Diamant

[Totem]

Rules and idea stolen from Fishbulb.
Eight players needed.

Very simple game. Decisions are just whether you are continuing deeper into the cave, or heading back to camp. That's it.

The short version of the rules is that each card has either a number of gems or a danger. If it is a number of gems, the explorers left in the cave divide them up equally amongst themselves, any remainder left behind. There are five different types of danger cards. When you get a second one of a type, all remaining explorers lose all gems they are carrying.

So, you want to decide if it is worth continuing or not. If you do decide to leave, you can collect all gems left behind from rooms that did not divide equally. However, if more than one explorer leave at the same time, they have to divide those gems as well. Any remainders leftover after that are just out of the game.

Game is played in five rounds.

Long version of rules here:

Diamant

This one should be simple, with PMs to me consisting of either "In" or "Out" (preferrably in the subject line so I don't have to open them ). Also, since this should be short and quick I'll be trying to post moves every other day. Please try to get your choice in accordingly.
If you fail to submit your choice in time you continue in the cave, but you don't actually collect your share from the new room if there are any gems. It will still be divided as usual, though. This way it won't affect other players and still be a penalty. If you miss enough (whatever number I arbitrarily come up with at the time), then I will seek replacement.


Here is a mockup of a game in progress. (No, I didn't check the numbers ):

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed:
      9                    4              2              BANG!

Explorers Continuing
+----------------+
|Player 1      10|      +------+------+------+
|Someone Else   5|      |BOOM! |  11  |   5  |
|YouYou        13|------+------+------+------+
|================|  17  |   1  |      |CRACK!|
|Bishfulb       4|------+------+      +------+
|Dwarfitall    14|
|sciencecam    20|
+----------------+
Chickens

[Totem]

C A V E 1 !

What a beautyful morning for treasure hunting. You all wake up in the camp and briskly prepare to enter the first cave. Well, all except Pooky who decides that is way to early to wake up and mumbles that he will catch up with you all later.

7 of you enter first cave and in the first chamber you find

3

gems. All cannot be split and are left behind.

AWAITING in/out PM's.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      0                    3              1              none 

Explorers Continuing 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|       
|MeMe           0|      
|ZeroSum        0|------+
|help im a bug  0|   3  |
|Patrick        0|------+
|logicticus     0| 
|Iceman         0|
|Pooky          0| 
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Pooky: you just made it. Awaiting your first PM

MoS: Are you aware that you SHOULD keep your choices secret?
Just PM me with "Diamant" and IN or OUT in the topic of the PM

Now Pooky, please return my pillow. See you in 8 hours :p Yawn

[Totem]

I posted this post 9 hours ago and it just dissapeared today. What's going on?

Just when you prepare to enter the next chamber you hear strange huffing and puffing. It's ghastly, it's horrible, it's nothing you heard before in your life. It's getting closer. And closer.

It's behind you.

"Wait for me" cries Pooky, cathing up with you seriously out of breath.

You sigh with relief. All 8 of you decides to continue in.

You are rewarded with a nice pile of

15

gems. Each of you picks one and the rest is left on the ground.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      1                    10              1              none 

Explorers Continuing 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|       
|MeMe           0|      
|ZeroSum        0|------+------+
|help im a bug  0|   3  |  15  |
|Patrick        0|------+------+
|logicticus     0| 
|Iceman         0|
|Pooky          0| 
+----------------+ 

ps. Some of you asked to have default choice for next rounds. That's ok, but bear in mind that if you not submit PM you are making everyone else wait untill deadline.

[Totem]

SOME POSTS AND PM'S HAVE DISSAPEARED.
IF YOU SUBMITED YOUR CHOICE FOR ROUND 2 __ PLEASE RESUBMIT__

[Totem]

Meme and help im a bug decide to retire early back to camp gathering 5 gems each on the way back. The rest of you continue inside and are rewarded with pile of

13

gems. Thats 2 for each of you and 1 gem is left behind. I bet you are glad. Well majority of you are.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      3                     1              1              none 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|      +------+ 
|ZeroSum        0|      |  13  |
|Patrick        0|------+------+
|logicticus     0|   3  |  15  |
|Iceman         0|------+------+
|Pooky          0| 
|================|
|MeMe           6|
|help im a bug  6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

You all continue in. Pooky and MoS keeping the rear guard. In the next chamber you find

9

gems. Thats 1 for each of you and 3 gem is left behind. Meanwhile Meme and help im a bug raid Pookys lunchbox.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      4                     4              1              none 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|      +------+------+ 
|ZeroSum        0|      |  13  |   9  |
|Patrick        0|------+------+------+
|logicticus     0|   3  |  15  |
|Iceman         0|------+------+
|Pooky          0| 
|================|
|MeMe           6|
|help im a bug  6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Honest typo. Sorry HIAB.

