This is a game. You should play to have fun, and to win. You should not prohibit others from doing the same. You should show respect to all participants at all times. We understand this is a game that deals with a lot of emotions, and you should feel free to show that emotion -- just don't push it too far. If in doubt, ask.
This game is
non-anonymous.
All actions in the game will take place on Mafiascum. However, players are encouraged to communicate through any other means they find most convenient, such as Skype or Facebook. You are
prohibited
from sharing screenshots of your private conversations, and from sharing private messages in a way that can't be falsified, such as the quote function on Skype.
You should not take any action which disrupts or undermines the integrity of the game. You should also not take any action that brings the game into disrepute. This includes, but is not limited to, cheating in or explicitly seeking to break challenges, communicating with players you are not permitted to, communicating information using screenshots or PM forwarding. If in doubt, ask.
If there is a problem, or there has been a mistake made, discuss it with a mod.
In superficially breaking one of the rules in this ruleset, an Official Warning will be given. If the breach is substantial, or a second breach of any named rule is made, discretionary sanctions will be applied. If the breach if excessive, or a further breach is made after sanctions, you will be modkilled. This is your only (unofficial) warning.
We reserve the right at any time to implement new rules. We reserve the right to use our discretion in disciplining players as we see fit, if a situation not covered by these rules arises, using A04 as a guide. We reserve the right to refrain from disciplining players if we believe the offence is sufficiently minor. Should these rules be substantively altered at any time, you will be informed.
The game starts with 24 players competing in an individual challenge, where the three winners become team captains, drafting all the other players onto their teams in a snake draft.
The captain of each team will become the holder of their team’s
Safety Token
, the effects of which will be explained later. After that, the captain has no additional perks or responsibilities.
If a team is reduced down to one member, and at least one of the opposing teams has at least four members left, all teams with four members or more will hold a vote for who to send to join the one-man team. Anyone holding a Safety Token can not be voted out of their team.
To start most rounds, there will be a team challenge, where the winning team earns immunity from the Fortress, a duel for elimination.
All outcomes of challenges are final, subject to A04.
A range of challenge styles has been designed, to test different skills. We cannot provide for all players all the time, but we have tried our best to make challenges as level and fair as possible.
Unless otherwise stated, the use of outside resources during any challenge is strictly prohibited. Any players found in violation of this rule will be immediately eliminated. Regardless, we have tried to craft a game where cheating is, for the most part, impossible.
WARNING:
Multiple challenges in this game will involve audio. Therefore, we regretfully cannot recommend this game for the hearing-impaired.
After a winning team is determined from the challenge, each of the losing teams then begin the Fortress selection process. Whoever holds the Safety Token picks one member of their team to pass the Token to. That player then chooses another team member to give the Token to, avoiding people who have already touched the Token. Eventually, only one member on the team will not have touched the Token; that player will enter the Fortress.
The players selected for the Fortress from each of the losing teams will then face off in a duel where the loser is eliminated from the game.
Rules C02, C03, and C04 apply to any Fortress challenge as well.
The winner of the Fortress has the option to mutiny to the other losing team if they desire. Either way, the Fortress winner becomes the new Safety Token holder on their team. Since this leaves one team without a Safety Token holder, the winner of the Fortress chooses who on that team becomes the new Token holder.
Some rounds may contain twists that shake up the standard format, so do not become too comfortable. Regardless of the twist, anyone holding a Safety Token at the start of a round cannot be eliminated that round under any circumstance.
At a predetermined point in the game, there will be a final team challenge, where all members of the team will participate and must contribute. You may benefit from having more members in the Final, but dead weight could bring you down.
Despite the fact that you are sending individuals into the elimination round, this is first and foremost a team game. There is no merge or team swap, you are with your team until the end or until you choose to mutiny after winning a Fortress.
Even though this is a team game, you do not win as an individual unless you are a member of the winning team in the final challenge. By signing up for this game, you are expected to fight to avoid anything that isn't a victory for you personally.
We are requiring all players, in lieu of other methods of rule compliance, to agree to a player contract in submitting an application. Please read it carefully. If you foresee that you will be unable to follow this contract, please discuss it with a mod: while we do want to accommodate you, we cannot accept any player who cannot obey this contract.
By submitting an application to play and/or spectate, you agree to abide by all these rules.
By submitting an application, you agree that you have read and acknowledged all these rules.
By submitting an application, you forfeit ignorance of the rules as an excuse.
By submitting an application, you forfeit plausible deniability of acceptable standards as an excuse. This means you may not claim that you thought your actions erred on the right side of the line.
By submitting an application, you agree to be active in your participation in accordance with these rules, and shall not flake.
By submitting an application, you accept that you are bound by the honour system, and must at all times remain bound by it.
By submitting an application, you accept that breaching this contract may result in replacement, modkilling, sanctions, and/or blacklisting.
If you are unwilling or unable to obey this contract at any time, you must notify the mods
immediately
.