crew

takes an early lead and never looks back, easily winning the first expedition!

The treasure was worth $40,000.

It is now time to select the first Captain! Please vote (via PM) for which person on the Black Crew you would like to see become Captain (you may vote for more than one person, and you may vote for yourself). In addition, please send your choices for your two Officers should you be chosen Captain.

You have until 8 PM Saturday.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #43 (isolation #9) » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:40 am

Pirates, meet

Captain saberwolf

and his Officers

Nikanor

and

tubby216

!

As Captain, saberwolf receives a 50% share of the treasure ($20,000), the officers receive a 12.5% share ($5,000), and the remaining members of the Black Crew receive a 5% share ($2,000).

Captain saberwolf, you must now decide on which three pirates you wish to Black Spot, thus making them vulnerable to being cut adrift at Pirate's Court.

Black Spots due by Saturday at 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #44 (isolation #10) » Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:06 am

Captain saberwolf has given the Black Spot to Cybele, Drench and Xdaamno!

Black Spotted pirates: please state your case as to why you should stay.

Officers: please PM me saying whether or not you would allow a mutiny to happen should a unanimous mutiny vote occur.

Captain: please PM me ranking the three black spotted pirates from one you would most like to see cut adrift to one you would least like to see cut adrift, in case of a tie.

Everyone else: please either send a vote for Cybele, Drench, or Xdaamno to be cut adrift, or a vote to mutiny against your Captain.

Deadline for the first Pirate's Court is Sunday at 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #71 (isolation #11) » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:32 pm

Still missing 3 votes, so I am going to give you all a one time only deadline extension for 24 hours.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #72 (isolation #12) » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:13 pm

One of you has failed to vote. That pirate will be punished accordingly. It's time to reveal the results of the vote.

Xdaamno

, you have received one vote to cast you adrift. With 8 votes still on the table, that means you're safe. Go join the rest of the crew.

With 5 votes, the pirate to be cut adrift is...

Cybele

. Captain, please cut this pirate adrift.

You smile sadly as Cybele drifts from the Picton Castle on a raft with just one small lantern on it.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #74 (isolation #13) » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:17 pm

It's time to select new crews! Captain saberwolf, you and your two officers will automatically be on the Black Crew.

The remaining members of the Black Crew are...

Drench!

Haylen!

Maemuki!

Rosso Carne!

and xofelf!

That means the Red Crew consists of A Yeerk, crywolf20084, K-Scope, mykonian, Papa Zito, Xdaamno, and xRECKONERx!

Expedition #2 to be posted shortly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #76 (isolation #14) » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:20 pm

Pirates, for this expedition you must swim to shore before exploring an old fort in search of the treasure of the Master Gunner. Here are your maps, and good luck finding the treasure.

Deadline for Expedition #2 is Wednesday at 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #87 (isolation #15) » Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:58 pm

The gun has been fired in the air signaling the end of the expedition, but who claimed the Master Gunner's treasure?

Congratulations, Red Crew! For winning the expedition, you split the treasure 7 ways. There looks to be about $50,000 here, meaning that you each get $7,142 apiece. Good job!

This also means that the Red Crew must select a new Captain, so let's go ahead and take the vote now. Please vote (via PM) for which person on the Red Crew you would like to see become Captain (you may vote for more than one person, and you may vote for yourself). In addition, please send your choices for your two Officers should you be chosen Captain.

Deadline, Friday 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #89 (isolation #16) » Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:58 am

Sorry, had a minor delay.

Your new Captain is

xRECKONERx

! He has chosen

mykonian

and

K-Scope

as his Officers.

Captain xRECKONERx, please send the names of the three pirates you would like to give the Black Spot to.

Deadline: Monday, 8 PM

Jon Kelley · Post Post #98 (isolation #17) » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:39 am

Captain xRECKONERx has given the Black Spot to Maemuki, xofelf and Haylen!

Black Spotted pirates: please state your case as to why you should stay.

