The Ship is a rather unique game (based on the mod of the same name) originally created and released by Outerlight on Steam in 2006. It has recently been acquired by Blazing Griffin Ltd. who intend to breath new life into this game.

The Ship comes in two parts, the Single Player game in which you are attempting to complete "tasks (generally murder the other passengers)" for Mr. X while taking care of certain needs and avoiding winding up dead yourself.

The multiplayer game has you playing against other people or bots (via the Arcade game) with the same basic principle - kill your prey without them knowing you're their killer while trying to work out who has been sent to kill you, so you can avoid them.

It may not sound great, but it's more faun when you actually play it. And to this day, this is one of very few multiplayer games that I enjoyed playing online.

Okay, still here? Good. Here's your chance to win 2 copies of The Ship (one for you and a gift that you can give to another).

I have two such copies, so that's a total of 4 copies of The Ship up for grabs.

How can you win? Simple. Post in this thread explaining how you'd survive a luxury cruise on The Ship and two people will be randomly picked!

I ask that those who win also then offer up their gift copies (if they don't already have someone in mind to gift it to) for others here (and those winners the same, etc....) to help boost the community of this once great game.

Note to current owners of The Ship -- all current owners should have 2 free copies so feel free to offer those up too. Perhaps to build up a GOGcom Ship community!

Deadline: Approx. 25 hours time (I.e. Midnight December 29th JST)

More info:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2400/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2420/

Prizes are Steam copies (early Steamworks game)

I'd poison everyone via the night's dinner of choice......possibly using some sort of cleaning chemical. Many would either drop dead or suffer a they fling accusations around at each other. I then act like i'm dying too to avoid suspicion and head out of the room and laugh evilly.

If I wanted to be less evil and still have a shot at surviving i'd act as if I was going about enjoying my time on board while also gathering supplies and such away in a dark corner of the ship which I could run to if something went down. At night i'd sleep with a set of tripwires guarding my room and a knife stolen from dinner under my pillow in case assassins broke in while I slept. During the day to protect myself i'd just keep to rooms with less entrances and stay in the corners of said rooms or as far from the entrances as possible while again acting as normal as possible.

Rule 1 of surviving on the ship
dont talka about ... your fear of water/sharks/cake/penguins
rule 2
olways cary some food and drinking water with you
rule 3
have your back to the wall never doors
rule4
look either like you are crazy or totaly blend in
rule5
bring your ak-47 on board

As far as I understand winners get 2 copies of the ship, so if I win one copy can go for the third place in the contest.

I'd make Steven Segal my personal chef (it worked on a submarine, no reason it couldn't work on a luxury liner)

"Get my pies outta the oven!"

do not participate in the giveaway, but am interested in join playing :)

And I throw in one more copy of the game :)

Hop on a lifeboat, go to the shore and take a plane instead. Cruises are just begging for murders.

I would lock myself in the bathroom with the excuse that I have sea sickness lol

I'd survive by hiding in the ventilation system and then shooting the other passengers with poisoned darts.

Oh, and thanks for the giveaway!

EDIT: Actually, forget that. I withdraw my entry because I'll probably never get around to playing this and it sounds like you really need active players.

I'd probably find an empty cupboard or wardrobe in a hidden part of the ship and just chill in there until the whole thing blows over.

Yeah, I'm a coward. Deal with it.

I also have 2 copies to gift. May I add my 2 copies to your lot of 4 for this contest and you decide the worthy recipient?

I've already entered a different contest so i want other people to have a chance at this.

Just wanted to say good luck to everyone.

I would eat all of the free food available on the luxury cruise and just pray that nobody shoots my fat ass.

As long as I got Chuck Norris on my side I'm all good

While still in the harbor, I'd talk loudly to a friend: "You see that ship? Yes that one with the big chimney and extra sea burial slides? That there is set for Europe, with an enormous cargo of supplies and munitions to help the war effort. Boy, I sure hope there will be no wolf packs on our route from New York to Liverpool via the most direct course. That would be a shame."

Also, pack extra emergency supplies and a rubber inflatable boat for when the inevitable torpedo hits.

Also most crucial: make sure all the other emergency floating devices have an extra hole in them. Survival by sole survival.

This is tough, i'm not expecting this since i thought luxury ship supposed to be the place where you should enjoy and let yourself loose. But if i have my shotgun with me, then it's different story.