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Hydralisk
09-04-2009, 04:54 PM
[OK guys this is something I just though up about 10 mins ago, feel free to point out any discrepancies you spot.]

Rules of engagement are as follows:

- You have all awoken in a large area of countryside, next to a very large watch tower. You cannot get into, damage, or scale the tower. The tower has many foxholes so tough luck if you were planning to hug the walls. To discern itself at night the walls emit a very faint red light, whilst the tower has slightly brighter red lights near the base.
- There are fields with long grass, some rocks, and a few small ditches (sadly not deep enough to protect you on their own!) on all sides. You have no weapons, no protection aside from your wits, and at the apex of the snipers' range there is a large concrete wall with electric and barbed wires drapped in a thick, chaotic manner. So much for legging it in the other direction eh?
- To dodge the bullet, however, you CAN take cover in one of three bunkers posted equi-distant and equilateral from the tower. (more of which anon)
- The Sniper never misses! He always knows where you all are - even when it is pitch black!! Since you have no weapons, the sniper cannot be killed. (Yes, he has plenty of supplies to keep him going as well!) Also, when the sniper fires, several decoy rifles will be fired as well - you can never be sure which light is from the real rifle!

I will let several people post their interest in this thread. After a sufficient number have posted, I will post:-
The Sniper carefully lines up, holds his breath, and takes aim at his next target.
When this is posted, you will all post elaborate ways in which you plan to avoid the bullet and get to safety. No Matrix/Superman/"I teleport LOLZ" things for the sake of the game, but otherwise most plans are viable. e.g. Diving to the left. Try to make your style of avoidance as cunning and innovative as possible, for the most bland and boring ways will be eliminated first! After the sniper has killed, the bunkers will fill with poisonous gas, so be sure to get out asap!

So that you do not starve/dehydrate, the Sniper will also call a one hour cease fire twice a day, and drop supplies near the base of the tower. You won't need much sleep, as this game is unlikely to last more than 2 or 3 days.

*Incoming Transmission*

The Sniper decide who gets shot. There is no continuous fire, The Sniper shots one bullet at one person and kills them. After that, you are all forced outside of the bunker, rinse and repeat. Keep checking OP for new transmissions. :)

Also, One post per forumite per shooting, i.e. you have one post to get to the bunker once. Don't worry if you die first, I plan to have regular games going, mibbies even get a wee scoreboard going - 0 points for dying first, 1 for dying 2nd etc, until the final player gets 2n points, where n = number of players in that game (yes may vary). That way, as Turkey Sandwich points out, the points reflect how many people are playing the game, assuming that we have more than just this one - the more people you beat the more points you get. [probs to him for the scoring system btw]

Note that eliminated players will be scored out until the beginning of the next game. An asterix next to your name indicates you have posted your post for the round.

Currently playing this round.
Shalashaska*
Boyinabox
Dr. Fruitbat
La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo*
Lord Capulet
TurkeySandwich*
The Smallbug*
Cpt. Caveman*

Note that after the first victim has fallen, no-one else can join in until the next round!

Scoreboard.
Shalashaska 0
Boyinabox 0
Dr. Fruitbat 0
La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo 0
Lord Capulet 0
TurkeySandwich 0
The Smallbug 0
Cpt. Caveman 0

Shalashaska
09-04-2009, 06:21 PM
Seems good enough. I'll give it a go.

Boyinabox
09-04-2009, 06:23 PM
Sure why not, I'm sure a spy will uncloak behind him and backstab him before it gets too dangerous anyway. :p

doctor_fruitbat
09-04-2009, 11:46 PM
Sounds like fun, count me in.

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo
09-04-2009, 11:51 PM
I'm in for this one

LordCapulet
09-04-2009, 11:51 PM
sure count me in

Turkey Sandwich
10-04-2009, 12:28 AM
I'll give it a go as well. Sounds interesting.

Hydralisk
10-04-2009, 10:14 AM
The Sniper carefully lines up, holds his breath, and takes aim at his next target.

Get to da choppah! bunkah!

LordCapulet
10-04-2009, 11:12 AM
im running and i get hailed down my gunfire, i am currently near a abandoned tenament, what should i do!

PLAN
I take cover, and notice a nuclear weapon and say what good will that do! I grab a pebble and throw it at the masked man, he flinches and shoots, i barley escape. Then something out of the dark, a figure could it be

!Its a turkey sandwhich!

