This is a standard mountainous game. Therefore, there are no power roles. The ratio of town vs. mafia is 9/2.
Cycle length is 48 hours for day, 24 hours for night.
The thread is closed during night cycles.
There is to be no outside communication between players unless they are members of the mafia, and this communication must occur in a host-designated space.
Flavour claiming is permitted! It has no relevance to alignment.
If you angleshoot or otherwise attempt to gain an advantage by breaking game integrity, I will personally stick a wet finger in your ear.
It is polite to declare your vote in-thread, but the poll itself is what will determine the chop.
Voting is locked during LYLO.
Hammering is available after day one. The hammer threshold is 50% + 1 of eligible voters. Please screenshot the poll and tag me if hammer is reached.
Ties are randomized.
There is no minimum post count required, but please make an effort to participate. You may be subbed out if you are largely absent from the game.
Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.
Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.
Roles have been distributed, and we are now set for a D1 SOD tomorrow, July 31, at 2:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM CET.
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Also, in the interest of not making people uncomfortable, I made sure your flavour images were spoilered. They will be independently spoilered in flips as well.
Hello everyone! I am very happy to be your MoD for this game!
If you are not familiar with TS's MoD policy, every game has one or more moderators on duty (MoDs). I am an impartial third party not related to the game that anyone can come to if something during the game upsets you or if there are any issues between you and another player or the hosts! If you're feeling angry or frustrated or if you just want to chat, please reach out to me. You can report behavior that concerns you, vent to me, or whatever you need. I also may reach out to some people as needed just to check in with you and make sure everything is going okay!
I can be reached by PM here on TS or on discord at Seanzie#1114. Syn beat me to the punch in posting the site rules and code of conduct, but I wanted to reiterate that you should read the following and let me know if you have any questions.
Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.
Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.
To the best of my memory, this is the first time I have been a civilian in a Syndicate game since 2021. I am probably going to be my worstbest self and play at full throttle, as though this is the last chance I will ever have to solve a Mafia game.
Come friends, and let us make mincemeat of malevolent mountainous mafia.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
How's it going, Wiml? What's the scoop with you? Feeling good I hope? Having a good summer? Feeling any internal instinctive twitch to murder people in cold blood?
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:58 pm
To the best of my memory, this is the first time I have been a civilian in a Syndicate game since 2021. I am probably going to be my worstbest self and play at full throttle, as though this is the last chance I will ever have to solve a Mafia game.
Come friends, and let us make mincemeat of malevolent mountainous mafia.
Works for me, I'm looking forward to seeing you in action then!
How's it going, Wiml? What's the scoop with you? Feeling good I hope? Having a good summer? Feeling any internal instinctive twitch to murder people in cold blood?
Hi! Yeah, I'm feeling mostly better now thanks. Summer is has been a nice change since I've been severely overworked all year.
I'm feeling only the regular amount of desire to murder people in cold blood today.
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Linki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Good to play with you again Michelle.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pmLinki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Well exactly two of us murder in cold blood, unless of course we want to argue that the civilians are the bad guys for killing someone first. We can disregard the moral implications of our actions though. Everything we do here is for the greater good.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Welcome, O Life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience, and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Linki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Yeah, I feel pretty excited with this playerlist as well.
Having a lot of players who are solid villagers and who should be pretty easy to find if town gives me high hopes for this game.
falcon45ca wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:18 pm
I AM TOWN!
Welcome, O Life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience, and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race
Hello falcon. Are you prepared to join me in this journey of conquest over those who would ransack our homes and leer over our children's beds in the night?
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
I know a reasonable number of players here (although the only person I have significant playing everyone with is Lime Coke) and I've seen everyone else minus Quin play at least once since I specced a couple recent games before deciding if to sign up or not.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Wiml wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:23 pm
I know a reasonable number of players here (although the only person I have significant playing everyone with is Lime Coke) and I've seen everyone else minus Quin play at least once since I specced a couple recent games before deciding if to sign up or not.
Anyone you think you're particularly well-suited to read correctly?
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Wiml wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:23 pm
I know a reasonable number of players here (although the only person I have significant playing everyone with is Lime Coke) and I've seen everyone else minus Quin play at least once since I specced a couple recent games before deciding if to sign up or not.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Good to play with you again Michelle.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pmLinki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Well exactly two of us murder in cold blood, unless of course we want to argue that the civilians are the bad guys for killing someone first. We can disregard the moral implications of our actions though. Everything we do here is for the greater good.
Thanks, likewise!
There's no bad guy in this game, only good guys who received a villain role!
falcon45ca wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:18 pm
I AM TOWN!
Welcome, O Life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience, and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race
Hello falcon. Are you prepared to join me in this journey of conquest over those who would ransack our homes and leer over our children's beds in the night?
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm
Hi everybody
Hey Kate! Cool to finally play a game with you. I can't be certain, but I suspect we might have a decent yin-yang dynamic available to us, you and I. Your style is heavily intuitive, and it's a nice complement to, well, you'll see.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Kate wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm
Hi everybody
Hey Kate! Cool to finally play a game with you. I can't be certain, but I suspect we might have a decent yin-yang dynamic available to us, you and I. Your style is heavily intuitive, and it's a nice complement to, well, you'll see.
