The Syndicate

It was a three-way tie. I'll refrain from giving details.

It was a tight vote, and I even had to issue a host tiebreaker. The MVP is:
Well done!

You didn't suck in Mad Max, but scumQuin did make you his tunneling target of the century.

[mention]NewTraditionalist[/mention] made a meaningful impact on this game -- he was first in the late game to move against nutella when the other civilians were handing her all sorts of credit. That was the initial moment when MP began to shift on that nutella read. It was a big moment and NT triggered it.

Have another 22.5 hours or so for those MVP votes.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:21 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:58 pm If Epi were to host another Vocaroo game (which is his choice, let's not force it on him ), it'd be his second game in the present Heist cue -- could mean anywhere from a couple months to next year depending upon his prerogative. Anyone can host the game though, it's a piece of cake.

You could swap out the active one in the queue for it.

Done. If you submit a game with a setup (or a closed one or whatever), I can stick a link in there.

dunya wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:43 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:58 pm If Epi were to host another Vocaroo game (which is his choice, let's not force it on him ), it'd be his second game in the present Heist cue -- could mean anywhere from a couple months to next year depending upon his prerogative. Anyone can host the game though, it's a piece of cake.

I never played the RYM mafia vocaroo games, so please give me a buzz when this is set up so I'll play with ya'll this time.

The Syndicate can always use more dunya.

If Epi were to host another Vocaroo game (which is his choice, let's not force it on him ), it'd be his second game in the present Heist cue -- could mean anywhere from a couple months to next year depending upon his prerogative. Anyone can host the game though, it's a piece of cake.

Though Epignosis in Vocaroo could kind of make it 11 for mafia and 2 for indy (solo).

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:54 am

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:52 am This is the 2nd civilian win in the last 11 heists.

God damn. I knew it was bad, but man. Let's make some more dents in that, townies.

Overall it hasn't been so bad. Heist wins by faction:

Civilians - 8
Mafia - 12
Indy (shared) - 2
Indy (solo) - 1

It's been a very bad run following what had been a very good run for the townies.

This is the 2nd civilian win in the last 11 heists.

Ricochet wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:23 amSo much MS Paint my eyes are bleeding

That's right. MS Paint 4 Life.

Also, thanks to Quin for selecting his location before the game began, and for helping me come up with clues each night phase. Have yourself a sausage sandwich, sir.

For me



For civilians



TBD

Oh yeah. Send me MVP votes.

I think there was some visible growth in MP's civilian game here, particularly toward the end. He's always effortful, and he's always engaged. He has made good reads before too.

What I saw here that I haven't seen as much of in the past is assertiveness. When he made reads, he made fucking reads. I was thrilled to see the late-game PoE wherein he limited his suspects to Dom and nutella -- not because he had the right answer, but because he was eliminating low posters from the suspect pool with confidence. That's how you have to be. There's always a chance of being wrong, but that doesn't mean anything. Civilians cannot worry about that if they want to win games.

Also, I'm glad dunya got to drop in here for a bit and showcase those instincts of hers. Still the best radar I've ever seen in this damned game.

I think the execution of the bussing was fine -- in most games I'd expect it to work better. The problem was the timing. I probably wasn't ever necessary in the first place to engage in such deliberate distancing. Especially with the civilians' strongest power role eliminated from the start, the game could then become a speed-burn for the mafia if they worked instead to keep each other alive even at their collective risk.

It's all speculative though. The civilians earned it by making what I thought was a difficult decision to lynch sanmateo late on Day 2, and everything else rolled into place from there. If they hadn't done that when they did that, we're still playing right now.

All game actions:

Night 0

Team searches Queensland (incorrect, New South Wales)

Day 1

Long Con lyched

Night 1

Team searches Zone B (correct)
nutella kills DrWilgy

Day 2

sanmateo lynched

Night 2

Dragon D. Luffy kills Epignosis
Sloonei doubles Epignosis's vote
Team searches Zone C (correct)

Day 3

Dragon D. Luffy lynched

Night 3

Sloonei doubles Spacedaisy's vote
nutella kills speedchuck
Team searches Zone C (correct)

Day 4

Spacedaisy's vote worth 2
Sloonei lynched

Night 4

nutella kills Spacedaisy
Team searches Beachfront (correct)

Day 5

nutella lynched

"So what was the point of the whole 'Quin Search' mechanic?"

For the vast majority of this game, there was no point. Y'all lynched the theme itself on Day 1.

