Minority Rule X: Apocalypse Pandora
A crumbling world ruled by an apocalyptic dragon that feasts on all things, its unrelenting hunger driving it towards places where prey is most numerous. The only escape is through an other-world portal that will only allow a maximum of X creatures to enter.
This is a PvP game of simple decision-making and chance. Players start with 100 HP. When a player has 0 or less HP, s/he is eliminated. Each round, players pick an Item out of a randomly selected pool of Items.
At the end of the round, players that picked the Item(s) with the most picks are attacked by the Apocalypse Dragon, taking 50 HP damage. The game ends when, at the end of a round,
X or fewer players remain, at which point those players win. X will either be 2 or 25% of starting players, whichever is the greater number. Additionally, Items that are picked typically have effects that trigger before the Dragon attacks.
Each player starts with a Basic Status of their choice (see below for what each Status does). Players may gain new Statuses from various events such as picking Items.
If a player gains a Status s/he already has, nothing happens. Statuses may have effects that trigger at the start of each round, after picking is complete.
There is no limit to the number of Statuses a player may have.Anatomy of a round:
1. Round start: Players pick Items out of a randomly assembled Item Pool.
2. Player Statuses trigger simultaneously.
3. Items in the Item Pool trigger simultaneously.
4. The Apocalypse Dragon attacks players who picked majority Items.
5. Round end: if only X players remain, those players win the game. Otherwise, next round starts.
(Note: To avoid confusion with rules, I'll always have the updated rules and lists in this post and the one below. When participating in a current round, ignore rules and postings from previous games, as they are probably outdated.)
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