The Syndicate

Vivax wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:06 pm Thanks! Really appreciate the atmosphere in these games. Of all the sites since my homesite exodus, this one feels like the one where this game is played the most genuinely, still. The design inspires a certain no-nonsense attitude.
Players in this game seemed very level-headed.

Hope to find that certain ‘unexplainable‘ component again (real or not) in a game, eventually. This game is a healthy hobby with learning opportunities. Many about oneselves.

Sometimes I write and it doesn‘t seem like it was me who did, in hindsight. I turn into a sock puppet.

A big 2 thumbs up to this awesome post

fingersplints wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:09 am Also I loved getting Kate Break as my role. Brought back so many memories

It was so funny that as soon as the roles went out, I was sure you were Kate Break. I had no idea why. Lol.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:05 pm I vote to have more Classic Syndicate games hosted here in the future.

I would SO be here for that! I really forgot how much I loved this game.

What happened with splints' kill? The post made it seem like a block or double target?

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:12 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:11 pm @Sloonei did you work out what I was getting at with the night 1 thing?
No lol

I DID!!!

Golden wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:33 pm

Kate wanting the rez when I role hint at her role lol.

Thanks for the hug! Lol

waves

rez pleaseeeee

have fun guys! Good luck!!

It was so fun playing again an im so happy to have reconnected with my old buddies

And to have met some new ones... love you guys!

I think it makes far more sense to vote scotty who just left and has the firmest grasp on what's been going on. I'm sure Llama would do a great job too, I just think it's more wise for us to bring back scotty.

Splints' death post was too weird for me. It was like there was a deflection or a redirect or something and I'm just too nervous that there's a chance she was bad.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:00 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:46 pm [VOTE: scotty] aubergine

Bea I'm really surprised.
Are votes changeable?

Yes

[VOTE: scotty] aubergine

Bea I'm really surprised.

He voted for me the day before after sorting the spaghetti.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:30 pm The gold one has spoken

@Sloonei @Kate @Vivax (who's temporarily off the hook) vote Quin for shits and giggles with me.

I appreciate being included but I'm good with my bea vote. Although I like the Quin vote better than vivax.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:36 pm Cooking instructions for Spicy Bea Ramen,

Ingredients:
2 tbsp of Granola
1 Bea
2 cups of granulated salt
.5 cup of cottage cheese

Take a skillet and heat it on warm. Line the skillet with butter you dropped on the floor, but don't worry, 5 second rule prevents dog hair on the floor from sticking to it.

Squirt the 6 oz of Nutella into the pan and heat until blackened.

While your Nutella is blackening, remove your eggs from the fridge, crack them and drop the newly hatched Bea into the bowl. Add cinnamon and turmeric. Blend the Bea and spice mix with a whisk.

Once blackened, add your blended Bea to the Nutella and cook till bronze.

Remove from skillet, place over toast and voila.

Are you a doctor IRL? Must be.

Golden wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:32 pm @Kate I might have missed it but do you have a current read of S~V~S?

I'd bet the kingdom on civ.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:20 pm @Golden @Sloonei @Kate vote Vivax you perfect little Angels who taste of sweet licorice.

I'm going to reread that post about him above and I want to hear wat @Golden and @S~V~S think first. I'm not saying no, but I have to think about it.

Am I red or black licorice?

S~V~S wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:30 am ebwop, "Why vote Sloonei if they're all bad together?" That would make no sense either.

Let's not forget that that they probably knew one of their votes didn't count.

Golden wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:04 am
Kate wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:39 pm Also, @Golden how strong of a town read on sloonie do you have? If your strongly leaning civ, do you have any explanation as to gman's bizarre exit? @sloonei, I'd love to hear what you think about this as well.

Golden, I saw you mentioned me upthread. You, of all players, in this specific game I thought would know I'm civ and would even guess my role. I think if you read the posts, you'll see that it's in there.
Ok, so I read back and found something and… facepalm moment… I had seen it before and noticed it then but because it was while I was very busy it hasn’t stuck in my brain. Day 3/night 3 were a write off in terms of retention.

