The Syndicate

Ahh, I missed my Blooper

K going back to "never trusting anyone again, ever" :P

Good game!

From what I've read, there is a trifecta of suspicion between Golden, timmer, and MM. I suppose it's on the level of who trusts whom (and by that I mean who I trust, which is almost no one). I don't even know what I said there. What I mean is, it's a matter of...no, never mind. I know what I mean in my head, but it's not coming out in a post. I'll see if I can say that with a clearer head later (provided I don't fuck this up!).

I gotta vote, so I'm going with Hedge. I feel better about that, due to what I said before and the theory of absenteeism and her teammates being overly concerned about it. I see the points about timmer, but I feel like Epi knows something I don't.

Linki - I'm not on a baddie team with that slithery bastard :P but I think he's good this game. I hope I don't eat my words.

Golden wrote:Come back, MM!

Turn up, ninja!

I'm here! I've been traveling/on vacation with the family since Saturday, so my schedule is slightly less free and I've caught up. I think.

I'm having a helluva time deciding who to vote for, but I'm leaning towards Hedge. Epi's actual case/pointing out Hedge's posts isn't actually what's convincing (I'm actually a bit confused as to what he's going for), but the fact that it is like that, and the comment made about why he would suddenly make this case and totally forget about me makes me think, like others, that he probably asked a question and got the answer he wanted. Epi doesn't usually back off my case that easily :P

I'm processing y'all's analyses of each other currently. One moment I'm convinced someone is bad, then a defense comes along and I'm back to square one. I'll just need to do my own legwork, I suppose, if I want a definite answer for myself.

MM, you've been asked this, but I'm curious too - if you're suspicious of Hedge today, why are you particularly hesitant to vote her? Absenteeism?

Linki -

I am amused people think I'm bad Interesting analyses, but like llama, I'm tickled that people think they have my gameplay pinned when I don't even have it down.

thellama73 wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Been traveling all day and thankfully remembered to check this game! Back with a vote in a few.

Any idea who you are going to vote for? (hint: not me.)

Sorry, llama, but the points against you look pretty damning to me (except, of course, Epi's mention of your few interactions with me, with his assuming I'm mafia with you). It IS like you're playing the "I'm so bad I'm not a baddie" game, especially with the kills (but then again, I think I see that in your behavior in just about every game you play :P ). Something in my gut tells me your voters are right about you, and they know something.

Been traveling all day and thankfully remembered to check this game! Back with a vote in a few.

That was easy. I like this:

timmer wrote:Reading back further, the case that was brought out about DDL specifically mentioning that there would be a potential modkill of MP just adds to that. And Daisy suggested that MP should be given at least a day to get settled in, as well, so both of our baddies didn't seem to like the idea of people voting for MP. This may be enough for me to vote him today.

as well as the other supporting points about MP (basically I'm seeing the same thing being said regarding defense of inactives and MP being inactive, etc.). I'll go ahead and vote that way, too.

Catching up. Stand by.

I will not miss the vote again. I will not miss the vote again. I will not miss the vote again.

I want to finish unpacking boxes in peace, so I'm gonna go ahead and vote BR. I like the cases on her, as I already said before.

Yay caught up! I suppose that's the advantage of such a quiet game.

Roxy wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Roxy wrote:Quick read back-

Metalmarsh ignored my question

Golden - I hear what you are saying but what you accuse Metalmarsh of you are doing to me over this I won't vote for new or returning players.

Dragon- I don't get you list it is a bit wonky imo. Like you posted it to just to post. Some of you reasoning you used to say people were leaning slightly town is the same reasoning you used to say someone was feeling mafia. It felt a lot like mud flinging.

Imma be busy today with a hike and picnic but should be back to post before deadline

Was this the question? Sorry, thought you were joking since I haven't self-voted in a while, though I guess I also haven't played with you in a while.

Self-voting as a strategy to draw out mafia only works so many times before people catch on.

Wat?

This a bizarre response MM. When and how did you ever find a baddie with a self vote day 1? I don't remember that ever happening.

I still feel weird about MM, and had the same thought as Roxy - I often suspect self-voters regardless of alignment, and I don't ever recall that strategy finding a baddie. Also, his interactions (and lack thereof) with Golden make me itchy.

thellama73 wrote:What do we make of Dragon's vote for Black Rock? Would it be clever of him to vote for a teammate with his dying breath to throw us off the scent? Or does that vote make her look better? I'm incluned to distrust it.

Quite clever. I'm torn on this, but I'd almost like to see it used as a strategy - I get tired of seeing the same old same old :P The points brought up about BR and her shady TH vote make me look in her direction for baddiness.

That's all I can think of for now. Sorry for my horrible lack of participation; I should be better now for at least a couple of days

Oh fuckity fuckballs, I missed the vote! (I literally just said this out loud. I haven't missed a vote in ages ) I apologize to my fellow players and the almighty hostess for my behavior. I haven't even had a chance to read what I've missed (I've been moving furniture up three flights of stairs all weekend/blowing shit up for the Fourth) but I see Mr. Luffy has been caught. Most excellent. When I'm settled I'll catch up and check back in.

RIP TH and Rico As excited as I was for this game to start, I've nearly forgot I was playing it! Sorry y'all

Golden wrote:I'm also getting more and more suspicious of MM's approach to me. He demanded I answer what I think is a very strange question, and in doing so continued to avoid answering mine - which is why did he misrepresent my post. When I quote people, I don't cut it off half sentence... I quote the whole sentence or paragraph for context and underline the relevant bit. That felt really snaky to me.

Also, elo, is talking about the name we might PM in allowed or not?

I agree with this - MM's behavior is weird in this regard, even for a newt.

Gonna eat, so gonna go ahead and vote my feels.

Golden wrote:Missing Person is a guy everyone. It even says Male under his avatar!!!!

(lol, ninjad by ninja)

Oops, MPerson is a guy? Sorry, dude Get an avatar! :P

Okay. Thoughts on what's been discussed:

1) I don't have pings about people claiming to vote Missing Person if she doesn't put up a picture by the end of the Day. Honestly, I see their point - it seriously disadvantages the civs if she is mafia. But I also read it as a bit of a Day 1 joke, so I didn't take the threat as seriously as some.
2) Roxy/FS buddy-buddy - Didn't really see it as buddy-buddy, but as simple agreement with the not-voting-newbies sentiment. I don't agree with the sentiment at all times, but if that's your bag, that's your bag. I do think it's interesting that it was pointed out, however, that MP (it's weird calling her MP, since it makes me think of the other MP :P) is not a newbie, so the point, I suppose, is moot.
3) Dragon's pinging me the most out of anyone, mayhaps because of the confident-sounding "guess" that MPerson (god dangit, that looks too much like A Person) would be modkilled/replaced, and claiming that FS was being "defeatist" so soon. There's a vibe about him I don't like in his posts. Hi, Dragon! We haven't met
4) While I see the logic in voting TH for being absolutely inactive (hurts on both sides), I'd at least like to give the guy a day to sort himself out if necessary, even if he has been AWOL in recent games.

I think that's it.

thellama73 wrote:

Black Rock wrote:I was under the impression it was like the game therefore the pictures.

When I play Guess Who, I always ask about the backstories of the characters like "Does his job make him happy?"

I don't usually win.

I played it that way once, and it didn't go well for me, either. But it was a hell of a lot more fun!