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Title: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Tack on September 19, 2010, 07:18:27 pm
With the ending of the last Beginner's Mafia, I've decided to keep a good tradition rolling.
Well, I'll just copy-paste the obligatory statement:

Welcome to Beginner's Mafia! This is the sixteenth run of our Beginner's Mafia series. In Beginner's Mafia, you will be pitted up with a Town IC (Inexperienced Challenged) who will help you play the game, and will be just as clueless, if not more so, about the setup as you, and a Mafia IC, who will be helping out the Mafia.

In Mafia, you are divided into two parts: Town and Mafia:
If you are Town, your goal is to lynch the Mafia. You do this by convincing others that one of the group is scum, and getting enough votes on them to lynch them.
If you are Mafia, your goal is to kill off the Town until there is an equal number of them to you by getting them to lynch other Town or by killing them. You are given a kill each Night to kill any player in the game.

Each Day, you all vote to lynch a player. Each Night, you send in your actions. The cycle continues until one side wins. Days are 72 hours and nights are 48. Weekends count for zero hours.

You may not PM other players. The mafia will have a place to talk to themselves.

In this setup, there are the possibility of extra roles. These roles are Cop and Doctor for Town, and Roleblocker and Godfather for Mafia.
A Cop inspects any player at Night. They are told that player's alignment.
A Doctor may protect any player at Night. This stops that player from being killed.
A Roleblocker stops an extra role from using an action. This stops Doctors and Cops but does nothing for Townies.
A Godfather makes Cops get Town for their alignment, instead of Mafia.

There is a 50% chance for any of these roles to show up. It is possible to end up with no extra roles.

For a link to our Tutorial here at B12: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=39338.0 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=39338.0)

If you're still confused, join anyhow and we'll teach you!

And if you have any other questions, just ask.

Player list:
Scatterbrain
Azure Sepulchre
Jetsquirrel
Akagigak
USEC_OFFICER
Spade
SirBayer
TheBroodyMoods
kilakan

Town IC:
Lonewolf1

Scum IC:
Vecktor


Oh yeah, and things like editing your posts, revealing or quoting your PM's, or talking after you've been lynched or Night Killed are not allowed. This is a mafia staple rule that is often taken for granted, but don't forget it!



One day you all wake up in your sleepy little town, to discover that Every single resident apart from you nine are dead in mysterious circumstances! Even worse, it is scrawled across the church and town hall that two people among you are- in fact- part of the mafia, and are planning to kill you all.

Well Dang.

Begin.



Aheh. For the newbies-

This is Day One.
During this time, you can vote to have someone lynched.
I'm sure Vector will come along with Dakaran's bible pretty soon, so follow that, and you'll be on your way to killing scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 07:25:12 pm
So, BroodyMoods, how many more mafia games have you played since beginner's mafia XIV?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Solifuge on September 19, 2010, 07:27:50 pm
(Charisma prevails! Watching.)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 07:29:17 pm
Including Mafia XIV, 2. Both of 'em, lost. Good job being scummy, last game.

ein, I've seen you around the forum a bit- though I don't much about you. How'd you fair in your last mafia game?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 19, 2010, 07:30:36 pm
USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 07:33:25 pm
USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?

United Space Exploration Council. I've made quite a large backstory on it, from the heady (and boring days) of colony ships to several hundred years after the second encounter. It's all good.

As for who is scum? Two other people have posted (Becides me and the person who isn't playing.) That isn't enough for me to tell right now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 08:02:16 pm
ein, I've seen you around the forum a bit- though I don't know much about you. How'd you fair in your last mafia game?

Edit: Gah, cannot believe I skipped a word.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 19, 2010, 08:04:06 pm
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Aside from that, let's have a good game everyone, and I Day One Vote Spade. Because shovels are best.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 08:08:21 pm
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Huh. That sucks.  Ein, have you improved since then?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 08:08:45 pm
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Huh. That sucks.  Ein, have you improved since then?

...Rather, what did you learn?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 08:13:42 pm
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Did Aqizzar jump in near the end, or was he quicker on the draw than that?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 19, 2010, 08:15:03 pm
Jetsquirrel, what kind of things do you like about mafia?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 08:21:38 pm
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 19, 2010, 08:23:24 pm
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Did Aqizzar jump in near the end, or was he quicker on the draw than that?

Just as all seemed won, just as I could taste that sweet cool beer, he done shot me in the face.

(He was the last Mafia of three players, and I got Ein lynched.)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 19, 2010, 08:26:13 pm
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?

I've played some on other sites. This is my first here at Bay12.
May I ask what the vote was for?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 08:26:27 pm
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?

Why the change of heart, USEC? I must say, I find the early bandwagon a wee-disconcerting.
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090410113158/mspaintadventures/images/6/62/PI.gif)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 08:31:07 pm
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 19, 2010, 08:41:34 pm
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

You'll forgive me if I find that the least bit suspicious. I'll not be moving my vote, however, until I get some talky words from Ein, at the earliest.

Spoiler: Ogle (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 19, 2010, 08:44:08 pm
Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Tack on September 19, 2010, 08:47:58 pm
For all who don't know what the hell is going on:

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 19, 2010, 08:48:51 pm
That guide will live forever.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Tack on September 19, 2010, 08:51:33 pm
And it Damn Well Should!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 19, 2010, 08:52:59 pm
Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.

Did you realise this before or after you said it?
You could also be asking these questions without voting for everyone.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Vector on September 19, 2010, 09:23:40 pm
Posting to watch.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 19, 2010, 09:32:26 pm
USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?

United Space Exploration Council. I've made quite a large backstory on it, from the heady (and boring days) of colony ships to several hundred years after the second encounter. It's all good.

As for who is scum? Two other people have posted (Becides me and the person who isn't playing.) That isn't enough for me to tell right now.
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Cool beans on the USEC stuff.

Wrong answer everywhere else. Very, very wrong answer.

I'll grant you on the "two-post" thing, but that's not the point of the question. Scum-hunting guide and all.

So you're deflecting my question, waffling on your vote, and pretending like RVS is a good time to jump all over the place. Yeah, you're the scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 19, 2010, 09:37:55 pm
That guide will live forever.

Yes. Yes, it will.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: ein on September 20, 2010, 12:56:21 am
TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Huh. That sucks.  Ein, have you improved since then?

...Rather, what did you learn?

I've learned to watch for scummy tactics, like somebody who may be trying to force others against each other.
Right now I'm waiting, and watching for a tell.

I've also learned that Aqizzar turns any 3-way standoff into a The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly reference.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 20, 2010, 01:21:53 am
As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Not my first game, no; took over from someone else (webadict, I think; his name rings a bell) in a game of Monks and Masons, although that game was about two months ago so I can't remember much about it.

And yeah, I do play on another site. I've been playing on epicmafia.com for the past week and a bit, but I wanted to play a more sedate game for a change of pace; one that allows for more time to think and observe, as opposed to some fast-paced, in-and-out IRC malarkey where everyone auto-sheeps for the first person to claim cop. >.>

...anyway, moving on...

Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.

...if not for those meddling kids? And that dumb dog? =/

I'm gonna FOS USEC for the time being. That was a pretty scummy line by my definition, but so far I suspect he's just been too abrasive in his early scumhunting. We need more info on everyone before we can make any kind of educated guess, but I'll be keeping an eye on him. o.o

And on that note; some people would just call that lurking, ein. Care to fill us what you've observed to date? It's likely you don't have any definites, but I imagine you have at least one suspect?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: ein on September 20, 2010, 01:57:47 am
I can wait and watch without lurking.
Any lurking of mine is not because of the game, but business with life.

As for suspicions, it is still a bit early to tell much of anything, but SirBayer is highest at a solid maybe for the way in which he's targeting USEC, who is pretty much just being a horrible scumhunter, but is also somewhat high on the list because he's being a horrible scumhunter.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 20, 2010, 09:35:53 am
i vote for Usec

as i find that his sudden changes of voting is quite strange
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 20, 2010, 11:34:25 am
i vote for Usec

as i find that his sudden changes of voting is quite strange

No, you don't vote for USEC.

