Game: Pokemon Hangman v.70 (MA)

[Number1ChanseyFan]

ANNOUNCEMENT: A hangman rule has been modified. Be sure to check it out players.

ANNOUNCEMENT: mr_pikachu has created a Pokémon randomizer that will help you pick a Pokémon when it is your turn to post a puzzle. This will help make sure that every Pokémon will have an equal oppourtunity of coming up. Here is the link to it: The Official Pokémon Hangman Randomizer

ANNOUNCEMENT: Randomizer Update! 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), 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.70
Little_Pikachu approved

Game Founder / Rules Creator: Jay
Rules Editor For This Version: Christen (Number1ChanseyFan)
Hosts: mr_pikachu, Number1ChanseyFan, Shadow Wolf

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 Yellow

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)

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 give them out. Anyone else may not. If this were possible we'd have legendaries popping up everywhere, and they deserve a 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 and Arceus. 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 ten 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 spelt 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 500 Pokemon to choose from so good luck!

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

The man has been hanged a total of forty times

I will go ahead and get the next puzzle started.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: None.

Guesses Remaining: 9.

[Shadow Wolf]

70 versions, awesome!

N please.

[Fett One]

I would like a S

[Crazy Elf Boy]

T please

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Wow, not off to a great start on this one!!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N, S, T.

Guesses Remaining: 6.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

E please

[Number1ChanseyFan]

4 up, 4 down.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N,S, T, E.

Guesses Remaining: 5.

[Fett One]

How about a M?

[Crazy Elf Boy]

There has to be an A

[Number1ChanseyFan]

An A is a step in the right direction.

_ _ _ A _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N, S, T, E, M.

Guesses Remaining: 4.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Since there are two options and you are a worker I am going to guess the Legendary Jirachi.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Nope, this isn't the legendary wishmaking Pokemon. Hopefully if you make another Pokemon guess you are correct when you say that there is only one more option, because another incorrect Pokemon guess would be the end of our man.

_ _ _ A _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N, S, T, E, M, Jirachi.

Guesses Remaining:2.

[Shadow Wolf]

Actually, Now there are two options left, so, in order to figure out this one, I'll go for Cristhen's first letter

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Hopefully this will make things a little safer.

_ _ _ A C _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N, S, T, E, M, Jirachi.

Guesses Remaining: 2.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Is this Pikachu then?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Yeppers, Pikachu is the answer, congrats on winning a Pika plushie!!

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Thanks.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: N/A
Guesses LEft: 9

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will start with a C this time.

[Fett One]

How about a S?

[Crazy Elf Boy]

No C no S sorry

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S
Guesses Left: 7

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Ok I will try an R this time.

[Fett One]

I'll try a H

[Crazy Elf Boy]

No H's or R's

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R
Guesses Left: 5

[Number1ChanseyFan]

My final letter guess for this puzzle will be an N.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

No N's sorry

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R, N
Guesses Left: 4

[Shadow Wolf]

I'll go for an L here.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

No L's

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R, N, L
Guesses Left: 3

[Shadow Wolf]

Impressive, a lot of letters have been guessed, and still no hit. I'll go for a P now.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Oh Damn you have guessed a letter which exists

_ _ _ _ P _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R, N, L
Guesses Left: 3

[Fett One]

Is it Ambipom?

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Not it isn't

_ _ _ _ P _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R, N, L, Ambipom
Guesses Left: 1

[Fett One]

Well, I'm stumped. Every other 7 letter pokemon that I can think of that has a P at the third to last spot has either an R or a N or multiple P's.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

I double checked and triple checked. There are no mistakes.

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, I believe I still have one more letter guess, so can you put an M on the firsy spot?

[Crazy Elf Boy]

I believe I can

M _ _ _ P _ _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: C, S, H, R, N, L, Ambipom
Guesses Left: 1

[Fett One]

Is it Metapod? I went over the list of pokemon 10 times yet somehow I completely missed Metapod.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Damn I thought this man would get hung, but yes it is Mr. Metapod. S in advance please.

[Shadow Wolf]

Wishing the death of someone else, CEB, is a...

MORTAL SIN!!!

J/K

N in advance please, and nice rescue Fett.

[Fett One]

_ _ _ _ _ N _ (7)

Incorrect Guesses: S

Guesses Remaining: 8

[Crazy Elf Boy]

E please.