Officers: please PM me saying whether or not you would allow a mutiny to happen should a unanimous mutiny vote occur.

Captain: please PM me ranking the three black spotted pirates from one you would most like to see cut adrift to one you would least like to see cut adrift, in case of a tie.

Everyone else: please either send a vote for Maemuki, xofelf, or Haylen to be cut adrift, or a vote to mutiny against your Captain.

Deadline for the second Pirate's Court is Tuesday at 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #143 (isolation #18) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:31 am

Forced to update early due to expected unavailability tonight, sorry. Note that this early update does not in any way affect the outcome of the game.

Two votes have not been submitted, but this is being excused due to shortened deadline.

Haylen

, no votes have been cast for you to be cut adrift. Please join the rest of the pirates.

Captain xRECKONERx

, no pirates have voted for mutiny. Your position is safe.

With 6 of the 7 ballots cast...

Maemuki

, you have been chosen. Captain, cut this pirate adrift.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #144 (isolation #19) » Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:34 am

Captain xRECKONERx

, you and your officers are automatically on the Black Crew. We've already selected crews, and your crewmates are A Yeerk, Drench, Papa Zito, and tubby216.

This means that crywolf20084, Haylen, Nikanor, Rosso Carne, saberwolf, Xdaamno and xofelf are the Red Crew for this expedition.

For this expedition, you will row to shore, and then explore upstream in search of the treasure. Good luck.

Deadline for Expedition: Thursday, 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #157 (isolation #20) » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:47 pm

The Black Crew has had no problem winning this expedition! Let's see what the treasure is...

A paltry $5,000, and a note. It appears that contained inside a box at the bottom of this chest is a Royal Pardon. It shall be auctioned off to the highest bidder at Pirate's Court, and whomever wins it is safe from being cut adrift. That person, however, must auction off the Pardon again at the next Pirate's Court. This pardon does have an expiration date, and once it is used, it is removed from the game.

Captain, please send me the names of the three Pirates whom you wish to Black Spot. In addition, if you wish to change the rules of gold distribution for the duration of your captaincy, please state so in said message.

Captain has until 8 PM Saturday.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #161 (isolation #21) » Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:01 am

The Captain has elected to keep gold distribution the same, meaning he earns the $2,500 share, while the officers get a $625 share each and the remaining members of the Black Crew earn $312.

In addition, he has chosen to give the Black Spot to Rosso Carne, Xdaamno, and Drench.

Black Spotted pirates: please state your case as to why you should stay.

Officers: please PM me saying whether or not you would allow a mutiny to happen should a unanimous mutiny vote occur.

Captain: please PM me ranking the three black spotted pirates from one you would most like to see cut adrift to one you would least like to see cut adrift, in case of a tie.

Everyone else: please either send a vote for Rosso Carne, Xdaamno, or Drench to be cut adrift, or a vote to mutiny against your Captain.

IN ADDITION

, I need everyone to privately submit bids for the Royal Pardon. The holder of the Royal Pardon is guaranteed to not be cut adrift.

Deadline for Pirate's Court #3 is Sunday, 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #163 (isolation #22) » Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:06 pm

2 votes are missing, no punishments due to my failure to remember to prod.

Before I reveal the votes, I will reveal the winner of the Royal Pardon. The money spent on the Pardon this time will be split among the losing crew of the next expedition, so that everyone will finally have some money to throw around. Keep in mind the Royal Pardon is not the only thing your money is good for, even once you've been cut adrift.

The winning bidder for the Royal Pardon is...

saberwolf, who bid $9,000.

Xdaamno, you have recieved no votes to be cut adrift. Feel free to join your fellow pirates.

By a vote of 5-1...

Drench, you have been cut adrift.

Crew assignments + expedition 4 coming shortly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #164 (isolation #23) » Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:15 pm

This week's Black Crew is Captain xRECKONERx, Officers K-Scope and mykonian, as well as crywolf20084, Haylen, tubby216, and Xdaamno.

The Red Crew is A Yeerk, Nikanor, Papa Zito, Rosso Carne, saberwolf, and xofelf.