You bandwagon on USEC. You're using my reasons. You're barely saying anything at all. You're the second scum, I'll bet.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 20, 2010, 01:37:02 pm
Jetsquirrel, what kind of things do you like about mafia?

Oops missed that question, i like the idea of giving solid arguments to uncover the lies of a person that may be scum.


No, you don't vote for USEC.

You bandwagon on USEC. You're using my reasons. You're barely saying anything at all. You're the second scum, I'll bet.

Bandwagon? are you kidding me?
You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 20, 2010, 02:59:31 pm
I was hoping to come back and see another like ten new pages. I guess I was wrong.
Anyway, onto the mafia-stuff:

Ein, instead of waiting for someone else to make someone make a scum-slip, how about you try to ask some questions yourself? This way you don't have to 'wait and watch.'

Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.
I still don't know why you would have said it if you thought it was suspicious. Being suspicious is bad, right?
So I'll just ask you here on this fresh page, why did you have to vote hop just to ask people questions?

Jetsquirrel, I can see reasons for voting for USEC, but your reason is pretty much what most of us have already said. You should probably try to get something else out of him.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 20, 2010, 03:32:33 pm
Just thought I would check in before class; Ein, lurking by any other name still smells as sweet. At least make an attempt at looking like you're trying to play the game. Are you going to vote SirBayer, or just say that you find that he hasn't moved his orginal vote suspicious- even given USEC's actions?

Ogle of Suspicion USEC, for his vote hoping, and Jetsqurriel, for bandwagoning on his first post. Totally awesome dude!

USEC, now that Azure has said his piece, and you've effectly ruined your ability to be taken seriously, what's your next move?

Jetsqurriel, to be fair Bayer was voting USEC from the beginning, and USEC cracked under pressure all by his lonesome. You had the benefit of reading this all for yourself before posting; instead of asking a serious question you choose a sure bet- this is RVS, not 'score an easy lynch phase'. Ask questions; help town. Repeating three other people who have contributed, and voting along with that concenus, on your first vote hardly inspires confidence. What do you have to say to this? Do you plan on just keeping you vote as is?

Not much. I apologize. I'll be back around about 10pm EST. TTYL, Jerks.


Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 20, 2010, 05:02:32 pm


No, you don't vote for USEC.

You bandwagon on USEC. You're using my reasons. You're barely saying anything at all. You're the second scum, I'll bet.

Bandwagon? are you kidding me?
You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.

I'll cut you a deal.

Find your own arguments against the guy. Then we'll talk.

Until then, you're Scum #2, Mr. Reactionary. All it took was a prod and you jumped like a frog. You're the second scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: kilakan on September 20, 2010, 06:05:55 pm
Hey do to a mix-up with tack I wasn't added when this started but i've read through the thread and:

SirBayer-You seem to enjoy stating people are scum, blatantly and take JetSquirrels reaction to hard.  Do you believe accusing and labeling people before day one to be scummy?'

Usec-Despite the first few replies by you, I wouldn't call that enough to vote you, however I would like to see your replies to the last page of questions and talk.

Azure-Last few games I've read and played, people who begin accusing lukers the second they are off for a few hours, have all been scum.  Would you disagree that trying to point blame towards the people who seem to have lives, or nothing to say at the moment, to not be an attempt to move away from yourself or other people who are acting scummy without people pointing it out, which could lead to covering yourself and your team?


I myself have school from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm in my local time tomorrow, but I shall check back in two hours before I have to go to bed, and this site is blocked off of the school wifi, so I shall be back tomorrow if no one else replies tonight.   I also find the rather lacking talk to be rather...... annoying since it's hard to find scum without chat.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Lonewolf I on September 20, 2010, 06:32:45 pm
A bandwagon is typically considered formed once the third vote has been placed.  That's the person whose reasoning you want to scrutinize, as well as any who follow.  Two votes is fairly harmless.

Hi, guys.  I'm your Town IC.  I'm an advisor, so I'm not technically playing the game.  My job is to offer advice, answer questions, and try to keep things moving if it gets quiet.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 20, 2010, 07:00:17 pm
Sorry everbody, I had an appointment today. Anyways, time to answer some questions.

Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.

Did you realise this before or after you said it?
You could also be asking these questions without voting for everyone.


Before.

Frankly, I would have been surprised if I had gotten away with it.
I still don't know why you would have said it if you thought it was suspicious. Being suspicious is bad, right?
So I'll just ask you here on this fresh page, why did you have to vote hop just to ask people questions?

Because I'm an idiot.

USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?

United Space Exploration Council. I've made quite a large backstory on it, from the heady (and boring days) of colony ships to several hundred years after the second encounter. It's all good.

As for who is scum? Two other people have posted (Becides me and the person who isn't playing.) That isn't enough for me to tell right now.
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Cool beans on the USEC stuff.

Wrong answer everywhere else. Very, very wrong answer.

I'll grant you on the "two-post" thing, but that's not the point of the question. Scum-hunting guide and all.

So you're deflecting my question, waffling on your vote, and pretending like RVS is a good time to jump all over the place. Yeah, you're the scum.

Deflecting your question? SirBayer, the chance of the scum being one of those two people is less then 0.06%. It would have been a deflection if I said no idea. It is not a deflection if I say that I haven't heard from 75% of the people in the game. Unless, of course, you got some piece of knowledge from the scumhunting guide that I didn't. In that case, would you be kind to share it with me? (You are completely right about the jumpiness though. [Except for the fact that I am not scum, but an idiot.])

USEC, now that Azure has said his piece, and you've effectly ruined your ability to be taken seriously, what's your next move?

Go into "Curse-you-all" mode, and try to get as much conversation as possible, so that the scum might make a scummy move, and get lynched in day 3.

Frankly, survival is not number 1 on my list anymore. Everybody else here looks like a better player than me, and it would hurt the town if someone else got lynched (except maybe ein or Jetsquirrel.)

Usec-Despite the first few replies by you, I wouldn't call that enough to vote you, however I would like to see your replies to the last page of questions and talk.

I'll be glad to talk.

QUESTIONS:

SirBayer, is placing the second vote on someone bandwagoning, or do FOS count as votes in your book?

ein, it looks like to me that you think SirBayer is scum for doing his job. Is that correct?

You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.

Jetsquirrel, can you explain this sentence more? Perhaps to the point where I can understand it?

kilakan, do you consider that being scum makes one aggressive, or that trying to be an effective scumhunter makes one aggressive?

kilakan, did you read the posts in order? Because ein  mentioned that he had a life after Azure Sepulchre accused him of lurking. How do you think Azure Sepulchre would know about that before hand?

That's all I can think of.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 20, 2010, 08:13:33 pm
Deflecting your question? SirBayer, the chance of the scum being one of those two people is less then 0.06%.

kilakan, did you read the posts in order? Because ein  mentioned that he had a life after Azure Sepulchre accused him of lurking. How do you think Azure Sepulchre would know about that before hand?

Please. Don't ever try to defend me or anyone else you're not 100% sure of, ever, for any reason; even if it is only incidental. Concentrate on looking after yourself, and let us worry about ourselves. I'll leave off this just this once, because you seem new. If you do it again, however, I'll switch my vote to you against a perceived attempt at budding.

Azure-Last few games I've read and played, people who begin accusing lukers the second they are off for a few hours, have all been scum.  Would you disagree that trying to point blame towards the people who seem to have lives, or nothing to say at the moment, to not be an attempt to move away from yourself or other people who are acting scummy without people pointing it out, which could lead to covering yourself and your team?

Today was my first day back at university - something that left me rather busy myself, although I'm trying to avoid using that as an excuse to lurk. But eh; this is rather besides the point, no? Particularly considering I was merely using the vote I cast on Ein as a method of encouraging him to talk. Something that is plainly symptomatic of the RVS, unless I am badly mistaken.