Two of the three power roles (Long Con and sanmateo) were tied to the search mechanic. They were both gone by the end of Day 2. So it was really just for fun. I think I made my hints too easy though, because y'all were either on the correct answer or tied for it in every night but one.

I'll share some post-game thoughts or something when I get a chance. Thanks for playing my silly game, y'all. Thanks for facilitating Quin despite everyone trying to kill you.

The team roamed the beachfront area of Sydney, hopelessly trying to pinpoint him in the dense motion of humanity. There were fucking tourists everywhere. They all seemed to have their own selfie sticks, just being chipper without a care in the world -- like the most indecent bastard in Australia isn't hanging out somewhere among them. The ignorance was sickening. They focused their search at Bondi Beach, one of the biggest tourist hubs in all of Australia.





They were beginning to lose hope that they could ever find this guy, but they had forgotten one thing -- his hair. It was blindingly red, glowing like a beacon from the sky. There he was, that absolute cad, out in the open living it up with cute ladies under each arm, kicking a beach ball around on the sand. The audacity! Did he even care that he was about to be taken down by the most dedicated team of hunters in modern Australian history? Did he even care about the lives he'd damaged with his unspeakable indecency? Does anyone actually know what he even did wrong?

nutella has been lynched. She was:

[mention]dunya[/mention] is replacing [mention]birdwithteeth11[/mention].

Only have time for a crappy host post. The team went to beachfront and continued searching for Quin.

It's Day 5, and the day will end at 9pm EST in just under 2 days. The poll will be screenshot at the deadline.

Quin Search

Poll ended at Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:03 pm
Please note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.


North Downtown
0
No votes
Voters: None
South Downtown
0
No votes
Voters: None
Sydney Harbor
0
No votes
Voters: None
Beachfront
3
43%
Voters: Dom, MovingPictures07, NewTraditionalist
Host/non/dead button
4
57%
Voters: Dragon D. Luffy, Sloonei, speedchuck, JaggedJimmyJay

Find Quin

Poll ended at Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:00 pm
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birdwithteeth11
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dom
1
11%
Voters: Sloonei
MovingPictures07
0
No votes
Voters: None
NewTraditionalist
0
No votes
Voters: None
nutella
0
No votes
Voters: None
Serge
1
11%
Voters: Serge
Sloonei
3
33%
Voters: Dom, MovingPictures07, Spacedaisy
Spacedaisy
0
No votes
Voters: None
No Lynch
0
No votes
Voters: None
Host/non/dead button
4
44%
Voters: Quin, Dragon D. Luffy, speedchuck, JaggedJimmyJay
Total votes: 9

Quin Search

The team was a bit at a loss. How the hell can one person be found in this sprawling metropolis? There are millions of people here, and he could be hiding in any area. They worked to narrow their search nonetheless, and at least agreed that it was likely Quin would want to avoid today's huge charity marathon. There's no way he could hide effectively in that setting.

The team walked the busiest streets of Sydney, keeping their eyes out for Quin. He could be anywhere among the wandering masses. They remained pretty quiet for most of the exercise, intensely focused on the task ahead. When they thought they'd found him, there was a brief skirmish before the suspect was apprehended.


Sloonei has been lynched. He was:

Following their statistical analysis of the tips they were getting, the team advanced into the heart of Sydney downtown in search of Quin. Well, most of them did anyway.
One of them felt a bit under the weather and decided to take the rest of the hunt off.

Quin Search

The team was on fire. They were beginning to wonder if Quin would even make it through the night without being apprehended. How could they fail at such a pace? They'd narrowed their search to the massive city of Sydney, meaning there was still much work to be done. Finding a single person in this place is worse than a needle in a haystack. After ensuring the local media was giving due attention to the hunt, they began taking calls from all over the city. Sorting through them all was nigh impossible, so they had to attempt to focus them by where they were densest -- and it seemed that high-traffic tourist zones were the worst of it.

After the great success of the prior phase of the investigation, the team felt they'd earned a breather. They took it easy for a while and just enjoyed the lovely trivialities of life -- all the while Quin's terrible indecency could continue unchecked. Still, they did manage to collapse upon one consensus suspect, and the interrogation was notably brief. She was resigned to the reality around her and just wanted the entire ordeal to be over with.

Dragon D. Luffy was lynched. He was:

Find Quin

Poll ended at Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:06 pm
Please note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.


birdwithteeth11
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dom
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dragon D. Luffy
7
78%
Voters: Spacedaisy, Sloonei, MovingPictures07, NewTraditionalist, nutella, Serge, Dom
MovingPictures07
0
No votes
Voters: None
NewTraditionalist
0
No votes
Voters: None
nutella
0
No votes
Voters: None
Serge
0
No votes
Voters: None
Sloonei
0
No votes
Voters: None
Spacedaisy
0
No votes
Voters: None
speedchuck
0
No votes
Voters: None
No Lynch
0
No votes
Voters: None
Host/non/dead button
2
22%
Voters: JaggedJimmyJay, Epignosis
Total votes: 9

It had been a very productive day in the search for Quin, and spirits were as high as they'd been throughout the ordeal. The team deliberated over their next move, and they decided the population center of Sydney would be the best place for Quin to be hiding. He could hide in the boondocks, but he'd get bored. Quin, so absolutely indecent as he is known to be, needs more action than that. It felt like the right move. Unfortunately not everyone was able to make it. It was discovered that one member of the team wasn't qualified to take part in detective work... he was just some bloke on the road. He went home.

Quin Search

Poll ended at Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:05 pm
Please note that if you vote, your vote will be visible.


Zone A
1
10%
Voters: MovingPictures07
Zone B
3
30%
Voters: Dragon D. Luffy, Sloonei, Dom
Zone C
5
50%
Voters: Epignosis, birdwithteeth11, nutella, Spacedaisy, speedchuck
Host/dead/non button
1
10%
Voters: JaggedJimmyJay
Total votes: 10

Quin Search

The team caught a break when a new witnessed emerge, or at least they hoped it would be a break. She reported being stuck under Quin's incredibly indecent gaze for some time, as though in a trance. After turning up in a field on her own, wandering aimlessly and tirelessly, her mind was not in a normal place. All she could remember for sure was that the air felt cool around Quin. She was terribly shaken by the ordeal.

Find Quin.

Still reeling from the ousting of their lead detective, the team was hesitant to make any drastic moves. For an entire day many of them simply didn't speak or act at all, and in their time away perhaps they managed the reprieve they needed to carry on. The next suspect was interrogated and judged.

sanmateo was lynched. He was:

Find Quin

Poll ended at Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:00 pm
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birdwithteeth11
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dom
0
No votes
Voters: None
Dragon D. Luffy
1
11%
Voters: nutella
Epignosis
0
No votes
Voters: None
MovingPictures07
0
No votes
Voters: None
NewTraditionalist
0
No votes
Voters: None
nutella
2
22%
Voters: Sloonei, Dragon D. Luffy
sanmateo
4
44%
Voters: Spacedaisy, MovingPictures07, speedchuck, Epignosis
Serge
0
No votes
Voters: None
Sloonei
1
11%
Voters: NewTraditionalist
Spacedaisy
0
No votes
Voters: None
speedchuck
0
No votes
Voters: None
No Lynch
0
No votes
Voters: None
Host/non/dead
1
11%
Voters: JaggedJimmyJay
Total votes: 9

The hunt for Quin continued, at least as well as could be expected with Australia's top detective no longer on the case. Following the lead at Dubbo, the team focused their search in the central region of New South Wales. They knew they were getting closer, but the bastard Quin was still at large. One of them, however, was unconvinced by the entire strategy and decided instead to move north into Queensland, toward a Chinese restaurant Quin was known to appreciate. Before he could finish the trip though, he discovered that he is actually a cow and so he stopped playing Mafia.



Day 2 begins and will last 48 hours. If there's any need to adjust the deadline, I'll PM everyone next time. I will not hesitate to shorten the phase though if that is what I deem to be the best option considering whatever time constraints I encounter.

Quin Search

Poll ended at Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:55 pm
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Zone A
1
11%
Voters: Spacedaisy
Zone B
4
44%
Voters: speedchuck, Epignosis, Dom, Dragon D. Luffy
Zone C
4
44%
Voters: Sloonei, DrWilgy, birdwithteeth11, sanmateo
Total votes: 9

Quin Search: where in New South Wales is Quin? Leads are murkier than ever now with the top detective lost, but there has been word that Quin was in Dubbo and possibly headed south.

The investigation team made way for New South Wales, and anxiety was running high. Every person they passed raised their suspicions. Quin could be waiting around any corner, under any tree, perhaps even in the trunk of their cars! They acted quickly against their first suspect.

Long Con has been lynched. He was: