The Syndicate

-I said a while back that there's got to be a baddie among the big talkers or else this game would harmonize. That leaves Sloonei and Golden. Since my efforts are already eliciting snickers and eyerolls, I suspect my name is the only real option on the chopping block today. That's fine. Take that a...

Vocal players are vocal. Here's my two cents: -Scotty should be in everyone's towncore. His logic and non-emotional approach is what is needed to win the game. Fight me. -DH's emotions got the better of him and I just don't see that coming from a baddie DH who wasn't cornered yet. S~V~S (*waves*) ma...

Various read on the other manageable ISO's: Michelle: Other than a handful of posts where she posts a stance on a few players with no supporting information, Michelle collects in-the-moment vote counts. I like vote analysis, but I'm not sure I've ever gone so far as to seek out that level of detail....

Vamoosing for a bit to get some work done (because, like it or not, playing mafia doesn't pay the bills). Here's where my ISO's stand so far:

Towncore:
-Bea
-Eloh
-G-Man
-Kate

POE:
-DF
-DrWilgy

More to come tonight.

Vigorous day of ISO'ing ahead for me (but I have some work to do as well). I'm starting with the ISO's that are less extensive. Before I get to the first few, I'll be referencing this image for vote analysis, even though there isn't a whole lot to work with yet because of the D1 switch. https://blog...

Virtue seems to have been absent for me last night. DharmaHelper my post at you sounded witty and snarky in my head at 12:30 a.m., but my brain woke me up over it twice last night. Now it reads more like a nasty asshole wrote it. That is not what I aspire to be. I apologize. The salient point is tha...

I don't have enough time to dig through Day 2 ISO's, so these are at-a-glance notes on the poll: - Kate's DH vote is an OMGUS. Night 2 posts scream 'not teammates'. - DH's DH vote is DH. DH. DH. DH's DH DH. Potential NP candidate with a flair for the dramatic. - Sloonei's LoRab vote justified with ...

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:20 pm DFaraday and bea were the only ones that didn’t vote D1

Viewing posting irregularities could then be an indicator that the Vomp role is still alive? Neither Michelle nor sig voted D2. Perhaps we'll see.

Like…if you were to take the energy you’re putting into this guffawing and defensive hullabaloo you’re dishing out and put it into reading the game at large, I think we’d all be more productive Verisimilitude is not the same as truth, but this post, after all the lengthy D2 chatter, puts Scotty ove...

I can see a Wilgy/GMan pairing How? Reading as I see it. “Wilgy's lick thing was amusing and he continues to come across as harmless. His ISO will be helpful in showing me if he has contributed to game-solving at all today. That's going to become more important. Day 3 will start with us at 10 vs 4 ...

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:20 pm @G-Man DFaraday had the same posting curse as bea yesterday, if that changes your theory at all.

Valuable information there. I didn't catch that. Lemme go check. It's not like his ISO will take long.

Variations on a Read List, Part 1 by G-Man Inconclusive (But Not Necessarily in a Bad Way): -DharmaHelper -DrWilgy -Quin DH is a stone's throw away from the trio I just talked about. I always auto-sussed him due to his tone and a string of evil victories in the past, but that makes him mis-chop bai...

Variations on a Read List, Part 1 by G-Man When I left off, I was trying to form a towncore. What I was left with sucks, even for a starter kit: Towncore: -bea -thellama73 That's it, and it is so not adequate enough for this stage of the game. I like the looseness of Llama's play. He gets a little ...

Vittles are being consumed and then I should be around for a good chunk of what’s left of the night. I’ll share a few thoughts from the last time I was caught up, start some ISO’s and share what I can work through until the end of the phase. Sorry all. My 48 hours of busyness turned into 72. No hard...

Voting LoRab. DH has been producing content. Another day to evaluate is warranted to see if it holds up. Sorry to tie it up. Not trying to cause chaos this time.

[VOTE: LoRab] aubergine

Let the moderator decide.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:48 pm
G-Man wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:46 pm Vexed right now. Why is Jay voting in the poll? Trying to make a decision…
Are you mafia?

Villainous I am not.

Vexed right now. Why is Jay voting in the poll? Trying to make a decision…

Vanishing for most of the phase was not my intention. Here is a short version of what I have so far: Several tiers based on participation- Big Talk- Scotty, Sloonei, Golden coward, DH- I would be shocked if there wasn’t a baddie in that group. Maybe two, but lots of productive chatter for the most p...

Veering into a tough 48-hour stretch for RL (tomorrow night is Trick-or-Treat and Friday is my wife's 40th birthday) , but I will do my best to go behind my wife's back and ignore my children enough to participate a bit wherever possible. RIP Splints. At least we know that, with 3P Vivax gone, it's ...

fingersplints wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:14 pm I remember when mafia always had little subgames. All the trivia and prizes!

Value those memories, because these are the days of mostly silent and prizeless nights at The Syndicate. ’Tis a pity that such mirth and joviality is lost on the new generation.

Valiant warrior, @NotAnAxehole, you have succeeded in making me forget which letter I am on. Name your reward and I will take it under consideration.

Spoiler: show

NotAnAxehole wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:29 pm It's a fun mafia skills contest.

Zero skills here as well, but I have work I should be doing, so why not serve up a distraction. Whatcha got?

Voting for Canada because I am wearing a shirt at this very moment that has ‘Canada’ written on it. When the universe makes its intentions known to you in such a conspicuous way, you don’t second-guess it.

Vivax lynch switch from a tied poll that results in a D1 3p flip? Yep! That’s some old-school eod juju right there. Always a shame to lose 3p roles too soon, but it simplifies things for us a little bit this way.

