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Kill Dr. Lucky!

Why do all mystery games start just after all the fun is over?

Welcome to Lucky mansion, a rambling country estate seven miles north of nowhere. It's a stormy midsummer's evening, ten seconds after midnight - and someone's just shut off the lights.

You have hated Doctor Lucky for as long as you can remember, and you've been secretly awaiting this perfect chance to do the old man in. Maybe he destroyed your dry cleaning business; maybe you think he's the leader of the vampires. Perhaps he's the only person standing between you and the family fortune. Or maybe his cat just keeps peeing in your shrubs. Whatever your reason, it's good enough to push you over the edge. And now you absolutely can't wait to take the lying old bastard down.

And, though you don't know it, everyone else in the house wants to kill him too.

Take a deep breath. Remember why you're here. And then start sneaking around in the dark. If you run across a weapon, grab it, if you bump into Doctor Lucky, give him hell.

Trying to kill Doctor Lucky is pretty easy, as long as no one's looking. But they don't call him "Doctor Lucky" for nothing. He's got an uncanny knack for slipping out of harm's way. Don't despair; after enough tries, you're guaranteed to wear the old codger down. You just need a clever plan, a good bluff, and a little more luck than everyone else.

So gather in the Drawing Room and get cracking. Somebody's going to kill Doctor Lucky tonight, and it might as well be you.

CURRENT (If Possible - DO NOT REPLY to THIS POST, so I can update the Map as people Move)

ROUND 1

Everyone can go ahead and post which Room they are moving into to Search. You can also move into a Hallway or Stairs, but cannot Search in them =)

Also, feel free to introduce your Character (in-character) if you like. You can all be strangers or know one another - up to you...

To the Parlor! (Room #1)

I would like to move to the parlor.

Main Hall check! (you do know you can't Search a Hallway or Stairs right?)

I've edited the post.

room 1.

That blasted Dr. lucky! How dare he insult my mustache of great wonder! I'll get him.... Confound it! My mustache is not to be trifled with. But first.... I must fine some Equipment I suppose. I'll have to go into the armory. Perhaps I'll find something worthy of my mustache-enhanced face.

(Go to, and search the Armory)

I thought you can move only 1 place every round unless you use move cards.

And your mustache could be counted as a weapon.

Sorry about that. I'll have to go to the master suite then. 

(Use move 3 and go and search Master Suite)

I thought you can only use cards for the second post.

And it looks like you can move anywhere in the mansion for this round.

The 1st Post of Each Round is a Move Anywhere on the Map variety. No Cards are Played yet.

Okay, BZ responded saying that you can move wherever you want. Thus, consider my first post as absolute.

Can i move somewhere else now that i know that we can move anywhere on the map.

would like to go to the hedge maze.

wait i meant plazza.

Yeah sure  :)

I said plazza.

Thanks.

I'll take the billiard room.

Oh bugger I'm late... Anyways *Ehem* Curse that Dr Lucky! Curse him to the seventh circle of hell!!! Oh how I despise the man. My heart burns with a raging passion that no mere mortal should possess! I can barely put into words how much I loath him! I despise everything the man is and entails. I hate him because he murdered my father! I hate him because he seduced my mother and drove our family apart! I hate him because he sold me the little red car that broke down the very next day! I hate him because his stupid dog is always peeing in my flower bed! I hate that hairpiece he wears that looks like a dead raccoon! I hate that he tucks his trousers into his socks! I hate that he always sits his fat ass next to me on the bus and takes up half of my seat as well as his own! I hate that he always lands on Mayfair first when we play Monopoly! I hate that he pronounces it "Erbs" when there's a fuckin' H in it! More than anything, I hate, hate, HATE how he'll always turn his music up to full blast when he's singing karaoke to Justin Bieber at 3 oclock in the morning!

This man must die! And I'll be damned if I'm not the one to do it! I'm going to the Nursery. Gotta be something useful in there... Babies love cannons, right?

The only reason im killing him is because i want to test if the police can catch me as the murderer or not.

Plus it'll be fun.

(referring to Dr.Lucky)

Should I hate him? I don't even know him, but but there's just something about him. Something around the eyes, I don't know, reminds me of... me.

No. I'm sure of it, I hate him.

So, Aman - Armory or Master Suite? the Move is on the house haha!

Armory?

Armory. Sorry about the confusion.

Armory aye!

I shall move to the kitchen. Don't want to have to hack the bastard apart on a empty stomach!

*Snip

You hear some movement - a shuffling sound approaches... It's Dr. Lucky, who wanders into the Parlor with ugilick!

Welcome to my Mansion. Have you seen the others I invited here tonight?

*distant yell* RUN DOCTOR, HES GOING TO KILL YOU! RUN TO ME! FOLLOW THE SOUND OF MY VOICE!

Dr. Lucky to ugilick: Eh? What's that? Speak up Sonny, my hearing ain't what it used to be.

(If I understand the rules correctly I can do as follows)

To Dr. Lucky: Come on old timer, someone is trying to talk to you in the servant's quarters. I'll take you to him.

(Lure Dr. Lucky into the Servant's quarter, eventually, for the sake of realism pretend that is the only place. Then use card "Broom stick") 

*Once I get behind Dr. Lucky I prepare to attack, gripping a broom stick.*

OK folks - we need 7 Failure Cards to stop uglick's Broom Stick ~2 (7 in Servants’ Quarters) Weapon Card!

I play a 1 point failure card.

I play a 1 point failure card.

*flips a coin*.... *coin lands on heads* BWHAHAHAHAH YOU SHALL NOT SUCCEED, UGLICK, I SHALL KILL THE DOCTOR!

I'll play three of my 1 point failure cards.

If I win on my first attempt it is going to be so lame, but I don't think that will happen.

Play 2 point failure card 

ugilick gets Dr. Lucky to follow him through the mansion, chatting innocuously as they go, and looking around for anything to do the old man in with. Arriving at the Servant’s Quarters, uglick spots a Broomstick in the corner and picks it up.

He is about to bring it around the wrinkled bastard’s neck from behind, when suddenly – someone is heard yelling in the mansion: “BWHAHAHAHAH YOU SHALL NOT SUCCEED, UGLICK, I SHALL KILL THE DOCTOR!”

Oh dear, Dr. Lucky exclaims, did someone just say they need a Doctor? This could be an emergency! Hold on! I’m coming! Just need to fetch my bag!

With that, the old man jaunts off with surprising vigor, leaving ugilick alone and FOILED!

ROUND 2
Well done foiling ugilick’s huge Weapon Card right out of the gates! You all better find some more Failure Cards fast, or the next one might do the trick  ^_^

Everyone can go ahead and post which Room they are moving into to Search now. You can also elect to stay where you are and Search there again if you like. And of course a Hallway or Stairs is still an option, but you cannot Search them...

Mwahaha! Foolish Ugly Chick! None shall destroy Dr Lucky but me! Now I'm off to the armory. There's got to be something pointy in here... Oh, hi there Aman. My, your mustache is looking particularly dashing today ^_^

*Snip (see updated Map Below)

Round 2 Map Posted - Continue from here  =)

PS - don't forget about Mr. Smiles - he was lurking in the Library last round, but has since moved on...

Mwuhahahahahahahaha!!!

Dude that looks like my smallest Chihuahua... Did she try to bite you or someone else, Ugi?

She has only ever run from me.

Oh good, that means you didn't do the stupid thing and chase her down untill she stopped and then tried to approach a cornered animal uninvited :P.

Nah, I'm pretty good with animals. Though, such creatures specifically seem highly irrational. Best give them their space.

Yeah, she's extremely, EXTREMELY skittish. She only started letting me come around her a year ago... and she's three years old :P

I need a drink...The Wine Cellar will do nicely.

Hmm, the sitting room seems quite nice. After all, even my mustache needs to rest after looking around the armory. All those nasty helmets. They cover your face, and, leave no space for a magnificent mustache. What horrible design plans!

(Sitting Room)

Carriage house for me.

OK - on to Phase 2 of Round 2.

Random Moves_
playa988: Stays where he was
CovElite: Stays where he was
written_agreement: Moves to Tennessee Room

Round 2.5 (If Possible - DO NOT REPLY to THIS POST, so I can update the Map as needed)

CURRENT FOCUS PLAYER: CoveElite

CovElite is in the Kitchen when Dr. Lucky wanders in -

Oh hello there lad. Have you tried the bacon? It's all Canadian. Best kind there is. Not that crappy peasant-style "strip" bacon the poor people are eating these days.

*Flinches* Yes of course, I just love the stuff... say do you mind giving me a tour of this glorious mansion? Maybe after we can have some tea in the Drawing Room afterward.

(Lure, the Doctor) 

(Play Move Two card on Uglick) (I am not entirely sure but play how many cards is needed to get me to the Drawing room, but play them)

*Uglick suddenly thinks the fine wine he is drinking is liquid garbage and runs out of of the Wine Cellar looking for a place to empty his bowels.*

*Few minutes later, in The Drawing Room* The history of this place is fascinating, but now lets have a seat and a little chat about he present....

