The Lost City of Tikkal [Concluded]

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5338/taprohm.jpg

After months traveling up the Amazon river, the expedition arrives at Tikkal. The vast city, long reclaimed by the jungle, hasn't been seen by human eyes for thousands of years. But the explorers aren't here on an archeological expedition. They intend to loot the temple for everything it's worth. Following the main road, they reach the temple at the heart of the city. At the top they discover a golden statue covered with gems, estimated worth $20 million. They have lost many men on the expedition and every night they spend in the jungle is dangerous. The sensible thing to do would be to leave now with their winnings. But will their greed send them on a different course?

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Not a mafia game. For about 10-15 players.

I will post a map of the temple complex. Throughout the map treasure is laid out in a battleship-esque manner (in fact exactly like in battleship. Most squares will give a small amount of loot, others will give more (though each square is different) arranged in straight lines of 5,4,3,3 and 2 squares).

Each day, individual players make one of three choices, privately (pm's sent to me).

1) Explore the city

The player picks a few sets of coordinates and sends them to me. They get any loot from those squares (if more than one player visits it's split between them).

2) Kill somebody

Ah, greed. With each person who dies, your share of the money will increase. Those who do the killing divide up the individual loot of the deceased as well. Not all attempts succeed however, the commotion of a kill will put everyone else on alert. Whoever has the most people try and kill them dies (and if there is a tie, they all die).

3) Leave the city

If everyone decides to leave the city, then the game is over and everyone still living is a survivor. Whoever has the most money is the sole winner and champion of the game however. If future games are held, a champions list will be posted, and the highest scoring champion will be know as grand champion.

Any sole survivors get to describe themselves officially as being "Greedy conniving seahorses" :beam:

Each day will be 24 hours.

You are free to pm each other, form groups to cooperate and share information, secretly share that information with the group you are really working with, post pm evidence that someone you are working with is betraying another group...etc.

No screenshots, no chatlogs, and no talking once dead.

After each day I'll post who (if anyone) died, though I won't reveal how many tried to kill them. I'll then send night result pm's and the next day will start. If I get pm's fast enough to do a 12 hour period I will.

I think it could be interesting, post if you want to try it out. Rule suggestions are welcome as well, as I just thought this up today. Should be an exercise in trust and betrayal :book:

Signed up(12):
Shinseikhaan
General Hankerchief
Traitorix
Double A
FactionHeir
Slashandburn
atheotes
Reenk
taka
jolt
gibson
beskar

[seireikhaan]

Definitely in.

:charge:

[GeneralHankerchief]

In on khaan's recommendation.

*reads rules*

[Tratorix]

In.

[Double A]

Sounds fun

In

[FactionHeir]

sasaki hosting :yes:

[slashandburn]

I'm in.

[atheotes]

In... there are so many interesting games going on at the same time :2thumbsup:

[A Very Super Market]

Urgh.... put me in as a replacement please. I don't think I'm in a position to devote much attention to more games right now.

[Reenk Roink]

:bow:

[taka]

map games FTW. i'll promise to act normal as well :P

and deffinitely IN since Reenk is in

[Jolt]

I'm here for the win.

[gibsonsg91921]

In.

[Beskar]

In.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

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Here's the map for ya'll. I'll start the game in about an hour and a half, though actually I can keep signups going until the end of the first day period as long as you get your orders in.

[Reenk Roink]

Please don't kill me, I suck at these type of games anyway and will probably help you out more if I live. :sweatdrop:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Game has begun.

[Double A]

I'm here.

... or am I?

[Proletariat]

Is the first day over? If not, in please, looks cool

[johnhughthom]

Is the first day over? If not, in please, looks cool

Me too.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Ok, you guys are in.

And just a reminder, remember not to hit reply all when sending me pm's :beam:

[Proletariat]

:wall: lol

[johnhughthom]

:wall: lol

I know where you are....:skull:



:clown:

[Beskar]

Naughty Johnhughthom, harrassing the ladies again.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6594/294384988ef25d8ba2e.jpg

Day 1

The explorers were roused from their various activities by a scream. When the arrived at the source, they were shocked (well, some of them were shocked) to see the body of GeneralHankerchief, his head stove in by a large rock.

