The Syndicate

Made wrote:Personally, i'm kinda in a lynch squid kinda mood tbh

nijuukyugou wrote:Woooooooooooooo game! Still waiting on my ant farm keyboard

Brent and Trent are twins, and they both die. Let's go alphabetical.

Epignosis wrote:

Made wrote:Personally, i'm kinda in a lynch squid kinda mood tbh

Did nijuukyugou put you up to that?

Tonight was supposed to be geek trivia. I got so excited and even wore my DW/Zelda shirt, and then the host didn't show up and it was regular trivia Second place though!

Made wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Woooooooooooooo game! Still waiting on my ant farm keyboard

Brent and Trent are twins, and they both die. Let's go alphabetical.

Nah, this just read more enthusiastic than what i'm use to from Bloops tbh. I don't trust it.

nijuukyugou wrote:

Made wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Woooooooooooooo game! Still waiting on my ant farm keyboard

Brent and Trent are twins, and they both die. Let's go alphabetical.

Nah, this just read more enthusiastic than what i'm use to from Bloops tbh. I don't trust it.

Made, I've missed you so!

Epignosis wrote:Whenever I think of Cookie, I think of Billy Sunday in Men of Honor.

Epignosis wrote:I would like to lynch Cookie Day 1.

Scotty wrote:I would like to lynch Cookie as well.

Cookie wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Whenever I think of Cookie, I think of Billy Sunday in Men of Honor.

Why?!

Cookie wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I would like to lynch Cookie Day 1.

Why again?

Made wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:

Made wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Woooooooooooooo game! Still waiting on my ant farm keyboard

Brent and Trent are twins, and they both die. Let's go alphabetical.

Nah, this just read more enthusiastic than what i'm use to from Bloops tbh. I don't trust it.

Made, I've missed you so!

It's funny because she thinks i'm kidding.

Cookie wrote:

Scotty wrote:I would like to lynch Cookie as well.

Ooo... VENGEFUL. I kinda like that. Buuut please don't.

DharmaHelper wrote:Totally stoked to start playing this game! I’m pretty sure I’ve played at least one game with most of you, but if I haven’t, hello new guys! My strategy this game is going to be a little fast and loose, but I’m ready to wreck face.

Does anyone have any questions for me? Really nervous since I haven’t even seen a single episode of this show… Anybody know who Brent/Trent are? Killing one of them is gonna be an interesting decision, and I feel like I’d make a better choice if I knew more about them. Every Day 0 Poll is almost always nerve wracking.

Who wants to take bets on the first person to ask if anyone has poll info? At least there are only two options. Seems less likely there would be too much oddness with just two options to go off of.
The one problem I can see us running into pretty early is the lack of activity from some of the newer folks, but I’ll hold off judgement on that until more people start to trickle in or the days start to tick by, whichever comes first. Having inactive players (however intentionally) is only going to hurt the civs as the game goes on; having just won a game based on that, I don’t plan on tolerating it if I can help it. Everyone needs to pitch in.

This post is getting a little long but it’s late so it will probably be my only post of the night, better to make it count. Happy to be playing a full game again! I don’t think I could handle a 24/24 game again so soon after Watchmen. Ready to take my time and read everything carefully. Don’t expect me to fuck around with ISO’s or rainbow lists or whatever though.

Rainbow lists, as (inexplicably) popular as they’ve gotten, piss me off because they are annoying and serve no real legitimate purpose. Others obviously disagree, but I figure I’d best get my thoughts on the matter out early; I won’t hold it against anyone who wants to make one, but I won’t really hold those lists in a high regard either. But that’s probably my stubbornness influencing my game. I don’t adapt well to change. Now before I get too ramble-heavy, I’m gonna bounce outta here; bye guys!

Scotty wrote:Voted Trent because he actually dies first in the show.

You guys should really color in the lines for once.

Cookie wrote:

Scotty wrote:Voted Trent because he actually dies first in the show.

You guys should really color in the lines for once.

SPOILER! I was just about to watch it

DharmaHelper wrote:More people haven't seen this show then I thought.

HamburgerBoy wrote:I saw mention of the 8-ball earlier. What is the opinion on dice-rolling for day 1 here? Specifically, a rainbow dice where every side has its own special color tags, which would be entirely different from a normal dice.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Alright, game-related question for everyone:

What do folks make of DH's vote for Epi? Does it say anything about alignment for you, however small?

I have to get back to being frisky with my PhD work, so I'll be back at some point, IDK when.

