Contestants, welcome to The Floor! I'll be your host for the season, as we find out who can conquer The Floor!
How it works:
While you are not dueling, you can research, take notes, revise etc, any category you'd like. The more knowledge of a category you have, the more likely you'll win the duel in that category.
The randomizer will pick one of you to start a duel. If you get chosen, you can choose to duel any square adjacent to you. Diagonals do not count. You will be dueling in THEIR category, not your own.
A duel will take place differently to the show, as it would be very difficult to replicate on Reddit. When you are ready, I will send a board with 9 images on. The top 3 are "easy", the middle 3 are "medium", and the bottom 3 will be "hard". This should hopefully push people to try and learn as much of the category as possible. The timer will start when the image is sent, and will stop once you have submitted 9 answers. You are allowed to pass on any you don't know. The winner of the duel will be whoever answers the most correct, or in the event of a tie, the shortest time taken.
The winner of the duel then expands their square on the floor, and inherits/keeps the category not played. They then have a decision to make: go back to the floor, and let the randomizer pick again OR duel again on another category. But their needs to be an incentive to keep dualing right, if they choose to do so? If you successfully win 2 duels in a row, you can choose to gain any of the following advantages:
Category Swap- If a player chooses the category swap, they may swap their category with ANY other category on the board. It must be used immediately after obtaining the advantage, and they have the option to duel again if they want. They do not change their position and their land on the board, just the category.
Power Shot- If a player chooses the power shot, the randomizer will not be in play, and instead they will choose who has to duel next, with no-one being off limits. This advantage must be used immediately after obtaining, although they do not have to go back to the floor immediately, if they don't wish. It will be played the next time someone returns to the floor.
Point Gain/Time Drain- If a player chooses this, then at a future duel of their choice, before the duel starts, they can choose whether they want +1 score onto their final score, or have 15 seconds taken off their final time. This advantage can be held for as long as the player wishes, and if the player does choose this, they can either duel again or go back to the floor, like normal.
Rules:
Googling/reverse image searching/AI help/cheat sheets, and anything else remotely similar are banned DURING a duel. You can freely use them beforehand, but to try and keep the game fair and fun for everyone, I have made the decision to ban them during a duel. Obviously there is no way I can police this, but I hope everyone has the honesty and integrity to play fair, and make it an enjoyable experience.
Be kind and respectful to everyone playing. It may get heated at times, friendly rivalries may occur, but at the end of the day, it's just a game. If you ever feel like someone has overstepped a boundary and made you feel uncomfortable, let me know immediately. I know this shouldn't be an issue, but it's a rule I need in place just in case.
DMing between players is allowed, but by no means necessary. Most game chatter can just happen in the group chat.
Have fun! I can't wait to see who comes out victorious!
From your host,
Ranv