*looks around the room* (search room)

OK, to clarify: CovElite plays a Very Convenient Move-2 Card (usable on self or others) to move ugilick from the Wine Celler into the West Hall.

He then Lures Dr. Lucky through the Wine Cellar, Winter Garden, Green House, Piazza, Foyer, & into the Drawing Room (collecting 5 Cards along the way) to kill him in there… (or) Search there - one or the other but not both)...

*Snip

Dang, I replied to my old map. (I blame it on Aman's moustache)...

Moving with Dr. Lucky into the Drawing Room, a black shape darts from under a chair and ravenously tears into CovElite's ankles!

The furious attack sends his MASTER SUITE Card flying, which the little monster promptly snatches up and shreds to bits in its teeth!

You must attack Dr. Lucky now or Lose the Focus!

Damn dog! *Rushes at Dr.Lucky and then leaps into the air, finger pointed straight at the old Doctors eye, like a cold icy needle of death!*

(Murder Attempt, eye poke-1) 

Auto Foil - Mr. Smiles in the Room counts as a Failure 1 Card.

As CovElite lunges forward, Dr. Lucky abruptly stoops down to scold his dog. CovElite goes flying over Dr. Lucky to crash into a nearby side table and lamp.

Mr. Smiles meanwhile, runs off, chased by Dr. Lucky. As CovElite rights himself and wonders what the hell just happened, he hears Dr. Lucky somewhere off in the Mansion calling for Mr. Smiles.

That's when the little bugger scampers back into the room to have another go at CovElite's ankles!

ROUND 3
Well done letting Mr. Smiles Foil CovElite's Eye Poke haha!

Everyone can go ahead and post which Room they are moving into to Search now. You can also elect to stay where you are and Search there again if you like. And of course a Hallway or Stairs is still an option, but you cannot Search them...

*snip

Post Room Searches :)

Liquid garbage? Nonsense, I have not yet begun to defile myself.

(Back into the Wine cellar.)

Lilac room.

I shall stay in the Green house, maybe I can find some herbs for that little terrors bite.

Hmm, no luck so far. I haven't found something worthy of my mustache.... Hmm, perhaps I shall enter the trophy room. After all, perhaps there is a trophy to signify the greatest man (and his most bodacious facial hair) alive. 

(Trophy Room)

Even if there is, you cant take it.That would be stealing, but considering we all are in a mansion trying to kill a person i dont see why you cant add that to your charges against you list once you get convicted of murder.(Unless you dont kill him but you would still go to jail.)

My mustache is worthy of such a trophy. Even if it would be stealing, Oh! Just think of that poor trophy, being awarded to such a low-level facial hair. Can't you hear it scream!? It is my duty to take it. Time to take what is rightfully mine!

Arriving in the Trophy Room, Aman's eyes are drawn to a large gold trophy, affixed with a statue of some mustached King’s Guard being lifted into the Heavens by The God of The Rightful Rule, after being struck down in the service of his King. A placard on the trophy reads: “To Dr. Lucky, for having the best mustache in the Guard's history. He has now a Place of Honor at the Table of Rules.”

Looking closely, it appears that someone may actually have engraved over someone else’s name to add Dr. Lucky’s name over it.

Weird…

See, to have some weird connection to this trophy, be it from this life or another. After I kill Dr. lucky, I shall be taking this master peice. Who wouldn't? It has a golden mustache!

Wine isn't good enough, I'll need to move to the kitchen so I can get some good ol Murican beer.

And Bacon.

All they have is Canadian Bacon...

Now this is what I was hoping to find, a good year they say. I think any year a good year, and any reason as good a reason as any other to open one up. hmm, well don't I feel classy?

OK - on to Phase 2 of Round 3.

Random Moves_
Briar_Rose: Stays where she was
written_agreement: Stays where he was

Dr. Lucky suddenly shows up in the Sitting Room... Smoke em if ya got em folks, hahaha! Hello? Anyone there? Hmm... Where'd they all go?

Aman has the Focus (what's he going to do?)

Poor Dr. Lucky, he has no idea what's in store for him. That mustache is just... too much

Fortunately for Dr. Lucky, Aman is still too bust admiring his new 'Mustache Trophy' to notice the old geezer - LOL!

Aman PMed me that he can't post till much later, so ...

the Focus now goes to playa988  (It will switch again in 2-3 hours unless playa can post a murder plan by then)

I will kill him with my silken chord. There is only one worse fate than that, and that is for later. Mwuahahaha

Just need to know how you intend to do it =)

Unfortunately, playa988 doesn't have the Cards to make an attempt right now.

The Focus now goes to CovElite agian - then ugilick in 2-ish hours if CovElite can't post by then...

(note that I'm waiting on a PM from playa988 to see if he wanted to use his Free Move this turn)...

playa988 Moves north 1 space into the Hallway to keep an eye on Dr. Lucky...

HES  MINE! (DONT RESPOND I AM ADDING RP LATER~!!!) 

(cards played: Parlor Card,  Move-1, Move-2)

?Teleport? self to Parlor. Use move cards to get the Doctor to Parlor as well. Lure him to Drawing Room, Foyer, Piazza, Carriage House, Hedge Maze,  then finally to White Room, were you shall all a wait for me to get home and see if I kill him or not! (If this is not satisfactory to Zerka, then I attempt to murder the Doctor with the strongest weapon on hand (not the special ones that work better in other places.)

Sounds good - processing...

OK, CovElite has cornered Dr. Lucky in the White Room and when his back is turned, pulls out a Big Red Hammer ~4 to clonk him over the head with!

We need 4 points total in Failure Cards to stop him...

I'll play a 1 - point failure card. No More

Back off CovElite! Don't make me SuicideAttack your ass again 

Play 2 point fail card.

I play my 1 point failure card.

I thought you can see the white room from the main hall.

No longer, there are two main halls my friend. The Dining Hall separates them.

ugilick is correct - Check out the Rules thread for the update =)

CovElite is poised to bring the big red hammer down on the unsuspecting doctor - when suddenly, a fly buzzes out of nowhere and right down Cov's throat! He chokes on the fat bug so bad, that he drops the hammer and doubles over in a fit of hacking...

Oh dear, let me fetch you a glass of water! Dr. Lucky says, patting Cov on the back a few times and them wandering off to forget what it was he was looking for...

Congratulations - you have FOILED CovElite yet again!

Animals hate Covelite.

OK - Round 4!

Choose a Room and Search  ^_^

Hmm, I feel so depressed seeing that damn Dr. lucky having such a magnificent trophy..... I am the better man, obviously! I must cool off, I can not complete a murder while being so hot headed! I'll go off and drink, at the wine cellar. A soon to be dead man will not care to have missed some of that wonderful wine.

(Wine Cellar)

I'll head into the Kitchen now, this is no place to enjoy what I have found.

I'll head to the master suite. I only settle for the best.

So far so good   ^_^

After so many failed attempts I think I shall sit down for a bit and read a good book in the Library.

I shall go back to the carriage house.No one shall ever suspect it.Oops did I say that out loud?

By the way has anyone even noticed written_agreement online this past few days.

Aman, The Geeza keeps the good stuff in the South-West corner in a case at the bottom of the shelf. You're free to intoxicate yourself as you please, but would you bring me up another bottle. 

Of course, Uglick. Why, would you mind passing me a glass as I give you a bottle. It's much classier to drink with a wine glass then out of the bottle. 

We'll make a trade then.

Do you wish for the dry or semi-sweet? I'm a fan of dry, but I do not mind the other. 

Were I more sober, I might care.

Good, then I'll take the dry. *passes wine bottle to Uglick*

Now, if you don't mind, handing me a wine glass would be appreciated. Though, you should probably give me two.

Good idea, one for each of you. 

*Reaches out with a glass in both hands one veering far to the left and the other on target. Hands one to Aman and nearly drops the other on the ground before also handing it to Aman.*

AHH, thank you very much. *holds the cups with mustache, and pours the wine into each cup*

To the successful assassination of Dr. Lucky! 

*Drinks one cup, and spills the other on mustache.*

Looking around the mansion, I have no idea which room to search. Where, oh where could I go to find the ultimate weapon to destroy Dr Lu... OMG, a Hedge Maze! I remember I got lost in one of these when I was a kid! Me and my sisters played hide and seek for hours! Weeeeeeee!

(Move to Hedge Maze)

Everyone hears written_agreement wander into the Dining Hall, followed suddenly by a loud racket of ravenous snarls and screaming. Running into the room to check things out, you see no signs of written_agreement – just a loan football helmet lying on the floor with a splatter of crimson blood on it.

You shudder to think what could possibly have happened to him and hurry back to where you were before the outburst. You need to find something to do the old doctor in quick, so you can get the hell out of this spooky old mansion.

blob hears Dr. Lucky in the Parlor, rooting around for his reading glasses...

blob has the Focus - murder away  ^_^

 i use the move 1 card to get into the parlor with doctor lucky

I use my special move card sic'im boy to move Mr.smiles into the armory

i then use special move wld goose chase to move Covelite into the armory

I then say "Hey old man,you must be tired from finding your glasses.Lets go to the sitting room first to rest."He complies.

