Guy Scrum
Posts: 197
5/1/2013
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Bravo Mr. Kennedy. With an incredibly simple edition to this game you've managed to create both a fascinating scenario for game theorists and an attack that is more frightening and brutal than murder. Bravo.
The obvious strategy is obvious: wait until you have both a free attack and path to the third candle, then use both at once. You need to hope that the attack is successful enough to get the candle, but with the candle you will be immune to further attack (a particularly clever twist in the game, Mr. Kennedy). You must act fast, and you must act now. If you wait too long, you may be attacked, and if you wait very long there will be no one left to attack. They will all be out to zee, or they will already have their prize.
The counter-strategy is also obvious: when the people are given an opportunity for chaos, they can only avoid it through good governance. Government can be imposed from within or without. It hardly seems like an outside force will impose order, so we must do it ourselves.
I suggest an agreement amongst reasonable citizens of the Neath, even if we do happen to be damned: FOR WHOMEVER BETRAYS ONE OF US, A BETRAYAL WILL BE RETURNED TEN-FOLD. IGNORANCE OF THE AGREEMENT IS NO EXCUSE. Keep in mind that this is only the third candle. Likely there will be four more. Even if you are protected in the present, you will not be protected in the future.
Anyone who finds this agreement sensible should speak up. Any seekers who don't will be deemed untrustworthy, in this regard anyways. If you are part of this agreement and you are betrayed, then it will be all of our responsibilities to seek retribution.
Finally, with this agreement in hand we may achieve that which we seek in a civilized manner. No doubt some will want to rid themselves of their burden, and for those that do there will be a large number willing to pay, perhaps handsomely, for certain tokens.
Now, enjoy the hunt fellow seekers.
Edit:
The following is a list of those who have signed on to this agreement:
Alexander Feld, Allanon, Anstruther Barron, AwayMeBoys, an_ocelot, Blackleaf, Cochimetl, Corran, Danae, Delmar Tramontane, Dharlome, devoted_pupa, Doomlewa, dov, dragonridingsorceress, Emain Ablach, Esterhazy, Erik Vimes, Guy Scrum, HaapaPuu, Hamete, Harrison Snyde, helix, Jack Vaux-Harrowden, Jay Eclipse, Jeff Crowl, John Pennywise, Katherine Navane, Kerim, Lady Ciel, Lady Red, Little The, Maerion, Mac Trilby, Mr. Green, Nigel Overstreet, NinjaComedian, Philip Kaiser-Parlette, Spacemarine9, Tesuji, Urthdigger, WallofIllusion, xKiv, Zyxx
And for reference, the following is a list of high-level seekers whose intentions are either unclear or unscrupulous (provided by none other than Mr. Eaten itself):
amaresu, Asclepius Unbound, Baron Electricpants, Casidy, curious_fellow, Denubis Banere, Doctor Ezekiel Wright, elvortel, false_negative, FPF1987, garcia1000, garcia1000, imeja, Inpiun, Jacob Stadtfeld, James_Baker, Jarenth, Justin Tremont, kakkoi_hakujin, Keraslyn, Kisigar, Litha Braun, M_L_G, Mary Paine, mcruthless, Moomin, Mr_Slaves, Narcess, Nicholas Bjorge, piinstripeowl, Sean Harley, Septimus Hodge, Shadowhand, The Dave, Vyrlokar, Zmflavius
If you'd like to be moved from one list to the other, say so below and/or PM me.
A list of betrayers:
Petter Björklund (betrayed Lady Ciel, Katherine Navane, Corran, Blackleaf, Little The)
Jacob Kiner Elliott / Mr. Cheshire (betrayed lady ciel, Corran)
Howard John Abrahall (betrayed Jeff Crowl, Zyxx, Corran)
Justin Tremont (betrayed Allanon Kisigar)
bjorntfh (betrayed Doomlewa)
Zmflavius (betrayed Esterhazy, Allanon Kisigar)
RayDNoper (betrayed Jeff Crowl, Harrison Snyde)
Dolan (betrayed Urthdigger, Anstruther Barron, Kerim. Dolan has been very successful in the game of knife and candle, and may have many tokens. If you can find him, I highly recommend using an enigma. Furthermore, Dolan used his betrayal to get a second waxwail knife. Bad form Dolan.)
Nicholas Bjorge (betrayed an_ocelot)
Denubis Banere (betrayed Devoted_pupa)
curious_fellow (betrayed Allanon Kisigar)
Jacob Stadtfeld (betrayed Hamete, Devoted_pupa)
Shadowhand (betrayed an_ocelot, Devoted_pupa. Likely aligned with another betrayer.)
Inpiun (betrayed Tesuji, Anstruther Barron, Harrison Snyde, Allanon Kisigar)
William Dawson III / You Millions (betrayed Guy Scrum, later made amends)
If you see a betrayer, stab him/her/it. I'll keep the most recent or most egregious betrayers at the top of this list, so focus your stabbing and stealing powers there. Don't forget to let them know why they're being stabbed. They may try to seek forgiveness from the one they betrayed and remove themselves from this list, but that is at the betrayed's discretion.
