The Syndicate

Sorry Snow Dog.

Long Con wrote:Has anyone tried PMing the host and asking if we are allowed to tell the thread that Mr Boddy is blackmailing us? I tried it, and found it informative, considering Made said he did the same. I got a one-word answer, I wonder if Made can match the key?

I'm voting Made, because I just did this.

Sorry about not being around Snowy.

Top 3 suspects right now:
1. DharmaHelper - His D1 behaviour was apparently a bit of a ruse. Maybe, but turning it around the next Day is certainly one way to try to escape a second close lynching. He's kind of leading the way for us at the moment, being so prominant, and I'm still not comfortable with his gameplay given his change. Additionally, as others have said, I wouldn't put it past him to bump off BR and attempt to WIFOM his way out of it.
2. Made - There's a lot of discussion about what would he gain from lying about all this. Maybe civ cred. On reflection, I don't think he's lying but I still find the posts he's made strange. Something just hasn't sat right with me about how he's told us. Can't put my finger on it and I know he can't answer gut worries.
3. llama - Filling out the list is DH's partner in crime. This is a very weak suspicion but he and DH seem very much on the same page, so that's why he's on here. It doesn't strike me as very llama-like to buddy up with a Mafia teammate but I don't know him that well so maybe he's bold enough for it. Got nothing else.

On balance, I'd be more comfortable lynching DH again but I'll be up for a Made vote as well. Sticking my vote on DH for now. I'll be back later guys.

Snow Dog wrote:Just going to post in case zeek has something further to say. I'm busy at the moment. See ya all.

I'm good for now, Snowy. I'm signing off for the night.

Got a feeling this tag team competition will go out the window close to deadline anyway. Being this side of the pond we probably won't score those points anyway, being so late.

Thanks for the point, llama

You make some good points, bea. I'll take them onboard but I think the way Made's gone about saying he's been blackmailed weird. I said myself he could be a powerful civ trying not to be outted, but this is the sort of thing that could easily be a ploy to get civ cred. I mean, he said he's not going to post the exact message which means he potentially could. I can't help thinking he's avoiding trying to write a PM that looks like its written by Epi. Of course, either way it makes him a potential lynch candidate to post he's been blackmailed. I don't know he'd be so bold so early given how quickly he's been lynched in other games.

bea wrote:Before you said it, did DH say he was trying to attract Made's attention? Because I feel like that never happened till you said it and now he's saying he wanted Made and SVS to respond to his D1 style. You see where this might look fishy to me right?

This post is the one I read as him fishing for a reaction from Made.

I'd also like a bit more clarification on your D1 play, DH? What exactly were you trying to accomplish? I'm more than happy to look at someone else today provided I'm satisfied at what you say you were doing. Were you specifically trying to catch Made out? I'm a bit confused.

As for Made - I'm not sure I buy this blackmailing. Even if it is true, surely that means he has something to hide by conforming to it. Maybe you just have a powerful civ role, I dunno. Do you know for sure it wasn't Boddy?

I found the whole thing about asking for words for the PM suspect as well. If we all believe you, you can now call someone a liar if they say they were blackmailed and don't match the third word of the PM you received. Gives you a bit more weight in the game

Over to you, Snow Doggy Dog

Elohcin wrote:I guess I would say that posting often to maximize the possibility of earning points would be the best strategy. However, I despise filler posts that say absolutely nothing at the same time.

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You'd be on my list too, bea

Here's a snap me and Snowy took today:

How come you weren't this concerned about my trip to the hospital, llama?

RIP MM

I don't understand the white card thing? What do we submit?

I chose Snow Dog as my tag partner because he chose me. If you can't get down with that I got two words for ya!

Don't know who to vote for, don't have time to re-read. Drugs are making me have an early night... so, I'll go for Dharmahelper. I don't like this back and forth going on and DH feels less passionate about the argument. Dunno, it's all I've got.

"Cue criticisms for poor vote reasoning*

I'll be back in the morning

DharmaHelper wrote:

zeek wrote:I'm probably going to vote for one of the more active players today. No other reason except I doubt all the mafiosa will just sit back in the big game. More inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to the quiet ones at this stage in the game.

Says one of the quiet ones.

I don't really feel like talking much due to the crippling pain I'm in :P

DharmaHelper wrote:Regardless of role, I think some people are just naturally more talkative/active and some people are the opposite.

True, but they also make gameplay choices about how talkative they're going to be.

I'm probably going to vote for one of the more active players today. No other reason except I doubt all the mafiosa will just sit back in the big game. More inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to the quiet ones at this stage in the game.

I don't know who I'll vote for today but I agree Dharmahelper has been very funny... perhaps too funny

MP hasn't accused anyone yet. I know his access is limited but he's post a couple of times, that should be enough for him to accuse someone :P

Not much to go on, all pretty standard D1 stuff.

Snow Dog wrote:

thellama73 wrote:"make a federal case" out of something is a common idiom in American English. I do not think two people using it is suspicious.

I'm not familiar with it. It's a term I've not seen in a mafia game I've played yet and now it appears written by two people.

But I neither believe or disbeleive the notion. I merely observe

We have no federal cases in Britain. Or maybe they all are. We don't use that terminology though, but I've heard it in movies.

DharmaHelper wrote:Not bad, but certainly not useful. Non-participating players are the appendix of mafia games. Eventually that shit will burst and could do a lot of damage.

So guess what happened to me today? I was sent to the hospital with suspected appendicitis... it's not, but the nurses were awfully keen on shipping me out to surgery.

Haven't played with a lot of you guys before so this should be fun

Wish I'd lasted longer in Zelda because just as I died I had some more free time

Checking in Obviously I only won Doctor Who so that has to be my greatest and only accomplishment haha!