For this expedition, you'll be hitting the beach. Here are your maps, and good luck.

Expedition #4's deadline is 8 PM Tuesday. As usual, prods will come tomorrow.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #169 (isolation #24) » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:47 pm

The Black Crew manages to secure their third straight victory and keep Captain xRECKONERx in power!

Captain, you know the drill by now.

Deadline: 8 PM Thursday.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #170 (isolation #25) » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:57 pm

After much deliberation, it has been decided that Rosso Carne will be eliminated from the game due to inactivity.

Captain, if you wish to change gold distribution from the last expedition valued at $35,000, please inform me immediately.

With this, we'll be skipping immediately to the next round. New crew assignments to be made shortly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #171 (isolation #26) » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:03 pm

This round's Black Crew consists of the Captain, his Officers, and Crazy, Papa Zito, and saberwolf.

The Red Crew consists of crywolf20084, Haylen, Nikanor, tubby216, Xdaamno, and xofelf.

For this expedition, you'll be headed into some caves just off shore. Good luck.

Deadline: 8 PM Thursday

Jon Kelley · Post Post #175 (isolation #27) » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:43 am

The Black Crew wins its fourth straight expedition!

Captain xRECKONERx, you know what to do from here.

Deadline: Sunday, 8 PM

Jon Kelley · Post Post #178 (isolation #28) » Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:56 am

Captain xRECKONERx has chosen to black spot Haylen, Xdaamno and crywolf20084!

And with this, we are going to be on a temporary hiatus until the forum move has finished.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #179 (isolation #29) » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:47 pm

A REMINDER

Please do NOT send your votes yet. The game is on a hiatus until the forum is moved, and I want to make sure that nothing gets lost in the move in case something goes slightly awry.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #180 (isolation #30) » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:46 am

And we're back, everyone, with Pirates' Court.

First things first; the treasure for the last expedition was $45,000, meaning that the Captain receives $22,500, the Officers get $5,625, and the rest of the Black Crew receives $3,750 each.

By now, hopefully everyone knows the drill for Pirates' Court; don't forget, everyone can bid on the Royal Pardon except for its current holder (saberwolf). Those of you whom have already sent votes need not send votes again.

Deadline: Wednesday, 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #181 (isolation #31) » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:34 pm

First things first, I will reveal the high bidder of the Royal Pardon...

Captain xRECKONERx has bid $13,000, which will be given to the current owner of the pardon, saberwolf.

Two of the Black Spotted pirates have received 0 votes. The person to be cut adrift, with 6 votes is...

crywolf20084. Captain, please cut this pirate adrift.

Crew assignments and the next expedition will be up shortly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #183 (isolation #32) » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:41 pm

Pirates, there will be a small twist this round. First things first, Captain, you and your officers will as always be on the Black Crew.

Your other two pirates are Haylen and xofelf. The reason why there are only two will be revealed shortly.

The Red Crew consists of Crazy, Nikanor, Papa Zito, tubby216 and Xdaamno.

That leaves saberwolf. Saberwolf has drawn a grey piece of shot, which means...

Four familiar faces climb back aboard the ship.

for this expedition, saberwolf is a member of the Ghost Crew, which will also consist of the other four pirates cut adrift: Cybele, Maemuki, Drench, and crywolf20084. Since Rosso Carne was disqualified, he will not be returning.

All three crews will be participating in this expedition. If the Red or Black Crew wins, then the game will continue as normal. If the Ghost Crew wins, then they will vote to install one of their own as Captain. That person will rejoin the game as a member of the crew, and we will continue with the rest of the game as normal.

Saberwolf, you are unfortunately ineligible to become Captain if the Ghost Crew wins, but you will automatically get an Officer position in exchange.

Good luck pirates. For this expedition you will be heading inland once again, and exploring some more rivers.

This special expedition will run a bit differently from the others. Please PM me with the amount you wish to spend, and which crew you wish to spend it on. Ghost Crew members, your point totals are for now the same as they were when you left, but you will receive a points penalty if you are selected to return.

