Want to play STEEM-POCALYPSE but missed out on the sign-up? Want to play but you're not sure about the rules and would like to learn how to play in a less competitive setting? (Or are you shy and don't want to learn in front of so many players?) Have you already been killed off in STEEM-POCALYSE but would like to keep playing? (Are you still alive in the current season of STEEM-POCALYPSE but want to goof around with your fellow players some more?)
Then this is the game for you!
The Rules for Proper Gameplay:
-- Players must reply within 24hrs of this post being made or they will die.
-- Players must reply to the comment below containing the option they would like to choose for gameplay. If they reply to the main post and not the comment containing the option they would like to choose, they will die.
-- Players must keep track of their own inventories and when they last ate/when they must eat again to avoid starvation.
-- -- EXAMPLE:
I have one backup food supply, rope, 6 ammo (no gun), I ate some berries on Day 3 Round 2, and I choose Option 3!
-- -- -- As this is the first post for this season, there is currently no inventory to keep track of. However, that will change soon and when it does, make sure you keep track of your inventory!
-- -- -- -- Any attempts at dishonesty when listing your inventory will result in immediate death.
THE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLAY-ALONG-POCALYPSE and STEEM-POCALYPSE:
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, you do not have to signup to play. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, all players must signup for the current season ahead of time. Only those that signed up are allowed to play in the current season.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, death is temporary and you may play again on the next game post. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, death is permanent and you must wait until the next season to play again.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, you may join us at any point in the game. Meaning, if you didn't play with us in the beginning, you're still welcome to join in and start out on whatever the current round is. If you didn't play in Day 1 Round 1, Day 1 Round 2, Day 2 Round 1, Day 2 Round 2, you are still welcome to join us in Day 3 Round 1. (If you join later on in gameplay, I will provide you with a small inventory of items.) In STEEM-POCALYPSE, you MUST begin playing on Day 1 Round 1 and MUST reply to every game post within 24hrs of it being posted or you will die and have to wait until the next season to play again.
-- -- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, I will be enforcing the reply within 24hrs to a game post. Since death is temporary in Play-Along-Pocalypse, the only real consequence is that you will miss out on whatever inventory you might've gained in the missed post and you will miss out on eating if one of the options provided a meal.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, if you're not playing the game, you're allowed to comment and interact with people in the comments of the game posts anyways. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, commenting on game posts when you are not playing is not only VERY RUDE but it's against the rules and creates more work for @Papa-Pepper and myself. So please don't idly chat on STEEM-POCALYPSE posts, come chat on Play-Along-Pocalypse posts instead.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, I'll be posting a list of all the players that played correctly in the previous game post. They will be the 'survivors'. Those that do no play correctly will not be listed. Play-Along-Pocalypse is for learning how to play the game and to have fun and be much more relaxed while learning the game. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, a list of the survivors and a list of the fallen are posted every day.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, there is no prize pool to win. Why? Because this is a learning experience and for fun. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, there's not only a prize pool, but it can grow to be quite large. However, those unable to play the official game correctly will not win the prize pool. If you want to win potentially hundreds or thousands of dollars, you need to be able to follow the game rules on your own if you want to win the money.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, if you die for some reason, I will inform you of your demise and the reason for it, and you can try again on the next game post. In STEEM-POCALYPSE, if you die, you die. Try again next season.
OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE:
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, I highly encourage you to ask all the questions you want or need. I will answer them to the very best of my ability.
-- In Play-Along-Pocalypse, I highly encourage you to interact with each other and to have fun.
-- I also highly encourage you to get creative and to leave your STEEM-POCALYPSE/Play-Along-Pocalypse inspired creations in the comments below.
-- Roleplaying is highly encouraged.
I am the Record Keeper for STEEM-POCALYPSE and Play-Along-Pocalypse has been approved by @Papa-Pepper himself.
Why am I doing this? You can find that here.
OKAY, ON TO THE ACTUAL GAME!!
The Official STEEM-POCALYPSE Season 6 Day 2 Round 1 Post by @Papa-Pepper
In the last round the players had a chance to potentially get some firepower or perhaps even a vehicle. Some went for it all, and some walked away from it all, but most wound up in-between. Let’s see what the results of the options were.
DAY 1 ROUND 2 RESULTS
OPTION 1 - Try to grab all three of the firearms and sneak off.
