The rules have been updated (13th August). Changes are marked in bold.

The rules:

- Each Player starts with 1000 Coins. At the end of each round, each player gains 250 Coins. When they reach zero, you die.
- Each round, every player can choose between 5 actions, of which 2 require a target. Attack, Defend, Heal, Steal and Hide. Each action is DM'ed to the host.

The actions and how they work:

1. Attack, choose a target and spend coins to inflict x2 the amount of damage. Spending 200 coins will thus result in 400 coins being deducted from your chosen target. If the attacked target dies this turn, as long as you have inflicted at least 1 damage, you'll be awarded 500 Coins.
2. Defend, spend coins to receive the amount x4 as armor for this round. Whenever someone attacks you this round, the damage they would inflict is first reduced by your armor. If you are attacked by 2 people dealing 500 damage and have spent 100, resulting in 400 armor, you will lose 200hp in total, 100 for each attacker. If you however defend, get attacked and fully defend it, the attacker receives damage for half the coins spent on the defense. Defend now also grants x1 of coins spent as armor against Steal.
3. Heal, pass this turn to gain an additional 500 Coins, 750 in total with the regular 250 per round. However, if you get attacked while healing, any damage you receive from attacks is doubled and in addition to this, the healing will also be halved.
4. Steal, choose a target and spend coins to steal x2 the amount from them, however, this only works if your target is either defending, healing or stealing themselves. In addition, if you are attacked while stealing, you receive twice the amount of damage, x4 if it's the person you are stealing from.
5. Hide, become immune for that turn. Every player that targeted an immune player gets 50% of their spent coins refunded. This decision does not cost coins, instead, it costs a usage charge. Every player only has 1 charge, but, if you are targeted while hiding, you will receive another charge and can repeat using Hide until you run out.

- Last player standing wins.

Schedule:

- Every round has a deadline of 24h, but rounds can progress faster, depending on the activity of the participants. If a round ended early, the scheduled deadline for the next round remains unchanged, to avoid accidentally punishing players.
- If a player hasn't submit an action by the time the deadline is met, they will pass the round without conducting an action. They also receive a strike, 2 strikes and they're out.

Thoughts? Feedback? Let me know. Write "in" if you want to join.


Current Signups:
AHHH
vinnicci
Husa
samX500
Ashton
abraker

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I'll try, even though I'll probably lose

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In.

Now THIS will be an easy win.

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Ashton wrote:

In.

Now THIS will be an easy win.

Hahaha

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So we're at 7 for now. I'll again see for a bit if we can get to 10 signups. Max we had so far was 9 in the current Coin Game, but we really progress fast through those rounds, everyone is pretty active! I don't think I'll wait as long for signups this time, I can just host another round if people are still interested to play / want to play more.

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I'll start this on sunday

Last chance to sign up.

List of current players:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Vinnicci
Husa
Ashton
Rebmare
Plini
samX500

My puzzling rival from the previous battlecoin ain't here, this can't be.

Okay, game is starting. You can DM your actions now!

And the first round concludes! Let's see what everyone has chosen to do.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH attempts to steal for 500 from Husa, but doesn't succeed, as Husa is attacking this round. As he turns around, he finds himself stabbed in the back and mortally wounded.
Vinnicci heals and finds peace this round.
Husa attacks Ashton for 269.
Ashton attempts to heal, but gets attacked by Husa.
Rebmare murders AHHH for 200.
Plini heals and finds peace this round.
samX500 heals and finds peace this round.

These are the calculations and afterwards the new standings after this round:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1000-500stealing-800damage= DEAD
Vinnicci 1000+750healing=1750
Husa 1000-269attacking+250=981
Ashton 1000+500healing-1076damage+250=674
Rebmare 1000-200attacking+250=1050
Plini 1000+750healing=1750
samX500 1000+750healing=1750

Standings:
1st Vinnicci 1750
1st samX500 1750
1st Plini 1750
4th Rebmare 1050
5th Husa 981
6th Ashton 674

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DEAD

Good luck to all the remaining participants in R2! May your chosen action be a wise one!

Let me clarify a few things, I'm not going to write the calculations as detailed next time, but I wrote them this time to show how this game works right now. (I might make changes to the formula and mechanics after the game concludes though, since I already have new ideas that could improve it even more.)

