The Big Picture 
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Long, long ago, on a website not-so-far away...
In the great community of deviantART, within the mighty village of dAmn, a war is brewing -- a war to appease the Great Fella God!
Many in the past have sought ways to please this angry beast, and many have failed. These tales of great battle and loss are still whispered around the campfires of #devart: `mykel's valiant attempts to offer @realillusions as a virgin sacrifice, or $chix0r's struggles to serenade Fella with her dulcet Scottish tones .. but nothing could be found to please the Great Fella God, not even a scantily clad `Oukan.
But now the tides are turning and the war is changing!
The mighty warrior $Tachy-on and his valiant troops of MN@ found a way to please Fella, and now the tribes of dAmn are competing for Fella's blessing -- and so can you!
You can help gain favor to you and your tribe by luring and trapping new deviants into the great village of dAmn -- but that is not enough to please the Great Fella God! No, you must make sure your new tribesman stay in dAmn by showing them how great our village is! If they stay and your trap is successful, rumor says that the Great Fella God will be mighty pleased...
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 individual players with the most "Tribal Points" at the end of the game.
1'st Prize: $200 deviant dollars
2'nd Prize: $125 deviant dollars
3'rd Prize: $75 deviant dollars
Tribe Prizes: Within the Tribe that has the most combined Tribe Points, 3 random Tribe Members will win $25 deviant dollars.
The game will run from June 23'rd through July 21'st.
How To Play
You begin by joining the #dATribes chatroom and laying a 'trap' for another person by typing:
!trap username
Now contact that person and tell them about the contest and the dAmn Village! When you get them to join the #dATribes chatroom, the trap is successful, and they become a member of your Tribe. At that point, they can start playing too and help to build the strength of your Tribe.
You can set up to 3 traps at a time. When the trap is successful in bringing someone into your Tribe, you gain the trap back. If the trap isn't successful within 24 hours, it disintegrates and you gain another trap to replace it. (The traps are rather primitive and don't stand up to weather very well).
You can't set a trap for just anyone. Generally speaking, you won't be able to set a trap for someone who already regularly visits the village of dAmn. How to Gain Tribal Points
Fella will be pleased when your traps are successful and you show the new Tribe member how fun the dAmn village can be. It's important to keep them interested in the dAmn Village because it effects how many points you can earn:
For every player that you successfully trap into your Tribe, you gain 10 Tribal Points. After that, for each day that person visits the dAmn Village you will gain one additional point - the dAmn village encompasses all chatrooms on the Chat Network. If a Tribe member you've successfully trapped into your Tribe is away from the dAmn village for 5 days or more, you lose the 10 Tribal Points and no longer gain the additional point per day for them.Spying & Stealing
As you get better at successfully trapping people, the Fella God will reward you with Steal Spells. For every 3 people you successfully trap into your Tribe, Fella will bless you with a Steal Spell. You can use this Steal Spell at any time to attempt to steal a trap that is set for someone else. Normally you would do this after "spying" on another Tribe and casting it after they have set a trap.
If you have a Steal Spell, you can cast it by typing:
!steal username
For example: @leaf-lover has a Steal Spell and has just noticed that $Tachy-on has just set a trap for $chix0r. @leaf-lover wants to cast the spell so she types
!steal chix0r in an attempt to steal the trap set for $chix0r.Should the Almighty Fella be looking upon you favorably, your spell will succeed. Successfully stealing a trap has two advantages:
If the trapped player joins the chatroom, they will become a member of your Tribe instead, and so you get the Tribe Points involved. You slow the progress of the other tribe by temporarily cutting down on the number of traps they can set. The trap goes back to the original player once it either successfully traps the user or it disintegrates. You can't attempt to steal traps from members of your own Tribe.Getting Updates on your Game
To get information about your points and events that have happened to you in the game, you can type:
!status
This will tell you how many points you currenty have, how many traps are available to you, and if you have any Steal Spells. It will also show you recent events that have impacted your game. For example, it will tell you when a trap is successful, if someone has stolen your trap, or if a player you've trapped has been away from the dAmn village for more than 5 days.
Rules
Do not spam users into joining #dATribes to gain a tribe member. All interaction with other deviants with respect to the game must adhere to deviantART policies and etiquette. The use of alternate accounts or any other method to cheat is strictly prohibited. Any user that is found not to be abiding by the rules will be evicted from the game immediately.
