Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[ Standing on the deck of a grand galleon rocking in the midst of clear, turquoise waves. In front of your boat is an island--deserted, of course--and next to the steering wheel you'll find two large chests, one filled with bags of gold and the other filled with dark, round, innocuous looking balls, as well as two maps--one clearly depicting the uncharted island in front of you, and the other--a treasure island. And apparently just for shits and giggles, there's a pile of pirate-themed accessories in your unit color(s) you can put on--eye patches, plastic swords and water pistols, fake stuffed parrots, bandanas, a Captain's hat--even a peg-leg or two.

Your phones chime and instructions to choose where to hide both the treasure and traps on your island based on your map appears. ]

[ Players, note that you have until 6pm PST/9PM EST to make sure your unit's card is completely filled out and ready to go! Feel free to thread out burying the treasure, just selecting the spots, or fighting over the accessories, whatever floats your literal boat. ]

Comments

PRE-GAME MINGLE & DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: PRE-GAME MINGLE & DISCUSSION

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[Seto does not seem impressed by the accessories. What is a pirate. What is fun]

...So the strategy is to make our placements as unpredictable as possible, even once some of them have been discovered. Or even, place traps in the squares that seem most likely to be guessed.

Re: PRE-GAME MINGLE & DISCUSSION

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ well, hiryuu will go ahead and take an eye patch anyway. at least this one is cute ]

So... choose randomly for treasure, then? Which squares do you think people would most likely pick first?

Re: PRE-GAME MINGLE & DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

[100% is wearing a captain's hat and has a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. Priorities, okay]

[After, though, he takes a look at the rules]

So it's kinda like Battleship, 'cept you don't get the hint when you hit something right.

Re: PRE-GAME MINGLE & DISCUSSION

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ listen it's a good priority. she reaches out to adjust his hat ]

That's a cute look for you. I take it battleship is a game based on ships used for war?

ROUND 1

[idolpro]

A warning whistle resounds from the boat signaling game start, and the ship pulls away from the shore. It steers itself to a new island--one that looks just like the one on the bottom map/grid. Your phone updates with new instructions now:

Avast! Find as much booty as ye can while avoidin' the traps set by other scallywags. Six be the magic number o' plots ye can search each time.

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[deifiedwhitedragon]

For the reverse of the placement logic, we should choose something less intuitive to guess...

It may also be valuable to search a continuous enough area to see if there's some kind of pattern. Perhaps, the block of six from D3 to F4?

TURN IN

[idolpro]

Re: TURN IN

[deifiedwhitedragon]

D3, E3, F3, D4, E4, F4

RESULTS

[idolpro]

Re: RESULTS

[idolpro]

D3 & F3 yield treasure! You have 2 POINTS!

Arrgh! You thought you'd found treasure, but alas! It's a BOOBY TRAP at D4 & F4!

• TALK LIKE A PIRATE! Like it or not ye'll be stuck TALKING LIKE PIRATES for the rest of the game. *Colorful swears, accents, and slang all acceptable.
  
• IT'S A SING-A-LONG! Ye'll be feeling the desire to sing some ye sea-shanties, land-lubber!
  

ROUND 2

[idolpro]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

TURN IN

[idolpro]

RESULTS

[idolpro]

ROUND 3

[idolpro]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

TURN IN

[idolpro]

RESULTS

[idolpro]

ROUND 4

[idolpro]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

TURN IN

[idolpro]

RESULTS

[idolpro]

TO ENDGAME...

[idolpro]

A warning whistle resounds again and your ship will once again begin to navigate its way all on its own. Where to now…?