The Syndicate

Thank you guys for the kind words. I really appreciate it after this game, because I doubted myself a ton on this one tbh.

Has juliets ever been lynched in her life?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Has juliets ever been lynched in her life?

I got her lynched Day 2 in Doctor Who (we were both good, and then I got lynched, and subbed in as bad). That's the only time I can think of.

DrumBeats wrote:Thank you guys for the kind words. I really appreciate it after this game, because I doubted myself a ton on this one tbh.

You were most definitely a force to be reckoned with, and ironically I would qualify you as the civ MVP AND the Maria's MVP. You had no idea, and I'm terribly sorry I played you like that. Especially after I tried (and failed) to kill you. Kudos to your play this game, sir.

Our team hasn't seen Enrique or espers in like 3 days, so that was a fun obstacle.

I also want to formally apologize to bea, who will probably never trust me again.
I convinced her that she got recruited to a separate team at another paper branch. It was quite thorough. In doing so I convinced her that I had already recruited LoRab and that she was no longer a civ, but lived or died for our little team. So whenever she went to bat for me and LoRab, that was why. And she totally lost because of it. She then told me all about Phyllis and we weren't afraid to use the doctor against the civs
I was seriously having a moral crisis about it, but know that it was only a game, bea. I do mean everything I said in regards to your work though bea. And I know you can pull through it.

The toughest cookie to crack was DFaraday. He didn't want to share anything with me in BTSC, which everyone else did so thoroughly (except timmer, who told me he was Michael and that lynching him would give him "power." So we made sure to not lynch him after that). I figured out DF was Darryl however right after I asked him about items and he answered in some weird metaphorical riddle about not possessing items that it just clicked.


Fun game, Dom! We were cruising until that DB rubber band fiasco. If we had killed ANYONE else, we probably would have won without losing ANYONE on the team..
And fun chatting with my scum partners! Lol Epi was so bad all game and no one called him on how obvious he was being.

I was also impressed with DrumBeats, from both this and BSG, even as I knew that he was wrong about TH and leading the town to oblivion... they would have been in oblivion without the effort anyway.

Bringing back scotty was so fun. I usually root for the town but in that one instance I had to root for the baddies.

So it would appear that leetic was killed by Sorsha on N2.
Did she try and kill anyone on N4?

That would make more sense than Elo shooting leetic. When I talked to Elo in chat, we talked about possibly shooting Matt

At no point after my death did I regret publicly claiming my independence.

Until the resurrection poll.

Epignosis wrote:

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:You did a great job, DrumBeats. It didn't all go your way, but shit happens. Town needed someone to step into the spotlight and try to lead the charge, and you were more than capable in that role. I hope you continue playing on The Syndicate with us, we can use your pro-civilian methodology. You're a fun guy to work with.

Ten times this.

I concur. I don't normally name MVPs, but DrumBeats would definitely get the civ title here.


Leetic was Toby so Sorsha lost her power.

This was one of the most hilarious games to watch as a deadie. It was so obvious to me (once I got back from my trip & could pay attention to the game again, but then got killed) who the baddie team was. I was laughing hysterically when Scotty got rezzed. I could not believe it. But you know the thing about dead hindsight. It really is easier to see things when you're not in the thick of it. I'm not sure why, but it is. Plus, I knew Epi was lying about being silenced, because I never silenced him! That's one reason I was begging to come back - to call him out.


Drumbeats, I felt you were a gentleman all game, even when things went to pot. And that, to me, is the pinnacle of mafia. Bravo to you, sir.

I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

Dom wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:You did a great job, DrumBeats. It didn't all go your way, but shit happens. Town needed someone to step into the spotlight and try to lead the charge, and you were more than capable in that role. I hope you continue playing on The Syndicate with us, we can use your pro-civilian methodology. You're a fun guy to work with.

Ten times this.

I concur. I don't normally name MVPs, but DrumBeats would definitely get the civ title here.


Leetic was Toby so Sorsha lost her power.

That's...hilarious, actually.

indiglo wrote:This was one of the most hilarious games to watch as a deadie. It was so obvious to me (once I got back from my trip & could pay attention to the game again, but then got killed) who the baddie team was. I was laughing hysterically when Scotty got rezzed. I could not believe it. But you know the thing about dead hindsight. It really is easier to see things when you're not in the thick of it. I'm not sure why, but it is. Plus, I knew Epi was lying about being silenced, because I never silenced him! That's one reason I was begging to come back - to call him out.


Drumbeats, I felt you were a gentleman all game, even when things went to pot. And that, to me, is the pinnacle of mafia. Bravo to you, sir.

It really is. You're so far removed that you are no longer fighting for a particular side, and can take off the blinders.

And yeah, Epi was very pleased with himself that he said he was silenced AFTER POSTING DURING THAT DAY. Literally no one was calling him out on his blatant badness lol

bea wrote:I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

That was me, bea.

Please don't be mad at me. I feel horrible and manipulative and I would never behave like that outside of the game.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:At no point after my death did I regret publicly claiming my independence.

Until the resurrection poll.

I thought that was an interesting gambit. I wonder if you'll try it again. I think it was definitely worth trying at least once.



I found myself a strange NK target too, after being gone and so out of the loop. But when it happened, I was actually a bit relieved, tbh. I got a bit sick after getting back from my trip, so it was nice to just be able to rest and recuperate. However, I should have liked to have been NKed BEFORE my trip, so I didn't have to stress out about mafia while I was unable to mafia! :P



Thanks a bunch for hosting Dom! Sorry I wasn't my usual super civ self. Not knowing anything about the show, it took me a bit to get my feet under me, then I was getting ready to travel and traveling. I felt bad for not being as participatory as I normally am, but I still learned things from the game! And I also really enjoyed all the videos you posted. I think I shall check this show out!

bea wrote:I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

Your votes had a 50% chance of being affected by the item. Your vote kept the game going in addition to Timmer's +1 hiding. You got espers lynched.


Indi-- GLAD to hear it

Dom wrote:

bea wrote:I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

Your votes had a 50% chance of being affected by the item. Your vote kept the game going in addition to Timmer's +1 hiding. You got espers lynched.


Indi-- GLAD to hear it

Oh, THAT was what happened. I thought it was timmer's +1 vote from the day before.

Oh, and also - to everyone...

Thanks for a completely drama free game. May the rest of my games as a mod be like my first. I really needed it to be easy right now, so I appreciated it.

Golden wrote:Oh, and also - to everyone...

Thanks for a completely drama free game. May the rest of my games as a mod be like my first. I really needed it to be easy right now, so I appreciated it.

I wish you luck in that endeavor

Golden wrote:Oh, and also - to everyone...

Thanks for a completely drama free game. May the rest of my games as a mod be like my first. I really needed it to be easy right now, so I appreciated it.

That is so nice to hear. I was impressed with folks in the thread, taking the time to apologize when it seemed to get a bit heated, etc, and even with our baddie team being so kind and classy during the post game.

Bravo to each of you!

Scotty wrote: The toughest cookie to crack was DFaraday. He didn't want to share anything with me in BTSC, which everyone else did so thoroughly (except timmer, who told me he was Michael and that lynching him would give him "power." So we made sure to not lynch him after that). I figured out DF was Darryl however right after I asked him about items and he answered in some weird metaphorical riddle about not possessing items that it just clicked.

I really didn't know how far I could go discussing items, but I did figure out it was you in there pretty easily. And you said the lanyard I sent you never did anything; I guess that one was a dud.

DFaraday wrote:

Scotty wrote: The toughest cookie to crack was DFaraday. He didn't want to share anything with me in BTSC, which everyone else did so thoroughly (except timmer, who told me he was Michael and that lynching him would give him "power." So we made sure to not lynch him after that). I figured out DF was Darryl however right after I asked him about items and he answered in some weird metaphorical riddle about not possessing items that it just clicked.

I really didn't know how far I could go discussing items, but I did figure out it was you in there pretty easily. And you said the lanyard I sent you never did anything; I guess that one was a dud.

No one ever checked him :/

DFaraday wrote:

Scotty wrote: The toughest cookie to crack was DFaraday. He didn't want to share anything with me in BTSC, which everyone else did so thoroughly (except timmer, who told me he was Michael and that lynching him would give him "power." So we made sure to not lynch him after that). I figured out DF was Darryl however right after I asked him about items and he answered in some weird metaphorical riddle about not possessing items that it just clicked.

I really didn't know how far I could go discussing items, but I did figure out it was you in there pretty easily. And you said the lanyard I sent you never did anything; I guess that one was a dud.

Well I actually lied. I was under the impression that it was good, which is why I so confidently carried out kills, since my lanyard made me unblockable, or so it said. I have no idea if it worked or not, since stanley died so early.

And lol yea, I was fairly obvious to you and timmer, though I still couldn't reveal who I was. That I told you what item I had was fairly obvious since you sent it lol.
Timmer didn't want me to be rezzed, I could tell, and when my role appeared on the front page, I thought the jig was up, but no one picked up on it openly, and luckily DB's splice shined in the darkness to get my rezzed.

I'm so sorry guys, I was the suck in this game. i was barely here

I basically had one good observation all game - that Epig was more likely bad than TH. That was it.

As Michael, I was basically a neutered civ, my role required me to get at least 2 votes in a lynch and not die to even start activating powers, so it needed someone who would be around more to garner some attention.

Great game, Dom, thanks for hosting!

indiglo wrote: Plus, I knew Epi was lying about being silenced, because I never silenced him! That's one reason I was begging to come back - to call him out.

I did that just to screw around. I was surprised nobody brought up the fact that I had even posted during the Day phase I claimed I was silenced. Some fun!

Epignosis wrote:Also, Turnip Head, sorry for the bullshit. You know it was just business. I still had a good time talking with you.

Heh. No worries :P When I first got BTSC with you, I decided to trust you straight away, it was just easier that way. I did start having my doubts around the time that splints got lynched, but by that time the game already felt hopeless from my end - suspecting you just wasn't worth the energy :P I figured you had outplayed me by that point anyways.

And then of course I knew you were bad once you started using me for your own civvie cred after my lynch; you knew I had no way to know for sure about you!

That said...

Turnip Head wrote:Matt, Epi, Lorab, Scotty. Them's the suspects. Likely in that order.

In case I die tonight, I'm not Pam and I know nothing.

I should start listening to my own advice


Well played baddies. You guys deserve the win. Except for that bitch Enrique :P :P :P

So when SVS's vote was forced, why did she vote immediately? And baddies, did you just happen to be around at the moment that happened and improvised?

Epignosis wrote:

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Has juliets ever been lynched in her life?

I got her lynched Day 2 in Doctor Who (we were both good, and then I got lynched, and subbed in as bad). That's the only time I can think of.

I got lynched in Sword of Truth (game by rabbit) because I was "too nice". (I was civ). Timmer led the lynch I think.

DFaraday wrote:So when SVS's vote was forced, why did she vote immediately? And baddies, did you just happen to be around at the moment that happened and improvised?

We were counting on her to vote early since Quin did so to her the previous day. And she delivered. We were around waiting for her to do so and end the day.

My team wanted to kill Quin the night before but I had this nagging feeling that we needed to lynch him instead. So that was a very pleasant feeling to get that one right.

Scotty wrote:

bea wrote:I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

That was me, bea.

Please don't be mad at me. I feel horrible and manipulative and I would never behave like that outside of the game.

Little did you know I had an item so my vote really was worth more. No mad from me. I was too stressed Irl to have my head in this game.

bea wrote:

Scotty wrote:

bea wrote:I was just always wrong then with all my increased votes?

who was the dundler mifflin rep?

That was me, bea.

Please don't be mad at me. I feel horrible and manipulative and I would never behave like that outside of the game.

Little did you know I had an item so my vote really was worth more. No mad from me. I was too stressed Irl to have my head in this game.

Yeah that actually worked against us, so

Is work normalizing yet? like has your boss scaled back your duties yet?

Night 1,

Quin wrote:

LoRab wrote:

Quin wrote:

I'm really just trying to come up with something that hints the importance of not lynching me that can be backed up by a lie detector and also doesn't break the info dumping rule.

Would something like

'Alignment aside, if I am lynched, the mafia will be given a significant advantage over the town in the next night phase.' work?

And you replied with...

Dom wrote:That's fine!

Which is a statement of claim. Unlike the statements you were theorizing one could post to be checked. The quotes contain a factual statement that could be checked, that you knew the answer to, and weren't speculating about.

Okay Dom, would Pam have been able to check my claim that items were in the game, even though I had no idea? Keep in mind it was structured as 'There are items in this game'

Although, Darryl must have been surprised that I guessed that. I honestly had no idea

As Pam said repeatedly, Pam did not want to check statements about items. Pam wanted to find baddies telling lies.

Pam did use Drums list though, and got results

Sadly I kept checking Epignosis, and getting redirected or blocked or whatever, lol. Congrats baddies, solid game!

Scotty wrote:

DFaraday wrote:So when SVS's vote was forced, why did she vote immediately? And baddies, did you just happen to be around at the moment that happened and improvised?

We were counting on her to vote early since Quin did so to her the previous day. And she delivered. We were around waiting for her to do so and end the day.

My team wanted to kill Quin the night before but I had this nagging feeling that we needed to lynch him instead. So that was a very pleasant feeling to get that one right.

Yeah, I was signalling Quin with that. And generally, I really DO do what Sorsha quoted, wait till the end. But I wanted Quin to know.

The timing and nature of your accusation against me made us think you were an info role, which is why we killed you. We could not risk you getting lynched, your role being revealed, and everyone going back and seeing you accused me.

I am amazed everyone did not know you were bad. I thought you were so obvious, lol. And yeah, I figured that you did not want to risk the reveal. That was why I was surprised more people were not skeptical when I was NKed, or considered discussing my suspects. But well played! I probably would have done the same

DrumBeats wrote:Also, Dom, what happened with SVS's vote then? Was it not forced or was it an item or something?

Also, thanks for hosting Dom!

Assuming that what you can see is all that there is is a fairly common mistake people new to our culture make. We do secrets/items/etc. and may not necessarily disclose them until endgame. So no worries, lol. It was an understandable assumption to make re my vote.

Epignosis wrote:The timing and nature of your accusation against me made us think you were an info role, which is why we killed you. We could not risk you getting lynched, your role being revealed, and everyone going back and seeing you accused me.

Oh, and I never had info on you. The only success I had was with Quin, when I checked one of Drums list statements & cleared him. I tried to check you and never succeeded. My opinion that you were bad was total gut. I thought you were incredibly obvious, but apparently I was the only one

Thanks Dom, fun while it lasted, and again, congrats winners

You had my number, for sure!

Do you know what lines you tried to check of mine?

Something you said Day Zero, before anyone knew there was an LD in the game. I can look later. I never got results cause I was blocked, then redirected to TH, and struck out with him, and the night I tried you again, I died.

S~V~S wrote:I am amazed everyone did not know you were bad. I thought you were so obvious, lol. And yeah, I figured that you did not want to risk the reveal. That was why I was surprised more people were not skeptical when I was NKed, or considered discussing my suspects. But well played! I probably would have done the same

I should have stuck with my original gut about him. I read him as bad early on, but then once JJJ died, it seemed clear to me that Epi was claiming to be Andy, and that jived with what he later told me in BTSC. I trusted him because the game would have been much more complicated if he was lying :P

As for your NK, that made no sense to me, so I honestly thought splints redirected it. But I also wasn't paying much attention to what you had been saying during the game since you died right as I joined the game, so I didn't scour your posts for clues.

Good game baddies.

Thank you for the game Dom!

I think the moral is... Stop killing me day 1. I never results in anything good. Ever. Even if I'm bad, you won't catch me till at least day 3.

-__-

S~V~S wrote:

Epignosis wrote:The timing and nature of your accusation against me made us think you were an info role, which is why we killed you. We could not risk you getting lynched, your role being revealed, and everyone going back and seeing you accused me.

Oh, and I never had info on you. The only success I had was with Quin, when I checked one of Drums list statements & cleared him. I tried to check you and never succeeded. My opinion that you were bad was total gut. I thought you were incredibly obvious, but apparently I was the only one

Thanks Dom, fun while it lasted, and again, congrats winners

You were not the only one who thought Epi was incredibly obvious, lol. But, I mean, he was on my team, so....

Seriously, though. Some of his posting was so overtly baddie, that I'm not sure I'd have believed he was bad if I were a civ in the game, if that makes sense. He isn't usually so blatant.

Also, it was nice being on a team with those who almost always accuse me of being evil, lol.

LoRab wrote:

S~V~S wrote:

Epignosis wrote:The timing and nature of your accusation against me made us think you were an info role, which is why we killed you. We could not risk you getting lynched, your role being revealed, and everyone going back and seeing you accused me.

Oh, and I never had info on you. The only success I had was with Quin, when I checked one of Drums list statements & cleared him. I tried to check you and never succeeded. My opinion that you were bad was total gut. I thought you were incredibly obvious, but apparently I was the only one

Thanks Dom, fun while it lasted, and again, congrats winners

You were not the only one who thought Epi was incredibly obvious, lol. But, I mean, he was on my team, so....

Seriously, though. Some of his posting was so overtly baddie, that I'm not sure I'd have believed he was bad if I were a civ in the game, if that makes sense. He isn't usually so blatant.

Also, it was nice being on a team with those who almost always accuse me of being evil, lol.

You defending me was hilarious.

S~V~S wrote:

Scotty wrote:

DFaraday wrote:So when SVS's vote was forced, why did she vote immediately? And baddies, did you just happen to be around at the moment that happened and improvised?

We were counting on her to vote early since Quin did so to her the previous day. And she delivered. We were around waiting for her to do so and end the day.

My team wanted to kill Quin the night before but I had this nagging feeling that we needed to lynch him instead. So that was a very pleasant feeling to get that one right.

Yeah, I was signalling Quin with that. And generally, I really DO do what Sorsha quoted, wait till the end. But I wanted Quin to know.

I got it loud and clear.

Epignosis wrote:

LoRab wrote:

S~V~S wrote:

Epignosis wrote:The timing and nature of your accusation against me made us think you were an info role, which is why we killed you. We could not risk you getting lynched, your role being revealed, and everyone going back and seeing you accused me.

Oh, and I never had info on you. The only success I had was with Quin, when I checked one of Drums list statements & cleared him. I tried to check you and never succeeded. My opinion that you were bad was total gut. I thought you were incredibly obvious, but apparently I was the only one

Thanks Dom, fun while it lasted, and again, congrats winners

You were not the only one who thought Epi was incredibly obvious, lol. But, I mean, he was on my team, so....

Seriously, though. Some of his posting was so overtly baddie, that I'm not sure I'd have believed he was bad if I were a civ in the game, if that makes sense. He isn't usually so blatant.

Also, it was nice being on a team with those who almost always accuse me of being evil, lol.

You defending me was hilarious.

And such fun!!

Oh, I almost forgot and I apologize if someone already asked it but Dom what was the "event" that happened and why?

juliets wrote:Oh, I almost forgot and I apologize if someone already asked it but Dom what was the "event" that happened and why?

On night five?

Since TH won that poll, he got to pick a player to get BTSC with. He picked Epig.

For the winners:

pls give LC a round of applause for being gr9 btw

tfw 'Sons and Daughters' in an Office episode (and I didn't need a Wiki page to recognize it)