[Totem]

Slackers proded.

[Totem]

ZeroSum bravely enters the next chamber and the rest of you follow. On the ground there is a pile of

5

gems. You all ignore them busy inspecting the corridor ahead that sharply turns to the right. Curious.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      4                     9              1              none 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|      +------+------+-----+ 
|ZeroSum        0|      |  13  |   9  |  5  |
|Patrick        0|------+------+------+-----+
|logicticus     0|   3  |  15  |
|Iceman         0|------+------+
|Pooky          0| 
|================|
|MeMe           6|
|help im a bug  6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Meme puts her hands in the air and makes a little voodoo dance. She grins evilly when the loud

WHUMP!

is heard from the cave. Much to her disappointment you all continue inside.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      4                     9              1              none 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|      +------+------+------+ 
|ZeroSum        0|      |  13  |   9  |   5  |
|Patrick        0|------+------+------+------+
|logicticus     0|   3  |  15  |      |WHUMP!|
|Iceman         0|------+------+      +------+
|Pooky          0| 
|================|
|MeMe           6|
|help im a bug  6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

I have got suprisingly low number of PMs this round

[Totem]

Patrick and Iceman both decide that enough is enough and turn back neting 8 gems each.
The rest of you decides to continue in. Bad, bad decision. The second

WHUMP!

sends you running for exit.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      0                     1              1              none 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|MoS            0|      +------+------+------+ 
|ZeroSum        0|      |  13  |   9  |   5  |
|logicticus     0|------+------+------+------+
|Pooky          0|   3  |  15  |      |WHUMP!|
|================|------+------+      +------+
|Patrick        8|                    |WHUMP!|
|Iceman         8|                    +------+
|MeMe           6|
|help im a bug  6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Cave 2:

After a brief discusion about MeMe's voodoo skills you decide to check the second cave. In the entrance you find

7

gems

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      0                     7              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Patrick        0|------+
|Iceman         0|   7  |
|MeMe           0|------+
|help im a bug  0|
|MoS            0|
|ZeroSum        0|
|logicticus     0|
|Pooky          0|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

In the next passageway you find big pile of

14

gems. Iceman and help im a mug are too busy discusing the noises from the previous cave that they fail to spot anything. 6 gems are split, the rest is left behind.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      1                     15              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Patrick        8|------+-----+
|Iceman    -1   8|   7  |  14 |
|MeMe           6|------+-----+
|help iab  -1   6|
|MoS            0|
|ZeroSum        0|
|logicticus     0|
|Pooky          0|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Patrick, ZeroSum and logicticus all decide to take a lunch break i na camp ( and the gems left behind). 6 gems each. The rest of you continue inside. Sudenly loud

PLOTCH!

is heard. You all turn and look at MeMe.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      1                     0              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Iceman    -1   8|------+-------+
|MeMe           6|   7  |  14   |
|help iab  -1   6|------+-------+
|MoS            0|      |PLOTCH!|
|Pooky          0|      +-------+
==================
|Patrick       14|
|ZeroSum        6|
|logicticus     6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

Suddenly you hear a loud

CRACK!

and I am a bug disappears in the hole underground. "Are you alive?", shouts Pooky. "Yes!", comes back a muffled cry. "Did you broke anything?", asks MoS. "No!" a faint cry is heard. "You’re one lucky guy.", shouts MeMe looking down the dark shaft. "Says you.", comes the replay. "I am still falling!"

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      1                     0              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Iceman    -1   8|------+-------+
|MeMe           6|   7  |  14   |
|??help iab-1 6??|------+-------+
|MoS            0|      |PLOTCH!|
|Pooky          0|      +-------+
==================      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+
|ZeroSum        6|
|logicticus     6|
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

To say it quickly:

3

gems and sharp turn left.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      1                     3              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Iceman    -1   8|------+-------+
|MeMe           6|   7  |  14   |
|MoS            0|------+-------+
|Pooky          0|      |PLOTCH!|
==================      +-------+
|??help iab-1 6??|      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+
|ZeroSum        6|      |    3  |
|logicticus     6|      +-------+
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

You carefully squeeze through an opening in the left wall. In the corridor you find

11

gems. Each one of you get 2 gems and 3 are left behind. The corridor looks somehow different from the previous one but you can't pinpoint the exact difference.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      3                     6              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
+----------------+ 
|Iceman    -1   8|------+-------+
|MeMe           6|   7  |  14   |
|MoS            0|------+-------+
|Pooky          0|      |PLOTCH!|
==================      +-------+
|??help iab-1 6??|      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+------+
|ZeroSum        6|      |    3  |  11  |
|logicticus     6|      +-------+------+
+----------------+ 

[Totem]

"Current lead, sounds fine", says MeMe and walks towards the exit with her 9 gems. In the next room you find

2

gems. "Darn",says Pooky "Even now we cannot split it".

