The Syndicate

[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention] - TWENTY-SIX GARNETS

[mention]MacDougall/Scotty[/mention] - TWENTY-TWO GARNETS

[mention]Golden[/mention] - TEN GARNETS

After much ado, the Finalist team crossed the finish line first, meaning that the player with the most points won.

[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention] - 8 Points - WINNER
[mention]Golden[/mention] - 7 Points - ELIMINATION CANDIDATE
[mention]Scotty[/mention] - 5 Points - ELIMINATION CANDIDATE

As the winner, SnakeDaisy gains 10 Garnets and a Token of Life. Golden and Scotty both immediately go the Death Match, without even passing Go.

Everyone set for tonight?

[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]

Sorry, did I say Saturday? I obviously meant Sunday at 7PM CST.

...make that Saturday at 7PM CST.

Scotty let me know that he couldn't do Thursday so we are now officially looking for a new date.

Hows about Friday at 7PM CST?

[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

[mention]speedchuck[/mention]
[mention]nutella[/mention]
[mention]MacDougall[/mention]

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:12 pm Would you be able to sub in for MP at a live event this Thursday at 7PM CST? It'll probably take a little over an hour.

[mention]Long Con[/mention]

Would you be able to sub in for MP at a live event this Thursday at 7PM CST? It'll probably take a little over an hour.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:11 am Yeahhhhh I can’t commit to Tuesday or Wednesday night.
I could maaaybe do Thursday, but I’m not certain.

Basically any night is lookin hairy like big Shetland pony for me. Tonight was my last guaranteed free night for a while

Welp, let's try and make Thursday work, and perhaps we can get an understudy for the role of "Scotty" in case of emergency.

The first non-live round of this has concluded.

The Finalist team moves 2 spaces, from 36 to 38. That space houses an up elevator, which moves the Finalists up to 58. This space is marked by Daisy, and she gains a point.

You may all begin sending in points for the Vanquished.

Yeah, shit, this isn't gonna flippin' work.

This is a great example of a game that works quite well when you have 6 people physically in a room with each other for a couple hours, and is damn hard to make happen online.

Like the little girl in that one taco shell commercial, my proposed solution to the live event vs. forum-based debate is "why not both?". I'll continue trying to schedule live sessions where all seven of us can make it, (possibly utilizing surrogates, and/or having a back-up player if someone's AWOL) and while we wait for that perfect window of time, players can all sloooowly send in digits as well. That way, hopefully, this Match can be done by the end of the month.

Unless MP and Daisy have to move before then.

Or Scotty goes offline for an indefinite amount of time.



So, here we are again, seven unique, special individuals facing a quandary that has stymied generations of people: "when is a time that we'll all be able to be online for about 2 hours?"

My schedule is fairly open, especially in the evening, but of course, I understand that some of y'all are in wacky time zones, and have lives or tabletop gaming sessions that occupy your time.

I guess I'll start the bidding at Tuesday, 7PM. Any objections to Tuesday at 7PM CST?

[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

Still need your number.

FORMAT CHANGE


Due to the problems with scheduling live events, I'm shifting the format of this match to non-live. Right now, it's the Finalists turn. If all 6 players could please message me in the chatzy with their number. I'd ask everyone to put a V or an F in front of the number depending on which team you're submitting for, as this will help me sort through numbers. Once you message me via Chatzy, please post in this thread indicating that you've sent in a number. I'll attempt to update the spreadsheet as quickly as possible so that this can go as quickly as possible. Even still, this whole thing might take a while. For the maybe third or fourth time, due to matters beyond my control, this match is going to take longer to finish than it should.

[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

The first live session was a roaring success! It ended with The Finalists on the 36th space, and the Vanquished one space behind them. Scotty has an early lead of 4 points, while Daisy has 2, and Golden has 0.

This is still anyone's game. Remember, if the Finalist team wins, the player with the most points wins the Match, while if the Vanquished win, they get to decide who wins from the two finalists with the most points. In either scenario, the player with the least points goes to the Death Match.

The next session will be on Saturday at 7 PM CST. Check the following website if you are unsure when that'd be in your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter

The die has been cast. The live portion of the Elevator Game will take place on Thursday, July 19th, at 7 PM CST. Be there or be square.

To quickly explain how this will all be run:

I will create a grand total of 9 Chatzy rooms. One for each player, one for each team, and one for the entire group (a "groupchat" if you will). Players are also allowed to create their own BTSC chatrooms with anyone they so desire. BTSC is completely open for this Match.

Firstly, I will post a link to the spreadsheet in the groupchat. The spreadsheet will show the board, both teams' pieces, and the three finalists' points. It'll hopefully be up-to-date for the entire shindig. The Finalists' piece will be the first to move. All six players will use their individual chatrooms to send me either a 1 or a 0. The piece will move the same amount of places as the number of "1's" I receive. Then, the same process occurs with the Vanquished's piece.

"Marked" spaces are shown by a small black triangle in the top right corner. Hover over them, and they'll say who marked the space for x number of points. If a piece lands on a marked space, the finalist who marked it will gain however many points they marked it for.

If the Finalists reach the "100" space first, the player with the most points wins, sending the other two to the Death Match.

If the Vanquished reach the "100" space first, they will choose the winner out of the top two point-getters. Deals, scheming, and alliances are all highly encouraged.

All we need is for [mention]EdJou[/mention] to confirm that he can make it at Thursday 7 PM CST, and we're set.

