Malton Manhunt
The Malton Manhunt is a biannual survivor event held in Malton where a group of participants hide in a set area and hunt each other down in a 'last man standing' scenario. The concept is credited to the Beatbox Kids and has been a private competition exclusively for past or present BBK members. Recent discussion has opened the possibility to future public manhunts.
The aim of the manhunt, ultimately, is to stay alive as long as possible. This includes hide and seek tactics, and finding/killing an opponent if possible. If a participant is killed, he stays a zombie and traditionally waits around for the end of the manhunt. More recently, organized zombie hordes (made out of killed contestants) have played a more important role in the manhunt.
Since the manhunt has been made, ethical issues have existed regarding whether the participants can be truely called Pkers. While, according to the game's definition, participants can be labeled as PKers, none of the murders in the Manhunt have ever been reported to the Rogues gallery. Furthermore, because of the victim's acknowledgment that the murder is only in the aim of sport, the term tends to not be used in this case.
Future Manhunts
2008 Player Hunt
See Also: Player Hunt 2008
Upcoming Event:This is where one man is let loose in the whole of Malton and, after giving clues as to their whereabouts, he is hunted down by all contestants. The first one to kill the chosen player wins this Manhunt. Whenever the hunted player moves, he leaves clues as to his new hideout, in the hope that someone can decipher the clues and kill him.
2008 Public Manhunt
Plans for a 2008 Manhunt that is open to all citizens of Malton is currently underway, pending the resolve of issues regarding policing of possible cheating in the Manhunt.
3rd BBK Exclusive Manhunt
The traditional 3rd Beatbox Kids exclusive manhunt will be organized soon if met with enough demand.
Rules of the Manhunt
Established in the 2007 Manhunt
- Players are encouraged to play an active part in the Manhunt after they have been killed, but only as a zombie, and only as the character they died as. Even though they can not win, this is encouraged, it adds excitement.
- No alts, period.
- Once you die, you can't win the manhunt. Whether you die from manhunt contender, PKer, Zombie or window, you can not be revived and allowed in the competition.
- No revives once you have died, unless you have left the area while the manhunt is on.
- No leaving the designated area, period. And don't think it can't be policed. They've been found before.
- Once you kill someone, you are required announce it on the Wiki. If it is someone who is likely to fight against it, a screenshot it always handy.
- Do what you can to win; anything within the game's limits (except cheating) are legal in the manhunt. Seek out opponents, hide, overbarricade, broadcast propaganda, send text messages.
The following rules were established in the 2008 Manhunt
- The information restriction regarding player whereabouts has been abolished: Information sharing is allowed to suffice for the introduction of teams.
- Mobiles, spraycans and radio broadcasts will now be allowed to be used to coordinate attacks and display whereabouts to other players. A group frequency is recommended.
- As per tradition, if there are just two contestants alive and they haven't found each other after a long time, they are encouraged to have a fight night, where they meet in an arranged area and fight to the death.
- There is no limit to the amount of ammo or FAKs that the contestants can carry, by traditionally a limit is agreed upon by both contestants.
- Spectators (including past contestants) are allowed, and reviving contestants (so they can watch) is allowed only after the fight is announced by the contestants or the referee.
- The limit that this rule can be implemented into the contest is 5 days after there officially becomes only 2 contestants.
- If the fight is interfered with by anyone (contestant or not, zombie or human) the fight is allowed to be postponed to a later date. The objective of this fight is to achieve a chance-based conclusion to the Manhunt.
- To discipline players who break the above rules, their team will be disqualified.
- The team you are playing for needs to be known before the manhunt. If you are going solo, this rule still counts, just nominate 'solo'.
- When less players are alive in the Manhunt, the size of the arena is subject to change to encourage the ending of the Manhunt.
Past Manhunts
The Manhunt 2007
- See Also: Manhunt 2007
The 2007 BBK Manhunt was made up of 21 contestants of various levels, who fought in a 3x1 arena of Pashenton, Santlerville and Heytown. The original aim of the Manhunt was conceived by BBK leader Nallan in an attempt to bring the BBK together through various activities and events which would re-enthuse members into UD. The manhunt proved a success, with 20 of the 27 members joining up. It would be an individual based manhunt, with no teams allowed.
The manhunt lasted just 8 days, with rookie member DanceDanceRevolution coming out victorious, after defeating Evieman in a 'grand final' match in St. Boniface's Hospital (Santlerville). The fight night was organized by the two survivors upon realization that they were the only two contestants left, and the opinion that they had come too far as rookies to just throw the title away in a 'whoever finds each other first' scenario.
