The Syndicate

@speedchuck
@nutella
@Russtifinko

Long overdue

obligatory HOF reminder
also Assassin's Creed

Some hosts may be inclined to lift the caps in that way. I wanted to avoid unfairness by time zone, and I know some players have complained in faster games that "the whole day is pointless until everything happens at the end" or some such.

I went low on the restriction deliberately -- 25 is very tight. I wanted the type to open with a truly slow game to see what it could be like. In the end we have as many posts as most heists, somewhat to my surprise. I suspect future Rackets will usually offer more than 25 posts, Jiggies or not.

New poll

Sorry but I was hoping Russ would block Sloonei on Night 4 just so I could laugh at the eternal futility of his role

Not a worry at all, Russ, for either of them thingies you mentioned.

I think a crossover sounds neat. Depending upon the intended location of that game, I may be able to offer y'all some insights words of wisdom warnings about how certain things may be received after some... adventure in the Inception invitational.

Congratulations to Gruntilda, Klungo, and Nipper for being sneaky, squirmy, do-badders of the highest order.

nutella, Russtifinko, and speedchuck

Day 5 has ended.

Mistress! Mistress! Look what I done Mistress!

Turnip Head was lynched. He was:

Spoiler: show

Post count ceilings for Day 5:

201 dunya
83 Russtifinko
215 Sloonei
166 Turnip Head

Night 4 has ended.

A protagonist is long gone
Get him right off of my lawn
He's no match for Grunty's brawn
Ever a bore and such a long yawn!

Dragon D. Luffy was killed. He was:

Spoiler: show

Day 5 is underway. You have 48 hours to lynch someone. I will update the post count ceilings shortly.

Post count ceilings for Night 4:

192 Dragon D. Luffy
182 dunya
80 Russtifinko
197 Sloonei
155 Turnip Head

Day 4 has ended.

Oh whatever, see if I care
It's just a minor boss
A scarier beast you wouldn't dare
I'm still ready for another civilian loss!

speedchuck was lynched. He was:

Spoiler: show

Post count ceilings for Day 4:

169 Sloonei
173 Dragon D. Luffy
142 dunya
121 Turnip Head
63 Russtifinko
65 speedchuck

Night 3 has ended.

Grunty makes a cute undead
Hot skellies will come in flocks
That's what that swamp thing said
When I turned him into crocs!

G-Man was killed. He was:

Spoiler: show

Day 4 is underway. You have 48 hours to lynch someone. I will update post count ceilings shortly.

M Plus 7 has been killed by the host. The offense was accidental and unfortunate, but the Jiggy-reveal rule is important. He was:

Spoiler: show

[mention]M Plus 7[/mention] please refer to your PMs.

Note to all that I will not permit any disparaging remarks. Continue to play the game the way it's meant to be played please and thank you.

Post count ceilings for Night 3:

154 Dragon D. Luffy
124 dunya
66 G-Man
145 M Plus 7
50 Russtifinko
157 Sloonei
62 speedchuck
113 Turnip Head

Day 3 has ended.

Thought yourselves free of my rhyme?
Think again, stupid!
Even from the grave my words are sublime!
A bear dies, if perhaps one less putrid...

TonyStarkPrime / Jackofhearts2005 has been lynched. He was:

Spoiler: show

Night 3 is underway. You have 24 hours to get your actions to me. I will update post count ceilings shortly.

Note that if you run out of posts, you're still permitted to place and change your vote. You may call your vote in the thread, but the post may not contain anything else.

Post count ceilings for Day 3:

118 Dragon D. Luffy
90 dunya
50 G-Man
37 Jackofhearts2005 (71 total with Tony)
105 M Plus 7
49 Russtifinko
121 Sloonei
48 speedchuck
91 Turnip Head

Night 2 has ended.

Time to go four eyes
Such a pest of a mole
Watch how little Tooty cries
Try again in the next poll!

Wait, what's that I see?
It's an egg headed right for me!
Not again, this cannot be
Aaaaayyyyyyiiiiieeeeeee!

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME has been killed. He was:

Spoiler: show

nutella has been killed. She was:

Spoiler: show

Day 3 is underway. You have 48 hours to lynch someone. I will update the post count ceilings shortly.

[mention]Dragon D. Luffy[/mention]
[mention]dunya[/mention]
[mention]G-Man[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]
[mention]NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME[/mention]
[mention]nutella[/mention]
[mention]Russtifinko[/mention]
[mention]Sloonei[/mention]
[mention]speedchuck[/mention]
[mention]TonyStarkPrime[/mention]
[mention]Turnip Head[/mention]

Alrighty, gang. We've had more than enough public airing of grievances in this game thread. I understand that frustrations have flared, in some cases offense has been taken, and that there have been moments of tensity. It's to be expected sometimes in the Mafia gameplay environment. Nonetheless, I don't want to see it anymore in this thread. No more dialogue about people being bullies, and no being bullies either. No more talk about jerks, assholes, or any such personal things going beyond the realm of "civilian" or "mafia". juliets is always here to hear you out and she will dedicate herself to that as much as she can; I am sure nobody here will ever doubt that. The host is weary of seeing it. This game is limited by post count, and I think we can find ways to play competitive Mafia and be friendly in 25-40 posts per phase. Thanks for your efforts, and if you have concerns you know where to go. You may also PM me if you like; I am happy to discuss anything privately.