I lure doctor lucky to the drawing room,dining hall and finally into the sitting room.

And finally i play weapon card jar of bad cream.

I really dont know how to use it but ill try giving dr.lucky a taste of it.

Uhh... No idea how many fail cards to play since I don't know how many are needed for this card.

I'll Go ahead and play a 1 point failure card anyway.

Bad Cream ~2 (5 in Sitting Room)  - we'll need 5 Failure Cards (4 after ugilick's) to Foil it. I'll post a map update and such here in a little bit...

No need to spend a move card to get into the Parlor - you can use your free move.

Blob sends CovElite on a ‘Wild Goose Chase (Move another Player to Any Room, Hall, or Stairs)’, then sends Mr. Smiles in there with him, using: ‘Sick ‘Em Boy! (Move Mr. Smiles into any Room to chew up a random Card from the Hand of every Player within)’

Mr. Smiles leaps up the unsuspecting CovElite’s pantleg and goes to town like a squirrel in a sack of nuts. CovElite is so traumatized that he drops his HEDGE MAZE Card. To add insult to injury, Mr. Smiles lifts a leg and pees on the card.

Blob then moves into the Parlor with Dr. Lucky and Lures him through the Drawing Room, Dining Hall, & into the Sitting Room (picking up 2 Cards along the way).

He then offer’s Dr. Lucky a nice hot cup of coffee – handing him the Bad Cream ~2 (5 in Sitting Room)…

We need 4 more Failure Cards to Foil blob!

Ha like pee is enough to deter me! 

After picking up my piss soaked card, I pull out my 1 point failure card and throw it like a boomerang, sending it flying towards blobs location!

Unfortunately mr smiles piss is made of acid disintegrating the card as he picks up the card

Play 2 point fail card

Just 1 more. Playa, Aman, I'm looking at you.

I'll play a 1 point failure card.

Foiled!

Briar_rose is the only one who still hasent got the focus.

She must have gotten lost in the Hedge Maze  hehe  ;)

Dr. Lucky takes the Coffee but passes on the cream - Bah! I only ever take my coffee black! Black as my withered old heart - Haha!

The old mad slugs back the steaming coffee in one gulp like it was a shot of whiskey. He then thanks blob and wanders off again...

blob's attempt  was FOILED.

Round 5  (If Possible - DO NOT REPLY to THIS POST, so I can update the Map as needed)

FOCUS PLAYER: open

I'll take the nursery. 

My bad, can an admin please delete this post? I didn't mean to reply to the map.

Choose your Rooms! Dr. Lucky's luck has got to run out sooner or later    ^_^

*Strolls to Library*

I shall visit the Lancaster Room, does anyone know what it even is?

I'll take the nursery.

After drinks, one needs a good meal, so I'll head over to the kitchen and loot some of those leftovers.

(Kitechen)

ill take the nursery as well.

* Snip

Not too worried about quick posting over the weekend BTW  =)

Out of nowhere, the sound of chanting rises up – as if from an unknown basement beneath the Mansion itself. The words seem to make no sense at all, but are low and undulating – like grasping tentacles slithering through your mind.

Abruptly the chanting stops and there is a loud crack that shakes the entire building! A chill wind then howls suddenly through the mansion and is gone.

All is quite once again.

You then hear Dr. Lucky, somewhere off in the Mansion yelling – Damn you infernal termites! It’s high time I call an Exterminator!

Well, I'll be damned, wasn't that something?

What the hell was that? I thought I heard somefing, is thing it's nothing though.

Meanwhile, ugilick happens to see a strange ledger (apparently wrapped in white shark skin) which appears to have fallen off the library shelves when the house shook...

Hmm, what might that be?

*Walks over and reaches down to pick it up*

Ugilick sees some strange writing on the cover of the book. It seems somehow otherworldly… and he suddenly has a bad feeling about opening it – as if doing so might somehow expose him to things better left unknown…

Not saying you can't open it of course...

mwuhahahahaha!

It appears I am far more drunk than I believed.

*Pulls the pages out of a slightly larger book, perhaps an encyclopedia, and closes the binding around the odd book*

I'll just keep this around.

In the kitchen with Aman, a slow creaking sound draws his attention. Moving over, he sees one of the cupboard doors under the sink slightly ajar...

First some damn noise, and now a open cupboard. I picked a bad time to drink..... Well might as well see what's in it.

(opens cupboard fully, and looks inside)

Aman looks under the sink and sees a panel at the back wall open - revealing a cramped tunnel leading off into the darkness...

You know, this reminds me of some movie.... What was it called? Coralline? Something like that. Any how, I'll be crouching in there and all, since, this could hold some secret that makes killing waaaaaay easier. Mabye some magical food that contains the secret to killing that lucky S.O.B. yeah, that's a good chance.

*tries to enter the tunnel.*

Aman, crawls into the tunnel, which thankfully after a few feet, opens into a network of hidden tunnels behind the walls of the Mansion tall enough to stand in. Walking through them, Aman finds a few paintings with ‘look-through eyes’ allowing him to spy on some of the other players a moment, but doesn’t discover anything else of much use.

When he turns to head back however, he finds that a brick wall is blocking the path he’s sure he just came through. A chill suddenly runs up his spine and the thought of being trapped within the thick stone walls of this old mansion suddenly enter his mind.

Trying not to panic, Aman moves through the tunnels again, looking for a way out. The layout seems to be an ever-shifting maze – nothing he sees looks familiar – he can’t even find the ‘look-out’ points again.

He’s about to lose it entirely, when he leans against a wall to calm himself and falls suddenly out through a swiveling bookcase, into the Library with ugilick!

The bookcase swings back and locks with a heavy sounding ‘click’.

Aman – you are now temporarily in the Library with ugilick…

*Set the book on a table behind me*

Devilry, what are you doing in here?

Is that how you treat a friend? Why, all I did was crawl in a tunnel and pop right over here. Why, if you don't believe me, let's go to the kitchen and check!

Well let's go see then, If I thought we weren't friends, why! I don't think I could bear it.  (sarcasm)

(On the way out, noting that many of the texts in the library are Greek or Latin)

Evidently Dr. Lucky is an educated man. Now I really hate him.

(*Doubles back and grabs book*)

Of course, when Aman and ugilick go back into the Kitchen, the back wall of the cupboard under the sink is sealed shut with no signs of any secret tunnels...

Rather you tell the truth or not, there is something evil at work in this place...I have some reading to do. If you'll excuse me I'll back to the library now.

Hmm... Using my evil, sneaky, asassiny wit, I shall try to figure out where Dr Lucky is now... Hmm... Which room would be most likely to have termites? Hmm... I'm gonna go with the Carriage House.

Briar finally finds her way out of the Hedge Maze and heads into the Carriage House. blob and Playa988 meanwhile, are both in the Nursery, when Dr. Lucky wander in.

playa988 is the first to act (determined Randomly) - playa988 has the focus

Almost forgot Room Search Cards - PMing them now  =)

I'll lure him to the armory... mwuahaha.

playa988 Lures Dr. Lucky into the Armory. Unfortunately, there's just too many people looking at him to attempt a murder right now, so he chooses to search instead.

The Focus (randomly) goes to ugilick...

And the Focus now goes to blob...

And the Focus now goes to CovElite...

Darn,a few minutes too late.

I know that feel....

Well out of the pure goodness of my heart, I pass this focus on to poor Aman.

Hey - ninja post haha!

CovElite Passes his turn -

The Focus now goes to Aman!

(I'm hoping what I'm doing is not incorrect)

I smash a glass while drinking, and Rush to Dr. lucky to make tell him. He comes barreling down the halls and, seeing my wine glass, gets shocked, and rushes into the wine cellar. (1 free move, 1 3-move card, Lure Dr, Lucky into wine cellar) 

I follow, scheming. (Lured into wine cellar)

While Dr. lucky is clearly in woe over the loss of his wine, I come carrying my Trowel (~2, 6 in wine cellar). 

"No man messes with my mustache...." 

2 point failure card

2 point fail card. Sorry mustache, but he's mine!

I shall play a 1 point fail card and foil Aman's mustache.

Curse you playa! My plan's are ruined now!

It serves you right for trying to kill an old man. I mean, who would do something like that? ...

He insulted something very important to me. Very important..... Important enough for him to die for.

*Pats playa on head* Good boy playa! You have been spared my crazy bitch wrath ^_^

Aman spends a Move-2 Card + a Move-3 Card, plus his Free Move to get Dr. Lucky into the Kitchen with him, then Lures to the Wine Cellar fo the kill...

Need 2 more Failure Cards to stop him.

TImes Up!

As per the Rules, I'll now randomly post 1 or Zero failure Cards for those who have not posted yet...

Ooooh, now it matter the rolls, and I could win....Though I'd have to incredibley lucky.

blob gives Zero
playa988 gives Zero
CovElite gives 1

That means that Aman will win - unless Briar (the last person to Post) can beg a Failure Card out of 1 & only 1 other Player of her choice!

