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The Werewolf Game [Concluded / Wolf Victory]

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Werewolf Game Rules

The Werewolf Game is one of the most popular message board games ever conceived. It is a team game involving Humans and Wolves.

However, it is not a casual game; it's very involved and requires a commitment to play (like Monopoly). Players are required to sign up ahead of time to participate.

Table of Contents
Basic Premise
Basic How-It's-Played
In-Depth Explanation
Roles

Basic Premise

There are several werewolves among a group of ordinary humans. The objective of the game is for the humans to figure out who the wolves are and kill them off before the wolves kill all the humans by voting on a lynching (public execution) each day to take place at dusk.

Basic How-It's-Played

On the first Day, the Host announces the scenario, and introduces the players. After that, play, put as simply as possible, progresses as follows:

Night
The Wolves kill a Human.

Dawn
The Humans awake to find the body of the player the Wolves killed.

Day
The Humans discuss who they think the Wolves are cast lynch votes for players they suspect are Wolves.

Dusk (aka Sundown)
The lynching takes place; the person with the most lynch votes against them is killed in a public execution. This is the humans' primary method for attempting to eliminate Wolves from the game.

This cycle repeats itself until the Humans are all dead (Wolf victory), or the Wolves are confirmed all dead by the remaining Humans waking up in the morning to find nobody died the previous night (Human victory).

In-Depth Explanation

A bit more interested? Here's everything you'll need to know. Sit down, this explanation is going to take a while (but it's so worth it once you start playing).

First, there's a signup period. The Host announces their intention to hold a Werewolf Game and tells everyone when the signup deadline is.

The more people that sign up:

* The more Wolves there will be
* The more Auxiliary Roles will be used

After this, the Host randomly selects each player's role (see "Roles," below) and sends a Role ID to each player via Private Message (PM) (this means you need to have knowledge as to how PM'ing works before you play!!). This is the only positive proof you have of your role, and you cannot forward it to other players - it will result in getting kicked out of the game!!

The Host announces when each time phase begins, and at what real time the next phase will hit.

Here's the detailed explanation as to what happens during the phases:

Night
ALL PLAYERS must remain SILENT on the board during a Night phase. (You can still get in kahoots with other players via other private methods like PM at Night if you want, but you cannot speak on the board.) The Wolves PM each other and discuss who the kill will be tonight. The pack's spokeswolf will PM the Host, informing them who the target is.

Dawn
The Host informs the players who died. That person is out of the game (they can't talk anymore, but they're certainly welcome to watch and see how the rest of the match goes).

Day
The Host announces when (in real time) Sundown is, and the players are free to say whatever they want until that time. ALL PLAYERS (Humans and Wolves!!) must submit a lynch vote before Sundown (if you don't, you get a "phantom vote" that counts against you the next day).

How Lynch Voting Works
During a Day phase, all players who are still alive must submit a vote for a player they suspect is a Wolf (Wolves must submit votes also to remain unsuspicious; however, they're probably all going to vote for humans.)

Voting Rules
* Your vote MUST be public and posted in the thread for all to see, so be sure of your decision. It helps the host a great deal if you cast your vote in bold text.

* If you feel you've made a mistake with your vote, you can change your vote before Sundown arrives.

* If you deem it tactically necessary, you can vote for yourself or refuse to vote with the understanding that it will earn you a Phantom vote for the next day.

How Phantom Votes Work
If you refuse or fail to vote before Sundown, you will receive an automatic Phantom Vote that will count against you the next Day phase.

What is Considered "Fair Play"
The only thing you're not allowed to do is show other players your Role ID. Other than that, EVERYTHING is fair play - wolves claiming to be humans, humans claiming to have auxiliary roles (see "Roles" below), and deciding who to believe. Players can form alliances if they like, through either public board or PM (although that's always risky, as you could be forming an alliance with a Wolf). Be careful what you say - keen observers will jump you if you say anything even remotely suspicious. (Even editing a post can result in suspicion.)

Dusk (aka Sundown)
The Host tallies the votes, and whomever has the most votes against them is lynched. That player is out of the game. It is possible, under special circumstances, to get a lynching cancelled - see the "Roles" section for more on that.

