The Syndicate

Most of you reading this are probably wondering why this game even exists. Who would want to play a game about Chinese food? The answer to that, my friend; you'd be surprised. So here I am, writing up this ridiculous theme for a bunch of people who get their rocks off in the Chatzy every week making a spectacle of my series of unfortunate events. Let me fill you in.

Our story begins in the early hours of the morning. In mind was a celebration for my younger brother’s 18th birthday; we would drive seven hours north to a place which housed what was described by my mother as ‘the ambrosia of Chinese food’. Such a plan, however, had its fair share of hiccups. And cows. If for some reason you want to hear more, you're gonna want to sign up.

Rules:
- Votes are changeable.
- Info-dropping and role-claiming is not allowed.
- Self or double targeting is not allowed.
- Mafia members must take turns performing the night kill.
- Players on the willing faction will win, dead or alive.
- Day phases are 20 minutes and night phases are 10 minutes. Day 0 will be 10 minutes. Please be aware this may change depending on circumstances.
- Questions should be directed to me in PM, which I may answer in the thread if relevant.
- This is an open-set up, with all flips revealed.
- All game posts should be posted in white. Off-topic posts should be posted in green. Dead posts should be posted in red. I will be using this colour, and you should not, especially if your name is Spacedaisy.
- Not having fun is punishable by a modkill.

Sign-ups will close and the game will begin at 5:30pm EST on Friday (also 7:30am AEST on Saturday). This game is going to be no fun at all. Even so, you should most definitely sign up. It’s not like you’re busy or anything.

Players
1. juliets
2. thellama73
3. MovingPictures07
4. Made
5. Long Con
6. S~V~S
7. JaggedJimmyJay
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Town

Kamikaze Cow – Gets in the way of a player each night, taking on the effects of any ability that visited their target in their place. The targeted player will automatically watch the Kamikaze Cow that night.

First Car – Shares BTSC with the second car.

Second Car – Shares BTSC with the first car.

Cow x 6 – Vanilla townie.

Mafia

Poo Poo Road – Role blocks a player each night.

The Closed Restaurant – Cannot be lynched and has full immunity from night actions until all other members of the mafia team are dead.

Sesame Chicken – Truly terrible. Vanilla baddie.

Independent

Snooty Waitress – Will live for only a conditional number of day and night phases. Wins by surviving. [Secrets]

Awesome.

Just to clarify, this will run on the evening of Friday, March 17th Eastern time, right? I only ask because I've somehow had confusion with people in the past over what "next" weekend is.

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to bring us the first Burglary of 2017, Quin. Looking forward to this. I'll absolutely be playing as long as I have no conflicting schedule commitments.

EDIT: I totally meant March, not January.

January? Time trippy

LOL, not sure why I said January. Obviously I meant March. This year is getting away from me, apparently.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Awesome.

Just to clarify, this will run on the evening of Friday, January 17th Eastern time, right? I only ask because I've somehow had confusion with people in the past over what "next" weekend is.

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to bring us the first Burglary of 2017, Quin. Looking forward to this. I'll absolutely be playing as long as I have no conflicting schedule commitments.

Without bringing time zones into it, yes.

I should note that my internet connection is extremely unreliable, so it's almost a given that there will be delays in getting posts out at some point. If we're REALLY lucky, the game might come to a halt completely because of service provider failure. Yay!

linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

Sounds good.

Given that, if you feel it'd be best, we could see if someone would be willing to serve as backup co-host to assist.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Sounds good.

Given that, if you feel it'd be best, we could see if someone would be willing to serve as backup co-host to assist.

That might be a good idea, but I wouldn't want to deny anyone the opportunity to play a game about Chinese food.

I never have any idea what my availability is going to be week-to-week, but pencil me in as a maybe.

St Patrick's Day, eh? Friday night?

Not worried that some potential players might go out and get drunk in honour of St Patrick?

Long Con wrote:St Patrick's Day, eh? Friday night?

Not worried that some potential players might go out and get drunk in honour of St Patrick?

What's more Irish than Chinese food?

Long Con wrote:St Patrick's Day, eh? Friday night?

Not worried that some potential players might go out and get drunk in honour of St Patrick?

I was not aware of St Patricks Day, actually

We'll see how it goes.

Long Con wrote:St Patrick's Day, eh? Friday night?

Not worried that some potential players might go out and get drunk in honour of St Patrick?

Perfect opportunity to drunk mafia.

Man I wish I could but I'm probably never going to be able to play a burglary schedule-wise.

nutella wrote:Man I wish I could but I'm probably never going to be able to play a burglary schedule-wise.

I feel like that's me too. You never know though. Maybe one day.

Oh no Quin! I thought this would be a side mission! I'm not sure I can play a burglary, it depends on what time it starts and ends. I'll put myself down as maybe I guess.

juliets wrote:Oh no Quin! I thought this would be a side mission! I'm not sure I can play a burglary, it depends on what time it starts and ends. I'll put myself down as maybe I guess.

Tsk. I considered replacing the one I already have lined up with this, but this felt better as a burglary and that way I can still host both. Hope you can play though, since you're half the reason this exists in the first place

I see now its designed to take place over the weekly chatzy so that works for me in terms of time so I changed my vote. The people who work might have a problem with the start time, you may need to move that later for them.