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      3                     2              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+------+-------+
|Iceman    -1   8|   7  |  14   |
|MoS            0|------+-------+
|Pooky          0|      |PLOTCH!|
==================      +-------+
|MeMe          15|      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+------+-----+
|??help iab-1 6??|      |    3  |  11  |  2  |
|ZeroSum        6|      +-------+------+-----+
|logicticus     6|
+----------------+
 

[Totem]

The anwser is that before the expedition all of you were hipnotized not to murder anyone.

Ops, you were also hipnotized not to remember it.

Oh, well.

Fnord

.

[Totem]

"Hey! Cut it out!", cries Iceman. "What?" Pooky and MoS both look at him in surprise. "You just tried to nick my keys from my back pocket, didn't you?" "No way, man. We were just dividing this nice pile of gems, and you were standing right against the other wall." "Gems",asks Iceman,"how many?" "

5

thats 2 each and one ...hmm, ... I mean 1 each and 2 left behind"

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      4                     4              2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+------+-------+
|Iceman    -1   8|   7  |  14   |
|MoS            0|------+-------+
|Pooky          0|      |PLOTCH!|
==================      +-------+
|MeMe          15|      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+------+-----+----+
|??help iab-1 6??|      |    3  |  11  |  2  | 5  |
|ZeroSum        6|      +-------+------+-----+----+
|logicticus     6|
+----------------+
 

[Totem]

Iceman dissapeared. I am waiting 12 more hours

[Totem]

After hearing a loud

CRACK!

your throats give the screem of 14 year old cheerleader on helium, and your feet make a sound of a pack of elephants running through a jungle. You drop all your gems.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
      0                     0             2             WHUMP! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+------+-------+
|Iceman    -1   8|   7  |  14   |
|MoS            0|------+-------+
|Pooky          0|      |PLOTCH!|
==================      +-------+
|MeMe          15|      | CRACK!|
|Patrick       14|      +-------+------+-----+----+------+
|??help iab-1 6??|      |    3  |  11  |  2  | 5  |CRACK!|
|ZeroSum        6|      +-------+------+-----+----+------+
|logicticus     6|
+----------------+

[Totem]

Cave 3!

Ahoy Mateys! Let me tell you about the next cave. It's scary. PLOTCH! scary. Sssss! scary. WHUMP! scary. Double PLOTCH! scary. In fact I don't blame you. You don't want to enter this cave at all.

Cave 4

Echo of the last

PLOTH!

can be still clearly heard when you enter next cave. Inside you find

1

tiny gem.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    0                     1             4           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|MeMe          15|
|Patrick       14|-------+------+
|Iceman         8|PLOTCH!|  1   |
|ZeroSum        6|-------+------+
|logicticus     6|
|MoS            0|
|Pooky          0|
==================
|??help iab   6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

After all that happened in Cave 3 you are very brave deciding to continue. Apparently RNG gods agree. Large pile of

17

gems awaits you in the next passage.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    2                     4             4           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|MeMe          15|
|Patrick       14|-------+------+----+
|Iceman         8|PLOTCH!|  1   | 17 |
|ZeroSum        6|-------+------+----+
|logicticus     6|
|MoS            0|
|Pooky          0|
==================
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

Patrick is too distracted wondering why the corridor is getting more and more regular to pickup any gems. The rest of you share

9

gems. 3 gems are left behind.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    3                     7             4           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|MeMe          15|
|Patrick  -1   14|-------+------+----+--+
|Iceman         8|PLOTCH!|  1   | 17 | 9|
|ZeroSum        6|-------+------+----+--+
|logicticus     6|
|MoS            0|
|Pooky          0|
==================
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

MeMe, Patrick and logicticus decide to head back. They say that there is safety in groups but

on the other hand it earns only 5 gems each. The brave four continues in and find

11

gems.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    5                     4             4           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH! 

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|Iceman         8|
|ZeroSum        6|-------+------+----+--+
|MoS            0|PLOTCH!|  1   | 17 | 9|
|Pooky          0|-------+------+----+--+
==================                   |11|
|MeMe          20|                   +--+
|Patrick       18|
|logicticus    11|
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

Zerosum takes the oportunity to fill his pockets with 9 gems as he heads back to camp.
"Nine gems, maybe he was right?"says Iceman. "At least we ain't a bunch of scaredy-cats, right Pooky?" says MoS.

PLOTCH!

"Run!" yells Iceman.
"Points don't matter" whizzes Pooky while navigating winding corridors towards exit.
"Yeah, but my life does" shouts MoS in full sprint.

[Totem]

F I N A L L C A V E

Just to show you that I am good each of you receives 1 shiny gem. Well ok, (rnd) told me to do so.

Nothing left behind so the next card is drawn and placed on the table with a heavy

WHUMP!

