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Aug-1-2016 14:07

As Miss Hawkeye will be quite busy doing background work on the Olympics, this round of Resistance will return to its original format. There will be no story to accompany the missions, but everything else will work the same as usual.

The game takes place over a series of 5 "missions." The Resistance is trying to complete 3 missions successfully, while the spies are attempting to sabotage 3 missions. First one to 3 wins.

I will serve as game master. Once we get enough people to play (5-10 total), I will PM everyone their allegiance (either "Resistance" or "Spy"). If you are a "Spy," I will also PM you the names of your co-conspirators.

A "leader" will be chosen at random for the first mission. The leader has 2 important functions:
1) The leader will assign various "role" abilities to players. These are one-shot special powers a player can use to learn more information about someone.
2) The leader will assign players to the "team" for that mission.

Missions will have a varying number of players who are selected; the leader picks a team, then every player will vote on whether or not they approve the team by PMing me. Once all the votes are cast, I will post the voting results. If a majority approves the team, the mission starts. If not, the mission does not start, and the next player in line becomes the new "leader" for that round. This continues until either a mission is approved, or 5 consecutive mission teams are rejected (in which case the spies win automatically.)

Once a mission team is approved, those players will PM me their choice of action during that mission. Resistance players will ALWAYS choose to have the mission succeed by sending "Success," while spies have a choice: they can either elect to have the mission succeed (to throw off suspicion), or they can "Sabotage" the mission.

Aug-1-2016 14:08

If any player on a team sabotages a mission, that mission fails! It only takes one "Sabotage" to fail a mission. This is generally true except for one mission where two sabotage votes are needed.

The mission team makeup and rules will be posted once we see how many players join.

Once the team members send me their actions, I will post the results of the mission. You will know if the mission succeeded or failed, and you will know what the actions were, but you will NOT know who chose what action; they will be revealed at random.

After the mission results, a new round starts with a new leader and so on and so forth until either 3 missions succeed or 3 missions fail.

The name of the game is information and MISinformation. The resistance is trying to figure out who the spies are, so that missions don't get sabotaged. The spies are trying everything they can to avoid detection, so that they can be chosen and sabotage missions.

You may talk about ANYTHING on the message boards involving the game. However, if information comes to you from me in a PM, it is YOUR CHOICE what to do with that information. You can keep it to yourself, you can be honest, or you can lie.

YOU MAY NOT PM OTHER PLAYERS ABOUT THE GAME! All discussion must take place here in the message board so that everyone is privy to it. Spies can NOT talk privately about strategy! The only PMs sent regarding the game should be to or from me, as the game master.

Please post below if you would like to play in this game of Resistance.

NOTE: Spots have been reserved for Bela Talbot III and Molly Maltese, as they were on the waiting list from the last game and have been very patient. There are 8 open spots available.

Aug-1-2016 14:28

Molly AND Bela?! Sign me up and colour them both spies!

Aug-1-2016 17:25

Thank you Announcer, for continuing to host the Resistance games while you're super busy many activities. Joseph Zeo here signing up, and Yeti is definitely a spy!

Aug-1-2016 18:43

I'd like to sign up as an alternate. If you have people to fill in, let them play first. But if there is a slot open at the end of sign ups, I'd like to play again.

Aug-1-2016 21:16

Me! Me!

Aug-2-2016 03:05

*grins and plops into reserved seat* Sign up people, I finally get to play a game and what better (more confusing) way to start than a 10-player game? :D

Aug-2-2016 03:55

I would so dearly love to play, but with the Sleuth Olympics and things going on in rl I am stretched too thin already. BUT I will be keeping an on you all with great interest. :)

And darn, wouldn't you know I have to opt out just when Bela finally opts in! :/

Aug-2-2016 04:00

Come on, Sindy. It doesn't take that long to play this game, checking in once or twice a day and voting when necessary. You'll be logged on for the Olympics anyway.

Aug-2-2016 11:07

We'll be starting on Thursday at around noon-ish Sleuth time. Anyone who signs up before then is in.

I see you, lurkers. :)

Aug-2-2016 11:38

sindy, i'm in the same boat!!

i want to play but but but !!!!