Oh, and don't tell me he has nothing to say. Everyone else does, from what I can see, and the only two appreciable reasons there are for him not to speak are either because he isn't paying enough attention to the game to develop a solid opinion (perhaps due to RL concerns), or he's too worried about dropping a scum-tell to indulge in conversation.

If, on the other hand, this is your roundabout way of asking why I had targeted Ein in the first place... it was both because I wanted to know what he really thought of the game, and because I had considered his position much too mysterious and enigmatic for my taste when compared to everyone elses. For the latter I still do, actually (although the vote on him has become a tad redundant at this stage: unvote), but if he's busy IRL... well. There's hardly much I can do about that, now, is there? However, if a potential scum-buddy of his is willing to leap to the rescue, however... well, that's your affair.

...I also highly appreciated the vague implication that I have no life, by the way. Very cute.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 21, 2010, 09:08:34 am
Hmm... slow game much?

Everyone, list you FOS's and give a curt explanation why you've chosen that particular person. This'll give us a fair idea of what the RVS has told us. If anything.

For myself, I still have a big ol' index finger pointed squarely at USEC; one that's stronger than the one before, since he apparently tried to buddy with me. Initially went for him because he was lynching randomly and offering only peculiar, scummy answers as justification. Might just be very new, though, so I'm holding back.

I also have a pinky finger of suspicion on both kilakan and SirBayer; kilakan because he leapt to the defense of Ein during an RVS of all things, and Bayer due to his frankly wild scumhunting tactics and almost completely baseless denunciations. Bayer seems to be getting results, though - admittedly after a fashion - and kilakan may have protected Ein because he, too, is new. I dunno... too many potentially new players who might not know enough and can play on that fact. This is gonna get hairy pretty damn soon. >.>

Still vaguely suspicious of Ein, but there's nothing really for me to go on other than the fact that he's lurking, and he's already explained why he is. Gut feeling on this one, more than anything else...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 21, 2010, 09:29:14 am
Quote
Quote from: Jetsquirrel on September 20, 2010, 07:37:02 pm
You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.

Jetsquirrel, can you explain this sentence more? Perhaps to the point where I can understand it?

1. he voted for usec i think only because he didnt agree with his name
2. he wants to vote me because he that im bandwagoning USEC , which isn't true

and 3. i don't know how to explain but when the mafia game started (very late in my time) and i red some stuff and as brainless and sleepy i was i voted for Usec insteand of Doing this Usec

so Unvote Usec
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 10:07:01 am
Man, everybody had better been asleep.

Azure Sepulchre, might I ask why in god's name you aren't voting for me? Seriously. Didn't you read the scumhunting guide? There is no reason that you shouldn't be voting for anybody. With all the reasons that you gave for me being scum, you should be voting for me. Instead, you're sitting on your ass, saying "Oh, I can't vote for anybody, they all have real lives!" Well, guess what? We all have real lives, so that is not an excuse. Vote for somebody else who spends more time playing.

Also, if you wanted to get ein to talk, asking questions would be a good idea.

And budding involves "Oh, don't vote for X, he's EXCUSE." What I'm doing is "Oh, your question is stupid because REASON_WHY_QUESTION_IS_STUPID." There's a difference.

I also find it surprising that you are attacking people who say that ein has a real life, and then go around and stopping voting for him because he has a real life.

You know what? I bet that you are scum, with ein as your scum partner. If not, you clearly haven't learned anything from your last mafia games.

(And if you want me to provide quotes, I can gladly do that.)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 21, 2010, 10:10:16 am
FoS: Sir Bayer. You're being really overaggressive for a newbie game, treating any slip up, which really should be expected, as a massive scumtell. Not even as just a possible scum tell, but jumping on it and waving it the air as proof. I think you're being this aggressive to hide your own scuminess, but have overcompensated.

Also, Unvote Spade.

Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 10:13:11 am
Akigagak, you better be crafting a case against somebody, because there is no reason to not be voting.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 21, 2010, 10:19:19 am
Yes, I know that, USEC, stop badgering people to vote when they don't have a decent case yet.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 10:20:08 am
You might not have a decent case, but Azure Sepulchre certainly does.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 21, 2010, 10:26:00 am
Nope, but I wasn't speaking for him, since I'm not him.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 10:28:21 am
I know that. It's quite obvious.

And does that nope mean that you think Azure Sepulchre does not have a decent case?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 21, 2010, 11:17:59 am
Azure Sepulchre, might I ask why in god's name you aren't voting for me? Seriously. Didn't you read the scumhunting guide? There is no reason that you shouldn't be voting for anybody. With all the reasons that you gave for me being scum, you should be voting for me. Instead, you're sitting on your ass, saying "Oh, I can't vote for anybody, they all have real lives!" Well, guess what? We all have real lives, so that is not an excuse. Vote for somebody else who spends more time playing.

The title of this game is Beginner's Mafia, right? Which would imply it's a game for beginners, correct? Then would it be so remiss of me to presume you were simply very, very new? Fine, then. I shan't make that mistake again.

Also, WTF? How did I give the impression I'm not voting because everyone has their own lives to live? That's just, in a word, retarded. I'm not voting because I don't have any outright scum-tells, and I want to not only figure out where everyone stands so far, but I also want to see if anyone can bring up a scum-tell I haven't noticed.

Also, if you wanted to get ein to talk, asking questions would be a good idea.

Uhh, I did. And he answered. Have you even read this thread?

And budding involves "Oh, don't vote for X, he's EXCUSE." What I'm doing is "Oh, your question is stupid because REASON_WHY_QUESTION_IS_STUPID." There's a difference.

You not only claimed there was 'less than a 0.06% chance of me and Spade being scum' (pretty funny, that, considering you're calling me scum now. That's some scum-sense you've got, there) which sure as hell sounds to me like budding, but you also involved yourself in a question that was specifically directed at me and tried to answer it in my favour instead of scrutinizing what I said in return. That's buddying, right there.

I also find it surprising that you are attacking people who say that ein has a real life, and then go around and stopping voting for him because he has a real life.

...you really haven't read this thread.

I attacked kilakan because he did what you did; defended someone else who could defend himself just as well. I stopped voting for Ein, on the other hand, because he answered my question and to maintain the vote on him any longer would be pointless.

You know what? I bet that you are scum, with ein as your scum partner. If not, you clearly haven't learned anything from your last mafia games.

Then why aren't you voting for me? Christ, but you are pro at being a hypocrite. Besides which, I find it amusing that you can even make the claim that someone else seems scummy; you, the most consistently inconsistent person in this game, even if we ignore the fact that you have nothing on me. I, on the other hand, have watched you behave like a fool during RVS, barely even attempt to justify yourself, try to buddy with me and then preform a complete 180 degrees turn when I call you on it, despite the fact that I gave you the benefit of the doubt and decided to wait until everyone had made their opinions clear before I made another move.

Grats, USEC. You just got your vote.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 21, 2010, 11:23:03 am
SirBayer-You seem to enjoy stating people are scum, blatantly and take JetSquirrels reaction to hard.  Do you believe accusing and labeling people before day one to be scummy?'

Check the scum-hunting guide again. You break players. You attack them. You don't let up. It's how you play Mafia.

USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?

United Space Exploration Council. I've made quite a large backstory on it, from the heady (and boring days) of colony ships to several hundred years after the second encounter. It's all good.

As for who is scum? Two other people have posted (Becides me and the person who isn't playing.) That isn't enough for me to tell right now.
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Cool beans on the USEC stuff.

Wrong answer everywhere else. Very, very wrong answer.

I'll grant you on the "two-post" thing, but that's not the point of the question. Scum-hunting guide and all.

So you're deflecting my question, waffling on your vote, and pretending like RVS is a good time to jump all over the place. Yeah, you're the scum.

Deflecting your question? SirBayer, the chance of the scum being one of those two people is less then 0.06%. It would have been a deflection if I said no idea. It is not a deflection if I say that I haven't heard from 75% of the people in the game. Unless, of course, you got some piece of knowledge from the scumhunting guide that I didn't. In that case, would you be kind to share it with me? (You are completely right about the jumpiness though. [Except for the fact that I am not scum, but an idiot.])

Don't tell me odds, USEC. Odds are meaningless in Mafia. There is only scum and not-scum.

You make some good points, though. Alright. I like what I see. I like what I see in the questions even more. You're off the hook for the moment.

Quote from: USEC
QUESTIONS:

SirBayer, is placing the second vote on someone bandwagoning, or do FOS count as votes in your book?

I'm not really going to accept LoneWolf's definition of a bandwagon - his definition is a good way to find a bandwagon, but it's not what a bandwagon is. A bandwagon is joined when a player thoughtlessly drops a vote, very often using no reasons or reasons other players have brought up. Occasionally they'll use legitimate (but weak) reasoning, and that's as much bullcrap as no reasons at all. Which brings me back to JetSquirrel...

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Quote from: Jetsquirrel on September 20, 2010, 07:37:02 pm
You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.

Jetsquirrel, can you explain this sentence more? Perhaps to the point where I can understand it?

1. he voted for usec i think only because he didnt agree with his name
2. he wants to vote me because he that im bandwagoning USEC , which isn't true

and 3. i don't know how to explain but when the mafia game started (very late in my time) and i red some stuff and as brainless and sleepy i was i voted for Usec insteand of Doing this Usec

so Unvote Usec

Obvious scum is obvious scum.

Your defense consists of "No, what he said isn't true at all!" Okay then, buddy, explain to me precisely why your vote on USEC - which you dropped with exactly the same reasoning I used - is any more acceptable than mine. You can't. You're scum. For those who missed that:

USEC_OFFICER, what does USEC even stand for? And who do you think is the scum right now?

United Space Exploration Council. I've made quite a large backstory on it, from the heady (and boring days) of colony ships to several hundred years after the second encounter. It's all good.

As for who is scum? Two other people have posted (Becides me and the person who isn't playing.) That isn't enough for me to tell right now.
Unvote

Spade, is this your very first mafia game? Or only the first mafia game on Bay 12?
Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Cool beans on the USEC stuff.

Wrong answer everywhere else. Very, very wrong answer.

I'll grant you on the "two-post" thing, but that's not the point of the question. Scum-hunting guide and all.

So you're deflecting my question, waffling on your vote, and pretending like RVS is a good time to jump all over the place. Yeah, you're the scum.

i vote for Usec

as i find that his sudden changes of voting is quite strange

He just came and ripped his reasoning right out of the post.

AND now when he feels the pressure, he drops the vote immediately.

I'm not sure if you're not reading the game very carefully. Unvote USEC, JetSquirrel, by the by. Pressure's on now, buddy. Hope you've got a defense.

Everyone, list you FOS's and give a curt explanation why you've chosen that particular person. This'll give us a fair idea of what the RVS has told us. If anything.

Jetsquirrel currently holds my vote, for reasons I've given earlier. I was suspicious of USEC, but he reads more new than scum to me.

Quote from: Azure Sepulchre
I also have a pinky finger of suspicion on both kilakan and SirBayer; kilakan because he leapt to the defense of Ein during an RVS of all things, and Bayer due to his frankly wild scumhunting tactics and almost completely baseless denunciations. Bayer seems to be getting results, though - admittedly after a fashion - and kilakan may have protected Ein because he, too, is new. I dunno... too many potentially new players who might not know enough and can play on that fact. This is gonna get hairy pretty damn soon. >.>

This your first game, Azure? I'm sure you've said somewhere, I've missed it. Anyway, results - yeah, see the above evidence, see the Dak scumhunting guide. You break scum. The only way to break players is with violence and great force, at least in my experience.

And as you can see, I AM turning up results.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 21, 2010, 11:24:37 am
Akigagak, missed your post - This is my play style. I'm not going to let up on newbies, that would be stupid. They'll learn faster this way anyway.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 21, 2010, 11:40:04 am
BTW, don't expect a response from me until perhaps after this day has ended. I'm off to attend a game of D&D in 20 minutes, and I need to make dinner before I do.

And no, Sir. This isn't my first forum game, but it was so long ago I've practically forgotten everything about it. I play IRC Mafia often, but that's quite a bit different from this. Like comparing blitz chess to vanilla.

I'm staying on USEC, though, no matter what. A full 180 from an attempted buddy just reeks of scum to me, especially when he tried to say there little chance of me being scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Vector on September 21, 2010, 11:47:58 am
Note that you can break townies as well and turn them into a defeatist, miserable wreck.  I personally prefer to ask questions politely, make observations, then apply destructive force only when I'm pretty sure as to what I've gotten.  Fewer players hate you and it's just as effective.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 21, 2010, 12:27:21 pm
If there was a fool in this game I'd tell everyone to unvote USEC. Why would you tell someone to vote for you? Do you want to be voted off? Or are you trying to trick us into thinking you're town?

You're calling yourself an idiot. You realise something you say will sound suspicious, yet you post it anyway. Why would you do this?


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Quote from: Jetsquirrel on September 20, 2010, 07:37:02 pm
You already try to blame 2 people with very little knowledge that is based on a name question and just blatantly saying that im bandwagoning usec for no reason at ALL.

Jetsquirrel, can you explain this sentence more? Perhaps to the point where I can understand it?

1. he voted for usec i think only because he didnt agree with his name
2. he wants to vote me because he that im bandwagoning USEC , which isn't true

and 3. i don't know how to explain but when the mafia game started (very late in my time) and i red some stuff and as brainless and sleepy i was i voted for Usec insteand of Doing this Usec

so Unvote Usec
First of all, the vote had nothing to do with his name. IIRC, sir voted for him because of everything he said besides his name.
Also, I have no clue how to understand number three.
I would consider it a bandwagon. You probably saw sir's post, was worried your scum-partner might get lynched, and thought you would keep your vote(which you made in a point made by Sir) on him so you don't seem suspicious. If you're not scum I'll slap myself.

My vote remains on Jetsquirrel.

----Suspicions----
Jet - Scum #1
USEC - Scum #2
Ein - Talk more.


Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 21, 2010, 02:58:41 pm
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Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Yeah sure
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 21, 2010, 02:59:30 pm
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Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Yeah sure
That's ALL you have to say? Come on now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 21, 2010, 03:23:25 pm
Note that you can break townies as well and turn them into a defeatist, miserable wreck.  I personally prefer to ask questions politely, make observations, then apply destructive force only when I'm pretty sure as to what I've gotten.  Fewer players hate you and it's just as effective.

...>_>

Bayer collects enemies like trophies?

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Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Yeah sure

Ladies and Gentlemen, a classic scumbucket.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 03:23:52 pm
Azure Sepulchre:

Azure Sepulchre, might I ask why in god's name you aren't voting for me? Seriously. Didn't you read the scumhunting guide? There is no reason that you shouldn't be voting for anybody. With all the reasons that you gave for me being scum, you should be voting for me. Instead, you're sitting on your ass, saying "Oh, I can't vote for anybody, they all have real lives!" Well, guess what? We all have real lives, so that is not an excuse. Vote for somebody else who spends more time playing.

The title of this game is Beginner's Mafia, right? Which would imply it's a game for beginners, correct? Then would it be so remiss of me to presume you were simply very, very new? Fine, then. I shan't make that mistake again.

Also, WTF? How did I give the impression I'm not voting because everyone has their own lives to live?

Oh, lookie what I found.

If, on the other hand, this is your roundabout way of asking why I had targeted Ein in the first place... it was both because I wanted to know what he really thought of the game, and because I had considered his position much too mysterious and enigmatic for my taste when compared to everyone elses. For the latter I still do, actually (although the vote on him has become a tad redundant at this stage: unvote), but if he's busy IRL... well. There's hardly much I can do about that, now, is there? However, if a potential scum-buddy of his is willing to leap to the rescue, however... well, that's your affair.

