Grunkle Match

MM9: GRUNKLE MATCH

In this Main Match, players will attempt to end up with the least amount of garnets.

This Main Match will take place over 7 rounds. Each round, players must attempt to lose their garnets by betting appropriately on the auction skills up for sale.

During the duration of this Main Match, players cannot trade or give away garnets to other players.

Auction skills are skills that players will permanently obtain (unless stated otherwise) for the duration of the Main Match. Each round, players must bid on at least 1 auction skill and the maximum amount of garnets they can bid on any auction skill is 10 garnets.

The player who submits the highest unique non-zero value of garnet will win the auction skill.

In addition, if a player fails to win an auction skill during a round, they will instead obtain the auction skill Grunko Pop, which will count as 20 garnets at the end of the Main Match when calculating garnet totals.

INFORMATION

It will be publicly revealed who won each auction skill and what auction skills players have. The exact bids on each auction skill will not be revealed.

SUBMISSIONS

In each round, players must bid on at least 1 auction skill by placing a non-zero amount of garnets if possible.

If you have 0 garnets and cannot bid, then you automatically earn the auction skill Grunko Pop at the end of the round.

If you fail to submit, you will bid 1 garnet on the first auction skill in the list.

RESULTS

At the end of the game, the 3 players with the least amount of garnets will each win a Token of Life. If there is a tie, all tied players will receive a Token of Life as long as the number of Tokens given out is at maximum 4. If it is more, all Tokens are nullified.

The player with the most amount of garnets is the Elimination Candidate. If this is a tie, the player with the most amount of Grunko Pop among those tied is the Elimination Candidate. If this is also a tie, the winner(s) will break the tie.

Clarification: You only lose the bid garnets if you win the auction. You cannot use more garnets on bids than the total amount you have.

Clarification: Nullifying Garnet Pouch won't make players with Garnet Pouch previously lose 10 garnets. Similar interaction with all one-time additive skills. However, nullifying Garnet Pouch will make any Garnet Pouches earned through the auction in the future (starting from the round with Skill Nullify) useless.

Clarification: What the winning bid for Skill Nullify nullifies is public.

Round 1 Auction Skills:

Garnet Pouch — You earn 10 garnets.

Garnet Replenish — You earn 1 garnet at the end of each round, starting from the round you win this skill.

Garnet Thief — You may use this skill to steal 3 garnets from another player. This is a one-time use skill that disappears after you use it; use it by submitting that you use it and choosing the player you are targeting.

Max Bid Up — Your max garnet bid is permanently increased by 1.

Max Bid Down — Your max garnet bid is permanently decreased by 1.

Secret Book — All integers in your auction skills are increased by 1.

Right Arm of the Forbidden One — If you have the skills Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One at the end of the Main Match, you automatically win a bonus Token of Life.

Round 2 Auction Skills:

Garnet Pouch — You earn 10 garnets.

Garnet Replenish — You earn 1 garnet at the end of each round, starting from the round you win this skill.

Garnet Bonanza — Everyone earns 5 garnets.

God-Defying Will — You may discard one Grunko Pop each turn and use it as a garnet.

Eyes on the Prize — You can only bid on 1 skill maximum each round.

Left Arm of the Forbidden One — If you have the skills Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One at the end of the Main Match, you automatically win a bonus Token of Life.

Round 3 Auction Skills:

Garnet Chest — You earn 15 garnets.

Whispers of the Vortex — Learn information about the Death Match.

Garnet Bonanza — Everyone earns 5 garnets.

Corrosive Greed — You cannot spend garnets such that you have less than 5.

Skill Nullify — When bidding for this skill, name an auction skill. If you win Skill Nullify, all copies of the named skill will be nullified if possible for the rest of the Main Match. You cannot name Grunko Pop.

Round 4 Auction Skills:

Garnet Chest — You earn 15 garnets.

Garnet Bonanza — Everyone earns 5 garnets.

Phantom Thieves of Hearts — Designate a player each round. Any bids from that player on any auction skill except the first is ignored.

Corrosive Greed — You cannot spend garnets such that you have less than 5.

Max Bid Down — Your max garnet bid is permanently decreased by 1.

Round 5 Auction Skills:

Garnet Bank — You earn 20 garnets.

Even Steven — You can only bid an even number of garnets.

Overwhelming Sadness — You cannot bid next round. You will not gain a Grunko Pop next round for not bidding.

Dark Ritual — You lose all your garnets. Exactly once for the rest of the game, you may choose to bid 0 on an auction skill. You always win that auction skill.

Round 6 Auction Skills:

Garnet Bank — You earn 20 garnets.

Skill Thief — You may use this skill to steal a skill from another player. This is a one-time use skill that disappears after you use it; use it by submitting that you use it and choosing the player and skill you are targeting.

Baller — If you win this skill, you are a cool baller.

Right Leg of the Forbidden One — If you have the skills Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One at the end of the Main Match, you automatically win a bonus Token of Life.

Left Leg of the Forbidden One — If you have the skills Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One at the end of the Main Match, you automatically win a bonus Token of Life.

Round 7 Auction Skills:

Garnet Vault — You earn 30 garnets.

Treachery — When bidding for this skill, name another player. If you win Treachery, you and target player both gain 1 Grunko Pop.

Supernova — Everyone else earns 15 garnets.

Morphogenetics — Players with failed bids for Morphogenetics gain an amount of garnets equal to the amount the winner of Morphogenetics bid for it.

Desecration of the Idols — Grunko Pops you own count as 17 garnets instead of 20 during end of Main Match calculations.

Exodia the Forbidden One — If you have the skills Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One at the end of the Main Match, you automatically win a bonus Token of Life.