Welcome to Round 2, dear Minnows!

^{(“Minnows Feeding Frenzy” is a chance-based survival contest, where game outcomes are decided by two factors: a random name picker and a die. No direct action is required on behalf of the players for the duration of the entire season. New rounds are published on a daily basis. The complete set of rules and explanation of the game mechanics can be found in the Season Registration post.)}

We are about to begin face-offs in Round 2. First the pairs will be formed, using a random name picker. The pairs will be posted in the comments below. When two minnows with non-equal weights meet in a face-off, the larger one automatically wins, and proceeds to the next round, having grown by the loser’s weight. If two minnows have the exactly same weight, then I will roll a die for each pair of players to decide the face-off’s outcome in each pair. The comments will be updated, one by one, after every dice roll. Once all face-offs are completed, this post will be updated with the list of minnows perished in this round and those who proceeded further to the next round, along with their updated weights.

This is a link to the previous round

For the sake of transparency anyone can freely view (but not edit, obviously) the spreadsheet where I keep the records of players, individual face-offs in each round, dice roll results, players’ weights, and the outcomes of every round. Make sure you switch to the Season 2 to view the current season. The previous season’s records were saved and are available in the Season 1 tab of the spreadsheet.
16 Minnows have survived Round 1. They will now face each other in the comments below.

Let the Feeding Frenzy begin!!

The list of minnows who survived Round 2 and their updated weights:

@whutswhat, weight 100 g
@anyway, weight 150 g
@djmalith, weight 100 g
@kubbyelizabeth, weight 150 g
@scrooger, weight 100 g
@practicaleric, weight 150 g
@fbslo, weight 100 g
@flauwy, weight 50 g
@rkrijgsman, weight 50 g
@codingdefined, weight 150 g

Well done, minnows!! See you in Round 3!

The list of minnows perished in this round by the teeth of their opponents:

@pipiczech
@bigpanda
@lizzyb
@anitafigueroa
@shikika
@brandongiesing

A few words regarding upvotes of this post. Right now the Prize Pool for the Season 2 is about 5 SBD, which is 50% of the estimated SBD payouts for the Season Registration Post and all the rounds of the current season. Potential earnings from each new round’s post will be added to the Prize Pool (50% of every round’s post’s SBD payout). The more upvotes each round receives, the greater will the total prize pool become. It is not mandatory to upvote, but it will increase the payout to minnows with three largest weights achieved by the end of the season. It is therefore in the self-interest of all the minnows remaining in the game to upvote and promote the Season’s posts.

And please remember: all the outcomes are decided purely by chance. So no hard feelings if you get eliminated, okay? ;)

An Important Update

From this round on, our beloved @kubbyelizabeth will be the writer-in-residence. She will be helping to narrate some of the face-offs in the comments below. I am still a game master, using the random name picker to form the pairs and rolling the dice to determine the outcome of the fight between two minnows with equal weights. @kubbyelizabeth is helping with writing stories of some of the encounters between the minnows. Consider her voice in the comments below to be the official canon of the “Minnows Feeding Frenzy”.

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