<strong>Rules for the Forum Games</strong><br/><br/><strong>Dead characters don't talk.</strong>If/When you die, you should not post in the active game thread until the game has ended. Do not discuss the game with anyone of the living players, and do not discuss the game where living players can see it. This applies especially to the OOC threads. You can always chat with your fellow ghosties, and with the GM, but make sure no one living can read it.<br/><br/><strong>There's no copy machine.</strong>You cannot directly quote/copy anything game related that was told to you anywhere other than in the active game. For example, you can tell others what role you received (and lie about it), but you cannot actually quote the text stating your role. Likewise, you can tell others what people told you (and make stuff up), but you can't actually quote what they said to you. You can of course quote anything said in the game thread, since everyone can read it. For clarification, copying someone's text without using the board quote tags is still quoting and still against the rules.<br/><br/><strong>Monitor the game, not the players.</strong>Do not go check the Who's Online often to see what players are doing. Do not go check when each player was last online right after a certain action occured. Base your opinions on what players are saying, not on outside elements!<br/><br/><strong>The game decides the team.</strong>If you're a bad guy, and your best buddy is not, then so be it. You are still supposed to kill each other. Do not tell anyone your role, just because they're a friend of you.<br/><br/><strong>Games are for fun.</strong>This is a game, and it's supposed to be fun. Keep this in mind when playing, and don't try to think anything bad about the other players. See them as enemies or suspects in the game, but friends outside the game!<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Keep the GM entertained.</strong> Whenever you send another player a PM regarding the game, send it to me as well. I'd like to read up on the discussion between players :)</span><br/><br/><br/><strong>Rules for Voting</strong><br/><br/><strong>Voting is mandatory.</strong>You cannot abstain from voting. After all, a major part of the game is based on deducting the voting pattern of other players. Preferably, everyone should vote as fast as possible, but of course people also have other things on their mind, so it's impractical to force people to vote within a certain time limit. However, if you have time to reply to the thread, you also have time to post your vote.<strong>(Your first post should contain a vote, when applicable).</strong><br/><br/><strong>Please do not hold back your vote until there are more votes in.</strong>If everyone starts thinking like that, then eventually nobody would vote anymore. Just bring out a random vote, and change your vote at a later time, if you found a more suitable target.<br/><br/><strong>Votes can always be changed.</strong>Until a "Final Lynch Vote" tally is posted, you may change your vote as many times and as often as you like.<br/><br/><strong>Please do not consider the person that votes first a 'bad guy', simply for the reason that they voted first.</strong>That person just happens to be the person to check the thread first, and if everyone always accuses the person first to vote, then nobody will vote first anymore, meaning nobody will vote anymore.<br/><br/><strong>Do not vote based on game experience.</strong>Just because LadySky plays in every game, or Saffron is the GM in most games, that doesn't make them a target. The point of the game is to play well, and I will not accept votes based on "Well they're a strong player... we should take them out first." (This applies to lynching and assassinations).<br/><br/><strong>Vote in bold.</strong>Whenever you cast a vote on someone, be sure to put the name in [ b ]bold[ /b ], so I can easily check who is being voted on.<br/><br/><strong>You cannot vote on yourself (for both the sheriff election and the lynch).</strong>You can only vote on others. Of course, two villagers can make a deal to vote on each other.<br/><br/><strong>No need to run for election.</strong>You can be elected to Sheriff against your will, if you happen to receive the most votes.<br/><br/><strong>Do not edit your posts.</strong>If you change your opinion, make a new post with your new vote. If you made a typo, we will figure it out, or you can post a correction below your post. Everything posted in the game thread must be visible at all times.