2007 Manhunt Results
| Contestant | # of Kills | Killed By | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| DanceDanceRevolution | 5 | - | 1st |
| Evieman | 3 | DanceDanceRevolution | 2nd |
| looter69 | 0 | Evieman | 3rd |
| rugatron | 0 | a feral | 4th |
| Dandy69 | 3 | DanceDanceRevolution | 5th |
| MichaelRead | 0 | Dandy69 | 6th |
| Butch Jerkins | 2 | DanceDanceRevolution | 7th |
| Scurley7 | 2 | Butch Jerkins | 8th |
| GomerPyle41 | 1 | a feral | 9th |
| EvDaddio | 0 | Scurley7 | 10th |
| smurfmj | 0 | Scurley7 | 11th |
| GomerPyle41 | 1 | a feral | 12th |
| Wilsonzmb918 | 1 | Evieman | 13th |
| J3D | 2 | Evieman | 14th |
| phillip the pole man | 0 | wilsonzmb918 | 15th |
| omeegabeetron | 0 | GomerPyle41 | 16th |
| FATCHICK | 0 | Butch Jerkins | 17th |
| jokersmoker | 0 | J3D | 18th |
| sir'Pom | 0 | Dandy69 | 19th |
| Nallan | 0 | J3D | 20th |
| Shakey60 | 0 | DanceDanceRevolution | 21st |
| jabuti77 | 0 | DanceDanceRevolution | 22nd |
| Other Contestants | Status | Reason | |
| Benny Lo | exempt from placing | Started as zombie (unintentional) | |
| MichaelRead | exempt from placing | Started as zombie (unintentional) | |
| Dan Codak | exempt from placing (when 6th) | forfeited from competition |
The 2008 Manhunt
- See Also: Manhunt 2008
The 2008 Manhunt was organized around 4 months after the Beatbox Kids split up and a number of groups had emerged from the remains of the messy breakup of the BBK. This created a problem regarding individuals in the manhunt and the probability that they would end up teaming up regardless of rules. Instead of policing this, the organizer altered the rules to suit the contestant's opinions on a team-based manhunt.
This manhunt was played in a 2x2 block, in Mornington, Wykewood, North Blythville and South Blythville. 15 players signed up and 3 teams of 4 were made, with 3 individuals playing for themselves. One team was the Spice girls, a 6 member PK group created from the senior members of the BBK, and the other two teams were part of the Allied Travellers Organisation, a pro survivor group who had 8 sign-ups. 3 ex-BBK signed up as individuals.
Soon after the manhunt started the efficient killers in the Spice Girls wiped out the individuals and an entire ATO team #1, killing 5 players and leaving the teams at 3 ATO members versus 4 Spice Girls. Eventually it came down to one ATO member against 3 Spice Girls. After a few days, and the event of some unplanned zombie action resulting in a Spice Girl member's death, The ATO member became the last player to survive the manhunt.
2008 Manhunt Results
| Contestant | Team | # of Kills | Killed By | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DanceDanceRevolution | ATO Team #2 | 3 | - | 1st |
| MichaelRead | Spice Girls | 1 | DanceDanceRevolution | 2nd |
| Nallan | Spice Girls | 3 | a feral | 3rd |
| Dandy69 | Spice Girls | 2 | DanceDanceRevolution | 4th |
| Guy the Firefighter | ATO Team #2 | 0 | Nallan | 5th |
| Evieman | ATO Team #2 | 1 | Dandy69 | 6th |
| wilsonzmb918 | Spice Girls | 1 | Evieman (overruled), DanceDanceRevolution | 7th |
| Megapup | ATO Team #1 | 0 | MichaelRead | 8th |
| Shakey60 | Individual | 2 | Wilsonzmb918 | 9th |
| Strong'Bad | ATO Team #1 | 0 | Shakey60 | 10th |
| tdep | ATO Team #1 | 0 | Shakey60 | 11th |
| Scurley7 | Individual | 0 | Dandy69 | 12th |
| Clueless Traveller | ATO Team #2 | 0 | Nallan | 13th |
| J3D | Individual | 0 | Nallan | 14th |
| Other Contestants | Team | Status | Reason | |
| Jonzay | ATO Team #1 | Exempt from Placing | Legally participated as a zombie | |
| CounterStruck | ATO Team #1 | Disqualified from competition | Left Game Arena |
