Alright, it is time to kick off the fourth and final task of my glorious competition.
Just as a reminder, only one of the remaining players will win and earn themselves the fabulous secret prize. To recap, they are:
jumpluff
billymills
shade
Midou
All four of you have proven with your rock solid strategy in the last task that you are not mere hunters. Nope. I would say you guys just might be cut out for
royalty. That's right, each of you might just have a shot at becoming the
King, and quite possibly the winner of this competition. But how are we supposed to go about that?
For this fictitious kingdom of four citizens, each of you will be assigned an ID card with a number. Keep these numbers safe, because they are literally your life! Just like the previous task, it will be split into phases:
First, the election phase. Pretty simple, really, you must PM me the number of the person you want to make the king. You can't vote for yourself. But wait! This isn't a typical democratic election. But yes, you do have to vote. Just like the other tasks in this game, the early bird catches the worm, so earlier votes will hold more weight. Thus, the first ballot counts as 15 votes, the second counts as 10, the third counts as 7, and the fourth only counts as 6.
In addition to your vote, you must also write a single decree. As the king, your decree is law, and it must be followed by without fail. However, they must abide by a few guidelines:
- First, they can only mention up to two people: One of the four ID numbers and the King. Yes, the King acts as a wildcard of sorts.
- The decree must also be something that can be possibly done by all the players, and within reason.
Other than that, go crazy! The truly clever will be able to write decrees to their advantage. Of course, I will admit that this is a somewhat subjective set of guidelines that are difficult to scope out, so I will notify you if your decree is not acceptable. Below are examples of some acceptable ones:
- "The King must exchange his number for #4's username."
- "#2 must post "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" in the main NPL mafia thread."
Now then, here is the interesting part. Once the election ends (ie I have all decrees and votes), I will then reveal all of the decrees, as well as the order each player gets to be king. First place in the votes will be king first, then second place, and so on. However, if you get no votes, you will not be given an opportunity to become the king until the next election rolls in, so be careful! Additionally, the each king will be identified by their smogon username, NOT their ID number, so you will always know who the king is and when. A new election and decree writing phase will start once all the eligible players have taken their turn as the king.
Each King's reign will last 24 hours. They must pick a decree from the pool of decrees, and of course, any players that are mentioned in it (based on their ID number) are obligated to follow it, failure to do so will result in getting barred from being the king in the following election. If no deadline is specified, the decree must be followed within 24 hours of it being issued. Note that you cannot pick any decree from this election that was used by any of the previous kings, so naturally being King earlier will be to your advantage. As the king, you are also required to pick a degree to enforce, no matter what.
Finally, scoring will go as follows. Any player who is involved in a decree chosen by the king (including the king himself) will receive 1 point for each decree that they had to follow. Take note, you can earn 2 points if the decree mentions your number while you are the king! After each cycle of electing a king, writing decrees, as well as enforcing them ends, I will list a scoreboard of usernames and their current running total of points, and assign everyone new ID numbers before beginning the next election. The game will end once 8 decrees have been issued and followed, unless there is a tie in points at that very moment. If so, more decrees and or elections will continue until there is no tie. The player with the most points wins the task, the competition, and the PRIZE!
The first election phase starts now. Please PM me your vote as well as your decree within 48 hours. If all votes and decrees are in sooner, then I will call the deadline early.