The Syndicate

Golden wrote:I won an extra socky! Actually not a socky, but I won 'best town team performance' in the mafia universe 2016 awards. Woohoo! lol.

Thank you much, Rico!

Now it is easily discerned not only who won what but the finalists as well. Freaking awesome.

And it's incredibly visually appealing, especially with the spoilers. Outdone yourself indeed!

G-Man wrote:Glad everyone had fun. I apologize for the delays to write posts. About 1/3 of the time you were waiting I was trying to post but you guys wouldn't shut up in the thread!

Had I had an extra hour for prep, I could have pre-written some stuff to cut down the delay times and hashed out a plan to include the other Sockey organizers much more. Sorry for hijacking the awards show aspect. And thank you for jumping in when my daughter got sick. Thankfully it wasn't as heinous as what happened Thursday night. *shudders*

Seriously, the theme was a huge win in my view. I loved the interaction and the write-ups. Thanks for your work on those, G-Man.

Quin wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Spacedaisy wrote:Ah cool. Makes me feel a liiiiiittle better about Lost Again 2 not winning best mafia win, lol. Seriously though, congrats to all! They were all well deserved wins! And thanks guys for hosting it this year!
I will never forget just how fucking floored I was when I found out you were mafia in that game. I was literally 100% confident you were town. It blew my mind for days. Lol. If Quin hadn't wiped the floor with town in Mad Max and more people paid attention to Heists, I think you might have pulled that win off for your performance in that game alone.

There were so many great baddie performances last year.
Heists are definitely underappreciated. I'm a big fan of simplicity, which bigger games often don't do.

We also need more burglaries. Please and thank.

Heists have quickly become my new favorite game type, so I agree. It's a lot harder for mafia to hide since there are less players, but with a more quick game progression, it also can be tough to win as a town team as well. The games are just so tight too. Role madness games are always fun, but as a player I've found that nothing beats the simplicity of a three non-vanilla role limit. It's just that awesome core of mafia. I love Heists.

Burglaries were definitely a success too! I'd love to participate in and see more of them in 2017. We definitely need more volunteer hosts. Burglaries can happen anytime, not just special occasions, so let's get these things rolling again. If you're reading this and want to host a burglary, talk about it in the Burglary hosting thread!

Spacedaisy wrote:Ah cool. Makes me feel a liiiiiittle better about Lost Again 2 not winning best mafia win, lol. Seriously though, congrats to all! They were all well deserved wins! And thanks guys for hosting it this year!

I will never forget just how fucking floored I was when I found out you were mafia in that game. I was literally 100% confident you were town. It blew my mind for days. Lol. If Quin hadn't wiped the floor with town in Mad Max and more people paid attention to Heists, I think you might have pulled that win off for your performance in that game alone.

There were so many great baddie performances last year.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Also, thanks Long Con for putting together these great banners. Awesome work as always.

Agreed, top notch work! I'm proud to have won a Socky this year so I could display this awesome banner in my sig now.

Quin wrote:
Sloonei wrote:Congrats to all the winners, and thank you to Everyone for contributing to an excellent community full of excellent mafia games.
This.

Indeed, I cannot emphasize how much this community really means to me. You all are many of my closest friends, and I'm incredibly proud that the 'I'm going to start my own mafia site' vision that I developed in 2012 is still alive and burning now. It wouldn't be without all of you contributing epic games as hosts as well as incredible player performances. Thank you all so much for your continued contributions to this community, which really holds a special place in my life.

Thanks to all our Socky Hosts for putting together this really awesome shindig for all of us this year. Seriously well-managed and an absolute blast. I look forward to the 2017 Sockys with incredible anticipation.

Congrats, Golden!!

You definitely did your theme justice and then some. Truly an awesome game.

juliets wrote:Congrats JJJ on both your awards! You deserve them. And Golden and Sloonei good job to you as well. You all deserve an award for your civvie play.

Agreed.

Congrats, Jay!

No one can match your sheer effort when you're a townie firing on all cylinders. Definitely deserved. Glad to see Golden and Sloonei got some recognition though; they both give you a run for your money!

I have to congratulate fellow finalists, Golden and Ricochet, as well. You both deserve the acclaim.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Best Host was probably the most difficult vote for me. All the hosts were super. Epignosis is clearly deserving.

We do have so many incredible hosts in this community.

Congrats to Epignosis!!!

Your games are always absolutely phenomenal. It's been really special to see your hosting career from Masters of the Universe to now. What stands out is the incredible string of consistently engaging, intriguing, perfectly-balanced, just fun as hell games.

Ricochet wrote:*note to self: build games based on popular themes*

GY!BE was fucking awesome. I think you're doing just fine.

My biggest mafia regret of 2016 is not being able to play Haiku. I hope there's a sequel.

I feel honored to see both Futurama and Parks & Recreation in the finalists for Best Heist as well, and I just want to give a shout out to all of the players of those games as well as both games' Socky voters. Those games were an absolute blast to host, especially seeing the top-notch roleplay. Thanks for the recognition there, folks. I'm glad to see the TV sitcom series has generated such excitement.

Quin wrote:We're still waiting on Best Civilian and Best Hosts, right?

Best Heist as well, right?

Linki x 9001: Nevermind! Congrats to Sorsha!! Awesome game, for sure.

Congrats, juliets!!!

You definitely earned that award. Your presence in this community is incredible and very much appreciated.

Transistor's setup still blows my mind to this day. The Process role mechanic was incredibly intriguing, one of the coolest roles I've ever seen, and the game's setup overall was consistently engaging.

Congrats to Epi and G-Man!!!

Definitely deserved for both. Transistor and Mad Max were both truly memorable and excellent games.

In case we need a new sortie, let's do D4.

Congrats, Quin!! You have been an absolutely welcome addition to the community for sure. Glad to see recognition to the finalists too! We had some really solid additions last year. So glad to have you all here.

You did roll Indy a ton last year, Jay, didn't you?

Best Civilian in 2015, Best Indy in 2016, does that mean what I think it's going to mean for 2017...

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:I'm also glad enough people remembered Daisy dominating as the cop in AD for her to be a finalist.

That was the best cop performance I've ever seen.

Congrats, Jay!! Absolutely well deserved for your performances in both games.

Congrats, LoRab!!!

Golden wrote:Mp still owes us some hat eating

I owe a what now

Congrats to Turf Wars Baddies!

Congrats, Scotty! You definitely make me laugh all the time with your random analogies and one liners. Well deserved.

A3, if no one else is going to pick

Ricochet wrote:How can a sock account win?! What madness!

Rico is upset his name isn't on the trophy.

Nice, those quotes were definitely worthy of the win. Especially glad to see Ron Swanson win for his Pyramid of Mafia Greatness. Congrats, you two!

Epignosis wrote:Why wasn't there Best Player Who Says He's Retired But Clearly Isn't?

I know who would win.

They must be saving that one for 2017.

Ricochet wrote:Good Job! All three of them.

Indeed, BSG and Romance were really intriguing and well-crafted games!

Wow, that's awesome! I'm honored. Thanks, folks. I couldn't have done it without Daisy though; that game was her brainchild, and it was amazing to work with her on it. Thanks for all the players and prisoners in Turf Wars too for making it a really memorable hosting experience!

Golden wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:I can understand how that was the category you were talking about though, Golden. That was a tough one. Definitely some solid baddie performances last year.
I voted for you in Scrimmage. I couldn't campaign for it after Jay campaigned for you as team win, though. Quin was very deserving, though, very deserving.

I appreciate that sentiment, but I couldn't have imagined winning that award based on that one performance. It was an incredibly rewarding win for me personally, but I think Quin outshined me in Mad Max alone.

I can understand how that was the category you were talking about though, Golden. That was a tough one. Definitely some solid baddie performances last year.

Indeed, Quin's baddie performance last year blew my mind. Well deserved!

Get out of here, mafia!Quin.

Congrats to Mad Max Civilians! That definitely was a nailbiter and an impressive effort.

I dig the interactive element.

/anticipation

Quin wrote:I was going to campaign for a certain someone for a certain something award but I wanted to leave it up to surprise. I just hope more people voted that way. Good luck, you!

Sloonei wrote:Hype post.

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