I'm gonna Vote For G-Man I will be a cold dead son of a bitch before I ever use that fucked up vote tag. I feel the same way, DH. We shouldn't have to use them in this old school game. I just vastly miss the ordered voting. It made things so much crunchier. I don’t have the time or energy to sort t...

Voting for Golden the Coward for poopooing on my attempts to sort out game mechanics to the civvies’ advantage. He’s also high post-count, which gives us lots to chew on, right or wrong. His tone is pretty level, but that (along with his posting volume) could be a ploy to place him right at radar le...

Very early groupings from a Day 1 dunce: I'm not inclined to chop anyone with a lower post count than myself, so that means a stay of execution for LoRab, DF, and Kate for now. Let them establish themselves for at least the night phase and we'll see what shakes out. I feel good about Llama, so he's ...

Visions of Day 1’s of old are running through my mind. I’m not inclined to just let it go in the undisciplined manner of yesteryear. I need more meat to chew on from everyone first. I’m thankful that my night away coincided with Night 0 instead of the first half of Day 1. That being said, I actuall...

Vivacious posting today, it seems. Too bad I no longer play mafia while at work. Might as well re-read the whole thread while I paint pumpkins and catch up on the bills. I’ll offer what kernels I can, but I’m just as useless on Day 1 as I’ve always been. Civvies don’t paint pumpkins, they carve the...

I have an idea of who the mafia is, but it's not who I'm voting at the moment. Though, the person I'm voting may also be mafia, who knows. I do not like this post, nor do I like the vote for Bea. Mind you, I think voting for Bea in general is reasonable because people always tend to trust her, whic...

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:31 am Bea: *Lick*
G-Man: *Lick*

Vagrant doctor, why for art hast thou lickest me? Dost thy tongue perceive me in a particular manner?

Vivacious posting today, it seems. Too bad I no longer play mafia while at work. Might as well re-read the whole thread while I paint pumpkins and catch up on the bills. I’ll offer what kernels I can, but I’m just as useless on Day 1 as I’ve always been.

That being said, I actually think sig coming out and throwing caution to the wind with regards to his spelling and grammar is townie, if not reckless. Could be WIFOM, but that role is incredibly restrictive to my *vibe* which comes with autocorrect errors and incomplete sentences. So I get it. The ...

Visions of Day 1’s of old are running through my mind. I’m not inclined to just let it go in the undisciplined manner of yesteryear. I need more meat to chew on from everyone first. I’m thankful that my night away coincided with Night 0 instead of the first half of Day 1.

I figured these sign-ups would be slow to gain traction because of the anniversary games, and that’s ok. We’ve got five signed up, so I owe you all another flavor post in the next few days.

Verdammten broken tags!

Vanishing off to Disney on Ice soon, so I’m checking in while my family eats lunch (haha, suckers). [quote=G-Man post_id=965798 time=<a href="tel:1666496882">1666496882</a> user_id=383] Very good to see the Oceania contingent checking in. @Quin- Your post about Sloonei reminded me of your ...

Very good to see the Oceania contingent checking in. Quin - Your post about Sloonei reminded me of your epic performance in Mad Max all those years ago. For a second I misremembered that you and Sloonei dueled it out in grand fashion, but then I recalled that it was you and Dom (why isn't he in this...

Verily, I say unto thee, my brothers and sister- this game looks awesome. Let's have some fun! :) PS- Could the hosts include the player list in the OP or somewhere? I'd like to start setting up my spreadsheet... old-school style! ;) Vastly disappointed with myself. EBWOP- Verily, I say unto thee, ...

Verily, I say unto thee, my brothers and sister- this game looks awesome. Let's have some fun!

PS- Could the hosts include the player list in the OP or somewhere? I'd like to start setting up my spreadsheet... old-school style!

Fair warning now ahead of role pm send-outs that my availability on Sunday will be effectively null. We're surprising the girls with a long-awaited trip to see Disney On Ice. We bought tickets for it as part of their Christmas presents in 2019. We were supposed to go in early April of 2020. :doh: Wh...

Wait this isn't google Once upon a time, when we used pm for btsc on lostpedia, I definitely posted in a thread (I believe it was the shoe thread) instead of messaging my team. Grateful the host (Tokyo rose, I think) deleted it immediately for me. Wait this isn't google Once upon a time, when we us...

Shoot, most of this player list takes me back to the days when I only had one kid. Some of those names even take me back to the before-kids days. A select few even take me back to the pre-marriage era.

Chills.

Gimme that classical sauce.

Does prohibiting info-dumping and role-claiming do anything to aid the balancing calculus. The way you all are talking makes me inclined to prohibit both. I can see your points from a pure theory perspective, but the practice of mafia always differs from theory because people make irrational decisi...

Does prohibiting info-dumping and role-claiming do anything to aid the balancing calculus. The way you all are talking makes me inclined to prohibit both. I can see your points from a pure theory perspective, but the practice of mafia always differs from theory because people make irrational decisio...

Yeah, it’s a bit townsided. Though I feel like town has been slacking in the win column of late in general the past few years :shrug: This, the plus baddies have won roughly 2/3 of my games historically despite what I thought were civvie friendly setups. Town has found ways to pull defeat from the ...

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LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY A G-Man Game Robert bolted across the room. He tried his best to express gratitude to the shopkeeper for allowing him to use the telephone. He picked up the receiver and massaged his temples with his left hand. He had to remember that number. What was it again? In a flash, i...

Four school days into the new school year and my wife has Covid again. This is the third time she's caught it.

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