Point Scales

This round's main match will be called Point Scales.

At the start of the game, each player will be given 5 cards, one of each number from 1 to 5. Players are allowed to trade cards, but cannot give or take them.

Each round, each player will play one card facedown by PMing me "round X - play #".

At the end of the round, each player will gain points equal to the number of the card that they played. However, players who played the most common card of the round will not receive points for the round. If multiple cards tie for most common, all of them will be worth 0 points.

At the end of each round, it will be publicly revealed which players received 0 points. Each player will also know their own score after the end of each round.

One time in the first four rounds, each player will be allowed to use a card swap to alter the playing field. After all the cards are submitted for the round, there will be a card swap phase, where players who wish to use a card swap must do so publicly. When using a card swap, a player must post in the thread in bold "Card Swap ", then PM me "Card Swap #". The player who used the card swap will play the PMed card for his target, and add his target's previously played card to his inventory.

The player(s) with the highest score after all 5 rounds will be the winner(s), and the player(s) with the lowest score will be the elimination candidate(s). Additionally, players will earn 1 garnet for every 5 points they scored, rounded down.

Timetable (times are approximate):

Playing Phase: 24 hours

Card Swap Phase: will end 12 hours after the most recent card swap (to prevent stealthing), with a minimum of 24 hours.

The first Playing Phase will be 48 hours.