A Whodunit Forum Game (Signup)

First of all, this is not a regular RP. This is a whodunit mystery based on the classic board game Clue.

I am posting this to gauge interest in the idea of this game.

There would be 12 players maximum (although it would probably still work well with as few as 6). Each player will have a title, Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss, Sir, Madam, Dame, Prof, Dr, Pres or any military rank followed by your forum handle. Example: Mr PieTaster.

I would not play, I would just run the game.

To play, each character would post an intro paragraph with their name and a little background info to their profession, lifestyle, etc.

The game would run in alternate day and night phases. Each phase would last 24 hours, so in order to play the game most effectively, each player would log in and check the game once every 24 hours.

Once the players have been accepted as guests, the game would begin. Lists of all the guests (players) rooms, weapons and motives would be posted.

All guests arrive and are secretly assigned rooms, weapons and motives (by PM). One guest will be secretly deemed the murderer (also by PM).

Mr PieTaster is murdered by the murderer, in the murderer's room with the murderer's weapon, for the murderer's motive. The murderer places the body at the bottom of the stairs.

Day 1 - Mr PieTaster's body is found dead at the bottom of the stairs.

Days from 1 on - All guests may discuss openly what they know. They may lie. Any guest may make an accusation during the day. An accusation consists of an accused, a murder weapon, a room and a motive. Example: Madam VelvetDarkness murdered Mr PieTaster in the library with the rope because he was blackmailing her. If all four aspects are correct, the murder is solved and the accuser wins the game. If one or more of the aspects is incorrect, the accused must disprove one of those aspects by revealing one of them to his accuser. Each guest can only be accused once per day. A day lasts 24 hours.

At the end of each day anyone falsely accused (including the murderer if all four aspects are not correct) may PM me an aspect to reveal and disprove to his accuser. By the start of the next day I shall post the results of each accusation. If an accused does not choose which aspect to reveal to his accuser, I will reveal one for him randomly.

Nights from 1 on - All guests secretly choose a room to stay in. If the murderer is in the same room with one other guest, he may murder that guest, eliminating him and his secrets from the game. If you are in the same room with someone, you may glean one piece of information from one other person in the room. Any guest who does not choose a room on a given night, will be assigned a random one. A night lasts 24 hours.

If you spend the night alone in a room, you can gain no clues, however you can not be murdered. If you spend the night in a room with another guest, you could be murdered if that guest happens to be the murderer and chooses to murder you. If you spend the night in a room with more than one other guest, you cannot be murdered, as there are witnesses. If you spend the night in a room with one or more other guests and a murder occurs, the guests in your room are innocent.

Sometime before the night, each guest PMs me which room the will spend the night in. Once night starts, I will PM everyone who is in the room with him. Sometime before the day starts, each guest may PM me one question about one of their room mates (ex: What is Mr Dragonrazr's motive?, What is Dr Fukensploogin's weapon? What room did Miss SilkenSanctuary stay in on the night of Mr PieTaster's murder?). Once the next day starts, I will PM the replies to all the answers and also PM the forwarded questions to the guests who were asked so that they know what was gleaned from them.

Sometime during the night, if the murderer happens to be in a room with one other person, he may PM me with the instruction to murder his room mate. If so, I will reveal the murder at the beginning of the next day.

*Remember, it is the GUESTS who are competing against each other. Co-operating may or may not help you. This is not the guests against the murderer. The murderer can only win by murdering everyone else which is unlikely. The murderer's satisfaction is in surviving the most days and murdering as many guests as he can while he can.

In the game thread, anyone can say anything they want, and anyone can LIE all they want too. The only information that is sure to be true is what I send out in PMs.

Private messaging between guests is forbidden.

Editing posts is forbidden.

Posts by murdered guests is forbidden.

Any questions post here.

Interested in playing? Post here.

sign me up!

Id like to play - do we choose our own names or use the ones in the game i.e. Muss Scarlett?

If we choose our own, I will be Miss Petunia

And I have to edit if only to correct typos. My keyboard doesnt even have letters any more and on a laptop the keys are so small I keep hitting more than one.

Question:

plainjane said:

Id like to play - do we choose our own names or use the ones in the game i.e. Muss Scarlett?

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Answer:

PieTaster said:

Each player will have a title, Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss, Sir, Madam, Dame, Prof, Dr, Pres or any military rank followed by your forum handle. Example: Mr PieTaster.

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So you could be Miss plainjane, Ms plainjane, Dr plainjane or Capt plainjane amongst other options.

It's to keep down the confusion of who's who.

And I have to edit if only to correct typos. My keyboard doesnt even have letters any more and on a laptop the keys are so small I keep hitting more than one.

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No editing, sorry. The game relies on people scrolling back to old posts to see what was said. A post with an edit tag always begs suspicion that someone retracted information. No edit tags proves that everyone is posting above board. If you are worried about typos, preview your posts before submitting.

Twisted my rubber arm. I'll play.

Just a lil bump ...

Ok, I'm interested.

Capt. Rodney

Ok that's 4. Really want at least 6.

bump ...

Sounds interesting. I'd like to join...if it isn't to late.

Not too late at all. That's 5. Like I say, i want between 6 and 12 players.

This will not be heavy on RP, although feel free to RP as much as you want. I will require everyone to post a breif char description of one paragraph. Ex:

Mr PieTaster is a man of exquisite tastes who made his fortune in the pastry business. He stands six foot tall and slender and is very well mannered. Aging most gracefully into his forties, his dark hair grays at the temples. His dashing countenance reminds one of James Bond and he throws lavish parties for distinguished guests at his mansion where he greets all in tailored suits, subdued charm and a glass of champagne.

After that, posts will consist of general forum chatter, in or out of character is up to you.

You can announce to everyone what clues you know in order to cooperate and coordinate an investigation or gain clues from others, or you can lie to throw others off the trail.

The goal is not for the guests to team up and solve trhe murder (although that is possible), the goal is for each guest to solve it on his own before someone else does.

It's a game logic, like the original Clue, but it's also a game of alliances and deceit. it should be very fun.

I guess that you have twisted my big arm. Though I am usually heavy on the RP... a nice break from it would be sweet once in a while. Dr. SweetyAngel it is for me *Giggles*

That would make 6 players. I'll leave this up for another day bto see if anyone else is into it before I start it.

I must confess I came up with this whole idea the other day and I've never actually tried it, although I've played similar types of forum games.

The more I think about it, I think it will be ok for people to PM each other, in fact it would be better if they could, to form their own alliances. The important thing to remember is anything anyone says in the thread or in a PM MIGHT be a lie. The only facts that are certain are what I, the game host PMs you.

Miss Daliha...if you please.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?p=30469102#post30469102

Ok, the game is up. ^^

I will now PM you all your starting clues.

Call me crazy, but there aren't any other guests, are there? There are only 2 men playing and it seems we're both too busy hating Mr. Pie Taster to worry about jane's... um... pool game.

There are 6 guests, 2 gentlemen and 4 ladies. I bumped for days to get more. I did the best I could.

5 have introduced themselves. If the 6th does not (Miss Daliha) by tonite, I will proceed anyways.

So I got sidetracked last night. I was invited to a show at the last minute.

Anyways, Day 1 has begun.

oops, nvm

I think I'm gonna shut this down. It just refuses to get off the ground. Sorry folks.