(Under New Management)
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And there you have it. We have completed the first round of the “Horror Mansion Survival Game” Let’s see a quick recap of the game.
One month ago Sailor Ripley put out a challenge to anyone interested in a PM and Rules intensive game. 5 players initially accepted the challenge with Kathy jumping in just as things were getting started. Here were the initial players.
Rick (Lyonsden5) ...........as The Swimless Labrador
Eric (Touti)......................as Jack the Ripper
Achim (Ya_Shin)..............as Prince (No seriously, what does his avatar mean?)
Jon (Najemikon).............as Scarlett Johansson After a Hard Night of Partying
Kathy.............................as The Fearless Caged Pandaand...
Sebastien (RossRoy)........as Samara----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samara’s first target was
. It was touch and go there for a bit and the question of hints came up. So as not to make things too extremely difficult for the players it was decided to allow hints for clues, a decision that would later prove unnecessary.
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Rick survived the 1st encounter and we all moved again.
Achim was next to be attacked. He too survived his first encounter with
Samara. The next round Samara targeted….nobody. She picked an empty room. Frustration was already beginning to set in for our killer.
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To help spice things up a bit the took a bit of a twist.
Zombies were introduced to help Samara chase down our players.
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Jon was attacked next… and survived.
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Once again the game was changed to make it more interesting. The addition of a variety of hidden books
was added. However, these books were not just comprised of regular novels or reference material. These books contained either Blessings or Curses. Blessings to help you greatly on your way; Curses to damage your advancement in the game.
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It was here where we had a new player.
Mister Cellophane himself, James decided to join in the fun. He started in the same place everyone started, the main hall, a place he would really get to know before the game was over.
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The next round and the round after that found
Samara once again sitting in a room all by herself. Another rule change was implemented. From this point forward the killer would now choose his or room only after the other players picked theirs.
It was still random but allowed for an attack at every round. So now is when the bloodshed would begin… right?
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Next
Samara attacked
James.
At the same time both Jon and Rick found the way out, they just had to get past
Mother!
James survived the attack. Rick and Jon correctly answered Mother’s 5 questions and were released from the mansion. Victorious, they celebrated outside by having a picnic lunch
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At this point we had a set back. Our host and the game’s creator was called away from his hosting duties to actually do some work. This was not the end though. Having recently freed himself from Samara’s clutches Rick decided to take up the hosting duties. The game would continue, under new management, although it would be missing some of the flair its original host added.
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Eric was attacked next, and survived.
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Shortly after
Achim found his way out of the mansion by defeating
Mother. He joined
Jon at the pup down the street to celebrate.
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Eric was attacked yet again, and survived,
James was being sent back to the beginning of the game and
Kathy was desperately searching for a key.
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Mother had a pleasant surprise for
Samara. The next round Samara would be able to attack all three players at one time. Surely there would be bloodshed now… NOT!
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But wait, soon after
Samara did get her 1st kill. With the help of her minion
Henrietta (who was Kathy under Samara’s evil spell), she successfully attacked
James and nailed him with an Owen Wilson action movie question. James was toast. But to poor Samara’s surprise this kill did not last. James had in his possession a blessing which allowed him to resurrect himself. Unfortunately for James it was once again back in the main hall. James spent so much time in the main hall he transformed into
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With
Henrietta still at her side
Samara was able to attack both remaining players the next round. Again, nothing. Our players were just too good.
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Kathy, now back to her cheerful self, and
Eric both correctly identified the new way out of the mansion,
Hannibal Lecter’s cell.
Hannibal’s questions were pretty tricky. It looked like Eric and Kathy may not be leaving just yet.
Wrong. Our players once again proved their movie trivia knowledge to be unstoppable.
Meanwhile, deep in the mansion’s lower levels,
Samara and
James were battling yet again. James was the victor this time.
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Once Eric and Kathy escaped it left behind only two players. One killer who didn’t kill and one wayward delivery man who kept getting sent back to the beginning of the game. In their previous three encounters James had thwarted Samara’s attacks two times. Feeling confident James decided to challenge Samara to a three question duel to the death. As with most other rounds the end result didn’t quite match the hype going into the round. Both players correctly answered two of the three questions.
Calling it a draw they both left the mansion... this time through the front door.
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[que music]I would like to thank Sailor Ripley for starting this game for us. It evolved as we played into what I believe is a really fun way to sharpen and show off your movie trivia knowledge. Also a special thanks to Sebastien. It could not have been easy to be defeated at each and every attack. You were a good sport about all the kidding you received (and will no doubt continue to receive).
I enjoyed hosting the second half of the game and am looking forward to playing the next round of the
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