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Pozymandias·6/27/2019 in The Genius IV

As one player has won two matches first, we will now end the game.

The winner of 703 The Genius IV - Press Start is...

Phoenix!

This concludes the fourth season of 703's The Genius Game. Congratulations to Phoenix for his impressive victory and to all of this season’s contestants for their great performances. This season featured many incredibly hard-fought matches and exciting moments! Lastly, thank you to all the players and viewers who faithfully watched this season unfold, and to my wonderful co-hosts John and Toby for all the hard work they've put in over the past few months. Until we mount our next adventure, this is your lovely Dealer Nuna Josephine, saying Auf Wiedersehen.

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Pozymandias·6/26/2019 in The Genius IV

The Final Match - Round 2

The winner of the first game of the finals, Order of Operations, is Phoenix.

We will now reveal the second game is…

In Hive, you must attempt to capture your opponent’s queen bee while preventing your own Queen from being captured.

In Hive, both players will have 11 hexagonal pieces: 3 grasshoppers, 3 ants, 2 beetles, 2 spiders, and 1 queen bee (pictured below from left to right).

Play begins with one player placing a piece on the gameboard, following with the second player placing a piece adjacent to the first piece edge-to-edge with the first. After this, players will take turns interacting with pieces on the board. There will be a 4-minute time limit for your turn.

There are two actions you may take during your turn: The first is to add a piece to the board. When you place a new piece onto the board, it must be touching the edge of only your own pieces – it cannot touch your opponents’ pieces even if it is also touching your own. Your Queen Bee must be placed within the first 4 turns of the game, all other pieces can be added at any point throughout the game. You do not have to place all of your pieces on the board, however, once a piece has been placed on the board, it cannot be removed.

The second action is to move one of your pieces already on the board. You cannot move pre-existing pieces if your queen bee has not yet been placed on the board. Each of the five different types of tiles has a different pattern of movement and will be discussed as follows:

The Queen Bee can move one space in any direction into any unoccupied space.

The Beetle can also move one space in any direction, but it can move onto occupied spaces as well as unoccupied ones. If a beetle moves onto an occupied space, it will cover the piece that previously occupied that space. A covered piece cannot move. There is no limit to the number of pieces that can be stacked upon one another.

The Grasshopper can jump any number of pieces in a straight line to the next unoccupied space. A grasshopper cannot jump over an unoccupied space.

The Spider can move 3 spaces during its turn through unoccupied spaces it shares direct contact with. The spider cannot backtrack on itself or move less than 3 spaces

The Ant can move from its position to any other position around the board.

However, there are a few movement restrictions that all pieces must abide by. All pieces must be interlinked with each other – you cannot make a move that would separate the hive into multiple fragments (this includes moves that un-link and re-link the hive.) The Ant, Spider, and Queen Bee cannot be moved in a non-sliding motion; that is, if a piece is surrounded to the extent where it cannot slide into or out of a position, it cannot be moved that way. This does not apply to pieces being placed onto the board, provided all other conditions are met. If you cannot conduct a valid move or add a piece to the board, you will skip your turn until you are able to do so or the game is over.

The game will end when one player’s Queen Bee is completely surrounded by pieces of any colour; the player whose Queen Bee was surrounded will be declared the loser and the other player will be declared the winner of Hive.

I will now reveal the items available during this game.

The first item is the Queen Bee Extension. With this item, you will be allowed to extend the number of turns you have to place your Queen Bee by 2 turns.

The second item is the Tile Swap. This item will allow you to, instead of taking your turn normally, allow you to swap any two of your tiles, provided all other rules permit them to move.

The last item is the Tile Transform. This item will take any tile in your reserve besides the Queen Bee and transform it into any other tile except the Queen Bee.

The Queen Bee Extension item was assigned to Devin, who gave it to Phoenix.

The Tile Swap item was assigned to Gevonte, who gave it to Nathaniel.

The Tile Transform item was assigned to Pory, who gave it to Nathaniel.

As this is a live match, it is up to the two of you to negotiate a time for this game to occur. Phoenix, you still have your Item Negator; Nathaniel, you still have your Item Duplicator.

With that, begin the match!

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Pozymandias·6/18/2019 in The Genius IV

The Final Match

Welcome to the finals of 703’s The Genius Game IV.

Rhiannon was eliminated in the last round; Phoenix and Nathaniel have advanced to the finals.

We have prepared a total of 3 games for the finals. The first player to win 2 games will be our champion.