With one less shareholder in the $20 million, the individual shares have gone from $1,428,571.43 to $1,538,461.54

It seems GH's life was worth less than a 110 grand to someone or someones!

[johnhughthom]

Naughty Johnhughthom, harrassing the ladies again.

Prole accidently sent her pm to me and I can confirm her innocence.



See, I'm a nice stalker...

[GeneralHankerchief]

:rolleyes:

[FactionHeir]

Prole accidently sent her pm to me and I can confirm her innocence.

See, I'm a nice stalker...

How do you know she didn't send in orders afterwards to correct her initial ones?

[gibsonsg91921]

I know those innocent eyes anywhere... you killed yourself! Didn't you!

[atheotes]

Maybe Khaan asked him to join the game so that he could kill him :shrug:

[Beskar]

Why would some one kill so early? It is pointless.

You should all be collecting, and once we got a good deal of money, then you kill others.

[Proletariat]

Oh, so it's Beskar who's gonna be killing tonight.

:no:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Orders for Day 2 please.

Day ends 4:00 pm eastern tomorrow (the 16th).

[Beskar]

Oh, so it's Beskar who's gonna be killing tonight.

:no:

Not at this stage. Too busy trying to get money. I wouldn't recommend people going to 3C, I got $180 from there and since there is apparently 20 million in total.. yeah.. really bad pickings. Lots of plates/etc made out of pottery painted gold in colour.

There are two ways to play this game, we can work together, getting gold, then go, or we can go around, to kill each other, and end up getting nothing as you never spend any time to get any money.

I would recommend the first.

[gibsonsg91921]

It's like Dark Knight!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

hmm, as a clarification:

Upon entering the city, the explorers found an artifact worth $20 million. This money will be divided up between the living when the they return to civilization, they are all equal shareholders.

There is an unspecified amount hidden in the city. Most squares give only a little loot (misses to use the battleship analogy). But there are temples and such with significant amounts (laid out in like in battleship--e.g. a temple 5 squares long with loot in each of the five squares).

[Beskar]

ohhh now I understand.

In that case, if you are interested in working with me, pm me. We can try systemically searching the place, getting all the gold.

[seireikhaan]

Maybe Khaan asked him to join the game so that he could kill him :shrug:
Na, I would never do that. Honestly.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7910/69832029.jpg

Day 2:


The explorers woke up the following morning, wondering if any more accidents would occur, and making a mental note not to walk under any crumbling buildings. As the ate their morning oatmeal, Beskar suddenly began choking and writhing on the ground. Seems like he accidentally mixed some poison berries in with his food!

With one less shareholder in the $20 million, the individual shares have gone from $1,538,461.54 to a slightly ominous $1,666,666.66

24 hour for orders.

[Beskar]

Unfortunately, I knew that was going to happen.

[atheotes]

https://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7910/69832029.jpg

Day 2:


The explorers woke up the following morning, wondering if any more accidents would occur, and making a mental note not to walk under any crumbling buildings. As the ate their morning oatmeal, Beskar suddenly began choking and writhing on the ground. Seems like he accidentally mixed some poison berries in with his food!

With one less shareholder in the $20 million, the individual shares have gone from $1,538,461.54 to a slightly ominous $1,666,666.66

24 hour for orders.

Was he poisoned or is there a % chance of dying that killed him? :inquisitive:

[Beskar]

No, I was murdered. All because I said we shouldn't kill each other.

Since no one contacted me either about forming up a party to become rich, all of you are scum.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Just for clarification, no explicit team up is required for a kill. Whoever has the most individual attempts on their life dies. If it's a tie they all die.

[atheotes]

I killed Beskar...I admit it! You want me to spare you? then join me

:inquisitive:

[atheotes]

Just for clarification, no explicit team up is required for a kill. Whoever has the most individual attempts on their life dies. If it's a tie they all die.

What happens to the loot they carry?

[Beskar]

Splits up between killers.

[FactionHeir]

:inquisitive:



Recipients: atheotes | Reply To All

Yesterday, 21:33

Tikkal

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You killed Beskar admit it! I know you did!

:inquisitive:

[Double A]

No, I was murdered. All because I said we shouldn't kill each other.

Since no one contacted me either about forming up a party to become rich, all of you are scum.

I contacted you and you never sent me back.

