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Title: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: zombie urist on March 23, 2014, 03:55:23 pm
Beginner's Mafia XLVI:
Unicorn

A clan of unicorns peacefully reside within their corner of the woods. Some of them are tending to the trees, checking for evil parasitic insects. Others smile at the wildlife in the forests, happy in the knowledge they are protecting them from harm. Some are chatting amongst themselves, telling stories of the past. Most of them quietly nibble at the grass beneath their bright hooves, content with their serene life.

A sad cry rings out! All the attention turns to a unicorn at the edge of the forest. He suddenly drops dead. As his body falls, the hunters charge! Another unicorn slain! And another!

The remaining flee through the trees. Several more are mercilessly cut down in the attempt. In the end, only a group of nine manage to escape.

But they are still not safe. Unbeknownst to them, two traitors hide amongst them...



Player List [7/7]:

ICs [2/2]:

Scum IC [1/1]:

Replacements [0/99999]:


Introduction

Welcome to Beginner's Mafia XLIV. As the title suggests, this game is for beginners. If you have no idea how to play or you have some experience but you're still not quite sure what to do, then this is the right place for you. If you sign up, you have one goal: Learn how to play the game of mafia. Since this is not an easy thing to do on your own and we wouldn't dream of forcing you to do it, you will be assisted by two 'inexperience challenged' players, or ICs. The ICs are experienced players on the board who have signed up to help you learn. You can always trust that the advice they give is genuine, however, you cannot always trust the IC, as they are players in the game and have the same likelihood of being scum as every other single player.

If this is your first time playing, keep in mind that games of forum mafia take several weeks, and can sometimes run longer than a month, and that you are expected to be able to play continuously through that time. If you can't anticipate being able to play for that long for whatever reason, then maybe the game of mafia isn't for you. But if it is, then welcome to the mafia subforum, and I hope you have a great time playing.



Gameplay and Concept

The game of mafia has a simple concept. A large group of players known as the town plays against a smaller group of players known as the mafia. In this setup, there are nine players, with seven town and two mafia.

Before the game begins, each players is given a role and an alignment by the moderator. There are two alignments in this setup: Town and Mafia. The town outnumber the mafia, but each individual member of the town does not know the alignment of any of the other members. The mafia know the alignment of everyone on their team and they can discuss the game privately in a special mafia chat. The mafia has access to a nightkill that they may use in the Night phase, while the town occasionally has roles with abilities that are used during the night.

Once everyone has a role, the game begins in the Day phase. During the Day phase, players may discuss the game and each player has a vote that they cast publicly to lynch a player. At the end of the day after some predetermined amount of time, the player with the most votes is lynched. Lynching does two things: it reveals a player's role and alignment, and it removes a player from the game. Once lynched, a player is no longer allowed to post in the thread.

Once the day ends, the game proceeds to Night. During the Night, discussion is prohibited. The mafia team picks a target to nightkill. If available, any town power roles use their actions as well. At the end of the night, the target the mafia chose to nightkill has their role and alignment revealed, and that player is removed from the game in a similar way to being lynched. Once the night ends, the game proceeds to another Day.

Both teams win by eliminating the other. However, due to the nature of the teams, they win very differently. The town win by finding and lynching the mafia, while the mafia win by avoiding being lynched and nightkilling.

Potential Roles

Vanilla Townie - A member of the town with no special abilities.
Vanilla Mafioso - A member of the mafia with no special abilities.
Cop (Town) - A cop may choose to inspect a single player during the night and learn that player's alignment.
Jailkeeper (Town) - A combination of a Roleblocker and a Doctor, a Jailkeeper both protects and blocks the target from acting during the night.
Role Cop (Mafia) - Much like the Town Cop counterpart, the Role Cop investigates a single other during the night to learn their role, instead of their alignment.

This is still an experimental setup (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=126082.msg4252536#msg4252536)

The only role that receives the success of their results in this setup is the Cop and Rolecop. All other roles are not informed if they were successful or not.

One of the following setups is used:
1. 1 Mafioso, 1 Mafia Role Cop, 5 Vanilla Townies, Sane Cop, Jailkeeper.
2. 1 Mafioso, 1 Mafia Role Cop, 6 Vanilla Townies, Sane Cop.
3. 1 Mafioso, 1 Mafia Role Cop, 6 Vanilla Townies, Jailkeeper.

Spoiler: Role PMs (click to show/hide)

Notes about the ICs

The ICs are here solely to teach new players how to play, but remember, they are also players in the game. This means they have the same chance to be scum as any other player and it is entirely possible for one IC or even both ICs to be scum. Regardless of their alignment, they are obligated to provide you with genuine advice, so that even if you don't trust the IC, you can trust the advice they give. Some ICs will use a special 'IC voice' to alert players that they are delivering honest, unfiltered advice, while some don't.

The ICs have the special privilege of being able to talk while dead. This is so that they can continue to give advice even if they are killed during the course of the game.



Rules

Resources and Guides

Our own Bay12 Mafia tutorial (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=39338.0)
The Mafiascum wiki. Lots of theory, terminology, and game analysis. (http://mafiascum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)
An Interactive Flash tutorial by one of the Mafiascum.net people. Helpful visualization! (http://cataldo.freeshell.org/mafia/mafiascum04.swf)
The Notable Games archive. Read a famous game from start to finish! Learn some Mafia history. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=64229.0)

Spoiler: On D1 No-lynches (click to show/hide)






Frequently Asked Questions

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups!
Post by: Gentlefish on March 23, 2014, 04:16:42 pm
WOOP IN WOOP WOOP
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups!
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 23, 2014, 04:17:44 pm
In. I hope this goes as well as last Beginner's Mafia.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups!
Post by: Solymr on March 23, 2014, 04:33:47 pm
Ptw TDS' inevitable lynch D1
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 2/7
Post by: mastahcheese on March 23, 2014, 05:33:21 pm
Hey, he actually survived last game!

In
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 2/7
Post by: Solymr on March 23, 2014, 05:45:42 pm
That happens once in a lifetime :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 2/7
Post by: Silthuri on March 23, 2014, 06:22:03 pm
In.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 4/7
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 23, 2014, 08:41:24 pm
He only survived because I was an idiot.

IN
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 5/7
Post by: NAV on March 24, 2014, 12:11:23 am
IN
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: zombie urist on March 24, 2014, 12:16:16 am
Last spot!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: Painiac on March 24, 2014, 09:24:59 am
Huh, I might have lots of work, but I wanna be in the game! Will it cause problems, if I will have to ask for replacement later?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: Tiruin on March 24, 2014, 09:50:45 am
Hi painiac! :D
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 24, 2014, 09:52:01 am
Huh, I might have lots of work, but I wanna be in the game! Will it cause problems, if I will have to ask for replacement later?
JOIN!!!!!

Hi painiac! :D
WE NEED IC'S!!!!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: zombie urist on March 24, 2014, 10:15:02 am
Huh, I might have lots of work, but I wanna be in the game! Will it cause problems, if I will have to ask for replacement later?
Maybe. Depends on how later and if there are any replacements available.

Hi painiac! :D
WE NEED IC'S!!!!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 24, 2014, 10:53:19 am
I'm in!

Not as an IC, obviously, but I need to play beginner mafia. Cause I iz without experience.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - In signups! 6/7 IC's needed!
Post by: Tiruin on March 24, 2014, 11:10:18 am
I like how you both did that thing. xD

Fine I IC. :I
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: zombie urist on March 24, 2014, 11:14:23 am
yayy

Huh, I might have lots of work, but I wanna be in the game! Will it cause problems, if I will have to ask for replacement later?
I'm putting you on the replacement list.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Painiac on March 24, 2014, 12:47:17 pm
Kkay, this can work.
Well, hey Tiruin :D
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 24, 2014, 01:37:05 pm
Painiac, if you want to play I'd be willing to drop myself into a replacement list position.  I don't think I have quite enough experience to scum IC yet, plus I played scum poorly last game, but I'm already in a game and willing to give up my spot.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Painiac on March 24, 2014, 02:02:14 pm
Nnay, ya don't have to. I am starting mafia game on another forum. While my another mafia is getting slowly to the end. Being on replacement list is okay with me.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Jim Groovester on March 24, 2014, 04:34:03 pm
Posting to oversee.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: mastahcheese on March 24, 2014, 07:05:46 pm
Woo! Tiruin's here, along with the Groovester!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Gentlefish on March 24, 2014, 07:31:55 pm
No Jim can't IC. If he did, the town would rally around whoever listened his advice and lynch them.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: mastahcheese on March 24, 2014, 07:46:51 pm
His gaze upon this thread is enough.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: zombie urist on March 24, 2014, 10:06:44 pm
Unfortunately its not enough to get the game started!

We still need a town IC and a scum IC.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Tiruin on March 25, 2014, 12:36:55 am
No Jim can't IC. If he did, the town would rally around whoever listened his advice and lynch them.
But I miss him IC'ing.

Can I be scum IC? :D
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Gentlefish on March 25, 2014, 12:52:46 am
No Jim can't IC. If he did, the town would rally around whoever listened his advice and lynch them.
But I miss him IC'ing.

Can I be scum IC? :D

I'm scared for town now. You're really good scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: Shakerag on March 25, 2014, 11:00:53 am
No Jim can't IC. If he did, the town would rally around whoever listened his advice and lynch them.
But I miss him IC'ing.

Can I be scum IC? :D

I'm scared for town now. You're really good scum.
Pff.  She should be, as she's nearly always scum  >_>
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC's needed!
Post by: zombie urist on March 25, 2014, 11:15:44 am
No Jim can't IC. If he did, the town would rally around whoever listened his advice and lynch them.
But I miss him IC'ing.

Can I be scum IC? :D
Sure.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: Persus13 on March 25, 2014, 11:18:09 am
Aw man, I wanted to try my hand at being scum IC. Shoot.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: zombie urist on March 25, 2014, 12:11:57 pm
You can still sign up for town IC.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: Jim Groovester on March 25, 2014, 04:07:29 pm
Playing IC is a more necessary and nobler calling anyway.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 25, 2014, 04:13:33 pm
Playing IC is a more necessary and nobler calling anyway.
Then join!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: Jim Groovester on March 25, 2014, 04:16:26 pm
Too busy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 25, 2014, 04:17:32 pm
Too busy.
Fair enough....
Out of curiosity, would TDS have enough experience to scum IC?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: Jim Groovester on March 25, 2014, 04:26:38 pm
I dunno. Has he ever been scum before? Has he ever won as scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: Persus13 on March 25, 2014, 04:28:16 pm
If no one else volunteers to IC, I'll do it.

I dunno. Has he ever been scum before? Has he ever won as scum?
Yes. No. Your BM was one of the first games he ever survived until D3.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 25, 2014, 05:19:54 pm
I dunno. Has he ever been scum before? Has he ever won as scum?

I've been scum a LOT and I've learned quite a bit. Once I was town for a bit, I also learned how to act like town and not like scum acting like town. However, I'd recommend picking someone else for scum IC unless you can't find anyone who can do it, since I have the habit of dying for a dumb reason in the middle of a game. I did win the last one, though.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - IC needed IC needed
Post by: mastahcheese on March 25, 2014, 08:03:13 pm
Tiruin as scum IC?

Oh, snap.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 26, 2014, 05:03:02 pm
NQTJack A T?  Anyone?  Nobody wants to IC?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: mastahcheese on March 26, 2014, 07:37:42 pm
Someone could pester NQT.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 26, 2014, 09:38:00 pm
I'm up for town IC if no one else wants to, not that that's likely.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: mastahcheese on March 26, 2014, 09:46:12 pm
What are the qualifications for being an IC, anyway?

I don't really know who's qualified other than the blatantly obvious ones like NQT, Tiruin, Nerjin, Jim, Persus, etc.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 26, 2014, 09:47:36 pm
What are the qualifications for being an IC, anyway?

I don't really know who's qualified other than the blatantly obvious ones like NQT, Tiruin, Nerjin, Jim, Persus, etc.
that's an interesting question.

It is whatever Jim says, apparently, because he's been the one to make the executive decisions recently.

All I know is that I'm not experienced enough nor a good enough player to be IC.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: mastahcheese on March 26, 2014, 09:50:22 pm
How many games have you played in, again? Sorry I forgot.

Yeah, I think that Jim is the best judge of that, I think he should just keep a list of accepted ICs somewhere so that BM mods know who to badger about getting a game running.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 26, 2014, 09:52:34 pm
How many games have you played in, again? Sorry I forgot.

Yeah, I think that Jim is the best judge of that, I think he should just keep a list of accepted ICs somewhere so that BM mods know who to badger about getting a game running.
As many as you have, my dead cheese, if memory serves.  Did you play any games before the first BM we played together?  Because I have only finished three games:
BM: technical win as town cop
GBU: lolz win as scum cop
BM: Goddamn Jailkeepers as scum cop.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: mastahcheese on March 26, 2014, 09:56:31 pm
Yup, same amount as you.

BM: win as vanilla town after getting 4mask lynched by mistake
GBU: lolz win as scum cop's assistant
BM: Won as Jailkeep.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 26, 2014, 10:03:53 pm
I've played a few:

Paranormal 23: My first game was scum, so I did not do well.
Limerick Mafia: Scum again; we were close to winning, at least. I also did a bit better.
Worse Things Happen At Sea: First time as town, so I did really badly until it was way too late; I realized how to play town decently well, but was mislynched twice and the town lost.
Smstr W/ Love: In progress; I'm dead, though.
GBU: I'm that guy who got nightkilled night one. Also, scum won.
BM 45: Led the winning lynch; won as town.
The Greatest Battle Of Orbfalls: Still going, but I'm alive.
CYOM: In progress, and I'm alive.

So I've finished 4, I'm dead in one active game, and I'm playing in two others.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: Tiruin on March 27, 2014, 12:40:48 am
BM: Goddamn Jailkeepers as scum cop.
To be frank, it was how you went along with it that sealed it. :P

But before that? As clean as...a clean trail.

NQT: Join in!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: Jim Groovester on March 27, 2014, 01:08:27 am
What are the qualifications for being an IC, anyway?
that's an interesting question.

It is whatever Jim says, apparently, because he's been the one to make the executive decisions recently.

Ultimately, it's more a question of who the moderator can wrangle into the position rather than anything I have to say about it, because it's not like BMs have experienced players lining up to be ICs.

I did make a list of IC requirements in BMXLV (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=136649.msg5037317#msg5037317), which are more guidelines than strict rules.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: zombie urist on March 27, 2014, 01:29:32 am
What are the qualifications for being an IC, anyway?
I don't really know who's qualified other than the blatantly obvious ones like NQT, Tiruin, Nerjin, Jim, Persus, etc.
Its all subjective. Just like when mods decide who's qualified to play in each game.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: notquitethere on March 27, 2014, 04:48:19 am
Yeah alright. For the community. I feel flattered you guys thought of asking me. Though I think another speed beginners game should be run next because those are superior in every respect. IC IN.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - One more IC please :)
Post by: Shakerag on March 27, 2014, 09:29:22 am
Huh.  Every time I get asked to IC and consider doing so someone always snipes the last spot >_>

Ahh well.  Let me know if someone changes their mind. 

/me goes back to preparing for a conference call.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Start Soon
Post by: zombie urist on March 27, 2014, 11:01:02 am
Game will start soon. Role PMs going out.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Start Soon
Post by: zombie urist on March 27, 2014, 11:05:04 am
Ahh well.  Let me know if someone changes their mind. 
Hooray for backup ICs
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1
Post by: zombie urist on March 27, 2014, 11:06:24 am
The sun rises on a small clearing in the forest. A small creek runs nearby, bringing down cold water from the mountains.

The group has rested here for the night. One by one they awaken as the sunlight envelops them.

Still tired, the unicorns wonder, "how is it possible the hunters are still on their trail?" Unicorns are fast and stealthy. The hunters should have given up long ago. No one wants to believe it, but they must acknowledge the possibility. Two horses with fake horns must have infiltrated their ranks and have been leaving clues to the hunters!

No more running! Find the unhorned ones! Kill them and escape into the woodlands!

Day 1 will end Monday, March 31st at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 11:22:12 am
NQT: Two questions:
1. Do you have a more efficient scumhunting algorithm now, and
2. Are you going to tell the scum all about it like in GBU?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 27, 2014, 01:05:16 pm
I'm an IC Unicorn which means I'll offer advice from time to time.

Wolf
NQT: Two questions:
1. Do you have a more efficient scumhunting algorithm now, and
2. Are you going to tell the scum all about it like in GBU?
1. Possibly. 2. No. Do you see yourself employing analytical techniques?

Whitius You're new right? Ask everyone a question.

NAV You're scum aren't you?

Pufferfish What's your read on the meta of all the other players?

TheDarkStar Which is the better role for town: jailer or cop?

MastahCheese How do you intend to win this game?

MyOwnWorstEnemy What's the most important thing you've learned recently in mafia?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 01:15:27 pm
Unvote, you answered correctly.

Now, everyone:

Tiruin: Do you think that the semi-fixed nature of the setup encourages a specific playstyle?

Whitius Opus: Hi there.  What made you want to join another mafia game?

NAV: Hello.  Have you played mafia before?

Pufferfish: I will cook you FOR dinner, you scumbiscuit.  What do you think of my vote on you?

TDS: Is this the game you win as scum?  How's it going in the scumchat?

CheeseMeister: Do you mind if I call you that?  What is the optimal jailkeeper strategy, in your opinion.  The optimal cop strategy?

MOWE: If your partner messed up as scum, would you bus them or just stay back and watch?

NQT: What analytical techniques?  I'm always scum, remember.  I haven't had a chance to develop them  :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 27, 2014, 01:31:14 pm
Quote from: 4maskwolf
Whitius Opus: Hi there.  What made you want to join another mafia game?
Well, your's is progressing nicely, I just felt the learning curve a bit, and decided to try the beginners mafia. I've only been in yours, and it's pretty challenging keeping track of all the different traits and slips a person makes. I think that getting more experience first, before attempting a game with veterans, is a more viable option.

Quote from: notquitethere
Whitius You're new right? Ask everyone a question.
Sure thing. I'm new, but know the basics of mafia, so I understand the D1 procedures. Kinda.

Tiruin: On a level of 1-10, how hard are going to try and get a scum win?

NAV: What do you consider a scumtell? Why do you consider it so?

pufferfish: Do you feel threatened when you're random voted?

4maskwolf: What made you want to join this game, while mod'ing one of your own?

MOWE: What are your qualifications for a definite vote on someone, rather than a random vote? As in, what makes you really sure someone is scum?

More later. I think.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 01:35:26 pm
4maskwolf: What made you want to join this game, while mod'ing one of your own?
lolz random vote.  I have joined every game in signups since my first BM, and and currently am playing in three games in addition to modding one.  I decided to join because I want to eventually be able to IC, and the best way to do that is to prove oneself competent.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 01:37:34 pm
Wait, crap, just realized Tiruin is scum IC, not normal IC.  Redirect my question from Tiruin to Persus.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: NAV on March 27, 2014, 04:39:20 pm
NAV You're scum aren't you?
What makes you think I'm scum?

NAV: Hello.  Have you played mafia before?
This is my first time.

NAV: What do you consider a scumtell? Why do you consider it so?
Jumping on a bandwagon for no good reason. Because the scum would want to get rid of townies.

TheDarkStar: Which side do you think will win? Why?

Mastahcheese: Prove you aren't scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 27, 2014, 06:06:56 pm
TheDarkStar Which is the better role for town: jailer or cop?

Jailor by far; he can both protect and block. Jailors make the town live longer in general. Also, they can add significant evidence as to whether someone is scummy or not.

TDS: Is this the game you win as scum?  How's it going in the scumchat?

Yes, I'll finally get my scum win! *reads role PM* Well, there goes that idea.

Unfortunately, I don't know how it's going in the scumchat. I'll ask someone else for you, though.

TheDarkStar: Which side do you think will win? Why?

Probably town, since scum is hard to play. New scum players tend to act like scum acting like town rather than just seeming normal town. There are also two ICs, and the odds are very low that both are scum (1/81 chance).

Questions:

Pufferfish: How's it going in the scum chat? Also, if it was LyLo with you as town, someone who was not active much, and a slightly scummy active person, what would you do?

Mastahcheese: If you were scum in the situation above, what would you do?

MOWE: What is the most important thing to you when choosing who to inspect?

4maskwolf: What is the most important scumtell to look for?

NAV: If you were scum, what would focus most on to seem town? Also, why are you dodging NQT's question?

WhitiusOpus: Do you feel threatened when you're random voted?

Persus13: As opposed to NAV, you are not new. If you were scum, what would focus most on to seem town?

NQT: Is it more important to base scum/town reads off posts and votes or off power roles?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 27, 2014, 06:10:54 pm
Pufferfish
You aren't going to lurk in this game, are you?

TheDarkStar
Argh, you ninja'd me.
Pufferfish: How's it going in the scum chat? Also, if it was LyLo with you as town, someone who was not active much, and a slightly scummy active person, what would you do?

Mastahcheese: If you were scum in the situation above, what would you do?
If it was lylo? I think at that point, I'd have to go after the scummy person, because then at least you have something on them.

Alright, scumbuscuit. Your scum buddy has discovered the identity of the cop, and you try to make off with his head in the night. When the new day comes around, he's still there, and someone starts selectively asking them a lot of questions. What do you do? And why?

MyOwnWorstEnemy
There's only one scum left, and you are the jailkeeper. After jailing the person who lead the mislynch the day prior, nobody dies in the night. Would you consider them more likely to be the scum or the target? Why?

4maskwolf
CheeseMeister: Do you mind if I call you that? [1] What is the optimal jailkeeper strategy, in your opinion. [2] The optimal cop strategy?
You already call me that even outside of play, I don't have an issue with it.
[1] From my experience at being a jailkeep, I'd suppose just do the normal town job of scumhunting, and try to think about how the scum would go about things. Overall, in the last BM, I only actually thought about being a jailkeep during the night phase, and just proceeded as normal during the day. A very split mind.
[2] I can't really say on this one, as I haven't been one yet, but I guess it's be similar to being a jailer, only you have to go after people you think are scum, not going after people you think scum would go after. I don't think it'd be much different, really.

What are your thoughts on the matter?

NAV
Mastahcheese: Prove you aren't scum.
Well, I haven't killed anyone. There's that.
Although more seriously, the fact of the matter is I can't prove I'm not scum, the best I could do is convince you that I'm not scum, and seeing as how this is my first post of the game, I don't really have any evidence to back up a rebuttal to an accusation of scumminess, so really, I can't. At least not yet.

How about this, then. How would you go about proving (or rather convincing) that you are not scum?

WhitiusOpus
You answered the questions from 4mask and NQT, but only followed up with a question on 4mask. Why not NQT?

Persus13
There seems to be a string of random voting, with not even actual questions attached, but rather threats/demands. What are your thoughts on the matter?

notquitethere
MastahCheese How do you intend to win this game?
Through the elimination of the enemy via scumhunting. And voting, of course. And calling people out on BS. (Looking at you, 4mask)

Is there anything in particular you have in mind for victory? How much time to you plan to spend cross-checking your notes?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 06:34:45 pm
4maskwolf: What is the most important scumtell to look for?
I believe that the most important scumtell to look for is contradicting oneself.  One or two minor ones can be ignored, but if they keep contradicting themself they are probably scum.

4maskwolf
CheeseMeister: Do you mind if I call you that? [1] What is the optimal jailkeeper strategy, in your opinion. [2] The optimal cop strategy?
You already call me that even outside of play, I don't have an issue with it.
[1] From my experience at being a jailkeep, I'd suppose just do the normal town job of scumhunting, and try to think about how the scum would go about things. Overall, in the last BM, I only actually thought about being a jailkeep during the night phase, and just proceeded as normal during the day. A very split mind.
[2] I can't really say on this one, as I haven't been one yet, but I guess it's be similar to being a jailer, only you have to go after people you think are scum, not going after people you think scum would go after. I don't think it'd be much different, really.

What are your thoughts on the matter?

...

And calling people out on BS. (Looking at you, 4mask)
First of all, I would like to object to the characterization of my conspiracy theories as BS, they have served me quite well in the past.

I'd agree with your playstyle for the power roles, with the added caviot of "don't play like 4mask in his first game" to the cop one.

Alright, scumbuscuit. Your scum buddy has discovered the identity of the cop, and you try to make off with his head in the night. When the new day comes around, he's still there, and someone starts selectively asking them a lot of questions. What do you do? And why?
You either misspelled my phrase there or intentionally combined scumbucket and scumbiscuit.  Which is it, MastahCheese?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 27, 2014, 07:50:39 pm
Votecount Day 1

(1) Pufferfish - 4maskwolf
(0) TheDarkStar
(1) MastahCheese - NAV
(0) MyOwnWorstEnemy
(1) 4maskwolf - WhitiusOpus
(1) NAV - notquitethere
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: Pufferfish, mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy, Persus13

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Monday March 31st at 9 PM PST.

Keep in mind that only two extensions per day are allowed.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 27, 2014, 09:07:42 pm
Alright, scumbuscuit. Your scum buddy has discovered the identity of the cop, and you try to make off with his head in the night. When the new day comes around, he's still there, and someone starts selectively asking them a lot of questions. What do you do? And why?

First, that tells me who the jailor probably is.

Second, I try to advise against claiming power roles (by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably). If there's a mislynch, that's good as long as it was the jailkeeper who led it and not me. If there's no mislynch, I kill the rolecop first (since he can know roles for sure). I kill the jailkeeper the next night, and hopefully it's at least LyLo by that point.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 09:25:29 pm
Alright, scumbuscuit. Your scum buddy has discovered the identity of the cop, and you try to make off with his head in the night. When the new day comes around, he's still there, and someone starts selectively asking them a lot of questions. What do you do? And why?

First, that tells me who the jailor probably is.

Second, I try to advise against claiming power roles (by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably). If there's a mislynch, that's good as long as it was the jailkeeper who led it and not me. If there's no mislynch, I kill the rolecop first (since he can know roles for sure). I kill the jailkeeper the next night, and hopefully it's at least LyLo by that point.
...
First, that tells me who the jailor probably is.

Second, I try to advise against claiming power roles (by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably). If there's a mislynch, that's good as long as it was the jailkeeper who led it and not me. If there's no mislynch, I kill the rolecop first (since he can know roles for sure). I kill the jailkeeper the next night, and hopefully it's at least LyLo by that point.
...
Second, I try to advise against claiming power roles (by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably). If there's a mislynch, that's good as long as it was the jailkeeper who led it and not me. If there's no mislynch, I kill the rolecop first (since he can know roles for sure). I kill the jailkeeper the next night, and hopefully it's at least LyLo by that point.
...
Second, I try to advise against claiming power roles (by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably).
...
(by spouting some 4maskwolf logic, probably)
...
Is my logic really that bad?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 27, 2014, 09:27:51 pm
Is my logic really that bad?

I mean that I'd make up something that everyone will believe despite being a complete lie. If your arguments were bad, I wouldn't say that I'd us them.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 09:31:45 pm
Is my logic really that bad?

I mean that I'd make up something that everyone will believe despite being a complete lie. If your arguments were bad, I wouldn't say that I'd us them.
Meh.  true enough.

And I get to join you in the boat of being not in the game anymore over in Smstr.

Also, why does everyone believe me on those things?  I managed to get a pile-on vote on you last game with ridiculous logic.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on March 27, 2014, 10:02:50 pm
Perses: Do you think that the semi-fixed nature of the setup encourages a specific playstyle?
Not sure.

Tiruin: On a level of 1-10, how hard are going to try and get a scum win?
Scum IC means that Tiruin only advises scum in the scumchat that the Mafia use. However, my guess is that she'll try pretty hard as having the scum is her job.

NAV You're scum aren't you?
What makes you think I'm scum?

NAV: Hello.  Have you played mafia before?
This is my first time.

NAV: What do you consider a scumtell? Why do you consider it so?
Jumping on a bandwagon for no good reason. Because the scum would want to get rid of townies.

TheDarkStar: Which side do you think will win? Why?

Mastahcheese: Prove you aren't scum.
I'm glad to see you understand the idea of RVS (Random Vote Stage), however you should try to ask questions that either allow you to get a better understanding of a player or get a conversation going. Your question to TDs is good, but your question to Mastahcheese is not as good, because Matahcheese can't prove he isn't scum as its the very beginning of the game.

TheDarkStar: Which side do you think will win? Why?

Probably town, since scum is hard to play. New scum players tend to act like scum acting like town rather than just seeming normal town. There are also two ICs, and the odds are very low that both are scum (1/81 chance).
You may be surprised to know that scum tend to win most BM games as playing town and being successful is a lot harder than it looks. In addition, two ICs being scum has happened multiple times, so probability shouldn't be used to prove your point.

Persus13: As opposed to NAV, you are not new. If you were scum, what would focus most on to seem town?
Scumhunting and getting good reasons to lynch people who just happened to not be scum.

MOWE- What do you think should happen to lurkers in a game where replacements are unavailable?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 27, 2014, 10:04:54 pm
Is my logic really that bad?

I mean that I'd make up something that everyone will believe despite being a complete lie. If your arguments were bad, I wouldn't say that I'd us them.
Meh.  true enough.

And I get to join you in the boat of being not in the game anymore over in Smstr.

Also, why does everyone believe me on those things?  I managed to get a pile-on vote on you last game with ridiculous logic.

I think that people think "He's saying lots of stuff and he includes a reason, so he must be right!"
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 27, 2014, 10:27:20 pm
Alright, scumbuscuit. Your scum buddy has discovered the identity of the cop, and you try to make off with his head in the night. When the new day comes around, he's still there, and someone starts selectively asking them a lot of questions. What do you do? And why?
You either misspelled my phrase there or intentionally combined scumbucket and scumbiscuit.  Which is it, MastahCheese?
I was trying to say biscuit, but hit "u" instead of "i" and didn't catch it.
Glad you pointed it out to me, though. It shows you're paying attention. scumbuscuit
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 27, 2014, 10:29:13 pm
Hey, Persus, I just noticed you didn't answer my question.

Persus13
There seems to be a string of random voting, with not even actual questions attached, but rather threats/demands. What are your thoughts on the matter?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Gentlefish on March 27, 2014, 10:43:31 pm
Pufferfish: How's it going in the scum chat? Also, if it was LyLo with you as town, someone who was not active much, and a slightly scummy active person, what would you do?

Pufferfish: I will cook you FOR dinner, you scumbiscuit.  What do you think of my vote on you?

Wow I feel bullied D:

TDS: No clue, but I bet it's fun! In LyLo with an inactive player? Since it's a 2v1, I'd lynch inactive. That's how my very first B<M went here; well, I didn't lynch but the two active players set aside their differences and lynched the inactive player. If you're inactive that late into the game, you have some srs issues.

Say you're cop. Town mislynched and tomorrow will be MyLo. What sort of personality would you investigate late game?

4Mask: Your vote is obviously an RVS pressure vote, but your question doesn't dig at much. Scum.

If you were jailkeep and tomorrow would be LyLo, who out of this group would you jail, assuming no other information?

pufferfish: Do you feel threatened when you're random voted?

Nope. It's just pressure play, meant to get the talking going.

Do you think Random Voting is a successful tactic, or a tradition that's had its uses?

Pufferfish What's your read on the meta of all the other players?

You know, I've only got a big read on Tiruin, and she can be a mean scum, but she's IC.

I'm getting to know 4mask better, but I've only played a gameday with him.

You're a darn good scum, which means you'd make a darn good town, too.

TDS is very analytical, but doesn't post much.

And I don't know much about anyone else, really.

How do you feel this game will go?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2014, 11:04:28 pm
4Mask: Your vote is obviously an RVS pressure vote, but your question doesn't dig at much. Scum.

If you were jailkeep and tomorrow would be LyLo, who out of this group would you jail, assuming no other information?
I'm getting ganged up on in RVS  ::)
If he was still alive, TDS, because he shouldn't be alive that long :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Tiruin on March 28, 2014, 12:27:41 am
Wait, crap, just realized Tiruin is scum IC, not normal IC.  Redirect my question from Tiruin to Persus.
My reputation precedes me.
MWAHAHA.

Also, good luck and God Bless, y'all.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 28, 2014, 07:51:35 am
Quote from: TheDarkStar
WhitiusOpus: Do you feel threatened when you're random voted?
Meh. It all depends, really. If they just random vote me to get a response, I'm ok with it. But if they RV with no backing, kept it on, and then other people started to jump on without any evidence, that would make me very sad.

Quote from: mastahcheese
WhitiusOpus
You answered the questions from 4mask and NQT, but only followed up with a question on 4mask. Why not NQT?
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
More later. I think.
Sorry, I was going to ask more people questions later (probably now), as I was rushed at the time.

Quote from: pufferfish
Do you think Random Voting is a successful tactic, or a tradition that's had its uses?
Hmm... I think both, really. It's useful in that it can make people slip, as they feel the pressure, but that can also make newbies appear to be scum. Probably more of the latter, but it still has it's uses.

Gaaahh, out of time again. Will ask follow up questions in a couple hours.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 28, 2014, 09:04:20 am
Wolf
NQT: What analytical techniques?  I'm always scum, remember.  I haven't had a chance to develop them  :P
You're always scum, eh? Even here? Do you think your day game would be different playing as town?

Whitius Are you satisfied with Wolf's response?

NAV
NAV You're scum aren't you?
What makes you think I'm scum?
Ahah! I note you don't deny that you're scum. I wasn't really sure before (how could I be, the game has just started?!) but now this is tantamount to admission. This coupled with your question to Cheese: how could a player possibly prove they're not scum?

IC Advice: The beginning of the game questions serve a few purposes: foremost they start a conversation; second, they can set traps. Try not to fall into obvious linguistic traps, but if you do, just be honest and explain yourself clearly. Good scum are never caught out in the early back and forth where it's just a matter of saying the right kinds of things, but newbie scum often are.

TheDarkStar
Jailor by far; he can both protect and block. Jailors make the town live longer in general. Also, they can add significant evidence as to whether someone is scummy or not.
I think I'd be inclined to agree.

IC Advice: Questions can also be used to judge your fellow player's grasp of the subtleties of the game. You want to be sure your fellow town know what they're doing as the game proceeds.

NQT: Is it more important to base scum/town reads off posts and votes or off power roles?
If you've got an inspection result or you jailed someone and no one died then power role results should play a large part of a player's reads. However, most players don't have access to such roles and so must use every valid tool they can to hunt scum. Do you disagree?

Cheese
Is there anything in particular you have in mind for victory? How much time to you plan to spend cross-checking your notes?
I've got some tried and tested methods. I'll be keeping notes and checking them more as the game proceeds. Do you intend to keep any notes?

AT WORK ATM, WILL POST MORE QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE LATER
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Silthuri on March 28, 2014, 09:44:55 am
Sorry about the delay. RL happened.


NQT:
MyOwnWorstEnemy What's the most important thing you've learned recently in mafia?
I've learned to not be afraid of attacking someone I think is scum.


4maskwolf:
MOWE: If your partner messed up as scum, would you bus them or just stay back and watch?
I would actually do my best to save them at first, unless it would be drawing too much attention to me. If that doesn't work, I'd probably go about my way, attacking other players, since suddenly calling them scum would look bad on me.


WhitiusOpus:
MOWE: What are your qualifications for a definite vote on someone, rather than a random vote? As in, what makes you really sure someone is scum?
I would have to be fairly sure they were scum. They would have had to have made several scum slips.


TDS:
MOWE: What is the most important thing to you when choosing who to inspect?
It would have to be someone I suspect of possibly being scum, but aren't sure. If something just seems off about the person, I'd just inspect them to be sure they're worth pursuing. If they're town, I can shift my focus onto others and have one less person to be worrying about.


mastahcheese:
MyOwnWorstEnemy
There's only one scum left, and you are the jailkeeper. After jailing the person who lead the mislynch the day prior, nobody dies in the night. Would you consider them more likely to be the scum or the target? Why?
It depends on their conduct the day before. If they appear to have legitimate arguments, I'd count them more likely as town. If they had had a few slips, I'd think they were more likely scum.


Persus:
MOWE- What do you think should happen to lurkers in a game where replacements are unavailable?
I think if they continue to lurk throughout the whole game and have been warned many times, they should be removed from the game. Having a lurker during critical times at the end isn't helpful for anyone and takes away from the game experience.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 28, 2014, 10:12:19 am
Ok, now that I have roughly a half-hour, it's question teim.
Quote from: notquitethere
Whitius Are you satisfied with Wolf's response?
Yes, I am. Unvote 4maskwolf.
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pufferfish: Let's say it's later in the game, it's LyLo, and one person continues to make mistakes. Subtle ones, but scumtells all the same. But, the other players seemed to have not picked up on them, and another player seems to be attempting to cover this other player's mistakes as best as possible. Do you think they're both scum? How would you try and convince the other players?
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TheDarkStar: Same as what I asked pufferfish, but what would you do if they begin pointing out mistakes you may or may not have made, and opinion turns to you as scum?
_________________________________________________

MastahCheese: Alright, "scumbiscuit", how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
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MyOwnWorstEnemy: What would you do if you lead a myslynch, causing the game to LyLo, and the other players become suspicious, and begin hounding you? How would you defend yourself?
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4maskwolf: How do you tend to react to people sidelining you as "no way this person could be scum?" Keep in mind that you're scum, during this.
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NAV: You usually play games as ludicrously as possible. How do you feel with mafia being SRS BSNS?
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Persus13 and NQT: As IC's, is it really hard to play both scum and give townie advice, without revealing your true colors? Or better, how far can we trust your advice, if you're giving it as scum, and therefore won't fall into such traps as likely.
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WhitiusOpus: How would... Oh wait, that's me.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 28, 2014, 11:16:37 am
Everyone has such wonderfully clear formatting. Keep up the good work guys!

Pufferfish
TDS is very analytical, but doesn't post much.
So if TDS was particularly unanalytical this game you'd be suspicious? What if he posted a lot more than usual?

How do you feel this game will go?
Hopefully it'll conclude at the end of day 2 with a total victory for Town with no one killed in the night. What will actually happen is anyone's guess.

Persus
Do you think it's important to grill everyone on day one?

MOWE
MyOwnWorstEnemy What's the most important thing you've learned recently in mafia?
I've learned to not be afraid of attacking someone I think is scum.
That's promising to hear. So you intend to definitely vote by the end of each game then? Obviously, RL takes precedence but do you intend to ask any active questions in the RVS?

Whitius
Persus13 and NQT: As IC's, is it really hard to play both scum and give townie advice, without revealing your true colors? Or better, how far can we trust your advice, if you're giving it as scum, and therefore won't fall into such traps as likely.
I don't think I've ever been both an IC and an active scum player so it's hard to say for certain, but I think I'd be able to separate my desire to win as scum and my desire to give good advice. Often while playing as scum I've said perfectly truthful things about how the voting pattern mark out my scum partners as scum, in the full knowledge that no one else would act on that knowledge. I'm interested in everyone getting better at this game, so you can always trust my advice.

Especially when I'm talking like this.

If you're scum will you be targeting an IC for the night kill?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 28, 2014, 04:09:04 pm
Wolf
NQT: What analytical techniques?  I'm always scum, remember.  I haven't had a chance to develop them  :P
You're always scum, eh? Even here? Do you think your day game would be different playing as town?
I dunno.  You figure out if I'm scum.  You really think I would tell you if I was?  Well, I would assume my day game would be different, wouldn't you?

Also, I should correct that to "I'm always cop", because in my three completed games that was all I was.

4maskwolf: How do you tend to react to people sidelining you as "no way this person could be scum?" Keep in mind that you're scum, during this.
I dunno.  What do you mean by that?  I'm not gonna argue that I am scum, if that's what you mean.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 28, 2014, 05:09:21 pm
pufferfish: Let's say it's later in the game, it's LyLo, and one person continues to make mistakes. Subtle ones, but scumtells all the same. But, the other players seemed to have not picked up on them, and another player seems to be attempting to cover this other player's mistakes as best as possible. Do you think they're both scum? How would you try and convince the other players?
_________________________________________________

TheDarkStar: Same as what I asked pufferfish, but what would you do if they begin pointing out mistakes you may or may not have made, and opinion turns to you as scum?
_________________________________________________

I would post my evidence and draw attention to the two players as much as possible. There's not too much more for me to do.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 28, 2014, 05:46:59 pm
TDS: No clue, but I bet it's fun! In LyLo with an inactive player? Since it's a 2v1, I'd lynch inactive. That's how my very first B<M went here; well, I didn't lynch but the two active players set aside their differences and lynched the inactive player. If you're inactive that late into the game, you have some srs issues.

Say you're cop. Town mislynched and tomorrow will be MyLo. What sort of personality would you investigate late game?

Everything else equal, I'd target the people are are to get a read from. If it's relatively easy to get a read from someone but I don't have it yet, I'll try to get it the next day instead of wasting my inspect.

If he was still alive, TDS, because he shouldn't be alive that long :P

Very funny. ::)

TheDarkStar
Jailor by far; he can both protect and block. Jailors make the town live longer in general. Also, they can add significant evidence as to whether someone is scummy or not.
I think I'd be inclined to agree.

IC Advice: Questions can also be used to judge your fellow player's grasp of the subtleties of the game. You want to be sure your fellow town know what they're doing as the game proceeds.

NQT: Is it more important to base scum/town reads off posts and votes or off power roles?
If you've got an inspection result or you jailed someone and no one died then power role results should play a large part of a player's reads. However, most players don't have access to such roles and so must use every valid tool they can to hunt scum. Do you disagree?

I do not disagree. Maybe I should have refined my question a bit more.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Silthuri on March 28, 2014, 08:40:24 pm
WhitiusOpus:
MyOwnWorstEnemy: What would you do if you lead a myslynch, causing the game to LyLo, and the other players become suspicious, and begin hounding you? How would you defend yourself?
I would go back and point out the reasons I had for voting the person and try to explain that I was actually convinced they were scum.


NQT:
MOWE
MyOwnWorstEnemy What's the most important thing you've learned recently in mafia?
I've learned to not be afraid of attacking someone I think is scum.
That's promising to hear. So you intend to definitely vote by the end of each game then? Obviously, RL takes precedence but do you intend to ask any active questions in the RVS?
I very much so intend on using my vote. And I'm not one for asking random questions. I think the only time I've ever asked RVS questions was my first BM, in which all of the questions were completely and utterly useless. Since then, I've kinda dropped that idea and settle on commenting/asking specific questions about what someone has/hasn't done rather than asking the RVS questions myself. Any IC advice for me in that regard? Because I realize that that's something I should be doing, but I just don't know how to go about it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 28, 2014, 10:39:59 pm
notquitethere
Cheese
Is there anything in particular you have in mind for victory? How much time to you plan to spend cross-checking your notes?
I've got some tried and tested methods. I'll be keeping notes and checking them more as the game proceeds. Do you intend to keep any notes?
I keep mental notes, but I don't record anything like you do.


WhitiusOpus
MastahCheese: Alright, [1] "scumbiscuit", [2] how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? [3] What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
[1] Scumbuscuit.
[2] Well, if my methods are anything to go by, tunnel them relentlessly, and refuse to believe a thing they say. That's usually how I go about it.
[3] That's something I'm still working on. Really, it's very subtle on the few times I have been able to tell one way or the other. If I find myself starting to run out of thing to really attack them with, then they're probably scum. But if new things start cropping up at the same speed that others are being answered, then I'm usually convinced they're scum.

What about you? How do you go about it? And also, how much of a difference does it make with a vote being applied, in your opinion?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 28, 2014, 11:10:00 pm
Votecount Day 1

(1) Pufferfish - 4maskwolf
(0) TheDarkStar
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, WhitiusOpus
(0) MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13
(1) 4maskwolf - Pufferfish
(1) NAV - notquitethere
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Monday March 31st at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 29, 2014, 07:46:09 pm
*yawns*
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 29, 2014, 08:18:57 pm
Alright, I'll give you something to answer.

4Mask: Your vote is obviously an RVS pressure vote, but your question doesn't dig at much. Scum.

If you were jailkeep and tomorrow would be LyLo, who out of this group would you jail, assuming no other information?
I'm getting ganged up on in RVS  ::)
If he was still alive, TDS, because he shouldn't be alive that long :P

Comment on the bolded part? You didn't defend yourself from this, but rather pointed out all the RVS votes on you.
Hmm.

Pufferfish
You took your RVS vote off of 4mask after he pointed out all the RVS votes on him, and after NQT asked if you were happy with his response, even though there was still more from your original post to him that could have been questioned.
Upon closer inspection, it seems you took your vote of off him once just a little bit of pressure was applied. Are you trying to stay on people's good sides?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 29, 2014, 08:33:08 pm
Hi cheese.

Sane 4maskwolf was out that day.  He is back now, at least temporarily.

MY questions usually don't dig until day 2, when I start running through all of the possibilities through my head.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Gentlefish on March 30, 2014, 12:40:39 am
Alright, I'll give you something to answer.

4Mask: Your vote is obviously an RVS pressure vote, but your question doesn't dig at much. Scum.

If you were jailkeep and tomorrow would be LyLo, who out of this group would you jail, assuming no other information?
I'm getting ganged up on in RVS  ::)
If he was still alive, TDS, because he shouldn't be alive that long :P

Comment on the bolded part? You didn't defend yourself from this, but rather pointed out all the RVS votes on you.
Hmm.

Pufferfish
You took your RVS vote off of 4mask after he pointed out all the RVS votes on him, and after NQT asked if you were happy with his response, even though there was still more from your original post to him that could have been questioned.
Upon closer inspection, it seems you took your vote of off him once just a little bit of pressure was applied. Are you trying to stay on people's good sides?

Votecount Day 1

(1) Pufferfish - 4maskwolf
(0) TheDarkStar
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, WhitiusOpus
(0) MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13
(1) 4maskwolf - Pufferfish
(1) NAV - notquitethere
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Monday March 31st at 9 PM PST.

Vote's still on him bruh. I'm not trying to be on anyone's good sides.

4Mask: Mastah Cheese is right. Please answer my question legitimately.


pufferfish: Let's say it's later in the game, it's LyLo, and one person continues to make mistakes. Subtle ones, but scumtells all the same. But, the other players seemed to have not picked up on them, and another player seems to be attempting to cover this other player's mistakes as best as possible. Do you think they're both scum? How would you try and convince the other players?

Depends on if a scum's been lynched. Assuming not.

In that case, I'd dig into the past days, the early ones, when no-one was trying to cover up other people's mistakes so much. Look for tells back there during a listing of scum.

S'how Mastah was able to get my vote to lynch you in terminator mafia; There was a scumlist in D1 from EHF that pointed to you "being clean" and "not really scummy" and that sealed the deal for me.

I'd look for that from both sides.

If there -was- a mafioso hanging from the branches, I'd again be digging back into the past to check out what happened. Except it'd be looking at the lynched against the two players who are appearing to buddy up.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 30, 2014, 05:52:44 am
Wolf
I dunno.  You figure out if I'm scum.  You really think I would tell you if I was?  Well, I would assume my day game would be different, wouldn't you?
So you're saying that if your day game is the same as I've seen it when you've been scum, then you're probably scum? Can I hold you to that?

DarkStar
Maybe I should have refined my question a bit more.
Well we're not in a hurry here. Go ahead and refine your question.

MOWE
Any IC advice for me in that regard? Because I realize that that's something I should be doing, but I just don't know how to go about it.

Basically, the established Bay12 mafia sub-forum way of starting Day 1 is to ask hypothetical questions. I'm pretty sure scum are never caught this way, but it does start the day off with some content. On other sites they do things differently: in some the game is started with a night, and so one player doesn't get to play but there are inspection results etc. right from the off. In others, they just make random accusations, and then start accusing one another of sheeping and bandwagoning. This can be a bit silly but it probably catches more scum in the long run. If you do ask questions at the beginning of the game, try to make them do some work for you: find out how competent and serious your fellow players are. Get an understanding of their character.

With all that in mind, ask me an RVS-style question or cast an accusation.

Cheese
I keep mental notes, but I don't record anything like you do.
Uh huh, and what's your track record on successfully lynching scum?

Pufferfish
Did you answer my question about TheDarkStar (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5131343#msg5131343)?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Tiruin on March 30, 2014, 06:21:22 am
MOWE
Any IC advice for me in that regard? Because I realize that that's something I should be doing, but I just don't know how to go about it.

Basically, the established Bay12 mafia sub-forum way of starting Day 1 is to ask hypothetical questions. I'm pretty sure scum are never caught this way, but it does start the day off with some content.
THIS IS A LIE.

Quote
In others, they just make random accusations, and then start accusing one another of sheeping and bandwagoning. This can be a bit silly but it probably catches more scum in the long run.
THIS ENFORCES PEOPLE NOT THINKING.
ALSO IT DOESN'T.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 30, 2014, 08:00:47 am
Spoiler: Tiruin's View (click to show/hide)
As can be seen, there are legitimate differences of opinion on the efficacy of different ways to start a game. The important thing to ask is: is this, even indirectly, helping me catch scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Tiruin on March 30, 2014, 08:18:34 am
Spoiler: Tiruin's View (click to show/hide)
As can be seen, there are legitimate differences of opinion on the efficacy of different ways to start a game. The important thing to ask is: is this, even indirectly, helping me catch scum?
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. THE FOLLOW-UP MATTERS MORE.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 30, 2014, 09:35:04 am
Oh very well, fishy mcfisherton.  Out of this group, one of the IC's, probably Persus, because I find him harder to read than NQT.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Gentlefish on March 30, 2014, 06:14:31 pm
Pufferfish
Did you answer my question about TheDarkStar (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5131343#msg5131343)?

Woop, slipped through, thanks for pointing it out.

Pufferfish
TDS is very analytical, but doesn't post much.
So if TDS was particularly unanalytical this game you'd be suspicious? What if he posted a lot more than usual?

My feelings on TDS are only through one game. That being said, I would find it suspicious of him to not be so in-analytical. If he posted more, I would honestly think that was great, and it'd give me more to ask about.

Oh very well, fishy mcfisherton.  Out of this group, one of the IC's, probably Persus, because I find him harder to read than NQT.

4MaskWolf: Give me a better answer to my previous question than the joke you gave me.


If you were jailkeep and tomorrow would be LyLo, who out of this group would you jail, assuming no other information?


In other words,

What sort of player would you jail in a last-ditch effort to save the town? Would you jail to protect, or jail to block?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 30, 2014, 07:11:03 pm
Cheese
I keep mental notes, but I don't record anything like you do.
Uh huh, and what's your track record on successfully lynching scum?
I was part of the main players in the lynch of Makeinu in the first game I played, I pretty much caused the lynch on 4mask in the last BM.
...So, of the three games I've completed, I've successfully lynched scum in two of them, and I was scum in the other.
Take that as you will.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on March 30, 2014, 07:44:17 pm
Hey, Persus, I just noticed you didn't answer my question.

Persus13
There seems to be a string of random voting, with not even actual questions attached, but rather threats/demands. What are your thoughts on the matter?
This is a BM, so I to some extent expected that, however, I do think that it needs improvement. My hope was that people would take the question I asked MOWE as an example for what they should do.

Persus:
MOWE- What do you think should happen to lurkers in a game where replacements are unavailable?
I think if they continue to lurk throughout the whole game and have been warned many times, they should be removed from the game. Having a lurker during critical times at the end isn't helpful for anyone and takes away from the game experience.
Define removed from the game. Remember that I said no replacements were available.

Persus13 and NQT: As IC's, is it really hard to play both scum and give townie advice, without revealing your true colors? Or better, how far can we trust your advice, if you're giving it as scum, and therefore won't fall into such traps as likely.
Well, I've never been scum and an IC player at the same time, so I wouldn't know. I've only been scum once, and I was in a position where I was one of the more experienced players. Then I said things I believed where true, and used them to attack other players and actually defend a few other ones. When we say stuff in italics, take that as 100% true. If it isn't in italics, it's either my opinion, or gameplay, so not necessarily true. We may le to you, if we're scum, but it won't or shouldn't be on how to play the game. Scum still need to win, and the best way to do that is appear town. the best way to appear town is to be as truthful as possible.

Persus
Do you think it's important to grill everyone on day one?
I think it's important everyone gets grilled on D1. If people are trying to avoid the spotlight, you should definitely grill them, but you shouldn't worry so much if someone else is doing the grilling of another player and it is satisfactory to you.

Any IC advice for me in that regard? Because I realize that that's something I should be doing, but I just don't know how to go about it.
Mind if I take this too? Figure out something that works for you that is participative in the beginning of the game. Being an active lurker is something you want to avoid as other people can't get a good read on you. One possibility you could do is ask questions about hypothetical situations to other players. If you're lucky you can get questions going. Another is to try and set traps. And a final method is to intercept questions intended for other people before they've answered it Don't actually do that last one, you'll get attention, but of the kind you don't want

Oh very well, fishy mcfisherton.  Out of this group, one of the IC's, probably Persus, because I find him harder to read than NQT.
What's this in response to, and should I take this as a complement?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 30, 2014, 08:21:45 pm
OY! FISH! I answered your question. RIGHT ABOVE YOUR VOTE.

And yes, Persus, that's a compliment.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on March 30, 2014, 08:44:48 pm
Could I join as a replacement?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 30, 2014, 09:02:25 pm
Oh, I see what the fishy is asking.

It depends on the day and my mood, and whether sane 4mask is present.  Jail scummy Mcscummerton type, I suppose.  Or jail townie mcTownerton.  Depends on scum numbers.  If two scum, townie mctownerton.  If one scum, scummy mcscummerton
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 30, 2014, 11:34:22 pm
Votecount Day 1

(1) Pufferfish - 4maskwolf
(0) TheDarkStar
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, WhitiusOpus
(1) MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13
(1) 4maskwolf - Pufferfish
(1) NAV - notquitethere
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Monday March 31st at 9 PM PST.

Day ends in slightly less than 24 hours.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 30, 2014, 11:35:58 pm
Oh, my vote is on fishy, unvote. He answered my questions.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 30, 2014, 11:53:42 pm
Hmm, I think we need more time to decide, or at least I do, I'd rather not be lynched Day1 due to a pressure vote and an RVS vote.

extend

Pufferfish
What do you make of 4mask's answers?

TheDarkStar
NQT: Is it more important to base scum/town reads off posts and votes or off power roles?
If you've got an inspection result or you jailed someone and no one died then power role results should play a large part of a player's reads. However, most players don't have access to such roles and so must use every valid tool they can to hunt scum. Do you disagree?
I do not disagree. Maybe I should have refined my question a bit more.
You say you should have refined your question a bit more, but you neither redefine your question, nor attempt to follow up.

NAV
You showed up to Randomly Vote me, and you haven't said a word since. You've been active on other parts of the forum. Explain.

WhitiusOpus
Care to say anything in regards to my answer? Care to answer my own questions toward you?

MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, Persus13, notquitethere
Would you all be kind enough to provide your reads?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 30, 2014, 11:58:28 pm
Tomorrow.

extend
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on March 31, 2014, 07:31:39 am
extend
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Silthuri on March 31, 2014, 07:48:08 am
Extend. I'll try to get back in here today, if schoolwork allows.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on March 31, 2014, 08:07:42 am
To fix my question:

NQT: Which tells you more: Scummy play or a jail where there is no kill? Why?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 31, 2014, 09:23:27 am
4maskwolf: How do you tend to react to people sidelining you as "no way this person could be scum?" Keep in mind that you're scum, during this.
I dunno.  What do you mean by that?  I'm not gonna argue that I am scum, if that's what you mean.
I mean that, since you are obviously scum, how would you react to people disregarding you as scum, and acting as if you're confirmed townie?

WhitiusOpus
MastahCheese: Alright, [1] "scumbiscuit", [2] how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? [3] What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
[1] Scumbuscuit.
[2] Well, if my methods are anything to go by, tunnel them relentlessly, and refuse to believe a thing they say. That's usually how I go about it.
[3] That's something I'm still working on. Really, it's very subtle on the few times I have been able to tell one way or the other. If I find myself starting to run out of thing to really attack them with, then they're probably scum. But if new things start cropping up at the same speed that others are being answered, then I'm usually convinced they're scum.

What about you? How do you go about it? And also, how much of a difference does it make with a vote being applied, in your opinion?
I think the best way to pressure someone is pretty much what you said. Vote them, tunnel them relentlessly until it's almost detrimental to you, and counter everything they say until they get so frustrated they slip. On the second part, I'm not so sure. I guess you'd have to know that person well enough to know if they're a newbie or not.

I think applying a vote gets someone's attention, and thus makes them more thorough in their answer.

______________________________

I think that's all the questions for me.
______________________________

mastahcheese: I am still not convinced of your innocence, scum! How angry would you be, on a scale from 1-10, if you got lynched D1 from lawlz RV? Would it be detrimental to your scum buddies?

pufferfish: You've been oddly quiet. Why haven't you asked me a question?

TDS: So might possibly be scum, and scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on March 31, 2014, 10:14:22 am
Pufferfish
What do you think about Wolf's posting style in this game?

Cheese
Take that as you will.
I'm expecting great thing from you. What do you think about Whitius' vote on you?

Persus
I think it's important everyone gets grilled on D1. If people are trying to avoid the spotlight, you should definitely grill them, but you shouldn't worry so much if someone else is doing the grilling of another player and it is satisfactory to you.
Do you think NAV has been sufficiently grilled?

NAV
Are you still playing?

TheDarkStar
Which tells you more: Scummy play or a jail where there is no kill? Why?
If I'm the jailer, the latter gives me more information: I know that either my target was scum or they were the scum's target. A lot of players can behave in ways we find scummy but later turn out to be inexperienced, or manipulated by superior scum players. If I'm not playing Jailer, then scummy play is what I'll mostly have to go on (including suspicious voting patterns).

Do you think it's important for town players to try and work out who the cop or jailer might be?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Silthuri on March 31, 2014, 11:53:36 am
NQT:
Uh... assume you're the jailkeeper, what key factors play a part in who you choose to protect? Would you rather protect someone you view as a prominent town player or jail someone you believe is scum?


Persus:
Persus:
MOWE- What do you think should happen to lurkers in a game where replacements are unavailable?
I think if they continue to lurk throughout the whole game and have been warned many times, they should be removed from the game. Having a lurker during critical times at the end isn't helpful for anyone and takes away from the game experience.
Define removed from the game. Remember that I said no replacements were available.
I mean mod-killed. If they refuse to play the game or are unable and every other option has been tried and didn't work, they should be mod-killed.


mastahcheese:
MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, Persus13, notquitethere
Would you all be kind enough to provide your reads?
But of course!

NQT: Nothing of suspicion; null read.

4mask: Jumping around a lot; seems to be missing questions/avoiding them; leaning scum.

WhitiusOpus: Seems to be scum hunting nicely; fairly active; leaning town.

mastahcheese: Nothing really stands out; null read.

TDS: Again, nothing really stands out; null read.

NAV: Only one post since day start, in which he voting mastahcheese for no apparent reason; leaning scum

Persus: Nothing suspicious; null read.

Pufferfish: Nothing really stands out; null read.

In short, my reads are useless.


NAV please play with us.


4mask: Might you explain why you're flailing about so early in the game? I don't recall you being this wild in our other games together.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 31, 2014, 12:22:36 pm
WhitiusOpus
mastahcheese: I am still not convinced of your innocence, scum! How angry would you be, on a scale from 1-10, if you got lynched D1 from lawlz RV? Would it be detrimental to your scum buddies?
Fuggin' 11. Mostly from NAV, though, because he isn't even here. You'd think it'd be more thought out than
"Who should we lynch?"
"lol, kill mistercheesy"
"lawls, ok"
I'm sure the scum are laughing their heads off.
As for your second question, I don't know about how scum would take it, but it might hurt their sides from all the laughing.

notquitethere
Cheese
Take that as you will.
I'm expecting great thing from you. What do you think about Whitius' vote on you?
He's a scumbucket
He's trying to pressure me, there isn't really anymore to think about it than that, as far as I see it.
Do you want to provide those reads I asked for?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on March 31, 2014, 12:52:02 pm
Ok. You've satisfied my hunger for blood curiosity, Herr Cheese. Unvote.

4maskwolf: Do sane maskwolf and insane maskwolf correspond to your alignment? Ie, are you more serious when townie, and less as scum, and vice versa?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 31, 2014, 02:26:26 pm
extend
Bold you extends!  >:(

Day extended to Wednesday April 2nd 9 PM PST.

One more extension available today.

NAV has been prodded.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: NAV on March 31, 2014, 03:22:23 pm
Ahh sorry guys please forgive me. I'm here now.

NAV: If you were scum, what would focus most on to seem town? Also, why are you dodging NQT's question?
1:If I was scum pretending to be town, I would post a lot and try to copy other people who I knew were town.
2:Because I prefer to answer questions when I have as much information as possible.

NAV
Mastahcheese: Prove you aren't scum.
Well, I haven't killed anyone. There's that.
Although more seriously, the fact of the matter is I can't prove I'm not scum, the best I could do is convince you that I'm not scum, and seeing as how this is my first post of the game, I don't really have any evidence to back up a rebuttal to an accusation of scumminess, so really, I can't. At least not yet.

How about this, then. How would you go about proving (or rather convincing) that you are not scum?
I am extremely inexperienced and unskilled at this game. I realize that I am acting like scum and that a lot of people probably think I'm scum. But a townie accidentally acting like a scum takes much worse playing skill that a scum accidentally acting like a scum. And I am so bad at this that you should assume I am playing in the worst way possible.

NAV
NAV You're scum aren't you?
What makes you think I'm scum?
Ahah! I note you don't deny that you're scum. I wasn't really sure before (how could I be, the game has just started?!) but now this is tantamount to admission. This coupled with your question to Cheese: how could a player possibly prove they're not scum?
A player could not possibly prove they aren't scum. I admit that was a bad question.

NAV: You usually play games as ludicrously as possible. How do you feel with mafia being SRS BSNS?
It is stressfull.

NAV
You showed up to Randomly Vote me, and you haven't said a word since. You've been active on other parts of the forum. Explain.
I forgot I joined this.

NAV
Are you still playing?
Now I am.

NAV: Only one post since day start, in which he voting mastahcheese for no apparent reason; leaning scum
No question here to answer.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 31, 2014, 06:19:16 pm
Ok. You've satisfied my hunger for blood curiosity, Herr Cheese. Unvote.

4maskwolf: Do sane maskwolf and insane maskwolf correspond to your alignment? Ie, are you more serious when townie, and less as scum, and vice versa?
Sane 4mask is in right now, so you're in luck.  I wouldn't say I'm more serious as town or scum, but I have yet to finish a non beginner-flailing game as town, so how would I know?  I'm not entirely sure what you want, precisely.

4mask: Might you explain why you're flailing about so early in the game? I don't recall you being this wild in our other games together.
I'm not flailing, I'm....
Life things.
The point is, you can't always rely on me to play the game seriously, if at all.  Not right now.  Replacement request.  Let Walnuts play, I can't be relied on to play this game to any capacity.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 31, 2014, 08:42:59 pm
Replacements have been contacted...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on March 31, 2014, 10:00:28 pm
NAV
So you're admitting that you asked me a bad question that couldn't be answered, then answered what basically amounted to the same question towards you, stating it as such, but you neither unvote, nor follow up with further questions, admitting that you're acting scummy, and trying to defend yourself saying that it's simply because you're new, and you forgot you joined?

If it weren't the fact that this is your very first game, I'd be voting you for all that, but let's just go with that.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on March 31, 2014, 10:56:02 pm
Painiac is replacing in for 4maskwolf
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Painiac on April 01, 2014, 02:54:34 pm
Hiho there!

Well, gotta dig in. I won't be able to post anything sensible today, I think.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Painiac on April 01, 2014, 03:48:42 pm
Okay... I am still being voted when I did replaced 4maskwolf, mod?

Duh. I don't really mind votes, but these sit on me, currently, for no reason. And that's a no-no. Ask me something.

MastahCheese, how different is modus operandi of doctor from M.O. of scum? In your opinion?
MyOwnWorstEnemy, what would you do as miller townie?
NAV, if there would be zero night phase, and if you could off someone - would you do it?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on April 01, 2014, 05:37:53 pm
Sorry for low activity, been a pretty busy day for me and mostly been confined to posting on phone, which often takes longer.

Often on Day 1 there is so little information to go on that there doesn't seem a compelling reason to vote anyone. Lynching the least engaged/active players is seen by some as a good tactical move but that's not considered very sporting for a BM.

I'll get to questions when I'm more awake/have a computer.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 01, 2014, 07:52:50 pm
Okay... I am still being voted when I did replaced 4maskwolf, mod?

Duh. I don't really mind votes, but these sit on me, currently, for no reason. And that's a no-no. Ask me something.

MastahCheese, how different is modus operandi of doctor from M.O. of scum? In your opinion?
Hmm, so you say that it's a "no-no" for a vote to sit on you for no reason, then vote me, providing no reason?
Interesting.
If I were to vote you, would that make you upset? If someone else were to, how would you feel?

*Looks up the meaning of modus operandi*
Well, scum is trying to murder people, and doctors are trying to prevent that.
I'll go ahead and change "doctor" to "jailer" since that's a role we can actually have here.

I think that it would be rather different, since the scum are probably going to kill someone who's death would be the most beneficial, in whatever way would do so, and so a jailer would have to try to anticipate that, and attempt to jail the person that scum would most likely target, but that isn't exactly easy, when you don't know who the scum is, and different scum would prioritize different kills. With scum, you're only thinking about who would be best to get rid of, with a jailer, you have to think about who would be the most beneficial for scum to get rid of, for each person that might possibly be scum, there's a lot more thinking involved. Unless there's only one scum left, in which case you can also attempt to jail whoever you think might be the scum.

There was a question of mine for 4mask that he never answered.
MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, Persus13, notquitethere
Would you all be kind enough to provide your reads?
That goes for you too, NQT, this is the second time I've reminded you.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 01, 2014, 08:55:48 pm
Duh. I don't really mind votes, but these sit on me, currently, for no reason. And that's a no-no. Ask me something.
Ok. My votes still on you, so here's a question -

How many mafia games have you played in? Do you think more experienced players have an advantage here in BM? Not only from experience, mind you, but also from the fact that many inexperienced players look up to more experienced ones, and are therefore less likely to press their case, or make accidental fallacies that the more experienced player could exploit. Whats your take on this?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on April 01, 2014, 09:36:42 pm
Duh. I don't really mind votes, but these sit on me, currently, for no reason. And that's a no-no. Ask me something.
Ok. My votes still on you, so here's a question -

How many mafia games have you played in? Do you think more experienced players have an advantage here in BM? Not only from experience, mind you, but also from the fact that many inexperienced players look up to more experienced ones, and are therefore less likely to press their case, or make accidental fallacies that the more experienced player could exploit. Whats your take on this?
I was going to ask you something similar, but WHitius seems to have it covered.

Anyone not an IC: How do you plan on hunting ICs?

NQT: How well do you think your vote matrix will work in a Beginner's game?

Reads: Currently, all my reads are null reads. I want to fix this soon, but doubt I will be until D2 unless things go down.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 01, 2014, 09:43:32 pm
Anyone not an IC: How do you plan on hunting ICs?
The same way I hunt everyone else, stubborn tunneling.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Painiac on April 01, 2014, 10:30:08 pm
Hmm, so you say that it's a "no-no" for a vote to sit on you for no reason, then vote me, providing no reason?
Interesting.
If I were to vote you, would that make you upset? If someone else were to, how would you feel?
Your vote had no reason, because it was pointed at 4mask. I am not 4mask. You might ask me something different.

When I voted on you, I had valid reason: to make you talk.

While it is RVS, votes doesn't really have any deep meaning at the time being. Nothing to care about, frankly. Later, it would depend. For example; If I would think you are townie, and you are trying to sneak in vote with lame argument, I would get mad. Nothing gets me more than townie with lame bandwagon - he doesn't think for himself.

There was a question of mine for 4mask that he never answered.
MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, Persus13, notquitethere
Would you all be kind enough to provide your reads?
For now? Don't have anything serious. I still need to ask my own questions, to get my own impression on people. And I need sum time to reread topic properly.

Ok. My votes still on you, so here's a question -

How many mafia games have you played in? Do you think more experienced players have an advantage here in BM? Not only from experience, mind you, but also from the fact that many inexperienced players look up to more experienced ones, and are therefore less likely to press their case, or make accidental fallacies that the more experienced player could exploit. Whats your take on this?
It's hard to say. I played here about 3 games, which all of them went horrible, more or less. While in my native language, I am pretty succesful MG, and a player to some excent. People tend to treat me like people treat Jim Groovester here.

And I think I failed those 3 times because of: language blockage (imma not native), and falling from a big horse. Badly.

Do experienced players have advantage? It's hard to say, mafia it's still game where you win with team. One good player might not change anything, when whole mob decides for some warped reason to lynch him. It helps to some extend, yes. But if you are too experienced, scum team really, really wants to off you. I kinda am accustomed to live only for one day or two, before scum team offs me. C'est la vie.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 01, 2014, 10:35:33 pm
Hmm, so you say that it's a "no-no" for a vote to sit on you for no reason, then vote me, providing no reason?
Interesting.
If I were to vote you, would that make you upset? If someone else were to, how would you feel?
Your vote had no reason, because it was pointed at 4mask. I am not 4mask. You might ask me something different.
Check again, I haven't voted. What makes you think I did?
And way to dodge my question.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 02, 2014, 01:44:53 am
Votecount Day 1

(0) Pufferfish -
(0) TheDarkStar
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, Painiac
(1) MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13
(3) Paniac - Pufferfish, WhitiusOpus, MyOwnWorstEnemy
(1) NAV - notquitethere
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: mastahcheese

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Wednesday April 2nd at 9 PM PST.

Day ends in ~9 hours.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on April 02, 2014, 06:22:32 am
MOWE
NQT:
Uh... assume you're the jailkeeper, what key factors play a part in who you choose to protect? Would you rather protect someone you view as a prominent town player or jail someone you believe is scum?
If I was pretty sure I knew who the scum would pick to kill (such as someone that broke a tie that lynched scum), I'd jail the player that the scum would most likely kill. But if, by their behaviour or a cop claim or somesuch, I knew who a scum player was, I'd jail them.

NAV, it's near the end of the day. Would you like to see Mastahcheese lynched?

Mafia can be a bit overwhelming at first. Try not to get too stressed. If you're ever wondering what to do, it's often useful to ask people why they did or said about something, or how they feel about the state of play.

Persus
NQT: How well do you think your vote matrix will work in a Beginner's game?
It'll still be useful, though most people on day one will have no real information and so their votes shouldn't be taken with too much weight. Do you think we should be lynching MOWE?

Cheese I don't have any coherent reads right now. I mostly get information in light of flips. But I am also aware that players having a a matrix of reads to work off is very useful for spotting teams and cumulative suspicions. As such:

4maskwolf/Painiac - My Wolf meta read is that he's more competent when he's playing scum, as such a vague town read here. Not got a solid handle on his replacement.
mastahcheese  - Hasn't voted at all, but pressing others for reads. Mild scum read.
TheDarkStar - Hasn't posted in ages, not really done much. Pretty usual for DarkStar. Null.
WhitiusOpus - Seems fairl competent and engaged. Mild town read but it's all a bit early to say
Persus13  - Hasn't done much yet. Null.
MyOwnWorstEnemy - Seems about usual for MOWE. All invites a closer read after the flips
Pufferfish - Low activity, slightly tunnely. Mild scum read.
NAV - No real content but that's not a surprise. Understandably inexperienced. I'd like to see more from them. Null.

Still bit short of time, but I'll be sure to be about to break any ties at the end of the day.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on April 02, 2014, 08:14:22 am
Extend

Let's not lynch the guy who just joined the game please.

Looking back through the thread, I think NAV is the scummiest player because of how he tried to defend accusations of being scummy. He seemed to do it as if he was scum player instead of a town player.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 02, 2014, 09:53:19 am
I agree. It doesn't seem quite fair to lynch a player who joined so late.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
TDS: So you might possibly be scum, and have been scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Unvote

TheDarkStar: I would like you to be more engaged in the game. Please start being more active, and answer this question. I've bolded the more important piece.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Persus13 on April 02, 2014, 01:08:04 pm
I agree. It doesn't seem quite fair to lynch a player who joined so late.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
TDS: So you might possibly be scum, and have been scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Unvote

TheDarkStar: I would like you to be more engaged in the game. Please start being more active, and answer this question. I've bolded the more important piece.
Way to tie up the vote.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 02, 2014, 02:20:42 pm
Votecount Day 1

(0) Pufferfish -
(1) TheDarkStar - WhitiusOpus
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, Painiac
(1) MyOwnWorstEnemy -
(2) Paniac - Pufferfish, MyOwnWorstEnemy
(2) NAV - notquitethere, Persus13
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: mastahcheese

1/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Day 1 will end Wednesday April 2nd at 9 PM PST.

Day ends in ~9 hours.

EVERYONE SHOULD POST MORE!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Gentlefish on April 02, 2014, 02:23:41 pm
pfp
unvote
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: TheDarkStar on April 02, 2014, 03:47:28 pm
I agree. It doesn't seem quite fair to lynch a player who joined so late.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
TDS: So you might possibly be scum, and have been scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Unvote

TheDarkStar: I would like you to be more engaged in the game. Please start being more active, and answer this question. I've bolded the more important piece.

I saw that one and I thought I answered it. Oops.

Probably me and Persus, since he's calm about everything and would be most likely to not act like he's on my scumteam. I'd want Tiruin to be the scum IC to prevent her from asking unfortunate questions about my actions. Having both out removes two skilled players from the town.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: NAV on April 02, 2014, 04:08:02 pm
Mastahcheese: If you had to vote someone who wasn't me, who would you vote for and why?

Painiac: Why did you randomly vote for the guy who'd already be randomly voted twice at the time? I think that could be considered bandwagoning.

NAV, if there would be zero night phase, and if you could off someone - would you do it?
Not at this point. the probability of offing town is much higher than of offing scum, and I have don't have strong reads on anyone. Later in the game, I would off people if I thought I was on the losing side.

NAV, it's near the end of the day. Would you like to see Mastahcheese lynched?
He seems to be giving off a slightly scummy vibe to me. Because he is an outlier as the only one who hasn't voted, and he seemed to react negatively to being voted on. So yes.

Pufferfish: What is an unconventional tactic that could lead to success?

WhitiusOpus: Do you think player activity is a good way to judge whether someone is scum or not? Is this different between beginner and advance games?

Persus: Which player do you dread the most being on the opposite team from?

DarkStar: Tell me a mafia-related joke please.

MyOwnWorstenemy: Who would you investigate as a cop? Why?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 02, 2014, 07:23:33 pm
Mastahcheese: If you had to vote someone who wasn't me, who would you vote for and why?
Well, first off, I wouldn't want to vote you because I think it would suck to get lynched day 1 on your first game.
That said, Pufferfish, he hasn't been following up on his questions much, with the exception of when I pointed it out, at which point, he instantly became aggressive toward 4maskwolf, which was the target of the original question that I pointed out. It seems too much like someone jumping on an opportunity, rather than genuinely caring about getting their questions answered.

NAV, it's near the end of the day. Would you like to see Mastahcheese lynched?
He seems to be giving off a slightly scummy vibe to me. Because he is an outlier as the only one who hasn't voted, and he seemed to react negatively to being voted on. So yes.
Well, I would like to say that it's the idea of being killed by a random vote that bothers me, it's the lack of thought put into it.
But whatevs. That's me.

Also, extend, there isn't enough activity for my liking.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 02, 2014, 07:49:31 pm
DarkStar: Tell me a mafia-related joke please.
Why did the scum push his partner onto the road?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

((yeah, I know, it was stupid))
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 02, 2014, 08:35:01 pm
DarkStar: Tell me a mafia-related joke please.
Why did the scum push his partner onto the road?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

((yeah, I know, it was stupid))
Hey! You called for replacement, remember? That answer could have completely changed my read on TDS! Geez. [/false exasperation]

Quote from: NAV
WhitiusOpus: Do you think player activity is a good way to judge whether someone is scum or not? Is this different between beginner and advance games?
Yes and no. In almost all mafia games, the highest poster is either a townie or third party. This is due to people wanting to find out scum, while the scum is usually responding and reacting. Except for a few cases, where the scum can false-lead the hunt, which is very unlikely. So generally speaking, the more active players are either really good scum, or town.

Yes, it's very different for BM games. As many people are playing for their first time, it's hard to judge their alignment based on post count. Then again, many new players who are scum, are more cautious and... Specific... In how and what they post, as well as post less.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 02, 2014, 11:48:54 pm
Day ended writeup soon.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 03, 2014, 12:15:50 am
A long day of prancing around is about to come to an end. But still the unicorns couldn't determine who was actually a horse.

"mastahcheese is a horse, of course of course!"

"No NAV is a horse, of course of course!"

"Why don't we not kill anyone?" one of the unicorns finally suggested.

Since they couldn't reach a decision they felt the only fair thing to do was to not kill anyone. And so everyone quietly found a patch of grass for themselves and lied down to rest, knowing danger is still nearby.

Final Votecount Day 1

(1) Pufferfish - mastahcheese
(1) TheDarkStar - WhitiusOpus
(2) MastahCheese - NAV, Painiac
(0) MyOwnWorstEnemy -
(1) Paniac - MyOwnWorstEnemy
(2) NAV - notquitethere, Persus13
(1) WhitiusOpus - TheDarkStar
(0) Persus13
(0) notquitethere

Not Voting: Pufferfish

2/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

No one was lynched! 
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Night 1 - Forest Night
Post by: zombie urist on April 05, 2014, 02:04:05 am
The unicorns wake up in unison, each taking time to stretch and yawn and prepare for the new day. It doesn't take long for them to notice that TheDarkStar is no longer amongst them.

Cautiously, everyone snuck towards TheDarkStar's resting place. TheDarkStar lay on the ground with a huge fracture in his skull. His horn was crushed and his tongue hung out.

Soon insects will burrow through his body. There is not much you can do about that. But you must stop the horses from doing such a thing again!

TheDarkStar has been killed in the night. He was a vanilla townie.

Day 2 will end Tuesday April 8th at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: TheDarkStar on April 05, 2014, 07:34:57 am
Bah. Unfortunately, I'm not particularly surprised. This kind of thing tends to happen to me.  :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: notquitethere on April 05, 2014, 08:16:29 am
Uh oh... this didn't quite work out:

Still bit short of time, but I'll be sure to be about to break any ties at the end of the day.

I should have calculated when exactly pacific time was rather than relying on ZU's hour counter:
Day ends in ~9 hours.

As it was, the day finished at 5AM NQT-time.

OK, on the brightside, we didn't lynch town on D1, on the downside, we didn't lynch scum either.

Cheese, Wolf, Whitius: you were the last players to vote near the deadline: why didn't you break the tie?

New players may not be aware, but it's seen as very good practice to lynch when possible, unless players are absolutely certain that they're heading towards a mislynch. The only way of defeating scum is to use the lynch.

What made you decide to unvote, Pufferfish?

NAV, MOWE, Paniac, Persus what do you think about DarkStar being town?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 05, 2014, 09:36:45 am
Uh oh... this didn't quite work out:

Still bit short of time, but I'll be sure to be about to break any ties at the end of the day.

I should have calculated when exactly pacific time was rather than relying on ZU's hour counter:
Day ends in ~9 hours.

As it was, the day finished at 5AM NQT-time.

OK, on the brightside, we didn't lynch town on D1, on the downside, we didn't lynch scum either.

Cheese, Wolf, Whitius: you were the last players to vote near the deadline: why didn't you break the tie?

New players may not be aware, but it's seen as very good practice to lynch when possible, unless players are absolutely certain that they're heading towards a mislynch. The only way of defeating scum is to use the lynch.

What made you decide to unvote, Pufferfish?

NAV, MOWE, Paniac, Persus what do you think about DarkStar being town?
Wolf replaced out, please direct all questions to Paniac
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Painiac on April 05, 2014, 01:58:28 pm
I never had occasion to get good read on him. And because we didn't done much, it's kinda hard to get info out of this NK. You can't get something out from interactions with victim, when interactions did not took place at all... Especially we didn't got lynch day before, bad thing. We really can't afford another no-lynch day now - or townie lynch, for that matter. Things will get grim, if we do.

The general unvoting causing the day to end in draw is basically our only clue. BECAUSE: when someone dies, we check who did what with such person. But opposite is also true: when someone does not die, we should check who did what to get draw. But that might not be machinations of scum/scum team, but just error on town part. Hard to say, without thorough look.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 05, 2014, 07:05:25 pm
Cheese, Wolf, Whitius: you were the last players to vote near the deadline: why didn't you break the tie?
The reason I didn't break the tie is because the only way I could have done so is to have voted NAV, and I'd prefer to not lynch a player on their very first game. So for the sake of honor to newbies, I didn't break it.

Looking back through the first day, to find something we can use.
Frick, he wasn't one of the people I asked reads from, god dang it.

People that gave me reads:
TDS: Again, nothing really stands out; null read.
Reads: Currently, all my reads are null reads. I want to fix this soon, but doubt I will be until D2 unless things go down.
For now? Don't have anything serious. I still need to ask my own questions, to get my own impression on people. And I need sum time to reread topic properly.
TheDarkStar - Hasn't posted in ages, not really done much. Pretty usual for DarkStar. Null.

...
So 4 out of 4 people gave TDS a "null" read.
That gives us freaking nothing.

I'll have to inspect other stuff closer later.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Painiac on April 05, 2014, 10:22:54 pm
Gosh. I swear, all we do, is asking each other for reads, and saying we will do something about it. That's silly.

Your reason for not lynching NAV isn't good either, mastahcheese. Honor do not win games.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 05, 2014, 10:32:50 pm
Gosh. I swear, all we do, is asking each other for reads, and saying we will do something about it. That's silly.

Your reason for not lynching NAV isn't good either, mastahcheese. Honor do not win games.
You're saying this under the assumption that I'm here to win at all costs, as opposed to say, education of the game for those involved.
That said, you mentioned earlier that you were going to read through the thread. Have you done so? Have you found anything you'd like to enlighten us on?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 05, 2014, 11:17:32 pm
Well. I feel I screwed up big time, and that I probably look really scummy right now. I was changing my vote based on mastahcheese's response to me asking how bad he would feel to be RV'd to death on D1, and the response seemed pretty town (by my perspective). I was also pressed for time, and did not review the complications changing my vote so late would've had on the game. I apologize, as that's a pretty big mistake. I'll accept any criticism, as it's probably just :/.

Quote from: NQT
Cheese, Wolf, Whitius: you were the last players to vote near the deadline: why didn't you break the tie?

New players may not be aware, but it's seen as very good practice to lynch when possible, unless players are absolutely certain that they're heading towards a mislynch. The only way of defeating scum is to use the lynch.
I truthfully did not fully think through the implications of me changing my vote, and then not having the time to return and check what that would cause by making a tie. Honest mistake.

Also, yes, I am aware that we need to lynch someone D1. It gives leads and helps us to narrow down possible scum (or bad town). Now, we have nothing as to leads. Except me, of course. the regular screw up...

Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 06, 2014, 12:25:14 am
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
Well, if I'm alive, I can still hunt scum, so in that sense, yes. But I'm curious, now, why ask how I feel about it?

...I had to read your question a couple times to really think about it, but it seems like there isn't supposed to be a "good" answer:
If I say "yes", you'll say that I'm reacting to being voted in a scummy way.
If I say "no", you'll ask "So you wanted to be lynched?"
Those are the only two ways to answer the question, so what were you hoping to get out of it?

...Your question is a trap, isn't it?
It can't be used to actually gain usable information, just used to give you things to throw at me later, because how I feel could only be used to start up a "WIFOM" argument with how I react to a stimulus.

...So I think I'll return the question to you, Opus.
Are you happy you took your vote off of me?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 06, 2014, 10:03:47 am
...So I think I'll return the question to you, Opus.
Are you happy you took your vote off of me?

Hmm... I don't know, tbh. It puts suspicion on me for tying up the vote, but also allows you to live, whom I'm decently sure isn't scum. Yes, this question was a trap (not very good one), but it was also to mainly gauge your reaction to it. If you had reacted defensively, I would probably have marked you as scum, or at least keep pushing the line of questioning. If you had reacting overly aggressive, I probably would've kept pushing also.

In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.

What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 06, 2014, 06:14:41 pm
You know, you've pointed out that you're looking scummy, I think twice now? And keep saying that you feel bad, or messed up somehow. What it seems like you're doing, is calling to emotion, or whatever the term is.

Snipped to the parts I'm referring to.
Well. I feel I screwed up big time, and that I probably look really scummy right now.
I'll accept any criticism, as it's probably just :/.
Now, we have nothing as to leads. Except me, of course. the regular screw up...
It puts suspicion on me for tying up the vote...
...but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch...
You're making it pretty clear on your thoughts on the matter.

Also, this.
In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.
[Bolded part] This does not sound like a phrase town would use at all. Keep me alive?

Now that I think of it...
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
[Italics] You're talking like you have control over this, like you decide who lives or dies here. You're talking from a scum perspective.

I think I'll answer your question now, Opus.
What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
I don't think that lynching someone D1 on their first game is viable, either. From a point of information, you should have gone with the lynch on me, because there's no better time in the game to perform a lynch than D1, it has the least risk.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 06, 2014, 11:00:05 pm
WhitiusOpus - notquitethere, mastahcheese
mastahcheese - WhitiusOpus

not voting - Persus13, Painiac, Pufferfish, NAV, MyOwnWorstEnemy

I should have calculated when exactly pacific time was rather than relying on ZU's hour counter:
Day ends in ~9 hours.
Whoops  :(

Day 2 will end Tuesday April 8 at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 06, 2014, 11:01:43 pm
I hope people get in here.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Tiruin on April 06, 2014, 11:13:32 pm
I'm here! :D
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 06, 2014, 11:21:01 pm
I'm here! :D
:I
Thank you, Tiru.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 06, 2014, 11:24:42 pm
I'm here! :D
:I
Thank you, Tiru.
I'm here.  And I replaced out...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 07, 2014, 07:53:54 am
Quote from: mastahcheese
You know, you've pointed out that you're looking scummy, I think twice now? And keep saying that you feel bad, or messed up somehow. What it seems like you're doing, is calling to emotion, or whatever the term is.

Snipped to the parts I'm referring to.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
Well. I feel I screwed up big time, and that I probably look really scummy right now.
I'll accept any criticism, as it's probably just :/.
Now, we have nothing as to leads. Except me, of course. the regular screw up...

Quote from: WhitiusOpus
It puts suspicion on me for tying up the vote...
...but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch...
You're making it pretty clear on your thoughts on the matter.
You're right maybe it is emotion. I think I overreacting due to me having checked the thread after night fell, and seeing that it was pretty much my fault that the vote tied. If I had not switched my vote, we would have had a D1 lynch, as opposed to a no-lynch. This pins suspicion to me, as pointed out by NQT voting me, which I think is justifiable. I assumed, while (probably over) thinking about this, that opinion would point towards me more.
____________________________________
Quote from: mastahcheese
Also, this.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.
[Bolded part] This does not sound like a phrase town would use at all. Keep me alive?
How is it not a phrase a town would use? Maybe my wording is odd, or off, but what I'm trying to say is 'letting you live'. That's what I did, right? By switching my vote off of you, it allowed you to participate in the next day, and not be lynched. I'm not trying to 'keep you alive', that was a bad choice of words. I meant, 'allowing to to continue to breath'. But even then, that's not a great wording either, is it? That infers that I'm the one who decides your death. Maybe the best way to say this is "I'm on the line as to having switched my vote, and therefore leaving you alive, and us with a no lynch".
__________________________________________________
Quote from: mastahcheese
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
[Italics] You're talking like you have control over this, like you decide who lives or dies here. You're talking from a scum perspective.
__________________________________________________
I think I'll answer your question now, Opus.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
I don't think that lynching someone D1 on their first game is viable, either. From a point of information, you should have gone with the lynch on me, because there's no better time in the game to perform a lynch than D1, it has the least risk.
I don't "have control over this". I "had the ability to let you live or hang". I don't think it's a scum perspective, if that is what truly happened. I believe the above answers this. As well, it's interesting to note you completely glossed over the part about you killing in the night. Any reason for that?

Basically, I see no reason for your vote on me, mastahcheese, other then OMGUSing. You're taking what I've said and twisting it to fit what you want. Yes, I may have over exaggerated my vote-change, but then again, not many people are here to give their perspectives. Otherwise, you've taken some quotes out of context, and phrasing it as if I'm talking from a scum perspective when I'm just referring to what happened D1. I bet your scum buddy will be proud when you lead a myslynch today.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: NAV on April 07, 2014, 08:02:05 am
Please don't go easy on me just because it's my first game. Not Like I really need to say this any more, considering day 1 of my first Mafia is over.

Mastahcheese: You were the last person to vote, even though you knew the vote wouldn't accomplish anything. Why then did you vote?

NAV, MOWE, Paniac, Persus what do you think about DarkStar being town?
He was quiet, but someone earlier in the thread I think mentioned that he's quiet and analytical. I feel like avenging his death.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: Silthuri on April 07, 2014, 09:51:13 am
NQT:
NAV, MOWE, Paniac, Persus what do you think about DarkStar being town?
Well since I had a null read on him the entire game, I'm not terribly surprised that he flipped town. Just as I wouldn't have been terribly surprised if we'd lynched him and he flipped scum.


Opus:
You were the one that tied up the vote. Someone actually pointed out that you had tied the vote. Although I understand that that could have been a beginner's mistake, when it's coupled with asking what seem to be loaded questions, it seems really scummy because no matter how one answers, you'll be able to claim they're scum because of it.


NAV:
MyOwnWorstenemy: Who would you investigate as a cop? Why?
I'd probably investigate Opus because I think he's quite scummy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 07, 2014, 02:02:21 pm
WhitiusOpus
Quote from: mastahcheese
Also, this.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.
[Bolded part] This does not sound like a phrase town would use at all. Keep me alive?
How is it not a phrase a town would use? Maybe my wording is odd, or off, but what I'm trying to say is 'letting you live'. That's what I did, right? By switching my vote off of you, it allowed you to participate in the next day, and not be lynched. I'm not trying to 'keep you alive', that was a bad choice of words. I meant, 'allowing to to continue to breath'. But even then, that's not a great wording either, is it? That infers that I'm the one who decides your death. Maybe the best way to say this is "I'm on the line as to having switched my vote, and therefore leaving you alive, and us with a no lynch".
It's been your whole demeanor so far that I'm getting at, you're not acting like someone who's been trying to find evidence of scumminess, you've been acting like someone who trying to trip people up to accuse them of it.

Here, I'll pull up some of the things I'm talking about.

MastahCheese: Alright, "scumbiscuit", how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
This is your first question towards me, already calling me scum. Normally, this wouldn't be worth mentioning, except to point out that I was the first person you singled out in this manner, and persisted on it. Looking back, the only one.

mastahcheese: I am still not convinced of your innocence, scum! How angry would you be, on a scale from 1-10, if you got lynched D1 from lawlz RV? Would it be detrimental to your scum buddies?
You're asking questions that are already implying that I'm scum, I fail to see what you possibly gain from this, other than an attempt to trip someone up, for answering a question which is already giving itself its own answer.

Ok. You've satisfied my hunger for blood curiosity, Herr Cheese. Unvote.

4maskwolf: Do sane maskwolf and insane maskwolf correspond to your alignment? Ie, are you more serious when townie, and less as scum, and vice versa?
This. After you failed to trip me up twice, you then shift targets away from me, but I don't see the same vigor in which you had applied towards me. You don't even follow up on your question, instead...

I agree. It doesn't seem quite fair to lynch a player who joined so late.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
TDS: So you might possibly be scum, and have been scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Unvote

TheDarkStar: I would like you to be more engaged in the game. Please start being more active, and answer this question. I've bolded the more important piece.
You then switch targets over to the lurker, who isn't here to defend himself, tying up the vote in the process.

Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
Now the night is over, the lurker is dead, and you once again resume your attempts to trip me up with a question that is, once again, already implying scumminess.

...And it's now that I realized that I've quoted the vast majority of what you've posted so far.

Everything you've been saying has been blatantly attempting to pin me as scum, before even letting me answer the question.

Quote from: mastahcheese
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
[Italics] You're talking like you have control over this, like you decide who lives or dies here. You're talking from a scum perspective.
__________________________________________________
I think I'll answer your question now, Opus.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
I don't think that lynching someone D1 on their first game is viable, either. From a point of information, you should have gone with the lynch on me, because there's no better time in the game to perform a lynch than D1, it has the least risk.
I don't "have control over this". I "had the ability to let you live or hang". I don't think it's a scum perspective, if that is what truly happened. I believe the above answers this. As well, it's interesting to note you completely glossed over the part about you killing in the night. Any reason for that?
[Bolded part] This once again ties in with what I'm pointing out above. You're asking questions, well, with this, not even asking, just accusing, things that serve absolutely no purpose, except to draw a response from me, in the form of something to be used incriminatingly.

You say that I kill in the night, how can I respond to this?
Obviously, there is only one answer, to say that I didn't, at which point you'd ask why I felt the need to point it out.
But you knew that already, didn't you?

[1] Basically, I see no reason for your vote on me, mastahcheese, other then OMGUSing. You're taking what I've said and twisting it to fit what you want. Yes, I may have over exaggerated my vote-change, but then again, not many people are here to give their perspectives. [2] Otherwise, you've taken some quotes out of context, and phrasing it as if I'm talking from a scum perspective when I'm just referring to what happened D1. I bet your scum buddy will be proud when you lead a myslynch today.
[Bolded part] Do you still fail to see how this is being continued by you? I don't think I can make this more obvious.
There are two things I want to say to this.
[1] Your accusation of an OMGUS is amusing, seeing as how I'm actually proving evidence of my accusations on you, while you're just repeating "scum!" and leading the questions to innately agree with you. It almost makes me thing that the reason you voted me is just to call out "OMGUS" once I start to press you on the matter.
[2] Out of context? I've quoted you word for word. And please point out what it is that I'm supposedly taking out of context, since you're failing to provide context at all with this.

NAV
[1] Please don't go easy on me just because it's my first game. Not Like I really need to say this any more, considering day 1 of my first Mafia is over.

Mastahcheese: You were the last person to vote, even though you knew the vote wouldn't accomplish anything. Why then did you vote?
[1] Well, day 1 is over, and you need to actually be here to learn.
[2] I voted to hopefully get Pufferfish to respond, I still find his actions to have been very scummy, and I'm awaiting his response on the matter. I've already stated that I'm not going to D1 lynch a player on their first game. I'm not the only one who thinks this way, either.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: notquitethere on April 07, 2014, 05:45:43 pm
Paniac
The general unvoting causing the day to end in draw is basically our only clue. BECAUSE: when someone dies, we check who did what with such person. But opposite is also true: when someone does not die, we should check who did what to get draw. But that might not be machinations of scum/scum team, but just error on town part. Hard to say, without thorough look.
Sure, and now, looking back, what do you think the record tells us?

Cheese
I'll have to inspect other stuff closer later.
Do you think Whitius' rapid vote swapping was suspicious then?

MOWE
Well since I had a null read on him the entire game, I'm not terribly surprised that he flipped town. Just as I wouldn't have been terribly surprised if we'd lynched him and he flipped scum.
I see. And do you feel you're doing enough now to strengthen your reads on the surviving players: you say you find Opus super scummy yet there's only a finger of suspicion there. Why so reticent?
 
Whitius, you convinced Cheese is scum?

NAV
It's about a day until the end of the day, if you want to avenge NAV's death, shouldn't you place a vote?

Pufferfish, Persus
Are you going to help lynch someone today?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 07, 2014, 06:19:46 pm
Cheese
I'll have to inspect other stuff closer later.
Do you think Whitius' rapid vote swapping was suspicious then?
Back then? I didn't think too much of it, but now? Yeah, I find it suspicious, I've outlined my general thoughts in the post above yours.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 07, 2014, 09:17:29 pm
Okay. Let me take a step back, Unvote, and have a breather.

Spoiler: mastahcheese (click to show/hide)
Okay. I think I may have tunneled waaay too relentlessly on you. I have basically focused on you pretty much the entire game, but also because you've been one of the few active players. My approach to questioning could be refined (that's part of the reason I'm in a BM game), as right now I'm just accusing you of scum, without much (some, not much) basis to support this. As well, I really don't have a response to this wall of text you've placed. Yes, I see that my whole approach has been to 'accuse of scum, see how they react', which will need work.

Whitius, you convinced Cheese is scum?
No, I'm not totally convinced. I think he is, or there's a suspicion he is, but I'm currently not articulate enough, nor have enough time to find flaws in his argument and piece it apart to the extent he is. I hope that playing mafia more will help with this, but currently the only real evidence I have his over-aggressive push back towards me pressuring him. I think he's overly defensive to the point of offensive, and that's all the lead I have.

So, to put more into this. My reads:


NQT: Leaning heavily towards town, helpful (as IC should be).

mastahcheese: Leaning towards scum.

NAV: Novice town, hasn't posted much.

Persus: Null read for now.

MOWE: Slight scum lean, as he's jumping on the opportunity to get me lynched with mastahcheese, without much basis.

Pufferfish: Is he even still playing?

Painiac: Good at deflecting questions, or satisfying the questioner, and then watching the show from the background. Null read for now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 07, 2014, 09:42:39 pm
MOWE
Well since I had a null read on him the entire game, I'm not terribly surprised that he flipped town. Just as I wouldn't have been terribly surprised if we'd lynched him and he flipped scum.
I see. And do you feel you're doing enough now to strengthen your reads on the surviving players: you say you find Opus super scummy yet there's only a finger of suspicion there. Why so reticent?
 
I'm explaining how scummy his actions are, but I'm not voting him because if both were indeed beginner mistakes, I don't want to just lynch him. I was shown mercy when I screwed up big time in my first game (basically bandwagoning on the lynch D1 and lynching scum; someone accused me of bussing yet just dropped it a bit later). "You screw up, you die" seems a bit harsh.


Opus:
MOWE: Slight scum lean, as he's jumping on the opportunity to get me lynched with mastahcheese, without much basis.
If I wanted to "get you lynched", I'd vote you.

I also feel the need to say this before it becomes yet another discussion that distracts from the game, I'm a woman. I'm not offended, but every single time someone mistakes me for a guy, there's a discussion on my gender.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: zombie urist on April 07, 2014, 11:59:30 pm
WhitiusOpus - mastahcheese
mastahcheese - WhitiusOpus
MyOwnWorstEnemy - notquitethere

not voting - Persus13, Painiac, Pufferfish, NAV, MyOwnWorstEnemy

Day 2 will end Tuesday April 8 at 9 PM PST.
This is in ~24 hours

0/3 to extend
0/5 to shorten

Persus13 and Pufferfish have been prodded.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 08, 2014, 01:01:41 am
[1] Okay. I think I may have tunneled waaay too relentlessly on you. I have basically focused on you pretty much the entire game, but also because you've been one of the few active players. My approach to questioning could be refined (that's part of the reason I'm in a BM game), as right now I'm just accusing you of scum, without much (some, not much) basis to support this. [2] As well, I really don't have a response to this wall of text you've placed. Yes, I see that my whole approach has been to 'accuse of scum, see how they react', which will need work.
[1] The whole point of tunneling is to be relentless, to see where people crack.
[2] I don't know how to respond to this either, as you're simply backing off from the argument rather than attempting to make a counter argument.

I'll get back to you later.


Persus13, Pufferfish
Since you two are being prodded, I don't know what to say right now.
Still awaiting Fish's response.

Painiac
Gosh. I swear, all we do, is asking each other for reads, and saying we will do something about it. That's silly.

Your reason for not lynching NAV isn't good either, mastahcheese. Honor do not win games.
This is the last thing you said.
Since you've expressed concern over the lack of action, care to do something about it?
Maybe follow up on your question towards me?

NAV
What have you being making of the situations? Anything you've gleamed?

MyOwnWorstEnemy
If you had shown up right before Day 1 ended, would you have switched your vote? If so, onto who, and why?

notquitethere
Same as MOWE.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 08, 2014, 06:58:49 am
The problem is that not many people are doing anything scummy, and we lost D1 because people didn't extend and didn't have cases. I know Pufferfish needs to get in here and post, but I can't think of anything else worth voting.

However, I do intend to go back and read through the thread and see if I find anything suspicious to comment on.

NQT, how's your vote matrix coming along?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: NAV on April 08, 2014, 01:04:59 pm
NAV
It's about a day until the end of the day, if you want to avenge NAV's death, shouldn't you place a vote?
Avenge my own death  :P I think you mean TheDarkStar.
Pufferfish Isn't posting. Voting him should either get him in here to post or eliminate him.

NAV
What have you being making of the situations? Anything you've gleamed?
Need to vote people off or lose, and there are a few people who I am suspicious of.
I have learned the importance of day 1 lynches, and the importance of posting regularly. And also some other things like questions should be possible to answer and answers should be impossible to question.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 08, 2014, 10:23:54 pm
I'm going to try replacing Pufferfish.

Please please be more active. I'm mod extending by 12 hours. Day will end Wed Apr 9 at 9 AM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 08, 2014, 10:31:59 pm
Yeah, it looks like we're going to wind up policy lynching Pufferfish if nothing else happens.

Persus, NAV
How comfortable are you two on your votes on Pufferfish? Would you consider a policy lynch?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: notquitethere on April 09, 2014, 02:54:13 am
Whitius, if you have a scum read on one player and none on anyone else, then you should be voting that player (and probably also looking at other people as well).

MOWE
I'm explaining how scummy his actions are, but I'm not voting him because if both were indeed beginner mistakes, I don't want to just lynch him. I was shown mercy when I screwed up big time in my first game (basically bandwagoning on the lynch D1 and lynching scum; someone accused me of bussing yet just dropped it a bit later). "You screw up, you die" seems a bit harsh.
Harsh, and counterproductive when these can be newbie mistakes, but ultimately we're nearing the end of the day and if we keep on mislynching then town will lose.

At this stage, given the paucity of information, we may learn the most from a Pufferfish lynch, as already three players seem in favour.

Everyone, are you pro or con a Puffer-lynch?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 09, 2014, 06:58:44 am
Extend, I'm okay with a policy lynch on Pufferfish, as any lynch will give us more information, and lynching a useless player will do that. If I had reads on things I'd vote someone I thought was scummy, but I don't.

Nav: Did you realize you were bandwagoning on Pufferfish?

mastahcheese: Do you still think WhitiusOpus is scum?

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 09, 2014, 11:17:31 am
Day ends writeup soon.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 09, 2014, 11:24:43 am
Whitius, if you have a scum read on one player and none on anyone else, then you should be voting that player (and probably also looking at other people as well).

At this stage, given the paucity of information, we may learn the most from a Pufferfish lynch, as already three players seem in favour.

Everyone, are you pro or con a Puffer-lynch?
Ok then, I will reassign my vote back to Mastahcheese.

Also, I'm ambivalent to voting puffer. I'm fairly sure that he's town, just not active at all. But then, he's not contributing to us anyways.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 09, 2014, 12:01:12 pm
Another day has come to its conclusion. The unicorns have decided today that Pufferfish will be lynched as he is a horse. Before Pufferfish could protest, everyone else formed a circle around him.

They ran and ran around him, frightening him. Pufferfish couldn't escape. The unicorns circled faster and faster. Soon all Pufferfish was able to see was a ring of white around him.

What seemed to Pufferfish like an eternity later, the unicorns turned towards him and charged. Their sharp horns pierced his skin at multiple points.

"I'm not a horse", Pufferfish weakly protested. "I'm ... just ... an ... emotionally sensitive unicor...".

He passed out before he could finish. But he was right. As soon as he died, his horn glowed a pale blue, confirming his last words. Glumly, all the survivors of the day walked to their corner and laid down to rest.

Pufferfish has been lynched! He was a town cop!.

Night will end Thursday at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Night 2 - Emotional Death
Post by: zombie urist on April 09, 2014, 07:13:57 pm
Once again the unicorns awoke, knowing there was unrest in the night. Soon enough, they discovered the body of notquitethere. Just like TheDarkStar, his head was kicked in. Blood splattered across the grass. A brutal sight.

A single brave unicorn examined NQT's horn. It emitted a pale green glow, the sure sign of a magical unicorn. The unicorns were sure they could feel the last bits of magic in the air. But they all knew NQT's soul is no longer anywhere near them.

A few quick words are spoken in his memory and everyone goes back to arguing.

notquitethere has been killed in the night! He was a town jailkeeper.

Day 3 will end Friday April 11th at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 09, 2014, 07:16:39 pm
Everyone please please be more active  8)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 09, 2014, 08:15:50 pm
Ouch, both town power roles taken out.

NAV. Way to bandwagon vote there. Did you notice my post right before yours voting Pufferfish with very similar reasoning?

Also, people. We have Extends for a reason. Use them.

Because we will likely need it, Extend.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 09, 2014, 08:46:40 pm
mastacheese, do you think town is in trouble now that both power roles are killed, as well as having two AFK players?

I'm going to finish reading over the past few days to bring up some examples, but I'm almost convinced you're scum. I don't have time to now, but I will tomorrow.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Tiruin on April 09, 2014, 08:50:06 pm
Everyone please please be more active  8)
Will do, commander! :))
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 09, 2014, 09:13:48 pm
Okay, here's my bah post:

DAMN IT DON'T YOU KNOW THAT PUFFERFISH IS ALWAYS TOWN COP. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN HIS LAST BM TOO, EXCEPT THAT I GOT TO BE THE SACRIFICAL LAMB.

Oh, who am I kidding. Good game, everyone.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 09, 2014, 09:41:57 pm
Persus makes a good point on the Extend

mastacheese, [1] do you think town is in trouble now that both power roles are killed, as well as having two AFK players?

[2] I'm going to finish reading over the past few days to bring up some examples, but I'm almost convinced you're scum. I don't have time to now, but I will tomorrow.
[1] Nah, bro, I think we're good. [/sarcasm]
[2] Ok, then, I will be awaiting that.
In the meantime, I shall also be awaiting a proper answer from my text wall towards you the past day.

EVERYONE, YO
Now would be an excellent time to give your reads, so we can figure this out.
Let's see, we're down to 6 people, and two of them are scum...
...So we're in MyLo, people.

MyOwnWorstEnemy - I haven't really seen anything one way or another that triggers any alarms. Null read, which I don't like this late in the game.
Painiac - I... Don't know what to say on this. He hasn't really said enough for my liking. Null, too, I guess.
NAV - You really need to get in here. Also, I'll be waiting for your response to Persus, I'm sure we're all waiting.
WhitiusOpus - Still has yet to answer my damn questions, I've made a huge post on why I think he's scum.
Persus13 - ...I don't think you're scum. I don't know why, but something's telling me that you're not scum. Your vote on Pufferfish actually seemed to be... I don't know exactly how to put it. Lean Town.



Everyone please please be more active  8)
^This^

DAMN IT DON'T YOU KNOW THAT PUFFERFISH IS ALWAYS TOWN COP. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN HIS LAST BM TOO, EXCEPT THAT I GOT TO BE THE SACRIFICAL LAMB.
This makes it what, the third time he lurked as a cop? God dang.

Everyone please please be more active  8)
Will do, commander! :))
...Tiruin, I love you, in a completely friendly and innocent way.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 10, 2014, 06:33:40 pm
Extend. We have to get this one right, everyone.

My reads are as follows:

Mastahcheese: Nothing really of note.

Opus: Scum lean for tying the D1 vote, asking loaded questions, and accusing me of "jumping on the opportunity" to get him lynched by FoSing him.

Persus: Slight scum lean for being the one who initiated the Puffer vote.

NAV: Slight scum lean for just bandwagoning on Pufferfish.

Painiac: Hasn't really been around; nothing else really stands out.

All that being said, I'm going to have to go with my gut on this one. Opus for reasons stated above. You're the scummiest person I see here right now.


Mastah:
MyOwnWorstEnemy
If you had shown up right before Day 1 ended, would you have switched your vote? If so, onto who, and why?
Knowing what I knew then? You. If only because I'd hate to be the jackass that gets someone lynched on the first day of their first mafia game. I had no reads on either of you, but I'd hate to give the scum a free kill. And there's the off-chance that we'd end up lynching scum.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 10, 2014, 06:45:30 pm
Day extended to Tuesday, April 15th 9PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 10, 2014, 08:49:23 pm
WhitiusOpus
Quote from: mastahcheese
Also, this.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.
[Bolded part] This does not sound like a phrase town would use at all. Keep me alive?
How is it not a phrase a town would use? Maybe my wording is odd, or off, but what I'm trying to say is 'letting you live'. That's what I did, right? By switching my vote off of you, it allowed you to participate in the next day, and not be lynched. I'm not trying to 'keep you alive', that was a bad choice of words. I meant, 'allowing to to continue to breath'. But even then, that's not a great wording either, is it? That infers that I'm the one who decides your death. Maybe the best way to say this is "I'm on the line as to having switched my vote, and therefore leaving you alive, and us with a no lynch".
It's been your whole demeanor so far that I'm getting at, you're not acting like someone who's been trying to find evidence of scumminess, you've been acting like someone who trying to trip people up to accuse them of it.

Here, I'll pull up some of the things I'm talking about.

MastahCheese: Alright, "scumbiscuit", how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
This is your first question towards me, already calling me scum. Normally, this wouldn't be worth mentioning, except to point out that I was the first person you singled out in this manner, and persisted on it. Looking back, the only one.
Hmm, you point out that you're the first and only person I've singled out,, but then you go on and put my question towards 4maskwolf. And TDS. I switched votes in hopes to get players more active in the game, and hadn't realised how close to the end of the day we had come, making the vote final.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
mastahcheese: I am still not convinced of your innocence, scum! How angry would you be, on a scale from 1-10, if you got lynched D1 from lawlz RV? Would it be detrimental to your scum buddies?
You're asking questions that are already implying that I'm scum, I fail to see what you possibly gain from this, other than an attempt to trip someone up, for answering a question which is already giving itself its own answer.
Of course it's implying you're scum! IT IS MEANT TO GUAGE YOUR REACTION. I feel like I've stated this before, but let me reiterate: It's how you deny that you're scum. Different people react to  pressure in different ways, and you could become overly defensive or aggressive towards the questioner.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
Ok. You've satisfied my hunger for blood curiosity, Herr Cheese. Unvote.

4maskwolf: Do sane maskwolf and insane maskwolf correspond to your alignment? Ie, are you more serious when townie, and less as scum, and vice versa?
This. After you failed to trip me up twice, you then shift targets away from me, but I don't see the same vigor in which you had applied towards me. You don't even follow up on your question, instead...
Of course I shift my question to a different player. I was satisfied by you're response! At that point, I was unsure as to anyone's alignment, really, so I was basically scumhunting - trying to make someone slip up. I hadn't applied much pressure to you by this point.
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Quote from: mastacheese
I agree. It doesn't seem quite fair to lynch a player who joined so late.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
TDS: So you might possibly be scum, and have been scum in a previous game. Who would be in your ideal scum team, for this?
Unvote

TheDarkStar: I would like you to be more engaged in the game. Please start being more active, and answer this question. I've bolded the more important piece.
You then switch targets over to the lurker, who isn't here to defend himself, tying up the vote in the process.
Again. Hadn't realized how much time was left, just trying to make him more active.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
Now the night is over, the lurker is dead, and you once again resume your attempts to trip me up with a question that is, once again, already implying scumminess.

...And it's now that I realized that I've quoted the vast majority of what you've posted so far.

Everything you've been saying has been blatantly attempting to pin me as scum, before even letting me answer the question.
That's the way I've been scumhunting, and probably is horribly ineffective. I'll work on it. I know implying that someone is scum constantly isn't the best way, but it works. At least in this case. You are overreactive to my posts, and sensitive to the implications of you being scum, to the point of having to point them out. You consistently accomplish very little of you're own scumhunting, while being very adept at deflecting questions aimed at yourself, and putting counter-arguments. So far, the only thing you've done is defend yourself.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
Quote from: mastahcheese
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
[Italics] You're talking like you have control over this, like you decide who lives or dies here. You're talking from a scum perspective.
I answered this previously.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
I think I'll answer your question now, Opus.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
I don't think that lynching someone D1 on their first game is viable, either. From a point of information, you should have gone with the lynch on me, because there's no better time in the game to perform a lynch than D1, it has the least risk.
I don't "have control over this". I "had the ability to let you live or hang". I don't think it's a scum perspective, if that is what truly happened. I believe the above answers this. As well, it's interesting to note you completely glossed over the part about you killing in the night. Any reason for that?
[Bolded part] This once again ties in with what I'm pointing out above. You're asking questions, well, with this, not even asking, just accusing, things that serve absolutely no purpose, except to draw a response from me, in the form of something to be used incriminatingly.

You say that I kill in the night, how can I respond to this?
Obviously, there is only one answer, to say that I didn't, at which point you'd ask why I felt the need to point it out.
But you knew that already, didn't you?
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! You've finally guessed that I was using that to get a reaction. In your case, an oversensitive reaction.

You see, you're response here actually provides insight into how you play this game. Instead of what you suggested, the "I didn't", or playing it off, you think through this reasoning and turn the question around. By carefully thinking how to respond, you're able to try and flip the question onto me. And no, I didn't know how you'd respond. That was the point.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
[1] Basically, I see no reason for your vote on me, mastahcheese, other then OMGUSing. You're taking what I've said and twisting it to fit what you want. Yes, I may have over exaggerated my vote-change, but then again, not many people are here to give their perspectives. [2] Otherwise, you've taken some quotes out of context, and phrasing it as if I'm talking from a scum perspective when I'm just referring to what happened D1. I bet your scum buddy will be proud when you lead a myslynch today.
[Bolded part] Do you still fail to see how this is being continued by you? I don't think I can make this more obvious.
There are two things I want to say to this.
[1] Your accusation of an OMGUS is amusing, seeing as how I'm actually proving evidence of my accusations on you, while you're just repeating "scum!" and leading the questions to innately agree with you. It almost makes me thing that the reason you voted me is just to call out "OMGUS" once I start to press you on the matter.
[2] Out of context? I've quoted you word for word. And please point out what it is that I'm supposedly taking out of context, since you're failing to provide context at all with this.
The OMGUS accusation is definitely applicable. Once you've been voted, you immediately lashed back at me, and stopped trying to hunt other players. You became very, very, defensive. And I have provided evidence towards my votes, you just decided to ignore them, and I am not going to dig through the thread to find them. If others want them, they can find them. It's to difficult on my IPad to find quotes.

You have quoted me word for word, you've just taken those words out of the context they were provided in. Anyways, that was a minor point.
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Quote from: mastahcheese
[1] Please don't go easy on me just because it's my first game. Not Like I really need to say this any more, considering day 1 of my first Mafia is over.

Mastahcheese: You were the last person to vote, even though you knew the vote wouldn't accomplish anything. Why then did you vote?
[1] Well, day 1 is over, and you need to actually be here to learn.
[2] I voted to hopefully get Pufferfish to respond, I still find his actions to have been very scummy, and I'm awaiting his response on the matter. I've already stated that I'm not going to D1 lynch a player on their first game. I'm not the only one who thinks this way, either.
Here is your futile attempt to question others. You try to appear to be scumhunting, while it's merely a facade to appear active towards others. Puffer hasn't been active enough to get a read by me at all. How is his behavior scummy?

In summary, during this entire game you have not produced very little towards finding legitimate scum, and only defending yourself. Mainly I've been attacking you, which is probably a mistake on my part, but then again, it has produced an interesting reaction from you. You base the fact that I'm scum by my questioning of you, but then you try and focus everyone else's attention on me, and becoming overtly aggressive towards me as well. It detracts from finding the scum, which I believe to be your goal. (The detracting part, not the finding.)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 2 - Forrest Morrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 10, 2014, 09:48:27 pm
WhitiusOpus
Quote from: mastahcheese
Also, this.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
In summary, I'm on the line (leaning towards yes) as to keeping you alive, but mad at myself for not changing it to NAV to help ensure a D1 lynch. Then again, this was his first BM game.
[Bolded part] This does not sound like a phrase town would use at all. Keep me alive?
How is it not a phrase a town would use? Maybe my wording is odd, or off, but what I'm trying to say is 'letting you live'. That's what I did, right? By switching my vote off of you, it allowed you to participate in the next day, and not be lynched. I'm not trying to 'keep you alive', that was a bad choice of words. I meant, 'allowing to to continue to breath'. But even then, that's not a great wording either, is it? That infers that I'm the one who decides your death. Maybe the best way to say this is "I'm on the line as to having switched my vote, and therefore leaving you alive, and us with a no lynch".
It's been your whole demeanor so far that I'm getting at, you're not acting like someone who's been trying to find evidence of scumminess, you've been acting like someone who trying to trip people up to accuse them of it.

Here, I'll pull up some of the things I'm talking about.

MastahCheese: Alright, "scumbiscuit", how do you think the best way to apply pressure to someone is? What's the distinction between knowing if you've cracked a newbie, or a scum?
This is your first question towards me, already calling me scum. Normally, this wouldn't be worth mentioning, except to point out that I was the first person you singled out in this manner, and persisted on it. Looking back, the only one.
Hmm, you point out that you're the first and only person I've singled out,, but then you go on and put my question towards 4maskwolf. And TDS. I switched votes in hopes to get players more active in the game, and hadn't realised how close to the end of the day we had come, making the vote final.
Wrong, sir.
Read it again, all of it.
I said the only person in this manner. And you say I take your words out of context.


Quote from: mastahcheese
Mastahcheese: Are you happy that I took my vote off you, giving you another day to live, and the time to kill in the night?
Now the night is over, the lurker is dead, and you once again resume your attempts to trip me up with a question that is, once again, already implying scumminess.

...And it's now that I realized that I've quoted the vast majority of what you've posted so far.

Everything you've been saying has been blatantly attempting to pin me as scum, before even letting me answer the question.
That's the way I've been scumhunting, and probably is horribly ineffective. I'll work on it. I know implying that someone is scum constantly isn't the best way, but it works. At least in this case. [1] You are overreactive to my posts, and sensitive to the implications of you being scum, to the point of having to point them out. You consistently accomplish very little of you're own scumhunting, while being very adept at deflecting questions aimed at yourself, and putting counter-arguments. [2] So far, the only thing you've done is defend yourself.
[1] Wrong, I'm pointing out your repeated attempts at labeling, the fact that defending yourself against scum is something that scum can use against you in and of itself, in the act of defense, means that I'm going to make sure I'm thorough.
[2] So my attack on you, my scumhunting of you, is nothing? The attack that you chose to ignore until now, is absolutely nothing? I'm not even going to point out the rest that I've done, and the reason is that I've realized that this another of your traps.
I show where I've been scumhunting? You say I'm trying too hard to prove I'm town.
I'm not that easy to fool.

Quote from: mastahcheese
I think I'll answer your question now, Opus.
Quote from: WhitiusOpus
What do you think? Should I have left my vote on you, or forgo a D1 lynch? I don't think lynching someone on their first mafia game is a viable option.
I don't think that lynching someone D1 on their first game is viable, either. From a point of information, you should have gone with the lynch on me, because there's no better time in the game to perform a lynch than D1, it has the least risk.
I don't "have control over this". I "had the ability to let you live or hang". I don't think it's a scum perspective, if that is what truly happened. I believe the above answers this. As well, it's interesting to note you completely glossed over the part about you killing in the night. Any reason for that?
[Bolded part] This once again ties in with what I'm pointing out above. You're asking questions, well, with this, not even asking, just accusing, things that serve absolutely no purpose, except to draw a response from me, in the form of something to be used incriminatingly.

You say that I kill in the night, how can I respond to this?
Obviously, there is only one answer, to say that I didn't, at which point you'd ask why I felt the need to point it out.
But you knew that already, didn't you?[/quote]
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! You've finally guessed that I was using that to get a reaction. In your case, an oversensitive reaction.

You see, you're response here actually provides insight into how you play this game. [1] Instead of what you suggested, the "I didn't", or playing it off, you think through this reasoning and turn the question around. [2] By carefully thinking how to respond, you're able to try and flip the question onto me. [3] And no, I didn't know how you'd respond. That was the point.
[/quote]
[1] Are you suggesting that I don't think through questions that are asked of me? Sorry, I'll be dumber for you next time.
[2] "trying to flip the question on you" is me pointing out that you're trying to push me into a trap, in which any answer would frame me for scum, even to the point that me pointing this out, you're still trying to use this as a trap.
[3] Read it again, and use the context. "you knew that already, didn't you?" is not implying that you already knew the answer, it's implying that you knew that your question was a trap, with only one likely answer, one you could use to incriminate with.
Context.


Quote from: mastahcheese
[1] Basically, I see no reason for your vote on me, mastahcheese, other then OMGUSing. You're taking what I've said and twisting it to fit what you want. Yes, I may have over exaggerated my vote-change, but then again, not many people are here to give their perspectives. [2] Otherwise, you've taken some quotes out of context, and phrasing it as if I'm talking from a scum perspective when I'm just referring to what happened D1. I bet your scum buddy will be proud when you lead a myslynch today.
[Bolded part] Do you still fail to see how this is being continued by you? I don't think I can make this more obvious.
There are two things I want to say to this.
[1] Your accusation of an OMGUS is amusing, seeing as how I'm actually proving evidence of my accusations on you, while you're just repeating "scum!" and leading the questions to innately agree with you. It almost makes me thing that the reason you voted me is just to call out "OMGUS" once I start to press you on the matter.
[2] Out of context? I've quoted you word for word. And please point out what it is that I'm supposedly taking out of context, since you're failing to provide context at all with this.
The OMGUS accusation is definitely applicable. Once you've been voted, you immediately lashed back at me, and stopped trying to hunt other players. You became very, very, defensive. And I have provided evidence towards my votes, you just decided to ignore them, and I am not going to dig through the thread to find them. If others want them, they can find them. It's to difficult on my IPad to find quotes.

You have quoted me word for word, you've just taken those words out of the context they were provided in. Anyways, that was a minor point.
In case you've failed to notice my playstyle, I tunnel. I select one person who I'm suspicious of, and I single them out. The same way you've been doing to me, might I add.


Quote from: mastahcheese
[1] Please don't go easy on me just because it's my first game. Not Like I really need to say this any more, considering day 1 of my first Mafia is over.

Mastahcheese: You were the last person to vote, even though you knew the vote wouldn't accomplish anything. Why then did you vote?
[1] Well, day 1 is over, and you need to actually be here to learn.
[2] I voted to hopefully get Pufferfish to respond, I still find his actions to have been very scummy, and I'm awaiting his response on the matter. I've already stated that I'm not going to D1 lynch a player on their first game. I'm not the only one who thinks this way, either.
[1] Here is your futile attempt to question others. You try to appear to be scumhunting, while it's merely a facade to appear active towards others. Puffer hasn't been active enough to get a read by me at all. How is his behavior scummy?

[2] In summary, during this entire game you have not produced very little towards finding legitimate scum, and only defending yourself. Mainly I've been attacking you, which is probably a mistake on my part, but then again, it has produced an interesting reaction from you. [3] You base the fact that I'm scum by my questioning of you, but then you try and focus everyone else's attention on me, and becoming overtly aggressive towards me as well. [4] It detracts from finding the scum, which I believe to be your goal. (The detracting part, not the finding.)
[1] Way to actually read. If you'd gone back and read my argument towards Pufferfish, like I invited people to go and do multiple times, I pointed out that he was not playing aggressively, and didn't actually form an attack on 4mask, until I pointed out a spot where he should have. I thought that his reluctance to engage himself was a scum-tell, not a cop-tell. I've made that mistake before, but now we don't have an surviving power roles.
[2] I find it interesting that you say "legitimate scum". That's a nice little subtle message you're trying to place.
[3] I base the fact that you're scum by the fact that you're asking questions in a manner that would suggest incrimination, rather than discovery. You don't need to find evidence that someone is scum, you just have to find something that you can use to convince others that they're scum. I've pointed out numerous times that your method has been a rather clear attempt to cause people to answer questions that can't be answered in an non-incriminating way. Your method doesn't find scum, it makes scum.
[4] You're assuming that people can't hunt scum while we're arguing. I assure you they can.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: notquitethere on April 11, 2014, 05:09:59 am
OKAY GANG, MY SPIRIT IS TALKING TO YOU FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE TO GIVE YOU ADVICE AND ANSWER MAFIA RELATED QUERIES. THE REASON I LOOK LIKE I'M SHOUTING IS BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO PIERCE THE VEIL OF REALITY. THINK OF ME AS OBI UNICORNOBI.

KEEP ACTIVE. LOOK AT VOTES. QUESTION PLAYERS. KICK ARSE. TAKE NAMES. DON'T CHEW BUBBLEGUM BECAUSE SERIOUSLY THAT STUFF'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU. LISTEN TO YOUR ELDERS.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 11, 2014, 08:27:50 pm
NAV - Persus13
WhitiusOpus - mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy
mastahcheese - WhitiusOpus

Not voting - NAV, Painiac

Day ends Tuesday, April 15th 9 PM PST.

NAV and Painiac have been prodded.

BE MORE ACTIVE EVERYONE!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Tiruin on April 11, 2014, 08:43:43 pm
BE MORE ACTIVE EVERYONE!
*fills up Horse chat with neighs and occlusive banter*
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 12, 2014, 10:10:12 pm
BE MORE ACTIVE EVERYONE!
*fills up Horse chat with neighs and occlusive banter*
*Yells at the players for allowing the game to go more than a day without a post and with no formal conclusion reached*
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 13, 2014, 01:28:06 am
Yes everyone please be more active.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Tiruin on April 13, 2014, 06:37:19 am
Yes everyone please be more active.
*nudges scumchat, deadchat and threadchat*
:(
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 13, 2014, 09:08:03 am
I'm here... I just don't really have anything more to say since no one else is here.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 13, 2014, 10:03:27 am
I'm here, I just don't have a repose ready for mastahcheese. I just have the gut feeling of him being scum, and don't have the time to be reading through the thread again to look for examples.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 13, 2014, 10:05:22 am
Then ask other people questions.

MOWE, briefly describe your case on WhitiusOpus. WHat of his actions are not Newbie mistakes.

Mastahcheese: Why are you attacking Whitius based on playstyle?

WhitiusOpus: Is there anything more to your case then playstyle criticisms?

Painiac, are you still here? Thoughts on the game so far?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 13, 2014, 10:31:54 am
Persus:
MOWE, briefly describe your case on WhitiusOpus. WHat of his actions are not Newbie mistakes.
1. He was the one who tied the D1 vote at the last minute.
2. He asked a loaded question of mastahcheese claiming it was to "gauge his reaction," yet if mastahcheese had not pointed out the fact that it was a loaded question, Opus could have easily argued that mastah is scum regardless of his answer.
3. He accused me of jumping on the opportunity to lynch him when I hadn't voted him, but FoS'd him to let him know I was watching him.

And the second part... are you asking what if his actions aren't newbie mistakes or are you asking which of his actions I think aren't newbie mistakes?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 13, 2014, 11:04:29 am
Persus:
MOWE, briefly describe your case on WhitiusOpus. WHat of his actions are not Newbie mistakes.
1. He was the one who tied the D1 vote at the last minute.
2. He asked a loaded question of mastahcheese claiming it was to "gauge his reaction," yet if mastahcheese had not pointed out the fact that it was a loaded question, Opus could have easily argued that mastah is scum regardless of his answer.
3. He accused me of jumping on the opportunity to lynch him when I hadn't voted him, but FoS'd him to let him know I was watching him.

And the second part... are you asking what if his actions aren't newbie mistakes or are you asking which of his actions I think aren't newbie mistakes?
1 is a really easy mistake to make, and I don't have a problem with. Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
2 is a hypothetical and a playstyle criticism. Disliking someone's playstyle should not be a scumtell. I dislike some people's playstyles on this forum, but that doesn't mean I find them scummy.

My question was how much of your case against WhitiusOpus can be attributed to newbie mistakes.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Painiac on April 13, 2014, 02:55:24 pm
Sorry guys, I had some serious work to do, on top of connection problems. Damn, this looks ugly. Gotta check everything again...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Painiac on April 13, 2014, 03:50:16 pm
Wowzers. I would think there would be about 15 pages to read trough, not... 4.

I think town is kinda majorly screwed by lurkings everywhere. Even if someone will find scum, there might be problem with lynching 'em, because scumz can outvote anyone. While town is lurking. It's like every townie already lost hope in winning this game, too much paranoia/inactivity. Despair everywhere.

It might sound ridiculous, coming from lurker, null read etc., but - were at MYLO guys, aye? 4 townies, 2 scum? We already lost our power roles. We can as well pass on this day with no lynch, and get one of us lurkers get shot in the night. Then, at LYLO, we will have one suspicious person less. Am I right?

So, No Lynch, shorten.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 13, 2014, 04:37:17 pm
While No Lynch might be a good idea, you're assuming that a lurker is one that's going to get Night Killed, it could be anyone.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2014, 08:07:36 pm
Mastahcheese: Why are you attacking Whitius based on playstyle?
Because it seems scummy to me. You may just view it as the way he plays, but I don't.
And since I have been attacking him, he's been showing pretty clear reluctance to respond to me, multiple times now, that doesn't seem very town-like to me.
At first, it seemed like he was trying to appear town by calling others scum, then it seemed like he was trying to create scummy vibes in people, rather than actually find them. And now, like I mentioned, he's not even wanting to respond when I call this out.
It's not just his playstyle, and the more I've pressed him, the more convinced I've gotten that he's scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2014, 08:25:22 pm
On the No-Lynch:
Yeah, like Persus said, that's really assuming a lurker would get lynched.
I actually did think of bringing up the idea of a No-Lynch in this situation, because it worked well in the first BM that I played, at the end of the game, but if we can lynch scum, then that would be far preferable, as it then gives us a lot more time to find the other one, then just having it down to the wire, like a No-Lynch would cause.

For example, right now it's 6 people, 4 vs. 2. If we No-Lynch, then we're down to 3 vs. 2.
Yeah, we have less of a room for error, but then the other scum will make a NK, and it'll go down to 2 vs. 1, which isn't very good, unless you're pretty darn sure who the other scum is.
If we successfully lynch scum today, then after the night, it'll be 3 vs. 1, with 4 people left.
That's a lot more room for error that we're talking about, and a lot more time to identify the last scum.

The reason I'm pointing this out is because I'm pretty sure I know who one of the scum is, but I don't really have much of an idea on who their buddy is.

So, read time again:

MyOwnWorstEnemy: I still don't really know what to say on you.
Painiac: Pointing out Lurkers, admitting to being one himself, assuming that a lurker will be killed. I... Don't know what to make of that.
NAV: I honestly forgot you were even playing this game.
WhitiusOpus: I'm pretty sure you're scum, as I've been saying.
Persus13: I still have a feeling you're town.

Hmm...

Painiac: You're suggesting that we No-Lynch, but you aren't pressing for questions or anything from anyone.
What would you actually use the extra time for? Do you have an idea on who could be scum, that a No-Lynch might provide information on?

NAV: Care to join us? What are your thoughts on a No-Lynch?

MOWE: Same question as NAV.

Persus: Do you have any insight on who might be the scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 13, 2014, 09:59:35 pm
Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
Sure. Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5160444#msg5160444) is where I voice my suspicion.Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5162468#msg5162468) is where he gives his reads and mentions that I'm "jumping on the opportunity" to lynch him.

My question was how much of your case against WhitiusOpus can be attributed to newbie mistakes.
All of it. But no one else has been giving scumtells that I've seen.

Persus:
MOWE, briefly describe your case on WhitiusOpus. WHat of his actions are not Newbie mistakes.
1. He was the one who tied the D1 vote at the last minute.
2. He asked a loaded question of mastahcheese claiming it was to "gauge his reaction," yet if mastahcheese had not pointed out the fact that it was a loaded question, Opus could have easily argued that mastah is scum regardless of his answer.
3. He accused me of jumping on the opportunity to lynch him when I hadn't voted him, but FoS'd him to let him know I was watching him.

And the second part... are you asking what if his actions aren't newbie mistakes or are you asking which of his actions I think aren't newbie mistakes?
1 is a really easy mistake to make, and I don't have a problem with. Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
2 is a hypothetical and a playstyle criticism. Disliking someone's playstyle should not be a scumtell. I dislike some people's playstyles on this forum, but that doesn't mean I find them scummy.
1. Fair enough
2. The action itself seems scummy to me. How is that disliking his playstyle? It's one of the few scummy things I've found.

So why are you deciding to take up the defense for Opus and why are you twisting my words around? You keep comparing my thoughts to yours and using this to tell me I'm wrong.


Mastahcheese:
I think it might work, but I highly doubt the scum would kill a lurker at this point.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 14, 2014, 06:39:54 pm
Day 3
Painiac - Persus13
WhitiusOpus - mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy
mastahcheese - WhitiusOpus

Not voting - NAV, Painiac

Day ends Tuesday, April 15th 9 PM PST. Tomorrow!

NAV has been prodded again.

BE MORE ACTIVE EVERYONE!

0/2 to extend
1/4 to shorten
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 14, 2014, 07:01:19 pm
Extend I'm really sick and in no condition to post, but I really want to get in some discussion before the days over.

Mastahcheese, MOWE: I'm currently trying to decide whose argument is more convincing, and I'm doing that by trying to find the flaws in people's arguments. Since Whitius has failed to provide much of case in response to me, your cases have bared the brunt of my criticism.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 14, 2014, 07:08:35 pm
Extend I'm really sick and in no condition to post, but I really want to get in some discussion before the days over.

Mastahcheese, MOWE: I'm currently trying to decide whose argument is more convincing, and I'm doing that by trying to find the flaws in people's arguments. Since Whitius has failed to provide much of case in response to me, your cases have bared the brunt of my criticism.
I don't have the time to post a wall of text, nor the ability to put in quotes and such currently, and for a while, so I'm going to put this to you in one way - climb into my shoes for a moment, at least as much as you can. Read through mastahcheese's posts, focusing mainly how he responds to me. Then notice on how MOWE conveniently joins in later, basing his argument on MC's repost to me. Either you can tie the vote, or make sure I get lynched. Just make sure you're doing the right choice, as a mislynch here loses for the town.

 I hope you understand why I can't provide a completely viable case atm - mafia is hard work to stay connected with, and I just don't have the brainpower split between this and classes to focus that amount of energy needed to dissect someone's argument completely.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 15, 2014, 02:14:35 am
I'm force replacing NAV.

The extend and shorten canceled out, so 2 more needed to extend, 4 more to shorten. (Persus is extending, Painiac is shortening)

One more extend left this day.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 15, 2014, 09:24:24 am
People please extend.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Silthuri on April 15, 2014, 10:10:43 am
Pfp in class.

extend
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 15, 2014, 04:21:09 pm
Extend
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 15, 2014, 07:34:54 pm
HissinhWalnuts is replacing in for NAV.

Day extended to Thursday Apr 17 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: notquitethere on April 16, 2014, 02:55:49 am
WELCOME WALNUTS- YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THERE NOT BEING TOO MUCH CATCH UP TO DO.

TO THE TOWN OF THE GAME: THIS IS MYLO. MISLYNCH AND YOU LOSE. OFTEN A NO-LYNCH IS PREFERED AT THIS STAGE IF PLAYERS ARE SUPER UNSURE ABOUT SCUM, BUT ALSO BEAR IN MIND SCUMHUNTING IS OFTEN CONSIDERED MORE EFFECTIVE IF BACKED WITH A LYNCH VOTE.

LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW PLAYERS INTERACTED WITH ONE ANOTHER. WERE WEAK CASES USED TO LYNCH TOWN? DID THE COP CHANGE HOW THEY INTERACTED WITH ANYONE AFTER THEY AWOKE?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Tiruin on April 16, 2014, 03:11:00 am
NQT SPEAKS THE TROOTH!
LIST-TEN TWO HEEM.
IN THAT THE BENEFIT IS IN HOW MUCH WORK YOU PUT IN.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 16, 2014, 02:28:15 pm
Day ends tomorrow 9 PM ~33 more hours. More activity please.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 16, 2014, 04:02:11 pm
This day ends on meh birthday eh? Neat.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 16, 2014, 04:52:18 pm
NQT SPEAKS THE TROOTH!
LIST-TEN TWO HEEM.
IN THAT THE BENEFIT IS IN HOW MUCH WORK YOU PUT IN.

I AM INTERJECTING TO YELL AT THE PLAYERS TO ACTUALLY PLAY AND NOT STALL THE GAME.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 16, 2014, 06:26:07 pm
Its really sad when dead and replaced out people are posting more than players.  :(
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: notquitethere on April 16, 2014, 06:50:34 pm
TIRUIN, WHY ARE YOU BUDDYING ME?

WOLF IF YOU WANT TO BECOME MY SUCCESSOR AS THE GREATEST MAFIA PLAYER ON THE FORUM, YOU NEED TO STOP REPLACING OUT SO MUCH.

ZOMBIE MAYBE CONSIDER RUNNING A SPRINT BM NEXT TIME.

TOWN WHITIUS IS UP FOR LYNCH. ASK YOURSELF: IS IT LIKELY HE IS SCUM?  IF NOT THEN WHO? IF SO THEN WHY? THIS GAME IS STILL YOURS TO WIN.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 16, 2014, 09:43:01 pm
TIRUIN, WHY ARE YOU BUDDYING ME?

WOLF IF YOU WANT TO BECOME MY SUCCESSOR AS THE GREATEST MAFIA PLAYER ON THE FORUM, YOU NEED TO STOP REPLACING OUT SO MUCH.

ZOMBIE MAYBE CONSIDER RUNNING A SPRINT BM NEXT TIME.

TOWN WHITIUS IS UP FOR LYNCH. ASK YOURSELF: IS IT LIKELY HE IS SCUM?  IF NOT THEN WHO? IF SO THEN WHY? THIS GAME IS STILL YOURS TO WIN.

ARE YOU SAYING I REPLACE OUT OF A LOT OF GAMES, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST ONE. ALSO, MANY WOULD DISPUTE YOU FOR THE TITLE OF GREATEST MAFIA PLAYER.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 16, 2014, 10:33:02 pm
Mastahcheese: Why are you attacking Whitius based on playstyle?
Because it seems scummy to me. You may just view it as the way he plays, but I don't.
And since I have been attacking him, he's been showing pretty clear reluctance to respond to me, multiple times now, that doesn't seem very town-like to me.
From what I see your attacking WhitiusOpus for having a similar playstyle to yourself, tunneling. While he also was asking loaded questions, I've played plenty of games with people who have asked loaded trap questions, including Jim, who is generally considered very good at Mafia.

At first, it seemed like he was trying to appear town by calling others scum, then it seemed like he was trying to create scummy vibes in people, rather than actually find them. And now, like I mentioned, he's not even wanting to respond when I call this out.
Please provide evidence. And isn't calling others scum the goal of this game?

It's not just his playstyle, and the more I've pressed him, the more convinced I've gotten that he's scum.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't exactly give me confidence. You see, if you keep tunneling people into the ground, you keep finding information that just adds to their scumminess. Sometimes you just need to step back and look at things from a different perspective.

On the No-Lynch:
Yeah, like Persus said, that's really assuming a lurker would get lynched.
I actually did think of bringing up the idea of a No-Lynch in this situation, because it worked well in the first BM that I played, at the end of the game, but if we can lynch scum, then that would be far preferable, as it then gives us a lot more time to find the other one, then just having it down to the wire, like a No-Lynch would cause.
Well, right now the only lurker is Painiac himself since NAV got replaced. So unless scum kill him, the would be forced to kill an active player.

Persus: Do you have any insight on who might be the scum?
No, but so far you and MOWE haven't yet convinced me that Opus is scum.

Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
Sure. Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5160444#msg5160444) is where I voice my suspicion.Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5162468#msg5162468) is where he gives his reads and mentions that I'm "jumping on the opportunity" to lynch him.
Good point, that is odd, but what would town Opus say instead?

2. The action itself seems scummy to me. How is that disliking his playstyle? It's one of the few scummy things I've found.
Do you know how many people on this forum ask loaded questions to get a rise out of people or accuse them of scum for not taking the bait? Several. Do I find it scummy? No. Because its their play style. The other problem is your attacking Opus for what might have happened. It didn't. You might have used this opportunity to attack me more than your little poke at me at the end of this post, but you didn't.

So why are you deciding to take up the defense for Opus and why are you twisting my words around? You keep comparing my thoughts to yours and using this to tell me I'm wrong.
I'm defending Opus because its easier to gauge an argument my defending against it, and because what I've seen of your evidence isn't good enough in my eyes. I'd also like to point out that you and Mastahcheese have both been pursuing Opus for a while, and that no other clear two person team has appeared to have emerged. Please provide evidence of where I'm twisting your words around.

My question was how much of your case against WhitiusOpus can be attributed to newbie mistakes.
All of it. But no one else has been giving scumtells that I've seen.
How many people have you questioned or talk to that's not me in the past two days for an extended length of time?

I'm going to go with MOWE. Mastahcheese I'm not sure about his alignment, but I definitely think MOWE is scum because how she seems to be bandwagoning on Opus.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 16, 2014, 10:58:39 pm
Day 3
MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13
WhitiusOpus - mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy
mastahcheese - WhitiusOpus

Not voting - HissinhWalnuts, Painiac

Day ends in 24 hours.

Make it count!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 17, 2014, 08:48:33 am
Mastahcheese: Why are you attacking Whitius based on playstyle?
Because it seems scummy to me. You may just view it as the way he plays, but I don't.
And since I have been attacking him, he's been showing pretty clear reluctance to respond to me, multiple times now, that doesn't seem very town-like to me.
From what I see your attacking WhitiusOpus for having a similar playstyle to yourself, tunneling. While he also was asking loaded questions, I've played plenty of games with people who have asked loaded trap questions, including Jim, who is generally considered very good at Mafia.

At first, it seemed like he was trying to appear town by calling others scum, then it seemed like he was trying to create scummy vibes in people, rather than actually find them. And now, like I mentioned, he's not even wanting to respond when I call this out.
Please provide evidence. And isn't calling others scum the goal of this game?
Ok, I think that it's pretty clear that this whole argument is going to just boil down to me saying "I think he's scum because this reason" and you saying "I don't think that reason is scummy"

I have one viewpoint on it, you have another. I would continue to debate with you on this, but it's pretty clear it's not going to go anywhere.

I find it scummy, I'm sorry you don't.

It's not just his playstyle, and the more I've pressed him, the more convinced I've gotten that he's scum.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't exactly give me confidence. You see, if you keep tunneling people into the ground, you keep finding information that just adds to their scumminess. Sometimes you just need to step back and look at things from a different perspective.
I'm getting really sick of people telling me this, particularly as the person who told me this the most turned out to later be scum.
I'm hunting, do not tell me that I need to stop hunting.
For your information, I have tunneled people, and had them respond, until eventually they addressed all my points.
I don't just create more arguments to keep the tunneling going, I point things out as they come up, and if things stop coming up, then that's when I stop.
This isn't a case where things have stopped coming up, this is a case where things continue to be drawn out, more things come up that I feel the need to address, and I'm continuing to fail to receive answers for them.

I feel like I should point out the unusual turn of events that Opus admits to not wanting to answer me, which is apparently also not scummy in your book, and then he backs off, to let you, a more experienced player, step in to defend him in his place.

When he flips as scum, you're going to have some questions to fucking answer.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 17, 2014, 11:33:23 am
12 hours left :o
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 17, 2014, 08:24:26 pm
Know what? unvote. Mastahcheese, your being tunnely and overly defensive may just be your gameplay. That's just your playstyle, as is mine. I find your posts these past bit to be closer to town, (although I'm still unsure).

Yes, I know what I'm doing will Recieve criticism. But right now, MOWE seems scummier to me. He is basically ensuring a lynch on me, while only providing reasons that mastahcheese has already provided.

Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
Sure. Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5160444#msg5160444) is where I voice my suspicion.Here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5162468#msg5162468) is where he gives his reads and mentions that I'm "jumping on the opportunity" to lynch him.

My question was how much of your case against WhitiusOpus can be attributed to newbie mistakes.
All of it. But no one else has been giving scumtells that I've seen.

Persus:
MOWE, briefly describe your case on WhitiusOpus. WHat of his actions are not Newbie mistakes.
1. He was the one who tied the D1 vote at the last minute.
2. He asked a loaded question of mastahcheese claiming it was to "gauge his reaction," yet if mastahcheese had not pointed out the fact that it was a loaded question, Opus could have easily argued that mastah is scum regardless of his answer.
3. He accused me of jumping on the opportunity to lynch him when I hadn't voted him, but FoS'd him to let him know I was watching him.

And the second part... are you asking what if his actions aren't newbie mistakes or are you asking which of his actions I think aren't newbie mistakes?
1 is a really easy mistake to make, and I don't have a problem with. Can you provide evidence for 3? (Like quotes)
2 is a hypothetical and a playstyle criticism. Disliking someone's playstyle should not be a scumtell. I dislike some people's playstyles on this forum, but that doesn't mean I find them scummy.
1. Fair enough
2. The action itself seems scummy to me. How is that disliking his playstyle? It's one of the few scummy things I've found.

So why are you deciding to take up the defense for Opus and why are you twisting my words around? You keep comparing my thoughts to yours and using this to tell me I'm wrong.
Here he lists his reasons as:
1. Tying the D1 vote. I've already explained the reasons behind this, since it was a lack of serious thought regarding the time limit.

2. Asking a loaded question. He even points out the fact that it was to guage a reaction. Then he completely disregards what he just said - the point of the question was to GARNER A REACTION. I didn't care so much what his answer was, just how he answered it.

3. I accuse you of an opportunity to lynch me since that's exactly what you're doing. You FoS'd me, but my accusation was after you had already voted me.

Basically, not bandwagoning, but looking for an easy lynch - he jumps on the first chance available for a slip up. I know this will tie up the vote, and that's my plan - I don't want town to lose. It's MyLo right now, and lynching me will make us lose.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: Persus13 on April 17, 2014, 08:43:42 pm
Ok, I think that it's pretty clear that this whole argument is going to just boil down to me saying "I think he's scum because this reason" and you saying "I don't think that reason is scummy"
Way to not answer the question. You realize if your wrong we've lost, right? Unless you'll win if you're wrong.

It's not just his playstyle, and the more I've pressed him, the more convinced I've gotten that he's scum.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't exactly give me confidence. You see, if you keep tunneling people into the ground, you keep finding information that just adds to their scumminess. Sometimes you just need to step back and look at things from a different perspective.
I'm getting really sick of people telling me this, particularly as the person who told me this the most turned out to later be scum.
I'm hunting, do not tell me that I need to stop hunting.
I didn't mention anything about hunting. Now you're twisting your words. You've seen people tell you to stop using your strategy who turned out to be scum. I've seen people use that strategy as scum to go for a lynch on a townie. I've seen giant town v. town fights erupt and waste time, because a guy thought a guy was scum, and then saw all sorts of things that confirmed their opinion because they automatically assumed from their initial judgment that that person was scum. Closemindedness has lost me Mafia games, so I tend to try and avoid it when I can.
 
I don't just create more arguments to keep the tunneling going, I point things out as they come up, and if things stop coming up, then that's when I stop.
Good. I've seen you play well with this playstyle (Makeinu's lynch, your first BM, for one), but there is a problem. We still have a fully-fledged scum team, but the only place where the votes stack is you and MOWE. That worries me. THat's what I want you to see. Unless your scum, that should bother you, too.

I feel like I should point out the unusual turn of events that Opus admits to not wanting to answer me, which is apparently also not scummy in your book, and then he backs off, to let you, a more experienced player, step in to defend him in his place.
I've never said Opus wasn't scummy, just your full case against him wasn't convincing to me. And if I did have access to the scumchat, I'd advice scum Opus to join in, and give him a few points of his own to say. He obviously hasn't liked this experience and wants to quit, and in addition has limited time and I think that if he had support from a scumchat, things might be different.

When he flips as scum, you're going to have some questions to fucking answer.
And if he flips as town, I'd have questions for you to answer, if the game wouldn't end first.

WhitiusOpus: Darn you, I was going to tie up the vote. And you did with arguments taken from me. Now I'm torn. You just made yourself scummier, but scum, or town, you probably would have made this move anyway.

Mastahcheese, please be on and give me something to help me decide.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 17, 2014, 09:12:45 pm
DAY ENDS IN ABOUT TWO HOURS PEOPLE!!!!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 17, 2014, 09:51:03 pm
Ok, I think that it's pretty clear that this whole argument is going to just boil down to me saying "I think he's scum because this reason" and you saying "I don't think that reason is scummy"
Way to not answer the question. You realize if your wrong we've lost, right? Unless you'll win if you're wrong.
Me not answering the question is me realizing an argument that won't go anywhere, because it's already gone back and forth once, and ended exactly where it started. If you'd like to continue with that line, we can do that.
And yes, I do realize that if I'm wrong, we'll lose, but this is honestly the best lead I've got.

It's not just his playstyle, and the more I've pressed him, the more convinced I've gotten that he's scum.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't exactly give me confidence. You see, if you keep tunneling people into the ground, you keep finding information that just adds to their scumminess. Sometimes you just need to step back and look at things from a different perspective.
I'm getting really sick of people telling me this, particularly as the person who told me this the most turned out to later be scum.
I'm hunting, do not tell me that I need to stop hunting.
I didn't mention anything about hunting. Now you're twisting your words. You've seen people tell you to stop using your strategy who turned out to be scum. I've seen people use that strategy as scum to go for a lynch on a townie. I've seen giant town v. town fights erupt and waste time, because a guy thought a guy was scum, and then saw all sorts of things that confirmed their opinion because they automatically assumed from their initial judgment that that person was scum. Closemindedness has lost me Mafia games, so I tend to try and avoid it when I can.
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Alright, fine. I'll admit that you didn't explicitly mention hunting, but to me that's how it translates.
But it's still how I prefer to play. And for me at least, it's worked well.

I don't just create more arguments to keep the tunneling going, I point things out as they come up, and if things stop coming up, then that's when I stop.
Good. I've seen you play well with this playstyle (Makeinu's lynch, your first BM, for one), but there is a problem. We still have a fully-fledged scum team, but the only place where the votes stack is you and MOWE. That worries me. THat's what I want you to see. Unless your scum, that should bother you, too.
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...Alright, I haven't really been paying too much attention to the vote stacking, I'll also admit to that, and you do have a point on that. That's not something I was really thinking about, because I've been focusing more on scumhunting, without really thinking about what other people are up to.
That's my fault.

I feel like I should point out the unusual turn of events that Opus admits to not wanting to answer me, which is apparently also not scummy in your book, and then he backs off, to let you, a more experienced player, step in to defend him in his place.
I've never said Opus wasn't scummy, just your full case against him wasn't convincing to me. And if I did have access to the scumchat, I'd advice scum Opus to join in, and give him a few points of his own to say. He obviously hasn't liked this experience and wants to quit, and in addition has limited time and I think that if he had support from a scumchat, things might be different.
[/quote]
Yeah, I've seen this general argument before, that if someone did have access to scumchat, and therefore help from others, than they wouldn't have done this or that, but I've also been fooled of someone's innocence by mistakenly assuming nobody would allow scum to do some of the things they did.
Basically, innocence through ignorance.
In theory, it's something you can argue, but in reality, it can also be used against the very people looking for it.


But the day is about to end in a No-Lynch, it looks like, so we'll see.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 17, 2014, 10:04:50 pm
Day 3
MyOwnWorstEnemy - Persus13, WhitiusOpus
WhitiusOpus - mastahcheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy

Not voting - HissinhWalnuts, Painiac

1 hour left!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 18, 2014, 01:47:40 am
day ended. writeup tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 3 - Forrrest Morrrning
Post by: zombie urist on April 18, 2014, 02:58:29 pm
A cool breeze blew over the clearing as the day's conversation died.

"Whitius Opus is a horse, of course of course!", Mastahcheese claimed.
"No MyOwnWorstEnemy is!", Persus countered.

Arguments flew from both sides but neither one were willing to back down. Neither side was able to convince the other.

Once again, the group had no choice but to not lynch anyone.

No one was lynched!

Night will end Monday.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 21, 2014, 12:42:11 pm
The group awakened after another night of uneasy sleeping. The unicorns lamented the wasted time and their fallen friends caused by this horrible situation. Still, even though the situation looked grim, everyone knew it was not over yet. They still had a chance to defeat the horses.

They knew another unicorn was killed during the night. A quick search revealed WhitiusOpus' body in a patch of mud. A clear patch of water stood where his blood met the ground.

Everyone quickly mourned his death, then immediately started arguing.

WhitiusOpus has been killed! He was a vanilla townie.

Day 4 will end Thursday April 24th at 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 21, 2014, 03:13:49 pm
Well that was unexpected. I have no idea what to think about that.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 21, 2014, 04:01:38 pm
Aaaand, there went the only lead I had.

...I guess I don't really have any questions for you on defending him, then.

Ok, I have to get off the computer right now, which is just as well, as I need to rethink this.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: WhitiusOpus on April 21, 2014, 08:39:46 pm
HHHHHHHNNNNNNGGGGGGG-


MUSTRESISTURGETOPOSTGAMERELEVANTINFORMATION.

*Is dead*
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 21, 2014, 08:41:27 pm
HHHHHHHNNNNNNGGGGGGG-


MUSTRESISTURGETOPOSTGAMERELEVANTINFORMATION.

*Is dead*
*Is dead*
I see what you did there.  :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 21, 2014, 09:17:33 pm
pfp

can't post much right now, sorry.

Persus Who do you think is the most likely to have benifitted from Opus's death? 
MOWE So who looks scummiest to you right now? Why?
Painiac So, are you happy with the results of us not lynching?
NAV You've posted a total of maybe 4 posts, would you care to join us?

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 22, 2014, 12:47:03 pm
Day 4:

Votecount
MastahCheese
MyOwnWorstEnemy
Painiac
HissinhWalnuts
Persus13

Not voting - Everyone

Day ends Thursday, April 24th 9 PM PST.

Painiac, HissinhWalnuts, MyOwnWorstEnemy have all been prodded.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Silthuri on April 22, 2014, 01:23:59 pm
Sorry everyone. Things have been a bit rough lately.

I honestly don't know what to say right now.

Mastahcheese:

MOWE So who looks scummiest to you right now? Why?
I'll get back to you on that tomorrow when I have the time to reread things.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 22, 2014, 04:09:29 pm
Well what now? These horses are getting on my GODDAMN NERVES!!!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 22, 2014, 04:23:07 pm
Well what now? These horses are getting on my GODDAMN NERVES!!!
Care to make any other observations? What's upsetting you the most right now? Do you have any idea on who the scum are? We're in Lylo right now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 22, 2014, 04:37:47 pm
I have no idea who the scum are. Mostly the fact that I lack any knowledge on the murders, so I want to lynch em so bad but we cant really decide anything. Also try not to explode the wrong person.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 22, 2014, 06:00:22 pm
[neutral]You could try posting more rather than being really quiet.[/neutral]
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 22, 2014, 06:18:16 pm
pfp

can't post much right now, sorry.

Persus Who do you think is the most likely to have benifitted from Opus's death?
Scrutinizing a scumteam who know they will be scrutinized is tough.

Thoughts:
Scum mastahcheese would be unlikely to kill his target if he was confident of a lynch the next day. If Scum mastahcheese wasn't confident in lynching Opus (and I don't know why you would be), you may have killed Opus to give you town cred (why would scum NK their lynch candidate?). Too much WIFOM.

To me, the obvious kill candidates were HissinhWalnuts and Painiac. Painiac especially since his NL suggestion makes it seem unlikely that he was scum. However, since they didn't die, I feel that one of them must have been scum. Especially HissinhWalnuts, since I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game and he hasn't really been doing much except sit back and watch.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 22, 2014, 06:27:04 pm
First, you were just getting a bad vibe from him. Second, can I do anything but watching until someone questions me?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 22, 2014, 08:25:58 pm
First, you were just getting a bad vibe from him. Second, can I do anything but watching until someone questions me?
Yes, you can, you can question others.  Go back, find things that don't make sense in others posts, and reveal them to the general public.  At the very least, turn up the heat on someone, see how they respond.  Even if you can't find things to question people about, look at the general tone of their posts: do any of them seem defensive in the context they are in.  Find something that bothers you and dig into it.  You can also see who voted who, when, and with what reasoning: these can be extremely useful clues in discerning the scumteam.

I'll stop interjecting now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 22, 2014, 10:52:23 pm
Painiac hasn't been online in a week. Would you like to replace back in?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 22, 2014, 11:07:47 pm
I suppose I could.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 22, 2014, 11:15:00 pm
Ok. Painiac has been replaced by 4maskwolf.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 22, 2014, 11:20:53 pm
4maskwolf: replaces out due to life, comments more than the guy who replaced him, then replaces back in as the same person.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 22, 2014, 11:22:56 pm
Hello, again, wolf. I shall repost my question to you, then.

Painiac 4maskwolf So, are you happy with the results of us not lynching?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 22, 2014, 11:26:26 pm
Hello, again, wolf. I shall repost my question to you, then.

Painiac 4maskwolf So, are you happy with the results of us not lynching?
To be entirely honest: I'm neutral on it.  It was MYLO, so a mislynch would have cost the town most chances of winning, but on the other hand a scum lynch would have bought the town more time.  It's a tradeoff.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 23, 2014, 02:42:37 pm
Day 4:

Votecount:
MastahCheese
MyOwnWorstEnemy
4maskwolf
HissinhWalnuts - Persus13
Persus13

Not voting - MastahCheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, HissinhWalnuts

Day ends Thursday, April 24th 9 PM PST.

0/2 to extend
0/3 to shorten

Remember to be active  :)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 23, 2014, 04:19:12 pm
Extend

First, you were just getting a bad vibe from him. Second, can I do anything but watching until someone questions me?
You can ask questions of others, comment on stuff other people have posted, or provide an alternative to my assertion that you are scum.

Everyone, please be more active. I may be wrong, and if I'm not, the scumteam can easily lynch me at the last minute.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 23, 2014, 04:21:13 pm
Everyone, please be more active. I may be wrong, and if I'm not, the scumteam can easily lynch me at the last minute.
...Explain this for me, I'm not quite getting this.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 23, 2014, 04:22:34 pm
To be honest I think his rather random targeting me of is rather scummy, but I might be wrong, and he is just trying to figure it out himself.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 23, 2014, 05:30:03 pm
Everyone, please be more active. I may be wrong, and if I'm not, the scumteam can easily lynch me at the last minute.
...Explain this for me, I'm not quite getting this.
I think HissinhWalnuts is scum, but I want other people's opinions. I could be wrong and HissinhWalnuts could be town.

However if he is scum, he and his partner can double-team me right before the day ends.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Silthuri on April 23, 2014, 08:27:14 pm
Mastahcheese:
MOWE So who looks scummiest to you right now? Why?
I honestly don't know. Opus was the only one I found scummy and we got virtually no information when the scum killed him.


Persus, why exactly do you think HissinhWalnuts is scum?


Extend. We have to get this one right, everyone.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 23, 2014, 08:39:08 pm
Day extended to Monday April 28th 9 PM PST.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 24, 2014, 06:27:51 pm
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 24, 2014, 06:31:19 pm
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
Don't worry Persus. I am also playing this game! :D
Though I haven't given advice lately. Must fix that.
Hello!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 06:33:13 pm
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
I'm here persus13. You seem to be pushing MIGHTY hard for people to rejoin the game. As in, too often. Often enough I suspect that you are a scum trying to seem confirmed scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 24, 2014, 06:46:56 pm
Persus, why exactly do you think HissinhWalnuts is scum?

To me, the obvious kill candidates were HissinhWalnuts and Painiac. Painiac especially since his NL suggestion makes it seem unlikely that he was scum. However, since they didn't die, I feel that one of them must have been scum. Especially HissinhWalnuts, since I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game and he hasn't really been doing much except sit back and watch.

Looking back through the thread, I think NAV is the scummiest player because of how he tried to defend accusations of being scummy. He seemed to do it as if he was scum player instead of a town player.

Also, instead of pushing his own case on who he thinks is scum or something town like that, he's just been using other people's arguments and one sentence lines to attack my argument instead of providing an alternative.

TALK PEOPLE! SERIOUSLY!

Am I the only town player here? The fact that I'm the only player hunting is a serious issue, and means scum can walk all over me.

PPE: Like they just did.
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
I'm here persus13. You seem to be pushing MIGHTY hard for people to rejoin the game. As in, too often. Often enough I suspect that you are a scum trying to seem confirmed scum.
Scum trying to be confirmed scum? What the? And I'm pushing mighty hard for people to join the game because one scum player voting me and tying the vote can win them the game. Like you just did. Thanks, now I'm pretty sure my theory about you and HissinhWalnuts being the scumteam is correct.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 24, 2014, 07:06:24 pm
Well, that escalated quickly.

4mask: Persus brings up a pretty good point. You pop up, pretty much solely to jump in and accuse Persus for trying to encourage people to be more active.
I can sort of see where you're coming from with that theory, but, would you rather just have us sit here and have nothing happen?

Walnuts: Are you going to join us at any point?

MOWE: What do you think of 4mask's accusation on Persus?

Oh, also, extend
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 07:15:30 pm
Persus, why exactly do you think HissinhWalnuts is scum?

To me, the obvious kill candidates were HissinhWalnuts and Painiac. Painiac especially since his NL suggestion makes it seem unlikely that he was scum. However, since they didn't die, I feel that one of them must have been scum. Especially HissinhWalnuts, since I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game and he hasn't really been doing much except sit back and watch.

Looking back through the thread, I think NAV is the scummiest player because of how he tried to defend accusations of being scummy. He seemed to do it as if he was scum player instead of a town player.

Also, instead of pushing his own case on who he thinks is scum or something town like that, he's just been using other people's arguments and one sentence lines to attack my argument instead of providing an alternative.

TALK PEOPLE! SERIOUSLY!

Am I the only town player here? The fact that I'm the only player hunting is a serious issue, and means scum can walk all over me.

PPE: Like they just did.
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
I'm here persus13. You seem to be pushing MIGHTY hard for people to rejoin the game. As in, too often. Often enough I suspect that you are a scum trying to seem confirmed scum.
Scum trying to be confirmed scum? What the? And I'm pushing mighty hard for people to join the game because one scum player voting me and tying the vote can win them the game. Like you just did. Thanks, now I'm pretty sure my theory about you and HissinhWalnuts being the scumteam is correct.
Trololol mistype. I meant confirmed town.

Thank you for your cooperation with the tests. Unvote for now while I actually read everything prior.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 24, 2014, 07:16:20 pm
Soooo.... Care to answer my question?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 07:24:01 pm
4mask: Persus brings up a pretty good point. You pop up, pretty much solely to jump in and accuse Persus for trying to encourage people to be more active.
I can sort of see where you're coming from with that theory, but, would you rather just have us sit here and have nothing happen?
No, I'd rather have an obvscum not get away with his silliness.  I was going to review things, but we have until Monday.  There was no hurry.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 24, 2014, 07:36:09 pm
mastahcheese: HAVE I NOT BEEN POSTING IN THIS THREAD? ARE YOU BLIND? ARE YOU DSYLEXIC? DO I REALLY HAVE TO BLATHER LIKE A BLONDE TO COUNT AS ACTIVE?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 07:37:11 pm
mastahcheese: HAVE I NOT BEEN POSTING IN THIS THREAD? ARE YOU BLIND? ARE YOU DSYLEXIC? DO I REALLY HAVE TO BLATHER LIKE A BLONDE TO COUNT AS ACTIVE?
calm it, Walnuts.

Nobody is really being active in the thread.  So nobody bash anybody for that.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 24, 2014, 07:38:17 pm
mastahcheese: [1] HAVE I NOT BEEN POSTING IN THIS THREAD?[2] ARE YOU BLIND?[3] ARE YOU DSYLEXIC?[4] DO I REALLY HAVE TO BLATHER LIKE A BLONDE TO COUNT AS ACTIVE?
[1] You have performed the act of posting, yes. Would you care to give your opinions on the subjects at hand?
[2] Somewhat.
[3] I hope not.
[4] Absolutely.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 24, 2014, 07:40:19 pm
Seriously, I have playing the whole time on here, don't think I'm not.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 07:41:03 pm
Seriously, I have playing the whole time on here, don't think I'm not.
He wants you to post your opinions.

And cast a vote if you find anyone scummy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 24, 2014, 07:41:32 pm
Seriously, I have playing the whole time on here, don't think I'm not.
He wants you to post your opinions.

And cast a vote if you find anyone scummy.
Ninja'd.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 24, 2014, 07:42:19 pm
Seriously, I have playing the whole time on here, don't think I'm not.
He wants you to post your opinions.

And cast a vote if you find anyone scummy.
Ninja'd.
Mastahcheese cancels snarky response: interrupted by ninja.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 24, 2014, 08:00:48 pm
I don't have any opinions except from persus  scum claiming me without much reason, making me suspect him. Also, mastahcheese trying make it seem as though I haven't been doing anything makes me suspicious.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 24, 2014, 08:01:56 pm
Forced double post, alerting my sleep for once. Sorry about the other times I have my body shutdown.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 24, 2014, 08:43:17 pm
mastahcheese: HAVE I NOT BEEN POSTING IN THIS THREAD? ARE YOU BLIND? ARE YOU DSYLEXIC? DO I REALLY HAVE TO BLATHER LIKE A BLONDE TO COUNT AS ACTIVE?
H. Walnuts:

This is your last warning. Stop being condescending and using such labels as you are doing now. Or probably you are angered because it seems they denounce you because you aren't "posting" much, yes?
You have posted, but you haven't posted much or many pertinent ideas. Whether its a sleight of wording or terminology is for y'all to decide, but the matter is that one should be active = one should be posting pertinent ideas and/or continue what they've first stated [ie their case] on the matter at hand.


If you've been playing, then do something other than wait on your seat and stare at this thread. Go read the OP. Brush up on what is to be done given your wincondition.

Yes this is my IC advice.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 24, 2014, 10:26:11 pm
Day 4:

Votecount:
MastahCheese
MyOwnWorstEnemy
4maskwolf
HissinhWalnuts - Persus13
Persus13

Not voting - MastahCheese, MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf, HissinhWalnuts

Day ends Monday, April 28th 9 PM PST.

1/2 to extend
0/3 to shorten

There is 1 more extend available today.

Remember to be active  :) and civil.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Silthuri on April 25, 2014, 01:22:26 pm
Extend.
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
Nope.


Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
I'm here persus13. You seem to be pushing MIGHTY hard for people to rejoin the game. As in, too often. Often enough I suspect that you are a scum trying to seem confirmed scum.
Even without the typo, how is that a valid argument? When people started attacking you for it, you just backed down quickly for my liking, 4mask.


MOWE: What do you think of 4mask's accusation on Persus?
Random and seemingly groundless.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 25, 2014, 06:23:37 pm
Extend.
Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
Nope.


Hello? Anyone?

Am I the only one who is actually playing this game?
I'm here persus13. You seem to be pushing MIGHTY hard for people to rejoin the game. As in, too often. Often enough I suspect that you are a scum trying to seem confirmed scum.
Even without the typo, how is that a valid argument? When people started attacking you for it, you just backed down quickly for my liking, 4mask.


MOWE: What do you think of 4mask's accusation on Persus?
Random and seemingly groundless.
Really?  It makes sense from a scum perspective to be as active as possible, but most of his posts were just egging people on to play the game.  Which is a form of active lurking: he could have tried to start a conversation.

Would you rather I put my vote back on him, MOWE?  Also, have you known me to back down from anything in mafia?  You've played when I was scum, did I ever "back down" in that game, excluding the time I was trying to get in NQT's good graces by knocking off IG.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 25, 2014, 06:24:47 pm
Also, Persus, have you reiterated your reasoning that me and Walnuts are scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 25, 2014, 07:29:54 pm
Can't post right now, busy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 26, 2014, 02:29:22 am
HissinhWalnuts will be on standby for several hours...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 26, 2014, 02:41:50 am
HissinhWalnuts will be on standby for several hours...
Could I ask why you're not taking initiative and asking questions and such yourself?
Being idle is the last thing anyone would like to do, if and unless they don't fully understand certain facets of the game (is my guess).
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 26, 2014, 11:22:15 am
I essentially said I was going to sleep... also I'm not sure quite what to ask because anything I do seems to be responded with 'ERMAGERD YOR NOT PLAYING EVERN THOU YOU HAVE POSTED YOUR OPNIONS' just because I don't vote for someone doesn't mean I'm not doing things.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 26, 2014, 03:51:52 pm
I essentially said I was going to sleep... also I'm not sure quite what to ask because anything I do seems to be responded with 'ERMAGERD YOR NOT PLAYING EVERN THOU YOU HAVE POSTED YOUR OPNIONS' just because I don't vote for someone doesn't mean I'm not doing things.
Calm down Walnuts.

Could you lay out your case against Persus?  And explain why you haven't voted for him if you believe him to be scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 26, 2014, 04:17:14 pm
Alright, let's calm down.
Since people are getting on each other for not being active, and there are counter arguments against those people for not giving something to be active about, or things like that, let's start a conversation.

How about we give our reads? I think it's been a fairly good while since we've done that, and it stimulates the thought process to analyze information, in any case.

Situation as I see it right now:
MyOwnWorstEnemy: Questioning and voting 4mask for backing off of Persus suspicions.
4maskwolf: Voted Persus, then backed off quickly. Now questioning HW on Persus suspicions.
HissinhWalnuts: Seems to think Persus is scum, isn't voting, though. Getting on Persus for not provide questions, doesn't seem to be providing any himself, though.
Persus13: Trying to get people to be more active, being yelled at by HW to provide something to answer. Thinks that HW and 4mask are scumteam. (as far as I can gather)

MOWE seems to be trying to hunt 4mask for backing off on Persus under slight pressure, doesn't seem to be doing anything outright contradictory, to me, though. She's been reading kinda null to me the whole game, I don't know. I'm saying slight town lean because I haven't had any alarms go off on her yet, and she at least seems to not be flip-flopping, and instead being rather consistent.
4maskwolf, you voted Persus, saying that he's trying too hard to look town. To me, I don't quite get that, since it would benefit scum most to keep conversation from happening, so they can just sit back, but I still kinda see where you're coming from. But again, you backed off pretty quickly, and didn't really push the issue much. Combine this with the fact that you're now getting on HW's case against Persus, and it's not really making much sense to me. Slight scum lean.
HissinhWalnuts, you seem to be acting kinda hypocritical. You keep saying that you're here and contributing, and getting angry about it, but you're not really providing anything to let us go off of, just demanding that we give you something to respond too. And like 4mask said, you're not voting someone that you suspect to be scum. Scum lean.
Persus, my opinion of you has shifted probably more than anyone else here. At first I wasn't sure, then I was pretty sure you were town, then I was pretty sure you were scum, and now, I'm not really sure of any of that anymore. You're trying to get people to participate, which is admirable, but in a kinda meta-sense, I'd almost expect you to be dead by now if you were town, because you're the most experienced player here, but I'll leave that out of my equation. The thing is, I've had a lot of contradicting bells go off in my head when I analyze the way you're playing, and I don't like that. You haven't been acting in a way that seems consistent to me. I'm not sure how to read you right now, and that bothers me a lot.

Right now, though, I'm going to vote HissinhWalnuts, because you seem to be acting the most hypocritical, and combine this with the rather shady way that NAV was acting before you replaced in, I think that you're one of the scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 26, 2014, 04:18:29 pm
Alright, let's calm down.
Since people are getting on each other for not being active, and there are counter arguments against those people for not giving something to be active about, or things like that, let's start a conversation.

How about we give our reads? I think it's been a fairly good while since we've done that, and it stimulates the thought process to analyze information, in any case.

Situation as I see it right now:
MyOwnWorstEnemy: Questioning and voting 4mask for backing off of Persus suspicions.
4maskwolf: Voted Persus, then backed off quickly. Now questioning HW on Persus suspicions.
HissinhWalnuts: Seems to think Persus is scum, isn't voting, though. Getting on Persus for not provide questions, doesn't seem to be providing any himself, though.
Persus13: Trying to get people to be more active, being yelled at by HW to provide something to answer. Thinks that HW and 4mask are scumteam. (as far as I can gather)

MOWE seems to be trying to hunt 4mask for backing off on Persus under slight pressure, doesn't seem to be doing anything outright contradictory, to me, though. She's been reading kinda null to me the whole game, I don't know. I'm saying slight town lean because I haven't had any alarms go off on her yet, and she at least seems to not be flip-flopping, and instead being rather consistent.
4maskwolf, you voted Persus, saying that he's trying too hard to look town. To me, I don't quite get that, since it would benefit scum most to keep conversation from happening, so they can just sit back, but I still kinda see where you're coming from. But again, you backed off pretty quickly, and didn't really push the issue much. Combine this with the fact that you're now getting on HW's case against Persus, and it's not really making much sense to me. Slight scum lean.
HissinhWalnuts, you seem to be acting kinda hypocritical. You keep saying that you're here and contributing, and getting angry about it, but you're not really providing anything to let us go off of, just demanding that we give you something to respond too. And like 4mask said, you're not voting someone that you suspect to be scum. Scum lean.
Persus, my opinion of you has shifted probably more than anyone else here. At first I wasn't sure, then I was pretty sure you were town, then I was pretty sure you were scum, and now, I'm not really sure of any of that anymore. You're trying to get people to participate, which is admirable, but in a kinda meta-sense, I'd almost expect you to be dead by now if you were town, because you're the most experienced player here, but I'll leave that out of my equation. The thing is, I've had a lot of contradicting bells go off in my head when I analyze the way you're playing, and I don't like that. You haven't been acting in a way that seems consistent to me. I'm not sure how to read you right now, and that bothers me a lot.

Right now, though, I'm going to vote HissinhWalnuts, because you seem to be acting the most hypocritical, and combine this with the rather shady way that NAV was acting before you replaced in, I think that you're one of the scum.
I would note that I also questioned Persus about his suspicions of Walnuts.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 26, 2014, 04:28:25 pm
Oh great I'm being last minute scum voted, great job, great job. Vote off the new player great idea, try to get the guy who just joined kicked off, not dickish at all. Blaming someone else's actions on me. Not suspicious at all. Well then, if you want me to vote for someone I suspect as scum, ill just go with Persus for his lack of explanation.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 26, 2014, 04:36:06 pm
I would note that I also questioned Persus about his suspicions of Walnuts.
I did mention it. Twice, actually.

4maskwolf: Voted Persus, then backed off quickly. Now questioning HW on Persus suspicions.

4maskwolf, you voted Persus, saying that he's trying too hard to look town. To me, I don't quite get that, since it would benefit scum most to keep conversation from happening, so they can just sit back, but I still kinda see where you're coming from. But again, you backed off pretty quickly, and didn't really push the issue much. Combine this with the fact that you're now getting on HW's case against Persus, and it's not really making much sense to me. Slight scum lean.


Oh great I'm being last minute scum voted, great job, great job. Vote off the new player great idea, try to get the guy who just joined kicked off, not dickish at all. Blaming someone else's actions on me. Not suspicious at all. Well then, if you want me to vote for someone I suspect as scum, ill just go with Persus for his lack of explanation.
Ok, pleading to emotions is generally considered... not so good, but I'll leave that out.
The "blaming someone else's actions on you" is me bringing up what the person that you replaced did. You have to take into account that you took his place, and with it, his responsibilities and actions. I'm not being mean, I'm being realistic. yeah, it's not really that fair to you, but it's not something that can just be ignored, either.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 26, 2014, 04:42:38 pm
I would note that I also questioned Persus about his suspicions of Walnuts.
I did mention it. Twice, actually.

4maskwolf: Voted Persus, then backed off quickly. Now questioning HW on Persus suspicions.

4maskwolf, you voted Persus, saying that he's trying too hard to look town. To me, I don't quite get that, since it would benefit scum most to keep conversation from happening, so they can just sit back, but I still kinda see where you're coming from. But again, you backed off pretty quickly, and didn't really push the issue much. Combine this with the fact that you're now getting on HW's case against Persus, and it's not really making much sense to me. Slight scum lean.


Oh great I'm being last minute scum voted, great job, great job. Vote off the new player great idea, try to get the guy who just joined kicked off, not dickish at all. Blaming someone else's actions on me. Not suspicious at all. Well then, if you want me to vote for someone I suspect as scum, ill just go with Persus for his lack of explanation.
Ok, pleading to emotions is generally considered... not so good, but I'll leave that out.
The "blaming someone else's actions on you" is me bringing up what the person that you replaced did. You have to take into account that you took his place, and with it, his responsibilities and actions. I'm not being mean, I'm being realistic. yeah, it's not really that fair to you, but it's not something that can just be ignored, either.
wrong way around, Cheese.  I also questioned PERSUS.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: mastahcheese on April 26, 2014, 04:50:03 pm
wrong way around, Cheese.  I also questioned PERSUS.
Oh, sorry, I misread that. Yeah, I forgot to mention that, sorry, I didn't notice.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Tiruin on April 26, 2014, 07:14:59 pm
Oh great I'm being last minute scum voted, great job, great job. Vote off the new player great idea, try to get the guy who just joined kicked off, not dickish at all. [...]
....You should seriously get that viewpoint out of that noggin' of yours.
Because seriously. The only way people LOLVOTE a new player out is in bad games or if they've no idea what to do.
Using that as a reason or as a retort is a bad thing in itself.

There are many other details within a post which one can find scummy, and this ain't one of them. (in such: LOOK INTO WHY {person} IS BEING VOTED rather than OMG I'M NEW Y U VOTE ME D:<)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 26, 2014, 11:08:48 pm
Day 4:

Votecount:
MastahCheese
MyOwnWorstEnemy
4maskwolf
HissinhWalnuts - Persus13, MastahCheese
Persus13 - HissinhWalnuts

Not voting - MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf,

Day ends Wednesday, April 28th 9 PM PST.

There are no more extentions available today.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Silthuri on April 27, 2014, 03:54:40 pm
Really?  It makes sense from a scum perspective to be as active as possible, but most of his posts were just egging people on to play the game.  Which is a form of active lurking: he could have tried to start a conversation.

Would you rather I put my vote back on him, MOWE?  Also, have you known me to back down from anything in mafia?  You've played when I was scum, did I ever "back down" in that game, excluding the time I was trying to get in NQT's good graces by knocking off IG.
Question: If no one's there, how can he start a conversation?

No. I would not. I'm questioning you for voting him on a feeble case and then when others are calling you out on it, retracting your vote for some unknown reason.

I've never seen you back down, no. That's why I'm suspicious when that's what you seem to be doing this time.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: 4maskwolf on April 27, 2014, 03:58:30 pm
Really?  It makes sense from a scum perspective to be as active as possible, but most of his posts were just egging people on to play the game.  Which is a form of active lurking: he could have tried to start a conversation.

Would you rather I put my vote back on him, MOWE?  Also, have you known me to back down from anything in mafia?  You've played when I was scum, did I ever "back down" in that game, excluding the time I was trying to get in NQT's good graces by knocking off IG.
Question: If no one's there, how can he start a conversation?

No. I would not. I'm questioning you for voting him on a feeble case and then when others are calling you out on it, retracting your vote for some unknown reason.

I've never seen you back down, no. That's why I'm suspicious when that's what you seem to be doing this time.
Very interesting.  I wasn't backing down, I was testing his reaction.  He reacted calmly, so I had no reason to keep my vote on him.  That's all there was to it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Silthuri on April 27, 2014, 04:31:31 pm
Why is the post button so close to the preview button? I meant for more to be in that last post... but anyways.

Wolf:
Really?  It makes sense from a scum perspective to be as active as possible, but most of his posts were just egging people on to play the game.  Which is a form of active lurking: he could have tried to start a conversation.

Would you rather I put my vote back on him, MOWE?  Also, have you known me to back down from anything in mafia?  You've played when I was scum, did I ever "back down" in that game, excluding the time I was trying to get in NQT's good graces by knocking off IG.
Question: If no one's there, how can he start a conversation?

No. I would not. I'm questioning you for voting him on a feeble case and then when others are calling you out on it, retracting your vote for some unknown reason.

I've never seen you back down, no. That's why I'm suspicious when that's what you seem to be doing this time.
Very interesting.  I wasn't backing down, I was testing his reaction.  He reacted calmly, so I had no reason to keep my vote on him.  That's all there was to it.
Fair enough. I expect you to answer that question though.

Persus could have easily stayed out of the thread to blend in with everyone else. Instead, he tried to get others to participate ,drawing a lot of attention to himself, and actually asked a few questions if I remember correctly. You seem to be trying to find scumminess where there is none.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 29, 2014, 12:57:02 am
I'm having a busy week. Vote count tomorrow.

Day ends Wednesday
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 29, 2014, 05:00:57 pm
Also I must question, what exactly made you suspect the person before me?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on April 30, 2014, 12:23:13 am
Day 4:

Votecount:
MastahCheese
MyOwnWorstEnemy
4maskwolf
HissinhWalnuts - Persus13, MastahCheese
Persus13 - HissinhWalnuts

Not voting - MyOwnWorstEnemy, 4maskwolf,

Day ends TOMORROW. Slightly less than 24 hours.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 30, 2014, 04:06:07 pm
Persus, answer us, your seeming scummy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 30, 2014, 04:33:34 pm
Really?  It makes sense from a scum perspective to be as active as possible, but most of his posts were just egging people on to play the game.  Which is a form of active lurking: he could have tried to start a conversation.
So my answering other people's questions and laying out a case on why I thought HissinhWalnuts was scum wasn't trying to start a conversation. If at that point in time, people were actually involved in this game, people should have been formulating cases of their own, which could have started discussion. I laid out my case for everyone, which was inviting people to critique my reasons and arguments, and its worked for the most part in starting a dialogue. In fact, the majority of content today has been because of my case. I was the only voter. How is that active lurking?

Also, Persus, have you reiterated your reasoning that me and Walnuts are scum?
Persus, why exactly do you think HissinhWalnuts is scum?

To me, the obvious kill candidates were HissinhWalnuts and Painiac. Painiac especially since his NL suggestion makes it seem unlikely that he was scum. However, since they didn't die, I feel that one of them must have been scum. Especially HissinhWalnuts, since I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game and he hasn't really been doing much except sit back and watch.

Looking back through the thread, I think NAV is the scummiest player because of how he tried to defend accusations of being scummy. He seemed to do it as if he was scum player instead of a town player.

Also, instead of pushing his own case on who he thinks is scum or something town like that, he's just been using other people's arguments and one sentence lines to attack my argument instead of providing an alternative.

Oh great I'm being last minute scum voted, great job, great job. Vote off the new player great idea, try to get the guy who just joined kicked off, not dickish at all. Blaming someone else's actions on me. Not suspicious at all. Well then, if you want me to vote for someone I suspect as scum, ill just go with Persus for his lack of explanation.
I've explained my case twice, and just did again to 4maskwolf.

Also I must question, what exactly made you suspect the person before me?
And you'll find that in my explanation.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 30, 2014, 04:44:59 pm
Because you haven't given any solid evidence "I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game" Isn't really lynch vote territory.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: Persus13 on April 30, 2014, 08:18:53 pm
Because you haven't given any solid evidence "I was getting a scummy vibe of NAV earlier in the game" Isn't really lynch vote territory.
Did you not read the bit in there about that I had a scummy vibe off NAV because how he reacted to accusations of himself being scummy in a non-town like way?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on April 30, 2014, 09:31:37 pm
How where they un town like?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 1 - Forest Morning
Post by: mastahcheese on April 30, 2014, 11:53:50 pm
How where they un town like?

I'll quote NQT from back in Day 1 for this, as I find it to be the best example.

NAV
NAV You're scum aren't you?
What makes you think I'm scum?
Ahah! I note you don't deny that you're scum. I wasn't really sure before (how could I be, the game has just started?!) but now this is tantamount to admission. This coupled with your question to Cheese: how could a player possibly prove they're not scum?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on May 01, 2014, 01:33:10 am
God damnit, well it appears I'm gonna get last minute mafia sniped. Because no one can prove that I'm not scum, so god damnit.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Day 4 - Horn Formula
Post by: zombie urist on May 01, 2014, 03:19:47 am
Day has ended. Did the unicorns uncover a horse? Or have the horses outsmarted the unicorns? Find out later cuz I'm going to sleep.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over - Scum Win!
Post by: zombie urist on May 01, 2014, 12:59:44 pm
Another day ends. Everyone was strangely silent this day. Perhaps the unicorns already gave up and accepted their fate? Or maybe they were so sure that HissinhWalnuts was a horse that they didn't feel the need to discuss any further?

The unicorns did not know today would be their last day. Upon deciding that HissinhWalnuts must be killed, the rest of the group surrounded him and simultaneously charged. Four dark red holes appeared on his body and very quickly the blood completely drained out.

The two remaining unicorns didn't have much time to ponder HissinhWalnut's death. An ugly sound came out of mastahcheese and MyOwnWorstEnemy's  mouths.

"NEEEEEEIGHHHH-h-h-h".

The enemy have revealed themselves! Persus13 and 4maskwolf took off at once, with mastahcheese and MyOwnWorstEnemy close in pursuit. West they ran, in the direction of the fading sun! Into the woods!

Persus13 and 4maskwolf didn't get far. An ambush party hid a few hundred steps within the forest, masterfully laid by the chief hunter. The two remaining unicorns suddenly tripped! A thin wire hidden between the trees was to blame! Wounded and surrounded, the unicorns accepted their fate.

The last thing they saw was a iron horse shoe.

The mafia have won!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: zombie urist on May 01, 2014, 01:01:56 pm
Scum chat http://quicktopic.com/50/H/ZhbPU9AMk8t3j
Dead chat http://quicktopic.com/50/H/AB73537skYF
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Solymr on May 01, 2014, 01:03:38 pm
I think this mostly happened because nobody gave a fuck. Too much inactivity.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: zombie urist on May 01, 2014, 01:08:40 pm
I agree completely.

This is the first scum win in 3 games. 
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 01:12:21 pm
YEEEEEEPPPPP.

I figured MOWE was scum, because she did exactly what Imp did in our first game together: she accused without voting, hoping others would hop on the accusation parade. Cheese, I didn't catch.

Good game everyone.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Persus13 on May 01, 2014, 01:44:25 pm
I should have gone after Cheese for his reads on me, plus his almost complete lack of involvement in the last day of the game.

But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on May 01, 2014, 02:16:26 pm
WHAT DID I FUCKING TELL YOU?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on May 01, 2014, 02:16:50 pm
That I am bad at mafia.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Silthuri on May 01, 2014, 02:59:06 pm
I'm so surprised I lasted the entire game. This was my first time as scum.

I figured MOWE was scum, because she did exactly what Imp did in our first game together: she accused without voting, hoping others would hop on the accusation parade.
...when did I do this?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 03:02:37 pm
I'm so surprised I lasted the entire game. This was my first time as scum.

I figured MOWE was scum, because she did exactly what Imp did in our first game together: she accused without voting, hoping others would hop on the accusation parade.
...when did I do this?
Your entire attack on me. While founded in fact, you never bothered to cast your vote on me. At least, that's what it looked like from my perspective.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Silthuri on May 01, 2014, 03:09:09 pm
I did vote you. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5218740#msg5218740) It never ended up in the votecount aparently.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 03:18:16 pm
I did vote you. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137322.msg5218740#msg5218740) It never ended up in the votecount aparently.
The post you linked does not contain a vote.
Oh there it is, stealth vote.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Silthuri on May 01, 2014, 03:25:34 pm
I didn't actually try to hide it. I didn't know stealth votes were a thing.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 03:29:08 pm
I didn't actually try to hide it. I didn't know stealth votes were a thing.
No no, I meant stealth vote as in I didn't see it.  I guess because it wasn't bold?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Silthuri on May 01, 2014, 03:42:14 pm
I didn't actually try to hide it. I didn't know stealth votes were a thing.
No no, I meant stealth vote as in I didn't see it.  I guess because it wasn't bold?
Ah. I see. I suppose I should start bolding my votes and avoid this in the future. Was that the only thing you found scummy about me?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 04:09:23 pm
I didn't actually try to hide it. I didn't know stealth votes were a thing.
No no, I meant stealth vote as in I didn't see it.  I guess because it wasn't bold?
Ah. I see. I suppose I should start bolding my votes and avoid this in the future. Was that the only thing you found scummy about me?
No.  I just got this sense that you were scummy, I'd have to look back and figure out what caused it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Tiruin on May 01, 2014, 04:13:06 pm
I think this mostly happened because nobody gave a fuck. Too much inactivity.
Correction: Nobody in town in the recent day. :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: TheDarkStar on May 01, 2014, 05:38:25 pm
In the dead chat, I realized who the scum were around the beginning of Day 2. Unfortunately, I was dead as always.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: mastahcheese on May 01, 2014, 09:46:36 pm
But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
But I enjoy being town more! D:

EDIT:
Also I love how the last message of scumchat is me offering Tiruin a cat.  :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Tiruin on May 01, 2014, 09:50:59 pm
But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
But I enjoy being town more! D:

EDIT:
Also I love how the last message of scumchat is me offering Tiruin a cat.  :P
I now have a cat.
\o/
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 10:01:28 pm
But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
But I enjoy being town more! D:

EDIT:
Also I love how the last message of scumchat is me offering Tiruin a cat.  :P
I now have a cat.
\o/
Cheese is a cat.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: mastahcheese on May 01, 2014, 10:15:00 pm
But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
But I enjoy being town more! D:

EDIT:
Also I love how the last message of scumchat is me offering Tiruin a cat.  :P
I now have a cat.
\o/
Cheese is a cat.
I can't figure out if that's what she was trying to infer or not.
Unless she actually went and got a real life cat.
I'm so confused.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 10:15:50 pm
But seriously Mastahcheese, your playstyle is much better suited to scum than town.
But I enjoy being town more! D:

EDIT:
Also I love how the last message of scumchat is me offering Tiruin a cat.  :P
I now have a cat.
\o/
Cheese is a cat.
I can't figure out if that's what she was trying to infer or not.
Unless she actually went and got a real life cat.
I'm so confused.
Cats are good.

I like dogs more though.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: mastahcheese on May 01, 2014, 10:17:17 pm
Cats are good.

I like dogs more though.
I have two cats and an irrational fear of dogs.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: 4maskwolf on May 01, 2014, 10:21:54 pm
Cats are good.

I like dogs more though.
I have two cats and an irrational fear of dogs.
A lot of people fear dogs.

But my dog is so cute.

Also:

(http://i.imgur.com/CB3XOQO.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/dIFLUww.jpg)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: mastahcheese on May 01, 2014, 10:26:07 pm
I actually have a Grumpy Cat T-Shirt that says "This is my Happy Face".

I wear it pretty much all the time, but we should probably go to the banter thread by now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: Tawa on May 02, 2014, 03:33:30 pm
Yo, Mafia forum.

I might RETURN when the next beginner's mafia game starts.

Just an FYI, you know, "for your informaYOUREALLDOOMEDtion".
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: notquitethere on May 03, 2014, 08:39:20 am
Heh. I think the next BM is being made tomorrow, so check back in soon!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: WhitiusOpus on May 03, 2014, 12:15:57 pm
I fucking KNEW IT. GODDAMNIT CHEESE. GODDAMNIT.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XLVI: Unicorn - Game Over! - Scum Win!
Post by: mastahcheese on May 03, 2014, 10:20:13 pm
I fucking KNEW IT. GODDAMNIT CHEESE. GODDAMNIT.
Sorry, bro.