The Syndicate

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:38 pm**

MAAAAAADDDDDDDE, you cheeky bastard! Where are yoooouuuuuu??????!!!

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:38 pm**

Canuck, if you're not a baddie, then perhaps a vote for A Person and some faith would be in order here. I promise you, I am a Civ. I think I was foolish with my vote.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:39 pm**

Or vote for Dom and maybe Made will too!

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:42 pm**

Long Con wrote:Canuck, if you're not a baddie, then perhaps a vote for A Person and some faith would be in order here. I promise you, I am a Civ. I think I was foolish with my vote.

I don't want to vote for you, which is why I haven't done so yet. I reallyreally do want to vote for AP, but I also feel that there is an imperative to save myself, since I know I am civ and I'm fairly certain that numbers are tight, if not dire already.

Gah. I don't know what to do. If Made follows through and votes AP, then we're golden......if not, then I'm not sure if I'm comfortable leaving my fate to a tiebreaker.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:45 pm**

I can't believe I made such a silly mistake. BR is laughing at me right now.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:45 pm**

Ok this might be stupid, but i think i'm right (also, I thought i had another hour to think about it...) Canuck seems incredibly genuine to me, so i'm going to vote there. The biggest memory I have of canuck as a cornered baddie playing hard to sympathy card, and i fell for it. Hard.

I really hope i right....

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:47 pm**

Long Con wrote:I can't believe I made such a silly mistake. BR is laughing at me right now.

What is your silly mistake?? I'm confused!

linki: Well super fucks.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:48 pm**

I have to vote LC.

Sorry, my friend, but I don't have a choice.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:48 pm**

typed that like ~20 minutes ago, meant to post it then, figured nothing changed. but that last interaction between LC and Canuck is weird af....I really don't know...
I stand by behind my vote, but i'm nervous

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:50 pm**

I don't think there are many of you left, but keep fighting, civs.......even though we've been absolutely shit all game.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:51 pm**

I hope this works out

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:52 pm**

Damn, Made... that's cold.

Well, I hope you're a baddie, Canuck. Some of the stuff you were saying earlier really made you look like a baddie to me, but your latest stuff has been very charming, so
I don't know. A lot of what you posted echoed my own feelings, and that makes me feel like you could be Civ. Or an empathetic baddie.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:53 pm**

Hold my hand, dear friend...

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:54 pm**

Day 9: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down!

TMUTMD is not Almodovar's best work, but it's hardly his worst.

I've been in trial all day and just add a crap ton of General Tso's Tofu & Veg, so I'll be succinct.

No one has died.
It is now Night 9.

Go get 'em, tigers.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:55 pm**

Who switched out the blanks, leaving S~V~S to die like Brandon Lee?

Poll ended at Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:50:27 pm

A Person 2.0 (originally Sabie)
1
Long Con (13) 6%
Bass the Clever
0
No votes
Canucklehead
3
Dom (9), Vompatti (11), Made (17) 17%
Dom
1
Turnip Head (15) 6%
Made 2.0 (originally Lizzy)
0
No votes
Long Con
3
Ricochet (10), A Person (14), Canucklehead (18) 17%
Ricochet
0
No votes
Roxy
1
Bass_the_Clever (12) 6%
Vompatti 2.0 (originally Daisy)
0
No votes
The Crow's Prop Master (Host/Mod/NPs/Deadies/Zeek)
9
Mongoose (1), MovingPictures07 (2), timmer (3), Metalmarsh89 (4), nijuukyugou (5), zeek (6), Epignosis (7), S~V~S (8), Black Rock (16) 50%
Total votes : 18

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:55 pm**

Listen you guys, no matter what happens, I've been to the other side of death already, and let me tell you... it's not much worse than this.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:56 pm**

Oh hey! We're all alive!

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:57 pm**

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:01 pm**

Night poll is up.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:02 pm**

Mongoose wrote:Night poll is up.

Where's Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:07 pm**

Well, that was lucky. I do recall someone saying that they make no one die when the lynch poll is tied. I thought Roxy said it, but was it Mongoose?

Whatever, I'm just happy to be alive a little longer. I'll try to say everything I have to say for tomorrow before night is over.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:15 pm**

Turnip Head wrote:I voted for Dom.

For a "reason" you "can't remember".

