War in the Palace

Name: War in the Palace (WITP) Setup Size: Variable Players: ? Setup Type: Royal Variable Designer: PokerFace

War in the Palace is an Open Setup designed by PokerFace and taking its name from Assassin in the Palace by Kelly Chen.

Setup And Mechanics

• 1 Anarchist (doesn't know anyone, wins if both Heirs die, or is left alone with both heirs)
• 1 Heir Alpha (doesn't know anyone, wins if other heir and anarchist die)
• 1 Heir Beta (doesn't know anyone, wins if other heir and anarchist die)
• X Alpha Guards (knows Heir Alpha's identity and wins if that heir lives, other heir dies, and anarchist dies. Revealed as Guard)
• X Beta Guards (know Heir Beta's identity and wins if that heir lives, other heir dies, and anarchist dies. Revealed as Guard)

All guards are revealed as Guard instead of Alpha Guard or Beta Guard. This is done to conceal who was guarding who to all players until the game is over. It is possible for all players to die except for the 2 heirs. An example of this is if there are 5 players alive and then the Anarchist dies while killing all the remaining guards. This would leave only the heirs alive. In the event this occurs, the heirs will come to understanding and agree to rule the country as a team. This scenario is a happily ever after where the only loser of the game is the anarchist. The odds of this event happening are very slim, but it is still necessary to explain this outcome. The best values for how many guards per Heir have been found to be 2 or 3. This leads to 7 or 9 players total. 7 Players is likely more balanced than 9 players as it gives the kingdoms a better chance of victory and historically this game has most often been won by the Anarchist

Standard Role PMs

Heir Alpha

You are Heir Alpha. You win the game if you are alive, Heir Beta is dead, and the Anarchist is dead.

If the Heir Beta dies, you gain a 1-shot kill you can only use by messaging the mod directly during any non-twighlight phase. Simply message the mod saying Kill: Player

If the Anarchist dies, you gain a 1-shot kill you can only use by posting Kill: X in the game thread during any non-twighlight phase. Try to kill Hier Beta with it but be careful not to miss!

Heir Beta

You are Heir Beta. You win the game if you are alive, Heir Alpha is dead, and the Anarchist is dead.

If the Heir Alpha dies, you gain a 1-shot kill you can only use by messaging the mod directly during any non-twighlight phase. Simply message the mod saying Kill: Player

If the Anarchist dies, you gain a 1-shot kill you can only use by posting Kill: Player in the game thread during any non-twighlight phase. Try to kill Hier Alpha with it but be careful not to miss!

Guard

You are a Guard. XXX is your Heir. You believe them to be the one true ruler of your land. You win the game if XXX is alive, the other Heir is dead, and the Anarchist is dead.

If you die during the game, you will only be revealed as Guard; the mod will not reveal your Heir or alignment as alpha or beta.

If your Heir dies during the game, you will immediately be eliminated from the game as you have failed your win condition. Use your vote to figure out who is on your side and weed out the rest.

Anarchist

You are the Anarchist. You win the game if Heir Alpha is dead, and Heir Beta is dead. You don't have to be alive to win this way.

You can also win the game if all the guards die and only you and both Heirs are alive.

If you die during the game, the game will enter a Special Twighlight Phase where the game thread is locked. Only during this Special Twilight Phase are you able to kill anyone

If Heir Beta and Heir Alpha are both alive at the start of the Special Twighlight Phase, you will be granted 2 kills you can use on 2 players by messaging the mod directly Kill: Player, Kill: Player

If only one of those Heirs is alive at the start of the Special Twighlight Phase, you will be granted 1 kill you can use on 1 player by messaging the mod directly Kill: X

Completed Games

From PokerFace's Wiki

• WITP 1 The first WITP game was technically AITPPPP3 but it was lost in a server crash. This was the first recorded WITP without AITPPPP flavor. I guess you can call it 1.0 or the second WITP game? Don't know if two halves make a hole, but when the assassin blows everything up nothing really matters!

• WITP 2 Like the very first WITP this one ran well. And unlike the second, there were no player errors. The assassin fairly won in a very entertaining game

• WITP 3 The Final Chapter! The war between Lady Gaga and PokerFace comes to a close as a new face arrives on the scene. He wants respect for the song about him and will do whatever it takes. Alejandro is here to steal the show and be the Judas that wins it all. But that's not the only twist. This game will not be an ordinary AITP game. It's War in the Palace 3, AITPPPP 3 REMIXED! Uncrashed second running of AITP 3 where Majiffy won as the assassin

• WITP 4 With remakes abandoned we return to classic WITP Flavor. Had some replacement issues in this one. I made some perhaps ill time mod kills. Should have done a re-roll of the setup at the start when 9 players became 6 and then 7, but in the end there was no true harm on the setup. So the game went well with the living players as the Assassin did not win this time. One of the kings survived the suicide bombing while the other did not.

• WITP 5 Another 7 player running of WITP with its classic flavor. Assassin play was awesome in this one as was the play of some guards and a king with no guards. Ultimately the assassin prevailed as the heirs could not work together to eliminate him early on. The more info the Assassin gets the more likely the Assassin is to win

• Superbowl In the Palace 7 player running of WITP themed around Superbowl 56. Its Rams vs Bengals vs Tom Brady. Joe Burrow and Mathew Stafford are kings and Tom Brady is the Assassin. Tom Brady won this game. Who gets tom brady an 8th ring with the help of Rob Gronkowski spiking the ball twice

• Superbowl In the Palace 2 Another 7 player running of WITP themed around Superbowl 56. Its Rams vs Bengals vs Tom Brady. Joe Burrow and Mathew Stafford are kings and Tom Brady is the Assassin. Tom Brady won this game. Peta Pan gets tom brady an 9th ring with the help of Rob Gronkowski spiking the ball twice