Game: Pokemon Hangman v.76 (MA)

[mr_pikachu]

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT: The other workers and I have decided that, due to her steadfast dedication to Pokemon Hangman and her facilitation of several game-related matters, Lady Vulpix will henceforth join the worker staff for Pokemon Hangman. Welcome to the team, Gabi!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Official Pokemon Hangman Randomizer has been updated. Be sure to check it out. Here is the link to it: The Official Pokémon Hangman Randomizer. If you select an Unown plushie using the Official Pokémon Hangman Randomizer, it will also name what Unown form has been selected in parentheses, like "UNOWN (A)" or "BURMY Steel." Don't include this extra letter, extra word, or extra symbol in the puzzle, however. Just tell the winner what the form is when you award the plushie!

Pokémon Hangman v.76
Little_Pikachu approved

Game Founder / Rules Creator: Jay
Rules Editor For This Version: mr_pikachu
Hosts: mr_pikachu, Number1ChanseyFan, Shadow Wolf, Lady Vulpix

I'm sure we've all played hangman when you're bored, or at least heard of it. Pokemon Hangman was first created by Mist who is associated with the Charmander Central Club in giving out "plushies" as prizes for people who guessed correctly. People began big collections of these "plushies" when this game was first introduced to PCG, and I hope that people will extend their big collections, or even start them, today.

Rules
Newest rules in Light Blue

The rules of Hangman are fairly straight-forward. If you don't know them, then watch a few people post and we're sure you'll get the hang of it. *sigh*

But we do have specific rules that we need to follow to make the game slightly trickier. You may only post a maximum of THREE single letter guesses per person before you must guess the name of the Pokemon. This rule is subject to change. But for now it's THREE and only THREE single letter guesses per person, per round. This shouldn't be too hard to follow. If you notice someone that has made more than three single letter guesses then you should be smart and tell them so.

On each new puzzle, no player may guess a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U) until they have guessed at least one consonant. However, anyone may make Pokemon guesses before guessing a consonant.

When someone guesses the word correctly it is their turn to think of a Pokemon for others to guess. Please make sure you don't mess up for other people's sake - Double check to see if a letter is present in the Pokemon's name you're doing before you post to avoid mistakes. Also, if it's your turn, try and pick a Pokemon that hasn't already been done. You don't need to always pick evolved forms. The rarity of each plushie should remain the same so we have a nice mix. You may only win a maximum of three plushies per 24-hour-period - This is to prevent a certain group of people called plushie hogs grabbing all the stuff every second turn. (Each new day begins 24 hours after you've won the first of the three plushies.)

Even if you win three plushies you may still play. However, if you win after you've exceeded the limit you must either A) give the plushie to someone else who is less fortunate or B) do not take the plushie as a prize. Just make sure everyone has a fair go too!

Legendaries can be won here, but only a worker may award them. Anyone else may not. If this were possible we'd have legendaries popping up everywhere, and they deserve some rarity. Specialized plushies may also be won here, like a Shiny Claydol, or a Pikachu with a Blue Scarf... the list continues, and only the workers may give them out. You won't know if you've won one of these very rare plushies until you win the plushie.

The only pokemon that aren't allowed to be done by the players here are: Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres, Mew, Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Raikou, Suicune, Entei, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Jirachi, Deoxys, Groudon, Kyogre, Latios, Latias, Rayquaza, Uxie, Azelf, Mesprit, Heatran, Regigigas, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Cresselia, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo, Landorus, Tornadus, Thundurus, Meloetta and Genesect. All others are fine.

Some Pokemon have unusual characters in their names. The following is a guide to show how we display those Pokemon in Hangman puzzles:

*Ho-oh - HOOH(4 letters)
Mr. Mime - MRMIME(6 letters)
Mime Jr. - MIMEJR(6 letters)
Porygon Two - PORYGON2(8 letters)
Porygon Z - PORYGONZ(8 letters)
Nidoran Female - NIDORANF(8 letters)
Nidoran Male - NIDORANM(8 letters)
Farfetch'd - FARFETCHD(9 letters)

* - Since Ho-oh is a legendary, only a worker may award it. But this could be useful if you see a worker giving a four-lettered puzzle.