Notice the part at the end. The part that says "but if he's busy IRL... well. There's hardly much I can do about that, now, is there?" You know what this implies? It implies that if ein posted more, you would be able to play more. But you know what really bizzare about this? It's that you didn't vote for me, the number one on your scum list. But wait, you've given a reason why you are not voting in your next post:

That's just, in a word, retarded. I'm not voting because I don't have any outright scum-tells, and I want to not only figure out where everyone stands so far, but I also want to see if anyone can bring up a scum-tell I haven't noticed.

Where have I heard that before?

I've learned to watch for scummy tactics, like somebody who may be trying to force others against each other.
Right now I'm waiting, and watching for a tell.

How is this similar to your excuse? Well,

A. You are both not doing anything

B. You are both waiting for somebody else to do something.

That's right. Some would call what ein is doing lurking, and I'm calling what you are lurking. You are waiting for somebody else to do your scumhunting. That's both passive and scummy.

Also, if you wanted to get ein to talk, asking questions would be a good idea.

Uhh, I did. And he answered. Have you even read this thread?

More importantly, have you? Because last time I checked, ein hasn't posted here in a day. If you really wanted to get ein to talk, you would have asked ein follow up questions, instead of saying that your vote is redundant.

And budding involves "Oh, don't vote for X, he's EXCUSE." What I'm doing is "Oh, your question is stupid because REASON_WHY_QUESTION_IS_STUPID." There's a difference.

You not only claimed there was 'less than a 0.06% chance of me and Spade being scum' (pretty funny, that, considering you're calling me scum now. That's some scum-sense you've got, there) which sure as hell sounds to me like budding, but you also involved yourself in a question that was specifically directed at me and tried to answer it in my favour instead of scrutinizing what I said in return. That's buddying, right there.

Azure, Azure, Azure, you were never part of that 0.06%. (Broody and Sir Bayer was a part of that.) Of course now, that percentage is redundant, since everypost has posted something. That means that you are back up to having a 25 percent chance of being scummy.

Azure, where does it say that I can't get myself involved in a question that is directed at you? I didn't try to buddy with you at all. I was merely saying that the question was incredibly stupid, because it assumed information that you didn't know at the time. How is that buddying?

I also find it surprising that you are attacking people who say that ein has a real life, and then go around and stopping voting for him because he has a real life.

...you really haven't read this thread.

Azure, you attacked kilakan because of this quote:

Azure-Last few games I've read and played, people who begin accusing lukers the second they are off for a few hours, have all been scum.  Would you disagree that trying to point blame towards the people who seem to have lives, or nothing to say at the moment, to not be an attempt to move away from yourself or other people who are acting scummy without people pointing it out, which could lead to covering yourself and your team?

to which you replied with:

I also have a pinky finger of suspicion on both kilakan and SirBayer; kilakan because he leapt to the defense of Ein during an RVS of all things,

The only way that I could see kilakan jumping to the defence of ein was through saying that ein had a life. Oh, and guess what you said afterwards:

Still vaguely suspicious of Ein, but there's nothing really for me to go on other than the fact that he's lurking, and he's already explained why he is. Gut feeling on this one, more than anything else...

You say you have a gut feeling on ein, but you don't follow it up. Why? The best reason I could find was that you accepted his reasons of having a real life. And guess what kilakan said?

I attacked kilakan because he did what you did; defended someone else who could defend himself just as well. I stopped voting for Ein, on the other hand, because he answered my question and to maintain the vote on him any longer would be pointless.

So it would be pointless to maintain your vote on a person who gives you a gut feeling? I believe the standard opperating procedure for that case would be to SCUMHUNT. And what do you do? Nothing! You don't even keep your vote on the guy!

You know what? I bet that you are scum, with ein as your scum partner. If not, you clearly haven't learned anything from your last mafia games.

Then why aren't you voting for me?

Umm...

Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Have you even read this thread?

(Looks like I've been voting for you all along. Surprise!)

try to buddy with me and then preform a complete 180 degrees turn when I call you on it, despite the fact that I gave you the benefit of the doubt and decided to wait until everyone had made their opinions clear before I made another move.

I NEVER TRIED TO BUDDY WITH YOU!

Grats, USEC. You just got your vote.

Finally! The great Azure Sepulchre puts his money where his mouth is and votes for me! WHY THE HELL DID YOU NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE! YOU DON'T GIVE PEOPLE THE BENIFIT OF THE DOUBT IN MAFIA, YOU SCUMHUNT THEM TILL THEY EARN THE DOUBT! And Azure Sepulchre, you haven't earned it.



Spade:

If there was a fool in this game I'd tell everyone to unvote USEC. Why would you tell someone to vote for you? Do you want to be voted off? Or are you trying to trick us into thinking you're town?

You're calling yourself an idiot. You realise something you say will sound suspicious, yet you post it anyway. Why would you do this?

I believe I made it quite clear:

USEC, now that Azure has said his piece, and you've effectly ruined your ability to be taken seriously, what's your next move?

Go into "Curse-you-all" mode, and try to get as much conversation as possible, so that the scum might make a scummy move, and get lynched in day 3.

Frankly, survival is not number 1 on my list anymore. Everybody else here looks like a better player than me, and it would hurt the town if someone else got lynched (except maybe ein or Jetsquirrel.)

If you want, I'll gladly show you some of my games which will make you happy to see me go.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 21, 2010, 03:27:44 pm
But saying that sounds scummy.(to me)

If you're town, you shouldn't be telling people to vote yourself. It makes it sound like you're trying to convince us you're town, even though you're scum. We could use every member of town we have. Even if it just means an extra vote.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: kilakan on September 21, 2010, 05:28:30 pm

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kilakan, do you consider that being scum makes one aggressive, or that trying to be an effective scumhunter makes one aggressive?
I believe it to be the player's personality that is the deciding factor, there are great scum who do great by being so aggressive no one wants to disagree, and there's great townies who through aggression break the scum into making fatal slips.  Yet agression also only works against certain types of people, there are those who can laugh at a troll and not be effected, and there are people who begin freaking out and lose the game.  Where-as I prefer a question, and listen type approach, more like that of a phyciatrist, that way you find the player types and can make appropriate moves.

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kilakan, did you read the posts in order? Because ein  mentioned that he had a life after Azure Sepulchre accused him of lurking. How do you think Azure Sepulchre would know about that before hand?'
Honestly, I didn't read it all in order, I missed a few, went back, and read it again, due to joining late.  But I do read everything and consider it before asking.

USEC-I am happy for you that you went and read the posts everyone put up, though filling pages with it and comments that don't make insight is not very helpful.  I would like to ask.  What are your plans if you survive to day two, do you plan on following the "Oh look over here!" approach or would you switch to a more thoughtful, or an aggressive approach?
Also what do you plan on accomplish in having everyone vote for you, maybe a goat sacrifice for the scum team, in such a way that the rest go unncticed and un-thought of for the first day, or are you simply panicking in having so many people vote for you?

Jet-squirrel Why are you attempting to state other peoples reasoning for what they do, for all you know they could just be making random guesses in an attempt to scare out scum, maybe you could take a more pro-active approach where you can?

Spade- Despite not having serious feeling about you alliance, I do however feel oddly about the way you keep telling other players to play certain ways.  Would you consider yourself a good future IC, or do you admit that you belong under the title of beginner?

I have a rather large number of suspicions at the moment, and am waiting to place a vote once I feel more strongly about one in particular.  This being a beginners game, people over-react, and get riled up, so killing off an over-reactor first day, helps no-one.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 21, 2010, 06:02:14 pm
I do consider myself a beginner.

Also, I'm not trying to tell USEC how to play. I'm trying to tell him that if he's town, he shouldn't say he's the one that should get lynched. The ones that should get lynched are the scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on September 21, 2010, 06:42:20 pm
USEC-I am happy for you that you went and read the posts everyone put up, though filling pages with it and comments that don't make insight is not very helpful.  I would like to ask.  What are your plans if you survive to day two, do you plan on following the "Oh look over here!" approach or would you switch to a more thoughtful, or an aggressive approach?

