The Syndicate

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:52 am**

G-Man breaking rules already.

"Please direct all questions to me by personal message. I prefer to avoid all opportunities for host influence upon the direction of a game or its discussion as possible, and this is one way in which I limit that. If I feel a question is pertinent to everyone, I will then answer it publicly. Do not discuss any private interactions with the host in the game thread."

Got 'em.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:58 am**

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:54 pm
MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:50 am
Kylemii wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:36 pm my role is "Coolest Guy" and my alignment is just listed as "Kyle"

idk what that means :\ is that good
Well my entire role was to find who the Coolest Guy was to achieve my wincon so this game was easy.

reywaS wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:29 am
MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:50 am
Kylemii wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:36 pm my role is "Coolest Guy" and my alignment is just listed as "Kyle"

idk what that means :\ is that good
Well my entire role was to find who the Coolest Guy was to achieve my wincon so this game was easy.
but but but but...

reywaS wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:33 pm

Im here so we can all officially begin. I got my cool guy socks on for you all. Seriously I was just gonna go standard white socks but this game inspired me to wear these.

my win condition is to figure out who the biggest nerd is and let's just say i just achieved it twice B)

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:01 am**

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:54 am reywas is bad because he thinks his socks are cool but they're basically just orange and gray, and also he hasn't said hi to me even though we haven't talked in 11 million years, too busy talking with his teammates in chat to remember his old friend probably, end text

I could counter your beef by saying you haven't said hi to me...but i'll be the good guy.

HELLO, KYLE!!!!!! How've you been broseph?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:01 am**

Enrique wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:52 am

The lady on the left?

Telma Hopkins.

Who?

Aunt Rachel from Family Matters.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:02 am**

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:04 am**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:26 am
Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:54 am reywas is bad because he thinks his socks are cool but they're basically just orange and gray, and also he hasn't said hi to me even though we haven't talked in 11 million years, too busy talking with his teammates in chat to remember his old friend probably, end text
orange/grey is such a weird color pairing amirite

Have we met?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:05 am**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:43 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:41 am
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:25 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:51 pm So...we just gone let the mafia not have to talk?

Okay.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:01 am
G-Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:56 pm M Plus 7: dog-pee or die, mofo!
Please no. I don't want 470 posts to read tomorrow.

mmm yeah need that sweet sweet middle ground
You and I would be best friends in real life.

Looks like staged banter. amirite?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:08 am**

Long Con wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:39 am What prompts a person to decide to pull a shtick for a game? A guilty conscience? A desire for more fun?

Bob's shtick comes at a time when the Day 1 is trying to rev up. Where we are looking for something to focus on. I find that the shtick has little possibility of helping further the Civ win, so what is it? A place to hide?

[VOTE: colonialbob] aubergine

He's no Kanyewas that's for sure.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:25 am**

so DDL just contacted me and told me i'd won a socky and i was shocked. totally didn't expect any awards this year! thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, i don't feel like i deserve it more than any of my fellow nominees, but i'm honored to have been among them and humbled to have won. love you guys and hope to play again as soon as life settles down.

and DH, i'm so glad you announced my win, it was a real treat hearing your voice. and thanks for the banner, LC!

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:29 am**

reywaS wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:05 am
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:43 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:41 am
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:25 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:51 pm So...we just gone let the mafia not have to talk?

Okay.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:01 am
G-Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:56 pm M Plus 7: dog-pee or die, mofo!
Please no. I don't want 470 posts to read tomorrow.

mmm yeah need that sweet sweet middle ground
You and I would be best friends in real life.

Looks like staged banter. amirite?

We already did that trick. It was literally an argument.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:48 am**

[VOTE: Long Con] aubergine

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:52 am**

[VOTE: S~V~S] aubergine

A nostalgia vote for SVS, but she's also quite obviously bad bad bad.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:22 am**

G-Man wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:19 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:44 am I don't know how to get this going. It's Day 1, is it not?
Memories of speed games from The Piano days are coming back to me. Those were the days when these rapid-paced games weren’t taken so seriously. We had an understanding that those were the kinds of games where everyone could chill out, goof around, and play like crap. Sheer luck won in those games.

I really want to play a game like this. It sounds really fun.

But I also want to win, so...

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:23 am**

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:52 am G-Man breaking rules already.

"Please direct all questions to me by personal message. I prefer to avoid all opportunities for host influence upon the direction of a game or its discussion as possible, and this is one way in which I limit that. If I feel a question is pertinent to everyone, I will then answer it publicly. Do not discuss any private interactions with the host in the game thread."

