The Syndicate

Sorsha wrote:I switched to yes so you guys can get this started.

Ricochet wrote:That lucky someone should hurry, or I might snatch it.

DO IT.

Where's our last person?!?!?!?!?!

Golden wrote:Now, MP, that last post had MUCH better 'reference material'

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Dragon D. Luffy wrote:I'm stupid too. November is the worst possible time for me to get involved in something like this, but I can't resist a Star Wars game.
I'm always stupid. I shouldn't even be playing at all, ever, during this PhD program (how do you like that reference drop, Golden?).

I just tell myself that if I wasn't wasting my time playing mafia, I'd be wasting it doing something else fun... but inevitably less fun, since mafia is a hell of a lot of fun.
I am graduating from university in 3 weeks.

I have a mega paper to finish, and I haven't even started writing it yet (still doing research).

I'll try to policy myself so I don't spend all of my time in this game.

I get your point though, if I don't waste my time with this I'll waste it on my 3DS. Or on Undertale in the PC. Or on GameFAQs contests. Or reading stuff about Homestuck.

Congrats on graduation!

I can relate entirely; I have a ridiculous amount of items on my plate, and it'll only get worse in 2016 (2nd year paper which hopefully I can get published, last semester of classes, more teaching, more research assistant work, multiple research papers at various stages I haven't been putting enough time into probably, studying for and taking my 4-day comprehensive exam where I have to know 300+ accounting articles well enough to cite them in impromptu research paper-like responses, and then forming my dissertation committee and starting my dissertation).

What I've noticed though, since taking a break from playing mafia the last few months, my free time just got gobbled by other things. For most of the time since I've started my PhD, mafia has taken up a significant portion of my free time (I hardly have much time remaining for music, video games, etc.), and for a while I was fine with that. The time I had between my meltdown in Recruitment IV and starting my hosting of Talking Heads I found I just shifted more time to some of those items, and eventually found I missed mafia enough to want to still host that crossover Talking Heads game. Now with that over, I'm finding myself I miss playing enough to want to delve back into it, even if for a short time again. My very short-lived break at least helped me realize though that even when I'm not playing mafia (or not playing AND not hosting), I just end up burning that time I'd be playing mafia doing something else, even reading mafia games I'm not in, playing video games a bit more, whatever. It doesn't go to being extra productive on my work because I only end up doing so much, to some degree anyway. And I miss interacting with all of you folks, as well as the deduction/strategy/etc., so it eventually ends up drawing me back in. I'm convinced everyone needs some degree of downtime of something they thoroughly enjoy to keep themselves sane, no matter how busy they get.

Hey sig's friend, you better come play this game. It'll be fun.

sig wrote:Only one more, really hyped for this game.

Even though I should be writing college application essays, though I think mafia will help me more in life. :P

I might be able to get one more guy, but not sure.

Do it.

Also, wasting time isn't wasting time if you enjoy it.

Also x 2... with the ninja squid in, only 1 more player needed!!!

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:I'm stupid too. November is the worst possible time for me to get involved in something like this, but I can't resist a Star Wars game.

I'm always stupid. I shouldn't even be playing at all, ever, during this PhD program (how do you like that reference drop, Golden?).

I just tell myself that if I wasn't wasting my time playing mafia, I'd be wasting it doing something else fun... but inevitably less fun, since mafia is a hell of a lot of fun.

Epignosis wrote:If three more do sign up today, whether or not we start tonight will be at the discretion of DharmaHelper, as I will be hosting a party tonight.

Sounds good to me, whatever works for you both. Enjoy the party.

Glorfindel wrote:Thank you my friends for your exceedingly warm welcome! Please pay no mind to my friend Sig as in the dozen or so games I have played, I was drawn once as Mafia. I would've won that game too were it not for someone whom I now call a close friend thinking it would be funny to eliminate me for no reason

In any case, without in any way wishing to disrespect your traditions here, I would be happy to have my role drawn completely at random - be it Mafia, third party or Town. I too look forward to playing and getting to know you all better.

No problem, we're always glad to have new folks around here. I look forward to playing with you and getting to know you better as well!

Roles are generally randomized around here, so you can bet that will be the case. Typically, anything other than randomized is frowned upon (in the interest of fairness), but some hosts have made a few tweaks after randomizing from time to time.

Maybe we should lynch MM on Day 1 to see how he likes it.

