The Mole: Ireland

[Ariel]

Mod Team: Ariel, mallowgeno & Thestatusquo | List Mod: PrivateI
(Thanks to our Primary Reviewers: Faraday & Xalxe)

Promo Video

Signups Link: HERE
Game Rules & Overview: HERE
Application Deadline: 30th/31st August ((expired on 2024-08-30 20:00:00))
Projected Game Start: 3rd/4th September ((expired on 2024-09-03 19:00:00))
Projected Game End: 12th/13th November (Live reveal projected to follow Episode 10)

Premise

Players compete in missions to earn money for the pot while attempting to suss out the group’s saboteur. Do you have what it takes to figure out The Mole?

Summary of Game

• Anonymous¹, 12-player game
  
• Primarily hosted on the Revolt³ chat platform (an open-source Discord alternative).
  
• Episodes are based around a standard weekly schedule with 3 phases. See the table below for details.
  
• Applying early will help your chances of being cast!
  
• The time commitment for players is intended to be moderate².

Standard Schedule for Episodes

More about Revolt Chat

• The Revolt chat platform can be accessed from web browsers, Desktop app, or Android app.
  
• The UI for Revolt is similar to Discord. (Example: Revolt desktop app screenshot)
  
• FAQ: Guide to Markdown formatting
  
• FAQ: Replying to Messages
  
• Casted players will be provided with a Revolt login to be used for the game, which will already be added to the game server with the correct starting permissions. (That said, if you would feel more comfortable experiencing its UI firsthand before signing up, feel free to make your own account and explore. You can use the "Discover Revolt" icon on the left to find a server to join.)

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1: Casted players will be playing the game under an alias. As such, avoid revealing to people that you've applied or may want to apply as much as possible. If you are cast, aim to keep your identity secret until the Live Reveal event of everyone's identities & the winner.

2: You

must

sit the Quiz during the Quiz phase (48 hours). You are recommended to check in at least once during the Assignments phase; if you are absent, it will mean that your roles in the Mission phase will be picked for you. As for the Mission phase, there will be 2-3 Missions per episode and what those involve will vary. For one Mission, you might need to work on something by yourself for 30 minutes within a 48 hour deadline. For another, you might have 72 hours to make a final decision with a group. Other Missions may have multiple deadlines over the course of the Mission phase. In general, checking in every 24 hours during the Mission phase will be helpful, but we expect you'll often be able to plan around it if you are busy or need a break. A calendar with an overview of the week's deadlines will be posted weekly, helping players know what's coming in advance.

3: Why Revolt? The Mole: Ireland is an Anonymous game held on a chat platform. We sought feedback from another community's experiences with Anonymous Discord games. A fair amount of habitual Discord users find they dislike switching off their primary account to play and this unfortunately can cause them to lose genuine interest in playing from the start. As such, it was decided to use an alternate platform with a similar UI. See above for more information on what to expect while using Revolt.

If you have any questions, please contact one of the hosts (Ariel, mallowgeno or Thestatusquo). The List Mod PrivateI may also be assist with questions. We are super excited to be putting on this community's first Mole game in quite some time and hope you'll consider being part of it!

[Ariel]

This game is now in progress. For people who are interested in spectating, feel free to PM a mod directly in relation to that as we will probably notice it faster than using the form.

[Ariel]

Game server is currently down for everyone and has been for about 20 minutes. Per the status page, there have been three total outages since May of this type that were all resolved within less than an hour. Mission phase will be extended by at least the amount of time that the server was down. If this is a short amount of time, then this time will be taken out of Quiz phase for Episode 1.

[Ariel]

It's been an hour now, so this is unfortunately an atypical outage. As far as we can tell, it is being worked on.

[Ariel]

Back up. If you've refreshed and still can't get in, contact a Mod

[Ariel]

Our 12 players arrived in Cork International Airport. You might be getting the feeling you've seen their face somewhere before.

Mission 1-1:

The group visited Triskel Arts Centre to create and view visual art. The 4 Slow on the Draw players and 4 Quick on the Draw players drew castles in rounds that needed to be matched back the originals by the 4 Tourists.

Mission 1-2:

The group played an Icebreaker Bingo game at The Old Town Whiskey Bar using items from their Character Dossiers, such as their Hobby and Occupation.

The group put €7,400 out of a possible €12,800 in their pot in County Cork.

No one was eliminated in Episode 1. When players went to go take their first Mole Quiz, they were instead presented with the First Impressions Quiz.

[Ariel]

Mission 2-1

: On their train ride through Suir Valley, the players played a rousing game of 20 questions and correctly identified the mystery object as a fiddle/violin.

Mission 2-2

: Players were split into two teams each visiting a different medieval destination. Both teams were tasked with identifying the most popular answers to the First Impressions Quiz.

Mission 2-3

: The group toured Waterford Crystal Factory and then were split into 3 groups, each led by a Mediator. They were given the opportunity to divvy out briefcases with unequal contents, but a briefcase could only be taken if one group member chose it.

The group put €5,700 out of a possible €9,100 in their pot in County Waterford. The group pot totaled to €13,100.

Laura was eliminated in Episode 2.

[mallowgeno]

Revolt is currently down, if you are in need of the link for the quiz please send myself, Ariel, and Shea a message and we can send it to you