Got 'em.

Mafia are more likely to read the rules, though.

Fact.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:25 am**

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:23 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:52 am G-Man breaking rules already.

"Please direct all questions to me by personal message. I prefer to avoid all opportunities for host influence upon the direction of a game or its discussion as possible, and this is one way in which I limit that. If I feel a question is pertinent to everyone, I will then answer it publicly. Do not discuss any private interactions with the host in the game thread."

Got 'em.
Mafia are more likely to read the rules, though. Fact.

Did you read the rules?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:25 am**

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:25 am so DDL just contacted me and told me i'd won a socky and i was shocked. totally didn't expect any awards this year! thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, i don't feel like i deserve it more than any of my fellow nominees, but i'm honored to have been among them and humbled to have won. love you guys and hope to play again as soon as life settles down.

and DH, i'm so glad you announced my win, it was a real treat hearing your voice. and thanks for the banner, LC!

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:26 am**

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:25 am
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:23 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:52 am G-Man breaking rules already.

"Please direct all questions to me by personal message. I prefer to avoid all opportunities for host influence upon the direction of a game or its discussion as possible, and this is one way in which I limit that. If I feel a question is pertinent to everyone, I will then answer it publicly. Do not discuss any private interactions with the host in the game thread."

Got 'em.
Mafia are more likely to read the rules, though. Fact.
Did you read the rules?

Alas, I have not. Only skimmed down to the award presentation guidelines.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:02 pm**

[VOTE: Sprityo] aubergine

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:48 pm**

[VOTE: epignosis] aubergine

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm**

I do get what people are seeing in LC too, his call-out of cbob was opportunistic weaksauce. So rn it's between Epi and LC for me-- gimme a good Clásico boys

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm**

Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:02 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.

Such as?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:04 pm**

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:02 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.
Such as?

His interaction with me, his interaction with you about the rules, all give me sketchy vibes in light of how he played Vanilla.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:13 pm**

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:25 am so DDL just contacted me and told me i'd won a socky and i was shocked. totally didn't expect any awards this year! thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, i don't feel like i deserve it more than any of my fellow nominees, but i'm honored to have been among them and humbled to have won. love you guys and hope to play again as soon as life settles down.

and DH, i'm so glad you announced my win, it was a real treat hearing your voice. and thanks for the banner, LC!

As the spirit award winner, I think we are supposed to thank you.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:26 pm**

I have started a list of award winners in the game's second post, and I will update it throughout the ceremony.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:40 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:04 pm
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:02 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.
Such as?
His interaction with me, his interaction with you about the rules, all give me sketchy vibes in light of how he played Vanilla.

Pure recency bias, my dear.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:04 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm I do get what people are seeing in LC too, his call-out of cbob was opportunistic weaksauce. So rn it's between Epi and LC for me-- gimme a good Clásico boys

Who's Real?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:19 pm**

reywaS wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:01 am
Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:54 am reywas is bad because he thinks his socks are cool but they're basically just orange and gray, and also he hasn't said hi to me even though we haven't talked in 11 million years, too busy talking with his teammates in chat to remember his old friend probably, end text
I could counter your beef by saying you haven't said hi to me...but i'll be the good guy.

HELLO, KYLE!!!!!! How've you been broseph?

i'm alright

how are you

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:26 pm**

novaselinenever wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:04 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm I do get what people are seeing in LC too, his call-out of cbob was opportunistic weaksauce. So rn it's between Epi and LC for me-- gimme a good Clásico boys
Who's Real?

The metaphor isn't that deep idk

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:44 pm**

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:19 pm
reywaS wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:01 am
Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:54 am reywas is bad because he thinks his socks are cool but they're basically just orange and gray, and also he hasn't said hi to me even though we haven't talked in 11 million years, too busy talking with his teammates in chat to remember his old friend probably, end text
I could counter your beef by saying you haven't said hi to me...but i'll be the good guy.

HELLO, KYLE!!!!!! How've you been broseph?
i'm alright how are you

better than i've been in my entire adult life...no complaints at all. I'm glad I found my way back around here for sure.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:28 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.

Are you and Epi scum mates again?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:37 pm**

Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:28 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.
Are you and Epi scum mates again?

