GTX0 Adventure

*standing ovation*

Redack, that was an amazing experience. Looking forward to the next game.

Quite an experience, definitely looking forward to the hosts' notes and the next game.

Darn! I was hoping the bomb would have went off!

But well played humans!

Woohoo!

I had my doubts at first after being locked in a room for 2 months. And then along came Redack(hug)

You did a hell of a good job and I had a great time playing. Hope all my dumb post didn't give you a Headache{:P}

Only the next time we play another Alien game, you need to come up with a way to sneak some women into the game, even if you have to make it up.

Spending the rest of your day's with a bunch of hairy legged dudes.

"Things that make you want to go brr!!"

I'll be home in about half an hour. we can discuss what you want me to program for the next game when i do if you're still here.

If you have the time, the Archive Room is a must read.
Some very funny stuff and good insight into the game, shows you were not the only one doing a lot of nothing{:P}

Dang, the archive is massive...

So Helius, I couldn't find the part where you found my nuke (I'm assuming you were in sneak mode that whole time). Was it really that bad of a hiding place? {:?}

Also, in regard to alternate games to play on this forum, you totally need to add a Virtue's Last Reward one (it's a 3DS/Vita visual novel/puzzle game) to the list. Earlier I tried to write up a description of every detail of the mechanics of VLR, but it was way too complicated and totally wouldn't work in its entirety as a game here. The core mechanics, however, would be pretty fun IMO.

VLR places an emphasis on trust and betrayal, and gives you pretty direct control over your choice in the matter. In the game, the characters are kidnapped and brought to a warehouse, with bracelets locked on their wrists. Their main goal in the game is to escape through a door labeled with a "9" on it. In order to open the 9 Door, they need to attain 9 "Bracelet Points" (BP). Everyone starts out with 3 BP. In order to gain BP, players face off in an "Ambidex Game" (AB Game), which is held about once every two hours IIRC(?). In the actual game, the AB game pits 1 player against a pair of players (for all 9 players), but this could be changed for gtx0 if it's ever used.

The AB Games are a straight up prisoner's dilemma scenario. One player goes up against another player, and both are given the option to "Ally" or "Betray." If both players choose "Ally", then they each walk away with +2 BP. If both players "Betray", they walk away with no change in their BP. If one player chooses "Betray", and the other chooses "Ally", the player who picked Betray will get +3 BP, and the player who picked ally will get -2 BP. If a player reaches 0 BP or lower, they die. If at any point someone reaches 9 BP or more, they're free to open the Number 9 Door. Once the Number 9 Door is open, anyone with 9 or more BP can leave. Once they leave, however, the door closes, and can never be opened again. Everyone else is trapped, and the game is essentially over.

I've actually wanted to see something like this done in the past, but it didn't seem like it was possible to manage easily enough. With the mechanics of the Aliens forum, though, it could easily work IMO. The Ally/Betrayal aspect would be a nice gimmick to add on top of an exploration-type game, and would make the game feel less like a mafia clone. I'd be willing to come up with a detailed set of rules for something like this if it seems interesting enough.

Alright, came up with this summary earlier.

Good People Die - Free For All
Introduction:
You awake trapped in a large Warehouse, surrounded by several others in the same situation. There's a digital bracelet on everyone's wrist displaying "3BP", and a door on the side of the Warehouse with a large number "9" drawn on it. Explore the rooms outside of the warehouse, and compete one-on-one against randomly selected players in a game of trust and betrayal to earn (or lose!) Bracelet Points. Only players with 9BP or more can open the large door and escape, and when they leave, the door can never be opened again!

Victory Conditions:
-Escape through the Number 9 Door

Scoring:
5 points for successfully escaping
+(BP/2) points for everyone that isn't dead (ie, 8BP in game = +4 points at the end, with a limit of +5. Points are rounded up.)
Varying amount of points for completing any role-specific objectives.

Too bad we can't read the Sneak stuff--that's practically my entire game. I was paranoid...

Great job, Redack. I had a lot of fun when I wasn't accidentally missing my turns. {:P}

Redack, are the last couple rounds still located in the room threads? They don't seem to be in the archive.

Also... I can't believe I'd have gotten everyone killed if I didn't think to add the proximity detection to the nuke. (facepalm) That was such a close call.

And yes, great job. Even though I was running solo for most of the game, I still found it to be very fun.