[mention]Jackofhearts2005[/mention] is replacing [mention]TonyStarkPrime[/mention].

I am posting all polls in the OP.

Post count ceilings for Night 2:

83 Dragon D. Luffy
72 dunya
49 G-Man
83 M Plus 7
98 NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
78 nutella
43 Russtifinko
90 Sloonei
42 speedchuck
61 TonyStarkPrime
71 Turnip Head

Day 2 has ended.

Another day ends and my what a pleasure
Off goes that hippo with his oh so precious treasure
Now Banjo and birdie are as clueless as ever
Who can deny that Grunty's the most clever?

sig was lynched. He was:

Spoiler: show

Night 2 is underway. You have 24 hours to get your actions to me. I'll update post count ceilings shortly. And I hope correctly.

Note players, in case you hadn't seen already:

We now have a true multi-quote feature installed on the forum, thanks to our newest moderator [mention]boo[/mention].

You can take advantage of it in this very game if you so desire. Quick picture directions contained in the spoiler:

Spoiler: show

For more information, please see the thread in the Announcements forum.

Turnip Head should be at a 58 cap and Sloonei at a 70 cap. I fixed a couple others too. I figured I'd goof these; as it's super easy to jumble maximums with currents and add the wrong stuff. Anyway, I'll correct the ceilings.

Please ask me questions privately gang.

Post count ceilings through Day 2:

59 Dragon D. Luffy
57 dunya
46 G-Man
71 M Plus 7
68 NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
68 nutella
38 Russtifinko
45 sig
70 Sloonei
34 speedchuck
56 TonyStarkPrime
58 Turnip Head

Night 1 has ended.

Something foul is in my tower
What ever is that smell
It's that turtle left to cower
Without a bath inside its shell!

Epignosis was killed. He was:

Spoiler: show

Day 2 is underway. You have 48 hours to lynch someone. I will update post count ceilings shortly. You may resume writing 4-liners for Jiggies if you want to.

nutella wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 7:53 pm Yeah, so if we can only get Jiggies from rhymes during the day, they can only be applied during the night. We can never apply them to day phase, aside from the ways individual roles can get them. So the rhymes can only increase postcount for night phases. I find that incredibly silly. But it's your design I guess

Jiggies are permanent.

Eh? No? I'm just saying I won't award Jiggies for poems written during night phases.

Y'all ask questions privately please.

Reiterating for clarity:

Give me at least five 4-line rhymes in the style of Gruntilda (example below) in one day phase, and I will grant you a Jiggy. Easy as that. You can either notify me privately once you have five, or you can just number them publicly (if you want to do that, you don't have to).

4-liners don't count toward Jiggies during night phases.

If at any point you feel your post ceiling is incorrect and/or I have missed a Jiggy, you'll need to let me know privately. There's a good chance that will happen, as this is rather difficult to track.

Red subtractions refer to posts made after EOD before I screenshot the post count totals. This has been factored in to the following ceilings. Your total post counts may not exceed this during Night 1:

41 Dragon D. Luffy
51 dunya
48 Epignosis
34 G-Man
53 M Plus 7
53 NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
60 nutella
37 Russtifinko
45 sig
61 Sloonei
30 speedchuck
44 TonyStarkPrime
54 Turnip Head

Note that all posting limitations still apply the same way in the night phase. 25 posts [plus Jiggies]. The number of posts you've already made means nothing -- the limit this phase is still 25 [plus Jiggies]. When I finish the count I will provide your post count ceilings, which refer to your total post count within the game thread.

Always a good day to kill a mammal
If not a bear, then maybe a camel!

Day 1 has ended. MacDougall has been lynched. He was:

Spoiler: show

Night 1 is underway. You have 24 hours to submit night actions to me. I will update Jiggies and post count ceilings shortly.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:05 pm Post count ceilings for Day 1:

26 - Dragon D. Luffy
28 - dunya
34 - Epignosis
26 - G-Man
29 - M Plus 7
28 - MacDougall
30 - NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
30 - nutella
29 - Russtifinko
28 - sig
31 - Sloonei
26 - speedchuck
29 - TonyStarkPrime
28 - Turnip Head

Jiggy pursuits are now underway, and your 4-liners actually count.

Clarification:

Post count limitations are per phase, and everyone started at 25 posts as the limit. Nobody was allowed to exceed 25 posts on Day 0. Now, on Day 1, nobody may make more than 25 posts this phase. This means that your total post count for the game may not exceed your Day 0 post count plus 25 (indicated above). I will be updating this every phase to reflect the maximum total post count each player may legally reach.

Within any single phase, your limit will always be a multiple of 5. It's 25 + 5*(# of activated Jiggies).

Reiterating that Jiggy post count bonuses are applied starting the phase following their acquisition.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Fri May 01, 2020 9:26 amTo be fair, MP seven
Did just spend a whole game
Appealing to emotion. And that wasn't done with an evil aim
Because he was town in that game, even.

