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NON-LIVEPLAY GAMES, MARCH 2163 - ‘Double Trouble’

OBJECTIVE: “DOUBLE TROUBLE” is a LAST TWO STANDING, ‘Hunger Games’ style game and will commence at sunrise. Survivors will begin the game as every individual for themselves, at the edge of the gaming grounds. When the starting horn sounds, survivors may choose to take a chance at The Hoard for weapons and resources, or head straight for the woods. Forming alliances is recommended, but remember, alliances are temporary and can change. 

TEAMS: None. 1 vs. All, Personal Alliances only.

WEAPONS: This game will include ALL COLONY-APPROVED TRAINING WEAPONRY. Players begin the game without arms, but may obtain them at The Hoard or at hidden caches around the gaming grounds.

*HIT LIMIT: 1   *KILL LIMIT: 1

KILL PROTOCOL: SURRENDER; Participants who reach Kill Limit are immediately eliminated and must report back to the games staging area.

ADDITIONAL RULES AND INFO:

⚒The game will commence in a clearing at the edge of the gaming grounds, with the treeline ahead (NE). In the clearing, to the SE, will be The Hoard, a large resource and weapon supply. At the start of play, participants may choose to run for it first, or bypass it and head to safety. 

⚒Personal alliances may consist of 2 to 5 participants from any house. They must never exceed 5 players. Alliances are based on an honour system; there are no official rules against targeting an ally. 

⚒’Sponsor Kits’ can be found hidden throughout the grounds. If an individual receives a hit but has a Sponsor Kit, they may use it to remain in the game. Sponsor Kits are metal cylinders about ten inches long and 3 inches in diameter, and contain a cloth bandage which can be tied at or around the point of the recent hit. Sponsor Kits are one time use only; when the seal is broken, a vial of dye will shatter and soak into the white bandage to indicate its use.

⚒The winning pair may be from the same house, or different houses. Throughout the game, an individual’s achieved kills earn points towards their respective houses, and the winners will get to keep these for their house, plus an extra 250 points.  In the case of winners from two different houses, both houses will receive their respective earned house points, plus 250 for the win. 

⚒All PDD messaging capabilities have been disabled for the Games. They function only to receive notifications.

CHECK BELOW THE CUT FOR GAME RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHT SUMMARY!

VICTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT: GAME #0003 - DEAD MAN’S CHEST - 14-15/03/2020

final standings: TORREN: 225 DELMA: 325 CALYSET: 0 BRINK: 200

By some maker-given miracle, Delma makes an extraordinary last minute recovery, and manages to take advantage of one of Torren’s few slips in the most nail-biting stages of the game. Surprising everyone, they catch up to Torren in a tie, who’d previously been obliterating, then surpass them by a hair, scrambling to get to the chest stored on the bottom deck of one of the merchant ships, and artfully fending off anyone trying to get in their way. 

Their success when they open it and thrust Davy Jones’ heart (gold, cold and oddly heavy) into the air is  triumphant, and their cheers erupt at the docks, loud enough to shake even Long John Silver in his boots... 

Nothing, however, is more surprising than Calyset’s final swing in the dwindling moments. Sure, they came in last, but it was most definitely, still a win. 

CONGRATULATIONS DELMA!

For their victory, DELMA will earn their total point value of 325 plus an extra 250, for a total of [575 POINTS]. With the award for second place is TORREN, who will receive [100 POINTS], leaving BRINK claiming third place and CALYSET in fourth.

Job well done to all participants of Colony 22!

"Those who fight together, thrive together."

This concludes the live portion of the Games! Members are now encouraged to use the overall result of the Games, as well as the scenarios within the Games, for inspiration for their plotting and paraing.  Closing information and reminders about moving forward with plotting will be posted on the Mod Blog shortly.

CYCLE 7 RECAP - HITS, KILLS & ELIMINATIONS

CALYSET Mira Sigar: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Alois Van Asch: Hits: 0 | Kills: 2 Mitch Douglas: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Maisie Pace: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Anaya Dolmen: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Elsa Copland: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 TORREN Lorenzo Salazar: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Clove Modius: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 JR: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *Mason Quinley: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *Madison Vega: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

DELMA Persephone Evans: Hits: 0 | Kills: 2 Felix Turner: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Caelan Whitmer: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *Aurelia Ferris: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

BRINK Andreya Roche: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Orson Hurst: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Teilo Aisling: Hits: 1 | Kills: 2 Angel Thorne: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Lake Valentine: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Koda Payne: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

ELIMINATED PARTICIPANTS: None !

*Indicates updated tallies

OUTCOME - CYCLE 7, ROUND 4 **FINAL CYCLE!**

ACTION CHOSEN: [EVADE]

MIRA looks at the hand on her arm, and remembers one of the few things she’d practiced from self-defense training. She decides to try it and doesn’t even need to use much force at all——ANGEL’s grip breaks easily. She blinks, and with her housemates still frantically calling out urgent instructions and encouragement, she starts to run. 

