I am currently in the process of sending out character details and sign-up information to all players. Please check your email/other accounts that were put as your contact details on the initial application. I will be sending all details to these locations.

If you haven't received anything, you may still be in the game; I just haven't gotten around to every character write-up yet. I'm hoping to have all character bios and sign-up details sent out by Sunday night. I still have around 1/3rd left to send.

If you have yet to create a character and you want to, please contact me so we can discuss. Otherwise I'll produce an opt out character and send it across.

If you receive a character bio, please drop me a reply to confirm that you are happy to play this character.

All character details have now been sent out. Please check your given contact details (including junk mail folders for email) for your character information. If you have had no correspondence from me regarding the status of your application, please get in touch at one of the points listed on the contact details thread.

The pre-game will begin on April 24th, this Friday. This will last 48 hours. Everybody must sign up in this period. Anybody who fails to sign up will be sadly removed from the game, as it has to proceed. This will be followed by the first game phase which will also be 48 hours. Every phase after that will be approximately 24 unless otherwise stated.

Please take this time to familiarise yourself with the game rules. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. Please remember that this is an anonymous game and out of game discussion is forbidden at all times. Do not discuss your involvement in the game with anybody else, as this is an important aspect of the game experience, and could skew the game balance.

On April 24th, you will be able to register an account from approximately 1 PM EST onwards. On creating your account, you will not have access to any additional sections of the board and the forum will be "locked down" to prevent viewing of active user lists and member details.

After registering, I will introduce your character in the pre-game thread, after which I will grant you access to post in there as well as provide you with journal access. Roles will not be given out until Phase 1. The pre-game is purely to ease people into the game mode and to introduce characters before the real game begins.

Please be aware that the process of introducing and updating characters will take time, and so there may be a delay from the time you register to the time you are able to participate. I will try to process these as quickly as I can.

Thanks for signing up to the game, and I hope you enjoy it!

Just to clarify since there's a little confusion: Win conditions work differently this game.

Roles are not assigned with given win conditions, win conditions are separate from role. As you progress through the game, win conditions will become available in one of three ways:

1.) You will receive one in your journal.
2.) You will receive one in your group's phase update thread.
3.) You will receive one in the GMC console.

A win condition in the GMC console applies to all players. A win condition in the phase update thread only applies to that group. A win condition in your journal applies only to you as a player.

With all of your available win conditions as they are unlocked, you will be able to choose which one you want to opt for. These choices are not set in stone, and you can change and opt for a different win at any point.

Phase 1 update will have to be delayed 24 hours. Apologies, something came up. I've been ill all day and am falling behind.

On a par with the delays so far there have been some additional delays with updates with journals/actions etc. I'll be able to return to a regular schedule as of tonight.

Due to what has been an incredibly hectic week, I am going to be away for the weekend and will be unable to update. The game will progress through to Phase 4, with an earlier phase end time than normal as I need to reign it back into a time which is more reasonable in GMT.

Phase 5 will not kick off until Monday evening. It's a holiday weekend in the UK and I'm going to be away without much internet access. I will try if possible to update, but I think it's unlikely that I will.

After this weekend, things will level out considerably. Apologies for the incredibly shaky start, the game just coincided with a difficult spell of issues I had to deal with outside of it.

Reminder to all players:
Anything at all involving items (taking, using, trading) goes in your Inventory thread.

Anything at all involving Roles goes in your role thread.

Anything else goes in your action thread.

Due to the turbulent start, I'm trying not to be too strict enforcing this. However there are a lot of things to take stock of, and I can't guarantee I won't miss actions you post in the wrong thread.

I'm short on time for today's updating, but I'll be going through and updating player's on every available win condition they have in their journal before too much longer.

Another delay again last night! Apologies once again. Phase change will occur tonight at expected time.

Mission Control is currently in the midst of (another) critical situation. We apologise for the delay.

Just a quick update to apologise once more for the delays. I am aware how much they harm people's investment and immersion in the game, how tedious it is to wait around and how it's easy to drift out of interest. I only hope the effects of this aren't too drastic.

In addition to this, delays unbalance things slightly as the quick phase turnaround is intended to make players decide actions quickly with little time to work out alternative plans. The fast pace is intended for this reason.

Unfortunately I am in the midst of some difficult life circumstances at the moment, which came around just before the game was due to launch. My father was diagnosed with incurable cancer, and this has obviously had a major impact on my time and health. He is currently fit and well, and we are taking each day as it comes.

Despite this I do wish to continue hosting the game, even though there may be the occasional delay (hopefully not as much as there has been). I will delay a phase here and there if required out of fear that rushing results and updates will impact things in a negative way (as has happened somewhat already). I enjoy hosting this and it's a great way to occupy myself during this difficult time.

I've processed the situation and am able to deal with it on a day to day basis, but I just wanted to update everybody so you're aware that I've not just given up or gotten tired of hosting this. It's just that this has been pushed down my priority list for obvious reasons.

I'd like to thank everybody for their patience and support during this difficult time.