Boyinabox
10-04-2009, 11:28 AM
I take a running dive towards the bunker but throw my jacket as far and high as I can in the opposite direction to buy me a few extra milliseconds of misdirection.

thesmallbug
10-04-2009, 11:46 AM
I set fire to the long grass creating a smokescreen and run to the bunker

LordCapulet
10-04-2009, 12:46 PM
The zombies got me ( yeah i just added zombies )
I limp over to cover with half a leg missing and feel the hunger pangs

Turkey Sandwich
10-04-2009, 01:30 PM
I use my watch to reflect the sun (I'm assuming it's daylight atm) at the top of the tower to surprise the sniper, then dive sideways into the bunker.

captain caveman
10-04-2009, 01:38 PM
I quickly throw together a ghilli suit from materials in the field (grass and leaves stuffed into my belt etc...) and throw a large stone the opposite direction that I run. Then slowly, disguised as a bush move towards the bunker and hop in!

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo
10-04-2009, 02:17 PM
I hold my watch as to reflect the sunlight into the snipers eyes, while carefully running towards the bunker.

LordCapulet
10-04-2009, 03:35 PM
I quickly throw together a ghilli suit from materials in the field (grass and leaves stuffed into my belt etc...) and throw a large stone the opposite direction that I run. Then slowly, disguised as a bush move towards the bunker and hop in!

you get shot on the way in, you are bleeding, you start hallucinating about jesus

Hydralisk
10-04-2009, 03:43 PM
Ok, I should have clarified this, sorry. See OP for revised details.

EDIT - The Sniper sees LordCapulet muttering something about Jesus. He grimmances and squarely obliterates his head with a well placed shot.

Presently you are all forced out of the bunkers by the gas. An hour passes...

The Sniper carefully lines up, holds his breath, and takes aim at his next target.

LordCapulet
10-04-2009, 03:54 PM
oh sorry bout that hydralisk didnt know, JESUS!

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo
10-04-2009, 04:01 PM
Is the forcing out of the bunker automatic, or do we have to state it?

LordCapulet
10-04-2009, 07:13 PM
the sniper fires but i duck out of the way and run back in the cavern and throw a plasma grenade over the top, a spartan lands and mauls me......
I land on a bridge, and well....ill continue it later

captain caveman
10-04-2009, 07:37 PM
having been forced from the bunker by gas I take hold of Capulets body and cunningly use him as a human shield. unfortunately he is a dead weight as I see the glint of the snipers scope I throw Capulets body one way and I make a dive into a now gas free bunker.

Hydralisk
10-04-2009, 09:52 PM
Is the forcing out of the bunker automatic, or do we have to state it?
Automatic, unless you fancy committing suicide. :D

Remember - you can start as close or as far from the bunker as you like, but detailed, innovative posts (not neccesarily lengthly, but cunning) posts will save you.

I decided to eliminate you first, LordCap early because, well, you aren't really into the spirit of things. Not only have you failed to realise you can't escape the enclosure of the field you also think you're some badass maverick instead of your average joe. Now what did I say earlier...?
No Matrix/Superman/"I teleport LOLZ" things for the sake of the game,
This means no nukes, no weapons, no super-human agility, no exceptions ok dude? I appreciate the enthusiasm though! Watch this game and join in the next one when you've got to grips with it yeah? :)

Sniper still has not killed for a second time, I will let everyone post once then decide based on criteria explained earlier. Feel free to edit it slightly later if you must, but no total re-writes mmmkay?

Shalashaska
10-04-2009, 09:58 PM
I shout "WANKER" under my breath then point at Boyinabox while shrugging.

Turkey Sandwich
10-04-2009, 10:59 PM
I see Lord Capulet's body being chucked to the ground. It rolls into a bunker and I quickly dive underneath it, forming a sort of parapet to the bunker. I hold it in position, then move to one end of it so that even if the sniper shoots through it, he won't know which part to aim for.

Also I have an idea for the scoreboard, although obviously it's up to you: rather than only giving points for winning or being a runner-up, you could give everyone a different number of points, say 0 for dying first, 1 for dying second, 2 for third etc, and the winner could get double points. That way the points reflect how many people are playing the game, assuming that we have more than just this one - the more people you beat the more points you get.

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo
15-04-2009, 07:56 PM
I throw a stone over towards another rock, as to distract the sniper while I slide into a bunker.

Hydralisk
16-04-2009, 03:47 PM
gonna give biab and fruitbat another day, then we'll see whats what