Kilakan, If I survive to day 2, something is seriously wrong with the town, not lynching the most scummiest player. If I do survive, I'd try to stay as aggressive as possible. I'm finding it very fun.

Also what do you plan on accomplish in having everyone vote for you, maybe a goat sacrifice for the scum team, in such a way that the rest go unncticed and un-thought of for the first day, or are you simply panicking in having so many people vote for you?

Frankly, I'm only doing this to see what would happen. But the beauty of this is that anybody who is lurking, like ein (Don't think I have no idea that you were online today. I've checked your profile) looks incredibly scummy. Not saying anything looks more scummy than attacking the obvious target.

So, ein, what scumtells have you seen from me? I've been dropping tons of them, you must have something.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 21, 2010, 07:20:27 pm
I continue to wonder if your role was accidently sent out as fool.

But since I doubt it, and it seems you want to be lynched so badly, fine.

Unvote Jet

Vote USEC
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 21, 2010, 08:40:04 pm
Oh, God, this is going to take forever. Ah, well; the night is young...

Notice the part at the end. The part that says "but if he's busy IRL... well. There's hardly much I can do about that, now, is there?" You know what this implies? It implies that if ein posted more, you would be able to play more. But you know what really bizzare about this? It's that you didn't vote for me, the number one on your scum list.


Ugh, I didn't vote for you because you seemed too obvious a newb to be scum, and in my experience the most obvious target is seldom the dangerous one in games such as this. Evidently, this rule will require some revision; unless you really don't care whether you live or die, which would sufficiently explain your behavior. Even if it makes no sense. >.>

But wait, you've given a reason why you are not voting in your next post:

That's just, in a word, retarded. I'm not voting because I don't have any outright scum-tells, and I want to not only figure out where everyone stands so far, but I also want to see if anyone can bring up a scum-tell I haven't noticed.

Where have I heard that before?

I've learned to watch for scummy tactics, like somebody who may be trying to force others against each other.
Right now I'm waiting, and watching for a tell.

How is this similar to your excuse? Well,

A. You are both not doing anything

B. You are both waiting for somebody else to do something.

That's right. Some would call what ein is doing lurking, and I'm calling what you are lurking. You are waiting for somebody else to do your scumhunting. That's both passive and scummy.

Pffhahahaha. You're well, well off on this one. XD

I've actually asked a question as opposed to simply going quiet for no explicable reason, and it's usually considered good manners to wait for the answer to a question before moving on. Specifically, I asked 'what are everyone's FOS's?' Now, if I had no reason for asking this, I could see how it could seem pretty scummy. It does seem like I'm basically asking everyone to do my work during the RVS for me. Excepting the fact that the RVS is quite over by now, as people have tells to work with and suspicions they've nursed.

By hearing what everyone has to say, I can draw a fairly accurate map of the game and better draw my conclusions from there. I was also trying to encourage more activity by presenting a group question, as a stagnant game basically offers the mafia the game on a platter.

More importantly, have you? Because last time I checked, ein hasn't posted here in a day. If you really wanted to get ein to talk, you would have asked ein follow up questions, instead of saying that your vote is redundant.

I would have, if kilikan hadn't attacked me for attacking a self-admitted lurker, which was a fairly peculiar move under any circumstances. Of course, if he hadn't read Ein's post, as he says, that clears things up. Assuming he's telling the truth.

Azure, Azure, Azure, you were never part of that 0.06%. (Broody and Sir Bayer was a part of that.) Of course now, that percentage is redundant, since everypost has posted something. That means that you are back up to having a 25 percent chance of being scummy.

I reckon you're feeding me bull. Why?

Deflecting your question? SirBayer, the chance of the scum being one of those two people is less then 0.06%. It would have been a deflection if I said no idea.

That's why. You were talking to SirBayer at the time, so why would you refer to him as 'being one of those two people'? Why not simply say 'neither you nor [insert name here]'? Because you were talking about other people. Most likely the two names you'd voted for during RVS. You're just trying to blab your way out of this now because I've caught you in the act of buddying.

Oh, and apropos of nothing... don't you dare patronize me. My name and Spade's were the two most prominent in the quotes highlighted at the time, hence any possible misinterpretation. Even if you are telling the truth, it was horribly unclear, and you know it. Hell, if it hadn't been, then why hasn't anyone else corrected me on such a mistake by now, considering I've mentioned it twice?

Azure, where does it say that I can't get myself involved in a question that is directed at you? I didn't try to buddy with you at all. I was merely saying that the question was incredibly stupid, because it assumed information that you didn't know at the time. How is that buddying?

Is your username Azure Sepulchre? No? Then don't answer my damn questions for me if you're not trying to protect me. Let me do it. Common sense.

Azure, you attacked kilakan because of this quote:

Azure-Last few games I've read and played, people who begin accusing lukers the second they are off for a few hours, have all been scum.  Would you disagree that trying to point blame towards the people who seem to have lives, or nothing to say at the moment, to not be an attempt to move away from yourself or other people who are acting scummy without people pointing it out, which could lead to covering yourself and your team?

to which you replied with:

I also have a pinky finger of suspicion on both kilakan and SirBayer; kilakan because he leapt to the defense of Ein during an RVS of all things,

The only way that I could see kilakan jumping to the defence of ein was through saying that ein had a life.

...gaaaaah.

The context of his support was not important. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who get's themselves involved in another persons line of questioning without a valid reason is either stupid or buddying. What he did had no redeemable qualities; it brought his name to the attention of the questioner, it can potentially alienate the person being questioned if their villagers or could attract them if they're mafia, and it makes him seem scummy for, at the very least, giving the person being questioned something to respond with. 

Go on. Tell me I'm wrong. Please.

Oh, and guess what you said afterwards:

Still vaguely suspicious of Ein, but there's nothing really for me to go on other than the fact that he's lurking, and he's already explained why he is. Gut feeling on this one, more than anything else...

You say you have a gut feeling on ein, but you don't follow it up. Why? The best reason I could find was that you accepted his reasons of having a real life. And guess what kilakan said?

I attacked kilakan because he did what you did; defended someone else who could defend himself just as well. I stopped voting for Ein, on the other hand, because he answered my question and to maintain the vote on him any longer would be pointless.

So it would be pointless to maintain your vote on a person who gives you a gut feeling? I believe the standard opperating procedure for that case would be to SCUMHUNT. And what do you do? Nothing! You don't even keep your vote on the guy!

Gut feelings mean nothing. They are weak; the weakest form of attack, by far, and meaningless in the face of any other kind of evidence, and even in the absence of that they don't mean squat. Besides which, when compared to the gut feeling I got from Ein, you are giving me piles. You can drop this line of attack now. =/

Umm...

Because I'm bored, and have no idea know idea how much mafia Spade has played.

As such, I'm going to Unvote, and ask Azure Sepulchre the same question.

Have you even read this thread?

(Looks like I've been voting for you all along. Surprise!)

Oh, yeah... forgot you'd voted for me. During RVS. And never dropped it to pursue anyone else when I answered your question. In a way that appeared to satisfy even you.

o______o

Good going there, man. Way to hypocrite. Again.

I NEVER TRIED TO BUDDY WITH YOU!

Psh. Whatever, man. I read what I read. But if you wanna repeat the same line every post, then hey; that's your prerogative >.>

Finally! The great Azure Sepulchre puts his money where his mouth is and votes for me! WHY THE HELL DID YOU NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE! YOU DON'T GIVE PEOPLE THE BENIFIT OF THE DOUBT IN MAFIA, YOU SCUMHUNT THEM TILL THEY EARN THE DOUBT! And Azure Sepulchre, you haven't earned it.

