The Syndicate

Hey you two!

I'm really so glad to have you both here.

How about some questions from me?

For both of you:
- Do you enjoy tabletop and other board/strategy/card games other than mafia? If so, what are some of your favorites?
- What is your favorite activity and/or location if you want to relax?
- If you could travel anywhere right now with no concern for time or money, where would it be? Why?
- Favorite book? TV show? Movie? Video game? In addition, do you have any esoteric recommendations for lovers of any of these to check out?
- What music do you listen to? Could be genres, artists, songs, whatever. I'll gladly take anything music.

For [mention]Infected_alien8_[/mention] only:
- Jay already asked you about what you learned about yourself in Champs this year, but nonetheless I wanted to reflect in another way on our games together. What were some of your most treasured moments from playing your qualifier (Game 9) and wildcard (WC Game 1) Champs games this year and why? In addition, which player(s) from either game would you most like to play with again and why?
- What inspired and/or influenced you to choose Psychology as your focus of study at university?
- Re: what dunya asked you earlier about people being good or evil, care to elaborate on why you believe you tend to gravitate towards a pessimistic view of the human race in general? (This is a fascinating discussion for me, and I appreciate that you two landed on different sides here.)

For [mention]Tsaiah[/mention] only:
- What were some of your most treasured moments spectating Champs this year and why? (this could be Game 9 and WC Game 1, because they were obviously the best, but also other games as well)
- If you could learn any 3 languages instantaneously, which would they be and why?
- If money were no concern and you could start writing as a fiction writer, what would you choose to work on first and why? Would it be something new or already in the works?
- Re: what dunya asked you earlier about people being good or evil, care to elaborate on why you believe strongly here that the majority of people are good? (This is a fascinating discussion for me, and I appreciate that you two landed on different sides here.)

Oh my god great cat picture!

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:46 pm The Simpsons should do a Treehouse of Horror spoof on Death Note.

That'd be amazing, haha.

[mention]Fractal[/mention]

- Do you enjoy tabletop and other board/strategy/card games other than mafia? If so, what are some of your favorites?

- Table tennis! That's cool. Are you a table tennis pro then? Do you play standard tennis as well?

- Do you enjoy any other sports? If so, what is (are) your favorite(s) to spectate and/or play?

Death Note and The Simpsons are two of my all-time favorites as well.

Thanks for answering questions!

I'll see what else I can think of myself.

[mention]Fractal[/mention]

- If you could travel anywhere right now with no concern for time or money, where would it be?

- Favorite book? TV show? Movie?

- Do you prefer to be town or mafia?

- Most treasured moment as a member of the town?

- Most treasured moment as a member of the mafia?

Yeah, Fractal and tsaiah both spectated my game and came over! Totally awesome. As of now RobotNerd is the only other player from Game 9 to sign up over here. That’s just so far anyway.

Yay, Fractal!

I’m so glad you decided to check us out!

I’ll come up with some more questions for you too.

Awesome, thanks for the answers! Cool Joker makeup for sure, and mashed potatoes are pretty amazing right?

[mention]Owner of a Lonely Heart[/mention]

How about some more questions?

- Favorite movie(s)?
- Favorite book(s)?
- Do you have any pets? If not, what would you like to have if anything?
- Summer or winter weather?
- Favorite color? Least favorite color?
- What is your favorite activity and/or location if you want to relax?

Owner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:59 pm I'm gonna dive into only part of those questions for now.

Sure, take your time, you answer at your leisure.

Alright, [mention]Owner of a Lonely Heart[/mention], more questions!

- How do you feel about typing other people re: MBTI and Enneagram? In what setting should it be done or not done? (This could be in general and/or specifically how you feel about it.)
- What resources would you first point someone to who knows nothing or little about either MBTI or Enneagram?
- Is there in your assessment a particularly overlooked or esoteric board/tabletop/strategy game you would recommend to fellow enthusiasts?
- Do you like to travel? What has been your favorite vacation and/or location to travel? If you could travel anywhere right now with time and money not being a concern, where would it be?
- Do you have any other hobbies outside of mafia, board games, anime, etc.?

