Castle Game: ☆ZRAEL

[idolpro]

[Suddenly, you hear the wailing of a horn. Outside, tension is turning to panic. You can't see anything, but you can hear people gathering up their things, sobbing in fear or speaking in harsh whispers. A lone voice calls from the distance:

The enemy approaches!

Upon the map, an unfamiliar geography appears -- several small nations, clustered together. Outside of them, an endless sea of enemy forces, identified only by a symbol of a cracked skull. Each of the small nations is marked with a flag in one unit's colour, and a tiny model of a castle.

You are at war. How will you protect your people and yourself?


(Rules & questions are here. Cleo is your gamerunner!)

Comments

ROUND ONE

[idolpro]

[As of now, each nation's castle bears the same shape: a tiny, crumbling wooden castle, with an unwalled courtyard full of tents. Above each one hovers the number 0.]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[Discuss your decision here.

Decisions must be turned in by 7:45pm PST!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

...Well. What do you guys wanna do?

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

[after a moment of consideration]

...There are at least three units we'd be alright stealing from, right? As long as people don't go at us too hard that should be enough to keep us safe. Maybe just steal from one to start, and see what happens...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Yeah, I'd be fine with that. Don't wanna go overboard at least yet.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

Yeah. Baritones? Or do we want to pick someone more likely to get a gift?

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

I don't wanna try making any guesses, at least yet. BARiTONES is fine.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

...Alright.

Re: DISCUSSION

[stakesthesame]

We're just gonna go with the one, this time?

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Do you think we should do more?

Re: DISCUSSION

[stakesthesame]

... I dunno. I'm not sure how everyone else is gonna play, here.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Right. Probably best to see how things turn out after the first round.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

We should obviously steal. Though if we go too crazy with it, everyone'll treat us like fair game—if they weren't already doing that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Right. Just one for the first round, then? We can take from BARiTONES.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ waves a hand ]

That sounds fine, 'least for a start. Let's see where this all goes.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

We'll just steal more in later rounds if we get stolen from, obviously.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

Pretty much!

Though it's basically a guarantee that BARiTONES is gonna steal from us, too.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Oh, for sure. They're not likely to get gifts either, so... huh. Maybe we should steal from someone else instead?

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

Hnnn... D'you think people would risk sending out gifts in round one? Hard for me to predict the thought process of a bleeding heart.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Mmmh. I could see HSS doing that, at least? But I dunno who they'd gift to.

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

Dunno who they'd send it to, though. If I had to guess—if someone's point total gets real low, that's when the gifts will start coming in.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

You're right... I don't think people will send gifts until they feel like they're safe and someone looks like they're in trouble, anyway. We can think about that later.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

[a tired sigh]

Well, I guess it was about time for a game like this.

DECISION

[idolpro]

[You have 3 bundles of materials with which to build up your castle. Your options are:

• Use your own materials, remaining neutral.


• Gift some your materials to another unit.


• Steal from another unit.

You may gift some or all of your materials, and may divide your gifts between more than one unit. You may steal from up to three units per round. You may not gift and steal in the same round. Any materials in your possession at the end of the round will be used to improve your castle's defense level.

The enemy will arrive after 3 rounds.]

Re: DECISION

[avestan]

Stealing from BARiTONES