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- Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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 ...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:20 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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.
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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 ...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 1]
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.
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:47 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Re: Lawyers, Guns and Money [SIGN-UP NOW!]
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.
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:41 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Night 0]
Verdammten broken tags!
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Night 0]
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 ...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:48 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Pre-Game Setup]
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...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:25 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Pre-Game Setup]
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, ...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Day 9]
- Replies: 3555
- Views: 93663
Re: Anniversary Game 1 - Classic Syndicate [Pre-Game Setup]
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!
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!
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
- Replies: 150
- Views: 4406
Re: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
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...
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:47 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
- Replies: 150
- Views: 4406
Re: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
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...
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:05 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
- Replies: 150
- Views: 4406
Re: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
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.
Chills.
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:31 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
- Replies: 150
- Views: 4406
Re: Game 1 Sign-Ups - Old School Syndicate
Gimme that classical sauce.
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:05 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Re: Lawyers, Guns and Money [SIGN-UP NOW!]
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...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:40 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Re: Lawyers, Guns and Money [SIGN-UP NOW!]
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...
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 7:37 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Re: Lawyers, Guns and Money [SIGN-UP NOW!]
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 ...
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:31 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Re: Lawyers, Guns and Money [SIGN-UP NOW!]
IMPORTANT STUFF THAT YOU SHOULD READ Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty. [Link] Rules and Guidelines on The Syndicate Also always be mindful...
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:29 pm
- Forum: Previous Heist Sign-Ups
- Topic: Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3274
Lawyers, Guns and Money [GAME FULL]
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...
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:55 pm
- Forum: The Speakeasy
- Topic: I Got 99 Problems....
- Replies: 404
- Views: 33912
Re: I Got 99 Problems....
Four school days into the new school year and my wife has Covid again. This is the third time she's caught it.
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:52 pm
- Forum: Welcome to the Family
- Topic: I'm new here - nice to meet you
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2466
Re: I'm new here - nice to meet you
So I'm new around these parts and I'm worried I might get sucked into this world of mafia. Advice please: 1) How do you do this with three kids? Should I parent or mafia? 2) How do you do this when you're a manager? Should I work or mafia? 3) How do you do this and not post 100 times? 4) How do you...
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:46 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival [Starting in mid-late October]
- Replies: 163
- Views: 6214
Re: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Tournament [Starting in mid-late October]
Oh, why the heck not.
- Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival
- Topic: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Festival [Starting in mid-late October]
- Replies: 163
- Views: 6214
Re: The Syndicate's 10-Year Anniversary Tournament
In if I can picture-post
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:04 pm
- Forum: Tin Pan Alley
- Topic: Music News
- Replies: 156
- Views: 31503
Re: Music News
RIP Olivia Newton John
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:03 pm
- Forum: Tinsel Town
- Topic: Movie News
- Replies: 52
- Views: 9591
Re: Movie News
RIP Olivia Newton John
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: Tinsel Town
- Topic: Rate the last movie you've seen
- Replies: 274
- Views: 35234
Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
Die Hard (1988) I've seen it several times edited for television, but this was the first time I have watched it uncensored. My wife had never seen it before, and she begrudgingly admits that it does count as a Christmas movie. Bruce Willis is great as an everyman action hero. There's a fair number ...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 11:46 pm
- Forum: Tinsel Town
- Topic: Rate the last movie you've seen
- Replies: 274
- Views: 35234
Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
The Bounty Hunter (2010) Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston have very little chemistry. They also play two pretty rotten people, and yet we're supposed to root for them? Nah. The plot and storyline could be done very well in the hands of a different director and with a different cast so there's pot...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:07 pm
- Forum: Mafia Game Submission Archive
- Topic: Xennial Mafia (MOUNTAINOUS)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15642
Xennial Mafia (MOUNTAINOUS)
Details coming soon, so get ready because it's gonna be all that and a bag of chips.
