The Syndicate

wow close, I had scum team down as Dragon D. Luffy, MacDougall, JJJ, wolbre04/Kyle (no wonder)



I knew DDL was sooooo bad.

JAY!!!!! I totally thought you are Mac were in this together. woah. first time i scum read a town JJJ. I blame Mac's buddying

Thank you for killing me. Now history will only remember that I was dead when this game ended and thus clearly helpless to change the result.

Seriously, great game folks. Obviously some of my reads were shite, but that is a testament to the excellent play of the mafia team in this game. Y'all earned it. Even as I attempted to forge a last-minute POE, it ended up almost exactly wrong.

Between Fire Emblem and this game, I am slumping horribly. What can ya do.

Also good game Kyle -- I don't know what you did to win, but you got there so nice.

[mention]Kylemii[/mention]

What was your wincon?

Karma Akabane: His cunning nature allows him to predict and evade all secondary abilities of the mafia.
Kaede Kayano: If Kayano is killed, she has a 25% chance of retaliating using the tentacles she injected within herself to take her killer with her.
Nagisa Shiota: His talent for assassination provides him with an extensive skillset. Each night, he may choose between three night actions which bypass all other abilities (excluding Koro-Sensei).
- Use his “clap-stunner” technique to paralyse a player, role blocking them. (Two-shot)
- Hide his presence and bloodlust, protecting himself from unfriendly night actions. (Default ability)
- Discern the expressions and intentions of a player, learning their alignment. (One-shot)

Akira Takaoka: A previous incident with the End Class left Takaoka’s reputation in shambles. He seeks revenge against Nagisa and searches for him each night. If successful, he will janitor-kill him.

Koro-Sensei: Koro-Sensei made a vow to nurture the students of the End Class in the place of another. Koro-Sensei wins if by the time the game ends, all living students have had their abilities unlocked.

great game btw, Quin. if it didnt start with Ancient Greece, would have totes played it. I'll be sure to sign up to your next game whatever it is. loved the set up and creativity!

Thanks for game Quinn. And sorry fellow Townies for my inactivity in the later cycles. I always came in late and the one day where I was on time, I was silenced

Good game from the Mafia team.

Inactives aside, town struggled a lot with simple bad luck. Mainly LC. He almost got lynched Day 1. Everyone he and Kyle targeted was either lynched or killed almost immediately. LC's last four unlock checks were for mafia and indy. He roleblocked Scotty on the night he tried to power him up, in which case I was going to refill his shots.

"Poor Long Con"

What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

I shot you in the face.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

Jackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:26 pm @Kylemii

What was your wincon?

i had to make sure every living civ had a power by the end of the game, a lot of it was our of my control cus i couldn't really predict what roles were likely to be owned by players who would run off and get themselves killed

I was two away from winning at the start of the last day phase. that's why I was so motivated to get at least one mafia lynched so I'd have time to scoop up the last two at night, I got lucky that pennywise turned out to be one of the roles I needed, otherwise i would have lost.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

I shot you in the face.

I am glad you were a civilian, because now I don't have to throw my computer across the room (even though it deserves it for unrelated reasons).

Nice game. I was keeping up with it, and I had no idea who was scum.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:38 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

I shot you in the face.

I am glad you were a civilian, because now I don't have to throw my computer across the room (even though it deserves it for unrelated reasons).

Granted, at the time I thought my role was nightly and not one-shot -- I believe if I didn't pull the trigger it would be randomized. So.

Kaede Kayano: If Kayano is killed, she has a 25% chance of retaliating using the tentacles she injected within herself to take her killer with her.

I don't remember that happening in the anime. :0 wasn't that a different character

how did long con know about epignosis' murder being from a vigilante?

[mention]Kylemii[/mention] is close to rivaling me for "most wins this year" now. Bring it on!

Awesome! Thanks for the game Quin, pretty good one.

Nice to win this, it's not my first win as a baddie in this site but it's the first one where I made it to the endgame (in the first one I was lynched on day 2 and was used for bussing). I'm really happy for it because my scum game used to be atrocious until about a a year ago, and since then I've been making an effort to improve it. I'd seen some results in my other home site, but succeeding as scum in the Syndicate was my ultimate test, since civ play here is a level above imo.

Thanks to my teammates for this, you guys were awesome. And for the civs to endure the torture we submitted you for two weeks, lol.

linki: holy shit lots of posts

being scum with MacD is like one of the best experiences in the world. I've never experienced it yet, but one can dream.

mafia did a really great job by the way i had no idea about any of you.

did anyone suspect I was octo-dad

dunya wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:42 pm being scum with MacD is like one of the best experiences in the world. I've never experienced it yet, but one can dream.

It's awesome. Though you have to get used to the fact he'll say "kill Sig" when the night starts, go to sleep when you are waking up, disappear for the rest of the night and leave you wondering what he was thinking when he told you to do that.

