Castle Game: Heart Soldier Senshi

[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

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Just reading through the rules for now, expression subdued.]

...figures. Knew they'd been taking it too easy on us.

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Reading through the rules and then eyeing the castle and then whoever else is here.

... ]

Well?

[ Having balloon game flashbacks tbh, but: ]

We could play neutral for the first round and see what happens, then play harder as necessary.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mapsio]

I’d like to play neutral. For now.

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

[ A nod ]

If we receive at least one gift - and are lucky enough to have no thefts [ WHICH HE DOUBTS but keeping that to himself for now ] - we have a chance.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mapsio]

Agreed, and after we scope out this round. That can be how we play the last two rounds.

Re: DISCUSSION

[dragonheartedgirl]

I'm fine with this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

I don't wanna go hard unless we have to.

[...pauses.]

...you think this qualifies, for Talon's thing?

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

[ First of all FUCK sensitIV but second of all - ]

I'm not so sure.

It's not a game purely of protection.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah, I don't wanna not cover them, though. I mean... that's how it's supposed to work.

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

Would you agree to seeing how this round plays out before making a decision?

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

What, sit this one out?

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

Using all of our bundles for ourselves, without gifting or stealing, and then going from there.

I don't want to disadvantage us or anyone else unnecessarily, if it's possible to avoid it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

...sounds like a good place to start.

Re: DISCUSSION

[dragonheartedgirl]

It seems to be a little bit of both, isn't it? As well as protecting ourselves. It might not be a bad idea to send them something later on, if they need it--and we have items to spare.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah... yeah.

Or send em something up front to keep em out of trouble later.

Re: DISCUSSION

[dragonheartedgirl]

... Let's wait to see what happens. It may be that they won't need our assistance--or someone else could, or we might. Until we have an idea of how things are looking after round one, it's a little premature maybe.

....

Although, we can be sure that even if only one unit decides to steal... things will escalate.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. So, better to keep it nice and easy long as we can.

Re: DISCUSSION

[inspiteful]

..Yeah, let's play neutral. If people start taking our shit I say we start stealing too.

Re: DISCUSSION

[puzzlekeeper]

Agreed.

It will be easy enough to narrow down who's doing most of the stealing anyway.

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

[puzzlekeeper]

Using all three bundles.