You are allowed a maximum of NINE incorrect guesses before it's Game Over, not per person, that includes everyone's incorrect guesses. Usually people guess the name before the nine incorrect guesses so don't worry. If no one guesses the Pokemon correctly by the quota then no one receives a plushie, and one of the workers must do the next puzzle. You don't get two turns in a row at it. You may only post one guess until the person posts an update of the current Pokemon.

Try and not be too idle, the workers would like the game to be fast moving. If you guess the Pokemon correctly and then you're going to be away for 2 weeks then don't wait until you get back because you'll most likely forget about the game. Give someone else a turn.

Right now, an incorrect letter is counted as 1 incorrect guess and incorrect Pokemon are also counted as 2 incorrect guesses. This is also subject to change later on to improve/decrease the difficulty, if any of the workers think it's needed.

Absolutely no editing your guess at the name or a letter. If you plan to edit your post and notice a late spelling mistake and want to change it then specify so. Don't use this as an excuse to change your guess because you might have someone who witnessed you with your previous guess. You'll be in big trouble then.

If it is your turn to post a puzzle, you have 48 hours to post or update the puzzle. In the case of updating, this applies to three situations:
1. When someone makes a letter guess, and it is in (or not in) the puzzle (this also applies to letter guesses in advance).

2. When someone makes a Pokemon guess, and it is wrong/right.

3. When you have yet to post after winning a plushie.

If you don't post 48 hours after any situation above, you will lose your turn, and one of the workers will start the next puzzle. (note: the 48 hour rule doesn't apply to the workers). This will keep the game running quickly.

When you are guessing the name of a Pokemon on anyone else's turn, you must spell the Pokemon correctly in order to win a plushie of that Pokemon. Example of this rule in action: Let's say someone guessed "Picachu" as their answer to a puzzle, and then another person afterword guesses "Pikachu." If the puzzle is indeed Pikachu, the person who posted second would get the plushie, since the first person spelled it wrong. So please try and avoid making this mistake every time you guess a Pokemon. As for a counter-example, if the man is close to hanging, a correct guess for the Pokemon that is spelled incorrectly will unfortunately make the man hang if there are 1 or 2 guesses remaining, so be careful about this.

Also, if it's your birthday, you're more than welcome to pick any plushie you want for your birthday (excluding legendaries), however, you cannot pick a shiny plushie, as they are obviously rarer than legendaries. When it is your birthday, just post here saying what regular coloured, non-legendary plushie you want and one of the workers will give you your plushie on their next post.


Plushies

What is a Plushie?

Plushies are soft toys. In this game, if you guess a Pokemon correctly you receive a soft toy of the Pokemon you guessed correctly.

What do I do with a Plushie?

Umm... look at them? They aren't really used for anything, mainly just a fun collecting sort of thing. That's all. Maybe one day they might be used for something, but that's a doubtful possibility. If you have a site it might be wise to put them on there to keep track of what you have. Or keep them on a word document.

I don't like my plushie! Can I trade with someone else?

Yes, you may as long as the other person agrees. If they don't want to trade with you then you should respect that. There are many others that may want to trade. Since this game was created long ago some people may already have a decent amount of plushies they might like to trade. You could try sending a PM/IM to one of them if you would like to trade or ask for a list of their plushies. Most people who play Expedia have plushies, so try trading with one of them, or you could start playing the game to extend your collection a different way.

Can I sell my plushies? Or buy one off someone?

No, you may not sell your plushies for CCPs or Stamps.

How many plushies am I allowed to own?

As many as you can win here. Just remember you can only win a maximum of three every 24-hour-period!

Final Words

ONLY post the names of Pokemon. No dictionary words! That is if you haven't been bothered to read the rules, which I recommend reading. There are almost 650 Pokemon to choose from so good luck!

If there's something you don't understand then ask Number1ChanseyFan, Shadow Wolf, Lady Vulpix, or me -- we bite but we'll still help. Or maybe someone else can help. Have fun! Your hosts and hostesses -- mr_pikachu, Number1ChanseyFan, Shadow Wolf, and Lady Vulpix

The man has been hung a total of forty-two (42) times

Here's the next puzzle!

_ _ S _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8

Good luck!

[Knight of Time]

Congratulations Gabi!

Well, I am pretty sure I have this plushie already, so let's see if I can make it easier for someone else to guess, with a G.

[mr_pikachu]

Indeed you can!


G _ S _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8

[Shadow Wolf]

Oh, could this be a Gastly?

EDIT: what? How can I forget this: Bienvenida al grupo Gabi.