I still don't know, but hey it worked.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:41 pm @Kylemii is close to rivaling me for "most wins this year" now. Bring it on!

oh no.... i was in the lead before :[ i've gotta step it up

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:44 pm did anyone suspect I was octo-dad

I thought it was LC for that rainbow where he put Korosensei on top.

I also thought you were baiting us to kill you but I thought you were Nagisa and had some kill defense, which made sense because we had a special anti-Nagisa killl.

Turns out you were actually baiting us to kill for for a different reason I guess.

Since I officially suck at Mafia now, please adjust your expectations accordingly in all future engagements.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:45 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:41 pm @Kylemii is close to rivaling me for "most wins this year" now. Bring it on!

oh no.... i was in the lead before :[ i've gotta step it up

I thought you didn't care about winning?

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:40 pm

Kaede Kayano: If Kayano is killed, she has a 25% chance of retaliating using the tentacles she injected within herself to take her killer with her.

I don't remember that happening in the anime. :0 wasn't that a different character

dude

In the spectator chat I had two of the four: JJJ, Mac, Long Con, DDL. I don't understand why I was killed though, I was definitely considering Jay for a vote, not any of the ones who were actually bad. I knew Kyle was the 3P when my powers got unlocked right at the end. I tried to take him off the poll but I was blocked. Congrats baddies you played a good game! Thank you Quin it was a lot of fun except we sucked, lol!

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:40 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:38 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:36 pm What motherfucker murked me

I have words for you

I shot you in the face.

I am glad you were a civilian, because now I don't have to throw my computer across the room (even though it deserves it for unrelated reasons).

Granted, at the time I thought my role was nightly and not one-shot -- I believe if I didn't pull the trigger it would be randomized. So.

Random would have been better.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:47 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:45 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:41 pm @Kylemii is close to rivaling me for "most wins this year" now. Bring it on!

oh no.... i was in the lead before :[ i've gotta step it up

I thought you didn't care about winning?

The key is to play as many games as possible.

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:48 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:47 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:45 pm

speedchuck wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:41 pm @Kylemii is close to rivaling me for "most wins this year" now. Bring it on!

oh no.... i was in the lead before :[ i've gotta step it up

I thought you didn't care about winning?

The key is to play as many games as possible.

can't. I don't know how some of you play in more than 1 game at once. I am simply incapable of doing that.

I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

Well, INH was in that category and he was bad after all.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

After the first four misses, it's mathematically impossible to win if they're civilians anyway. If they don't vote, we can't control the poll. The mafia have a numbers advantage even when they don't. Everything else was moot.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:46 pm Since I officially suck at Mafia now, please adjust your expectations accordingly in all future engagements.

Man that post I made about your playstyle change was sincere... I really do think you have had a change in playstyle lately and I'm not sure if it's helping you or not. I think you are way less willing to be called out as being wrong than before, and more winning to tunnel. And we noticed that and let you lead the town into oblivion over and over. That Jack lynch was particularly pitiful, I made the most half-assed excuse for voting for Jack anyone has even seen, and you went over it and didnt suspect me because I was agreeing with you.

Maybe you need a break, or maybe you should make a point not to try to be the town leader next game. It might open your senses a little. At least it worked for me last time I was on a bad streak.

No hard feelings, you're still one of my favorite players.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:46 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:44 pm did anyone suspect I was octo-dad

I thought it was LC for that rainbow where he put Korosensei on top.

I also thought you were baiting us to kill you but I thought you were Nagisa and had some kill defense, which made sense because we had a special anti-Nagisa killl.

Turns out you were actually baiting us to kill for for a different reason I guess.

I was baiting you to kill me cus I'm bad at math and I thought my being "killed" would have helped extend the game somehow when in actuality it would have taken away a chance for one of my non activated students to die, and kept the total amount of votes the same as it would have been otherwise.

Quin wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:47 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:40 pm

Kaede Kayano: If Kayano is killed, she has a 25% chance of retaliating using the tentacles she injected within herself to take her killer with her.

I don't remember that happening in the anime. :0 wasn't that a different character

dude

wait for real? wasn't Kaede the one who baked all the cakes? the tentacles guy was the white haired guy who wasn't in this game......... did I forget something important to the plot

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:46 pm Since I officially suck at Mafia now, please adjust your expectations accordingly in all future engagements.

Man that post I made about your playstyle change was sincere... I really do think you have had a change in playstyle lately and I'm not sure if it's helping you or not. I think you are way less willing to be called out as being wrong than before, and more winning to tunnel. And we noticed that and let you lead the town into oblivion over and over. That Jack lynch was particularly pitiful, I made the most half-assed excuse for voting for Jack anyone has even seen, and you went over it and didnt suspect me because I was agreeing with you.

Maybe you need a break, or maybe you should make a point not to try to be the town leader next game. It might open your senses a little. At least it worked for me last time I was on a bad streak.

No hard feelings, you're still one of my favorite players.