Roles

(Were)Wolf
You kill humans; it's in your nature. At night, you gather with the other wolves and kill one person each night. (In some larger games, the Pack Leader role may be used; the Pack Leader can choose to "sniff" a Human each night to see if that Human holds an Auxiliary Role. In really big games, he might even be told what it is.)

Civilian
You're an ordinary human who does not hold an Auxiliary Role. Nothing you can do other than cast your lynch vote, really.

Anything other than "Civilian" is considered an Auxiliary ("Aux") Role, and is special and unique. The good thing is, having an Aux Role gives you an advantage. The bad thing is, sure, you could try to help the other Humans by telling them who you are (remember, you can't show them your Role ID), but they might not believe you, and the wolves might catch on and try to kill you.

Seer
You can sense danger. Each night, you must PM the Host and tell them whether you wish to exercise your ability (which is to know how many Wolves there are left). If so, in some large games, the Wolves may be informed it's happened (or even who you are).

Psychic
You can see hidden talents in others (and the truth in Wolves). Each night, you must PM the Host and tell them whether you wish to exercise your ability (you'll be informed of that player's exact role). The Wolves might get informed if you do this, so look out!

Coroner
You specialize in dead people. Via PM, each Dawn, you're told the exact role of the person the Wolves killed, and each Sundown, you're told the exact role of the player who got lynched. You can use the process of elimination to determine who's left.

Insomniac
You have trouble sleeping at night (who wouldn't with all this killing going on?). Each night, you must PM the Host and tell them whether you were able to sleep. If not, you will be informed of the NAME of one of the wolves!! The problem is, that very Wolf will also be told who YOU are, so be careful!!

Unknown Celebrity
You're popular where you came from, but the other players don't know this. If you're killed by the Wolves, the players will find out in the newspaper the next day, and that day's lynching will be CANCELLED. This provides a valuable opportunity for the other players to say whatever they want without fear of getting lynched for it (in fact, some hosts will extend the Sundown deadline to give the players more time to discuss things when this happens).

Vigilante
You were smart - you packed a GUN. Trouble is, you only have one bullet. Once you're sure you know who you want dead, during any Day phase, you can announce your role publicly, and shoot anyone you want (this MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE HOST). That player is dead IMMEDIATELY (some Hosts might cancel the day's lynching for this, because someone's already been killed). You may no longer have your gun, but at least now the other players know for sure you're human!! Note: In some games, if the Vigilante is killed before he can use his weapon, another human might find it, and the role of Vigilante is added to any other Aux Role that player might have. ALSO: Nobody can pretend to be the Vigilante. Why? If you try to declare a shot, and you're not the Vigilante, it backfires because a shot MUST be confirmed by the host.

Ninja
You are a free agent ninja. At night, you must PM the Host to tell them if you're doing any stealthy assassinating tonight. If you end up killing a Wolf, the Wolves run scared for the night (and the dead body's Wolf form is plainly visible to everyone in the morning). If you kill a human, the Wolves still get their kill (and the humans will wake up with TWO deaths the next morning). This can work great against Wolves, but, as you can do it multiple times, if you don't know what the heck you're doing, you can end up wiping out the humans FOR them. Ninjas may be cool, but don't overdo it. Be careful!! (Also, if other Aux Roles that perform actions at night, such as the Insomniac or Guardian Angel, happen to be up and about the same night you are, you'll be told what you saw on the way to your target.)

Guardian Angel
You have the heavenly ability to guard the lives of those around you. Each night, you must PM the Host telling them who, if anyone, you're protecting tonight. You can't protect the same person more than one night in a row (unless the Wolves choose that person to kill - in which case, nobody dies that night, and you can protect the same player again the next night). Sure, you can protect yourself, but why be greedy? Also, some games force you to blow your cover when a protection is successful. Be cautious.

Priest
Just as the Vigilante can bring death, you can bring life. Once, anytime Day or Night, publicly or privately, you can bring back to life any player who was previously dead. You can DEVESTATE the Wolf team if you bring back a well-informed Aux Role late in the game (such as the Coroner, the Psychic, or the Insomniac), but you could just as easily get the human team killed by unintentionally bringing back a Wolf. Be careful with this role.
Jinxy
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Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
I will take a moment to explain a bit better on that front.

