Post by John on Dec 10, 2020 0:59:19 GMT
Hello everyone and welcome to today's challenge.
Individual Immunity is up for grabs this round for TWO players.
That's right two people will win Immunity. That is because you will be split up into two groups of four. These groups will be selected by random (will call the Skype chat).
Today's challenge is called "Love Letter". It is based on the card game of the same name. It is a game of risk, deduction and luck and your goal is to get your love letter into Princess Annette’s hands while deflecting the letters from competing suitors.
There are a total of 16 cards in play and one is removed from the deck at the beginning of the game and the others are shuffled. Every player gets 1 card and the remaining cards form a pile in the center of the table. Players take turns drawing one card (making two cards in hand) and discarding one card (going back to one card in hand). You must always have one card in your hand - if someone forces you to discard when it is not your turn, you still draw a card. If you are forced to discard but there are no cards left in the draw deck, you take the one card that was removed at the start of the round.
When you discard a card, you apply its effect (see below). The round ends either when there are no cards left in the deck for a player to draw or when all but one player are knocked out. The player holding the card with the highest rank earns 1 token. If there is a tie, the tiebreaker will be the sum of the value of the cards each player discarded in the game. If the tie remains, nobody gets a token. The first person to three tokens wins Immunity!
Here are the details of the different cards in play. (Value > Card > Effect > Amount In Deck)
8: Princess – If you discard the Princess— no matter how or why — You are knocked out of the round. (1 card)
7: Countess – Unlike other cards which take effect when discarded, the text on the Countess applies while she is in your hand. In fact, she has no effect when you discard her. If you ever have the Countess and either the King or Prince in your hand, you must discard the Countess. You do not have to reveal the other card in your hand. Of course, you can also discard the Countess even if you do not have a Prince or King in your hand. (1 card)
6: King – When you discard the King, trade the card in your hand with the card held by another player of your choice. You cannot trade with a player who is out of the round, nor with someone protected by the Handmaid. If all other players still in the round are protected by the Handmaid, this card does nothing (1 card)
5: Prince – When you discard the Prince, choose one player still in the round (including yourself). That player discards his or her hand and draws a new card. If the deck is empty, that player draws the card that was removed at the start of the round. If all other players are protected by the Handmaid, you must choose yourself. (2 cards)
4: Handmaid – When you discard the Handmaid, you are immune to the effects of other players’ cards until the start of your next turn. (2 cards)
3: Baron – When discarded, choose one other player still in the round. You and that player secretly compare your hands. The player with the lower rank is knocked out of the round. In case of a tie, nothing happens. If all other players still in the round are protected by the Handmaid, this card does nothing. (2 cards)
2: Priest – When you discard the Priest you can look at one other player’s hand. DO NOT reveal the hand to all players. (2 cards)
1: Guard – When you discard the Guard, choose a player and name a card value (other than 1). If that player has a card with that value, that player is knocked out of the round. If all other players still in the round are protected by the Handmaid, this card does nothing. (5 cards)
If you have any questions please let us know. We recommend you check out the following video for a more visual depiction of how the challenge works:
We will work with the groups to coordinate a time on Thursday to compete.
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GROUP A
ZAID vs JUJU vs LOUISE vs ABBY
GROUP B
MARISSA vs DANIELLE vs ROY vs CARSON