Owner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:15 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:53 pm Owner!

What's your Myers Briggs?

ISFP

What's your horoscope?

Capricorn

Do you follow either? How accurate are they in describing you?

Myers Briggs and Enneagram mostly, I think my Enneagram explains me well.

My Enneagram: 1w9 6w7 4w3 sp/sx (phobic 6) *Owner <3s having the same 3 core tritypes as M Plus 7*

Hell yes! The feeling is mutual, tritype buddy!

Thanks for the awesome and in-depth answers! I'll see what else I can come up with here.

Thanks for participating, [mention]Dyslexicon[/mention], and hope to see you around in games again soon! You have been a welcome addition to this community ever since that Season 3 Champs scrimmage game.



Now let's welcome Owner of a Lonely Heart to the Interrogation Room!

Owner is from the awesome community of Personality Cafe but has a second home at Daily Mafia and has played elsewhere as well. Even though she has not played a game with us just yet, she has interacted and played games with various Syndicate regulators already, yours truly included. In my experience she has been an absolute pleasure and I am sure you all will agree as well once you get to know her.

So please join me in giving Owner a huge Syndicate welcome!

[mention]Owner of a Lonely Heart[/mention]

I'll start off with some questions for you.

- Do you prefer to play as town or mafia?
- What is your most treasured moment in a mafia game as town?
- What is your most treasured moment in a mafia game as mafia?
- Do you have a mafia 'rival'? If so, who is it?
- Who are some of your favorite players to play mafia with?
- What are some of your favorite mafia games you have hosted?
- I know you're into anime! What are some of your favorites? What would you recommend to anyone who needs to start somewhere?
- So you are also into board game design! I think people around here will especially find this cool. Want to talk about the couple of games you've been working on?

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:12 am

M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:14 am- First off, nice hair. Pretty cool!

Thank yous! <3

- Looks like you have some nice music taste too. Do you play musical instrument(s)? If so, which? If not, which would you most like to learn?

I play the piano, sing, and have played bass, drums and saxophone as well, but I'm not really great at any of them anymore.

- Do you enjoy concerts? What's your favorite concert experience you've ever been to? Which artist would you like to see live that you haven't (or can't because they're deceased or not touring/together)?

Yaaas! My favorite was a Tool concert I went to when I was 16. It was outdoors at a festival and pretty wild. The most recent concert I enjoyed was Radiohead in Oslo. I've also had good experiences at a couple of Dream Theatre concerts when I was a teenager.

- Do you have any esoteric album recommendations?

I guess The Grand Opening & Closing by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is pretty esoteric. It's a bit hard and not necessarily the most accesible at first, but I really love it.

There's this family band called Low, if you're into pondering, slightly depressive, quiet rock from a married mormon couple who probably has had the weirdest life. Their album, Trust, is my favorite. I'm not always good at listening to the lyricsof songs, but their song Little Argument With Myself hits me right in the existential anxiety:

just keep counting the stars
like someday you'll find out
just how many there are
and we all can go home
cause there's nothing as sad
as a man on his back
counting stars

Oh! And California by Mr Bungle is like the definition of esoteric! They mix so many styles and it's clever, funny and beautiful all at the same time. Definitely recommend that one if you haven't heard it already!^^

I'll think of more, but that's something.

Kind of want to hear your album recommendations too (?)

M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:15 am Also, I'm sad you wouldn't choose to roleplay me.

Lol.

It's the pressure of having 70% of the posts in the game that scares me.

Hey! Sorry for the delay with responding to this. California by Mr. Bungle is amazing! Disco Volante is great too. And man, I haven't listened to SGM in forever, but that's a good one too. My music taste radar was definitely accurate.

Also, I'm sad you wouldn't choose to roleplay me.

Lol.

[mention]Dyslexicon[/mention]

Dizzyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

- First off, nice hair. Pretty cool!
- Looks like you have some nice music taste too. Do you play musical instrument(s)? If so, which? If not, which would you most like to learn?
- Do you enjoy concerts? What's your favorite concert experience you've ever been to? Which artist would you like to see live that you haven't (or can't because they're deceased or not touring/together)?
- Do you have any esoteric album recommendations?

