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Title: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on September 23, 2009, 11:01:08 pm
I thought of it and decided: why not.  I'm curious to see how many non novices are interested in a mafia similar to Beginner's setup but without the beginner requirement.

So for you pros out there, here it is. Plain Old Mafia.

Similar rules and roles to Beginner 3.  Similar flavor as well (so it'll be slightly easier for my imagination). 

The Rules:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Roles:
 
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Players:
1. Webadict, who replaces Diakron
2. Pandarsenic
3. Toonyman
4. Leafsnail
5. Free Beer
6. ExKirby
7. Org
8. Apostolic Nihilist
9. Vector
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: Diakron on September 23, 2009, 11:07:05 pm
im in if we get enough players. will be in both if thats ok. (yes i can easily keep them seperate thanks to my ADD, it allows me to forget things quickly)
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: Pandarsenic on September 24, 2009, 04:03:21 am
Do want.
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: ToonyMan on September 24, 2009, 05:55:46 am
IN.

If I can't be in Beginner I'll be in this.
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: dakarian on September 24, 2009, 08:26:05 am
Being in both is fine if you can keep up with both.  The flavor will be...interesting to write but I think I know how to handle that.


Just to warn, the current story in my head is interesting to say the least... and tiring.  Looks like I won't be able to abuse copypasta all too much, but it'll be neat to try anyway. 

Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: Leafsnail on September 24, 2009, 02:07:08 pm
In.  I haven't actually ever played a game of normal mafia :P.
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: ExKirby on September 24, 2009, 02:31:53 pm
Coming from the man who runs the only mafia on IB(which you need to look at)?
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: Jim Groovester on September 24, 2009, 04:28:53 pm
Spectate for now.

I enjoy watching people tear each other apart. With the paucity of roles in this one, it should be even better.
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups
Post by: Free Beer on September 24, 2009, 06:52:09 pm
In, please.

Although in the extremely unlikely event that Secret Santa mafia comes back to life, that one will have priority.
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups (4 slots left)
Post by: dakarian on September 26, 2009, 02:39:02 pm
No, I havn't forgotten this one.  I would love it if this one ran at about the same time as the Beginner.


@ExKirby is that an 'in'?

Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups (4 slots left)
Post by: ExKirby on September 27, 2009, 07:41:49 am
No, THIS is an in. *inhales*
IN!!!
Title: Re: Plain Old Mafia (aka Not-so Beginner Mafia) Sign ups (3 slots left)
Post by: Org on September 27, 2009, 07:32:44 pm
In
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (2 slots left) Last call.
Post by: dakarian on October 02, 2009, 01:48:13 pm
Bah, stalled with 2 people left?  I can't really start it without those last two.

No one else wants in?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (2 slots left) Last call.
Post by: Vector on October 02, 2009, 02:46:54 pm
Hey, it's a small game!  I hadn't noticed.


In.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: ExKirby on October 03, 2009, 03:50:23 am
The last person who signs in gets a cookie!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 03, 2009, 06:03:50 pm
If I had more experience with online Mafia I'd probably join, but I suppose I'll just spectate for now.
Should be interesting to see a more professional game going on. Beginner's Mafia is/was really just about manipulating the novices into agreeing and voting with you; I wonder how things will differ with experienced players.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 03, 2009, 06:05:44 pm
You can join, Apost.  Just remember that it's a game, no matter how seriously some people may be pushing you (often they're just trying to push you to see if you'll crack and make a mistake).  Anyway, all players, even very good ones, can make mistakes.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: dakarian on October 03, 2009, 07:13:31 pm
To be honest, Apo has a bit of a point.  The beginner games have a habit of being overwhelmed by the 'experienced novices' and the ICs.  It makes for a nice training for the middle ground but I'm not sure how well it is for novices to be able to play it out.  All players push each other, but a novice don't have much of a choice BUT to follow since they don't know of the technique.

Example: Beginner 3 is running very well as a game, but there's not much actual teaching going on in it. 

I'll ponder about that for the next game. 

As for here, I'll be honest, Bay12 taught me a very powerful thing about this community (including myself): We're not used to the day game.  Mafia wins easily in the Beginner matches because there's very little power role influence, and the town tends to flounder without that. 

We'll see though.  For now, this has too many people in it to give up on and too few to start.  Meh.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: Vector on October 03, 2009, 07:24:52 pm
Bah.  I will totally IC your shorts off for Beginner's 4, if you let me play in that capacity.  I think that certain factors influenced the occurrences of 3, which I will discuss once the game ends.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 03, 2009, 07:35:31 pm
I'll join, then. I'm an experienced mafia player, but I haven't played online much, so it'll be interesting to see how I can adapt my usual strategies.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: dakarian on October 03, 2009, 07:40:47 pm
I'm tempted to think that perhaps ICs shouldn't be in-game players but folks willing to comment and coach players as they play.  I'd put one 'Town' IC and one 'Mafia' IC: the town IC would speak on the thread and help the town learn about strategy, town/scum tells, how to attack, defend, find scum, so on.

The Mafia IC would speak on the Mafia quickchat (NOT in the main chat) and help the mafia read the game, manipulate the players, and otherwise do their mafia thing.

For THAT role, the ICs would have to be pretty good at Student Based teaching: being able to guide and assist people without stealing their free will or letting them lean on you. 

It would diminish the game itself but it would mean Beginner turns into a great place to train and practice rather than 'just another game'. 
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: Vector on October 03, 2009, 07:46:19 pm
Yup, I'd be in for that.  As for experience, I've spent hundreds of hours tutoring people in various subjects; generally, they've turned out fairly well.  I figure it'd be a good thing to try out.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: dakarian on October 03, 2009, 07:48:13 pm
YAY!!  Final person!

As for the matter of strategy.. there's a few things about online play:

1. EVERY WORD THAT IS SAID IS PERMANENT.  That's a big deal.  The mistake you made in Day 1 will always be there.. waiting for someone in Day 3 to read and go "oh wait!"

2. Instead of reading someone's face, you read their text.  It's actually pretty similar, right down to trying to get them to get emotional and watching for 'small cues'.  It's just a matter of learning how that "eye twitch" translates into text.

3. the last thing that may be different here than other online places: Mafia get day and night access to talk to each other.  It means they can become more coordinated but it also means it's easier to find the other once you find one.

And yes, me explaining a lot is why I run Beginner Mafia :P.  Just be happy I'm not playing here: I flood the games with walls of text.


In any case!  Time for me to get to writing! 
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Sign ups (1 slot left)!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 03, 2009, 07:52:08 pm
Righteous Jam!  Totally awesome dudes.

Vanilla games are always tough because you rely more on "feelings" than facts.  Actually, this makes a good point.  Begineer games are actually harder because you need to read people more.

:-P
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Opening: Please read the notes!
Post by: dakarian on October 04, 2009, 12:24:02 am

Night falls within the the BM Elephant, a well known 5-star hotel. 

The Merchant's Guild has spent the day arguing about a matter of importance, and would've argued all night if a young, pretty girl in maid uniform did not send them off to their rooms.  Soon after, she makes her way back towards the staff break room. Inside, the 9 hotel staff sit waiting for her.  She speaks as she enters.

“The merchant's guild are restless over the death of their Head Merchant.  I think they are trying to save their necks by attacking the Family.”

A wave of her hand forestalls the outcries from the staff members.

“They don't suspect us..”

“They better not.  None of us did it,” yells Toonyman.

She sighs, then continues, “They guess that a few of the Family snuck among them. They probably have, too.  None of us need to get involved with that mess, our only orders were to maintain the hotel appearance and leave them alone. Besides, we have our own problems.” 

“You 9 are among the latest recruits into the hotel.  All of you know that the Litia Family maintain this hotel and have made it clear that you wish to enter the Family.”

Each one nods in agreement.  This causes the young maid to smile.

“Good, then what you don't know is that we believe two of you came here a spies from another Family, and if any one of you makes one noise before I'm done I'll have your head!”

Vector closes his mouth silently.

“I'll make this short and sweet.  In the day, you are to do your normal work for the hotel.  At night, you find those spies and bring them to security outside this room.  That's your orders.”

The maid turns to leave, but Apostolic Nihilist stalls her with a hesitant raise of his hand, “You won't help us” he asks.

The maid turns around, not quite looking at the recruit, “I...have to go deal with something urgent.  It can't wait, sorry.” With that, and a blush, she turns and leaves the room.

Those that remain in the room look at each other, waiting for someone to say something.


Note 1: If it hasn't been noticed, the story runs in the same time and setting as Beginner Mafia 3.  However, the days and nights are flipped: you will debate and vote during the night while the “night roles” work during the day.  Just as long as you remember that Night=Vote, Day=Sleep everything will work like a normal game. Since this is not a beginner's mafia, I hope I can play the story a little more without confusing you.

Sidenote: yes, that makes this Night 1.  It also means that the events of Beginner's Mafia 3 Night 1 are happening at the same time.  No, none of it will matter to the actual game.

Note 2: the bad/good guys are flipped as well.  The Litia Family Recruits represent the 'town' while all who aren't of the family are the 'mafia'. 

Understand?  Sign ups are closed.  Roles are being written and sent now.  The game will begin shortly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night Meeting 1.. Day = Night here so go vote!
Post by: dakarian on October 04, 2009, 01:22:18 am
It is now Night 1.  I hope you remember that it is NOW that you vote for who to lynch.

Deadline: Wednesday, 7th 11am EST
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night Meeting 1.. Day = Night here so go vote!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 04, 2009, 01:24:21 am
Pandarsenic extinguishes a cigarette. "Org, why are you never helpful in any Mafia ever?"

The fourth wall shatters. Pandarsenic picks up a fragment of it and tosses it in a trashcan.

I mean, honestly. You don't scumhunt, you go absent or activelurk, you just plain refuse to contribute. Why?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 04, 2009, 01:35:26 am
Apostolic Nihilist.  What, in particular, attracts you to nihilism?

I'm an existentialist sort of dude myself.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Jim Groovester on October 04, 2009, 01:37:24 am
Awww, don't I get a cool role for being a spectator like in Beginner's 3?

Not that that's the only thing I care about.

*sniff*
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 04, 2009, 01:58:41 am
Apostolic Nihilist.  What, in particular, attracts you to nihilism?

I'm an existentialist sort of dude myself.

Whimsical usernames can often betray the true nature of their user's state of mind.
In contradictory terms, it means nothing.

Now, Pandarsenic, tell me; who is more dangerous in a game of mafia:
An unknown player with no previous habits to base your assumptions off of,
OR
A veteran who's played many games, their responses, strategies, and actions all archived?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 04, 2009, 02:18:26 am
I vote Leafsnail for being SCUM.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 04, 2009, 02:57:40 am
An unknown player may make mistakes, fall into common patterns, etc., so I'll declare that the danger is greater from a veteran, who can actively avoid tells he's been called out on and recognizes what might give him away, and can point out tells a new townie player might be making without realizing it to deflect suspicion.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 03:01:11 am
I vote Leafsnail for being SCUM.
And good evening to you too, Toony.  Anti-FoS for behaving just as you normally do.

And so, ExKirby, which players would you least like to be scum and why?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 04, 2009, 03:38:32 am
You, because I know of your awesome skillz. Although, if I was to pick one person to be scum at this point, basedon previous knowledge, it would have to be Pandarsenic. He seems a bit jumpy to me.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 04, 2009, 06:49:03 am
You can tell how terrified I am from that part in my third post where- Oh, wait, you seem to be accusing me based on my first two posts.

This is not why I'm FoSing you, though. I'm FoSing you because you seem to be sucking up to Leafsnail for some reason.

I'm was about to FoS Leafsnail for anti-FoSing Toony, then realized that was a stupid idea and decided not to. I remain neutral to Leafsnail - perhaps even a bit more inclined to think him town for his calm response.

Of course, it's easy to be calm when you're declared to be scum before you post, so meh. Scratch that too.

To end my rambling, my standard question for everyone:

Who would be your favorite scum partner?

I'll answer first: Diakron, because we made a good team last time and he always acts so scummy it's ridiculously difficult to make heads or tails of his behavior.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 06:57:58 am
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Who would be your favorite scum partner?
ToonyMan, for being generally impossible to read and aggressive enough to get things done.  He'd also be pretty easy to bus if things went horribly wrong.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 04, 2009, 07:09:53 am
You can tell how terrified I am from that part in my third post where- Oh, wait, you seem to be accusing me based on my first two posts.

It's called "going off what you have". I didn't say you were scum. I just thought of it as a worst-case scenario.

This is not why I'm FoSing you, though. I'm FoSing you because you seem to be sucking up to Leafsnail for some reason.

I know Leafsnail from the IB forums. I can trust him.

I'm was about to FoS Leafsnail for anti-FoSing Toony, then realized that was a stupid idea and decided not to. I remain neutral to Leafsnail - perhaps even a bit more inclined to think him town for his calm response.

For now, I'll assume that as correct thinking.

Of course, it's easy to be calm when you're declared to be scum before you post, so meh. Scratch that too.

Easy for you to say.

To end my rambling, my standard question for everyone:

Who would be your favorite scum partner?

I'm somewhat split between Leafsnail and Apostolic Nihilist.

I'll answer first: Diakron, because we made a good team last time and he always acts so scummy it's ridiculously difficult to make heads or tails of his behavior.

My responses are in red.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 07:20:15 am
Just to point out, ExKirby, no matter how much you trust someone, they still have an equal chance of being scum to everyone else.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 04, 2009, 08:51:27 am
Yeah, but in Day... er... I mean, Night one, you only have your trust and your belief. And both of them say that you're innocent.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 04, 2009, 09:22:18 am
Who would be your favorite scum partner?

Diakron would honestly be a very good scum partner.  Lynching him usually is a waste because he's always Town (except that one time in Vote 2 I think).

My least favorite?

Org.  Screw you Org.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 09:23:53 am
Is that not Gambler's Fallacy in action, Toony?  Although I see what you mean about being hard to read.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 04, 2009, 09:38:00 am
I'm going to vote for Diakron.

FoS to Leafsnail and Pandarsenic: Leafsnail for anti-FoS'ing ToonyMan as a response to being attacked, and Pandarsenic for mentioning it and saying that calling Leafsnail out on it was a stupid idea.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 09:47:47 am
Free Beer, it's because I tend to be more worried when ToonyMan's not randomly attacking people than when he is.  And why does Pandar deserve an FoS just for mentioning it?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 04, 2009, 09:52:00 am
Wow, that made me think. And I think I want to vote Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 04, 2009, 10:06:07 am
Is that not Gambler's Fallacy in action, Toony?  Although I see what you mean about being hard to read.

Sorry, I mean that we always lynch him and yeah, he is always acts scummy so we do that.  We sorta stopped lynching him, because he usually means no harm.

I DON'T MEAN GAMLER'S FALLACY AT ALL.  RAEG.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 04, 2009, 12:15:34 pm
Hey Everyone.

My least favorite scum partner would be Toony, as he is a bit unpredictable.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 04, 2009, 12:35:15 pm
Free Beer, it's because I tend to be more worried when ToonyMan's not randomly attacking people than when he is.  And why does Pandar deserve an FoS just for mentioning it?

If I proceed under the assumption that you are scum, you made a mistake with your anti-FoS: you just tried to bribe ToonyMan by claiming you thought he was town, thereby giving away the fact that you know more than you're supposed to. You'll notice I made that mistake in Vote Mafia 3, and Pandarsenic made that mistake in Beginner's Mafia 2. I'm not pulling things out of nowhere, here.

Pandarsenic called attention to it and then immediately dismissed it as "stupid" - this is significant since it prevents other people who noticed it from dwelling on it and possibly coming to the conclusion that you are scum. In short, Pandarsenic is covering your back, and he's also being subtle about it. The fact that you are reciprocating and defending him as well definitely does not look good for either of you.

Unvote. Vote Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 04, 2009, 12:39:35 pm
Hey Everyone.

My least favorite scum partner would be Toony, as he is a bit unpredictable.



I'm not unvoting you. You haven't answered either of my questions.

Free Beer: You're saying I'm scum because I considered what he said, then decided it wasn't as scummy as I'd initially thought, and decided to share my opinion of this?

And that bit about "bribery" is bullshit. "Bribing" never works on Bay12. It's too transparent.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 04, 2009, 12:44:37 pm
Hey Everyone.

My least favorite scum partner would be Toony, as he is a bit unpredictable.



I'm not unvoting you. You haven't answered either of my questions.

Free Beer: You're saying I'm scum because I considered what he said, then decided it wasn't as scummy as I'd initially thought, and decided to share my opinion of this?

And that bit about "bribery" is bullshit. "Bribing" never works on Bay12. It's too transparent.

You also didn't say why you thought it was not as scummy. People who look at Leafsnail's action standalone would think "why did he do that?". After your post, people will instead think "Why is it stupid to think that scum would do that?". You've directed the way people consider that particular action.


As for bribing being "bullshit," I never said anything about the success rate. In fact, I explicitly labeled it as a mistake. And if it's so transparent, why aren't you faulting Leafsnail for it? I think you two are sticking up for each other way too much.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 04, 2009, 01:29:01 pm
Org[1]: Pandarsenic
Apostolic Nihilist[1]: Vector
Pandarsenic[2]: Apostolic Nihilist, Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: Toonyman
ExKirby[1]: Leafsnail
Free Beer[1]: ExKirby

Not voting: Diakron, Org

Note: Weekends are treated more lax attendance wise.  I'll make a proper judge on activity on Monday. 

Note 2: If over half the players are voting on one person or if all players are voting, a Day shortening can be requested.  A day extension can be asked so long as I see regular debate.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 04, 2009, 02:04:56 pm
Yeah... Leaf, was that a random vote you placed on me? If so, why haven't you removed it? Just asking.

Anyway, tables seem to swing rapidly, so Unvote Vote Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 04, 2009, 02:07:03 pm
Yeah... Leaf, was that a random vote you placed on me? If so, why haven't you removed it? Just asking.

Anyway, tables seem to swing rapidly, so Unvote Vote Pandarsenic.

Do you have an explanation for that, or are you just bandwagoning?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 04, 2009, 03:48:28 pm
Free beer why did you vote me then unvote me without even wating for a response? so far it is me and Panda that you have voted for. If you are scum don't be so obvious about it...

Org care to say something a little bit more then "No not him"?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 04, 2009, 03:56:19 pm
Unvote.

I vote Org for having said nothing useful or meaningful so far.  What are your thoughts on Day 1?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 04, 2009, 04:09:20 pm
Free beer why did you vote me then unvote me without even wating for a response? so far it is me and Panda that you have voted for. If you are scum don't be so obvious about it...

Org care to say something a little bit more then "No not him"?

Unvote.

He unvoted you because Pandarsenic was significantly more suspicious. I'm voting you because this is clearly suspect behaviour. He had no reason to vote you in the first place, unless you're scum, Diakron.

...

Are you?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 04, 2009, 04:18:23 pm
i want it from free beers mouth err hands AN

also even if i was scum why would i not say: "I am not scum" ??

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 04, 2009, 04:58:51 pm
Yeah... Leaf, was that a random vote you placed on me? If so, why haven't you removed it? Just asking.

Anyway, tables seem to swing rapidly, so Unvote Vote Pandarsenic.

Unvote.

Vote ExKirby.  Atleast try to be helpful.  I hate bandwagoneers.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 04, 2009, 07:20:35 pm
AN: the point of RVS is to get an answer from the person you voted for... unless your scum
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 04, 2009, 08:06:44 pm
Free Beer: You're saying I'm scum because I considered what he said, then decided it wasn't as scummy as I'd initially thought, and decided to share my opinion of this?

And that bit about "bribery" is bullshit. "Bribing" never works on Bay12. It's too transparent.

You also didn't say why you thought it was not as scummy. People who look at Leafsnail's action standalone would think "why did he do that?". After your post, people will instead think "Why is it stupid to think that scum would do that?". You've directed the way people consider that particular action.


As for bribing being "bullshit," I never said anything about the success rate. In fact, I explicitly labeled it as a mistake. And if it's so transparent, why aren't you faulting Leafsnail for it? I think you two are sticking up for each other way too much.

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE, and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 05, 2009, 12:14:57 am
AN: the point of RVS is to get an answer from the person you voted for... unless your scum

Or rather, the point is to apply pressure to someone in hopes that they'll crack.
Initially, everyone (townies) should be equally suspicious of everyone else.

 If you poke someone, and they don't respond, then you poke someone else, trying to find someone who'll react.

If they react, you poke some more. If you see a few others poking the same person, and that person is beginning to break, then you might as well join in on the fun, right?

That was what happened. The more people poking and prodding one person, the more pressure they're going to be feeling. At least, theoretically.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 12:45:32 am
Exceeeept three people are voting me without having poked, skipping straight to the voting for no reason. I'd like to hear the explanations.

Nihilist, you never even asked me anything. Come on.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 05, 2009, 01:27:17 am
I unvoted you just recently, actually. Diakron seems to be acting a bit stranger right now. Not necessarily scummy; he always acts scummy. Just, different.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 02:59:40 am
Well... ExKirby hasn't either. I don't recall having been asked any questions, actually. What, do you all intend to just ignore that I could be scum, as equal a probability as everyone else has? Question me!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 05, 2009, 08:18:57 am
Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.

Free beer why did you vote me then unvote me without even wating for a response? so far it is me and Panda that you have voted for. If you are scum don't be so obvious about it...

Diakron, you're accusing me on grounds that I'm not exhibiting tunnel-vision. And what's wrong with voting for Pandarsenic?

Free Beer: You're saying I'm scum because I considered what he said, then decided it wasn't as scummy as I'd initially thought, and decided to share my opinion of this?

And that bit about "bribery" is bullshit. "Bribing" never works on Bay12. It's too transparent.

You also didn't say why you thought it was not as scummy. People who look at Leafsnail's action standalone would think "why did he do that?". After your post, people will instead think "Why is it stupid to think that scum would do that?". You've directed the way people consider that particular action.


As for bribing being "bullshit," I never said anything about the success rate. In fact, I explicitly labeled it as a mistake. And if it's so transparent, why aren't you faulting Leafsnail for it? I think you two are sticking up for each other way too much.

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE, and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?

Pandarsenic, I agree that it is stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. However, it is not stupid for scum to draw attention to townies - much like you did in Beginner's Mafia 2. I'll ask you again the question that you've been avoiding - why do you think Leafsnail is town?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 05, 2009, 10:22:36 am
Seeing as everyone seems to think I'm bandwagoning, even though I have no idea what that means, Unvote. Actually, scrap that. After flicking through the pages, I'm split between Panarsnic and Diakron. Oh, yay. That would be my first ever FoS.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 05, 2009, 10:56:23 am
The normally silent security guard shuffles after hearing ExKirby speak.  Although he appeared to be the 'big dumb type' his words come out articulate

A 'bandwagon' is when multiple players vote for the same person.  Although this must occur sometime for someone to be lynched, the term tends to insinuate times when the players start 'ganging up' on one player mostly because others are doing so.  It's a habit from Group Think and Follow the Leader mentalities. 

Why the hate?  A 'player that bandwagons' means that they aren't really thinking about their vote and just going along with the crowd.  At best, it's an poke to a townie saying they need to think for themselves.  At worse, it's a sign of a Mafia that is trying not to look passive by not voting, nor become too noticeable by attacking others.

The guard sniffs at the ones staring at him

"You thought that a bunch of newcomers would know more than a 10 year vet?" 


Org[2]: Pandarsenic, Leafsnail
Apostolic Nihilist[1]: Vector
Pandarsenic[2]:  Free Beer, ExKirby
ExKirby[1]: Toonyman
Free Beer[1]: Diakron
Diakron[1]: Apostolic Nihilist

Not Voting: Org

Deadline: Wednesday, 7th 11am EST

Sidenote: I'm finding it interesting that blue is becoming the official FOS color. 
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 11:48:09 am
Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.

Free beer why did you vote me then unvote me without even wating for a response? so far it is me and Panda that you have voted for. If you are scum don't be so obvious about it...

Diakron, you're accusing me on grounds that I'm not exhibiting tunnel-vision. And what's wrong with voting for Pandarsenic?

Free Beer: You're saying I'm scum because I considered what he said, then decided it wasn't as scummy as I'd initially thought, and decided to share my opinion of this?

And that bit about "bribery" is bullshit. "Bribing" never works on Bay12. It's too transparent.

You also didn't say why you thought it was not as scummy. People who look at Leafsnail's action standalone would think "why did he do that?". After your post, people will instead think "Why is it stupid to think that scum would do that?". You've directed the way people consider that particular action.


As for bribing being "bullshit," I never said anything about the success rate. In fact, I explicitly labeled it as a mistake. And if it's so transparent, why aren't you faulting Leafsnail for it? I think you two are sticking up for each other way too much.

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE, and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?

Pandarsenic, I agree that it is stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. However, it is not stupid for scum to draw attention to townies - much like you did in Beginner's Mafia 2. I'll ask you again the question that you've been avoiding - why do you think Leafsnail is town?
I don't think Leafsnail is town. I just don't think that particular action he made was worth pursuing, at least at the time. It's a null tell.

Oh, and ExKirby, name your reasons or die. Honestly. If I won't vote with webadict when he's a confirmed townie until I hear his reasons, I sure as hell won't take this.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 05, 2009, 11:52:27 am
Well, Exkirby, the reason why bandwagonning, or simply jumping on someone without reasons is bad, is because of the fundamental difference between what a scum player wants to happen during the day and what a town player wants.

A town player wants to get a scum player lynched, and therefore has to carefully investigate, prod and see if he can get people to exhibit scumtells.

A scum player doesn't care who gets lynched as long as it isn't him or his scumbuddy, and he'll probably jump on his buddy if it looks likely they'll be lynched.

So it would be a bad idea for a town to bandwagon, but for a scum player to avoid attention it can work well.  Therefore you have to check people who just seem to be changing votes a lot to avoid suspicion.

My vote remains on Org, however, for having still not said anything useful.  Comon, share your thoughts, please?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 05, 2009, 12:36:05 pm
Ok, you want reasnoning? I'll see if there are quotes...

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE (Well, odds are that you are town. Stating that in bold seems scummist to me, as a deflecter.), and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?
Well... ExKirby hasn't either. I don't recall having been asked any questions, actually. What, do you all intend to just ignore that I could be scum (Maybe so, but when three people point the gun at you, you usually try to give reasoning on their own accord.), as equal a probability as everyone else has? Question me!
I don't think Leafsnail is town. I just don't think that particular action he made was worth pursuing, at least at the time. It's a null tell.

Oh, and ExKirby, name your reasons or die. Honestly. If I won't vote with webadict when he's a confirmed townie until I hear his reasons, I sure as hell won't take this. (And what do you mean by that?)

Little flicks of the eye that, for me at the least, say a lot.

Now, back to the matter at hand. Many people say I'm bandwagoning. I don't mean to, I'm just making rookie mistakes. And I've made a lot... oh well, I'm new. What do you expect? And seeing as the tables have turned, Unvote Vote Diakron. He seems... mildly scummish... I just can't put my finger round why...
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 05, 2009, 02:05:44 pm
How many scum are here, three?  No, there's only nine players.

Org is scum for lurking, how much has he posted, once?  He's getting piled on and still hasn't said anything.  Maybe he's hoping for his scum mate to save him?!  Whatever, he did the same thing in Paranormal 8.  He's probably going to come on saying, "I'M MAKING HAM SANDWICH LOLWUT."

ExKirby or Leafsnail is the other scum ball.  ExKirby for trying to bandwagon Pandarsenic and realizing he's been found out going after good old Diakron.  Leafsnail, well...I don't know really.  I voted him in the beginning.  :-D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 05, 2009, 02:08:51 pm
There are two scum.

*Took a bit to resist the Jean-Luc reference*

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 02:36:20 pm
Org always lurks; I'm not so sure about him.

ExKirby, I'm not unvoting you. Diakron is an easy lynch, like, always. I'm not so sure about him. I think now that you've been called out on your bandwagon and are drawing votes, you're trying to draw votes to an easy target because you're desperate to not be the lynch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 05, 2009, 02:54:10 pm
Looks like I'm gonna be lynhed... but I don't want the town to lose a lynch... Is it legal for a suicide?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 05, 2009, 03:19:10 pm
Can't autokill yourself, but you can vote for yourself.

The day shortening can only be requested once 50% of the town is voting on the same person (5 at the moment).
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 05, 2009, 04:06:49 pm
unvote

Exkirby I always seem slightly scummy i just can't help it.

Org talk to us or die.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 05, 2009, 04:08:55 pm
I voted him in the beginning.  :-D
Can't say I can see the logic behind this, but whatever.  Actually, you seem to be a bit less focused on one player than usual, which is weird, but probably good from a town perspective.

Org has, of course, been saying nothing, and I'm continuing to vote him to prevent any scum from doing the same and staying under the radar.  Exkirby, on the other hand, is not being helpful.  Defeatism is not useful - it's not inevitable that you will be lynched, and you should always do your best to win.  It's also a scumtell, to some extent, as a town player is more likely to continue to fight to the end, while a scum player may give up to avoid implicating any of his scum mates.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 05, 2009, 04:38:33 pm
Whimsical usernames can often betray the true nature of their user's state of mind.
In contradictory terms, it means nothing.

Haha.  Because nothing means anything.  Moving on...

Unvote.

Who would be your favorite scum partner?

I can't say much about favorite, because I'm not really familiar with most of you being scum with me.  Free Beer worked out pretty well last time, though I think that LeafSnail might be entertaining to play with, too.  Both have fairly contemplative playing styles, even as town, which lends itself well to playing scum.

Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent.

Vector has been uncharacteristically pummeled with midterms.



unvote

Exkirby I always seem slightly scummy i just can't help it.

Org talk to us or die.

I feel like you're bandwagoning and not really scum-hunting.  Please stop.  If he shows up as scum, then... well, I guess I'll have to eat my feet, but as-is I feel like you're not contributing much.  Of course, if your hand is still hurt, then I understand your lack of informational posting and hope you get better soon.


On the other hand...

Wow, that made me think. And I think I want to vote Free Beer.

Yeah... Leaf, was that a random vote you placed on me? If so, why haven't you removed it? Just asking.

Anyway, tables seem to swing rapidly, so Unvote Vote Pandarsenic.

Ok, you want reasnoning? I'll see if there are quotes...

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE (Well, odds are that you are town. Stating that in bold seems scummist to me, as a deflecter.), and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?
Well... ExKirby hasn't either. I don't recall having been asked any questions, actually. What, do you all intend to just ignore that I could be scum (Maybe so, but when three people point the gun at you, you usually try to give reasoning on their own accord.), as equal a probability as everyone else has? Question me!
I don't think Leafsnail is town. I just don't think that particular action he made was worth pursuing, at least at the time. It's a null tell.

Oh, and ExKirby, name your reasons or die. Honestly. If I won't vote with webadict when he's a confirmed townie until I hear his reasons, I sure as hell won't take this. (And what do you mean by that?)

Little flicks of the eye that, for me at the least, say a lot.

Now, back to the matter at hand. Many people say I'm bandwagoning. I don't mean to, I'm just making rookie mistakes. And I've made a lot... oh well, I'm new. What do you expect? And seeing as the tables have turned, Unvote Vote Diakron. He seems... mildly scummish... I just can't put my finger round why...

1. If you are new, then perhaps you should be playing in Beginner's, rather than bandwagoning on everything and everyone here and lurking your face off over there.  You've probably been in as many games as I have, for goodness' sake (I've finished 3 and been NK'd in my 4th).  You really should know a bit better.

2. Your reasoning is poor, and it seems to be mostly "Who has the most votes on them?  I'm voting for that person."  Your "eye-flicks" do nothing once you realize that your judgment is being occluded... some people have flickish eyes.

3. You are not behaving like you normally do.  That is, you are not asking any questions whatsoever, and you are being far more active.  I am deeply confused.

4. At this point, I want to lynch you just for information.

5. You aren't doing well at all with having votes on you.  You're being too jumpy.

6. Scum-slip, or moronitude.

Ok, you want reasnoning? I'll see if there are quotes...

You've stated right here that you're looking for reasoning after having gathered your opinion, rather than building an opinion from evidence.  I think you're scum looking for an easy ride.


Sorry, ExKirby.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 05, 2009, 04:44:56 pm
Free Beer seems like he's trying to defend ExKirby, or rather, trying to lead us away from him. ExKirby is acting extremely scummy right now, and Free Beer could be his partner. Note that Free Beer points out ExKirby's bandwagoning but then proceeds to ignore him.

In the quote below, Free Beer acknowledges that ExKirby is suspicious, but deflects to both Vector and Toonyman.
 
Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.

Something about this doesn't feel right; he's either not pursuing ExKirby because he figures that we're handling him pretty well, or he's trying to subtly shift the balance of votes back onto Pandarsenic.

Unvote. Vote Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 05, 2009, 05:18:57 pm
in a few day i think i will dump the bandage and make a less constricting one :) typing will be easier.

you have good points there vector but i want to hear from org first before i start analyzing Exkirby

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 06:41:57 pm
Ok, you want reasnoning? I'll see if there are quotes...

It's stupid for scum to draw attention to their partners. If mine did that to me, I would accuse him of trying to buddy up with me, an INNOCENT TOWNIE (Well, odds are that you are town. Stating that in bold seems scummist to me, as a deflecter.), and bus him.

I'm saying bribery never works and, like the OMGUS, is a null tell because everyone knows it never works.

ExKirby: Are you placing the third vote on me just for fun?
Well... ExKirby hasn't either. I don't recall having been asked any questions, actually. What, do you all intend to just ignore that I could be scum (Maybe so, but when three people point the gun at you, you usually try to give reasoning on their own accord.), as equal a probability as everyone else has? Question me!
I don't think Leafsnail is town. I just don't think that particular action he made was worth pursuing, at least at the time. It's a null tell.

Oh, and ExKirby, name your reasons or die. Honestly. If I won't vote with webadict when he's a confirmed townie until I hear his reasons, I sure as hell won't take this. (And what do you mean by that?)

Little flicks of the eye that, for me at the least, say a lot.

Now, back to the matter at hand. Many people say I'm bandwagoning. I don't mean to, I'm just making rookie mistakes. And I've made a lot... oh well, I'm new. What do you expect? And seeing as the tables have turned, Unvote Vote Diakron. He seems... mildly scummish... I just can't put my finger round why...

Oh, wait. Missed the red bits here.

"(Well, odds are that you are town. Stating that in bold seems scummist to me, as a deflecter.)"
I glossed over this earlier because I didn't get what you were saying. I meant that, in a theoretical situation, if I were scum and my partner was drawing attention to me, I would lead a bus against him - even originate it - to look more townie, like a VT who realized scum was trying to get my gratitude.

"(Maybe so, but when three people point the gun at you, you usually try to give reasoning on their own accord.)"
I'm saying you should be questioning me while voting me - a townie is as likely as scum to crack when three people vote him with no reason and voters refusing to provide reasons for their votes.

"(And what do you mean by that?)"
I mean webadict, despite being one of our best players, does not have my vote guaranteed to follow his, even when a ploy leads to him becoming a confirmed townie. Even the best of us make mistakes, so it's necessary that we all see your reasoning. If you don't give it, you don't likely have any - or you're stalling for time to collect after-the-fact "reasoning," but it's evidence compiled to support a presupposed argument - backwards logic that yields backwards results.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 05, 2009, 06:46:16 pm
I AM MAKING A HAM SAMVICH LULZ

No

Sorry, I forgot I was in any mafias. Again.

"Org, why are you never helpful in any Mafia ever?"
I have no idea. It seems I always forget or never post or try taking a passive stance. I guess I must completely change myself.

I do slightly agree with Vector, Diakron seems somewhat as a bandwagoning. '

ExKirby, you are changing your vote ALOT. 4 times in a day?

Exkirby

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 05, 2009, 07:51:22 pm
Free Beer seems like he's trying to defend ExKirby, or rather, trying to lead us away from him. ExKirby is acting extremely scummy right now, and Free Beer could be his partner. Note that Free Beer points out ExKirby's bandwagoning but then proceeds to ignore him.

In the quote below, Free Beer acknowledges that ExKirby is suspicious, but deflects to both Vector and Toonyman.
 
Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.

Something about this doesn't feel right; he's either not pursuing ExKirby because he figures that we're handling him pretty well, or he's trying to subtly shift the balance of votes back onto Pandarsenic.

Apostolic Nihilist, you are accusing me on grounds that I'm not bandwagoning.

[...]
I don't think Leafsnail is town. I just don't think that particular action he made was worth pursuing, at least at the time. It's a null tell.

Oh, and ExKirby, name your reasons or die. Honestly. If I won't vote with webadict when he's a confirmed townie until I hear his reasons, I sure as hell won't take this.

I'm satisfied with this answer. Unvote.

Diakron, I repeat my earlier question to you: What was wrong with voting Pandarsenic?

Vector, is the scum group an Abelian group? Why or why not?

Leafsnail, why did you defend Pandarsenic when I voted him? And why did you react so strongly to ToonyMan's accusations toward you, both then and now? Is his opinion of you really so important?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 05, 2009, 08:16:21 pm
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Diakron, I repeat my earlier question to you: What was wrong with voting Pandarsenic?

thought i answered that: There is nothing wrong with voting in the RVS but jumping around without waiting for responses is scummy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 05, 2009, 10:13:51 pm
Vector, is the scum group an Abelian group? Why or why not?

.... Hardeeharharhar.  Define me a binary operation under which the scum are closed, and I'll tell you if it's abelian or not.

With the assumption that the scum in this game form a group, however, we know that one must be the identity scum (ident-scum), and that to be closed under whatever operation you've come up with (scumx)(scumx) = (ident-scum).  Hence the group is trivially abelian, and scumx is a generator for the scum group.


In the quote below, Free Beer acknowledges that ExKirby is suspicious, but deflects to both Vector and Toonyman.

Apostolic Nihilist, you are accusing me on grounds that I'm not bandwagoning.

I think the key point here that you may be building bandwagons by proxy--that is, saying ExKirby is suspicious while heading off to vote someone else.  That will increase votes on ExKirby and leave you clean.

Of course, if you think ExKirby is semi-suspicious and now want to go pressure Pandarsenic, that makes sense.  It's mostly that there's a potential scum-play going on.

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Diakron, I repeat my earlier question to you: What was wrong with voting Pandarsenic?

thought i answered that: There is nothing wrong with voting in the RVS but jumping around without waiting for responses is scummy.

Hmm.  Disagree, and suggest you look for other data because hanging onto this piece makes you look kind of bad.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 05, 2009, 10:39:21 pm
Vector: I disagree - nobody should get off without answering their RVS questions. It makes it too easy for scum to get away unnoticed.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 05, 2009, 10:44:49 pm
Vector, is the scum group an Abelian group? Why or why not?

.... Hardeeharharhar.  Define me a binary operation under which the scum are closed, and I'll tell you if it's abelian or not.

With the assumption that the scum in this game form a group, however, we know that one must be the identity scum (ident-scum), and that to be closed under whatever operation you've come up with (scumx)(scumx) = (ident-scum).  Hence the group is trivially abelian, and scumx is a generator for the scum group.

Gah, I'm a moron.  Clearly, we could have x^2 = x as well, but it's still trivially abelian.  (scumx)(scumx) can be anything in the scum group S and remain abelian, because the multiplication table is going to be symmetric no matter what you do.

Vector: I disagree - nobody should get off without answering their RVS questions. It makes it too easy for scum to get away unnoticed.

It's not a question of not answering RVS questions.  It's a question of switching targets before the RVS questions are answered, which (as far as I know) really shouldn't be considered a scum-tell.  If someone looks like scum and you happen to have voted Random Dude V, it's perfectly fine to switch over to scumboy.

If you have some other sort of interpretation of the above situation, please let me know.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 05, 2009, 11:50:49 pm
ok i guess i should say "Is scummy to me" or something similar for i have noticed quite a few scum ignore RVS question and you yourself vector jump all over people when they dont answer them so if i ask Scum1 a question then Newb2 goofs and i vote them then Scum1 gets to calmly start integrating himself into the game.


time taken to wirte this post: just over 12 minutes :(
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 05, 2009, 11:56:48 pm
ok i guess i should say "Is scummy to me" or something similar for i have noticed quite a few scum ignore RVS question and you yourself vector jump all over people when they dont answer them so if i ask Scum1 a question then Newb2 goofs and i vote them then Scum1 gets to calmly start integrating himself into the game.


time taken to wirte this post: just over 12 minutes :(

 :(

No, it's true that I'll definitely eat anyone who doesn't answer an RVS question.  I think the difference here is that, if newb2 goofs and I vote him, scum1 is not going to get off easy for ignoring questions.  I will be watching him for a while and then proceed to bite his face off next time he slips.

Really, I think it's about whether you are good at focusing on multiple targets or not.  I believe in watching the structure of the entire game, while I think others might forget the question that they asked to go with their random vote.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 06, 2009, 12:36:33 am
Fair 'nough, Vector. I'll be the first to admit I have trouble catching people who aren't participating. I'm very bad at dealing with lurkers. I'll never see them unless someone points them out.

Luckily, I have the rest of the townies with me to do that. :D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 06, 2009, 09:39:58 am
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Leafsnail, why did you defend Pandarsenic when I voted him? And why did you react so strongly to ToonyMan's accusations toward you, both then and now? Is his opinion of you really so important?
I didn't really react strongly to him on either occasion.
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And good evening to you too, Toony.  Anti-FoS for behaving just as you normally do.
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Can't say I can see the logic behind this, but whatever.  Actually, you seem to be a bit less focused on one player than usual, which is weird, but probably good from a town perspective.

The main reason is because, well, ignoring an accusation of you and trying to stay under the radar isn't helpful from a town perspective.  It's far better to put out your arguments and thoughts than to simply stand back like a meek lamb and do nothing at all.  Yes, perhaps one random vote on me isn't important, but it would be better if we can band together and find scum.

Also, you seem to be forgetting the background behind you voting Pandarsenic - you only did it because he didn't seize on something I said, partly as a joke, in the random vote stage.  It didn't seem to make much sense as an accusation - especially since scum defending each other is actually fairly rare, rare to the point of defending someone (slightly) being a null tell.  A scum player is more likely to distance himself from his partner, or perhaps even kick him as he falls to avoid drawing suspicion to himself.

Vote remains on Org, again, for making a post that contained nothing but a bandwagon on an easy target.  It could be lazy town, I suppose, but it's certainly not helpful.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 06, 2009, 09:56:20 am
We're pretty much set to lynch ExKirby right now. If he flips scum, I think Free Beer is his partner. They both seem to be going after Pandarsenic specifically, and I think they were trying to build a bandwagon earlier on. Also, ExKirby followed after Free Beer blindly towards the beginning of the game (Free Beer voted Pandarsenic then ExKirby voted him, bringing the vote count up to 3).

Now, if ExKirby flips town, we have to look at entirely different suspects. Free Beer could still possibly be scum (he's experienced; he wouldn't bandwagon on an easy lynch as scum), but we also have to look at the people who immediately jumped on ExKirby after the bandwagon started. Org, for instance.

I'll probably have some more to post once I get back from school.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 06, 2009, 11:07:10 am
Current vote:

Org[3]: Pandarsenic, Leafsnail, Diakron
ExKirby[3]: Toonyman, Vector, Org
Free Beer[1]: Apostolic Nihilist
Diakron[1]: ExKirby
Leafsnail[1]: Free Beer

Not Voting:

Deadline: Wednesday, 7th 11am EST


Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 06, 2009, 11:16:04 am
Well, Apost, it might not be as simple as that.  Firstly, an Exkirby lynch is inevitable - I personally feel that someone who lurks is more dangerous than an inexperienced person who posts more.  The reason is because there's absolutely no way to read a lurker, and it would be better if we could get them talking.

Also, if Exkirby is scum (I feel there is a fair likelihood that this is the case) it may not say much about Free Beer.  Scum do bandwagon, yes, but they don't usually follow their team mates - they usually try to follow the crowd in general to avoid suspicion and draw attention away from themselves.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 06, 2009, 11:25:22 am
Screw, I thought making a suicide would flip suspition. And in a day, things have went from bad to worse.

OK, I really don't have much of an option. If I change my vote to anyone but me, most likely people will either accuse me of picking on innocents, or bandwagoning. Therefor, Unvote vote Self.

I do have a deathwish, however. Just take a look at the middle bit of this quote.

We're pretty much set to lynch ExKirby right now. If he flips scum, I think Free Beer is his partner. They both seem to be going after Pandarsenic specifically, and I think they were trying to build a bandwagon earlier on. Also, ExKirby followed after Free Beer blindly towards the beginning of the game (Free Beer voted Pandarsenic then ExKirby voted him, bringing the vote count up to 3).

Now, if ExKirby flips town, we have to look at entirely different suspects. Free Beer could still possibly be scum (he's experienced; he wouldn't bandwagon on an easy lynch as scum), but we also have to look at the people who immediately jumped on ExKirby after the bandwagon started. Org, for instance.

I'll probably have some more to post once I get back from school.

So if you wouldn't mind, take out Org or Pan. Or both.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 06, 2009, 12:09:56 pm
ExKirby, please review Beginner's Mafia I. It was Dakarian's death wish that actually bought the scum a perfect victory in that game. I'm not sure whether we should lynch you right now. But I will say this: if you flip town, your last words will carry no weight with me.

To Leafsnail:
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Leafsnail, why did you defend Pandarsenic when I voted him? And why did you react so strongly to ToonyMan's accusations toward you, both then and now? Is his opinion of you really so important?
I didn't really react strongly to him on either occasion.
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And good evening to you too, Toony.  Anti-FoS for behaving just as you normally do.
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Can't say I can see the logic behind this, but whatever.  Actually, you seem to be a bit less focused on one player than usual, which is weird, but probably good from a town perspective.

The main reason is because, well, ignoring an accusation of you and trying to stay under the radar isn't helpful from a town perspective. 

That is scum thinking. Your sentence could easily have been "..isn't going to make me look town." A townie who stays under the radar is a townie that makes the scum look bad when they try to make themselves look town.

It's far better to put out your arguments and thoughts than to simply stand back like a meek lamb and do nothing at all.  Yes, perhaps one random vote on me isn't important, but it would be better if we can band together and find scum.

If we band together, they will infiltrate us. Your plan is foolhardy. Or you could be scum laying the groundwork for your future plans.


Also, you seem to be forgetting the background behind you voting Pandarsenic - you only did it because he didn't seize on something I said, partly as a joke, in the random vote stage.  It didn't seem to make much sense as an accusation - especially since scum defending each other is actually fairly rare, rare to the point of defending someone (slightly) being a null tell.  A scum player is more likely to distance himself from his partner, or perhaps even kick him as he falls to avoid drawing suspicion to himself.

Actually, I voted him because you stuck up for Pandarsenic and he stuck up for you - obvious buddying, although I can't tell who started it and who fell for it. The initial incident warranted only a FoS. After I unvoted Pandarsenic, I voted you. That's not a coincidence.

Vote remains on Org, again, for making a post that contained nothing but a bandwagon on an easy target.  It could be lazy town, I suppose, but it's certainly not helpful.

...and this does not strike you as being tunnel-vision because..?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 06, 2009, 12:24:50 pm
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That is scum thinking. Your sentence could easily have been "..isn't going to make me look town." A townie who stays under the radar is a townie that makes the scum look bad when they try to make themselves look town.
This smacks of "Too Towny" fallacy, to be honest.  Basically, "Since he's looks like he's trying to scum hunt he must be pretending to scum hunt".  Contributing to debate is not a scumtell.


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If we band together, they will infiltrate us. Your plan is foolhardy. Or you could be scum laying the groundwork for your future plans.
My "plan" isn't anything of the kind.  All I mean is that, while a random vote may not matter, it's better to nevertheless try and tell the person who's voting for you what you think.  Or should I just be dodging questions?


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Actually, I voted him because you stuck up for Pandarsenic and he stuck up for you - obvious buddying, although I can't tell who started it and who fell for it. The initial incident warranted only a FoS. After I unvoted Pandarsenic, I voted you. That's not a coincidence.
I'm not saying Pandar is necessarily town, but your reason for voting him ("He sortof defended Leafsnail, in a very mild way") was flawed, as are your current reasons for voting me.  His defense of me earlier did not factor in.

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...and this does not strike you as being tunnel-vision because..?
Well, firstly, tunnel-vision is not really a scumtell.  A scum player is more likely to jump his vote around everywhere.  This means that, due to WIFOM, tunnel vision is more of a null tell.  Secondly, it's not tunnel vision as I'm continuing to question other people, however, I want Org to say something useful and let us read him, and am therefore keeping my vote on him to pressure him.

Although, to be honest, Free Beer, I don't think you're too likely to be scum.  A scum player would be more likely to kick me or someone else after a bandwagon has formed, and we are down and unable to defend ourselves properly.  I suppose it's the people who bandwagon onto something without adding anything that you really need to watch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 06, 2009, 12:30:12 pm
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ExKirby, please review Beginner's Mafia I. It was Dakarian's death wish that actually bought the scum a perfect victory in that game. I'm not sure whether we should lynch you right now. But I will say this: if you flip town, your last words will carry no weight with me.

My vote still holds. We've come to a point in the game where I trust NO-ONE.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 06, 2009, 12:34:02 pm
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ExKirby, please review Beginner's Mafia I. It was Dakarian's death wish that actually bought the scum a perfect victory in that game. I'm not sure whether we should lynch you right now. But I will say this: if you flip town, your last words will carry no weight with me.

My vote still holds. We've come to a point in the game where I trust NO-ONE.
That's the point of Mafia.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 06, 2009, 01:17:27 pm
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That is scum thinking. Your sentence could easily have been "..isn't going to make me look town." A townie who stays under the radar is a townie that makes the scum look bad when they try to make themselves look town.
This smacks of "Too Towny" fallacy, to be honest.  Basically, "Since he's looks like he's trying to scum hunt he must be pretending to scum hunt".  Contributing to debate is not a scumtell.

Let's go over it again, then. You said you want to exhibit a certain kind of behavior in order to look like a townie because it's helpful to the town. I stated that that behavior was not in fact pro-town, and good scum will exhibit that behavior anyway - because they want to look like they're town.

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If we band together, they will infiltrate us. Your plan is foolhardy. Or you could be scum laying the groundwork for your future plans.

My "plan" isn't anything of the kind.  All I mean is that, while a random vote may not matter, it's better to nevertheless try and tell the person who's voting for you what you think.  Or should I just be dodging questions?

Let me ask you something: What's the point of random voting?

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Actually, I voted him because you stuck up for Pandarsenic and he stuck up for you - obvious buddying, although I can't tell who started it and who fell for it. The initial incident warranted only a FoS. After I unvoted Pandarsenic, I voted you. That's not a coincidence.
I'm not saying Pandar is necessarily town, but your reason for voting him ("He sortof defended Leafsnail, in a very mild way") was flawed, as are your current reasons for voting me.  His defense of me earlier did not factor in.

Then what was this?
The fact that you are reciprocating and defending him as well definitely does not look good for either of you.

That was right before I voted penguin trenchcoat guy. It seems that it is you that has forgotten.

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...and this does not strike you as being tunnel-vision because..?
Well, firstly, tunnel-vision is not really a scumtell.  A scum player is more likely to jump his vote around everywhere.  This means that, due to WIFOM, tunnel vision is more of a null tell.  Secondly, it's not tunnel vision as I'm continuing to question other people, however, I want Org to say something useful and let us read him, and am therefore keeping my vote on him to pressure him.

I'm going to disagree with you here. Take a look at Vector's behavior in Beginner's Mafia 1. Or my behavior in your recent Kingmaker. Or Mephansteras' behavior in Vote Mafia 3. Finding a nice, safe perch from where you can fling your suspicion without looking scummy is a very tempting maneuver to make.

Although, to be honest, Free Beer, I don't think you're too likely to be scum.  A scum player would be more likely to kick me or someone else after a bandwagon has formed, and we are down and unable to defend ourselves properly.  I suppose it's the people who bandwagon onto something without adding anything that you really need to watch.

What was the purpose of this bit here? Were you trying to reassure me that you think I'm town, in hopes of getting me to lay off? Isn't that what you did to ToonyMan, and which sparked my interested in you in the first place?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 06, 2009, 01:32:16 pm
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Let's go over it again, then. You said you want to exhibit a certain kind of behavior in order to look like a townie because it's helpful to the town. I stated that that behavior was not in fact pro-town, and good scum will exhibit that behavior anyway - because they want to look like they're town.
Which would make it a null tell.  So why are you calling me out on it?


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Let me ask you something: What's the point of random voting?
It depends, really.  It gets a response, it starts debate, it gets all the players to come down and express what they think.  I prefer to answer questions when random voted rather than just dismissing them.

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Then what was this?
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The fact that you are reciprocating and defending him as well definitely does not look good for either of you.
That was right before I voted penguin trenchcoat guy. It seems that it is you that has forgotten.
Sorry, I phrased it ambiguously.  I meant that his defense of me did not factor into my challenging of one of your points.  As I say, I'm not necessarily defending him, but your reason for targetting him was flawed.


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I'm going to disagree with you here. Take a look at Vector's behavior in Beginner's Mafia 1. Or my behavior in your recent Kingmaker. Or Mephansteras' behavior in Vote Mafia 3. Finding a nice, safe perch from where you can fling your suspicion without looking scummy is a very tempting maneuver to make.
Indeed it is.  On the other hand, it's also quite a good move for a town player to make - and it's something that a lot of players do.  To say that playing like a towny is a scumtell is a fallacy.

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What was the purpose of this bit here? Were you trying to reassure me that you think I'm town, in hopes of getting me to lay off? Isn't that what you did to ToonyMan, and which sparked my interested in you in the first place?
Well, no.  Firstly, my anti-FoS was more of an RVS joke than anything else - after all, some people do RVS based on avatars or random.org.  The main reason I said it is because, when two people have a discussion with each other, tunnel vision often develops.  It becomes "OMG if he's lynched and he's flipped town then the person accusing him is scum".  This isn't always the case, and this can have absolutely disasterous consequences (worst example I've seen was the aforementioned Vote Mafia 3, where the town's two most valuable roles nuked each other).  I'm not saying it so you'll lay off - I know that you're a good player, and therefore won't drop suspicion on someone for something as trivial as that.  But I'm making it clear that suspicion of me does not automatically make you scum in my eyes, and if I am lynched it does not mean the town should immediately go after you day 2.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 06, 2009, 01:42:23 pm
I can't make heads or tails of that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 06, 2009, 01:43:15 pm
Screw, I thought making a suicide would flip suspition. And in a day, things have went from bad to worse.

OK, I really don't have much of an option. If I change my vote to anyone but me, most likely people will either accuse me of picking on innocents, or bandwagoning. Therefor, Unvote vote Self.

I do have a deathwish, however. Just take a look at the middle bit of this quote.

We're pretty much set to lynch ExKirby right now. If he flips scum, I think Free Beer is his partner. They both seem to be going after Pandarsenic specifically, and I think they were trying to build a bandwagon earlier on. Also, ExKirby followed after Free Beer blindly towards the beginning of the game (Free Beer voted Pandarsenic then ExKirby voted him, bringing the vote count up to 3).

Now, if ExKirby flips town, we have to look at entirely different suspects. Free Beer could still possibly be scum (he's experienced; he wouldn't bandwagon on an easy lynch as scum), but we also have to look at the people who immediately jumped on ExKirby after the bandwagon started. Org, for instance.

I'll probably have some more to post once I get back from school.

So if you wouldn't mind, take out Org or Pan. Or both.

Gah, come on.  This is what you have to say.  That you give up and are lynching yourself.  Town or Scum you have to fight to the last second.  Nobody gets anywhere when you just stop.

Also, like Leafsnail said (or Jim I don't remember) saying that Org or Pandar is scum and should be lynched the next day is nothing.  You may be town, but that doesn't mean they're scum.  (although I believe you and Org are scum).
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 06, 2009, 02:27:31 pm
Screw, I thought making a suicide would flip suspition. And in a day, things have went from bad to worse.

OK, I really don't have much of an option. If I change my vote to anyone but me, most likely people will either accuse me of picking on innocents, or bandwagoning. Therefor, Unvote vote Self.

I do have a deathwish, however. Just take a look at the middle bit of this quote.

We're pretty much set to lynch ExKirby right now. If he flips scum, I think Free Beer is his partner. They both seem to be going after Pandarsenic specifically, and I think they were trying to build a bandwagon earlier on. Also, ExKirby followed after Free Beer blindly towards the beginning of the game (Free Beer voted Pandarsenic then ExKirby voted him, bringing the vote count up to 3).

Now, if ExKirby flips town, we have to look at entirely different suspects. Free Beer could still possibly be scum (he's experienced; he wouldn't bandwagon on an easy lynch as scum), but we also have to look at the people who immediately jumped on ExKirby after the bandwagon started. Org, for instance.

I'll probably have some more to post once I get back from school.

So if you wouldn't mind, take out Org or Pan. Or both.

Gah, come on.  This is what you have to say.  That you give up and are lynching yourself.  Town or Scum you have to fight to the last second.  Nobody gets anywhere when you just stop.

Also, like Leafsnail said (or Jim I don't remember) saying that Org or Pandar is scum and should be lynched the next day is nothing.  You may be town, but that doesn't mean they're scum.  (although I believe you and Org are scum).

Yeah, maybe so, but I've not got much of an option. No matter who I vote, I can only see me on the lynch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 06, 2009, 02:29:22 pm
Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 06, 2009, 02:32:37 pm
So long as you don't accuse me of bandwagoning... and as soon as I get one accusation, I'm swinging my vote back.

Unvote vote Org.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 06, 2009, 03:41:59 pm
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Leafsnail, why did you defend Pandarsenic when I voted him? And why did you react so strongly to ToonyMan's accusations toward you, both then and now? Is his opinion of you really so important?
I didn't really react strongly to him on either occasion.
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And good evening to you too, Toony.  Anti-FoS for behaving just as you normally do.
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Can't say I can see the logic behind this, but whatever.  Actually, you seem to be a bit less focused on one player than usual, which is weird, but probably good from a town perspective.

The main reason is because, well, ignoring an accusation of you and trying to stay under the radar isn't helpful from a town perspective.  It's far better to put out your arguments and thoughts than to simply stand back like a meek lamb and do nothing at all.  Yes, perhaps one random vote on me isn't important, but it would be better if we can band together and find scum.

Also, you seem to be forgetting the background behind you voting Pandarsenic - you only did it because he didn't seize on something I said, partly as a joke, in the random vote stage.  It didn't seem to make much sense as an accusation - especially since scum defending each other is actually fairly rare, rare to the point of defending someone (slightly) being a null tell.  A scum player is more likely to distance himself from his partner, or perhaps even kick him as he falls to avoid drawing suspicion to himself.

Vote remains on Org, again, for making a post that contained nothing but a bandwagon on an easy target.  It could be lazy town, I suppose, but it's certainly not helpful.
How so? I answered Pandar's questions, gave my suspiscions, and voted for who I thought could be scum, and I gave reasons why.

Exkirby, what reason do you have of jumping on THE BANDWAGON FOR ME?!!11!!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 06, 2009, 03:49:42 pm
So long as you don't accuse me of bandwagoning... and as soon as I get one accusation, I'm swinging my vote back.

Unvote vote Org.

Well, ok.  This is still a null tell though.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 06, 2009, 04:56:39 pm
exkirby: i thought thaat you where a newb townie until this:

So long as you don't accuse me of bandwagoning... and as soon as I get one accusation, I'm swinging my vote back.

Unvote vote Org.

to me it SCREAMS of scum. Voting but saying that if it is against a townie then it's not your fault? dont vote if you are not sure that the person you are voting for is scum.

Exkirby you, sir, are scum!

P.S. i removed and rebandaged my hand and can kind of use it to type :)
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 06, 2009, 04:59:27 pm
Wait, no no no Diakron.  If he were to be scum or town it would be in his best interest to live.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 06, 2009, 05:05:42 pm
ExKirby strikes me as feigning inexperience, but even looking through his past posts I can't really make a proper analysis.
There's a chance, of course, that he voted himself in an attempt to draw suspicion away from himself, as ridiculous as it sounds.
 "Well, obviously mafia will never vote for themselves!"
He's either quite clever, or extremely newb-ish. As it stands, the only way for him to -not- get lynched is to vote for Org or make an effort to keep the votes tied. The latter option is unlikely to succeed, so the first is the 'best' way to keep himself safe.

Switching to Org suddenly seems like a bandwagon, and a poor attempt to save himself. If he did suddenly vote for Org, we'd point it out, even though it may be his only 'honest' choice. If he's really a townie trying to save himself, that is.

However, if he votes himself, he ultimately breaks the tie and effectively lynches himself. At least, that is until a 'more experienced' player points out that such an action is anti-town, unless he's scum. Under such advice, he'll switch his vote to the only one that lets him survive — Org — and escape the suspicion that would've came with such an act had he switched earlier.

Or, of course, there's always the chance that he's a newb. He's tried to host several mafia games in the past though, so I'm not too sure about this.

...

Admittedly, Org lurks a lot, and his posts up to this point have been minimally constructive, so FoS on him.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 06, 2009, 05:07:06 pm
please expand on that for me toony.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 06, 2009, 05:16:53 pm
please expand on that for me toony.

OK, very simple question.

What would you do in ExKirby's postion at this point? (http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg799175#msg799175)

He was going to get lynched if he didn't vote Org, right?  Explain to me what you would do at that point besides voting Org and saving yourself.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 06, 2009, 05:21:48 pm
i would of kept my mouth shut about voting myself in the first place so as not to look so scummy

FoS Toony you are not acting yourself and defending another player...
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 06, 2009, 05:28:30 pm
i would of kept my mouth shut about voting myself in the first place so as not to look so scummy

FoS Toony you are not acting yourself and defending another player...

You can't go back in the past, it's too late now.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?  You would vote Org, right?  I'm just saying this because your logic is flawed.  I still think ExKirby is scum mind you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Diakron on October 06, 2009, 05:29:33 pm
i would of kept my mouth shut about voting myself in the first place so as not to look so scummy

FoS Toony you are not acting yourself and defending another player...

You can't go back in the past, it's too late now.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?  You would vote Org, right?  I'm just saying this because your logic is flawed.  I still think ExKirby is scum mind you.

i'll accept that you may have a point on this.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 06, 2009, 05:33:37 pm
ExKirby strikes me as feigning inexperience, but even looking through his past posts I can't really make a proper analysis.
There's a chance, of course, that he voted himself in an attempt to draw suspicion away from himself, as ridiculous as it sounds.
 "Well, obviously mafia will never vote for themselves!"
He's either quite clever, or extremely newb-ish. As it stands, the only way for him to -not- get lynched is to vote for Org or make an effort to keep the votes tied. The latter option is unlikely to succeed, so the first is the 'best' way to keep himself safe.

Switching to Org suddenly seems like a bandwagon, and a poor attempt to save himself. If he did suddenly vote for Org, we'd point it out, even though it may be his only 'honest' choice. If he's really a townie trying to save himself, that is.

However, if he votes himself, he ultimately breaks the tie and effectively lynches himself. At least, that is until a 'more experienced' player points out that such an action is anti-town, unless he's scum. Under such advice, he'll switch his vote to the only one that lets him survive — Org — and escape the suspicion that would've came with such an act had he switched earlier.

Or, of course, there's always the chance that he's a newb. He's tried to host several mafia games in the past though, so I'm not too sure about this.

...

Admittedly, Org lurks a lot, and his posts up to this point have been minimally constructive, so FoS on him.



What? Ive been talking more, btw. Also, while I seem scummy due to lurking, look at ExKirby for God Emperor's sake! He has changed his vote 5 times in a Day Period. If Vote jumping doesnt seem scummy, then we might as well not vote him. He has played more than just a round of Mafia, you know,
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 06, 2009, 06:19:24 pm
The entire first 3 paragraphs of my post were about why ExKirby is scum. I just FoS'd you because none of your posts were very helpful; mind you, I'm not saying that you're scum. Just... more likely to be scum.

That reeks of scumminess, though; deflecting onto ExKirby. Right now you're set to be lynched. I don't really care which of you goes down; ExKirby is all but confirmed scum, and you're (at the least) very suspicious.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 06, 2009, 06:21:04 pm
I can, indeed, read. Its that last part. I, since renoticing this thread, have tried to scumhunt. I guess this is what I get for trying to not lurk.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 06, 2009, 08:17:32 pm
To Leafsnail: You make a few good points. And now I've got bigger fish to fry, so Unvote...

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.

...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 06, 2009, 08:21:14 pm
I will voice my suspicions.

Nihilist Guy(spelling)
ExKirby
Toony

I am honestly suspicious.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Apostolic Nihilist on October 06, 2009, 08:26:28 pm
Free Beer; those are good points you make. But, how does ToonyMan commenting on Org's switch signal collaboration?

...actually, looking over it some more, it seems possible that they're communicating, but I don't really see any proof. I'm going to unvote Free Beer (for the time being at least).
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 06, 2009, 09:27:29 pm
Free Beer, those are somewhat valid points (though I don't see this "coordination to get Org lynched" that you speak of) but not enough for me to think it's one of them over ExKirby.

The one thing I'm not suspicious of, is that I think it is NOT a team of ExKirby AND Org - ExKirby would/should know better than to screw over his teammate while still being ridiculously suspicious himself.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 06, 2009, 09:29:02 pm
Oh, and just for reference - my vote is not on Org, Dakarian, it's on ExKirby and has been for some time now.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Vector on October 06, 2009, 10:17:32 pm
To Leafsnail: You make a few good points. And now I've got bigger fish to fry, so Unvote...

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.

...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.

Or, you know, ExKirby is being a moron and saying "DUR KILL ME THEN KILL ORG," to which I say "If you want Org dead, do the job yourself."

I don't think Org is scum.  I think ExKirby is acting funky, and I think he's the best person for the town to kill off for information at this point.  I also think that people should be forced to act and play the bloody game.  Risks must be taken.

Further:

1. ToonyMan hasn't said anything interesting (kind of suspicious, but not worth attacking him for right now)
2. I would prefer an ExKirby lynch.  Hence the lack of saying anything about Org's suspiciousness.  Org is acting normal for Org, just trying a bit harder.  I am glad to see this.  I do not think that Org's reward should be a quick lynch, but I also think that ExKirby's reward for refusing to go out a limb should not control the town for the next two days.

... In summary, let's kill ExKirby and watch Org for a while, because I don't really see why everyone thinks he's scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 06, 2009, 10:34:28 pm
Oh, and just for reference - my vote is not on Org, Dakarian, it's on ExKirby and has been for some time now.

I need an Unvote to register a vote change :P.

I'll give you the switch though.  However, remember to Unvote next time.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 06, 2009, 10:45:34 pm
Note: Pandarsenic and Diakron switched votes without unvoting.  I accepted both so the vote count reflects that. 

Upon further thought, I have to believe that the 'unvote' requirement really is silly: I can catch vote switches fine without it after all.

So though it's still VERY VERY helpful, a vote switch without an unvote will still register.  However, note that from here on ANY name in red will register for a vote so use Red WISELY.

Note 2: Org, I can't tell if that Red on Nihilist is a vote or not.  For now I'm not marking it.  From here on though, ANY name in red will count.


Current vote:

Org[2]: Leafsnail, ExKirby
ExKirby[5]: Toonyman, Vector, Org, Diakron, Pandarsenic
Vector[1]: Free Beer

Not Voting:Apostolic Nihilist

Deadline: Wednesday, 7th 11am EST

There are 11 hours left to the end of the day.

An extension can be requested so long as at least 2 people make the request (the more that do, the longer the extension).

A shortening can be requested once over 50% of the players (5 for now) vote on the same person and there is at least one request with no counterargument.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 06, 2009, 11:13:01 pm
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
EXKIRBY
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 06, 2009, 11:25:02 pm
You saw nothing!!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 07, 2009, 01:48:09 am
Seeing as everyone is just bandwagoning on me, I see no point in me playing this game further. Vote self. And that's where it'll be for the rest of the day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 07, 2009, 05:13:21 am
Meh. A townie shouldn't give up like that, and I refuse to be blackmailed out of voting for you. My vote remains.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: dakarian on October 07, 2009, 08:34:00 am
As the silence in the room grows, the guard glances inside.  He then looks at his watch and mutters, "It's almost time anyway, so why rush."  Even still, he lifts up his billy club.


There are less then 2 hours left to the end of the night.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ExKirby on October 07, 2009, 12:21:42 pm
Hurry up already. It's not like everything's gonna change in under an hour.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. off to work!
Post by: dakarian on October 07, 2009, 01:37:39 pm
Rule 1 to being a good host:

Don't decide to start marathoning an anime a few hours before deadline.  :P


"I don't want to do this anymore."  Muttered ExKirby.

The guard turned his head at the comment. 

The others had formed a semicircle around ExKirby and had been spending half the night questioning him, accusing him, interrogating him.  One of them said, "What do you mean?"

"I'm done.. I don't want to be here anymore.  I'm sick of it."

The guard replied to that comment, "You don't have much of a choice if you want to be part of the Family."

ExKirby glared at the guard, "Then I won't want to anymore!"

This caused the guard to step forward, his billy club raised.  The others step away from the two.

"Well, then, there's only one way out of the Family."  He glanced at the others, "Are you people sick enough to watch a man die?  Get out of here!"

It didn't take long for everyone but ExKirby and the guard to leave back to their rooms.



...


The meeting only allowed the recruits two hours of sleep before the morning, when the hotel opened.  However, being able to work effectively with almost no sleep is a trait well taught to them before they began working in the hotel. 

As they gather back to the meeting room to prepare for the work ahead, the maid was there to meet them.  Nothing about the room hinted at what transpired last night.  She looked a little tired, but still looked at everyone with a steady gaze.  She handed out everyone's work assignments, starting with a 'special job' in one of the guest rooms.  A few of you cringe when you are chosen for this task: 'special jobs' occur when someone is murdered and the room needed to be cleaned of evidence.

As everyone leaves, the maid asks, "Where's ExKirby?"

The recruits look at each other, then tell the maid what occured last night.  When they were done she was growling through bared teeth.

"YOU FOOLS! You got the wrong one killed!" 

The rest involved the maid cursing and swearing at the recruits while prodding them out the door and to their tasks. 

Everyone is now troubled over the revelation, though for separate reasons. 


ExKirby, Recruit, has been lynched.

It is now Day.  Since everyone must attend to the hotel, you will be too busy to talk to one another.  Those with special roles, send me your choices.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 08, 2009, 12:43:29 pm
*evoking fast-track rushed flavoring*


Worn out after the long day, everyone returns to the staff room to change.  Once there, however, the same guard as yesterday appears in front of the door.  A few people attempt to ask him his purpose but he remains silent.  One person tries to leave only to be blocked by his billy club.

What's more, you notice that Apostolic Nihilist is gone.  Questions about him to the guard, of course, go unanswered.

Lastly, the maid was nowhere to be seen since this morning.


Apostolic Nihilist, Recruit, has been killed.

It is now evening. 
Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST

Survivors:

Diakron
Pandarsenic
Toonyman
Leafsnail
Free Beer
Org
Vector
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 08, 2009, 03:33:54 pm
Toonyman, who would your favorite two mafia buddies be?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 08, 2009, 04:22:28 pm
Toonyman, who would your favorite two mafia buddies be?

Didn't I answer this before?  I think I said Pandarsenic and Diakron.

Why did you decide to help Town this game Org?  Is it because you are backstabbing SCUM?  And what's with the random vote?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 08, 2009, 05:25:35 pm
Toonyman, who would your favorite two mafia buddies be?

Didn't I answer this before?  I think I said Pandarsenic and Diakron.

Why did you decide to help Town this game Org?  Is it because you are backstabbing SCUM?  And what's with the random vote?
Did you?

Oh man. I cant read posts.

Because I have decided the lurking phase is too boring. Must do something new. Helping town.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 08, 2009, 06:03:49 pm
I vote Free Beer for pairing me with Vector.  Nothing is worse than pairing, Pandarsenic does it all the time as scum and screws the Town up doing that.

Yes, you are my second choice besides Org.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 06:46:38 pm
God save my soul for accusing someone for scumhunting, but Org, this behavior is totally uncharacteristic for you, and I think you're playing merely because you don't want to be lynched for lurking.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 07:42:02 pm
God save my soul for accusing someone for scumhunting, but Org, this behavior is totally uncharacteristic for you, and I think you're playing merely because you don't want to be lynched for lurking.

Fixed.

Also, Toony, what do you mean pairing you with him?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 08, 2009, 07:46:01 pm
Current Vote count:
Toonyman[1]: Org
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman


Not voting: Diakron, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail, Free Beer, Vector

Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 07:46:28 pm
So, maybe I'm positively crazy right here, but I feel like we can see a reason for the change--that is, the threatened bannings for people who don't play the damned game.

Frankly, I don't have much of a clue as to what's going on right now... but Pandarsenic, I think it's quite odd that you're trying to off Org for being helpful.  He isn't helpful as scum, he isn't helpful as town, he isn't helpful no matter what role or alignment he has.

I think this is clearly an agenda shift.  The question is, why don't you?


Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

And even more: Free Beer, O scummish fiend, why are you looking for pairs and pulling suspicion off of Org?  Further, why vote me first over ToonyMan?  I can't see the rationale behind the attack, which makes me worried.  Where there is no rationale, there is scum trying to cook up excuses to vote a given person.

You, sir, are next.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 07:47:27 pm
Current Vote count:
Toonyman[1]: Org
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman


Not voting: Diakron, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail, Free Beer, Vector

Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST

OH COME ON

YOU SAW THE VOTE TOO

I KNOW YOU DID

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 08, 2009, 07:48:58 pm
Unvote. Sorry Toony. :I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 07:51:06 pm
... What, nothing else to say?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 07:54:18 pm
Vector: Making big response, almost done.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 07:56:13 pm
Hah, sorry.  That was for Org, who is being useless.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 07:58:24 pm
Well, kinda-big response.

So, maybe I'm positively crazy right here, but I feel like we can see a reason for the change--that is, the threatened bannings for people who don't play the damned game.

Frankly, I don't have much of a clue as to what's going on right now... but Pandarsenic, I think it's quite odd that you're trying to off Org for being helpful.  He isn't helpful as scum, he isn't helpful as town, he isn't helpful no matter what role or alignment he has.

I think this is clearly an agenda shift.  The question is, why don't you?


Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

And even more: Free Beer, O scummish fiend, why are you looking for pairs and pulling suspicion off of Org?  Further, why vote me first over ToonyMan?  I can't see the rationale behind the attack, which makes me worried.  Where there is no rationale, there is scum trying to cook up excuses to vote a given person.

You, sir, are next.

HAS Org really been useful? He random-voted Day 2, asked Toony a previously-answered question.

Yesterday he said he had suspicions for Nihilist, who was NKed - WIFOM, likely meaningless, so we'll disregard that. Second-most-suspicious to him was ExKirby, the townie-who-acted-like-scum.

He desperately tried to get ExKirby lynched - I'll also disregard this, because it was ExKirby or him.

Chasing ExKirby for vote-jumping is, in fact, about all he's done so far.

Oh, and he posts about 2-3 times for every 50 posts in the game as a whole.

His behavior is different, but its helpfulness to the town, I hesitate to quantify.

You see "Org's first attempt to scumhunt ever." I see "Org is going after targets who make themselves obvious and semi-active-lurking instead of just lurking."

Like I said, I would accept arguments against what I'm saying, but this feels all wrong to me. I think Org is trying to escape his usual lurk-lynch because he's Mafia and actually cares because of that. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but anyone else who played in the older games (DF Mafia, for instance), I seem to recall Org having his activity spike in games where he was scum.

Fake-edit: Oh, or that. "HI I'M USELESS" is spreading, is it? :P
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 08, 2009, 08:21:19 pm
No. I am not scum. I want to play a bit better, and it seems everyone says its to scumhunt. :P

It seems I'm just not good at it.

Right now I'm stuck on dakarian(maybe) or even you pandar(although maybe you wouldn't be as helpful). :I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 08, 2009, 08:29:25 pm
Current Vote count:
Toonyman[1]: Org
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman


Not voting: Diakron, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail, Free Beer, Vector

Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST

OH COME ON

YOU SAW THE VOTE TOO

I KNOW YOU DID

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS

YOU PUT IT IN A QUOTE!

JEESH, you guys quote each other's votes ALL THE TIME.  I already have to keep going "oh wait, that was just a quote, not his vote". 

Then you fling a quote with a red vote.  WHy not just EBWOP or just write the word!

*kick Panda*

Current count.
Free Beer: Toonyman
Pandarsenic: Vector

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 08, 2009, 08:34:28 pm
Unvote. Sorry Toony. :I
>:I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 08, 2009, 08:40:21 pm
*waves Modkill stick*

YOU!

SAW!

NOTHING!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 09:14:35 pm
No. I am not scum. I want to play a bit better, and it seems everyone says its to scumhunt. :P

It seems I'm just not good at it.

Right now I'm stuck on dakarian(maybe) or even you pandar(although maybe you wouldn't be as helpful). :I

*Sigh*

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, for now. Unvote. I don't want to discourage you from starting to play Mafia for real.

I'll need some time to go over what we have, formulate theories, and make a new accusation. Until then....

I'll probably be playing TF2 honestly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 08, 2009, 09:42:16 pm
@org

I'll step in a second.

Org, you're working with some baggage.  People know you for your past actions and, even I admit, the lurking has never helped you.

Being active and hunting is exactly what's needed.  Toony's response wasn't to say you were wrong.  He's applying pressure to you to see how genuine you are.  Genuine aggressiveness will be willing to push back even if under direct attack.  Even if the person says "You should just shut up and go home." If you hold on, you've proven yourself as aggressive.

If you want to look town, go find someone and ask more questions.  Make them answer and be ready for the counter attack.  Once you feel someone is scum, go after them like  a junkyard dog and consider any attempt to discredit you more proof you hit correctly.

Will that prove you are town?  Nope, since that's what you should do as mafia as well.  However, you won't be 'useless'.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 08, 2009, 09:49:38 pm
God save my soul for accusing someone for scumhunting, but Org, this behavior is totally uncharacteristic for you, and I think you're playing merely because you don't want to be lynched for lurking.

Fixed.

Also, Toony, what do you mean pairing you with him?

Previous games I mean.  You have a knack for starting infighting between town as scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 10:15:48 pm
I mean, what exactly is he doing? What is this "pairing you with him" action?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 08, 2009, 10:16:55 pm
I mean, what exactly is he doing? What is this "pairing you with him" action?

Here:
To Leafsnail: You make a few good points. And now I've got bigger fish to fry, so Unvote...

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.

...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 10:26:05 pm
Ahh. Hmm.

So, uh. Is anyone else going to speak?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 10:29:22 pm
Waiting on answers to my questions.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 10:36:30 pm
Vector, reiterate them? (if they're for me at least)
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 10:44:24 pm
Nope, not for you.  For ToonyMan and Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 08, 2009, 11:08:52 pm
Recap of last night and early N2 actions:

Vector breaks his rare silence to manipulate ExKirby (town) into attacking Org (probably also town). It is worth mentioning that this is the exact same mistake which gave him away in Beginner's Mafia 1:

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.

ToonyMan breaks his rare silence to defend ExKirby's attack on Org even as he FoS's ExKirby:

i would of kept my mouth shut about voting myself in the first place so as not to look so scummy

FoS Toony you are not acting yourself and defending another player...

You can't go back in the past, it's too late now.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?  You would vote Org, right?  I'm just saying this because your logic is flawed.  I still think ExKirby is scum mind you.

I call them out on it:

...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.

Apoc(Town), and Pandarsenic make non-comittal responses. Vector makes excuses but fails to present any decent points in his own defense. He also contradicts his earlier actions, defending Org despite his earlier attempt to get Org lynched:

Or, you know, ExKirby is being a moron and saying "DUR KILL ME THEN KILL ORG," to which I say "If you want Org dead, do the job yourself."

I don't think Org is scum.  I think ExKirby is acting funky, and I think he's the best person for the town to kill off for information at this point.  I also think that people should be forced to act and play the bloody game.  Risks must be taken.[...]

... In summary, let's kill ExKirby and watch Org for a while, because I don't really see why everyone thinks he's scum.

ToonyMan doesn't post for the rest of the night - possibly because he thinks he's dead N2 and is conversing with his partner on how to respond. End N1. Begin N2.

Org tags ToonyMan and quickly unvotes. ToonyMan and Vector again coordinate their actions, this time converging on me. It bears mentioning that Vector produced a half-hearted attack on ToonyMan in hopes of dissociating himself:

I vote Free Beer for pairing me with Vector.  Nothing is worse than pairing, Pandarsenic does it all the time as scum and screws the Town up doing that.

Yes, you are my second choice besides Org.

[...]
Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

And even more: Free Beer, O scummish fiend, why are you looking for pairs and pulling suspicion off of Org?  Further, why vote me first over ToonyMan?  I can't see the rationale behind the attack, which makes me worried.  Where there is no rationale, there is scum trying to cook up excuses to vote a given person.

You, sir, are next.

It's obvious that Vector  and ToonyMan are the scum. Probably most damning is the fact that they DK'd Apostolic - they obviously did so in hopes of drawing suspicion toward me. The scum clearly want me dead, because I have them pegged. Classic scum technique, and it completely gives both of them away.

I could come up with a bandwagoning-on-ExKirby based argument as well, but I like what I've got better.

To Vector and ToonyMan: I'd like to see you two try to talk your way out of this. Emphasis on try, since I fully expect you both to fail miserably, even if you do work together. You know, since you're both scum and all.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 08, 2009, 11:19:54 pm
Does "I have exams" mean nothing to you?  Such as, say, "Vector cancels playing Mafia; memorizing Analysis proofs"?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 08, 2009, 11:42:41 pm
Free Beer, I'm beginning to see your point, do a degree. Before I run my own analysis and vote, I need an answer on this matter:

Nihilist had just unvoted you, hadn't he? He hadn't voted for anyone. If anything, he was a very safe kill. It certainly seems more cautious than most people here would play. Also, in accusations of you (read: Toony's accusation of you), nobody has mentioned Apostolic Nihilist's death. Surely if scum was going to accuse you and use Apostolic Nihilist's death as a springboard, you wouldn't have been first to mention it?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 12:37:08 am
Does "I have exams" mean nothing to you?  Such as, say, "Vector cancels playing Mafia; memorizing Analysis proofs"?

Is "I have exams" the best you can come up with? Your silence makes up less than 5% of my argument against you.

Oh, and it's that time of year. I have exams too.

Free Beer, I'm beginning to see your point, do a degree. Before I run my own analysis and vote, I need an answer on this matter:

Nihilist had just unvoted you, hadn't he? He hadn't voted for anyone. If anything, he was a very safe kill. It certainly seems more cautious than most people here would play. Also, in accusations of you (read: Toony's accusation of you), nobody has mentioned Apostolic Nihilist's death. Surely if scum was going to accuse you and use Apostolic Nihilist's death as a springboard, you wouldn't have been first to mention it?

Nihilist was still the only person to come after me in any significant way, and I was the only person that he really came down on hard. I admit that Apoc's death doesn't give much information leading directly back to the scum - really the only things he did were FoS a couple of people, go down the ExKirby track, and attempt to set me up for a lynch after ExKirby. Three possible explanations come to mind:



Regarding use of Apoc's death as material to accuse me, such a move might work in lylo, but this early in the game it would be a bad move - assuming they did that and then I died later, the town would be made aware of what happened and would then be able to obtain the identity of at least one mafia. Better to leave it alone and hope someone else mentions it instead.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 09, 2009, 01:00:17 am
All right, jerk.  You asked for it.

Recap of last night and early N2 actions:

Vector breaks his rare silence to manipulate ExKirby (town) into attacking Org (probably also town). It is worth mentioning that this is the exact same mistake which gave him away in Beginner's Mafia 1.

No.  The BM1 mistake was that I jumped, not that I manipulated the town into attacking Org.  That was largely Webadict, remember?

All right, jerk.  You asked for it.

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.

All right.  Let's say you've got someone who is clearly a beginner.  What do you do: do you tell the beginner the right move (that being, go kill whoever he is complaining about), or do you let him kill himself off?  I said I didn't particularly want to lynch Org.  I don't particularly want to lynch Org.  I want people to put their money where their mouths are.  If you said "After I die, kill Vector and Toonyman!!!" and you could kill me by moving over your vote, but didn't... well, I'd think you were being an idiot.  I might not tell you to move your vote in that case, because I'm town and I'm not too certain about you.

Anyway, all I can say is that I made what I thought was the right move at the time, and I'm going to stand by it.  ExKirby was town.  I honestly thought he was scum.  I was incorrect.  It's not a big deal, really.


...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.

You've played scum with me.  You know I don't do coordination.

ToonyMan doesn't post for the rest of the night - possibly because he thinks he's dead N2 and is conversing with his partner on how to respond. End N1. Begin N2.

One more time: You voted me, not ToonyMan.  I'm the one who would be dead.  Not him.  This logic is fallacious.

Org tags ToonyMan and quickly unvotes. ToonyMan and Vector again coordinate their actions, this time converging on me. It bears mentioning that Vector produced a half-hearted attack on ToonyMan in hopes of dissociating himself.

I did not converge on you.  I asked three people some fairly half-assed questions.  I'm exhausted.  Sorry for not spewing WoT everywhere, but I am really, really tired.

Does "I have exams" mean nothing to you?  Such as, say, "Vector cancels playing Mafia; memorizing Analysis proofs"?

Is "I have exams" the best you can come up with? Your silence makes up less than 5% of my argument against you.

Oh, and it's that time of year. I have exams too.

"I have exams" explains why I'm exhausted and not attacking everything that moves, yes.  That would be most of your argument: I didn't attack ToonyMan.

Honestly, I feel like you're drawing at straws and coordinating with Pandarsenic.  You may or may not be.  I'm too tired to go hunt up the N1 data right now.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 09, 2009, 01:01:56 am
Fourth option:

Apoc was a kill you made so you could pretend the scum was framing you and clear yourself as town.

WIFOM, sure, but it's a choice you're not considering.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 01:47:48 am
Let's take this piece by piece. I'll chop out the parts I don't think are relevant to keep the length short.

No.  The BM1 mistake was that I jumped, not that I manipulated the town into attacking Org.  That was largely Webadict, remember?

I was referring to this:
Ah, okay.  It looked to me like suspicion had turned away from ToonyMan for the moment as votes rotated towards you, but upon more careful consideration I suppose you're right.  If you would like to convince everyone else that ToonyMan needs to be lynched today, though, I'll put him back on the list.

I'll ask ToonyMan as well, then, and change the question a little.

To ToonyMan, Org, and eduren:
Out of the three people we seem to have up for serious lynch consideration, which should we pick?  Additionally, why do you think the other two (e.g. probably yourself and one other person) should be passed over for today?
You attempted to pit townies against each other. That's what gave you away and got webadict after you in the first place, which then later caused you to jump and get half the town on you. Remember now?

I said I didn't particularly want to lynch Org.  I don't particularly want to lynch Org.

Why, then, did you try to get him lynched by proxy via ExKirby? Your actions do not agree with your words.

I might not tell you to move your vote in that case, because I'm town and I'm not too certain about you.

Anyway, all I can say is that I made what I thought was the right move at the time, and I'm going to stand by it.  ExKirby was town.  I honestly thought he was scum.

Underlines are mine. They also contradict each other.

You've played scum with me.  You know I don't do coordination.

Your playing style is similar enough to your playing style in Beginner's 1, which was when I played scum with you. Namely, if you are scum then you are making the same kinds of mistakes and are employing the same general strategy.

One more time: You voted me, not ToonyMan.  I'm the one who would be dead.  Not him.  This logic is fallacious.

I stated I believed both of you to be scum. Even if I only got it half right, proper reaction would be to panic. A panicking scum's primary thought would be "Oh no, I'm gonna die!". My explanation is consistent with events. Oh, and you just defended ToonyMan here, not yourself.

I did not converge on you.  I asked three people some fairly half-assed questions.  I'm exhausted.  Sorry for not spewing WoT everywhere, but I am really, really tired.

You devoted a paragraph to Pandarsenic, whom you voted for. You devoted two sentences to ToonyMan, which actually contradicted an earlier statement when you said he wasn't suspicious to you (his behavior never changed from then to now). You devoted a paragraph to me, followed by the statement "you're next." After Pandarsenic asked you for more information about your accusation toward him, you stated you were more interested in the responses of ToonyMan and myself. My explanation for your behavior is quite likely, and it assumes you are scum.

Fourth option:

Apoc was a kill you made so you could pretend the scum was framing you and clear yourself as town.

WIFOM, sure, but it's a choice you're not considering.

I didn't even consider it, because I already know I'm town. And as I said, there were better kills than Apoc.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 09, 2009, 02:07:55 am
I said I didn't particularly want to lynch Org.  I don't particularly want to lynch Org.

Why, then, did you try to get him lynched by proxy via ExKirby? Your actions do not agree with your words.

I might not tell you to move your vote in that case, because I'm town and I'm not too certain about you.

Anyway, all I can say is that I made what I thought was the right move at the time, and I'm going to stand by it.  ExKirby was town.  I honestly thought he was scum.

Underlines are mine. They also contradict each other.

All right.  I am going to explain this just one more time, because I'm getting pissed off and tired.

It wasn't about Org.  It was about somebody playing stupidly, and trying to teach them to do things differently.  If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

I do not give a damn about lynching Org.  I care about teaching ExKirby how to play slightly better than he was.  That is all.  Perhaps the lesson should have been "If you play like that and fail to take opportunities to save yourself when you're town, you're going to lose us the game."  Silly me.  I didn't think of that option.  I would rather have people who think they're town try to survive.  It sounds like a good thing to do.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 09, 2009, 03:18:49 am
Vector was totally right to explain ExKirby's Other Option. It may not have been in his best interest at the time, especially if ExKirby turned out to be scum, but it should have been made known to him.

Tired. I'm not going to post anything truly important when I'm tired because then I get incoherent nonsense.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 09, 2009, 05:25:48 am
I would like to say that I honestly thought that Kirby was scum. He did switch his vote alot, although it might be because he isn't the best. THe other reason why was because I wanted to live. It was tied up if I remember right until someone else voted.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Leafsnail on October 09, 2009, 11:27:24 am
Pandarsenic, you don't seem to have done much since day broke other than attack Org, leave him for no real reason (easy lynch later on?) and agreed with Vector.  So, who do you think is scum, then?  I mean, maybe you want to encourage Org to play properly, but if he's scum he's scum, right?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 12:35:24 pm
If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

You just admitted that you know Org is town. Only scum would know that.

I do not give a damn about lynching Org.  I care about teaching ExKirby how to play slightly better than he was.  That is all.  Perhaps the lesson should have been "If you play like that and fail to take opportunities to save yourself when you're town, you're going to lose us the game."  Silly me.  I didn't think of that option.  I would rather have people who think they're town try to survive.  It sounds like a good thing to do.

Such things are supposed to go in a post-game analysis. In terms of this game, you tried to save someone who you thought was scum by telling him to attack someone you know to be town. Only scum would do that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 09, 2009, 01:27:47 pm
If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

You just admitted that you know Org is town. Only scum would know that.

... How pedantic must I be?

All right.  Situation: votes are tied between me and you.  You could move your vote over to me and kill me.  I know I am town.  I am not going to suggest that you make the move, because that would be needlessly killing a confirmed townie.

I do not give a damn about lynching Org.  I care about teaching ExKirby how to play slightly better than he was.  That is all.  Perhaps the lesson should have been "If you play like that and fail to take opportunities to save yourself when you're town, you're going to lose us the game."  Silly me.  I didn't think of that option.  I would rather have people who think they're town try to survive.  It sounds like a good thing to do.

Such things are supposed to go in a post-game analysis. In terms of this game, you tried to save someone who you thought was scum by telling him to attack someone you know to be town. Only scum would do that.

No, I tried to teach a beginner how to play.  ... Only scum would do that, huh?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 09, 2009, 01:38:16 pm
I am not scum with Vector!  You know how horrible it is to pair people together as scum?!  I think you are scum Free Beer.

@Vector:
Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

Sorry for not answering this sooner.  To be honest, I want to win this one personally.  I need to keep focus, but also not too much.  Org still hasn't done anything and Free Beer is using broken logic.

Just for note though, I am not saying both Org and Free Beer are scum partners.  I am saying that each one is scum individually.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 02:00:48 pm
To Vector:
... How pedantic must I be?

All right.  Situation: votes are tied between me and you.  You could move your vote over to me and kill me.  I know I am town.  I am not going to suggest that you make the move, because that would be needlessly killing a confirmed townie.

Too late, you've already slipped. Not that your line of reasoning actually accomplishes anything, since it still doesn't explain why you tried to get Org (who you know to be town) killed.

No, I tried to teach a beginner how to play.  ... Only scum would do that, huh?

This isn't Beginner's Mafia, and ExKirby isn't totally green. He actually has more prior experience playing town than I do. Got anything else to say, scum?

To ToonyMan:
I am not scum with Vector!  You know how horrible it is to pair people together as scum?!  I think you are scum Free Beer.

@Vector:
Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

Sorry for not answering this sooner.  To be honest, I want to win this one personally.  I need to keep focus, but also not too much.  Org still hasn't done anything and Free Beer is using broken logic.

Just for note though, I am not saying both Org and Free Beer are scum partners.  I am saying that each one is scum individually.

We've got an OMGUS, an excuse for delaying (again!), and completely ignoring any of the accusations I made against you earlier. I've posted dirt on you as well, you know. It's almost like you and Org traded bodies when nobody was looking.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 09, 2009, 02:08:51 pm
I see no accusations scum bucket.  Show them.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 03:20:03 pm
I see no accusations scum bucket.  Show them.

I don't know who you're addressing here, since you're talking to a "scum bucket" that only you seem to know about. But since you haven't addressed any of my accusations, I'll go ahead and post mine.

Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.
...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.
ToonyMan breaks his rare silence to defend ExKirby's attack on Org even as he FoS's ExKirby:
ToonyMan doesn't post for the rest of the night - possibly because he thinks he's dead N2 and is conversing with his partner on how to respond. End N1.
ToonyMan and Vector again coordinate their actions, this time converging on me. It bears mentioning that Vector produced a half-hearted attack on ToonyMan in hopes of dissociating himself:
Probably most damning is the fact that they DK'd Apostolic - they obviously did so in hopes of drawing suspicion toward me. The scum clearly want me dead, because I have them pegged. Classic scum technique, and it completely gives both of them away.

Your only response to ANY of these is to switch your vote to me. It kind of reminds me of my response to you voting me back in Vote Mafia 3 (you know, back when I was scum). You aren't defending yourself, you're lurking, and you're being unhelpful. Typical Org play, which is very much atypical for you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 09, 2009, 03:24:19 pm
Why are you voting Vector then?!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 09, 2009, 03:35:08 pm
Im going to vote Vector because of the following statements:

If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).
I do not give a damn about lynching Org.  I care about teaching ExKirby how to play slightly better than he was.  That is all.  Perhaps the lesson should have been "If you play like that and fail to take opportunities to save yourself when you're town, you're going to lose us the game."  Silly me.  I didn't think of that option.  I would rather have people who think they're town try to survive.  It sounds like a good thing to do.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 03:48:02 pm
Why are you voting Vector then?!

Because I have more material on Vector, and am therefore more confident that he is scum.

This post is interesting. Why is ToonyMan so angry over the fact that I'm voting Vector first? Perhaps Vector is a scum power role and ToonyMan is an ordinary scum?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 09, 2009, 03:51:36 pm

During your debate, the missing maid bursts into the room, panting, she points at each one of you in sequence.  When she's done, she does it again.

"Where's Apostolic Nihilist?  And why is he the only one missing?"

One of you begin to answer that you don't know, but part of the question sounds odd.  Only one missing?

With a sigh, the maid composes herself visibly, "There's two bodies stuck halfway inside the furnace.  Two bodies.  I didn't plan on two bodies.  I didn't plan on ANY bodies this week."  Mentaly, she seems to be a little less together.

"Stop staring at me!  I'm having a rough week.  Just.. get back to what you were doing pick someone and go to bed.  Last two in will have clean up duty and I know there's another job coming in the morning."

With that, she leaves, though not before patting the pocket sewn into her dress. 


Note: only Apostolic Nihilist had died as far as you really need to be concerned with :P

Current count.
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman
Pandarsenic[2]: Vector, Leafsnail
Vector[2]: Free Beer, Org

Not voting: Diakron, Pandarsenic


Past failed vote counts will be blamed on not having the maid around.  The whole hotel would go to pieces without her after all. 

Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 09, 2009, 03:53:17 pm
Leafsnail, I'm looking at this, and I'm facing a few conundrums.
1) Is Toony scum? His behavior is markedly different, but in a way that helps the town more than his normal actions.
2) Why is Org acting differently?

I'm thinking Toony may have finally realized the Toony Tunnel fails 9 times out of 10, or he may have decided to act differently because he's scum, but I'm leaning more towards Option A.

I think Org, because this is happening in concert with his increased activity in Color Mafia, is not acting particularly like scum, all things considered.

Free Beer is trying to pair two people - I think we should evaluate Toony independently from Vector, but I do think, considering the arguments and replies made, Vector has a good chance of being scum. How good of a chance? Good enough for me to vote for Vector.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 09, 2009, 04:30:18 pm
What is Toony Tunnel?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 09, 2009, 04:39:31 pm
What is Toony Tunnel?
Toony Tunnel is when, during the RVS, he asserts he knows someone to be scum and pressures them until they crack.

Of course, if they're not scum they might not crack, and he'll spend ages chasing them.

Or they might get frustrated and slip up despite being town.

Or they might be scum who know it's meaningless.

It's only ever really worked once, I think.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 09, 2009, 07:37:56 pm
To Vector:
... How pedantic must I be?

All right.  Situation: votes are tied between me and you.  You could move your vote over to me and kill me.  I know I am town.  I am not going to suggest that you make the move, because that would be needlessly killing a confirmed townie.

Too late, you've already slipped. Not that your line of reasoning actually accomplishes anything, since it still doesn't explain why you tried to get Org (who you know to be town) killed.

No, I tried to teach a beginner how to play.  ... Only scum would do that, huh?

This isn't Beginner's Mafia, and ExKirby isn't totally green. He actually has more prior experience playing town than I do. Got anything else to say, scum?

1. I do not know that Org is town, darn it.  I know that I am town.  I know nothing about anybody else.

2. I didn't know that ExKirby had more experience than you.  I try to be helpful when I can be.  Apparently, that's not the right answer.  I will try to curb my helpfulness in the future, I suppose.

Perhaps Vector is a scum power role and ToonyMan is an ordinary scum?

Perhaps Vector is vanilla town who communicates badly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 09, 2009, 11:02:44 pm
To Vector:
... How pedantic must I be?

All right.  Situation: votes are tied between me and you.  You could move your vote over to me and kill me.  I know I am town.  I am not going to suggest that you make the move, because that would be needlessly killing a confirmed townie.

Too late, you've already slipped. Not that your line of reasoning actually accomplishes anything, since it still doesn't explain why you tried to get Org (who you know to be town) killed.

No, I tried to teach a beginner how to play.  ... Only scum would do that, huh?

This isn't Beginner's Mafia, and ExKirby isn't totally green. He actually has more prior experience playing town than I do. Got anything else to say, scum?

1. I do not know that Org is town, darn it.  I know that I am town.  I know nothing about anybody else.

2. I didn't know that ExKirby had more experience than you.  I try to be helpful when I can be.  Apparently, that's not the right answer.  I will try to curb my helpfulness in the future, I suppose.

Perhaps Vector is a scum power role and ToonyMan is an ordinary scum?

Perhaps Vector is vanilla town who communicates badly.

Backpedalling.

So you've got no defense left? You're ready to be lynched?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 10, 2009, 08:07:09 am
To Vector:
... How pedantic must I be?

All right.  Situation: votes are tied between me and you.  You could move your vote over to me and kill me.  I know I am town.  I am not going to suggest that you make the move, because that would be needlessly killing a confirmed townie.

Too late, you've already slipped. Not that your line of reasoning actually accomplishes anything, since it still doesn't explain why you tried to get Org (who you know to be town) killed.

No, I tried to teach a beginner how to play.  ... Only scum would do that, huh?

This isn't Beginner's Mafia, and ExKirby isn't totally green. He actually has more prior experience playing town than I do. Got anything else to say, scum?

1. I do not know that Org is town, darn it.  I know that I am town.  I know nothing about anybody else.

2. I didn't know that ExKirby had more experience than you.  I try to be helpful when I can be.  Apparently, that's not the right answer.  I will try to curb my helpfulness in the future, I suppose.

Perhaps Vector is a scum power role and ToonyMan is an ordinary scum?

Perhaps Vector is vanilla town who communicates badly.
You were pretending to be me, and the only way to know I was town is either be Mafia or guess.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 10, 2009, 04:09:00 pm
You were pretending to be me, and the only way to know I was town is either be Mafia or guess.

I was pretending to be in your position (that being someone who is tied for lynchery, and is watching someone else be a fool), and I know I am town.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 12:02:31 pm
A mouse scurries by. Its quiet squeaking is the only thing to penetrate the tense silence. Free Beer picks it up by the tail and deposits it in a receptacle for later use.

MOD: Diakron needs to be prodded/replaced. If he's actually here, FoS Diakron for watching us duke it out without providing his own opinion.

Don't take this as having lost focus on Vector, however. He is most definitely scum. Observe: he's got the majority vote, yet he is doing nothing. He's stopped arguing in his own defense (despite the mountain of evidence still waiting for him a few posts back), and he hasn't followed up on any of his suspicions. Everyone responded to his questions ages ago.

What's the matter, Vector? Afraid you'll give off even more scum tells than you already have? Is talking with your scumbuddy really that much more interesting than talking with us?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Leafsnail on October 11, 2009, 12:09:41 pm
Unvote.

Free Beer, why are you hitting Vector so much?  You seem to be attacking him very strongly, and yet I cannot see exactly why.  As far as I can tell, it's just because he said "Org is town" by accident.  I'll agree that this would be a mistake, but I'm not sure if it merits this kind of tunnel vision attack.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 12:19:26 pm
Don't take this as having lost focus on Vector, however. He is most definitely scum. Observe: he's got the majority vote, yet he is doing nothing. He's stopped arguing in his own defense (despite the mountain of evidence still waiting for him a few posts back), and he hasn't followed up on any of his suspicions. Everyone responded to his questions ages ago.

What's the matter, Vector? Afraid you'll give off even more scum tells than you already have? Is talking with your scumbuddy really that much more interesting than talking with us?

You know, you'd think that if I were scum, I'd have some sort of better defense, rather than just sitting here and being quiet.  The truth is that I'm sick and tired of trying to communicate with you folks.  You take the way I speak as "slipping," when it isn't.  I have trouble with this stuff, and I'm trying to patiently explain what I actually meant, rather than what you heard--and you'll have none of it.

I don't know.  It's really frustrating me.  The main allegations seem to be 1. I was quiet, 2. the whole mess with ExKirby (which I have tried to explain over and over again, to no avail), and 3. some purported connection with ToonyMan.

I may be wrong, of course.  I'll go back and look over the thread.  As it is, though, I'm really, really sick of this sort of situation.  If you lynched me for some other reason, okay.  As it is, though, I feel like I'm getting lynched because I can't figure out how to tell you what I think.  It seems unfortunate.

And, of course, now you're going to tell me I'm playing scum the same way I did in BM1.  Emotional appeals and all that, or something.  All I can do is tell you the truth about what I think, and hope that somebody listens.

Of course I play a bit similarly as town and scum.  I'm fundamentally the same Vector, and no one else.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 12:40:18 pm
Unvote.

Free Beer, why are you hitting Vector so much?  You seem to be attacking him very strongly, and yet I cannot see exactly why.  As far as I can tell, it's just because he said "Org is town" by accident.  I'll agree that this would be a mistake, but I'm not sure if it merits this kind of tunnel vision attack.

Going back through the thread to find old messages to quote is annoying. But here they are:
Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.
Vector breaks his rare silence to manipulate ExKirby (town) into attacking Org (probably also town). It is worth mentioning that this is the exact same mistake which gave him away in Beginner's Mafia 1:

Dude.  ExKirby.  It was all tied up before you voted for yourself.  If you want Org dead that badly, move your vote over and kill 'im.  This is not hard.
...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.
Vector makes excuses but fails to present any decent points in his own defense. He also contradicts his earlier actions, defending Org despite his earlier attempt to get Org lynched:

Or, you know, ExKirby is being a moron and saying "DUR KILL ME THEN KILL ORG," to which I say "If you want Org dead, do the job yourself."

I don't think Org is scum.  I think ExKirby is acting funky, and I think he's the best person for the town to kill off for information at this point.  I also think that people should be forced to act and play the bloody game.  Risks must be taken.[...]

... In summary, let's kill ExKirby and watch Org for a while, because I don't really see why everyone thinks he's scum.
ToonyMan and Vector again coordinate their actions, this time converging on me. It bears mentioning that Vector produced a half-hearted attack on ToonyMan in hopes of dissociating himself:[...]
[...]
Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

And even more: Free Beer, O scummish fiend, why are you looking for pairs and pulling suspicion off of Org?  Further, why vote me first over ToonyMan?  I can't see the rationale behind the attack, which makes me worried.  Where there is no rationale, there is scum trying to cook up excuses to vote a given person.

You, sir, are next.
Probably most damning is the fact that they DK'd Apostolic - they obviously did so in hopes of drawing suspicion toward me. The scum clearly want me dead, because I have them pegged. Classic scum technique, and it completely gives both of them away.

I could come up with a bandwagoning-on-ExKirby based argument as well, but I like what I've got better.
I might not tell you to move your vote in that case, because I'm town and I'm not too certain about you.

Anyway, all I can say is that I made what I thought was the right move at the time, and I'm going to stand by it.  ExKirby was town.  I honestly thought he was scum.

Underlines are mine. They also contradict each other.
You devoted a paragraph to Pandarsenic, whom you voted for. You devoted two sentences to ToonyMan, which actually contradicted an earlier statement when you said he wasn't suspicious to you (his behavior never changed from then to now). You devoted a paragraph to me, followed by the statement "you're next." After Pandarsenic asked you for more information about your accusation toward him, you stated you were more interested in the responses of ToonyMan and myself. My explanation for your behavior is quite likely, and it assumes you are scum.
If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

You just admitted that you know Org is town. Only scum would know that.
Observe: he's got the majority vote, yet he is doing nothing. He's stopped arguing in his own defense (despite the mountain of evidence still waiting for him a few posts back), and he hasn't followed up on any of his suspicions. Everyone responded to his questions ages ago.

In summary, Vector's story is NOT consistent, and he's been dropping scum-tells left, right, and center. And instead of acknowledging his mistakes, he is trying to downplay them. His latest post is even more evidence of this:
You take the way I speak as "slipping," when it isn't.  I have trouble with this stuff, and I'm trying to patiently explain what I actually meant, rather than what you heard--and you'll have none of it.

I'm not exhibiting tunnel vision. The very fact that I hit up Diakron for lurking just now is evidence of that. I'm focused on Vector because he's obviously scum and he should be lynched today.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 12:42:39 pm
MOD: Diakron needs to be prodded/replaced. If he's actually here, FoS Diakron for watching us duke it out without providing his own opinion.


Prod sent.

Sidenote: mind if Mod requests be put in Bold? Makes it easier to read.

When you guys get busy, all I can mostly see is colored text, bold, and Litia.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Leafsnail on October 11, 2009, 12:46:50 pm
Ok, fair enough.  Seems like a good summary.  Unvote.

On the other hand, ToonyMan, you've been very, very quiet.  Even as you were accused, you only seemed to respond half heartedly.  Also, as Free Beer has been attacking Vector, you have said nothing.  Where's your normal aggressive play?  Why are you trying to avoid detection?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 01:05:53 pm
In summary, Vector's story is NOT consistent, and he's been dropping scum-tells left, right, and center. And instead of acknowledging his mistakes, he is trying to downplay them.

I'm not trying to downplay my mistakes.  I'm trying to tell you why they're happening: that being, it is hard for me to figure out how to say things in a way that other people will understand them.

I don't really feel like I'm making mistakes.  I feel like I'm being perfectly reasonable and clear, and that all of you folks just can't seem to understand what I'm saying.  Your minds are bending my words into improper forms.  As such, I'm not apologizing for your perception of mistakes.  I'm trying to re-explain the situation in a format comprehensible to you.

Just as I cannot blame your mind for failure to understand my meaning, I cannot blame myself for speaking in a way you find difficult.  The most I can do is try to change, and hope that with time I will make more sense to you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 01:25:53 pm
Unvote.

Also, this would be a hell of a lot easier on me if you would ask me actual questions, rather than throwing WoT and telling me that my explanations just aren't addressing the problem.  What information do you want, anyway?

Further, I'd like to know where Diakron, Org, Pandarsenic, and ToonyMan are.  I realize that 2/4 of these are trying to change their play style and 1/4 always looks like scum, but it would be nice if y'all would stop hiding behind your excuses and show up.

Who do all of you think are town, and who do you think is scum?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 11, 2009, 01:26:59 pm
Ok, fair enough.  Seems like a good summary.  Unvote.

On the other hand, ToonyMan, you've been very, very quiet.  Even as you were accused, you only seemed to respond half heartedly.  Also, as Free Beer has been attacking Vector, you have said nothing.  Where's your normal aggressive play?  Why are you trying to avoid detection?

Free Beer is lying, I'm not Vector's scum partner!  But, Free Beer is being even worse then me.  Nothing will change his opinion.  What I see is scum being super aggressive so that nobody thinks he could possible be scum.  I BET HE IS.  You had the right opinion Leafsnail.  Free Beer is being over-aggressive and thinks he can just sway and bend the words of everything Vector is saying.  While I do not trust Vector I don't see anything "wrong" with his posts.  This whole thing could even be set up!  Free Beer lynching his scum--well, no.  It would be insane to bus your partner day 1.  I don't feel what we are doing is right.  Remember Paranormal 1?  If you don't, let me tell you the main thing in one sentence.  The three scum were Sir Josh, NUKE, and Webadict.  You just know how that turned out.  They took over the game and nobody could do anything.  What I'm saying is Free Beer could well be doing the same thing.  Sure, I don't know the truth, but Free Beer and Org are scum in my eyes.  Sure I can attack Free Beer all I want, and I will, but Free Beer doesn't care.  I will be attacking him so that others can see his scum self.

Let's get the facts straight,

1.  Free Beer says Vector and I are scum partners.  Well sure, I said Free Beer and Org are scum partners, but I'm not saying both are scum together.  As in, if one flipped scum then the other must be scum, because that is simply NOT true.  Pairing is not good not good at all.  Ask Pandarsenic when he's scum.  He loves his pairing.

2. The whole Org thing.  So I guess Vector said Org was scum at first, but then said he was town.  IS THIS A LYNCH ABLE OFFENSE?  So I guy changes his opinion, it means nothing!  Free Beer gave ExKirby a FoS and guess what?  HE WAS TOWN.  OH NO BOO-HOO.  Give the guy a break.

3. The Day-Kill on Apostolic.  You say "we" kill Apostolic to frame you.  We did nothing.  I didn't kill anyone last day! (sound weird :-D).  Do you really expect me and Vector to defend ourselves from this?  It's not defendable, you know this.  You just want to get a skilled player you know that can damage you and some nutcase to die while you continue to kill people off during the days.

4. The whole Vector doing nothing with all these votes on him.  He is doing the best he can to defend himself.  You are just closing your ears and yelling at him.  You don't care what he has to say, he's just scum, right?!  GAWD.  I see what people mean when I pull that stunt.


To sum things up:

Free Beer is forcing a lynch on someone he knows to be Town.  He is scum.  Just to prove a point.  I Unvote and vote Free Beer again!


FAKE-EDIT:

@Vector:  Look what I typed up Vector!  :-D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 01:39:02 pm
In summary, Vector's story is NOT consistent, and he's been dropping scum-tells left, right, and center. And instead of acknowledging his mistakes, he is trying to downplay them.

I'm not trying to downplay my mistakes.  I'm trying to tell you why they're happening: that being, it is hard for me to figure out how to say things in a way that other people will understand them.

I don't really feel like I'm making mistakes.  I feel like I'm being perfectly reasonable and clear, and that all of you folks just can't seem to understand what I'm saying.  Your minds are bending my words into improper forms.  As such, I'm not apologizing for your perception of mistakes.  I'm trying to re-explain the situation in a format comprehensible to you.

Just as I cannot blame your mind for failure to understand my meaning, I cannot blame myself for speaking in a way you find difficult.  The most I can do is try to change, and hope that with time I will make more sense to you.

This is a load of bull. Let's go over the alleged miscommunication, shall we?

If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

You just admitted that you know Org is town. Only scum would know that.

Your intent was quite clear. You wanted to say that Org would not have pointed out that ExKirby could have saved himself. Presumably somehow this was supposed to justify your action in pointing out that action to ExKirby. However, you are sorely mistaken. As I mentioned previously:

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 02:02:03 pm
In summary, Vector's story is NOT consistent, and he's been dropping scum-tells left, right, and center. And instead of acknowledging his mistakes, he is trying to downplay them.

I'm not trying to downplay my mistakes.  I'm trying to tell you why they're happening: that being, it is hard for me to figure out how to say things in a way that other people will understand them.

I don't really feel like I'm making mistakes.  I feel like I'm being perfectly reasonable and clear, and that all of you folks just can't seem to understand what I'm saying.  Your minds are bending my words into improper forms.  As such, I'm not apologizing for your perception of mistakes.  I'm trying to re-explain the situation in a format comprehensible to you.

Just as I cannot blame your mind for failure to understand my meaning, I cannot blame myself for speaking in a way you find difficult.  The most I can do is try to change, and hope that with time I will make more sense to you.

This is a load of bull. Let's go over the alleged miscommunication, shall we?

1. Screw you.

If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).

You just admitted that you know Org is town. Only scum would know that.

Your intent was quite clear. You wanted to say that Org would not have pointed out that ExKirby could have saved himself. Presumably somehow this was supposed to justify your action in pointing out that action to ExKirby. However, you are sorely mistaken. As I mentioned previously:

  • You thought Org was town and ExKirby was scum. Your action, if successful, would have saved someone you thought was scum in order to condemn someone that you thought was town. My explanation, that you are scum who tried to manipulate ExKirby into attacking Org, makes more sense.
  • Your entire hypothetical situation was constructed around the idea that Org was town, and you forgot to mention that your assumption or account for the case where Org was scum. This is a major scum-tell - if you're scum, you already know Org's alignment, and it influences your thinking no matter how much you try to avoid it. By neglecting to account for the situation where Org was scum, you revealed that you knew more than you were letting on.
2. No.  No, no, no, no, no.

My intent:

IF we had the original situation with ExKirby and some other random player X (but not Vector) in Org's position, I would tell ExKirby to switch his vote.  This is because ExKirby was being a moron, and I wanted to help him out.  Yes, even if he's being scum.  Being helpful is good!

IF we had some random player Y in ExKirby's position but myself in Org's, I would not tell Y to switch his vote.  This is because I am town, and as such do not feel like committing suicide.


My entire hypothetical situation is constructed around my being town--which is an incontrovertible fact.  I keep trying to say this.  It has very little to do with Org.

Why don't you ask me answerable questions, damn it?  You keep telling me what my intentions are and saying that I'm slipping.  You won't listen to my defenses as I try my hardest to explain myself.  This is extremely frustrating.  It feels like I can't do anything, and yet you keep trying to goad me into talking more.  Are you milking this for all it's worth, so you can keep the town focused on me while you and your scumbuddy get a free ride?

If you want more information out of me, ask me something.  As it is, you're telling me to defend myself over and over, then telling me my explanations are just plain wrong.  It's making me irritated.



3. Thanks, Toony.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 02:39:17 pm
1. Screw you.
This is why I play Mafia with people over the internet, and not my friends.

2. No.  No, no, no, no, no.

My intent:

IF we had the original situation with ExKirby and some other random player X (but not Vector) in Org's position, I would tell ExKirby to switch his vote.  This is because ExKirby was being a moron, and I wanted to help him out.  Yes, even if he's being scum.  Being helpful is good!

My point remains. Vector though ExKirby was scum. Vector helped ExKirby. What the heck was Vector thinking?

IF we had some random player Y in ExKirby's position but myself in Org's, I would not tell Y to switch his vote.  This is because I am town, and as such do not feel like committing suicide.


My entire hypothetical situation is constructed around my being town--which is an incontrovertible fact.  I keep trying to say this.  It has very little to do with Org.

That isn't what you said. You said if I were in ExKirby's place and you were in Org's place (thereby implying you took on Org's alignment as well), you would not tell me I could save myself, because you knew you (in Org's place) were town. I present the following to back up my case:
If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).
The statement which I underlined indicates that in your hypothetical you had stepped into Org's position completely. If you were simply talking about having the a vote tie, you would not have written the underlined statement. Furthermore, talking about your own alignment in this hypothetical makes no sense: it only has a point within your whole argument if it explains why Org was not going to do anything, thus allowing motivatation your own action.

Why don't you ask me answerable questions, damn it?  You keep telling me what my intentions are and saying that I'm slipping.  You won't listen to my defenses as I try my hardest to explain myself.  This is extremely frustrating.  It feels like I can't do anything, and yet you keep trying to goad me into talking more.  Are you milking this for all it's worth, so you can keep the town focused on me while you and your scumbuddy get a free ride?

If you want more information out of me, ask me something.  As it is, you're telling me to defend myself over and over, then telling me my explanations are just plain wrong.  It's making me irritated.

So then convince me you aren't scum. All you'd really need is a consistent explanation for your behavior that takes into account everything I've mentioned. But really, I think that's impossible too. You'd be right to be frustrated, because I've caught you in your own lies and I am not going to let you escape easily.

3. Thanks, Toony.

If you were town, you'd recognize this as Toony attempting to buddy up to you. You'd remember I already have the two of you associated, and that, by defending you from me instead of defending himself from Leafsnail, he's only associating himself with you further. You'd be suspicious, not receptive. Your response only serves to incriminate both of you even more.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 03:04:38 pm
My point remains. Vector though ExKirby was scum. Vector helped ExKirby. What the heck was Vector thinking?

Vector was thinking ExKirby was a beginner, and also a human.  Vector considers the value "human" more important than the value "potential scum."  Vector has a rule of functionality which implies that Vector should help humans.

If you can't understand what I'm saying, please let me know.

IF we had some random player Y in ExKirby's position but myself in Org's, I would not tell Y to switch his vote.  This is because I am town, and as such do not feel like committing suicide.


My entire hypothetical situation is constructed around my being town--which is an incontrovertible fact.  I keep trying to say this.  It has very little to do with Org.

That isn't what you said. You said if I were in ExKirby's place and you were in Org's place (thereby implying you took on Org's alignment as well), you would not tell me I could save myself, because you knew you (in Org's place) were town. I present the following to back up my case:
If you were in ExKirby's place and I were in Org's, I wouldn't have told you to switch your vote to me.  That is because I am town, and I would rather have somebody unconfirmed (to me) die than myself (a known townie in my little world).
The statement which I underlined indicates that in your hypothetical you had stepped into Org's position completely. If you were simply talking about having the a vote tie, you would not have written the underlined statement. Furthermore, talking about your own alignment in this hypothetical makes no sense: it only has a point within your whole argument if it explains why Org was not going to do anything, thus allowing motivatation your own action.

Huh?  No.  I meant "In my perspective, I am town.  Others may declare me non-town, but given my data-set [a PM from the mod saying that I am, in fact, town] I am town."

I didn't mean to imply that I was taking on Org's alignment.  I meant "me, in the vote-tie situation."  It is important that I am town there, as well as town in all the other situations.  What I am saying is that I would encourage him to vote a potential-townie, but not a confirmed townie.  In my mind, I am a confirmed townie.  I know I am not a confirmed townie to the rest of you.  Hence, I said "CT in my mind" rather than "CT," because I am not a CT in the standard sense.

If I'd stepped into Org's position completely, wouldn't the answer be "Do nothing, because I'm Org?"  It's clear that I didn't make a full transition.

So then convince me you aren't scum. All you'd really need is a consistent explanation for your behavior that takes into account everything I've mentioned. But really, I think that's impossible too. You'd be right to be frustrated, because I've caught you in your own lies and I am not going to let you escape easily.

Consistent explanation... consistent explanation... how about "VT who communicates badly."  Oh, wait.  Haha.  You think that's a lie.  You won't believe me.  IT'S THE TRUTH, YOU MORON.  I'M NOT SCUM HIDING BEHIND LIES AND EXCUSES, I AM TOWN WHO HAPPENS TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT THOUGHT PROCESS THAN YOU DO.  PLEASE STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE.  Perhaps you may think the story is too outlandish, that I am in fact Ye Standarde Humann who is just a moron-scum and speaks like a fool and makes a thousand slips.  I am trying to tell you the truth, and you are not believing me.  I am not trying to make excuses, I am trying to tell you the situation.  I am not saying "Don't lynch me because I have teh communication problems and am like someone you need to feel sorry for."

No!  I am trying to tell you "That situation is not the one you should be staring at.  Your scumbucket is in another castle, please listen to me, you are wrong, you are going to lose yourself the game because you won't look at a pattern that has stretched all over the place, since you cannot see past a person who makes mistakes to a larger design.  I understand your suspicions and understand why you would want to lynch me, but I am not the right one.  There are lurkers, there are fools, there are others who are being suspicious who I cannot see, and you should look for them because you are distracting yourself with a person who cannot tell things the way you need to be told them."

If you want to lynch me, then you can, but don't say I didn't try to convince you otherwise.  I'm trying my hardest.

3. Thanks, Toony.

If you were town, you'd recognize this as Toony attempting to buddy up to you. You'd remember I already have the two of you associated, and that, by defending you from me instead of defending himself from Leafsnail, he's only associating himself with you further. You'd be suspicious, not receptive. Your response only serves to incriminate both of you even more.

If I were HUMAN, then I'd take someone who is DEFENDING ME as an ACT OF KINDNESS.  This is not about scum vs. town.  This is about not being able to tell you things correctly.

Maybe he is just playing for game theory.  If so, then I feel bad.  I got hoodwinked again!  What calamity.  Vector is stupid.  Too bad... already knew that.

If he is not, then I am profoundly grateful that someone would actually listen past the haze of words and see someone struggling.



Sometimes I cannot just play a game as a game.  The outside world intrudes.  I apologize.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 03:18:13 pm
Current count.
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman,
Org[1]: Vector
Vector[3]: Free Beer, Org, Pandarsenic
Toonyman[1]: Leafsnail

Not voting: Diakron

Deadline: Monday, 12th, 11am EST
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 04:05:36 pm
Vector was thinking ExKirby was a beginner, and also a human.  Vector considers the value "human" more important than the value "potential scum."  Vector has a rule of functionality which implies that Vector should help humans.

If you can't understand what I'm saying, please let me know.

I understand that it is more important to you to buddy up to the other players than to catch the scum.

Huh?  No.  I meant "In my perspective, I am town.  Others may declare me non-town, but given my data-set [a PM from the mod saying that I am, in fact, town] I am town."

I didn't mean to imply that I was taking on Org's alignment.  I meant "me, in the vote-tie situation."  It is important that I am town there, as well as town in all the other situations.  What I am saying is that I would encourage him to vote a potential-townie, but not a confirmed townie.  In my mind, I am a confirmed townie.  I know I am not a confirmed townie to the rest of you.  Hence, I said "CT in my mind" rather than "CT," because I am not a CT in the standard sense.

If I'd stepped into Org's position completely, wouldn't the answer be "Do nothing, because I'm Org?"  It's clear that I didn't make a full transition.

Given your current explanation, that hypothetical had no point within the context of your larger argument. Are you just throwing out words as a smoke screen?

"VT who communicates badly."  Oh, wait.  Haha.  You think that's a lie.  You won't believe me.
[...]
If you want to lynch me, then you can, but don't say I didn't try to convince you otherwise.  I'm trying my hardest.

You're a math major who knows at least basic Analysis. You're educated enough to be able to come up with a decent argument. We've seen what you're capable of when you proved that the Scum Group was Abelian. Your current performance is far below that.

So yeah, I don't believe you. And I've got evidence to back me up.

If I were HUMAN, then I'd take someone who is DEFENDING ME as an ACT OF KINDNESS.

If you were town and you didn't recognize the obvious buddying, then after I pointed out ToonyMan's suspicious behavior toward you and its implications, you would then become suspicious instead of defending him. Your second response incriminates both of you even more.

This is not about scum vs. town. This is about not being able to tell you things correctly. [...]

Oh, excuse me. I thought this thread was dedicated to a game of Mafia. I'll see myself out. ::)
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 04:22:57 pm
Two notices to everyone:

I'm going to end up missing that 11am deadline tomorrow.  I have two choices:

End it midnight tonight or
midnight tomorrow night

Accepting votes: Whichever has more by tonight follows through.  If there's a tie I'll base it on the conversation.

Second: Diakron has requested a substitution due to RL matters. 
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 04:47:23 pm
Vector was thinking ExKirby was a beginner, and also a human.  Vector considers the value "human" more important than the value "potential scum."  Vector has a rule of functionality which implies that Vector should help humans.

If you can't understand what I'm saying, please let me know.

I understand that it is more important to you to buddy up to the other players than to catch the scum.

It's more important to be kind than it is to win a game.

Huh?  No.  I meant "In my perspective, I am town.  Others may declare me non-town, but given my data-set [a PM from the mod saying that I am, in fact, town] I am town."

I didn't mean to imply that I was taking on Org's alignment.  I meant "me, in the vote-tie situation."  It is important that I am town there, as well as town in all the other situations.  What I am saying is that I would encourage him to vote a potential-townie, but not a confirmed townie.  In my mind, I am a confirmed townie.  I know I am not a confirmed townie to the rest of you.  Hence, I said "CT in my mind" rather than "CT," because I am not a CT in the standard sense.

If I'd stepped into Org's position completely, wouldn't the answer be "Do nothing, because I'm Org?"  It's clear that I didn't make a full transition.

Given your current explanation, that hypothetical had no point within the context of your larger argument. Are you just throwing out words as a smoke screen?

Nope.  I'm exhausting the possibilities so that you can't establish any contradictory behavior in my argument.  Essentially, "I would act as I did in all cases except for the case where I would be killed."  If I said "I would always act like that," it would be telling a lie.

Essentially, think mathematically.  I eliminated the pathological argument before you asked me, so that my proof would make sense.

"VT who communicates badly."  Oh, wait.  Haha.  You think that's a lie.  You won't believe me.
[...]
If you want to lynch me, then you can, but don't say I didn't try to convince you otherwise.  I'm trying my hardest.
You're a math major who knows at least basic Analysis. You're educated enough to be able to come up with a decent argument. We've seen what you're capable of when you proved that the Scum Group was Abelian. Your current performance is far below that.

I'm a math major who is good at playing with numbers and bad at playing with people.  The properties of people are much more difficult to decipher than those of mathematical structures.  A mapping of sorts can be performed between Mafia procedures and general social skill.  That is why I am here, trying to play with you.  It may not be working well, but I'm trying.

Further, math usually doesn't frustrate me.

So, this is my point.  Ability to make social arguments does not necessarily correlate to ability to make arguments in general.  I am skilled at looking at systems with simple objects, and figuring out how the objects interact based on known properties.  This works well if things have binary truth-values.  This does not work well if we're working with people, which are confusing and fuzzy.

If I were HUMAN, then I'd take someone who is DEFENDING ME as an ACT OF KINDNESS.

If you were town and you didn't recognize the obvious buddying, then after I pointed out ToonyMan's suspicious behavior toward you and its implications, you would then become suspicious instead of defending him. Your second response incriminates both of you even more.

 ::) Sorry, I see things differently.  Plus, if I were scum with him... wouldn't I have thanked him in our scumchat?  No, instead I thank him on the thread, because I'm grateful.  I can be grateful to him and suspicious of him simultaneously.

Further, I really want to know what Pandarsenic and Org have to say before I go off trying to kill him.

Additionally, town can defend town.  I'm not going to go try to get him lynched just because you say so.

This is not about scum vs. town. This is about not being able to tell you things correctly. [...]

Oh, excuse me. I thought this thread was dedicated to a game of Mafia. I'll see myself out. ::)

 ::) Yeah, I'm here to play Mafia.  I'm also here to try to get along with people.  Sometimes one of these goals stomps on the other one.

Example of Mafia stomping amity: BM3, D1, myself and Diakron

Example of amity stomping Mafia: this.




Mod: Longer day, please.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: ToonyMan on October 11, 2009, 04:53:47 pm
MOD:  I vote longer day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Free Beer on October 11, 2009, 05:28:46 pm
It's more important to be kind than it is to win a game.

So you admit it! You're buddying (http://mafiascum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Buddying_Up)! You're scum!

Nope.  I'm exhausting the possibilities so that you can't establish any contradictory behavior in my argument.  Essentially, "I would act as I did in all cases except for the case where I would be killed."  If I said "I would always act like that," it would be telling a lie.

Essentially, think mathematically.  I eliminated the pathological argument before you asked me, so that my proof would make sense.

Doesn't work. Your hypothetical involved me taking the place of ExKirby. Your argument now is that you'd help a beginner in any case other than the one that leads to your death. I'm not a beginner.

I'm a math major who is good at playing with numbers and bad at playing with people.  The properties of people are much more difficult to decipher than those of mathematical structures.  A mapping of sorts can be performed between Mafia procedures and general social skill.  That is why I am here, trying to play with you.  It may not be working well, but I'm trying.

Further, math usually doesn't frustrate me.

So, this is my point.  Ability to make social arguments does not necessarily correlate to ability to make arguments in general.  I am skilled at looking at systems with simple objects, and figuring out how the objects interact based on known properties.  This works well if things have binary truth-values.  This does not work well if we're working with people, which are confusing and fuzzy.

What you said only applies to analyzing and/or reading people. I am referring to arguments, which use the exact same principles. Specifically, I asked for a consistent story that explains your behavior. You should be able to come up with that.

::) Sorry, I see things differently.  Plus, if I were scum with him... wouldn't I have thanked him in our scumchat?  No, instead I thank him on the thread, because I'm grateful.  I can be grateful to him and suspicious of him simultaneously.

No, if you're both scum then this was planned in advance, because I'm out to get you, and you're both trying your hardest to deflect attention away. Much like what you're doing here:
Further, I really want to know what Pandarsenic and Org have to say before I go off trying to kill him.

It's possible that you realized ToonyMan's mistake and thanked him as a way of covering his ass.

Additionally, town can defend town.  I'm not going to go try to get him lynched just because you say so.

Town can defend town. Does town reciprocate without both parties being confirmed? Hell no.

::) Yeah, I'm here to play Mafia.  I'm also here to try to get along with people.  Sometimes one of these goals stomps on the other one.

Example of Mafia stomping amity: BM3, D1, myself and Diakron

Example of amity stomping Mafia: this.

So Mafia trumps Amity when you're town, and Amity trumps Mafia when you're scum. It all makes perfect sense!

CRUCIFY THE SCUM!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 05:50:21 pm
It's more important to be kind than it is to win a game.

So you admit it! You're buddying (http://mafiascum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Buddying_Up)! You're scum!

No, you moron.  I admit that I want to get along with people more than I want to win.  If I were "buddying" as scum, then I would be trying to win.  I want to win, certainly... but more than that, I want to be helpful.

Nope.  I'm exhausting the possibilities so that you can't establish any contradictory behavior in my argument.  Essentially, "I would act as I did in all cases except for the case where I would be killed."  If I said "I would always act like that," it would be telling a lie.

Essentially, think mathematically.  I eliminated the pathological argument before you asked me, so that my proof would make sense.

Doesn't work. Your hypothetical involved me taking the place of ExKirby. Your argument now is that you'd help a beginner in any case other than the one that leads to your death. I'm not a beginner.

If you were acting like ExKirby, then you would be.

What you said only applies to analyzing and/or reading people. I am referring to arguments, which use the exact same principles. Specifically, I asked for a consistent story that explains your behavior. You should be able to come up with that.

Arguments don't work if you can't figure out how to transmit your information in such a way that your reader can understand.  My consistent story is that I am a townie who is having trouble giving you explanations.  I see no inconsistencies there.

When I am making mathematical arguments, I must only convince myself and I have convinced every mathematician.  When I am making social arguments, like these, the same is not the case.  I must analyze the other players of this game to give them convincing argumentation.

Town can defend town. Does town reciprocate without both parties being confirmed? Hell no.

Sure they do.  You're being close-minded.

CRUCIFY THE SCUM!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!
CRUCIFY!

You've got problems, dude.  You're probably town, because no scum would act like this.




So, after I flip town, my suggestion is that y'all take a look at Pandarsenic and Org, just because they've been standing back while we eat each other.  Maybe ToonyMan, too, because Free Beer may be correct about the buddying--though I think he'd be less overt about it.  I also think that Pandarsenic has been a bit too jumpy for my tastes.

Heck, Leafsnail... what do you think about the current mess?  ToonyMan showed up and posted, so I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. The hunt continues
Post by: Org on October 11, 2009, 06:01:31 pm
Unvote.

Also, this would be a hell of a lot easier on me if you would ask me actual questions, rather than throwing WoT and telling me that my explanations just aren't addressing the problem.  What information do you want, anyway?

Further, I'd like to know where Diakron, Org, Pandarsenic, and ToonyMan are.  I realize that 2/4 of these are trying to change their play style and 1/4 always looks like scum, but it would be nice if y'all would stop hiding behind your excuses and show up.

Who do all of you think are town, and who do you think is scum?
Thanks for explaining why you want to vote me there, scum.

And Nice OMGUS.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 06:04:56 pm
Practically the entire town is voting me at this point.  I think I have the right to pressure you to show up.  What, you want me to not vote at all?

Oh, or I could vote ToonyMan... who I don't really think is scum.

Nope.  Please be constructive.  Then I will switch to Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Org on October 11, 2009, 06:46:39 pm
Practically the entire town is voting me at this point.  I think I have the right to pressure you to show up.  What, you want me to not vote at all?

Oh, or I could vote ToonyMan... who I don't really think is scum.

Nope.  Please be constructive.  Then I will switch to Pandarsenic.
That really doesnt explain it.

Show up what?

What am I, deep-striking?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 11, 2009, 07:01:51 pm
Just for reference, I'm currently very sleep-deprived (overhauling my sleep schedule).

Because of numerous instances of me saying incredibly stupid things while sleep-deprived, I'm not letting myself answer posts until I've had a solid sleep session to readjust.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 11, 2009, 07:08:23 pm
Oh, also, I caught up, though I still don't trust myself to vote content, so...

Vote for longer day, unvote Vector.

While this may be a product of my fatigue, his response feels more townie-ish than I'd expected. I need to review everything.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 07:32:45 pm
The people have spoken. 

Current count.
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman,
Org[1]: Vector
Vector[2]: Free Beer, Org
Toonyman[1]: Leafsnail

Not voting: Diakron, Pandarsenic

Deadline: Tuesday, 12th, midnight EST

There are less than 16 hours left in the day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 09:35:29 pm
That really doesnt explain it.

Show up what?

What am I, deep-striking?

I'm voting you because I would like you to appear and generate posts with actual content.  You are not doing this.  You are jumping on a bandwagon and following Free Beer blindly.  Have anything to say about my arguments?  Have anything to say about other scum?  Have any questions for me?

Essentially, are you actually processing things, or are you just following Free Beer?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 09:38:32 pm
I think we might also need a Day Extension, given that I doubt the town can get itself coordinated for another lynch in 16 hours.  Something fairly fishy is going on here.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 11, 2009, 09:42:23 pm
Yeah, I think Dakarian made a mistake.  I think we should have at least 24 hours or something.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Diakron on October 11, 2009, 10:02:43 pm
MOD: request replacement, RL issues.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 10:04:03 pm
Yeah, I think Dakarian made a mistake.  I think we should have at least 24 hours or something.

Before the mod requested extension, it was tomorrow at 11 EST, 12 hours from now.

After that extension, it was the following night at midnight.  25 hours from now. 

You DID NOT SEE any words otherwise. 

Request for an additional day heard.  2 more requests required to extend day to Wednesday midnight.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 10:13:11 pm
So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.

Ranked from most to least scummy:

Org - Has been really useless, especially today.  Given to bandwagoning.  This may just be the way he plays, but I feel like he's really not engaging himself.

Free Beer - Foaming-at-the-mouth something.  I feel like a lot of his allegations had holes in them (though I recognize that I may have been absolutely incomprehensible), and just because he's being ridiculously aggressive does not mean he's town.

[Diakron/Diakron's replacement] - Bandwagoning D1, currently gone.  Don't feel safe lynching him before he's replaced, but would not be surprised if he were scum.

Leafsnail - Scumhunting on the side, keeping out of the fight in the middle.  Seems fairly okay to me, though I feel like he needs to show up and talk more.

ToonyMan - I feel like if he were scum, he'd shaft me or go after Org/Diakron instead of going for the difficult lynch (Free Beer).  As such, unless he does something really weird, he seems like he's town.

Pandarsenic - Feels town to me.  I don't think he would have unvoted if he were scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 11, 2009, 10:23:06 pm
So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.

I'll post mine most to least likely scum too.


Free Beer - Insanely linear on a lynch of Vector (and I).  He doesn't care for anyone's opinion and just wants to see Vector gone.  Doesn't matter what you say, like he said.  :-P

Org - Alright, so he's trying to be helpful....where?  I see no helpful, I see scum going along with Free Beer saying nothing.

Diakron/Diakron Replacement - Same thing as Org really.  Not so much on the following though.

Pandarsenic - Not speaking much, this will matter later on, I'll keep that in mind.

Leafsnail - I can't think of anything not worthy he has said without looking back.  I should put him at the same level as Pandarsenic.

Vector - It would be CRAZY for Free Beer to be bussing his partner so early.  It could happen, but I don't think Vector is scum AT ALL.  I don't freakin' care what you say Free Beer.  I'm defending someone who I think is being bashed by SCUM.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 11, 2009, 10:25:27 pm
Oh wait, Leafsnail voted me in his last post so far.  I don't think I have to move him though.

Also, it's note.  Not not.  :-P
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: webadict on October 11, 2009, 10:59:47 pm
Two notices to everyone:

I'm going to end up missing that 11am deadline tomorrow.  I have two choices:

End it midnight tonight or
midnight tomorrow night

Accepting votes: Whichever has more by tonight follows through.  If there's a tie I'll base it on the conversation.

Second: Diakron has requested a substitution due to RL matters. 
Would you be averse to me taking over Diakron?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 11:04:43 pm
Would you be averse to me taking over Diakron?

Good lord.  I guess Scumadict would be easier to deal with than a blank slate, but still.

Meh.  If I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack, I'll back away from the computer.  Should be fine.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: webadict on October 11, 2009, 11:14:40 pm
Would you be averse to me taking over Diakron?

Good lord.  I guess Scumadict would be easier to deal with than a blank slate, but still.

Meh.  If I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack, I'll back away from the computer.  Should be fine.
Geez, SOMEONE has a vendetta.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 11, 2009, 11:20:02 pm
Would you be averse to me taking over Diakron?

Good lord.  I guess Scumadict would be easier to deal with than a blank slate, but still.

Meh.  If I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack, I'll back away from the computer.  Should be fine.
Geez, SOMEONE has a vendetta.

Nah, I like you all right.  I'm just thinking about worst-case-scenarios, and having you try to eat me after Free Beer just did would be one of those.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 11, 2009, 11:47:29 pm

Without warning, the maid charges into the room.  Feet stomping on the floor, she bullies past the recruits to reach Diakron, who looks at her in amazement.

"You little LIAR!  You don't think I would've found out, would you," she growls while slamming a folder on a nearby table.  The yellow folder's tab has Diakron's name.

Vector speaks up, "What?  Is he one of the spies?"

She turns her head to him, "Like I'd tell you.  What I'm talking about is that this man's name isn't Diakron.  He's really known as Webadict."

The accused man looks back, slightly baffled, "So what if I used an alias.  This is the mafia.  We use aliases all the time."

The maid sighs, "Diakron had connections with several congressmen that aren't on our payroll.  We were hoping you would link us to them.  Diakron had a good reason for us to accept him to the family.  You?  What do you have?  You own the local Walmart."  The last had the sound of "The bottom of my shoe has more class."

Webadict sputters at the insults, only to be slapped in the face before he could reply.

"Just..just shut up.  Everyone else, just know that I'm looking at all of you.  If there's something about you that I don't know then, trust me, you'll regret it."   With that, she walks from the room.



Welcome Webadict, who shall now replace Diakron from here on in.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 12:45:49 am
I need an update of the Days' events.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 12:49:37 am
I need an update of the Days' events.

Probably better if you went back and read them--it's not that many pages.  If you want more of an update than this, you're going to need to get someone else to do it (because I don't really want to go back and read for you).

Quick-and-dirty summary:

D1 we lynch ExKirby, Apostolic Nihilist NK'd.  Both end up being town.  Free Beer decides that Toony and I are scum partners.

D2 Free Beer and I argue.  Various players come on and off the stage.

Changes in behavior:

Org is being more active
ToonyMan is being less active, but posting with more content in general.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 01:02:03 am
*sigh* Why, oh why, do you always turn out to be scum, Vector?

Ha ha. Only kidding. For now. On the real hand, Leafsnail is scum. And, by association, ToonyMan is likely his partner.

Case solved. Let's go home. I've got tea boiling on the stove. I'd like to say this is a new record. If I'm right.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 01:06:40 am
*sigh* Why, oh why, do you always turn out to be scum, Vector?

Ha ha. Only kidding. For now. On the real hand, Leafsnail is scum. And, by association, ToonyMan is likely his partner.

Case solved. Let's go home. I've got tea boiling on the stove. I'd like to say this is a new record. If I'm right.

... Dude, I am not following you until you post some evidence.  How do you know?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 01:30:29 am
*sigh* Why, oh why, do you always turn out to be scum, Vector?

Ha ha. Only kidding. For now. On the real hand, Leafsnail is scum. And, by association, ToonyMan is likely his partner.

Case solved. Let's go home. I've got tea boiling on the stove. I'd like to say this is a new record. If I'm right.

... Dude, I am not following you until you post some evidence.  How do you know?
How DON'T you know?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 01:36:11 am
How DON'T you know?

I'm not the Expert Mafia Player around here.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 12, 2009, 01:40:24 am
Classic webadict. Gonna post your reasoning, ever?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 08:36:29 am
Classic webadict. Gonna post your reasoning, ever?
Reasoning? I looked at one page and he seemed scummy.

I can give more specific reasons later.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 10:27:56 am
...

"I looked at one page and he seemed scummy"

I can't defend myself from an unspecified and baseless accusation, webadict.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 10:51:50 am
...

"I looked at one page and he seemed scummy"

I can't defend myself from an unspecified and baseless accusation, webadict.
I'd say that one page of looking scummy is quite enough. If it only takes one, you obviously aren't very good at it...
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 10:52:50 am
Current count.
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman,
Org[1]: Vector
Vector[2]: Free Beer, Org
Toonyman[1]: Leafsnail
Leafsnail[1]:Webadict

Deadline: midnight, EST

Blah, what do you know: I WAS around for the original deadline.  Oh well.

1 request to extend another day given.  2 more required for the extension.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 11:00:54 am
Firstly - what page?

Secondly - why?

I can't say anything in response to allegations if they're so damn vague.  I know some people will break down if you randomly point your finger at them, but I won't.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 11:09:52 am
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg797351#msg797351

Useless talking...

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg797682#msg797682

Useless talking...

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg798858#msg798858

Over-explanatory...

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795191#msg795191

Saying the phrase "Anti-FoS"

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795357#msg795357

Contradicting what you just said (If he's impossible to read, he can't act in any certain fashion, now can he?)

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795373#msg795373

Useless talking...

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795456#msg795456

More useless talking...

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795483#msg795483

This is ALMOST meant. But it's not quite.

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg798958#msg798958

Geez, do you just post to post? How about you say something relevant.

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg799023#msg799023

Passivity, uselessness, and over-explanatory.

Firstly - what page?

Secondly - why?

I can't say anything in response to allegations if they're so damn vague.  I know some people will break down if you randomly point your finger at them, but I won't.
Breakdown? Hardly my plan. That USED to work, before people knew who I was or how I did things. Now I just look to see if you mean something. Because that's what differs town from scum. Do you MEAN what you say, or are you speaking just to speak?

You don't mean anything you say. You're asking stupid questions. Instead of asking "Which page?" or "I can't defend against that!" why didn't you say, "That's not really a whole lot to go off of..." or perhaps, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" or even, "Whatever."

It's not that scum breakdown when I pressure them. It's that TOWN does. Scum does whatever they can to get out of it. Town means what they say. So, I'm only on the 7th page of discussion, but I can continue on how EVERY one of your posts is scummy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 11:33:58 am
Couldn't stick around, I see? Well, take your time trying to answer that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 11:55:01 am
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg797351#msg797351

Useless talking...
Explanation of why bandwagonning is bad.  Ok, maybe you feel he should know.  He doesn't.  Why is it bad to say explain?

Quote
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg797682#msg797682

Useless talking...
Trying to explain what I thought, actually.  Sure, it may seem "useless" to you since we're past that phase now, but that is what I felt.  Interpret it how you will.
Quote
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg798858#msg798858

Over-explanatory...
I always try to explain in detail.  If you think it's more information than is needed, then sorry, but I'd prefer to err on the side of explaining too much than being vague about my thoughts.
Quote
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg795191#msg795191

Saying the phrase "Anti-FoS"
Random vote stage, webadict.  You can vote people based on avatars and usernames in it.  It was more of a joke about Toony's playstyle than anything else.
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Contradicting what you just said (If he's impossible to read, he can't act in any certain fashion, now can he?)
Exaggeration.  Here "impossible" means "very difficult".  It is used fairly commonly in English speech and writing.
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Useless talking...
Pointing something out.  I don't see how pointing things out is automatically a scumtell.
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This is ALMOST meant. But it's not quite.
How do you know I "don't mean it"?  And why is something that's "almost meant" a scumtell, anyway?
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Geez, do you just post to post? How about you say something relevant.
It was a direct response to AN's post.  That doesn't make it useless.
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Passivity, uselessness, and over-explanatory.
Well, it's defense, really.  Again, it's a direct response to a post.  Perhaps you don't like to respond directly to other people's posts, preferring to just jump in and yell "HE DID IT!", but that's not what I do.  I prefer to answer other people's posts, and refer to specific points, even if you think that doing so is useless.
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why didn't you say, "That's not really a whole lot to go off of..." or perhaps, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" or even, "Whatever."
Because simply being a Towny doesn't necessarily mean that you'll never drop a "scumtell".  I mean, responding "Whatever" is even more useless than being defeatist about it.  And simply wrongly accusing someone doesn't necessarily make you "stupid" either.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 12, 2009, 01:23:09 pm
Since people are posting opinions (from most to least scummy)-

Vector: Third on ExKirby. He was dropping scumtells and being passive until I called him out on it. He and ToonyMan are unrepentant in their association. Anti-FoS'd me and admitted to buddying.

ToonyMan: Honestly, I went after him because he seemed kind of scummy and I was looking for a reaction from either or both to having associated the two. The reaction from Vector was to first attempt to dissociate himself, then to embrace ToonyMan wholeheartedly. The reaction from ToonyMan was to vote me for associating them and then to defend Vector. I don't think either reaction can be expected from town.

Leafsnail: Anti-FoS'd both ToonyMan and myself. If it's not Vector or ToonyMan, it's Leafsnail.

Pandarsenic: Second on ExKirby. Second on Vector. First off Vector. Evaluating other people, but not really taking the initiative. No idea.

Org: He's behaving differently. He's got very strange timing with his posting. Agreeing with me a little too readily. Fourth on ExKirby. No idea.

Diakron/Webadict- FoS'd a couple of people N1. Focused on Org. Not present D2. No idea.

To Vector:
No, you moron.  I admit that I want to get along with people more than I want to win.  If I were "buddying" as scum, then I would be trying to win.  I want to win, certainly... but more than that, I want to be helpful.

I don't buy it. If you weren't playing to win, you'd be posting in GD or the DF-related subforums instead. You're buddying. You're scum. CRUCIFY!

And even if you really are town, the very fact that you have admitted to not be playing to win means your behavior is by definition anti-town. You're still the best lynch at this point.


Doesn't work. Your hypothetical involved me taking the place of ExKirby. Your argument now is that you'd help a beginner in any case other than the one that leads to your death. I'm not a beginner.

If you were acting like ExKirby, then you would be.

No, if I were acting like ExKirby, people would be questioning my behavior and voting me, not giving me advice. Check my behavior in Vote Mafia 3 - D2 I was all about the martyrdom, and nobody gave me an inch. And they were right not to. I have transitioned from "Beginner" status.

Arguments don't work if you can't figure out how to transmit your information in such a way that your reader can understand.  My consistent story is that I am a townie who is having trouble giving you explanations.  I see no inconsistencies there.

It doesn't explain your behavior N1. It doesn't explain your behavior RE ToonyMan. It doesn't explain why you were passive until I called you out on it. It doesn't explain why you're unrepentant about buddying. It doesn't explain why you mis-quoted your role PM. Shall i continue?

When I am making mathematical arguments, I must only convince myself and I have convinced every mathematician.  When I am making social arguments, like these, the same is not the case.  I must analyze the other players of this game to give them convincing argumentation.

This only works because mathematical arguments follow specific rules. Said rules, if followed when coming up with social arguments, will also have the same success.

So Mafia trumps Amity when you're town, and Amity trumps Mafia when you're scum. It all makes perfect sense!

You conveniently ignored this part. Probably because it's right.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 01:34:36 pm
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Leafsnail: Anti-FoS'd both ToonyMan and myself. If it's not Vector or ToonyMan, it's Leafsnail.
When did I anti-FoS you?  And if I'm defending you as a partner, wouldn't, that, well, make you scum too?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 12, 2009, 02:03:29 pm
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Leafsnail: Anti-FoS'd both ToonyMan and myself. If it's not Vector or ToonyMan, it's Leafsnail.
When did I anti-FoS you?  And if I'm defending you as a partner, wouldn't, that, well, make you scum too?

See here:

Although, to be honest, Free Beer, I don't think you're too likely to be scum.  A scum player would be more likely to kick me or someone else after a bandwagon has formed, and we are down and unable to defend ourselves properly.  I suppose it's the people who bandwagon onto something without adding anything that you really need to watch.

What was the purpose of this bit here? Were you trying to reassure me that you think I'm town, in hopes of getting me to lay off? Isn't that what you did to ToonyMan, and which sparked my interested in you in the first place?

Not sure what you mean with the second question. In any case, I consider an anti-FoS to be a form of buddying. If you die and flip scum, the people you've identified as town will be heavily scrutinized. Therefore, anti-FoSing people is a valid strategy for scum and is also a scumtell. I was going to present this argument back in N1, but then Vector manipulated ExKirby, which was the more obvious scumtell.

Oh, and you can add over-reaction back to my list of suspicions about you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 02:06:42 pm
Diakron/Webadict- FoS'd a couple of people N1. Focused on Org. Not present D2. No idea.
I'm here now.

Get the Leaf de la Snail!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 02:07:23 pm
To Vector:
No, you moron.  I admit that I want to get along with people more than I want to win.  If I were "buddying" as scum, then I would be trying to win.  I want to win, certainly... but more than that, I want to be helpful.

I don't buy it. If you weren't playing to win, you'd be posting in GD or the DF-related subforums instead. You're buddying. You're scum. CRUCIFY!

I've never played DF, actually.  I came here to play Mafia.  It's a structured setting in which I can hopefully learn some social skills, because mine suck.

And even if you really are town, the very fact that you have admitted to not be playing to win means your behavior is by definition anti-town. You're still the best lynch at this point.

I'm not playing strictly to win.  I am playing to win.  Take it as my having an "alternate win condition," if you like.  It wasn't sent to me in my role PM, but it's there.

Doesn't work. Your hypothetical involved me taking the place of ExKirby. Your argument now is that you'd help a beginner in any case other than the one that leads to your death. I'm not a beginner.

If you were acting like ExKirby, then you would be.

No, if I were acting like ExKirby, people would be questioning my behavior and voting me, not giving me advice. Check my behavior in Vote Mafia 3 - D2 I was all about the martyrdom, and nobody gave me an inch. And they were right not to. I have transitioned from "Beginner" status.
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I questioned ExKirby and voted him.  I also gave him advice.  This is not an entirely binary situation.

You think I wouldn't do the same thing for you?  ExKirby has more experience than you do, as you said.  If you are not a beginner, then he probably shouldn't be declared one, either... and yet I tried to help him, because it's the kinder thing to do.

Arguments don't work if you can't figure out how to transmit your information in such a way that your reader can understand.  My consistent story is that I am a townie who is having trouble giving you explanations.  I see no inconsistencies there.

It doesn't explain your behavior N1. It doesn't explain your behavior RE ToonyMan. It doesn't explain why you were passive until I called you out on it. It doesn't explain why you're unrepentant about buddying. It doesn't explain why you mis-quoted your role PM. Shall i continue?

1. Yeah.  I'm a person who wants to learn how to get along with people.
2. First off, I wasn't lying in BM1.  I'm actually a pretty passive person, until my temper gets the best of me.
  - RL issues, which are not exactly your business.
3. Even if he's scum, I appreciate someone--anyone--sticking up for me.
  - He said nothing suspicious, so I didn't attack him D1.  I was busy with ExKirby.
4. I do not have to play the game by your standards alone, Free Beer.  I will not apologize for trying to be helpful.
5. Why aren't you getting angry at Leafsnail for trying to help ExKirby?
6. I didn't quote my role PM verbatim because I would be mod-killed.  Further, I'm a townie with no special powers whatsoever.

When I am making mathematical arguments, I must only convince myself and I have convinced every mathematician.  When I am making social arguments, like these, the same is not the case.  I must analyze the other players of this game to give them convincing argumentation.

This only works because mathematical arguments follow specific rules. Said rules, if followed when coming up with social arguments, will also have the same success.

Have you ever tried that?  It's false.  You can't treat people like variables with a couple of well-defined properties.  They get upset, and you end up being generally wrong.  The set of their attributes is non-compact, in a way.  They are open and unbounded, a forest of variation.

I would give you examples of it not working, but I don't think you'd believe me.

So Mafia trumps Amity when you're town, and Amity trumps Mafia when you're scum. It all makes perfect sense!

You conveniently ignored this part. Probably because it's right.

I conveniently ignored that part.  It's false, and it was right in front of an injunction to crucify me.  You conveniently ignored the part where I said there was something seriously wrong with you.  Here's a hint: follow the damned social cues.  This is a game, and there is such a thing as being too aggressive.

Mafia trumps amity sometimes.  Amity trumps Mafia sometimes.  It has more to do with mood than alignment.

I have also been altruistic as town, in BM3.  I have been hyperaggressive as scum in Toon Mafia II, D1.

Further, you cannot build a trend out of one data point.  That is nonsensical and incorrect.  Just because I acted one way as town does not mean that, when I am acting in the diametrically opposed behavior, I am scum.  Your imagined functions are single-valued.  I am multivariable.



I haven't anti-FOS'd you.  I said that you didn't look like scum to me at the moment.  You look like some sort of asshole trying to intimidate my stubbornness out my ears, so I'll lie down and allow myself to be lynched.  My dislike of you does not mean you cannot be town.  It just means that I don't really want to play games with you if you're going to act like this.

Further, I haven't admitted to buddying.  Buddying is a strategy used by scum when they are trying to lure the town into a false sense of security.  My altruism is non-strategic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 02:19:30 pm
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In any case, I consider an anti-FoS to be a form of buddying.
That wasn't an anti-FoS, just a post to say that I felt you were most likely town.  I mean, not everyone is a mafia member, after all.
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If you die and flip scum, the people you've identified as town will be heavily scrutinized.
On the other hand, since I'm not scum, that won't be a problem.
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Therefore, anti-FoSing people is a valid strategy for scum and is also a scumtell.
It's a valid strategy for scum... but can't townies also say who they think is town?  I honestly did not feel that you were scum at that point, so I decided to post that.  I mean, would you prefer I said "AFTER I DIE AND FLIP TOWN YOU MUST LYNCH FREE BEER TEH SCUM!!"?
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Oh, and you can add over-reaction back to my list of suspicions about you.
Whether town or scum, you should defend yourself.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 02:26:00 pm
Leafsnail, would you mind posting your suspicions like a couple of the rest of us have?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 02:30:23 pm
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg810077#msg810077

If it matters Vector, I haven't gone for you off the bat. That's certainly an improvement.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 02:34:15 pm
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=42348.msg810077#msg810077

If it matters Vector, I haven't gone for you off the bat. That's certainly an improvement.

Yes, it does.  Thank you.  I appreciate it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 12, 2009, 03:13:08 pm
Really, Vector, now you're just contradicting yourself. I'm tired of arguing with you and I want to see you dead, because I already know you're scum. I knew you were scum since Day One. Your emotional appeals aren't flying, and you've given yourself away numerous times.

I questioned ExKirby and voted him.  I also gave him advice.  This is not an entirely binary situation.
..which is why I am suspicious of you. You had nothing to gain as town by sending out mixed signals like that. Other the other hand, as scum, if Org died instead of ExKirby, ExKirby would have made an easy N2 lynch - doubly so since he would have been mostly responsible for killing Org in order to save himself. If Org is town and your action was successful, we'd be at 3/2 with no new information.

You think I wouldn't do the same thing for you?  ExKirby has more experience than you do, as you said.  If you are not a beginner, then he probably shouldn't be declared one, either... and yet I tried to help him, because it's the kinder thing to do.

I said he has more experience playing town. And he does, considering that this is only my second time being town. I've played numerous other games, and they've all been as scum.

1. Yeah.  I'm a person who wants to learn how to get along with people.
2. First off, I wasn't lying in BM1.  I'm actually a pretty passive person, until my temper gets the best of me.
  - RL issues, which are not exactly your business.
3. Even if he's scum, I appreciate someone--anyone--sticking up for me.
  - He said nothing suspicious, so I didn't attack him D1.  I was busy with ExKirby.
4. I do not have to play the game by your standards alone, Free Beer.  I will not apologize for trying to be helpful.

This is a game of Mafia, not Barbie Horse Adventures. As I had already pointed out, these make you look more suspicious, not less.

5. Why aren't you getting angry at Leafsnail for trying to help ExKirby?

The difference lies in the method. You "Helped" ExKirby by telling him to attack someone that you thought was town at the time.

6. I didn't quote my role PM verbatim because I would be mod-killed.  Further, I'm a townie with no special powers whatsoever.

If you check the flavor text for this game, you will find that there is in fact no role called "Townie." They are called "Recruits." Further, when you stated your role PM vindicates you, you said that this PM specifically identified you as town. Again, check the flavor text. There is no "town." This is the Litia family rooting out spies. Of course, a spy like you wouldn't have gotten the memo about all of this.

Have you ever tried that?  It's false.  You can't treat people like variables with a couple of well-defined properties.  They get upset, and you end up being generally wrong.  The set of their attributes is non-compact, in a way.  They are open and unbounded, a forest of variation.

I would give you examples of it not working, but I don't think you'd believe me.

You don't seem to be getting it, so I'll be a direct as possible: I am asking you to use logic and evidence. Both of these work in Mathematics. They work in real life, as well.

I conveniently ignored that part.  It's false, and it was right in front of an injunction to crucify me.  You conveniently ignored the part where I said there was something seriously wrong with you.  Here's a hint: follow the damned social cues.  This is a game, and there is such a thing as being too aggressive.

Mafia trumps amity sometimes.  Amity trumps Mafia sometimes.  It has more to do with mood than alignment.

I have also been altruistic as town, in BM3.  I have been hyperaggressive as scum in Toon Mafia II, D1.

Further, you cannot build a trend out of one data point.  That is nonsensical and incorrect.  Just because I acted one way as town does not mean that, when I am acting in the diametrically opposed behavior, I am scum.  Your imagined functions are single-valued.  I am multivariable.

And you didn't pick up that citing a couple of examples combined with propaganda does not constitute good reasoning. In the general case, your actions are scum-tells. You're emitting them like Uranium emits alpha particles. And your crummy excuse of "I want to be helpful" doesn't cut it.

I haven't anti-FOS'd you.  I said that you didn't look like scum to me at the moment.  You look like some sort of asshole trying to intimidate my stubbornness out my ears, so I'll lie down and allow myself to be lynched.  My dislike of you does not mean you cannot be town.  It just means that I don't really want to play games with you if you're going to act like this.

That's not what you said. This is what you said:
You've got problems, dude.  You're probably town, because no scum would act like this.

So, after I flip town, my suggestion is that y'all take a look at Pandarsenic and Org, just because they've been standing back while we eat each other.  Maybe ToonyMan, too, because Free Beer may be correct about the buddying--though I think he'd be less overt about it.  I also think that Pandarsenic has been a bit too jumpy for my tastes.

Heck, Leafsnail... what do you think about the current mess?  ToonyMan showed up and posted, so I'd like to hear your thoughts.
You said it's highly unlikely for me to be scum, then proceeded to FoS every other active player except me. That's about as anti-FoSing as it gets there. Considering ToonyMan's repeated mentions of how it's "impossible" for me to be "bussing you," I'd think you're laying the groundwork for a N3 Free Beer lynch after you flip scum.

Further, I haven't admitted to buddying.  Buddying is a strategy used by scum when they are trying to lure the town into a false sense of security.  My altruism is non-strategic.

Then what was this?
I understand that it is more important to you to buddy up to the other players than to catch the scum.

It's more important to be kind than it is to win a game.
I stated that you implied you were buddying. You attempted to justify it. That constitutes admitting it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 03:19:42 pm
From how many games will I be banned for quoting my role PM?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 12, 2009, 03:22:19 pm
From how many games will I be banned for quoting my role PM?
Don't you dare fucking do that. >:[

I'm tempted to vote you for trying to blackmail us out of voting you.

We'll see properly if you're scum once I'm done with classes (around 4) and can actually catch up....
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 03:28:03 pm
From how many games will I be banned for quoting my role PM?
Don't you dare fucking do that. >:[

I'm tempted to vote you for trying to blackmail us out of voting you.

We'll see properly if you're scum once I'm done with classes (around 4) and can actually catch up....

Er, no.  I'm not trying to blackmail you, by the way.  I'm just trying to find out what the consequences of my actions might be, because I'm becoming unfortunately frustrated.

It'd be more optimal to just vote myself, anyway, so I'm not going to get myself modkilled.  I apologize if I'm being irritating.

There's only two people on me, anyway >_>  It's not like I'm really close to being lynched or pulling this as some sort of gambit.  Mostly, I'm pissed off at Free Beer and would like to give the town a chance to actually find some scum, rather than getting themselves embroiled in my stupid behavior.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 12, 2009, 03:32:48 pm
YOU CAN NEVER EVER IN ANY MAFIA GAME IN THE ENTIRETY OF EVERNESS WILL YOU EVER BE ABLE TO QUOTE YOUR PM...



EVAR



And Blackmailing Town=/=No Lynch
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 03:33:12 pm
Ah, come on. Calm down. It's a game. Don't take it personaly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 12, 2009, 03:35:34 pm
Quoting your role pm gives too much weight to what you're saying, since anyone else who got the same pm will be sure of your innocence (some games have "Mafia Falseclaim" to avoid this).  So yeah, don't.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 12, 2009, 03:36:45 pm
Asking if you can post a role PM to modkill yourself and "give town another shot at finding scum today" is a form of blackmail. It's like the "but then you'll lynch a townie" argument in a way.

See, you know posting your role PM is not allowed. You know you aren't going to do it. You're trying to sound more town by offering yourself up, so to speak, but you aren't able to offer yourself up that way and we all know it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 03:44:11 pm
And Blackmailing Town=/=No Lynch

... Did you not read the part where I said I'd vote for myself instead?  There's no need for me to Impulsively Show Free Beer What's What, when it looks like it'll happen at the end of the day in any case.

Don't worry.  I'm going to calm down and work on some math problems, and then go back and answer Free Beer once I can do so without smacking him.


Further, Org:

What about that question I asked a couple of pages back?


See, you know posting your role PM is not allowed. You know you aren't going to do it. You're trying to sound more town by offering yourself up, so to speak, but you aren't able to offer yourself up that way and we all know it.

Erm, no.  I was actually going to do it.  Then I realized that I had a couple of options:

1. Replacement (Too pissed at Free Beer to do this right now)
2. Post PM -> everyone pissed at me, bannings, but at least I showed Free Beer, town gets a couple of hours to scumhunt [kind of ineffective, given the goal].
3. Vote self -> less pissedness (... I hope), no bannings, managed to show Free Beer anyway, same effect on town's ability to scumhunt.


3 clearly dominates 2, so I figure I'd rather go with being lynched over posting the PM.  Also, I apologize if you thought I was trying to blackmail you.  That was in no way my intention, though I understand why you might think it was a gambit.



... So, Org and Leafsnail.  Going to actually give your information, or are you going to just show up when I try to get myself modkilled?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 12, 2009, 04:12:56 pm
And Blackmailing Town=/=No Lynch

... Did you not read the part where I said I'd vote for myself instead?  There's no need for me to Impulsively Show Free Beer What's What, when it looks like it'll happen at the end of the day in any case.

Don't worry.  I'm going to calm down and work on some math problems, and then go back and answer Free Beer once I can do so without smacking him.


Further, Org:

What about that question I asked a couple of pages back?


See, you know posting your role PM is not allowed. You know you aren't going to do it. You're trying to sound more town by offering yourself up, so to speak, but you aren't able to offer yourself up that way and we all know it.

Erm, no.  I was actually going to do it.  Then I realized that I had a couple of options:

1. Replacement (Too pissed at Free Beer to do this right now)
2. Post PM -> everyone pissed at me, bannings, but at least I showed Free Beer, town gets a couple of hours to scumhunt [kind of ineffective, given the goal].
3. Vote self -> less pissedness (... I hope), no bannings, managed to show Free Beer anyway, same effect on town's ability to scumhunt.


3 clearly dominates 2, so I figure I'd rather go with being lynched over posting the PM.  Also, I apologize if you thought I was trying to blackmail you.  That was in no way my intention, though I understand why you might think it was a gambit.



... So, Org and Leafsnail.  Going to actually give your information, or are you going to just show up when I try to get myself modkilled?
It helps when you quote said question.

You can just change the pm anyway. :I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 12, 2009, 04:35:26 pm
I did the same thing to SinHjen (something like that) Free Beer, they revealed their role pm and were mod-killed.  They were town.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 04:38:53 pm
That really doesnt explain it.

Show up what?

What am I, deep-striking?

I'm voting you because I would like you to appear and generate posts with actual content.  You are not doing this.  You are jumping on a bandwagon and following Free Beer blindly.  Have anything to say about my arguments?  Have anything to say about other scum?  Have any questions for me?

Essentially, are you actually processing things, or are you just following Free Beer?

So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.



You can just change the pm anyway. :I

... Uh, I would roleflip upon death.  I think that's the entire point, here.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 04:42:17 pm
Really, Vector, now you're just contradicting yourself. I'm tired of arguing with you and I want to see you dead, because I already know you're scum.

Wasn't this obvious from the calls to crucify me?  I'm kind of curious, anyway.  Why take your execution method of choice as one that is famous for the destruction of innocents and martyrs?  You could say "DROWN THE SCUM" or "LYNCH THE SCUM" or perhaps "DEFENESTRATE THE SCUM" and it would make sense, but your peculiar methodology does not fit with your suspicions.

(I was going to say something about "IMMOLATE THE SCUM," but unfortunately most of the interesting words for murdering someone involve the innocence of the victim in question)

I questioned ExKirby and voted him.  I also gave him advice.  This is not an entirely binary situation.
..which is why I am suspicious of you. You had nothing to gain as town by sending out mixed signals like that. Other the other hand, as scum, if Org died instead of ExKirby, ExKirby would have made an easy N2 lynch - doubly so since he would have been mostly responsible for killing Org in order to save himself. If Org is town and your action was successful, we'd be at 3/2 with no new information.

Didn't think of that.

If I'd really wanted Org to die, I would have voted him myself, or removed my concessionary statements as to his standardized behavior.  I'm reasonably good at framing other people.

1. Yeah.  I'm a person who wants to learn how to get along with people.
2. First off, I wasn't lying in BM1.  I'm actually a pretty passive person, until my temper gets the best of me.
  - RL issues, which are not exactly your business.
3. Even if he's scum, I appreciate someone--anyone--sticking up for me.
  - He said nothing suspicious, so I didn't attack him D1.  I was busy with ExKirby.
4. I do not have to play the game by your standards alone, Free Beer.  I will not apologize for trying to be helpful.

This is a game of Mafia, not Barbie Horse Adventures. As I had already pointed out, these make you look more suspicious, not less.

If they make me look more suspicious, then they make me more suspicious.  I will not lie just to make myself look better.  The truth is more important than whether some guy on the internet "lynches" some other guy on the internet.

I don't want to justify my behavior or say that it's optimized for playing Mafia.  I don't intend to tell you that I am a skilled player.  I mean only to explain myself, and if you don't believe me then that is unfortunate.

Why do you think I keep repeating myself, if what I say only makes me more suspicious?  It's because it's true...

6. I didn't quote my role PM verbatim because I would be mod-killed.  Further, I'm a townie with no special powers whatsoever.

If you check the flavor text for this game, you will find that there is in fact no role called "Townie." They are called "Recruits." Further, when you stated your role PM vindicates you, you said that this PM specifically identified you as town. Again, check the flavor text. There is no "town." This is the Litia family rooting out spies. Of course, a spy like you wouldn't have gotten the memo about all of this.

Interestingly enough, my role is not listed as "Recruit."  It is listed as "Townie."  Role in the game: recruit.  Name of role on my PM: "Townie."

You don't seem to be getting it, so I'll be a direct as possible: I am asking you to use logic and evidence. Both of these work in Mathematics. They work in real life, as well.

Burden of proof.  I cannot prove I'm town.  I actually don't know what I might do to convince you, other than repeatedly telling you the reasoning behind my actions.

And you didn't pick up that citing a couple of examples combined with propaganda does not constitute good reasoning. In the general case, your actions are scum-tells. You're emitting them like Uranium emits alpha particles. And your crummy excuse of "I want to be helpful" doesn't cut it.

Nope, I didn't pick up what you were trying to tell me.  Kind of sucks, doesn't it.

There are excuses, and there are explanations.  My explanation for my behavior may not be what you want to see.

I haven't anti-FOS'd you.  I said that you didn't look like scum to me at the moment.  You look like some sort of asshole trying to intimidate my stubbornness out my ears, so I'll lie down and allow myself to be lynched.  My dislike of you does not mean you cannot be town.  It just means that I don't really want to play games with you if you're going to act like this.

That's not what you said. This is what you said:
You've got problems, dude.  You're probably town, because no scum would act like this.

So, after I flip town, my suggestion is that y'all take a look at Pandarsenic and Org, just because they've been standing back while we eat each other.  Maybe ToonyMan, too, because Free Beer may be correct about the buddying--though I think he'd be less overt about it.  I also think that Pandarsenic has been a bit too jumpy for my tastes.

Heck, Leafsnail... what do you think about the current mess?  ToonyMan showed up and posted, so I'd like to hear your thoughts.
You said it's highly unlikely for me to be scum, then proceeded to FoS every other active player except me. That's about as anti-FoSing as it gets there. Considering ToonyMan's repeated mentions of how it's "impossible" for me to be "bussing you," I'd think you're laying the groundwork for a N3 Free Beer lynch after you flip scum.

Yup.  It's pretty unlikely for you to be scum, and you'll get out of this scot-free in any case because "Vector was dropping scum-tells everywhere."  My guess is that it's Org/Leafsnail, given the part where they haven't really said anything, even when I repeatedly asked them to.  I tried to give my opinions at the time, so at least I'd be useful after you lynched me.

Further, I haven't admitted to buddying.  Buddying is a strategy used by scum when they are trying to lure the town into a false sense of security.  My altruism is non-strategic.

Then what was this?
I understand that it is more important to you to buddy up to the other players than to catch the scum.
It's more important to be kind than it is to win a game.
I stated that you implied you were buddying. You attempted to justify it. That constitutes admitting it.

*shrug*

I guess that's your interpretation.  I don't really feel like I can convince you otherwise, at this point.  I've spoken my piece, and there's no point in just saying the same things over and over.  If you have any other questions, I'll be more than happy to answer them.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 04:51:50 pm
Townie


You are one of the recruits for the Litia Family.  Having applied to the hotel with the intention of joining this mafia group, your main wish is to prove yourself worthy to be a member of the Family.  If that means risking your life to find their enemies then so be it!

You have only the power of your vote and your skills at reading people.  You only hope that is enough.


Your role is, in essence, a Townie.  You win when all threats against the 'town' are eliminated.



From this game on, the mafia will be given the Townie role PM. 

I spend a good while writing those things up to make this thing interesting.  The mere idea that the game will be ruined because I DIDN'T go lazy and just write "you're a townie", to be blunt, pisses me the fuck off.

If it involves the role PM, it is a NO.  If there's a MENTION of it again, I reserve the right to do anything from ignore it to ban all involved from ALL games I host permanently.



3-5 people are lynched in each game.  Most of them are town.  Some of them are mafia.  All of them had the rest of the players call them scum, a liar, and other horrible things.  It hurts, I know, especially when I'm being dead-honest about what I say.  However, those that accuse you are not (or should not) be doing it personally.  They are paranoid.  They are scared.  Two people who are smiling at you, helping you, trying to save you, are actually planning to kill you.  Remember that when they accuse you or when you accuse them. 

I try to speak more about it in Dead Chat (helps that, since they are dead, I can get more specific of the situation).  For now, do the best you can to achieve your goal for as long as you keep going.


But do NOT cross me just to get at someone or I'll GIVE you something to get angry about.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 04:55:35 pm
If it involves the role PM, it is a NO.  If there's a MENTION of it again, I reserve the right to do anything from ignore it to ban all involved from ALL games I host permanently.

[...]

But do NOT cross me just to get at someone or I'll GIVE you something to get angry about.

I sincerely apologize.  I forgot that this mess might bother you, as well.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 05:07:33 pm
Np.

I'm less angry as I am reallly wanting to make a blunt point.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 05:18:57 pm
All right.  This bothers me.

We have 7 people here.  Those are:

Free Beer
Vector
ToonyMan
Org
Leafsnail
Pandarsenic
Webadict


Free Beer is being paranoid to the point of being deranged. - Town, or extremely clever scum.
Org is clearly learning, but playing similarly to how he normally does. - ... Town?
Leafsnail I'm not sure about, but at least he's scumhunting outside of the main fight in the middle. - Town-ish.

Webadict - Is Webadict.  Don't know much so far.

Pandarsenic and ToonyMan have been defending me.

I'm grateful and everything, but here's the thing.  Free Beer is going to keep fighting like a rabid dog until I die.  Whenever I look like I'm about to stop, one of those two steps in and relieve the pressure slightly.

It seems like the point is to make it so that we keep arguing and posting WoT while everyone else sits back, and then the town knows nothing by the end of the day.  If I go down, then we haven't been scum-hunting very well for the day.  If I don't go down, then it's probably that we'll kill a different townie today and end up with me tomorrow.

Further, there's this:

So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.

Ranked from most to least scummy:

Org - Has been really useless, especially today.  Given to bandwagoning.  This may just be the way he plays, but I feel like he's really not engaging himself.

Free Beer - Foaming-at-the-mouth something.  I feel like a lot of his allegations had holes in them (though I recognize that I may have been absolutely incomprehensible), and just because he's being ridiculously aggressive does not mean he's town.

[Diakron/Diakron's replacement] - Bandwagoning D1, currently gone.  Don't feel safe lynching him before he's replaced, but would not be surprised if he were scum.

Leafsnail - Scumhunting on the side, keeping out of the fight in the middle.  Seems fairly okay to me, though I feel like he needs to show up and talk more.

ToonyMan - I feel like if he were scum, he'd shaft me or go after Org/Diakron instead of going for the difficult lynch (Free Beer).  As such, unless he does something really weird, he seems like he's town.

Pandarsenic - Feels town to me.  I don't think he would have unvoted if he were scum.

So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.

I'll post mine most to least likely scum too.


Free Beer - Insanely linear on a lynch of Vector (and I).  He doesn't care for anyone's opinion and just wants to see Vector gone.  Doesn't matter what you say, like he said.  :-P

Org - Alright, so he's trying to be helpful....where?  I see no helpful, I see scum going along with Free Beer saying nothing.

Diakron/Diakron Replacement - Same thing as Org really.  Not so much on the following though.

Pandarsenic - Not speaking much, this will matter later on, I'll keep that in mind.

Leafsnail - I can't think of anything not worthy he has said without looking back.  I should put him at the same level as Pandarsenic.

Vector - It would be CRAZY for Free Beer to be bussing his partner so early.  It could happen, but I don't think Vector is scum AT ALL.  I don't freakin' care what you say Free Beer.  I'm defending someone who I think is being bashed by SCUM.

This isn't buddying in the typical sense.  It's "emotional coordination" (sorry, got the term out of a textbook).  Most of this post is less about what Toony thinks than what I think.  There's hardly any information in here.  It's mostly another subtle nudge--but he doesn't ever really attack Free Beer.  He's just defending.

Plus, the rankings are suspiciously similar to mine.

Plus, he's even copying the style in which I did it, though he typically does things differently.


So, Unvote.

ToonyMan.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 12, 2009, 05:24:38 pm
What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 05:31:32 pm
What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.

Free Beer did.  I'm waiting on everyone else.

Like I said, I really appreciate it IRL.

I will again request a Day Extension, and suggest that you do the same.  I don't want to lynch you or treat you poorly, but I can believe that you could be using me as a tool.


So: Leafsnail, Pandarsenic, Webadict, and Org, please detail your suspicions in full.  We aren't going to win this game by sitting around at watching the Big Fight in the middle of the ring.  I believe that at least one of you is scum, and I intend to find out which.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 05:33:14 pm
... So... everyone's going after everyone else for buddying, but not me? I JUST said TO Vector that I wasn't going after him. He even replied with acknowledgment. Buuuut... nothing?

A little hypocritical, don'tcha think? How about this: We don't lynch Vector, because Vector is town. 'Kay? So we're gonna baaaaack up, and NOT lynch him. Before I meltdown and kill everyone.

Now, for everyone going after Vector, I will be defending him. Got it? Bring up anything and I'll tell you why he's town. Heck, feel free to bring up why I'm scum while you're at it. I can take you all.

Stupid morons... Vector, I'm at 98% on your towniness.

Also, ToonyMan seems scummy as well.

I'll extend the Day.

What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.

Free Beer did.  I'm waiting on everyone else.

Like I said, I really appreciate it IRL.

I will again request a Day Extension, and suggest that you do the same.  I don't want to lynch you or treat you poorly, but I can believe that you could be using me as a tool.


So: Leafsnail, Pandarsenic, Webadict, and Org, please detail your suspicions in full.  We aren't going to win this game by sitting around at watching the Big Fight in the middle of the ring.  I believe that at least one of you is scum, and I intend to find out which.
Learn to read. I made a big post.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 12, 2009, 05:34:34 pm
Yes.  Day Extension please.  More time is always good.

FAKE-EDIT:

You think Vector is town too?  YEAHHHHHHHH.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 05:36:15 pm
Yes.  Day Extension please.  More time is always good.

FAKE-EDIT:

You think Vector is town too?  YEAHHHHHHHH.
I also think you're scum. Still want to celebrate?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 12, 2009, 05:39:11 pm
Webadict, if he is scum I hope you will not object to being lynched.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 05:42:05 pm
Learn to read. I made a big post.

I can totally read.  I saw you had decided on ToonyMan and Leafsnail, and wrote a big long thing about Leafsnail's scumminess.  Thanks for that, but it only partially answers the question I'm trying to ask.

To give a more specific question, I'm looking for a (short) overview of your interpretations of Pandarsenic, Org, and Free Beer.  I would add myself to the list, but I think you've already covered that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 06:32:29 pm
Webadict, if he is scum I hope you will not object to being lynched.
Not only is that statement the stupidest statement I've ever seen, but it's totally contradictory.

So, if he's scum (Which he's not), then what are the chances that I'd defend him? Not likely. Especially if I'm scum.
But, that would mean that you'd have to lynch him to find out, wouldn't you? Because if he's scum, he can't be Night-Killed, and if you lynch him, it means I did a terrible job of defending him.

So, does ANY of that sound like me?

To give a more specific question, I'm looking for a (short) overview of your interpretations of Pandarsenic, Org, and Free Beer.  I would add myself to the list, but I think you've already covered that.
Don't wanna. Lots of extra work for little reason. If I want to read a list of crap, I'll make one myself. Obviously if I haven't pointed you out, you mean nothing to be. So for me to go back and look at EVERYONE just for a stupid list is dumb. No one will listen to me anyhow. Except the scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 06:35:43 pm
Extension granted.

Deadline: Tomorrow night and Midnight, est
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 12, 2009, 06:42:06 pm
Webadict, if he is scum I hope you will not object to being lynched.

Org, don't even say that. That... makes no sense.

DayExtensionTiemPlx

Fake-edit: Never mind, I'm late to that party.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 06:43:07 pm
Don't wanna. Lots of extra work for little reason. If I want to read a list of crap, I'll make one myself. Obviously if I haven't pointed you out, you mean nothing to be. So for me to go back and look at EVERYONE just for a stupid list is dumb. No one will listen to me anyhow. Except the scum.

Fair enough.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 12, 2009, 08:01:26 pm
Never mind. Just, no.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 12, 2009, 10:57:12 pm
Analysis of Vector thus far:

I believe I have successfully gotten under Vector's skin. We have seen two sides to Vector thus far. I'll call them "Real Vector" and "Fake Vector." This is because I conjecture that Real Vector expresses what Vector is really thinking, while Fake Vector has a protective shell that prevents people from getting a good read on him.

Real Vector's posts look like this:
Consistent explanation... consistent explanation... how about "VT who communicates badly."  Oh, wait.  Haha.  You think that's a lie.  You won't believe me.  IT'S THE TRUTH, YOU MORON.  I'M NOT SCUM HIDING BEHIND LIES AND EXCUSES, I AM TOWN WHO HAPPENS TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT THOUGHT PROCESS THAN YOU DO.  PLEASE STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE.  Perhaps you may think the story is too outlandish, that I am in fact Ye Standarde Humann who is just a moron-scum and speaks like a fool and makes a thousand slips.  I am trying to tell you the truth, and you are not believing me.  I am not trying to make excuses, I am trying to tell you the situation.  I am not saying "Don't lynch me because I have teh communication problems and am like someone you need to feel sorry for."

I believe we have seen the following from Real Vector:
-blatant buddying
-very, very angry with me for interrogating him

Fake Vector's posts look like this:
So, maybe I'm positively crazy right here, but I feel like we can see a reason for the change--that is, the threatened bannings for people who don't play the damned game.

Frankly, I don't have much of a clue as to what's going on right now... but Pandarsenic, I think it's quite odd that you're trying to off Org for being helpful.  He isn't helpful as scum, he isn't helpful as town, he isn't helpful no matter what role or alignment he has.

I think this is clearly an agenda shift.  The question is, why don't you?


Further, ToonyMan: what has happened to all the crazy?  You're being quite subdued.

And even more: Free Beer, O scummish fiend, why are you looking for pairs and pulling suspicion off of Org?  Further, why vote me first over ToonyMan?  I can't see the rationale behind the attack, which makes me worried.  Where there is no rationale, there is scum trying to cook up excuses to vote a given person.

You, sir, are next.

I believe we have seen the following from Fake Vector:
-Staying behind the scenes and attempting to manipulate people
-Implicitly admitting that he knows certain people (me, Org, Pandarsenic) are town

Both Vectors' actions are extremely scummy. I think the most productive way forward would be to continue to interrogate Real Vector.

Since Vector is currently Fake Vector and it is unlikely that he will return to Real Vector until he gets three or more votes on him, I will Unvote and vote Leafsnail.

So, Leafsnail. Convince us you aren't scum. Go ahead.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 11:20:05 pm
Current Vote Count

Current count.
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman
Vector[2]: Org, Pandarsenic
Toonyman[2]: Leafsnail, Vector
Leafsnail[2]: webadict, Free Beer


Deadline: midnight, EST
There are about 12 hours left until the end of the day.


At the current state of activity, it will require no more than 2 people to bring another day extension with no Rejections.  So long as this place remains as active, I will extend as long as desired.

Seriously.. this is one of the most active mafias currently running ;D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 12, 2009, 11:23:30 pm
Seriously.. this is one of the most active mafias currently running ;D



... Happy to give you your daily dose of crazy >_>

Anyway, Extension.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 12, 2009, 11:24:41 pm
To be honest guys, I don't think I'll be able to make it to deadline.  So I'll have to vote for a day extension as well.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 12, 2009, 11:26:12 pm
Same. Day Extension.

Even though it's obvious that Leafsnail is mafia.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 12, 2009, 11:41:12 pm
Deadline: midnight, EST
There are about 12 hours left until the end of the day.

I think you meant 24 hours. Or Noon, EST.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 12, 2009, 11:42:44 pm
NOT a good week so far for Mr. Host :P
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 13, 2009, 12:18:49 am
day+extra accepted.

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Next extension will be considered after tomorrow's activity.

All past marks of 'hours left' and other mistakes shall be excused by the host having a VERY poor quality week so far.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 13, 2009, 12:22:47 am
day+extra accepted.

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Next extension will be considered after tomorrow's activity.

All past marks of 'hours left' and other mistakes shall be excused by the host having a VERY poor quality week so far.
Finger jammed in a door?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 13, 2009, 02:40:01 am
Webadict, I'm tempted to just go along with you on Leafsnail, but I feel as though this is some form of trap to see who puts a third vote.

...

Bleh. I requested day extension for a reason. I'm going to sleep on this again. Please don't be mad if I forget to check in while at a reasonable level of awareness again.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 13, 2009, 08:29:13 am
Webadict, I'm tempted to just go along with you on Leafsnail, but I feel as though this is some form of trap to see who puts a third vote.

...

Bleh. I requested day extension for a reason. I'm going to sleep on this again. Please don't be mad if I forget to check in while at a reasonable level of awareness again.
Psh, when people vote doesn't mean a whole lot to me anymore.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 10:34:46 am
Yeah, Webadict likes to choose 2 or so people and say they're scum.  It's fun to say the least.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 13, 2009, 10:49:38 am
Webadict, simply lampshading the fact that your buddying with Vector doesn't mean that it's ok.  Your biggest tell on me is that I supposedly buddied with TM and FB - so why can everyone else do it, including you?  Simply saying that you think someone is likely town is not necessarily buddying.  Anyway, listing my own suspicions:

ToonyMan - Hasn't actually been doing very much, not even Toony Tunneling anyone.  His normal aggression seems to be missing in this game, which remains strange.

Free Beer - You tunnel vision on Vector continues.  It's pretty odd, actually - while you attacked me day one, you moved to Vector later on in the day and continued to attack him relentlessly.  You're now back onto him, too, but have for some reason decided to follow webadict in voting me.  Even though you apparently still think Vector is scum, you think it would be better to just follow webadict randomly.  Why?

Org - Pretty similar to normal, hanging around and saying very little.  It's difficult to get a read on someone who says almost nothing.

Pandarsenic - What do you mean, "some kind of trap"?  I understand that webadict might be aiming to identify a bandwagoner, but surely posting that is just as bad as bandwagonning (if not worse - after all, you stated that you're not voting the way you want to out of defence).

Vector - I would have to say that, from the posts he made when under pressure, and the analysis he posted, that he's leaning towards town.  Slightly.

webadict - You've been saying some rather odd things.  For instance, deliberately invoking WIFOM over Vector, as well as performing a rather hypocritical buddying action.  Then again, randomly attacking n people (with n being the number of scum in the game) seems to be your regular strategy, so it's perhaps not so much of a scumtell.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 10:53:50 am
Webadict, simply lampshading the fact that your buddying with Vector doesn't mean that it's ok.  Your biggest tell on me is that I supposedly buddied with TM and FB - so why can everyone else do it, including you?  Simply saying that you think someone is likely town is not necessarily buddying.  Anyway, listing my own suspicions:

You're deflecting. I asked you to convince us that you aren't scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 13, 2009, 10:54:57 am
There's not much I can do other than voice my own views and continue to scumhunt.  Besides, if I did try to defend myself, it would be "overreaction", wouldn't it?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 10:56:15 am
Webadict, simply lampshading the fact that your buddying with Vector doesn't mean that it's ok.  Your biggest tell on me is that I supposedly buddied with TM and FB - so why can everyone else do it, including you?  Simply saying that you think someone is likely town is not necessarily buddying.  Anyway, listing my own suspicions:

You're deflecting. I asked you to convince us that you aren't scum.

Come on Free Beer (http://mafiascum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Burden_of_Proof).  You did the samething to Vector and it's a Fallacy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 11:02:37 am
Leafsnail:
Overreaction is attempting to defend yourself from a simple comment on your behavior.

Currently, you're dodging my question. Are you going to even going to try convince us you aren't scum or not?

ToonyMan:

I presented evidence against Vector already. The burden of proof lies with him. As for Leafsnail, I'm asking him to come up with an argument. If I was asked to come up with an argument for why I'm not scum, I could. Why can't I ask the same of Leafsnail?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 13, 2009, 11:07:21 am
What am I meant to say, other than I've been voicing my opinions on who's scum and trying to play the game?  I mean, there isn't much else anyone can do to prove their innocence - after all, a town player needs to scumhunt.  It's virtually impossible to prove innocence if you're simply asked to, and any other behavior is ignored.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 11:10:14 am
What am I meant to say, other than I've been voicing my opinions on who's scum and trying to play the game?  I mean, there isn't much else anyone can do to prove their innocence - after all, a town player needs to scumhunt.  It's virtually impossible to prove innocence if you're simply asked to, and any other behavior is ignored.

If you're scum, both your opinions and your scumhunting are irrelevant. You should be aware of the mistakes you've made already. I'm asking you to bring those forward and explain them.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 13, 2009, 11:12:33 am
If you're just going to say "HE'S SCUM, IGNORE HIM" to anything I say, then defending my actions would also be irrelevant.  Besides, why have you gone off Vector?  I suppose you think, with webadict on me, that I'll be an easier lynch today?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 11:13:27 am
Leafsnail:
Overreaction is attempting to defend yourself from a simple comment on your behavior.

Currently, you're dodging my question. Are you going to even going to try convince us you aren't scum or not?

ToonyMan:

I presented evidence against Vector already. The burden of proof lies with him. As for Leafsnail, I'm asking him to come up with an argument. If I was asked to come up with an argument for why I'm not scum, I could. Why can't I ask the same of Leafsnail?

I wasn't there at the time?  I didn't think it was as important as now?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 11:14:51 am
Also, nice job saying Vector is scum and he must die or else and then going on to Leafsnail after Webadict said he was suspicious of him.

I'll just FoH that even though I'm already voting you for being scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 11:21:07 am
If you're just going to say "HE'S SCUM, IGNORE HIM" to anything I say, then defending my actions would also be irrelevant.  Besides, why have you gone off Vector?  I suppose you think, with webadict on me, that I'll be an easier lynch today?

Going off of Vector was a natural consequence of my argument with him.  It had reached a point where I was not going to make any progress. I had said that already. Why are you questioning me about going off of Vector, when you think that Vector is town?

I'm going to ask you this one more time: Are you going to convince us you aren't scum, or not?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 13, 2009, 12:12:08 pm
Bleh.  Figured I might as well show up and say something about this, given that it's here and I don't really feel like hitting the study-grindstone yet.

I believe I have successfully gotten under Vector's skin. We have seen two sides to Vector thus far. I'll call them "Real Vector" and "Fake Vector." This is because I conjecture that Real Vector expresses what Vector is really thinking, while Fake Vector has a protective shell that prevents people from getting a good read on him.

[...]

Both Vectors' actions are extremely scummy. I think the most productive way forward would be to continue to interrogate Real Vector.

These are the main two things to which I feel a need to respond.

First, enraging me just so you can talk to "Real Vector" is not that good of an idea.  If you want to know what the deal is with Fake and Real Vectors, you might as well just ask.

Second, this is not going to work if you refuse to believe anything I say.  I don't get mad because people ask me questions.  I get mad because I can't communicate my explanations.

I don't really need votes on me.  You can get me to reveal myself just by virtue of disbelief.  I mean, sure.  If you want to vote me and get me lynched, there will certainly be more pressure.  I just figured I might as well tell you the trigger you hit.

Third, it would be nice if you stopped chalking up my personality to a Mafia strategy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 13, 2009, 06:00:24 pm
Pandarsenic - What do you mean, "some kind of trap"?  I understand that webadict might be aiming to identify a bandwagoner, but surely posting that is just as bad as bandwagonning (if not worse - after all, you stated that you're not voting the way you want to out of defence).

To the contrary, I'm saying I won't just bandwagon with web without catching up on what I've been missing. :V
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 08:29:32 pm
Leafsnail was last active four hours ago. That's midway between Vector's and Pandarsenic's last posts to this thread, for those who aren't keeping track. I take that as a "no" to my question. Leafsnail is definitely high on my suspect list. But I'm more interested in ToonyMan, so I'll stop hitting Leafsnail for now. Unvote.

ToonyMan voted me in the beginning of the Night. His primary motive in doing so appeared to have been the fact that I was voting for Vector instead of him. When I switched to Leafsnail, his argument became not valid. His response? Apparently he wanted to keep voting me because I was voting for Leafsnail instead of him. I think ToonyMan is trying to tell us something. And I think it's that he is scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 08:33:06 pm
MOD: What's the vote count?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 08:33:52 pm
Also, Free Beer...answer me this.  Why are you following Webadict's words?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 08:42:50 pm
Also, Free Beer...answer me this.  Why are you following Webadict's words?

I did nothing of the sort. All appearances to the contrary are purely coincidental.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 08:45:02 pm
Is it a coincidence you're scum?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 13, 2009, 08:53:41 pm
Is it a coincidence you're scum?
This is hilarious.

Toony, I concur. After those undeniable reasons, and unretractable quotes of bindingnesses, I really think Free Beer is scum.

Unless they are scum buddies and this is like what Toony and I did in vote mafia...

Web, you need another Vote Mafia. :I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 13, 2009, 08:55:00 pm
As per request:

Current count
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman
Vector[1]: Org
Toonyman[3]: Leafsnail, Vector, Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict,

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Note Voting: Mr. "100 ways to mess with the host's voting count" Pandarsenic

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 08:56:58 pm
To ToonyMan:
Is it a coincidence you're scum?

That's a loaded question, and I won't answer it. I'm not scum.

Also, I find it interesting that you haven't answered any of my accusations. Not now, and not throughout the entire day.

To Org:
Why are you defending me?

To dakarian:
As per request:

Current count
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman
Vector[2]: Org, Pandarsenic
Toonyman[3]: Leafsnail, Vector, Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict,

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Note Voting: None



Pandarsenic unvoted. It was in green.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 13, 2009, 08:58:07 pm
To ToonyMan:
Is it a coincidence you're scum?

That's a loaded question, and I won't answer it. I'm not scum.

Also, I find it interesting that you haven't answered any of my accusations. Not now, and not throughout the entire day.

To Org:
Why are you defending me?

To dakarian:
As per request:

Current count
Free Beer[1]: Toonyman
Vector[2]: Org, Pandarsenic
Toonyman[3]: Leafsnail, Vector, Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict,

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Note Voting: None



Pandarsenic unvoted. It was in green.
You seem like Town to me, and Toony seems like Scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:00:26 pm
FoS Org for naming me as town and for defending me.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:01:39 pm
Free Beer, you're accusing me of voting so far!  That's like saying I'm scum because I FoS somebody who was Tow--OH WAIT.  Didn't Vector do that and you tried to get him lynched based on that?  He's Town though now, right?  Because Webadict said so.

And no, that wasn't a loaded question!  It's the truth!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 13, 2009, 09:01:45 pm
FoS Org for naming me as town and for defending me.
I SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE TOWN. YOU SEEM LIKE TOWN.


Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:03:07 pm
FoS Org for naming me as town and for defending me.
I SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE TOWN. YOU SEEM LIKE TOWN.

YOU ARE BUDDYING.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 13, 2009, 09:04:58 pm
FoS Org for naming me as town and for defending me.
I SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE TOWN. YOU SEEM LIKE TOWN.

YOU ARE BUDDYING.

YOU ARE TRIGGER-HAPPY AND WILL NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS IN ANY REASONABLE WAY.

WOULD IT BE BETTER IF WE SAID "EVERYONE IS SCUM," THOUGH IT WOULD BE FALLACIOUS?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:06:22 pm
ToonyMan, you're spewing BS. Check back in the thread. I posted a nice big summary of my accusations against you several pages back. I've added another to the list when I voted you.

BS is anti-town. If you are town, then cut it out and get serious. Otherwise, prepare to die.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:07:46 pm
FoS Org for naming me as town and for defending me.
I SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE TOWN. YOU SEEM LIKE TOWN.

YOU ARE BUDDYING.

YOU ARE TRIGGER-HAPPY AND WILL NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS IN ANY REASONABLE WAY.

WOULD IT BE BETTER IF WE SAID "EVERYONE IS SCUM," THOUGH IT WOULD BE FALLACIOUS?

THAT'S HOW EVERYONE SHOULD THINK HAHAH.


ToonyMan, you're spewing BS. Check back in the thread. I posted a nice big summary of my accusations against you several pages back. I've added another to the list when I voted you.

BS is anti-town. If you are town, then cut it out and get serious. Otherwise, prepare to die.

LET ME *ahem* Let me go back and check a check check.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:13:00 pm
ToonyMan:

I presented evidence against Vector already. The burden of proof lies with him. As for Leafsnail, I'm asking him to come up with an argument. If I was asked to come up with an argument for why I'm not scum, I could. Why can't I ask the same of Leafsnail?

I hope this isn't your accusation.  Free Beer, you don't have to do what what I say!  My words are useless Mr. "TRIGGER-HAPPY AND WILL NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS IN ANY REASONABLE WAY".

...

And yeah, that's all I could find about that huge post of accusations.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:14:19 pm
I have a feeling I mixed up "accusation" with "questions".
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:16:34 pm
Wait, alright.  So all I can find is that whole Vector defending thing.

You are scum Free Beer.  Vector is town.

Yeah, do the math.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:31:31 pm
I see no accusations scum bucket.  Show them.

I don't know who you're addressing here, since you're talking to a "scum bucket" that only you seem to know about. But since you haven't addressed any of my accusations, I'll go ahead and post mine.

Vector and ToonyMan have been uncharacteristically silent. And I think most of us want a reason from ExKirby.
...Vector. It's Vector and ToonyMan.

1. The two haven't actually directly addressed each other even once in this thread.
2. They are now coordinated in their efforts to get Org lynched (presumably since ExKirby will be an easy lynch on D2).
3. Thus, they must be communicating privately.
4. Therefore, they are both scum.
ToonyMan breaks his rare silence to defend ExKirby's attack on Org even as he FoS's ExKirby:
ToonyMan doesn't post for the rest of the night - possibly because he thinks he's dead N2 and is conversing with his partner on how to respond. End N1.
ToonyMan and Vector again coordinate their actions, this time converging on me. It bears mentioning that Vector produced a half-hearted attack on ToonyMan in hopes of dissociating himself:
Probably most damning is the fact that they DK'd Apostolic - they obviously did so in hopes of drawing suspicion toward me. The scum clearly want me dead, because I have them pegged. Classic scum technique, and it completely gives both of them away.

Your only response to ANY of these is to switch your vote to me. It kind of reminds me of my response to you voting me back in Vote Mafia 3 (you know, back when I was scum). You aren't defending yourself, you're lurking, and you're being unhelpful. Typical Org play, which is very much atypical for you.

Your only response was this:
Why are you voting Vector then?!

You'll notice that it factors into my last accusation toward you.

Since you're obviously too lazy to go back and check the thread, I'll also mention:

Ok, fair enough.  Seems like a good summary.  Unvote.

On the other hand, ToonyMan, you've been very, very quiet.  Even as you were accused, you only seemed to respond half heartedly.  Also, as Free Beer has been attacking Vector, you have said nothing.  Where's your normal aggressive play?  Why are you trying to avoid detection?

To which your only reply was to defend Vector and attack me.

What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.

You're incensed that Vector voted you. Sounds like your defense was less about me and more about Vector, non?

Yeah, Webadict likes to choose 2 or so people and say they're scum.  It's fun to say the least.

So it's A-OK for webadict to do it, but when I do it I'm scum? Now who's "following webadict's words?"

Also, nice job saying Vector is scum and he must die or else and then going on to Leafsnail after Webadict said he was suspicious of him.

I'll just FoH that even though I'm already voting you for being scum.

To which I reply:
ToonyMan voted me in the beginning of the Night. His primary motive in doing so appeared to have been the fact that I was voting for Vector instead of him. When I switched to Leafsnail, his argument became not valid. His response? Apparently he wanted to keep voting me because I was voting for Leafsnail instead of him. I think ToonyMan is trying to tell us something. And I think it's that he is scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:34:01 pm
I was being bitter about the Webadict thing...that's what I do!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 13, 2009, 09:36:05 pm
What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.

... This is incensed?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 13, 2009, 09:36:29 pm
Wait, alright.  So all I can find is that whole Vector defending thing.

You are scum Free Beer.  Vector is town.

Yeah, do the math.
He can't be scum if you are...

I was being bitter about the Webadict thing...that's what I do!
Nay. You're random about it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:39:30 pm
Oh noes!  I being attacked by all sides!

Must.........pull..........through........

Free Beer, I ask again.  Why did you move on to Vector after such confidence in his scumitude?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:40:03 pm
move from Vector
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:48:23 pm
What so I be helpful and voted for doing so?  I don't think anybody else even bothered to list their suspicions.

... This is incensed?

Incense: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/incensed)

Oh noes!  I being attacked by all sides!

Must.........pull..........through........

Free Beer, I ask again.  Why did you move on to Vector after such confidence in his scumitude?

Contrast these two posts:
Practically the entire town is voting me at this point.  I think I have the right to pressure you to show up.  What, you want me to not vote at all?

Oh, or I could vote ToonyMan... who I don't really think is scum.

Nope.  Please be constructive.  Then I will switch to Pandarsenic.
There's only two people on me, anyway >_>  It's not like I'm really close to being lynched or pulling this as some sort of gambit.  Mostly, I'm pissed off at Free Beer and would like to give the town a chance to actually find some scum, rather than getting themselves embroiled in my stupid behavior.

This difference was ONE vote. That one vote is obviously some sort of threshold, below which I'm not going to be able to get Vector to lose his composure and start talking. Interrogating Vector at this point is useless.

It doesn't help that four people now currently think Vector is town. I'm blind to the possibility that I was wrong, you know.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:49:04 pm
not blind
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 13, 2009, 09:50:54 pm
... Doesn't sound enraged to me.

Am I completely misreading it?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:53:25 pm
When I read it, I get the sense the speaking party is angry. Like you just mugged them after they gave you $5.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:56:31 pm
Just because 4 people think someone is Town is not a reason to think they're Town as well.  I believe you to be scum.  Just because nobody else thinks you're scum does not mean I will stop going.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:57:38 pm
Again with the deflections!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:58:04 pm
Again with the ignoring!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 09:58:23 pm
Again with the ignoring!

That's my line!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 09:59:31 pm
Again with the ignoring!

That's my line!

XD
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 10:07:53 pm
Whatever. You've got the majority now. You're dead unless you can convince people to unvote you. Given your behavior, I doubt that will occur.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 10:10:24 pm
That didn't sound scummish at all.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 13, 2009, 10:12:55 pm
That didn't sound scummish at all.
Again with the deflections!

I'm going to stop talking to you now and just keep my vote on you. Enjoy being lynched.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 13, 2009, 10:17:47 pm
D:<  You'll see about that!

Going to bed.  Will be getting Free Beer lynched tomorrow.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 13, 2009, 11:12:02 pm
That one vote is obviously some sort of threshold, below which I'm not going to be able to get Vector to lose his composure and start talking. Interrogating Vector at this point is useless.

It doesn't help that four people now currently think Vector is town. I'm blind to the possibility that I was wrong, you know.

What the hell is this, Free Beer?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 14, 2009, 09:59:20 am
Well, while some people crack under pressure, it would seem that some people crack right in the midst of a rabid attack.  Unvote, vote Free Beer.

What the heck are you doing?  The calm, analytical Free Beer of Night 1 appears to have gone, and you are now throwing accusations round at random.  ANYONE who thinks ANYONE else is town is automatically scum, aren't they?  It's either "Defending" or "Buddying".  And why the heck did you do this thing of switching off me AGAIN?  What?  Do you think I'll be an easy lynch later on, while ToonyMan is more likely to get lynched today?  If I'm scum, and you still seem to think I am, why are you voting for the easier target rather than me?

Basically, you seem to just be conditioning people to be lynched later.  See BM2, with Pandarsenic's attacking of people, only to pull away if they seemed like an easy lynch for the next day.  After all, webadict thinks I'm scum, so you think I'm doomed to be lynched at some point, right?  So why attack a dead man today when you can kill someone else today and get me tomorrow?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 14, 2009, 10:23:20 am
Well, while some people crack under pressure, it would seem that some people crack right in the midst of a rabid attack.  Unvote, vote Free Beer.

What the heck are you doing?  The calm, analytical Free Beer of Night 1 appears to have gone, and you are now throwing accusations round at random.  ANYONE who thinks ANYONE else is town is automatically scum, aren't they?  It's either "Defending" or "Buddying".  And why the heck did you do this thing of switching off me AGAIN?  What?  Do you think I'll be an easy lynch later on, while ToonyMan is more likely to get lynched today?  If I'm scum, and you still seem to think I am, why are you voting for the easier target rather than me?

Basically, you seem to just be conditioning people to be lynched later.  See BM2, with Pandarsenic's attacking of people, only to pull away if they seemed like an easy lynch for the next day.  After all, webadict thinks I'm scum, so you think I'm doomed to be lynched at some point, right?  So why attack a dead man today when you can kill someone else today and get me tomorrow?
He does appear to be overly aggressive, but I don't know if Free Beer would pull that stunt as mafia.

Yet.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 14, 2009, 10:32:58 am
Seriously don't get why I'm messing up so badly in this one.

As per request:

Current count
Free Beer[3]: Toonyman, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail
Vector[1]: Org
Toonyman[2]: Vector, Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict,

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST


There, THAT should be accurate
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Leafsnail on October 14, 2009, 10:34:07 am
Uh, I'm voting Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 14, 2009, 11:07:45 am
And I'm voting Leafsnail...
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 14, 2009, 01:36:10 pm
Alright, I'm back.  I'm going to do my first WOT (or whatever it's called) soon.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 14, 2009, 02:38:40 pm
I just did the ones were he voted, unvoted, or FoS someone.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Also, a nice big fat FoS on Pandarsenic and Org for like not being here.  And when they are, doing nothing really.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 14, 2009, 02:52:41 pm
Hey. D:<

I'm here and pointing out that Free Beer is being a goddamn spaz. Doesn't that count for something?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 14, 2009, 03:01:25 pm
You didn't say much except for quoting him.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 03:17:20 pm
Hey. D:<

I'm here and pointing out that Free Beer is being a goddamn spaz. Doesn't that count for something?

It counts for something, but I kind of feel like you and Org are not exactly playing.  This may be normal for Org, but it isn't really normal for you...

I mean, as far as I can tell we've got three potential scum up on the table and you're not really chipping in on your thoughts.  You're pointing out Free Beer writing a typo, but you aren't doing much but making little nudges.

Unvote.  Pandarsenic, do you think ToonyMan is scum?  What about Leafsnail?  This is not a question to see if you're following Webadict, by the way.  I want your thoughts and reasoning.


As far as Free Beer goes, I think we could be on the right path... but I don't want to be too hasty in my judgments.  Frankly, I think my reasoning is being clouded by his pissing me off.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 03:18:58 pm
Oh, and Org.

Please answer those questions.  I reposted them for you, as you asked, and you didn't answer them.  This will now be the third time.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Org on October 14, 2009, 03:40:35 pm
Oh, and Org.

Please answer those questions.  I reposted them for you, as you asked, and you didn't answer them.  This will now be the third time.
Yeah okay. Let me read the THREE PAGES BACK I JUST READS AGAIN.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Org on October 14, 2009, 03:44:01 pm
I just did the ones were he voted, unvoted, or FoS someone.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Also, a nice big fat FoS on Pandarsenic and Org for like not being here.  And when they are, doing nothing really.
Thats like the pot calling the kettle black.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 14, 2009, 05:00:39 pm
Hey. D:<

I'm here and pointing out that Free Beer is being a goddamn spaz. Doesn't that count for something?

It counts for something, but I kind of feel like you and Org are not exactly playing.  This may be normal for Org, but it isn't really normal for you...

I mean, as far as I can tell we've got three potential scum up on the table and you're not really chipping in on your thoughts.  You're pointing out Free Beer writing a typo, but you aren't doing much but making little nudges.

Unvote.  Pandarsenic, do you think ToonyMan is scum?  What about Leafsnail?  This is not a question to see if you're following Webadict, by the way.  I want your thoughts and reasoning.


As far as Free Beer goes, I think we could be on the right path... but I don't want to be too hasty in my judgments.  Frankly, I think my reasoning is being clouded by his pissing me off.

Toony: Kind of? I'm still not certain how to account for the lack of a Toony Tunnel; earlier I disregarded it as him learning it isn't always (isn't often) useful, but it might mean he didn't want as much attention this time. Anyone with better memory, can you remind me whether he still Toony Tunnels if he's scum? Of course, I remain unconvinced either way, UNLESS he stops tunneling any time he's scum.

Leafsnail: If I thought he was scum, I'd have voted for him; if he flips scum, sure, in hindsight I'll look back on him and see all the scumtells in their proper light, but I just can't see it as I am now.

Free Beer, by contrast...

That one vote is obviously some sort of threshold, below which I'm not going to be able to get Vector to lose his composure and start talking. Interrogating Vector at this point is useless.

What the hell is this, Free Beer?

Just for reference, the typo isn't what made me realize Free Beer was scum - it was his desperate grasping at reasons to bounce his vote around, made obvious by the bullshit he's spewing in this quote.

I thought Free Beer's recklessness/aggression was a townie-ish-tell but I'm realizing now, it's not - he's imitating the Toony Tunnel to try to LOOK like hard-to-read town. And he gave himself away with his "vote threshold" tripe.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. 1 Substitution needed.
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 05:12:13 pm
@ORG

That really doesnt explain it.

Show up what?

What am I, deep-striking?

I'm voting you because I would like you to appear and generate posts with actual content.  You are not doing this.  You are jumping on a bandwagon and following Free Beer blindly.  Have anything to say about my arguments?  Have anything to say about other scum?  Have any questions for me?

Essentially, are you actually processing things, or are you just following Free Beer?

So... we need to find out who we're going to lynch.  I will request here that everyone posts a list of their opinions on everyone else.  It's time to do some deep thinking and figure out what's really happening.

And, a new question to go with the other ones.  If you think ToonyMan is scum, why are you voting for me... and why aren't you trying harder to oppose the Free Beer lynch?



Pandarsenic

Toony: Kind of? I'm still not certain how to account for the lack of a Toony Tunnel; earlier I disregarded it as him learning it isn't always (isn't often) useful, but it might mean he didn't want as much attention this time. Anyone with better memory, can you remind me whether he still Toony Tunnels if he's scum? Of course, I remain unconvinced either way, UNLESS he stops tunneling any time he's scum.

Leafsnail: If I thought he was scum, I'd have voted for him; if he flips scum, sure, in hindsight I'll look back on him and see all the scumtells in their proper light, but I just can't see it as I am now.

Free Beer, by contrast...

That one vote is obviously some sort of threshold, below which I'm not going to be able to get Vector to lose his composure and start talking. Interrogating Vector at this point is useless.

What the hell is this, Free Beer?

Just for reference, the typo isn't what made me realize Free Beer was scum - it was his desperate grasping at reasons to bounce his vote around, made obvious by the bullshit he's spewing in this quote.

I thought Free Beer's recklessness/aggression was a townie-ish-tell but I'm realizing now, it's not - he's imitating the Toony Tunnel to try to LOOK like hard-to-read town. And he gave himself away with his "vote threshold" tripe.

Yeah, I'll agree.  I posted some of my crazier things even after I only had two votes, IIRC.  The various things I've collected about his behavior as he attacked me are too numerous and small to really warrant posting at this point, but I'm thinking we've caught our first scum.

There's something else that I think warrants asking... but right now, I'll leave it.  It largely depends on Free Beer's response to all this.

Unvote.

What do you have to say about the allegations that have been made against you, Free Beer?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Free Beer on October 14, 2009, 06:13:32 pm
1. At least ToonyMan is serious now. That's all I wanted, really. Observe:
ToonyMan, you're spewing BS. Check back in the thread. I posted a nice big summary of my accusations against you several pages back. I've added another to the list when I voted you.

BS is anti-town. If you are town, then cut it out and get serious. Otherwise, prepare to die.

2. This is important, remember it: As I pointed out way, way back at the beginning of the Night, a Free Beer lynch is on the scum agenda. I expect both scum to be on me right about now. That's not very helpful, since it's four people, but I think we can narrow it down tomorrow.

Spoiler: Reply to WoT: (click to show/hide)

Reply to Pandarsenic:
What the hell is this, Free Beer?

All I said was that Vector isn't going to lose his composure and start talking unless he's got votes on him (which is quite reasonable). I presented evidence suggesting that the magic number is 3. At the time that I moved off Vector, he had only two votes on him.

Reply to Leafsnail:
What the heck are you doing?  The calm, analytical Free Beer of Night 1 appears to have gone, and you are now throwing accusations round at random.  ANYONE who thinks ANYONE else is town is automatically scum, aren't they?  It's either "Defending" or "Buddying".  And why the heck did you do this thing of switching off me AGAIN?  What?  Do you think I'll be an easy lynch later on, while ToonyMan is more likely to get lynched today?  If I'm scum, and you still seem to think I am, why are you voting for the easier target rather than me?

I was never calm, nor was I analytical. And considering the fact that my IDing two townies in Vote Mafia 3 was valid evidence used to catch me, I'd say buddying IS a scumtell.

Basically, you seem to just be conditioning people to be lynched later.  See BM2, with Pandarsenic's attacking of people, only to pull away if they seemed like an easy lynch for the next day.

From same BM2, I also point out Pandarsenic's encouragement of major_sephiroth to attack me, and his repeated unvoting of major_sephiroth - buddying. Half the people in Dead Chat, and at least one surviving townie, thought it was major_sephiroth/Pandarsenic because of this. We were right about Pandarsenic, and wrong about major_sephiroth. My behavior in this game is only the extension of the principle - attack people who buddy up, because it's a scumtell.

After all, webadict thinks I'm scum, so you think I'm doomed to be lynched at some point, right?  So why attack a dead man today when you can kill someone else today and get me tomorrow?

No, webadict think's it's you/ToonyMan, so putting pressure on you and checking ToonyMan's response would be a good way to measure if webadict is correct.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 14, 2009, 07:00:26 pm
It was my first WOT, I kinda summarized it too much.  Although, putting pressure on someone by voting them and immediately switching isn't putting pressure, more of like a nudge to move them in a direction.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 14, 2009, 07:28:12 pm
Current count
Free Beer[4]: Toonyman, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail, Vector
Vector[1]: Org
Toonyman[1]: Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict,

Not Voting: None

Deadline: Thursday, 13th 11am EST

Near deadline:  Will accept a request to extend if 2 people request it with no objections.

50% of town reached:  Will accept a request to shorten or end day if 3 people request with no objections.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 14, 2009, 07:45:47 pm
It was my first WOT, I kinda summarized it too much.  Although, putting pressure on someone by voting them and immediately switching isn't putting pressure, more of like a nudge to move them in a direction.

..and back to the BS. Unfortunate. At least we got one moment of clarity out of you.

[...]I will Unvote and vote Leafsnail.

So, Leafsnail. Convince us you aren't scum. Go ahead.
[...]But I'm more interested in ToonyMan, so I'll stop hitting Leafsnail for now. Unvote.

ToonyMan[...]

I was on Leafsnail for about 21 and a half hours. And I got reactions from all the people I was interested in. Both of these are the very much not  "instantly."

MOD: I vote for a Day Shortening, to Midnight EST.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: ToonyMan on October 14, 2009, 07:48:05 pm
I was talking about the Pandarsenic vote.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 07:50:37 pm
MOD: I vote for a Day Shortening, to Midnight EST.

Why?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 14, 2009, 07:55:58 pm
I was talking about the Pandarsenic vote.

That's even worse:
Unvote. Vote Pandarsenic.
Leafsnail, why did you defend Pandarsenic when I voted him?

I was on him for about 31 hours and 15 minutes.

MOD: I vote for a Day Shortening, to Midnight EST.

Why?

Refer to Beginner's Mafia 1. Day 2 was extremely long and drawn out, and by the end all the townspeople had stopped caring. I don't want that to happen here.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 14, 2009, 08:40:22 pm
Huh. Free Beer has made one valid point: nobody is looking at webadict, which is... not good.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 14, 2009, 08:48:21 pm
Huh. Free Beer has made one valid point: nobody is looking at webadict, which is... not good.
I know. I've been sitting here in this corner and nobody has been noticing. Weird, huh? You'd think somebody would say something, but you're all so busy being dumb.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 09:07:35 pm
... >_>

I was thinking about it.

Webadict is not exactly playing town.  As such, I say we lynch 'im.

So.

Unvote.

Webadict.


Free Beer may look like ridiculously aggressive scum, but based on his behavioral pattern I'm going with "jerk town" over "mastermind."  As it is, Webadict is either

1. Not very invested in this game at all (uncommon behavior)

2. Going through Big Life Changes such that his hubris has evaporated (probability: vanishingly small) and he suddenly doesn't care whether or not we follow his instructions

3. Scum.  (probability: 2/7, chosen randomly)

I think it's 3.

Care to argue, Uncle Webby?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 14, 2009, 09:38:26 pm
1 request to shorten acknoledged.  Need 2 more requests with no objections to shorten.


Note, given that the shortening is for midnight, if the requests are made after midnight, it will result in the day ending.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 14, 2009, 10:32:42 pm
Good lord. I can't tell if webadict is baiting scum as town, town as scum, or town as town just to enforce the suspect-everyone attitude.

Is there anyone here we've not been paying attention to?

1. Webadict, who replaces Diakron
2. Pandarsenic
3. Toonyman
4. Leafsnail
5. Free Beer
6. ExKirby
7. Org
8. Apostolic Nihilist
9. Vector

So other than that nobody seems to be taking Org seriously and we haven't really taken a good hard look at web, nobody is sneaking below the radar. Okay.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 14, 2009, 10:40:59 pm
I honestly think Standard Webadict would not put up with our almost lynching Free Beer if he thought Free Beer were town.  He has his scum marks, he's being cautious, etc.  We should lynch him.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 14, 2009, 10:46:01 pm
Holy shit.

I honestly think Standard Webadict would not put up with our almost lynching Free Beer if he thought Free Beer were town.

This.

If he thought Free Beer was town, he'd be screaming at us to unvote. If he thought Free Beer was scum, he'd vote with us. I he wasn't sure, he'd interrogate him.

Webadict, care to refute?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 15, 2009, 12:15:45 am
Holy shit.

I honestly think Standard Webadict would not put up with our almost lynching Free Beer if he thought Free Beer were town.

This.

If he thought Free Beer was town, he'd be screaming at us to unvote. If he thought Free Beer was scum, he'd vote with us. I he wasn't sure, he'd interrogate him.

Webadict, care to refute?
Psh. I'm still on the fence with him. I believe him to be town, but only to a certain extent. Sure, I can yell at you guys to stop bickering, but then can I really read what you think if I'm standing there watching over you?

Nah. I'm just looking at what you're saying. I'm gonna play like this for now. Mostly because it's easy when you're not feeling very argumentative right now (Sometimes you're just all yelled out.) Plus, I like to be random, in case you find that when I play as scum, I'm not acting myself. I act how I want to act.

So, yeah. I've told you why I think Leafsnail is scum. You don't wanna listen, that's cool. More death for all the town and what-not. We could try not being morons, too.

Like Pandarsenic using Vector's claim to vote me. Vector I'm pretty sure to be town, so great, he's looking. Pandarsenic, however, did not look. He just saw and added. Bandwagon, if you must. No scum is likely to attack me first. But they certainly will jump onto a town's claim.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 15, 2009, 12:42:38 am
Psh. I'm still on the fence with him. I believe him to be town, but only to a certain extent. Sure, I can yell at you guys to stop bickering, but then can I really read what you think if I'm standing there watching over you?

Nah. I'm just looking at what you're saying. I'm gonna play like this for now. Mostly because it's easy when you're not feeling very argumentative right now (Sometimes you're just all yelled out.) Plus, I like to be random, in case you find that when I play as scum, I'm not acting myself. I act how I want to act.

So, yeah. I've told you why I think Leafsnail is scum. You don't wanna listen, that's cool. More death for all the town and what-not. We could try not being morons, too.

I don't buy this crap about your sudden play-style revolution, and I don't buy your deflection to Pandarsenic, either.  You recently said that vote-times didn't matter... and yet here you are, bringing it up.

Contradiction.

Lie.

Down you go.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 15, 2009, 12:48:41 am
Lynch me if I'm wrong. This is a sufficiently radical playstyle change that I'm willing to call bull.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 15, 2009, 12:51:35 am
Also, your continued little buddying maneuver with me is not cool, Webadict.  There's being nice to someone, and then there's trying to take advantage.  If they try to lynch me again tomorrow, I can handle it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 15, 2009, 01:00:13 am
Lynch me if I'm wrong. This is a sufficiently radical playstyle change that I'm willing to call bull.
Well, that's where you're wrong. And the lynching you if you're wrong thing doesn't really help town, now does it?

Psh. I'm still on the fence with him. I believe him to be town, but only to a certain extent. Sure, I can yell at you guys to stop bickering, but then can I really read what you think if I'm standing there watching over you?

Nah. I'm just looking at what you're saying. I'm gonna play like this for now. Mostly because it's easy when you're not feeling very argumentative right now (Sometimes you're just all yelled out.) Plus, I like to be random, in case you find that when I play as scum, I'm not acting myself. I act how I want to act.

So, yeah. I've told you why I think Leafsnail is scum. You don't wanna listen, that's cool. More death for all the town and what-not. We could try not being morons, too.

I don't buy this crap about your sudden play-style revolution, and I don't buy your deflection to Pandarsenic, either.  You recently said that vote-times didn't matter... and yet here you are, bringing it up.

Contradiction.

Lie.

Down you go.
See, you misunderstand. I meant that third or fourth votes (The typical scumtells, mind you) don't mean anything. Bandwagoning is slightly different.

Geez, it's like trying to talk to the stupidest people alive. Or perhaps person.

Does anyone notice Leafsnail here? No, because he's trying to lay low. You're too focused on the people that are talking and not on the people that are silent. That's your problems. Like whie I beieve Pandarsenic is acting scummy, Leafsnail is by and large more likely scum.

Go shoot yourself in the face.

Also, your continued little buddying maneuver with me is not cool, Webadict.  There's being nice to someone, and then there's trying to take advantage.  If they try to lynch me again tomorrow, I can handle it.
I ain't buddying. I'm telling everyone you're town. Some of us like to do that. But I'm sorry if you're too busy looking at your feet to notice things. Some of us think that the town knowing things is important. Don't you?

Put an extra bullet in that gun, to make sure you don't accidentally live.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 15, 2009, 01:08:19 am
Geez, it's like trying to talk to the stupidest people alive. Or perhaps person.

Demeaning me isn't going to make me go away.



That said, Leafsnail.  I want to know where you've disappeared to, and why you're not being helpful.

Same thing goes for Org, dammit.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: webadict on October 15, 2009, 01:18:54 am
Geez, it's like trying to talk to the stupidest people alive. Or perhaps person.

Demeaning me isn't going to make me go away.



That said, Leafsnail.  I want to know where you've disappeared to, and why you're not being helpful.

Same thing goes for Org, dammit.
Demeaning you will make you think though.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 15, 2009, 01:20:08 am
Demeaning is Web's standard mode of operation. I think he's returning to it so he'll feel more familiar to us.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 15, 2009, 01:23:56 am
Demeaning you will make you think though.

Nope.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: dakarian on October 15, 2009, 08:41:08 am
Current count
Free Beer[2]: Toonyman, Leafsnail,
Vector[1]: Org
Toonyman[1]: Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict
Webadict[2]: Vector, Pandarsenic

Not Voting: None

Deadline: less than 2 hours.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 3 Death Interrupted
Post by: dakarian on October 15, 2009, 10:03:36 am

*BANG*

Those who were sitting jumped to their feet.  Those standing tried to hit the ceiling.

It was the maid slamming the door open, her face ash white.

"What are you people doing here?  We have emergencies all over the hotel! Everyone should've been ready an hour ago!"

Daylight streams out of the small window.  The recruits had succeeded in talking throughout the entire night.  A panic of clothing changes and equipment gathering erupts among the room occupants.  In the mists, the young girl grabs Toonyman's shoulder.

"You, and you," pulling Leafsnail with her other hand "stop playing around and go to 319.  Bring Clean Up tools; it's another one."  Half dressed, the two chosen are hurried out the door.

"Vector, Pandarsenic.  Storage room B.  Same story.  Also check the door to see if it's defective.  The rest of you to the Furnace.  I said there's two bodies in there and did anyone act?  No!" 

As everyone makes their way down the maintenance halls, a conversation between the maid and the door guard could be heard.

"So, who died this time," she asked.

The guard shrugged his shoulders, "They didn't mention anyone to me.  Guess they didn't decide when you came in."

The last thing you hear is the slap of a hand on a forehead.


Final Count
Free Beer[2]: Toonyman, Leafsnail,
Vector[1]: Org
Toonyman[1]: Free Beer
Leafsnail[1]: webadict
Webadict[2]: Vector, Pandarsenic

No one was lynched.


It's time for work.  Everyone should be too busy to talk.  Those with special roles, send me your choices.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: dakarian on October 16, 2009, 06:10:33 pm

Everyone looks bone tired.

No chance to sleep from last night, everyone was sent off to work with varying results.  Those who handled the Storage Room job said that the body was a simple matter: bound, a simple knife wound, and little blood to clean up, but it left them with a crowded mess in the front desk.  For all of the murders and other shady business that occurs, the hotel works like any other and can become very popular at times.  The job in the hotel bedroom was much uglier with a broken, mangled body and a carpet that required multiple cleanings to clear out.

The furnace room's pair of bodies were easy to handle, but the furnace itself was broken and subject to spouting flames. 

In time, however, all of the problems were handled and the recruits soon found themselves back in the room to put on your after-work clothing.  Eventually, everyone was back in their seats and settled.

The long day and sleepless night, however, took it's toll.  Before long just about everyone was fast asleep in their chairs.  After an hour, each one was woken up by another recruit-who tended to look about to fall asleep themselves.  No one could sleep long, though, for you had work to do.

Before you begin, though, you notice Org still asleep.  One of you walks over to wake him up.  Nothing.  More pushes, still nothing.

After a few minutes, you find out that he won't ever wake up.

The guard, by then, notices and makes his way to the new crowd that formed around the eternal sleeper.  Oddly enough, he starts taking his clothes off.

A few shocked mutters causes him to speak, "simplest trick in the book, somewhere in his clothing should be...ahh.. there."  He pulls back Org's pants a few inches, then pushes it back on to the body carefully.  He then drapes his upper clothing around his waste.  "Just wanted to know where it it was.  A poison-tipped needle."

He pulls the body up gently, then starts to leave the room.  As he leaves he says, "Don't bother looking for one.  If your clothes had a needle you'd be gone already."

It still took a full hour before anyone could stop checking.


Org, Townie, has been killed during the day.

It is now night. 

Deadline: Tuesday, 20th, 11am EST.

Survivors:
Webadict
Pandarsenic
Toonyman
Leafsnail
Free Beer
Vector
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 16, 2009, 06:12:24 pm
Seems like a rather odd choice of target, to me.  I mean, surely Org is the easiest lynch of them all?

On the other hand, Free Beer, who are you going to attack and then lay off today?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 06:16:22 pm
Org was an easy lynch - but probably the safest of the night kills; he hadn't drawn serious attention from anyone and had made no serious accusations.

The scum is scared.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 06:23:12 pm
EBWOP: For now, I'm going to ask this...

Leafsnail, what do you think of Webadict's previous suspicions of you?

Webadict, are you still suspicious of Leafsnail or do you have someone else in mind?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 06:29:05 pm
Org was an easy lynch - but probably the safest of the night kills; he hadn't drawn serious attention from anyone and had made no serious accusations.

The scum is scared.

So, I don't know if I'd go with scared.  I think he's going with the "eliminate the one who's fighting least" approach.  The scum is trying to spread chaos.


Anyway, Webadict.  Can you tell us why you're staying back so much, rather than playing the bloody game?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: webadict on October 16, 2009, 06:35:07 pm
EBWOP: For now, I'm going to ask this...

Leafsnail, what do you think of Webadict's previous suspicions of you?

Webadict, are you still suspicious of Leafsnail or do you have someone else in mind?
What's it matter to you? Weren't you voting for me last time? I thought you thought I was scum. Huh, weird.

Org was an easy lynch - but probably the safest of the night kills; he hadn't drawn serious attention from anyone and had made no serious accusations.

The scum is scared.

So, I don't know if I'd go with scared.  I think he's going with the "eliminate the one who's fighting least" approach.  The scum is trying to spread chaos.


Anyway, Webadict.  Can you tell us why you're staying back so much, rather than playing the bloody game?
I ain't stayin' nowhere, ya see. Why don't you friggin' look to check that you're a moron and you guys tied the lynch yesterday like two stupid screw-ups. At least if you screw up, make sure you stop repeatedly doing so and No Lynch. I wouldn't've even minded if you had lynched Free Beer, but no. You make it so we have to No Lynch again, like an imbecile. That means we've got lots of nowhere to go and lots of nothing to bring with us.

Congratulations. Now go leave and we can all look at the REAL bad guys, instead of the imaginary ones you place on me. Like Pandarsenic up there, who's pointing at everyone.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 16, 2009, 06:54:57 pm
I still don't want Free Beer breathing this air.

I made previous points yesterday.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 06:56:44 pm
Yeah, I screwed up.  Sorry about that, dudes...

No Lynch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 16, 2009, 06:57:31 pm
Wait, what?

No lynching?  I've never seen this before.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 16, 2009, 06:59:04 pm
Since it's mylo today, and a No Lynch will put us in lylo tomorrow, I guess.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 06:59:19 pm
Wait, what?

No lynching?  I've never seen this before.

.... Are you being facetious?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 07:01:27 pm
Web, no matter how weirdly you may be playing, lynching Org seems too cautious for you. I think if you were scum, you'd be actively trying to manipulate our opinions of each other by killing an opinionated person at night.

I think scum is trying to avoid letting us know anything about them by their NK and that's why they chose to kill Org - which is why I'm giving a little more credence to your suspicion of Leafsnail now.

But I suppose No Lynch is, indeed, what we must do, since we've hit mylo....
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 07:02:17 pm
Leafsnail: Any inclination to answer my question?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 16, 2009, 07:05:38 pm
Leafsnail, what do you think of Webadict's previous suspicions of you?
Pretty much the same thing I thought of them yesterday, I guess.  Not built on much and probably an attempt to lure other people out.  I suppose that, this being even numbers, it's better to unvote and No Lynch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 16, 2009, 07:07:05 pm
Wait, what?

No lynching?  I've never seen this before.

.... Are you being facetious?

I don't even know what that means.

I think I know why we need to no lynch now I guess.

Unvote.  Vote No lynch.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 07:08:18 pm
Wait, what?

No lynching?  I've never seen this before.

.... Are you being facetious?

I don't even know what that means.

Ah, sorry.  Translation: "Are you kidding?"  I thought it showed up all the time in Paranormal... though maybe I'm thinking about double-lynches.  Anyway, if you understand now, I won't post an explanation.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: webadict on October 16, 2009, 07:08:38 pm
Web, no matter how weirdly you may be playing, lynching Org seems too cautious for you. I think if you were scum, you'd be actively trying to manipulate our opinions of each other by killing an opinionated person at night.

I think scum is trying to avoid letting us know anything about them by their NK and that's why they chose to kill Org - which is why I'm giving a little more credence to your suspicion of Leafsnail now.

But I suppose No Lynch is, indeed, what we must do, since we've hit mylo....
But wouldn't the fact that I do that mean that I might not do that? I change constantly, so because I might do something like that is likely a reason I wouldn't do it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 07:10:54 pm
Web, no matter how weirdly you may be playing, lynching Org seems too cautious for you. I think if you were scum, you'd be actively trying to manipulate our opinions of each other by killing an opinionated person at night.

I think scum is trying to avoid letting us know anything about them by their NK and that's why they chose to kill Org - which is why I'm giving a little more credence to your suspicion of Leafsnail now.

But I suppose No Lynch is, indeed, what we must do, since we've hit mylo....
But wouldn't the fact that I do that mean that I might not do that? I change constantly, so because I might do something like that is likely a reason I wouldn't do it.

... WIFOM.  Please stop being an ass.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: webadict on October 16, 2009, 07:17:36 pm
Web, no matter how weirdly you may be playing, lynching Org seems too cautious for you. I think if you were scum, you'd be actively trying to manipulate our opinions of each other by killing an opinionated person at night.

I think scum is trying to avoid letting us know anything about them by their NK and that's why they chose to kill Org - which is why I'm giving a little more credence to your suspicion of Leafsnail now.

But I suppose No Lynch is, indeed, what we must do, since we've hit mylo....
But wouldn't the fact that I do that mean that I might not do that? I change constantly, so because I might do something like that is likely a reason I wouldn't do it.

... WIFOM.  Please stop being an ass.
... So, by bringing up the fact that Pandarsenic is bringing up WIFOM means I'm WIFOMing, does it?

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW. Please, insist on being a moron some more. Learn to read context, instead of solely content. Otherwise, you can stop talking, because that last post was a terrible way to show how ignorant you are. A better way to do it would involve various racist remarks and telling us why the earth is the center of the universe.

Please, continue. I want to see how this one works. Answer that question.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 07:18:38 pm
Web: Perhaps. But I think you would generally be more ambitious with your NKs, as a matter of past experience.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 07:22:10 pm
Web, no matter how weirdly you may be playing, lynching Org seems too cautious for you. I think if you were scum, you'd be actively trying to manipulate our opinions of each other by killing an opinionated person at night.

I think scum is trying to avoid letting us know anything about them by their NK and that's why they chose to kill Org - which is why I'm giving a little more credence to your suspicion of Leafsnail now.

But I suppose No Lynch is, indeed, what we must do, since we've hit mylo....
But wouldn't the fact that I do that mean that I might not do that? I change constantly, so because I might do something like that is likely a reason I wouldn't do it.

... WIFOM.  Please stop being an ass.
... So, by bringing up the fact that Pandarsenic is bringing up WIFOM means I'm WIFOMing, does it?

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW. Please, insist on being a moron some more. Learn to read context, instead of solely content. Otherwise, you can stop talking, because that last post was a terrible way to show how ignorant you are. A better way to do it would involve various racist remarks and telling us why the earth is the center of the universe.

Please, continue. I want to see how this one works. Answer that question.

I read your post and it appeared to contain WIFOM.  Given that I am unsure as to whether or not you are scum, I figured I would bring it up.  I didn't see any WIFOM in Pandarsenic's post--only an attempt to read your general play style, which should be valid.

Apparently I missed something.  Thank you for teaching me a lesson.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: dakarian on October 16, 2009, 07:30:06 pm
No Lynch: Webadict, Vector, Pandarsenic,  leafsnail, Toonyman

Not Voting: Free Beer


request to end day requires 2 requests with no objections

OR

Free Beer making the vote unanimous
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2009, 07:49:24 pm
End Day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 3 If you don't, they will.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 16, 2009, 07:50:41 pm
End Day. :I
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 4 Time off with Pay! WOOO!
Post by: dakarian on October 16, 2009, 08:21:52 pm
I swear, it's like you guys are playing to the story :D

After Org was taken away, there was still one problem.. everyone was simply too tired to think.  In time, you are, again, all asleep in the room

No one was lynched.


The morning, everyone woke up to shakes from a very unnerved maid.  Gone was the blunt taskmistress that greeted you when you first applied.  Now, she's but a shadow of her old self. 

Nervously, she spoke to the group. "..the hotel needs to close for the day.. I.. everyone has the day off. 

With that, she walked from the room.  After a little while, the rest follow her


You all have the day off.  Those with special roles, however, shall continue working.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 17, 2009, 02:12:32 pm
As everyone, well rested and relaxed, gather back into the 'debate room', the guard interrupts. 

"The maid won't be here to speak with you, but you have a job to do right now.  The Meeting room is a mess and needs to be cleaned before morning."

With that, everyone makes their way to the room the Merchant's Guild has been using.  Two bodies await you inside the room.  The first was the beaten body of one of the Merchants.  The second, was Webadict, stabbed in multiple places.  The guard, who followed you up to the room, frowned at Webadict's corpse.  "I didn't expect this other body" he said, "He was too nosy anyway, always following various people, checking their food.  The food part was the silliest part: like some king's taste tester."

With that, he walks from the room. Apparently, he still expects you to clean that body as well. 


Webadict, Doctor, was killed during the break.

It is now night.  Although you are working, you still must find the killer.

Survivors:
Pandarsenic
Toonyman
Leafsnail
Free Beer
Vector

Deadline: Tuesday, 20th  11am EST
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: webadict on October 17, 2009, 02:14:59 pm
Blarg! ...The call... was coming... from inside the house!

*dead*
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 02:15:55 pm
It's Free Beer and Leafsnail.  It's them.

Let me go in more detail about Leafsnail in a minute.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 02:19:02 pm
Ok, I'm claiming, since I think we've now got our 2 scum.

I'm a cop.  Night 1 I investigated Vector.  Result?  Town.  Night 2 I investigated Webadict.  Result?  Town.  Night 3 I investigated Free Beer.  Result?  Town.

So that means Pandarsenic and Toonyman are the scum, assuming there is no Godfather.  This role was the reason I was acting scummily and lurking earlier - I didn't want the town's best role to be taken out in the night early on.  So here you go.  Please act on the information I've given you wisely.

Of course, there is also the possibility of FB or Vector being a Godfather, but probability points towards a Pandar/ Toony scumteam.  And, to be honest, they've both been acting pretty scummy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 02:32:12 pm
You're lying Leafsnail.  You are just claiming cop to make your words law.  You and Free Beer are scum, I may not have a role with an ability, but I am quite sure you and Free Beer are scum.  Unless, the slight chance that you really are the cop and the scum team is Pandarsenic/Free Beer.  Which still doesn't matter then, Free Beer is scum either way.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 02:39:17 pm
I got a town result on Free Beer.  I investigated him last night.  The scumteam is you and Pandar.  The more I look back through the thread, the more it makes sense.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 02:44:25 pm
As in, Godfather.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 03:41:23 pm
Holy crap. Yesterday was only 3 hours long. That's like some kind of record. Scum were certainly busy.

To ToonyMan and Pandarsenic: Roleclaim. NOW.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 03:56:11 pm
To ToonyMan and Pandarsenic: Roleclaim. NOW.
Possibly a bit redundant, since I've claimed Cop and webadict was the doc.  They'll claim VT.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 04:00:27 pm
I'm not taking any chances here. I want their claims and I want them now.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 04:08:32 pm
Townie.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 04:31:45 pm
Hmm... ok, the thing is I'm not entirely sure how likely a Godfather is to pop up.  Dakarian, could you give a percentage chance, or is that more [classified information] from the future?

Anyway, at least one of Toony and Pandar must be scum, at least from my perspective.  The chance of one of them actually being town and Free Beer or Vector being the Godfather is unknown, but probably at somewhere below 25%.  Therefore I think that lynching Pandarsenic, who has also been lying low, is the safest bet for the town (although of course I'll be killed tonight by the remaining mafia member).
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 17, 2009, 04:45:39 pm
Oh.. well, that's simple [classified information].  Thanks to the [classified information] that [classified information] means that there is exactly [classified information] of the [classified information] showing up. 

Of course, we need to consider [classified information] and that [classified information] but that's a simple correction.

So in the end, the [classified information] is [classified information].

Hope that [classified information].
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 05:08:09 pm
Thanks for censoring both the answer and the question :P.  I mean, I already know which role I was asking for a percentage chance on :D.

Well, at least now I know I definitely won't be able to get a straight answer out of any question regarding your age or anything that may be helpful in any way.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 05:13:12 pm
Voting Pandarsenic because I want him to get online and claim.

Oh, and MOD: I pre-emptively object to all attempts to end the day early, unless I explicitly state otherwise.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 17, 2009, 05:25:55 pm
Smart man.

Objection to any day shortening accepted.

All attempts to shorten the day will require more than usual to bring it about.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 06:05:34 pm
Good morning, everyone. Nice of you to wait for me to wake up to vote me.

I'm a Vanilla Townie (What'd you expect?)

And I call bullshit on Leafsnail, because quite simply, I know myself to be town, so either one of the people he scanned is a Godfather, or as I believe, he's claiming Cop at Lylo so we execute the one mislynch that leads us to failure.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 06:08:06 pm
Unfortunate. I thought this was going to be interesting.

I concur with Leafsnail. ToonyMan and Pandarsenic are lying. My vote remains on Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2009, 06:13:58 pm
Unfortunate. I thought this was going to be interesting.

I concur with Leafsnail. ToonyMan and Pandarsenic are lying. My vote remains on Pandarsenic.

Question--how do you know?

I'm fairly sure that we have ToonyMan as scum, at the very least, but I'm not sure about Leafsnail or Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 06:15:46 pm
Weird, isn't it?  Both Pandar and Toony accuse me outright of lying and seem reluctant to accuse each other.  How come?

To Vector and Free Beer, the people I have to convince - just look back through the thread.  Both Pandar and Toony have been mostly lurking around and trying to stay out of the fight, which is ironically the same reason I didn't investigate them directly, and instead have worked out they're scum by process of elimination.  So Pandar and Toony, you don't just have to tell me why you're not scum, but you also have to tell me why the other person is scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2009, 06:19:32 pm
Weird, isn't it?  Both Pandar and Toony accuse me outright of lying and seem reluctant to accuse each other.  How come?

Ohh, so that's where that came from.  I'm a moron. >_>

Well done, Leaf.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 06:21:00 pm
Leafsnail, I know you're lying about me. I had been making the assumption you would not bus your partner, but that was in fact a flawed tactic.

If you accuse me and Toony you have a nearly no-lose scenario:

If I am lynched today, 2T v 2S, game over. You and your scum partner wipe out the rest of the town.

If Toony (who is, for this example, your scum partner) gets lynched today, you can NK Vector or Free Beer (whichever was more/less suspicious of me, depending on how much you desire for WIFOM), the scum flip of your bussed partner gives you more credibility, and you and your deceived townie "friend" immediately lynch me tomorrow, putting you at 1T v 1S for another scum win.


As long as people blindly believe you're a real cop, you can't lose, can you?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 06:25:02 pm
I'm not asking them to blindly believe I am the real cop.  I'm asking Free Beer and Vector to look back at the thread and at your responses and come to their own conclusions.  With that in mind, I have more questions for you.  For instance, if I am, in fact, scum, then who is my partner?  Is it your co-accused or someone else?  If it is your co-accused, is there not also a possibility that I have been tricked by a Godfather role?  And why are you must quicker to scream "SCUM" at me than accuse Toony?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 06:30:25 pm
Because I don't buy cop claims at Lylo, as a matter of course; the addition of you going by only Town results isn't helping.

I can certainly believe a team of you and Toony.

I would probably say any 2 of Leafsnail, ToonyMan, and Free Beer are the Mafia..
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 06:33:53 pm
I'm not scum, Pandar can be scum.  I don't know.  I haven't been accusing Pandarsenic before, but that doesn't make him my scum partner.  You could easily be the cop and a godfather is abound, however you could easily be scum and using your "authority" to lead you and your buddy to victory.

This is what I think right now,

Free Beer/Leafsnail

or

Free Beer/Pandarsenic

Free Beer is scum either way and I am almost certain of his scumitude.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 06:35:01 pm
It's actually good that I got only town results, in a way - the only thing that would've been better would be inspecting both scum.  If I got 1 scum result and 1 town, I wouldn't know who the second scum was at all.

And what do you mean, not trusting cop claims at lylo?  I claimed now because I a) almost know who the scum are and b) know that being NK'd is no longer a real problem.

And what's with BOTH OF YOU buddying to Vector?  Yes, I have been accusing people of misusing such a fallacy before, but you're ruling out of him in the possible scum list smacks of trying to get at least one towny on your side.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 06:40:30 pm
A question for you, ToonyMan:

If you are really town, WHY DO YOU THINK THE SCUM LEFT US BOTH ALIVE???
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 06:42:17 pm
I'm not buddying to him. I just don't see him following you so closely as Free Beer and I became convinced of his probable townie-osity in the past.

Here's what I think, Leafsnail. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think there is no cop. I think you gambled on the lack of a cop to claim it yourself, and I think when we crack open your Scum Chat, we'll have a cute little idea of yours, that you'll claim cop and accuse your scum partner and a townie; you'll say you found everyone else to be town, and everyone else will nod their heads at this accurate result, because you know them to be town - because you're scum. And you'll point your finger and shout at the townie, but if you can't convince enough people that the townie is the scum, you'll say, "Fine, what about him?" and point to your backup, your scum partner. And when he gets lynched, tomorrow you kill one of the "confirmed" townies and crow about how you called it and the townie couldn't kill you or he would lend credibility to your arguments, despite how much WIFOM your death would create "if there was a Godfather." And then the town lynches me, and the town loses, and you laugh about how gullible we were.

Am I right?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2009, 06:45:02 pm
Because I don't buy cop claims at Lylo, as a matter of course; the addition of you going by only Town results isn't helping.

I can certainly believe a team of you and Toony.

I would probably say any 2 of Leafsnail, ToonyMan, and Free Beer are the Mafia..

Find your favorite and convince us, then.  As it is, you're just saying "Anyone but me and Vector."  I'm a safe choice, because it seems like everyone thinks I'm town now... so you saying the same doesn't really matter.

This is ludicrous.  You aren't scum-hunting, you're trying to save your sorry hide.


This is what I think right now,

Free Beer/Leafsnail

or

Free Beer/Pandarsenic

Free Beer is scum either way and I am almost certain of his scumitude.

You'd do better by attacking Free Beer than you are by standing back and trying to deflect to anyone but yourself.  Nice retroactive Toony Tunnel, by the way.



Further, you two aren't doing a very good job of "saying why the other is scum."  Mostly, you're saying that they can be, but you don't know... interesting, yes?


Also, to the people talking about the oddity of Leafsnail's town inspections: wouldn't he do better by saying he investigated someone who turned up scum last night, while the other two results were town?

If I were scum claiming cop, this is how I'd do it...

1. Investigate Vector - town.  Safe because it seems like everyone thinks I'm town, now.
2. Investigate scum partner - town.
3. Investigate powerful townie - SCUM!!

In this case, I would have indicted Free Beer, because he's easily the most aggressive among us.  I think Leafsnail is right, but that we should lynch ToonyMan today rather than Pandarsenic.  Then I want to see who gets NK'd, because I'm pretty sure about ToonyMan being scum.



Also: yeah.  I may be weak to buddying, but both of you should cut it out and start trying harder to get someone killed.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 06:46:15 pm
Stop pairing me with Pandarsenic!
Also, I highly doubt Vector is scum after his reactions from Free Beer.

A question for you, ToonyMan:

If you are really town, WHY DO YOU THINK THE SCUM LEFT US BOTH ALIVE???

What, you mean you and Leafsnail or Pandarsenic?  The scum killed Org and Aliphioc (or whatever).  I don't know.  They liked to kill small talkers until Webadict.

I have a question for you!

Why do you think the scum left you alive?!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 06:48:06 pm
Vector, read my theory. I'm pretty sure of a Toony/Leafy team.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 17, 2009, 06:48:37 pm
That is indeed possible, but Pandar, you don't just need to suggest an alternative - you have to tell us why that alternative is more likely than me being a cop who's found out the scum.  As I said, the more I think abouta Pandar/ Toony scumteam and read through the thread, the more it seems to make sense.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 06:49:12 pm
How's it make sense exactly?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2009, 06:49:52 pm
They liked to kill small talkers until Webadict.

Webadict was a small talker in this game.


@Pandarsenic: I read your theory.

Also, Ninja'd by Leafsnail.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 17, 2009, 06:50:27 pm
Oh yeah.  Webadict was small talking.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 1.. well it's actually NIGHT but nm that.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 17, 2009, 07:10:44 pm
Spoiler: Boomboom (click to show/hide)

Feel free to do this for me, Free Beer / Toony / Leafsnail, if you think I'm scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 07:25:21 pm
Stop pairing me with Pandarsenic!
Also, I highly doubt Vector is scum after his reactions from Free Beer.

A question for you, ToonyMan:

If you are really town, WHY DO YOU THINK THE SCUM LEFT US BOTH ALIVE???

What, you mean you and Leafsnail or Pandarsenic?  The scum killed Org and Aliphioc (or whatever).  I don't know.  They liked to kill small talkers until Webadict.

I have a question for you!

Why do you think the scum left you alive?!

I'll tell you why the scum left me alive, ToonyMan. It's for two reasons, really:
1. I was on to them on Day One. My first round of accusations was against Pandarsenic and Leafsnail. My second round of accusations was against Vector and ToonyMan. NKing me would have implicated both of them.
2. On Day Two, it seemed likely that they could push a Free Beer lynch, and they were more preoccupied with trying to find the Cop.

If you're town, then the fact that you are still alive right now is testament to the fact that I am town- the scum left you alive because your obsession with voting for me guarantees a town loss at LyLo. If I were scum, I'd have NK'd you D2 and reinforced my previous claim of "the scum are out to get me."

It does not escape notice that you completely ignored the possibility that I meant you and me when I said "both of us." It was the only possible way to interpret the sentence - I had addressed you, and did not mention anyone else. This is probably since I prefixed the question with "If you are really town," and since you knew you were scum the idea didn't register.

And if you're scum, then I also know Pandarsenic is scum. This is because of your behavior N2: When I went after Vector, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I went after Vector. When I went after Leafsnail, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I went after Leafsnail. When I went after you, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I didn't go after Pandarsenic. You told us everything, right then and there.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 17, 2009, 11:39:12 pm
To Pandarsenic:

You WoT has lots of information about Leafsnail, but very little information about you. I am not amused.

To ToonyMan:

You're online. You've been online for more than an hour. I know you have viewed this thread and seen my accusation from several hours ago. And you have decided to remain silent. I hope you realize how damning this is?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2009, 11:55:45 pm
And I call bullshit on Leafsnail, because quite simply, I know myself to be town, so either one of the people he scanned is a Godfather, or as I believe, he's claiming Cop at Lylo so we execute the one mislynch that leads us to failure.

1. Your sentence structure tells me you're nervous.

2. I call bullshit on you.  If you're really sure about ToonyMan, why aren't you willing to go along with us and get him lynched?  We'd be down a scum that way, at the very least.  As it is, you're tangoing around, trying to get the person who may or may not be scum lynched.

You're scum, dude.  Down you go.


Folks, let's do this thing.  ToonyMan goes today, Pandarsenic tomorrow.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 18, 2009, 12:08:47 am
To ToonyMan:

You're online. You've been online for more than an hour. I know you have viewed this thread and seen my accusation from several hours ago. And you have decided to remain silent. I hope you realize how damning this is?

Bring thou questions forth!


Also, everyone seems dead set on a ToonyMan/Pandarsenic lynch.  Is that what you want?  For town to lose?!  Heh.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 12:11:22 am
To ToonyMan:

You're online. You've been online for more than an hour. I know you have viewed this thread and seen my accusation from several hours ago. And you have decided to remain silent. I hope you realize how damning this is?

Bring thou questions forth!


Also, everyone seems dead set on a ToonyMan/Pandarsenic lynch.  Is that what you want?  For town to lose?!  Heh.

This isn't Jeopardy. I don't have to phrase anything in the form of a question.

Comment on this post:

Stop pairing me with Pandarsenic!
Also, I highly doubt Vector is scum after his reactions from Free Beer.

A question for you, ToonyMan:

If you are really town, WHY DO YOU THINK THE SCUM LEFT US BOTH ALIVE???

What, you mean you and Leafsnail or Pandarsenic?  The scum killed Org and Aliphioc (or whatever).  I don't know.  They liked to kill small talkers until Webadict.

I have a question for you!

Why do you think the scum left you alive?!

I'll tell you why the scum left me alive, ToonyMan. It's for two reasons, really:
1. I was on to them on Day One. My first round of accusations was against Pandarsenic and Leafsnail. My second round of accusations was against Vector and ToonyMan. NKing me would have implicated both of them.
2. On Day Two, it seemed likely that they could push a Free Beer lynch, and they were more preoccupied with trying to find the Cop.

If you're town, then the fact that you are still alive right now is testament to the fact that I am town- the scum left you alive because your obsession with voting for me guarantees a town loss at LyLo. If I were scum, I'd have NK'd you D2 and reinforced my previous claim of "the scum are out to get me."

It does not escape notice that you completely ignored the possibility that I meant you and me when I said "both of us." It was the only possible way to interpret the sentence - I had addressed you, and did not mention anyone else. This is probably since I prefixed the question with "If you are really town," and since you knew you were scum the idea didn't register.

And if you're scum, then I also know Pandarsenic is scum. This is because of your behavior N2: When I went after Vector, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I went after Vector. When I went after Leafsnail, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I went after Leafsnail. When I went after you, you accused me of being scum on grounds that I didn't go after Pandarsenic. You told us everything, right then and there.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 12:14:34 am
And I call bullshit on Leafsnail, because quite simply, I know myself to be town, so either one of the people he scanned is a Godfather, or as I believe, he's claiming Cop at Lylo so we execute the one mislynch that leads us to failure.

1. Your sentence structure tells me you're nervous.

2. I call bullshit on you.  If you're really sure about ToonyMan, why aren't you willing to go along with us and get him lynched?  We'd be down a scum that way, at the very least.  As it is, you're tangoing around, trying to get the person who may or may not be scum lynched.

You're scum, dude.  Down you go.


Folks, let's do this thing.  ToonyMan goes today, Pandarsenic tomorrow.

1. You're full of shit.

2. Bring it. ToonyMan.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 12:17:25 am
1. You're full of shit.

2. Bring it. ToonyMan.

Normally you don't talk in run-ons... and now you're overcompensating.

Let's go.  If we lose this game, at least we'll lose gloriously.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 12:23:31 am
1. You're full of shit.

2. Bring it. ToonyMan.

Normally you don't talk in run-ons... and now you're overcompensating.

Let's go.  If we lose this game, at least we'll lose gloriously.

I talk in run-ons all the time, dood.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 18, 2009, 12:23:57 am
I don't see any question marks Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 12:30:22 am
I don't see any question marks Free Beer.

This isn't Jeopardy. I don't have to phrase anything in the form of a question.

Unvote. ToonyMan.

Start talking, dumbass.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 18, 2009, 12:33:15 am
Are you insulting me because you're mean inside?

:[
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 12:40:45 am
Are you insulting me because you're mean inside?

:[

No, I'm insulting you because if you're town your stubborn refusal to cooperate has just lost us the game, and if you're scum I already know what you're up to. Ergo, the "dumbass" comment.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 12:46:14 am
Vote for day-shortening. Toony has progressed to the point of obvscum, probably because they can't get me lynched today.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 18, 2009, 12:47:51 am
The scum would be wise to keep you alive I guess, since I keep going after you.  They wouldn't kill me because I am helping them lynch a townie, right?  That would make sense.

Unvote.  Vote Pandarsenic.

Pandarsenic, if Leafsnail is scum, who would be his scum partner?  Sorry if you already said, I'ma not focusing.


FAKE-EDIT:

Well, I guess I'm being lynched?  Alright.  Fine.  MOD: Make me break the fourth wall in the flavor text.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 12:51:27 am
Vote for day-shortening. Toony has progressed to the point of obvscum, probably because they can't get me lynched today.

No, we can lynch you, all right...

I just think it's wiser to get Toony first.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 12:58:22 am
The scum would be wise to keep you alive I guess, since I keep going after you.  They wouldn't kill me because I am helping them lynch a townie, right?  That would make sense.

Unvote.  Vote Pandarsenic.

Pandarsenic, if Leafsnail is scum, who would be his scum partner?  Sorry if you already said, I'ma not focusing.


FAKE-EDIT:

Well, I guess I'm being lynched?  Alright.  Fine.  MOD: Make me break the fourth wall in the flavor text.

You would be the partner.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 18, 2009, 04:20:32 am
Excellent!  Pandar has realised that his teammate Toony is doomed, and has decided to bus him.  Unfortunately for him, his sudden and total change of heart, in addition to Toony's virtual surrender, mean that the scumteam is more obvious than ever.

Unvote.  Vote ToonyMan.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 04:31:12 am
sudden

lol
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 18, 2009, 04:34:02 am
In moments you went from "Leafsnail is obv-scum trying to kill two townies" to "Toony is obv scum, kill him!".
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 06:16:19 am
I never said you were trying to kill two townies and you are obvscum.

I merely concluded that, despite what I'd thought before, a bus this late in still would serve some purpose to you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 18, 2009, 06:19:47 am
Ok, I think we need to talk about what happens after we lynch Toony.

I will, of course, be inspecting Pandar tonight, but there is a very, very good chance that the last scum will NK me.  On the other hand, he may decide that making me a confirmed towny in death is a bad idea, and leave him alive.  If that's the case, then I'll be able to verify whether there's a Godfather or not when I inspect Pandar.  If he comes up innocent, we're down to a normal lylo.

If, on the other hand, I am killed, you'll have to judge for yourselves who you think is scum.  I'm fairly sure it's Pandar, and probability seems to suggest it is.  Good luck, guys.

Faux-edit: Yes, that is a possibility, but you also have to tell us why that rather complicated possibility is more likely than the alternative of me being a town cop.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 06:41:04 am
Simple: It's more likely because you're scum trying to guarantee yourself victory.

I know you won't die tonight, because you are scum. The first thing I'm going to do tomorrow (and since you're clearly bussing Toony and commanding him to act scummy to facilitate this, there will be a tomorrow) is that I'm going to vote your scumbucket face because I know you're guilty.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 18, 2009, 08:56:05 am
Vote Count:
Pandarsenic: ToonyMan
Toonyman: Vector, Pandarsenic, Free Beer, Leafsnail,

Deadline: Tuesday, 11 am EST

1 objection 1 request to shorten

Unanimous decision reached.  It will require 4 requests to shorten in order to override objection.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 18, 2009, 09:06:38 am
Since we're unanimous, I don't have any problems to shortening the day (unless someone has something they still want to ask/ do).  Now that Pandar has decided to go the "Leafsnail is scum" route, I probably won't be dying tonight, which means I will know for sure tomorrow whether there's a Godfather or not in the game.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 18, 2009, 09:52:28 am
Never night-kill Org.  It's incredibly stupid.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 12:40:55 pm
There are unresolved issues. I don't think the day should end early. I think we need to talk these out.

Unvote. I also think we should lynch Pandarsenic first.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 18, 2009, 12:42:13 pm
I don't mind, Free Beer, as I think both are scum, but why do you think Pandar would be a better first lynch?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 12:47:40 pm
Pandarsenic wants ToonyMan dead, but not the reverse. If it's Pandarsenic/ToonyMan, then a ToonyMan lynch is what they want. We shouldn't be doing what they want.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 01:53:37 pm
Hm... I'm not totally sure I agree with that.  We're less sure about Pandarsenic, so I feel like it's better to leave him alive and get ToonyMan today, because we're universally certain that he's scum.  Why not have another day?  I'm fairly certain I'm going to get NK'd no matter which scum we kill off today, so realistically, I'd rather kill the obvscum today and have either a normal or informed lylo tomorrow.  Either Leafsnail is orchestrating everything like whoa, or he isn't.  I'd rather have our shot in the dark be tomorrow, than today.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 06:47:58 pm
EXTENSION.

We have to pick someone to lynch.  Let's get ToonyMan over and done with, because we can't have another NL today.  Got to get this done, guys.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 06:49:25 pm
Ah, never mind.  It's for Tuesday... thought it was tomorrow morning >_>

That said, let's get lynchin', or questionin', or somethin'.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 18, 2009, 07:32:48 pm
Considering you've been the most active group of players in a good long time, anything will be accepted so long as I know the town as a whole wish for it.

End it now or extend it for a month if that's what you're after.

Current deadline: Tuesday, 11am EST
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 08:33:41 pm
This reaction is interesting. Why so adamant against lynching Pandarsenic first, Vector?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 09:01:33 pm
Because I think that ToonyMan is definitely scum, and I'm not sure about the other one.  I don't fully trust Leafsnail, and I don't fully trust you.

Essentially, I want us to kill the known enemy, and see what happens tomorrow.  This game is too convoluted right now, so I'd rather clear it up by removing the one whose scummitude seems certain.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 09:30:42 pm
And what evidence do you have against ToonyMan?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 09:37:11 pm
We have the gigantic instance of buddying.  We have Webadict's suspicions, as someone whose judgment I trust.  There's the retroactive Toony Tunnel, as though he suddenly noticed that he was behaving differently from normal.  There's the sudden change in behavior.  There's the quietness and lack of aggression.  There's the perfect mirroring of my arguments, as though he's trying to generate text that will make me go "Hey, what a reasonable guy!"

I could go on and get some actual quotes, if you like, but I hope this will do as a summary.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 09:48:43 pm
I don't see anything that creates certainty there. Nor why ToonyMan should be suspected over Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 09:56:32 pm
That would be because I honestly believe that Pandarsenic might have been just lurking due to new school things.  "Fairly certain" in that "I'm as certain as I ever am that someone is scum or town in Mafia without special information from power roles or being scum myself."

Essentially, I think Pandarsenic might be correct.  Maybe Leafsnail is scum.  I don't really know between the other three of you who I think is scum or not, so I want to watch and wait.  ToonyMan, however, seems fairly obvious and like a reasonable kill.

I understand your feelings that we'd be going along with the scum if Pandarsenic is scum and we killed ToonyMan, but what if he's town?  In that case, we've lost the game... and I don't really see why giving Pandarsenic vs. ToonyMan a night to work with really matters.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 09:59:43 pm
If it truly didn't matter, then you wouldn't be opposed to lynching Pandarsenic first.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 10:11:33 pm
Er... no.  That's not what I'm saying.

I mean "I don't see why a particular one of them getting a night to work with matters (if they are actually the scum), but I think it would be better to kill ToonyMan first, because I feel like we (in general) are more certain of his scumminess."

Essentially, I think it's more important to hit an actual scumball than it is to ensure that, if we are correct about the other partner, ToonyMan is the one stuck alone.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 10:12:32 pm
Good "morning" everyone. I see only one person here other than me is smart enough to distrust Leafsnail.

Having slept 13 hours, I'm now going to either go back to sleep or do some reading for my Poli Sci class, whose lectures I've skipped an entire straight week now, which is bad. ._.

Oh, and I need to write up a paper for a thing I'm going to be doing that I was supposed to do today but couldn't because I slept from 7 AM to 8 PM.

So yeah. Hot pocket, then back to sleep/work for me.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 10:15:43 pm
That's where is disagree with you, Vector. ToonyMan is not obvious at all. In fact, Pandarsenic is significantly more obvious than ToonyMan. Look at his behavior N3 and tell me it isn't scummy. I dare you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 10:20:08 pm
That's where is disagree with you, Vector. ToonyMan is not obvious at all. In fact, Pandarsenic is significantly more obvious than ToonyMan. Look at his behavior N3 and tell me it isn't scummy. I dare you.

Why are you protecting him?  Pretty much no one has been attacking Pandarsenic... until now, when you've suddenly started it up.

Also, I'll go look.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 10:24:16 pm
And... I hardly see anything.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 11:14:27 pm
And... I hardly see anything.

This is because you are either obvscum who got REALLY lucky or a townie that is hilariously bad to the point of being a complete tool. You think you're the obvious target for a DK? If only. I should vote you N5, consequences be damned, just because you are so scummy.

Spoiler: Wall of Text (click to show/hide)

That good enough, or should I skirt the rules and post why I know Pandarsenic can't be a Townie as well?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 18, 2009, 11:18:00 pm
That good enough, or should I skirt the rules and risk the entire town losing by modkills?

fixed ;D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 11:24:12 pm
First off, I thought we weren't going to mention that whole mess again.

Second off, I still think I'm the obvious target for a DK.  Reasoning:

Need to leave Pandarsenic/ToonyMan alive, whichever one is left.
Need to leave Leafsnail alive, now that Pandarsenic has spread WIFOM absolutely everywhere, and no matter what his results are we can't exactly trust them
Should probably leave you alive, because for some reason there seems to be some sort of consensus about my towniness


Also, I don't really see why you're trusting Leafsnail so readily.  Maybe you're right.  Maybe you're wrong.  But you're talking about Leafsnail like you know he's town... which I don't trust.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 11:29:15 pm
... I'll admit that the part where he's still running around online and hasn't posted anything of worth over here is a bit suspicious.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 11:31:43 pm
Also, I don't really see why you're trusting Leafsnail so readily.  Maybe you're right.  Maybe you're wrong.  But you're talking about Leafsnail like you know he's town... which I don't trust.

Since when was I trusting Leafsnail? This isn't about Leafsnail, or you for that matter. This is about Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 11:42:59 pm
This is about Leafsnail going "Hey, I'm a cop!!  Here are my marks" and you going "Hey, I concur.  We're killing them now."

Sure, maybe you're not using Leafsnail's data at all.  But I'll ask you this: Why are you so adamant about lynching Pandarsenic today?  If you're so sure about both of them, why not lynch ToonyMan?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 18, 2009, 11:49:43 pm
This is about Leafsnail going "Hey, I'm a cop!!  Here are my marks" and you going "Hey, I concur.  We're killing them now."

Sure, maybe you're not using Leafsnail's data at all.  But I'll ask you this: Why are you so adamant about lynching Pandarsenic today?  If you're so sure about both of them, why not lynch ToonyMan?

Because I'm not sure about ToonyMan. ToonyMan's bizarre confusion N3 about a No Lynch seems misplaced - that conversation should have occurred in scum chat during the previous Day. It could be Leafsnail/Pandarsenic. It could be Vector/*. It could be Pandarsenic/ToonyMan. I've got the most evidence on Pandarsenic, so I'm sticking with that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 18, 2009, 11:53:38 pm
You want me to post things of worth? Here:

http://www.erantis.com/events/denmark/copenhagen/climate-conference-2009/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference_2009
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/04/04greenwire-obama-weighing-appearance-at-copenhagen-climat-94106.html
http://uk.oneworld.net/section/uk/climatechange
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/
http://www.enn.com/topics/climate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-change
http://www.climateark.org/
http://news.yahoo.com/topics/climate-change-and-global-warming
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8291487.stm
http://www.climatechangenews.org/
http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.unep.org/ and http://www.unep.org/climatechange/

Satisfied with why I'm not posting content right now?

If not, fuck you, I have research to do and a paper to write anyway.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2009, 11:58:45 pm
... Uh... My point is that I don't understand why you're still running around Bay12 when you say that you're studying.

That's it.

Good luck with your paper.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 19, 2009, 12:07:19 am
Because I'm a procrastinator and research/paper-writing is boring, mainly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 19, 2009, 10:21:26 am
...Right.  I know that we should continue to discuss this, but getting into a particularly heated debate at this point may not be entirely helpful.  It would be nice if everyone could post where they stand.  I, personally, am almost certain that Toony is scum, and fairly sure Pandar is scum.  I'd rather hit the obvscum today, since if we hit the not-quite-so-obvscum today and it turns out he's town, there won't be a tomorrow.  So yeah.

Tonight I'll investigate Pandar.  Pandarsenic has very unhelpfully thrown WIFOM absolutely fucking everywhere, which I suppose has the side effect that, whoever is scum, I'm now unlikely to die tonight.  This should mean that I at least will know whether there is a Godfather or not.

What do you guys think?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 19, 2009, 11:48:00 am
Tonight I'll investigate Pandar.  Pandarsenic has very unhelpfully thrown WIFOM absolutely fucking everywhere, which I suppose has the side effect that, whoever is scum, I'm now unlikely to die tonight.  This should mean that I at least will know whether there is a Godfather or not.

What do you guys think?

You had some typos in "Pandarsenic has pointed out how Leafsnail is terrible obvscum."

Of course you won't die tonight, though, being scum and all. NKing yourself would be silly.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 19, 2009, 01:47:02 pm
Yes.  Thank you.

Currently:

ToonyMan - SCUM.
Pandarsenic - WTF I don't know
Leafsnail - thought he was town, now reeking of WIFOM
Free Beer - asshole who seems to push people for little reason.  Ascribes to Webadict-Ryu Mafia.  Probably town.

I are confusion, essentially.  Hoping this gets cleared up soon.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 19, 2009, 06:09:16 pm
To Vector:

Please quote the post from Pandarsenic in which you were informed that Pandarsenic was busy with school.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 19, 2009, 06:14:25 pm
To Leafsnail:

Please explain why webadict had a higher priority than me on your scan list, given that you thought I was scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 19, 2009, 06:22:37 pm
To Pandarsenic:

That's an awfully detailed theory you have regarding Leafsnail. What evidence do you have of ToonyMan's scumminess? How do you know it's not me or Vector?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 19, 2009, 06:30:10 pm
To ToonyMan:

Please get in here and start posting.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: ToonyMan on October 19, 2009, 06:43:41 pm
Unvote.  (I'm not sure who I'm voting, I kinda sidetracked doing other stuff, anyway)

My thoughts on the matter.

ToonyMan - Me.
Vector - Believes me to be scum 100%.  I think he's town, but who knows now.
Leafsnail - Claimed cop.  Says me and Pandarsenic are scum.  I disagree.  Two possibilities, is really the cop, there is a godfather about and Pandarsenic is scum.  Second, really isn't the cop, scum in essence.  Wants to get a quick lynch with his new badge.
Pandarsenic - Not being helpful, shouldn't have signed up if busy.  I believe is scum if Leafsnail really is the cop.
Free Beer - I think he's scum.  If Leafsnail really is the cop, then godfather.  If Leafsnail isn't the cop, then scum partner.

So, like this.

Leafsnail is cop:

Free Beer/Pandarsenic

Leafsnail isn't cop:

Free Beer/Leafsnail


This is why I will vote Free Beer and keep it there for the remainder of the day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 19, 2009, 06:49:52 pm
To Pandarsenic:

That's an awfully detailed theory you have regarding Leafsnail. What evidence do you have of ToonyMan's scumminess? How do you know it's not me or Vector?

Went over this. I don't know it isn't you or Vector but you two aren't acting like I think scum would.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 19, 2009, 07:39:50 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

To the contrary, I'm saying I won't just bandwagon with web without catching up on what I've been missing. :V

Bleh. I requested day extension for a reason. I'm going to sleep on this again. Please don't be mad if I forget to check in while at a reasonable level of awareness again.

We'll see properly if you're scum once I'm done with classes (around 4) and can actually catch up....


... Sounds like an exhausted person who is adjusting to college, to me.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 19, 2009, 07:41:43 pm
This is in addition to things he had said earlier and posted in quite a few other games that are running simultaneously.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 19, 2009, 08:09:02 pm
Right. Here's the reads I'm getting off of people:

Vector: Tool or Scum.
ToonyMan: Dumbass or Scum.
Pandarsenic: Scum.
Leafsnail: Good at Musical Chairs, maybe Scum.

As it stands, I'm 60% sure we've already lost.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 19, 2009, 09:18:15 pm
Nah, we just have to lynch Leafsnail tomorrow and we're fine.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 19, 2009, 10:03:46 pm
Vote Count:
Free Beer: ToonyMan
Toonyman: Vector, Pandarsenic, Leafsnail,
Pandarsenic: Free Beer

Deadline: Tuesday, 11 am EST

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Leafsnail on October 20, 2009, 10:51:49 am
To Leafsnail:

Please explain why webadict had a higher priority than me on your scan list, given that you thought I was scum.
I did indeed, but as Beginner's Mafia 3 drew to a close and webadict subbed into this game, I thought about the horrific consequences of a scum webadict.  If he were scum, we'd probably never be able to lynch him, and I thought that an investigation on him would allow me to claim and at least take a valuable scumteam member down with me.  When he returned town, I went back to you, my biggest suspicion at the time.

Quote
Leafsnail: Good at Musical Chairs
What?

Anyway, if I'm alive, I'll know for sure if there's a Godfather or not by tomorrow.  I'm also pretty sure Toony is scum due to my investigations and his general scumminess.  I just hope that FB or Vector aren't Godfathers, otherwise tomorrow will be far more difficult.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Day 5 To the madhouse.
Post by: dakarian on October 20, 2009, 11:09:11 am

The normally unfocused band of Recruits took up new strength as Leafsnail stepped forward as leader.  Soon, he had nearly everyone on his side in the hunt for the spies. 

This, however, did not bode well for Toonyman, who stood as the target of this hunt.

The accused pleads with his attackers, "You don't understand!  I was framed.  Framed I tell you.  The maid.  She knows everything.  She just wants us all killed!  We don't even know her name for &#%* sake!"

Leafsnail shakes his head, "You might as well keep quiet.  You can't fool us at all."  A few, however, lower their heads to ponder.  It is true, though, no one knew that girl's name.

A gleam appears in Toonyman's eye, "You don't know ANYTHING and you ignore what shouldn't even make sense!  You... YOUR DEAD,"  he screamed, pointing at Vector.

The recruits gather around to shield Vector, but Toonyman only shakes his head, "NononNONO!  That room I cleaned out yesterday!  I saw the body.. that was you!  You were beaten to death in that room!"

"And..that's not all!  Why are you getting recruited to the mafia!  You were already a member!  You wiped out that town with Free Beer!"

Free Beer charged at Toonyman, yellow "You #*(#in liar!"

"#&* no I'm not lying!" the crazed man dodged the attack and continued his speech. "Half of you were already in a mafia and the other half were already killed!  Pandarsenic, you got a town to wipe its own rebellion!   You think webadict's dead?  HA!  He's upstairs right now killing a man named Redwarrior!  You're all just repeating the same slaughter over and over and over and ovheheh and ovaheehe , heeh he HE HEH EHEHH AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

"You think I'm crazy.  WELL &#$#( you  I'll prove who's crazy... oh, I'll PROVE WHO'S #&%(# CRAZY!"

Toonyman then takes a deep breath. 

"You are a member of the Generic Mafia Killers, known for sabotage and generally being a bunch of “annoying sons of..”  Although you are capable of killing, you are better known for your 'distractions' which can keep a man busy for hours..."

The recruits find themselves confused.  On the one hand, they don't understand what he's saying.  On the other, they feel he's doing something very, very wrong.

"Your role is, in essence, a mafia roleblocker.  You win when the 'town' is equal to your numbers."

With those final words, he drops dead.

Toonyman, GMK has been Modkilled.


Soon afterwards, you hear a 'thud' near the doorway.  Turning, you see the maid, eyes wide as teacups.  Without a word, she bolts out of the door.




Toonyman, spy roleblocker, has been lynched.

It is now day, although it is assured that work will be the last thing on anyone's mind. 

Those with special roles, send me your choices.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: dakarian on October 20, 2009, 07:49:35 pm

It is now the night after the.. event in the Meeting Room.

It has been 3 hours since the bodies of the guard and Leafsnail have been found.  No one has seen the maid since the morning, and no one wishes to know what happened to her.

With no guidence, the workers-the regular staff-has close the hotel and abandoned their duties. 

For those of the Recruits, there is one duty they decide not to abandon. 


Leafsnail, Cop, has died today.

It is now the the final night. 

If you have read Beginner's mafia 3, this will work slightly different:

With three survivors, the deadline is no longer in direct effect.  So long as no one recieves two votes, the day will continue.  The ability to No lynch has been denied.

Once two votes have been reached on the same person, an hour long deadline has been set (no matter if I set it or not).  If one of the votes is removed, the deadline resets.  If both votes remain for one hour (marked from the minute the post containing the second vote is made) the day has ended and the person is lynched.  No post made after then will change the outcome (if the second vote is made 12:00 am, any post marked 01:01 am or later will not count).

Survivors:
 Pandarsenic
 Free Beer
 Vector
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: ToonyMan on October 20, 2009, 08:02:39 pm
:-D

I get so sucky as scum.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 20, 2009, 08:04:45 pm
Your WIFOM will not save you now, Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 08:56:56 pm
I agree.  I looked back, and I think it's him.

I want him to show up and talk before I vote him into oblivion, though.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 20, 2009, 10:53:21 pm
Hmmm... interesting rules, Dak - you can quickhammer, but only if the other voter is offline and won't be back for an hour. A risky proposition in any case.

I was not expecting Leafsnail to die, but I feel his death strongly indicates the presence of a Godfather. The only person you can know is not a Godfather is me, because in such a scenario I would have allowed him to discover my "innocence."

I need time to review the posts each of you have made, because I have been suspicious of each of you at various points but concluded you were both town.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 11:09:04 pm
... So, thinking about it more.

We've got Leafsnail as the cop.

Now, why would someone want to kill off Leafsnail?

If Pandarsenic is ScumGoon, then he doesn't really need Leafsnail dead.  He can continue to run his WIFOM for as long as he wants, and there's scads of dirt on me.  It'd be easy to turn you against me--everyone knows you think I'm ridiculously scummilicious.
If Pandarsenic is ScumGodfather, then he definitely doesn't want Leafsnail dead--2 decoy targets besides himself remain.

If you are ScumGodfather, then you definitely want Leafsnail dead.  The other thing is that there's scumhunting, and then there's word-twisting.  I recognize your strategy.  You're not playing like you usually do, but you're still sitting here manipulating opinions everywhere.  It's interesting to me that you'd want Pandarsenic dead so badly, rather than letting us attack the obvscum.  I feel like your last-minute switch to Pandarsenic was an attempt at a perfect win.  Your statements at the end of yesterday look like you're trying to guarantee yourself an auto-vote target, no matter what happens.  You can attack and just sit back and watch us chew each other up.

Further, I know exactly why you'd want me alive.  I'm wobbly as hell.  I follow votes.  Same thing goes for Pandarsenic in this game.  No matter who you attack, you know you'll be able to get the other one of us to follow you.

Not this time.  Unless you can seriously defend yourself, I think you're the one who needs to die.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 20, 2009, 11:12:00 pm
*sigh*

Let me ask you something: Why did Org know I was town?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 11:16:24 pm
... When did Org know you were town?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Free Beer on October 20, 2009, 11:22:19 pm
Is it a coincidence you're scum?
This is hilarious.

Toony, I concur. After those undeniable reasons, and unretractable quotes of bindingnesses, I really think Free Beer is scum.

Unless they are scum buddies and this is like what Toony and I did in vote mafia...

Web, you need another Vote Mafia. :I

Org breaks his silence to defend me. When confronted about it, all he could say is that he thought I was town. What evidence do you think he had? Why was it so important to him to defend me?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 11:28:23 pm
Is it a coincidence you're scum?
This is hilarious.

Toony, I concur. After those undeniable reasons, and unretractable quotes of bindingnesses, I really think Free Beer is scum.

Unless they are scum buddies and this is like what Toony and I did in vote mafia...

Web, you need another Vote Mafia. :I

Org breaks his silence to defend me. When confronted about it, all he could say is that he thought I was town. What evidence do you think he had? Why was it so important to him to defend me?

Are you seriously using Org as your defense?  I attack you, and you bring me Org?

Also, that would be because Org thought ToonyMan was scum at the time (He was.  Whoo-hoo.).  I take that more as destroying ToonyMan's argument than as defending you.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 20, 2009, 11:39:27 pm
Yes. You attack me, and I bring you Org. Org defended me as town and he was DK'd for it. I'm going to advance the theory that Org was DK'd because the scum thought he was a power role - because he defended me.

If you have an objection, then state it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 2. A Discovery!
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 20, 2009, 11:39:55 pm
Is it a coincidence you're scum?
This is hilarious.

Toony, I concur. After those undeniable reasons, and unretractable quotes of bindingnesses, I really think Free Beer is scum.

Unless they are scum buddies and this is like what Toony and I did in vote mafia...

Web, you need another Vote Mafia. :I

Org breaks his silence to defend me. When confronted about it, all he could say is that he thought I was town. What evidence do you think he had? Why was it so important to him to defend me?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 11:42:30 pm
Yes. You attack me, and I bring you Org. Org defended me as town and he was DK'd for it. I'm going to advance the theory that Org was DK'd because the scum thought he was a power role - because he defended me.

If you have an objection, then state it.

... Or maybe you're a godfather, as posited.  Then you looked at this and went "Why the hell would Org ever defend me?  Oh, Org must be the cop!  Let's kill him!"

And then you bring it up over here.

Also, yeah.  I can definitely see this being a repeat of Toony's strategy in Vote Mafia.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 20, 2009, 11:51:02 pm
Point taken.

New line of reasoning: Why am I NOT going for Vector right now? I've stated repeatedly that Vector is obviously the scummiest of us all. I've also stated that if Vector is scum, then he must have gotten EXTREMELY LUCKY.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 20, 2009, 11:55:38 pm
Point taken.

New line of reasoning: Why am I NOT going for Vector right now? I've stated repeatedly that Vector is obviously the scummiest of us all. I've also stated that if Vector is scum, then he must have gotten EXTREMELY LUCKY.

Because either you are town, and you think Pandarsenic is the actual scum... or you're scum, and you think I'm a spineless tool you can manipulate into killing Pandarsenic.

This is scummy, Free Beer.  Threatening to attack me because I won't back off just makes you look scared.

Plus, if Vector is the scummiest of us all, why is it that pretty much everyone (except your sainted Org, who died too quick) seems to have put me down as town?  It's just you who is hanging onto me like a dog.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 12:05:03 am
Point taken.

New line of reasoning: Why am I NOT going for Vector right now? I've stated repeatedly that Vector is obviously the scummiest of us all. I've also stated that if Vector is scum, then he must have gotten EXTREMELY LUCKY.

Because either you are town, and you think Pandarsenic is the actual scum... or you're scum, and you think I'm a spineless tool you can manipulate into killing Pandarsenic.

This is scummy, Free Beer.  Threatening to attack me because I won't back off just makes you look scared.

Plus, if Vector is the scummiest of us all, why is it that pretty much everyone (except your sainted Org, who died too quick) seems to have put me down as town?  It's just you who is hanging onto me like a dog.

I'm not scared. I'm beating around the bush. And you're not getting it because you're a tool.

I unvoted you N2. My stated reasoning at the time was that I wasn't going to get any information out of you. However, I never voted you again. This is because I had evidence to suggest you were either town, or obvscum who got EXTREMELY LUCKY.

I've been capitalizing EXTREMELY LUCKY for a reason, by the way.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 12:09:04 am
Point taken.

New line of reasoning: Why am I NOT going for Vector right now? I've stated repeatedly that Vector is obviously the scummiest of us all. I've also stated that if Vector is scum, then he must have gotten EXTREMELY LUCKY.

Because either you are town, and you think Pandarsenic is the actual scum... or you're scum, and you think I'm a spineless tool you can manipulate into killing Pandarsenic.

This is scummy, Free Beer.  Threatening to attack me because I won't back off just makes you look scared.

Plus, if Vector is the scummiest of us all, why is it that pretty much everyone (except your sainted Org, who died too quick) seems to have put me down as town?  It's just you who is hanging onto me like a dog.

I'm not scared. I'm beating around the bush. And you're not getting it because you're a tool.

I unvoted you N2. My stated reasoning at the time was that I wasn't going to get any information out of you. However, I never voted you again. This is because I had evidence to suggest you were either town, or obvscum who got EXTREMELY LUCKY.

I've been capitalizing EXTREMELY LUCKY for a reason, by the way.

Right.  The point is that you're capitalizing EXTREMELY LUCKY because you think I'm a moron who doesn't know you're going to vote me.

Look.  I attack you.  You threaten to vote me if I continue to attack you.  I continue to attack you.  You call me names.  Big deal.  I think you're it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 12:10:59 am
I'm about halfway through page 4/11. Inconclusive but Free Beer is looking worse than Vector so far....
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 12:21:13 am
Fine. I'm going to post it, then.

It doesn't explain your behavior N1. It doesn't explain your behavior RE ToonyMan. It doesn't explain why you were passive until I called you out on it. It doesn't explain why you're unrepentant about buddying. It doesn't explain why you mis-quoted your role PM. Shall i continue?

I attempted to refute your roleclaim as Townie. The only way I could have possibly even known to have done that was if I were a Townie myself.

And if you were scum, the only way you could have produced the response you did was if you made an EXTREMELY LUCKY guess.

I'm thinking Org caught on to this, and that's why he knew I was town.

I'm thinking Pandarsenic DIDN'T catch on to this, and that's why he's scum.

I'm thinking you DIDN'T catch on to this because you're a tool.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 12:24:36 am
What are you talking about, FB?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 12:24:46 am
Jackass.  You'd better bring up some other kind of evidence, because I don't want to be here when you get modkilled for exhuming this trash.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 12:26:18 am
Vector: Is this something I missed during my classes or something...?

FB: I don't get how you can misquote your role PM, since you can't quote your PM period.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 12:27:53 am
ARGH DON'T WANT TO BREAK THE RULES GODDAMMIT.

... Okay, I think this is the most I can do.  Pandarsenic, there is a long post by Dakarian that contains no flavor text.  Read that post.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 12:30:53 am
All of the rest of my evidence is against Pandarsenic. Wanna hear it?

Let's start with how he bandwagoned: Every vote he made was second or more. Really, that's all the evidence I had on him prior to N2.

Then there's the the big wall of text I posted N4, which nobody actually read.

Finally, there's the explanation for killing Leafsnail: He knew you and I were polarized, and so the fact that we'd butt heads again was inevitable. He was going for a cross-vote. His behavior N5 has only been to encourage this behavior.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 12:32:57 am
Oh, and as an afterthought, there's the fact that he spread WIFOM everywhere as a response to Leafsnail's roleclaim. Would a Townie really do that?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 12:37:14 am
I read your WoT.

I think Pandarsenic is lazy town.  I think he's exhausted, and I think that if he were scum and kept Leafsnail alive--even if Leafsnail got a scum reading--he could have just offed you and coerced me into attacking Leafsnail with him.

You're the one who really stands to gain from Leafsnail dying.

I also like the part where you've suddenly started speaking more softly, as though that's going to convince me.  You're scum.


And, as an afterthought: There's the fact that he looked at an alternate reading as a response to Leafsnail's roleclaim.  Would anyone about to get shafted do something else?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 12:50:03 am
I read your WoT.

I think Pandarsenic is lazy town.  I think he's exhausted, and I think that if he were scum and kept Leafsnail alive--even if Leafsnail got a scum reading--he could have just offed you and coerced me into attacking Leafsnail with him.

You're the one who really stands to gain from Leafsnail dying.

ONE OF US stands to gain from Leafsnail dying. Because Leafsnail was in a position to confirm us both.

I admit that NKing me was probably the better option for Pandarsenic. However, as noted in my WoT, if Pandarsenic is scum, then he's smart enough to recognize basic stuff like that.

More importantly, he's far less lazy than you think:

From how many games will I be banned for quoting my role PM?
Don't you dare fucking do that. >:[

I'm tempted to vote you for trying to blackmail us out of voting you.

We'll see properly if you're scum once I'm done with classes (around 4) and can actually catch up....

When you threatened to quote your role PM, Pandarsenic had a response within three minutes. He's been paying VERY close attention, but not posting anything.

And, as an afterthought: There's the fact that he looked at an alternate reading as a response to Leafsnail's roleclaim.  Would anyone about to get shafted do something else?

No. At the very least, I wouldn't openly attack him straight away, producing a WoT against the claimed Cop like he did.

After all, if I were truly a townie then there would still be that uncertainty that the claimed Cop really was a Cop.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 01:04:44 am
All of the rest of my evidence is against Pandarsenic. Wanna hear it?

Let's start with how he bandwagoned: Every vote he made was second or more. Really, that's all the evidence I had on him prior to N2.

Then there's the the big wall of text I posted N4, which nobody actually read.

Finally, there's the explanation for killing Leafsnail: He knew you and I were polarized, and so the fact that we'd butt heads again was inevitable. He was going for a cross-vote. His behavior N5 has only been to encourage this behavior.
Oh, and as an afterthought, there's the fact that he spread WIFOM everywhere as a response to Leafsnail's roleclaim. Would a Townie really do that?

You want a first vote, you'll get one, Free Beer.

I was not spreading WIFOM, I was doing everything in my power to stop the town from MASSACRING ITSELF, which it nearly did. If Leafsnail had survived, I would have had a huge bias against him. However, the scum wasn't willing to gamble on my bias, clearly, as Leafy died. This is important: they wanted Leafy quiet.

Toony damns you after Leafsnail's claim. He says it's you and Leafsnail - he hopes to either discredit the cop and/or screen his scum partner.

Re: Not lazy
Very lazy, actually.
Because I'm a procrastinator and research/paper-writing is boring, mainly.
I'd rather check this than write a paper, but I can't commit to a lot of analysis because then I begin to feel guilty. When town was about to suicide was the only point where I started the SERIOUS PROCRASTINATION (which I still am doing, even though I shouldn't).


AND THE FINISHER.
There are unresolved issues. I don't think the day should end early. I think we need to talk these out.

Unvote. I also think we should lynch Pandarsenic first.

This is the most telling post. You gave yourself away by getting greedy. You weren't content to lynch your partner then lynch me; you realized that you'd be forced to NK Leafsnail or to depend on WIFOM. You got impatient. You wanted instant, guaranteed, canned victory. You decided to test the waters and pulled back when you couldn't get it to happen.

And now its biting you in the ass.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 01:09:23 am
ONE OF US stands to gain from Leafsnail dying. Because Leafsnail was in a position to confirm us both.

I admit that NKing me was probably the better option for Pandarsenic. However, as noted in my WoT, if Pandarsenic is scum, then he's smart enough to recognize basic stuff like that.

More importantly, he's far less lazy than you think:

From how many games will I be banned for quoting my role PM?
Don't you dare fucking do that. >:[

I'm tempted to vote you for trying to blackmail us out of voting you.

We'll see properly if you're scum once I'm done with classes (around 4) and can actually catch up....

When you threatened to quote your role PM, Pandarsenic had a response within three minutes. He's been paying VERY close attention, but not posting anything.

And, as an afterthought: There's the fact that he looked at an alternate reading as a response to Leafsnail's roleclaim.  Would anyone about to get shafted do something else?

No. At the very least, I wouldn't openly attack him straight away, producing a WoT against the claimed Cop like he did.

After all, if I were truly a townie then there would still be that uncertainty that the claimed Cop really was a Cop.

1. If an option is better, then it is better.  If Pandarsenic is scum, then he's a total moron to have gotten himself into this position.  He'd need me and Leafsnail alive.  I've been saying through this entire game that I think you're some sort of asshole-town, with the statement that a couple of things you do are scummy.  He can't read my mind, and therefore the logical thing to do would be to off you and leave me and Leafsnail.

2. If Pandarsenic is that much of SmartScum, then he'd have immediately bussed Toony upon Leafsnail's claim--as he said in the beginning.  He could have easily picked me off.

3. Everyone in the entire game posted pretty much immediately, except for you and ToonyMan.  Even Org and Leafsnail, who hadn't been around much.

4.

Good morning, everyone. Nice of you to wait for me to wake up to vote me.

I'm a Vanilla Townie (What'd you expect?)

And I call bullshit on Leafsnail, because quite simply, I know myself to be town, so either one of the people he scanned is a Godfather, or as I believe, he's claiming Cop at Lylo so we execute the one mislynch that leads us to failure.

Uncertainty that the claimed cop was actually a cop... overruled by townie-ish paranoia.


It's also nice that you and ToonyMan start providing staged answers as to why the scum left you alive.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 01:11:57 am
This is the most telling post. You gave yourself away by getting greedy. You weren't content to lynch your partner then lynch me; you realized that you'd be forced to NK Leafsnail or to depend on WIFOM. You got impatient. You wanted instant, guaranteed, canned victory. You decided to test the waters and pulled back when you couldn't get it to happen.

And now its biting you in the ass.

In case you didn't notice, Pandarsenic, ToonyMan's lynch was FORCED. He unvoted you and voted me, forcing a "him or me" scenario - the only way the town could have won was if one of the two of us were scum. Your logic completely falls apart, since it means that the scum wanted a ToonyMan bus.

That's why I was hesitant about ToonyMan: some of his posts (confusion about a no lynch, "killing Org is stupid") seemed a little off, and at the unanimous vote we can guarantee that one other scum was on him. The scum wanted a ToonyMan lynch, and I was doubtful. That's why I pushed for a lynch of you instead.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 01:21:48 am
Toony become obvscum when I knew what to look for; hindsight is 20/20.

No scum would be willing to defend Toony when he started acting like that. Plenty of scum would try to get the townie killed.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 01:22:46 am
1. If an option is better, then it is better.  If Pandarsenic is scum, then he's a total moron to have gotten himself into this position.  He'd need me and Leafsnail alive.  I've been saying through this entire game that I think you're some sort of asshole-town, with the statement that a couple of things you do are scummy.  He can't read my mind, and therefore the logical thing to do would be to off you and leave me and Leafsnail.

Or he could have realized that neither of us are martingales.

2. If Pandarsenic is that much of SmartScum, then he'd have immediately bussed Toony upon Leafsnail's claim--as he said in the beginning.  He could have easily picked me off.

Er, in case you didn't notice, if he is scum then he DID bus Toony. And Toony took the fall.

3. Everyone in the entire game posted pretty much immediately, except for you and ToonyMan.  Even Org and Leafsnail, who hadn't been around much.

And? We're talking about Pandarsenic. You're saying he's burdened by school and doesn't have enough time to check this thread. I provided evidence to the contrary. Are you saying it's coincidence?

Good morning, everyone. Nice of you to wait for me to wake up to vote me.

I'm a Vanilla Townie (What'd you expect?)

And I call bullshit on Leafsnail, because quite simply, I know myself to be town, so either one of the people he scanned is a Godfather, or as I believe, he's claiming Cop at Lylo so we execute the one mislynch that leads us to failure.

Uncertainty that the claimed cop was actually a cop... overruled by townie-ish paranoia.

It's also nice that you and ToonyMan start providing staged answers as to why the scum left you alive.

Townie-ish paranoia that turns into a full-on assault. With few posts from Leafsnail to change this behavior

If it were staged:
1. There wouldn't be that miscommunication.
2. I wouldn't have been attacking ToonyMan in the first place, when the initial leaning seemed to be toward Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 01:25:45 am
Toony become obvscum when I knew what to look for; hindsight is 20/20.

No scum would be willing to defend Toony when he started acting like that. Plenty of scum would try to get the townie killed.

He started acting like that after my interrogation, remember?

And I thought you were on page 7 or something? Caught up to page 30ish that quick, huh?

You're spewing BS, like ToonyMan. This might actually work, but it doesn't make you look good.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 01:26:33 am
First off, what the hell is a martingale?  All I'm getting is something to do with stochastics and betting systems, and also part of a collaring system for an animal.


Also, I don't exactly see that as BS.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 01:28:22 am
Dude, when you say I was, in fact, active, you have to look at the time.

MWF, 9-10 AM
MWF 11 AM -12 PM
MW 1-2 PM
M 3-4 PM
T TH 5-6;15 PM

That's my class schedule, not accounting for going out with friends, eating, or getting to and from classes.

Faux-edit: Free Beer, I use the largest posts-per-page. Page 7 out of 13, not out of 30whatever.

Faux-edit^2: I have no idea what martingale means, but I assume he means no good scum would rely on townie stupidity if (s)he has an alternatve.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 01:32:33 am
First off, what the hell is a martingale?  All I'm getting is something to do with stochastics and betting systems, and also part of a collaring system for an animal.


Also, I don't exactly see that as BS.

Yeah, stochastics. Basically, a martingale is a function in which your best prediction for the future behavior of said function is its currently known value.

To put it in the context of Mafia, if I knew that that Free Beer suspected Pandarsenic N4 and assumed that he would keep suspecting Pandarsenic N5 no matter who was DK'd, then I'd be assuming that the underlying process which governs Free Beer's behavior is a martingale.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 01:34:18 am
And what evidence do you have against ToonyMan?

What about this?  For some reason, it's no longer "Pandarsenic and ToonyMan are scum!  We shouldn't play into their hands, so we need to lynch Pandarsenic first."  No, it's "We've got Pandarsenic as scum!  Who knows about ToonyMan, even though I've been calling him scum the entire damned time!"


Also, if you really thought I was scum, you should have gotten me lynched.  You've been playing bad town.  You know, it's not that hard to get three votes on a person to make them sing.  You just left when I stopped being a good target for your fury.



Further, it has nothing to do with how stupid or smart we are.  It has to do with the situation itself.  We have to ask this question: "Independently of how smart the town is, how screwed over will I be by leaving x alive, with x's set of suspicions?"  The theory (semi-)rational actors says that a person with suspicions will act on those suspicions.  There's "If the town is smart, they may figure this out and I'll be screwed" vs. "No matter how intelligent the town is, I'm dead."  Clearly you always pick option a.



By the way, thanks for the definition.  That is pretty awesome, and now I suddenly want stochastics.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 01:53:54 am
And what evidence do you have against ToonyMan?

What about this?  For some reason, it's no longer "Pandarsenic and ToonyMan are scum!  We shouldn't play into their hands, so we need to lynch Pandarsenic first."  No, it's "We've got Pandarsenic as scum!  Who knows about ToonyMan, even though I've been calling him scum the entire damned time!"

In case you hadn't noticed, the vote on ToonyMan became UNANIMOUS. As in, GUARANTEED AT LEAST ONE SCUM WAS ON HIM. The scum were OK with ToonyMan's death. And that's why I got hesitant. I've been over this twice now.

Also, if you really thought I was scum, you should have gotten me lynched.  You've been playing bad town.  You know, it's not that hard to get three votes on a person to make them sing.  You just left when I stopped being a good target for your fury.

Considering that, as noted, you've been the scummiest of us all, and yet nobody voted you for any significant length of time since N2, I'd say getting two others to vote with me is hard. I've explained why I stopped voting you. And I did FoS you at least once since then.

Further, it has nothing to do with how stupid or smart we are.  It has to do with the situation itself.  We have to ask this question: "Independently of how smart the town is, how screwed over will I be by leaving x alive, with x's set of suspicions?"  The theory (semi-)rational actors says that a person with suspicions will act on those suspicions.  There's "If the town is smart, they may figure this out and I'll be screwed" vs. "No matter how intelligent the town is, I'm dead."  Clearly you always pick option a.

During the Day, my thought process was "Free Beer dies, it's Pandarsenic. Vector dies, it's Leafsnail. Leafsnail dies, it's Vector. Pandarsenic dies, it's 50/50 between the other two." And then I realized that smart scum would know that this is precisely what my thought process would be. So I disregarded the DK information and went with my previous suspicions. I was banking on Pandarsenic banking on us switching votes around and getting into another argument. And I was right.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 01:58:36 am
Quote
In case you hadn't noticed, the vote on ToonyMan became UNANIMOUS. As in, GUARANTEED AT LEAST ONE SCUM WAS ON HIM.
Your point?

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The scum were OK with ToonyMan's death. And that's why I got hesitant. I've been over this twice now.
Or you had no choice. Then you got greedy.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:04:38 am
Quote
In case you hadn't noticed, the vote on ToonyMan became UNANIMOUS. As in, GUARANTEED AT LEAST ONE SCUM WAS ON HIM.
Your point?

..Was the sentence immediately following.

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The scum were OK with ToonyMan's death. And that's why I got hesitant. I've been over this twice now.
Or you had no choice. Then you got greedy.

You're repeating yourself after I refuted your point in its entirety. Not a good sign.

Check this again: I was first on ToonyMan. I had previously used later-day bussing in which the benefiting party was the first vote to great effect (see: Beginner's Mafia I, Vote Mafia 3). If I were scum, I was in the PERFECT position and had no reason to unvote.

And AGAIN, ToonyMan took a fall. I wouldn't be trying to "get greedy" if he were taking a fall.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:07:26 am
Check this again: I was first on ToonyMan. I had previously used later-day bussing in which the benefiting party was the first vote to great effect (see: Beginner's Mafia I, Vote Mafia 3). If I were scum, I was in the PERFECT position and had no reason to unvote.

Except for the fact that I can talk my way out of a wet paper bag, and Toony can't.  You're not in the perfect position if your partner is actually going to die.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 02:10:21 am
Of course you'd get greedy if he was taking a fall - ending it quickly by lynching me would have allowed you to escape this whole day.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:13:51 am
To Vector:
Check this again: I was first on ToonyMan. I had previously used later-day bussing in which the benefiting party was the first vote to great effect (see: Beginner's Mafia I, Vote Mafia 3). If I were scum, I was in the PERFECT position and had no reason to unvote.

Except for the fact that I can talk my way out of a wet paper bag, and Toony can't.  You're not in the perfect position if your partner is actually going to die.

Err, no. Read that again. I said I was in the PERFECT position and had no reason to unvote - the vote was unanimous, I was first, and the everybody thought I was town. ToonyMan's death would have cleared me, through to the very end. But I unvoted, because I smelled a scum plot. And I was right.

To Pandarsenic:
Of course you'd get greedy if he was taking a fall - ending it quickly by lynching me would have allowed you to escape this whole day.

You aren't even thinking this through. This whole day would have been over by now with a Pandarsenic lynch if I stayed on ToonyMan and allowed YOU to end it early.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:15:36 am
You aren't even thinking this through. This whole day would have been over by now with a Pandarsenic lynch if I stayed on ToonyMan and allowed YOU to end it early.

Gotta watch my pronouns. The final "it" refers to N4. "This whole day" refers to N5.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:20:59 am
Er... no.  Not everyone thought you were town.  You've had me on and off your back the entire time.


And no, if you'd stayed on ToonyMan this day would not be over.  I'm not a martingale--remember?  Observed behavior does not necessarily match with internal state.


By the way, you're slipping.  You weren't first.

Question--how do you know?

I'm fairly sure that we have ToonyMan as scum, at the very least, but I'm not sure about Leafsnail or Pandarsenic.

1. You're full of shit.

2. Bring it. ToonyMan.

Unvote. ToonyMan.

Start talking, dumbass.

You were third.  You were also second on Pandarsenic.  Once it became apparent that the lynch on him was disintegrating, you flopped.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:24:31 am
Er... no.  Not everyone thought you were town.  You've had me on and off your back the entire time.


And no, if you'd stayed on ToonyMan this day would not be over.  I'm not a martingale--remember?  Observed behavior does not necessarily match with internal state.


By the way, you're slipping.  You weren't first.

Question--how do you know?

I'm fairly sure that we have ToonyMan as scum, at the very least, but I'm not sure about Leafsnail or Pandarsenic.

1. You're full of shit.

2. Bring it. ToonyMan.

Unvote. ToonyMan.

Start talking, dumbass.

You were third.  You were also second on Pandarsenic.  Once it became apparent that the lynch on him was disintegrating, you flopped.

You are correct. I slipped. I had thought I voted for ToonyMan when I attacked him, as is per usual with me. However, I was attacking him back when everyone was voting and attacking for Pandarsenic, and that much is undeniable.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:27:12 am
Yup.  Pretty convenient that way, isn't it?  You can attack both, and wait to see where the bandwagons fall.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:28:45 am
Yup.  Pretty convenient that way, isn't it?  You can attack both, and wait to see where the bandwagons fall.

I suppose it is. But if I were bandwagoning, I wouldn't have unvoted at the end.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 02:31:43 am
Face it guys, I'm trouncing you both at once. And I'm using evidence to defend myself instead of accusations, deflections, or bullshit. My story checks out. I'm town.

It's 2:30am and I'm tired. Make your decisions.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:36:23 am
I've thought about this long and hard, and the truth is that Occam's Razor screams Pandarsenic.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:37:29 am
.... But before you rest easy for the night, Free Beer...

Why have you been trying to intimidate me into voting for Pandarsenic, if you're not scum?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:39:32 am
 ::)

Unvote.  I'm finishing this in the morning, when I'm not exhausted.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 02:40:50 am
Well, looks like Vector is town. I'm glad I was right about Free Beer.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:43:48 am
Well, looks like Vector is town. I'm glad I was right about Free Beer.

... Huh?  Where the hell do you get that conclusion from?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:49:18 am
You know what?  No.  Screw it.  I know it's Free Beer.  It smells like Free Beer, it is Free Beer.  I've seen this play style before in Beginner's I.  It's Free Beer, damn it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 02:49:58 am
If you don't want to defend yourself anymore and I'm positive it's you, then you're going to get killed while you sleep.

Offensive jerk.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Free Beer on October 21, 2009, 03:12:35 am
This will be my last post. I'm going to bed after this. I'm going to be at work all day tomorrow. I will not see this thread until tomorrow evening.

To answer your last question:

I did not attempt to intimidate you into voting for Pandarsenic N5. If any posts of mine that seemed to imply that, I meant something different.

Intimidating you into voting for Pandarsenic would look like "Vector, you're being a tool. Just shut up and vote for Pandarsenic."

If you are referring to N4, I was reacting to your overreaction to my suggestion of lynching Pandarsenic first ("EXTENSION" in big letters comes to mind, even when we were nowhere near deadline). As you stated, it didn't really matter since we'd be lynching both, so your sudden insistence that ToonyMan go first set me off. I already explained my desire to lynch Pandarsenic first on N4.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 03:29:23 am
If you're town, then look... I'm sorry, man, because I just lost us the game.  I still can't shake the feeling that you're scum, and nothing you say can change that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:58:30 am
Well, I'm glad the town won this one. Good night, everyoe.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 04:06:34 am
everyone*

Wait, wait....
You know what?  No.  Screw it.  I know it's Free Beer.  It smells like Free Beer, it is Free Beer.  I've seen this play style before in Beginner's I.  It's Free Beer, damn it.
Well, I'm glad the town won this one. Good night, everyoe.

That's a one-hour difference there.
~12:50 AM, Pacific and ~2:00 AM, Pacific.

>:3
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 08:11:50 am
... Makes it look like I screwed us over, huh?

Curses.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 09:13:08 am
Final Vote Count:
Free Beer: Pandarsenic, Vector
Pandarsenic: Free Beer


Final act coming soon.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Epliogue
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 11:09:26 am


The BM Elephant was a shell of its former self.

The extravagance, the shine, all of that was still there yet no patrons walked its halls and no guests stayed in the rooms.  Most of the staff has disappeared with only a skeleton crew attending to leftover tasks.  The hotel has been closed for the past few days and there does not seem to be any sign of it ever opening again.  In a few hours, what remains of the Merchants Guild will be silenced within the meeting room.  The victims learned the hard way how efficient and all encompassing the Litia Family can be.

Pandarsenic, however, was fortunate enough to know of this fact while still alive.  His cover blown, his partner dead, and everyone an enemy, he had few options left.  He placed himself in near of the door so he could make a getaway.  He knew he wouldn't escape but there was no point to just sit and die.  So he sat and wondered how they would kill him now that the Security has gone missing and the lone guard was dead.

He sat and expected an attack.  Instead, he found a debate.

He watched as Vector and Free Beer argued and debated with each other.  The two were never friendly and it seems to have just reached a climax.  Free Beer had wanted Pandarsenic's head for some time while Vector argued with him at every turn.  Now they had completely forgotten about him. 

It was time to gamble.  Running is impossible, but perhaps, if he's fast and they don't notice, he can take advantage of the situation.  Two against one is horrible odds but at least the chance was there.  Instantly, he stepped towards Free Beer while reaching behind his back...

...and froze.  The balisong.  It's gone!  By now, the two had stopped arguing to stare at Pandarsenic.  Before anyone could speak, the would-be attacker turned the other way and ran out of the door. 

Holding down his panic, Pandarsenic ran down the halls.  Escape was impossible, but if he can think.  If he can remember where he last had his knife.  Yes, Leafsnail.  He used it to kill Leafsnail and the guard.  He had lost it there.  It had to be there.  With the sound of pursuit behind him, Pandarsenic turned the final corner and reached the spot of his last murders.  The bodies were still there!  No one had touched them the entire day!  When the others caught up with him, he was squatting by Leafsnail's body.  Free Beer reached him first and laid a hand on him to pull him up.

In a smooth, practiced motion, Pandarsenic flipped his butterfly knife open, knocked Free Beer's arm away, then stabbed the blade into his chest.  He barely got the balisong out as Free Beer staggered back into a running Vector, knocking both to the floor.  The rest was quick and efficient.


Cont..
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End: Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 11:54:57 am


The BM Elephant was a shell of its former self.

The extravagance, the shine, all of that was still there yet no patrons walked its halls and no guests stayed in the rooms.  Most of the staff has disappeared with only a skeleton crew attending to leftover tasks.  The hotel has been closed for the past few days and there does not seem to be any sign of it ever opening again.  In a few hours, what remains of the Merchants Guild will be silenced within the meeting room.  The victims learned the hard way how efficient and all encompassing the Litia Family can be.

Pandarsenic, however, was fortunate enough to know of this fact while still alive.  His cover blown, his partner dead, and everyone an enemy, he had few options left.  He placed himself in near of the door so he could make a getaway.  He knew he wouldn't escape but there was no point to just sit and die.  So he sat and wondered how they would kill him now that the Security has gone missing and the lone guard was dead.

He sat and expected an attack.  Instead, he found a debate.

He watched as Vector and Free Beer argued and debated with each other.  The two were never friendly and it seems to have just reached a climax.  Free Beer had wanted Pandarsenic's head for some time while Vector argued with him at every turn.  Now they had completely forgotten about him. 

It was time to gamble.  Running is impossible, but perhaps, if he's fast and they don't notice, he can take advantage of the situation.  Two against one is horrible odds but at least the chance was there.  Instantly, he stepped towards Free Beer while reaching behind his back...

...and froze.  The balisong.  It's gone!  By now, the two had stopped arguing to stare at Pandarsenic.  Before anyone could speak, the would-be attacker turned the other way and ran out of the door. 

Holding down his panic, Pandarsenic ran down the halls.  Escape was impossible, but if he can think.  If he can remember where he last had his knife.  Yes, Leafsnail.  He used it to kill Leafsnail and the guard.  He had lost it there.  It had to be there.  With the sound of pursuit behind him, Pandarsenic turned the final corner and reached the spot of his last murders.  The bodies were still there!  No one had touched them the entire day!  When the others caught up with him, he was squatting by Leafsnail's body.  Free Beer reached him first and laid a hand on him to pull him up.

In a smooth, practiced motion, Pandarsenic flipped his butterfly knife open, knocked Free Beer's arm away, then stabbed the blade into his chest.  He barely got the balisong out as Free Beer staggered back into a running Vector, knocking both to the floor.  The rest was quick and efficient.










*knock knock*

Pandarsenic waited for the door to open, and saw a teary eyed young woman on the other side.  She still wore her maid uniform, but the wrinkles showed it hadn't been cared for lately. 

“Why?” she said, her voice breaking with emotion, “Why are you still alive?  I know who you are.  Everyone knew.  Why?”

Pandarsenic wasn't sure of the answer to that himself. 

The maid continued, “We.. we knew everything from the start here.  We left you and the other alive to test the recruits.  It.. they didn't do too well.  I was just told to take care of things.  I.. I was just doing my..”

“Why did my brother die?” Pandarsenic said, interrupting the woman's speech.

“What?”

“My brother.  He was a godfather in your little group.  Why'd you kill him?”

The maid shook her head, “Is that what this is about?” She started to laugh, but it quickly turned into a sob.  “It was a gun accident.  No one killed him.”

Pandarsenic took a step back before realizing.  All this and for an accident?

“Just get out of here.  The Family's closing down the hotel and cleaning everything out.  You need to find a way out before they get here,” the maid said sitting down on a small wooden chair.

Pandarsenic asked, “So what are you going to do?”   Silence from her gave the answer.  She'll be 'cleaned' with the rest of the hotel.  “You want to come along?”  Silence.  “Come on.  You don't want to die here, do you?”  Still nothing. Eventually, the man ran out of things to say and walked out of the room. 

After leaving the young maid, Pandarsenic saw a man in front of him.  He recognized him to be one of the Merchants.  Or perhaps posing as one of them.  The man said, “Walk out the back entrance and head strait for the only black car you see.  Don't stop or look around, don't look afraid.  Walk to it, open the passenger door farthest to the back.  Go inside, wave to the driver, then go out the side side and walk away.  Don't look back, don't come back.”

With that, the mafioso walked by.  Pandarsenic turned to ask, “What about the maid?”  The other man turned and started to show something in his hand, then stopped, said “She'll get the same instructions.  Up to her what to do with it,” then walked into her room.

With nothing more to say and no other option, Pandarsenic made his way past the silent halls and walked out of the back entrance.

End


The game is over.  Mafiosos  Pandarsenic and Toonyman won.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 12:00:10 pm
WHAT THE FUCK GUYS.  I GIVE YOU THE FUCKING SCUM ON A SILVER PLATTER, BECOME A CONFIRMED TOWNY AND YOU STILL LOSE.  DAMNIT!!

EDIT: AND THERE WEREN'T EVEN GODFATHERS IN THIS GAME.  ARGH!!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 12:05:23 pm
1.  The flavor text of the mafia-involved deaths (Toony's death and Pandar's last kills) were partially suggested.  Toony asked to break the fourth wall while Pandar asked for a chase scene if he died and to use a balisong if he won (so I gave him both :P).  I had to look up what a balisong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balisong_%28knife%29) was, though, and was surprised it was those butterfly knifes you see people flipping around.

2. That last writing left me tired. :P  I'll see if I can throw an analysis later on.  Much of what needs to be said can be found in the Dead  (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/d9NEtZH9TnmT5)and Mafia  (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/EchYhr26wbFs)chats though.

3. For those who care about the flavor text but just read this game, the story is matched with the one in Beginner Mafia 3.  For example, the bodies the recruits kept cleaning up were the Merchants that died in the other game.  You can read both for the whole story.

4. The last day isn't quite as OMG as the OMG moment of Beginner 3 but it sure came close.

5. I was never angry during any point of the game.  I mostly just wanted to make a very big, BLUNT point towards some of the events.  I try to be very firm as far as the rules are concerned and I use emotional blasts to help drive the point home.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 12:27:44 pm
Ok, I'm claiming, since I think we've now got our 2 scum.

I'm a cop.  Night 1 I investigated Vector.  Result?  Town.  Night 2 I investigated Webadict.  Result?  Town.  Night 3 I investigated Free Beer.  Result?  Town.

So that means Pandarsenic and Toonyman are the scum, assuming there is no Godfather.  This role was the reason I was acting scummily and lurking earlier - I didn't want the town's best role to be taken out in the night early on.  So here you go.  Please act on the information I've given you wisely.

Of course, there is also the possibility of FB or Vector being a Godfather, but probability points towards a Pandar/ Toony scumteam.  And, to be honest, they've both been acting pretty scummy.

While others may argue, I believe the bold is the Wine that ended the game. 

Everyone read the first page.  Click on the roles.  Take note there's no Godfather role listed. 

There was no chance for a godfather in this game. 


The suggestion of one showing up turned the cop claim from a surefire win into the ultimate WIFOM.  Not only could the honesty of the cop be put to question, but it turned confirmed townies into possible scum.  It all could've been solved by reading the front page.  The reason why I [classified information] my response later (there's real text it covered up btw, Dead Chat has the original) was because I would be handing the game to the town by removing a WIFOM that was town-created and solvable by reading the original rules. 

It shows the dangerous of WIFOM and second guessing for the town.  It's very easy to discredit yourself when you're on the right track.  Many times, its best to just charge forward without thinking too much.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 4 Work while you work.
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 12:35:52 pm
Take note there's no Godfather role listed. 

There was no chance for a godfather in this game. 

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AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Also, can we get the consolidated flavor text from the two concurrent games assembled to be read sequentially, dakarian? You always impress me with the effort you put into your flavor, and I would rather enjoy reading it all chronologically.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 12:47:25 pm
o.O

Well.. I guess.   If so I'll have to fix up BM's day 5 which is when I was too worn out and out of ideas. 

If I do it, I'll also put up the PM texts as well: the death scenes and other such.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: webadict on October 21, 2009, 01:25:52 pm
WHAT THE FUCK GUYS.  I GIVE YOU THE FUCKING SCUM ON A SILVER PLATTER, BECOME A CONFIRMED TOWNY AND YOU STILL LOSE.  DAMNIT!!

EDIT: AND THERE WEREN'T EVEN GODFATHERS IN THIS GAME.  ARGH!!
Blame Vector.

And here I kept trying to make sure he didn't die...
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 01:35:06 pm
*fist bumps Pandarsenic*

YOU AR THE BRO.

Amazing.  I've never won as scum before (well, except religious mafia, if that counts).  I don't know how, but it's brahsome.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 01:41:58 pm
Also, Dakarian.  Do another one of those player analyzes again if you can.  I like those a lot.

Seeing from the two religious flame war mafias and this one.  I think I have scum luck or something.  Besides that broken Paranormal mafia game I've lost as scum once (I think).  That's some good odds as scum.

If I remember correctly...

5 total games as scum.
3 won.
1 lost.
1 broken.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: webadict on October 21, 2009, 01:56:20 pm
You know what?  No.  Screw it.  I know it's Free Beer.  It smells like Free Beer, it is Free Beer.  I've seen this play style before in Beginner's I.  It's Free Beer, damn it.
The sad thing was that Pandarsenic did exactly what I did in BM 3. I have no idea how Vector missed it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 02:06:00 pm
I know I shouldn't have said Godfather - it's just that they're in BM and I assumed this was exactly the same setup.  DAMN!  Couldn't someone else have checked?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 02:08:00 pm
I know I shouldn't have said Godfather - it's just that they're in BM and I assumed this was exactly the same setup.  DAMN!  Couldn't someone else have checked?

I knew the rules said there wasn't a godfather.  Bloody hell if I told town that though.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: webadict on October 21, 2009, 02:34:49 pm
I know I shouldn't have said Godfather - it's just that they're in BM and I assumed this was exactly the same setup.  DAMN!  Couldn't someone else have checked?
Dude, it doesn't MATTER about the role. It matters that Pandarsenic was ACTING SCUMMY HARDCORE!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 02:35:26 pm
Beginner Mafia 1 and 2 had Godfathers.  The switch to Roleblockers occured in BM 3.  This one modeled after BM 3. 

For the record, future versions will have the possibility of a godfather and/or a roleblocker.  However, this game occured, it proved that the cop is just too powerful otherwise.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 02:51:39 pm
Yeah, my death woulda created two CTs.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:04:55 pm
DID, Leafsnail. DID create 2 CTs.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 03:06:03 pm
DID, Leafsnail. DID create 2 CTs.

So, Pandarsenic.  We got a confirmed townie lynched.  Some say it isn't possible.  Some say it is.  Like Webadict, he's done that or something.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 03:06:50 pm
We did talk about Kill Webadict Now mafia with dakarian, didn't we?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:08:28 pm
I would love to play Kill Webadict Now Mafia. Actually... I would host that.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 03:09:27 pm
I would love to play Kill Webadict Now Mafia. Actually... I would host that.

Do it or I WILL.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: webadict on October 21, 2009, 03:10:49 pm
I would love to play Kill Webadict Now Mafia. Actually... I would host that.

Do it or I WILL.
Dude, it's a ploy! It's really Leafsnail!
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 03:11:50 pm
I would love to play Kill Webadict Now Mafia. Actually... I would host that.

Do it or I WILL.
Dude, it's a ploy! It's really Leafsnail!

Pandarsenic could do that.  Maybe it is possible.....YES.  LYNCH LEAFSNAIL.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 03:17:21 pm
I could host a bastard modded Kill Webadict Now game.  What does everyone think?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: ToonyMan on October 21, 2009, 03:18:47 pm
I could host a bastard modded Kill Webadict Now game.  What does everyone think?

Just have someone do it.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:19:55 pm
I could host a bastard modded Kill Webadict Now game.  What does everyone think?

1: No, I have dibs. *Cackles* I haven't made a particularly bastard mod game yet (unless you count the horrors of Chaoticjosh the Mafia Strongman)

2: New signature. Rock on.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Leafsnail on October 21, 2009, 03:21:01 pm
I haven't done any bastarding.  Although, then again, a 10 day dayphase is pretty annoying.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 03:26:20 pm
Gah, I'm a moron.  Sorry, dudes.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:27:53 pm
Witness: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=43695.0
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: Night 5 Peace
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 03:34:04 pm
You know what?  No.  Screw it.  I know it's Free Beer.  It smells like Free Beer, it is Free Beer.  I've seen this play style before in Beginner's I.  It's Free Beer, damn it.
The sad thing was that Pandarsenic did exactly what I did in BM 3. I have no idea how Vector missed it.

Ah--it's because in BM3, you're acting differently than you normally do.  That's why I went and tried to eat you during this game.  I kind of suck at determining scum vs. non-scum, but patterns/differences are easy.  I don't really know how Pandarsenic typically acts, and I can see explanations for all of his behavior.  Free Beer, on the other hand, was acting really odd in my eyes.

Also, my dopamine circuits can go to hell.  My emotional brain has officially lost its decision-making privileges.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Pandarsenic on October 21, 2009, 03:36:14 pm
Well, my rational brain says you should sign up for THE GREATEST MAFIA IN THE HISTORY OF EVER. :D
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 09:05:28 pm
Hm... do we have quicktopics, or did those go the way of the Godfather?
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 09:07:55 pm
Apologies.  I snuck it into one of the bigger posts.
Much of what needs to be said can be found in the Dead  (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/d9NEtZH9TnmT5)and Mafia  (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/EchYhr26wbFs)chats though.

Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: Vector on October 21, 2009, 09:17:31 pm
I shall repeat that I am a moron.  Geez, louise.
Title: Re: Not-so Beginner Mafia: End- Turn to walk away
Post by: dakarian on October 21, 2009, 09:39:44 pm
It wasn't exactly easy to spot.  I had a hard time refinding it and I wrote it.