The Syndicate

is it possible to see the poll results before having submitted a vote? i see the "view results" button, but i don't wanna click it if it cancels my ability to vote -- it would on an RYM poll.

And I like to call people scum. Defenses are a great way to get reactions. you've not called anyone scum. in fact, you've made assertions of scumminess but in each case offered a caveat to relieve the pressure inherent to those assertions. ergo, you're scum. :) You willing to back this assertion up...

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:
Sloonei wrote:
Dragon D. Luffy wrote:And I like to call people scum. Defenses are a great way to get reactions.

you've not called anyone scum. in fact, you've made assertions of scumminess but in each case offered a caveat to relieve the pressure inherent to those assertions.

ergo, you're scum.

Anyone in the know:

Is it typical for Epignosis to be aware of and introduced to a game (as seen in his initial new-role post) but distinctly quiet while others carry on discussion?

Also listening to Skylarking thanks to Jay's 'singing'. :P Just kidding, it's way better than my singing. Anyway, it's an amazing album that I haven't listened to in WAY too long. What Jay's singing? How did I miss that? :confused2: if i am using this forum correctly, this here's a hyperlink to The...

I'm curious too. This Day 0 has been fun, but it's hard to make reads on anyone when almost none of the posts are about the game. It's easier when everyone is accusing each other. I suppose that's what Day 1s are for. Btw, I think it's very interesting how Jay started talking about making cases rig...

until one of the hosts has responded to the queries regarding vote changes in the poll, i will refrain from making any vote in the poll. however, i would like to represent a "vote" in the thread in some manner before that declaration is made. votes are highly important to my Day 1 methods...

Sloonei wrote:I have not played an open setup game in years and I usually ask The Thread what it thinks the possible setup could be at a certain point early in the game. I can't do that here

you should answer to DDLuffy's comments about you.

c'mon all y'all. make some posts, and feed this Day 1 with delicious new content. every new player making an appearance allows responses from the rest, and it's exponential growth of content. that's like an economics thing or something right?

Syndicateers, if any of you might have meta-based input: who among the current player list (other than the new players) do you think are most likely to respond in an emotional way to early pressure? for you RYMers, i am looking for their version of RDW. Either me, Dom, or Roxy. I get a lot of atten...

Some players like to stay in the shadows when they're town. rest assured, i don't like to stay in the shadows when i'm anything. ;) i think the most fundamental and simple means of scumhunting is merely to post a lot . a high-activity thread is a bigger challenge for scum teams than a low activity ...

Syndicateers, if any of you might have meta-based input: who among the current player list (other than the new players) do you think are most likely to respond in an emotional way to early pressure? for you RYMers, i am looking for their version of RDW.

MovingPictures07, one might assert you've made a concerted effort here to earn Bass's early good graces without having to commit yourself to a truly positive read -- even if minor.

Sloonei , could you describe the strategy you hoped to develop with the approach you just explained to DDLuffy? when you say "get things rolling", what shape did you envision responses to your assertion taking? do you feel you've lost much of the potential in that strategy by immediately ...

MovingPictures07 wrote:XTC is awesome.

as pledged:

(XTC - "Earn Enough for Us")

don't mind me, strangers. i strive to make everyone as uncomfortable as possible.

Jay, very curious what was on your mind. Hope you elaborate soon! as i suggested before, i didn't have a specific point to make when i asked about the etiquette here. rather, i anticipated having a point to make and wanted to make sure it'd be kosher to do so before just blabbing it out in the mids...

one unfortunate note, at least for me: the phases here will apparently be ending at inopportune times for me. i'll be leaving for work hours before the lynch deadlines, and i have no access to this game at work. i don't work at a desk, and moreover even when i am at a computer this site is blocked t...

Sloonei , could you describe the strategy you hoped to develop with the approach you just explained to DDLuffy? when you say "get things rolling", what shape did you envision responses to your assertion taking? do you feel you've lost much of the potential in that strategy by immediately ...

until one of the hosts has responded to the queries regarding vote changes in the poll, i will refrain from making any vote in the poll. however, i would like to represent a "vote" in the thread in some manner before that declaration is made. votes are highly important to my Day 1 methods....

I'm curious too. This Day 0 has been fun, but it's hard to make reads on anyone when almost none of the posts are about the game. It's easier when everyone is accusing each other. I suppose that's what Day 1s are for. there's the rub, eh? it's my style to start fast, but the format of Day 0 here an...

I think I'll sing a song by XTC of vague economic relevance when I get home.

The prog origins of this site are already quite evident.

Linki @ Jay - oh no. I don't mind players using Day 0 to go after one another. It's just not common here so far. But, we have a lot of new friends :) now which my change things. I do not fear change :D i believe you. i've found Day 1 (in this case Day 0) is perceived very differently across the int...

Golden wrote:
Spoiler: show
apparently not

y'all are gonna hate me.

prepare yourselves for massive posts

normally i try to generate my own content with RVS (random voting stage). so without votes right now i feel less potent. i'll settle for a substitute. pretend i am voting for you if your name is italicized. Elohcin , your response may have implied a personal resistance to Day 0 sleuthing. would you ...

sanmateo wrote:agreed. + i wanna see what jay has to say

at the moment i have pretty much nothing to say. but that can change at any moment. so far i've received a 2-1 vote in favor of doing my thing, so i'll do my thing when the time comes. :sparta:

normally i would sign a thematically-relevant song here, but i know literally zero songs about economics

i'm used to accusing people for frivolous reasons when games begin. i get the feeling that's not the intent for Day 0, but rather for Day 1? i.e. it'd be in poor taste for me to just start trying to work out the game now?

or no? one of you friendly Syndicateers help me out with the etiquette.

good to catch the problem so early.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:
Golden wrote:What is meant by 'closed setup'? That the roles aren't disclosed?
Pretty much. The idea is that it prevents players from figuring out ways to break the game early on. It also lets hosts troll them harder.

Yep. a little more room for mod creativity, perhaps. but also harder to balance.

definitely, Golden. i anticipate i'll encounter a number of new concepts in this game. first and foremost -- 95% of the games where i'm from are closed setups. so this one is different in the most fundamental way. exciting!

this whole Day 0 thing is new. i do see its value at least for identifying high-probability lurkers before the game has really kicked off. neat idea. might be worth discussing for RYM. i voted economics as a branch of philosophy, because science itself is a branch of philosophy (including social sci...

Hello JJJ, sanmateo, Sloonei, and acrosstheaether. JJJ I watched you play in the championship game and was much impressed. sanmateo, Sloonei and acrosstheaether can't wait to have you in a game so I can get to know you better. Welcome all, we are so lucky to have new people on the site. Thank you! ...

Hi folks. Excited to see how things work around here. Thanks for the warm welcome.

I'd like to thank the host(s) of this game for being so receptive to numerous new people.

Sunday would be perfect.

Glad to finally give it a try, MP. I'm looking forward to playing my way, like any typical Mafia noob would.

Noted!

Self-voting is almost never legal on RYM anyway. so if that's even allowed here I'm sure I'll forget within the next ten minutes.

Sounds good. I appreciate the help.

I'll figure the rest out on my own until I get lynched on Day 1 because literally anything I type will look scummy with this avatar.

Thanks! I suppose that's all entirely simple. Cool beans.

How about voting with this poll contraption? Does one merely click when feeling that votey feel, or is there also a requirement to indicate a vote in the thread when it is placed?

Hello. I'm a noob. MovingPictures knows me from rateyourmusic.com and invited me over to check the site out. This looks like a game. I'll play? I have some questions though because I'm already feeling exposed to a foreign language here: What's the participation points system thing amount to? When y'...

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