The Syndicate

Golden wrote:Where oh where oh where is llama?

Damn taxes. He's in jail.

MovingPictures07 wrote:That said, I will be in Austin (again) tonight, so I may actually not be here until tomorrow after class. We shall see.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Don't worry, we can just lynch you Day 1.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Another question: since votes are done through a poll, I assume changing votes isn't a thing in this site, right?

That depends on the host. It's different for each game.

Russtifinko wrote:So yeah, I can't get the number of players in my game right. It is definitely 19.

Can't get the numbers right.

An Economics Mafia.

I'm ready to quantitatively ease someone's neck into a noose.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Hello guys! I'm another person who was invited by MovingPictures. I come from Naruto Forums.

So to sign up I just have to vote in the poll?

Correct.

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:And don't listen to Epi, you'll learn that's the norm around here. :P

What, that you're a loser?

NO U

Depends on my alignment.

MovingPictures07 wrote:And don't listen to Epi, you'll learn that's the norm around here. :P

What, that you're a loser?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Sounds good. I appreciate the help.

I'll figure the rest out on my own until I get lynched on Day 1 because literally anything I type will look scummy with this avatar.

It's also considered unsportsmanlike to vote out or kill a new person on Day 1. Cheers!

A SPEED game *could* have 24 hour lynch phases. FULL games always have 48 hour lynch phases. So that's another difference. But it looks like this one will be 48. Nights are always 24 or 23 hour phases.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Thanks! I suppose that's all entirely simple. Cool beans.

How about voting with this poll contraption? Does one merely click when feeling that votey feel, or is there also a requirement to indicate a vote in the thread when it is placed?

Great question.

There is no requirement to post your vote, but it is considered proper to do so. I recommend posting at the time you vote (Protip: Vote first before you post if you are close to the deadline!). Most games will NOT allow you to change your votes, but some will. That is up to the host of the game.

It is also customary here for hosts to keep a record of the polls in a nearby thread for future reference.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Hello. I'm a noob.

MovingPictures knows me from rateyourmusic.com and invited me over to check the site out. This looks like a game. I'll play? I have some questions though because I'm already feeling exposed to a foreign language here:

What's the participation points system thing amount to?

When y'all call this a "speed" game, how fast are we talking here?

Is it indeed illegal 'round here to roleclaim in a game due to the openness of the setups?

Thanks for anyone who may help.

Welcome. You look cuddly.

First of all, I'm sorry you know MovingPictures07. What a loser.

The Participation System was something we enacted to enable hosts to set participation requirements for the games. This discourages people from signing up for a game and not playing it. That's no good for the host or the other players. Basically, if you sign up for a game, play it, and you'll be fine. If you sign up for a game but do not play it, your score will decrease, and future hosts may deny you access to their games. It's rather like a credit score, in that sense.

"Speed" simply refers to the number of players involved. On The Syndicate, A FULL GAME is 20+ players. A SPEED GAME is 19 or fewer players. That's it!

Role claiming is essentially illegal here, since you may not out yourself (or others). Keep your cards close to your chest 'round these here parts. Our games tend to have complexities and nuances not found in more vanilla sites. Role claiming here would either get you lynched or paint a target on your back for the Mafia to take you out. In a word, don't do it.

Welcome to The Syndicate. I hope you have a good time. Good times are what we're all about.

Taxation is theft.

Dom wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

Russtifinko wrote:....on another note, I think there may be some disagreement on economics on the parts of the hosts. Which could make this even more exciting!

And I plan on pissing one of you off in the course of this game. I wonder whom it will be.

Or I could pi$$ off everyone el$e.

probably both .

Russtifinko wrote:....on another note, I think there may be some disagreement on economics on the parts of the hosts. Which could make this even more exciting!

And I plan on pissing one of you off in the course of this game. I wonder whom it will be.

Or I could pi$$ off everyone el$e.

Dom wrote:

Golden wrote:

Dom wrote:I suppose I'll play despite one of my favorite economists being the "baddie".

One of your favourite economists???

Is this a thing?

I love me Keynes

*Switches vote to Dom*

Also, one of your images is broken.

Russtifinko wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

Russtifinko wrote:Taxes - occur every 3rd day. Because llama is a co-host, it is flat and each player pays $1. Taxes are eliminated if Ricardo dies and Rothbard is still alive. If llama dies and Russti is still alive, we move to a progressive tax system and tax 30% of all earnings instead.

That's not a progressive tax system. That's still a flat tax system- specifically, a proportional tax.

*Votes Russtifinko*

Rats! You're right I suppose. I thought I locked this thread.....

Then instead, I'll "progressively" tax people who disagree with their hosts at a higher rate than everyone else. There! now you have an incentive to keep your trap shut.

Russtifinko wrote:Hmmmm, now how do I put up a conflabbed poll? And why is my name golden? So many questions...

For now, feel free to sign up by saying you want to play in-thread. I'll do a poll once I talk to MP.

Your name is yellow because you are the side missions host.

Edit your first post and scroll down. There is a "Poll Creation" tab. Click it.

Russtifinko wrote:Taxes - occur every 3rd day. Because llama is a co-host, it is flat and each player pays $1. Taxes are eliminated if Ricardo dies and Rothbard is still alive. If llama dies and Russti is still alive, we move to a progressive tax system and tax 30% of all earnings instead.

That's not a progressive tax system. That's still a flat tax system- specifically, a proportional tax.

*Votes Russtifinko*

I already played Monopoly and got robbed.