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:00 pm Yeah, sorry. I'm on call for a day long complaint hearing. I will have time but I just couldn't commit to a specific time which is of no use to anyone.

So, would 7 PM Thursday CST/ Noon Friday NZ Time work for you?

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:53 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:46 pm What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

7 is going to be great for me on basically any given day.

But on Wednesday I won't be able to participate at any time.

So, DH can't do Tuesday, and you can't do Wednesday?

Alrighty. I might be able to make 7 PM CST on Thursday work. How's that sound to everyone?

What about Wednesday evening, say, 7, 8, or 9 PM CST? That seems more manageable for Golden.

At long last, all 30 markers have been placed, and now we can begin scheduling for the live portion of the Main Match, in which a team of previously-eliminated players will challenge on the three players vying to make it to the finals. I'd expect this event to take about 1-2 hours. It'll take place over multiple Chatzy chatrooms/a constantly-updated live Google Doc. Use of a computer over a phone is recommended.

[mention]Scotty[/mention]
[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention]
[mention]Golden[/mention]
[mention]EdJou[/mention]
[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]

My schedule is wide open tomorrow and Wednesday, but Thursday and Friday would be fairly rough for me. Right now, my preferred time for the challenge would be at 4 PM CST this Tuesday or Wednesday. If you're unsure when that'd be in your time zone, use the below link:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

I'll need all 6 participators to confirm that they'll be able to make it before anything is set in stone. I'm willing to hear any and all suggestions RE: possible times for this challenge, and I understand that synchronizing all 7 people's schedules may take a while.

Available numbers:

2 4 7 9 10 12 13 14 16 18 19 22 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 35 37 40 42 43 46 50 51 54 56 59 61 71 89 90 91 96 98

MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:46 am 1 pt marker on 41

That number has already been chosen. If you look on the spreadsheet, there are black triangles in the top-right corners of taken squares. Hover over the squares, and it will say who chose the square, and how many points it is worth.

SnakeDaisy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:39 am I point marker on 58

Sorry for the delay. As Mac pointed out, I’m traveling. Not only that, but I’m uprooting my life for like a month and moving across country. Your patience is appreciated.

SnakeDaisy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:15 am Sorry guys. Things will slow up a bit for me for the next few weeks until we leave Ohio for CA.

I’ll put a 1 point marker on 58

Daisy accidentally marked the same number twice. I'll let her change her second pick to another number, but I'm still counting the picks made after her post, so she cannot change this second pick to 81 or 79.

Scotty and Daisy both have 1 marker left to place. Golden has 2.

Scotty wrote: ↑Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:19 am Did everyone die while I was gone?

RIP

We're now waiting on [mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention] to post her pick.

As we wait for the players to finish marking numbers, why don't we all relax to the soothing tones of Hyunmin trying his hand at ASMR?

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:27 pm When do the dead get to get revenge?

After the three players place all of their markers on the board (a process that's like 70% done), I'll attempt to schedule a time when Mac, (or, at this rate, possibly Scotty) Daisy, and Golden are all online as well as three previously-eliminated players. Right now, I'm planning on those players being the three most recently eliminated, so, EdJou, DH, and MP. Each group of players will form a team, and both teams will duke it out over a chatroom game I'd expect to take about 1-2 hours.

Paging Dr. [mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention].

You’re up [mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention].

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:20 am Lol so just the white spaces then?

insertnamehere wrote:Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:33 pm Light Blue spaces: You can place markers on these.
Light Red spaces: You can place markers on these.
White spaces: You can place markers on these.
Purple space (78): You can place a marker on this one.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:04 am Oh yeah you said.

Put a 2 point marker on space 100.

insertnamehere wrote:Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:33 pm Green space (100): The finish line. You can't place a marker on this one.

Sorry, you can't put a marker on the 100 space. Please choose another.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:52 pm Want me to just post it in here?

Yep.

[mention]MacDougall/Scotty[/mention] - TWENTY-TWO GARNETS

[mention]SnakeDaisy[/mention] - SIXTEEN GARNETS

[mention]Golden[/mention] - TEN GARNETS

CHATROOM GAME ~ OPEN BTSC

In a building with down elevators and up elevators, the team that reaches Room 100 first will win. This game will be played as a team match between the three currently-surviving players and three previously-eliminated players. There is a building with rooms 1 to 100. Both teams will receive a “game piece” which will be initially placed in Room 1. How many spaces a piece moves depends on the decisions of all six players. All 6 players in both the Survivor team and the Revenge team will message me either 0 or 1. The piece will move as many spaces as there were 1’s. You may discuss which number to submit with your own team, but who submitted what number will not be revealed. Only the number of 1’s submitted will be revealed. If there is an up or down elevator where the piece lands, the piece will move to that elevator’s destination. The team that reaches or passes Room 100 first will win.

Before the game begins, the three surviving players will also receive 10 “markers” with their name on it. 8 markers will be for 1 point, 2 markers will be for 2 points. Starting with the player with the most Garnets, you will take turns placing your markers on rooms. Markers may not be placed on a space with an elevator. Whenever any team’s piece lands on a marker, the player who owns the marker will receive points. If the team of surviving players reaches Room 100 first, the player with the most points will win a Token of Life and 10 Garnets. The other two players will be Elimination Candidates. If the team of previously eliminated players wins, they will decide which player to give the Token of Life and the 10 Garnets to, and which two players to send to the Death Match. However, they cannot choose the player with the least points.

Here's a picture of the game-board on which the Elevator Game will be played: