The Syndicate

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:40 pm**

You guys do realize that if you are a gal/fella and you kill someone on the opposing team, it will cause the remaining animals to come after you as well, right? You don't gain anything vilifying individuals/teams.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:16 pm**

I voted down by the river.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:01 pm**

fingersplints wrote:I voted for the beach earlier, but my phone had died so didn't get to explain when i cast it.

sorry for missing the lynch poll. I would have voted inh for the confrontational tone in his last post to me: I don't like your confrontational tone about MY so-called confrontational tone! I'll put it this way, trying to lynch anyone who disagrees with you is an...odd strategy.

I fail to see how not agreeing with your plan because its IMO less fun is insulting the game or underestimating the hosts intelligence. First off, what exactly is it that you find fun about Mafia? Because now I need to know that all my future games and ideas need to fit the Fingersplints Scale of Happy Fun-Time Entertainment, or people will quit and refuse to play. Let me recap: I come up with a plan within the rules of the game for everyone to win, which will be pretty hard to accomplish, which was most likely intended by the host, and you shut it down completely, and refuse to listen to common sense and logic, because it's not "fun" enough. Fair enough, if that's your opinion.

I don't see why llama would explicitly write a game like you propose. Ok, ok, I'll admit it. Not agreeing with my plan because you don't find it... ..."fun" is NOT insulting the game or underestimating the host's intelligence. The statement you just said, however, most definitely is. What is the "mafia" aspect of it then? Seriously? Seriously? Give me a second, is this an actual question you are asking? Seriously?!?!

OK, on this site, The Syndicate, some of the games have an experimental "bent" to them. They mess with the standard vanilla mafia game rules and design and push the limits of the format. Granted, a lot of people do not like those games, and that's a fair enough opinion, but Llama told you what this game would be before you even signed up.

[quote="thellama73"]This will be a somewhat unusual, conceptual game of three teams lasting six days and six nights.

You signed up for this.
There is going to be off-the-wall concepts, and off-the-wall ideas, and if you are offended by the very concept of those two things, and deem them "not fun", then I don't know what to tell you. But this is a game of mafia, and I am playing it. In a crazy way, in a crazy game, yes, but it's still mafia. And acting like my plan is sacrilegious to the very tenets of mafia themselves is pretty ridiculous.[/sarc]

What's the challenge?

Seriously? Seriously? Oh wait, I already did that.

You yourself are disproving your own point. My completely bonkers plan has been met with complete scorn by you, Roxy, SVS, Metalmarsh, and other people. It's made me a target for lynches and nightkills. Remember, if anyone NK's anybody else, or if a single non-animal is lynched, the plan is completely ruined.

So yeah. I'd say this plan is pretty fucking challenging, for me at least.

Maybe everything isn't at face value like you seem to be taking it as.

Maybe everything isn't at face value like you seem to be taking it as.[/quote]

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:10 pm**

Day 3

The dark trees were cool and soothing, but a little bit spooky. The still silence was broke only by the sound of a spider scurrying across the bark, in search of its dinner, or heading back to the safety of a well-tended web.

“It’s a little spooky in here,” said Mongoose.

“But not so spooky that anyone of us will die,” said INH.

“Theosophy arglebargle,” said Vompatti.

No one has died.
You have 24 hours to lynch someone.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:11 pm**

Where next?

Poll ended at Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:09:57 pm

In Dark Trees
5
Black Rock (5), Mongoose (6), Vompatti (8), Roxy (9), Metalmarsh89 (12)
29%

On Some Faraway Beach
5
nijuukyugou (3), Dom (11), fingersplints (14), juliets (15), Snow Dog (16)
29%

By This River
4
insertnamehere (2), triceratopzeuhl (7), sabie12 (13), Bass_the_Clever (17)
24%

China My China
0
No votes

Another Brown World (Host/Mod/Dead/NP)
3
thellama73 (1), S~V~S (4), MovingPictures07 (10)
18%

Total votes : 17

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:13 pm**

fingersplints wrote:
triceratopzeuhl wrote:
fingersplints wrote: sorry for missing the lynch poll. I would have voted inh for the confrontational tone in his last post to me:
What is the point of that, though? I think you are totally missing the win conditions. If him being confrontational makes you think he is on a particular team, and voting for that team would benefit you & help you achieve win conditions, fine, then explain it here, if that is even how you feel.

Voting due to perceived rudeness while ignoring win conditions entirely screams of pettiness and is probably a disservice to your teammates.
Except I don't know who my teammates are, do I? or what team inh is on... So lynching inh just might complete my win condition, which I am not missing, thanks.

This is where Fingersplints completely devolves into lunacy. Sure, let's just lynch random people, and then we'll all just randomly win! For some reason! Why the fuck not! Is this your strategy for most games?

triceratopzeuhl wrote:Hell, the game is literally called OBLIQUE STRATEGIES. I think a lot of people completely miss the insinuations of that

i.e. that typical mafia tactics (arguing and trying to fabricate lynch cases on random people) will accomplish nothing
It's called "Oblique Strategies - an Eno Mafia" therefore it is still a mafia game. I am not missing that part of the name but you seem to be missing the last. I do not think that it is wrong to think that some mafia should be involved.

OK Fingersplints, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this. Is it:

A. This plan is no proper mafia! This entire plan is an insult to the entire concept! The creators of mafia would weep if they saw this tragedy unfolding. Hide you children, hide your wife, INH's plan is literally ruining everything in existence.

B. Maybe there is a super-secret mafia that no one knows about, that wasn't listed in the rules, and hasn't actually killed anyone or done anything, and that Llama hasn't even hinted at. Yeah, that's it.

Either way, what you said makes absolutely no sense. If you can come up with an actual issue with me, or the plan. I'm all ears.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:14 pm**

juliets wrote:splints, which team is the mafia?

OBVIOUSLY, anyone who disagrees with Fingersplints is a member of the secret police or the Gestapo, and must be lynched at any cost.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:17 pm**

2 nights down, 4 to go.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:18 pm**

yay no one died! Thank you killers for giving this a chance to work.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:20 pm**

thellama73 wrote:“Theosophy arglebargle,” said Vompatti.

Too accurate to even make up.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:31 pm**

insertnamehere wrote:
juliets wrote:splints, which team is the mafia?
OBVIOUSLY, anyone who disagrees with Fingersplints is a member of the secret police or the Gestapo, and must be lynched at any cost.

I'm with the FBI.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:49 pm**

insertnamehere wrote:
juliets wrote:splints, which team is the mafia?
OBVIOUSLY, anyone who disagrees with Fingersplints is a member of the secret police or the Gestapo, and must be lynched at any cost.

This just seems mean and petty.

Question to all Gals and Fellas -

What if - just read the following with an open mind -

What if when the animals are not outing themselves or there Iis none left willing to come forward and someone on the Fella Team NK's a Gal? Or you lynch a Gal? Then your plan will delve into a team effort type game to win - which is what I thought I had signed up for.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:51 pm**

I can see that a killer on either team would take out a member of the opposing team making it much harder for that team to achieve a win on purpose just so only their team would/could win.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:42 pm**

Roxy wrote:
insertnamehere wrote:
juliets wrote:splints, which team is the mafia?
OBVIOUSLY, anyone who disagrees with Fingersplints is a member of the secret police or the Gestapo, and must be lynched at any cost.
This just seems mean and petty.

Question to all Gals and Fellas -

What if - just read the following with an open mind -

What if when the animals are not outing themselves or there Iis none left willing to come forward and someone on the Fella Team NK's a Gal? Or you lynch a Gal? Then your plan will delve into a team effort type game to win - which is what I thought I had signed up for.

Yes, if that happens you are correct.

However, as far as I can tell by far the easiest way for animals to win is to make sure only animals die. Correct me if I'm wrong.

So anyway, any animals in the house? Roxy might be but she also said she is a fella so I'm not sold.

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:42 pm**

Roxy wrote:I can see that a killer on either team would take out a member of the opposing team making it much harder for that team to achieve a win on purpose just so only their team would/could win.

Only if they were a jerk imo

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:20 am**

This has been a confusing game because every time someone talks about Animals, I think they are meaning Animal Sanctuary Squad.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:25 am**

Haha, charade you are.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:31 am**

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:52 am**

Mongoose wrote:

I've watched this!

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:40 am**

A Person wrote:
thellama73 wrote:“Theosophy arglebargle,” said Vompatti.
Too accurate to even make up.

ture

I'm voting for Roxy because I don't believe she's an animal.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:47 am**

I voted for MM because that is consistent with my gameplay so far. I know waffling on choices and reads is looked at as baddie behavior.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:40 am**

Mongoose wrote:

My dad literally just asked me for this movie for Christmas haha

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:02 am**

Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal. I hope someone does but if not I guess we should be prepared to find one ourselves. Unfortunately I'm leaving the house soon and will be gone all day so I'm going to be forced to vote when I get back since someone may volunteer in that time.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:04 am**

Roxy wrote:I am actually an Animal and you may lynch me next. <3

juliets wrote:Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:11 am**

Vompatti wrote:
Roxy wrote:I am actually an Animal and you may lynch me next. <3

juliets wrote:Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal.

I'm not sure anyone trusts her, vompalomp.

Today I am wondering about MetalMarsh, who has self voted the past two days and I cant tell if it's an "admission of guilt" or if he is just throwing his vote away.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:21 am**

A Person wrote:
Vompatti wrote:
Roxy wrote:I am actually an Animal and you may lynch me next. <3

juliets wrote:Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal.

I'm not sure anyone trusts her, vompalomp.

Today I am wondering about MetalMarsh, who has self voted the past two days and I cant tell if it's an "admission of guilt" or if he is just throwing his vote away.

It seems that Dom did trust her k

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:40 am**

A Person wrote:Today I am wondering about MetalMarsh, who has self voted the past two days and I cant tell if it's an "admission of guilt" or if he is just throwing his vote away.

I prefer to recycle.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:58 am**

Vompatti wrote:
A Person wrote:
Vompatti wrote:
Roxy wrote:I am actually an Animal and you may lynch me next. <3

juliets wrote:Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal.

I'm not sure anyone trusts her, vompalomp.

Today I am wondering about MetalMarsh, who has self voted the past two days and I cant tell if it's an "admission of guilt" or if he is just throwing his vote away.
It seems that Dom did trust her k

He did, and I am going to take a chance too, we need trust to see the plan through.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:38 pm**

Yes vote for me

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:23 pm**

the evil smiley doesn't really help

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:26 pm**

do you think . . . it might be . . . a trap?!

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:43 pm**

triceratopzeuhl wrote:the evil smiley doesn't really help

LOL I enjoy confounding confusion!

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:00 pm**

I have to leave soon and I don't trust that rox is an animal so I'm throwing out my vote

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:04 pm**

But I am an Animal
Would I lie to you Trice?

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:05 pm**

You also said you are a fella so you have lied at least once... how do we know which one?

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:16 pm**

Just wanted to share the good news with my mafia friends I just got a new job

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:22 pm**

Going with Roxy, because at this point, there's no better option.

Congrats Sabie!

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:26 pm**

Thanks!

Unless something else comes up I guess I'll be going with Roxy. I'm not sure what else to do at this point.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:43 pm**

would you believe me if i told you i woudn't be surprised if somehow this lynch mysteriously failed?

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:48 pm**

No reason for it to fail and I am an Animal so---

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:09 pm**

Vompatti wrote:would you believe me if i told you i woudn't be surprised if somehow this lynch mysteriously failed?

I wouldn't because I am can't figure out why anyone would purposely sabotage a way for everyone to win.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:41 pm**

Sticking to the plan and voting roxy.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:48 pm**

A Person wrote:
Vompatti wrote:would you believe me if i told you i woudn't be surprised if somehow this lynch mysteriously failed?
I wouldn't because I am can't figure out why anyone would purposely sabotage a way for everyone to win.

Just to mess with inh and Trice tbqh

Wow Bass has just voted to kill his own mother - and just before Christmas too

What a holiday bummer

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:38 pm**

In the hopes there is not some underhanded chicanery going on .. there's probably not though. When has that ever happened in a mafia game.

* votes Roxy *

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:15 pm**

Vompatti wrote:
Roxy wrote:I am actually an Animal and you may lynch me next. <3

juliets wrote:Well no one has come forward to volunteer that they are an animal.

Somehow I missed half a page of posts which included the ones where Roxy talked about being an animal.

I don't think Roxy would lie in this situation but she already told us she was a fella so obviously one of those is not true. I'll go ahead and vote for her in the hopes that she isn't telling us that to try and ruin the game for those of us who believe in the plan. If she had wanted to do that she could have not stepped forward and forced us to pick someone to lynch.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:00 pm**

I voted for myself - I am sorry if I upset anyone by playing around.I did not mean to cause any hurtful feelings.

I am an animal by this I swear.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:16 pm**

Work week = complete. Thank God.

Voting Roxy before I forget. I was wary with someone pointing out her saying she wasn't an animal, but what the hell. I'll continue risking it

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:23 pm**

This is a post.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:43 pm**

Night 3

Poor Roxy. Blind and confused, and now dead. You people are monsters.

After the sacrifice, the great whale lay on the forest floor, incongruently. Metlmarsh’s mouth began to water.

“Do you think it tastes like tuna?” he asked.

“Ture,” said Vompatti.

Roxy has been lynched. She was Mother Whale Eyeless
You have 24 hours to send in your PMs and decide where to go next.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:43 pm**

Who is the next sacrifice?

Poll ended at Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:13:38 pm

insertnamehere
0
No votes

fingersplints
0
No votes

Dominus
0
No votes

Black Rock
0
No votes

sabie12
0
No votes

Metalmarsh89
1
Metalmarsh89 (3)
6%

Ninja Blooper
0
No votes

Mongoose
0
No votes

A Person
0
No votes

Vompatti
0
No votes

Roxy
12
Dom (4), Vompatti (5), A Person (6), insertnamehere (8), sabie12 (9), Bass_the_Clever (10), DFaraday (11), Mongoose (12), Snow Dog (13), juliets (14), Roxy (15), nijuukyugou (16)
71%

Bass Something Something Clever
0
No votes

DFaraday
0
No votes

Snow Dog
0
No votes

Juliets
0
No votes

triceratopzeuhl
1
triceratopzeuhl (7)
6%

Robert Fripp (Host/Mod/Dead/NP)
3
thellama73 (1), MovingPictures07 (2), S~V~S (17)
18%

Total votes : 17

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