This lynch was weird AF.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:18 pm**

Actually, this was what I said Dom:

Turnip Head wrote:We've still got some time I could consider a Dom vote. I think he's been a bit manipulative this game. He was also antagonistic towards Llama for a good portion of the thread, though he never actually accused the llama of anything... I think Dom is one of the likeliest players remaining to have NKed Llama.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:23 pm**

Turnip Head wrote:'Nucks, it's between you and Dom for me right now, I think. I was starting to feel strange about Dom before I got lynched but I can't really remember why, so I'm going to reread him. I also thought Vomps' vote for you was out of character, but I'm not sure what it would mean.

Actually, you also said this.

Nice try though.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:24 pm**

Yes... and the one I quoted came after that one.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:31 pm**

Chronology! It matters!

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:02 pm**

Civilians

Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse Director: Has BTSC with Tarantino.
Quentin Tarantino Grindhouse Director: Has BTSC with Rodriguez.

David Lean Director of epics, he knows the value of taking one's time during shoots. Steady wins the race. 2 lynch pardons.

George Cukor American Director of Classic Comedies. Can target a player to reference a romantic comedy in each post they make.

Howard Hawks Classic Hollywood Director. A silent era director that fully embraced and utilized sound, he can be flexible. May adopt a player's power at night.

Jean Luc Godard New Wave Director: Can send one message every day period to protege Truffaut.

François Truffaut New Wave Director: Can send one message every night period to mentor Godard.

Busby Berkeley Glitzy movie director and cinematographer: Can distract another player with glam and gold. Role blocker.

Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Film Director and Godfather of Montage. Can post a recap each day.

Fritz Lang German-Austrian Expressionist: Can creatively post his thoughts every night.

Darren Aronofsky Another auteur who can find BTSC with David Lean using math, a common theme in his films.

Pedro Almodovar With passion and desire being two of the prevalent themes of this acclaimed Spanish director, he may cause 2 players to miss the vote due to the manifestation of their carnal desires.

Stanley Kubrick Realist, perfectionist director and genre hopper. He can once reshoot a day period.

Cecil B Demille Known for his flamboyant showmanship, he also successfully made the transition from silent to sound. Each night he searches for Howard Hawks. If he finds him, they gain BTSC.

Orson Welles Excess and the demise of Don Quixote left the former prodigy weak. However, in his early days, he is stronger. For the first 5 votes, his vote will count as 2. And 0 thereafter.

John Waters Transgressive and ecclectic cult film director who often features Baltimore in his films. He can send The Baltimore FootStomper out after a player each night. That player will be muted during the day period and blocked during the night period.

Ingmar Bergman Evocative Swedish film director who often had religion as a theme in his films. May grant amnesty to a player 3x, which will result in his/her removal from the lynch that day.

Mafia - The Brotherhood (BTSC). Odd Night Kill.

Coen Bros. Jewish brothers who often use the same actors in their films. Can call upon the Golem to protect a player.

Duplass Bros. Mumblecore creators. Inspired by Cassavetes, their super-realism shows the nuances of every day life.

Wachowskis. Siblings known for their multi-part storytelling.

Mafia - The Hacks (BTSC). Even Night Kill.

Michael Bay Known for explosions over plot, this director, can distract civs and turn their minds off (role block).

Uwe Boll Known for video game adaptations, he can twice lock the thread when his work gets criticized.

Roland Emmerich Natural disaster movie guru, his over the top films do not garner much critical acclaim.

How did Made 1.0 (David Lean) not pardon his own lynch?

So, 6 unknown players dead, and I feel like George Cukor must be dead because no one has been referencing Romantic Comedies.

If Bubsy Berkeley is alive, then the role-blocking ability is pretty awesome to have. Block the right person now, and you have caught a precious baddie.

Eisenstein posted Day 8 but not Day 9, but I believe that he is alive. We will see if there's a Day 10 post from him.

Fritz Lang definitely is, since there was a message posted very recently.

Cecil B Demille could be alive. I'd say, randomly... not alive.

Orson Welles... his vote would be worth zero by now. Could be alive.

And then there's five baddies. One Protects, and one Blocks. We haven't seen any of that action, have we? So maybe there's a dead one or two.

Nine players alive... four baddies, five Civvies? Ideally, two baddies on each team, if that's the case.

