Rules of NET.GAMES.OSTRAKIZM

=============================================================================== Rules of the echo conference NET.GAMES.OSTRAKIZM ======================================= Edition dated 09/05/2001 = These rules must be available for subscribers to view on any BBS connected to the echo conference NET.GAMES.OSTRAKIZM. Topic of the echo conference NET.GAMES.OSTRAKIZM. ----------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Echo conference is intended for communication between participants or those who want to become participants in a network game Ostracism. Echo rules conferences contain an introductory version of the rules of the game. Rules of the network game by correspondence Ostracism. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Background. Several people were caught in a shipwreck on an uninhabited island. The island is completely bare, and therefore every morning all the survivors tourists choose who they will eat the next day. After After some probably heated debates, they vote. The one who got the most votes, tries to resist, but fate it is solved - and after a few hours everyone else is eating barbecue, trying to pretend to be carefree, but thinking to themselves: "Who will be next?" In the end, when all that's left is only two tourists, the long-awaited ship is arriving. Takes on your board of lucky ones. Champagne pops, saviors withlisten with interest to the story of these two unfortunates about their misfortunes living on a desert island. Everyone is in a great mood but they don’t yet know that tomorrow there will be a strong storm... Description of the game. Each round is subject to voting. The person who scored the maximum new number of votes, dies. If there are several such people, then one of them dies by chance. The game ends when 2 people remain. They are declared the winners. In this game, as you probably noticed, you don’t need anything build, develop, populate, colonize. Here you need do only two things: talk and vote. And your life depends entirely on your diplomatic abilities. Complete game rules are available separately. In the echo conference the following is ALLOWED: - Everything that has to do with the game Ostracism and its players including: - discussion of topics raised by the Moderator; The following is PROHIBITED in an echo conference: - Everything that has nothing to do with Ostracism. - Discuss topics announced by Offtopic. List of such topics placed in the echo conference along with the current rules. There is no list yet, but I hope it never appears. - The use of rude and obscene expressions is not allowed. - Sending letters containing slander, insults, rude words - Defeats are considered a violation of the conference rules.- Put large signatures under letters or greetings. Limit yourself to _one_ line. - Unauthorized moderation. Leave moderation to derator, only he can comment on behavior participants of the echo conference. - Messages discussing moderator policies or behavior other conference participants. Usernames ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sysops should not allow users to access the listed groups. bodies registered under a pseudonym, except as expressly moderator's permission. However, if the technical means are guaranteed they say that along with the nickname in the From field in the body of the letter If the user's real name is specified, then the alias is allowed repents. The ban on pseudonyms applies to all participants preferences equally, not excluding sysop nodes and points. Language ~~~~ You can use Russian or English. The use of the Russian language is most preferable. Technical requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When writing letters in a conference, you must use alternative encoding (code table 866). Replacement according to differences between Russian letters and English ones that are similar in spelling, exceptdue to technical necessity is not allowed. With another On the other hand, it is not allowed to use the Russian letter 'H'