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 11:01 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:55 pm G-Man didn’t vote in self-defense. There’s two explanations for that in my mind. I read Sloonei as town, personally, so I lean more towards the town one. (There’s a third possibility too - “G was just too busy”)

1) G-Man and Sloonei are w/w. I could definitely see G being the type to take the hit over Sloonei because he felt Sloonei had more ‘win equity’. If sloon is mafia right now, not being nked isn’t even suspicious.

2) Sloonei is town, and G-Man wanted the wifom of people wanting to think the reason why he didn’t self-vote is (1). That’s why he made the post about Sloonei being a better town asset than him.
@Kate here are my sloon/g-man thoughts.

Also because I’ve been so absent I couldn’t figure out when or on what page I posted this so I had to iso myself. Guys, I’m sorry for all the times you’ve isoed me over the years.

But, if I understand your posts, option 1 is highly unlikely?

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:57 pm
Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 7:37 pm Night 3 legacy rainbow! Just in case.

Elo
Kate
Vivax2.0
Golden
DrWilgy
SVS
Michelle
sig
Sloonei
DFaraday
Quin
bea
Oh look scotty dropped a legacy rainbow. Interesting.

Also scotty this game is less fun without you.

Totally agree!

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:55 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:39 pm Also, @Golden how strong of a town read on sloonie do you have? If your strongly leaning civ, do you have any explanation as to gman's bizarre exit? @sloonei, I'd love to hear what you think about this as well.

Golden, I saw you mentioned me upthread. You, of all players, in this specific game I thought would know I'm civ and would even guess my role. I think if you read the posts, you'll see that it's in there.
Also in respect of your question about Sloonei.

My read of Sloonei is kinda like the read you think I should have on you.

Interesting. I'll definitely keep this in mind.

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:33 pm Btw Kate I *vibe* you town but that is not the same thing as me having paid close attention to your posts.

I have had to choose where to focus my attention in this game, and you’ve not pinged me so I’ve never focused it on you.

It’s that time in the game where I can’t be satisfied with myself if my read is merely vibe, so I actually do have to go back and read you.

Fair enough. Read all the posts.

Edit:

You're

Also, @Golden how strong of a town read on sloonie do you have? If your strongly leaning civ, do you have any explanation as to gman's bizarre exit? @sloonei, I'd love to hear what you think about this as well.

Golden, I saw you mentioned me upthread. You, of all players, in this specific game I thought would know I'm civ and would even guess my role. I think if you read the posts, you'll see that it's in there.

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:20 pm
Quin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:14 pm I am looking at a 7 person wagon with 24 hours left to go and wondering 'what have we learned today'?

There's scum on that wagon. Something for me to look at when I'm home from work.
Is there an echo in here?

Do you think she's civ, Golden?

Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:50 pm Let the record show that I just looked up to see a family of deer strolling across the lawn outside my window.

Thank you, counselor. That has been noted for the record.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 12:56 pm
Elohcin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:21 am caught up and just want to say that everything from Vivax so far today smells very stinky.
When Eloh starts speaking my language the tastes become of smooth butter.

Ok so we've got a licker and a sniffer. I'm gonna go through the players and feel everyone...

Ok I just got the baby to sleep. I'll follow up on this tomorrow.

Gn all.

I didn't have much of an opinion on him before the vote went down yesterday. I was planning to leave it alone until we got through the bea vote, honestly.

That was the most bizarre lynch

I can't think of an alternate reasoning for it other than they were caught with 2 wagons going. I also think they may have known that one of the votes on sloonei didn't count bc of that other role that has a non player vote.

Quin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:00 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:52 pm
Quin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:41 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:31 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:11 am
Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:02 am
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:52 am

Huh? Now I'm really confused. You want me to what?
Have reads on display a tad more openly.
It‘s D3, we should be panicking or something. Plenty of time for slow starters to amp it up.

But every EoD outcome has felt largely random and the players who voted aggressively are being taken out.

