The Syndicate

Posted: **Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:11 am**

Ture.

And speaking of Mondi, I noticed you have abandoned your beautiful avi.

Posted: **Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:26 pm**

Lizzy wrote:Ture.

And speaking of Mondi, I noticed you have abandoned your beautiful avi.

I missed my mongooseyness.

Posted: **Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:35 pm**

Well, I'll be on vacation here in not too long, so I'll go ahead and vote just in case. I wouldn't want to miss the deadline after all of this time, lol.

Gleam and borokkuei still haven't shown up at all. I guess I'll vote borokkuei of the two because he's won a game and gleam hasn't. Lol. No idea how else to decide it and I refuse to "randomize".

Sorry, borokkuei (unless you're baddie), but it's all I have for now.

Posted: **Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:54 pm**

Minimalism is for lovers

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:56 am**

Hey folks! Lynch votes are due tomorrow. Don't forget!

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:37 am**

I'm going to vote for the other quiet guy, Gleam.

I know I'm voting a day early, but 1) with three weeks between votes, voting one day early is hardly early and 2) Mondays are manic and having three weeks to vote and then forgetting to vote in the 11th hour would make me nearly inconsolable and despondent.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:50 am**

Llama did you strictly randomize the role?

If not, I sincerely doubt that any of the quiet people are the single baddie.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:29 pm**

S~V~S wrote:Llama did you strictly randomize the role?

If not, I sincerely doubt that any of the quiet people are the single baddie.

The roles were completely randomized.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:47 pm**

Well, the role, lol. The rest of us are cannon fodder

But, OK, thanks for answering, I was not sure if I would have answered that question since it is either true or it is not, its a very black and white thing. So since the roles ARE randomized for sure, then anyone could be the role. Had you cherry picked, it would be very unlikely that a known low poster would have the role knowing how you feel about that.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:18 pm**

S~V~S wrote:Well, the role, lol. The rest of us are cannon fodder

But, OK, thanks for answering, I was not sure if I would have answered that question since it is either true or it is not, its a very black and white thing. So since the roles ARE randomized for sure, then anyone could be the role. Had you cherry picked, it would be very unlikely that a known low poster would have the role knowing how you feel about that.

Ah, but in minimalism mafia, all the rules are different.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:22 pm**

Even in Minimalism, maybe even especially in Minimalism, factual things are true or they are not.

So Thanks for a direct answer to a direct question

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:08 pm**

Is it possible there is actually not even a baddie? You could have not cast one and added a secret civ role instead.

Not having a baddie would be revolutionary. That would truly be minimalist.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:19 pm**

The roles list one role with a power, its a killer. A baddie.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:20 pm**

Minimalism: Day 1

Postby thellama73 » Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:24:19 pm
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Watch this space.

Welcome to Minimalism Mafia, the game where less is more!

Roles:
Civvies:
Philip Glass - Can do nothing.
Steve Reich - Can do nothing.
Terry Riley - Can do nothing.
Alvin Lucier - Can do nothing.
John Adams - Can do nothing.
La Monte Young - Can do nothing.
Tony Conrad - Can do nothing.
Robert Ashley - Can do nothing.
Gavin Bryars - Can do nothing.
Pauline Oliveros - Can do nothing.
Harold Budd - Can do nothing.
Meredith Monk - Can do nothing.

Mafia:
John Cage - Kills nightly and can silence one player each night.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:29 pm**

Oh I know a killer is listed, I think it would be very ingenious to list a killer but then not "cast" the role. Then you could have a secret civ role and still have 13 players. It would be the ultimate Gaslight Mafia Event.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:03 pm**

No, it would be a chat thread with no smoking guns or true suspicion, that would eventually degenerate into pointless finger pointing and hostility.

This whole line of discussion makes me OK with my vote tbh.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:54 pm**

I don't think Llama actually did that, just musing how good of a prank (?) that would be if the whole game sometime was a farce.

But it looks like I broke the cardinal rule of Mafia: Do not joke about mafia.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:13 pm**

I would definitely want to do that if I were to host a mafia game, it would be fun to see what evidence people use to lynch each other despite the fact that there aren't even baddies.

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:49 pm**

Mongoose wrote:I don't think Llama actually did that, just musing how good of a prank (?) that would be if the whole game sometime was a farce.

But it looks like I broke the cardinal rule of Mafia: Do not joke about mafia.

No, but it did not seem like a joke to me, tbh. I always thought the first rule of mafia was "No Editing", or maybe "No Double Targeting".

And it WOULD be funny for the host, AP, sometimes when you're hosting you just howl, lol, it can be really funny watching the erroneous suppositions players make. But i think that would be less than funny for the players, and while laughing at the players is fun sometimes, having them tell you, "Oooo your game was awesome", and seeing them really getting into it is much more fun

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:42 pm**

I always throw out crazy, zany theories though. Nearly got me lynched in Strongbad game, but I was superfun civ girl in that. Luckily, that gameplay style is not without its merits...

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:47 am**

S~V~S wrote:while laughing at the players is fun sometimes, having them tell you, "Oooo your game was awesome", and seeing them really getting into it is much more fun

I wonder which one I am doing.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:11 am**

I think you are doing both, like most hosts

Are you playing, lol?

