The Syndicate

LOL, I didn't realize that, but it actually makes total sense and I'm now open to housing assistance as well.

Thanks, Daisy!

I imagine developing a vinyl collecting hobby (read: post-teen / pre-midlife-crisis phase) when I'll one day finally settle in my own home and Lift Yr Skinny Fists will be among the first I'll try to have.

I'm getting a bit of feedback from MP these days (nothing which to take him out of the game yet, so far), but after that I might seriously consider submitting this. But anyone else is still very much welcome to share their thoughts.

Lift Yr Skinny Fists is my favourite, as well as the best album of the past decade and one of the best albums ever. I like Allelujah, especially the two long tracks that I've included in the game here, but at the same time I feel the band has returned without any real sense of direction. I don't dislike Yanqui as much as some do, but it's never on par with the other classics for me.

Tracks from the quite recent new album were not included, because frankly the new album is pretty boring rehashed stuff.

Depending on the feedback for this being played, I will decide on submitting it in the Speed queue.

Given that I'm a total newb, I welcome any remarks, ideas, proofreading, constructive nitpicking for improving or tweaking the design. Also, if there's anyone with hosting or at least game tactic experience who feels like s/he won't play this game or won't have time to (but really, you'd have to project yourself around April-May next year for that, because at the rate of current speed games, I can't see this one getting to be played anytime sooner), I'd also be open towards a full review, in private, of what I created.

Kindly accept my humble first game offering for The Syndicate, as well as some of its details that may seem stolen inspired from other past designs. I was feeling down this week, so I naturally chose to binge GY!BE, which led me to come up with this.

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The Dead Flag Blues "I open up my wallet and it's full of blood" [Secrets]


East Hastings "If money could buy optimism, my love..." [Secrets]


Providence "But d'you think the end of the world is coming? So says the preacher man but... I don't go by what he says" [Secrets]


Sunshine + Gasoline (2) "That's right they're just walkin' around doin' nothin', even on their own" Do not share BTSC and do not know each other's identity, but can send each other a message via the Host during each Night. Can win as a team. Their assigned roles can be affected by Storm. [Secrets]


Storm One-shot temporary disruption of BTSC among the Mafia (lasting a full subsequent cycle) and one-shot permanent role shuffle among the civilians credited with BTSC. Storm can choose a separate occasion to activate either of these powers.


Static Can block a player during each Night.


09-15-00 (2) Share BTSC. Can win as a team. Their assigned roles can be affected by Storm.


Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls Once in the game, can drop a rocket that will block all actions throughout that phase.


Motherfucker = Redeemer (2) Do not begin the game by sharing BTSC, but can search for each other during each Night (in addition to their individual ability). Can win as a team, if they gain BTSC. Randomly, one player will be assigned to role check a living player every odd Night. If the checked player is Mafia, it will have a 25% chance to also kill him. The other player will be assigned to role check a dead player every even Night. If the checked victim is Civilian, it will have a 25% chance to resurrect him. Both the kill and the resurrect will be activated automatically and work only once, regardless of the outcome. M=R can continue, however, to role check accordingly afterwards. Their assigned roles can be affected by Storm, once they gain BTSC.

If either checks ???, something will happen. If the role checker checks Alfothad, something will happens to the checker.


We Drift Like Worried Fire Each Night, can choose to drift a player away from the lynch poll during the subsequent Day. Three-shot.

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Moya Kills every night. If Sleep is lynched or night killed first, inherits the role block.


Sleep "They don't sleep anymore on the beach..." Sends a player to sleep during each Night, blocking his actions that Night and preventing him from posting and voting during the subsequent Day phase. If Moya is lynched or night killed, Sleep is the first to inherit the kill, in order to send a player to sleep forever. If Sleep kills, he cannot use his regular power during the same Night. [Secrets]


Mladic "With his arms outstretched" Ecstatic dance of the tyrant. [Secrets]

All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling - further referenced as ALFOTHAD (the cassette) or Alfothad (the player).

Highly rare and esoteric (and, if we are to trust the two tracks that leaked as genuine, completely nonsensical) first release by the band, self-released but limited to only 33 copies. In 2013 a person reported on a social media website to be in possession of this legendary cassette. That person vanished shortly afterwards. The band is not interested in revealing the cassette to its fans. As such, Alfothad does not want any other player to find out his identity. [Secrets]