I‘m open to the possibility that you are town but I don‘t see lots of efforts going on to sell the wagon you are voting.

p-edit: I‘m the bea voter, kate
I'm really honestly making a good faith effort to play the new style more than what I'm used to. You'll see uptrend there was a discussion about OGs (Which i prefer to old school or relic lol) keeping your reads close to your chest. Also, I made the first multi quote posts I've ever made. I'm doing my best to follow the new regime.

This is the first time I've been exposed to a rainbow list. That is something that never would have been done in the past. It would have been seen as target painting.
@Quin
I asked you to tell me why I shouldn't scum read you for your type of engagement in the thread so far. You don't need to multi quote or make rainbow lists to do that.
My type of engagement has always been to hold things closer to my chest than to make a wall of text. It's just always been the way I've played. I'd usually talk about my biggest suspicion, and pretty much never talk about more than 1 at a time. If you died in our games, you lose. I was trying to baddie hunt while also trying to NOT get nk'd. Does that clarify it a little?

I think it's more than a little obvious that I'm "town," as y'all would say, at this point in the game. Are you looking to get something from me or are you actually suspecting me?
It does clarify it. Thank you.

I was 'looking' for an explanation for your engagement, which you've probably done as best as you can here. I'm not in a mind to dump a vote on you and run off, at any rate.

Did you have anything to say about the Sloonei wagon yesterday?

Ok. In attempt to really play new school I'll do it. I think sloonei is dead red. Or at least a more important bad role than OT Green. I don't see any other explaination for gmans behavior and vote.

Quin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:41 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:31 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:11 am
Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:02 am
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:52 am
Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:47 am Fingersplints ffs.

That said, I think I want a Kate CW as being lone bea voter isn‘t going to get us far.

It‘s also not an unlikely pairing with Sloonei if the latter is indeed mafia.

[VOTE: Kate] aubergine
Huh? Now I'm really confused. You want me to what?
Have reads on display a tad more openly.
It‘s D3, we should be panicking or something. Plenty of time for slow starters to amp it up.

But every EoD outcome has felt largely random and the players who voted aggressively are being taken out.

I‘m open to the possibility that you are town but I don‘t see lots of efforts going on to sell the wagon you are voting.

p-edit: I‘m the bea voter, kate
I'm really honestly making a good faith effort to play the new style more than what I'm used to. You'll see uptrend there was a discussion about OGs (Which i prefer to old school or relic lol) keeping your reads close to your chest. Also, I made the first multi quote posts I've ever made. I'm doing my best to follow the new regime.

This is the first time I've been exposed to a rainbow list. That is something that never would have been done in the past. It would have been seen as target painting.
@Quin
I asked you to tell me why I shouldn't scum read you for your type of engagement in the thread so far. You don't need to multi quote or make rainbow lists to do that.

My type of engagement has always been to hold things closer to my chest than to make a wall of text. It's just always been the way I've played. I'd usually talk about my biggest suspicion, and pretty much never talk about more than 1 at a time. If you died in our games, you lose. I was trying to baddie hunt while also trying to NOT get nk'd. Does that clarify it a little?

I think it's more than a little obvious that I'm "town," as y'all would say, at this point in the game. Are you looking to get something from me or are you actually suspecting me?

Quin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:39 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:32 pm
Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:30 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:01 pm Sloon are still as absolutely certain on Quin as you have been thus far?
No.
Why not?

Do you have any thoughts on why he'd vote me yesterday, without putting anything about his vote in the thread?
I did.

Quin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:53 am [VOTE: Kate] aubergine

I have untangled the spaghetti and Kate looks the worst. Wilgy and G-Man are also on the table for me.
Just so you're aware, claiming votes in the thread is (or was? I don't know if new people are doing it) a common courtesy we give the hosts in case there are issues with the poll and they ever need to manually track the order or number of votes. Not claiming their vote is not something I would expect an old timer to ever do as an in-game strategy thing - they most likely just forgot.

Sorry totally missed that.

I can't remember specifically but I think putting your vote in the thread was a requirement back in the day.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:30 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:01 pm Sloon are still as absolutely certain on Quin as you have been thus far?
No.

