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So, round one it is - anyone got any idea's how we could do this? I'm happy forming a coallition to try and take the overall game (hmm, thinking of it this way it feels like the Tour de France where some people aim for the stage, others for the title). Perhaps I should have offered winning to people who win each stage as well.
Yes, I shall do that: There will be 8 winners - 1 for each stage and the top 3 points scorers. They will win nothing, but it will surely make them feel good!

So we're on the second message, and the aim of the game is to score as many points as possible, right?

What exactly do you mean by a diplomatic message anyway? As in, we form alliances or something?

Not sure how that would actually work though...

Figle, fancy an alliance?

Does the Clear message count in a round?

i'll take an alliance.

Wow, 5 posts in a row - i've never done this before! Ghost just said that i'm very strange for this over msn, so I'll explain my reasoning. firstly, I wanted a game that involved strategy and thought this sort would be interesting. Secondly i was interested the psyche of people who played, because whilst you could go for each one individually, that could easily force you over the limit. However, now I think about it this won't work because there are probably not 25 frequent posters, let alone a surpluss which this would require. I call first game null. Moreover, so those who might be interested get a chance to read about it, I'll start at another time.
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WILL START GAME TOMORROW EVENING UK, WITH 10POSTS NOT 25 FOR EACH ROUND

help me get the point this round, i'll help you next?

Oh wow, there is life.
My point was we can talk all we want. No, only posts containing just "NOW" will count. Other than that we can talk all we want. Do you think 25 posts is too high though?

no, 25 is good. we'll get there quick i bet.

this makes 12, i believe.

Sure, but unfortunately i need to think the rules through a bit more before releasing new idea's onto people :P Maybe I shouldn't suggest new things at half 11! Already learnt the hard way never to save changes to programming stuff at this sort of time - you write in a bug you completely forget about

Oh right, my idea was only the "NOW" posts would count to the game. But we could do this, but then you and i keep double posting

Well, its not the game i imagined, but this is such a mess its still keeping me entertained! The idea of being at work by 9am tomorrow isn't though :(

figle, I needed the game over before midnight, so I was working my way through a marathon to try to win really fast

lol

i see, so it takes 25 "NOW" posts? yeah, then that's too high. more like ten. but how will you get anyone to do the first? i guess that's where alliances come in.

Ah right, that makes more sense... But why would anyone post the first "Now"?

Exactly, thats why i think 10 would be too much.
And yes, thats what i meant. Because over 5 rounds going first if you and your friends might make the target would be suitable

Because a few firsts and a few wins and suddenly you have enough.
The point would be that by going first you know you'll get your post in, if you waited for 10 you might easily end up 11th and thus score nothing. However, I forget how variable the active size of the forum is.

right, ok, that makes more sense. drop it down to five then, maybe.

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Make it 6 posts per round...

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exactly.

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