The Syndicate

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 11:37 pm I am owed four Garnets and it is coming out of DP's account.

linki: hope I'm still allowed to post this

You can still post in both threads, and everyone can post in the Death Match thread as well. It's just that no one can PM you about the game and you can't PM anyone else. Same goes for DP.

The Round Four Death Match will be played by [mention]speedchuck[/mention] and [mention]DisgruntledPorcupine[/mention].

As of now, they are both under BTSC lockdown. No one else can contact them via PM or other methods, and they can't contact anyone else. The other 8 players still enjoy Open BTSC.

The Death Match will be posted shortly.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 11:27 pm Gg Golden. I was behind this whole game and didn’t really realize until round 3 of the implications of the humans becoming elim candidates so I’m glad someone else did the work there.

I really would advise all of the players, especially those who haven't seen the show, to study the game explanations like a textbook before a Finals test, then mercilessly torture me with as many questions as possible until you understand every factor at play, and every possible outcome.

A lot of what The Genius comes down to is this: who knows the most about what's currently occurring, and how to best exploit it. You do this by taking initiative with the game rules, and with other players.

[mention]speedchuck[/mention], please choose either Nutella, DisgruntledPorcupine, M Plus 7, Scotty, DharmaHelper, Spacedaisy, or Long Con to face off against in the Death Match.

[mention]Golden[/mention] - SEVEN GARNETS

[mention]EdJou[/mention] - FIVE GARNETS

[mention]Nutella[/mention] - FIVE GARNETS

[mention]DisgruntledPorcupine[/mention] - FOUR GARNETS

[mention]M Plus 7[/mention] - FOUR GARNETS

[mention]Scotty[/mention] - FOUR GARNETS

[mention]DharmaHelper[/mention] - FOUR GARNETS

[mention]Spacedaisy[/mention] - THREE GARNETS

[mention]Speedchuck[/mention] - THREE GARNETS

[mention]Long Con[/mention] - TWO GARNETS

The initial two zombies were M Plus 7 and DharmaHelper. By the end of Round 1, they had infected DisgruntledPorcupine and EdJou, turning them into zombies. Round 2 was an utter bloodbath of complacency, with DH infecting Nutella and Speed. Speed then touched Daisy before taking his cure. Meanwhile, in what was either a costly blunder or a cunning bit of strategy, Long Con didn't achieve a successful touch, causing him to become a Zombie. This left Scotty, Golden, and Speedchuck as the only humans left in Round 3. Golden managed to deftly gain points and seek out zombies, leading to an insurmountable lead. Scotty saw the way that the wind was blowing, and quickly became a zombie out of self-preservation, leaving Speedchuck as the other remaining human, holding the proverbial bag.


Here are the full results of Zombie Game:

The winner of the Zombie Game, with 4 points, is [mention]Golden[/mention]. He receives 4 Garnets and 2 Tokens of Life. One for him, and one for a player of his choice. Whoever possesses a Token of Life cannot be chosen by the Elimination Candidate to go to the Death Match.

Golden, please post in the thread who you wish to give a Token of Life to. After he does this, [mention]speedchuck[/mention], you may pick one of the remaining 7 players to be your opponent in Round Four's Death Match.

The Round 3 results might be 90 or so minutes late.

TOUCH #16 NUTELLA/SPACEDAISY

I'd rather be unceasingly pestered with questions about game mechanics than have confused, self-sabotaging players.

Note: In the event that there are surviving humans who are tied for least points, the player or players with the most points will decide which one will become the Elimination Candidate.

Apologies for not including this in the original post, it was a possible permutation I forgot to mention.

TOUCH #15 - SPACEDAISY/SCOTTY

TOUCH #14 - SPEEDCHUCK/GOLDEN

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 10:36 pm Actually, by my calculations, Scotty is still clean too.

@Scotty Wanna touch? This is an official invite. Stay human with me and Golden.

So, this is the equivalent of you saying "I touch Scotty"?

Just want to be clear in order to avoid another MP/SD situation.

TOUCH #13 - DHARMAHELPER/GOLDEN

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 9:34 pm @insertnamehere Was touch 7 in round one or two?

Round 1

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 9:19 pm Quick question, touches process as they happen, or at the end of the round?

Not entirely sure what you mean by "process." They go into effect immediately, meaning if Person A touches a zombie and then touches Person B all in the same round, Person B becomes a zombie.

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 9:08 pm I missed it.

Once again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan%27s_ass

DisgruntledPorcupine, EdJou, and Long Con failed to successfully touch anyone during Round 2 either by inaction or ineptitude, and have been turned into zombies, if they weren't already.

TOUCH #12 - M PLUS 7/SPACEDAISY

M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 9:05 pm Well, that's fucking great, wish I had known that earlier.

Whatever. Guess I'm a zombie now.

the minute isn't over

End of the minute.

Don't say I never did anything nice.

3 minutes, folks.

TOUCH #11 - SPEEDCHUCK/SPACEDAISY

Golden wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 8:40 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 8:31 pm 30 minutes left, and the five people I mentioned earlier still do not have a successful touch.

MP and daisy do

M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 5:59 pm Unfortunately, I didn't think through the ramifications of touching two people in the first round.

Spacedaisy, want to touch this time?

This isn't in the format I requested, and he could theoretically be seeing if Daisy is open to the possibility rather than actually committing. I'm sorry for forgetting to get clarification. Unfortunately, now this touch is in a weird purgatorial Schrodinger's cat type state unless MP provides clarification.

Actually, for the record this round ends at 8:05 CST, so there's actually 25 minutes left from when I post this.

30 minutes left, and the five people I mentioned earlier still do not have a successful touch.