[Proletariat]

This game is great

:laugh4:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img200.imageshack.us/img200/595/383015880atmyvzfsb.jpg

Day 3:

Tragedy has struck the explorers camp! Shinseikhaan was found to have slipped and fallen on his own knife and Jolt slipped while climbing a tree and accidentally hung himself. There are some mutterings among the explorers that these deaths might not be accidents at all!

With two less shareholders in the $20 million, the individual shares have gone from a rightfully ominous $1,666,666.66 to $2,000,000.00. Surely that is enough to gratify the greed of the explorers?

24 hours for orders.

[Beskar]

Slight mistake in your result, there were two less stakeholders.

[johnhughthom]

No, I think he's correct. 4 dead, 10 left means $2 million each.

[Beskar]

I got confused because he said one less as two died. Nevermind me then. :beam:

[Jolt]

I advise everyone to kill Double A. He authored my death. I am extremely certain.

[Double A]

:inquisitive:

[FactionHeir]

I think both kills were carried out with at least 2 people each

[Double A]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3286736600_c8bf34f298.jpg

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9701/542481385ydwhyjfs.jpg

Day 4:

Murder! The explorers are forced to face facts. There have been two many deaths for them to be mere coincidence. With the deaths of atheotes and Tratorix that has become abundantly clear.

With just 8 explorers remaining, individual shares have gone from $2 million to $2.5 million.

24 hours for orders.

[atheotes]

i guess i got a vote from Factionheir...

[FactionHeir]

I didn't kill you.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7058/grandjaguartemplefromth.jpg

Day 5:

By now everyone is on their guard...unfortunately for taka, he let his mind wander while taking his morning bath and paid for it with his life.

With 7 alive, the individual share is now $2,857,142.86

24 hours for orders

[FactionHeir]

Where do you get all those scenic photos?

[Proletariat]

They're fantastic. Sasaki has a knack for them, he had some cool ones in an asylum minimafia awhile back too.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Google image search "jungle temple" :sweatdrop:

If you look close you can see people in the background on one, and a do not enter sign on another :laugh4:

[taka]

Google image search "jungle temple" :sweatdrop:

If you look close you can see people in the background on one, and a do not enter sign on another :laugh4:

really??? i just had a look and I couldn't find any :S

lets play "spot the sign". anyone who finds it can have my money :laugh4:

[johnhughthom]

Looks like there's a sign toward the bottom of the last one.

[Double A]

In the last one on page 2 there are people in the background and in the most recent one there's a white thingy on one of the lower steps.

[FactionHeir]

And no one is commenting on the game huh? I provide a single distraction and everyone starts looking the other way. Very suspicious.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

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Day 5:

Things are starting to get nasty! FactionHeir is found dead with a jagged piece of obsidian stuck through his eye.

Living:

Double A
slashandburn
Reenk Roink
gibson
john
prole

With 6 alive, the individual share rises to $3 1/3 million.

24 hours for orders.

[atheotes]

Reenk is working with slashandburn i guess... there could be others as well i guess...

[FactionHeir]

I had so much money on me ~:(

[White_eyes:D]

Seems like anyone who talks....kicks the bucket the next day:laugh4:

This is an awesome game:bounce:

[Reenk Roink]

You attempt to leave the city, but it seems that not everyone is with you. You'll have to stay for now.

Sasaki

:inquisitive: LET ME GO!

[johnhughthom]

I thought you were allowed to go whenever you wanted?

[FactionHeir]

At this rate it might be best to kill off opponents than try unsuccessfully to escape.

My dibs are on DoubleA and jht.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

:inquisitive: LET ME GO!

Everyone has to send in that they want to leave, otherwise no go :beam:

[Double A]

At this rate it might be best to kill off opponents than try unsuccessfully to escape.

My dibs are on DoubleA and jht.

:inquisitive:

[atheotes]

:inquisitive: LET ME GO!

I think i have the game figured out now. Sasaki is the one killing... he will not let you leave...he will kill one by one taking great pleasure in doing so. In the end he will just take all the money and leave...and no one else is meant to leave alive :skull:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8381/inthejungletemple1be.jpg

Day 6:

If any of the explorers thought the killings would end, they were disillusioned the following morning when the body of Reenk Roink was discovered by the food stores, strangled to death.

With 5 alive, the individual shares are up to $4 million.

24 hours for orders.