During the day, all players, human and wolf alike, talk publicly in the thread and cast a vote on who they think is a wolf (of course, the wolves should act as non-suspiciously as possible, and should do their best to make other players think they're a fellow human). At sundown, the votes are tallied and whomever has the most votes against them is killed under the consensus that that player is a wolf. This is the humans' main way of attempting to win by eliminating wolves from the game.

The game ends as noted by the Host either when all the Humans are dead and only wolves remain (a wolf victory), or when the humans wake up and don't find a dead body (a human victory). (In the case of the Guardian Angel or others who can protect people from dying, the Host will find a way to demonstrate that wolves are still present if an aux role successfully protects someone from death.)

Timezones can be a confusing issue, I am a aware. This is why I provide my timezone when giving deadlines, and I almost always give at least two entire real days before a deadline.

According to my computer, it is nearly 1:00 PM in the eastern US (EST, or Eastern Standard Time). 10 PM on the 13th is 4 days and 9 hours from the time of this post.
YoshiKart
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vytalibus
I'll join. This looks fun.

My timezone's GMT -05:00
Larto
Hi. GMT+1
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
Okay, YoshiKart, Vytalibus, and Larto are now signed up.

Reversed the order of the first two posts and prettied up the status post a bit. This way, players can simply click the topic title and look at that very first post to see the game's current status (and thus see who's alive/dead/whatever).

You will also note I have the current phase in the thread's title; this way, you can tell just by visiting the Random subforum and seeing this game's entry on the list whether the game phase has changed.
Atmey
Sign me up, if the game didn't start yet.
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AceOfArrows
Atmey, if we keep getting players at this rate, we might be able to play by June or July.

Signed up anyway.

We need more people. o.o
Atmey
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Pasonia
Signing up.

GMT +0800.
Jinxy
I wanted to be a bystander but at this rate, the game wont start.

-Join game-

GMT+8
TLOS
I'll join!

GMT... IDK (Eastern Standerd Time)
Pipinlover
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kuwarudo
Hey can I still join?

My times zone's 8+GMT

(Did I type that right?)
Wojjan
Count me in. Werewolf is a great game for forums! I'm GMT+1, FYI
You ARE still accepting participants, right?
Echo
Count me in too!

I think it'd be nice if you post the number of hours until the end of each period starting from the time of that post. That would make timezones less confusing.

That way, we don't need to do any calculations; as long as we have the right time zone set in our settings, we'll know exactly when each period ends.
Jinxy
Theres 11 people now, did Ace ditch this thread already?
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
Eh, I didn't ditch it, I just got tired of checking it every day, then ended up forgetting about it.

If there're a couple more participant signups (which, at this rate, I assume will take some time into May), we will (finally) get started.

Edit: Okay, I've added all new signups to the list. (I just hope the first 4 people who signed up haven't forgotten and still want to play.)
Atmey
I quote
6 to 8 is harsh. need less wolves.
Loginer
/join
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AceOfArrows
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YellowerYoshi
This sounds fun, I'll join in for the epic mayhem.

GMT -5
LadySuburu
Ooh, let's get started then.

/in

GMT -6
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
We now have a total of 14 players signed up.

The signup goal is met, but since I don't feel like doing everything necessary to start the game right this moment, last-moment signups will be accepted for the next 24 hours.

Tentatively: Signups will be CLOSED at 10:30 EST, approximately 24 hours (1 full day) after the time of this post. ROLE ID PMS WILL GO OUT AT THAT TIME.
Atmey
So we need to post here if we are active?
Jinxy
So how long is 1 segement of a day? if its like 5 hrs i think some ppl may miss a segment and even get a phantom vote. (Im not kidding.)
LadySuburu
The talking/voting section of a day is usually at least several IRL days, up to a few weeks. :3
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
LadySuburu is correct. (A mere 5 hours would be FAR too short a time.)

Also: Signups are now CLOSED. We will be using the 14 people currently signed up.