Mustache kill...................... Must kill the owene of that statue. Death to the hater of the religion of mustache.

Awhh dammit! Just give Cov his card back and I'll play another 2 point fail card... Other people really need to start playing their fail cards too, I've only got so many!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I could of won without your pesky interference girl!

Mwahahaha! Yes, you could've gotten away with it if it wasn't for us meddling kids, and that dumb dog! 

Ha, you need to pick a single member, and see if you can get a card off of him. I could still kill the basatrd!

Briar is locked out - only the player she chooses has a chance to save us all!

As Aman moves in on Dr. Lucky with the trowel in the Wine Cellar, the Mansion abruptly shudders once again and everyone can hear a low metallic creaking from deep under the floors – like the opening of some colossal door after eons of disuse.

Dr. Lucky turns to Aman with glowering eyes and a crazed look on his face – “It is almost time! It is almost time!”

Woah, woah, woah, so I can't even play my own fail cards? Dag nab it! Stupid, stingy, fail card hoarding players... I blame blob for this you know! It's all blob's fault! ... Okay, begging time I guess. *Gets down on one knee* Oh great, awesome and oh so fantabulous playa988... Give us one of your fail cards... Pleeeeease! Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on it? I'll be your friend! I'll do your homework! I'll feed you icecream for breakfast every day... I really, really hope you have a damn card.

Awesome

Totally up to playa988 now...

Who isn't here... But I'm sure he'll come along any minute now, right? ... *Twiddles thumbs* ... Any minute now >.>

I have several failure cards left....

Unfortunately, only playa can play any at this point - everyone else is locked out...

Thanks for clearing that up for me...

Glad to be of assistance ;)

(what BZ is really saying is that all you do good is beg.) :)

Really? You think so? ... Let's see... Oh BZ! *Flutters eyelashes* You think maybe you could let that iddy biddy rule slide this time? Just for li'l old me? I didn't know that those mean, mean other players weren't going to play their fail cards, and it's just so sad for me and poor old Ugly Chick who've been using up all our fail cards just to keep the game moving. If only I could play just one teeny, tiny fail card... All I wanted was one little turn as the focus player. I don't ever get to be the focus player. I guess Dr Lucky just forgets about me because I'm just a poor little noob girl... But it's alright, I'm used to getting ignored, don't mind me... I'll just go sit in a corner and cry... alone... with no one to love me 

While in the Carriage House, Briar_Rose suddenly notices an oil-pit under an old Studebaker covered with a tarp. The huge land-boat of a car is parked over the pit. Looking underneath, Briar can see that the pit is empty, but something on the far wall of the pit catches her eye – a strange symbol of some king carved into the stone...

... Well it's not as good as a Sexist Dice card, but I suppose it'll do... Thank you BZ! *Flutteres eyelashes some more* ^_^

... You know what, I just counted up all the focus players and you know what... I'm the only one who's never been the focus player and everyone else has gone twice... Except Cov who'd been focus player 3 times... BZ, I demand a Sexist Dice card!

*Sexist Dice (When played, this card automatically over rules the random rolling of the sexist dice that determines Dr Lucky's position and gives the focus to the only female character that the ugly tub of lard sent off to embroider pillows and make him a sammich until one of the men murders him.) 

I must kill Dr. Lucky now! He is possesed by demons! Just look at his crazed look! The Mansion is cursed i tell you! If we don't kill him now, why, I'm worried about all our lives!

He is planning something.... I know it. Uglick! Back me up on this! You know what is happening in this mansion as much as I do!

As Aman lunges forward with the trowel, the Mansion shakes once again and a rack of giant wine barrels abruptly break loose from the wall – rolling into Aman and knocking him down.

Dr. Lucky doesn’t even seem to realize that Aman was trying to kill him and offers a hand to help him back to his feet. As he does – Aman notices something under Dr. Lucky's ascott is glowing with a jaundice-yellow light...

Aman has been FOILED and Dr. Lucky wanders out of sight yet again!

Post your room searches my little scoobies!

Blast it! That mansion..... I must find out more..... This is really getting on my nerves. Mabye the servant room holds the diary of a servant who realized the oddities of this house.......... Time to get cracking!

(Servant's room)

Horray, huzzah and hallelujah! The mustache has been foiled again! Oh fraptious day, caloo, calay! ... And I'm off to the Foyer ^_^

Map update above in the works...

Done  =)

Can I join next game?

I'll be sure to PM you when we gear up to run another  =)

I want to join next game too.

OK all - I'll be sure to give everyone a heads-up when I post the next game signup thread.

Well, looks like I'm off to the white room.

As Aman looks around in the Servant’s Quarters, he happens to find an old page torn from someone’s journal and hidden under the mattress. It reads:

“The Master has been consorting with the most dreadful of associates lately and I am beginning to fear for more than merely my own life.

Ever since his return from a yearlong travel into the farthest reaches of India, he has been entertaining twelve men of foreign descent. I believe that they must be Indian Nationals, but they are most course and thuggish.

On their visits, the Staff is forbidden from leaving the quarters and we’ve heard chanting.

Then things have been happening to the others – accidents and unannounced resignations – though I now suspect that no one has actually left the Mansion. I am the only one left.

---

Tonight I disobeyed the Master and crept out of the Quarters to see where it is the men are going when they meet. They all headed into the Carriage House and then disappeared. I tried to find out where it was they went, when I heard screaming sounds coming from under the flooring!

Damn, my panic – but I dropped my torch and it clattered down under the oil-pit. Then something black and twisted began to crawl up from that dark hole! Like a naked man covered in tar, yet elongated and stretched out in odd proportions!

I am here in the Quarters now; god forgive me – and locked in – but the thing is without my door lurking. I will not let it take me! I will hang myself from the beams before I let that thing take my soul down to hell!

If you find this – get out! Get out while you still can!”

Time this Doctor dies...... I'll be killing him with my skills of course. *rubs his mustache*

No more will die from this monster, i will stop him. But, I will need to converse with Uglick. He was hiding something from me, and I must know what......

*I have been and continue to, systematically flip through every single book in the Library looking for anything that might hint towards the origins of the text. I have also closely observed the bookshelves which are adjacent to the walls.*

This isn't making sense....Perhaps I ought to check more into the occult to find the meaning of all this...

Looking in the books that line the library, ugilick find that nothing in them that offer any clues – except perhaps an encyclopedia reference to the Thuggee Cult of India – worshippers of dark gods not beyond a human sacrifice or two...

There yet remains the shark skin bound ledger ugilick found earlier and hid away - if he dare read it or show it to others...

It seems that this mansion s harboring more secrets than we originally thought.Ugilick! whatever you do do not open that ledger.Unless you want to meet the same fate as written_agreement.And finally back to the drawing board for me.By which i mean the drawing room.

*Book in hand I head back to the Kitchen*

*I stroll over to the kitchen, to talk to Uglick* 

I know you hid something from me Uglick. And we both know something odd is going on in this house. We need to work togheter to solve this mystery. I have some information, but you need to tell about your encyclopedia that you have been hiding from me.

While in the Foyer, I'm gonna get out my nifty detective magnifying glass and try to read whatever's written in those little black text boxes next to the Foyer.

Personally on the left I'm reading:

Mall

Dusk

Library

And on the right I'm getting:

Thy

Chutney

Games

What are the rest of you guys seeing? 

 the left one says kill doctor lucky.

the right one probably says cheapass games and some writing on the top.

Random Move

CovElite to Hedge Maze

* Snip

An Dr. Lucky wanders into the Parlor, looking for a pair of reading glasses...

The Focus is now blob's

*In a futile effort I search all the walls, cabinets and corners of the kitchen.

You find a mouse-trap behind the refrigerator with a severed baby hand snapped in it...

OOC: What the ---- BZ?! This isn't even related to cults!

As ugilick looks in disgust at the small withered appendage - it twitches suddenly! Then is still once more...

Oh sorry guys, that was my severed baby head. I swear, put them down for one second and they've disappeared... Kind of like keys, just more gruesome. 

As Briar_Rose looks around in the Foyer, she happens to see Mr. Smiles snarling at her from behind in a mirror. When she wheels around to protect her ankles from the horrific beast, nothing is there.

She does however hear small dog claws skittering across the hardwood flooring and away from the room. She's not sure in which direction though...

Ahh! Fuckin' rat dog! Kill it! Kill it! Ki... Oh... It's gone... Good doggy! Now go get blob! That's it! Get the blob! Gooood doggy! 

I can here you screaming from down here! What did you do to the dog to make him so scared? 

Third time in a row got the focus.

Damn i wish i had that sic'imboy card right now.

I use my free move to get into the parlor.

I then use my very convinient move one card to move Covelite into the white after getting lost in the waist height hedge maze! 

I lure Dr.lucky into the carriage him where i attempt to kill with my suporsonic voice.Or maybe other things that could cause loud voices?