[White_eyes:D]

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

And then there were five:bounce:

[FactionHeir]

Seriously, pair up and take those 2 guys out. 3 tops 2, meaning the group of 3 gets to kill.

[taka]

nnooooo! Reeeeeenk!!!!

lol, just to say me and reenk aren't responsible for the early killings :rolleyes: we never killed anyone. honest.

[Beskar]

The killers were fools.

[Jolt]

How curious. Days and days after I pointed Double A as being behind these killings with some of his mates, he is still alive. Gee, ain't that a surprise.

[Beskar]

Also, the rest were fools, and not taking up what I was saying. As it would have led to some one holding a grand record.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7659/bengmealeajungle.jpg

Day 8:

The day dawns unusually peaceful in the city of Tikkal, and the explorers have their first easy nights rest...helped by the absence of Double A's snoring. You can't snore with your throat slit as my grandmother used to say.

With 4 alive, the individual share is now $5 million.

Orders due 4 pm eastern tomorrow.

[FactionHeir]

Slashandburn should be next. He hasn't posted at all in the thread since signing up.

[Double A]

Wow I wasn't even here.

Ok I'm going to say everything mostly just to bug Jolt:

N1 Searched somewhere, got 1200

N2 forgot to submit orders

N3 searched somewhere got 50k

N4 searched somewhere got 1k

N5 searched somewhere got 51k

N6 killed Reenk because I thought he would try to kill me, got 1k

N7 wasn't home to submit anything

N8 wasn't home again, subsequently died.

Whoever killed me got a lot of money. I suggest you all kill him and pay for my funeral with 101 k so I don't have to haunt you.

[Jolt]

Indeed, kill slashandburn and leave the city.

[slashandburn]

Why is everyone against me ? :bigcry:

[Reenk Roink]

taka and I basically just hung around. We never had the balls to kill anyone nor did we really get luck in our searches for treasure. Plus I couldn't even get out after taka died. :sad:

I hope you all kill yourselfs in a 5 way tie.

Great game Sasaki! :2thumbsup: :laugh4:

[FactionHeir]

I think if there's only two people left, its gonna be a tough one. Kill the other or escape together? Can you trust your companion to keep his word and escape with you or will he backstab you and take it all? If you don't trust him and attack him, he might have thought you untrustworthy as well and send in similar orders resulting in noone surviving.

Isn't there a name for that, like prisoners dilemma or so?

[White_eyes:D]

ATPG's Mafia game "The Golden Rule" comes to mind...:2thumbsup:

My guess is...Sasaki is going to get the money with this one:bounce:

[Beskar]

This is the dilemma, presented by Kilroy Silk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZ86GYoxE0

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3084/artsgraphicsexcl1186625.jpg

Day 9:

The explorers were packed up and ready to go aboard the boat that would take them back home. Gibson was first in line. He stepped onto the boarding plank which promptly broke, sending him into the river where he was eaten by piranha's. A tragic accident.

With 3 alive, the individual share is $6.66 million.

24 hours for orders.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

https://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6246/amazonriver.jpg

Day 10:

With a minimum of fuss, the three comrades Proletariat, slashandburn, and johnhughthom board the boat and sail away down the river towards home.

Game is complete!

With three alive, the individual shares are $6.66 million. In addition, there was the following loot gained:

1) Proletariat: $1,561,745
2) johnhughthom: $776,759
3) slashandburn: $774,099

CHAMPION--Proletariat

With a total of $8,228,411.66

2nd place, johnhughthom: $7,443,425.66
3rd place, slashandburn: $7,440,765.66

[johnhughthom]

Yay, we rule!:2thumbsup:


You're lucky I didn't know you had so much money Prole....


:clown:

[GeneralHankerchief]

GG everyone, and thanks to Sasaki for hosting! :yes:

Now we need to know who killed who so I know who to ban for information's sake. :evilgrin:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

You're lucky I didn't know you had so much money Prole....

:clown:

:laugh4:




GG everyone, and thanks to Sasaki for hosting! :yes:

Now we need to know who killed who so I know who to ban for information's sake. :evilgrin:


https://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3935/tikkal.jpg

[Proletariat]

Nuts. I missed a few turns too, not getting my orders in on time.