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:05 am**

After seeing that thread of conversation, if I were the baddie, I would still not kill anyone, just to see the hilarious slow devolution happen :-D

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:36 pm**

Four hours to go and only three votes in. COme on, you guys, you've had a month to decide!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:07 pm**

It's already time? -.O

Well, gleam and borok both have no posts so far (I'm trusting MP on that, because I don't have the patience to go through and check everyone into a spreadsheet).
I said I'd vote for the low-poster, and I'm voting for Gleam because Borok already has a vote and I don't want to bandwagon without specific suspicions.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:09 pm**

Crap, he has a vote already too. -.-

I'll randomize between them - tails, so I'm actually voting for Borok.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:35 pm**

I'm with the Sock on this one. I'm not even sure either Gleam or Borok have been on the site these past few weeks, but since Gleam keeps getting voted off during the first days, I'm going with Borok.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:06 pm**

Lizzy wrote:I'm with the Sock on this one. I'm not even sure either Gleam or Borok have been on the site these past few weeks, but since Gleam keeps getting voted off during the first days, I'm going with Borok.

Yeah, I really didn't want Gleam to get voted off either, since yeah, he does get voted out early a lot on this site, so I am breathing a sign of relief you guys went with Borok.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:39 pm**

I voted for borrokokruieuei for reasons already mentioned.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:10 pm**

As did I, my marsupial compadre.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:29 pm**

Today I got a red velvet latte from Dunkin' donuts. It was not minimally good, it was maximally excellent.

I am wearing my bear totem animal necklace today. I also have a rabbit necklace and a bee necklace. I, however, do not have a mongoose necklace as they do not exist.

Do wombats have pouches? Marsupials are basically the mammal version of a hoodie.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:40 pm**

I don't have a pouch. I have a couple of bags though.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:24 pm**

John Cage, in true minimalist fashion, sat quietly doing nothing for the better part of a month, before his fellow composers calmly smothered him to death with a pillow. His superior understanding of the nature of the game helped him not one iota.

Through a plate glass window, a forlorn llama could be seen, a tear glistening in his eye as he pondered the utter folly of his failed experiment. This made the Llama Gambit look positively insightful and the Apollo Doctrine seem eminently sensible. All of the planning for clever contests, educational articles and samples of mesmerizing music and video, to be distributed at a steady pace over the course of the following year, had been for naught.

Thank you for playing minimalism mafia.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:37 pm**

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Butt we did have fun k! I know I did with the puzzle thingy. ^__^ And hey! Game over on Day 1! Minimalism at its finest, plus this should go down in the annals of mafia history.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:39 pm**

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:40 pm**

I was hoping for a record settingly long game of mafia, but I find it funny how given even worse odds than normal we somehow manage to win in a single lynch.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:45 pm**

I was incredibly tempted to cheat in order to prolong the game when I saw which direction you guys were leaning, but in the end I restrained myself.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:00 pm**

I am so sorry, I was looking forward to playing this all year!

Maybe we could do it again, but with just 13 new roles?

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:06 pm**

Here is your banner, winners!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:07 pm**

Fab!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:18 pm**

I had a lot of fun. Can you share some of the surprises you had in store for us?

Alex - You won a game on Syndicate!!!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:24 pm**

Mongoose wrote:I had a lot of fun. Can you share some of the surprises you had in store for us?

Alex - You won a game on Syndicate!!!

A couple of contests I had in store were:
Write a six word short story, inspired by Hemingway's apocryphal effort
Create a minimalist painting
and
Don't Shoot the Puppy

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:10 pm**

It did keep to the theme.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:07 pm**

Popping on here for just a few minutes, but wow, how hilarious!! Who would have thought we'd catch the lone baddie right away?

And how ironic that this is the first game I've ever won on this site. Lol. Awesome!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:11 pm**

MovingPictures07 wrote:Popping on here for just a few minutes, but wow, how hilarious!! Who would have thought we'd catch the lone baddie right away?

And how ironic that this is the first game I've ever won on this site. Lol. Awesome!

Wooooooooo! Wear that new banner with pride.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:39 pm**

Mongoose wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Popping on here for just a few minutes, but wow, how hilarious!! Who would have thought we'd catch the lone baddie right away?

And how ironic that this is the first game I've ever won on this site. Lol. Awesome!
Wooooooooo! Wear that new banner with pride.

Done!

What a fitting banner. Lol.

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:20 am**

Oh no! I did forget to vote

. MP, you led a baddie lynch! And the odds were 1 in 13! That should restore some of your confidence.

And llama, I enjoyed the brief introduction to minimalism, something with which I had no previous experience at all. And your post ending the game was top 2 in my favorite wrap-up posts of all time.

I would feel bad accepting the banner, since I did nothing, but since in doing nothing I followed the spirit of the game, I may wear it anyway. Thanks everyone!

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:22 am**

Russtifinko wrote:Oh no! I did forget to vote . MP, you led a baddie lynch! And the odds were 1 in 13! That should restore some of your confidence.

And llama, I enjoyed the brief introduction to minimalism, something with which I had no previous experience at all. And your post ending the game was top 2 in my favorite wrap-up posts of all time.

I would feel bad accepting the banner, since I did nothing, but since in doing nothing I followed the spirit of the game, I may wear it anyway. Thanks everyone!

What was your first?

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:44 am**

O.o

Go us? I guess that is indeed the most minimal game of mafia ever played..
I almost feel like this was the plan all along. If so, well played Llama!

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:45 am**

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I turely enjoyed this game k

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