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[sangennaro]

Welcome!

A succession game with the following features: 1) some form of competition among Overseers; 2) somewhat high frequency in turn succession.

Rules:

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#1 Each Overseer can play as many years as he wants in a given time window (2 to 4 days). The Overseer might finish his turn earlier;

#2 Each Overseer must pick a Dwarf in game. As long as the in-game character is alive the Overseer will collect points at the end of his turn according to this formula:

Gross Score = (Enemies killed by in-game character)*2 + Wealth created/100k + Ambushes/Sieges survived + FB/titans killed - Dwarves killed - Unhappy dwarves - Food/Drink problems

Score Multiplier = (Years since foundation/10 + Population/200 + Total wealth/1000k)

Actual Score = Gross Score * Score Multiplier.

#3 If the in-game character dies, it's game over. The Player may apply to get a new character;

#4 If the Overseer doesn't give notice (a PM is ok) that he started playing in 36hrs since the previous player turn ended, his turn is skipped;

#5 Resource scarcity, structural reliance on trade (IE: no metal and/or no wood and/or no flux stone);

#6 Vanilla DF;

#7 Keep the number of active Overseers short (4/5) as to favour higher frequency and competition in playing.

#8 If a majority vote casted by the active Overseers rules that an Overseer intentionally damaged the fort, his turn will be nullified. The game will continue from the last valid end-of-turn save.

Details on the formula usage:

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#2.1 Each enemy kill by the Overseer's in-game character must be documented by a screenshot. A screenshot of the report is probably the best idea and will contribute to build the "legend" about the dwarf.

#2.2 Ambushes/Sieges survived: just the number of ambushes and sieges survived NOT the number of enemies killed. Ambushes and Sieges must be documented as well by a screenshot.

#2.3 FB/Titans killed. Must be documented as well.

#2.4 An unhappy dwarf is qualified as having an happiness score below or equal to 25 (very unhappy or miserable). http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Thought

#2.5 Food/drink problems: a food level below 20 or a drink level below 20 qualifies as a problem. -1 point (in the gross score). If both food and drink are below 20, -2 points.

#2.6 The "Score Multiplier" used for the first turn is computed with values taken at the end of the first turn. From the second turn onwards the "Score Multiplier" is computed with the end-of-previous-turn values.

Turn list:

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#1 SanGennaro
#2 4maskwolf
#3 Timeless Bob
#4 neblime

Embark site & infos:

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Gentlemen, no metal available. Deep soil and clay. A hill-side to dig into.

End of turn saves:

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turn 0 : http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8478
turn 1 :

Overseers score:

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Status:

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18-March-2014: First starts tomorrow.

[4maskwolf]

hmm... sounds interesting.  Sign me up.

[Timeless Bob]

I'm in

[neblime]

sounds great, as long as the time window doesn't get any smaller!  Add me to the list.. if there is one..
Do you mean to have several overseers running one world concurrently, to see who can get the best points?
That sounds good to me, but if not, how do you intend to make it fair for overseers coming in and getting a well developed fort? (or is that the challenge of the last overseer hehehe)
some questions for the points:
what do you mean by food/drink problems?
Also, do non notable kills count for points?

[TalonisWolf]

 And what happens if the overseer doesn't notice/know when their dwarf died?

[Timeless Bob]

And what happens if the overseer doesn't notice/know when their dwarf died?

Save the file every time a caravan comes through - if your character died a few caravans ago and you didn't notice, legends mode will set the record straight.  Next player just picks up the save from the most recent caravan after the last guy's character has died.

[sangennaro]

@4maskwolf : thank you for joining this game!

@Timeless Bob : thank you for joining as well!

@neblime : actually this is still a succession game, so same fort end your turn post a save, next Overseer will pick it up. The idea of playing the same fort concurrently is fascinating, we should elaborate on that. I'm not sure to understand your question about the fairness, but maybe this will answer at least partially your question:

#1 players have no incentive in leaving a fort in a troubled condition (dwarves killed, food/drink problems for example reduce their score).
#2 If you start your turn with a well developed fort your "Score Multiplier" is higher, right... but the higher "Score Multiplier" is a reward for the riskier turn you took (wealth attracts evil, population is a proxy for overall complexity, as time pass the higher the chance of fun!).

I have detailed the rules, so a food/drink problem is a situation in which the end-of-turn stats describe a stock of those lower than 20 (each).

About kills, actually I haven't decided yet, but I'm inclined to think that only notable kills should count. If you have any arguments against this, please share them!

@TalonisWolf I would say Timeless Bob suggestion is a good one. And, be careful about your in-game representation!

I'll start my turn tomorrow and take my 4 days window. If anybody wants to take the first turn, please just download the embark save and go ahead. Just send me a PM, and let the 4 day turn start! I hope we'll all enjoy this

[Timeless Bob]

Here's a thought:
Suppose each save file represents a basic scenario.  There's a term for something like that: "Level".
If the player with the highest score was placed next to that save file (along with their score and a link to the save file proving it), then people could pick and choose which score they wanted to try to beat by downloading the starter save file and playing it until a certain in-game period.  (I mean, they could play it longer, obviously, but only the stuff up to a certain cut-off point would count towards the score.  Without proof in a save file, it doesn't count.)

What we're making here will become the "starter save files" until !FUN! Destroys the fort, at which time all that remains is to beat previous scores by making "alternate histories".