I'll think of more, but that's something.

Hello, [mention]lapluie[/mention]!! Glad to have you here; you've been a great addition to the community.

- What kinds of music do you like?
- If you could visit any place that you have never been right now for say, a few days or a week or so, where would it be and why?
- What are some of your favorite foods?
- What is your least favorite food(s)?
- Do you have any fears or phobias?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?

dunya wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 7:43 pm i have never put mangoes in an omelette but by god does it sound delicious.

Oh my god, I've never thought of that either but it does sound good. Adding that to the must try list.

Hello, @[mention]wolbre04[/mention]!

- If you could instantaneously learn and master any instrument (besides the drums), which instrument would it be and why?
- If you had to pick "desert island" albums, what would they be? (can be top 5, 10, 15, 20, whatever you are most comfortable with)
- Have you been to any concerts? If so, what was your most treasured experience and why?
- If you could visit any place within the U.S. you have never been right now for say, a few days or a week or so, where would it be and why?
- Same question as above except outside the U.S.?
- What are some of your favorite foods?
- What is your least favorite food(s)?
- Do you have any fears or phobias?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?

Hello, [mention]Aeris[/mention]! I'll throw some more questions at you. They'll be mostly music-related because that's how I roll and I'm not creative with these things, sorry.

- If you could instantaneously learn and master any instrument (besides the piano), which instrument would it be and why?
- What genres (or subgenres) of music are you interested in?
- What are some of your favorite artists / composers / bands?
- If you had to pick "desert island" albums, what would they be? (can be top 5, 10, 15, 20, whatever you are most comfortable with)
- Have you been to any concerts? If so, what was your most treasured experience and why?
- How do you feel about minimalism in music composition?

Alright, I tried to brainstorm non-music ones and here's what I came up with:
- If you could visit any place within the U.S. you have never been right now for say, a few days or a week or so, where would it be and why?
- Same question as above except outside the U.S.?
- What are some of your favorite foods?
- What is your least favorite food(s)?
- Do you have any fears or phobias?

Hey there, [mention]Kites[/mention], not sure if I ever said welcome to the site so... welcome!

That's awesome; I love "Kite" (The Kick Inside is great!). I'll give you the music questions I've been giving everyone, haha, if that's cool! I am curious about your taste too!

- What is (are) your favorite subgenre(s) of music? Are there any subgenres of music you do not like?
- Do you know how to play any musical instrument(s)? If so, which, and for how long have you known?
- Favorite concert you have ever been to (and why)?
- What are your top 5 / 10 / 20 albums of all-time?
- If you could learn and master any musical instrument instantly, which instrument would it be?
- Do you have any pet peeves in music/songs?
- Do you have any esoteric album recommendations that people should check out?

And how about some mafia questions? I see no one has asked you about that yet!

- Do you prefer being civilian or mafia?
- What is your most treasured moment in a mafia game when civilian?
- What is your most treasured moment in a mafia game when mafia?

rundontwalk wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:45 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:17 pm rundontwalk, apart from mafia and spending time with your adorable gf, what do you like to do in your spare time?

As a law student I don't have much spare time lol but I try and read for pleasure. Nonfiction mostly. I like to go hiking and to be out in nature.

As a PhD student, I just wanted to say not only: I feel your pain. Lol. But also: It ends at some point, and you'll not regret it.

Thanks for the answers!

Hey, [mention]rundontwalk[/mention]! I'm a fellow Texan too (at least for now), even if it's been only 4 years.

How about some music questions?

- Favorite concert you have ever been to (and why)?
- What are your top 5 / 10 / 20 albums of all-time?
- If you could learn and master any musical instrument instantly, which instrument would it be?
- Do you have any pet peeves in music/songs?

Then a couple more Texas questions because why not?

- Have you been to Austin; if so, what's your favorite thing to do there?
- If you knew someone was visiting Texas for the first time and they only had, say, a week or so, what would you suggest for them to visit and/or do?

Hey, [mention]ColinIsCool[/mention]! Welcome (again) to the site!