Ooh, someone's added two big ol' spoonfuls of SirBayer to his Raisin Bran this morning! Eh, I'm getting tired of repeating why I didn't vote for you in the first place, and I find it amusing that you presume to alter how I think (in caps lock, no less. Very impressive). I did what I did because it made sense to me; although I must admit, my initial theory still seems to be holding strong. Any sensible player wouldn't try to convince everyone to lynch him at all, much less on day 1... unless he'd simply lost interest in playing before we'd even really begun, or was attempting some ultra-bizarre double-bluff I've never seen before. Mainly because I doubt anyone would believe it would work. I don't know what it is you're playing at, but you're acting almost too scummy to be real scum.

I'm getting another gut feeling on this, but - like I said - gut feelings mean very little in the face of any kind of evidence, and you are barely even trying to offer explanation for your wanton trail of scumitude throughout the game.

...I swear, if you aren't scum, you had damn well better be fool. =/
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: ein on September 21, 2010, 11:07:59 pm
I thought I'd be able to handle this, and while it is true I could handle the end of the previous game, the beginning is just a bit too much for a limited schedule.
I just don't have the time to type up long posts until about midnight, when I end up being too tired to think straight.
So I'm going to have to call for a replacement, unfortunately.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 22, 2010, 07:23:37 am
I thought I'd be able to handle this, and while it is true I could handle the end of the previous game, the beginning is just a bit too much for a limited schedule.
I just don't have the time to type up long posts until about midnight, when I end up being too tired to think straight.
So I'm going to have to call for a replacement, unfortunately.
Psh. First Day... I dunno if I can. I'm getting bogged down by other games.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Scatterbrain on September 22, 2010, 10:19:37 am
i could in, but today+tomorrow+saturday i'm gonna be super duper busy and won't be able to read or post. so if you still need somone by then (sunday), put me in.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 22, 2010, 10:20:46 am
i vote for Usec

When you make yourself suspicious and then want to be voted for.... i will vote for you

as somewhere i red that people who make themselves suspicious in order to make confusion, you just vote for them.
(I red that somewhere in wizard duel 4)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 22, 2010, 10:47:43 am
i vote for Usec

When you make yourself suspicious and then want to be voted for.... i will vote for you

as somewhere i red that people who make themselves suspicious in order to make confusion, you just vote for them.
(I red that somewhere in wizard duel 4)

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

I thought I'd be able to handle this, and while it is true I could handle the end of the previous game, the beginning is just a bit too much for a limited schedule.
I just don't have the time to type up long posts until about midnight, when I end up being too tired to think straight.
So I'm going to have to call for a replacement, unfortunately.
Psh. First Day... I dunno if I can. I'm getting bogged down by other games.

I can catch you in a scumgame over here, too, if you like!  :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 22, 2010, 10:57:13 am
Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Acts patronizingly to everyone, and as those his words are FACT.

Good heavens.

You might be one of the more experienced players here, but you're not a mafia god, and your acting as though you are is starting to piss me off.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 22, 2010, 11:02:39 am
Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Acts patronizingly to everyone, and as those his words are FACT.

Good heavens.

You might be one of the more experienced players here, but you're not a mafia god, and your acting as though you are is starting to piss me off.

So hey, buddy, you got any suspicions based on something other than my attitude pisses you off? You can make the time to criticize my play style, ignore my former evidence, and insult me, but you can't find the time to scumhunt?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 22, 2010, 11:37:19 am
That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 22, 2010, 12:37:18 pm
That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.

If you had a decent argument, I certainly wouldn't.

Seeing as you don't seem to feel the need to produce one, do ANY SCUMHUNTING AT ALL, etc., you've warranted an FoS. But hey, feel free to not read the thread, not see why JetSquirrel is scummy, etc. You can defend him all you want, it's not my problem. Not right now, anyway. Also: You have time to go through other games but you can't SCUMHUNT IN THIS ONE? Come on now. You whine about my scumhunting, claiming that it's purposeless, and then you refuse to scumhunt at all yourself. You worry about what I think about you, you're -

Oh, huh. That's interesting.

You ARE suspicious of the easy, obvious target, but you can't be bothered to vote for him, because...? Because you're afraid of me. Unvote. Vote Akigagak. Jetsquirrel can wait, seeing as he doesn't seem to feel the need to actually play the game.

Let's see if you'll do any better, upon review of all your posts.


So here are the basic questions: Why are you so afraid of what I think of you? Why are you letting that affect your playstyle? Why do you feel the need to choose me as a target to fight, instead of hunting after who you yourself said you think is scum? Why do you think that's acceptable at all?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 22, 2010, 01:55:02 pm
That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.

If you had a decent argument, I certainly wouldn't.

Seeing as you don't seem to feel the need to produce one, do ANY SCUMHUNTING AT ALL, etc., you've warranted an FoS. But hey, feel free to not read the thread, not see why JetSquirrel is scummy, etc. You can defend him all you want, it's not my problem. Not right now, anyway. Also: You have time to go through other games but you can't SCUMHUNT IN THIS ONE? Come on now. You whine about my scumhunting, claiming that it's purposeless, and then you refuse to scumhunt at all yourself. You worry about what I think about you, you're -

I wasn't defending JetSquirrel, and don't act like I was. I know damn well why JetSquirrel seems scummy, it's because he can't come up with his own arguments.

As for not scumhunting in this game, but going through others, how much time do you think I have had? This game has been going for a couple of days now, but I've had much, much longer to go through other games to see how people play. Scumhunting in this game, however, takes second fiddle to College, which started just last week for me.

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Oh, huh. That's interesting.

You ARE suspicious of the easy, obvious target, but you can't be bothered to vote for him, because...? Because you're afraid of me.

Ahahaha.

Seriously?

You think I'm afraid of you, and that being so makes me not vote for other people? That argument makes no logical sense.

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TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Aside from that, let's have a good game everyone, and I Day One Vote Spade. Because shovels are best.

This is a random vote. There's not much to say about it alone, but...

TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Did Aqizzar jump in near the end, or was he quicker on the draw than that?

Just as all seemed won, just as I could taste that sweet cool beer, he done shot me in the face.

(He was the last Mafia of three players, and I got Ein lynched.)

Nope, but I wasn't speaking for him, since I'm not him.

Nothing about Spades. Nothing about scumhunting. Nothing about anything.
You're right, no random spurts of aggression, charging for Spades based on my random vote which had little reason for existing. That's not the way I play.

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FoS: Sir Bayer. You're being really overaggressive for a newbie game, treating any slip up, which really should be expected, as a massive scumtell. Not even as just a possible scum tell, but jumping on it and waving it the air as proof. I think you're being this aggressive to hide your own scuminess, but have overcompensated.

Also, Unvote Spade.

Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.

When you unvote Spades, you don't mention why. You don't question him. You don't chase him. You don't seem to feel the need.

Because this was me getting rid of the random, baseless vote.

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You don't even have the guts to vote me then. You don't have the guts to vote me now. Why is that?

Because Over-Aggressiveness =/= Scumminess. Though the amount you're doing this game seems over the top, even for you.

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Yes, I know that, USEC, stop badgering people to vote when they don't have a decent case yet.

You KNOW you don't have a case. Why do you think that's acceptable? You can always fall back on RVS, if you need to, it's early enough in the game. But you don't feel the need to. Why is that?

I said decent case. I'm not going to put one up when it's half-done and still has a few grey areas. By the time I did have a good one, everybody else had, between them, made all of the arguments I was going to.

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Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Acts patronizingly to everyone, and as those his words are FACT.

Good heavens.

You might be one of the more experienced players here, but you're not a mafia god, and your acting as though you are is starting to piss me off.

You STILL don't have the guts to vote me. Only to insult me from a safe distance. Don't want to be too closely associated? Don't want to be seen as buddying, but don't want to be seen as passive?

No, just tired of your self-assertion over everyone.

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That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.

And of course, here, you're so worried about appearances. "What does Bayer think of me? I won't vote anybody because I'm afraid of what Bayer thinks of me!" Well then, scumbucket, you know what I think of you - you're scum.

Again, your logic makes no sense here. Why would being afraid of your opinion, which I give jack about, stop me voting for other people?

