The Syndicate

Here are a couple very loose, half-formed impressions that probably wouldn't hold up to scrutiny if I actually looked back and read posts again - that is, this is all from my memory, not any backreading.


I've only played with Guillo a couple times, and not recently, but I remember feeling a bit of a difference in his town vs scum meta. I don't want to declare any expertise, as (as mentioned) this was some time ago, and I also think I've only played with him when he was scum, but have observed him when he was town, and that will affect my actual perception and so I may not actually have a good grasp of his meta, if that makes sense. Anyway, that long-winded caveat aside, this, in a vacuum, feels a *bit* more like his town meta on /vibes/. A little less performative, a little more straightfoward tunnelly. But that's a mild impression. And also, his progression on claiming PR is...bleh. Like he telegraphed it way too loudly without actually claiming. It feels a bit too blatant. So I'm not as convinced as others seem to be on his guilt, but I think it's a decent D1 vote.

I have to admit I've not really read SVS' posts very closely. I just finished a game with her and I felt I found her as town pretty clearly by the end of D1. If others aren't feeling that here, then I'm mildly concerned. There's obviously a dichotomy with Guillo at play, as (I think) it was he who made the first real case on SVS. I'd rather vote Guillo of these two, but if the town swung the other way I have no reason to fight it.

Michelle got some suss at an earlier point, and I hold her in high esteem and am wary of ever clearing her too quickly because I do think I'm someone she might easily pocket if she were a wolf. But there was at least one moment (don't ask me what, I can't remember) where I just said to myself 'ahh, Michelle is town' and so I'll stick to that impression for now.

Wilgy I think has gotten attention too, and truthfully I'm a bit thrown by him being so...feisty. I don't know that I've ever, personally, played a game with Wilgy where he tried hard (at least in the first few rounds), though I'm aware he does sometimes. So I feel I can't use any meta-based sense of Wilgy to inform a read, and will keep him null in my head for now. Someone I didn't know, I'd say probably town, but it's just different from the Wilgy I'm familiar with, so /shrug.

I don't know that I have any real sense of anyone else. I'm aware of a few who've had a presence, like Epi and Falcon and LP, but their posts haven't stood out to me and I don't think even a gun to my head will force an opinion out of me at this point.

Michelle wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:23 pm

Master Radishes wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:48 pm It seems people are quite confident in their solves so I'll happily assume town is crushing this and let myself be carried to a win.

Your opinion is needed MrR, sir!

And your vote, of course.

Eventually, I will get there. I don't intend to be unhelpful (sometimes I can be, being me) but I have now been awake for 28ish hours, mostly spent travelling, and my brain is simply not in a place where I can contribute in any meaningful way.

I've very lightly skimmed so I have impressions, but no firm opinions. I will need to pick up the slack in Day 2.

cat wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:23 pm

Master Radishes wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:48 pm It seems people are quite confident in their solves so I'll happily assume town is crushing this and let myself be carried to a win.

What makes you say that?

Well some person is like 'X and Y are the mafia team' and someone else is like 'Y and Z are the mafia team' and someone else else is like 'Q and 7 are the mafia team' and it just feels like someone must be correct in there somewhere, you know?

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:53 pm

Master Radishes wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:48 pm It seems people are quite confident in their solves so I'll happily assume town is crushing this and let myself be carried to a win.

NO! Get your ass back here Radishman!

Radishes barely have asses

It seems people are quite confident in their solves so I'll happily assume town is crushing this and let myself be carried to a win.

I've already listened to that video podcast and it's decent, by the way. The whole channel is pretty good.

Anyway bye.

Hello friends. I am about to travel home from my hollybobs. I can't be bothered to figure out timezone changes so I'm not sure how much of the round I'll be present for, but it won't be much.