CovElite thinks he sees Dr. Lucky in the White Room and heads in there to meet him – turns out it is only playa988…

blob Meanwhile, Lures the ‘good’ doctor into the Carriage House, where he then knocks over a large metal paint cabinet – creating a Loud Noise ~2 (6 in Carriage House)!

Time for everyone to come up with 6 Failure Cards!

I'll put in a 2 point failure and a 1 point fauliure.

I'll Chip in a 1 point failure card.

2 point fail card... We're gonna run out real quick at this rate.

Dr. Lucky starts at the loud noise - clutches his chest and then yells "My heart! Arrg! This is the big one!"

A moment later he just smiles at blob.

"Nah, just kidding - I got the heart of a stallion. It's them 'male enhancement tablets' they sell on late night TV. They work miracles you know. Wink Wink, Nod Nod!"

blob has been FOILED! Choose your Rooms to Search...

To the Lilac Room!

I think I shall search the Gallery, maybe steal a painting or two along the way.

You do find a rather nice black-velvet painting of Elvis ...

* Snip

Lilac Room aye!

Meanwhile the storm outside seems to be getting worse. Rain and winds continue to pound the old mansion and lightning crackles across the sky.

It has to end soon doesn’t it? How long could it still go on?

Time must be running out…

*Master Suite*

*Twirls mustache in frustration*

Something is happening here..... I'll check it out in the first occasion. But first, I'll go investigate the trophy room. I need to take that trophy ASAP, since something bad is happening.

(Trophy Room)

Arriving at the Trophy Room, Aman looks around - but doesn't see the Glorious Mustache Trophy anywhere!

It's gone!

CURSE YOU DR. LUCKY!!!! I will get that statue if even if it costs me my life. Such a trophy is deserved for only me! 

Still in the Foyer, Briar_Rose suddenly notices something she hadn’t realized before. The large grandfather clock in the corner appears to be running way too fast. It was 12 midnight when the power went out – or ten seconds after midnight to be exact.

Brair very clearly remembers this, from when everyone had first gathered in the Drawing Room to find Dr. Lucky.

The thing is, the grandfather clock now reads 7; but she knows that she hasn’t been wandering around the creepy old mansion for that long. In fact, by her own watch, it has only been about two hours…

Listening, Briar hears the grandfather clock still ticking away and it appears to be working normally now. Come to think of it though, she hasn’t heard it chime even once since the power went out either. Someone could simply be turning the hands of the clock manually to mess with everyone – but that would usually set off the chimes every hour you passed.

Something else catches Briar’s eye and it gives her heart a sudden start. The same ‘star and flame’ symbol that she found in the Carriage House has been inlaid ever so subtly into the ‘10’ of the clock’s face…

Random Moves

Briar_Rose: stays put this round
blob: Moves to Library

As he enters the Library, blob sees an apparition of a young maid in there – her ghostly silhouette apparently dusting the shelves.

Watching her for a moment, she seems oblivious to his presence; when she stops to look at something not actually there on the shelf. Reaching out, she picks up (and into view) a dark lacquer box emblazoned with a carved star and flame icon of some sort. Opening the box, she pulls out a bizarre amulet – glowing with a jaundice-yellow light.

Then suddenly, she wheels around to face the far door in shock and recoils from some unseen intruder. She holds the amulet out as if trying to give it to whoever it is she sees – but then is violently beaten down by something, dropping the amulet at her feet and the fading away as her ghostly form bleeds out from a gruesome head wound.

The jaundice-yellow amulet remains there on the floor for a few seconds, until an unseen hand picks it up and it too vanishes.

blob shudders at what he just witnessed, and gets the feeling it happened long before anyone ever arrived at the Mansion…

That light......I think Aman saw a light like that in the wine cellar if im not mistaken.

Yes im sure of it.Theres the same light in the wine cellar.That requires some investigating.

Dr. Lucky meanwhile, wanders into the Servant's Quarters.

"Never any staff around when you need them. What do I hire them for? Pshaw!"

playa988 and Briar_Rose both hear him shuffling around in there, but playa is the closest...

The Focus goes to playa988

Well if I be damned let's do it then...(I down and sets the book in my lap)...Now lets see what devilry this is. (Opens ledger)

Oh no..... This timing makes it seem as if this isn't only for role playing....

Opening the white sharkskin-bound ledger, ugilick’s mind and sanity real at the horrifying things depicted within. Even not being able to read the strange words that corrupt each page, alien thoughts and ideas seem to fill his head. He is about to toss the ledger away from himself in horror, when the last page turns into view and the text on the page actually begins to move before his very eyes. Slowly letters and words he is familiar with form into a few coherent paragraphs:

“The Lord Ancient of Shoggoths demands another sacrifice, and it has fallen upon me as Cult Master of the Elder Sign to appease his black thirst. I have lured seven unknowing fools here to the Mansion and will keep them occupied until clock-strike ten – whence the summoning rituals be accomplished by the Dark Brethren. Unfortunately, Mr. Smiles has already devoured one of them, but I’m sure that six will still be enough to make the binding complete.

If not, well… none of us will have to worry about it at that point…

I have also made sure that the Tributes cannot leave the Mansion and trust in the Amulet of Ai’Leng, which I now wear around my neck. It is the only thing that will hide my presence from The Lord Ancient's millennial-starved hunger when he comes to consume them all.”

playa988 passes the Focus...

And the Focus is now officially (for the first time ever) Briar_Roses'  =)

and as if right on que briarrose is online now.

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! God save the Queen and all that jazz. Now I just hope I can figure out how to move him around. I'm not exactly sure how the whole moving and luring thing works. Will message BZ what I wanna do and check that it's okay.

moving requires move cards while luring is free.Also note that as the focus player you have one free move.

I know, it's just that it says in the rules that if you're in the same room as Dr Lucky at the beginning of the second round, you can lure him. I'm not in the same room as him though, so I'm not sure if I'm still allowed to lure him if I move to the Servant's Quarters, 'cos I think Aman can see me from there.

you can still lure him.

you have to get into the same room with him in the first place.

shit i understand everything now.

just let somebody kill doctor lucky quick.

the game wont go past ten rounds.

each round is like 1 hour in the grandfather clock.

Really, must've missed that rule. Where did BZ say that?

he didnt its a silent mystery.

ive got this from all the evidence 

Meh, well it's only round 7.5, we've got plenty of time. 

dr lucky is also probably the cult master in the shark skin ledger.

Actually, from my Pms with BZ, the game will continue, but something will happen..... Spoooooky! 

Uhh... No, I want to kill him. That's kind of, sort of the point of the game 

once it reaches 10 we all die and who knows what else could happen.Hah dr.lucky ive figured it out.

you know what briar dont kill him.we'll wait till next round andmeet in the wine cellar.

and this could be the secret ending for the game where we all figure out the secret of this mansion.

if there is one of course.

Or... I could always... You know... Kill him! That'd be fun right? So long as my combination of moves and lures is okay with BZ.

dr. lucky is smarter than you think.he wants us to try and kill him to stall us long enough until it reaches hour 10.And he probably has a backup plan if we kill him.

Maybe his back up plan is to die ^_^

why dont you go ask him what his backup plan is then?

I'll be sure to do that... Right after I kill him ^_^

lets just wait BZ has to say about all of this.

Knowing my luck, BZ won't log on until tomorrow and the focus will go to the next player 

blob is right about Luring. I did post a clarification in the Rules thread about it. As for what happens if the game "clock" reaches 10 - well, you'll have to wait and see - but the game won't actually end until someone kills Dr. Lucky  =)

(I'll explain the backstory in full at the end of the game)

I stand corrected. Hi BZ! 

Lol. Your luck Is horrible. Though, considering you probably have some cool move available, it's not a good thing you got a turn.

Dr. Lucky walks the thread to the left...

Okay, so while I'm the focus player I'm gonna make the most of it!

First I use my free move to go to the Piazza.

Use MOVE-1 to get to the Green House.

Use room card GREEN HOUSE to move Dr Lucky to the Green House. "Hey Dr Lucky! My, my, you are looking so very fetching today! I never noticed the beautiful colour of your eyes before, or how the light shines off the grease in your hair! You're so tall, dark and well dressed and your beard is so... Twisted! I must have you now!" Search the room for a card. "Well this just won't do, Aman can see us from here. Let's take this to the Piazza."

Lure Dr Lucky into the Piazza and search the room for cards. "Hey, you know what'd be more romantic than this? The Carriage House!"

Lure Dr Lucky to the Carriage House and search for cards. "Actually no, this won't do at all. I feel like the horses are watching us. You've got horses in here right? Of course you do! Let's go!"

Lure Dr Lucky to the Parlor and search for card. "Oh look there's Aman again... The perv! Let's get out of here.

Lure Dr Lucky to the Drawing Room. "Oh great, now Aman and Cov are both watching us! Don't worry Dr EXTREMELY Lucky! Give me a second and I'll think of the perfect room for us to get to know each other better!" Checks hand to see what cards I've got before I decide where to go next.

Dr. Lucky is suddenly getting a little nervous...

OMG, this is the best hand of all time ever! Am so glad it took so long to get the focus, now I can use up all the cards I saved up! Okay, here's where it gets fun! ... "Oh Dr Lucky, let's take this to a nice, cozy little room shall we? Say... The Foyer?

Lure Dr Lucky to the Foyer. "Dammit! CovElite can still see us from here! Just piss off will you? We're trying to get our freak on!"

Play Special Move Card: Wild Goose Chase (Move another Player to Any Room, Hall, or Stairs) To move CovElite to the middle of the Hedge Maze. "Have fun finding your way out! Now Dr Lucky, it's just you and me! I sure hope Aman doesn't come snooping around. Don't worry though, I've got something up my sleeve to keep him occupied."

Play *Dr Lucky's Evil Cat (Play when you have the Focus to hypnotize another Player into giving you one Card of his choice.) "Aren't Special cards fun? Come on Aman, cough it up!"

Back to Dr Lucky. "Now where were we? Are yes, I was admiring how very dashing your rolls of fat look today! So warm and snuggly! Oh, and don't listen to any of the rumors that I'm some evil, assassin bitch who seduces helpless young guards into giving her information so she can murder Kings. It's all lies, I'm really quite harmless I am, and so very lonely for male company. You could cheer me up so much with a nice game of Dirty Dr and Naughty Nurse! But first... You wanna see a severed monkey hand?"

Play card Monkey Hand ~ 2 (8 in Foyer)... But wait, there's more!

Play card *Elder Sign (Use with another Weapon Card for a +2 Murder Value)

That's right! 10 points bitches! ... Being the Focus Player is fun ^_^

Nice. Very nice.

Ain't it just? 

Something...odd goes on...I just know it. Playa, somebody ought to check that out.

OOC: Playa I used a Crystal ball to see your failure cards. Use the one called "somebody better check that out" (or whatever it's called to) to move Aman in the way of the murder scene.

Man, ugilick's such a cheater haha!

* Snip

Yes, that or come up with 10 Failure Cards LOL!

(OOC: Exactly what I was planning to do Ugilick)

Hey Aman, better go check out the Drawing Room. I heard something strange.

Use Card: Better Go Check That Out...

Hmm, that's a good idea Playa. I think I might. *walks into foyer*

"Yuck! What a disgusting monkey hand!" *Slaps hand down, and stomps it.* "Well, crisis averted."

Not so fast there pardner...    ^_^

Ya, as I understand it, you are only in the drawing room. You are a witness stopping the attempt, but you can't go into the Foyer.

Whoops. Thought I could move some spaces to stop it.

Doesn't really matter now  ;)

Nooo! My evil plan has been foiled! It was such a perfect, perfect round for me, and now there's nothing I can do! Nothing at all! Not even one teeny, tiny, iddy biddy little thing... Oh yeah, except this!

*Diplomatic Immunity (Play to immediately Counter the effects of any one Card Played against you.)

Bad Aman! Can't you see the grown ups are talking? Back to the Trophy Room for you! 

Still need 10 Failure Cards to stop her!

Damn straight! ^_^

I'm having flashbacks to Assassin In The Palace

But... My mustache trophy is gone...... *Stands up and walks away*

Aman! At least do something! (You can still use failure cards, Everyone will probably need to pitch in 2 or more to fix this one)

I'll pitch in a 2 failure card. I'm running quite low at this point. There was a reason I didn't play any cards in the beggining of the game.

We have 3 people in a position to do something and quite the task to do.

(3 people, 8 points. 3, 3, and 2. Can you guys cover this?)

Was wondering why you hadn't played any fail cards yet... You don't have any! Yey! ^_^

Yep, if everybody plays 2 then we find out Dr Lucky is gay and he runs away without a scratch 

Still need 8 Failure Cards. I'll set the cut-off 8 - ish hours from now (10 - 11 pm EST) - hope everyone can stop her!

I don't!

Well you're just a selfish little assassin that way, now aren't you   ;)

Selfish? But... But I'm so cute and loveable!

Meow!

Well... No one likes you, and you will never amount to anything!

Dr. lucky sort of likes her. In fact, he's fantasizing right now about  wearing her skin...

Uhh... Kinky >.>

I'll play a 2 - point failure card. 

Can you still play one?

Blob! Covelite! The task just got easier.

6 points to go.

I don't remember playing it before.

I guess the special card, "better check that out..." doesn't count as a failure card?

No, just that it can be Played during the Failure Card phase  :)

You can play as many Failure Cards as you want during the Failure Card Phase - as long as you are not locked out (by Passing or declaring No More or time running out). The Cards do not all have to be played in the same post either...

Thanks BZ for all the failure cards you have given me.But im still going to be stingy and chip in a 1 point failure card.

5 points still to go ...

Blob, we can't do it with you just chipping in one!

haha, blob's lack of strategizing skills makes me chuckle some times...

What? I think he's a genius! Stick with it blob! The others will make up the difference ^_^

Oh boy! about 1 hour to go and we still need five more Cards...

Once time is up, you'll only have one chance to get the balance paid by just one person - is everyone sure that 1 person (chosen by blob at this point anyway) can handle paying 5 cards all at once?

Sure, don't worry about it! Blob's got it covered. 

I play both my 2 point and 3 point failure cards.

Bless you.

... I hate this game! 

Seriously cov.Im out of failure cards now.

I play my special failure card!

You have a special failure card? What does that do?

The attempt is already foiled.

It took that long for you to type.

I playing another game and doing this so I might not see the messages right away.

Would've come in real handy right before everyone else chipped in 10 of their fail cards 

Too Late! blob paid the balance and Briar has been FOILED!

Boo hoo 

And now I've wasted all my super cool cards too. You guys suck! ... That round was really fun though! 

Next round lets try to investigate the mansion more.Briar you go to the carriage house.Ugilick goes to the library.I go to the wine cellar.Playa investigates the foyer.Aman goes to the kitchen

And covelite goes to the servant quarters.

Or... We could all go to the Wine Cellar, break out a few bottles of Dr Lucky's Chateau Lafitte and party like a boss! I vote party. 

carriage house is to investigate the tar pit.

Oh man – that was a nail-biter all the way to almost the finish! Who would suspect blob would pay the rest?

---

In the Foyer meanwhile, Briar_Rose is advancing on Dr. Lucky, when he suddenly leans in to get a closer look at the Monkey Paw (squinting).

“Oh my, where did you get that exquisite bit of teriyaki? It’s my favorite – how did you know?"

Briar then watches in utter astonishment as the old man takes a large bite and stands there chewing.

“Hmm…” munch munch munch – “it’s a bit chewy…” munch munch chew chew… “Gah! – a little gamey too. Yuck! This isn’t teriyaki – it’s spicy buffalo!”

Doctor Lucky, then spits out a mouthful onto the floor and scurries off – looking for an Alka-Seltzer to wash his mouth out …

FOILED

Mr. Smiles was lurking in the Sitting Room this round.  Everyone pick another Room  =)

* Snip

New map ready and Mr. Smiles' teeth waiting...

And yes - the hands of the grandfather clock now point to '8'    ^_^

Well, after a totally awesome round, I'm feeling in a Christmasy mood, so I'm off to the Winter Garden. Infact I feel like singing!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way!

Dr Lucky won this round,

But soon I'll make him pay!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way!

Aman's got a sexy mustache,

And Blob wears a toupee! ^_^

Arriving at the Winter Garden, Briar does find a nice 'Santa' beard - but the hat is missing...

* collect the whole set  ;)

Yey! Santa was here! I wonder if he finally got me a pony.

I'll search the Foyer.

It's high time I stop by the billiard room. I've spent too much time in the library as is. Find something I haven't and you'll be quite the man.

I shall search the Gallery again but this time I will greatly devalue the works of art, by smashing holes in them to see if they happen to lead to a space in the walls.

CovElite rips masterpieces off the wall and shamelessly stomps them into the ground before tossing them over the balcony down into the Dining Hall. (I'm pretty sure that if he had a torch, he'd be burning them too, but I digress.)

He does in fact find a set of 'look-out' holes in the wall, behind the giant portrait of Dr. Lucky himself. Unfortunately, the wall is thick stone and CovElite sees no apparent way to get back behind the wall, where someone could stand to look out through the paintings...

In the Carriage House, blob looks around and does indeed find the 'star and flame symbol' carved into the back wall of the oil-pit.

Checking it out closer, he thinks that he can make out the seams of a secret door there in the bottom of the pit - but it appears to be secured fast and with no way to open it from this side...

Cov its up to you to search for the light in the wine cellar.

Aman search the kitchen for a way out.Even other world would be better at this point.

I was just gonna say ugilick library but billard room's okay

Finally i use my civil war cannon to break open the door if its allowed.

Wait i take that back.better wait till later.

chuckle chuckle

Whats so funny?

* Snip

Random Moves:

Aman: to Kitchen

As CovElite is defacing priceless works of art, he hears Dr. Lucky looking around in the Armory for something. He also hears the skitter of tiny clawed feet – meaning Mr. Smiles is somewhere not too far away…

Round 8 Focus goes to CovElite

Meanwhile in the Foyer, playa988 thinks he can hear more chanting coming up through an air vent in the floor... It sounds... manic...

Well I might not have the focus, but at least I've got a totally awesome beard 

It rivals even the infamous mustacheo of Aman!

*tosses aside painting of the Doctor after vigorously tearing it apart*  Ahh and thats the last of em, dirty paintings! Now were was I...

*play Gallery Card* 

*The Doctor wanders into the Gallery* O MY GOD! Dr.Lucky someone has destroyed your entire collection of priceless art, and seems to have taken particular interest in your portrait, we must get you to safety! 

*Search Gallery then, Lure Doctor through Nursery, Armory, Library, then use free move to get cross into the Tennessee room, Search then Lure into Lilac room and attempt murder with Large Rock-4*

CovElite get's Dr; Lucky into the Gallery and Lures him through the Rooms (spending his Move Cards as needed) - then while Dr. Lucky's back is turned in the Lilac Room, pulls out A Large Rock ~4 to bash him over the head with!

We'll need 4 Failure Cards to stop him...

Play 1 point fail card.

Play a 1 point failure card.

EDIT: Play 2 failure cards

I like this game! 

As CovElite creeps up behind Dr. Lucky with the Large Rock poised overhead to strike – he inadvertently steps on the tail of Dr. Lucky’s sleeping cat. The surprised animal screeches loudly and claws the crap out of Cov’s shins – causing him to drop the rock behind him as he stumbles back.

“Oh there you are my little Pookins!” Dr. Lucky coos – “You really shouldn’t sleep in the middle of the floor like that! Here, let me tend to your poor tail…”

Dr. Lucky picks up his cat – which hisses evilly at Cov – and then leaves the Room.

CovElite has been FOILED! Choose Yer Rooms!

I'll head over to the Lilac room.  I haven't seen a lilac for a while.

I will go make a sandwich and some tea in the kitchen anyone want?

Also I just noticed Briars Icon has a beard now lol

Yey! Make me a sammich! And I know, Isn't it pretty? 

* Snip

At least the chanting has stopped...

As Aman heads into the Lilac Room, he hears a strange munching and chewing sound coming from under one of the loveseats in the corner of the room. To be honest – it sounds a lot like a small dog enjoying an old shoe…

Cautiously bending down to peer under the couch, Aman sees Mr. Smiles under there… GOING TO TOWN ON HIS GLORIOUS MOUSTACHE TROPHY!!!

When the evil rat-dog sees Aman looking at him – it growls viciously and scurries away through a large hole in the floorboards along the back wall behind the furniture.

…All that is left now, of the once fine trophy, is a drool-soaked piece of gnawed placard and the wooden base (most of it anyway)…

I'm going to get you you monstrous destructive dog. First your master, then you!

*examines destroyed trophy* 

This must have some use..... My glorious mustache trophy! *breaks out into tears*

Well, I'm back to the Drawing Room where it all started to look for clues. Playing detective is fun! 

Its high time i investigated that light in the wine cellar.

There was nothing in the wine cellar.dr.lucky has the amulet.

You are correct sir!

*Steps solemnly into Dining Hall*

We are close now...

Random Move:
playa988 to Piazza

Dr. Lucky wanders into the Dining Hall with ugilick - "Oh, dinner will be served shortly," he smiles.

Dinner? at this hour? whatever could he mean?

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In the Piazza meanwhile, playa988 is about to look around, when a vicious little mutt leaps out of nowhere and onto his head! It savages his mullet like a Tasmanian devil on speed! playa988 is so shocked that he drops his Silken Cord ~3. The little terror then jumps down, snatches the silken cord in its teeth and trots off with it... Damn you Mr. Smiles!

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ugilick has the Round 9 Focus

(Room Search Cards to be PM'd shortly...)

Down in the Wine Cellar, blob thinks he can hear something quite large and heavy, sliding/scraping against the foundation wall of the cellar from the other side!
 

Is this mansion moving!?

No - something is moving on the other side of the foundation wall...

By the way

Cards for sale! Cards for sale! Get your cards over here.(im not kidding BZ said it was okay for me to start my card trading buisness here but make sure you have some cards to trade yes trade not sell.

Cards for sale!

Does the trophy room have line of sight on Dining Hall?

No...

*I move very close the old codger, breathing and coughing in his general direction*

Let's have a sit old man, I have a cough that has been bothering ceaselessly.

(Lure into sitting room and use my '*Tuberculosis ~4)

*I see Mr. Smiles scurrying about the room and order him to...*

Bad boy! get into that kitchen now! bad dog!

(Use: Sick ‘Em Boy! to send the dog into the kitchen.)

*Chuckle* Good dog. Now about my cough Dr. Lucky!

CovElite is eating sandwiches with tea in the Kitchen, when Mr. Smiles tears into the room and completely shreds the shoe right off his left foot! Unfortunately, that was the shoe CovElite was hiding his Very Convenient Move-1 Card (This one can be used on yourself or another Player) in…

Also, we need 4 Failure Cards to foil Ugilick!

Poor Cov hehe!

Thank you aman for purchasing that card.anybody else prepared to trade.i also accept points

Awhh, poor Cov. That's a really cool card to drop. Any ways, play 1 point fail card.

Yes! I didn't lose any of my especially cool cards. Well since I have been a really cheap bastard this entire game, I will play a 2 point failure card.

Just need 1 more point!

Hey cov want to trade some of those cool cards.

I'm gonna PASS guys.

As per Aman’s PM to me, he’s playing his Special Failure: What Was That Noise? (Move up to 3 spaces during a murder attempt. If you end up able to see it, then you automatically foil it) to move from the Lilac Room into the Dining Hall, where he can now see ugilick and Dr. Lucky.

Dr. Lucky meanwhile, looks at ugilick for a moment, then says – “Hmm, looks like you might have a touch of the consumption lad. Not to worry though, I have something guaranteed to cure it! Let me get my bag…”

Before uiglick can object, Dr. Lucky hurries away into the darkness of the mansion once again.

ugilick has been FOILED!

The old grandfather clock in the Foyer suddenly gongs loudly thirteen times – followed abruptly by the horrifying sound of human screams from under the very floorboards! Dr. Lucky smiles manically and the mansion begins to quake more violently than it ever has before. The chandelier in the Dining hall actually comes crashing down and everyone is shaken right off their feet!

Then the sound of collapsing stone is heard throughout the house – as the center of the Dining Hall falls in – revealing a deep void below. Black bubbling tar appears to flow up from the void until it gets to the very top – where great ropey tendrils of oily slime suddenly fling themselves out and flail about like giant nightmarish tentacles.

The colossal mass of roiling tar heaves and bubbles – enormous goat-iris orbs opening and closing across its ever-changing surface – like a thousand horrifyingly soulless eyes!

A crashing sound is then heard from the Wine Cellar and Carriage House – as huge black tentacles erupt through the wall and floor to fill both of those areas…

Somewhere under a couch meanwhile, Mr. Smiles shudders and spasms – before bursting open and being consumed completely in a black tar from within. The oily goo slowly elongates – taking on an almost humanoid form – but being stretched out to inhumanly thin proportions. The lanky ‘naked man’ covered in tar stands up and smiles evilly…

“Ahahahaha!” Dr. Lucky cackles – “He rises! There is no escape for you now! The Lord Ancient will have you!”

* Snip

Be sure to read the 'New Rules' post in the Rules Thread before choosing a Room...

Peeking through the door in the Drawing Room, I look into the Dining Hall to see what's going on and a giant tentacle shoots into the room. "Ahh! My beard! The monster got my precious beard! Nooo!" 

Snatched it right off your face it did!   ;)

Well I'm off to the Green House. Need somewhere quiet to mourn the loss of my beautiful beard. Watch out Aman! It'll be your mustache next! 

I will Be staying in the Lilac room, away from all the nasty tentacles. 

I'll hide away from these creatures in the Lancaster Room. They'll never find me there.

I'm scared! This is such a bad day..... I gotta hide in the Nursery!

Ahaha! I lose my bet with Cov as to where I was guessing you'd go!  ^_^

Which was? Better not revealed my strategies! 

I'll have to PM ya     ^_^

If blob doesn't move soon he's going to get molested by tentacles for Christmas 

Japanese Anime Style HO!!!!

Wait! - WRONG mental image there - the thought of blob in a skimpy schoolgirl uniform and white undies...

I think i just lost 250 Sanity Points...  :P

God damn, BZ! You just caused me to think of the blob from x-men. Screw you Penguin!

Damn so close!

Psst! Hey buddy - I know where you can get some fresh sushi down in the basement if you're interested...

I don't really like sushi, and knowing that their are cultist in the basement and that the tentacles pooping out from the basement are the freshest sushi around, doesn't help either.l

I go to the armory

* Snip

Random Move:
Ugilick to Lancaster Room with playa988

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As blob moves into the Armory, the horrifying Naked Man that was once Mr. Smiles (the evil Chihuahua) steps out from the shadows in a corner to wrap blob up in its gangly tar covered arms!

