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RadicalFuzz wrote:I need to go back and find that exchange I had with J3 where he actually thought I'd been setting up for LYLO for nearly a month as some scum mastermind. It wasn't funny at all at the time but looking back it's hilarious now.

You mean this one?

Just a reminder everyone, you have 48 more hours to vote! Don't forget to send those votes in.

Typhoony wrote:I demand we restart the voting to give me a fair chance!

NoU.

Hey Socky Voters.

Looks like we missed someone. Typhoony has been added to the list of New Members. Though he joined the Syndicate in 2013, he didn't even post here until about 2 years later, and his first game was in 2015.

Since he's a nub, I should probably add him to the New to Mafia list too.

Please remember that the deadline is February 22, not January 22nd!

After some discussion, Golden and I have decided to include one more Award to the Sockys: The Best Overall Performance of 2015, or the MVP.

For those of you who have already voted, you may still vote on this one. Just send an additional PM to the appropriate account with the name of this award and the name of the player you are voting for.

thellama73 wrote:I'd also like to apologize for the presence on the new players list of a bunch of my friends who bailed partway through their first games.

I don't think greybonez actually bailed, did he?

As a side note, not only is llama banned from winning any awards, but his friends get extra votes in their favor for all awards.

Linki: I'm afraid so. Please note that self-votes are permitted. :P

Sloonei wrote:I wanted to submit G-man's George Michael video for Best Quote but Arrested Development doesn't seem to have made the cut.

Nope, try again next year. :P

Sloonei wrote:

G-Man wrote:What exactly is the Spirit Award? Is that like a Miss Congeniality award for someone who's a good sport or is there more to it than that?

On RYM we definite it as the person whose involvement in a game puts the biggest smile on your face. It's my favorite category.

Yes, exactly this. The person you vote for the Spirit Award is the person you enjoy playing with the most. Mafia abilities aside, this person generally makes the game more enjoyable with his/her presence alone.

Golden wrote:

Ricochet wrote:EBWOP

Ricochet wrote:Metalmarsh89 adds me to the list of Best New Member*, on which, as seen above, I do not qualify.

Oh, I get it, MM has accidentally added you to the wrong list.

Yep, that's what happened. :P

I was thinking about Sloonei at the same time, so must have added them both to the same list on accident.



There is precedence for this. Bass_the_Clever won the Best New Player last year for 2014, even though he signed up in December, 2013.

MovingPictures07 wrote:I presume New Player is only for those totally new to forum mafia then?

If so, Soneji shouldn't be on that list either; he's from Naruto Forums. Other than that, you should be OK.

I think he meant new member, as in new to this forum this year. :P

I added Sloonei to this list. I also added Ricochet. While Ricochet joined mid-December of 2014, Film Directors was his first game here, which is a 2015 game.

Golden wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Golden just wanted to put that list together so he could put his name at the top. :P

I was first chronologically. It's not my fault!

Oh sure, blame the Member List.



For everyone's convenience, I've included these lists in the OP, along with related awards.

Golden just wanted to put that list together so he could put his name at the top. :P

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Strangely enough, best quote is the only easy one for me, and maybe the only one I'm qualified to even vote for. :P

You can vote for whatever you want you great big teddy bear. :P

@ G-Man. Yeah, folks should definitely mention in thread their favorite quotes from this past year. It will help remind others who may have forgotten about an excellent quote, and may help inspire some to remember a good one. It's easy to look at a list of games, because that list is so small in comparison. But remembering some of the best moments with a quote is much more difficult, unless of course you have it sig'd.

G-Man wrote:Can we get a list of all the new members from 2015, please?

Also, is this like a nomination phase for the individual awards or is it all final?

Ooh, thanks for the reminder. I'll get a list of players who joined the Syndicate this year.



Nope. All votes you submit are for the final awards, with the exception of the Best Quote. Thus, every game, and every player in each game this year is up for nomination.

For the Best Quote, we will take all nominations and hold a final vote next week after the preliminary vote has closed.

Linki: I will make a list anyway. That should simplify things a little bit.