Why not?

Do you have any thoughts on why he'd vote me yesterday, without putting anything about his vote in the thread?

Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:11 am
Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:02 am
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:52 am
Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:47 am Fingersplints ffs.

That said, I think I want a Kate CW as being lone bea voter isn‘t going to get us far.

It‘s also not an unlikely pairing with Sloonei if the latter is indeed mafia.

[VOTE: Kate] aubergine
Huh? Now I'm really confused. You want me to what?
Have reads on display a tad more openly.
It‘s D3, we should be panicking or something. Plenty of time for slow starters to amp it up.

But every EoD outcome has felt largely random and the players who voted aggressively are being taken out.

I‘m open to the possibility that you are town but I don‘t see lots of efforts going on to sell the wagon you are voting.

p-edit: I‘m the bea voter, kate
I'm really honestly making a good faith effort to play the new style more than what I'm used to. You'll see uptrend there was a discussion about OGs (Which i prefer to old school or relic lol) keeping your reads close to your chest. Also, I made the first multi quote posts I've ever made. I'm doing my best to follow the new regime.

This is the first time I've been exposed to a rainbow list. That is something that never would have been done in the past. It would have been seen as target painting.

@Quin

Quin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:16 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:21 pm
sig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:33 pm @Quin I probably missed it but can you walk me through the following

1. You’re Kate vote
2. Why Sig is the most amazing player ever (500 word minimum with 3 sources formatted in APA)
3. Who post Gman flip you think the mafia team is

@Elohcin Walk me through why you think Sheepers are more likely to be mafia and what your current thoughts are on the more sheepy players please.

@DFaraday if you could just give some quick general thoughts that would be great

@Scotty pay attention to me and my jokey posts + what do you think about Golden right now?
Me too, particularly, 1 and 3... If I'm remembering correctly, I don't think you even put it in the thread that you were voting for me. So what's up? I was to busy yesterday Halloweening to come ask.

PS you guys are FUNNY. Im loling all day today.
You know why I voted for you.

Kate wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:49 am
Quin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:45 am
DFaraday wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 8:06 pm
Quin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 2:08 am I've never played with Kate. Hi Kate!

Kate has been generating reads, but the vast majority of them are developed in reaction to other's posts. Very little proactive scum hunting is happening. I'm seeing this as a scum doing the rounds to respond to lots of prompts, but not generating anything new of her own accord.

Can you comment on this, @Kate ?
I don't think operating off of others' leads is alignment indicative; that's typically how I play regardless of alignment.
I can understand that it's NAI for you. I'd even agree with it.

I want Kate to tell me why it's not alignment indicative for her.
Hi, I'm here and reading along but I'm going to be pretty busy until at least 3 pm today. I have noted your question and I will get back to you.
Waiting for you to get back to me.

I have no idea why you voted for me.

I have addressed the way I play at length, just not in direct response to your question. I'll pull up my posts and quote them, maybe they will answer your inquiry.

Sloon are still as absolutely certain on Quin as you have been thus far?

Vivax wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:44 pm
Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:57 pm Idk I figured Vivax’s comment was more tongue in cheek. By saying the strategy out loud, it invalidates the next read he gives.

Anyway, bea is definitely town
RIP scotty, and wp! Yeah this.
It's a bit funny that sig and Kate commented on it as strategy thinking I was seriously considering doing that

Yea, it took me a few different takes on it bf I even understood what you were saying. But it's funny that I asked, as opposed to funny that you'd say it at all? I don't think so.

Fyi, it appears we can still move the votes.

[VOTE: Bea] aubergine

I luvz ya. But you bad, gf.

Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:01 pm rez plz

RIP scotty! It was fun playing with you, I hope I get the chance again.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:54 pm
Kate wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:52 pm Is night ending at 800 or at 854 tonight?
Host post says we have until 8 to submit night actions.