She sees MAISIE PACE throw a Billow Bomb from further away, which lands near Angel’s feet and detonates, slowing him. Mira keeps running straight for LAKE, who’s just now getting back up onto wobbly feet——he must’ve landed pretty hard when he fell. There’s not going to be a long window before he decides to walk away, so she doesn’t hesitate, and leaps towards him. Maybe he won’t turn around? She isn’t even armed anymore. And... he doesn’t. This time it’s Mira’s turn to appear out of nowhere, and her fingers close around the keys, pulling them right off Lake’s back. She gives him an apologetic smile before her friends catch up to her, throwing their arms around her in celebration and shielding her from any further attacks anyone might try to launch at her.

POINTS WON: [100]

FINAL SCENARIO - CYCLE 7, ROUND 4 *FINAL ROUND!*

Well. 

Coming in last doesn’t feel good. And they could choose to be mopey about it, they could choose to give up——but Calyset House doesn’t mope. They just get decidedly, collectively, and justifiably petty. Like a tank warrior on its last 25% health, Calyset goes full throttle until the end——maybe partly out of pride and team spirit, but mostly because if they’re going to go down, they’re going to take fucking everyone down with them. Torren and Delma may be well in the lead, but that doesn’t mean Calyset has to make it easy for them. 

So they’ve decided to set traps. A LOT of traps. And if nothing else, it’s hilarious to watch the other teams falling over themselves——and each other——to try to be the first to the docks. MIRA SIGAR is sitting quietly in the tree line near the stairs down to the docks, gazing at the traps and loosely holding a gun someone handed to her, for some unknown reason. But then, LAKE VALENTINE comes running through and, thanks to a nearby trip wire, ends up ass over tea kettle in the dirt. She notices he has keys hanging off his back——and given the amount of shouting coming from her teammates, they’ve seen too. A chorus of encouragement to “get the keys, Mira!” (though a few shout like it’s more of an order) echo across to her. She hesitantly approaches, wondering if she should try to raise her gun, but she never gets the chance either way because ANGEL THORNE appears out of nowhere and grabs her wrist, disarming her.

CHOOSE ACTION: A) ATTACK, with careful non-aggression B)EVADE; escape Angel and run for the keys C) FLEE; escape Angel and run for the comfort of your friends

To choose ATTACK, please submit “Attack” to the GAMES BLOG ASK and the mods will execute a roll for you to determine the results.

⇉ DEAD MAN’S CHEST PLAYLIST [x] ix. Origin - Far Out

OUTCOME - CYCLE 7, ROUND 3 *FINAL CYCLE!*

ACTION CHOSEN: [TAKE COVER]

DANTE slips into the deep shadows under the wooden steps. Footfalls thunder above him, boards creak and moan in a nerve wracking melody. He all but holds his breath as his other teammates go head to head with the first few Torren front liners. Everyone is too caught up in the chaos to notice Dante (lurking under the stairs like some sort of deranged criminal). And then, there——MADISON VEGA, hitting the docks at a sprint, three keys bouncing on leather strips against her back. Dante takes the opportunity to bolt after her——he almost throws an IntertiaShell before realizing how easily it’d roll off the docks into the water, and then what? Looks like he’ll have to shoot. He slows, takes aim. Fires once, twice——Maddie goes down for a second, but tries to keep running. Maybe Dante’s first shot missed? Still, Maddie is hobbling; that second shot got her in the leg. Dante gets another stim dart to her shoulder. He catches up, grabs the keys off her——but then out of nowhere someone bulldozes past him, almost knocking him off the docks; it’s DIEDERICK D’MORNAY, God damn it, and he’s ripped the keys right out of Dante’s hand, barely slowing and continuing full speed towards the ships. At first Dante is devastated——but he looks down and realizes there’s still one key in his hand. In his haste, Ricky had missed one of them. Well——with a final look to Madison now ‘killed’ at his feet, Dante takes off after the Ricky. 

POINTS EARNED: [75]

This concludes ROUND 3. Thank you to BRINK Representative, DANTE CARRINGTON!

FINAL SCENARIO - CYCLE 7, ROUND 3 *FINAL CYCLE!*

With Delma and Torren so close to a win, it’s hard not to get discouraged——but one thing the Brinks are telling themselves is that these things can change in the blink of an eye. There’s still a chance to turn this around——and what a victory that would be, right? It’s a mad dash to the docks——Delma and Torren are neck and neck, and everything is dissolving into chaos... verging on savage, even. But the Brinks have prepared for this inevitability. They have snipers and attackers hidden all the way along the tree line towards the staircase, and even a couple down at the entrance to the docks——ready and waiting and more or less frothing at the mouths to fuck. shit. up. 