Basically, what I want to highlight is the order in which your coins are changed and how it affects whether you live or die. Personal actions and the resulting change happens first, this means healing and stealing benefits and attacking and defending costs are taken into account first, then, if anything else happens and targets you, it will now be subtracted from your new total coins. The end of turn +250 is only applied if you are alive before it happens, hence I wrote healing as +500 and +250 separated to clarify it, such as in Ashtons case.

My post doesn't look pretty hmm, if anyone has format suggestions to make my update posts for this game prettier, please let me know or reply with your format idea. Thanks in advance.

You evil bitch Husa

dude wtf

Poor AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, he could only barely play this game.

Rebmare WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

ahhh nice try

Ashton wrote:

You evil bitch Husa

it had to be someone

R2 concludes! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH's sudden death appears to have left most of our participants scared for their lifes, as they try to hide and cower in fear this turn. Yet, there are still a few brave, yet murderous, individuals amongst them. These have been the choices for this turn!

Vinnicci feels bloodthirsty and attacks Rebmare for 340, however, his efforts weren't rewarded, as it only barely scratches him.
Husa lets the rage flow through him and attacks Rebmare for 500, enough to put a serious crack into his shiny armor.
Ashton talks big and fears to get hit, so he hides in his shell for 175 this turn.
Rebmare, anticipating the act of revenge, dresses up in a new shiny armor for 150. It proves wise and saves his life, but he does not get away unscathed.
Plini decides to stay alert and readies his defenses for 250, yet only silence awaits.
samX500 decides to purchase a shiny armor for 250, but to no avail, he is left alone this round.

Standings:
1st Plini 1750
1st samX500 1750
3rd Vinnicci 1660
4th Ashton 749
5th Husa 731
6th Rebmare 670

No fatalities this round, but will it stay this way in R3? As always, good luck to all the remaining participants. May fortune be with you and your decision a wise one.

stop copying

I have such an influence :^)

why is everyone out to kill me

The players have made their move, R3 concludes!

Vinnicci pulls out a dagger and tries to stab Ashton for 280, but the dagger breaks, inflicting no damage.
Husa, exhausted from his rage, fails to inflict any damage on Ashton. His 250 go to waste.
Ashton isn't ready to leave his shell, instead, he hardened it even further! He spends 225 on defense, resulting in no damage taken this turn.
Rebmare flails around for 200 in his confusion, hitting samX500 in the process.
Plini, sensing danger, decides to go on guard for 250 again, but like the previous time, it was in vain. He wasn't left alone this time however, as a thief sneaks in and plunders his belongings.
samX500 successfully steals from Plini for 500, but gets caught in a wild Rebmare's fury on his way back.

Standings:
1st samX500 1700
2nd Vinnicci 1630
3rd Ashton 774
4th Plini 750
5th Husa 731
6th Rebmare 720

No fatalities this round, either, but the tie for 1st place has finally come to an end. samX500's reign begins, but how long will it last?

Good luck to all the participants (-AHHH) in the next round.

Disgusting predators.

Just join me already )=:

A funny action that could be added would be a revive. So you could spend, say 500 on AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and put him back into the game with 500 coin. It would not be entirely silly either, if the person you revive doesn't attack then they are just inflicting damage to other player.

Sounds pretty interesting tbh, definitely want to see it in future battlecoin games

Or now, cause I want to play T_T

Tbh that would draw the game out longer. It already looks like it’s going to be a long game..

Length of the game depends on how people play, do they play risky, safe? Aggressive, defensive?

Regarding "revive". Quoted from the original post:

"(I've also been thinking about additional mechanics, such as a "revive" mechanic, but I didn't figure out how to properly implement it, yet. If you have suggestions, maybe even ideas for another mechanic, do let me know.)"

I was considering it, but there are issues with a revive mechanic. E.g., what if multiple people try to revive someone, what happens? How is priority managed? What do the others do if they lose out on priority? I'd like to avoid coinflips as much as possible and instead use logical systems that decide what happens. Then, are people allowed to win together with the person they revived? This would dramatically change importance of reviving and building allies.

I've thought about all of these things quite a bit and I didn't find a way that was solid, yet. I did have some ideas that could work, but they were complicated and messy, hence I didn't use them.

Vinnicci bashes his skull against Ashton's shell for 280
Husa feels jealous and decides to plunder samX500's treasury for 700.
Ashton trusts in what has proven to be a good decision for him and keeps investing into his defenses for 250, avoiding any damage this turn.
Rebmare feels cautious and invests 150 into defenses, you never know when someone might actually attack..
Plini heals and finds peace this turn.
samX500 dresses up in a shiny armor for 250, but in vain, as a thief skillfully sneaks by and turns his treasury into an empty chamber.

Standings:
1st Husa 1681
2nd Vinnicci 1600
3rd Plini 1500
4th Rebmare 820
5th Ashton 774
6th samX500 300

Well that escalated quickly. Rankings shuffled around quite a lot this time.

As always, good luck to all the remaining participants in the next round.

Edit: Fixed an error I made.

/o\

mm maybe dumb but, perhaps people who were in 5th-10th place can only revive. Like never higher than that place.

Vinnicci catches Plini trying to steal his treasured treasure and brutally executes him for 250.
Husa fearing an act of revenge, he armors up for 250, but samX500 didn't come to take his life, he came to reclaim his treasure!
Ashton's paranoia continues, investing into defenses for 225 once more, however only silence awaits this turn.
Rebmare heals and finds peace this turn.
Plini gets caught in his attempt to steal from Vinnicci for 500 and is sent to the afterlife.
samX500 reclaims a part of his treaure from Husa for 300.

Standings:
1st Vinnicci 1600
2nd Rebmare 1570
3rd Husa 1081
4th Ashton 999
5th samX500 850

Plini Dead

A warrior has fallen. To the remaining participants, I wish you luck in the next round!

You’re always welcome on this side Plini

oh god i wasn't expecting instakill

I feel like I headbutted into the headshot.

You kinda did

Edit cause I can't post, yet.

Vinnicci is on a killing spree! First Plini, now samX500. He catches another thief and executes him for 180.
Husa steals Ashton's shell for 700. Ashton, not ready to venture into the outside world, dies from over stimulation.
Ashton tries to armor up in his shell for 226, but can't find it, as it has been stolen, resulting in his untimely death.
Rebmare armors up for 300, however only silence awaits him this turn.
samX500 attempts to steal from Vinnicci for 800, but is met with a quick death instead.

Standings:
1st Vinnicci 1670
2nd Rebmare 1520
3rd Husa 1404

Ashton DEAD
samX500 DEAD

2 players down! We're entering the final stages of this Battlecoin Royale. Who will end up taking the win? The Coins are pretty even for now, so anything can still happen.

Good luck to our Top 3 in the next round.

Husa I hope you know how disgusting you are.

By killing me you ruined me not only as a forum game player, but as a person.

Vinnicci tries to heal, but is attacked by Rebmare during his attempts.
Husa tries to steal from Rebmare for 750, but can't find him.
Rebmare stabs Vinnicci for 200, however any trace of a wound heals almost right away, leaving behind only minor damage.

Standings:
1st Vinnicci 1620
2nd Rebmare 1570
3rd Husa 904

The fight goes on!

abab

Vinnicci swings at Rebmare for 250, but the weapon breaks.
Husa heals and finds peace this turn.
Rebmare armors up for 400, fully defending against the attack.

Standings:
1st Husa 1654
2nd Vinnicci 1620
3rd Rebmare 1420

It continues.

Kill Husa and I’ll be happy!

Vinnicci throws some dirt at Rebmare for 200.
Husa heals and finds peace this turn.
Rebmare heals, but is attacked by a furious Vinnicci.

Standings:
1st Husa 2404
2nd Vinnicci 1670
3rd Rebmare 1370

Our top 3 is cautious! Maybe we'll see blood in the next round?

I want to die

Vinnicci attacks Rebmare for 230, inflicting minor damage.
Husa heals and finds peace this turn.
Rebmare tries to heal, but is interrupted by an attack.

Standings:
1st Husa 3154
2nd Vinnicci 1690
3rd Rebmare 1200

Slowly the gaps increase, as they continue to play cautious.

:eyes:

I am so surprised that Husa is still being left alone.