Deadline: Friday, 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #189 (isolation #33) » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:09 pm

Two crews are neck-in-neck, while the other is nowhere to be seen...

The shot is fired into the air as the Red Crew beats the Black Crew! Unfortunately, neither is near the treasure which has been claimed by the Ghost Crew!

This means that Cybele, Maemuki, Drench, or crywolf20084 is about to return to the game as your new Captain, and that saberwolf has earned himself an Officer position!

Here is how the voting for this will work:

Everyone in the game must send a list of at least 2 of (Cybele, Maemuki, Drench, or crywolf20084) from the person they would most like to see return as Captain to the person they would least like to see return. You do not have to rank everyone, and you may not use ties.

As for the members of the Ghost Crew except saberwolf, please PM me with the name of the person you would like as your second Officer should you return.

Deadline: Monday, 8 PM

Jon Kelley · Post Post #201 (isolation #34) » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:03 pm

Drench and Cybele, you have received the most votes to return to the game. It was a tie vote, so we went to our tiebreaker to see who would be returning to the game...

Cybele, welcome back to the game. Cybele has named outgoing Captain xRECKONERx as his other Officer. Special Black Spot instructions will be sent to Cybele immediately.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #202 (isolation #35) » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:18 pm

The Black Spot has been handed to

Nikanor

and

tubby216

!

Pirates, please cast your votes to cut adrift

Nikanor

or

tubby216

, or to mutiny against

Captain Cybele

. The Royal Pardon is invalid for this round.

Officers, please cast your votes to

abide by a mutiny

or

shoot down a mutiny

.

You're probably wondering why there are two people Black Spotted, and not three. There's a good reason behind that.

The Grey Spot has been handed out to

Haylen

and

Xdaamno

. They may not vote on which Black Spotted pirate will be cut adrift. Instead, they too will be fighting for their lives.

Drench, crywolf20084 and Maemuki: Please cast your votes to cut either

Haylen

or

Xdaamno

adrift.

Deadline: 8 PM Friday. Extended deadline due to this round being a bit confusing.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #238 (isolation #36) » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:12 am

I will begin by revealing the results of the Ghost Crew vote.

By a vote of 2 to 1...

Haylen, you have been cut adrift.

Next up is the Black Spot vote. There were no votes for mutiny, so Captain Cybele is still safe. The rest of the vote was unanimous, and by a vote of 4 to 0...

tubby216, you have been cut adrift.

In addition, due to his lack of access, K-Scope has left the game.

All pirates that have been cut adrift - I will be sending you some special information that will help dictate who wins the game in the end. This information is confidential and may not be shared with anyone except others who have been cut adrift.

Crew assignments and the next expedition will be posted later tonight or tomorrow.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #240 (isolation #37) » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:42 pm

At this point, I can tell you that the gold from the last expedition has gone missing. A note was left saying that the winner of the next expedition will get the gold in the amount of $55,000 given to them alongside whatever else they might find.

Crew assignment time.

The Black Crew is Captain Cybele, Officers saberwolf and xRECKONERx, alongside Crazy and mykonian.

The Red Crew is made up of Nikanor, Papa Zito, Xdaamno, and xofelf. You know the drill by now. Here are your maps, and good luck to you.

Deadline: Sunday, 10 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #242 (isolation #38) » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:01 pm

The Red Crew has easily won this expedition!

Their treasure was worth a meager $5,000, bringing the total for this expedition up to $60,000! That means they each win a massive $15k for themselves!

In the meantime, the Red Crew must elect a captain from Nikanor, Papa Zito, Xdaamno and xofelf. Same rules for selecting officers apply, so please send that alongside your captaincy votes.

Deadline: Wednesday, 10 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #247 (isolation #39) » Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:31 pm

Nikanor is your new captain!

He has named Papa Zito and xofelf as his new officers!

He must now select three people to give the Black Spot to.

