The Syndicate

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:39 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:36 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:35 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:33 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:32 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:24 pm But I never said you were responsible for me being pushed, just that I am and that you are among those doing so. You invented the idea I was holding you responsible to call me disingenous because you are either tunnelled or a wolf.

Well, even if I'm not responsible for your push, you do seem awfully tunneled on me.

I hope the wagon isn't wrong, but this really feels like scum going down and avoiding anti-spew rather than town fighting for their life and leaving a legacy.

Hardly. I have a read and explained the logic of it because that is necessary.

How do you feel about pyxxy, given that you two were counterwagons earlier in the day until the momentum shifted to your wagon?

Right now I would say I feel not much of any way about pyxxy. I have not seen any posts of their that move the needle in one direction or another and the conversation around them has not piqued my interest either. How do you feel about them?

In my POE mostly due to a lack of reason to town read them. They have at least given a few reads despite committing to the bit.

You two are likely not pairable, given that they started your wagon today, so if you flip red they're probably clear, and if you're green they are probably a wagon tomorrow.

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:40 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:37 pm

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:35 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:34 pm [VOTE: leetic] aubergine

why leetic?

It’s not Mac, Vivax is cool, and leetic has been giving me salty vibes all day.

Can you please explain why it's not Mac, or point me to where you already explained this?

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:43 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:40 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:37 pm

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:35 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:34 pm [VOTE: leetic] aubergine

why leetic?

It’s not Mac, Vivax is cool, and leetic has been giving me salty vibes all day.

Can you please explain why it's not Mac, or point me to where you already explained this?

Sorry I meant as in it’s someone else to vote aside from Mac.
Maybe he’s scum IDK but his frustration feels real

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:43 pm Also wtf @Tranq what happened to the bro code?

@Michelle are you rly willing to be responsible for having the blood of town mac on your hands? Play the tape forward.

@nutella cmon m8.

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:46 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:43 pm Also wtf @Tranq what happened to the bro code?

@Michelle are you rly willing to be responsible for having the blood of town mac on your hands? Play the tape forward.

@nutella cmon m8.

i think this is wolfy too unfortunately

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:45 pm If Mac is actually 3p I will have a giggle and then be very sad

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 1:33 am

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2026 8:55 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2026 6:28 pm

Tranq wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2026 1:33 pm Michelle's use of the phrase "late to the party" is noteworthy as the only other time she has said that was earlier this year in GoC where she was mafia: https://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewt ... 0#p1165130

So yeah, maybe. That could be a tell. Other than that it looks like she was only able to be here for about 15 minutes.

Beautiful. Stunning. Exquisite. Forum mafia in it's purist form.

Mac 3p?

Town in all its glory.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 7:25 am

gims wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 7:19 am mafia wont want to kill their partners cause numbers

DM just felt self aware abt the nicole wagon going through and her positing on multiple counterwagons almost look like she wanted to appear unaware of the flip, thats what im suspecting

This is suuuuuuch a good read and so towny

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:43 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:40 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:37 pm

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:35 pm

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:34 pm [VOTE: leetic] aubergine

why leetic?

It’s not Mac, Vivax is cool, and leetic has been giving me salty vibes all day.

Can you please explain why it's not Mac, or point me to where you already explained this?

Sorry I meant as in it’s someone else to vote aside from Mac.
Maybe he’s scum IDK but his frustration feels real

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 8:55 pm I've got Tranq down as a civilian.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 12:20 am BullshitReader9000 shows Tranq has even fewer meaningful interactions:

Tranq wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm

Spoiler: show

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 8:33 am

Tranq wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 7:35 am

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:11 pm

Vivax wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:06 pm



What makes this mafia

What makes it not mafia?

This Miltank did not answer the question at hand though.
Or do you mean the Miltank represents your own “No” post being a shitpost?

Here’s an origami Miltank:

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 8:33 am Is not mafia? Seems simple enough.

This feels like an oddly serious reading of obvious screwing around.
Especially I'm pretty sure that miltank is papermache not origami. [VOTE: tranq] aubergine

You're right to push back. It does look like papermache.

Miltanks aside, the quotes made it look like Vivax asked you a direct question. Looking back, he was actually using your posts as a response to Spurs' question here: https://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewt ... 1#p1193401

So disregard my post. On paper it looked like you were avoiding a direct question, but i made a wrong mental fold.

"Hontōni mōshiwake arimasen."