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 4:32 pm @spacedaisy

Are you attempting to touch Spacedaisy, or do you just want her to look at the thread?

Five players have yet to complete a successful touch: [mention]M Plus 7[/mention], [mention]Long Con[/mention], [mention]Spacedaisy[/mention], [mention]EdJou[/mention], and [mention]DisgruntledPorcupine[/mention]. Spacedaisy has offered to touch EdJou. Golden has offered to touch Long Con. Speedchuck has offered to touch Golden, Spacedaisy, DisgruntledPorcupine, and Scotty.

The deadline is a little under 4 hours and 30 minutes away.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 1:53 pm Oh, wait, points.

I touch @Golden
I touch @DisgruntledPorcupine
I touch @Scotty
I touch @insertnamehere

Gonna be using a cure, just so you guys know.

Are you using your cure now, or announcing your intention to use it in the future?

TOUCH #10 DHARMAHELPER/SPEEDCHUCK

TOUCH #9 GOLDEN/SCOTTY

OK, now moving onto Round 2 touches.

TOUCH #8 DHARMAHELPER/NUTELLA

TOUCH #6 EDJOU/GOLDEN

This one happened before EdJou took the cure and then touched MP.

Just because I apparently forgot to do this.

TOUCH #7 EDJOU/M PLUS 7

M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 8:58 pm

EdJou wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:21 pm I would like to humbly request the hand of M Plus 7 for touching

I will touch @EdJou.

Yikes, cutting it close, sorry Ed. Got tied up with FaceTiming the Mom for mother’s day and then dinner.

This touch happened after EdJou drank his cure and before the end of Round 1.

Remember, the two new Zombies have not been told that they are Zombies. Only the 2 initial Zombies know their identities.

nutella wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 10:27 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 10:24 pm If EdJou was human, and then took his cure, and then touch-connected with zombie MP... would the cure still be coursing through his veins and prevent his zombifying?

No I'm pretty sure INH has confirmed that you have to drink the cure after being touched by a zombie (but still within the round)

Nutella is correct.

nutella wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 8:09 pm Wait, never mind, Scotty touched me back @insertnamehere you lie

Apologies.

TOUCH #5 - NUTELLA/SCOTTY

nutella wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 5:57 pm I touch @Scotty

Scotty wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:29 pm I touch @nutella

T-Minus 1 Hour...

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:44 pm

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:21 pm @insertnamehere I'd like to drink my cure please.

Seen and acknowledged.

Three players have yet to complete a successful touch: [mention]Scotty[/mention], [mention]nutella[/mention], and [mention]EdJou[/mention]. Nutella has offered to touch Scotty. EdJou has offered to touch [mention]M Plus 7[/mention]. Both DharmaHelper and Golden have offered to touch EdJou.

There are 90 minutes until the end of Round 1.

Golden wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:24 pm So inh - I know you said you can't withdraw a touch offer. Does that mean you could make an offer, and then a person could go touch everyone else after that then come back and accept your offer? Surely an offer should be able to be taken off the table after they touch someone else?

You cannot withdraw a touch offer in the same Round. For example, if you make an offer towards someone during Round 1, they can take you up on it at any point during Round 1. When Round 2 begins, all previous offers are null and void.

Golden wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:13 pm

EdJou wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:08 pm If player A touches player B who is a zombie
And then touches player C who was human, in the same round.
Does player C become a zombie?

I guess Inam asking if the effects are immediate?

Yeah, there are interesting scenarios here...

Like A touches B, B becomes zombie
B touches C, C becomes zombie
B drinks cure - B is human but C is still zombie.

Right?

If this all occurred in the same round, it would be accurate.

TOUCH #4 - SPACEDAISY/DHARMAHELPER

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:44 pm I touch @DharmaHelper

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:48 pm

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:44 pm I touch @DharmaHelper

Sure I guess. I'll touch SpaceDaisy and I guess I already drank my cure. Hope you're not a zombie.

EdJou wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 7:08 pm If player A touches player B who is a zombie
And then touches player C who was human, in the same round.
Does player C become a zombie?

I guess Inam asking if the effects are immediate?

The effects are immediate, yes.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:41 pm @insertnamehere Not that it makes much a difference but I'll drink my cure now.

DH has drunk his cure. He may purchase an additional one for 4 Garnets.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

It's come to my attention that people are being interrogated over specific things from Role PM's, which is something I should have banned from the start.

Here is what I sent to the Zombies:

You two are the ZOMBIES. Your goal is to infect every other player by "touching" them. If every player has turned into a zombie by the end of Round 3, you each will win 3 Garnets and a Token of Life. You will also get to choose the Elimination Candidate.
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You both start the game possessing a Cure. The cure will have no effect on you if you choose to drink it in the thread. You may purchase additional cures for the low, low price of 4 Garnets.

Please do not PM anyone about this game until the Main Match thread is fully updated.

Good luck.

Here is what I sent to the Humans:

You are a Human.

Your goal in this game is to avoid becoming a Zombie while "touching" other players in order to gain points. You win the game by ending Round 3 with the most points out of any surviving human. You can also win if all the surviving humans have the same number of points.

If you end a round without "touching" another player, you become a Zombie. You may not touch a player that you have previously touched.

You currently possess one Cure. If you suspect that you have touched a Zombie, you can use this Cure to go from Zombie back to Human. You must take this cure in the same Round that you have been turned into a Zombie for it to be effective. For example, if you touch a Zombie in Round 1, and you drink the Cure in Round 2, you will remain a Zombie. You may purchase additional cures for the low, low price of 4 Garnets.

Please do not PM anyone about this game until the Main Match thread is fully updated.

Good luck.