Deadline: Friday, 8 PM

Jon Kelley · Post Post #259 (isolation #40) » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:45 pm

Sorry, I've been extraordinarily busy this past week with work.

Cybele, Xdaamno and xRECKONERx have been given the Black Spot!

Crazy, mykonian and Saberwolf: send in your votes for one of the three or mutiny.

Officers: send in your choice to abide by a mutiny or shoot it down.

Captain Nikanor: send in an ordered list for a tiebreaker.

The Royal Pardon is still up for grabs, but it expires after this round, so be wary! xRECKONERx, as holder of the Royal Pardon, you may not bid on it. Everyone else, please submit bids.

Deadline: Thursday, 8 PM.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #261 (isolation #41) » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:51 pm

Thanks for your patience.

To start us off, xRECKONERx, you have recieved no votes. Go back and join your fellow pirates.

Second of all, there have been no votes cast for mutiny. Captain, you may be able to rest easily depending on where the Royal Pardon went.

The winning bidder for the Royal Pardon is......

saberwolf, for $1. That money moves over to xRECKONERx, and means whomever received the most votes tonight is out of here. By a vote of 2 to 1...

Cybele, you have again been cut adrift. Farewell.

New crew assignments + whatnot to be posted tomorrow.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #268 (isolation #42) » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:51 am

Before we get on with the crew assignments, I have a very important announcement to make; as of now, there are no longer Officers whatsoever. This means two things:

1. Mutiny has just become a lot easier,

and 2. Gold distribution for the Black Crews will be changing. The new method for gold distribution is that the Captain gets 50% of the treasure while the remaining pirates will split the 50% (unless the Captain wishes to change his or her gold distribution rules).

Now, to announce the crews for the next expedition. Nikanor, as Captain, you are automatically on the Black Crew.

The remaining members of the Black Crew are Crazy, mykonian and xRECKONERx. The members of the Red Crew are Papa Zito, saberwolf, Xdaamno and xofelf.

Deadline: Sunday 2 PM EST.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #273 (isolation #43) » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:05 pm

I thank you all for your patience. While I unfortunately do not have the time nor willpower to update tonight, I will get to this first thing when I wake up tomorrow morning. This should be the last of the major delays as my schedule clears up starting Saturday afternoon.

Apologies once again for the delays.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #274 (isolation #44) » Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:11 am

The Red Crew has won another expedition, worth $55,000!

Papa Zito, saberwolf, Xdaamno and xofelf; you must now decide upon a new Captain. Start sending in those votes.

Deadline: 8 AM Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Jon Kelley · Post Post #276 (isolation #45) » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:49 am

All welcome your first female Captain, xofelf!

Captain xofelf, it is now your duty to Black Spot

two

pirates. One of them, or you, will be cut adrift at Pirates' Court.

Deadline: 3 PM, Wednesday

Jon Kelley · Post Post #281 (isolation #46) » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:31 pm

Sorry for the delay, I was hoping to get the wiki page updated before I updated here but I never got around to it.

Captain xofelf has black spotted

Xdaamno

and

Papa Zito

. It is now time for Pirates' Court. Everyone except for Captain xofelf and the two black spotted pirates, please send a vote as to whom you would like to see cut adrift. Remember, as always, you may vote for a mutiny against the Captain. As there are no more officers, all mutiny requires now is a unanimous vote amongst the pirates at Pirates' Court. Good luck.

Deadline: 8 PM Saturday.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #284 (isolation #47) » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:58 pm

There have been no votes for mutiny, which means Captain xofelf is safe this evening.

By a vote of 4-1....

Xdaamno, you have not survived your 6th time up here and have been cut adrift.

Crew assignments up shortly.

Jon Kelley · Post Post #285 (isolation #48) » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:09 pm

This week's Black Crew is Captain xofelf, Crazy, mykonian, and saberwolf.

The Red Crew is Nikanor, Papa Zito and xRECKONERx.

Good luck.

Deadline: Wednesday, 8 PM.