Only applicable if you received a town role.
I'm town. I'm always town!
Andrew wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2013 6:47 pm
I'm voting llama again because I think I heard him say something that looks like proof.
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:23 pm
Please tell me everything about your vote, @falcon45ca. Pour your rationale over me like hot syrup into a freshly ironed waffle.
I'm gonna pressure you til you're able to find a towncore via player engagements & Excel spreadsheets, or til I find someone else to vote
Wiml wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:23 pm
I know a reasonable number of players here (although the only person I have significant playing everyone with is Lime Coke) and I've seen everyone else minus Quin play at least once since I specced a couple recent games before deciding if to sign up or not.
Anyone you think you're particularly well-suited to read correctly?
I used to have a good read on Lime Coke back when we were both MU regulars. I had his slot as my top wolfread while speccing the game Abigail hosted recently but that's the only time I've seen him play in real time in about a year so I'll probably need to take some time to refresh on him.
Abigail I've seen play in real time a bunch (mostly as town) and I feel like I've got a good shot at reading her as well.
There are a few other players I think will be very readable with meta once I've gone over them more thoroughly but I just don't have any real time experience with watching them play.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Good to play with you again Michelle.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pmLinki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Well exactly two of us murder in cold blood, unless of course we want to argue that the civilians are the bad guys for killing someone first. We can disregard the moral implications of our actions though. Everything we do here is for the greater good.
Thanks, likewise!
There's no bad guy in this game, only good guys who received a villain role!
I don't feel I've done anything to merit a townread
JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:23 pm
Please tell me everything about your vote, @falcon45ca. Pour your rationale over me like hot syrup into a freshly ironed waffle.
I'm gonna pressure you til you're able to find a towncore via player engagements & Excel spreadsheets, or til I find someone else to vote
Not a bad idea from your point of view. Thanks for answering.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Good to play with you again Michelle.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pmLinki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Well exactly two of us murder in cold blood, unless of course we want to argue that the civilians are the bad guys for killing someone first. We can disregard the moral implications of our actions though. Everything we do here is for the greater good.
Thanks, likewise!
There's no bad guy in this game, only good guys who received a villain role!
I don't feel I've done anything to merit a townread
What are you seeing that I'm not?
I'd say civ too.
Andrew wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2013 6:47 pm
I'm voting llama again because I think I heard him say something that looks like proof.
falcon is my only town read so far. That's okay for post #39.
I would say falcon posting a naked vote for me is not indicative of much, but his explanation for that vote a moment ago was a very good one. It aligns closely with the expectations falcon had of me in the previous game (Don't Starve), and extending that expectation to "I'm voting you until this happens" -- it's a natural product of me having a successful game as mafia in that case.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm
Falcon is town, Wiml feels good
Whaddya like about Wiml so far?
Vibe.
Also the killing in cold blood thing is not something mafia would come up at game start
My gaze narrows. Suspicion! Suspicion!
I think Wiml's posts as of your "feels good" read had been fine, but not town-indicative (or anything-indicative). So that read leaves me uneasy. His comment about cold blood was also a response to a silly question I had just posed to him a moment earlier.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pm
Hi everyone, I waited for this game to start with so much joy and excitement!
Maybe because of the bugs, or because the playerslist is so cool, I let you guess!
Let's have a fun game
Good to play with you again Michelle.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:14 pmLinki: we don't murder people in cold blood, sir, we analyze facts and eliminate the suspects
Well exactly two of us murder in cold blood, unless of course we want to argue that the civilians are the bad guys for killing someone first. We can disregard the moral implications of our actions though. Everything we do here is for the greater good.
Thanks, likewise!
There's no bad guy in this game, only good guys who received a villain role!
I don't feel I've done anything to merit a townread
What are you seeing that I'm not?
I saw you shouting I AM TOWN!
Reminded me of the vocaroo game and felt warm
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm
Falcon is town, Wiml feels good
Whaddya like about Wiml so far?
Vibe.
Also the killing in cold blood thing is not something mafia would come up at game start
My gaze narrows. Suspicion! Suspicion!
I think Wiml's posts as of your "feels good" read had been fine, but not town-indicative (or anything-indicative). So that read leaves me uneasy. His comment about cold blood was also a response to a silly question I had just posed to him a moment earlier.
Silly question, silly answer, but my logic says that mafia wouldn't use those words.
Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm
Falcon is town, Wiml feels good
Whaddya like about Wiml so far?
Vibe.
Also the killing in cold blood thing is not something mafia would come up at game start
My gaze narrows. Suspicion! Suspicion!
I think Wiml's posts as of your "feels good" read had been fine, but not town-indicative (or anything-indicative). So that read leaves me uneasy. His comment about cold blood was also a response to a silly question I had just posed to him a moment earlier.
Silly question, silly answer, but my logic says that mafia wouldn't use those words.
Wasn't I repeating the same words back to JJJ that he said to me first, though? Unless I'm misunderstanding you somehow.