SpyParty W… Editing Beginner Ballroom 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22MapInfobox%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMapInfobox%5Cn%7Cimg%3DBeginner_ballroom.png%5Cn%7Camba%3Dy%5Cn%7Cbb%3Dy%5Cn%7Cbookcases%3D2%5Cn%7Cccs%3D5%5Cn%7Cfingerprints%3D0%5Cn%7Cinspects%3D0%5Cn%7Cpartygoers%3D13%5Cn%7Cpurloin%3Dn%5Cn%7Csdas%3D2%5Cn%7Cseduce%3Dn%5Cn%7Cstatues%3D6%5Cn%7Ctime%3D3%3A30%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><b>Beginner vs. Beginner Ballroom</b> (usually called just <b>Beginner Ballroom</b> by players) is presented to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22spy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22spy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bspy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Spy" title="Spy">spy</a> as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22map%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maps%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaps%7Cmap%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Maps" title="Maps" class="mw-redirect">map</a> option, but is actually the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ballroom%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ballroom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBallroom%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Ballroom" title="Ballroom">Ballroom</a> map with a specific set of four known <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22missions%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22missions%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmissions%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Missions" title="Missions" class="mw-redirect">missions</a>: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bug%20Ambassador%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bug%20Ambassador%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBug%20Ambassador%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Bug_Ambassador" title="Bug Ambassador">Bug Ambassador</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Contact%20Double%20Agent%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Contact%20Double%20Agent%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BContact%20Double%20Agent%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Contact_Double_Agent" title="Contact Double Agent">Contact Double Agent</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Transfer%20Microfilm%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Transfer%20Microfilm%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTransfer%20Microfilm%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Transfer_Microfilm" title="Transfer Microfilm">Transfer Microfilm</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Swap%20Statue%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Swap%20Statue%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSwap%20Statue%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Swap_Statue" title="Swap Statue">Swap Statue</a>. It is intended for games with two beginner players, to allow both players to acclimate to the missions and to balance the spy's initial advantage due to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sniper%27s%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sniper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSniper%7Csniper%27s%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Sniper" title="Sniper">sniper's</a> learning curve. As both players become familiar with the game, the sniper gains a significant edge on Beginner Ballroom; since the sniper knows which four missions the spy will complete, it becomes easy for the sniper to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22camp%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Camping%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCamping%7Ccamp%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Camping" title="Camping">camp</a> a mission and look for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tells%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22tells%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btells%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Tells" title="Tells">tells</a> associated with it. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chris%20Hecker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chris%20Hecker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChris%20Hecker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Chris_Hecker" title="Chris Hecker">Chris Hecker</a> suggests that players move on from Beginner Ballroom after about 20 games. </p> <dl data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><dd data-rte-spaces-before="1"><i>For more information about the map, see <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ballroom%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ballroom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBallroom%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" href="/wiki/Ballroom" title="Ballroom">Ballroom</a>.</i> </dd></dl> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22MapNav%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMapNav%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="555026-19181824665445760a06140" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> </p> Loading editor Maps Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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