Epignosis wrote:

Cookie wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Whenever I think of Cookie, I think of Billy Sunday in Men of Honor.

Why?!

After some thirty hours, you manage to make this your second post?

Cookie wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I would like to lynch Cookie Day 1.

Why again?

After some thirty hours, you manage to make this your third post?

Can't wait to see your fourth fifth one.

Long Con wrote:

Roxy wrote:

Long Con wrote:DharmaHelper: Do you consider Nightwing to be a first-rate superhero?

Roxy: Would you like to see an extensive example of how Xander and the Xtacles might secure the game a lot more tightly for the Civs, provided it gets the host's blessing?

I actually would like to see it. But also explained simply like you are talking to a child or as in my case an old lady.

Ok, here goes.

If I were Xander Crews, this would be my first message, sent tonight:

"Hello Xtacles. First thing's first, we have to identify ourselves to each other. After the Night is done and you get this message, you will hide a code in your second post of Day 2. Your 6th word of that post will begin with an 'f', your fourteenth word will begin with a 'g', and your sixteenth word will begin with an 'h'. Look for each others' posts, identify each other as I identify you.

From that point on, we must coordinate your nightly PMs. You must pay attention to each others' signals, or this cannot work. You will signal your target using a code. The last word of your post will be a number, which will indicate which vote you are in the order. Obviously, this word will be "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", or "six". It will be followed by a Smiley to indicate which player you will be targeting.

1. Ika -
2. S~V~S -
3. Epignosis -
4. Timmer -
5. Nijuukyugou -
6. Metalmarsh89 -
7. TinyBubbles -
8. Sig -
9. Long Con - :nod:
10. G-Man -
11. Spacedaisy -
12. HamburgerBoy -
13. Roxy -
14. Scotty -
15. Mac's Mom -
16. Dharmahelper -
17. Elohcin -
18. DisgruntledPorcupine -
19. Cookie -
20. Made -
21. Movingpictures07 -
22. Saberfish -

If you posted twice before reading this PM, then you can still pull the escape chute to identify yourself with the phrase, "I think I need to light a candle" at some point during the phase. You will know who I am when I say "One more time around the mulberry bush, eh boys?"

Let's stay focused and do this by the numbers. I would like to suggest the first three targets to protect me every night - that, combined with helping me not get lynched by day, makes me very hard to kill.

The next three targets could protect one of you, or just use two to roleblock someone.

If the first targeter targets someone who is not me or you, then it is a signal that they wish to kill that person. Then we can kill and then roleblock. That's cool too.

I'll check in every night and talk about how things are going. Good luck out there!"

Something like that. Maybe I'd go over it a few more times with a fine-toothed comb in order to be prepared for whatever eventuality.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Also, votes are not changeable in this poll.

Scotty wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Also, votes are not changeable in this poll.

O rly? Someone should tell DH. I don't know if he knows yet.

HamburgerBoy wrote:What is the opinion on dice-rolling for day 1 here?

Elohcin wrote:This game has been so fun to read so far. Sorry it took me so long to get into Day 1. Four and a half hours left and I have no clue who I want to vote for. I don't see anyone standing out with mafia behavior but with so many new (to the syndicate) players, it will be hard to tell. Plus several players have yet to say anything or much.

@ G-Man - do you plan on keeping this gimmick up all game? How will be know your suspects or how will you make a case for anyone. I do think your gimmick is pretty awesome this game. It would be really cool as an insanifier. However, I am not sure you can actually play the game this way. Am I underestimating the G-Man?

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:You're Mafia. I'm confident. 100% I'll stake my Mafia reputation on it, MP.

Lol. Real funny. :P

But you're wrong.

But...but...what if I'm right?

Not possible, my friend.

How many drinks have you had? :P

At my age, I stop counting. 14 is a close mark.

Trying to discredit me?

I went to bed close to 11pm and he wasn't drunk at the time. I think its said this post was around 11:30 or so.

Long Con wrote:Metalmarsh, you are scum for voting me. Maybe not in this game, but in REAL LIFE!

But this remark from Eloh got me thinking. If Epi was sober during this it doesn't feel so jokey anymore.

Roxy wrote:The only thing that pings me for a vote is MM's vote for LC.
He quotes a post and said it reminded him of a rainbow reads list and then said it earned LC his vote
His list had nothing to do with reads and had everything to do with coordinating civvies for a better chance at working together. So my vote is going there later if nothing else occurs to earn my vote.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Who wants an MP rainbow list?

