Increment Decrement Game XLII
(Original idea by Thamior. Edited significantly by Yoss and others.)
This game pits Team INC versus Team DEC, who vie for control of the coveted counter. The counter starts at zero and each post increments (increases by I) or decrements (decreases by D) the counter. Each post must convey whether it's an increment or decrement, the new count, the current value of all Magic Numbers (T, I, and D), and the current team rosters.
Both teams start empty whenever a game first starts. If you want to join the game, go to the dice roller and roll 1d2 (you may have to type "1d2" in the "Manual" box of the dice roller). If you roll a one, join team INC, otherwise join team DEC. Once you are on a team, you may ONLY post for that team until a new game starts.
If you're part of Team INC, the goal is to get the counter to +T. If you're part of Team DEC, the goal is to get to -T. Once the count gets to the goal, declare the winner and a GM will start a new thread for the next game.
New Rule:
Instead of making INC/DEC post a player may Make a VOTE to remove a team member from their team from the game. Team members can be removed with 10 votes. Players voting to remove a player get a number of votes equal to the number of players on the opposing team. Players removed that later wish to rejoin the game may roll for their team again.
Players who are in the process of being voted out may vote to keep themselves. These votes count double.
Magic Numbers:
* The target number, T, which determines when the game is over, is equal to the number of players on the smallest team multiplied by one hundred. T can never be less than one hundred nor more than five hundred.
* The increment amount, I, which determines how much each INCrement vote is worth, is equal to the number of players on team DEC.
* The decrement amount, D, which determines how much each DECrement vote is worth, is equal to the number of players on team INC.
NOTES:
1. Multi-voting (voting with no one else's vote in between) is not allowed. Exception: If it has been 24 hours since the last vote, you may vote again even if it would be a multi-vote.
2. To be valid, posts by the same player must be at least 5 minutes apart.
3. Simulposts may happen. Add the inc/dec's together in the next post.
4. Due to the large number of simulposts, every time you post, you MUST go back and check the post to make sure it is correct. Any post that has errors is not valid.
5. Due to the extreme volume of posts this game can create, please keep your non-voting messages contained only in voting posts. If you have something to say just after you've posted, edit your comment into your last post or wait your 5 minutes.
6. The game is over the instant the counter reaches its goal. Other posts made after the goal, including those with the same timestamp, are not counted. This rule essentially says that there are no true simulposts. Posts are counted as RPOL received them.
7. This game has results recorded in the Hall of Fame.
Examples:
Player A rolls a 2 on 1d2 using the dice roller.
A, 01:30 hours typed:
dec 0
T=100, I=1, D=0
Team INC:
Team DEC: A
Note the default values for T and D.
Also note that I=1 since there is one player on team DEC.
Thirdly note that DEC got no credit for this post because D=0.
Player B rolls a 1 on 1d2 using the dice roller.
B, 01:32 hours typed:
inc 1
T=100, I=1, D=1
Team INC: B
Team DEC: A
A, 01:35 hours typed:
dec 0
T=100, I=1, D=1
Team INC: B
Team DEC: A
Note that there are 5 minutes between Player A's first and second posts.
Player C rolls a 2 on 1d2 using the dice roller.
C, 01:35 hours typed:
dec -1
T=100, I=2, D=1
Team INC: B
Team DEC: A, C
Note that Player C would likely need to re-check his post to make sure it's right since he simulposted with Player A.
Also note that I=2 now that team DEC has two players.
B, 01:38 hours typed:
inc +1
T=100, I=2, D=1
Team INC: B
Team DEC: A, C
Note that this INC was worth 2 because I=2.
Player D rolls a 1 on 1d2 using the dice roller.
B, 01:42 hours typed:
inc +3
T=200, I=2, D=2
Team INC: B, D
Team DEC: A, C
Note that T=200 now since the smallest team has two players (2x100=200).
Also note that D=2.
Historical note:
INCDEC started Oct 9 2006 20:24 GMT as a simple game where there was nothing but a counter. No teams. No magic numbers. No limit on post rate. Just raise it by one or lower it by one. You could change sides at any time. The goal was +100/-100. On Oct 10 at 21:25, Presto suggested team captains. At 21:35, Yoss implemented the first team structure, where anyone could join either team as long as the teams stayed within one person of being even numbers and players had to stick with the choice. At 23:24, Yoss invoked a rule to deal with simulposts because the game was generating more than one post per minute! At 24:02, Yoss suggested a 5 minute timer between a player's posts because it was too hard to keep track of the count. At 24:43, Yoss invoked the 5 minute rule to help stave off chaos. On Oct 11 at 24:44, Yoss altered the target number from +100/-100 to +50/-50. The first game was over in favor of INC by 5:01 on 12 Oct. The teams were Yoss, Doulos, Heath, Thamior, Cody, Britlady, and Dragon on INC and Presto, Oloven, williw, Knight, Ambroni, Vixcis, and Bart on DEC. The games went on, completing about one game every day or two for the first week, generating as much as 500 posts per hour during peak times.
New game starts NOW at zero:
inc/dec 0
Target: T=100, EachInc: I=0, EachDec: D=0
Team INC:
Team DEC:
