The Syndicate

Night 2 has ended.
Day 3 will last 36 hours with a deadline at 10:00 PM on Thursday night eastern US/Canada time.

a2thezebra
0
No votes
DrWilgy
2
Matt (9), Metalmarsh89 (18) 11%
Dyslexicon
0
No votes
Golden
1
DrWilgy (5) 6%
ika
0
No votes
Inawordyes
6
MovingPictures07 (3), Soneji (10), sig (11), Marco (12), ika (15), Golden (16) 33%
Marco
0
No votes
Metalmarsh89
0
No votes
MovingPictures07
0
No votes
Pscittaciform
0
No votes
sig
1
Inawordyes (14) 6%
Sloonei
0
No votes
Soneji
1
Dyslexicon (17) 6%
Zexy
1
a2thezebra (13) 6%
No Lynch
0
No votes
Unvote
0
No votes
Host/Non-players/Dead players
6
JaggedJimmyJay (1), Epignosis (2), Scotty (4), S~V~S (6), Sloonei (7), Quin (8)

Now that I'm home, I can properly inform you all that Inawordyes was a batch of hideous, misleading oatmeal raisin cookies.

Day 2 is over. Inawordyes has been lynched. He was a mafia goon.

Night 2 will last 12 hours.

Night 1 has ended.
Day 2 has begun. The deadline is 36 hours from now at precisely 10:00 PM Eastern US/Canada time on Tuesday.

With 14 players alive, the hammer vote is the 8th.

To those new to The Syndicate: when a new day phase begins, the prior poll will be replaced. If you want to view the final poll for any day phase, it will be posted in a separate thread.

Here it is.

a2thezebra
0
No votes
DrWilgy
0
No votes
Dyslexicon
0
No votes
Frog
5
Soneji (13), Epignosis (14), Golden (15), Metalmarsh89 (16), Dyslexicon (17) 24%
Golden
0
No votes
ika
0
No votes
Inawordyes
5
MovingPictures07 (9), Silverwolf (10), Sloonei (18), Frog (19), ika (21) 24%
Long Con
0
No votes
Marco
0
No votes
Metalmarsh89
4
sig (8), Marco (11), a2thezebra (12), DrWilgy (20) 19%
MovingPictures07
0
No votes
Psittacitform
1
Zexy (6) 5%
sig
0
No votes
Silverwolf
0
No votes
Sloonei
1
Long Con (2) 5%
Soneji
1
Inawordyes (5) 5%
Zexy
0
No votes
No Lynch
0
No votes
Unvote
0
No votes
Host/non-players/dead players (living players do NOT vote here)
4
JaggedJimmyJay (1), S~V~S (3), Quin (4), Scotty (7)

Night 1 will last 12 hours until 10:00 AM Eastern US/Canada time.

Frog wrote:The champs do not allow last wills/ legacy posts/ twilight posts.

Nor do I. Also, if a hammer is ever dropped and I am not present immediately, the lynched player is prohibited from posting. Anything I deem to be remotely close to a legacy post or otherwise on-topic after a hammer is dropped will result in the modkill of one of that player's team mates at random. We don't have the automated system here, so it's going to require the honor system. If you have all confirmed a hammer was dropped, you'd be well advised to just be quiet as a group.

This also means you all will need to pay close attention to the tally for yourselves, and please follow the voting guidelines I described in the post linked below. ALL OF THEM.

Voting guidelines

All votes need to be in ALL CAPS and in the large font size. They should look like this: VOTE JAGGEDJIMMYJAY

When I review the thread I need to be able to quickly find every vote. Anyone who doesn't follow this guideline might not have their vote recognized. This is not directed at anyone in particular, it's a general warning to everyone.

Golden wrote:@Jay - any chance you could put a link in the OP to your description of each of the possible roles? For ease of reference.

I've added them in a spoiler to the very first post.

Long Con wrote:Host: Do we get to know who was nightkill-targeted if a hypothetical Doctor is successful in protecting someone?

No.

Friendly reminder to all players that votes need to be placed in the poll and in the thread, with this precise format:

VOTE [PLAYER]

All caps with the large font. Font size can be found between "Flash" and "Font colour".

I need to be a stickler about this to minimize the likelihood of tally mistakes and to ensure I can find every vote that has been placed. Thanks!

Frog wrote:

Spoiler: show

sig wrote:MM seems to be as jokey as normal, not an alignment indicator.

MP comes into the thread with his normal "I won't post much it doesn't mean I'm mafia unlesssss I decide to post alot, but I probably won't" thing. So expect lots of posts and activity from MP. :P

sig wrote:There isn't much to go on yet but, inaword had a towny entrance to the thread.

He is doing some RVS, but that is common on MU. I usually dislike doing this however, it isn't an alignment indicator.

sig wrote:However, having said this I'm not sure I like how MP is talking about the hammer function. It's a bad gut ping to me. Not enough to vote/lynch on, but I'll be keeping my eye on MP.

I was going to comment on these tidbits as well but figured it was common knowledge and too much information instead of analysis. However, since you've opened pandora's box:

1) I agree, so far there is very little that alignment indicative
2) I personally dislike RVS as well - I feel it's just an excuse for scum to rack up post count without content, but more importantly, it's not game solvey. However, it is widely prevalent. It is what it is. I have a theory with respect to this I will build upon later today.
3) I thought the discussion of the hammer function was useful to be honest, I didn't know about hammer existing D1. It was more like an informative heads up, which isn't indicative of alignment. Again, IIoA (Information Instead of Analysis) has been disproven as alignment indicative (Silverwolf and Ika know which MS article I'm referencing).

Just FYI that I fixed the coding in this post. You probably saw that it sort of blew up the page -- this is a known issue with the spoiler tags that is still being sorted out. Sometimes it happens and it's difficult to predict. If it happens again, anyone please let me know.

Marco wrote:And what's the protocol for unvoting here?

None is necessary. To change your vote simply place a new vote in the thread and in the poll.

SAMPLE VANILLA ROLE CARDS:

"You are a Vanilla Townie. You have no night actions."

"You are a Mafia Goon. You have no night actions other than to deliver the factional night kill if you are selected by your team to do so."

For later use.

Participants:

DrWilgy - post history
ika - post history
Metalmarsh89 - post history
MovingPictures07 - post history
Psittaciform - post history / Replaced by Scotty on Night 3.
sig - post history

Deceased:

Frog - post history - Lynched on Day 1 - Vanilla Townie
Silverwolf - post history - Killed on Night 1 - Vanilla Townie
Long Con - post history / Replaced by Epignosis on Day 1. post history - Killed on Night 1 - Vanilla Townie
Inawordyes - post history - Lynched on Day 2 - Mafia Goon
Dyslexicon - post history - Killed on Night 2 - Vanilla Townie
Zexy - post history - Killed on Night 2 - Vanilla Townie
Sloonei - post history / Replaced by Matt on Day 2. post history - Lynched on Day 3 - Vanilla Townie
Marco - post history - Killed on Night 3 - Vanilla Townie
a2thezebra - post history - Lynched on Day 4 - Vanilla Townie
Soneji - post history - Killed on Night 4 - Vanilla Townie
Golden - post history - Killed on Night 4 - Town Jailkeeper

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Male

If I've left your gender identity undefined, it's because I don't know yet. Feel free to PM me and I would be happy to update it. Or I can update it if it's stated in the game.

When possible I will add ISO links into this post.

VIEWING POST COUNTS, ISOs, AND SETTING POSTS-PER-PAGE

POST COUNTS -- To view the current ranking of post counts in the game thread, go to the Syndicate home page by clicking on the red title image in the top margin. From there, click on the "Mafia Championship Scrimmage" FORUM (not the thread). You will see the name of the thread, the number of replies, and the last post. Click on the linked number under "Replies" and a list will be opened in a separate window showing the post counts of every player and host in the game thread.

ISOs -- If you wish to view a single player's post history in isolation, you may click on the "In Topic" link under that player's total post count, which is under their avatar. Separately, I will generate links to each player's post history once everyone has contributed to the game thread. They'll be posted here among the first few posts.

SETTING POSTS-PER-PAGE -- You can adapt the number of posts which are viewable to you on each game thread page if you so desire. Click on the "User Control Panel" in the top left area. Then click on the "Profile" tab. Towards the bottom of the first visible page under this tab is a "Posts Per Page" option. Set this to whatever number you like. When I participated in the champions tournament last year, the recommendation was 100 posts-per-page. That might be the same this year, and I think it is a good number.

VOTING INFORMATION

Voting in this game will be a two-piece operation. You'll place a vote in the game thread (this is a requirement by rule for those Syndicate regulars who may not be accustomed to that). This must be formatted the same way by all players:

In the "Large" font size and in all capital letters, write "VOTE [PLAYER]. For example, a vote for me would look like this: VOTE JAGGEDJIMMYJAY

Please write the FULL USERNAME of the player you wish to vote for. The automated tallier on Mafia Universe might recognize some abbreviations, but not all. So use this game to get accustomed to being thorough about it. In the official games you won't have to write "VOTE" because there will be [v] [/v] code for it. In this game, "VOTE" is replacing that.

In addition to writing your vote into the thread, you'll need to place your vote in the POLL on top of the page. The poll appears on top of every page of the thread. You may change your vote as many times as you want, so don't be afraid to use the poll on that account. If you would like to see the current tally without placing a vote, simply click on the "View Results" button at the bottom of the poll. I understand this poll is a foreign concept to many players new to The Syndicate, so please remember to use it. Votes written in the thread are a requirement because any day phase has the potential to end early if a majority is reached, and I need to be able to tell exactly when that happens. The poll serves as a visible and continuing tally though, serving the same purpose that the automated tallying program on Mafia Universe will serve.

The poll option at the bottom of each poll will be what you currently see: "Hosts/non-players/dead players". This option is for people viewing the game that are not currently participating in it. Living players, please do not vote here. Anyone other than living players, please do not vote elsewhere. This is only meant to allow other people to view the continuing tally without clicking "View Results" constantly.

If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to ask me via PM. I would prefer to field all game-related questions via PM, and if the answers are applicable to everyone I will insert them into the game thread myself. This is not a rigid requirement though.

Early lynch

As the rules state, a day phase will end early if a majority is reached at any point. A majority is defined as more than half of the number of living players. This means that if 11 players are alive and any player receives 6 votes at the same time, the "hammer" will have been reached and the day phase will officially end at that 6th vote. If 12 players are alive, the hammer is the 7th vote. If I happen to be away when a hammer is reached and cannot end the day phase immediately, then any votes following that hammer vote will not be counted.

Note

Typically polls on The Syndicate are given a specific deadline, after which they lock instantly. We cannot do that in this game because the deadlines are unique (not a flat integer number of days). This means the poll will not have a deadline, and technically it will be possible to manipulate it after the day phase deadline is reached. Remember that any votes cast after the deadline will not be counted, and I would ask as your host that you simply don't do it. It would create the potential for tallying mistakes that could really screw the game up. Help me out here, eh?

The following is taken directly from Thingyman on Mafia Universe:

Link
The host randomizes a letter or a number, deciding which setup is used. I.e. if the host rands C, then the setup will consist of the roles in the C column. The host then adds 2 Mafia Goons to the setup and fills up the rest with Vanilla Townies.

I.e. setup C would give you this:
General notes:

• The mafia's factional kill must be assigned to a single member of their team each night. This means that the mafia's factional kill can be blocked by a Town Jailkeeper or tracked by a Town Tracker.
• For those wondering, some of the roles in the matrix (Mafia Ninja and 1-Shot Mafia Bulletproof) will indeed only have value for either the row or the column setup in which it is used and not the other. This is not a mistake, it is done on purpose to only boost the mafia side in one of the two setups.

Notable restrictions/clarifications:

• The Mafia Ninja may not perform the factional kill on consecutive nights.
• The Bulletproof roles are passively protected from the first shot fired at them during night. They will not be informed if they lose their vest.
• None of the included roles can self-target, including the protective roles.
• Doctors, Jailkeepers and Roleblockers are not allowed to target the same players on consecutive nights.
• The Innocent Child may choose himself when he wishes to be publicly confirmed in the thread as town.
• The Even Night Vigilante may only shoot on even nights (i.e. Night 2, Night 4, etc.).
• The Town Cop gets an automated check on Night 0, i.e. when the game begins he will already know the alignment of one town player (this player can be a power role or a Vanilla Townie, the Cop will not know). The reason that the Town Cop can't potentially check a mafia-aligned player on Night 0 is to prevent an unfortunate situation of a representative being outed as mafia before they've had a chance to showcase their skills.
• There are no restrictions on info-dumping or roleclaiming.
• The thread will be locked during night phases.
• It hasn't been decided yet on Mafia Universe whether the mafia team will be allowed to communicate during the day phase. If they don't decide before this game starts, I will flip a coin to make that decision. The coin has been flipped, and the mafia team will not be allowed to communicate during the day phase. I cannot guarantee this will be the procedure on Mafia Universe.
• This game will be conducted without a theme, or at least from the perspective of the players and spectators it will have no theme. There will be no "characters" or roleplaying. However, when players are eliminated, they will be revealed as some sort of character -- this has no purpose within the game other than to add flavor for viewers.

Days/Nights and lynch mechanics

• There will be a deadline each day phase, and the person with the most votes at the end of the day is lynched, unless a majority has already been reached before then, in which case the day ends prematurely.
• Days will last 36 hours and nights 12 hours, meaning 48 hours (2 days) per game day. With one exception: The weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) will be one game day (so day will be 60 hours and night 12 hours on weekends). This has the potential to change if I am unable to maintain the proper schedule as the host. I will try to hold to it though.

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Differences from what will be seen on Mafia Universe:

• We'll still use the poll for voting, as usual on The Syndicate games. On Mafia Universe voting is conducted entirely in the thread, and an automated program keeps a tally.
• The same automated program will likely end day phases immediately when a hammer vote is reached (a majority of >50% the number of living players). On The Syndicate we won't have this. Hammer votes will still apply the same way, but I will have to end the day phase manually. This means that if I am not present at the time a hammer is delivered, there will be some delay before I can finalize the end of the day phase.

Purpose:
I've volunteered to host this game here for one primary reason. A lot of the standards and concepts being employed in this setup are quite foreign to The Syndicate culture. Turnip Head had to adjust on the fly last year to a very different type of game (and he did a great job of that). This time we're trying to give Golden and any other champs representatives from our friendly Mafia neighbors an opportunity to get some exposure to this stuff before being thrown into the fire. I'm mimicking the proposed Matrix12 setup in as many ways as I reasonably can.

ROLE DESCRIPTIONS