I can't confirm, but I'm a solid maybe. I'm quite sure I won't be doing any typical St. Patrick's Day stuff, but Friday might still present some difficulties.

Quin wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Awesome.

Just to clarify, this will run on the evening of Friday, January 17th Eastern time, right? I only ask because I've somehow had confusion with people in the past over what "next" weekend is.

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to bring us the first Burglary of 2017, Quin. Looking forward to this. I'll absolutely be playing as long as I have no conflicting schedule commitments.

Without bringing time zones into it, yes.

I should note that my internet connection is extremely unreliable, so it's almost a given that there will be delays in getting posts out at some point. If we're REALLY lucky, the game might come to a halt completely because of service provider failure. Yay!

linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

You have no NBN Quin?

Glorfindel wrote:

Quin wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Awesome.

Just to clarify, this will run on the evening of Friday, January 17th Eastern time, right? I only ask because I've somehow had confusion with people in the past over what "next" weekend is.

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to bring us the first Burglary of 2017, Quin. Looking forward to this. I'll absolutely be playing as long as I have no conflicting schedule commitments.

Without bringing time zones into it, yes.

I should note that my internet connection is extremely unreliable, so it's almost a given that there will be delays in getting posts out at some point. If we're REALLY lucky, the game might come to a halt completely because of service provider failure. Yay!

linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

You have no NBN Quin?

This month, apparently.

Quin wrote: linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

Well, I'll have to put together a game that does have some time travel, then!

Quin wrote: linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

Didn't imagine you'd want to deal with mechanics anymore.

speedchuck wrote:

Quin wrote: linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

Well, I'll have to put together a game that does have some time travel, then!

Speaking of Time Travel, who hosted Back to the Future Mafia on RYM?

Marmot wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

Quin wrote: linki: Scratch that. Time travel is, unfortunately, not a mechanic in this game.

Well, I'll have to put together a game that does have some time travel, then!

Speaking of Time Travel, who hosted Back to the Future Mafia on RYM?

Strawhenge and I did Time Travel Mafia which featured Biff Tannen.

This is the best idea anyone has ever had.

Oh wait a minute, I might not actually be able to participate that date. I don't suppose we can push it back a week? (or move it up one)

I can push it back an extra week fo' sho. This is all pointless if you and juliets aren't playing

My ability to participate probably improves if it's a week later.

24th would work for me too.

Quin wrote:I can push it back an extra week fo' sho. This is all pointless if you and juliets aren't playing

This is why you're my favorite Australian after Steve Irwin, Paul Hogan, and Yahoo Serious.

The 24th will work for me.

thellama73 wrote:

Quin wrote:I can push it back an extra week fo' sho. This is all pointless if you and juliets aren't playing

This is why you're my favorite Australian after Steve Irwin, Paul Hogan, and Yahoo Serious.

Glorfindel wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Quin wrote:I can push it back an extra week fo' sho. This is all pointless if you and juliets aren't playing

This is why you're my favorite Australian after Steve Irwin, Paul Hogan, and Yahoo Serious.

You're *MY* favorite Australian

*Drinks tea with nice Mango Honey*

If I said Glorfindel OR Quin was my favourite Australian, my wife would be none too happy.

You're both close, though.

S~V~S wrote:

Glorfindel wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Quin wrote:I can push it back an extra week fo' sho. This is all pointless if you and juliets aren't playing

This is why you're my favorite Australian after Steve Irwin, Paul Hogan, and Yahoo Serious.

You're *MY* favorite Australian

*Drinks tea with nice Mango Honey*

Glorf, I demand that you play this as well. Its been too long.

Quin wrote:Glorf, I demand that you play this as well. Its been too long.

To be honest, my friend - few things would make me happier than to support this game of yours but it's a Saturday morning for us is it not? Saturday mornings are pretty hellish for me but I'm considering it all the same. A Sunday morning however is an entirely different matter as I think I am able to far more easily accommodate that.

Hopefully you're able to be around for it. I think this is best hosted on a Saturday just because the people in the Chatzy were the ones who developed the idea in the first place and I wouldn't want to host it at a time they couldn't participate.

Quin wrote: Hopefully you're able to be around for it. I think this is best hosted on a Saturday just because the people in the Chatzy were the ones who developed the idea in the first place and I wouldn't want to host it at a time they couldn't participate.

If you need me to get the game going, you can count on me, my friend. Just let me know.

I'm considering having this start at 5:30pm or 6:00pm EST on whatever day this starts. Does anyone have a problem with this?

Depends on the day. Most days it'd be fine.

It'll more than likely be a Friday (EST).

5:30 est is fine by me! please send out a pm or two a few days before so I don't miss it!

Made wrote:5:30 est is fine by me! please send out a pm or two a few days before so I don't miss it!

Noted.

That time works for me as well.

Time works for me Quin.

I'll be in then.

Friday is the toughest day of the week for me, so I'll have to wait and see. If the game is nearing its start point though and I am around, I'll give it a go.