The Syndicate

Dom wrote:Bass, do you have a specific team you think Rox might be on? Hacks, right? With MM?


I don't see Rox killing SVS like that.

Mongoose wrote:Day 8: The New Wave is Over

Boyhood was not without its faults, but it was still one of my favorite films of the year. I don't find it gimmicky, and Linklater procured such fierce, raw performances from the actors.

That said, this 'honest' trailer was great. Still my pick for best pic (on what I'd like to see win).




The film took too long to make and DFaraday died of boredom.


DFaraday has died. He was Godard.

It is now Night 8. You have 24 hours.

Dom wrote:

Canucklehead wrote:Didn't Vomps just replace Roxy??

And Bass is on my list for extreme low-lying, which I pointed out a few days ago.

How much have you played with Bass?

Dom wrote:

Bass_the_Clever wrote:Dom who are you thinking about voting?

MetalMarsh, and you?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:

Turnip Head wrote:Seems like you're trying to push my buttons, MM.

Now, see, it seemed to me that he was actually giving you a platform to sound sincere & impassioned, while throwing in a light sprinkling of distancing It was a good show.

But I would be happy with a vote for either MM or TH. I think MM was in the crosshairs yesterday, and TH pulled his Made case out of a hat, pushing all of us who had Made as a secondary suspicion over the edge, and pushing MM away from it. But totally apart from each other I don't think either of them is up to any good.

I have to do some stuff, and I am exhausted. I will finish this tomorrow, Blizzard Act 47 is coming tomorrow, so I am all time. I finished most of my reading, and will think on it and put my thoughts together.

Linki~ yeah, see? I bet alot of folks, like Bass, were looking at MM yesterday. And did not vote for him (although the thread locking kinda puts that all into the what if category). Personally, i think TH is more dangerous than MM, but I do think they both are bad.

Wrong, try again.

I would disagree with you though about people looking at me yesterday. You were the only one who seemed interested in voting me at the time. I don't know why you just accept what Bass says without question. The guy has hardly been present, and has only voiced suspicion at just me. You don't even seem interested in participating either, and continue to post your little popcorn smilies while you watch civvies get lynched over and over again. You are extremely frustrating to play with. Your reads have been nothing but counterreads of mine. Oh, MM thinks LC is bad, nope he's good. Oh, MM thinks llama is civ, that guy must be bad (absolutely wrong). Oh, MM thinks Made might be civ, Made must be bad. MM wants to lynch Roxy. She must be good. And the reason I said your reread would be interesting is the exact reason you posted, that you will 'keep in mind' various things about me in a reread. I'm sure you don't give a rat's patooty what I've been saying all game, but I hope you've found what you're looking for to put me on the chopping block. /rant

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Bass_the_Clever wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Bass, are you suspicious of anyone aside from me?

To be honest I have been really focused on you but other people are starting to get my attention. I also have my eye on Rico, Roxy,and also something about BR caught my attention during my re read so thats like my top 4. Who is your top suspects at this time?

Roxy. The previous lynch looks like a save, for more than any of the vomps lynch 'saves'.

Lower on my radar. SVS, LC, and you.

Players I've watched but can't decide on: Rico and Made.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Bass, are you suspicious of anyone aside from me?

Made wrote:

Ricochet wrote:Catching up a bit...

The case on Llama oscillates too much right now, IMO, between seeking an easy lynch in reaction for the past two ones and a tricky gamble that he'd actually be bad. I'd be surprised for him to be the orchestrator of all that's happened. Has he exhibited in past games such a tactic of leading hunts decisively, but turning out to have been a grand manipulator?

I think the best option as of now is to keep him alive, not lynch him unless we find a tie to a baddie, but not listen to him, or let him lead a lynch as he is very good at doing that.

thellama73 wrote:

Black Rock wrote:Llama is playing a very aggressive game. I'm no expert in things Llama but the way he's reading to me seems more like an aggressive baddie and less like a helpful civvie. In fact there hasn't been a whole lot of helpfulness from him as of late. Just things stated as fact when they are only suspicions and a lot of criticism.