We will also provide all 11 of the eliminated players an opportunity to help the player they wish to support in the final match. There are 11 game items in front of you; these items will be used by the two finalists to gain an edge in the game. Each contestant has already been randomly assigned one of these 11 items, and will be able to privately give one to the finalist they support – Phoenix or Nathaniel. Any items not given out will not be given to either finalist.

The three games for the Final Match will be revealed after item selection is complete. With that, begin selections!

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Pozymandias·6/18/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #11 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

The player who has taken control of every country on the map and won Border Control is...

Nathaniel!

Congratulations, you have advanced to the finals of The Genius IV.

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Rhi, this means that you have been eliminated in the eleventh round. Please return your name tag.

Here’s the final board for Border Control.

To both players still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the final stage. This concludes Round 11.

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Pozymandias·6/8/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #10

Welcome to your next death match.

In the Death Match, elimination is on the line. The three players in the Death Match will compete in a one-on-one-on-one duel, where two winners will advance to the semifinal, while one loser will be out of the game.

Without further ado, your three way death match is…

In Circumnavigation, you will try to find a path through a 4x4 grid of arrows from the starting city to the ending city, stopping at every city along the way.

At the start of a round, a grid will be revealed, along with the cities you will start (green) and end (yellow, with a star) in. Each city besides the ending city contains an arrow. The arrow dictates your direction of travel; you may travel to any city that the arrow in the city you are currently in points to. For example, in the grid below, you can travel to any of Tehran, Rome, and Mexico City from the starting city London. Grids may contain black squares, which you may not land on or use as part of your solution; in other words, you must find a path involving only the squares with cities on them.

The goal of each round is to find a path from the starting city to the ending city, stopping at every city along the way. In the example above, the solution is: (1) London -> Rome -> Caracas -> Tehran -> New Delhi -> Paris -> New York -> Mexico City -> Moscow -> Cairo -> Seoul -> Sydney -> Berlin -> Beijing -> Vancouver -> (16) Pretoria.

In addition to the grid being revealed at the start of a round, a question will be asked pertaining to the grid’s solution. For example, if, for the above grid, the question revealed was, “What is the seventh city in the path?”, then the correct answer would be New York.

Once the grid and question are revealed, players have 4 minutes to buzz in with an answer to the question. If no one buzzes in within 4 minutes, or no player provides a correct answer in 4 minutes, the grid is discarded, and the next round will commence. If you believe you know the answer to the question, you may send your answer to the DM chat. If correct, you will earn 1 point, and the next round will start. If wrong, you will lose 1 point, and cannot attempt to answer again for 20 seconds.

After 15 rounds, the two player with the most points win. If there is a tie for last place after 15 rounds, the tied players will play additional grids until we have two players confirmed to advance. The winning players will advance to the semifinals, while the losing player will be the tenth person eliminated from The Genius IV.

As this is a live match, it is up to the three of you to determine a time for this match to occur.

With that, begin the match!

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Pozymandias·6/8/2019 in The Genius IV

Main Match #10 - Results

Your Main Match is now over, and we will now formally acknowledge the results.

The final player to keep both of their influences and therefore has won Coup is….

Nathaniel!

Congratulations, Nathaniel, you have earned the Sole Token of Life and will advance to Round 11.

As was stated previously, the three players without a Token of Life are all joint Elimination Candidates and will attend the Death Match together.

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Tyler, Phoenix, Rhi: Your death match will be up shortly.

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Pozymandias·6/7/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #9 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

The player who has achieved four in a line and won Russian Janggi is...

Rhi!

Congratulations, you have advanced to the tenth round of The Genius IV.

Pory, this means that you have been eliminated in the ninth round. Please return your name tag.

Here was the final board. Pory played Green, Rhi played Black.

To the four players who are still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the next stage. This concludes Round 9.

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Pozymandias·6/4/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #9

Welcome to your ninth Death Match.

In the Death Match, elimination is on the line. The winning player will advance to the Final Four and continue to participate in The Genius. The losing player will be the next player to be eliminated from the game and join the spectators in the Viewing Lounge.

Pory, the Elimination Candidate, has made his decision. The player without a Token of Life who will join Devin in the Death Match is...

Rhi.

Pory and Rhi, your Death Match is...

In Russian Janggi, players will compete in a 4x4 grid where they must align four pieces in a line.

Each player will receive 3 playing pieces in 4 sizes (from least to greatest size: small, medium, large, and super), for 12 pieces total. During your turn, you may perform one of three actions – You may put a new piece on the grid, you may move one of your pieces already on the grid, or you may have one of your pieces cover another piece.

