Test of the Retired Pirates - Revision history

Jaenelle: /* Rules, and Passing the Principles */

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Rules, and Passing the Principles

Zhukuram at 22:23, 19 April 2016

2016-04-19T22:23:15Z

Tesa at 18:06, 9 April 2016

2016-04-09T18:06:32Z

Tesa at 20:09, 24 March 2016

2016-03-24T20:09:25Z

Tesa at 20:09, 24 March 2016

2016-03-24T20:09:13Z

Flowbar: /* Rules, and Passing the Principle */

2016-03-14T08:49:38Z

Rules, and Passing the Principle

Flowbar at 08:49, 14 March 2016

2016-03-14T08:49:19Z

Flowbar: /* Notes */

2016-03-14T08:33:27Z

Notes

Flowbar: /* Strategies */

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Strategies

Tesa at 22:27, 4 March 2016

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 * '''If a ship isn't built in 24 hours, the group is disbanded and everyone ends with 0 dubloons.'''
 * '''If, during a voting phase, no majority is found and all pirates don't vote, the group is disbanded and everyone ends with 0 dubloons.'''
-* The captain has a treasure of 777 gold coins to distribute among the 7, anyway he wants to.
+* The captain has a treasure of 777 gold coins to distribute among the 7, anyway they want to.
-* Each crew member should be assigned between 0 and 777 gold coins.  Afterwards, the captain uses the "finalize" option. At that moment, a colored message in the group chat appears that the distribution is final and every crew member can see the share offered to him in his own test menu.
+* Each crew member should be assigned between 0 and 777 gold coins.  Afterwards, the captain uses the "finalize" option. At that moment, a colored message in the group chat appears that the distribution is final and every crew member can see the share offered to them in their own test menu.
 * Once the distribution has been announced, the pirates (crew and captain!) decide if they can accept the distribution.
-* If the captain can secure an absolute majority (51% or more) to accept his distribution suggestion, the round ends and the booty is divided according to the distribution. Voting for or against the share distribution is done in the players test menu. The captain must vote (presumably in favor) if he wants to count as part of the majority.
+* If the captain can secure an absolute majority (51% or more) to accept their distribution suggestion, the round ends and the booty is divided according to the distribution. Voting for or against the share distribution is done in the player's test menu. The captain must vote (presumably in favor) if they want to count as part of the majority.
-* If a majority votes against it, the captain walks the plank (with 0 coins) to the sharks, a new captain is randomly appointed and the procedure starts over. Voting is over as soon as an absolute majority is reached or the time limit runs out. The player can change his vote as often as he wants while voting is open.
+* If a majority votes against it, the captain walks the plank (with 0 coins) to the sharks, a new captain is randomly appointed and the procedure starts over. Voting is over as soon as an absolute majority is reached or the time limit runs out. The player can change their vote as often as they want while voting is open.
 * If there is a tie, one randomly selected group member is walking the plank (that could also be the captain). Note that all pirates need to vote and there needs to be an equal number of Accept and Reject votes, thus this is only applicable with an even number of pirates.
-* The round ends when only one pirate is left, a majority agrees to the distribution or the voting time expires and all pirates didn't vote yet (effectively disbanding the group with no loot for anyone).
+* The round ends when only one pirate is left, a majority agrees to the distribution, or the voting time expires and all pirates didn't vote yet (effectively disbanding the group with no loot for anyone).
 * Quit or expired players automatically walk the plank '''but only after the ship is built.'''
-* The captain gets a maximum of 7 days to make a proposal to his crew. If he doesn't do it in this time, he walks the plank.
+* The captain gets a maximum of 7 days to make a proposal to their crew. If they don't do it in this time, they walk the plank.
 * When a player votes, the group chat displays "<Name> has placed his/her vote". There is no way to know the votes of other players.
 * You cannot join a new group until your current one is finished.

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-[[Image:CeremonialShip.png|left|500px|Pyro Display]]
+[[Image:CeremonialShip.png|left|350px|Pyro Display]]
 ==University Text==

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-==Overview==
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 ''Build a [[requires::Ceremonial Ship]].  A Captain is chosen, who distributes 777 Doubloons to the crew.  The crew votes whether to accept the distribution, and if they reject it, a new captain is chosen.''
 The '''Test of the Retired Pirates''' is the fourth [[Tests|test]] in the discipline of [[Leadership]].
 A pirate captain and his crew decide to retire and distribute the treasure they "collected".
 ==Rules, and Passing the Principles==

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 A pirate captain and his crew decide to retire and distribute the treasure they "collected".
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 * Sign up at the University of [[Leadership]] for the next round.
 * Lots of groups of 7 randomly selected players are created. One group member is randomly assigned to be the captain.

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 ==Notes==
 * Quit or expired players automatically walk the plank '''but only after the ship is built.'''
 * It's up to the captain how much he tells each crew member about shares of the other ones. Of course they can talk to each other too.
-* When a player votes, the group chat displays "<Name> has placed his/her vote". There is no way to know the votes of other players, except by asking them.
+* You cannot join a new group until your current one is finished.
 * Passed players can keep playing (like cartouche), and can even pass the test again.
-* The captain gets a maximum of 7 days to make a proposal to his crew. If he doesn't do it in this time, he walks the plank.
+* Arrr! me hearties!
 ==Passing the Test==

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 * The captain has to convince (at least) three crew members to vote for his distribution, but 777 can't be divided by 4.
 * Any group of 4 crew members can make the captain walk the plank and take over the treasure.
-* It's in the interest of the crew to get rid of a couple captains since it will increase their shares.
+* If the booty is split evenly among the remaining pirates (crew members and the captain), it's in the interest of the crew to get rid of a couple captains since it will increase their shares. If the split is uneven it gets more complicated.
-* If only 2 pirates are left, the crew member has no reason to agree since he will get it all after the captain walks. Of course that can be used as an argument by the captain when only 3 are left.
+* If only 2 pirates are left, the crew member has no reason to agree since he will get it all after the captain walks.
 ==Notes==