Boolprop Black Widow Challenge

Black Widow Challenge

While there are many versions of the Black Widow Challenge floating around, we have taken the basic premise and developed one set of rules that can be used for any version of Sims.

The basic, underlying objective of the challenge is to have one sim outlive a certain number of spouses. Only one spouse can die from Old Age and they must have been an Elder at the time of the wedding.

For this challenge:

  • The Black Widow must outlive ten spouses.
  • There are no money cheats allowed.
  • The Black Widow should be gaining something from each marriage, whether a house or a fat bank account.
  • The Black Widow should not have a job. Her career is marrying the wealthy and spending their money. The spouses must all be homeowners as the Black Widow is wanting to move into bigger and better homes with each marriage.

Before the Wedding:

  • Before the Black Widow can get married, she must be BFF and Soul mates (TS2 must have 2 bolts attraction; TS3 must have compatible signs) with her intended.
  • Both friend and romance must be maxed out (TS2 “in love”).
  • Each wedding should be a Wedding Party/Event – so plan accordingly.

After the Wedding:

  • All marriages must be consummated after the wedding.
    • >Any other household members that are living with the spouse at the time of the marriage will need to die, disappear, or move out.

The Children:

  • The Black Widow should try to have at least one child with each spouse.
  • Children and younger are safe until they become teens unless there is another parent that can take them when moving out.
    • >TS2: send the teens to university or move them out with the other parent.
    • >TS3: teens will need to move out with the other parent.

My Rules for aging/move out:

  • Babies: Just aging up after two days.
  • Toddlers: Must complete all toddler skills.
  • Children:  Must get an A+ in school and get three skills to level 5.
  • Teens (to move out):
    • The oldest teen must have an A+ and max a teen job.  If completed, a teen can move out and take all younger children with her/him. 
  • Teens (death):
    • If the oldest teen does not complete the requirements, they must die along with any other children in the house. 
    • Exempt:  Babies and toddlers. 

Having an Affair:

  • The Black Widow should have an affair with a service sim. This is not a future spouse, just someone to play with. She can have multiple affairs, or she can have one long-term lover.

The Beginning of the End:

  • As the Black Widow grows tired of her current spouse, she begins looking for her next spouse.
    • >This should be an improvement over the current spouse either with a better house, higher career, or more money in the bank.
    • >In TS2 use the ask feature to find the level of their career and how much money they have (will come up with the $$$ signs 1,2 or 3) (NPC in the Sims 2 don’t have homes)
  • It is time for the current spouse to die. Have fun with that. Only one spouse can die from Old Age and they must have been an Elder at the time of the wedding.
  • Begin with “Before the Wedding” and repeat until the Black Widow has outlived ten spouses or until the Black Widow dies.

End of the Challenge:

  • The challenge ends when the Black Widow has outlived ten spouses or when the Black Widow dies.

Scoring:

  • +5 each marriage broken up by the Black Widow
  • +10 each career level achieved by a spouse in their lifetime
  • +10 per §100,000 in total value* when the last spouse dies
    • *house value + family funds
  • +25 earning Pristine reputation by the Black Widow (TS2 good reputation; TS3 eternally faithful)
  • +50 each partner that dies
  • +30 each unique death
  • +30 each kid with unique parent (for each daddy, count the first kid born)
  • +50 each completed aspiration – Black Widow only (TS2 and TS3 +100 for each completed aspiration as they don’t change once completed)

Negative:

  • -30 each time the partner dies from Old Age after the one allowed
  • -20 each child in the active household removed by Social Services
  • -25 earning Atrocious reputation by the Black Widow (TS2 bad reputation; TS3 naughty/cheater reputation)
  • -50 if the Black Widow dies before the death of the tenth spouse

Mini Challenges, Bonuses:

  • +5 all traits are randomized
  • +5 traits randomized for the Black Widow (TS2 use family/fortune aspiration)
  • +10 all woohoo is Try for Baby
  • +5 document the challenge in some manner
  • +10 for each spouse and each child – without using life extension, how many spouses and children before dying of natural causes