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Title: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 06:51:17 pm
The Rules:

PMs: You may NOT PM to anyone except to me, the ICs, or from one mafia member to another. If you send a post to an IC or fellow mafia member, include me.  Furthermore, ALL discussion about this game, even indirectly, can only occur in this thread.

Votes: All votes must be colored red.  To avoid confusion, only use that color when you are voting for someone.  You must also unvote before you vote for another.  If you do NOT unvote, your new vote will NOT count.  No Lynch votes are allowed.

Deadlines:"Days" will last for 2 RL days.  Nights will last 24 hours or until all night roles have been sent to me.  The deadline will be posted regularly and I retain the ability to hurry the deadline for inactivity or extend the deadline if enough request it.  Note that any deadline that falls on a weekend will be pushed back to the following Monday, and deadlines that fall on a Holiday will likely be pushed back as well.  Note that you may request to extend or shorten the day. The first deadline is sent for Midnight, Dec. 23.

LynchesUpon deadline, the player with the most votes will be lynched.  If there is a tie, there will be no lynch. Once dead, you may not speak or PM anyone about the game, living or otherwise. 

Deadchat: A Dead chat will be made available to all killed players.

Mafiachat : Mafia will be given their own Chat to speak to one another once roles have been sent.

Catch my attention: Bolded sentences can be used to catch my attention.  Green text used by me is story text, or flavour, and is just there to be interesting.  Note you are free to apply flavor as you wish.  Note that the flavor has nothing to do with the actual gameplay and can be ignored if desired. RP abilities sent in your PMs are JUST for flavour.

Quoting and Editing: Do NOT quote my PM text and do NOT edit your posts (you can double post if you need to).

Lastly any suggestion of breaking a rule in the main chat will be treated as the rule already broken.  If you have any questions or wish to make sure of the legality of an action, PM me first.

You can, of course, ask any questions you may have.

These are the Roles that may appear in the game:

  Townsperson/Townie: The basic town role. Your goal is to help the town lynch all of the mafia players. You win as long as the town wins.

  Mafia/Dark Pokemon: The basic antagonist role. You and the other Mafia players work together to kill off the townspeople. During the day, you pretend to be normal townspeople and voting on who is to be lynched. During the night, you will tell me the name of the player you wish to kill along with which of you will kill them. You win once you have greater than or equal to the number of town aligned players.

  Mafia Roleblocker: Similar to the mafia.  However, in nights when you are not the one assigned to kill, you may choose one person for yourself.  The person you choose will be unable to perform their night action.  Note that the Doctor will not know if they have been blocked, but the Cop will know.  You will not be informed if you had blocked an actual action.

 Mafia Godfather:  Similar to the mafia.  However, when investigated by the cop, they will show up as an innocent townsperson.

  Cop: An honest cop, he may choose one player each night to investigate. He will then learn if that player is Mafia or Town.

 Doctor: The doctor may choose one player each night to protect from the mafia's night kill, though he may not protect himself. Note that neither you nor the mafia will know if the kill has been stopped by your action.

Players:
NOTE: THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS THE GAME PROGRESSES TO REPRESENT FLIPPED ROLES AND WHATNOT
01.  spitfire684
02.  Cthulhu - Townie
03.  Alsark - Townie
04.  MagmaDeath
05.  Siquo - Townie
06.  theinnermonk
07.  Cheddarius
08.  Nirur Torir
09.  RandomNumberGenerator - Mafia Roleblocker

ICs:
Town: ToonyMan
Mafia: Vector

Host: GlyphGryph
Co-Host\Bonus IC: Dakarian


Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 06:53:05 pm
Flavour is optional:
For an unkown amount of time, you have been cramped with these others in this box. It is, in some ways, comfortable - but it is also a prison, and all of you know it. Be that as it may, you are all intensely loyal to he who trapped you here, and you know, you just know, that if you wait patiently enough, someday he will give you an opportunity to serve him or at least free you back into the wild.

It seems, though, something has infected your cramped home. A dark force has worked it way inside, and those who have fallen under its influence have decided that they must force the masters hand. And when he looks inside to see what has happened, when he notices the alerts, when he lets them out... they will have their revenge on him.

This everyone knows, because it is written on the walls in the inky blood of the viciously murdered Tentacool, always the the core of humour and levity in your little forced community. Whoever these scum are, they are daring, and you have a feeling that this is not the last murder. Already Tentacool's body has started to fade as the computer frees his allocated storage space. He is not merely dead - he has been deleted, wiped clean, as if he never was. This is no pokemon battle - this is life or death, and you must destroy them before they destroy you.

This evil must never be allowed to escape the confines of Pokemon Box #058!

Summarized: You are all pokemon, two of you have become Shadow Pokemon - Scum, Mafia, and they must be cleansed the only way you know how... through votes!

Okay, as always in Beginners Mafia, theme is optional. Note, however, your pokemon has no relation to your roles. Feel free to share or whatever you want, but remember that the town's primary goal is always to root out the scum, and the scum's primary goal is always to win - flavour comes second.

Note Well:
Most of you have an "RP Ability". This has no actual effect on the game whatsoever, and is just there for flavour. If you wish, you can feel free to ignore it.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 07:01:53 pm
And Begin!

It is now the first day!
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 21, 2009, 07:12:20 pm
Pokemon, you say?

Cthulhu, if you were a scum, which type of Pokemon would you be?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 07:26:14 pm
He'll come back for usss sssomeday! Sssomeday he'll come back and ussse Missssssingno to give usss all Rare Candiesss and we'll all be level 100 and he'll take usss to fight the elite four and - oh god, we're all going to die in thisss place :'(
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 07:30:27 pm
I'd probably be a Greymon.  A less-cool version of a Pokemon hiding out and pretending to be a real pokemon.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 21, 2009, 07:36:28 pm
I'm probably not even a Pokemon at all, given my distaste for that particular eastern "artistic style".

Or a really ugly one. At least I think I am. Growling in a corner.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 07:44:59 pm
Guysss! Ssscum is clearly Meowth, Arbok, or the other dudesss.
I mean, whatever Team Rocket usssesss.
Not inherently evil, no, and you can even ussse them asss the good guy, but the only Pokemon with any sssort of evil connotationsss are the onesss that Team Rocket ussse. I think.
I really only played firssst and sssecond gen, ssso I dunno about the new onesss. But um... Victreebell, I think, wasss the one that Jamesss usssed?
Ssso thossse would be the ssscumbag ssscumkemon.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 21, 2009, 07:52:49 pm
All scum would probally be shadow type pokemon (Although I can't really even remember any shadow type ones because they are hardly any). Maybe team rocket ones...
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 07:55:58 pm
he already stated in the opening thing that your pokemon has no influence over whos scum and isnt. btw, im a nidorino, badass or what  :D
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 21, 2009, 07:57:17 pm
I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 07:58:11 pm
Anyway, Jesse and James used Arbok and Weezing.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 21, 2009, 08:01:39 pm
The Rules:

PMs: You may NOT PM to anyone except to me, the ICs, or from one mafia member to another. If you send a post to an IC or fellow mafia member, include me.  Furthermore, ALL discussion about this game, even indirectly, can only occur in this thread.

Lastly any suggestion of breaking a rule in the main chat will be treated as the rule already broken.  If you have any questions or wish to make sure of the legality of an action, PM me first.

Watch yourself, Siquo.

Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 08:06:33 pm
I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.

not only would that not work but PMing is only allowed between Mafia one should really read the rules of the game

either way RandomNumberGenerator  which pokemon did you get and which would you want if you could make a choice
also to be more relevant who here would be your least favorite scumbuddy
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 21, 2009, 08:10:30 pm

Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?
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Are you suggesting something? Im not sure who I would have as a scum partner (I don't even know anyone that well). You seem to be going on the offensive
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 08:14:10 pm
If I had a scumpartner it would be Org.  Next to him I'd look like some kind of deific logic machine and no one would suspect me. [/BEINGMEAN]
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 21, 2009, 08:19:28 pm

Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?
{/quote}
Are you suggesting something? Im not sure who I would have as a scum partner (I don't even know anyone that well). You seem to be going on the offensive
Of course I'm suggesting something.
Random Scumhunting: Where a random player is chosen, and questioned until they either drop sufficient scumtells that they are lynched for scumminess, or are left alone for more scummy people.
Going on the offensive is the way to find scum, as they win if nobody scumhunts. You seem like you don't want me on the offensive, and so I shall continue.

If you had your pick of any role listed as possibly in this game, which would it be, and why?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 08:22:33 pm
wouldnt that be the whole point of this game? thats obvoulsy what hes doing
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 21, 2009, 08:34:50 pm
Any role... I'd probally be a cop. Inspecting people is useful
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 08:35:17 pm
Okay, it seems to me, also, that spitfire was a little bit indignant at the hunt. This may suggest that spitfire is scum, or simply that he or she is new (is he? or she? Wait, I'm just going to use he from now on, okay? It's easier).
But then I look like I'm bandwagoning.
For my part, Bayesian thinking tells me that a new player might be indignant, but a scum would be (or at least pretend to be). So I will guess that spitfire has a little higher chance of being scum.
But I can't vote him or you guys will think I'm scum. Oh well.

Anyway I think James had Victreebell later on, though he had Weezing at the beginning, like our friend the Master of R'lyeh suggested.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 08:37:20 pm
Additionally I don't quite understand random scumhunting. Why would you give a different answer as a scum than a townie? These questions seem to me to be fairly unrelated to the game - I mean, talking about what pokemon would be scum? It seems to me that if the scum answer from the heart, as it were, and not try to answer like a townie would answer, they won't give anything away.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 21, 2009, 08:39:10 pm
Okay, it seems to me, also, that spitfire was a little bit indignant at the hunt. This may suggest that spitfire is scum, or simply that he or she is new (is he? or she? Wait, I'm just going to use he from now on, okay? It's easier).
But then I look like I'm bandwagoning.
For my part, Bayesian thinking tells me that a new player might be indignant, but a scum would be (or at least pretend to be). So I will guess that spitfire has a little higher chance of being scum.
But I can't vote him or you guys will think I'm scum. Oh well.

Anyway I think James had Victreebell later on, though he had Weezing at the beginning, like our friend the Master of R'lyeh suggested.
It seems that your noob hunting. Trying to get people to vote me? I have hardly played this game I hardly know what is wrong and what is right. You seem to be bandwagoning with others which are interrigating me... And btw, I am a he
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 08:40:02 pm
Silly Cheddarius, only guys have female animu characters for their avatars.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 08:42:49 pm
FYI, I present... dakarian's guide to scumhunting!

Quote from: dakarian
A VERY rough sketch of how a scumhunt is done (to help those who aren't sure now).


Step 1: When you have no suspicions on anyone, pick someone at random (I MEAN random.. some use Random.org for this!), take a glance as their past posts, and talk to them, usually with a vote.  The goal is not to kill but to learn more about them.  The vote is a "Pressure Vote", simply used to make sure they don't ignore you.

Step 2: When someone feels 'off' to you: perhaps you disliked their answer, or maybe they scare you, or confuse you with their text.  Perhaps they look fine but your feelings or your gut says something is wrong. Perhaps you see them do one scumtell.  Don't ignore it: make them your target.  Attack them.  Tell them what bothers you about them.  Push them, harass them.  Tell them how scummy they are.  Ask them every question in the book.. and I mean EVERYTHING:

Litia: "You bother me.  Vote Dakarian!"

Dak: Meh.  Why?

Litia: "Because you bother me.  Why are you pushing me off as if it doesn't matter?"

Dak: "What? No, you just have nothing on me."

Litia: "You're voting for Vector.  why?"

Dak: "He looked scummy.."

Litia: "Vagueness is a scumtell!  "Scummy.. how is he scummy!"

Dak: "He just is.. you don't have a reason to go after me either."

Litia: "OMGUSing now Mr.Scum?  Being defensive?  You also didn't answer my question!"


Note, this is Step 2: Litia doesn't feel like she knows Dakarian is scum.. just had a 'feeling'.  She has no hard evidence, nothing real.  The questions are to add pressure.. make Dakarian crack and panic.  If you did it right, they WILL town or scum.  WHEN they do, you will be able to see more of their true self.  From there, decide if you can find them as scum for truth.  If you don't: pull out and go to your next suspect: if no one else is there, go back to Step 1.

If you do believe they are scum after that, Step 3:


Step 3: When you believe someone is scum, gather evidence.  Find every scum tell, every sign of their true motives.  Pull more from them.  DON'T LET GO!  Even if the town ignores you or even votes for you because of it, DO IT ANYWAY!  Push, push, PUSH, ***PUSH*** until you have solid proof of what they are.

If you can't find enough to prove them and run out of things to say, check one more time to see if you still feel he's scum, then pull back, look at others (Step 2) but be ready to go back to them at any time.  If your convinced and ready to kill them, Step 4

Step 4: Final step.  It's time to convince the town.  Show what you have.  Push the target so they show more scumminess.  Attack, but do it only to demonstrate to the town what you KNOW is true.  You aren't trying to argue with the mafia anymore.. you are trying to show the town why you are right and Mr.Mafia MUST be lynched.  If you are at this point, only 3 things can happen:

1.  The scum is lynched.
2. You are given so much information that you become CONVINCED that the target is town. (no less than CONVINCED.. doubt, maybe, 'perhaps' won't due)
3. You are dead.



That's how a basic scumhunt is done.  One last note on doubt:

Doubt is something that's ok to have but UGLY to show.  If you doubt or have second thoughts, DON'T DISPLAY IT.  If you think "He looks passive but I don't know..."  you SAY "You scum!  Stop being passive!!!"  If you think "He may have a good reason to attack guy really." say "Give me your reasons and stop being vague."

Doubt is something for yourself.  When you have doubt, go back and see if your original ideas still hold up.  If they do or if you find yourself saying "I'm not sure" then go back to the attack until you are sure.  This ain't the USA: we play by Guilty until Proven Innocent here.  Unless you can get yourself to believe they may be honest, keep the attack.

So doubt is ok to have if used right.. but the town does NOT need to hear it.  If you doubt, accuse anyway as if you know.  If you wonder, accuse as if you know it.  If you know the answer, ASK ANYWAY and let THEM answer.  Make them convince you they are town: don't do the job for them.


And that's scumhunting in a nutshell.  Everyone, try to figure out what Step you are on and work accordingly.  Note that you should be almost done Step 1 by the end of Day 1 (though some may be higher by then).  If you aren't, keep random voting and consider an Extension.

If you don't know WHAT you are.. you're in Step 1.  Get to random voting.

Last note: 'Not voting' should only be done when you are doing a quick look over everyone's past.  Otherwise, your vote and your attention should always be on SOMEONE, even if it is at random.

It's best for a lynch to be for a reason reason.. but it's better for someone to be lynched randomly than for no lynch to occur at all.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 08:44:23 pm
Also, Siquo - watch yourself. You likely won't get another warning.

Also, even if your plan were allowed, it would be flawed - as the scum could just send out their own, lying, PMs.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 21, 2009, 08:50:48 pm
Looking for scumtells, them pointing them out often makes scum very nervous.

Unvote. I'm not going to scare a new forum member away by tunneling you on day 1, even if you are scum.

Cheddarius, you seem intent on not doing things that would make you look like scum. Survivalism is a scum trait. Why aren't you scum hunting?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 08:53:10 pm
SCAN, THE FIRST DAY BEGINS!

Pokemon, you say?

Cthulhu, if you were a scum, which type of Pokemon would you be?

You didn't vote.  Vote to show you mean it, no silly questions.

He'll come back for usss sssomeday! Sssomeday he'll come back and ussse Missssssingno to give usss all Rare Candiesss and we'll all be level 100 and he'll take usss to fight the elite four and - oh god, we're all going to die in thisss place :'(

Active lurking, oh wait I'm not scum hunting.  I mean, do something that will help town catch scum/mafia.

I'd probably be a Greymon.  A less-cool version of a Pokemon hiding out and pretending to be a real pokemon.

Answers question, that's good.  You didn't poke anybody though with votes or anything.

I'm probably not even a Pokemon at all, given my distaste for that particular eastern "artistic style".

Or a really ugly one. At least I think I am. Growling in a corner.

Casual talk, no voting again.  Nothing to stop scum.

Guysss! Ssscum is clearly Meowth, Arbok, or the other dudesss.
I mean, whatever Team Rocket usssesss.
Not inherently evil, no, and you can even ussse them asss the good guy, but the only Pokemon with any sssort of evil connotationsss are the onesss that Team Rocket ussse. I think.
I really only played firssst and sssecond gen, ssso I dunno about the new onesss. But um... Victreebell, I think, wasss the one that Jamesss usssed?
Ssso thossse would be the ssscumbag ssscumkemon.

Nothing.  There is nothing except General Discussion talk.

All scum would probally be shadow type pokemon (Although I can't really even remember any shadow type ones because they are hardly any). Maybe team rocket ones...

Maybe I'm being too serious.....BUT MAYBE NO ONE IS VOTING AT ALL?/?

he already stated in the opening thing that your pokemon has no influence over whos scum and isnt. btw, im a nidorino, badass or what  :D

States the rule, that's town in my book.  Because, me and Pandarsenic were able to trick town into thinking there was a Godfather because they didn't bother re-reading the rules, no offense.

I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.

This is Beginner Mafia right?!  I think this whole Pokemon thing is confusing people.

Anyway, Jesse and James used Arbok and Weezing.

Good to know.

The Rules:

PMs: You may NOT PM to anyone except to me, the ICs, or from one mafia member to another. If you send a post to an IC or fellow mafia member, include me.  Furthermore, ALL discussion about this game, even indirectly, can only occur in this thread.

Lastly any suggestion of breaking a rule in the main chat will be treated as the rule already broken.  If you have any questions or wish to make sure of the legality of an action, PM me first.

Watch yourself, Siquo.

Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?

First person to vote, probably town.  FINALLY.

I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.

not only would that not work but PMing is only allowed between Mafia one should really read the rules of the game

either way RandomNumberGenerator  which pokemon did you get and which would you want if you could make a choice
also to be more relevant who here would be your least favorite scumbuddy

oh god everytime i write a summary on the next post someone does another post about god damn pokemon why why why

Fishing for info, that's a scumtell.


Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?
Are you suggesting something? Im not sure who I would have as a scum partner (I don't even know anyone that well). You seem to be going on the offensive
[/quote]

Playing hard to get, telling someone they are "going on the offensive" which is usually a towntell.

If I had a scumpartner it would be Org.  Next to him I'd look like some kind of deific logic machine and no one would suspect me. [/BEINGMEAN]

Answers question, does an Orgjoke.  This is always a good thing.


Spitfire684, who amongst the current players would you rather have as a scum partner, and why?
{/quote}
Are you suggesting something? Im not sure who I would have as a scum partner (I don't even know anyone that well). You seem to be going on the offensive
Of course I'm suggesting something.
Random Scumhunting: Where a random player is chosen, and questioned until they either drop sufficient scumtells that they are lynched for scumminess, or are left alone for more scummy people.
Going on the offensive is the way to find scum, as they win if nobody scumhunts. You seem like you don't want me on the offensive, and so I shall continue.

If you had your pick of any role listed as possibly in this game, which would it be, and why?

THIS.  THIS IS A GOOD POST.  WATCH THIS GUY.

wouldnt that be the whole point of this game? thats obvoulsy what hes doing

Defending someone else, I think.  I can't tell.  Probably is and that's a scumtell this early in the game.

Any role... I'd probally be a cop. Inspecting people is useful

Answers the nice question.  I would have said the same thing.

Okay, it seems to me, also, that spitfire was a little bit indignant at the hunt. This may suggest that spitfire is scum, or simply that he or she is new (is he? or she? Wait, I'm just going to use he from now on, okay? It's easier).
But then I look like I'm bandwagoning.
For my part, Bayesian thinking tells me that a new player might be indignant, but a scum would be (or at least pretend to be). So I will guess that spitfire has a little higher chance of being scum.
But I can't vote him or you guys will think I'm scum. Oh well.

Anyway I think James had Victreebell later on, though he had Weezing at the beginning, like our friend the Master of R'lyeh suggested.

Alright, NEVER post you aren't going to vote someone you think is scum.  It just reeks really bad.  Cheeetar got me with this is BYOR Panda, but I was just town being stupid.

Additionally I don't quite understand random scumhunting. Why would you give a different answer as a scum than a townie? These questions seem to me to be fairly unrelated to the game - I mean, talking about what pokemon would be scum? It seems to me that if the scum answer from the heart, as it were, and not try to answer like a townie would answer, they won't give anything away.

Newbtell or scumtell, you decide.

Okay, it seems to me, also, that spitfire was a little bit indignant at the hunt. This may suggest that spitfire is scum, or simply that he or she is new (is he? or she? Wait, I'm just going to use he from now on, okay? It's easier).
But then I look like I'm bandwagoning.
For my part, Bayesian thinking tells me that a new player might be indignant, but a scum would be (or at least pretend to be). So I will guess that spitfire has a little higher chance of being scum.
But I can't vote him or you guys will think I'm scum. Oh well.

Anyway I think James had Victreebell later on, though he had Weezing at the beginning, like our friend the Master of R'lyeh suggested.
It seems that your noob hunting. Trying to get people to vote me? I have hardly played this game I hardly know what is wrong and what is right. You seem to be bandwagoning with others which are interrigating me... And btw, I am a he

Yep, this is what I'm talking about.  You need to put your vote where your moneys at man.

Silly Cheddarius, only guys have female animu characters for their avatars.

Active lurking, even if it's true.

Looking for scumtells, them pointing them out often makes scum very nervous.

Unvote. I'm not going to scare a new forum member away by tunneling you on day 1, even if you are scum.

Cheddarius, you seem intent on not doing things that would make you look like scum. Survivalism is a scum trait. Why aren't you scum hunting?

Vote hopping, or avoiding the tunnel?  You decide.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 08:58:27 pm
Active lurking?

Uh.

theevilmonk

Where were you on the day of today, evilmonk?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 09:00:25 pm
Sorry.

Active lurking is when you post, but don't play.  It's usually a mild offense unless you're like that ALL THE TIME.

ie Org
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:02:23 pm
Cheddarius, you seem intent on not doing things that would make you look like scum. Survivalism is a scum trait. Why aren't you scum hunting?
Sssurvivalisssm may be a ssscum trait. However, it's alssso a player trait (not counting Jessster). I'm not going to try to help you guysss win if it meansss I'm going to die, dude. I merely voiced my opinionsss; I'm trying to help, but not if it meansss you're going to lynch me.
And I'm not ssscumhunting because this is my firssst game. I didn't remember I was sssupposssed to. Now that you asssk me, though, I will, even if I don't really think I'll be able to tell if sssomeone'sss ssscum by sssuch a quessstion.
Well then, theevilmonk, why do you think Nidorinos are awesome?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:03:53 pm
I apologize for the bandwagon; I got the "while you were writing 2 new repliesss were posssted" thing and I wasss annoyed at that happening ssso much, ssso I just clicked Possst again. I can change it if you guysss want.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 09:06:03 pm
Be independent.  Don't listen to others.  Some of them want you DEAD.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:07:52 pm
Yesss; whether that number isss two or ssseven isss for me to know, and the othersss to find out.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 09:08:18 pm
ive been here, playing medeival total war 2 and checking back here every half hour

and nidorinos are badass as that is what my pm told me, i dont actually specifically like them but the GM says there badass so ill run with it.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 09:09:47 pm
hey wait... after rereading my pm i appear to be a nidorina.... o ffs im a chick
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 21, 2009, 09:11:15 pm
Im going to be off for today.
At the moment I think Cheddarius is scum. It seems hes bandwagoning alot when I was being interrigated, agreeing when someone said something bad about me and trying to develop on it. And btw I am not bandwagoning, I suggested it before anyone else.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:22:37 pm
TRICK QUESssTION THOU FOOL

NIDORINO/AssS LEVEL INTO NIDOKINGSss/QUEENSss WHICH ARE OBJECTIVELY THE MOST AWESSSOME EVER

This proves beyond a shred of doubt that theevilmonk isss ssscummy
No, no, I kid. Unvote.

In fact, ssspitfire, developing on something is the opposite of ssscummy. From what I have read, if you bandwagon you are ssscum; if you bandwagon and develop you are not. And in any cassse bandwagonning is not a true tell of ssscumminess; it may in fact prove that sssomeone was actually convinced by an argument. And ssso it wasss in thisss cassse. Ssspitfire seemed to me, and ssstill ssseems to me, to have been defensssive; not necessssssarily proving that he isss ssscum, as town will alssso try to sssurvive, neh? But now it ssseems to me that he is intent on lynching me, not asss a town who wishesss to ssscumhunt, but asss a ssscum who wishesss to truly kill. Thus, my vote is cast upon ssspitfire684.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:23:15 pm
O-ho! "A surprising turn of events"? I laud whoever did that; that is quite interesting and it amuses me.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 21, 2009, 09:26:32 pm
I'm UNVOTING and voting Cheddarius until he quits the hissing thing.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:29:37 pm
My fine sssir! What-ever do you ssspeak of?! I know of no hissssssing thing; in fact it ssseemsss to me that hissssssing isss the very antipode of my ssspeech patternsss!
Ah, well. It ssseems that I am to be lynched, for good or ill.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:33:01 pm
By the by, IC's; I assume this is a deadline game? If so, when does the day end?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 09:44:39 pm
Oh man, Cheddarius.  You need to develop a better strategy.

Let me list the problems right now:

1.  You OMGUS spitfire.
2.  You DEFEND bandwagoning, which is bad play.
3.  You are hissing, which causes policy lynches (however bad they are)

I hear the day ends in 2 real-life days.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:48:11 pm
1. I do not OMGUS him; I do not vote him because he vote me specifically but because of how he acts. If I were an onlooker upon this I would vote him nonetheless.
2. Is bandwagonning so stigmatized that no discussion can be allowed? If someone can at least talk about it, I am willing to discuss it.
3. I have a legitimate reason for hissing. I will not discuss this reason.

Thank you for the information. It may be true that my actions will lead to my death; I will take my reasoning to the grave. Whatever outcome comes of this, this game will nonetheless have amused me, and if my actions do indeed lead to my lynch, so be it.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 09:51:38 pm
But, but, BE AGGRESSIVE.  BE BE AGGRESSIVE.

Sorry.

*ahem*

Holding your beliefs is cool and all, but DYING because you're stubborn and hurting town is not.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 09:58:59 pm
I don't mean to die; but it's really just a game, and I'm not going to pretend not to think spitfire is scummy merely because I don't want to lose.
Well. I guess I will, if you really want me to.
I will not stop 'hissing' though; I have a reason for that which I cannot disclose; I would rather lose this game, as it is indeed a mere game, than stop hissing, which I have decided to hold in great esteem (though that was not the purpose, neh?)

Unvote
I vote for, I dunno, Alsssark because he hasn't posssted yet. Alsssark, if you played Pokemon generation one, which ssstarter pokemon would you pick and why?
Interesssting drama goin' on here. I guessssss I can play like a normal perssson if you guysss want.
Except for the hissssssing.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 21, 2009, 10:07:18 pm
Well, backing off when pressured arn't you Cheddarius?
It seems your Arbok or Ekans, and therefore hissing, Why did you spread Wifom earlier by stating that scum would be said pokemon?
Really, by going for a noob lynch, You're just trying to survive. Then you go after a lurker, another survival tactic.
 What are your reasons for voting him rather than me?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 10:09:34 pm
OH NO
CHEDDARIUS HAVE PULLED THE JUST A GAME CARD
I HAVE LOST ALL MY LIFE POINTS
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*ahem*

Side note:  Scum love easy lynches to bandwagon on.  Watch out town.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 10:11:36 pm
Ho ho ho! What an interesssting game thisss hasss turned out to be.
I picked the firssst name I sssaw that had not posssted, if you mussst know.

ToonyMan, it seems as if I am still doomed to death, though I tried to recover by following your advice. If I should return... think better of me, Father.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 21, 2009, 10:16:48 pm
I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.
Siquo, have you ever played Telephone? Where one person says something to the next, going down the line, until it reaches the starer and is invariably different from the original message? Well, what you just proposed is an excellent opportunity for the scum to use this to their advantage.

either way RandomNumberGenerator  which pokemon did you get and which would you want if you could make a choice
also to be more relevant who here would be your least favorite scumbuddy
Hmm... well since it's not a quote of the PM, I guess it's allowed. I'm a Lapras, and I get to sing at people. I sing at you TEM.

Least favorite scumbuddy? Well, I don't know most of the people in this game, but of the ones I do it would probably be you. From BM5 I know you tend to draw a lot of attention, which is usually. the last thing scum want.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 10:18:38 pm
Ho ho ho! What an interesssting game thisss hasss turned out to be.
I picked the firssst name I sssaw that had not posssted, if you mussst know.

ToonyMan, it seems as if I am still doomed to death, though I tried to recover by following your advice. If I should return... think better of me, Father.

OK so.

1.  Picking names out of a system is not cool.  Voting with reasons is cool.
2.  Defeatism is a no no.  The day is new, go do stuff instead of letting scum bandwagon you.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 21, 2009, 10:29:37 pm
i enjoy how i draw alot of attention without trying and its always the opposite kind of attention i want (as in the lynching me kind). its not good for me in the game but its still entertaining.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 10:31:38 pm
1.  Picking names out of a system is not cool.  Voting with reasons is cool.
2.  Defeatism is a no no.  The day is new, go do stuff instead of letting scum bandwagon you.
1. Eh? I thought I was supposed to pick people who had not posted and scumhunt them... that's what other people did, and what I did just now.
2. Like what? I'm scumhunting, that counts as doing stuff, right?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 10:51:07 pm
1.  Picking names out of a system is not cool.  Voting with reasons is cool.
2.  Defeatism is a no no.  The day is new, go do stuff instead of letting scum bandwagon you.
1. Eh? I thought I was supposed to pick people who had not posted and scumhunt them... that's what other people did, and what I did just now.
2. Like what? I'm scumhunting, that counts as doing stuff, right?
1. Anybody can follow a system, you can't read people that way.  A scum move.
2.  Sure.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 10:54:23 pm
I thought we were supposed to pick random people who hadn't talked and scumhunt them, right? Hence random scumhunting?
What kind of person would you suggest I scumhunt, then?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 21, 2009, 11:00:47 pm
I thought we were supposed to pick random people who hadn't talked and scumhunt them, right? Hence random scumhunting?
What kind of person would you suggest I scumhunt, then?
A RANDOM one, not one picked from a system.
http://www.random.org/
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 11:03:24 pm
It wasss random! I looked at the lissst for who wasssn't talking (people sssay you should ssscumhunt lurkersss, right?), sssaw Alsssark, and picked him to ssscumhunt.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 11:18:07 pm
I thought we were supposed to pick random people who hadn't talked and scumhunt them, right? Hence random scumhunting?
What kind of person would you suggest I scumhunt, then?

See though, that's not random!  You're picking people that haven't posted yet!  :-D

I can't decide on who you scum hunt.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 11:20:03 pm
We're supposed to do that, though, right? Lurking is bad, right?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 21, 2009, 11:42:02 pm
We're supposed to do that, though, right? Lurking is bad, right?

Correct.  It is not random.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 11:46:37 pm
Okay... so what's the problem?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 21, 2009, 11:53:51 pm
Yeah, the hissing is getting annoying. And I think it was supposed to be buzzing, and only occasionally. ::twitch:: You're gonna have to cut it out.

Listening to good advice is good.

Here's a couple of hints:
Never give up, EVER. Either you are scum, and thus want to live (so you want someone else lynched) or you are town, in which case you know you aren't scum, and thus don't want the town to make a mistake! All townies, remember that key difference, even though the goal is the same - get the town to lynch someone else. The townie doesn't try to "survive", they try to convince the town to lynch someone with a better chance of being scum instead.

Anyways, just because you look scummy now doesn't mean someone else won't look more scummy tomorrow. Look at BM6 - Rooster is still around, despite seeming to be sure he was going to get lynched earlier on.

About true RVS vs. Strategic RVS:
Personally, I don't worry too much about how you I go about my random voting - imo, true randomness or systematic randomness (first person on list that hasn't been voted for yet is actually a rule of thumb for me) isn't that important, as long as you are out there hunting. Generally, you want to hit someone who isn't already being pressed, until someone actually starts seeming scummy to you.
ToonyMan - do you actually think true randomness is that big a deal during RVS? I always saw it as more of an opportunity to jump around and get a feel for people than making any directly random decision - it was always as whim against a person who was still null on tells. Is that really a terrible way to do it?

Oh, and:
theevilmonk begins to feel very sleepy. Suddenly, he shakes himself awake. He feels more rested, but it appears he fell asleep for a while. He wonders how that could have happened.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 11:59:31 pm
Okay, I'll stop hissing then. Sorry.
I'm not giving up; I am trying to scumhunt, like Toony told me to do. I admit that I will almost certainly die, but I am still trying not to. I really would rather not die, I tell you this, and I will try to stay alive. But I most likely will nonetheless.

TEM? Feels like some sort of Alakazam-type thing.
Snorlax?
Um... isn't there some sort of sleep attack.. I don't know, though.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 21, 2009, 11:59:58 pm
Oh, and sorry if I'm playing badly; this is my first Mafia game here and I'll try to play normally next time.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: dakarian on December 22, 2009, 12:20:22 am
A quick note: Along with being a co-mod, I am also a co-town IC.  Though I'm currently a third wheel since both the mod and IC are doing so well.

I can say this: 

The more you feel like you are going to die, the more you should focus on attack rather than defense.  That is, hunt hard and fast against the people you believe are scum.  The closer you are to dying, the harder you should push.  The goal should be that, should you die, you'll leave a solid trail towards the real scum.

Thus don't give up.  More than that.  If you notice that all you've been doing is defense then start your attack.  It's ok to do both.  If you find you can't defend yourself anymore, then go ALL out attack. 

As far as random voting goes, I see it in this order:

Best to vote for someone you know is scum, Great to vote for someone you highly suspect, Good and fine to vote for someone you suspect or wish to apply pressure to, Ok to vote for someone randomly, Horrible to not vote at all.

So if you can find any reason, ANY REASON AT ALL (even stupid ones) to vote for someone, that's better than literally being random.  However, even using random.org is better than just not voting and sitting around. 

Just know, though, that you should search for better vote targets (or to turn your random vote until a real reasoned vote) ASAP.

At this point, though, most of you should have random or, at best, minimum reasons to vote for someone.. but vote you SHOULD, and hunt for those real reasons.. they are out there and the faster you find them the better your town will be.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: dakarian on December 22, 2009, 12:25:34 am
Oh, and about 'cute actions'.

Being light hearted, especially now when the game has started is fine.  However, know that, eventually, you will need to do what you must as Town.

And for town, there is only one thing to do.. just one: To find and kill scum.

In the end, once the lightheartedness has passed, everything you do, everything you are, should be on the hunt.  Even your defense should, in fact, be just a means to read those that accuse you (i.e. those with good reasons vs scum who just want someone dead).  You can ask questions, post accusations, act weird, say random things.. but whatever you do, it should be to catch scum somehow. 

So look at what you are doing.. is it aimed at trying to catch scum somehow?  If so, then great.  If not, then it might be time to start doing just that.

Btw, saying "ok, I'll start" is NOT scumhunting.  Don't say you WILl hunt.. DO hunt instead.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 12:49:04 am
I was going to vote spitfire, as he seemed eager to lynch someone. However, when I said that, everyone tried to lynch me. If I die, I lose, right? Surviving with a chance of winning is better than dying. Thus I vote for a poorer reason; that Alsark was lurking.

Also, I did start. I accused Alsark and questioned him, did I not? I am trying to see if he is scum, thus trying to catch scum.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 22, 2009, 01:06:27 am
Actually, thats a good question - You do NOT lose if you die. If you are town, you win if town wins. If scum, you win if scum wins. It's a team victory or nothing. Only in more advanced games are there variations on that basic rule.

You can win very much still win if you are dead.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 01:19:12 am
Holy smokes! I was sorely mistaken.
A thousand apologies, I was acting on a different play strategy.

Anyway, I'm gonna stay with Alsark because he's lurking.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 05:17:39 am
Hmm, doubting between Cheddarius and Randomnumbergenerator here.


But to answer the questions, and this is now hypothetical, sorry about breaking the rule earlier, we're not going to do this: When the round-robin was complete, we would all post the name we were given, but I would not tell anyone that until the round was complete. The scum would be exposed if they changed the name :)

But there was another thing to this.
Why do I vote RNG? Because I actually had an almost game-breaking good idea even if it was illegal. I scared the scum. The scum wants to get rid of me. So even if I die tonight, I'll take one of them with me. RNG, logic dictates: you're scum.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 05:25:37 am
Yes, but what if, for example, I am the scum, and I kill you tonight in order to frame RNG?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 05:38:01 am
How will you frame him? Me dying (dieing? dyeing?) at night is no real proof of my accusation being right. Or wrong. Everything could be a spoof or a hoax.

Your "what if for example" came quickly and naturally, though. You're still on my list as well. Also, you post and talk a LOT here. People with things to hide usually talk a lot.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 05:44:18 am
I post and talk a lot everywhere, neh? Just look at any place I inhabit. I have a lot of free time.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 05:51:30 am
In fact if you look at profile, I have 20 posts per day, while you have less than three, and GlyphGryph barely breaks 1. (Not that this is a bad thing, mind you. It means you guys have lives).
Additionally I misunderstood your plan; I thought you would only "take down a scum with you" if you did in fact die. However, now I understand that you plan to take down a scum, and possibly die.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 05:53:30 am
Well, that is the inevitable fate of a towny, isn't it? Take down as many scum as you can, while you have a chance of dying every night. And the better scumhunter you are, the more likely you are to die at night...
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 05:55:16 am
Indeed, indeed. I remember another game, where some people got so good Mafia would kill them firsthand; which means that if they didn't die, they were the Mafia. But wait! Then the Mafia started not killing them, so that the people would lynch them... it was pretty fun.
This looks to be fun, too. I'm having fun.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 06:03:39 am
Exactly, the whole "I think they think I think that they think that I think that they suspect that I know they are scum" sequence can get pretty out of hand. Logic may not be the best scumfinder. However, I'm still convinced RNG fell for the "damn that's a good scumhunting idea I'd better get everyone to vote for him"-trap and is scum.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 06:07:56 am
Yes, that seems fairly probable, if not certain.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 07:54:07 am
If I can do some noob ICing?

What cheddarius did there is called WIFOM, it stands for Wine in Front of Me, which is pretty much an infinte of: he wouldn't do that or is that what he wants me to think, or is that what he wants me to think. Avoid this.

Cheddarius is only being defensive at this time, BAD MOVE.

Siquo isn't either. It looks like your having a nice little chat. And the whole "you aren't off my lists" thing is a bit :/

The more you do that the less time you get to scumhunt. That was the main thing that got both Rooster and Monk lynched in BM5
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 08:12:16 am
Halmie! I am totes agressing on Alsark! I talked about it at least three times already, I'm not being defensive. Geez.
And nobody is friggin' here anyway, so it's not like we could scumhunt. We might as well have a nice little talk, the game isn't everything.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 08:23:03 am
You dug a nice deep pit for yourself with that WIFOM while I was sleeping, scum. Now, why are you hiding what your pokemon type is, unless you feel that it is a scum-type, and will give you away?

Second:
Yes, that seems fairly probable, if not certain. [that RNG is scum]

You feel that it is almost certain that RNG is scum, yet are not voting for him. What is your explanation for this?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 08:34:22 am
NOOB QUESTION ALERT!

And this is a beginners mafia so I'm not afraid to ask:

If I can do some noob ICing?

Sure. What is IC'ing?
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What cheddarius did there is called WIFOM, it stands for Wine in Front of Me, which is pretty much an infinte of,
Sure. What is Wine In Front Of Me where there is an infinte of?
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And the whole "you aren't off my lists" thing is a bit :/
Oh yes, it's very much :/

... What is :/?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 08:49:37 am
I cannot answer that question, but I have something to point out:

FoS. The Finger of Suspicion is used to say "I'm onto your scumminess, but am voting somebody else right now." On these forums, it is usually somebody's name colored blue. It probably would have been better to use then "You aren't off my lists." Especially since everybody should remain on your list of possibly-scum until you have a very good reason for thinking they're town.

At Cheddarius: Idle conversation may distract from scumhunting. If nobody is posting, but is marked as online, feel free to jab them with a question or something.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 08:51:13 am
NOOB QUESTION ALERT!

And this is a beginners mafia so I'm not afraid to ask:

If I can do some noob ICing?

Sure. What is IC'ing?
It is giving advice I guess.

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What cheddarius did there is called WIFOM, it stands for Wine in Front of Me, which is pretty much an infinte of,
Sure. What is Wine In Front Of Me where there is an infinte of?
Sorry I typed that in a rush. It is basicly where you think hmmmm... He is scum becuase he did blah blah. And then think: but what if thats what they want me to think? But what if that's what they want me to think?

Times a million.
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And the whole "you aren't off my lists" thing is a bit :/
Oh yes, it's very much :/

... What is :/?
I meant to say, it is slightly scummish becuase you are applying a sort of fake pressure. You can say its pressure but really it's not. You should be pushing. Say: Why did you do that? If you are unsatisfied with the answer follow it up.

Halmie! I am totes agressing on Alsark! I talked about it at least three times already, I'm not being defensive. Geez.
And nobody is friggin' here anyway, so it's not like we could scumhunt. We might as well have a nice little talk, the game isn't everything.

Yes, you can but if you dont do scum hunting at the same time it WILL draw attention. It is active lurking and is fine in small amounts. But be careful lest you get a reputation like Orgs.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:02:39 am
You feel that it is almost certain that RNG is scum, yet are not voting for him. What is your explanation for this?
I didn't say almost certain. I said fairly probable. I don't mean it's over 50%, just that it's a good lead; but I still want to take a look at Alsark, and clearly if I had voted him everyone would have voted me for bandwagonning. I mean, even when I'm taking the not-scummy route, I still get marked as scum; taking the scummy route would have been a death sentence. And I don't want that.

Wine in Front of Me, by the way, is named after the scene in the Princess Bride where the Sicilian keeps on switching back and forth because he doesn't know which wineglass is poisoned. He says that the Man in Black climbed the cliffs; therefore he must be strong and overconfident, and poisoned his own glass, trusting his strength to save him. But he bested the swordsman, so he must have studied, so he knows that man is mortal, so he must have put it in the other glass - and so on.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 09:09:54 am
You dug a nice deep pit for yourself with that WIFOM while I was sleeping, scum. Now, why are you hiding what your pokemon type is, unless you feel that it is a scum-type, and will give you away?

Second:
Yes, that seems fairly probable, if not certain. [that RNG is scum]

You feel that it is almost certain that RNG is scum, yet are not voting for him. What is your explanation for this?

Okay, maybe we just have different definitions of "if not certain." Your acting scummy by trying not to be scummy by the way.

Now answer the first question. Bolded for convenience.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:10:46 am
I'm a venonat.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:14:07 am
By the way, you say I act scummy by trying not to be scummy. Do I have a choice? If I don't bandwagon, then I'm acting scummy; if I do, I'm acting even more scummy. My only recourse would have been to lie, and pretend that I didn't agree with Siquo. Do you see my dilemma here?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 09:23:24 am
It's not your actions. It's your reactions.

Joining a bandwagon is a scummy thing to do, yes ... but if nobody joined one, then nobody would get lynched. The people joining the bandwagon tend to be questioned, and their answers studied for signs of scumminess. Scumhunting.

You, on the other hand, refused to join a bandwagon, openly stating that you wanted to but didn't so you wouldn't be accused of being scum. THAT is very scummy. Joining a bandwagon is sorta scummy.

Scum want to survive, so they can get the town to kill each other. Town can afford a few deaths, and will have a few deaths, before finding the scum.

You are extremely survivalistic, even after acknowledging that townies have much less of a reason to be. This is what gives you away, scum.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:30:35 am
Hmmm. So... now what? I get lynched, or is there some way I can redeem myself and reduce my scumminess?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 09:33:05 am
I cannot answer that question, but I have something to point out:

FoS. The Finger of Suspicion is used to say "I'm onto your scumminess, but am voting somebody else right now." On these forums, it is usually somebody's name colored blue. It probably would have been better to use then "You aren't off my lists." Especially since everybody should remain on your list of possibly-scum until you have a very good reason for thinking they're town.

Will do that from now on. Thanks all for answering my noobish questions :)
Cheddarius, right now you're swimming in quicksand: all posts you made so far made you sink deeper into scumminess.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:40:43 am
Cheddarius, right now you're swimming in quicksand: all posts you made so far made you sink deeper into scumminess.
...and? Any advice, then? How could I show I'm not scum?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 09:45:23 am
Its not as scummy to bandwagon than to go out of your way to avoid bandwagonning. Its either get asked a question or get hammered.
Hmmm. So... now what? I get lynched, or is there some way I can redeem myself and reduce my scumminess?
Keep on scumhunting. Remember if you show that someone else is more scummy than you, they wont vote for you. Even if you still get lynched. The win is still in the team. So keep scumhunting.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:52:34 am
All right, then...
Well, I guess you're the only one online.
Halmie, why are you scum?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 10:03:33 am
I'm not in this game stoopy.

I think you've got four votes on you. Just say who you think is suspicous then why and then pile a whole load of questions on them (and a vote) and don't stop until you are sure they are either town or scum. If you do it right you WILL know.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 22, 2009, 10:14:01 am
Vote Roundup time!
Standard setup, name on left, followed by number of votes on person, followed by the people voting for them.

Votes:
RandomNumberGenerator (2) - Siquo, theevilmonk
Cheddarius (4) - MagmaDeath, spitfire684, Cthulhu, Nirur Torir
Siquo (1) - RandomNumberGenerator
Alsark (1) - Cheddarius

Note voting:
Alsark
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 10:16:45 am
((RNG has two votes (well, two names behind him).))

Also, I'm awaiting his defense. Well?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 22, 2009, 10:18:50 am
You saw nothing.

:hand waves:
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 10:23:29 am
You saw nothing.

:hand waves:
You seem to be learning fast.

Also, never just wait on more people coming. You want as much pressure on people as possible. More pressure = More mistakes.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 10:28:14 am
You saw nothing.

:hand waves:
These are not the droids we're looking for.  :-X
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 10:31:12 am
Well then, I'm going to sleep now. Keep in mind I still was asking two questions, I think, at some point. So answer them guys.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 22, 2009, 11:13:02 am
Hmm, doubting between Cheddarius and Randomnumbergenerator here.

But to answer the questions, and this is now hypothetical, sorry about breaking the rule earlier, we're not going to do this: When the round-robin was complete, we would all post the name we were given, but I would not tell anyone that until the round was complete. The scum would be exposed if they changed the name :)

But there was another thing to this.
Why do I vote RNG? Because I actually had an almost game-breaking good idea even if it was illegal. I scared the scum. The scum wants to get rid of me. So even if I die tonight, I'll take one of them with me. RNG, logic dictates: you're scum.

Maybe you should check your own logic first, Siquo.

1) You never claimed that we would all post our PMs to see what we were given. Claiming I'm panicked because of a something you never posted is quite foolhardy. It almost seems that you're grasping at straws here.

2) Even if you did post this, it wouldn't make a difference. The scum could claim that they obtained information different from what they were actually given - or they could claim the truth. All this strategy does is create a bunch of WIFOM, which is scum's ultimate weapon.

How will you frame him? Me dying (dieing? dyeing?) at night is no real proof of my accusation being right. Or wrong. Everything could be a spoof or a hoax.

Your "what if for example" came quickly and naturally, though. You're still on my list as well. Also, you post and talk a LOT here. People with things to hide usually talk a lot.

In my experience, I've found people with things to hide usually try to stay hidden in the shadows(not lurking, just posting enough to get by). Wouldn't want to draw attention to themselves, would they?

Yes, that seems fairly probable, if not certain.
Cheddarius, you're making this way more complicated than it needs to be, and spreading WIFOM around like crazy. Any particular reason for this?

Also, I'm awaiting his defense. Well?

I was asleep, dude. I posted that last night before I went to bed, and I just woke up.

Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 11:23:40 am
I know, I know, just making sure you did have a chance to defend. Which you did, scummily. My vote stands.

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I've found people with things to hide usually try to stay hidden in the shadows(not lurking, just posting enough to get by).
Which would be a stupid thing to do, if everyone knows that. WIFOM again.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 22, 2009, 11:28:01 am
I know, I know, just making sure you did have a chance to defend. Which you did, scummily. My vote stands.
Oh really? How so? I think you're just looking for a scapegoat after your WIFOM plan failed.

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I've found people with things to hide usually try to stay hidden in the shadows(not lurking, just posting enough to get by).
Which would be a stupid thing to do, if everyone knows that. WIFOM again.
[/quote]
Yet it's also what 90% of the town players do, anyway. Which is why the scum can blend in so well with it.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 11:34:39 am
My plan certainly was not WIFOM, since I can safely assume you nor anyone else knew it was a double trap in and of itself. It was a form of plan however. Any kind of systematic plan or attempt at organisation is not in the benefit of scum. IMHO, you betrayed yourself.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: dakarian on December 22, 2009, 11:42:54 am
On the topic of Wine in front of me:

The mafia use of the term involves comments that try to draw you to second guess yourself based on the mentality of the player.. for example:

Dakarian: Jacquin is scum.  It's time to lynch em!

Litia: What if scum is trying to get that person killed?

Think about Litia's comment there.   Many of you are probably thinking "Well, Jacquin might be scum..but perhaps Dakarian just wants us to think tha and he's scum...but maybe Litia is scum trying to save Jacquin..but...ARGGG!!"

And you go back and forth trying to figure out who is trying to trick you.  You're left confused, unsure of anything, and are forced to guess to figure it out.  That is WIFOM. 

The Mafia's night kill is NOT the most powerful weapon they have.  WIFOM is.  Making people second guess themselves in this manner is a great way to completely destroy the town.  If you are scum, you should find as many ways to trick the town into doing it without getting caught.  If you are town, you should do whatever it takes to avoid ever performing it.

Is it a scumtell?  Not alone since town can do it as much as scum.  You have to read the player behind it.  However, it IS anti-town and, thus, any sign of it should be stopped like a fire in a waste basket.

Note:  yes, this..

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Yes, but what if, for example, I am the scum, and I kill you tonight in order to frame RNG?

Is Wine.  If siquo is killed then perhaps RNG is being framed...or perhaps RNG is scum trying to hide.  or Ched is scum framing both, or...UGG

Be VERY careful with Mafia Theory.  Instead, focus on pushing people.. trying to read them.  Try to end this day knowing the personalities of each of the players..how they act under pressure.. how they attack.. how they defend.. what sort of mistakes they do.  That should be your first goal here.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 22, 2009, 11:46:37 am
My plan certainly was not WIFOM, since I can safely assume you nor anyone else knew it was a double trap in and of itself.
As I said earlier, I think you're grasping at straws now. Your plan to spread WIFOM failed, and you're looking for a scapegoat... and I'm your only target, since I'm the only one who called you out on it.
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It was a form of plan however. Any kind of systematic plan or attempt at organisation is not in the benefit of scum.
Are you kidding me? Organization is a huge benefit to scum, because they can easily manipulate it to get the desired results. Just like what you're trying to do now with the whole "double trap" thing.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 22, 2009, 12:17:26 pm
Unvote
Siquo, You are MUCH worse than Cheddarius.
You have swung so much WIFOM around, its crazy.

Even if you aren't scum, We need to get rid of you just to get rid of the massive amounts of WIFOM you're spreading, So we can get around to doing some actual scumhunting.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Alexhans on December 22, 2009, 12:24:35 pm
Beginners Mafia 7?  Interesting... It's nice to see new players in b12...

Dakarian... You and I need to have a serious discussion about mafia theory...  :-X
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cthulhu on December 22, 2009, 12:26:56 pm
Unvote

Cheddarius stopped hissing, and Siquo is being bad.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: dakarian on December 22, 2009, 12:52:49 pm
Beginners Mafia 7?  Interesting... It's nice to see new players in b12...

Dakarian... You and I need to have a serious discussion about mafia theory...  :-X

oh ohhhhh *innocent, worried look on his face.  Laugh track in full effect.*
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Siquo on December 22, 2009, 01:24:19 pm
Well then, a tactical move. Since I am certain I am town, and halfway certain Cheddarius is scum, and not be able to post until tomorrow, I serve the town cause better by staying alive. Unvote, and vote Cheddarius.

In my defense: The WIFOM I spread was before I was even told what it is. I was merely analyzing the gameplay of a game I never (that one time didnt really count) played before.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Vector on December 22, 2009, 02:51:25 pm
Greetings.  There is something wrong with this picture, and it is not the part where Vector spent hours trapped between small children on an airplane (though that was unfortunate).

SCUM IC WITHOUT SCUMCHAT.  LARGE ISSUE.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 03:35:35 pm
Siquo, claiming town is a scumtell, and a townie serves the town better as possibly-lynched soon and scumhunting then just alive, spreading WIFOM, and joining bandwagons with minimal explanation. You changed your vote fairly quickly when pressured, to a more popular choice.

That said, Cheddarius still hasn't cleared his suspicions in my book.

Vector, my condolences about the flight.

Prod request on Alsark.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 22, 2009, 03:40:46 pm
Three things.

1.  Never say "what if", it's just asking for WIFOM.  Town or Mafia wise.
2.  Don't tunnel on two "suspects" where one of them MUST be scum.  You get screwed later on, always.
3.  Lurkers are your enemies.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 05:48:24 pm
Insufficient postings!

theinnermonk, why haven't you posted in a while? Are you trying to lurk your way under the radar? It won't work.

Spitfire: You also haven't posted yet today. Are you aware that posting daily is expected here?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 22, 2009, 05:52:46 pm
I havent posted in a while because, just like in the last game i have trouble thinking up what to say/ask and i have a life. i went out with my friends last night and then worked at 7am, so i just got home now. You of all people should know that i always seem to be keeping out of sight, but it is simply not true. after all it worked to your advantage last game.

Nirur why do you neglect to mention alsark who also has yet to post?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: theevilmonk on December 22, 2009, 05:53:36 pm
nm the question disregard FOS
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: spitfire684 on December 22, 2009, 06:07:45 pm
Sorry, I thought I have already posted for today anyway.
I see that squio is being accused now. I'm not sure but I think Cheddar is still on the top of my list for scum, so im sticking with my vote
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 22, 2009, 07:21:32 pm
Prod sent to Alsark.

Remember, deadline is Midnight December 23rd, EST (5:00pm  GMT, I believe)
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 08:34:09 pm
Cheddarius, you're making this way more complicated than it needs to be, and spreading WIFOM around like crazy. Any particular reason for this?
Well, his argument sounded good. So I agreed with him. But obviously I'm not sure, because you might have voted him for legitimate reasons. I intend no offense, but I don't see what's so difficult to understand about my actions. If I have spread WIFOM, it's not on purpose; kindly point out such instances and I will explain them.

On "Yes, but what if, for example, I am the scum, and I kill you tonight in order to frame RNG?" being WIFOM: I did not intend this. I'm just pointing out a flaw that I thought I saw in his logic. After all, we would not want someone to frame Siquo and then we kill an innocent, right? So I said that that could be possible.

And I really don't see where Siquo is being WIFOMy either. Sorry if this is also WIFOMy, I don't intend it to be, but Siquo hasn't done anything bad in my opinion. And yeah there's the WIFOMy aspect of me saying this, in that we could both be scum and such, but I will say it nonetheless because I seriously don't think Siquo's done anything.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:04:02 pm
My brave lads! I must away. I leave for you a message, in the event that I am tragically murdered. Ah, well, we all must face death's sweet embrace. The question is not if but how and when. And I say to you now, before the hour of my departing, that I would ask you not to read this unless I am lynched, in case it might in fact cause it, yet NEVER MIND
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 22, 2009, 09:06:06 pm
:V

That's just.  I don't even.  Sorry.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:17:32 pm
I said not to read it D:<
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 22, 2009, 09:29:16 pm
It was so tempting though!
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:34:44 pm
That's true.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 09:39:48 pm
You should of put it in a sort of code. Make it an epic race against the scum to unlock the code.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:40:27 pm
Oh my god yes
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 22, 2009, 09:46:24 pm
Quoting and Editing: Do NOT quote my PM text and do NOT edit your posts (you can double post if you need to).

Of all the Important Rules that Must Not Be Broken ...

Original post was a spoiler saying Spitfire was scum. Please explain why Spitfire is scummy to you, assuming you are not modkilled.

Halmie, don't encourage WIFOM-nonsense.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:46:56 pm
Here is the code.

x gkc fc ldi msyan bm lvmjr usvpakf rcwqm huph dlq gpja sr cirhhssz wf ivo qmb ppzvip gcxhpmds ctfssp wassoh u gupzv qmyr ivsw ocqt o vmfhyt skwuse ic mvmqx rcwqm huph isg ann gegosfhtepxm pphml fvvh akr ivbb w rehs pddzip skrzkqmhvdb zsubg x grexz qd hrme hugcekt ifxbq xts sxtdl xsgisb sr hut ovttooth yzqfzjqr gaazp oc mf wf ivo qagg rcwqabyn icip zrihov bsexcn ladruivpk huxg gmxz utzz cai gd tsrp chi kref hut qsttse zsi me drgwyh u oyhc clmzy vwfi kch p vsrf znisb wqavrcvsz huph dlq qvevov ug gws csooyasn yzpetouenzr rwzlqf pdawe fvr kwqizset qsttse esbmar ncr xsi w zjgd ka qbbak qk znsg zidwbs tkvqkraz oboznbodmab cdwxx

Oh frig, sorry for editing
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:47:29 pm
I refuse to explain, my dear sir.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 22, 2009, 09:48:03 pm
Try not to edit your posts, it makes you look scummy.  :-/

FAKE-EDIT:

Why don't you just be the IC, huh?!  :D

DOUBLE FAKE-EDIT:

No codes!  No no no!  That just makes it harder for town!
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:48:27 pm
And guys, I much encourage you to crack the code, although Nirur Torir has ruined it.  :'(
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: ToonyMan on December 22, 2009, 09:49:34 pm
Oh no no, I don't know where to begin!

Answer question!
Don't post codes!
Don't give up!
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:50:23 pm
But I wanna.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 09:54:37 pm
I was joking. I tried twice on the code though. It's not one of those super-common codes that every second person uses.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Cheddarius on December 22, 2009, 09:55:23 pm
Indeed. It is... unbreakable.

Or is it?
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 22, 2009, 11:06:41 pm
Why would we need to break it anyway, when Nirur Torir already told us what you said.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 22, 2009, 11:15:40 pm
Cheddarius, you've broken the rule about no editing. Consider yourself warned - a second infraction, and you will be mod-killed.

That said, I get that it was a mistake, but you definitely need to calm down and focus and think about what you're doing. Listen to the ToonyMan!
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Pandarsenic on December 22, 2009, 11:50:51 pm
Beginner is spelled Beginner and not Begginer.
Title: Re: Beginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 23, 2009, 12:07:11 am
Curse my inability to modify other people's post titles so that never happened.
Title: Re: Beginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 23, 2009, 12:25:46 am
Anyways, DEADLINE TIME (sort of)!

No more posting aside for extension requests.

Realize there was some confusion over whether midnight the 23rd meant wednesday or tuesday at midnight. So I'm giving until 1 to request an extension, which will move it to tomorrow night.

From now on, I'll end it at eleven to make sure there's no confusion.
Title: Re: Beginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 23, 2009, 12:55:01 am
DAY END! DO NOT POST ANYMORE!
Title: Re: Beginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 23, 2009, 01:02:52 am
The pokemon are undecided... despite the threat, there is disagreement.

"The Venonat must die", sings three of them, 'for his buzzing does annoy us, and hes confusing us constantly". "No, Siquo must die", cries out others "for he strikes us as influenced by the dark powers and is acting all scummy like!" "Wait, what about the zzzleeping guy?" buzzes Cheddarius, who is pretty much ignored.  There is deadlock, and neither side can bring themselves to do what must be done.

The day has ended without a lynch!

[b]Final Votes:[/b]
RandomNumberGenerator (1) - theevilmonk
Cheddarius (3) - spitfire684, Nirur Torir, Siquo
Siquo (3) - RandomNumberGenerator, MagmaDeath, Cthulhu
Alsark (1) - Cheddarius

Note voting:
Alsark

It is now night, and none may post. Night roles, send me your actions via pm!

Night will last 24 hours or until all actions have been sent, whichever happens first.
Title: Re: Beginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 23, 2009, 01:04:13 am
Alsark has not responded to his prod. I am officially putting him up for replacement.

If he shows up before night ends, he can continue playing but will have his first and only warning.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox#058:Night 1, ...Leads to a Crippling Indecision(Replacement Needed)
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 24, 2009, 09:50:26 am
Night is being extended a bit, if you haven't noticed. It still isn't over yet. Expect it to end sometime between noon and one.

But in addition, due to the holiday/weekend combo thing, the next day is going to be much longer than normal.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox#058:Night 1, ...Leads to a Crippling Indecision(Replacement Needed)
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 24, 2009, 12:15:23 pm
The night is over, and something terrible has happened. Traces of rock dust can be found scattered in a large circle, as if some terrible force ripped a stone apart. And the remaining pokemon have a feeling they know what might have happened as Cthulhu, the resident Geodude, has gone missing. Already the dust is starting to fade as the system reclaims the unused space. The others resolve that this cannot happen again! They cannot let their indecision let these scum pick them off one by one! Cthulhu's sacrifice can not be in vain...

Elsewhere, a dark force waits, watching the proceedings, thinking silently to itself, satisfied with its work.


Cthulhu, townie, has been killed in the night!

It is now dawn of day 2!

Due to Christmas/holiday/weekend combo, the deadline is now Monday night the 28th, 11pm EST.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 24, 2009, 12:17:53 pm
Now this is simple people.  Mafia kill someone unrelated to the argument from yesterday so we don't learn any new info.

No offense Cthulhu.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 24, 2009, 12:18:18 pm
Alsark responded to his prod just before I replaced him, so he's still in. Barely. I expect you to post a lot Alsark, and make up for your absence day 1 over the extended christmas day!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 24, 2009, 12:55:45 pm
Alsark responded to his prod just before I replaced him, so he's still in. Barely. I expect you to post a lot Alsark, and make up for your absence day 1 over the extended christmas day!

Uh-oh. A lot? I'll be at my grandparent's over Christmas (I'm leaving in a few minutes), but I'll try my best to get on when I'm over there (their computer is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyy slow).

Also, sorry I haven't been around, everybody. I've had a really, really bad week. Don't you love how when one bad thing happens, like three really bad things happen all at once? Yeah, it was one of those weeks.

I'll post my opinions when I get back - unfortunately I have to get going so I cannot do so at the moment.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 24, 2009, 01:51:32 pm
I don't know if I'll be able to post much, or at all, until Thursday.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 24, 2009, 02:37:16 pm
Dont worry about posting too much, its an extra long day for a reason. I expect to see activity Friday and Monday though, at the least.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: spitfire684 on December 24, 2009, 02:54:58 pm
I dont think I will be able to post much easier. Its going to be christmas tommorow and its a very busy day.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 24, 2009, 03:59:04 pm
Days confused, sorry, Sunday and Monday!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 25, 2009, 02:01:18 pm
Tonight, not Thursday. I thought yesterday was Tuesday. No need to replace me.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 26, 2009, 08:47:19 am
I have returned from the festivities. The questioning shall resume; I know somebody besides myself is able to post.

Cheddarius, in your own words, please explain our situation and where we should go from here.

Alsark, get talking when you're back. Which of the players who are in the game would you rather have as a scumbuddy, and why?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 26, 2009, 03:02:24 pm
First I'll answer any questions I was asked while gone.

Quote from: Nirur Torir
Alsark, get talking when you're back. Which of the players who are in the game would you rather have as a scumbuddy, and why?

That is an odd question, but if I did have a scum buddy this game I believe that you would make a good one. You seem to be pretty pro-town this game, and that, of course, is a good trait to have as mafia. Therefore, a mafioso with you as a partner would be in good shape.

Quote from: Cheddarius
I vote for, I dunno, Alsssark because he hasn't posssted yet. Alsssark, if you played Pokemon generation one, which ssstarter pokemon would you pick and why?

Charmander - primarily because he is the cutest.


And now onto my vote:

I feel that Cheddarius is the scummiest one here. My reasoning for this has been explained by others throughout the game, but I'll share my thoughts regardless. What first caught my attention was his whole, "I am not voting for this bandwagon because I don't want to seem like scum" post. That seemed very scummy, ironically going against what he wanted. Second, he seemed to then just vote for whoever seemed like the easiest vote at the time or whoever seemed the most likely to be lynched. He immediately voted for "theevilmonk" when Cthulu did. He later voted for me, who was defenseless (albeit in his defense he probably didn't know I couldn't really get on at the time).


Also, Cheddarius, I'm not sure your code is an actual code but a random bunch of letters? "x" has to be either "i" or "a". "u" has to be either "i" or "a". Yet, "o" must also be either "i" or "a". These are the only letters that are by themselves (and thus the most easiest to decipher in a normal code). Seeing as three are by themselves, the code is either extremely, extremely difficult or not a code at all.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 26, 2009, 03:25:10 pm
And still my gut tells me randomnumbergenerator is scum. The evasiveness and turning when attacked has me still convinced.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 26, 2009, 08:02:26 pm
And still my gut tells me randomnumbergenerator is scum. The evasiveness and turning when attacked has me still convinced.
Evasiveness? Turning when attacked? Sure you're not thinking of yourself? I believe that's what you've been doing Siquo. Right before the vote you switched to Cheddarius, who had more votes than I did. Now that we have more time again, you're back onto me, without any reason.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 26, 2009, 09:45:03 pm
I'm reasonably certain either Siquo or Cheddarius are mafia; and it is unlikely that they both are (given Siquo's switch). Fortunately, we have a mislynch, so if one of them flips town we can just lynch the other and be almost guaranteed to net a mafia.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 26, 2009, 10:21:32 pm
I'm reasonably certain either Siquo or Cheddarius are mafia; and it is unlikely that they both are (given Siquo's switch). Fortunately, we have a mislynch, so if one of them flips town we can just lynch the other and be almost guaranteed to net a mafia.

This is a no no.

Three things.

1.  Never say "what if", it's just asking for WIFOM.  Town or Mafia wise.
2.  Don't tunnel on two "suspects" where one of them MUST be scum.  You get screwed later on, always.
3.  Lurkers are your enemies.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 27, 2009, 02:47:08 am
Evasiveness? Turning when attacked? Sure you're not thinking of yourself? I believe that's what you've been doing Siquo. Right before the vote you switched to Cheddarius, who had more votes than I did. Now that we have more time again, you're back onto me, without any reason.
My voteswitch was logical, it saved the town from hanging an innocent. Don't worrry, Cheddarius is still on my list, and countering with 'no, you must be scum!' is a scummy defense.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 27, 2009, 10:26:31 am
That's .... No.

Well then, a tactical move. Since I am certain I am town, and halfway certain Cheddarius is scum, and not be able to post until tomorrow, I serve the town cause better by staying alive. Unvote, and vote Cheddarius.

In my defense: The WIFOM I spread was before I was even told what it is. I was merely analyzing the gameplay of a game I never (that one time didnt really count) played before.
My voteswitch was logical, it saved the town from hanging an innocent. Don't worrry, Cheddarius is still on my list, and countering with 'no, you must be scum!' is a scummy defense.

You're way too insistent on you being town. And your voteswitch? It wasted a lynch. Now we have one mislynch, instead of two. When we lynch, we might hit a scum. If we don't lynch, we never hit scum. Scum continues nightkilling, and always hit town. Hanging an innocent is regretable, but I would rather mislynch ten times then not lynch once (Unless at mylo, which we're almost certain to have. That's where we can afford to not lynch, but mislynching causes a scum win.)

Townies are important, but their lives aren't worth much. Scum will do whatever they can to stay alive, since there are only two of them. Unvote. Why do you insist on your life being worth so much, Siquo?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 27, 2009, 03:40:57 pm
True, but even then, no lynch is better than a mislynch. And if I am 100% sure that a lynch is going to be a mislynch, I might as well block it.
A mislynch is helping scum. Mislynching ten times will lose town the game. I just bought everyone an extra turn.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 27, 2009, 03:41:48 pm
True, but even then, no lynch is better than a mislynch. And if I am 100% sure that a lynch is going to be a mislynch, I might as well block it.
A mislynch is helping scum. Mislynching ten times will lose town the game. I just bought everyone an extra turn.

And lost a chance to kill 1/2 of the scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 27, 2009, 05:14:05 pm
Okay everyone, Sunday night - I expect everyone to be back and on their game tomorrow. The new official deadline is Tuesday night, 11pm EST. If I don't see enough activity over the next two days, I will be sending out prods, guaranteed.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 27, 2009, 06:25:49 pm
True, but even then, no lynch is better than a mislynch. And if I am 100% sure that a lynch is going to be a mislynch, I might as well block it.
A mislynch is helping scum. Mislynching ten times will lose town the game. I just bought everyone an extra turn.

I disagree. If we have two mislynches they should DEFINITELY be used unless there is a role available that we are afraid of hitting. So honestly, unless you are a role, you shouldn't have saved yourself because you wasted our mislynch - and seeing as how you might end up getting lynched anyway (judging from the votes), we would have basically spent two lynches on you. This is why blocking a lynch does no good. Even if you know you're town (or not town), we have no idea what you are, and will thus proceed to use a lynch on you for the same reasons that were used previously.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 27, 2009, 07:20:49 pm
Evasiveness? Turning when attacked? Sure you're not thinking of yourself? I believe that's what you've been doing Siquo. Right before the vote you switched to Cheddarius, who had more votes than I did. Now that we have more time again, you're back onto me, without any reason.
My voteswitch was logical, it saved the town from hanging an innocent. Don't worrry, Cheddarius is still on my list, and countering with 'no, you must be scum!' is a scummy defense.
So you voted for another person to save your own hide? That seems like a very scummy thing to do. As mentioned earlier several times in the thread, the goal of the town isn't to survive; it's to hunt scum. If you really are innocent, then your death would have proved it, but instead you risked lynching another. Siquo, you've made several bad choices in this game; this last one was your worst.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 28, 2009, 11:38:06 am
Yes, RNG, I know you'd really like me to go away, since I'm the only one who is on to you ;D

Alsark, Toonyman, your logic eludes me. Killing townsmen helps the town? I insist my life is worth so much because scum wins as soon as they outnumber town, so every towny is valuable. Especially those you know 100% to be town. Of that fact I can only be certain of one person right now.

Really, now EVERYONE sounds like scum to me. I don't think I'll ever get this game. Go ahead, sue lynch me.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 28, 2009, 12:14:46 pm
Alsark, Toonyman, your logic eludes me. Killing townsmen helps the town? I insist my life is worth so much because scum wins as soon as they outnumber town, so every towny is valuable. Especially those you know 100% to be town. Of that fact I can only be certain of one person right now.
Oh ho ho, see what you are doing?  "Killing townsmen helps the town?"  You see this?  This a wrong wrong wrong.  First off, you are doing a straw man (never used the term, but I think it fits here), you are saying we WILL lynch a townie, but this is not true!  Town can only kill people with a majority lynch, if they don't use it, that is an Automatic lose.  Also, I'm not a player.  :V

Really, now EVERYONE sounds like scum to me. I don't think I'll ever get this game. Go ahead, sue lynch me.
Paranoia, yes.  Telling people to lynch you, no.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 28, 2009, 01:59:35 pm
First off, you are doing a straw man (never used the term, but I think it fits here), you are saying we WILL lynch a townie, but this is not true!  Town can only kill people with a majority lynch, if they don't use it, that is an Automatic lose.  Also, I'm not a player.  :V
I'm saying they WOULD have lynched a townie. How does lynching real innocent townies lead to an automatic lose? Now, one real towny is dead, so scum gains one point. Otherwise, two would be dead, and scum gains two points.

I'm telling them to lynch me (in other words: stick it somewhere) because I cannot come up with anything to defend myself anymore, I'm just going to go after scum again. See, even non-players seem scum to me now!  :o

RNG: as to my bad choices, I'm still a beginner, trying to get into the game. Now it's up to you to decide whether my bad decisions were beginners mistakes, or... REAL SCUMTELLS! Was that a WIFOM again? Sorry, there's no avoiding them here.

I know now what to do: Don't post here at all, keep your mouth shut, follow one of the first people that vote randomly, and keep a low profile, as that is what the majority seems to do.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 28, 2009, 02:49:31 pm
The day town can win by no-lynching is the day I don't even know
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 28, 2009, 04:16:20 pm
Yes, RNG, I know you'd really like me to go away, since I'm the only one who is on to you ;D

Alsark, Toonyman, your logic eludes me. Killing townsmen helps the town? I insist my life is worth so much because scum wins as soon as they outnumber town, so every towny is valuable. Especially those you know 100% to be town. Of that fact I can only be certain of one person right now.

Really, now EVERYONE sounds like scum to me. I don't think I'll ever get this game. Go ahead, sue lynch me.

Allow me, then, to describe my logic.

1) We begin the game with two mislynches. In other words, we are given two chances of failure.
2) It is imperative that we utilize these "chances of failure" to help us find the mafia.
3) By wasting one of our chances, you have decreased our chances of successfully finding mafia.
4) Where your logic is flawed is that you are not looking at things from OUR position. WE do not know what your affiliation is. You seem scummy, so wasting our mislynch is a bad idea when you'll just end up getting voted for again.
5) Losing a vanilla townie is, frankly, a good thing. It eliminates one suspect from our list. So if you had just let yourself be lynched, assuming you are vanilla, we would have been better off because you'd no longer be a suspect and we'd be in no worse of a position than we are now (we would have lost a mislynch either way).
6) The ONLY reason you SHOULD have done that is if you're mafia or a power role. If you're a vanilla townie then you have significantly done the town an injustice.

Now let me explain it to you mathematically.

Day #Maf/#Town (Assuming we lynched you during the day and assuming mislynches)
Start: 2/7
Day 1: 2/6 <-- Town still alive, lynch used
Night 1: 2/5
Day 2: 2/4 <-- Town still alive, lynch used
Night 2: 2/3
Day 2: 2/2 <-- Game-determining lynch, lynch used

Now let me show you the situation you put us in:

Day #Maf/#Town (Assuming we lynched you during the day and assuming mislynches)
Start: 2/7
Day 1: 2/7 <-- Town still alive, lynch NOT used
Night 1: 2/6
Day 2: 2/5 <-- Town still alive, lynch used
Night 2: 2/4
Day 2: 2/3 <-- Game determining lynch, lynch used
Night 3: 2/2

I understand that's probably a bit confusing. What I mean is AFTER the day I have labeled that is how much town and mafia we'll have. So in the first chart, had you let yourself be lynched, and if you are town, we'd have 2 mafia and 6 town left after day 1. Each other day assumes we lynch incorrectly (which hopefully wouldn't be the case). Also, those charts are assuming there are 2 mafia (I think I heard somebody else say that), though a 1:3 ratio is not at all unusual, so it's a possibility (in which case a no lynch isn't a big deal because we only have one mislynch to use anyway and have room for one no lynch).

Now you can see for yourself what I mean. In the first chart we get to lynch three times, two of which are "chances of failure". In the second chart, which is what you have forced us into, we get to lynch only three times, with only one "chance of failure". So can you see why I am saying what you've done is bad if you're a vanilla townie?

Anyway, as scummy as you may be, my gut is still leaning towards Cheddarius, and thus, that is where my vote shall stay (unless I need to switch for a tie).
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 28, 2009, 04:38:29 pm
Quote
Now you can see for yourself what I mean. In the first chart we get to lynch three times, two of which are "chances of failure". In the second chart, which is what you have forced us into, we get to lynch only three times, with only one "chance of failure". So can you see why I am saying what you've done is bad if you're a vanilla townie?
Well, only for everyone who still believes me to be scum. Really, right now you could pretend you have had a mislynch, and killed an innocent townie.
Where would that put you? Still in the same position, except that you now have a fellow townie you can trust.

Now then, what would happen with No-Lynches? Allow me to describe MY logic:

No lynches:
Day #Maf/#Town (Assuming one mislynch)
Start: 2/7
Day 1: 2/7 <-- Town still alive, lynch NOT used
Night 1: 2/6
Day 2: 2/6 <-- Town still alive, lynch NOT used (<-- You Are Here)
Night 2: 2/5
Day 3: 2/5 <-- Town still alive, lynch NOT used
Night 3: 2/4
Day 4: 2/4 <-- Town still alive, lynch NOT used
Night 4: 2/3
Day 5: 2/2 <-- Town still alive, game-determining lynch used

5 days to find out who's scum, instead of three... With the same chances. AFAIK, your logic is only helping scum. Like Toonyman, who is a scum-helping IC. Because I still haven't been told what an IC is. An IC is someone mixing in the conversation, confusing people, and berating people, secretly on the behalf of one of the two sides, to increase the amount of confusion already present.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 28, 2009, 04:42:45 pm
So you want to no-lynch until lylo?
And with two scum!

D:

That's crazy man.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 28, 2009, 04:51:51 pm
Keep in mind that evidence is often gained by looking at how people reacted to lynch suspects. If nobody is ever lynched, we have no evidence to gain. You can only do so much by seeing how people react with no lynches occurring. Of course, we can hope that the cop finds evidence, but if the cop is either roleblocked or killed then that ends that hope.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 28, 2009, 04:55:13 pm
If you no-lynch everyday scum will be able to hide so easily!  It would be so easy!  They just vote no-lynch then everybody does nothing until lylo.

This is only except-able in games like One-Lynch Mafia and such.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 28, 2009, 06:04:08 pm
FYI, as IC, ToonyMan is an experienced player with several games and likely a few wins under his belt, serving primarily an advisory role. Specifically, he is the town IC - his job is foremost to help the players learn what they need to do and how they need to act to be succesful town-players and scumhunters. Vector is the mafia IC and posts in the mafia chat with advice for the scum players - which everyone will be able to see and learn from when the game ends.

Both players, however, are ultimately neutral - their goal is to help you learn and offer advice and make better players, and to that end vector may occasionally pop in to offer advice to the town even if hes technically supposed to be helping the scum. Scum can learn a lot from the town IC, and town can learn a lot from the scum IC - especially since you'll likely have a different role next game.

Dakarian will post primarily as a town IC, but mostly he's a personal IC for myself, since this is the first game that I've run.

All three of them have been around for a while - their advice might not always be perfect, they may not always be right even, but they speak from experience and at the very least demonstrate how other more experienced players view your actions. They are a resource, and are there to help you - don't be afraid to use them, to ask them questions, etc.

Remember that they are also the only ones you are allowed to Private Message (assuming you copy me in as well) if you have some question you want answered, but think it would look scummy to post it in the thread for example.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 28, 2009, 07:34:17 pm
Thank you for the clarification.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 28, 2009, 09:12:55 pm
Siquo, your logic assumes that we have a very limited time in which to talk. We have as much time as we need. So long as we continue talking, we can make extension requests.

Voting is very important, even though an innocent townie is very likely to be lynched day 1. Town needs to watch WHO votes who, WHY they vote, and watch for bandwagoning.

Siquo, I still don't think your logic holds up. It's lethal for the town, but great for the scum. However, since you seem to think you can ID scum easily enough, please go through the player list, and explain how you feel about each person (Scum/town).
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 28, 2009, 10:11:42 pm
Siquo, you are either HORRIBLE at mafia, or scum.

By blocking a lynch on yourself, Even if you ARE town you've spread so much WIFOM, we will be forced to lynch you eventualy, so you basically just threw a townie away to keep yourself alive. Why would you do this, Scummy.
But eh, I feel that he is just stupid town, Though I still want to get rid of him.
Cheddirus, Get in here and answer the questions.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 28, 2009, 10:32:59 pm
But eh, I feel that he is just stupid town, Though I still want to get rid of him.

I'm sorry, but if you feel he's town you shouldn't be voting for him, even if what he did is stupid. I wouldn't at all be surprised if he ends up mafia, but I, too, am leaning towards him just being a rather foolish townie. That is why my vote remains on Cheddarius.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 28, 2009, 10:58:22 pm
Well, If a better target presents itself, I'm all for it. And since cheddarius is gone, Pressuring him is much more productive than pressuring cheddarius, Who wont respond anyway.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 29, 2009, 12:05:47 am
Cheddirus
NO.

In addition. The cipher is definitely a real cipher. It is merely... "unbreakable", as I said earlier. Heh.
I encourage you all to crack it, if not for the information, for the challenge and the fun of it.

Have fun, everyone! Happy holidays!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 04:19:04 am
But eh, I feel that he is just stupid town, Though I still want to get rid of him.
Right... This game starts to confuse me more and more. Can anyone explain this logic?

I finally (FINALLY!) get what I did wrong. There is a "suspect list" that everyone draws out of his/her behind. The lists are matched, and those people who have made the most lists, should be killed. By not letting myself die, the list stays the same size, instead of shrinking. The only hope for town is that the list actually includes the real scum. By pulling a list out of your behind, those chances are slim-but-growing (as the ratio changes).
Empathy I can fake pretty well, but stooping is still hard.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 04:20:58 am
Oh and Unvote, and vote Cheddarius again. This time for real. If that whole "I made a cypher and you can't crack it nananananaa" isn't an obvious distraction then I don't know what is.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 29, 2009, 04:56:41 am
Currently there are two votes for Siquo, two votes for Cheddarius... Phase change is noon, isn't it? Knowing my sleeping schedule I will not be awake then, and I am not about to let another no lynch happen. Yet we have FOUR people who have yet to vote. Surely one of them will vote before noon?

I'm pretty set on Cheddarius, honestly, and I don't want to switch seeing as how four other people can break this tie without me having to switch. I will set my alarm and check this thread before noon so that a no lynch doesn't occur again.

Also, Siquo, if you're so set on doing a no lynch constantly why are you wanting to lynch Cheddarius at all? Just because he's the only other person with a vote on him?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 05:48:22 am
No, if you'd read back he's been on my list for a long time.

So, I can unvote, die, and cost you a day, or keep my vote and hope someone else votes for either of us.

Well then, unvote, RandomNumberGenerator again.
I'm probably going to die, and town is going to lose, but if that's how we apparently should play the game...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 29, 2009, 05:54:03 am
No, if you'd read back he's been on my list for a long time.

So, I can unvote, die, and cost you a day, or keep my vote and hope someone else votes for either of us.

Well then, unvote, RandomNumberGenerator again.
I'm probably going to die, and town is going to lose, but if that's how we apparently should play the game...

By all means you should keep your vote on Cheddarius if you feel that he is mafia. We just need to hope somebody who HASN'T VOTED will actually vote. That doesn't mean I want people who have already voted to switch their vote.

Oh, also, voting for RNG over Cheddarius doesn't actually do anything. It's still 2 v 1 v 1, which is still a no lynch since only half of the votes are going towards you.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 07:02:26 am
Quote
Upon deadline, the player with the most votes will be lynched.  If there is a tie, there will be no lynch.

No, I die.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 29, 2009, 08:19:08 am
Oh, sorry, you're right.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 29, 2009, 11:04:50 am
deadline is 11pm, not noon.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 29, 2009, 11:14:00 am
Oh and Unvote, and vote Cheddarius again. This time for real.
Well then, unvote, RandomNumberGenerator again.
Wha? I really have no idea what you're trying to do at this point.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 29, 2009, 11:16:07 am
Halmie, Spitfire, and theevilmonk have all been prodded.

Posting requirements are back to normal - I want everyone to make, at the very least, one post every other day, with weekends counting as one day.

For new players, if you feel you haven't had the chance to ask people what you want, or your not happy with how the day is going, you can always type Extend in bold, and I will consider moving the deadline back. You can also request to shorten the day, but thats not advisable as a general rule since it tends to be bad for town.

1 request to extend will move the deadline to tomorrow at 1 EST.
2 requests will move it to tomorrow at 11pm EST.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 01:29:26 pm
Wha? I really have no idea what you're trying to do at this point.
Reasserting that you are scum, as a last token of goodwill towards man, as I nobly walk, head held high, towards the gallows to be hanged.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 29, 2009, 02:51:02 pm
You really shouldn't give up like that, weather scum or town. (Defeatism is a scumtell.) I still feel that you're scum after all you've said and done, your defeatism, and you avoiding my question. The question was:

However, since you seem to think you can ID scum easily enough, please go through the player list, and explain how you feel about each person (Scum/town).


At Glyph:
Quote from: first post
01.  spitfire684
02.  Cthulhu
03.  Alsark
04.  MagmaDeath
05.  Siquo
06.  theinnermonk
07.  Cheddarius
08.  Nirur Torir
09.  RandomNumberGenerator
Halmie, Spitfire, and theevilmonk have all been prodded.

Why does Halmie deserve a prod?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 29, 2009, 03:04:09 pm
No, if you'd read back he's been on my list for a long time.

So, I can unvote, die, and cost you a day, or keep my vote and hope someone else votes for either of us.

Well then, unvote, RandomNumberGenerator again.
I'm probably going to die, and town is going to lose, but if that's how we apparently should play the game...

Why are you voting someone, you are contradicting yourself.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 29, 2009, 03:05:00 pm
Goddamnit, nevermind. I'm an idiot. The other two have been prodded, just looked at the wrong reference list. Which clearly needs to be updated.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: theevilmonk on December 29, 2009, 04:30:18 pm
siquo. Your logic is beginning to get flawed and you seem to have just given up without pushing towards anyone else. your vote for Random doesnt make sense
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: spitfire684 on December 29, 2009, 04:52:07 pm
It appears that squio is the new target. Although I still havent forgotten about Ceddarious who, appearing from his constant jokes and trying to throw us off the subject is very scummy, so im sticking to what I had the previous day
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 06:19:58 pm
Look, everyone just vote for either one or I'll get blamed for it again.

Defeatism is a scumtell? So is trying to keep alive, apparently. Currently I'm reading Catch-22 for the first time. And experiencing it  :D


Nirur:

    01.  spitfire684   Low profile, bit bandwagoning, could very well be scum but my feeling says no
    02.  Cthulhu       Probably scum
    03.  Alsark         Probably scum but more likely: not that intelligent
    04.  MagmaDeath   Wants to lynch a towny even though he feels it is a towny. Weird. But if he was scum, he's pretending really well to be stupid.
    05.  Siquo          Definitely Town. Not that good of a player and makes bad decisions based on logic. Which only work if the rest does. WIFOM gets to his head.
    06.  theevilmonk  Hmmm. Probably scum. Quite probable even; low profile and bandwagoning.
    07.  Cheddarius    Very probably scum. Very active for a little while, until he's targeted, and then suddenly hardly posts anymore.
    08.  Nirur Torir     Probably scum. If not, should not trust his gut feelings.
    09.  RandomNumberGenerator  Scum. For reasons mentioned earlier.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 29, 2009, 06:24:41 pm
Cthulhu is dead.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Siquo on December 29, 2009, 06:31:29 pm
Ohyeah  ;D

Well that's how I felt before he died, then. May he rest in peace.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 29, 2009, 07:11:12 pm
Alright, the point of that question was to try to read your thought process. Paranoia will serve you well in the game of Mafia. I find it very interesting that you consider Spitfire to be the only one who probably isn't scum.

Turn ends in four hours, I think. Can we get a vote count please?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 29, 2009, 07:42:10 pm
07.  Cheddarius    Very probably scum. Very active for a little while, until he's targeted, and then suddenly hardly posts anymore.
This irks me. If you'll just take a look at my posts, you'll see that my post volume is not related to this game. You accused me of being too active, and I refuted that by showing that I was active universally and not just in this game or even in just Mafia. Now you're accusing me again of that, and of suddenly disappearing - and yeah, I did, but not because I was targeted. I stopped posting, on the entire board, for a bit. Would I stop posting on the entire board just to disguise disappearing on Mafia? Maybe. But don't ignore the fact that maybe, just maybe, it was a friggin' coincidence, yeah?

Friggin' Siquo.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 29, 2009, 08:41:54 pm
I'm putting $100 Siquo is town.  :-/
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Halmie on December 29, 2009, 09:12:26 pm
I'm pretty sure you should be pressuring more than just Siquo, town piled on Diakron in BM7 day 2 then didn't know what to do at lylo when he flipped town. In the end I stuffed it up for town by voting with the scum and getting Monk lynched for lurking and hiding behind Nirur.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: MagmaDeath on December 29, 2009, 10:59:12 pm
Unvote
Well now, Cheddarius still hasn't responded to any of the questions directed at him.
theevilmonk, What's with your no content bandwagoning post?
Siquo is looking more and more like noob town, and therefore we should not waste a lynch on him.
No, if you'd read back he's been on my list for a long time.

So, I can unvote, die, and cost you a day, or keep my vote and hope someone else votes for either of us.

Well then, unvote, RandomNumberGenerator again.
I'm probably going to die, and town is going to lose, but if that's how we apparently should play the game...
Siquo, NEVER give up. There is always hope for the town, untill the end.
Seconding the vote count request though it looks like


Siquo-Cheddarius, theevilmonk, Randomnumbergenerator
Cheddarius-spitfire684, Magmadeath, Nirur Torir, Alsark
Randomnumbergenerator-Siquo

People, Dont switch your votes onto Siquo, As Toonyman says, He is probably town.

Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: theevilmonk on December 29, 2009, 11:04:25 pm
After this game imma quit trying to play and understand Mafia, im just not good at remembering what has happened and analyzing peoples behaviours and should just quit trying.

either way unvote


Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Alsark on December 29, 2009, 11:20:43 pm
Look, everyone just vote for either one or I'll get blamed for it again.

Defeatism is a scumtell? So is trying to keep alive, apparently. Currently I'm reading Catch-22 for the first time. And experiencing it  :D


Nirur:

    01.  spitfire684   Low profile, bit bandwagoning, could very well be scum but my feeling says no
    02.  Cthulhu       Probably scum
    03.  Alsark         Probably scum but more likely: not that intelligent
    04.  MagmaDeath   Wants to lynch a towny even though he feels it is a towny. Weird. But if he was scum, he's pretending really well to be stupid.
    05.  Siquo          Definitely Town. Not that good of a player and makes bad decisions based on logic. Which only work if the rest does. WIFOM gets to his head.
    06.  theevilmonk  Hmmm. Probably scum. Quite probable even; low profile and bandwagoning.
    07.  Cheddarius    Very probably scum. Very active for a little while, until he's targeted, and then suddenly hardly posts anymore.
    08.  Nirur Torir     Probably scum. If not, should not trust his gut feelings.
    09.  RandomNumberGenerator  Scum. For reasons mentioned earlier.


Are you dense? Do you WANT to die? Because that's what it sounds like. It's hilarious to me that you called EVERY SINGLE PLAYER on the player list scum (besides two people). Good one. Yeah, you started as the only townie in the game and Cthulu was the only other townie - except you thought that he was scum, too! You're either joking or stupid, and based on your behavior I am willing to put money on the latter.

What I find funny is that you call the one person who isn't voting for you (me) stupid. It's like you WANT me to switch my vote to you, because, indirectly, you are saying that lynching you is clearly the intelligent thing to do. If there was a fool role in this game, you'd be the fool. Further, what gives you the right to insult my intellect? I guarantee you I have FAR more experience playing mafia than you have or ever will have. So you can't be insulting my level of experience, because clearly I best you in that regard. Therefore, you must be insulting my actual brain power and intellect, which I also find humorous because you do not know me and you cannot and should not begin to insult me.

Frankly, I am VERY close to lynching you just out of policy. I have taken time out of my busy schedule to try to explain things to you, but what do I get in return? Being called stupid. Thanks. Next time I try to explain something to you I'll just have to replace your brain with somebody else's first - because clearly that's the only way anything will get through without you lashing out unnecessary insults at me for TRYING to explain things to you.

Do yourself a favor and either never play mafia again after this or actually LISTEN to people who are trying to give you advice. I sincerely hope you do the latter. I have MANY more games of mafia under my belt than you do. I know what town should and shouldn't do and I know what does and doesn't make sense. Therefore, it behooves you to actually learn from your mistakes instead of INSISTING that you are right (when you're not) and no doubt doing the EXACT same mistakes again in your future games. Mafia is a learning experience, and it is very evident to me that you're not taking that to heart.

I am | | that close to voting for you out of principle, but I won't. Don't make me change my mind.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 30, 2009, 12:00:27 am
Unvote
Well now, Cheddarius still hasn't responded to any of the questions directed at him.
Er, what were said questions?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 30, 2009, 01:54:37 am
The day is now over, no more posts. There were no requests to extend, so the lynch will happen... now!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 2 : All Becomes Dust.
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 30, 2009, 02:10:55 am
Another day, another fight. Ans still there is no consensus. As the artifical sun dims, a wave of foreboding passes over the assembled pokemon as they argue and bicker. Still, no consensus is reached, and no lynch occurs.

There has been a tie! No one is lynched. The second day has ended.

Siquo(3) - Nirur Torir, RandomNumberGenerator, Cheddarious
Cheddarious(3) - Alsark, MagmaDeath, Spitfire
RandomNumberGenerator(1) - Siquo

Not voting: theevilmonk

Night Roles, send me your actions!

If anyone thinks I made a mistake with tallying or just comment, let me know via pm.

I'll be honest though, things are not looking good for town.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 2 : Decisive Indecision...
Post by: GlyphGryph on December 31, 2009, 11:50:09 am
The dawn breaks to a terrible sight - in the night, as before, a pokemon has fallen. Siquo, the noble growlithe, lies on the ground bleeding heavily. His eyes are clouded, his breathing labored. As the others rush to help, he casts one final look at them, as if to say he was sorry, and then he slips away. Within moments, his body starts to disintrigate, leaving nothing but bright green grass with spots of blood that sparkle in the light like some macabre morning dew. Soon, even those fade. The Growlithe's resources have been reallocated - he is no more.

The remaining pokemon look to each other sadly - for days they have bickered and argued while the shadows strike indiscriminately, and it has cost them far too much. Who will be the next to fall?

Siquo, townie Growlithe, has been killed in the night!

It is now a new day!
The day ends Sunday night, at 11pm EST
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 31, 2009, 11:52:56 am
Will you look at that.

You guys, definitely put pressure on the guys that MADE YOU GUYS NO LYNCH AGAIN.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on December 31, 2009, 04:35:33 pm
Frankly, I am extremely, extremely surprised that they killed Siquo. Why would the mafia kill the person that 50% of people wanted to lynch? I can think of one of two things... they WANT us to lynch Cheddarius, our second target, or they want to set-up the people who voted for Siquo as mafia.

My strategy for today will significantly depend on how many mafia are left. We either have a mislynch (and, for once, should use it) or we're at MYLO and should, regrettably, no lynch again. Was the number of starting mafia stated, or do we have no way of knowing this? I know that the ratio is mentioned in some rounds, and I remember somebody else bringing it up, but I think it was another player. So can we be told how many mafia there were to start?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on December 31, 2009, 06:24:39 pm
We can't really keep doing no lynches... although it does give us a better idea about who the mafia could be.. now that the suspected squio is clear
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on December 31, 2009, 07:02:44 pm
Actually, even if we are at MYLO I think now would be a good time for the cop to out every report he has. We don't know if there is a doctor role in this game or not since the beginning post said that any of those roles MIGHT appear in the game. However, the cop should out what he has and then, if there is a doctor, the doctor should protect the cop.

As the nights dwindle on the chances of the cop getting killed gets higher and higher. We cannot risk losing the cop and being left without evidence; that is why the cop should probably go ahead and out his reports now. Keep in mind that innocent reports are do not necessarily create clears because of the presence of the godfather role. It will at least help us in trying to identify the non-godfather(s), however.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 07:28:10 pm
Maaaan I thought Siq was pretty scummy.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 07:54:44 pm
All right. I also have some questions/comments:
MYLO means one person away from LYLO, LYnch or LOse, right? For example, 3 people and one mafia? So that if you mislynch you die but if you wait you have one more turn?
The number of mafia was not mentioned in the intro post. Mod, are we allowed to know the number of starting mafia? If so, how many?
I think we should have a vote on whether the cop should claim, unless the cop is dead. Hey, what if the cop was already killed (we don't know the roles, just the alignment, when they flip, right?) and a scum claims? That would be disastrous. What can we do to prevent this?
Should we look into the people who were killed and who they suspected? They are clear, so although their suspicions could easily be wrong, at least we know that they weren't "suspecting" someone to try to kill town, right? Also, they could have been killed for their suspicions.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 31, 2009, 08:03:40 pm
There is 2 mafia.
With two dead that makes 7/9 people alive.
2 being scum.  That means 5 are town.
Town may mislynch one more time before lylo happens.  With 2 mafia and 3 town being alive.

After this game imma quit trying to play and understand Mafia, im just not good at remembering what has happened and analyzing peoples behaviours and should just quit trying.

either way unvote

Bytheway, this is the tie-causing vote.


Having the cop come out is a gamble.  To me, I WOULD NOT MAKE THAT RISK.  Wait until lylo, which is the next day.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 08:12:29 pm
Town may mislynch one more time before lylo happens.
Wait until lylo, which is the next day.
I love how you assume we'll mislynch today. Have you no faith in us? :'(

Also, let's look at the pros and cons of that in a bit...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 31, 2009, 08:20:02 pm
I'm sorry, I haven't seen anyone lynched yet.  IT'S DAY 3.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 08:25:39 pm
If the cop claims, we will have two reports, yes? One from night 1 and one from night 2.
If (this is a big if) the scum have no idea who the cop is, we have a 1/5 chance of cop dying.
If cop claims today, we get a 100% chance (obviously) of 2 reports, and maybe a 0 or very low chance of any more.
If cop claims tomorrow, we have an 80% chance (remember, the big if) of 3 reports, and a 20% chance of 0 reports - that gives us 2.4 reports on average. So we risk a mere fifth chance of death for a 50% increase in report volume.
Also remember that reports are worth a bit more now, since we have a decent 2/7th chance of scumfind instead of a worse 2/9th chance at the beginning. And it does depend greatly on the reports that the cop already has. Clearly if the cop has two scum reports and has not waken up yet or whatnot, CLAIM CLAIM CLAIM. But if the cop has two pretty sucky town reports (worth even less because there's a godfather), I think we should wait.

One useful thing would be to find out the relative values of scum and town reports. How useful are scum reports compared to town reports (in times more useful)? People who have played more games or are experienced or whatnot, I beseech thee to answer. Also mods if that's allowed.

Also, Toony. If we do lynch, we have at least a 2/7 chance of getting a scum, so I mean we have a decent chance of not mislynching. And if we nolynch, well of course we won't mislynch so it won't be lylo.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 31, 2009, 08:31:04 pm
Just remember not to lynch on probability, but if the person is scum.

Also, the Siquo nightkill is what we call WIFOM.  Please do not fall for it.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on December 31, 2009, 08:35:47 pm
Really? They killed Siquo? What's up with that... Oh well, I guess I was wrong about him.

Anyway, despite casting the tie-making unvote, I don't see theevilmonk as scum. He just doesn't strike me that way... rather, more like town that played into the scum's hands. I'm more interested in MagmaDeath, who voted for Siquo day 1 and Cheddarius day 2.

Something you said Cheddarius caught my attention however...
(worth even less because there's a godfather)

How do you know there is a godfather? All the listed roles are possible roles, which does not mean they will be in the game. After all, there was no roleblocker or doctor in BM5, which I played in. That means, to know the scum's roles... you would have to be scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 08:37:29 pm
Someone said there was a godfather earlier, and I took it at face value.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 08:38:45 pm
Okay, I found it.
Keep in mind that innocent reports are do not necessarily create clears because of the presence of the godfather role.
I guess I misinterpreted this as there being a godfather role, not there possibly being a godfather role.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on December 31, 2009, 08:55:29 pm
Problem with someone coming out as cop is that
1) Someone could claim him even if he wassnt (Like the mafia would) and then say they found people scum
2) If the real cop claims the mafia will kill him
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 08:59:39 pm
Yeah, 1 is a real problem. I went over that previously, and how it'd be a total disaster if the cop had actually died and mafia claimed.
Two is bad also, and like I showed, it's probably better to wait to claim, since you can get more and possibly better reports.

Er, what do you guys think about the values of scum reports/town reports?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on December 31, 2009, 09:01:46 pm
Scum results are 100% accurate and should be posted NOW.
Town results are useless with the possibility of godfather.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on December 31, 2009, 09:06:26 pm
I don't have time to do a proper re-read of the thread right now, since my computer has become highly unstable and could crash at any time, so it's time for random questions.

Alsark, not only are you not trying to scumhunt, you claimed to be experienced earlier and I have seen you do little, but I believe trying to get the cop to out himself/herself to be a scummy thing to do. If there is a cop, he'd become an easy target for tonight and probably give no useful information. Had he/she found a scum, he/she would probably have already said something by now. If there is no cop, then a scum could claim it and claim their ally as being town - A massive increase in confusion levels. So, I ask you to give your views on who you think is scummy, and why.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 09:09:59 pm
Scum results are 100% accurate and should be posted NOW.
Town results are useless with the possibility of godfather.
Yeah, scum results are super fly. If you have at least 1 scum report, unless there's some weird circumstance like you're almost certain you can get another scum report tomorrow, it's a good idea to claim...
But I wouldn't say town results are useless. If you have several town results, it might not be certain but it's definitely useful.

Like I said, I think cop-claim could be useful, but not now when we have so much to gain by waiting one more day and so little to lose (because we still have 5 town, so the cop has a low chance to get killed).
The only problem is confirming the cop... that's a real snag.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on December 31, 2009, 09:26:43 pm
Wait, how about this? Everyone claims two people who are innocent. You have a pretty good chance of getting it right (7/12 if I've done this correctly; 7/9 * 6/8), so scum can't figure out who's cop. Whoever is the cop gives his or her results from the past two nights (if he or she has gotten a scum result, like ToonyMan said, he or she should claim). Then, in the event that the cop is killed by the mafia, we'll be able to have two people who are probably clean, which will be great in lylo (if they're still alive by then, as is probable). However, this comes with a pretty hefty price. We have 5 townies. 5*(7/12)=about 3 people, on average, will get it right. 2 people will miss, and Mafia will know that they are not cops (we have an opportunity to WIFOM the Mafia here! Cop could claim someone was clean who he or she had not actually investigated, and maybe win a free night to investigate without getting killed! o/) This narrows the slim 1/5th chance of copdeath to a much scarier 1/3 chance...

Do you guys think it's worth it?
What about, er, you, Magmadeath? You've been under suspicion (well, technically only by Alsark, but still)  lately...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 01, 2010, 12:38:39 am
Scum results are 100% accurate and should be posted NOW.
Town results are useless with the possibility of godfather.
Yeah, scum results are super fly. If you have at least 1 scum report, unless there's some weird circumstance like you're almost certain you can get another scum report tomorrow, it's a good idea to claim...
But I wouldn't say town results are useless. If you have several town results, it might not be certain but it's definitely useful.

Like I said, I think cop-claim could be useful, but not now when we have so much to gain by waiting one more day and so little to lose (because we still have 5 town, so the cop has a low chance to get killed).
The only problem is confirming the cop... that's a real snag.
Until we see a godfather roleflip(which may be never, if there isn't one), town results ARE 100% useless.

Cop should only claim with a scum result.
Wait, how about this? Everyone claims two people who are innocent. You have a pretty good chance of getting it right (7/12 if I've done this correctly; 7/9 * 6/8), so scum can't figure out who's cop. Whoever is the cop gives his or her results from the past two nights (if he or she has gotten a scum result, like ToonyMan said, he or she should claim). Then, in the event that the cop is killed by the mafia, we'll be able to have two people who are probably clean, which will be great in lylo (if they're still alive by then, as is probable). However, this comes with a pretty hefty price. We have 5 townies. 5*(7/12)=about 3 people, on average, will get it right. 2 people will miss, and Mafia will know that they are not cops (we have an opportunity to WIFOM the Mafia here! Cop could claim someone was clean who he or she had not actually investigated, and maybe win a free night to investigate without getting killed! o/) This narrows the slim 1/5th chance of copdeath to a much scarier 1/3 chance...

I fail to see how that would be of any benefit to us.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on January 01, 2010, 02:36:15 am
I don't have time to do a proper re-read of the thread right now, since my computer has become highly unstable and could crash at any time, so it's time for random questions.

Alsark, not only are you not trying to scumhunt, you claimed to be experienced earlier and I have seen you do little, but I believe trying to get the cop to out himself/herself to be a scummy thing to do. If there is a cop, he'd become an easy target for tonight and probably give no useful information. Had he/she found a scum, he/she would probably have already said something by now. If there is no cop, then a scum could claim it and claim their ally as being town - A massive increase in confusion levels. So, I ask you to give your views on who you think is scummy, and why.

It is good that we have some discussion going now.

Unfortunately all of the rounds I have played in the past have allowed the usage of IMs, or at the very least, PMs. Most of my scumhunting tends to be through reaction testing via instant messenger programs. An immediate reaction is important. When people have time to think about how they reply, they can mask their reaction with something more appropriate to town-level. This hinders scumhunting, but not to the point where you cannot totally get a vibe from people through their posts.

Anyway, my strategy for the cop revealing himself was for LYLO. If it were LYLO (three mafia), the cop would want to out his reports because we would HAVE to lynch correctly. Now that we know this is no longer the case, there is not as much pressure present. However, my point still stands that the chances of the cop dying have become significantly higher. Note, too, that there might also be a mafia roleblocker. That means the mafia essentially has a 2/5 chance of "disabling" the cop (if there is a roleblocker). Those are pretty substantial chances - especially if we mislynch today (there is then a 50% chance of disabling the cop with a roleblocker present).

Alright, so we have a mislynch and this time we ARE going to use it. We're not going to let ourselves have a tie again.

Anyway, I've been FoSing Cheddarius all game but I'm getting different vibes now. I'd like to just jot down a few notes...

Nirur Tiror - Has seemed pretty aggressive all game. He was both the first person to ask questions (albeit, in my opinion, rather silly ones) and the first person to vote. He's either very pro-town or quite an experienced mafia player. Either way, he has brought up some good points throughout the game.

Evilmonk - Caused the tie. This actually saved our mislynch for us, so it was actually a good thing. He ended up saving a townie... so this either means he is town or is a mafia WIFOMing us.

Cheddarius - The reason I have had my vote on you all game is because you were switching your vote around so much - generally to whoever seemed like the easiest target. However, I think your scummy vibes have waned, which is why I am going to turn my attention towards others. Alternatively, you ARE scum, and it was so difficult to lynch you because your scumbuddies wouldn't allow it by voting for Siquo. That all seems too convenient though, considering Siquo's death, so I won't look too much into that. Another thing to note - Cheddarius could have voted for and killed Siquo day 1, but he didn't, which in that regard, puts him in the same boat as Monk. Is he a townie, or WIFOMing us?

RandomNumberGenerator - I haven't seen much from you besides your discussion with Siquo. Siquo seemed to think you were scum, though, and Cheddarius agreed (albeit I kind of think the reason why Siquo thought you were scum was odd, anyway). He absolutely loves to talk about WIFOM, though, and if he were mafia I would expect a lot of WIFOM (ex: Siquo dying).

Magmadeath - I haven't seen you contribute a whole lot... you did post an incorrect vote tally, though. You were also switching between siquo and Cheddarius, but then again, I don't really blame you, as they were both pretty scummy.

Spitfire - As far as I've noticed, has probably contributed the least out of anybody else here. I don't have a whole lot to go off of here, but lurkyness and lack of contribution masks scumminess, which is never a good thing for the town.

I actually wouldn't be too surprised if Nirur Tiror and Spitfire are scumbuddies. Nirur Tiror immediately singled out Spitfire for a rather strange question, "Who would you want for a scum partner and why?" It's an irrelevant question - the answer will not provide information, particularly if people here don't know one another (I don't know any of you so I don't know if you know one another). Then he backed off very quickly, despite saying he was going to "question them until they drop significant scumtells." Not very good questioning if you back off so easily.

Seeing as how this is beginner mafia, I think the general tendency of the mafia here would be to try and stay out of the shadows a little bit (Nirur Tiror might be an exception - he seems experienced).

Here are some sentences or bits I thought were noteworthy:

Quote from: Nirur Tiror
You dug a nice deep pit for yourself with that WIFOM while I was sleeping, scum. Now, why are you hiding what your pokemon type is, unless you feel that it is a scum-type, and will give you away?

Sounds over the top aggressive. Calling somebody scum the way he called them scum comes off as... a bit scummy to me, ironically. You can't call anybody scum as a 100% fact, and it just struck me as coming off that way with the tone - and obviously the only people who KNOW who and who is not scum are the mafia. Yes, I know, Cheddarius was scummy, but that doesn't mean you can say, "You ARE scum."

Quote from: Nirur Tiror
Now we have one mislynch, instead of two.

Interesting... I will address this sentence in my questions below.

Quote from: Magmamdeath
Siquo-Cheddarius, theevilmonk, Randomnumbergenerator
Cheddarius-spitfire684, Magmadeath, Nirur Torir, Alsark
Randomnumbergenerator-Siquo

Wrong. Nirur Tiror voted for Siquo, not Cheddarius. People following your tally would have believed Cheddarius was going to be lynched - instead we had another no lynch. To be honest I was a bit too taken aback by the person who called a dead player scum, FoSed the town IC, and thought we should no lynch every phase calling me stupid to really tally the votes myself at the time. Albeit I would have kept my vote on Cheddarius anyway.

Now that I have my thoughts down, it's time for the questions:

- This is for every single living player here: How much have each of you played mafia? I would like to get a general level of experience from everybody here. Unfortunately, with a mafia IC lack of skill will not be entirely evident since even unskilled mafia can gain advice, but I still believe that this is a point worth knowing.

- Another question for every player here: Provide your primary and secondary suspects and explain why.

- Monk: What was your role and affiliation last game?

- Nirur Tiror: Why all of the silly questions early on in the game? It almost seems like an attempt to scumhunt without actually scumhunting because the answers don't actually provide us with any real kind of information.

- Nirur Tiror: Second question. How did you know there were only two mafia before this fact was ever announced? Refer to my quoted sentence above to see what I'm referring to. Most rounds with nine players I have played with have had three mafia. The "norm" for mafia to town ratio is either 1:3 or 1:4 (or somewhere in between), but why did you assume that there had to be two mafia?



Now, I'm not going to place my vote yet. I want to hear from everybody before I do so.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 01, 2010, 09:38:39 am
Unvote. My question has been answered.

- This is for every single living player here: How much have each of you played mafia? I would like to get a general level of experience from everybody here. Unfortunately, with a mafia IC lack of skill will not be entirely evident since even unskilled mafia can gain advice, but I still believe that this is a point worth knowing.

- Another question for every player here: Provide your primary and secondary suspects and explain why.

- Nirur Tiror: Why all of the silly questions early on in the game? It almost seems like an attempt to scumhunt without actually scumhunting because the answers don't actually provide us with any real kind of information.

- Nirur Tiror: Second question. How did you know there were only two mafia before this fact was ever announced? Refer to my quoted sentence above to see what I'm referring to. Most rounds with nine players I have played with have had three mafia. The "norm" for mafia to town ratio is either 1:3 or 1:4 (or somewhere in between), but why did you assume that there had to be two mafia?

Experience: Two prior games of Beginner's Mafia and one normal game of Mafia from over a year ago, I think. I had no idea what was going on throughout, and the game died off before finishing.

Suspicions:
1) Monk. You've been lurking and not drawing attention to yourself. I do not understand your last post; it seems like you're laying down an excuse for lurking. Stop lurking. Start questioning people. Follow-up on scum-tells and question the people about them. Experience is the best way to learn.
2) Probably Spitfire. It's just too easy for a new player who is also scum to hide in the shadows while the town lynches itself.

Silly questions: They were advised in earlier BMs by the ICs. Stuff to get people talking, mostly. It was also to try to make the scum nervous and start making mistakes. Scum dislike being called scum, and inexperienced scum tends to panic and start showing inconsistencies. It worked for me once before.

Mafia count assumption: BM 5 and 6 each only had two scum. I only skimmed the rules for this one, assuming them to be exactly the same.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 01, 2010, 10:29:59 am
- This is for every single living player here: How much have each of you played mafia? I would like to get a general level of experience from everybody here. Unfortunately, with a mafia IC lack of skill will not be entirely evident since even unskilled mafia can gain advice, but I still believe that this is a point worth knowing.
I've played 3 games so far, this will be my fourth. The first was Beginner's Mafia 5, second was Wizard Duel, third was Christmas Mafia, which I was recently killed in. All of them have been on this forum.
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- Another question for every player here: Provide your primary and secondary suspects and explain why.
Primary: MagmaDeath as he has flipped votes several times while contributing relatively little to scumhunting. There was also that false chart he posted, though that could have been an honest mistake... however, as he has yet to answer any of the questions posed to him, so I'm still very suspicious.

Secondary: You, Alsark. For the first part of this game, you have been very quiet and inobtrusive... now you come out of no-where and start delivering a barrage of questions to everyone. You could have been waiting to gauge people's reactions before coming out into the open, so you would have a good foothold on the game.
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Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 01, 2010, 10:46:49 am
- This is for every single living player here: How much have each of you played mafia? I would like to get a general level of experience from everybody here. Unfortunately, with a mafia IC lack of skill will not be entirely evident since even unskilled mafia can gain advice, but I still believe that this is a point worth knowing.
This is my first forum mafia game, but I have played mafia on chats before.
- Another question for every player here: Provide your primary and secondary suspects and explain why.
1st Would probally be Cheddarious, I have suspected him from quite early on  because of his jokes and vote switching and trying to throw us off subject.
2nd Would be Nirur Torir although this is not as strong choice for me, he was questioning alot (but I guess you need to so you can find scum) and his questions did sometimes not get us anywhere.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on January 01, 2010, 03:06:53 pm
Secondary: You, Alsark. For the first part of this game, you have been very quiet and inobtrusive... now you come out of no-where and start delivering a barrage of questions to everyone. You could have been waiting to gauge people's reactions before coming out into the open, so you would have a good foothold on the game.

I apologize for that. As I believe I mentioned, I wasn't even here - hence the prod request. I had some things going on in-person at the time, so mafia was far from my mind. There's a difference between lurking and just not being present at all. Mine was a case of the latter.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 01, 2010, 03:22:12 pm
If it has appeared i was lurking im sorry. Now that christmas and new year time is passing I can go on more. Unfortunately my laptop fan has broken down and im getting it repaired on the 4th and I don't know when I will get it back. I might be able to use an old computer however. Also we would need to discuss more if we have any hope in finding scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on January 01, 2010, 03:36:10 pm
If it has appeared i was lurking im sorry. Now that christmas and new year time is passing I can go on more. Unfortunately my laptop fan has broken down and im getting it repaired on the 4th and I don't know when I will get it back. I might be able to use an old computer however. Also we would need to discuss more if we have any hope in finding scum.

It's okay - a lot of people are busy around this time of year.

I think a lot of our hope will come when we successfully lynch our first scum. I'm personally better at finding scum logically as compared to intuitively. Unfortunately, since we don't know who is scum, it's difficult for me to critically analyze people's posts to detect scum. Looking at people's reactions with people you know are scum is a good way of finding scum, but obviously that's not possible at the moment.

Some people I have played with have "magic guts". I was in this one game with... I believe 30 starting players. There were 6 mafia. On night one somebody correctly predicted every single mafia and "knew" I was the godfather role. Personally I think he was cheating, but some people really do just have an amazing sense of intuition. Sadly, that isn't me :/. It also helps to play with people a couple of rounds to see what people play like when they're town and see what people play like when they're mafia. Since I don't know anybody here that is not possible for me... so that brings me to another question...

Have any of you played with one another before? If so, can you recall if that person's playing style has changed since last time?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 01, 2010, 04:03:23 pm
I havent played with any of you before... your all new to me
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 01, 2010, 05:43:40 pm
Cheddarius - The reason I have had my vote on you all game is because you were switching your vote around so much - generally to whoever seemed like the easiest target.
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Okay first I voted for TEM randomly, as instructed. So that doesn't seem suspicious to me.
Then I voted for Spitfire, because it seemed to me that he was being contrary to town strategy (voting to scumhunt) and instead using scum strategy (voting to lynch). Doesn't seem suspicious either, and how he's an easy target is not, to me, apparent.
Then I switched to you, my dear lad, because Toony told me to (sort of).
Then I voted Halmie because he was the only one to talk to, except he wasn't actually playing so ignore that.
Then I left the forum for quite a while.
When I came back, I found Siquo accusing me of lurking and such and it annoyed me, and also it seemed that he ignored my rebuttal which sounds a little scummy. So I voted him.
I have not voted anyone since.

The only person who I have voted who has been an "easy target" - having other votes - is Siquo, I think. So really, only 1/3... but if you could provide other examples I'll gladly discuss those.

Town results ARE 100% useless.
Why? You could be wrong on a townie being a townie and not a godfather, but the chances are slim. You may not know whether someone is a townie for sure, but you know that he's probably a townie (5/6, I think), and that to me is pretty useful.
I fail to see how that would be of any benefit to us.
Well, it's useful only if townie reports are useful - addressed above.

I still have a problem, guys - how can we get a decent copclaim without risking scumclaim too much?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 01, 2010, 05:45:45 pm
That was horrible, it's fixed here:

Cheddarius - The reason I have had my vote on you all game is because you were switching your vote around so much - generally to whoever seemed like the easiest target.
Okay first I voted for TEM randomly, as instructed. So that doesn't seem suspicious to me.
Then I voted for Spitfire, because it seemed to me that he was being contrary to town strategy (voting to scumhunt) and instead using scum strategy (voting to lynch). Doesn't seem suspicious either, and how he's an easy target is not, to me, apparent.
Then I switched to you, my dear lad, because Toony told me to (sort of).
Then I voted Halmie because he was the only one to talk to, except he wasn't actually playing so ignore that.
Then I left the forum for quite a while.
When I came back, I found Siquo accusing me of lurking and such and it annoyed me, and also it seemed that he ignored my rebuttal which sounds a little scummy. So I voted him.
I have not voted anyone since.

The only person who I have voted who has been an "easy target" - having other votes - is Siquo, I think. So really, only 1/3... but if you could provide other examples I'll gladly discuss those.

Town results ARE 100% useless.
Why? You could be wrong on a townie being a townie and not a godfather, but the chances are slim. You may not know whether someone is a townie for sure, but you know that he's probably a townie (5/6, I think), and that to me is pretty useful.

I fail to see how that would be of any benefit to us.
Well, it's useful only if townie reports are useful - addressed above.


I still have a problem, guys - how can we get a decent copclaim without risking scumclaim too much?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: theevilmonk on January 01, 2010, 07:54:16 pm
Imma have to ask for a replacement, Mafia just doesnt intrest me anymore
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 01, 2010, 08:21:12 pm
Town results ARE 100% useless.
Why? You could be wrong on a townie being a townie and not a godfather, but the chances are slim. You may not know whether someone is a townie for sure, but you know that he's probably a townie (5/6, I think), and that to me is pretty useful.
Because, getting a Town result does not clear anybody of anything. If there is a Godfather, only one person will turn up scum, so if we get a town result - well we know it's not them, great. But they could still be a godfather.

I think there are 7 people left, yes? Let's just go with that.

So say we get 6 Town results from a cop claim(not going to happen, because there hasn't been 6 nights, but bear with me). At least 5 of them have to be town, right? Well out of 7 people, 5 of them have to be town! That is why a town result is useless.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 01, 2010, 08:25:39 pm
Well, 6 town results is still useful, I think.
Suppose you have people named 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Every person has a 5/7 chance to be clean, right?
Suppose you have a report saying that One is a townie. 5 people are townie, one person is normal scum, one person is godfather. So 6 people will turn up townie.
So now One has a 5/6 chance to be clean, which is a little better. I'm not saying that it's that much better, I'm just saying that it's not 100% useless.

And if you do get 6 results of town, you know that the remaining person is scum, which is definitely not useless.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 01, 2010, 08:50:20 pm
It's day 3.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 01, 2010, 08:58:35 pm
And if you do get 6 results of town, you know that the remaining person is scum, which is definitely not useless.

Good point, you got me there. That's only through the process of elimination though; with only 2 or 3 town reads, we can't determine who the remaining scum is yet.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 02, 2010, 10:15:15 am
Unvote.

Skimming through, I am once again suspicious of Cheddarius. It feels very much like you're trying to derail the conversation away from scum-hunting. The code thing was strange, pointless, and off-topic, yet you were encouraging us to try to waste time with it. Why?

Now this whole cop thing. Throughout this day, you've been obsessed with the cop for some reason. Are you trying to oust the cop so you can NK him tonight? You've been suspicious, so IF there is a cop, you've got a good chance of having been investigated. Since the cop hasn't claimed yet, it's safe to say that you'd have given a town result.

Town results ARE 100% useless.
Why? You could be wrong on a townie being a townie and not a godfather, but the chances are slim. You may not know whether someone is a townie for sure, but you know that he's probably a townie (5/6, I think), and that to me is pretty useful.
You're also claiming that even a town result is useful. In your eyes. Which, to me, indicates that you're a godfather. A godfather would love to be confirmed as townie by the cop.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 02, 2010, 05:20:45 pm
Looks like I'm the only one who's voted today. Day ends in around 30 hours.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 02, 2010, 06:49:28 pm
Looks like I'm the only one who's voted today. Day ends in around 30 hours.

SCUM!!! YOU WANT A MIS-LYNCH!

No.

I'll vote for MagmaDeath, because he still hasn't shown up and I want to talk to him.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 02, 2010, 08:30:24 pm
Sarcasm, no matter how obvious, is a dangerous game in forum Mafia.

At least, I hope that was sarcasm.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 02, 2010, 08:40:26 pm
Sarcasm is WIFOM.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 02, 2010, 09:05:39 pm
Okay, I take that back, then.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 02, 2010, 10:25:44 pm
Well, here I am.
And doubting myself.

Randomnumbergenerator and Nirur Toir FEEL scummy to me, But I cant figure out why.
Cheddarius is seeming more and more like new town, Though logic says that he is scum.
I need to figure it out.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 03, 2010, 03:32:52 am
Also, we need an extension
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 03, 2010, 11:18:03 am
Okay Magma, I'm a little curious about you. First you voted for Siquo, then you voted for Cheddarius the next round, when Siquo was about to be lynched. We all know Siquo was killed then. Now you're not voting for Cheddarius, but are discounting him saying he feels like town. Care to elaborate on your reasoning a bit more?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 03, 2010, 03:43:27 pm
Extension request. I agree that we need one. Inactivity is a primary cause of town-loss, people. Get back in here.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 03, 2010, 06:10:55 pm
Two extension requests heard, game extended to tomorrow (Monday) night at 11pm EST.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 03, 2010, 06:36:28 pm
Okay Magma, I'm a little curious about you. First you voted for Siquo, then you voted for Cheddarius the next round, when Siquo was about to be lynched. We all know Siquo was killed then. Now you're not voting for Cheddarius, but are discounting him saying he feels like town. Care to elaborate on your reasoning a bit more?
I'm not voting for Cheddarius, as with his obsession with cops, he probably is one.

I still have a problem, guys - how can we get a decent copclaim without risking scumclaim too much?

He's basically just stated he is a cop right there.


Nirur Torir, RandomNumberGenerator                         , why are you two convinced there is a godfather?
Is it because one of you is one?

Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 03, 2010, 07:08:46 pm
The code thing was strange, pointless, and off-topic, yet you were encouraging us to try to waste time with it.
Er, what code thing?

You're also claiming that even a town result is useful. In your eyes. Which, to me, indicates that you're a godfather. A godfather would love to be confirmed as townie by the cop.
It is useful. Just look at the arguments I've put forward. You can't say "Oh, a Mafia would say that 1+1=2, therefore you are Mafia", because I have shown repeatedly how a town result, although it would be pretty dumb, is not completely useless.
Though again, it lowers suspicion very little (from 5/7 town to 6/7 town) and I agree that cop should only claim if he/she gets a scum report. So the point is basically moot.

Also, RNG. Siquo flipped town, right? And you accuse Magmadeath for not voting for him? This logic seems flawed to me.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 03, 2010, 07:11:29 pm
Also, Magmadeath? I concede that I'm new, but saying who you think the cop is? Probably not a good idea ever. If you're scum, just kill me off instead of saying it, neh? If you're town, you don't want to reveal who cop is, or else he or she will die.

Unless there's some lyncher-like role where you only win if the Mafia kills your target, but that's not in this game. So still probably a bad idea, Magma, whether you're scum or town.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 03, 2010, 07:32:00 pm
I thought Cheddarius was cop from the beginning of this day.  You need to work on that Cheddarius.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 03, 2010, 07:33:11 pm
Or do I?
Cops need to be avoid being seen as cop, yes? But townies would do well to be seen as cop, and sacrifice themselves to take suspicion off the real cop, neh?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 03, 2010, 07:36:14 pm
I'm just doing this to WIFOM the scum really.  :D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 03, 2010, 07:38:22 pm
Yes... alas that my previous idea about listing theoretical cop reports was useless, or it would have been a great chance to do that.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 03, 2010, 08:24:34 pm
The code thing was strange, pointless, and off-topic, yet you were encouraging us to try to waste time with it.
Er, what code thing?

You're also claiming that even a town result is useful. In your eyes. Which, to me, indicates that you're a godfather. A godfather would love to be confirmed as townie by the cop.
It is useful. Just look at the arguments I've put forward. You can't say "Oh, a Mafia would say that 1+1=2, therefore you are Mafia", because I have shown repeatedly how a town result, although it would be pretty dumb, is not completely useless.
Though again, it lowers suspicion very little (from 5/7 town to 6/7 town) and I agree that cop should only claim if he/she gets a scum report. So the point is basically moot.

Here is the code.

x gkc fc ldi msyan bm lvmjr usvpakf rcwqm huph dlq gpja sr cirhhssz wf ivo qmb ppzvip gcxhpmds ctfssp wassoh u gupzv qmyr ivsw ocqt o vmfhyt skwuse ic mvmqx rcwqm huph isg ann gegosfhtepxm pphml fvvh akr ivbb w rehs pddzip skrzkqmhvdb zsubg x grexz qd hrme hugcekt ifxbq xts sxtdl xsgisb sr hut ovttooth yzqfzjqr gaazp oc mf wf ivo qagg rcwqabyn icip zrihov bsexcn ladruivpk huxg gmxz utzz cai gd tsrp chi kref hut qsttse zsi me drgwyh u oyhc clmzy vwfi kch p vsrf znisb wqavrcvsz huph dlq qvevov ug gws csooyasn yzpetouenzr rwzlqf pdawe fvr kwqizset qsttse esbmar ncr xsi w zjgd ka qbbak qk znsg zidwbs tkvqkraz oboznbodmab cdwxx

Oh frig, sorry for editing

Indeed. It is... unbreakable.

Or is it?

I refuse to explain, my dear sir.

That code?

<Too lazy to break up quotes right now. See the second part of the first quote.> So, in the same sentence, you both claim that a town result is useful, but not very. After trying to prove it was useful.

I'm half convinced that you are cop, half convinced that you are trying to look like the cop. Only a newb-cop or a scum trying to act like a newb-cop would ask the sorts of questions you asked.

Okay Magma, I'm a little curious about you. First you voted for Siquo, then you voted for Cheddarius the next round, when Siquo was about to be lynched. We all know Siquo was killed then. Now you're not voting for Cheddarius, but are discounting him saying he feels like town. Care to elaborate on your reasoning a bit more?
I'm not voting for Cheddarius, as with his obsession with cops, he probably is one.

I still have a problem, guys - how can we get a decent copclaim without risking scumclaim too much?

He's basically just stated he is a cop right there.


Nirur Torir, RandomNumberGenerator                         , why are you two convinced there is a godfather?
Is it because one of you is one?



I'm paranoid. In all my Mafia games, I've tried to force myself to assume that my team has no power roles, while the enemy has all of them.
Yes, he did basically copclaim right there. I ask you, Magma: Do you trust him? Why or why not? It looks to me like you're buddying up.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 03, 2010, 09:11:52 pm
Also, RNG. Siquo flipped town, right? And you accuse Magmadeath for not voting for him? This logic seems flawed to me.
I was more interested in why both times he voted for the second most likely lynch. Remember, we've have two no-lynches so far, which has been very beneficial to the scum.

And you still haven't answered my question, MagmaDeath. I was asking why you voted for them in the first place.

Nirur Torir, RandomNumberGenerator                         , why are you two convinced there is a godfather?
Is it because one of you is one?
I'm far from convinced that there is a godfather. There is a possibility that there are no power roles in this game at all, though I doubt that. However, as long as the possibility exists, any cop read with a town result could still be a godfather.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Halmie on January 03, 2010, 11:25:13 pm
Also, RNG. Siquo flipped town, right? And you accuse Magmadeath for not voting for him? This logic seems flawed to me.
Scum know who town are and often avoid getting townie blood on their hands.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: theevilmonk on January 03, 2010, 11:34:14 pm
Also, RNG. Siquo flipped town, right? And you accuse Magmadeath for not voting for him? This logic seems flawed to me.
Scum know who town are and often avoid getting townie blood on their hands.

so what your saying is that Scum only try to kill each other? bah of course they want townie blood on their hands, all over the walls too. keep in mind i do know your right to an extent but its not a great scumtell as far as i can tell, if it causes anything its WIFOM.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Halmie on January 03, 2010, 11:53:40 pm
OK they want townies dead, but they can change their vote and say: See I didn't lynch a townie! Therefore I'm not scum.

I never said it was a scumtell but I was telling cheddarius why it doesn't lessen suspicion.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on January 04, 2010, 05:56:07 am
Okay, I take that back, then.

This comes off as a bit conflict-avoiding to me, which the mafia want to do.


Anyway, I'll be honest, I don't really have a very strong read from any one particular person. There are a couple of people I am getting a town vibe from so I will just vote from amongst those not within that "vibe". Those two people are Cheddarius and Magmadeath.

And yes, I, too, got the vibe that Cheddarius is the cop. That is why I suddenly backed down my suspicions on him. Cheddarius, if you are the cop and think you're going to be night-killed, go ahead and out those reports. Alternatively, if you are the cop, don't out the reports because I told you to out the reports and then people will think you're not the cop! ... Basically just totally ignore those last two sentences, lol.

I list Magmadeath because the last thing a mafia would want to do is say that he thinks "soandso" is the cop. They want to be sneaky about it. Of course, it wasn't a very good thing to do as town, either, but I can see a newbie townie doing that over a newbie mafioso.

Therefore, I will place my vote on RandomNumberGenerator.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 04, 2010, 10:40:25 am
Okay, I take that back, then.

This comes off as a bit conflict-avoiding to me, which the mafia want to do.

Eh. I posted a joke, which was apparently in bad form. I didn't realize that it would cause WIFOM, so when that was pointed out I took it back.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 04, 2010, 03:20:29 pm
Well, Randomnumbergenerator

As I think I've stated before, I got newbie town vibes from Siquo on day two.
That is why I switched my vote to Cheddarius. Now today, Cheddarius has basicly stated he is a cop, and yet Nirur Torir is still pushing a lynch on him. Why?

I suspect both of you are scum, but a lynch on RNG is better than no lynch, especially now.

Halmie stop lurking around, stat contributing more.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 04, 2010, 03:37:30 pm
Yes, he did basically copclaim right there. I ask you, Magma: Do you trust him? Why or why not? It looks to me like you're buddying up.
Magma, you're avoiding my question while trying to push suspicion onto other people. Stop stalling and answer it.

I'm still waiting for his responses before pushing for a lynch. I do not accept that somebody is almost certainly a cop just because they spend a day dropping cop-tells while not actually doing anything useful.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 04, 2010, 03:50:13 pm
Well, I obviously trust him, as I've stated multiple times that he is probably a cop.

He's been dropping cop tells for a LONG TIME, now that I look at it.

His whole first day game breaker idea just adds to the chances of him being a cop.

Why do you believe Cheddarius is scum, and apparently a Godfather?
I think you were just trying to push an easy lynch.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 04, 2010, 05:20:30 pm
I told you, I'm paranoid. He may be a cop, but I'm not about to call him too stupid to be a scum that acts like a new cop.

I don't see where I was pushing for a lynch. Yet. I'm still in the reaction fishing and questioning stage.

Extension please. He still needs to answer my questioning.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 04, 2010, 05:55:15 pm
Hmm... There are 7 people left, yes? Yet I only see 6 of us posting.
Prod request on Spitfire
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 04, 2010, 05:59:10 pm
Okay, I take that back, then.

This comes off as a bit conflict-avoiding to me, which the mafia want to do.

Eh. I posted a joke, which was apparently in bad form. I didn't realize that it would cause WIFOM, so when that was pointed out I took it back.
Jokes Randomnumbergenerator Are very scummy. We don't joke, we are trying to find a mafia. And we don't want to cause more WIFOM
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Alsark on January 04, 2010, 06:12:57 pm
Halmie stop lurking around, stat contributing more.

... Lol. Siquo Jr. anyone?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 04, 2010, 07:10:26 pm
...
Oh wow...
Just ignore that.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 04, 2010, 08:54:10 pm
Well, Randomnumbergenerator

As I think I've stated before, I got newbie town vibes from Siquo on day two.
That is why I switched my vote to Cheddarius. Now today, Cheddarius has basicly stated he is a cop, and yet Nirur Torir is still pushing a lynch on him. Why?

I suspect both of you are scum, but a lynch on RNG is better than no lynch, especially now.
Any particular reason you think I'm scum other than relying on a hunch? Or are you just looking for an easy lynch? You still seem suspicious to me MagmaDeath, but right now I'm more concerned about:
Okay, I take that back, then.

This comes off as a bit conflict-avoiding to me, which the mafia want to do.

Eh. I posted a joke, which was apparently in bad form. I didn't realize that it would cause WIFOM, so when that was pointed out I took it back.
Jokes Randomnumbergenerator Are very scummy. We don't joke, we are trying to find a mafia. And we don't want to cause more WIFOM

unvote

Spitfire, what are you up to? You've been lurking hardcore for these past couple days, and when prodded join a bandwagon with nothing more to say than "What you said earlier doesn't fly." Well let me tell you something, Spitfire; that doesn't fly with me. You say we're here to find scum, yet I haven't seen you do any actual scumhunting. In, fact, looking back at your posts that seems to to follow a theme...

If it has appeared i was lurking im sorry. Now that christmas and new year time is passing I can go on more. Unfortunately my laptop fan has broken down and im getting it repaired on the 4th and I don't know when I will get it back. I might be able to use an old computer however. Also we would need to discuss more if we have any hope in finding scum.
We can't really keep doing no lynches... although it does give us a better idea about who the mafia could be.. now that the suspected squio is clear
Yet once again, no actually discussion following them... And something else that struck me as odd:

It seems that your noob hunting. Trying to get people to vote me? I have hardly played this game I hardly know what is wrong and what is right. You seem to be bandwagoning with others which are interrigating me... And btw, I am a he
Im going to be off for today.
At the moment I think Cheddarius is scum. It seems hes bandwagoning alot when I was being interrigated, agreeing when someone said something bad about me and trying to develop on it. And btw I am not bandwagoning, I suggested it before anyone else.
So bandwagoning is only okay when you're the one doing it?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 04, 2010, 09:48:04 pm
Hey, Cheddarius, where are you? You were logged in three hours ago ... Trying to figure out exactly what to say now that I'm on to you, or are you just letting the lynch go through without responding?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 04, 2010, 11:07:54 pm
Nirur already extended today, so... the day is officially over. Let me tally up the votes.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 04, 2010, 11:55:20 pm
The pokemon are fighting against themselves once more, losing steam and focus. Slowly the shelled Kakuna lowers itself from the ceiling until it hangs amid the arguing parties. The others do not hear Alsark speak, but they know from the look in his eyes that he has decided who must die.

His gaze falls upon the Lapras, RandomNumberGenerator, who immediately backs away. "Of course it could not be me!", he sings, "It must be another!" The Kakuna's gaze does not waver, however. Disquieted, RandomNumberGenerator turns... only to find the gaze of the slowpoke known as Spitfire on him as well. The vacant, staring, empty eyes. On both sides of him. The other pokemon step back, and the arguing ceases. Suddenly everyone feels as if a decision has been made.

As the cords of confusion wrap around his mind, RandomNumberGenerator sings one final song, a dirge, the song of his life and death.

As the body falls, it begins to decay and turn black. The creatures skin becomes black and oily, and he seems to melt around the edges, before fragmenting and pixelating. He was not a lapras after all! RandomNumberGenerator was actually... MISSING NUMBER!

No, wait, thats wrong. He was a Lapras, he was just, also, a shadow pokemon.

Anyways, the oily dark essence detaches itself from the corpse as the computer proccesses start to reclaim the body. It forms into a sinister form above the fallen, a creature of darkness and hatred...

"You may have defeated me, you pitiful, weak, foolish little slaves, but you have not won. This is not over!" it screams, as if in agony. It draws itself up, preparing to strike at the others...

Magmadeath uses splash on RandomNumberGenerator!

The water cleans up the evil oil! RandomNumberGenerator has been defeated!


Sorry for the long flavour text, but this is the first lynch I've ever gotten to write for cause of you jerks taking forever to lynch someone. :P

RandomNumberGenerator, Shadow Lapras and Mafia Roleblocker, has been lynched! 1 scum remains!

It is now Night. Night Roles, send me your actions!


Night will last 24 hours, so until 11pm tomorrow night.

Final Votes:
Cheddarius(1): Nirur Torir
spitfire(1): RNG
RNG(3): Alsark, MagmaDeath, spitfire684


Not voting(2): Cheddarius, theevilmonk
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 3 : A Shadow before the Light of Truth...
Post by: ToonyMan on January 05, 2010, 02:55:16 pm
Good job guys.

This game is soon be ours.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 3 : A Shadow before the Light of Truth...
Post by: RandomNumberGenerator on January 05, 2010, 03:27:59 pm
Blah. If I knew that extension didn't count, I would have asked for one...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 3 : A Shadow before the Light of Truth...
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 05, 2010, 11:24:48 pm
Night end has been extended until morning, mostly because I don't have time right now. Sorry!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 3 : A Shadow before the Light of Truth...
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 06, 2010, 10:09:53 am
During the night, ToonyMan has been mod-killed for posting after deadline! He is revealed as an infinite mod-kill reviver town IC, and has returned to life! ^_^

The morning brings a sobering end to the victory celebrations of the previous day... Alsark, the Kakuna that lead the lynch against the scum, has been found torn to bloody pieces. As those pieces fade, everyone realizes that what the Shadow said was true... he can still win. There is another shadow pokemon among their numbers. Waiting. Lurking. Killing.

Alsark, townie, has been killed in the night!

By the way, next deadline is current Friday Night, 11pm EST
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 06, 2010, 10:10:46 am
It is now the fourth day!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: Vector on January 06, 2010, 11:26:08 am
...

Request that thread be renamed "Beginner's Bastard Mafia."

>________________>
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 06, 2010, 12:36:51 pm
Normally I'd complain about hidden rules popping up, but not this time. Good job, guys.

Now, Cheddarius, I'm STILL waiting for you to respond to my questioning.

Vector, I think you're trying to trick us into lynching the mod. It won't work, I say.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 06, 2010, 02:48:00 pm
Oh no I quoted the mod, that's a mod-kill.  Oh well.
Players:
01.  spitfire684
02.  Cthulhu - Townie
03.  Alsark
04.  MagmaDeath
05.  Siquo - Townie
06.  theinnermonk
07.  Cheddarius
08.  Nirur Torir
09.  RandomNumberGenerator - Mafia Roleblocker

Alright, Alsark was killed in the night.  My guess, he says he plays well after one scum died and the other scum DID NOT WANT THAT.  He was active as well and scum hunting.  Cheddarius was not killed.

We have 6 people alive.
One of those is scum.


We can have TWO chances to lynch scum.  Make use of those.

If there is a cop out there, this is not lylo, don't release your info unless you have a very good reason to do so, or if you exist.  If you're about to be lynched, I would release your info.  Only if there is NO HOPE though.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 06, 2010, 02:53:19 pm
Now that one of scum is now dealt with, we can concentrate on the last. Cheddarious is still on my list of potential scum, so I would like to hear more about what he has to say.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 06, 2010, 02:56:21 pm
Also make sure to scan all of RNG's posts.

He's confirmed scum now so you can learn ALOT.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 06, 2010, 03:34:49 pm
Well, Today I think we should lynch Cheddarius, So we dont get stuck with him copclaiming on lylo. If he is just a vanilla townie, so be it, We just get rid of a major WIFOM sorce on lylo.
 
Nirur Torir, Why do you think the mafia left Cheddarius alive?
 
Cheddarius, Are you a cop or not?
 If you are, Why do you think you wern't Night killed?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 06, 2010, 09:08:31 pm
I am a cop. Spitfire, theevilmonk, and magmadeath were all shown to me, in that order, as town.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to find scum before my death (as scum will kill me tonight). My utmost apologies.

I don't know why I wasn't NK'ed... maybe since I've been acting crazy all game, so scum weren't sure?

Nir, what are your questions?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 06, 2010, 09:21:44 pm
I am a cop. Spitfire, theevilmonk, and magmadeath were all shown to me, in that order, as town.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to find scum before my death (as scum will kill me tonight). My utmost apologies.

I don't know why I wasn't NK'ed... maybe since I've been acting crazy all game, so scum weren't sure?

Nir, what are your questions?
Nir seems to be on my list too, looking back, RNG attacked almost everyone APART from Nir. It is possible that Nir was RNG's scum buddy. But still Cheddar, there is a slight possibility that you may be mafia pretending to be a cop. Although I am not sure yet, more questions need to be answered.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 06, 2010, 09:37:38 pm
Magma, why the sudden shift of suspicion onto Cheddarius? Yesterday, you seemed fairly certain of him being cop. What made you suddenly unsure?

Your reason for voting him doesn't make much sense to me, either. How would he copclaim at LyLo after you asking him if he's a cop?

I feel there are a few possible reasons why he wasn't NKed.
1) He is scum.
2) The remaining scum doesn't consider him as much of a threat as Alsark. Either they are a godfather, or they are convinced that they haven't done anything scummy enough to warrant an investigation. Perhaps they just don't believe the obvious cop-tells.
3) A hit of WIFOM. See 1.
4) They were counting on me to continue attacking him. If he flips town, then it would be easy to point a finger at me for going after the obvious cop.
5) They expected the presence of a doctor protecting Cheddarius.

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The code thing was strange, pointless, and off-topic, yet you were encouraging us to try to waste time with it.
Er, what code thing?

You're also claiming that even a town result is useful. In your eyes. Which, to me, indicates that you're a godfather. A godfather would love to be confirmed as townie by the cop.
It is useful. Just look at the arguments I've put forward. You can't say "Oh, a Mafia would say that 1+1=2, therefore you are Mafia", because I have shown repeatedly how a town result, although it would be pretty dumb, is not completely useless.
Though again, it lowers suspicion very little (from 5/7 town to 6/7 town) and I agree that cop should only claim if he/she gets a scum report. So the point is basically moot.

Here is the code.

x gkc fc ldi msyan bm lvmjr usvpakf rcwqm huph dlq gpja sr cirhhssz wf ivo qmb ppzvip gcxhpmds ctfssp wassoh u gupzv qmyr ivsw ocqt o vmfhyt skwuse ic mvmqx rcwqm huph isg ann gegosfhtepxm pphml fvvh akr ivbb w rehs pddzip skrzkqmhvdb zsubg x grexz qd hrme hugcekt ifxbq xts sxtdl xsgisb sr hut ovttooth yzqfzjqr gaazp oc mf wf ivo qagg rcwqabyn icip zrihov bsexcn ladruivpk huxg gmxz utzz cai gd tsrp chi kref hut qsttse zsi me drgwyh u oyhc clmzy vwfi kch p vsrf znisb wqavrcvsz huph dlq qvevov ug gws csooyasn yzpetouenzr rwzlqf pdawe fvr kwqizset qsttse esbmar ncr xsi w zjgd ka qbbak qk znsg zidwbs tkvqkraz oboznbodmab cdwxx

Oh frig, sorry for editing

Indeed. It is... unbreakable.

Or is it?

I refuse to explain, my dear sir.

That code?

<Too lazy to break up quotes right now. See the second part of the first quote.> So, in the same sentence, you both claim that a town result is useful, but not very. After trying to prove it was useful.
The code. Explain what was up with that. Explain why you "forgot" about it. Then explain where you were before the end of day 3. Finally, explain why you're convinced that you won't find the scum by regular scumhunting today.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...Reveals a Shadow Still Hidden.
Post by: Cheddarius on January 06, 2010, 09:46:27 pm
The code: I thought I might have a little fun. I like codes.
Forgetting about it: I just forgot. I didn't suddenly have an onslaught of selective amnesia or whatnot, if that's what you mean.
Before day 3: I was having a spot of trouble. If you'll take a look at my posts, it's easy to see that I was posting very little in all my games.
Fourth thing: I didn't think of that. If we do find the scum today, though, you're right; I'll live.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 07, 2010, 03:10:20 am
Shift of suspision?
I still think he's a cop, but a lynch on him would make us SURE of that, elimination the WIFOM at lylo.  Nirur Torir you are STILL the scummiest to me, and
I'm wondering why you aren't dead, as you've "Scumhunted" FAR more than Alsark.
Confirming a cop would probably be the best thing to do today, but I'm also willing to lynch you, if you keep spewing WIFOM.
Why do you believe they saw you as more of a threat?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 07, 2010, 09:54:02 am
By the way, next deadline is currently Friday Night, 11pm EST

I thought I should explain  how I thought extensions worked as well, though apparently I was wrong.

My version: The same player can not extend twice in a row, there needs to be another player extending. For fairness we'll play this way the rest of the game.

Real version: Players get unlimited extensions, but other players can object.. This is apparently how it works in games I haven't screwed up.

Also, Vector's request has been heard, and the thread has been renamed.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 07, 2010, 09:57:49 am
Also,
MagmaDeath has used Splash! Nirur Torir is now soaked!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Halmie on January 07, 2010, 10:36:28 am
I am a cop. Spitfire, theevilmonk, and magmadeath were all shown to me, in that order, as town.
Now the town has to decide if Cheddarius is fakeclaiming. If he isn't Nirur Torir is scum becuase Ched said he cleared the other 3. So if there is only one mafia role.

Lynch Ched who shouldn't mind becuase a townie win is a win for every townie dead or alive. If he flips cop lynch Nirur.

If Ched is vanilla townie fakclaiming cop. Shame on him. Looks like the town has this in the bag.

I'm pretty sure there is only one role per team each game. That has been the case in previous mafia's. Glyph. Is there more than one role per team possible in BM? Or are you not inclined to tell us?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 07, 2010, 11:10:44 am
Shift of suspision?
I still think he's a cop, but a lynch on him would make us SURE of that, elimination the WIFOM at lylo.  Nirur Torir you are STILL the scummiest to me, and
I'm wondering why you aren't dead, as you've "Scumhunted" FAR more than Alsark.
I suspect it's tied to my attack on Cheddarius. Either he is the scum, and didn't want the suspicion of killing me while I was attacking him, or the scum was hoping I would continue trying to destroy him. There's always tonight for them to kill me.

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Confirming a cop would probably be the best thing to do today, but I'm also willing to lynch you, if you keep spewing WIFOM.
WIFOM? You mean answering your question about trying to analyze the Mafia's actions? I really love the way you asked a question that begs a WIFOMy answer, then accuse me of spewing WIFOM.

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Why do you believe they saw you as more of a threat?
Please quote where I said I was more of a threat.

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Quote from: me
Finally, explain why you're convinced that you won't find the scum by regular scumhunting today.
Quote from: Cheddarius
I didn't think of that. If we do find the scum today, though, you're right; I'll live.
You misread the question. Why did you bring you not dying into it?
I do find it interesting that you just so happened to investigate all living players besides myself. Let me guess: You get me killed by process of elimination, then claim there was a godfather to try to keep yourself alive at LyLo. That's a very dangerous game.

I strongly suspect that the scum is either Cheddarius or Magma.

---

Halmie, there are different rules in this one. There might only be one power role per team, but if we assume that and there are more then that, then we hurt ourselves.

---

Also,
MagmaDeath has used Splash! Nirur Torir is now soaked!
That's not nice. It's cold in here.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 07, 2010, 02:42:34 pm
Shift of suspision?
I still think he's a cop, but a lynch on him would make us SURE of that, elimination the WIFOM at lylo.  Nirur Torir you are STILL the scummiest to me, and
I'm wondering why you aren't dead, as you've "Scumhunted" FAR more than Alsark.
I suspect it's tied to my attack on Cheddarius. Either he is the scum, and didn't want the suspicion of killing me while I was attacking him, or the scum was hoping I would continue trying to destroy him. There's always tonight for them to kill me.
So you're saying that killing you would lay suspesion on him?
 
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Confirming a cop would probably be the best thing to do today, but I'm also willing to lynch you, if you keep spewing WIFOM.
WIFOM? You mean answering your question about trying to analyze the Mafia's actions? I really love the way you asked a question that begs a WIFOMy answer, then accuse me of spewing WIFOM.
4) They were counting on me to continue attacking him. If he flips town, then it would be easy to point a finger at me for going after the obvious cop.
 
So you continue to go after him right after saying this?
You seem to know he will flip town.
Quote
Why do you believe they saw you as more of a threat?
Please quote where I said I was more of a threat.
You said Alsark was more of a threat than Cheddarius, Which implys that you know there is a godfather, making the cop useless.

Quote from: me
Finally, explain why you're convinced that you won't find the scum by regular scumhunting today.
Quote from: Cheddarius
I didn't think of that. If we do find the scum today, though, you're right; I'll live.
You misread the question. Why did you bring you not dying into it?
I do find it interesting that you just so happened to investigate all living players besides myself. Let me guess: You get me killed by process of elimination, then claim there was a godfather to try to keep yourself alive at LyLo. That's a very dangerous game.
Or we could lynch him TODAY, see that he is a cop, then lynch you.
 
Also, Nirur Torir, Why did RNG never lay any suspesion on you?
Is it because you are scum?
 
Cheddarius, can you break your code for us?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 07, 2010, 04:18:31 pm
Quote
So you're saying that killing you would lay suspicion on him?
Yes. If somebody is intently attacking a scum, then the Mafia will only rarely NK that person, for fear that it would be very suspicious.

Quote
4) They were counting on me to continue attacking him. If he flips town, then it would be easy to point a finger at me for going after the obvious cop.
 
So you continue to go after him right after saying this?
You seem to know he will flip town.
Those were hypothetical situations, with me stating what I thought the most likely possibilities were. You asked my opinions, so I gave them. Him being scum was already covered by point 1, while points 2-5 were why a not-him-scum didn't kill him. Should I have made points 6-10 with variations "on HE'S ALIVE 'CAUSE HE'S SCUM!!!1" ?

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You said Alsark was more of a threat than Cheddarius, Which implys that you know there is a godfather, making the cop useless.
If there is a godfather, then Cheddarius isn't much of a threat to him.

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Or we could lynch him TODAY, see that he is a cop, then lynch you.
I still don't like how you seem certain that he is a cop, yet want him lynched anyway. How about this: We lynch you for pushing a lynch on somebody you think is the most pro-town role out there?
You even said you trusted him yesterday.

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Also, Nirur Torir, Why did RNG never lay any suspesion on you?
Is it because you are scum?
I think it's because he didn't consider me to be an easy lynch. Skimming old posts, he hasn't voted for Cheddarius, either.

Looking back, I'm not even sure you intended to lynch him. You didn't have a good reason for voting him, perhaps you were doing a fake-fight with the intent to jump off him? Spitfire messed that up with the late bandwagon join, huh?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 07, 2010, 09:35:18 pm
Ugh FINE I'll break the code. It's a Vigenere cipher with key Pokemon.
NOBODY got the "unbreakable" cipher hint? Nobody? Nobody even bothered to Google it? You guys make me ashamed.

Also. If I die, we win. At least that's what Halmie says and he's smart, and not in the game so he's clearly not scum.
Cheddarius, why are you such a scumbag?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: ToonyMan on January 07, 2010, 09:39:03 pm
Scum is behind this totally.

$100 Cheddarius is town.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Halmie on January 07, 2010, 10:09:15 pm
I'm betting Ched is town too. But it is a comfirmed win if we lynch him then Nirur. (Please tell me if it isn't) Becuase if he is really cop we will comfirm Magma, Spit and Monk leaving only Nirur not comfirmed as townie.
If he isn't he will probably be scum and you win anyway!

Maybe lynch Torir this round. Ched voting for himself was a townie move. If he isn't scum jump on a Ched bandwagon and take him down!

Funfact: If Nirur is scum we will have the same scum team as BM5!

Scum is behind this totally.

$100 Cheddarius is town.
I'm behind it actually. If Ched is comfirmed cop then everyone else is comfirmed town except Nirur. But every post just makes Ched look more and more like a townie.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 07, 2010, 10:27:38 pm
I've thought that Cheddarius was town since this day started. I was mostly trying to confirm it, and see who else decided to attack him ... But voting yourself is a pretty bad move.

Halmie, I really want to know why you think that a godfather is impossible. Maybe Dakarian never had both roles in a BM, but he also allowed multiple extension requests per person. It's folly to assume that Glyph's other rules are the same unless he confirms it. Until then, I say we continue with standard scumhunting.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 07, 2010, 10:32:00 pm
Ohhhhhh dang I forgot about there being a godfather.
This is a problem.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 07, 2010, 10:33:18 pm
Er. Possibly being a godfather...
But still. If there is a godfather, we don't have a surefire way to win... we go from knowing who's scum for sure (after you lynch me) to not knowing who could probably be scum, but then again, three other people who could be scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Halmie on January 07, 2010, 10:50:52 pm
I don't think you should be lynched anymore. I think I said that in my past post. There is about a 1% chance of being a godfather. My opinion: continue scum hunting with focus on Nirur but don't be too narrow minded. Everygame there has been 1 scum role and 1 town role. If they added one scum role they would have added a town role to balance it. Especially since scum have won the previous 3 (or more) games.

Also it seems like a GG thing to do to make the same team the same as BM5.

Voting for himself with my "comfirmed win" strategy showed he was town. A scum could simply not afford to do it. Nirur is counting on this godfather WIFOM to get him through.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 07, 2010, 11:52:29 pm
Okay, a few things, first

It is 100% possible for there to be a godfather. I used Dakarians approach which actually DOES allow multiple roles per side through his software thing, and his instructions said the point was it would be random whether any given role existed on each side. Getting, say, all four roles is relatively unlikely, but certainly possible, and three would not be out of the ordinary. The chance is roughly 25% that mafia will have both roles.

Also, Halmie, your not actually playing in this game. So stop!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Halmie on January 07, 2010, 11:55:54 pm
Oops. I actually did forget I wasn't playing. Sorry. My noob posts will stop here.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 08, 2010, 02:40:50 am
Cheddarius, what happened to your Spitfire is scum thing?
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Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 08, 2010, 02:48:26 am
Bleh, hit preview insead of post

Quote from: Code
i say to you comma my brave fellows, that the scum in question is the man called spitfire. indeed i shall make this code a little easier to crack, that you may successfully catch this man whom I have copped!
I shall do this through using the fifth letter of the alphabet overmuch, as it is the most commonly used letter. Hopefully this will help you to find out what the cipher key is. I also shall give you a hint later; that the cipher is the socalled unbreakable cipher, the vigenere cipher. And now i must go, my lads.
Farewell!

I am a cop. Spitfire, theevilmonk, and magmadeath were all shown to me, in that order, as town.

Cheddarius, What were you THINKING?
 
You tried to get someone who you confirmed as town lynched?
 
But wait, that was day 1.
 
...
 
Can you explain your thought process?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 08, 2010, 11:22:25 am
It saddens me that only three out of five are posting.

Spitfire, I'm going to start harassing you each day that you don't post. Get in here and ask questions.

Monk, either get in here and scumhunt, or get a replacement.

... That's very interesting message. I was fairly certain that Cheddarius was the cop. Since I don't do deciphering: Cheddarius, is that really what your code says?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: spitfire684 on January 08, 2010, 11:30:24 am
Cheddar claimed on day 1? That is quite a silly thing to do since of course the scum know who to kill... unless he IS scum that is.
I agree with Magma that Nir was not at all suspected upon by RNG (although I did state that earlier)
I am getting town vibes from the rest of the players, they seemed to be managing to keep cool under questioning, unlike RNG who lashed out on me after I voted him.
Title: Re: Begginers Mafia 7: Pokemon Box #058: Day 1, A Suprising Turn of Events...
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 08, 2010, 11:35:26 am
I was going to post this earlier, but got distracted: What gamebreaking cop idea did Cheddarius say day 1, or was it Siquo's idea?

I got an idea. One of us is probably a Cop, but can't post his findings because he'll get killed first!

Sooo, he PM's his findings, to the next person in the playerlist. That person PM's it to the next person, and so on, the last person PM's to the first, until the last person PM's it again to the Cop. Then nobody knows who the cop is, but everyone knows what he found out! The cop should watch out when he PM's, don't do it too fast or you'll give yourself away.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: ToonyMan on January 08, 2010, 02:44:51 pm
That's a pretty cool idea.
BUT.

"PMs: You may NOT PM to anyone except to me, the ICs, or from one mafia member to another. If you send a post to an IC or fellow mafia member, include me.  Furthermore, ALL discussion about this game, even indirectly, can only occur in this thread."
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 08, 2010, 05:35:06 pm
Yes, that was pointed out earlier.

Why am I the only one suspicious of Magma trying to lynch a nearly confirmed cop, just to confirm me as the only unconfirmed townie, when there could be a godfather nullifying the entire point of it? That seems really scummy to me, setting me up like that with minimal questioning.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 08, 2010, 09:38:46 pm
Prod has been sent to theevilmonk
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 08, 2010, 10:19:22 pm
I must admit I lied about copping Spitfire. That was first day - as you can see, I clearly could not have copseen anyone at that point. I was just trying to get him lynched, since I thought he was scum.
Then, Night 1, I got the message he was not. That's why I did a 180 turn and completely ignored him after.

Yes, my code actually does that. You can use any Vigenere cipher. There's one here:
http://islab.oregonstate.edu/koc/ece575/02Project/Mun+Lee/VigenereCipher.html
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2010, 10:21:44 pm
Yes, my code actually does that. You can use any Vigenere cipher. There's one here:
http://islab.oregonstate.edu/koc/ece575/02Project/Mun+Lee/VigenereCipher.html

Hmmm.  Are you an applied math major?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 08, 2010, 10:23:33 pm
That isn't mine; I googled the link. It's second on "Vigenere cipher".
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2010, 10:24:50 pm
That isn't mine; I googled the link. It's second on "Vigenere cipher".

Erm, I'm asking because of the content and style of your posts.  Of course, you also sound a bit young to be in college... so I'd guess late high school.

Of course there's always the chance that I'm a moron.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 08, 2010, 10:27:26 pm
Erm, I'm asking because of the content and style of your posts.  Of course, you also sound a bit young to be in college... so I'd guess late high school.
How do you mean?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2010, 10:35:38 pm
Erm, I'm asking because of the content and style of your posts.  Of course, you also sound a bit young to be in college... so I'd guess late high school.
How do you mean?

It's because you constantly apply mathematics to Mafia, working out percentages and whatnot.  The interest in ciphers made me think you might be a crypto person.  However, you haven't had the speech-pattern change that often occurs after a few rounds of formalized courses involving proof.

In other words, you don't sound or act like a pure math major.  If you're in mathematics, you're probably applied.  If you're not in mathematics, I'm guessing you're (theory-heavy) CS or physics.  Possibly engineering.

Basically, I examined the way you use mathematics and started wondering what your relationship to it was.  The student of applied mathematics typically wants to apply mathematical principles to everything, as does the physics major.  You fit this description.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Cheddarius on January 08, 2010, 10:36:57 pm
I like math. It's fun!
But this is neither here nor there. I guess we should continue with Mafia.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 09, 2010, 08:05:28 am
Thread is closed anyways.

No more posts, time to tally.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 09, 2010, 08:31:05 am
The venonat buzzes back and forth, talking anxiously. "No, I'm sure, I'm sure, I zzzaw them ::buzz buzz:::!" He appears to be arguing with the other pokemon. "Yes, I zzzupose it could be a trick. :::buzz:::" Magmadeath speaks up, splashing about wildly "This is a trick! You are one of the shadows! If you aren't, then we'll just have to see the hard way!" and begins to advance on Cheddarius in as menacing a way as a magikarp can manage. Cheddarius looks angry now. "Fine! If you don't believe me, I'll prove it!" and he begins to fly wildly, bashing himself against the walls until he is dead. The others look on as horror as he is deleted, and no shadow creeps from his body.

Cheddarius, Venonat and Townie Cop, has been eliminated!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 09, 2010, 08:31:24 am
It is now night, night roles - send me your actions!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Night 4: Cop becomes Cop-Killer...
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 10, 2010, 11:45:46 pm
Another day gone, and the Nidorina Evilmonk lies dead. The others have gotten used to the site of a body's memory being reclaimed by this point, but they are only just starting to realize how few in number they really are. They cast their eyes at each other suspiciously. There is no more room for mistake.

Evilmonk, Nidorina Townie, has been eliminated in the night!

Just as a note to players - a mislynch at this point will result in scum victory!

As such, the rules are changing slightly. There will be no more need for extensions - this day will be played by hammer. The game ends one hour after a hammer has been reached (whether or not I have an opportunity to realize it. Any votes or unvotes will be ignored if they are posted more than an hour after the hammer vote).

With three players remaining, a hammer is reached at 2 votes.

In addition, remember that as town you have the option to hammer a no-lynch by getting three votes for it.

It is now the dawn of the 5th day! There is no deadline!

Hammer is in effect!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Pandarsenic on January 10, 2010, 11:49:04 pm
NL should actually take 2 to hammer, because that makes it impossible for a lynch to be hammered.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 11, 2010, 12:13:55 am
Well, time to look at spitfire, who seems to have lurked his way here
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 11, 2010, 12:20:56 am
Wait, You said 4 people are alive?
And therefore Mylo?
But its lylo, as 3 are alive, me, Spitfire, and Nirur Torir.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Vector on January 11, 2010, 12:22:53 am
01.  spitfire684
02.  Cthulhu - Townie
03.  Alsark - Townie
04.  MagmaDeath
05.  Siquo - Townie
06.  theinnermonk
07.  Cheddarius
08.  Nirur Torir
09.  RandomNumberGenerator - Mafia Roleblocker

Or it should be 2 to hammer, since we're currently at 3p:

Spitfire684
MagmaDeath
Nirur Torir

Neither Theevilmonk nor Cheddarius is alive.


This is lylo, dudes.  Not mylo.  Good luck to everyone.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: theevilmonk on January 11, 2010, 12:29:19 am
Imma have to ask for a replacement, Mafia just doesnt intrest me anymore
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 3 : ...Leads to a Decision Made For Them.
Post by: Vector on January 11, 2010, 12:31:06 am
Imma have to ask for a replacement, Mafia just doesnt intrest me anymore

No, you don't.


That would be because you were murdered.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: theevilmonk on January 11, 2010, 12:32:32 am
just showing that i had requested a replacement before, also didnt want to read the last 3 pages
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Vector on January 11, 2010, 12:49:03 am
just showing that i had requested a replacement before, also didnt want to read the last 3 pages

That's fine.  Just telling you that everything's taken care of, and you don't even need to feel guilty.  Not that you would, even though I would, possibly because I'm higher-strung than telephone wire.

...

Anyway.  Have fun with whatever you're doing instead.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 11, 2010, 07:42:56 am
Yeah, sorry, meant 4 players and 2 to hammer. My bad, fixed.

And man I totally missed that replacement request.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 11:12:13 am
Note that needs to be said: Don't use voting to question here. It makes it too easy for the scum to hammer it while everybody else is asleep.

Spitfire, you've spent the entire game posting little, and not having much content in your posts when you did post. I called you out on it twice. You took less then 15 minutes to respond each time, showing that you have been following the thread closely. Perhaps you killed Monk, hoping that Magma and I would just focus on each other and continue to ignore you?
Get in here and start questioning us.

Well, time to look at spitfire, who seems to have lurked his way here
Is there a question behind that, or were you going to just take his response as a town-tell and get back to reaction fishing on me?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 11, 2010, 12:11:04 pm
Nirur Torir, why do you think that RNG never did suspect you? He questioned everyone execpt you, which is suspicious. Appears to me that you are more suspicious than Magmadeath is at the moment.
The reason I take less than 15 minutes to respond each time usually is because I check usually that often, but some days I don't go on the computer hardly.
Because it seems we have only 3 people, would it be a good idea to claim what we are?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 4 : ...leads to Beginners Bastard Mafia! ^_^
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 12:57:13 pm
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Also, Nirur Torir, Why did RNG never lay any suspesion on you?
Is it because you are scum?
I think it's because he didn't consider me to be an easy lynch. Skimming old posts, he hasn't voted for Cheddarius, either.
Really now? The best question you could think of was one I'd already answered?

Try it again. Question both of us this time. Only the scum knows who is scum and town. There are only two people left for you to question, so it's not difficult to question everybody.

What was up with your bandwagon join on RNG, anyway? Your stated reason for it:
Jokes Randomnumbergenerator Are very scummy. We don't joke, we are trying to find a mafia. And we don't want to cause more WIFOM
Perhaps you were just trying to bus your partner so nobody would suspect you? Maybe he even set up the field for you by purposefully ignoring me.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 11, 2010, 01:00:49 pm
I didn't need to vote since it still would of been 2 on him 1 on the others.
And since that was the case I thought, 'well I know it won't  make a difference but I will do it anyway'.
I think a claim of our roles, and our actions might help in finding the scum. It seems you tried to ignore me saying that Nirur Torir.
Not sure what other questions I would ask at this stage.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 01:51:18 pm
I think a claim of our roles, and our actions might help in finding the scum. It seems you tried to ignore me saying that Nirur Torir.
Not sure what other questions I would ask at this stage.
Okay, please explain how role-claiming will help find the scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 11, 2010, 02:22:15 pm
If the claim seems reliable enough then it may be less likely that that person is scum. It is unlikely that there would be many more regular townies, since the only one that was not one was Cheddar. But I don't know how the roles are picked so I can't be sure if its less likely or more likely there is a non-normal town.
Also I can count the fact that Cheddar did inspect magma and me to find townie results, however he did not inspect you Nirur Torir, although there is the possibility a godfather so we can't really take this information too seriously.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 11, 2010, 02:41:35 pm
Sweet mafia killed an inactive person.  Less WIFOM there.
Anyway, I have one hint of advice for now.

The cop is key to winning here, but is not absolute.

I would say who I thought the last scum is, but that wouldn't be fair.  :D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 11, 2010, 02:44:49 pm
Well, Im getting pretty consistent Newbie tells from Spitfire684, Though he still seems to have lurked his way here.
Why do you assume there are more roles?
Spitfire, do you have a role?
 
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 11, 2010, 03:01:25 pm
Well, I am a slowpoke, and I am a Townie technically. Rp ability is vacant stare, it doesnt do anything though.
It is possible there might be a doctor, but that isn't 100% sure.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 06:40:28 pm
I really don't feel that role-claiming is helpful here, as the scum would just town claim. I think you're trying to distract us from scum-hunting, Spitfire. A town-claim wouldn't be reliable regardless, as it's usually seen as a scum-tell.
Why can't you think of more questions? Are you going to just keep letting others play the game for you?
I didn't need to vote since it still would of been 2 on him 1 on the others.
And since that was the case I thought, 'well I know it won't  make a difference but I will do it anyway'.
So, you joined the bandwagon just because you wanted in on the lynch. Sounds to me like you were bussing your partner.

Magma, why do you think Monk was chosen as the NK?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 11, 2010, 07:57:38 pm
What would be perhaps more scummy though? Not voting so it looks like im protecting him, or voting because I thought he was the scum, but appears to be throwing a scummate into the bus? It was only about 2 votes in it, if I was scum and I knew he was my scum buddy I would try to get people to vote for others because of the only 2 people voting for him, and only 1 on the others correct?
So if I was scum I wouldn't bandwagon at that point.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 08:13:57 pm
Trying to get others to question your motives is WIFOM.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 11, 2010, 08:42:24 pm
Magma, what's up? You lynched Cheddarius to confirm he was a cop. I assumed you were going to use that to immediately push a lynch against me as the only not-confirmed-townie today, but you have yet to mention it. Why did Cheddarius die yesterday?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 12, 2010, 02:55:50 am
Well Nirur, we seem to scum who doesn't want to leave things to chance, therefore killing TEM.

As for Cheddaruis, I confirmed he was cop, BUT, I'm not using the info to instantly push a lynch, as it really doesn't say anything.

As you said earlier, Reaction fishing.
Spitfire is faster to respond, and therefore has more of a chance to slip up.
So I'm pushing him, to figure out if he is newbie town, or scum.

Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 12, 2010, 12:53:34 pm
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Well Nirur, we seem to scum who doesn't want to leave things to chance, therefore killing TEM.
Did you edit that a few times to try to make it less scummy? It reminds me of a Babblefish-ized phrase.

Why not question both of us at the same time, as I'm trying to do?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 12, 2010, 11:52:24 pm
Spitfire, you have yet to post today. It's easier to get a feel for who the scum is by questioning them yourself then just watching them fighting with others ... unless you are the scum, and are just trying to watch townies fighting. The only way to get better at questioning is to start questioning, so stop lurking.

Now then: What is your opinion on why Monk was killed?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 13, 2010, 10:24:33 am
What the...? I have posted today, what are you on about?? I have been at school all day so I couldnt of posted in the last few hours or so.
I have no idea why monk was killed, probally so it was easier for the scum to hammer someone with more active players im guessing. Although im still confused why monk was killed and not somebody else.
I posted about 3 times yesterday so you can't accuse me of lurking
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 13, 2010, 10:27:37 am
So what would you say? Why was monk killed do you think and what are your opinions on it?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 13, 2010, 12:35:56 pm
What the...? I have posted today, what are you on about?? I have been at school all day so I couldnt of posted in the last few hours or so.
I have no idea why monk was killed, probally so it was easier for the scum to hammer someone with more active players im guessing. Although im still confused why monk was killed and not somebody else.
I posted about 3 times yesterday so you can't accuse me of lurking
Can't I? There is a block of around 38 hours where you didn't post in this thread. That counts as lurking to me.
You sound very defensive and somewhat upset about me calling you out on that. Why?

You did ask a question, which is good, so I'll answer it: Monk was inactive, and liable to be replaced. I'm guessing the scum didn't want an unknown joining the fray.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 13, 2010, 12:51:21 pm
I guess thats understandable
Sorry for the long gap then, was busy doing work.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 13, 2010, 01:01:30 pm
I didn't notice it was 38 hours, time obviously flies.. Felt like I only posted yesterday.
Anyway, I don't know if this question is useful since I am new and not sure what to ask but I will ask anyway:
Who did you suspect was scum in the past?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 13, 2010, 03:12:26 pm
Mostly I try to question the people I suspect, so looking back should give you a good idea of who I suspected.

Why do you think Magma hasn't posted in over 24 hours?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 13, 2010, 04:01:42 pm
...
Really Nirur Torir?

When all the questions were pointed at spitfire, and I was waiting for him to answer, you INSTANTLY try to get him to vote me for lurking?

Nice try scum, nice try.

And spitfire, I suspected Cheddarius, until the spew of cop tells, Then got the Nirur torir, and RNG scumteam, which I STILL think exists.

Time for a barrage of questions

I really don't feel that role-claiming is helpful here, as the scum would just town claim. I think you're trying to distract us from scum-hunting, Spitfire. A town-claim wouldn't be reliable regardless, as it's usually seen as a scum-tell.
Why can't you think of more questions? Are you going to just keep letting others play the game for you?
I didn't need to vote since it still would of been 2 on him 1 on the others.
And since that was the case I thought, 'well I know it won't  make a difference but I will do it anyway'.
So, you joined the bandwagon just because you wanted in on the lynch. Sounds to me like you were bussing your partner.
Nice try to get me to help you lynch the lurker there.

Why are you reluctant to Roleclaim?

Is it because you are scum?

Are you scum?

Do you think I am scum?


----
Spitfire684, are YOU scum?

Do you think Nirur is scum?

Do you think I am scum?

And as you said, Who do you suspect as scum in the past?


Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 13, 2010, 04:16:57 pm
...
Really Nirur Torir?

When all the questions were pointed at spitfire, and I was waiting for him to answer, you INSTANTLY try to get him to vote me for lurking?


Nice try scum, nice try.
Ultra-defensiveness by aggressiveness mode activate!
No, I wasn't trying to get him to vote for you. I was asking a question, because I'm running low on things to ask.

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And spitfire, I suspected Cheddarius, until the spew of cop tells, Then got the Nirur torir, and RNG scumteam, which I STILL think exists.

Time for a barrage of questions

I really don't feel that role-claiming is helpful here, as the scum would just town claim. I think you're trying to distract us from scum-hunting, Spitfire. A town-claim wouldn't be reliable regardless, as it's usually seen as a scum-tell.
Why can't you think of more questions? Are you going to just keep letting others play the game for you?
I didn't need to vote since it still would of been 2 on him 1 on the others.
And since that was the case I thought, 'well I know it won't  make a difference but I will do it anyway'.
So, you joined the bandwagon just because you wanted in on the lynch. Sounds to me like you were bussing your partner.
Nice try to get me to help you lynch the lurker there.
Reaction fishing. He didn't give off a scummy response to it, not that you care.

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Why are you reluctant to Roleclaim?

Is it because you are scum?

Purely because I don't think it will solve anything.

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Are you scum?
No.

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Do you think I am scum?
Quite probably. You seriously blew up at that lurker accusation, and I still don't see the point in following through with the Cheddarius lynch. His willingness to go along with being lynched to prove himself a cop clearly showed to me that he was, indeed, a cop. An experienced player might have been a scum pulling a fast one, but I don't think he is confident enough to try that yet. You could have unvoted him at the last few hours easily. But you didn't.

I ask you again. Why did you feel the need to lynch him? I thought him to obviously be a cop near the end of yesterday. You claimed to have trusted him the day before that.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 13, 2010, 05:23:00 pm
No, I am not scum
At the moment Nirur Torir is much more scummy than Magma, like Magma said, it did seem you wanted me to lynch magma for leaving for 24 hours, I left longer and it seems you havent questioned that as much for some reason? Nevermind, I will carry on. Wait, did you ever actully suspect RNG, Nirur? Perhaps you wouldn't suspect a scum buddy eh?
Anyway, I was first suspecting Cheddarious at the beggining of the game, with all his jokes and overall scumminess. Then, after he had died and found he was a cop I turned more to Nirur and RNG, so now one of thems gone, I now go onto the other I suspected...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 13, 2010, 06:31:48 pm
That question was mostly to see who jumped. You did not take it as an excuse to attack him, but notice how emotional he got about it.

Did I suspect RNG? Sure. But he was already going down, whether or not I stepped in. I decided to continue questioning other people.

Magma, you didn't answer my earlier question about why you were focusing only on Spitfire, instead of questioning us both.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 14, 2010, 12:45:29 pm
Im guessing that Magma was focusing on me because of me apprently lurking all this time (I probally was, sorry). Thats why he is asking alot of questions to me, because he didn't get much of a chance to before.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 14, 2010, 01:14:47 pm
That question was mostly to see who jumped. You did not take it as an excuse to attack him, but notice how emotional he got about it.

Did I suspect RNG? Sure. But he was already going down, whether or not I stepped in. I decided to continue questioning other people.

Magma, you didn't answer my earlier question about why you were focusing only on Spitfire, instead of questioning us both.
Spitfire got it Exactly right.
 
Nirur Torir, You were focusing on others, In a hope to make Cheddarius seem scummy enough to lynch over RNG, hopefully saving him.
 
You are experianced to realize that jumping on him at the last minute would have made you seem much more scummy than not.
 
As Ive stated many times, a confirmed cop is MUCH better to have dead, than an unconfirmed one at Lylo.
 
Nirur Torir, you Still havent roleclaimed.
 
Why?
 
The barrage of questions was to spark up some new discussions, as the thread was dying down.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 14, 2010, 01:31:41 pm
Why haven't I roleclaimed? It seems like a pointless gesture to me, unless I'm directly asked or have a good reason for revealing my power role. I'm a vanilla townie. My pokemon type is a ditto, which let's me morph and use people's abilities on them.

I'll think of more questions later, when I have more time.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 14, 2010, 07:53:57 pm
Spitfire, I don't believe you're the scum. You're new, but haven't dropped much in the way of scum-tells, despite pressure. By process of elimination:

Magmadeath, you are the scum, although you've done your job well and I doubt I can convince Spitfire of it, yet I must try.

Why didn't RNG cast any suspicion at me? I see no reason why he should have, if his partner was on that. Bonus points for planning ahead and not poking me. I don't know if you bussing him was planned or not. Maybe he wanted to drop out of the game, but do what he could to ensure you won rather then ask for a replacement. Accusing your buddy and some other person of being the scumteam shortly before bussing him isn't an unheard of trick.

Why Cheddarius was lynched: You were afraid of a doctor protecting him last night, and couldn't have Cheddarius confirming me as town. You'd hoped it would work against me, as the odds of probability aren't in favor of me being town.

Why me as a target: Grudge from me getting lucky against you in BM6, perhaps? Or perhaps the plan to accuse me of being with RNG came when it was too late for him to paint anybody else with the "lack of suspicion" target.

Why Spitfire: He was the one who pointed out that RNG didn't try to throw suspicion on me, and he's new. You figured that, with him already slightly against me, you could buddy up to him easily. It's worked.

Why Alsark and Monk were killed: Alsark claimed to be experienced. You feared he would be better at finding you out then me. Monk, as I said, was likely to be replaced by an unknown.

Why haven't you voted me yet: You said a while back that you thought Spitfire was dropping newb-tells rather then scum-tells. You've been hoping I said something you could use to use to accuse me of slipping up with with for a while, at least since over-dissecting my guesses yesterday. You've also been slowly trying to buddy up with Spitfire, to make sure he would side with you. I also think you're afraid of me. Afraid I'd be able to point out your weaknesses if you did strongly attack me.

Spitfire, the game rests with you. I urge you to re-read this last day first with the point of view that I am certain scum, then with the point of few that Magma is certain scum. Choose well.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 14, 2010, 08:29:26 pm
A vote has been place.

We will be seeing an ending to this mafia soon enough.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 15, 2010, 07:49:57 am
You cursed it, bro! :P Now its going to languish forever thanks to you!

(and with that, hopefully I've undone the curse)
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 15, 2010, 10:39:06 am
Hmm, why hasn't anybody posted yet.

Have those three been online or what?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 15, 2010, 11:48:51 am
Well, I can't very well finish the game alone. All I can do is a soliloquy for spectators.

Spoiler: Only for Spectators (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 15, 2010, 02:09:11 pm
Since we have begun voting, I will too
Nirur Torir
You have been a scum in my books for some time now, you have been acting quite scummy for all this time
Trying to get me to lynch Magma all the time, saying he was lurking, switching targets often depending on who the others seemed to suspect. It seems you were trying all you could to try and get other people to look as scummy as possible. And because you did say you spected RNG but you never seemed to vote for him. This shows he his probally your scum buddy. Oh, as well as him not suspecting you either.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Vector on January 15, 2010, 02:20:54 pm

...

All I can do is provide a random derail >_>  Gogogo scumteam~
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 15, 2010, 06:14:13 pm
And BAM, Nirur Torir is scum.
Just like I thought all along.

Town wins
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: MagmaDeath on January 15, 2010, 06:16:47 pm
Also, I happen to have been a doc, and consistently failed at it.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: spitfire684 on January 15, 2010, 06:33:17 pm
Sweet, town win then :D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: ToonyMan on January 15, 2010, 06:34:49 pm
I suppose I can say my scum guess was right, but it's pretty meh right now.

 :P
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 15, 2010, 07:19:19 pm
Eh, been an hour. Not sure what I was thinking, taking two people who wanted to lynch me to LyLo.

I was the godfather. Cheddarius was unkind to me.

RNG was also very unkind to me. I told him to attack me, but to no avail. Next time I'm scum, I will be attacked when I tell my ally to attack me. Or else.

Well played, but I still dislike Spitfire's stated reasons for lynching the scum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Siquo on January 15, 2010, 07:21:07 pm
*From the ashes and dust, a soft voice is heard*


Whoohoo!  ;D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 15, 2010, 08:30:49 pm
The round on him, sure now of the scum. The creature changes first to the shape of one of its attackers, then to the shape of the other, constantly denying that he is anything but innocent. The magikarp and slowpoke merely stare at him, and in the eyes of the slowpoke, the ditto becomes lost in Confusion. His mind wanders, and breaks, till he stares vacantly into the air as a horrible mishmash of several forms.

The Magikarp splashes him, and the creatures dissolves into a puddle of black ink that quickly fades into the air. The last of the shadows defeated, they congratulate each other, and return to the long wait, sure that someday their master will reward them.

He never does. He never even notices the pokemon that went missing. The fact is, he's long since forgotten they even exist.

Nirur Torir, Ditto Godfather and Shadow Pokemon, has been slain!

The town is victorious! Hurrah!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 15, 2010, 08:34:10 pm
Deadchat (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/vQMgMStPnq9c6)

Scum Chat (http://www.quicktopic.com/43/H/532977tMcBmF)

Okay everyone, this was my first time hosting so comments and criticisms are appreciated! I know I screwed up a few times, so help me out by ripping into me!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 15, 2010, 08:40:13 pm
Good work, town.  By the way, I've only just realised what the setting of this game is... doh.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 15, 2010, 08:47:39 pm
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 15, 2010, 09:01:23 pm
Just out of interest - what was the point of the coplynch day 4?  I thought most people said he was genuine, and leaving him alive would allow him another inspect to determine if there is a godfather or not.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 15, 2010, 09:05:30 pm
To make sure I'm genuine.
If you allow people who RiA to live, you let scum RiA, I think.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 15, 2010, 09:25:49 pm
You weren't taking RiA though.

You were claiming your own role, and other people believed you.  So why lynch the cop?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 15, 2010, 09:35:28 pm
This is why I tried to lynch me:
"Suppose we don't lynch me. That sets a bad example. Some other time, maybe a scum will say 'Oh, I'm a cop, see, I'm even voting myself'. If we don't lynch people who do that, we open the gates for scum who claim cop."
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 15, 2010, 09:38:55 pm
Yeah... but you weren't acting scummy.  Claiming cop doesn't make you any more likely to be scum, and your word can't be confirmed if there's a God Father.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 15, 2010, 09:40:57 pm
Okay. I made a bad decision then.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: ToonyMan on January 15, 2010, 11:18:50 pm
Town won, yah!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: spitfire684 on January 16, 2010, 04:26:20 am
I won! First game won, I thought I was going to screw up, but no!
First of many I hope ;)
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Siquo on January 16, 2010, 07:43:37 am
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Nirur Torir     14
12-22-2009 10:15 PM ET (US)
Honestly, I feel kinda bad for the town's chances right now.
LOL :D

And I really thought I sucked at this game. RNG made my day though:
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RndmNumGenerator     22
12-23-2009 12:46 PM ET (US)
Hmm... as far as skill goes, I would actually say Siquo is one of the most skilled players. One of the most dangerous, at least.
Thanks :)

Also, me at some point calling everyone either scum or stupid was an attempt at scumhunting. I should re-read the replies to that, but some players were really annoyed at being called stupid, others at being called scum. There's a good tell... My apologies if I really offended anyone.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 16, 2010, 09:08:57 am
My apologies if I really offended anyone.
This really is not a good game for those who are easily offended. Or those who bear grudges.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 16, 2010, 09:25:20 am
Quote from: siquo
Also, me at some point calling everyone either scum or stupid was an attempt at scumhunting. I should re-read the replies to that, but some players were really annoyed at being called stupid, others at being called scum. There's a good tell... My apologies if I really offended anyone.
Hmm... that's certainly an interesting idea, actually.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: dakarian on January 16, 2010, 12:19:40 pm
MOTHER)#*(@$ first BM I flake out from and the town WON IT!?

Congrats.  This is officially the first BM game where the town beat the mafia.  I'm very impressed.

And apologies for not being an element in this one.  I realize now that I just couldn't find a way to wedge in this one, especially since it seemed the ICs and host was doing so well on their own.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: spitfire684 on January 16, 2010, 01:21:35 pm
MOTHER)#*(@$ first BM I flake out from and the town WON IT!?

Congrats.  This is officially the first BM game where the town beat the mafia.  I'm very impressed.

And apologies for not being an element in this one.  I realize now that I just couldn't find a way to wedge in this one, especially since it seemed the ICs and host was doing so well on their own.
You mean.. you had no faith in us?? D:
lol ;) You mean town has never won in BM?... wow...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Siquo on January 16, 2010, 01:47:49 pm
*Does a little "told you so"-dance, pointing at RNG*

 ;D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: ToonyMan on January 16, 2010, 02:10:57 pm
Well, I do what I can.   8)
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 16, 2010, 02:50:58 pm
MOTHER)#*(@$ first BM I flake out from and the town WON IT!?

Congrats.  This is officially the first BM game where the town beat the mafia.  I'm very impressed.

And apologies for not being an element in this one.  I realize now that I just couldn't find a way to wedge in this one, especially since it seemed the ICs and host was doing so well on their own.
You mean.. you had no faith in us?? D:
lol ;) You mean town has never won in BM?... wow...
It's got pretty close a number of times, but mafia always seemed to triumph in the end.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 16, 2010, 04:27:39 pm
Hahah the only game I'm a total nutjob = only BM game where town won

Hurray for me
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Vector on January 16, 2010, 05:09:15 pm
Yup, indeed!  Good job, dudes~

That said, GlyphGryph, there's a couple things you'll probably want to change.

1. Either announce the new extension rule or use the one Dakarian usually goes on
2. Unlynchable kibitzers (also known as "special guests") pretty much end up being infinitely-protected confirmed townies.  If we try to avoid normal confirmed townies in other games, we should also try to keep them out of BM (especially free ones you don't have to sacrifice a cop to get).
3. Dead scum are not allowed to kibitz in the scumchat, either
4. Town ICs should probably be requested to work more with theory than applications.  Pointing out scumtells and how to play is one thing (though usually the more advanced players take care of that).  It's another thing to take bets on the scumteam.

Anyway, great job, everyone!  This was quite fun to watch (but don't think your win is going to be a trend ;) ).
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 16, 2010, 05:25:36 pm
Anyway, great job, everyone!  This was quite fun to watch (but don't think your win is going to be a trend ;) ).
Never!  From this day forwards, the Global Alliance of Random Townspeople (the only alliance in the world that has no idea who its members or leaders are) shall defeat all enemies in its path!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: spitfire684 on January 16, 2010, 06:44:08 pm
Anyway, great job, everyone!  This was quite fun to watch (but don't think your win is going to be a trend ;) ).
Never!  From this day forwards, the Global Alliance of Random Townspeople (the only alliance in the world that has no idea who its members or leaders are) shall defeat all enemies in its path!
(Raises fist high into the air) YAAAAAAH! Alliance of random townspeople shall prevail!
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 16, 2010, 08:47:04 pm
(the only alliance in the world that has no idea who its members or leaders are)
The identity of the ICs are known. You have lied, and are thusly scum. A sniper team is on stand-by.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 16, 2010, 09:02:25 pm
(the only alliance in the world that has no idea who its members or leaders are)
The identity of the ICs are known. You have lied, and are thusly scum. A sniper team is on stand-by.
There was that horrible instance where our glorious leaders Eduren and Webadict turned on us, and thus we cannot trust anyone, even our leaders.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 16, 2010, 10:05:48 pm
Something I just noticed: I may have just been on the last one alive on the only scum team to lose in a B12 BM, but nobody has actively been trying to rub it in hurtfully. I love this forum.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: ToonyMan on January 16, 2010, 10:18:02 pm
You can't rub dirt into wounds if there is no wounds.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: spitfire684 on January 17, 2010, 06:42:02 am
I don't feel proud of myself for winning that much to be honnest.
I mean, I won by lurking... and my reasons for voting were poor.
But hey, I still have alot to learn
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Day 5: ... and this just got real.
Post by: Pandarsenic on January 17, 2010, 07:11:14 am
The last of the shadows defeated, they congratulate each other, and return to the long wait, sure that someday their master will reward them.

He never does. He never even notices the pokemon that went missing. The fact is, he's long since forgotten they even exist.

...

The town is victorious! Hurrah![/b]

MOST.

DEPRESSING.

ENDING.

EVER.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 17, 2010, 08:06:40 am
Well, be honest, Pandar - do you ever clear out those random boxes full of Pokemon at the very end of your list?

Actually, since I have OCD, I try to sort them out according to type and good-ness, but still...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 17, 2010, 11:56:21 am
I haven't played Pokemon in a while, I should try that sometime.
But I remember trying to have a system where I'd say "Okay, Box 1 is going to be for Poison Pokemon, etc". However, I'd never be able to remember which box had what so it failed miserably.

EDIT: When you think about it, the dead are those who have truly won. Is it not better to die a quick death rather than to cling falsely to hope, enduring life's tragedies through eons, never experiencing happiness?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: dakarian on January 17, 2010, 12:54:46 pm
I've always been the type to always want to use ALL of my pokemon.  I would make sure I only had one of each breed and every time I reached my box I would pull out my lowest leveled pokemon and run with it.  LOTS of 'fun' when you KNOW you're about to deal with fire pokemon and your lowest leveled folks were 10 levels below average and plants. XD

Though if I opened my box and saw half my pokemon dead because of the other half, I would've probably smote the whole lot of them.

And yes, I so do love that ending :D
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Leafsnail on January 17, 2010, 01:49:24 pm
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Though if I opened my box and saw half my pokemon dead because of the other half, I would've probably smote the whole lot of them.
Or drop some more shadows in and see what happened.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Alsark on January 19, 2010, 02:40:43 am
Well played! I wasn't exactly sure why you all lynched the cop, but eh - we still won so it's all good :).
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 19, 2010, 10:35:32 am
^_^

Glad people liked the ending.

FYI, a scum victory ending would have read almost exactly the same, with them waiting for aeons, poised to break free and exact vengeance, but never getting the opportunity, existing in a constant state of anticipation that any moment now they would get the opportunity to escape.

Just doing my part to make people feel guilty about playing lighthearted video games!

Maybe a Chibi-Robo game next... I can think of some hilariously depressing ways to end that...
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: dakarian on January 19, 2010, 10:49:40 am
And people fussed at me during BM2 for being morbid. :P

(For one of the death scenes, the floor of the building the debate was being held in was paved over in cement with one of the townies trapped inside.  The townie was still 'alive' at the start of the day and the others had to work while hearing a "bang bang bang" going on below them.  After a while the banging stopped. 

The players seemed to want to start lurking soon after that and it took some fussing from me and a last minute extension to get them to wake up again.)
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Vector on January 19, 2010, 02:43:03 pm
Hah, I remember pokemon.  I generally caught one of whatever I ran into, and remember becoming quite upset if I ended up with multiples.  Box 1 and 2 were reserved for "interesting" or useful pokemon, i.e. my level 600 Snorlax, Scyther, whatever (at the time, I hadn't figured out a sorting schema of which I was particularly fond, so they were mostly unordered).  Mostly, though, I liked taking my starter and running the entire game with it alone.

*sigh* At one point, I knew all the pokemon by number (plus some statistics about weight, etc. in some cases) and could identify them by sound.  In contrast with that, I repeatedly got myself lost in Viridian Forest to the point of needing to call people for advice (though I somehow half-memorized Mewtwo's cave after a brief look at my cousin's strategy guide).

The only problem with remembering games you used to enjoy is when you go back and they're terrible/largely uninteresting, like Pokemon Red, Harvest Moon, or any of the old Street Fighters.  Ah, well... I guess we all have to grow up eventually.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 19, 2010, 06:54:18 pm
level 600 Snorlax
WHAT IS THIS
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Vector on January 19, 2010, 06:54:58 pm
level 600 Snorlax
WHAT IS THIS

Have you never run into the MissingNo bug?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 19, 2010, 06:55:32 pm
The infinite rare candy thing? Yeah, I abused that to no end, but I remember the level cap was 100 or something, right?
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: ToonyMan on January 19, 2010, 06:56:05 pm
level 600 Snorlax
WHAT IS THIS

Have you never run into the MissingNo bug?

All my MissingNo guys turn into Kangaroos.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Vector on January 19, 2010, 07:00:12 pm
The infinite rare candy thing? Yeah, I abused that to no end, but I remember the level cap was 100 or something, right?

Oh, no.  First off, you usually use it for Master Balls (because rare candy lowers stat increases, which sucks).  Second off, if you go to some region (i.e., the Safari Zone) and head over to Cinnabar, then Surf on the right-hand side of the island... you'll run into pokemon from that area.  Thus, it's a great way to get infinite time in the "Safari Zone," so that you can catch as many scyther and parasec as you want with no trouble.

The funky thing is that the levels are often screwed up when you do this, so at some point I went along there and caught a lvl ~600 Snorlax with hyperbeam.  I saved it just to screw with people who wanted to do battledome stuff, because if you use it in the normal game it will "level up" to lvl 100.

level 600 Snorlax
WHAT IS THIS

Have you never run into the MissingNo bug?

All my MissingNo guys turn into Kangaroos.

Yeah, they do... but often if you catch them, they'll screw your game over permanently (can't remember how, it was kind of weird.  Happened to my cousin).  So don't catch them.  Catch the other stuff.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Cheddarius on January 19, 2010, 07:04:57 pm
Yeah, the MissingNo thing was annoying because I kept running into level 150 Tangelas or whatnot when I was trying to get MissingNo.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 19, 2010, 08:11:30 pm
I generally fought with one of the infectious missingnos that spread some of the code problems to other games.

I was a horrible person for finding it hilarious, I think - but man, I had a collection of a number of different missingnos. I loved those things - twer my favoritest pokemon, and I miss them.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: Vector on January 19, 2010, 08:16:08 pm
I generally fought with one of the infectious missingnos that spread some of the code problems to other games.

I was a horrible person for finding it hilarious, I think - but man, I had a collection of a number of different missingnos. I loved those things - twer my favoritest pokemon, and I miss them.

Hah, that's terrible.  I would have never thought of that one.
Title: Re: BM7: PokeBox #058: Town Victory!
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 19, 2010, 10:11:51 pm
Yeah, you bring em out, especially with someone who doesn't know about them, and it looks all pixelated. They are all like "what is that?"

And if you missingno attacks? The enemy pokemon becomes a pixelated mess! And they freak out! Hilarious!