Micro 1032: Baton of Desperation [Game Over]

[Enchant]

Does that mean if scum flips d1 you’d want to push for whoever was the last to hand the baton?

Yes.

[DArby]

I think the gimmick is the appeal mainly rather than adding more onto it but after playing something similar... eh. It just strips away elements like wagons, groupwork in favor of individual reads and power. It becomes boring but maybe it’ll perk up day 2.

I’m not saying the gimmick isn’t appealing, I’m just saying for the purpose of making it more engaging. I agree I think a downside is a lack of player agency for most of the players.

However, I think if you add a second baton, make the game 16 players (12t:3m:1surv). Give the town a 1 shot day vig and a cop. Give scum a role too. You add more to player engagement. Make one baton able to pass 7 and the other 8. I dunno the balancing but if you make it less set on an individual’s action and split the game into less of a set line of passing it, and give it a 3rd party for good measure, that’ll add a lot more to agency. I think that’s the secret ingredient missing here, although I love the idea and was really looking forward to this game.

Then again this is a different game entirely, but I don’t see how this linear function of the game can be fixed on its own.

[CheekyTeeky]

I think it's fine except that we have to wait for a replacement which can't be helped. I like mountainous games though.

[Isis]

Meme setup

[Clemency]

im havin a great time it's just the delay that feels bad

[ratmans]

Same
Though Darby's proposed setup sounds fun too

[DArby]

For the record I mean my post with no disrespect. I just wanted to spit ball a way that one person being missing doesn’t stop the game. I also have a tendency of the mechanically dramatic.

[Clemency]

okay but consider the following:
this setup
50 players
4 hour baton timer

[CheekyTeeky]

/pre-in

[ratmans]

Our game is page top in the replacement queue now heeeeyyy

[Vulture]

Zzz.

[Isis]

cri

[ratmans]

cause everytime we touch
I get
this feeling
and every time we kiss
I swear
I could flyyyy

[Clemency]

coming out of my cage
and i've been doing just
fine
gotta gotta be down
because i want it all
it started out with a kiss
how did it end up like this
it was only a kiss
(it was only a kiss)

[Isis]

And all my words are wrong
Sometimes I should just shut up
Before I let it out out out out
It's like this
It's like that
I'm sorry but I've never done it like that.
I'm feeling just a little bit wrong.
I'm wrong.

And
After all
You've got me holding on
You're leading me on and on
You got me after all
So why don't you? Kill me before you kiss me
Why don't you, kill me before you kiss me
I'm in too deep
To hang on

[PookyTheMagicalBear]

sup im town gimme the stick thing

[Wisdom]

oh great

yeah i wouldnt mind if pooky was left out

[PookyTheMagicalBear]

lol cool story

[PookyTheMagicalBear]

i also would not mind being left out

i literally just subbed in to help you guys move this shit along cuz it looked like it was stuck in the mud forever lol

[Vulture]

For the love of God pass the baton.

[PookyTheMagicalBear]

who's got the stupid stick anyway

[Vulture]

ratmans I think.

[Isis]

Give Pooky the baton bcos I can read him better than rand so it improves the game for me to have him here day 2-4

[Enchant]

Give Pooky the baton bcos I can read him better

Aren't everyone townread Pooky regardless of alignment in every game?

[Clemency]

oh great

yeah i wouldnt mind if pooky was left out

oh im not the only one