Further edits:
A new line of attack is open as of November 23, 2013. I am extending this agreement to cover that attack as well. If you strongly disagree with this extension, let it be known and I will gladly remove you from the list (although you will thereafter be marked as a deserter). If many disagree with this extension, I will abandon it and rethink my methods. I would like to keep some semblance of democracy, after all.
An emptiness has provided us (how can an emptiness provide?) with the following list of names:
Adahn, alarmallama, Alberto Robert, Alexander Feld, Alexandra Vesey, Alice Darkmoor, Alistair Cookie, Allanon Kisigar, allochthonous, Alonois, amaresu, Amenell, an_ocelot, Andrew P Mosiman, Andy Crow, Anstruther Barron, Apostrophe Smith, ApprenticeEvie, arashi_neko, arsenykz, Asclepius Unbound, Aspeon, Aysez, badpatient, Baron Electricpants, Bell Darling, Ben, benneh123, Biffo99, bjorntfh, Blackleaf, Bluerps, Britianna Mainare, Brom Girvan, Buzzlecroft, Byron Salisbury, caeliat, Calico Jack, Casidy, Chaoseed, Chris Fenton, Cole Behrens, crabbadon, Crayll, Culmen, curious_fellow, Cybele the Shadowy, dafuloth, Dammitty Jones, DarkShadow, David Pone, Delmar Tramontane, Denubis Banere, Derek Williams, devoted_pupa, Dharlome, Dirae Erinyes, dna_cowboys, Doc Smiley, Doctor Ezekiel Wright, Dolan, Donovan Sionnach, dov, dracjr, Duggan EE, echo_theodor, Edwin Graves, Eliza Cromlech, EljuaLey, elvortel, Emain Ablach, Entevir, Eric Vimes, Erik Olin, ErisFnord, Esterhazy, false_negative, Fool Lardington, FoxHope, FPF1987, garcia1000, Gentleman Strange, George Emery, Georgie Walden, GilCnaan, Gizmo the 2nd, grouchotendency, Grue, Guy Scrum, HaapaPuu, Hamete, Hammond, Hannah McKay, Harrison Snyde, Hei_Sullivan, helix, Howard John Abrahall, humming_frog, Ian Hiorns, Illessa, imeja, India_Hand, Indigo Shnell, Inpiun, Iris Savine-Mercatur, Isobel Valentine, Jack Sheffield, Jack Vaux-Harrowden, Jacob Majikes, Jacob Stadtfeld, James Merry, James_Baker, Jane Narbon, Jarenth, Jason Hartley, Jay Eclipse, Jeff Crowl, Jesse J Clark, John Pennywise, Jonne Kolima, Joshua Temple, Justin Tremont, Justsomeguy2, jwbcox, kakkoi_hakujin, Katherine Dybala, Katherine Navane, Keraslyn, Kerim, Kermitron, Kevin, Kiyara, Koji Arala, Kurt Stilwell, kynalvarus, lady ciel, Lady Red, laenmirr, Lalia, Lavinia Lee, leatherdykeuk, lemurcatta, leporidae menk, lgladen, Litha Braun, Little The, Lord Anar, Lord Crumbledon, lraszewski, Luri Levin, M. Factamore, M_L_G, Mac Trilby, Machine, Madify Marley, Maelle, Maerion, Magician, Marius Salsbury, Martin Schmidt, Mary Paine, Matt Goerwell, McCrapShot, mcruthless, metonym, miasmay, Michael Liptai, MidnightVoyager, misterarendt_failbetter, mlg4fl, Moomin, Morgon, Mr Bentram, Mr. Cheshire, Mr. Green, Mr_Slaves, MrEdwardNigma, muninnhuginn, mustelid, Narcess, Nezum, Nicholas Bjorge, Nigel Overstreet, NinjaComedian, NiteBrite, nroahear, occulere, Olivia Coburn, One_Wing, Panthera_II, Paulihuse, peregryn, PetraBealer, Petter Björklund, Philippa Cox, PigAndDogAreHappyFriends, pinstripeowl, Polychrome, Prof. Katherine Holmes, pselac, radiofreelunch, random_gerbil, ratbag_77, RayDNoper, Reshemin, Rolias Watt, rowanleaves, Rusalotchka, Ryusui, Saharan, salirsalisco, Sarah Jean Brown, Scytale, Sebastian Cromwell, Septimus Hodge, Seras Chigwell, Seth Pincetich, Shadowhand, shirokitty, Sigr, Sir Edgington, Esquire, Skelly Wright, Sontara the Moldy, sophosmentis, sp1nweb, Spacemarine9, Swarley, Tesuji, ThatGuySacha, The Bathyscaphist, The Dave, The Duke of Pannekoeken, The Letter M, The Nemo, TheThirdPolice, ThingUTS, Thomas Ladegard, Thomwizard, Tophernator, turhansbeycmpny, Urthdigger, Vael Victus, Vaen, Valerie Kaplan, Vegalivia, Vicaem, Victor Gulenko, vixy, Vyrlokar, WallofIllusion, wavesandmoon, William Dawson III, WintersNight, Xaosopher, xKiv, ysadrel, Zmflavius, Zyxx.
This may or may not have something to do with the new attack. Be careful.
edited by Guy Scrum on 12/6/2013
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