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Finally... => Forum Games and Roleplaying => Topic started by: Remalle on November 24, 2020, 02:03:10 am
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Hello, operatives. Our field agents have been compromised and require extraction, along with the valuable data they've recovered. You will have to work together with your spymaster to extract all of our field agents before the other team extracts theirs. Beware, though; we've heard word there is an assassin on the loose, willing and able to wipe out our entire team if we reveal ourselves.
This is Codenames, everybody's favourite team-based espionage-flavoured wordy talky red vs. blue board game with cards what have words on them. There will be two teams, Red and Blue, each of whom must elect a Spymaster from among their ranks; the rest of the team will be referred to as Operatives. I will act as an impartial facilitator/game master. The field of play is a 5x5 grid of cards, each displaying one word; these cards may represent Red agents, Blue agents, innocent bystanders, or the Assassin. Only the two Spymasters know who is under each card before it is tapped by the Agents. Each round, the Spymaster of the team whose turn it is will have two days to communicate with their Operatives a one-word hint accompanied by a number (e.g. Pheasant Three). They may not otherwise interact with the Operatives in any way. The Operatives must then use this hint to determine which cards in the field are their own agents; the word will relate in some way to the words on the card in the field, while the number tells you how many cards are being related to with that word. The Operatives have two days to debate and decide on each card to investigate, which they may do up to as many times as the Spymaster's given number plus one, unless an enemy spy or innocent bystander is selected, in which case play passes to the other team, or the Assassin is selected, in which case that team immediately loses the game. Operatives may also choose to end their turn before all of their guesses have been used; either way, lock in your votes with bold. Once a team's turn is over, the other team repeats the process, until all agents have been extracted for one team (winning the game for them) or the Assassin has been revealed (winning the game for the other team). The team that goes first will have nine agents in the field, while the team that goes second will have eight agents to find. There is only ever one Assassin, meaning there will also be seven innocent bystanders to avoid.
Hopefully that was clear enough; let me know if there's anything I can clarify. Teams will be assigned based on the order in which people join, and once we have about three or four people per team I'll let each team elect a Spymaster.
Blue team:
Naturegirl1999
Shadowclaw777
Red team:
Luckyowl
KittyTac
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Do we type In, do we mention the team we’re joining?
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Do we type In, do we mention the team we’re joining?
No, it's just based on the order you join in.
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I sent you a pm saying I’d join, you can put me in either team if we’re not allowed to choose
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I'm in.
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Fine, I shall join
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In.
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The game can technically be played with just two people on each team, so if there's not much more interest in the next few days I'll go ahead and send out the word list.
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PTW I suppose.
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Alright. Red and Blue teams, pick a spymaster each! Once you do, I'll PM the spymasters the intel they need, and we'll have, let's see... [1] Red team start (you'll have 9 agents to extract, versus 8 for Blue team).
Here's our word list:
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
Red Team: 9 agents remaining
Blue Team: 8 agents remaining
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Just a reminder to both teams that we need a spymaster from both before we can actually start!
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Is this done via PMs or in thread?
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The identity of the spymaster is publicly known, so it can be in thread, but via PMs is fine too if you'd rather have your reasons be private. Once they've been chosen the spymasters' intel will be sent via PM, though.
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Alright then. I vouch KittyTac to be the Spymaster
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I don’t remember who’s on my team, can Remalie please PM the team members a message of who’s on their team?
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It's in the OP. You're on Blue team with Shadowclaw777, and Red team is Luckyowl and KittyTac.
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Thanks. If Shadowclaw wishes, he can be the spymaster, if not, I will take the role
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Alright, Shadowclaw and KittyTac have both accepted the role of spymaster, so I will send them the intel. Remember, Red team is going first, so get ready for an incoming communique, Luckyowl!
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Fall 2 (Am I doing this right?)
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Yep, that's right! Alright, LuckyOwl, you have two days to guess your first word. Since Naturegirl said 2, you may guess up to three times this round, assuming you don't get anything wrong.
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Yep, that's right! Alright, LuckyOwl, you have two days to guess your first word. Since Naturegirl KittyTac said 2, you may guess up to three times this round, assuming you don't get anything wrong.
it’s fine, mistakes happen
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Alright, Shadowclaw and KittyTac have both accepted the role of spymaster, so I will send them the intel. Remember, Red team is going first, so get ready for an incoming communique, Luckyowl!
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
Topple.
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Yep, that's right! Alright, LuckyOwl, you have two days to guess your first word. Since Naturegirl KittyTac said 2, you may guess up to three times this round, assuming you don't get anything wrong.
it’s fine, mistakes happen
heh, yep, they sure do :-[
Speaking of which! Topple was an innocent bystander!
Play now passes to the Blue team. Shadowclaw has two days to send a clue.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Grouping 2
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Team
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Correct! You have two more guesses.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Stereotype
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Also correct! Just a reminder that while you do have one more guess available, the clue was for two items related to grouping, so if you think you've found both you always have the option to pass.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Pass
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Alright. Go, Red team!
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Surgery 2
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Waiting on LuckyOwl... (don't worry, I get it, it's the holiday season)
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Cutting
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Nicely done. Two guesses left.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Will LuckyOwl guess or pass?
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Field
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Correct. One more guess should you wish to use it.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
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Alright, passing play on to Blue team.
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Shadowclaw, clue please?
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Cosplay 2
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Makeup
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Correct! You have two more guesses.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
Red Team: 7 agents remaining
Blue Team: 5 agents remaining
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Myth
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Oof, Myth is actually a Red agent! Play now passes back to that team.
Apparatus | Particle | Cutting | Knee | Fat |
Capture | Continental | Makeup | Field | Watch |
Feeling | Goat | Topple | Team | Stereotype |
Error | Climb | Carry | Pattern | Witch |
Slippery | Myth | Man | Cower | Couple |
Red Team: 6 agents remaining
Blue Team: 5 agents remaining
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Question, if both of us have 3 agents exposed, why does one of our teams bav3 more agents left than the other one?
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The team that goes first always has one more agent on the field than the other for balance. Red started with 9 agents and Blue started with 8.
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Thanks for clarifying
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Oops forgot about this. Posting soon.
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Mistake 1
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Luckyowl?
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How did I miss this? I would be interested in playing the next game.
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LuckyOwl needs to do his turn
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Alright, that's a pass. Go, Blue team!
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Bump.
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Oh dear, I forgot about this game. My bad, guys :(.
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Shadowclaw777, p,ease send the word number combo
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Alright, gonna pass it back to Red team then.
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So I should post another word-number?
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Hm, good question. Let's just stick with the last one you put up (Mistake 1)