WW United -- GAME OVER

[Passacaglia]

Think we can get this thing going for a Wednesday morning start? If not, Thursday will work. Rules should come up sometime this morning, unless work gives me the hassles, but the basic gist is that you are all players on a soccer squad.

Okay, here are the rules. This game is designed to play like basic werewolf, with a side game that you can choose your own involvement level in.

You are a player on a soccer squad. The season is about to begin, and this is the year for your team – all the pieces are in place to win the league, most likely to dominate for years to come. Unfortunately, other teams in the league are aware of this, and have put some pretty extreme measures in place to stop you. Their first step was the murder of the squad’s veteran manager, Passacaglia. Without his strong leadership, the squad will surely suffer. And in case that wasn’t enough, some member of the squad have been infected with a strange poison that turns them into werewolves at night! Each night, these werewolves will find an innocent member of the squad and consume their body. Each day, the members of the squad will discuss who the most likely werewolf is, put it to a vote, and whoever has the most votes will be killed. Votes of ‘no lynch’ will be accepted, and a tie vote will result in no lynch.

Private Good Roles:

Locker Room Captain – Will be able to change the outcome of one vote.
Tough Guy – Will be able to prevent one person per night from being consumed by wolves. May not choose the same person two nights in a row.
Wanderer – May follow one player each night, and see if they are a werewolf.
Jealous – If placed on the bench, this player may choose to kill one of the starters and take their position.

Public Good Role:

Manager – I’m accepting volunteers for this position, and will choose randomly from whoever volunteers. Each day, the manager will submit a lineup for the next day. The lineup will consist of:

1 Goalkeeper
2 Center Backs
2 Full Backs
2 Central Midfielders
2 Wingers
2 Strikers
5 Bench players (or less, if there are not enough players)

Anyone not named will not dress for the game.

Players will be able to send private messages to others at the same position as them. The 5 bench players will also be able to send private messages to each other. The Manager and Goalkeeper will be able to send private messages to each other.

Each player has a skill level (a random number from 1 to 100) at each position. The old Manager, Passacaglia, was very good at figuring out who was more skilled at each position, but as a rookie thrown in at the last minute, you’re going to have to figure it out on the fly. At the end of each day, a match report will be posted, showing how good each starter was at the position they played, and the average skill for the bench players.

Win, Lose, or Draw – The skill values of the starters at their position will be added up, plus the average skill scores for the highest three bench players. If the total is higher than 800, the squad wins. If the number is between 600 and 800, it’s a draw. If the number is less than 600, the squad loses. A win earns the squad three points, a draw gets one, and a loss nothing.

Victory Conditions

Squad – The squad can win in two ways. If it eliminates the wolves, it should be able to eventually recover from the ineptness of the new manager and take over the league. Also, if it can achieve ten points before it is destroyed by wolves, it shows that it can still dominate the league despite the wolf problem.

Wolves – The wolves win by obtaining a 1:1 ratio between wolves and non-wolves, while making sure the squad does not achieve ten points. Each night, instead of killing a squad member, they may plant evidence of league violations, which would give the squad a two-point penalty.

[Passacaglia]

1. claphamsa, Lynched Day 4, Wanderer
2. Telle, killed Night 9, Player
3. KWhit, Manager
4. PurdueBrad, surviving Wolf
5. JAG, killed by Wolves Night 8, Player
6. J23, Lynched Day 3, Wolf
7. lerriuqs, killed by Wolves Night 6, Player
8. The Jackal, Lynched Day 5, Wolf
9. DaddyTorgo, killed by wolves Night 4, Player
10. Schmidty, lynched Day 9
11. Lathum, killed by wolves Night 7, Locker Room Captain
12. Chief Rum, killed by wolves Night 2, Tough Guy
13. MartinD, Lynched Day 1, Player
14. Alan T, killed by wolves Night 3, Jealous player
15. GoldenEagle, Lynched by Lathum Day 6, Player
16. Darth Vilus, killed by wolves Night 5, Player
17. Mia Ow, lynched Day 8, Player
18. Danny, killed by Alan T, the Jealous Player, Night 1, Wolf
19. LoneStarGirl, Lynched Day 7, Player

[claphamsa]

center back!

[hoopsguy]

I'm opposed to the pairing of this theme with this thread title.

