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Body Snatchers -Potential future game-
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Updated rules...comments, suggestions?
12-14 players? (villagers w/ 3 special and 2 aliens (King & Queen)
2 Aliens -King and Queen alien attempt to convert a villager each night. The villager will either be immune and die or will be converted. A psychic link is established between all the aliens (may communicate at all times by PM or forum).
A predetermined number of villagers (5 to 8?) are immune and die when infected. Number and who will be determined before came starts.
2 Farmers
Farmers may choose to protect or examine a villager each night. The Farmers do not know each other. They cannot scan/protect the same villager in one night (this will be coordinated through the moderator of the game). If one farmer happens to protect or scan the other farmer or the doctor then they learn each others identity and may start PMing each other.
Farmer may protect himself. One Farmer can not protect the same villager 2 nights in a row (Farmer 1 may protect villager 1 on one night and farmer 2 may protect villager 1 the next night). If one chooses to protect the king or queen alien, farmer will die.
Farmer may choose to examine a villagers home and find out if he is an alien. Will be told "human" or “not human”
The Farmer will know if the villager he is examining is turned that night (he will know it is a converted alien).
Farmer may also step up during the day cycle and kill one villager before a lynching. If he does so he loses his scanning ability but not his protection ability.
Doctor -starts working on a vaccine the first day. It will be ready to use on Day 2 (game starts with night 1). He may reveal himself during the day and ask for volunteers to be injected or he may simply inject some one of his choice but his identity will be revealed, or he may sneak in at night and inject someone (if vaccine not used during day cycle), his identity would be revealed to that person. If human, vaccination makes them immune to be turned. If already turned, it will kill the host. When vaccine is used it takes half day to make another. i.e if used during the day then the following night is used to create new vaccine.
Humans lynch one per day.
When King and Queen aliens are killed then the rest die and humans win.
First to majority vote will be lynched.
Aliens win when their numbers equals the humans (unless a farmer that has not used his daytime kill is still alive or the Dr is still alive and has a vaccine to use that day).
To calculate this victory: For each farmer alive that has not used his day kill power adds a +1 to human total. Dr with day vaccine adds +1 to human total.
for example we have 4 aliens alive and 3 villagers alive during a day cycle. 2 villagers are the farmers but only 1 has not used his day kill power. That adds +1 making the ratio 4 aliens to 4 humans. The 3rd villager is the Dr with a vaccine ready. new ratio 4 aliens, 5 villagers. The vaccine and/or day kills must be used that day to try and give the villagers the advantage again. If a lynch vote happens before the day powers are used then the aliens win at the end of the day. Doctor/farmer will be told in a PM from moderator that the aliens are about to attack so they can to use their power if they so desire.
Order of night activities.
Dr injects
Farmer protects
Aliens attempts conversion.
Farmer scans.
Updated rules...comments, suggestions?
12-14 players? (villagers w/ 3 special and 2 aliens (King & Queen)
2 Aliens -King and Queen alien attempt to convert a villager each night. The villager will either be immune and die or will be converted. A psychic link is established between all the aliens (may communicate at all times by PM or forum).
A predetermined number of villagers (5 to 8?) are immune and die when infected. Number and who will be determined before came starts.
2 Farmers
Farmers may choose to protect or examine a villager each night. The Farmers do not know each other. They cannot scan/protect the same villager in one night (this will be coordinated through the moderator of the game). If one farmer happens to protect or scan the other farmer or the doctor then they learn each others identity and may start PMing each other.
Farmer may protect himself. One Farmer can not protect the same villager 2 nights in a row (Farmer 1 may protect villager 1 on one night and farmer 2 may protect villager 1 the next night). If one chooses to protect the king or queen alien, farmer will die.
Farmer may choose to examine a villagers home and find out if he is an alien. Will be told "human" or “not human”
The Farmer will know if the villager he is examining is turned that night (he will know it is a converted alien).
Farmer may also step up during the day cycle and kill one villager before a lynching. If he does so he loses his scanning ability but not his protection ability.
Doctor -starts working on a vaccine the first day. It will be ready to use on Day 2 (game starts with night 1). He may reveal himself during the day and ask for volunteers to be injected or he may simply inject some one of his choice but his identity will be revealed, or he may sneak in at night and inject someone (if vaccine not used during day cycle), his identity would be revealed to that person. If human, vaccination makes them immune to be turned. If already turned, it will kill the host. When vaccine is used it takes half day to make another. i.e if used during the day then the following night is used to create new vaccine.
Humans lynch one per day.
When King and Queen aliens are killed then the rest die and humans win.
First to majority vote will be lynched.
Aliens win when their numbers equals the humans (unless a farmer that has not used his daytime kill is still alive or the Dr is still alive and has a vaccine to use that day).
To calculate this victory: For each farmer alive that has not used his day kill power adds a +1 to human total. Dr with day vaccine adds +1 to human total.
for example we have 4 aliens alive and 3 villagers alive during a day cycle. 2 villagers are the farmers but only 1 has not used his day kill power. That adds +1 making the ratio 4 aliens to 4 humans. The 3rd villager is the Dr with a vaccine ready. new ratio 4 aliens, 5 villagers. The vaccine and/or day kills must be used that day to try and give the villagers the advantage again. If a lynch vote happens before the day powers are used then the aliens win at the end of the day. Doctor/farmer will be told in a PM from moderator that the aliens are about to attack so they can to use their power if they so desire.
Order of night activities.
Dr injects
Farmer protects
Aliens attempts conversion.
Farmer scans.
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I'm not a huge fan of the rules where there is a 50% chance of an action happening. Not saying it can't work, just saying I prefer rules where you decide to kill and it happen unless protected, etc... (thinking back to a game where the hunter had a 50% chance to kill a wolf)
Maybe a Convert/Kill on alternate nights.
Maybe a Convert/Kill on alternate nights.
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Interesting.
i think this might unbalanced (positively that is) toward the bad guys. Because if they have a chance at converting, every night/day their chance to win grows bigger...after night 1, potential 3 bad guys..night 2...4 bad guys. I know you were thinking about he 50% margin to maybe hold their growth in.
And I think you were tryin for balance with having 2 specials for the good guys.
Just some initial thoughts.
i think this might unbalanced (positively that is) toward the bad guys. Because if they have a chance at converting, every night/day their chance to win grows bigger...after night 1, potential 3 bad guys..night 2...4 bad guys. I know you were thinking about he 50% margin to maybe hold their growth in.
And I think you were tryin for balance with having 2 specials for the good guys.
Just some initial thoughts.
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I think it would add to the Paranoia if the Gardeners do not know if their protection worked.Austin wrote:I'm not a huge fan of the rules where there is a 50% chance of an action happening. Not saying it can't work, just saying I prefer rules where you decide to kill and it happen unless protected, etc... (thinking back to a game where the hunter had a 50% chance to kill a wolf)
Maybe a Convert/Kill on alternate nights.
"Did one or both of us protect? Did we block the conversion? Is there ANOTHER alien?"
The Targeted effect is 100%. The results are 50/50.
And even if someone dies, it could have been a Gardener protecting someone (not likely, with a drawback like that)
Assume 12 players
2 Alien, 10 human.
3 Alien, 9 human or 2 Alien, 9 human (failed)
Lynch 3 A, 8 h / 2 A, 8 h
4 A, 7 h / 3 A, 7 h / 2 A, 7 h
Lynch 4 A, 6 h / 3 A, 6 h / 2 A, 6h
5 A, 5h (game over) / 4 A, 5h (one chance left) / 3 A, 5h (one chance left) / 2A, 5h
Lynch 2A, 4h
3A, 3h (game over) / 2A, 3h (one chance left)
Miss twice and two successful conversion ends the game.
Odds favor a three strike result.
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Maybe an anonymous coordination through you. So G1 can leave a message for G2 once during the day (that can't include his identity), and both are informed of the other's night choice. If G1 chooses to scan G2, then their identities are revealed.
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I have no problem with this. G1 notices someone hanging around the villagers house so he moves on to his next target. SO G1 could not protect V1 the same time G2 was scanning V1 either.Bakhtosh wrote:Maybe an anonymous coordination through you. So G1 can leave a message for G2 once during the day (that can't include his identity), and both are informed of the other's night choice. If G1 chooses to scan G2, then their identities are revealed.
If one ever scans the other then they are free to PM each other.
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I would dearly love to play but unsure what my internet shall be like on vacation... so I will hold off on committing until I am in Wyoming and know better what the situation holds.
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Fabulous. And if you're lucky I'm a bad guy.Newcastle wrote:easy solution -> lynch CRChaosraven wrote:I would dearly love to play but unsure what my internet shall be like on vacation... so I will hold off on committing until I am in Wyoming and know better what the situation holds.
all we need are to pad the numbers
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yeah, that's why I was trying to make mine a little different from the rest.Austin wrote:Burn out.Lassr wrote:these games may be finally dying out or everyone just thinks my game sucks. I'll give it a while longer before pulling the plug.
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Lassr, did you forget about this one?
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LOL. One year later and Austin is still playing and still screaming burn out!Austin wrote:Burn out.Lassr wrote:these games may be finally dying out or everyone just thinks my game sucks. I'll give it a while longer before pulling the plug.
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I just noticed...31 replies and over 1500 views!
Did everyone really need to read the thread 50 times? I didn't think the rules were that confusing.
Did everyone really need to read the thread 50 times? I didn't think the rules were that confusing.
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Re: Body Snatchers -Earth Invaded Unopposed -Game suspended
I think we have a few dusty ones out there, as well as a couple to use put on recent hold.stessier wrote:Lassr, did you forget about this one?
Of course, nearly half the people signed up for this might already be playing it:
3. proner
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5. tru1cy
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Notice large number of people playing who aren't really playing.Scoop20906 wrote:LOL. One year later and Austin is still playing and still screaming burn out!Austin wrote:Burn out.Lassr wrote:these games may be finally dying out or everyone just thinks my game sucks. I'll give it a while longer before pulling the plug.
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SO, I've been playing around with the rules for this game.
Look it over and see if it could be enjoyable and playable.
Look it over and see if it could be enjoyable and playable.
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Re: Body Snatchers -Earth Invaded Unopposed -Game suspended
Come one, yer talking to the people who played The Thing...
When the scan reveals Alien, will it show King/Queen versus Convert?
When the scan reveals Alien, will it show King/Queen versus Convert?
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I know if the farmer spies on a villager the night the villager is converted he will know it is an alien convert but not sure about the other times yet.Chaosraven wrote:Come one, yer talking to the people who played The Thing...
When the scan reveals Alien, will it show King/Queen versus Convert?
I know death will just show alien or human.
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Re: Body Snatchers -Ressurection
What happens when the Doctor injects the King or Queen?
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Re: Body Snatchers -Ressurection
This means that if Farmer John and Farmer Paul both try to protect/scan Villager George, thenLassr wrote: 2 Farmers
They cannot scan/protect the same villager in one night (this will be coordinated through the moderator of the game)...
(a) they will know that they collided somehow over George, and
(b) they won't know whether it was protect/scan or protect/protect (or scan/protect or scan/scan).
Is (a) correct?
Is (b) correct?
How exactly will the collision be resolved if it's
scan/scan ?
scan/protect ?
protect/scan ?
protect/protect ?
Which Farmer will get to scan/protect George?