Iammars wrote:
1. At any time, the contestmaster MAY announce a new game of Rumble provided that there are no games of Rumble currently going on. In this announcement, the contestmaster SHOULD announce a number of powers for each contestant to submit and a number of powers for the contestmaster to submit. [On the mailing list, sometimes we do games where each player submits one power and the mod submits powers equal to the number of players. This allows for the contestmaster to choose between classic two per person and the mod choosing half.]
What happens if e does not announce these numbers? Rule 2152 differentiates between possible/permissible/recommended for a reason. "0. Phase is an attribute of the Rumble Contest that behaves as if the rules defined it as a switch with values Idle (default), Contestant Submissions, Contestmaster Submissions, Bidding," etc. "1. If the Phase is Idle, the contestmaster CAN start a game by announcement that specifies Powers Per Contestant (a number) and Powers Per Contestmaster (a number). Upon such an announcement, the Phase is flipped to Contestant Submissions."
2. Upon an announcement of the start of the game, each contestant SHALL, in a timely fashion, submit to the contestmaster a number of powers equal to the anounced number in the start of game announcement. The contestmaster SHALL reject any power if the same power has already been submitted to em this game.
"2. Within <time limit> after the Phase is flipped to Contestant Submissions, each contestant CAN submit a number of powers equal to Powers Per Contestant. Submitting a power already submitted by another contestant since the start of the current game is INVALID. At the end of this time limit (or when all contestants have submitted enough powers), the Phase is flipped to Contestmaster Submissions, and each contestant who has not submitted enough powers loses the game."
3. Once every contestant has submitted powers to the contestmaster, the contestmaster SHALL create a number of powers equal to the number e announced in the start of game announcement, and announce the full list of powers.
"3. In a timely fashion after the Phase is flipped to Contestmaster Submissions, the contestmaster SHALL create a number of powers equal to Powers Per Contestmaster by announcement. Upon such an announcement, the Phase is flipped to Bidding." (etc.)