I want to clarify for all that this ABBA rhyme scheme is also fine. I didn't include it before; didn't think of it.

Mama mia.

Post count ceilings for Day 1:

26 - Dragon D. Luffy
28 - dunya
34 - Epignosis
26 - G-Man
29 - M Plus 7
28 - MacDougall
30 - NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME
30 - nutella
29 - Russtifinko
28 - sig
31 - Sloonei
26 - speedchuck
29 - TonyStarkPrime
28 - Turnip Head

Jiggy pursuits are now underway, and your 4-liners actually count.

Day 1 has started
For those with the will
And not the faint-of-hearted
To choose someone to kill

Day 1 has begun. You have 48 hours to lynch someone. I will update the post count ceilings shortly.

Life's much easier as a host
When in a few short hours
Every player has made a post

[mention]Dragon D. Luffy[/mention]
[mention]dunya[/mention]
[mention]Epignosis[/mention]
[mention]G-Man[/mention]
[mention]M Plus 7[/mention]
[mention]MacDougall[/mention]
[mention]NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME[/mention]
[mention]nutella[/mention]
[mention]Russtifinko[/mention]
[mention]sig[/mention]
[mention]Sloonei[/mention]
[mention]speedchuck[/mention]
[mention]TonyStarkPrime[/mention]
[mention]Turnip Head[/mention]

Grunty's back, have you heard
Released tonight and free free free
But stupid bear and stupid bird
Won't even know which one's me!

Day 0 begins now and will last 24 hours. Each player may post a maximum of 25 times during Day 0. All Jiggy pursuits, night actions, and voting will not take place until Day 1 and onward. You may begin posting.

If you have questions about anything at all, please send them to me privately. Thanks.

Also note that the rhyme scheme for any 4-line zinger can be AAAA, AABB, or ABAB.

Note:

It is legal to reveal your character, your role, and any information you derive from your role.

It is illegal to reveal the unique objectives in your role cards pertaining to earning Jiggies.

Sample vanilla role card:

You are Snacker.

You have no special abilities.

[insert Jiggy objective here]

You are aligned with the civilians and win the game when all mafia members are eliminated.

Role and character assignments:

Characters and alignment are related. The mafia have been given safe character claims drawn at random from a larger pool of possible civilian characters. Characters and roles are loosely related.

POST COUNT LIMITATION

As of the start of the game, all players may make no more than 25 posts during an active phase. This number may increase on an individual basis upon the acquisition of the much coveted Jiggies (an increase of 5 posts per phase per Jiggy). This limitation will not be lifted just prior to the end of a day phase. The purpose of this limitation is to allow everyone to keep up, and hurricanes at the ends get in the way of that. Adapt if you must.

What's a Jiggy?

“Hey...It's me, Mr. Jiggy! Now go and find a picture with a piece missing.”

Per the above quote, it would appear Jiggies are male. That is not relevant to this game, but now you know.

You may earn Jiggies throughout the game by at least two means:

1.) Wordplay

2.) Unique objectives within your role cards

Wordplay

Give me at least five 4-line rhymes in the style of Gruntilda (example below) in one day phase, and I will grant you a Jiggy. Easy as that. You can either notify me privately once you have five, or you can just number them publicly (if you want to do that, you don't have to).

Many tricks are up my sleeve,
to save yourself you'd better leave! --> 2 lines; I want 4 lines

You are not required to pursue Jiggies if you don't want to. The only prize is expanded post count allowance. All such bonuses are applied to phases after they are earned. Bonuses are permanent, and they stack.

I will make a public post at the start of each phase that indicates the maximum number of posts each living player can finish that day with. This means Jiggy earnings will be effectively public.

GENERAL RULES/NOTES

~ Role claiming and infodumping are legal.

~ All members of the winning faction will be declared winners, dead or alive.

1. The most important rule is to always remember that we are playing a game together on an Internet forum. Be kind and considerate as you are also being competitive, and be mindful of how your words might be received by others beyond the scope of a Mafia game.

2. Do not engage in behind the scenes chat (BTSC) with other player(s) unless your role gives you the explicit right to do so.

3. You may not edit or delete any posts in the game thread.

4. You may target yourself with night actions unless otherwise stated.

5. You may target the same player on consecutive nights unless otherwise stated.

6. [mention]juliets[/mention] is your Facilitator for this game. She's the best. If you're getting irritated, frustrated, or pissed off, then I encourage you to send her a private message. She'll talk through it with you. She'll keep an eye on the game as play proceeds as well.

7. If you're dead, then please do not post anything remotely on-topic in the game thread. If you want to make an off-hand and off-topic comment, use this dead-read color. Please do not abuse this privilege by posting frequently. You're dead.

8. The same goes for non-players, who should use this non-player-blue color. Keep it off-topic.

9. Votes can be changed at will.

10. Day phases will last approximately 48 hours and night phases will last approximately 24 hours. I will adhere to this as strictly as possible, but if life forces me to make adjustments then I will do so.

11. All roles will be revealed to the degree I deem appropriate when players are either lynched or killed.

12. I will use this font. You can use it too if you want. Just don't impersonate the host.

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