At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 8 random candies
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 6 random candies
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 4 random candies
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 2 random candies
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end October 22nd at 6:00PM EST.

Risa Koizumi has never been the best speller... or reader... or mathematician... hey, give the girl a break, school is boring and homework is just taking time away from more important things, like video games! Anyway, Risa needs our help spelling out some words for her homework.

This game is similar to Collections in that we will be building a small "deck", in order to complete a puzzle. Every two weeks I'll put up the name of a series and a character from that series, and players can contribute a card starting with one of the letters in the words until we have it all spelled out. For instance, if the word is "as", one person can contribute aikido05 and another person can contribute seas02. A deck may not be used more than once per round, and you can only contribute one card per week. Please check the comments to make sure no one has claimed your letter or donated from that deck already before commenting!

You will lose the card you're contributing but in return you will receive 3 random single cards.

( This week's homework is... )

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)

This round will end October 15th at 6:00PM EST.

Uh-oh! Looks like Makoto Naegi's found himself in a bit of trouble with Monokuma once again, and to make matters worse, he's clumsily spilled all of his evidence on the courtroom floor. Help Makoto unscramble his clues and prove his innocence in the classroom trial or face an untimely and gruesome execution!

You will be provided with five words to unscramble with a given theme each week. For each correct answer, you will receive 1 random single card. If you manage to solve all five, you will receive 1 more random single and 1 random special, for a total of 6 possible singles and 1 special. The answers must be spelled correctly in order to win the prizes!

Last week's answers: Aerith Gainsborough, Oerba Yun Fang, Rosa Joanna Farrell, Rinoa Heartilly, Terra Branford. The culprit was Rinoa!

This week's trial features yanderes. This round will end Saturday, October 11th, 12:01PM EST. All rounds in October will feature creepy crawly spooky themes :)
( you've got that wrong! )

At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, one will often find a site to purchase an omikuji, or a random fortune, for a small price. They hope to draw a blessing for the future, rather than a curse. Those who do draw a cursed slip tie it to a tree in hopes of negating their poor fortune ahead. But those who are blessed have much to look forward to... or so they say.

Maybe you're not superstitious, but a small offering will appease the Himitsu gods and maybe even grant you a blessing! But our omikuji will be slightly kinder than the ones at shrines. Anyway, here's how the game works:

1 card will buy you 1 fortune, so it must be a single card. You can only buy 1 fortune per round. Your fortune will be determined by a randomizer. Simple enough, right? Here are the possible results:

大吉 (daikichi, "great blessing") - 7 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 random special card, 1 random pencil.
中吉 (chuukichi, "average blessing") - 5 random single cards, 1 random puzzle card, 1 milk
小吉 (shoukichi, "small blessing") - 3 random single cards
半吉 (hankichi, "half-blessing") - 1 random single card
半凶 (hankyou), "half-curse") - You don't win anything... but you do get to keep the card you used to buy your fortune. Basically, nothing happens. :,)
凶 (kyou, "curse") - You don't win anything, and you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune. :(
大凶 (daikyou, "great curse") - You don't win anything, you lose the card you used to purchase your fortune, and the next time you play, your entry will cost you an extra card. Bummer! Better tie that puppy to the nearest tree for better luck next time.

The cards used to purchase fortunes will all go into the Grabby Hands pile (unless you draw the half-curse fortune). If you drew a great curse in the last round you played in, please note that in your comment; we'll operate on the honor system since I will forget after awhile. :)
ROUND 7 AMNESTY: Due to the September hiatus of this game, anyone who drew a great curse last round (or whatever the last round they participated in was) is officially free and we'll start with a clean slate.

This round will end October 8th at 6:00PM EST.

Risa Koizumi has never been the best speller... or reader... or mathematician... hey, give the girl a break, school is boring and homework is just taking time away from more important things, like video games! Anyway, Risa needs our help spelling out some words for her homework.

This game is similar to Collections in that we will be building a small "deck", in order to complete a puzzle. Every two weeks I'll put up the name of a series and a character from that series, and players can contribute a card starting with one of the letters in the words until we have it all spelled out. For instance, if the word is "as", one person can contribute aikido05 and another person can contribute seas02. A deck may not be used more than once per round, and you can only contribute one card per week.

You will lose the card you're contributing but in return you will receive 3 random single cards.

( This week's homework is... )

Hey everyone. I know I said in the trade comm two weeks ago that things would start looking up for me and I'd be more active, but after I came back from vacation work started kicking my ass twice as hard. I'm really sorry for my absence and I'm going to try to be up to snuff from now on, but please bear with me and if you notice it's been several days since I've replied to something just give me a gentle nudge via PM or private plurk (togami) and I'll get on it. :)

That being said, a regular Liese!games schedule will be resuming today, with the Hangman's Gambit that was due yesterday and a brand NEW game for every other Sunday, Crossword every other Tuesday, Omikuji on Wednesdays, TBT on Thursdays, and of course Hangman's Gambit on Saturdays. I will be handing out the overdue rewards later this afternoon.

I've missed a Throwback Thursday and like 3 Omikujis haha so without further ado, here's a freebie activity to make up for it: just comment to this post for 10 random singles, OR 5 random puzzle cards, OR 5 random special cards. Specify which one you want or you're just going to get singles!! This freebie offer will close October 5th.

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

A boy stumbles across a haunted Go board and meets the spirit of a long-dead Go player who eventually possesses him. At first he is not interested in the game, but by the spirit's urging and guidance he eventually discovers a natural inclination for it and begins playing Go competitively, building a rivalry and making friends along the way as he plays his way to the top.

This round will end September 25th at 6:00PM EST. I suck at this I'm sorry.

Last round's answer: Rose of Versailles, released in 1972.

It looks like Inuyasha is causing some trouble for poor Ranma... Well, while they get it sorted out, can you help me? I'm thinking of this old series but I can't remember its name...

Throwback Thursday (or #tbt) commemorates the anime, manga, and games of yore. (Yore = original debut in 2001 or earlier.) Based on the provided clue, can you tell me the title of what I'm thinking of and its original Japanese release year? I'll give you 3 random single cards for your trouble!

An aristocratic French girl has been raised as a man in order to succeed her father in his line of work. Proud though she is of her stature and duty, she becomes torn between loyalty to her class and the increasingly apparent struggles of the impoverished and oppressed lower class. In between all of this and the growing turmoil of the French Revolution, her relationship with her best friend blossoms into love.

This round will end September 18th at 6:00PM EST. Closed!

Last round's answer: Inuyasha, released in 1996.