Of course not. It's the perspective I gained from being scum with him recently that is drawing my attention to some of his behavior here. Maybe there is some element of recency bias, I should admit, but it is based in actual content. Like look at how he deflected the "reading the rules" accusation back onto speed.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:44 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm I do get what people are seeing in LC too, his call-out of cbob was opportunistic weaksauce. So rn it's between Epi and LC for me-- gimme a good Clásico boys

I had a sudden urge to call you out for being too much on the fence then I remembered that's beating a dead horse at this point.

But hey, gotta do it at least once every game I guess.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:44 pm**

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:44 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm I do get what people are seeing in LC too, his call-out of cbob was opportunistic weaksauce. So rn it's between Epi and LC for me-- gimme a good Clásico boys
I had a sudden urge to call you out for being too much on the fence then I remembered that's beating a dead horse at this point.

But hey, gotta do it at least once every game I guess.

On the fence?

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:37 pm
Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:28 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:52 pm Oh and in case it wasn't clear I believe that Epi is exhibiting behavior that indicates he received a mafia role card.
Are you and Epi scum mates again?
Of course not. It's the perspective I gained from being scum with him recently that is drawing my attention to some of his behavior here. Maybe there is some element of recency bias, I should admit, but it is based in actual content. Like look at how he deflected the "reading the rules" accusation back onto speed.

Here's the post in which she implies she knows speedchuck isn't bad.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:49 pm**

How on earth do you pull that out of there? I have no idea what speed's alignment is, though I guess the implication is that if you are bad as I suspect, he is town. Nothing in that post suggests I *know* he is town.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:50 pm**

Maybe you read it that way because you know he is town.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:53 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:50 pm Maybe you read it that way because you know he is town.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm**

Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:00 pm**

Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.

Maybe you could fix that?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:29 pm**

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:00 pm
Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.
Maybe you could fix that?

Lol last time someone called Luna out for not practicing what she was preaching she was bad

I don't necessarily suspect her for it here though. Only so much one can do

But we only have 4.5 hours so yeah who should we start grouping votes onto? I'd love to hear thoughts other than my own

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:32 pm**

My church just cancelled all evening activities due to the polar vortex of doom, so now you’re stuck with me until the deadline. Lucky you.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:36 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:29 pm But we only have 4.5 hours so yeah who should we start grouping votes onto? I'd love to hear thoughts other than my own

Oh.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:38 pm**

So many inactives...

24 hour day...

hm

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:43 pm**

Makes you wonder if killing an inactive is the right move.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:48 pm**

G-Man wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:43 pm Makes you wonder if killing an inactive is the right move.

Doesn't it though? (inactive in my eyes being someone inactive in the past 24 hours, btw. Everyone's posted at least once, I think.)

But at the same time, mafia folks are more likely to post just a little to get by IMO. Gives them a way to control the vote if we start going after inactives.

I don't really want to lynch the more active people or the inactives, but how do I choose between people who have only made a few non-game-related posts?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:58 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:29 pm
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:00 pm
Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.
Maybe you could fix that?
Lol last time someone called Luna out for not practicing what she was preaching she was bad

I don't necessarily suspect her for it here though. Only so much one can do

But we only have 4.5 hours so yeah who should we start grouping votes onto? I'd love to hear thoughts other than my own

I would fix it if I felt confident on where to vote. Guess I only have about 4 hours to decide.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:01 pm**

nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:29 pm
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:00 pm
Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.
Maybe you could fix that?
Lol last time someone called Luna out for not practicing what she was preaching she was bad

I don't necessarily suspect her for it here though. Only so much one can do

But we only have 4.5 hours so yeah who should we start grouping votes onto? I'd love to hear thoughts other than my own

The way you start the sentence with "lol" before throwing shade at someone then saying you won't "necessarily" vote for them triggered my

senses.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:11 pm**

People who have voted and have not posted a lot:
Nova (5 posts) voting LC and doesn't really say why
Long Con (5 posts) voting colonialbob for only posting in pictures
DDL (5 posts) also voting Long Con because Long Con is voting C-bob for the picture post gimmick. okay.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:15 pm**

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:01 pm
nutella wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:29 pm
speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:00 pm
Lunalee wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:54 pm Ugh, the poll has way too many single votes on it right now.
Maybe you could fix that?
Lol last time someone called Luna out for not practicing what she was preaching she was bad

I don't necessarily suspect her for it here though. Only so much one can do

But we only have 4.5 hours so yeah who should we start grouping votes onto? I'd love to hear thoughts other than my own
The way you start the sentence with "lol" before throwing shade at someone then saying you won't "necessarily" vote for them triggered my senses.

I too, don't feel comfortable trusting nutella.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:25 pm**

I too, nutella

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