.... just wanted to get an idea of where we stand.

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:20 pm**

i would'tn mind picking a john if youjknowhwatimean

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:24 pm**

Vompatti wrote:i would'tn mind picking a john if youjknowhwatimean

Yes, finding a bathroom you like is important.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:26 am**

Long Con wrote:Well, that was lucky. I do recall someone saying that they make no one die when the lynch poll is tied. I thought Roxy said it, but was it Mongoose?

Let's ask! Yo Mongoose, what happens in case of a tie?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:58 am**

Mongoose wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote: Also, what happens in the case of a lynch tie?[/b]
My host policy on ties: no one dies.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:01 am**

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Mongoose wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote: Also, what happens in the case of a lynch tie?[/b]
My host policy on ties: no one dies.

You are dead

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:51 am**

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Mongoose wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote: Also, what happens in the case of a lynch tie?[/b]
My host policy on ties: no one dies.

Thank you dead man. Too many games at once for me, I guess, I didn't remember.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:57 am**

So, Made as a baddie... he could have voted AP and given Canuck the ability to lynch AP, but he didn't. If he believed Canuck and I are both Civ, then the lynch was already cool whether it was two or three necks on the line. I'm assuming that since no one mentioned it, no one active at the end remembered Mongoose's tied-lynch ruling. SO, he didn't want to see AP in the mix for this lynch.

Could be a baddie connection between AP and Made.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:29 am**

Hey, no lynch! We're all still in this.

Bass just wasted his vote, though. At least he's consistent.

Sorry for not being here anymore to answer your questions, Canuck. I was lucky enough to have a connection and be able to write a post instead of being forced to vote with no opinion. Be back later, but, as I've said, busy day for me today.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:27 am**

Turnip Head, why did you vote off for Dom so late in the lynch?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:43 am**

I suspect him and I don't think you or Canuck are baddies. What does the timing of my vote have to do with anything? I voted like five minutes after you did.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:53 am**

Feeling pleb today, so John Woo.

couple of thoughts on LC's list:

Interesting indeed that Made1 never used his pardons. But aren't they night powers (so basically player protects)? And also, would have been able to pardon himself?

Cukor, Lang and Eisentein can optionally use their powers, hence why Lang didn't post until Day...7 was it?, and Eisenstein has been on and off.

Welles is dead if you ask me and last night's poll is revealing of that. But I don't knos if I can say more, is talking about who we think the dead were or who we think the alive aren't still hinting?

A possible total of five badddies, yet ideally two each team. I don't get this math.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:26 pm**

Turnip Head wrote:I suspect him and I don't think you or Canuck are baddies. What does the timing of my vote have to do with anything? I voted like five minutes after you did.

I was wondering if you would try to use my vote in your explanation.

Ricochet wrote:Feeling pleb today, so John Woo.

couple of thoughts on LC's list:

Interesting indeed that Made1 never used his pardons. But aren't they night powers (so basically player protects)? And also, would have been able to pardon himself?

Pardons aren't night powers. Someone with a pardon waits until the lynch is over (or almost over but you can see how it will end) and activates their power at that time to stop the lynch from going through. Some lynch pardoners cannot pardon themselves, but that is rare, and I have never seen that be the case unless it is stated in the role description.

Welles is dead if you ask me and last night's poll is revealing of that. But I don't knos if I can say more, is talking about who we think the dead were or who we think the alive aren't still hinting?

Talking about who we think dead players were and who we think living players are is not role hinting or info dropping unless you have info somehow, and even then you can still talk all you like about it, and theorize on who was who... you just can't make it obvious that it's anything more than a theory.

At least I strongly believe that's still how Mafia works. If anyone feels differently, then I'm all ears.

A possible total of five badddies, yet ideally two each team. I don't get this math.

Maybe I'm too generous with the "ideally". Five baddies possible, ideally there's only one baddie left in the game.

We haven't seen evidence that a baddie team is gone, so the next most ideal situation is one baddie left on each team.

Realistically, I think we can assume that ONE night kill has been the killing of a baddie by the other baddies. I think that's likely enough to assume.