*Disc scratch*. Well——maybe they don’t care that much. This is Brink we’re talking about. Koda’s probably admiring the constellations at this midnight hour, Teilo might’ve gotten into an ill-timed political debate. And Angel, well... who the fuck knows with Angel. But at least half of them are still in it to win it.

All they need is to steal even just a couple keys off each of the other two houses (Calyset doesn’t count because... well,) and they’d be set. DANTE CARRINGTON is one of a small handful of Brinks hidden at the base of the stairs, ready to attack the first wave of Delmas or Torrens hunting for the chest. He hears them coming before he sees anything. Shouts echo over the rocks from up above, and then what sounds like thunder: Dante glances at the sky only to realize that the sound is definitely not thunder, but people clambering down the wooden steps as fast as they can——surely that’s not safe is it? It becomes obvious, however, that the Torrens were not necessarily as dumb as they look——they basically sent an army in front of their key holders. God only knew who was who, but from what Dante can tell, there’s a decent wave of heavily armed Torrens coming down first, with wild-eyed Delmas very close behind. This is going to be… messy. Question is, should Dante join in the fight right off the top and help to cut off the Torrens and Delmas at the knees? Or is he better off hoping his housemates can handle this wave, and wait it out for keyholders instead?

CHOOSE ACTION: A) ATTACK  B) TAKE COVER; Try to remain undetected until a keyholder is spotted C) FLEE; fuck this chaos, bail further down the docks to face fewer opponents and act as a last line of defence

To choose ATTACK, please submit “Attack” to the GAMES BLOG ASK and the mods will execute a roll for you to determine the results.

OUTCOME - CYCLE 7, ROUND 2

ACTION CHOSEN: [STRATAGEM]

The chances of intercepting the chase from here are slim; but if Brink gets the Delmas keys, it’s not necessarily game over, right? So CAELAN takes off running through the trees, keeping a close eye on ELLY’s pursuer, ORSON HURST, all the while trying to circle around and catch them further ahead. Sure enough, Elly goes down and ORSON grabs the keys off her back. There’s a split second of confusion as Orson tries to figure out what to do with them——these still won’t add up to 9 keys for Brink... but should he take them to the docks just in case? Or protect them close by and take cover somewhere? That split second is all Kip needs. He gets close enough to throw an InertiaShell and keeps running in to attack. Holding his breath, Kip bolts in, swipes the keys right out of Orson’s loose (gloved) fist, and swoops out just as quickly, heading for the docks himself. It’s now or never—and who knows, maybe Torren has hit other roadblocks? Maybe there’s still time… 

POINTS EARNED: [100]

This concludes ROUND 2. Thank you to DELMA Representative, CAELAN WHITMER!

FINAL SCENARIO - CYCLE 7, ROUND 2 *FINAL CYCLE!*

Delma is inches behind Torren. They got the last keys they needed a mere minutes after they heard the Torren’s bellows of triumph. Celebrating a bit early, considering now everyone knows they’re about to go for the chest, but apparently being in first place makes you cocky. Now, it’s Delma’s shot to catch up, and CAELAN WHITMER is running towards the commotion with a handful of teammates. They all stick to the tree line, as long as they can. They might run into positioned snipers in here, but that’s better than running around wide in the open with targets on their backs. But the upside to being second place is that right now everyone’s biggest enemy is Torren house. Kip is not a key holder, but is helping to act as back up for those that are—and hopefully slow down the Torrens while they’re at it. Somewhere in the clearing up ahead, a Billow Bomb goes off. People start opening fire. That’s when Kip spots his teammate, AURELIA FERRIS, a holder of two keys, running towards the staircase to the docks, with an opponent on her heels. Kip probably has about ten or fifteen seconds to interfere, or they’ll be, well… well and truly fucked.

CHOOSE ACTION: A) ATTACK; you’re a pretty good shot… B) PURSUE; you don’t trust you’re a good enough shot, but you sure can run like hell  C) STRATAGEM; let them think they’ve gotten the upper hand…

To choose ATTACK, please submit “Attack” to the GAMES BLOG ASK and the mods will execute a roll for you to determine the results.

OUTCOME - CYCLE 7, ROUND 1 **FINAL CYCLE!**

ACTION CHOSEN: [FLEE]

MOUSE takes off at a run with PAX and MADDIE. MADDIE throws a Tilt Grenade behind them, hoping to stave off their pursuers. There are... a lot of people shouting, a few people shooting and Mouse is pretty sure that someone, somewhere is sobbing. Personally, Mouse is just plain panicking. God, what even IS this Game? It’s VERY stressful. How is it that he’s apparently forgotten? He almost makes it to the steps down to the docks, but he gets shot in the leg, and it slows him down a half-second too long. Mouse is tackled to the ground (blimey, don’t they all have guns by now? The tackling seems very dramatic) and his keys are ripped off his back. NO! He hears Pax’s muffled shouting, but his ears are ringing from the fall, and some heathen has thrown another fucking Billow Bomb so Mouse has no way of knowing what happens after that. His attacker is out of sight, and so are his other teammates. Welp.