The house continues to rumble and shake meanwhile – and in the Nursery, Tennessee, and Drawing Rooms, the walls and floors buckle and flailing tentacles suddenly reach out to grasp anyone within!

CovElite, in the Lilac Room, thinks he can hear Dr. Lucky in the Sevant’s Quarters.

Round 10 Focus goes to CovElite

I need (via PM) 2 Cards from blob and 2 from Aman, before you guys start playing any to foil Cov…

Wow! That tentacle just ripped Aman's mustache right off - at least Briar's beard was a fake!!!

As the tentacles reached out towards me, suddenly a secret that was unknown to me saved my life. I had dropped one of my cards, it being to heavy, and was about to be dragged down under. However, something incredible happened. My mighty mustache, suddenly detached from my glorious face, and protected me from the tentacles. My crying never stopped. By saving me, it had given up it's own life.

I will never forget. Dr. Lucky must die! *sob*

dont worry aman mustaches were yesterdays news.beards are all the rage these days.

How dare you insult the mustache? It's the mustache! I can't grow a beard! I must have my mustache.

too bad

Nooo! Not your glorious moostache! It was so beautiful! 

to be honest i didnt see whats so beautiful about it.

What?.... Did the perfection go over your head? *sob* It was magnificent! It was pure perfection! My mustache was the same mustache that the GOD OF MUSTACHES wore before ascending to heaven.

Will CovElite win the game this Round? Stay tuned...

I've got to pass guys, I'm completely out.

I can't find where he made his attempt. How many failure cards do we need?

Still waiting on his post actually...

Sorry for the wait guys, I am just asking BZ about the specifics of my turn and me and him don't ever seem to be on at the exact same time.

I hear the Doctor in the Servants  Quarters and use, my 3 free moves to run down there. I then Chase him through  Servants Quarters, White Room, Hedge Maze, Carriage House, Piazza, Foyer, Drawing Room, Trophy Room, Green House, then to get rid of  pesky Briar I move her with my Very Convenient Move-2 Card, then I continue the Chase, into the Green House, and through the Winter Garden, Wine Cellar and Kitchen to murder him.

I pounce on the Doctor and begin shoving bacon from my sandwiches, down his throat and I grab out a * from a near by counter top and prepare to run him through. "DIE YOU SATANIC MADMAN!"

Uhh... Whoever's been stingy with the cards, now would be a good time to help out. Sure hope it's not Cov.

I use a "Sharp Knife-3" to carry out the act.

Just as a note, there are 2 3 failure cards still in the game, from what BZ told me. And, obviously, I'm out from the fact that I used a "what's that noise" card to save the day last time.

Wow, someone's been holding out.

It's either Uglick, Playa, Cov or you. I would gander it's you. :) Damn assasin!

Mwahahaha! Fear me... If you dare! 

Well, since you guys are all that's left, I'd hope for you to reveal it, or we all die. I have a plan for all of us to survive. :)

You do? I thought only one person could survive.

I have a certain card that if I play my cards right with BZ (pun unintended), i could pull off saving at least another person.

Pick me! I have chibi eyes ^_^

I need a reasonable reason for that. Unfortunatley, chibi eyes are only cute when in Chibitalia

I have a good plan as well

He he he

I'd say Cov has one since he said he was being stingy with his cards.

Actually, (and I'll post it in the Rules thread after the game), there are this many standard Failure Cards in the Deck:

Failure Cards_ (Play through Deck only once)
1-point Failure (26)
2-point Failure (12)
3-point Failure (4)

If you care to go back through the posts, you can 'count the cards' and know exactly how many are left  =)

Hopefully you guys are almost out.

For single failure cards, the amount played is:

17

For double failure cards:

11

For triple:

1

It is statistically improbable that no one other then Cov holds the Three failure card.  Someone can stop him.

OK, CovElite posted in the thread above what he's up to.

QUOTE
>>>I hear the Doctor in the Servants Quarters and use, my 3 free moves to run down there. I then Chase him through Servants Quarters, White Room, Hedge Maze, Carriage House, Piazza, Foyer, Drawing Room, Trophy Room, Green House, then to get rid of pesky Briar I move her with my Very Convenient Move-2 Card, then I continue the Chase, into the Green House, and through the Winter Garden, Wine Cellar and Kitchen to murder him.
I pounce on the Doctor and begin shoving bacon from my sandwiches, down his throat and I grab out a * from a near by counter top and prepare to run him through. "DIE YOU SATANIC MADMAN!"<<<

After Chasing Dr. Lucky through the house and shoving Briar_Rose into the Carriage House Tentacles (I need Cards from Briar) - he stops in the Kitchen to murder Dr. Lucky with a Sharp Knife~3!

Need 3 Failure Cards...

* Snip

Can anyone stop Cov?

One sec

Okay so everyone's saying they're out and I dunno if they're lying or if Cov's rolling in fail cards. Anyways, play 3 1 point fail cards.

* Snip

Dr. Lucky proves harder to feed bacon than CovElite reckoned – the old man squirms away and by the time CovElite grabs the Sharp Knife~3, his fingers are so slippery with bacon grease, that it fumbles from his grasp before he can use it.

Dr. Lucky runs off shrieking – “The Shoggoth loves bacon! You’ll see! Mwuhahahahahaha!”

CovElite is FOILED!

The Mansion still shakes and it feels like the ceiling could start caving in at any moment – Tentacles large and small slither through the walls – Choose your rooms!

Maybe these Shoggoth aren't so bad after all.

I'm going to stay in the Lancaster Room this round.

Psst! Hey Briar...

They're all ganging up on you behind your back. They're totally jealous that you got a holiday beard (even if it was swiped by a Tentacle) and they didn't.

Why, even now, Aman is PMing everyone and telling them that you're the whole reason the Tentacles developed a taste for facial hair in the first place - and if it wasn't for you, he'd still have his glorious mustache!

Or maybe I'm wrong and you're just being paranoid...

Not going to give anything away, but I have received PM's from Aman concerning this game.

GASP!!!

I knew it! He's such a cheater!

...oh wait, no... colluding via PM is totally allowed in this game - Sorry Briar 

Wait..... PMs are allowed in this game?.... I was certain I was cheating like a bastard.

Quote Rules (just ask blob, he'll vouch for me)
>>>I’ll us PMs to Update you on your Card Hands each Round and to pass notes. You are free to collude with each other via PMs if you think it would help, but please do post a lot in the game itself. Role Playing is encouraged and funny/entertaining stuff can earn you a free Unique game Cards that you can use to screw over the other Players.<<<

>.>    Aman is totally 'cheating like a bastard' even if it is technically allowed    <.<

LOL!

Just wait until I figure out a way to cheat in this game!

Though I would love to stay in the kitchen to protect the bacon, the Shoggoth will soon be drawn towards its scent so I will stay in the Green House to sulk.

I will head towards the trophy room. I need to weep for a while, because of my destroyed trophy.

Haha this post got me (I know it's old, but I've been wrapped up in the Xbox and just haven't logged on :P)

While the idea that I would ever gang up on anyone is pure treachery, Briar did cause my mustache to be snatched....

Yeah, you got me. I was just jealous 'cos I couldn't grow a mustache. Piazza for me. 

Im going to the winter garden.always wanted to see real snow.there is snow there right?

Loads.

Theres no snow ill just go to the south west hall to weep

Loads and loads and loads of snow.

Oh no! Cov - you're surrounded haha!

Wait does the southwest hall or winter harden cover the green house door

Winter garden does cover the green house.

Random Move:
ugilick to Hedge Maze

(stand by for Madness!)...

Lol they all think I am going to get the focus again lol.

Ha, that wasn't in my mind at all. I just wanted to re-enter the trophy room. Couldn't think of another move.

Dont listen Cov - they're all Dr. Lucky's evil minions, trying to trap you so they can feed you to the Shoggoth!

That make perfect sense! We haven't seen the cultist so they must be the cultist!

I would never do that. After all, it stole my mustache!

Maybe you didn't want your mustache to do all the dirty work and sent it to chill in the Shoggoth's game room while you went out to do Cov in...

My mustache is a deadly weapon, it would make killing Cov much easier.

* Snip

As everyone tries to find Dr. Lucky, while simultaneously avoiding lumbering tentacles bursting in through walls, Dr. Lucky walks into the Foyer.

You can hear him chuckling, as even more tentacles reach into the Servant’s Quarters, then the Hedge Maze with ugilick, and finally the Lancaster Room with playa988 (Damn, they really must love bacon haha!)…

Briar_Rose gets the Round 11 Focus!

(I need a single Failure Card or two other Cards of your Choice from ugilick and playa988)

PMing new Card Hands now...

Yippie!

I use my free move to pop into the Foyer with Dr Lucky. "Cure you foul Doctor! You will pay for what you did to my glorious beard! ... And Aman's mustache of course. We're all real sad about that. Take this!" And with that, I bitch slap that jerk across the face like a boss!

Bitch Slap ~ 4

Well Cov? You are the last one with failure cards here. I'm out clean. Unless you want to lose when you have such a clear advantage, I'd be posting the failure cards about now.