Roxy is reading off to me. A little too sensitive, but I have seen this between her and Llama before so I don't know if I'm reading too much into it.

Something about Canuck is making me eye her. I can't put my finger on it yet. Just a gut feeling.

People always expect me to be a leader. I usually am, especially early in the game, because that is my style. I have strong suspicions and I stick to my guns. This results in a lot of opportunity for others to latch on and follow me. This is what happened with Vomps. Not only do I feel responsible for lynching a civ, but I am perceived as bad for so aggressively campaigning against one. If Vomps had flipped bad, it would be a different story. But now everyone expects me to find another suspect, latch on and lead another lynch. Why do I have to do that? How many lynches have you led, BR? How many theories have you developed and how many cases have you made? Same question for Bass, DFaraday, Lizzy, Made, Blooper, Roxy, Sabie, Daisy, and Timmer.

Everyone else gets to be a follower and ride the coattails of more aggressive players. Maybe I'm tired of playing that role. How come other people can get a pass for doing that, but my refusal to lead another lynch right away is suspicious?

Turnip Head wrote:Bass could you be a bit more specific about what you're seeing with MM? You compared his gameplay to Monopoly but do you have any specifics to go with that comparison?

thellama73 wrote:

Bass_the_Clever wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Do you think you don't deserve to be watched, Bass?

Its a game of mafia everyone deserves to be watched.

Precisely. So what are you complaining about?

thellama73 wrote:Do you think you don't deserve to be watched, Bass?

thellama73 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:I don't know that I think he is bad, but I would not be surprised to find that some of those who followed in his footsteps are.

I a looking forward to hearing Llama take on things after he rethinks things.

I'm still in the process of rethinking, but this is what I have so far:

We know that the Day 2 lynch was between two civs, with almost everyone piling on one bandwagon or another. The only way to avoid being tied to a civ lynch in that case, would be to cast a symbolic vote for a third party. Four people did that: DFaraday, Bass, TH, and Black Rock. I think they bear watching, although my gut tells me that DFaraday is on the level.

Also on my radar are Ricochet and Blooper, who went along with me and voted for Vomps. Ricochet took some convincing, but as someone else pointed out, his final reasoning left something to be desired. Blooper piled on from the beginning without giving too much of an explanation as to why. Those six players will all be getting rereads from me before the next vote.

FZ. wrote:

Turnip Head wrote:Here's the only working theory I could come up with for Sabie being targeted by her own team:

Sabie opens her role PM and she's a baddie. This is not what Sabie wanted so she instantly asks to be replaced. Mongoose tells the thread she needs a replacement, but retracts her request shortly after.

So what could have happened here is that Sabie's team suggests, instead of getting replaced, that they target her with the kill and protect. The gambit is that everyone will assume one of the three role blocking roles was responsible for the missed kill. Sabie skates through the game with no suspicion and doesn't have to play her role. Meanwhile the three roleblockers will each be thinking to themselves "Did I block the killer?" And so that knowledge might color their own individual suspicions and lead them all on wild goose chases.

It's possible, and would be a great move, but I'm not sure who's capable of it, and I find it much more likely that a roleblock was responsible.

That's an interesting theory and the first one that actually talks about what they have to gain from it. Because making us even notice Sabie without a pay off would be just stupid, because no one was thinking she's bad up until that point. But why not just get a kill and do what you suggested later. They need as many people dead now, and when people finally started paying attention to Sabie, that would be a good time to use it.


linki: Bass, why did you choose to vote for MM last day? It seemed like a wasted vote, and you didn't even try to convince anyone. Also, does it mean that you think all the people who had votes on them prior to your vote, are civvies?

S~V~S wrote:Last movie I saw was The Departed. Love that movie.

Voted Boogie Night from nostalgia. I loved it when it first came out.

thellama73 wrote:Who do you guys think the baddies will kill tonight? Do you think it will be me?

Canucklehead wrote:

Bass_the_Clever wrote:

Canucklehead wrote:So many avoidance votes!

It looks pretty normal for a day one lynch.

Sure, but this isn't really a Day 1 lynch.

Canucklehead wrote:So many avoidance votes!