Here are some more music-related questions for you:
- Do you know how to play any musical instrument(s)? If so, which, and for how long have you known?
- If you could instantaneously learn any musical instrument (that you do not currently know how to play) without any effort, which one would it be and why?
- Favorite concert (or top 5 or whatever is easiest)?
- Favorite concert venue?
- Do you have any esoteric album recommendations that people should check out?

[mention]Kylemii[/mention]!

What music do you listen to?
Have you been to any concerts? If so, what was (were) your favorite(s)?
What video game consoles have you owned?
What's your favorite video game of all-time?

thellama73 wrote:The ranking of Power Windows, Caress of Steel, and Signals in that list is criminal.

Yeah, Power Windows and Signals are two of my all-time favorites for sure. 80s Rush was my first introduction to them, so it's the material I have the closest attachment to, even if I'm attached to all of it really.

A respectable effort.

I personally like the 80s/synth era much more than you do, but otherwise that list is fairly agreeable.

How about ranking Rush albums?

speedchuck wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote: Have you ever played / do you play a musical instrument?
Have you attended a musical performance/concert? If so, what are your favorite concert(s) you have ever attended?

I was a drummer in a garage band for a couple of my teen years. I still play occasionally, and hopefully will find another local band at some point in the future. I miss the noise.

I've attended four concerts, five if you include a Christmas music celebration, and probably twenty-five if I include shows that I played in myself. I enjoyed watching Kansas play with a college symphony orchestra, and recently I had the opportunity to see Weird Al live. The other two concerts were Rush concerts.

Ah, hard to say what my favorite was, but I'd put Kansas up there. That was a beautiful concert, and most importantly, I had really good seats.

Welcome to the Syndicate, also known as the Rush Fan Club.

Thanks!

Rush got me into music in the first place. And now I'm a drummer. Happens.

Same exact thing happened to me.

S~V~S beat me to asking the music question!

speedchuck wrote:I love all kinds of music, if they're good. Mostly dislike country, rap, and screamo, but there are good exceptions. Especially like prog rock/metal, emphasis on the rock. I suggest Ayreon, and Toehider. Those are probably my favorites at the moment. And, for fun, That Handsome Devil.
Please, do click on one of those links. You'll probably have a lot of fun.

You'll fit in with some folks around here for sure.

Have you ever played / do you play a musical instrument?
Have you attended a musical performance/concert? If so, what are your favorite concert(s) you have ever attended?

I know, right? Come on, folks, let's get Soneji 50cc's of questions, stat!

Thanks for answering the video game ones! I agree totally with the Anju and Kafei sidequest. So awesome. One of my favorite portions of any game ever. And I always need to check out new video games... sadly don't have enough time to do so right now, but I try what I can. So recommendations are always welcome.

I'm terrible at coming up with these, but here's a handful or so more:
- Do you like listening to music?
- If so, what are your favorite genres/bands or artists/albums/songs?
- Have you ever / do you play a musical instrument?
- Do you prefer being civilian or mafia?
- What is your most treasured moment as civilian?
- What is your most treasured moment as mafia?

Hey Soneji! I have some more questions/requests for you.

- Favorite video games?
- Most memorable moments in video games?
- What video game would you recommend to me and others as one that doesn't receive enough attention?

Obligatory music questions:

Do you like listening to music?
If so, what are your favorite genres/bands or artists/albums/songs?
Have you ever / do you play a musical instrument?

Do you like listening to music?
If so, what are your favorite genres/bands or artists/albums/songs?
What is your favorite movie?
TV show?
Book?
Video game?
Sport?

Favorite tabletop game(s)?
Least favorite tabletop game(s)?
Favorite sport(s), if any?

Favorite ELO album?

Holy shit man, get DFaraday some questions... stat!

- Favorite music? (this can be bands/genres/albums/whatever)
- Favorite WWE wrestler?
- Do you prefer being civilian or mafia?
- What is your most treasured moment as civilian?
- What is your most treasured moment as mafia?

I'll think of more! I'm not good at this though. Come on folks, ask DF some stuff!

I wouldn't mind seeing Blue Man Group one of these days.

Nice! We're on a similar track then. I saw earlier you said you might have to discontinue due to finding? Hopefully not, that'd be a shame. Good luck with it!

