I know some of you eventually liked the Minesweepers game, and thus I think it would be nice to restart it.
What is this game? Well, there are many small stuff spread about it in the forum (like a more-less ruleset in the Resources section, or finished / unfinished games), so I would not like to repeat them, but the basic premise:
- This game is similar to the computer game "Mine Sweeper", where you reveal all the tiles which are not undermined.
- Instead of "clicking" anywhere, you control a character, which gains levels, skills and items over time to perform better.
- The game is basically in a cooperative campaign mode, where the team decides which maps to explore. Maps are made by me, but anyone can feel free to contribute (they can't play on their own map, though).
- Maps are varied in shape and size, they might pretty much differ from the classic rectangular layout. They could also contain hidden surprises (monsters, enemies, ocassional loot, traps, hinderances, npcs, other kinds of enemies, and so on...), and game-changing mechanics.
What to do if you want to play
New Players
- Create a new character! It should have a name, gender, and a color! These are mandatory. Even though your character will be a goblin, you are not required to adhere to the naming convention of the Goblins comic. Feel free to call him Jimmy, or Lord Malkazar the XVIIth, or maybe even "Jarblegarg Troggmassnix", as long as it makes sense in a way (* you write a background story, see below). The color can be anything, but keep in mind that your name will appear colored in the posts for easier recognition, thus it is advised to choose an "easy on eyes" color, else don't mind if your color will be appearing a lot less for readability's sake. Gender can be male or female, and any social sensitiveness aside, there is no other option. The reason being: I have a basic male character model, and a female one. Males are bald, and females get hair on the top of their head, the difference is purely aesthetical, and mean nothing in game terms (feel free to roleplay everything else related).
- Write a small background story or description! This is not mandatory, but advised. It helps me to put more detail into the game once in a while, and also the game will be more lively than just your standard pc game of mine sweeping.
Veteran Players
- Post that you want to rejoin! I have every charactersheet to its full extent - and to my knowledge, correct in data -, so there is no problem in reusing in case you are fond of them! This means all the gained XP, skills, items, etc., up to the point where the last game got halted. If you want to make a new character, then the rules for new players apply, and proceed as described above.
- Decide whether you want to continue the last game, or start a new one! Restarting will take a bit of time, but it is not impossible. In case at least 10 of the old players want to continue, then so be it! If you'd rather start on a new map, then I'll whip up some options as soon as I'll see moreless how many of you would actually play.
If there are enough new players (at least 5) but the veterans want to continue the last game:
- Option A) They will have to wait until the current round is finished, before joining in. This should not take too long as the game got aborted near to its end.
- Option B) They start a new, different game. I can not guarantee that they will be able to play with the veterans later on, that will depend on how these paralel running games will start / end.
The new players will vote about these options, majority wins.
Any questions? Feel free to ask! If starting a new map wins in any case, I'll post map options later, please do not ask about them just now.
Happy signing up! Deadline is Friday night, two weeks from now. (17th Jan, iirc).
In other words: I'd like my old char back. 
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