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    1                     0             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|MeMe          20|
|Patrick       18|
|ZeroSum       15|
|logicticus    11|
|Iceman         8|
|MoS            0|----+------+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|
==================----+------+
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

Logicticus and Iceman are to busy to gather any gems. Sudenly they both trip and with a loud

BANG!

land on the ground. "Man, strange echo!" says ZeroSum.

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    1                     0             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|MeMe          20|
|Patrick       18|
|ZeroSum       15|
|logicticus    11|
|Iceman         8|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

Meme decides she cant hear any more bad jokes that Logicticus and Iceman are telling to each other for the last 20 minutes. The rest of you contunue inside the cave. The brave four splits

14

gems before they can hear Iceman's raised voice "... And do you know the one about the lady who shoot lightning out of ... "

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    4                     2             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|Patrick       18|
|ZeroSum       15|
|logicticus -3 11|           +-----+
|Iceman     -3  8|           | 14  |
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|MeMe          21|
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

"21 .. 22. 23 .. Yeah! I am definitely ahead of MeMe" Shouts Patrick running towards the exit.
"So you dont want this pile .. muph" says ZeroSum before Pooky manages to silence him.
You then split

17

gems between 5 of you.
Iceman forgets to pick up his 3 gems being distracted by something in the corner.
"Look,"he says "I found a candy bar. It's still good. Hm, what is Golden Oracle?"

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    7                     5             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|ZeroSum       15|
|logicticus -3 11|           +-----+---+
|Iceman     -6  8|           | 14  | 17|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+---+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|Patrick       24|
|MeMe          21|
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

I am glad to anounce that there was no data lost in this game. But some PM's might have been. Everyone, please PM me again your choices.

[Totem]

'What a strange rock. It looks like my uncle Oscar' says Iceman,"If you just chip this part and polish the top. Anyone has a pocket knife?'
'Here' says logicticus,'let me help you"

ZeroSum, MoS and Pooky gladly leave the two busy with the rock and proceed to look for maybe less interesting butmore valuable kind. Sadly they find only

1

.

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    7                     6             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|ZeroSum       15|
|logicticus -3 11|           +-----+---+-+
|Iceman     -6  8|           | 14  | 17|1|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+---+-+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|Patrick       24|
|MeMe          21|
|??help iab-1 6??|
+----------------+

[Totem]

'I've had enough. I feel like i am walking here for days now.', says ZeroSum.
He gathers his 13 gems and marches to the exit.
'Wait!', cries Pooky 'thirtheen is unlucky number!'
'And where is Iceman and logicticus? They were standing right here near those three statues' says MoS.
'Pooky, what are we going to do?'
'Well, for starters lets pick up those

4

gems'

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    9                     0             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|                |           +-----+---+-+-+
|                |           | 14  | 17|1|4|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+---+-+-+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|ZeroSum       28|
|Patrick       24|
|MeMe          21|
|logicticus ?? 15|
|Iceman     ??  9|
|help iab-1 ??  6|
+----------------+

[Totem]

They missed another deadline. And they are out of the game (but I cannot say the same about 'out of the cave' )

[Totem]

(Welcome to "slow motion Diamant- sloth edition" . When we last time saw our heroes ...ok, lets fast forward a bit..)

15

gems - 7 each and one left behind. I am awaiting PM's with next round decision ASAP. This means you too Pooky.

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    16                     1             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|                |           +-----+---+-+--+
|                |           | 14  | 17|1|15|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+---+-+--+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|ZeroSum       28|
|Patrick       24|
|MeMe          21|
|logicticus ?? 15|
|Iceman     ??  9|
|help iab-1 ??  6|
+----------------+

[Totem]

"How will we haul the gems and the statues out of the cave Pooky?"
"And dont forget this large barell of gunpowder", added Pooky "I wonder if it's full. Hand me the matches. I cann't see anything"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!! B A N G ! !!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GAME OVER

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Gems carried:     Gems left behind:     Round:      Dangers Removed: 
    0                     25             5           WHUMP!CRACK!PLOTCH!PLOTCH!

Explorers 
 
+----------------+
|                |           +-----+---+-+--+-----+
|                |           | 14  | 17|1|15|BANG!|
|MoS            0|----+------+-----+---+-+--+-----+
|Pooky          0|  7 |WHUMP!|BANG!|
==================----+------+-----+
|ZeroSum       28|
|Patrick       24|
|MeMe          21|
|logicticus ?? 15|
|Iceman     ??  9|
|help iab-1 ??  6|
+----------------+

FINAL STANDINGS

1. ZeroSum 28 gems
2. Patrick 24 gems
3. MeMe 21 gems
4. Statue of logicticus
5. Petrified Iceman
6. help im a bug (by now halfway to china)
7. Blown to bits MoS
8. Outline of Pooky on the cave wall

Thanks for playing.