Oh, wait... :P

Where does that leave us? 3 more?

Savage wrote:Sign me up!

Been about two weeks since I played mafia and even longer since I've been town. Let's see how it goes.

Yay, more new blood! :yay:

Welcome to The Syndicate!

As to the question itself, we may change it anyway since it's been a while. I'll see if I can come up with something even more intuitive for anyone that won't get busted by bots.

He's approved.

And I have no other way to stop bots. I've tried every single other option available by phpBB, including the captchas, and then moments later spambots start flooding in. I don't know why.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Also my friend Savage is having trouble with the confirmation question.

As it stands, not many people have actually watched Ghostbusters.

I presume you've told him the answer.

Also, I'm glad my "rezz the Sock" posts serve at least some noble purpose: keeping DDL from murdering me.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Plz no. I don't wanna spend the whole game dealing with "rezz the sock" posts.

Lynch him near the endgame instead.

I didn't create the pun.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Dragon D. Luffy wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:In fact, I think NF Mafia players can't ball. They can't even circle (ball in two dimensions).

What do you think, MM?
Ok this pun is so stupid I've linked to it on NF.
I agree. It's a stupid pun.

Whoever came up with that should be lynched Day 1.

That can be arranged.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:In fact, I think NF Mafia players can't ball. They can't even circle (ball in two dimensions).

What do you think, MM?
Ok this pun is so stupid I've linked to it on NF.

Mission succeeded.

Also, if I remember correctly, Diamond Dog was an accountant.

S~V~S wrote:He hosted the last full game played at The Piano, Dogs & Cats. I miss him, too. He was a role model of kinds for me~ he was evil as hell, but he was always gracious & never harsh. I don't always succeed, but I do try to live up to his standards when I am bad.

Same here, he was one of my first mafia role models as well, along with DharmaHelper, Long Con, Typhoony, and Turnip Head, and probably some others I'm failing to mention.

I bet some resident ears are burning now.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I wasn't mafia in any of my first 5 games, unless you count a 6 player micro game, but I haven't counted that one.

No wonder you get lynched so often MP. :P

I call it the "Diamond Dog" effect.

Diamond Dog was a legendary player who played in the Lostpedia-affiliated communities and consistently randomed mafia roles... not only that, but for quite a long time kept winning as mafia over and over. Eventually, people began to suspect him because they almost always read malicious intent into his posts... because he was mafia so often.

He's now the first legendary LP-based player that always immediately comes to my mind that I really wish would come back and play with us here. Haven't seen him in years though.

I was mafia in roughly 9 (or 8, can't remember) out of my first 10 games.

In fact, I think NF Mafia players can't ball. They can't even circle (ball in two dimensions).

What do you think, MM?

I love playing with new people.

Let's get some more new folks signed up!

Hey, Savage. If you're reading this, what's taking you so long? Sign up already.

Welcome to The Syndicate, Glorfindel! :yay:

We're happy to have you. Hope you enjoy it here!

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:A guy from my forum (Savage) said he might join, so he if registers, approve him etc.

Badass, thanks for the heads up! Will do.

Apologies for the wait, somehow got buried in my email. Everything checks out, so he/she (?) is approved.

sig wrote:Trying to get an online friend to join he is waiting for approval.
and yeah only six more.

Is your friend Glorfindel?

If so, approving right away.

Ricochet wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Ricochet wrote:
Russtifinko wrote:
JaggedJimmyJay wrote:It looks great Epi and I am certainly tempted. I genuinely don't know if I should though. I am spent. It will be hard for me to keep any focus in this game, and I really need to make time for real live obligations now that I'm finally free.

I'll think about it, but I can't commit now.

EBWOP: What JJJ said. Except that I LOVE Star Wars, and your hosting, too much to turn it down.
Darth Vader confirmed.
Why aren't you playing yet?
Because I'm not. Roll the credits.

I refuse to accept this answer.

Ricochet wrote:
Russtifinko wrote:
JaggedJimmyJay wrote:It looks great Epi and I am certainly tempted. I genuinely don't know if I should though. I am spent. It will be hard for me to keep any focus in this game, and I really need to make time for real live obligations now that I'm finally free.

I'll think about it, but I can't commit now.

EBWOP: What JJJ said. Except that I LOVE Star Wars, and your hosting, too much to turn it down.
Darth Vader confirmed.