If you put a new piece on the grid, it must be placed on an empty space. You cannot play a lesser sized piece if it would outnumber the amount of the next greatest size piece on the grid (for example: if you have already played 2 super, 2 large, 1 medium, and 1 small, you could place a super or medium piece on the grid, but not large or small.) Pieces cannot be taken off the board once placed.

If you move one of your pre-existing pieces, you may move it to any empty space on the grid. If the piece you move was covering another piece, that piece will become uncovered.

Your other action is that you may cover a piece. This is done by moving a piece onto a space which is currently occupied by another piece. You can cover either yours or your opponent’s piece, but you can only cover a smaller size piece (e.g. a super piece can cover small, medium, or large, but not another super). If you cover, you must do so by moving one of your pieces already on the grid. However, if your opponent has three pieces in a line, you may cover using a new piece.

When one player has four pieces of their colour form a straight line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, that player will be declared the winner of Russian Janggi, while the loser will become the ninth player eliminated from The Genius.

With that, begin the Match!

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Pozymandias·6/1/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #8

Welcome to your eighth Death Match.

In the Death Match, elimination is on the line. The winning player will advance to Round 9 and continue to participate in The Genius. The losing player will be the eighth player to be eliminated from the game and join the spectators in the Viewing Lounge.

Devin, the Elimination Candidate, has made his decision. The player without a Token of Life who will join Devin in the Death Match is...

Rhi.

Devin and Rhi, your Death Match is...

In Seven Blooms, you will gift cards to your opponent and secure cards for yourself in order to win the patronage of up to seven different florists to beautify your restaurants.

Each florist specialises in one particular bloom, some worth more points than others. Worth 2 points are Violet, Daisy, and Lavender. Worth 3 points are Carnation and Rose. Worth 4 points is Tulip, and worth 5 points is Sakura. A player wins if, at the end of the round, they have won four different florists, or at least 11 points worth of florists. If at the end of the round, one player has 4 florists, and the other has 11 points, the player with 11 points will win.

The game is played with a deck of 21 cards. Each florist has cards equal to its point value in the deck. At the beginning of a round, both players will receive 6 cards, and 1 card will be secretly removed from the deck. At the start of the Match, the Appointed Opponent will select which player will lead in the odd rounds, and which will lead in the even rounds. Each player's turn has identical structure - you will draw one card, and then select one action. There are four available actions, and each player must perform all four actions exactly once during a round. The actions are:

Secret: The player selects one card from their hand, and secretly removes it from their hand. This card will be scored at the end of the round.

Trade-Off: The player selects two cards from their hand, and secretly removes them. These cards will not be scored at the end of the round.

Gift: The player selects three cards from their hand, and reveals them. Their opponent will choose one card to score, the player will score the remaining two.

Competition: The player selects four cards from their hand, and offers them to their opponent in two pairs. Their opponent will select one pair to score, the player scores the remaining pair.

Once each player has taken four turns, the deck and both players' hands will be empty, and the round will conclude. Both players' Secret cards will be revealed, and scoring will commence. At the beginning of the game, all seven florists are Neutral. If, at the end of the round, a player has scored more cards of a certain florist than their opponent, that florist will be won by that player. If both players have scored the same number of cards for a florist, the florist stays in its current position. This means that once one player wins a florist, it may never become Neutral again.

If, at this point, one player has either won 4 florists or has won 11 points worth of florists, their restaurant is now so fabulously beautiful that they will be declared the winner of the Death Match, and their opponent will be eliminated from The Genius.

With that, begin the Match!

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Pozymandias·5/31/2019 in The Genius IV

Main Match #8 - Results

Your main match has ended, and the results are now in!

With 28 points, the winner of Tetratory II is...

Phoenix! Again!

Congratulations, Phoenix, for your unprecedented 7th Main Match victory. You have received 2 Tokens of Life and will advance to Round 9.

The Elimination Candidate with 2 points is...

Devin.

Devin, as the Elimination Candidate, you must select a player without a Token of Life to play against in the upcoming Death Match.

Here are the results of On Tetratory II, plus the grids for the final day.

Everyone else, please await the Death Match post.

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Pozymandias·5/21/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #6 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

The winner of Spangles is….

Rhi!
Congratulations, you have advanced to the Seventh Round of The Genius IV.

Gevonte, this means that you have been eliminated in the Sixth Round. Please return your name tag.

Here are the results of Spangles. Rhi played green, Gevonte played black.

To the seven players who are still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the next stage. This concludes Round 6.

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Pozymandias·5/15/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #5

Welcome to your fifth Death Match.