Playing this way got me an 8-1 record in 2017 and it's sucking in 2018. I think it can work, but any playstyle needs to be molded with the times. The site seems to have caught up with it.

juliets wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:47 pm In the spectator chat I had two of the four: JJJ, Mac, Long Con, DDL. I don't understand why I was killed though, I was definitely considering Jay for a vote, not any of the ones who were actually bad. I knew Kyle was the 3P when my powers got unlocked right at the end. I tried to take him off the poll but I was blocked. Congrats baddies you played a good game! Thank you Quin it was a lot of fun except we sucked, lol!

At this point it was process of elimination. We almost went for kyle but then I went "no wait kyle is baiting" and changed to you. Everyone else was somewhat easy to lynch.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

After the first four misses, it's mathematically impossible to win if they're civilians anyway. If they don't vote, we can't control the poll. The mafia have a numbers advantage even when they don't. Everything else was moot.

That's five misses to you.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:54 pm

Quin wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:47 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:40 pm

Kaede Kayano: If Kayano is killed, she has a 25% chance of retaliating using the tentacles she injected within herself to take her killer with her.

I don't remember that happening in the anime. :0 wasn't that a different character

dude

wait for real? wasn't Kaede the one who baked all the cakes? the tentacles guy was the white haired guy who wasn't in this game......... did I forget something important to the plot

Yes you missed the biggest plot twist in manga/anime of that year.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:46 pm Since I officially suck at Mafia now, please adjust your expectations accordingly in all future engagements.

Man that post I made about your playstyle change was sincere... I really do think you have had a change in playstyle lately and I'm not sure if it's helping you or not. I think you are way less willing to be called out as being wrong than before, and more winning to tunnel. And we noticed that and let you lead the town into oblivion over and over. That Jack lynch was particularly pitiful, I made the most half-assed excuse for voting for Jack anyone has even seen, and you went over it and didnt suspect me because I was agreeing with you.

Maybe you need a break, or maybe you should make a point not to try to be the town leader next game. It might open your senses a little. At least it worked for me last time I was on a bad streak.

No hard feelings, you're still one of my favorite players.

whoa look at mr smug mc smug over here.

I pmd quin and I was like dude DDL is soooo bad isn't he? now I know your scum meta.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:55 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

After the first four misses, it's mathematically impossible to win if they're civilians anyway. If they don't vote, we can't control the poll. The mafia have a numbers advantage even when they don't. Everything else was moot.

That's five misses to you.

I am exactly as sorry about that as you were about your lynch stop in Fire Emblem.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:57 pm

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:46 pm Since I officially suck at Mafia now, please adjust your expectations accordingly in all future engagements.

Man that post I made about your playstyle change was sincere... I really do think you have had a change in playstyle lately and I'm not sure if it's helping you or not. I think you are way less willing to be called out as being wrong than before, and more winning to tunnel. And we noticed that and let you lead the town into oblivion over and over. That Jack lynch was particularly pitiful, I made the most half-assed excuse for voting for Jack anyone has even seen, and you went over it and didnt suspect me because I was agreeing with you.

Maybe you need a break, or maybe you should make a point not to try to be the town leader next game. It might open your senses a little. At least it worked for me last time I was on a bad streak.

No hard feelings, you're still one of my favorite players.

whoa look at mr smug mc smug over here.

I pmd quin and I was like dude DDL is soooo bad isn't he? now I know your scum meta.

I'm not trying to be smug honestly. Just adding some constructive criticism if I can.

Well bring it on.

Glad dunya wasn't in the game then

Also, late in the game it was clear that nobody should trust me and that it was a cause for suspicion when people still did. Unfortunately though, I couldn't genuinely trust anyone. I have never felt so untrusting of so many players (and that is no criticism since I was horrible in this game). The only person I was sure was a civilian when it ended was wolbre04 -- and he wasn't.

And, sorry I couldn't get a replacement. I'd sent like 3 rounds of PM's but it just wasn't meant to be.

That said, kudos to [mention]novaselinenever[/mention] for figuring out me and mac at the same time. Just need to work more on the part of persuading other civs. But yeah, you had the best scumdar of this game.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:57 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:55 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:52 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm I don't understand why people were dead set on lynching no-shows.

Kills were going through, and they were smart ones.

After the first four misses, it's mathematically impossible to win if they're civilians anyway. If they don't vote, we can't control the poll. The mafia have a numbers advantage even when they don't. Everything else was moot.

That's five misses to you.

I am exactly as sorry about that as you were about your lynch stop in Fire Emblem.

That's fair, except in my defense I thought you and dunya were both bad. You turning up good deflated my interest in lynching her.

Had I gotten dunya first, I still would have crucified you, so take that for what it's worth.

Quin wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 pm And, sorry I couldn't get a replacement. I'd sent like 3 rounds of PM's but it just wasn't meant to be.

*re-ignites the modkill argument*

Naw it's cool. You tried. It's a shit sandwich with no good solutions. Thanks for hosting in any event! I am clueless about this theme but had fun nonetheless.