Lightning Mafia - Halloween Edition [Game Over]

[Made]

I also find Made's suggestion first to lynch me, SVS, and splints, and now zeek, most bloodthirsty of anyone. Not sure what it means yet though.

I mean it is halloween, blood tho.
Also, I did that before i got my role. Maybe i'm psychic tho. iunno

[juliets]

i'm spending all my time trying to catch up with the posts!

[thellama73]

Rox, I don't see how randomizing helps anything, but I guess we've had this argument before...

[Tangrowth]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

[fingersplints]

actually i'm not making dinner yet - will probably be next hour

I ordered pizza. Wings were a terrible idea.

[Tangrowth]

I also find Made's suggestion first to lynch me, SVS, and splints, and now zeek, most bloodthirsty of anyone. Not sure what it means yet though.

I mean it is halloween, blood tho.
Also, I did that before i got my role. Maybe i'm psychic tho. iunno

Ah, good points.

[Made]

Oh god, I have to use the restroom..... this could be bad....

[S~V~S]

Where is Boogs?

[thellama73]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

[Roxy]

I said prob --- it ain't over yet

[juliets]

MP you are still saying randoming is bad even in a game like this?

[Tangrowth]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

I'm trying to look at it fairly because I understand other people are more OK with randomizing than I typically am. There is a time and a place, I guess. But I don't know why you would say it so far in advance.

Good point on the "probably" though. Guess that's not full committal.

[fingersplints]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

she randoms a lot day 1 though. If someone who doesn't usually random day 1 said it it would bother me more

[thellama73]

Oh god, I have to use the restroom..... this could be bad....

Tell me about it. I want to make a cup of tea, but I am afraid to leave the thread for the three minutes it takes to boil water.

[Roxy]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

The way I play rubs you wrong? That is not even fair tbqh!

[Tangrowth]

MP you are still saying randoming is bad even in a game like this?

Not necessarily, it just could be an easy way for a mafioso to set up a vote lacking responsibility well in advance of poll's end.

[thellama73]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

The way I play rubs you wrong? That is not even fair tbqh!

I just don't like randomizing and I don't understand why people do it. It feels like you're handing the lynch to the baddies to me. But I don't want to get into it again because we've had this debate many times and no one is going to change anyone's mind.

[Tangrowth]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

she randoms a lot day 1 though. If someone who doesn't usually random day 1 said it it would bother me more

Why?

This seems to me you're equating "weird" or "different" v. "suspicious".

What if I decided I wanted to randomize this game? You think that's more suspicious than someone who usually hides behind that saying so?

[Marmot]

Where is Boogs?

Dunno. He posted 30 minutes before gametime, but hasn't received his role PM yet.

[S~V~S]

I would, yeah. It is not the norm for you.

[Roxy]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

she randoms a lot day 1 though. If someone who doesn't usually random day 1 said it it would bother me more

Why?

This seems to me you're equating "weird" or "different" v. "suspicious".

What if I decided I wanted to randomize this game? You think that's more suspicious than someone who usually hides behind that saying so?

I know I would

[Tangrowth]

Maybe he's eating dinner.

[Roxy]

who is eating dinner?

[thellama73]

I would definitely lynch you if you randomized, Alex :P

[Tangrowth]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

[fingersplints]

45 minutes to go and already committing to a random vote?

To be fair, she hasn't committed to anything. She said probably.

It rubs me the wrong way too though.

she randoms a lot day 1 though. If someone who doesn't usually random day 1 said it it would bother me more

Why?

This seems to me you're equating "weird" or "different" v. "suspicious".

What if I decided I wanted to randomize this game? You think that's more suspicious than someone who usually hides behind that saying so?

I'm having deja vu.

Yes I would think it was more suspicious. Someone doing something out of character for them is suspicious to me. I don't see why it's not. Civvies will tend to do things as they normal do whereas a baddie feels the need to blend and is more likely to do something "different"
especially in a super speed setting like this.

[juliets]

boogs maybe

[Made]

Back and caught up, not too bad.

As for Random voting, personally i appreciate changing how you play, keep people on their toes, but at the same time, I don't like randomizing because i'm unlucky.

[Tangrowth]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

Consequently, I will look for players trying to seem too hard to appear like their normal playstyle without genuinely contributing.

[juliets]

oh, i was answering Roxy's question btw

[Roxy]

boogs maybe

Thanks Ju

[thellama73]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

You're assuming that everything a player does is coldly rational. People slip up and psyche themselves out when trying not to get "caught" as a baddie. Inconsistent behavior can be a symptom of this.

[Marmot]

Effective immediately, Epignosis is replacing Boogs.

Sorry Boogs. I don't know when you are returning.

[fingersplints]

boogs maybe

If boogs doesn't show up soon I will also be voting for him.

[thellama73]

boogs maybe

Thanks Ju

Can we please keep the racial slurs to a minimum? :P

[fingersplints]

lol ok well nvm

[Made]

As a player who tries to change up their game type, regardless of alignment, I can't imagine someone even being able to keep up a facade in a game as reactionary as this.

[thellama73]

Okay, that makes it easy. We can all just lynch Rob now. :P

[Epignosis]

Effective immediately, Epignosis is replacing Boogs.

Sorry Boogs. I don't know when you are returning.

Also, Epignosis cannot be lynched today and cannot be targeted by any Night actions the following Night.

[Tangrowth]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

You're assuming that everything a player does is coldly rational. People slip up and psyche themselves out when trying not to get "caught" as a baddie. Inconsistent behavior can be a symptom of this.

Sure, this is a good point, but how many players have been lynched for being different than usual or misunderstood and turned out to be civvie?

I would argue instead that the shorter timing of this game allows people less opportunity to slip up. I think that's a fair assumption.

[Roxy]

LOL @llama
Welcome Epi bye Boogs

[Epignosis]

Okay, that makes it easy. We can all just lynch Rob now. :P

Okay.

[thellama73]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

You're assuming that everything a player does is coldly rational. People slip up and psyche themselves out when trying not to get "caught" as a baddie. Inconsistent behavior can be a symptom of this.

Sure, this is a good point, but how many players have been lynched for being different than usual or misunderstood and turned out to be civvie?

I would argue instead that the shorter timing of this game allows people less opportunity to slip up. I think that's a fair assumption.

Definitely. It's happened to me.

[Epignosis]

Pardon me while I catch up.

[Roxy]

Okay, that makes it easy. We can all just lynch Rob now. :P

[Tangrowth]

So let's think about this.

Given people's responses, apparently it is more suspicious for one to change up one's own playstyle from game to game than it is to not, regardless of whether the circumstances were different (in this case, this type of game is very different from a full mafia game).

Therefore, it would be more logical for a baddie to try to confine oneself to one's usual playing style.

You're assuming that everything a player does is coldly rational. People slip up and psyche themselves out when trying not to get "caught" as a baddie. Inconsistent behavior can be a symptom of this.

Sure, this is a good point, but how many players have been lynched for being different than usual or misunderstood and turned out to be civvie?

I would argue instead that the shorter timing of this game allows people less opportunity to slip up. I think that's a fair assumption.

Definitely. It's happened to me.

Therefore, I think my logic for this game stands.

I still don't like Roxy announcing a "probable" random vote that far in advance.

[Tangrowth]

Seems to me she's trying too hard to fit a preconceived notion about her behavior.

[zeek]

Just going to bed and what do I see? My bloody name.

Announcement: Britain is declaring war on newts.

[Roxy]

[fingersplints]

So announcing a probable random is less suspicious then announcing that far in advance wanting to lynch a low poster?