Wow, Tool 11 times. Cool beans. I would have liked to have seen them for sure, never have.

ObscureAllure wrote:

Dom wrote:It's nice to see you, OA!

What've you been up to?

Slowly suffocating under mounds of research. Lol. Glad to be here.

I can relate! Neat to see another PhD student who shares my suffering. I just finished up my 2nd year (and all coursework) for my PhD in Accounting. I have a 2nd year paper that I'm working on now over the summer, along with teaching and then studying for comprehensive exams, then after all of that noise it'll be dissertation time.

Has anyone asked music questions yet? Because that's my job.

What kind of music do you like?
What are some of your favorite bands/musical artists?
What bands/musical artists have you seen in concert, if any?
Which concert(s) are your favorite and why?
Do you play any musical instruments?

sig wrote:Okay thanks! I'll give them a try.

No problem! I'll be curious what you think of them, so keep me apprised.

sig wrote:Yeah that was one of the reasons my parents decided to do it. I'd also say the stereotype that homeschooled kids being anti-social/socially retarded isn't very accurate. The same is true for homeschooled kids not having enough peer socialization. It could happen, but isn't more likely to happen to homeschooled children.

Sure do you have any suggestions? I think I've listened to Rush before and I didn't really like them.

Good to hear, but yeah, I never bought that argument myself. I think it's based on faulty logic at best.

Of course!

Rush - Permanent Waves (try this one if you're willing to give them another shot)
Yes - Close to the Edge
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Boston - Boston
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
echolyn - As the World

Those are some really good starting albums IMO, not even necessarily my favorites (though some are and I do love them all) but really solid intro albums for each band. Then depending on whether you like any of them, and which one(s), I'd have various follow-up suggestions. You should be able to get a feel from Youtube or Spotify if you're not willing to invest money in them first; I'd bet all of those albums are in full somewhere if not multiple places.

I'd be shocked if you don't really enjoy at least one of them, if not more, just based on your liking of Leftoverture alone. They're all pretty unique too, so even though most of those bands fall under the "prog rock" label, I'd recommend listening to each one despite if you dislike the others.

I'm particularly interested in your homeschooling experiences considering I feel very strongly about the... ineptitude of our public school system and I'd like to homeschool my kid(s) someday if at all possible. Good to hear that it made a positive impression on you!

Also, Leftoverture is a classic. You should try listening to some other classic rock and/or prog rock 70s classics, there's a gold mine of albums just waiting to be heard that would appeal to someone who is already a fan of Kansas. Epi and I could point you in the right direction there, as I'm sure others could as well, if you're interested.

Oh hey, you're going to UK? Nice, congrats! Used to be about an hour to an hour and a half away from me, but now it's much more than that. :P Solid university though.

Has anyone asked you music questions yet? Regardless, I'm going to ask you some!

Who are some of your favorite bands/musical artists?
What are some of your favorite songs or albums?
Do you play a musical instrument?
Have you seen any concerts; if so, which one was your favorite?

Hey there, Sokoth!

Favorite TV shows?
Favorite movies?
Favorite video games?
Favorite musical artists/albums/songs?

Xylophones? Nice.

Hey ika, want some more music questions?

Have you seen any artist/band in concert? If so, who, and how many concerts have you attended?
If the answer to the above question is yes and you've seen 2+, what's your favorite concert you've ever attended?
Which artist/band would you like to see live that you cannot (because of a deceased member or the band is broken up)?
What are your favorite genres of music?
Do you play any musical instruments?
If not, which instrument(s) do you wish you could learn to play instantly?

Golden wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:I know you love wolves. What about bears?

WHAT ABOUT SOCKS?!?!

Who could live in Minnesota without a healthy love of socks. I mean, its socks or frostbite, and who loves frostbite?

S~V~S wrote:I know you love wolves. What about bears?

WHAT ABOUT SOCKS?!?!

People should ask Silverwolf more questions. She hasn't had enough.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I also like the Grateful Dead from time-to-time. I don't know if I could pick a favorite album, but Terrapin Station is my favorite song of theirs.

+1