It is now the Role Confirmation Phase.

All participants will be receiving a Private Message (PM) containing their Role Identification ("Role ID") within the next 3 or 4 hours. You are to PM me back to confirm that you have received your Role. This also confirms you're still interested.

Once all fourteen participants have PM'ed me back, the game shall commence.
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
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Echo
Will we be expected to discuss within this thread? Or can we discuss anywhere (irc, irl (if anyone even lives next to each other))?
Jinxy
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AceOfArrows
All forms of communication are considered fair play (although Werewolf Game discussion is usually kept mostly in the thread). You may say whatever you want during any Day phase, anywhere you want.

This includes
1) Here in this thread
2) IM clients such as AIM or MSN
3) IRC, be it the original client or Osu's in-game chat
4) E-mail
5) Private messages

Just make sure of two things:
1) You don't talk here during Night phases. (Yes, you can still PM each other and stuff at Night if you want.)
2) You cast your lynch vote HERE. That's one of the two absolutes (the other is that you can't show anyone your Role ID); lynch votes MUST be public so they can be referenced at any time, so even if it would otherwise be convenient, I will NOT accept lynch votes made in chat, e-mail, or PM; the only way your vote will count is when it is cast here in this thread.

You may, of course, discuss with each other who you're planning to vote for (that's not against the rules, and can add to the fun), and if you want, strike deals or make agreements/pacts/whatever where part of the deal is that one or both of you will vote for someone particular.

As long as your final vote decision is here in this thread for all to see, I'll be happy.

Also, some notes on Aux Roles and the whole "you can't show people your Role ID" thing...no, you can't show them your Role ID, but that's it; you can still claim to hold any role you want, and you can even provide information (be it true or false) about what your claim you know because of your role. (This assures Aux Role humans can still try to help, but it's the decision of the other players on whether or not to believe what they're being told.)

And a note to the Wolves (you know who you are); I'd suggest picking a spokesperson who will be responsible for PMing me the name of the person to be killed so you don't all end up sending me a PM every night. Also: you don't have to converse in PM; you can use any form of communication you want, as IM clients make it easy to hold conversations between multiple people at a time, which can allow the discussion to go faster and allow you to arrive at a conclusion faster. Just make sure the Humans don't know where you're talking at.

Remember that I am the Host; if you have any questions, feel free to ask anywhere, anytime (although if it concerns your particular role, it would be best to PM me). If you're an Aux Role and have lost a PM containing information you needed, let me know and I'll re-send it. Role-specific info will always be distributed via forum PM; I will never send reminders using IRC PMs (although if you PM me in-game asking for a reminder, I'll send it, then tell you in-game that I sent it).
Sir Minelli
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AceOfArrows
I'd love nothing more than to let you in, but signups are closed, and things have now been really set in stone now that the Role ID's have been sent out.

Sorry, but you'll just have to watch this one and wait for next time. :(
YellowerYoshi
Awesome, I'm looking forward to this. It sounds like it will be a most epic game.
Topic Starter
AceOfArrows
All Role ID replies are in except for Pipinlover.

I can't start the game until he replies.
kuwarudo
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Jinxy
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Pasonia
Waiting~
kuwarudo
Ah, I hope it starts soon, my computer is getting a literal ant infestation, there are ants inside my computer, before they make something go wrong.
Jinxy
They will come out, since theres no food in the CPU. (Or is there?)
kuwarudo
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Jinxy
One more post here, after that, no more posting so we can start right at the 4th page of this thread.
Loginer
Pipinlover
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Oh wow. Can't we just replace this guy or something?

JInxyjem wrote:

One more post here, after that, no more posting so we can start right at the 4th page of this thread.
no u
Jinxy
Loginer you ass. I take umbrage to your failure to follow a simple warning.



(And change pipinlover to Sir whatshisname if we really have to.)
kuwarudo
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Jinxy
Yes, but then loginer would ruin it again.
kuwarudo
ehehehe, me too, but i quickly deleted that post because i discovered it made another page.


*EDIT* (So that I won't have to post again)

AH MY GOD I'M SO BORED
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