It has increasingly come to my attention that even people that started playing 6 months ago do not know of the game of Assassins. For this reason I propose a campaign to bring Assassins back to the people. Next time you log on, try to form a group of like minded individuals and adventerous newbies to play a game of Assassins. You can bring Planeshift\'s unofficial sport back into regular play!
What\'s Assassins?
Assassins is a game played by several players in which the goal is to be \"last man standing\". Play is moderated by a \"game master\" or \"moderator\" that does not participate in play. The game of Assassins is best played with at least 4 players along with a fifth to particpate as the game master.
Assassins is played as follows:
1) Every participating player searches for a hiding spot. The criteria for hiding places is determined in advance, but is usually restricted to the city (that is not underground, not beyond the city walls).
2) Players indicate they are hidden and the mod begins randomly telling the partcipants their target (via secret /tell\'s). The mod can issue targets at their will, but it is best if targets are not mutual (that is, one participant\'s target\'s target should not be the before mentioned participant).
3) Once all targets are issued by the mod, this fact is indicated to the participants. Usually, participants are told to /greet themselves to show they do not have a prior target. The mod then indicates the game has begun.
4) Once the game has started, the players begin searching for their target. In order to eliminate a target, they must be /greet\'ed. The mod then indicates to the players that a participant has been eliminated and issues a new target to the eliminating player. Naturally, the eliminated is out of play. Sometimes eliminated players are asked to head to some designated area so as to prevent confusion on the playing field.
5) The last surviving player wins.
Regulars: If I screwed up the rules of Assassins at all, please tell me and I\'ll remedy the error immediatly.
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I should mention that I\'m online starting from about Noon EST to some time in the immediate future on most days; and am usually happy to participate in a game.
I suppose this thread could be used to organize games of Assassins, but that would of course cause massive amounts of spam. Perhaps with a Moderator\'s consent?
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