TWG CXV: Just a Numbers GameTo some, it's just another day at the office. To others... every day is a life and death struggle to try and slog through another grueling day at work. But today... something's different. Today, nine people wake up in an empty office, tied to chairs in a circle facing away from all the others. There's one rule to the game: pick a number, any number.
Wolves:
1. Head Honcho: Every night, the Head Honcho picks a number between 0 and 100 by PM'ing the host with their selection. Every night, all the other players PM the host a number between 0 and 100. Whoever's number is closest to the number the Head Honcho picks dies. In case of a tie, all tied players die. People who do not pick a number (including the Head Honcho) have their number randomized.
Humans:
2. Number Cruncher
3. Number Cruncher
4. Number Cruncher
5. Number Cruncher
6. Number Cruncher
7. Number Cruncher
8. Number Cruncher
Third Party:
9. The Phantom Number Swapper: Counts as a Human. Every night, in addition to picking their own number, they select one player. The Phantom Number Swapper picks a NEW number for that person, and if they are human, that is their selected number for wolfing purposes. Wins if someone is wolfed as a result of their shenanigans—either if the person who's number they swapped is wolfed, or if someone else is wolfed because of the number swap—or if they are the last Human alive. Can win with either team.
Host Clarifications:
- The Phantom Number Swapper's powers can only affect humans.
- The swapped number that the Phantom Number Swapper picks can potentially be the same number they picked for themself.
- The Phantom Number Swapper can choose not to use their power each night.
- The Phantom Number Swapper can win as a result of their own death if they died as the result of swapping the would-be wolfing target's number.
- The Phantom Number Swapper is informed when they achieve victory. It is not announced publicly.
- An example of The Phantom Number Swapper's victory: Player A picks 20 as their number. Player B picks 21 as their number. The Swapper swaps Player B's number to 50. The Head Honcho picked 21 as the wolfing number. Player A dies instead of Player B.
- An example of when The Phantom Number Swapper does NOT achieve victory: Player A and Player B both pick 50 as their number. The Swapper swaps Player A's number to 60. The Head Honcho picked 50 as the wolfing number. Because Player B would have died either way, this does not count as death-by-shenanigans.
- The number(s) of any killed players will be announced, but the number the Head Honcho picked will not be.
- The Head Honcho wins whenever there is one or fewer humans remaining.
- The game does not have cardflips.
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Players:
1. A# Minor
2. TheZeldaPianist275
3. Olimar12345
4. E. Gadd Industries
5. ThatHiddenCharacter
6. SpecsFlyer17
7. XiaoMigros
8. magnet
9. Toby
Worth noting is that I'm willing to remove a player or two if we don't get enough player sign-ups in a reasonable timeframe.
In.
Yay, I get the #1 spot!
Quote from: A# Minor on August 14, 2023, 04:05:07 PMYay, I get the #1 spot!
Smitty Werbenjägermanjensen would be proud
In.
This seems implied by the rules but I want to make it explicit BDS--if the PNS picks the Honcho to swap numbers with, the Honcho does NOT get that new updated number to determine wolfing, correct? His original pick stands?
Quote from: TheZeldaPianist275 on August 14, 2023, 04:45:12 PMThis seems implied by the rules but I want to make it explicit BDS--if the PNS picks the Honcho to swap numbers with, the Honcho does NOT get that new updated number to determine wolfing, correct? His original pick stands?
That's correct. The Swapper's powers can
only affect humans.
Will the number that was killed be publicized? Or perhaps even the number that the Honcho picked?
Quote from: TheZeldaPianist275 on August 14, 2023, 04:52:44 PMWill the number that was killed be publicized? Or perhaps even the number that the Honcho picked?
That's a good question, and one I've gone back and forth on. My current plan is that the number(s) killed will be publicized, but the number the Head Honcho picked will not be.
In!
N!
In n' out
(bold text) In!
Yeah, Im good at forums.
Quote from: SpecsFlyer17 on August 15, 2023, 04:05:49 PM(bold text) In!
Yeah, Im good at forums.
Don't worry, you'll get used to it at some point!!! :D
This is a very specific question, but with 3 players remaining (HH, PNS, and human), who wins if a wolfing would cause both the PNS (by a swap condition) and HH (by equal humans and HH) to win?
Quote from: SpecsFlyer17 on August 15, 2023, 04:19:46 PMThis is a very specific question, but with 3 players remaining (HH, PNS, and human), who wins if a wolfing would cause both the PNS (by a swap condition) and HH (by equal humans and HH) to win?
The Phantom Number Swapper's win condition does not prevent any other team from winning, so in this case both the PNS and HH would win. Certainly makes for some interesting possibilities. ;)
Has anyone else voiced interest in playing? 36 or Xiao or Kaiveran? Someone else from the distant past?
Quote from: TheZeldaPianist275 on August 15, 2023, 04:48:37 PMHas anyone else voiced interest in playing? 36 or Xiao or Kaiveran? Someone else from the distant past?
Not sure, but I could try messaging them all on Discord to check.
Quote from: SpecsFlyer17 on August 15, 2023, 04:05:49 PM(bold text) In!
Yeah, Im good at forums.
Hi there! :)
Also you can code text like this:
Italics: [i]text here[/i], bold: [b]text here[/b], strikethrough: [s]text here[/s]
hello, lets try again, i am in
Quote from: TheZeldaPianist275 on August 15, 2023, 04:48:37 PMHas anyone else voiced interest in playing? 36 or Xiao or Kaiveran? Someone else from the distant past?
36 and Kai are both unavailable at the moment, but Kai might be available starting next week.
If anyone knows anyone potentially interested in playing TWG, feel free to reach out to them!! I'm ok with running the game with 8 players if we can only get one more.
I'll post a link in my TWG server. There are people there not currently on NSM.
Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter on August 16, 2023, 05:06:33 PMI'll post a link in my TWG server. There are people there not currently on NSM.
Like me? ???
I can play...
Quote from: magnet on August 16, 2023, 06:40:47 PMLike me? ???
I can play...
Date Registered:
April 17, 2020, 07:47:22 PM
Welcome back!!! :P
hey what u stalking for
im just messing around : )
... Hi magnet!
Welcome Lord Mag-inatorTM!
This game has no cardflips, right?
Quote from: A# Minor on August 16, 2023, 08:44:12 PMThis game has no cardflips, right?
Correct. The justification for that being, if the wolf dies, the game ends instantly, and I don't want people to know if The Phantom Number Swapper dies for the potential of some... interesting situations ;)
Great seeing you again, Toby!
Quote from: Toby on August 17, 2023, 12:32:50 PMok lol
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:o
Unless anyone has any objections, the game will start later today (I'll probably post the thread within the next two hours). Anyone else who wants to sign up can sign up as a substitute!!!
Just a heads up, but the first night phase ONLY is going to be 48 hours. I figure that not only gives people ample time to realize the game has started and show up to the thread, but also make sense of the mechanics in case there's any confusion. :P In addition, it means I likely won't have to do a phase change on my birthday (which would very likely be several hours late if I had to).
All other night phases will be the standard 24 hours. All day phases will be 48 hours.