Thanks

Is night ending at 800 or at 854 tonight?

sig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:39 pm
Elohcin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:29 pm
sig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:51 pm
Scotty wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:16 pm
sig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:14 pm
Vivax wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:16 pm I think this is where we are supposed to fabricate towncases on our scumreads in the hope that they catch a bullet
Why would mafia kill themselves
I think viv means let’s talk about people in our POE we think are good so that maybe mafia kills them tonite, to shore up the pool
Ag that’s an interesting strategy
Can someone explain this strategy to me a little more in depth and more clearly?
Okay so, (and I’ll say I don’t agree with it or think it’ll work anyway) but this is the scenario.

You basically hard core town clear your iffy town reads/null reads in the hopes mafia will say “player X is in the town core lets kill them” while in reality you suspected them. At least after thinking about it I’m pretty sure that’s what he means.

Now I don’t think this’ll work and I think it makes town players seem disingenuous/easier to flip flop BUT it’s really a cultural thing I’d say.

But they'd still be getting a civ targeted bc the mafia isn't going to kill one of their own. I don't get how this makes any sense.

sig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:33 pm @Quin I probably missed it but can you walk me through the following

1. You’re Kate vote
2. Why Sig is the most amazing player ever (500 word minimum with 3 sources formatted in APA)
3. Who post Gman flip you think the mafia team is

@Elohcin Walk me through why you think Sheepers are more likely to be mafia and what your current thoughts are on the more sheepy players please.

@DFaraday if you could just give some quick general thoughts that would be great

@Scotty pay attention to me and my jokey posts + what do you think about Golden right now?

Me too, particularly, 1 and 3... If I'm remembering correctly, I don't think you even put it in the thread that you were voting for me. So what's up? I was to busy yesterday Halloweening to come ask.

PS you guys are FUNNY. Im loling all day today.

Elohcin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:57 am
Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:42 am
Elohcin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:38 am
S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:15 am Addendum to the post about why G Mans bad team wouldn’t try to lynch someone else.

This is driving me nuts. I’m trying to figure out why a bad team wouldn’t try to start a third wagon if both Sloon and G were bad, or try harder to pile on Sloonei if only G was bad.

Maybe he was alone, or only had one teammate there? Like others were low posters or had time zone issues?

Because I’ve been playing Mafia a long time and have never seen a baddie with an alternative train do … nothing. I’m spitballing about maybe low posters etc because I just don’t understand Gs behavior there.
Yes, this makes sense. Thinking back on g-man's play, it seems like he was doing just enough to try to get by trying to look civ without rocking the boat too much to gain suspicion. As if he were going it pretty much alone and trying to hold it all together. This doesn't help alleviate my gut suspicion of DH, now SVS. And neither does SVS' lack of voting Gman. I don't know why I can't shake it. Does ANYone else feel the same way?
Not only did SVS not vote G-man, but G-man also performed a lovely mental gymnastics routine to avoid voting for DH the day before.

What do you think of sloonei?

Elohcin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:38 am
S~V~S wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:15 am Addendum to the post about why G Mans bad team wouldn’t try to lynch someone else.

This is driving me nuts. I’m trying to figure out why a bad team wouldn’t try to start a third wagon if both Sloon and G were bad, or try harder to pile on Sloonei if only G was bad.

Maybe he was alone, or only had one teammate there? Like others were low posters or had time zone issues?

Because I’ve been playing Mafia a long time and have never seen a baddie with an alternative train do … nothing. I’m spitballing about maybe low posters etc because I just don’t understand Gs behavior there.
Yes, this makes sense. Thinking back on g-man's play, it seems like he was doing just enough to try to get by trying to look civ without rocking the boat too much to gain suspicion. As if he were going it pretty much alone and trying to hold it all together. This doesn't help alleviate my gut suspicion of DH, now SVS. And neither does SVS' lack of voting Gman. I don't know why I can't shake it. Does ANYone else feel the same way?

I don't. She's got her kid gloves on in a sense, when it comes to Bea, but bea is looking more and more bad to me and svs noticed that right away. If she were bad, I believe she'd shy away from accusing bea at all. Also, she can read me like a newspaper, and I've never seen a bad svs defend a civ me as well as she has here.

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