[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Proposal: Flag

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 5/2/03 at 11:21 PM Daniel Lepage wrote:

>I propose a Rule:
>{{
>__The Flag__
>
>There exists a carryable, passable MO called The Flag. If a player is
>carrying the flag, e may be referred to as the Flagbearer. If the
>Flagbearer is in a square whose x and y coordinates are both in the set
>{10,11}, then e gains 800 BNS and the flag is moved to a random Edge
>Square.
>If the Flagbearer is targeted by an Abuse, the Flag is moved to a
>random square within 3 of the Flagbearer.
>
>If the square containing the flag is hit by a Can of Whoopass, the Flag
>is leaves all objects' possessions and becomes Assed In. The player who
>threw said Can is said to have Assed the Flag Thing In. While the Flag
>is Assed In, it may not be picked up, nor may it be moved. This
>supersedes any other rule which would allow it to be moved.
>
>One nweek after the Flag Thing is Assed In, or when the player who
>Assed the Flag Thing In occupies the location of the Flag Thing, the
>Flag Thing ceases to be Assed In.
>
>}}
>
>It's a new subgame, to replace Football.
>
>One of the things I never liked about Football was that it had so many
>exceptions built into it - Football players moved differently, couldn't
>use all the same movement aids as everyone else, and were generally
>working differently from the rest of us.
>
>The goal here is to make a new subgame that relies for its
>interestingness on the natural chaos of the Grid. I envision a massive
>melee battle, with numerous explosions and general violence.
>
>I also hope that this will stimulate the creation of new Grid objects,
>specifically, weapons and defense. I'd also like to see anything that
>becomes overly powerful as a result of this fixed by countermeasure
>objects. I mean, instead of just banning Football players from using
>Airways, I would have liked to see, say, anti-air turrets that could do
>unpleasant things to incoming Football wielders, that teams could set
>up around their endzones.
>
>How do people feel about this?

It's interesting, but perhaps you should also mention, for the sake of our newer players, the inside joke it's based on...?

						Glotmorf

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