Why aren't you playing yet?

Epignosis wrote:6 more lets go

Woo! Glad you are playing, Russ.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:I made a post at NF inviting people, but historically my success at getting NF people to come to the Syndicate is about the same as my success at getting Syndicate people to go to NF: zero.

I played at NF. Spoiler alert: That's how we met.

Epignosis wrote:7

Okay, let's do this people. I want to play this game. Ask all of your friends.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Cowboy Bebop has your name on it MP.

Good idea.

Epignosis wrote:
Ricochet wrote:I'm afraid to ask, but Simpsons Mafia whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhen?
nijuukyugou and I have it in the works.

That's good, since I keep considering designing it, but decided I'd much rather play and quote the whole time.

You suck, Mcbain!

a2thezebra wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
a2thezebra wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if whoever NK'd me in Dune did it at least partially to make me sign up for this game. Well, it worked.

S~V~S wrote:Jar Jar is far from badass. Just sayin.
I'll take Jar Jar if this is true.

http://darthjarjar.com/
Well consider me stoked, I can't even remember the last time we played together! Was it Misfits maybe?
I think so. I modded that De Niro game about a year ago and of course I was in TH but we have not sparred since Misfits.

Where I got you mislynched. :P

Payback is a bitch.

a2thezebra wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if whoever NK'd me in Dune did it at least partially to make me sign up for this game. Well, it worked.

S~V~S wrote:Jar Jar is far from badass. Just sayin.
I'll take Jar Jar if this is true.

http://darthjarjar.com/

Well consider me stoked, I can't even remember the last time we played together! Was it Misfits maybe?

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Spoiler: Turns out this is actually a game based on Darths and Droids, where Jar Jar is actually cool.

MovingPictures07 wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Plz no, now we're gonna have to deal with daily "rezz the sock" posts.
Then don't kill him, asshole.
Yeah, what he said.

It'd be nice to make it to endgame again for once. Can't remember the last time I did...
I came here sooner than I was planning because I got offed on day1/night1 the last 5 games I played on NF.

I think I haven't made it to day 2 since June or something.

I don't want to see that happening here.

(pretty please)

Wow, that's rough. Don't worry, I won't lynch you Day 1... unless I'm civilian and think you're mafia. And I won't NK you Night 1... unless I'm mafia.

S~V~S wrote:Jar Jar is far from badass. Just sayin.

A secret role is a secret role.

DharmaHelper wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote: I've been vindicated.

I know how much DH loves rainbow lists, so I have to make sure that they happen frequently in a game he hosts.
Hope you like being Jar Jar

Secret role? Badass.

Epignosis wrote:
Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Plz no, now we're gonna have to deal with daily "rezz the sock" posts.
Then don't kill him, asshole.

Yeah, what he said.

It'd be nice to make it to endgame again for once. Can't remember the last time I did...

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Plz no, now we're gonna have to deal with daily "rezz the sock" posts.

Epignosis wrote:
MP has been modkilled.

Blast it! I was hoping to at least make it past Day 1.

And glad you're playing again, Bubbles!

How many more folks do we need, hosts?

Bubbles wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Bubbles wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Seriously though, yeah, I think TinyBubbles switched from Yes to No, based on the vote order.

I really shouldn't be playing, but I really can't resist this any longer. I'm ready to get my mafia sock back on.
i wasn't sure if i should play since I've never seen star wars! but it's awesome you are playing again MP
Well, I haven't seen Star Wars and I'm playing.

Thanks! The few-month break has been nice, but I'm getting excited to play again, and going to take a different approach to it going forward. You should play too.
oh man ok i'm going to change my vote to yes, i'm curious about this different approach of yours always loved your indepth posts in previous games especially the rainbow lists

@golden yep you can thank MP for that

I've been vindicated.

I know how much DH loves rainbow lists, so I have to make sure that they happen frequently in a game he hosts.

Bubbles wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Seriously though, yeah, I think TinyBubbles switched from Yes to No, based on the vote order.

I really shouldn't be playing, but I really can't resist this any longer. I'm ready to get my mafia sock back on.
i wasn't sure if i should play since I've never seen star wars! but it's awesome you are playing again MP

Well, I haven't seen Star Wars and I'm playing.

Thanks! The few-month break has been nice, but I'm getting excited to play again, and going to take a different approach to it going forward. You should play too.

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