The way I meant my original "ideally" that you question, is that, going with the "4 baddies left" theory, having 2 on each team is ideal, because then neither team is controlling things... there is still plenty of opportunity for baddies to lynch other baddies. If the teams are 3 and 1, then the team of three is very powerful with thread influence, and it's a lot less likely that we will be able to lynch one of them without Civvies standing together and agreeing on the right person.

Cause yeah... that last lynch was a complete amateur hour full of fuckballery!

Spreading out the votes like that is the best possible way to guarantee a baddie win. You can count on that. We must not do that again.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:50 pm**

Long Con wrote:
Turnip Head wrote:I suspect him and I don't think you or Canuck are baddies. What does the timing of my vote have to do with anything? I voted like five minutes after you did.
I was wondering if you would try to use my vote in your explanation.

Well, I didn't do that

I explained my vote and then asked you a question about your question.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:53 pm**

What is your analysis of this lynch? What did the baddies do?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:58 pm**

Thanks for clarifying, LC. In that case, I really don't understand either why Made did nothing all game long. Probably because Made. I'm going to wait for a second confirmation on talking about who we think is who, before opening my mouth, but I got the gist of that, too. Then again, I think the D4 vote and the D9 vote makes it clear what theory to consider.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:36 pm**

Why can't we talk about who we think is who?? Is that kinda how to mafia?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:38 pm**

I mean, there's the whole "painting targets on the backs of civvies" chestnut....but if the baddies don't have a damn good inkling of who the civvies are by now, then they're doing it wrong, tbqh.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:59 pm**

Long Con wrote:What is your analysis of this lynch? What did the baddies do?

I think Dom is bad, he voted for Canuck. He's most likely the target of my pursuits tomorrow, as I think there's enough there to at least start the conversation about his baddieness.

AP's vote for you (LC) came hot off the heels of your vote for him, which stands out to me, but I don't see the baddie motivations for his vote yet. The only player he could have been saving with his vote is Canuck, and I don't think that's likely.

Made's vote also surprised me, as he appears to have voted a player he trusts in a reverse psychology gambit. The only player Made could have been saving with his vote was LC, and I don't think LC is bad, so this doesn't explain Made's vote to me. I plan to look into this some more.

I think the baddies voted wherever they felt like it, much like the civvies did too. I don't see any big save attempts with the votes, so it's possible none of the baddies felt threatened yesterday.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:15 pm**

Canucklehead wrote:Why can't we talk about who we think is who?? Is that kinda how to mafia?

People are sensitive these days, but you are absolutely right.

I voted John Lasseter when I saw what his list of producer credits looks like.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:16 pm**

Turnip Head wrote:
Long Con wrote:What is your analysis of this lynch? What did the baddies do?
I think Dom is bad, he voted for Canuck. He's most likely the target of my pursuits tomorrow, as I think there's enough there to at least start the conversation about his baddieness.

AP's vote for you (LC) came hot off the heels of your vote for him, which stands out to me, but I don't see the baddie motivations for his vote yet. The only player he could have been saving with his vote is Canuck, and I don't think that's likely.

Made's vote also surprised me, as he appears to have voted a player he trusts in a reverse psychology gambit. The only player Made could have been saving with his vote was LC, and I don't think LC is bad, so this doesn't explain Made's vote to me. I plan to look into this some more.

I think the baddies voted wherever they felt like it, much like the civvies did too. I don't see any big save attempts with the votes, so it's possible none of the baddies felt threatened yesterday.

Made trusts Canuck?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:18 pm**

Long Con wrote:
Canucklehead wrote:Why can't we talk about who we think is who?? Is that kinda how to mafia?
People are sensitive these days, but you are absolutely right.

I voted John Lasseter when I saw what his list of producer credits looks like.

Didn't realize the top-tier films that he's actually directed as well! This John is awesome.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:20 pm**

LC:

Made wrote:Ok this might be stupid, but i think i'm right (also, I thought i had another hour to think about it...) Canuck seems incredibly genuine to me, so i'm going to vote there. The biggest memory I have of canuck as a cornered baddie playing hard to sympathy card, and i fell for it. Hard.

I really hope i right....

I misspoke. He didn't say he "trusts" Canuck, but he said she sounds "incredibly genuine" when he voted for her.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:20 pm**

I'm voting for John Landis who directed such American classics as The Blues Borthers and An American Werewolf in London.

I met him once, and I stammered embarrassingly like a smitten schoolgirl.

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