Annual Socky Awards - 2016
As we approach the month of March, progressing through our Game of Champions and deep into 2017, it's about that time to decide who will be taking away the coveted Socky Awards for the 2016 Mafia year on The Syndicate. 
A few of us have assembled an award set which you, The People, will vote in to determine the award winners. The guidelines for voting will be contained in the second post of this thread. The categories are as follows:
Best Job -- Which 2016 game within the Jobs category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games will be listed later in this post.
Best Side Mission -- Which 2016 game within the Side Missions category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games will be listed later in this post.
Best Heist -- Which 2016 game within the Heists category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games will be listed later in this post.
Best Theme -- Which 2016 game within any category do you feel boasted the best theme? Define this however you like. Eligible games will be listed later in this post.
Best Civilian Team Victory -- Within which 2016 game do you feel the civilian faction performed the best? All games are eligible.
Best Mafia Team Victory -- Within which 2016 game do you feel a/the mafia faction performed the best? All games are eligible.
Best Host/Host Team -- Which host or team of hosts do you think provided the overall best Mafia experience of the year? All games are eligible.
Best Civilian -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as a civilian in 2016, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Mafioso -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as a mafioso in 2016, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Independent -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as an independent role in 2016, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Newcomer -- Which individual player who played their first-ever game on The Syndicate in 2016 do you feel was the best performer, added the most to the community, and/or was the most entertaining? Define this however you like.
Best Role Use -- Which individual player do you feel used the mechanics of their role the most effectively or in the most entertaining way during a game in 2016? Define this however you like.
Spirit Award -- This award is perhaps the most broad. Which individual player and/or contributor to the Mafia community here on The Syndicate did the most to promote a fun and welcoming playing environment for everyone else to enjoy in 2016? Define this however you like.
Funniest Poster -- Which indivdual player or contributor made you laugh the most in 2016? Define this however you like.
Best Quote*** -- Follow the asterisks to the spoiler at the bottom of this post to see which quotes were nominated throughout the year for the title of Best Quote. Pick your favorite. If you recall another quote that wasn't included here, feel free to select that quote too.
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Eligible games by category (NOTE: Special games are included here with the category which best represents their size):
Jobs
2015 Game of Champions
Star Wars
Arkham
Turf Wars: Battle of the Hosts
Downton Abbey
Battlestar Galactica
The Office
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Monkey Island
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Side Missions
Of Montreal
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Mafia Championship Scrimmage
Spirited Away
Barry Lyndon
Transistor
Psych Mafia
Mad Max
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Heists
Lost Again- Season 1
Arrested Development
Zodiac
Esbjörn Svensson Trio
Futurama
Attack on Titan
Triskaidekaphobia
RED vs. BLUE
Jessica Jones- Season 1
Parks and Recreation
Lost Again- Season 2
Haiku
Burglaries NOTE: There is no award for "Best Burglary" because we've still only played a small number. These games are still eligible though for the general awards.
Election Night Mafia
A Burglary About a Burglary
New Year's Eve Eve Party
*** Nominations for Best Quote can be viewed in this spoiler:
Turf Wars:
Scotty wrote:From low-posters, however, I honestly just felt Tranq's 2 posts to be lacking. He was like a paraplegic cheerleader- wanting to be part of the game, but had a hard time dancing with the others. (Oh god I'm going to hell for that one)
Turf Wars:
Epignosis wrote:I ain't having a tie, so I'll be breaking this bad boy as soon as I finish reading this shit and make up my mind. I have twelve minutes.
Which doesn't look like it's going to happen because I cannot friggin post.
Addendum: Fuck!
Addendum: Fucking hell!
Addendum: Please stop posting.
Addendum: No, seriously. Just for a second.
Addendum:
Turf Wars:
Scotty wrote:Gotta be honest. Sig and Enrique's scrambling after that lunch is more enjoyable than the eggs I had this morning. and those eggs were damn tasty.
Turf Wars:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:Let the baddies hit the floor.
Turf Wars:
Prisoner 509378 wrote:Quin wrote:In that case, I'm going to immerse myself in the Sims 4 for the next 194 hours. Everybody hates my sim for some reason. He's a doctor, by the way.
The classic Sims formula to make people love you is TALK TALK TALK JOKE TALK JOKE TALK FLIRT JOKE GIVE BACK RUB FLIRT GIVE GIFT FLIRT FLIRT HUG HUG ENTERTAIN KISS KISS WOO HOO PEE ON FLOOR
"Business Cards":
Metalmarsh89 wrote:Golden wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:Good to know. I'll stop telling people I play mafia and start telling them I'll play werewolf.
You will suddenly find you are being sent pictures of shirtless men and have many girls asking you to bite them.
Just stick with mafia.
You know I only come here to meet the ladies and the shirtless men.
I also like men who know their way around a trapeze.
Arkham Mafia:
sprityo wrote:Autocorrect is a cruel mistrust
Downton Abbey Mafia:
sig wrote:Epignosis wrote:Spacedaisy wrote:So Epi what are you feeling about sig then?
Feeling? I'm not feeling anything about sig. I don't think its my feelings about sig that matter all too much anyway.
but, but,
I was planning our honeymoon.
Are you saying you're going to leave me at the alter! I bought myself a dress and converted to Mormonism for nothing!
:P
Though seriously, do you think I'm good, bad, leaning good, leaning bad, ect.
Battlestar Galactica:
Scotty wrote:Sometimes cookies go missing from the pantry but that doesn't mean I'm gonna start suspecting the vacuum cleaner.
Battlestar Galactica:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:SokothQultuq wrote:No... I'm not a frak'n toaster!
You're a brave little frak'n toaster.
Battlestar Galactica:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:Golden wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:I win. I'm so good at this.
You beat yourself by mere seconds.
I was too excited on the first one and fired prematurely.
Battlestar Galactica:
Scotty wrote:This post has less content in it than my checking account, and daddy needs new shoes.
Battlestar Galactica:
Polo wrote:Giant-ass clues or giant ass-clues?
Battlestar Galactica:
Scotty wrote:EBWOP
SVS could eat a hat, not cat.
Now please, a few more people vote for dog
Battlestar Galactica BTSC:
UNKNOWN USER wrote:Say this:
"The Final Five Arises, by your command"
And thanks for your patience with me being so quiet, it is not easy being an evil cylon overlord
Triskaidekaphobia Mafia:
Scotty wrote:My turn:
I've been waiting til end of day to say this, but I got a peek of GMan last night:
He's been working out
RED vs. BLUE:
Ricochet wrote:
RED vs. BLUE:
Epignosis wrote:JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Epignosis wrote:You guys do your thing with your POE and whatever else you have that works for you. I'll vote. Just tell me where to vote.
You're willing to vote for who I ask you to vote for?
No, you ninny.
UNKNOWN GAME:
Long Con wrote:Vompatti wrote:Please do not lynch me. There is not even a single good case against me, why the hell are you putting my name out there like I'm a baddie? I can't talk much now because I'm currently driving, and I'm working until another 5 hours are up. Take off your blinders and stop tunnelling me, I'm a Civ goddammit!
> not a baddie
> internets while driving
Monkey Island:
thellama73 wrote:And no, that's not an error, despite what I know you're all thinking.
Parks & Recreation:
Ron Swanson wrote:Ok people, I reckon some of you may still have difficulties in finding your footing in this hunt, so let me offer you the best advice there is. Behold! The Swanson Pyramid of Mafia Greatness. Foolproof in catching the bad guys and winning every game.
If image is too large, I don't give a damn, but you can click right and open it on another tab.
