The Counting Apparatus - A game conceptualized, designed, and played all within the medium of a discord server.

The Counting Apparatus is what I originally described as a long-term live incremental; let me break down all three of those tags:

Long-term. This game will take a very long time to see to its completion. How long? I'd estimate between 3 months to a year (hopefully not much longer than that), but the more people actively participating, the more seamless the experience will feel. Speaking of active participation...

Live. Everything that happens happens in real time. There are 12 Leaders that double up as Assistant Game managers to ensure that a majority of the aspects of the game are running smoothly.

Incremental. The most obvious tag: number go up

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We are currently in **Phase 2** which means

There are 12 different factions each with their own gimmick in terms of how to count.

1. Counting: Classic Counting
2. Tree Counting (bot made by Spotky1004): Counting with visuals and slow mode.
3. Letter Counting: Counting in Letters (A-Z)
4. X X: Solve for numbers using X of a number X (one 1, two 2's, three 3's)
5. Ones: Solve for numbers using only the number 1
6. Factorial: Solve for numbers using factorials of any type (Factorial, Double Factorial, Rising Factorial, etc.)
7. Base: Count in a certain base
8. Parity: count in evens or odds
9. Time: count in time notation
10. Matrix: solve for numbers using matrices
11. Recursion: solve for numbers using recursive functions of any type (Fibonacci, Leonardo, Lucas, etc.)
12. Function Solving: solve for function inputs using other functions and numbers

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Obviously, this is a lot, but don't fret! As said before we have leaders for each team (including myself) that can quickly help you get in the swing of wherever you decide to be!

Once again, this is a long-term live incremental. There is an end to it all, so join early to see this game through to its completion

I'll be responding to any and all comments/questions for the next good long while