biancospino's Micro Normal Review, February 2023

[T-Bone]

I agree I think we have crossed over into complex territory. That's okay!

I approve.

[biancospino]

Do I need to post my ruleset here?

[biancospino]

Also, it's not entirely clear in the end, but I suppose multitasking should be on by default?

[biancospino]

Spoiler: ruleset

Ruleset

(in large part

shamelessly stolen

inspired from Northsidegal)

the tl;dr

1. Abide by site rules, and be mindful of your fellow players.
   
2. Majority executions, but half of the voters are enough to end the Day with no execution.
   
3. Days will last about 168 hours, Nights 48 hours.
   
4. 36 hours prods; if you are prodded, you have 24 hours to respond, and if I have to prod you three times I may replace you immediately.
   
5. I have some unusual rules about multimedia content, night prods, and last words.

General

1. Adhere to all site rules.
   
2. Always play to win. This specific game, not some unspecified future one.
   
3. Claiming wolf by yourself is acceptable (if it isn't gamethrowing), claiming wolf with partners is not.
   
4. Remember that this is a game — heated discussion is allowed, but personal attacks are not.
   
5. Pretending to break the rules will be treated similarly as actually breaking the rules.
   
6. Alianna is my comod. She has full mod authority.
   
7. You may use the following colours, as long as you don't do so to attempt to impersonate a moderator:
   #663399
   , which is my colour; COLOR, which is Alianna's colour.
   
8. Do not quote any out of game communication regarding this game — this includes your role PM and any other PMs I may send you.
   
9. If you need to get my attention, please include "
   @mod
   " in your post or PM me.
   
10. Do not use encryption, hidden text or excessively small text (
    size 70
    is the smallest I'll allow) in your posts. Crumbing is fine.
    
11. If you wish to include large images and/or gifs, you may do so, but you must put them in a [⁣spoiler=] tag.
    
12. A player who is only able to access the thread via raw text should be able to play the game to its full extent. If you include any non-textual game-relevant multimedia, you have to provide an adequate alt-text and, if you're posting an image with embedded text or any kind of audio content, a full transcription. In any case, posting multimedia that include audio is
    strongly discouraged
    .
    
13. Do not use any form of provable randomness. This includes dice tags, screenshots of random.org, etc. Saying you flipped a coin is okay, providing some sort of proof that you did isn’t.
    
14. If you have the ability to edit your posts, do not do so.
    
15. If you accidentally post with an incorrect alt account, you have to immediately make an identical post with the correct account, so to preserve ISOs' readability.
    
16. My decisions are final. If I feel you are violating any of the rules, I will take the appropriate action.
    
17. As a general principle, whenever moderator action is required I will attempt to make the decision that has the least impact on the natural flow of gameplay. For example, force replacing instead of modkilling whenever possible.
    
18. I reserve the right, under extraordinary circumstances, to change this ruleset. If I do so, I will acknowledge having done so in-thread.
    
19. Have fun!

Deadlines and Activity

1. Each Day will have a 168 hours (7 real life days) deadline, and each Night will have a 48 hours deadline.
   
2. I may grant deadline extensions in extraordinary circumstances.
   
3. If a player replaces in during the Day with less than 48 hours remaining to the deadline, I will extend it to 48 hours.
   
4. During the Night, players may ask for a quick night. If all players do (including those with no night action) and I'm not busy, the Night ends immediately.
   
5. You are expected to confirm your role PM no longer than 72 hours after I've sent it to you. If you don't, you will be replaced.
   
6. You are expected to make at least one game-relevant post every 36 hours. Players who go 36 hours without posting will be prodded.
   
7. If you are prodded, you have 24 hours to post in-thread. If you do not respond within 24 hours, you will be replaced. Additionally, if I have to prod you 3 or more times, you will be replaced at my own discretion.
   
8. Abuse of prod dodges will result in you being replaced at my own discretion.
   
9. If your prod timer would expire during the Night, you may respond to it by PMing me. If you do so, you also have to make a game-relevant post in the first 24 hours of the next Day.
   
10. If you are going to be V/LA, please announce it in thread or PM me. If your V/LA will last 5 days or longer I may be forced to replace you.

Voting

1. All votes and unvotes must be in
   bold
   or in VOTE: vote / UNVOTE: unvote tags, with vote tags being preferable.
   
2. Votes in spoilers will not be counted.
   
3. If you wish to change your vote, unvoting first is not mandatory.
   
4. Abbreviations and nicknames are acceptable, as long as I can understand them.
   
5. Dabble in false votes shenanigans at your peril. If I think something is a vote, it is.
   
6. As soon as a majority (half of the living players plus one-half, rounded up) is voting for the same player, that player is hammered and their fate is sealed. If no majority is reached before deadline, the day will end with no execution.
   
7. You may vote for VOTE: No Execution. Voting to end the day with no execution requires only half of the living players, not a strict majority.
   
8. Once a hammer has occurred, the game is in "twilight". Discussion may continue until I lock the thread but no further votes or unvotes will be counted. As soon as I lock the thread, the hammered player will be executed and the Day will end.

Miscellanea

1. You may ask for a personal Notes PT for confessional purposes. Don't talk in-thread about you having, or not having, a Notes PT.
   
2. Once you are dead, you may no longer post in the thread or in any PT you may had access to. You will however be granted access to the Deads' PT. You may post spoilers there, but if you do put them in [⁣spoiler=] tags.
   
3. You may ask to be replaced out by PM; in any case, you may not discuss in-thread the reasons you may have for replacing out. As soon as I acknowledge your request, you may not rescind it and you are no longer a player.
   
4. If you request to be replaced out, you may PM me with a "last words" message. I will relay it to your successor.
   
5. The Wolves' faction may concede, if all of its members agree.

Endgame

1. The Village will win if all Werewolves are dead and at least one Village-aligned player is left alive.
   
2. The Wolves will win if all Town-aligned players are dead and at least one Werewolf is left alive, or if nothing can prevent the same.
   
3. If all players are dead, the game ends in a "Scorched Earth" Draw.
   
4. If there are no deaths for four consecutive phases, the game ends in a "Happily ever after" Draw.
   
5. After the game has ended, the thread will be opened for post-game discussion, and everyone (including dead players and non-players) may post in it.

Game Notes

1. This game is Normal.
   
2. Night actions this game will follow Natural Action Resolution.
   
3. If you do not send me an action for the night, I will assume that you are not taking one.
   
4. All existing PTs are open at all times, regardless of the presence of an Encryptor.
   
5. Players are multitasking by default, and may submit any number of actions they may perform each phase.
   
6. The setup is confirmed to be 7:2 and to contain no Millers.
   
7. At least one player has received the following role PM:

   Welcome to Game!

   
   
   You are a

   Villager

   .
   
   You have no passive abilities.
   
   You have no active abilities.
   
   You win when at least one member of the Village's faction is alive and all members of the Wolves' faction are dead.
   
   The game thread is located [here].
   Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.