With the dome light on and a pile of guns on the seat, some players made the move to try to grab them all. They snuck up to the truck just fine, and grabbed the first one… and the second one. Then came the third one, and so did the men who had parked the truck.
From across the street three men emerged from a building. Seeing the shadowy figure of the players with an armload of firepower leaving the truck, the first man shouted, “STOP!”
Of course the players new better, but with three guns in hand, it was difficult to even try to defend themselves. Of course they ran, but they did not outrun the bullets.
And so arrives the first fatalities in this season of the STEEM-Pocalypse Survival Game Contest.
The Players who chose Option 1 have perished and are now eliminated from gameplay for Season 6.
OPTION 2 - Try to start the truck and drive away with all the firearms.
Some of the players chose to try to start the truck in an attempt to not only get all the guns, but the truck as well.
RRMMMMMM!
The truck started right up, and the men came running right out too. Quickly the players who chose this option peeled out and began to speed away. Just as quickly the men raised their other weapons and began to unload.
20 MPH… 25 MPH… 30 MPH…
But the bullets went even quicker….
The Players who chose Option 2 have also perished and are now eliminated from gameplay for Season 6.
OPTION 3 - Try to run away and leave the truck and firearms alone.
Some of the players chose to just take off and flee the area. After reading through the results from the last two options, I bet that they are glad that they did. Thought they did not gain anything, they did not lose their lives.
The Players who chose Option 3 last time got nothing but are still alive.
OPTION 4 - Try to just grab the pistol and then run away.
Quickly they snuck up, and just as quickly they grabbed the pistol and turned away. As they raced back into the shadows, the men emerged from the building across the street, and began to walk back to the truck.
Since the players were unnoticed, the men were unaware, giving the players time to escape. A few blocks down, the players stopped to check their pistol. Inside, there are 8 rounds of ammunition… not bad.
The Players who chose Option 4 now have a pistol and 8 rounds of ammunition. Please include this information in your reply to avoid losing your inventory.
OPTION 5 - Try to just grab the shotgun and then run away.
This option worked out the same as Option 4, only the shotgun had 5 rounds in it.
The Players who chose Option 5 now have a shotgun and 5 rounds of ammunition. Please include this information in your reply to avoid losing your inventory.
OPTION 6 - Try to just grab the rifle and then run away.
This option worked out the same as Option 4 & Option 5, only the rifle had 6 rounds in it.
The Players who chose Option 6 now have a rifle and 6 rounds of ammunition. Please include this information in your reply to avoid losing your inventory.
Day 2 Round SCENARIO
So, the unarmed players who chose to run and those who only tried to grab one firearm are still on the move and still in the game. Since players must eat at least once within every 2 day period of gameplay, many are getting hungry already.
In a city where tens of thousands have been fighting over every last piece of food for months now, locating anything edible here will take some strategy and effort. Perhaps the players chances would be better in the woods, but it'll take more than a day to safely make it that far.
As the players look around their immediate area, they see a few potential options.
OPTIONS
*OPTION 1 - Try to search an abandoned lot for any plants that may be edible.
*OPTION 2 – Try to search a looted grocery store across the street for anything that anyone else may have missed.
*OPTION 3 – Try to search a few abandoned vehicles lining the street and crashed on the sidewalk.
*OPTION 4 – Don't bother trying to find anything to eat this round and just keep going.
PLAYER RESPONSIBILITY
All players who have signed up and want to play must reply to this post with 24 hours in order to avoid elimination and continue gameplay. All players must reply to my option comment below, not to this post. I will reply to my own posts with the options each in their own comments, and the players must reply to whichever comment has the option that they wish to choose.
Also, please remember to include your inventory in your reply. Example:
I have gas and a pistol with 8 rounds of ammunition. I choose Option 3 this round.
As always, please remember that all outcomes are predetermined. In an elimination survival game, most of you are going to die eventually. Nothing personal.
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We have a Discord server where you can chat and discuss STEEM-POCALYPSE among other things.
Alright guys, let's have some fun!
Here's the Live Spreadsheet for Play-Along-Pocalypse Season 1 STEEM-POCALYPSE Season 6 for anyone that would like to keep track of gameplay and such like the STEEM-POCALYPSE Season 6 Spreadsheet.
Players will be added to the Play-Along-Pocalypse spreadsheet as they join the game.
Title image from here in case anyone is looking for high quality free stock images to use. A big thanks to @Marxrab for sprinkling her photoshop magic on our title picture!