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 4:52 am [VOTE: NicoleandDime] aubergine

This vote came at the very end and was the final one for NAD. Given the lack of anything between them, there is nothing here to indicate Tranq isn't on TEAM NAD.

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:49 pm

gims wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:32 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:31 pm Epi is a whole other thing tho, and I think he deserves some definite scrutiny

agreed

Aye. Specifically when Nicole starting getting votes, Epi voted DM and then tried to recruit Wilgy into swinging the votes.

Based on vote timing, he is suspicious.
Based on posting though, i don't think as mafia Epi would be this obvious? He strikes me more of a teammate bussing kind of player.
No mention of Rondo is also weird. At that time DM-Nicole-Rondo were tied 3 votes each.

After the vote, Tranq gave this half-assed assessment of me!

The first underlined bit mischaracterizes my brief interaction with Wilgy.

The second underlined bit is demonstrably untrue across the span of 13+ years. But if Tranq believes this, then would I not have cast a vote on NicoleandDimed and called it a day?

I have no idea about the last comment. "No mention of Rondo is also weird." I haven't talked to or about most people.

But why not lump me in with Michelle in this gem?

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 3:56 pm No mention of Michelle in Nicole's ISO.
No mention of Nicole in Michelle's ISO.
Michelle says my post is a fake solve.
I could vote here.

This is statistical noise designed to look meaningful. Cross-reference most people and you won't find mentions of most people Day 1.

Nevertheless, Michelle isn't mafia, is she?

Duelist Mirage wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:03 pm Alright, there is something that has been bugging me about Epi and I just went back to the last game and checked and yes, this is Epi on Tranq last game on page 4:

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 8:55 pm I've got Tranq down as a civilian.

This is Epi on Tranq this game:

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 12:20 am BullshitReader9000 shows Tranq has even fewer meaningful interactions:

Tranq wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm

Spoiler: show

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 8:33 am

Tranq wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 7:35 am

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 pm

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:11 pm

What makes it not mafia?

This Miltank did not answer the question at hand though.
Or do you mean the Miltank represents your own “No” post being a shitpost?

Here’s an origami Miltank:

NicoleAndDime wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2026 8:33 am Is not mafia? Seems simple enough.

This feels like an oddly serious reading of obvious screwing around.
Especially I'm pretty sure that miltank is papermache not origami. [VOTE: tranq] aubergine

You're right to push back. It does look like papermache.

Miltanks aside, the quotes made it look like Vivax asked you a direct question. Looking back, he was actually using your posts as a response to Spurs' question here: https://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewt ... 1#p1193401

So disregard my post. On paper it looked like you were avoiding a direct question, but i made a wrong mental fold.

"Hontōni mōshiwake arimasen."

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 4:52 am [VOTE: NicoleandDime] aubergine

This vote came at the very end and was the final one for NAD. Given the lack of anything between them, there is nothing here to indicate Tranq isn't on TEAM NAD.

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:49 pm

gims wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:32 pm

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 2:31 pm Epi is a whole other thing tho, and I think he deserves some definite scrutiny

agreed

Aye. Specifically when Nicole starting getting votes, Epi voted DM and then tried to recruit Wilgy into swinging the votes.

Based on vote timing, he is suspicious.
Based on posting though, i don't think as mafia Epi would be this obvious? He strikes me more of a teammate bussing kind of player.
No mention of Rondo is also weird. At that time DM-Nicole-Rondo were tied 3 votes each.

After the vote, Tranq gave this half-assed assessment of me!

The first underlined bit mischaracterizes my brief interaction with Wilgy.

The second underlined bit is demonstrably untrue across the span of 13+ years. But if Tranq believes this, then would I not have cast a vote on NicoleandDimed and called it a day?

I have no idea about the last comment. "No mention of Rondo is also weird." I haven't talked to or about most people.

But why not lump me in with Michelle in this gem?

Tranq wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2026 3:56 pm No mention of Michelle in Nicole's ISO.
No mention of Nicole in Michelle's ISO.
Michelle says my post is a fake solve.
I could vote here.

This is statistical noise designed to look meaningful. Cross-reference most people and you won't find mentions of most people Day 1.

Nevertheless, Michelle isn't mafia, is she?

Now, this is not sitting right with me. Epi effortlessly found townTranq last game, as did someone else, which I ascribed to their history with Tranq, because I sure wasn't actually getting any real read on Tranq there. I did find it helpful in forming a web of more likely town that sharpened my PoE that game. Epi is doing the opposite this game, not only has he not found townTranq, which I believe that I have done despite having quite little experience with Tranq; but Epi is not even finding town at all. What little actual game content we've gotten from him is just trying to create scumcases on probably just townies. And once again going to the well of just voting me for no real reason, I'm thinking maybe he's hoping I'll just shake my head at his attempt and write it off as town because that's what he's done to me in the past as town.

IDK what I think about the Mac wagon that's occuring but it'll be funny if I go around voting other people instead, worked great at getting a wolf wagon pushed up last time


[VOTE: epignosis] aubergine

Saa, tatakaimashou!

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:13 pm Good morning,

Been busy as hell.

What's happened this cycle?

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:14 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:13 pm Good morning,

Been busy as hell.

What's happened this cycle?

Sorry, you've been redpeeked

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:14 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:13 pm Good morning,

Been busy as hell.

What's happened this cycle?

Sorry, you've been redpeeked

Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 4:01 am

Duelist Mirage wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 1:47 am

Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 1:28 am Let's talk about your Poe @Duelist Mirage 欲しいですか？
Hoshīdesu ka? Do you want?

I'm falling asleep but what do you want to know about it?

I'm probably about pyxxy/LC/Dubz as primary PoE, Mac/Epi/Rondo/leetic/Porscha secondary

Oyasumi nasai

Thank you!
When you have time please post a sentence for each one to explain why

Duelist Mirage wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:26 pm

Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 4:01 am

Duelist Mirage wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 1:47 am

Michelle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 1:28 am Let's talk about your Poe @Duelist Mirage 欲しいですか？
Hoshīdesu ka? Do you want?

I'm falling asleep but what do you want to know about it?

I'm probably about pyxxy/LC/Dubz as primary PoE, Mac/Epi/Rondo/leetic/Porscha secondary

Oyasumi nasai

Thank you!
When you have time please post a sentence for each one to explain why

I'm not sure what that means really, PoE is PoE because not much reason to townread, but I'll give it a shot
pyxxy: didn't check in overnight which is +wolf, could be hiding in the gimmick
LC: didn't check in overnight (and hasn't done anything this day either!), tried to push me near deadline, has he even really done anything besides other than RP?
Dubz: didn't check in overnight, but has been finally contributing to the game this phase so actually can get bumped up somewhat, not actually very interested in flipping here anymore. Maybe the wolves just decided I'm easily pocketable with townreads after seeing how effective it was for Nicole
Mac: uh I don't know how to read him, he's just been sorta there until getting wagoned; kinda feels like a bad wagon in a way but also people who are more familiar with him have been saying he's kinda playing his scum game?
Epi: well I just made a bigger post about him
Rondo: frustrating, he's posting lots of incorrect/misleading mech which I would probably be more suspicious of coming from someone else but I've seen him do this in prior games before so meh? I refuse to townread it though, and he's not exactly trying to do much of anything of note with the game
leetic: just isn't like, doing much of note and I'm not really sold on Nicole's 'push' being clearing
Porscha: idk just here because I only had light townvibes and some people more familiar with her have been wary of her lack of engagement, I haven't really bumped her into actual townread

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:27 pm well now my feet are getting kinda cold on mac but i have absolutely no idea where else to go

RondoDimBuckle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:29 pm DM NO! you were doing so well

kore wa hidoi desu ne

Golden wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2026 5:09 am

Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry - Day 2

The elderly man appeared on the theory.

"Ah, well done. You have come through the evening undefeated in the dojo. It is true cunning to defeat your enemies with complete inaction."

Dr Robotnik looked on, grinning through his moustache. Pac Man let out a small 'nom'. "No corpse detected" flashed on the inventors latest machine. A sudden breeze of cherry blossoms came over the bow of the ship.

"More than that, the true identity of one amongst you has been revealed."

Spoiler: show

Michelle is TOWN

Spoiler: show

Their role is: Spy - You will target someone each night and poison them. There is an equal chance that they will be silenced, blocked, or killed.

"Clearly, you are all finding this too easy. If you wish for more prizes, I must up the stakes. Every post you make today must include a Japanese word in it. Failure to do so will have enduring consequences."

It is now day 2. No one has died. If you want to be eligible for a prize, in addition to your five roleplay posts, each post you make today must have a Japanese word in it. You have 48 hours to find more traitors amongst you.

Duelist Mirage wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:43 pm

RondoDimBuckle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:29 pm DM NO! you were doing so well

kore wa hidoi desu ne

Nani yo? I don't see anything about quotes not being considered part of a post!

gims wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:10 pm Epignosis - I'm amazed epig is in the game.

RondoDimBuckle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:47 pm BAKA!

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:35 pm....meow??

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:29 pm do you have any thoughts on epi mac? i truly have no idea how to read him lol

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:07 am

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:29 pm do you have any thoughts on epi mac? i truly have no idea how to read him lol

Yes.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MacDougall isn't mafia. Third party is always a thing.

This MacDougall is on the defensive and has been from the beginning. He hasn't made a nasty effort to pit someone innocent to the wall (beautiful as that is!).

I do find it fascinating you're asking me specifically, but very well. There you have it.

Move, Gomibako. I almost stubbed my toe.

(And, after I wrote this, I realize you were asking Mac about me, not the other way around... I shall adjust my trifocals... posting anyway)

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:56 pm

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 11:35 pm....meow??

those evil natured robots
they're programmed to destroy us

GoSpursGo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 9:16 pm Hey @Duelist Mirage , do you have an explanation for your progression from your first 3 posts where you seemed to lightly be town-reading Mac, and most recently had him in your secondary POE? Truly not trying to be a gotcha moment, I'm just looking at the counterwagons and curious how you got to where you did on Mac.

And how do you feel about your pyxxy vote after their posts earlier today?

leetic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 7:33 pm Returning now, can anyone update me as to why Mac picked up so much momentum?

jess wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:11 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:07 am

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:29 pm do you have any thoughts on epi mac? i truly have no idea how to read him lol

Yes.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MacDougall isn't mafia. Third party is always a thing.

This MacDougall is on the defensive and has been from the beginning. He hasn't made a nasty effort to pit someone innocent to the wall (beautiful as that is!).

I do find it fascinating you're asking me specifically, but very well. There you have it.

Move, Gomibako. I almost stubbed my toe.

(And, after I wrote this, I realize you were asking Mac about me, not the other way around... I shall adjust my trifocals... posting anyway)

this is the first post from you that ive found towny so far!

idk i mean im really not that sold on mac being mafia at all i think im just having a hard time getting past what i perceive as a lack of solving from him and his more recent posts havent done a ton to assuage those concerns

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 9:37 pm

Porscha wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 7:40 pm think trekkie's posts the past page were kinda stinky

i agree btw. i was pinged by this post:

Trekkie99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 6:30 pm

Vivax wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 3:29 pm It‘s baffling that there‘s players still seriously considering nicole wagon early birds.

^
But is it scummy?
I think no??????

because: "i don't think it's actually scummy to wolfread players on the nicole wagon" is kind of a meaningless interjection because nobody was actually implying that it was, afaict?

it feels like a thing a wolf says when they want to fill the iar, like talking just to talk idk

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:41 am

jess wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:11 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:07 am

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:29 pm do you have any thoughts on epi mac? i truly have no idea how to read him lol

Yes.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MacDougall isn't mafia. Third party is always a thing.

This MacDougall is on the defensive and has been from the beginning. He hasn't made a nasty effort to pit someone innocent to the wall (beautiful as that is!).

I do find it fascinating you're asking me specifically, but very well. There you have it.

Move, Gomibako. I almost stubbed my toe.

(And, after I wrote this, I realize you were asking Mac about me, not the other way around... I shall adjust my trifocals... posting anyway)

this is the first post from you that ive found towny so far!

idk i mean im really not that sold on mac being mafia at all i think im just having a hard time getting past what i perceive as a lack of solving from him and his more recent posts havent done a ton to assuage those concerns

I don't believe this!

Toire!

[VOTE: jess] aubergine

jess wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:47 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:41 am

jess wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:11 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:07 am

jess wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 10:29 pm do you have any thoughts on epi mac? i truly have no idea how to read him lol

Yes.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MacDougall isn't mafia. Third party is always a thing.

This MacDougall is on the defensive and has been from the beginning. He hasn't made a nasty effort to pit someone innocent to the wall (beautiful as that is!).

I do find it fascinating you're asking me specifically, but very well. There you have it.

Move, Gomibako. I almost stubbed my toe.

(And, after I wrote this, I realize you were asking Mac about me, not the other way around... I shall adjust my trifocals... posting anyway)

this is the first post from you that ive found towny so far!

idk i mean im really not that sold on mac being mafia at all i think im just having a hard time getting past what i perceive as a lack of solving from him and his more recent posts havent done a ton to assuage those concerns

I don't believe this!

Toire!

[VOTE: jess] aubergine

it's really quite unfortunate that i think this post is also towny