The Syndicate

THREAD-BASED - CLOSED BTSC

In this game, the two players will repeatedly challenge each other with one out of nine numbered tiles. The highest numbered tile wins.

Both players will receive 9 numbered tiles ranging from 0 to 8. The 9 tiles are divided into black and white colors. 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 are black tiles, while 1, 3, 5, and 7 are white tiles. The initial order of play will be randomly decided. Starting from the second round, the player who won the previous round will present their tile first. The starting player will choose a number from 0 to 8, PM me their choice, and publicly post the color of the tile that they are playing. The following player will then undergo the same process. The player who presented the higher number will win the round, and gain a point. The presented tiles are then discarded, and cannot be used again. The numbers of the presented tiles will not be revealed even after the result is announced. In the event of a tie, both players will keep their tiles, and the round will restart. If a tie occurs in the final round, the entire game will restart, and both players will receive nine new tiles.

Using the numbers you previously chose, and the black and white tiles as hints, you can play by inferring what tiles your opponent has left. The first player with the most points after 9 rounds will be the winner, and will advance to the next stage of the competition. The loser will be eliminated.

STARTING PLAYER: [mention]Epignosis[/mention]
FOLLOWING PLAYER: [mention]speedchuck[/mention]

[mention]Epignosis[/mention]

Please PM me with the number of the tile you wish to play first, and post the color of the tile in this thread.

White.

[mention]speedchuck[/mention], you're on deck.

black

ROUND ONE

Epignosis wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 5 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 1 Win
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 4 Black Tiles, 4 White Tiles

Oh.

Black.

Ball's in your court, [mention]speedchuck[/mention].

white

ROUND TWO

Speedchuck wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 4 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 1 Win
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 4 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 1 Win

Black

[mention]Epignosis[/mention], you're in the hotseat, hotshot.

Black.

ROUND THREE

Speedchuck wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 3 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 1 Win
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 3 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 2 Wins

White

Black.

ROUND FOUR

Speedchuck wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 2 Black Tiles, 3 White Tiles - 1 Win
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 3 Black Tiles, 2 White Tiles - 3 Wins

Black

Black.

ROUND FIVE

Epignosis wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 1 Black Tile, 3 White Tiles - 2 Wins
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 2 Black Tiles, 2 White Tiles - 3 Wins

White.

White

ROUND SIX

Speedchuck wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 1 Black Tile, 2 White Tiles - 2 Wins
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 2 Black Tiles, 1 White Tile - 4 Wins

White

White.

ROUND SEVEN

Epignosis wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 1 Black Tile, 1 White Tile - 3 Wins
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 2 Black Tiles - 4 Wins

White.

um, black

ROUND EIGHT

Epignosis wins, and will present his tile first in the next round.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] - 1 Black Tile - 4 Wins
[mention]speedchuck[/mention] - 1 White Tile - 4 Wins

Black.

white

This guy isn't even keeping track of his tiles.

Congratulations Speedchuck, you have gained two Garnets and will advance to Round 2 of The Genius. Epignosis, I'm sorry, but you are eliminated from the competition. You are, however, able to serve as a Surrogate in future games for players unable to be present, and you will get the opportunity to aid one of the two Finalists in Round Twelve.

BTSC is now completely open for all twelve remaining players.

If you wish to send me a confessional/log/whatever for this round, feel free to do so.

Round Two's Main Match, the Jury Game, will begin shortly.

Here are the full results for this Death Match:

Well played guys. Looks like Speed had it wrapped up after six rounds as it happens. That was tense to watch.

ya really shoulda gotten rid of that zero earlier on, epi

I guess that's what's to be expected. Epi's days were numbered when he took that deal for the garnet *and* lost.

I didn't have time for this anyway, so it's win-win for me.

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:22 pm ya really shoulda gotten rid of that zero earlier on, epi

I had my strategy, and I stand by it.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:27 pm I didn't have time for this anyway, so it's win-win for me.

Beautiful defeat.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:28 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:22 pm ya really shoulda gotten rid of that zero earlier on, epi

I had my strategy, and I stand by it.

I think you just got unlucky in rounds two and four. It's hard to look through and pinpoint where you lost but I imagine 1-point margins are bad for the loser.

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:29 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:28 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:22 pm ya really shoulda gotten rid of that zero earlier on, epi

I had my strategy, and I stand by it.

I think you just got unlucky in rounds two and four. It's hard to look through and pinpoint where you lost but I imagine 1-point margins are bad for the loser.

I studied the patterns of all four rounds played on the television show for trends and found a few winning trends. Trends don't guarantee a win though, especially when the sample-size is small.

As I said, I don't really have time for this. I really should not be spending my time studying trends on a foreign game show I've never watched.

Cool game.

I just kinda played it by ear. Got rid of my zero, played some high numbers to get a lead, then drained Epi of good cards before the end. It's like playing Rook, kind of.

Good game, Epi. If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm Good game, Epi. If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

I feel the middle race could be the most intensive.

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:02 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm Good game, Epi. If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

I feel the middle race could be the most intensive.

Middle Race might literally be the death of me. The good news is that if Middle Race can be pulled off, the rest is gonna be smooth sailing.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm Good game, Epi.

Good game indeed. The first trend I spotted was that the winner always won the first round, so I felt good initially.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

Can't do it man.

Work is killing me and now Eloh's health is in question. I don't like to bring up business like that during a game because I don't ever wish to be accused of being emotionally manipulative regarding that sort of thing. So me getting eliminated first is really fine with me. I don't know what the doctor is going to say tomorrow.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:10 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm Good game, Epi.

Good game indeed. The first trend I spotted was that the winner always won the first round, so I felt good initially.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

Can't do it man.

Work is killing me and now Eloh's health is in question. I don't like to bring up business like that during a game because I don't ever wish to be accused of being emotionally manipulative regarding that sort of thing. So me getting eliminated first is really fine with me. I don't know what the doctor is going to say tomorrow.

the fuck man? Is her health something new that you both just discovered or has it been a recurring thing that’s just been getting worse? In any case, I send my warm healing powers of Thor

Scotty wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:13 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:10 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm Good game, Epi.

Good game indeed. The first trend I spotted was that the winner always won the first round, so I felt good initially.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 pm If a chatzy-heavy time-intensive game comes up, I'd love to have you surrogate for me.

Can't do it man.

Work is killing me and now Eloh's health is in question. I don't like to bring up business like that during a game because I don't ever wish to be accused of being emotionally manipulative regarding that sort of thing. So me getting eliminated first is really fine with me. I don't know what the doctor is going to say tomorrow.

the fuck man? Is her health something new that you both just discovered or has it been a recurring thing that’s just been getting worse? In any case, I send my warm healing powers of Thor

We'll hopefully find out tomorrow. It's been a problem for a few months but recently it's been tough on her. Comes and goes. So we'll see. I've taken off more days this month than I've taken off all year. I hate taking days off.