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 7 Round 1 Post by @Papa-Pepper
THIS POST IS PART OF AN ELIMINATION GAME – DO NOT REPLY TO IT UNLESS YOU ARE PLAYING
Mushrooms anyone? That was the opportunity that the players had last time. Let's see how it worked out for them.
DAY 6 ROUND 2 RESULTS
OPTION 1 – Leave the mushrooms alone.
The players who chose not to attempt to eat any mushrooms have moved on without even trying to eat..
The Players who chose Option 1 have now progressed to the next round.
OPTION 2 – Use the FIELD GUIDE. If any safe options exist, the FIELD GUIDE will automatically select them for you.
With the help of the field guide, the players chose to eat the tan, wrinkled mushrooms.
Cooking them was highly recommended, so those who could did. Others risked eating them raw. Morels contain small amounts of hydrazine toxins which can be destroyed when cooked, but can make you sick if eaten raw.
This is why it is important to cook these mushrooms first. However, in this game, the ones who ate raw Morels did become sick, but it was not lethal and they still got a meal out of it.
The players who chose Option 2 have now progressed to the next round and need to eat prior to the end of Day 8 in order to avoid starvation.
OPTION 3 – Attempt to eat the tan wrinkly mushrooms.
This effort had the same results as Option 2.
The players who chose Option 3 have now also progressed to the next round and need to eat prior to the end of Day 8 in order to avoid starvation.
OPTION 4 – Attempt to eat the red mushrooms with white spots and stems.
For the sake of this game these mushrooms were Amanita muscaria, the Fly Agaric Mushroom(I edited them to resemble this species.) Here is a little info on this kind of mushroom.
Although classified as poisonous, reports of human deaths resulting from its ingestion are extremely rare. After parboiling—which weakens its toxicity and breaks down the mushroom's psychoactive substances—it is eaten in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. Amanita muscaria is noted for its hallucinogenic properties, with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol.
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As you can see, death is rarely a result, but in this case, it was. After a crazed and wild hallucination, the players who chose Option 4 died.
Players who chose Option 4 are now dead and can wait until Season 7 to join back in. Thanks for playing.
DAY 7 ROUND 1 SCENARIO
The players are asleep on the ground. It is a little cold this night, but they are fine for the most part. It is just past midnight, and it is basically pitch black out.
Suddenly, they awake with a terror! Something is nearby, very near. Whatever it is, it sounds like it is attempting to sniff them out.
Out of instinct rather than conscious effort, the players stir and attempt to look. Within a split second it looks directly at them, and it is not alone.
Whether it is friendly or not, they can only guess, but they have a split second to make their move.
OPTIONS
OPTION 1 – Stay still and see what happens.
OPTION 2 – Try to shoot these two (for players with guns.)
OPTION 3 – Try to make friends with these two.
OPTION 4 – Have one player begin shooting while the other attempts to run away in the dark. (Please specify who runs and who shoots.)
OPTION 5 – Have one player begin shooting while the other attempts to run away using a flashlight for light. (Please specify who runs and who shoots.)
OPTION 6 - Try to run away in the dark.
OPTION 7 - Try to run away using a flashlight for light.
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.
IMPORTANT: The Backup Food Supplies are in one ration portions, which can feed one player and keep them alive for two days. Also, if for some reason you decide to change your choice prior to the 24 hour response time cutofff, please contact 
Also, please remember to include your inventory in your reply. Example:
I have gas, a magnesium firestarter, a PLANT FIELD GUIDE and a pistol with 8 rounds of ammunition. I must eat by the end of Day 8. I choose Option 3 this round.
As always, please remember that all outcomes are predetermined. In an elimination survival game, most of your are going to die eventually. Nothing personal.
A Special Thanks to 
for Providing the Title Gif and the GAME OVER Gif. Again, a very Special Thanks to for all the help keeping track of this mess.
for Providing the Title Gif and the GAME OVER Gif. Again, a very Special Thanks to for all the help keeping track of this mess.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!