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:58 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
Thanks for hosting @G-Man. The flavor was ominous and fascinating. Thanks, but the flavor isn't completely original... 1) This game was inspired by the real-life mysterious demise of a group of Soviet trekkers in the Ural Mountains back in 1959. Check out the Dyatlov Pass Incident for a real chilli...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:50 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
So as with just about all of my games, I have a few fun tidbits to share with you: 1) This game was inspired by the real-life mysterious demise of a group of Soviet trekkers in the Ural Mountains back in 1959. Check out the Dyatlov Pass Incident for a real chilling read! 2) I used real locations in...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:32 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- In Summation Contemporary Notes : In an attempt to put a coherent timeline in place to describe in full the events of the Halvøsen Ridge Incident, I submit to you to following: April 9, 5:15 p.m. local time: The party eats its last meal, as documented by auto...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:09 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:06 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 7]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- The Tragedy Concludes From the Original Investigation File (translated): The bodies of Egner and Austad were found huddled together. Autopsies confirm they were the last to die, sometime between 05:30 and 06:30 [a.m.] on April 10. Their pairing suggests an at...
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:18 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [NIGHT 6]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- The Final Hours (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): Didrik Bohler’s body was located less than halfway up the ridge from the emergency encampment. Likely starting his ascent too long after initial exposure to the elements, he was found li...
- Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:03 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 6]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- The Final Hours Contemporary Notes : As late stage hypothermia began to set in, time must have seemed to slow down for the remaining members of the Halvøsen party. Bohler was ascending while Austad and Egner huddled together waiting for deliverance. Based on ...
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:16 am
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:03 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [NIGHT 5]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Losing Time (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): Despite attempts to treat and warm Astrid Mauseth, she expired sometime not long after [Kristian] Tufte. It is unclear how long after Didrik Bohler began his ascent that she died. Bohler’s d...
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [NIGHT 5]
NOTE FROM THE HOST: The night post is almost certain to be late tonight. I have an executive council meeting this evening, and they tend to run long. We will start the day as early as possible once I get home from the meeting. Alison Boquise Creature fingersplints lucy RondoDimBuckle
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:01 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 5]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Losing Time (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): The elements continued to weaken the members of the expedition as they waited for their compatriots to return. Despite the severity of Astrid Mauseth’s injuries, Kristian Tufte’s selfless at...
- Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 4]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Losing Time (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): The body of Einar Halvøsen was also located up [Mount] Jiehkkevárri from the unsuccessful fire, though not as close to the original campsite as Gunnar Kleppel. Halvøsen’s jacket was also fou...
- Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:34 am
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 4]
Also, I want to point out that the last option in the elimination poll is only to be used by dead players, the host, the game mods, and non-players watching the game. It is NOT to be used by players as a placeholder vote slot or as a way to avoid voting for any other real option in the elimination ...
- Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 4]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Losing Time Contemporary Notes : After Gunnar Kleppel left to (as I suspect) retrieve warm clothes and inspect the camp site for safety, more time passed. In this time, evidence suggests that remaining Tent 2 members of the Halvøsen party continued to attempt...
- Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:21 am
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 4]
NOTE FROM THE HOST: Once again, I can't guarantee that I will be around at the end of the elimination poll. I will be traveling with my family this morning and through the afternoon. There is a modest chance that we won't get back from our trip until late tonight, which may conflict with the EOD pr...
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [NIGHT 3]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Additional Trauma (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): Gunnar Kleppel’s jacket was found on the corpse of another member of the expedition. This caused momentary confusion upon discovery of the deceased. Kleppel’s body was later discovered...
- Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:06 pm
- Forum: Previous Hustles
- Topic: Halvøsen Ridge [MAFIA WIN]
- Replies: 5782
- Views: 123002
Re: Halvøsen Ridge [DAY 3]
CASE FILE: The Halvøsen Ridge Incident- Additional Trauma (ctd) From the Original Investigation File (translated): Kjell Varland’s body was recovered from the bottom of a 20-meter ravine. His was the only corpse to show signs of substantial tissue damage. This is postulated to be due to falling int...