POINTS LOST: [100]

This concludes ROUND 1. Thank you to TORREN Representative, MASON QUINLEY!

FINAL SCENARIO - CYCLE 7, ROUND 1 *FINAL CYCLE!*

Good God, they’ve done it. Torren has finally collected enough keys. Now it’s time to execute the plan they’d talked about. MASON QUINLEY is one of the handful of selected players to take the keys down to the docks to look for Davy Jones’ chest among the ships. Other teammates act as a first line of defence—they’ll clear the way of enemies as Mouse’s group runs through full steam ahead. A few others have already taken position hiding in the surrounding area of the stairs down to the docks, ready to take down any chasing opponents—though other teams have probably done that too. All in all, it’s a good plan, but best case scenario, it’s still bound to be a shit show. Mouse is in possession of 3 keys. PAXTON SEMENYUK and MADISON VEGA with the other six. They are heading to the stairs down to the beach, about to cross over into neutral territory, and their ‘guard’ teammates are shooting at oncoming opponents. Suddenly, a Billow Bomb detonates up ahead, and Mouse loses sight of his front line teammates. To his right, DIEDERICK D’MORNAY comes into view, gun raised—Mouse has weapons, but he also has three keys. This could blow the game if they fuck up.

CHOOSE ACTION: A) ATTACK B) FLEE; Run down to the docks and don’t look back! C) EVADE; Pass off keys to fellow teammate and face opponent with a self-sacrificing wail

To choose ATTACK, please submit “Attack” to the GAMES BLOG ASK and the mods will execute a roll for you to determine the results.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN CYCLE

WE DID IT GUYS! We’re rolling into the FINAL CYCLE of the 2020 Games (hehe).

Also, okay, things are going to work a little differently this cycle (and sorry about the last version of this post, I spoke too soon before reminding myself of how I’d set this up.) But basically, we’re down to the wire and  All four houses will still have one more chance to prove themselves! But we will be reshuffling the order into, 1st, 2nd, 3rd then 4th place, and there will be no more offensive/defensive/tactical options—the end is nigh, people, no room for playing it safe anymore!! It’s DO OR DIE TIME, ALRIGHT? 

So each participant will be presented with one scenario and you will select an action choice based on that scenario—the results will be calculated the same, based on a skill testing roll (except in one or two cases, there is only one way a choice can end, so beware!)

God speed friends, and may the odds be ever in your favour ;)

⇉ DEAD MAN’S CHEST PLAYLIST [x] viii. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

CYCLE 6 RECAP - HITS, KILLS & ELIMINATIONS

CALYSET Mira Sigar: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Alois Van Asch: Hits: 0 | Kills: 2 Mitch Douglas: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Maisie Pace: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Anaya Dolmen: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *Elsa Copland: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 TORREN Lorenzo Salazar: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Clove Modius: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *JR: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

DELMA Persephone Evans: Hits: 0 | Kills: 2 Felix Turner: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Caelan Whitmer: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

BRINK Andreya Roche: Hits: 1 | Kills: 0 Orson Hurst: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 *Teilo Aisling: Hits: 1 | Kills: 2 Angel Thorne: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Lake Valentine: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1 Koda Payne: Hits: 0 | Kills: 1

ELIMINATED PARTICIPANTS: None yet

*Indicates updated tallies

OUTCOME - CYCLE 6, ROUND 4

ACTION CHOSEN: [FLEE]

Eager to preserve his one (1) remaining life, TEILO weighs his options and flees deeper into his home base. However, his luck doesn’t improve much-the universe is a vicious, unforgiving place, it seems. ANAYA DOLMEN comes into view, gun at the ready (if quite shaky). Ducking and weaving desperately, Teilo manages to avoid the majority of her wild and panicked shots, but a glancing hit catches him in the side. 

POINTS LOST: [25]

This concludes CYCLE 6. Thank you to BRINK Representative, TEILO AISLING!

TACTICAL SCENARIO - CYCLE 6, ROUND 4

TEILO AISLING is trying to set up a series of traps around Brink home base perimeter, when he hears someone approaching. Two of the traps are set about ten and twenty feet away, though there are two more unfinished. Weapon previously taken from him, Teilo is not armed and is not a keyholder. 

CHOOSE ACTION: A) ATTACK UNARMED; if you’ve well and truly snapped by now, you wild motherfucker you B) FLEE C) TAKE COVER

To choose ATTACK, please submit “Attack” to the GAMES BLOG ASK and the mods will execute a roll for you to determine the results.