[claphamsa]

it really should be FCWW

[Passacaglia]

United is not meant to refer to any one particular team, FWIW. WWFC could have worked, I suppose.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by claphamsa

center back!

Also FWIW, you will have positions, but you will not get to choose them.

[Abe Sargent]

I don;t even know what this thread is for?

[Telle]

I'll play.

[KWhit]

I'll play.

[PurdueBrad]

I'm in

[JAG]

I'll give it another go.

[Autumn]

Looks like i"m going to be up next to GM, so I'm going to work on getting my rules set and written. So, I'll pass, Pass.

[Passacaglia]

Rules are up. If there are any questions, feel free to ask!

[J23]

I'll give it a go, and choose to believe it was named in honor of a United team not located in Manchester so that I can live with myself.

[claphamsa]

its DC united!

[lerriuqs]

in

[claphamsa]

where did you get the name lerriuqs? I get that its squirrl spelled backwards......

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by J23

I'll give it a go, and choose to believe it was named in honor of a United team not located in Manchester so that I can live with myself.

No worries -- I just chose a popular name without thinking of any particular team. Though my favorite 'United' is Newcastle, so you're okay on that front.

[lerriuqs]

Originally Posted by claphamsa

where did you get the name lerriuqs? I get that its squirrl spelled backwards......

I've just always used it. It's kinda stuck.

[The Jackal]

Sure, I'm in.

[claphamsa]

Originally Posted by lerriuqs

I've just always used it. It's kinda stuck.

but how did you get it?

[lerriuqs]

Originally Posted by claphamsa

but how did you get it?

In younger days, while looking at crazy conspiracy theories I found the one about the squirrels taking over the world. Nobody suspects the squirrel. And nobody suspects them when their name is written backwards...

[claphamsa]

oh, ok

do they fly black helicopters? and are they gonna take away our guns?

[The Jackal]

Squirrels don't need helicopter, they can fly.

[DaddyTorgo]

IN

[Schmidty]

I hate soccer, so I'm out.

[Schmidty]

Just kidding. I like soccer, and I'm in.

[Lathum]

in.

Will probably be a little quiet with my parents coming of Friday to visit.

FWIW I played striker and got accepted to college on a soccer scholarship.

I wlso will not be nominating myself for manager due to availability.

[Chief Rum]

Still room for more?

If so, I am in.

I will volunteer for Manager. Sounds like fun.

If not, I'll take whatever position, to fit in with the holes left after other preferences. Given a preference in leftover roles, I'll take winger, midfield, fullback, in that order, or of course, I'll be on the bench.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Still room for more?

If so, I am in.

I will volunteer for Manager. Sounds like fun.

If not, I'll take whatever position, to fit in with the holes left after other preferences. Given a preference in leftover roles, I'll take winger, midfield, fullback, in that order, or of course, I'll be on the bench.

Definitely room for more -- there's no limit.

Also, if you're a player, you won't really have a permanent position -- it'll be up to the manager to decide where you're going to play each day.

[Passacaglia]

Oh, and glad we have at least one volunteer for Manager -- other people can still volunteer, and I'll choose randomly from all those who volunteer.

[Lathum]

apparently the west coasters all roll out of bed around the same time

[MartinD]

I would like to play.

[Alan T]

I'll play

[GoldenEagle]

I am in.

I would like to be the prima dona player. You know, the one who is better than everyone else (in his own mind).

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

I am in.

I would like to be the prima dona player. You know, the one who is better than everyone else (in his own mind).

Isn't that what you are in every WW game?

[Darth Vilus]

I'll play

[Mia Ow]

My first game!

[Darth Vilus]

Originally Posted by Mia Ow

My first game!

It'll be good

[KWhit]

I'll volunteer for manager.

[Danny]

I am in

[Darth Vilus]

Originally Posted by Danny

I am in

Try to survive a little longer bra I know it wasn't your fault though!

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Mia Ow

My first game!

Great! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions but don't want other people in the game to know what you're asking.

[Mia Ow]

Thanks Passacaglia

[Darth Vilus]

seems like we have enough, when do we get are roles?

[Darth Vilus]

*our* roles

[LoneStarGirl]

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

I am in.

I would like to be the prima dona player. You know, the one who is better than everyone else (in his own mind).

Well if GoldenEagle is in then so am I!

[LoneStarGirl]

Lets get this thin started!

[Darth Vilus]

If LSG betrays us again it's going to be hell to pay