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Roxy wrote:The only thing that pings me for a vote is MM's vote for LC.
He quotes a post and said it reminded him of a rainbow reads list and then said it earned LC his vote
His list had nothing to do with reads and had everything to do with coordinating civvies for a better chance at working together. So my vote is going there later if nothing else occurs to earn my vote.

What motivation would MM have to make this vote as mafia?

As civilian?

MovingPictures07 wrote:Who wants an MP rainbow list?

Scotty wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Alright, game-related question for everyone:

What do folks make of DH's vote for Epi? Does it say anything about alignment for you, however small?

I have to get back to being frisky with my PhD work, so I'll be back at some point, IDK when.

I feel like those 2 have history and can't make anything of it one way or another. DH didn't really explain it thoroughly either.

I'm more interested in Roxy.

If she's not voting for me today, I guess there's no limit to how obnoxious I can be. I mean, she won't vote for me, so why worry?

I'd vote for a newcomer in a heartbeat. If they don't post, however insignificant, then they're useless to me. I'll always err on the side of people that have played before and know better, but I wouldn't put it past me to vote, say Mac's Mom or Hamburger Boy (McDonalds isnt paying me enough for this endorsement).

If sig doesn't post in the next day, and if there isn't a resoundingly suspicious read, I'll probably be voting sig. I've at least played with him before.

But we'll see.

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Frisky Sock is frisky.

Who is bad, Frisky Sock?

Mac's Mom.

For that matter, anyone who hasn't posted yet.

Spacedaisy wrote:I get that people are bugged by low participation, and fully realize I'm part of that number but honestly, I can't really help it at the moment. But you won't catch me saying "oh noes, I can't catch up!" Because despite not saying much, I am keeping up. I'll issue some thoughts tomorrow after work. I am up much too late and have been working on wedding projects.

Mac's Mom wrote:

Scotty wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Alright, game-related question for everyone:

What do folks make of DH's vote for Epi? Does it say anything about alignment for you, however small?

I have to get back to being frisky with my PhD work, so I'll be back at some point, IDK when.

I feel like those 2 have history and can't make anything of it one way or another. DH didn't really explain it thoroughly either.

I'm more interested in Roxy.

If she's not voting for me today, I guess there's no limit to how obnoxious I can be. I mean, she won't vote for me, so why worry?

I'd vote for a newcomer in a heartbeat. If they don't post, however insignificant, then they're useless to me. I'll always err on the side of people that have played before and know better, but I wouldn't put it past me to vote, say Mac's Mom or Hamburger Boy (McDonalds isnt paying me enough for this endorsement).

If sig doesn't post in the next day, and if there isn't a resoundingly suspicious read, I'll probably be voting sig. I've at least played with him before.

But we'll see.

Yeah, well I'm posting now. Don't get your undies in a bunch.

Scotty wrote:

Mac's Mom wrote:

Scotty wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Alright, game-related question for everyone:

What do folks make of DH's vote for Epi? Does it say anything about alignment for you, however small?

I have to get back to being frisky with my PhD work, so I'll be back at some point, IDK when.

I feel like those 2 have history and can't make anything of it one way or another. DH didn't really explain it thoroughly either.

I'm more interested in Roxy.

If she's not voting for me today, I guess there's no limit to how obnoxious I can be. I mean, she won't vote for me, so why worry?

I'd vote for a newcomer in a heartbeat. If they don't post, however insignificant, then they're useless to me. I'll always err on the side of people that have played before and know better, but I wouldn't put it past me to vote, say Mac's Mom or Hamburger Boy (McDonalds isnt paying me enough for this endorsement).

If sig doesn't post in the next day, and if there isn't a resoundingly suspicious read, I'll probably be voting sig. I've at least played with him before.

But we'll see.

Yeah, well I'm posting now. Don't get your undies in a bunch.

I go commando.

Do you have anything to add to the conversation?

Now that leaves sig as the last person that hasn't posted.

Looking at the lowest posters right now. These are the ones that stand out to me right now.
sig- 0
Disgruntled Porcupine- " ;o "
Tiny Bubbles- 2
Mac's mom- 3-
ika- 4

So far, Mac's mom has just barked threateningly thrice.
Disgruntled porcupine is the one that stands out to me. Like, what even is that post. Birdo?
TB and ika- nothing of note, though ika did ask LC about his color scheme. neither have posted in a while
I don't like that sig has posted, and he stands to get my vote today but porcupine is a close 2nd right now with that post.