[mr_pikachu]

Indeed it is! The Gastly is yours, Louis -- and yes, although I've said it elsewhere, welcome to the team, Gabi!

Louis, I'll take an R in advance.

[Fett One]

Congrats Gabi.

S please.

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks, everyone.

I'm in Rosario right now so I won't post any full word guesses until I get back because I can't easily update my plushie list anyway. But I can still help get things moving. Let's add an N to the pile.

[Knight of Time]

I might as well add a K to the list of advanced guesses.

[Shadow Wolf]

Thanks mr_pikachu!

OK, let's begin quickly:

_ _ S _ _ _ _ S ( 8 )

Incorrect: R,N,K

Remaining: 6

[Knight of Time]

Is this a Dusclops?

[Shadow Wolf]

Yes sir! A one-eyed ghost cyclops has been added to your collection

*hands over the Dusclops plushie*

N in advance.

[Knight of Time]

Thanks Shadow Wolf, this is a new one in my collection indeed.

Here's the next puzzle.

-------- (8)

Incorrect Guesses: N

Guesses Remaining: 8

[mr_pikachu]

I'll add an R here.

[Knight of Time]

I hope you don't mind adding more than one R, as there are two here.

--r----r (8)

Incorrect Guesses: N

Guesses Remaining: 8

[mr_pikachu]

This could be a Garbodor.

[Knight of Time]

It could be...
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...but it isn't I'm afraid.

--r----r (8)

Incorrect Guesses: N, Garbodor

Guesses Remaining: 6

[mr_pikachu]

Then I'll bet it's a Larvitar.

[Knight of Time]

And indeed it is!

'hands you the plushie'

R in advance, if you please.

[mr_pikachu]

Thanks, Kyle! Here's the next puzzle.


_ _ _ _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8


Good luck!

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, lesse if an E will appear before me.

[mr_pikachu]

Invisible E's are fun.


_ _ _ _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, well if this letter isn't in the puzzle, I think someone else will have to take over the chase, if you get what I mean...is there an O?

[mr_pikachu]

I get what you mean, but perhaps you'll be able to continue after all....


_ _ _ _ O _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7

[Knight of Time]

Well, I might as well throw in a Pokemon guess...Latios?

[mr_pikachu]

Ambitious, aren't we? Sadly, it didn't help you here.


_ _ _ _ O _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, Latios
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 5

[Knight of Time]

Alright, might as well try Dustox.

[mr_pikachu]

Perhaps, but actions do have consequences.


_ _ _ _ O _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, Latios, Dustox
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 3

[Knight of Time]

Well, if I'm wrong once more, this plushie will either be someone else's, or the man will hang...is it Chatot?

'is panting here, which isn't too common for me in Hangman anyway'

[Fett One]

How about Swalot?

[mr_pikachu]

Two guesses... aaaaaand the winner is...!

...

...

...Uh-oh.



M A C H O P (6)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, Latios, Dustox, Chatot, Swalot
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 0









Well. That's unfortunate.

Perhaps we can recover in the next puzzle...?


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N/A
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 9


Let's be a little more prudent this time, hmm?

[Shadow Wolf]

Ugh, haven't seen that in a while.

Let's begin with an N.

[mr_pikachu]

Actually, I think we should end with it.


_ _ _ _ _ _ N (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N/A
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 9

[Fett One]

How about a D?

[Shadow Wolf]

and I'll add an R.

[Knight of Time]

I might as well add a T...it's a shame the man hung, but oh well, I'm relieved it was one I already have.

[mr_pikachu]

We've already revealed more letters in this puzzle than we did the whole time in the last one.


_ _ _ R _ _ N (7)

Incorrect Guesses: D, T
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7


Y'know, assuming that the "number of times the man has hanged" figure in the first post of this thread is still accurate (which, to my knowledge, it is -- I did a fair bit of work to catch up on updating it a year or two ago), we've failed at a puzzle about one in every two versions. Such losses don't happen very often. Let keep them rare, shall we?

[Knight of Time]

Is this a Flareon?

[mr_pikachu]

Nope.


_ _ _ R _ _ N (7)

Incorrect Guesses: D, T, Flareon
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 5

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, well I already have both of the remaining possibilities here, so what about an E?

[mr_pikachu]

That's a bit better.


_ _ _ R E _ N (7)

Incorrect Guesses: D, T, Flareon
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 5