Thanks john and slash, we made a great team. :beam:

This was awesome for a quick and dirty game, Sasaki, much thanks. I'll be watching for anymore map games you do

:2thumbsup:

[Language please - GH]

[Proletariat]

LOL, poor GH on night one. And my my, some of you are pretty blood thirsty. :inquisitive: @ FactionHeir

[taka]

well done prole!

and thanks for the game sasaki :bow: it turned out quite fun :beam:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

LOL, poor GH on night one. And my my, some of you are pretty blood thirsty. :inquisitive: @ FactionHeir

:laugh4:

I believe slash and john tried to kill almost every night as well...nice and bloodthirsty.

I was a little confused when you went I-9, I-7, I-5...skipping I-8 and I-6 :dizzy2:

[Proletariat]

I was usually scrambling to get in an order, typing it on my iphone and couldn't remember which I-X I had been on last, doh

4pm is a bad dead line for me just because that's a busy time at work, I should've been doing my orders before I even went to work

Out of curiosity, what was in I8 and 6?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I was usually scrambling to get in an order, typing it on my iphone and couldn't remember which I-X I had been on last, doh

4pm is a bad dead line for me just because that's a busy time at work, I should've been doing my orders before I even went to work

Out of curiosity, what was in I8 and 6?

$530,000 and $510,000

I made up the description as I sent out the pm for the most part.

Sadly no one discovered the temple of the naked amazonian priestesses :shame:

[Tratorix]

$530,000 and $510,000

I made up the description as I sent out the pm for the most part.

Sadly no one discovered the temple of the naked amazonian priestesses :shame:

That's cause everyone was too busy trying to kill each other. :laugh4: Interesting game, if you do another I'll have to join up and kill Factionheir. Trying to kill me for three nights in a row is just mean.

[johnhughthom]

Thanks john and slash, we made a great team. :beam:



Yeah, slash and I do the killing and you get all the profits. :undecided:

Thanks for a great game Sasaki. :thumbsup:

[Proletariat]

To be fair, I got some of the big scores before we grouped up and I didn't help with some of the kills because of not getting my orders in... But I did skip a kill or two for looting

:shame:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

That's cause everyone was too busy trying to kill each other. :laugh4: Interesting game, if you do another I'll have to join up and kill Factionheir. Trying to kill me for three nights in a row is just mean.

3rd time was the charm as he said ~D

My favorite bit is still slash hitting "reply all" when he sent in the order to kill jolt :laugh4:

I'm amazed that he managed to survive...


To be fair, I got some of the big scores before we grouped up and I didn't help with some of the kills because of not getting my orders in... But I did skip a kill or two for looting

:shame:

probably the best strategy :yes:

[Beskar]

I hate all the killers and I will get revenge to deal with your foolishness.

[FactionHeir]

Thanks for hosting Sasaki.

slash, jht and myself should team up next game :grin: We'd kill em all!

BSR: Try it, I dare you :tongue2:

Prole: Says the one who tried to off me N2 ~:)

[slashandburn]

The only night i didnt try to kill is when i forgot my orders. :laugh4:

[Jolt]

Well, I'd advise for next game to impose a day off killing after a kill attempt. Otherwise the beginning of this game is simply "Who can form the biggest group" contest.

[Beskar]

There was no point in killing each other anyway at the beginning. It was just foolish.

[Jolt]

Indeed. It turns the focus ALL on the killing and NOTHING on exploring (Which was what this game was partly about.)

[Beskar]

If things went my way, this is what I have done.

Form a group, hopefully get a majority of the players.
Kill all players not in the group.
Get Exploring.
Explore.
Explore.
Some more.
Maybe now kill each other, when we have tons of gold.

[atheotes]

good game Sasaki...
Congrats to the winners though you killed me!
true that it would have been better to have some limitations on the kill (turns or have to be within so many squares etc.)

[Double A]

$530,000 and $510,000

I made up the description as I sent out the pm for the most part.

Sadly no one discovered the temple of the naked amazonian priestesses :shame:

Oh what kind of pics would you have posted if someone hit it? Of course this is just out of curiosity...

[seireikhaan]

And here was little ol' me just trying to discover some gold in a friendly, non-threatening way.... Looks like I need to be more savage in the future. :inquisitive:

[FactionHeir]

At least it wasn't me who killed you :grin:
I figured you'd be someone to leave alive.