DrWilgy wrote:Marmot Friend! a question! Where is Star Wars?

Since Star Wars was excluded from the Game of Champions due to the timing of it, and because it technically ended in 2016, it will not be on the ballot this year.

Monopoly was kinda on this bubble too. It did end in 2014, but it wasn't a part of the 2014 Sockys, and it also had a couple of roles in this year's Game of Champions, so I added it to the list.

The Sockys are here!

Discussion and voting are now open for the 2015 Sockys.

Reserved.

Here is a list of all Games that are eligible for 2015 Sockys.

Main Jobs (Full Games)

• Monopoly
  Disney Cars
  Film Directors
  Death Note
  Harry Stephen Keeler
  The Flash
  Biblical
  Bullets Over Broadway
  Frisky Dingo
  Recruitment IV
  The Syndicate Mafia
  A World Reborn
  Talking Heads (RYM #90)
  Star Wars is not included in this year's Sockys.

Side Missions (Speed Games)

• Oblique Strategies - Eno
  Donner Party
  Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
  Last Man Standing 3
  Economics
  Guess Who?
  Watchmen
  Angry Birds
  A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  Dune
  Pikmin

Heists & Micro Games

• Pet Sounds
  Tree
  Omertà
  Sockface and Daisy Wedding
  Home Alone

Players New to Mafia

These players played their first game of mafia ever here at the Syndicate, and are eligible for the Best New Player Award.

• Bubbles
  Buglabush
  Greybonez
  lipsticklacey
  Luke11646
  Mac's Mum
  NANANA_Banana
  Neverwhere
  Ricochet
  Saberfish
  Serge
  Snowman
  TheFloyd73
  Tyslayer
  Zombarella

Players New to the Syndicate

These players have played mafia before at another site, but played their first mafia game at the Syndicate during the 2015 year, and are eligible for the Best New Member Award.

• a2thezebra
  aapje
  acrosstheaether
  bcornett24
  Choutas
  Cobalt
  Cookie
  DREAM
  Diiny
  DrWilgy
  Dragon D Luffy
  espers
  G-Man
  Glorfindel
  Golden
  HamburgerBoy
  ika
  JaggedJimmyJay
  Kaeru
  MacDougall
  Missing Person
  motel room
  RadicalFuzz
  rundontwalk
  sanmateo
  Savage
  Scotty
  Seaside
  sig
  Sloonei
  soneji
  Sophie
  Sprityo
  Strawhenge
  Synonym
  thatgamerguy
  tranq
  Typhoony

Hello Syndicate members! Now that the Game of Champions has wrapped up and "winners" have been decided, it's now the time to vote on 2015's Annual Socky Awards. We have several awards to hand out for various accomplishments and game designs that we held this year, and it's up to you to vote on the winners of your choice. I'll start by announcing this year's awards.


Awards for Game Hosts/Hostesses

• Best Full Game
  Best Speed Game
  Best Micro/Classic Game
  Best Theme
  Best Host/Host Pairing

Awards for a Specific Game

• Best Civilian Team Victory
  Best Mafia Team Victory
  Best Role Use

Awards for Individuals for Overall 2015 Performance

• Best Overall Performance (MVP)
  Best Civilian Performance
  Best Mafia Performance
  Best Independent/Neutral Performance
  Best New Player
  Best New Member
  Spirit Award

Miscellaneous Awards

• Best Game Banner
  Funniest Poster
  Best Quote*

Here are the guidelines for voting in the 2016 Sockys:

• One vote is permitted per Award per Syndicate member.
• You are eligible to vote if you played in or hosted at least one mafia game in 2015.
• All votes must be PM'd to Sockys2015 account to be counted.
• You are not required to vote for every category.
• All questions should be directed to myself, Golden, or fingersplints. A list of eligible games is listed below.
• The voting process will be open for one week. The deadline is 11:59 PM EST on Monday, February 22nd.
• Discussion of your votes is permitted, but an element of surprise is nice too.
• *Because there are so many possibilities for Best Quote, your submission for Best Quote will act as a nomination, and we will hold a final vote for this next week.