In the Death Match, elimination is on the line. The winning player will advance to Round Six and continue to participate in The Genius. The losing player will be the fifth player to be eliminated from the game and join the spectators in the Viewing Lounge.

The Elimination Candidate, Tyler, has made his decision. The player without a Token of Life who will join him in the Death Match is...

Rexxy.

Tyler and Rexxy, your Death Match is...

In Times Tables, players will attempt to find multiplication sequences on a number grid.

When a number grid such as the one pictured above is revealed, you must find a string of three consecutive numbers vertically, horizontally, or diagonally that form a line. You may not rearrange the numbers, use non-consecutive numbers, or use numbers that do not form a mathematically correct equation.

Please note that since you cannot rearrange numbers, the order of the multipliers does matter. As an example in the sample grid: 7x4 equals 28 would be an acceptable answer, while 4x7 equals 28 would be marked incorrect.

For example, in this picture, acceptable answers include the numbers shown in purple boxes, since those are all three consecutive numbers that form a multiplication equation. An example of an incorrect answer would be the numbers shown in the red box, as those numbers in order do not form a correct multiplication equation.

Players will alternate turns every 20 seconds, and if a player finds an equation during their turn, they may call out an equation they believe is correct. If the player has made a correct equation, they will earn 1 point. If they do not make an equation, the equation has already been called, or if the equation cannot be found on the grid, the player will lose 1 point. No points will be gained or deducted if no equation is called.

After an equation has been successfully called, the player will have 10 seconds to call “End”. End refers to when there are no equations remaining. If there are no more equations, the player who called End will earn 3 points and the round will conclude. End can also be called on a normal turn. If End is called while there are still equations, 1 point will be deducted and control will be passed to the opponent as usual. If one minute passes with neither player attempting to call an equation or End, the round will conclude.

The player with more points at the end of 8 rounds will win this Death Match and advance to the Next Round. If there is a tie after 8 rounds, we will play two more rounds as a tiebreaker.

With that, begin the Match!

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Pozymandias·5/4/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #3 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

In a final score of 26 to 15….

…the winner of The Fox in the Forest is….

Hunter!
Congratulations, you have advanced to the Fourth Round of The Genius IV.

Rhys, this means that you have been eliminated in the Third Round. Please return your name tag.

To the ten players who are still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the next stage. This concludes Round 3.

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Pozymandias·5/1/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #2 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

In a final score of 4 to -4….

…the winner of Order of Operations is….

Gevonte!
Congratulations, you have advanced to the Third Round of The Genius IV.

Emma, this means that you have been eliminated in the Second Round. Please return your name tag.

To the eleven players who are still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the next stage. This concludes Round 2.

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Pozymandias·4/29/2019 in The Genius IV

Main Match #2 - Results

All votes are in, and the Main Match is now over.

Before we reveal which player had the most votes, we will announce who the Bodyguard voted for. That player is..

Rhi.
All votes against Rhi will not count.

We will now reveal that in a vote of 8-2-1, the player who you have chosen to kill is….

Phoenix.

Phoenix’s role was….

The Tanner!
This means that Phoenix is the sole winner!

As the only player to complete his win condition, Phoenix must select another player who will become the Elimination Candidate. He must also select any player besides the elimination candidate to receive a Token of Life and join him in advancing to Round 3. The elimination candidate must then select any player without a Token of Life for the Death Match to determine the second player eliminated from The Genius IV.

Phoenix, you may make your decisions when ready. Everyone else, please await the Death Match post.

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A reply to Pozymandias

Pozymandias·4/27/2019

Pory has claimed card #7.

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Pozymandias·4/27/2019 in The Genius IV

Main Match #2

Welcome to your second main match.

Math was eliminated in the first round, and now there are 12 people remaining.

Your second main match is…

The interactions between werewolves and villagers make up One Night Ultimate Werewolf. The villagers will attempt to kill the werewolves, while the werewolves will attempt to avoid being killed.

Each player will claim 1 of 15 cards to determine his or her role. The three cards that are not selected will become the unused roles (A, B, and C) and will not be present, with A being the lowest number of the three, B being the middle, and C being the largest. Most of the roles will then activate their special abilities before the game begins. Each of these abilities also has an ability order, which will be the order in which their actions will be taken into effect (i.e. if the #8 Troublemaker and the #6 Robber both affect the same card, the Robber’s action will be treated as having taken place first, regardless of the order in which the players responded.)

After all abilities have been activated, the game will begin. When a player has decided who they wants to kill, each player may cast a vote for which player he would like to kill. Once a vote has been cast, it cannot be taken back, and the player with the most votes will be killed. In the event of a tie, all players in the tie will be killed. However, if no players receive multiple valid votes, no players will be killed. All votes will be publicly revealed at the end of the match. You cannot vote for yourself.

The players are all divided into one of two teams: The Village Team (designated in blue) and the Werewolf Team (designated in red). The Village Team will win if they kill at least 1 werewolf , while the Werewolf Team will win if no werewolves die. Also of note is the Tanner (designated in green), who is not on either team. The Tanner will only win if he dies; if the Tanner wins, the Werewolf team loses even if every werewolf survives. If there are no werewolves in play, the Village Team will win if no members of the Village Team or the Tanner die.

After everyone has cast their votes, it will be revealed which player(s) have been killed and which team has won. The members of the winning team will earn a Token of Life (if only 1 player wins, that player will be allowed to give a second Token of Life to any player except the Elimination Candidate). The winner(s) will select one of the match losers to become the Elimination Candidate, who must then pick another loser to play against in the Death Match.

Now that all of the rules are out of the way, we will now introduce the roles for the game. There is only 1 of each role in play. Note that some roles have been added, removed, or modified from the first two incarnations of this game.

To determine roles, you will all be selecting one of the following 15 cards, one for each of you plus three extra. On each card is one of the 15 roles that will be used for One Night Ultimate Werewolf. To claim a role, respond to the thread commenting “<Your name> claims card number <desired number>.” Players will be notified of their card as soon as it is selected. If any cards are left unpicked after 24 hours, they will be allocated randomly.

Players with abilities that require player input will be activated immediately. Players are forbidden to discuss their roles amongst each other until Day begins. Once all abilities have been activated, Day will begin and you may commence discussion and voting. Votes are due 48 hours after Day ends.

With that, begin the match!

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Pozymandias·4/27/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #1 - Results

The Death Match has ended, and the results are in.

The winner of Pylos is….

Ryan!
Congratulations, you have advanced to the Second Round of The Genius IV.

Math, this means that you have been eliminated in the First Round. Please return your name tag.

Here is the final pyramid of Pylos – Ryan played white, Math played black.

To the twelve players who are still in the game, congratulations on advancing to the next stage. This concludes Round 1.

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Pozymandias·4/24/2019 in The Genius IV

Death Match #1

Welcome to your first Death Match.

In the Death Match, elimination is on the line. The winning player will advance to Round Two, and continue to participate in The Genius. The losing player will be the first player to be eliminated from the game and join the spectators in the Viewing Lounge.

The Elimination Candidate, Math, has made his decision. The player without a Token of Life that will be joining Math in the first death match is...

Ryan.

Ryan, and Math, your Death Match is...

In Pylos, the players will be placing differently coloured marbles in order to complete a 4 level pyramid. The player that places the final marble on the apex of the pyramid will be the victor of the Match. The key rule of building the pyramid is that no marble may ever rest upon an empty space under any circumstance.

The players will take alternate turns, in which they must take one of two actions - either placing a marble, or moving a marble. When placing a marble, you may either place it on the bottom layer of the pyramid, or place it above any completed 2x2 square. An example of a legal placement on the second layer of the pyramid is shown.

When moving a marble, you must select a marble that does not support any other marble, and may move it anywhere that a marble may be legally placed, that is on a higher level from where the marble originated.

After a marble has been placed, a bonus may occur. If a 2x2 square or a line of 4 marbles is completed where all such marbles are the same colour, that player may remove up to 2 of their marbles from the pyramid.

The player that places the final marble will be declared the victor, and move on to Round Two of 703’s The Genius. In an alternate situation, if a player is unable to play due to having no move-able marble and having exhausted their supply of 15 marbles, they will also lose the Match.

With that, begin the Match!

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Pozymandias·4/23/2019 in The Genius IV

Main Match #1 - Results

Your main match has ended, and the results are now in.

With 16 points, the winner of Brave the Elements is...

Phoenix!

Congratulations, you have earned two Tokens of Life and will advance to Round 2.

With 0 points, the Elimination Candidate is….

Math.

....or Tyler.

Tyler and Math, since the two of you came in joint last place, it will be up to the main match winner, Phoenix, to select which of you will be the elimination candidate. Phoenix will also have the power to select any player besides the elimination candidate to receive a Token of Life. The elimination candidate must then select any player without a Token of Life for the Death Match to determine the first player eliminated from The Genius IV.

Here are the results of Brave the Elements.

Everyone else, please await the Death Match post.

(Edited by Pozymandias)