1. If a participant of the game kills another participant, an investigation will be held. Then all residents must gather for the trial. The trial will culminate in an execution, after which you’re free to leave.
2. A “culprit” is any person who last took a physical action that caused the death of a participant.
3. The suspect list will always include all “culprits”, but might not include people who had any other degree of involvement in the crime. “Accomplices” may have witnessed the crime, injured the victim in ways that were not the cause of death, moved the body, or whatever else.
4. “To kill and get away with it” means to be a “culprit” who is alive after the execution of the trial concerning their crime. These participants will receive their incentives, and then must “retire” from the game - they may remain residents, but not participants. As such, rule #1 does not apply to retired culprits killing or being killed.
5. The suspect who receives the greatest number of votes will be executed. In the event that the culprit is tied with anyone else for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will be executed. Try just a little harder. In the event that non-culprits are tied for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will choose one among them; if the culprit has already voted for one of the parties tied for the greatest number of votes, that person will be chosen automatically. Don’t waver there.
A Brief Announcement
Hello, Strangers! Over the weekend, we have workshopped this update to the rules. Remember, you’ll never have to use them if you just submit to IT!
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RULES FOR THE KILLING GAME
1. If a participant of the game kills another participant, an investigation will be held. Then all residents must gather for the trial. The trial will culminate in an execution, after which you’re free to leave.
2. A “culprit” is any person who last took a physical action that caused the death of a participant.
3. The suspect list will always include all “culprits”, but might not include people who had any other degree of involvement in the crime. “Accomplices” may have witnessed the crime, injured the victim in ways that were not the cause of death, moved the body, or whatever else.
4. “To kill and get away with it” means to be a “culprit” who is alive after the execution of the trial concerning their crime. These participants will receive their incentives, and then must “retire” from the game - they may remain residents, but not participants. As such, rule #1 does not apply to retired culprits killing or being killed.
5. The suspect who receives the greatest number of votes will be executed. In the event that the culprit is tied with anyone else for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will be executed. Try just a little harder. In the event that non-culprits are tied for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will choose one among them; if the culprit has already voted for one of the parties tied for the greatest number of votes, that person will be chosen automatically. Don’t waver there.