Challenge 3, Season 4: Capture the Flag

Penguin874 was sitting at the edge of the kamp's dock, staring at the horizon, split by the slow tide coming into the beach area of the island, and the sunrise, since it was six in the morning. He thought about something, kicking his feet in the water.

Matbolabc yawned as he walked over in a CPSkool robe, holding a fresh cup of coffee from the counselor's lounge. "Peng," he whispered. "What are you doing up so early?"

Peng turned his head over to his fellow host, and motioned for him to sit down. Mat kicked off his slippers, and too, put his penguin feet into the water. He looked at Penguin, and asked what was wrong.

"We're already to our second elimination," he replied. "It takes such a toll on you when someone's eliminated. Fluffy's elimination was just...out of nowhere. I couldn't imagine it happening this early. It really goes to show you never know who's gonna be out."

Matbolabc took a sip of his coffee, and stared out to the sun, which was rising slowly. "Yeah," he replied. "Those ceremonies are so dramatic too, they make you desperate to stay alive."

Penguin874 gazed into the sun also. He seemed captivated by it.

"Sunrise represents a new dawn, right?"

Mat looked at Peng. "Uh...I guess..."

Penguin874 smiled, and got up from sitting on the docks. "I think it's time for a new sunrise for CPSkool Kamp."

Matbolabc got himself up and wiped himself off. He smirked as he heard the sound of a distant rooster, telling the contestants to get up. It's time for a new challenge.

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Welcome, all and all, to the third challenge of CPSkool Kamp. It's a nice day to announce it. By the cover and the picture above, you know this challenge involves capturing a flag.

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  Objective

Your objective this week sounds simple, but it is pretty complicated to defeat.

The Fireflies have a base at the Beacon, the Hornets have a base at the Underwater Room (you know, that room in the Forest when you rollover the rock?). The Fireflies must get the Hornets' flag, and the Hornets' must get the Fireflies' flag.

Click on the following picture to get a bigger view:

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  Rules and Restrictions

Now, hopefully I can trust you guys enough to not cheat. Here are some rules and restrictions for this challenge.

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   In order to not have this a huge mess, you CANNOT use the map.
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   You need to have someone defend your flag. To defend the flag, throw a snowball at the person. If the person does not stop, then tell me in Private Chat, and I will do hurtdog on chat, where you all need to stop.
3. 
   
   You get two warnings in this game. First time, I will pause the game and tell you to stop verbally. Second time, I will pause the game and you will have to exit the game.
4. 
   
   Don't rapid fire. Rapid fire obviously doesn't show, as we learned from Challenge 1 (if you weren't here, or have been under a huge rock the whole season, Challenge 1 was a team match, where the teams competed and had a huge snowball fight. The Hornets won, and got an early lead in the competition.)
5. 
   
   Do not argue with the host(s). If we tell you to do something, for example, tell you to stop doing something against the rules, do not talk back by saying "I DIDN'T DO IT THOUGH!". Just make sure you let us know you won't do anything against the rules again. We don't want to waste a couple minutes arguing when we can have a full half hour/hour to play and have fun!
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   For elimination, do not Private Chat owners after the challenge when a team is announced winner, to vote. Leave a comment on the results post from the point it is posted (I will have elimination posts up at 3:25 PST every Saturday now) to 2:00 PST, a half hour before the elimination ceremony on chat. Then, Matbolabc will post the elimination post, and then the following Monday, I will post Challenge 4.
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   When someone hits you with a snowball, just pause, and then press the map button and return back to your base. Please, PLEASE follow this. CPSkool wants to have fun, not have cheaters or people desperate to win.
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   If you have a question, please comment it after reading the read of this post, and I will be sure to leave a response within a day of reading it. If not, just Private Chat Penguin874 on chat!

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  Coconuts

How many coconuts do you win/lose this challenge?

Let's mix things up this time.

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  If your team WINS the challenge, your team will receive 3 coconuts, plus immunity, so your team does NOT have to vote.
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  If your team LOSES the challenge, your team will lose 1 coconut, plus will have to vote for someone to be eliminated on Sunday.

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  When Does This Take Place?

When does this challenge take place? This is the information:

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  Saturday, July 17, 2010
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  Instructions will be given at 2:25, challenge will take place at 2:27-2:30.
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  The server will be Permafrost, and the place will vary.
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  Go to http://xat.com/cpskool to get instructions.

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  Last Bit of Advice

Here is my last bit of advice before we head out.

Hornets and Fireflies should work with their teams during the week to discuss this:

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  Who is going to defend your flag?
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  Will one or more penguins be hunting to get your flag?
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  Which penguins on your team will be around, throwing snowballs at others?
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  OPTIONAL: Who is going to be a distraction to confuse the other team on who is going for the flag?

And that's pretty much it. I hope you all enjoy the challenge, I know I love typing the details for it, and hopefully, everything will turn out alright.

Are you ready to break your tie, Fireflies and Hornets? It's one win for Hornets, and one win for Fireflies...

-Penguin874