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So here are the basic questions: Why are you so afraid of what I think of you? Why are you letting that affect your playstyle? Why do you feel the need to choose me as a target to fight, instead of hunting after who you yourself said you think is scum? Why do you think that's acceptable at all?

1: I'm not. Really, get over yourself.
2: See answer 1.
3: Because, originally, I was tired of your attitude. But yes, your arguments have told me something.
4: What makes being cautious so unacceptable to you? Yes, I don't want to get lynched, nobody does. But being randomly over-aggressive doesn't help anyone.

You want a vote, with a reason?

Sir Bayer. For being so over the top aggressive in a newby game, trying to shift attention onto whatever person you choose, trying to make it seem as though you're being a pro-active townie when really you're just trying to scare the newbies into either inactivity or voting with you, so you and your scummy pall can pull an easy win.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 22, 2010, 02:53:16 pm
I don't see much I can do right now...
so may I request a vote count?

I'd also like to see more of Broody.  :p
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 22, 2010, 02:55:21 pm
Sorry about the double post, but I forgot my question.

TBM: What do you think of the arguments between SirBayer and Akigagak?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 22, 2010, 04:32:49 pm
I don't see much I can do right now...
so may I request a vote count?

I'd also like to see more of Broody.  :p

I second the vote count and would also like to see a day extension so we can get someone in here to take over for Ein and have their say.

First, unvote, because lynching an empty seat is like interrogating to Hellen Keller; she won't tell jack shit.

Akigagak and SirBayer mutual distrust I think is healthy, though misguided. SirBayer has plenty of cause to be suspicious of USEC; that his vote happened to land on him before he made an ass of himself is rather accidental- or fortuitous. Depends on how you look at SirBayer.

SirBayer, I think in a beginning mafia game you're playing a bit hardline- you're the most experienced player; accusing every one every which way doesn't help town if it just makes people distrust and question your motives. Because if people distrust you, you will get you lynched, which means we're losing a scum hunter of some merit- provided you aren't scum of course; considering the level of playing field this is, you could just as well be scum- though if you weren't I'd imagine scum would have you in their sights.

I think Akigagak has been a tad bit skittish in this game; while, to me, OoS worthy, it does not make him a priority in my eyes. He hasn't asked many hard questions, he's even gone as far as to say that he would not vote someone because it would cast suspicion on him. It was poor wording but a sentiment I could understand: Akigagak, attack people you think are scum- if you put enough information out there you're only helping town. Getting lynched is sometimes a by-product of scum hunting, but if town wins, you still win.

USEC was scum in my last game, and in that one he lurked heavily toward the start of the game. He's posted a lot in this one, considering, but seems to implicated himself pretty heavily. He's said some pretty good things here and there, and I like that- but I am afraid he may be taking a page from the Book of Breadbocks, hallowed by thy name. I don't like that he has totally rolled over on being lynched. I am likely thinking too hard about this. He played differently, though; that could be that he either isn't scum now, or his scum partner is not as good as scatterbrain was. All this "I'm being an idiot guise" makes me a little uneasy. I sense a flim-flam.

Azure, it took you a while to settle your vote, though I wouldn't begrudge you for it. I mean, hell, look at me! Frankly, I need to read over your stuff more; You seem to dismiss a lot of allegations as hog-wash. I'll get back to you when I've got more time.

Jetsquirrel, you unvote USEC don't post for about 21 hours, then just rank and file, with Spade and Azure, vote him again- giving pretty much a paraphrased version of what Spade had said. You're not even trying are you? Oh, and I believe that makes you the third vote- and the Bandwagoner. Though we've been over this: "I am not bandwagoning you guise". Why are you letting SirBayer off the hook all the sudden?

Spade, are you voting USEC because you think he's scum, or just at his behest? This is an important question- have you ever seen 12 Angry men? I don't want to have to pull a Henry Fonda up in here. He may be scum, but don't vote him just because its the simple solution- vote him because you Suspect him. And, if you do suspect him, whose your number 2 scum- why?

Kilakan, you've been a scare poster- though you haven't dropped the game yet, so bonus. I feel like, this may be in part due to your icon, that you're just sort of smiling in a corner and watching us. Your posts have, thus far, been very concise and to the point. You throw out your thoughts and go back to the corner, perhaps suck on your pipe and grin. I am curious, oh so very, to hear your other suspicions. Now, from someone whose been lurking that last couple days, it may not seem like much a demand- but please enlighten us.

I would like to clearly say, by definition, I have been lurking. This has been due mostly to online distractions and constantly falling behind on the reading. I apologize, and I want to make an attempt to be here as often as I can manage- keeping in mind, like all of you, I will have my off days.

Cool Beans.

I have no clear idea of whom is the most scummy.

My list, in no order specifically:

Jetsquirrel, USEC Akigagak and Azure.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 22, 2010, 04:45:27 pm
I'm pretty sure I said earlier that I suspected him. I also said I thought the #2 scum was Jet. He just doesn't seem to be doing anything helpful. After a couple people(including me), question him, all he says is this:

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Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Yeah sure

I think he's just voting USEC(who I beleive is his scum partner) to make us beleive that since he's voting for scum, he can't be scum himself. I also thought the plan for USEC was that because he said he might as well die, we would know he's town. If that's the case, the plan surely failed.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: kilakan on September 22, 2010, 05:39:14 pm
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Kilakan, you've been a scare poster- though you haven't dropped the game yet, so bonus. I feel like, this may be in part due to your icon, that you're just sort of smiling in a corner and watching us. Your posts have, thus far, been very concise and to the point. You throw out your thoughts and go back to the corner, perhaps suck on your pipe and grin. I am curious, oh so very, to hear your other suspicions. Now, from someone whose been lurking that last couple days, it may not seem like much a demand- but please enlighten us.

Ok, I'll spit my thoughts out again (haha), My suspicion is currently tied between USEC, akigagak, and Jet.
USEC:May either be noob and thus not taking the game seriously and just messing around, or he could be trying to feign noobness, to try and confuse us in such a way that he somehow survives, though he currently has my higher suspicion due to his complete and udder lack of any serious scum-hunting, making him both not valuable and potential scum.
Akigagak:He come along with SirBayer, as I was reading their last posts, I began to think that it seemed to well planned, in such a way that they either do really dislike each other or that it was a play by the scum to make it so they don't draw attention by hitting a non-scum with their vote.  A dangerous game but one that seems to be working so far, if in fact it is a game and they don't dislike each other.  The lines
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Ahahaha.

Seriously?

You think I'm afraid of you, and that being so makes me not vote for other people? That argument makes no logical sense.
and
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from: Akigagak on Today at 10:57:13 am

   
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from: SirBayer on Today at 10:47:43 am

        Hey everybody, this is the scum.

        Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

        Good heavens.

    Hey everybody, this is the scum.

    Why? Acts patronizingly to everyone, and as those his words are FACT.

    Good heavens.

    You might be one of the more experienced players here, but you're not a mafia god, and your acting as though you are is starting to piss me off.
Tends to make me feel that this is a play.  Though they are a good distance from making me actually believe them scum.  I also tend to think people are lying more often then not, especially with the amount of unusual lines, such as those you would hear in a cop movie, so it may just be my mind making this up.

Jet:He simply doesn't care a bit about the game, or he is trying the cool-whatever attitude and hoping no one votes for him, makes me feel uneasy.

AkigagakWould you tell us the reasons why you seem content on attacking SirBayer and him alone?  Along with the reasons why you feel the need to defend yourself so much against him, when only he was suspicious of you?

SirBayer:Though you have an aggressive play-style, why do you focus so much on one person in each of your posts, why not ask questions to more then just one person?

I really can't ask any more questions until more people talk, of and by the way Broody, my avatar has a cocktail drink not a pipe. (ha)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: kilakan on September 22, 2010, 05:42:08 pm
Also Day Extension and Vote Count
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 22, 2010, 05:51:32 pm
i vote for Usec

When you make yourself suspicious and then want to be voted for.... i will vote for you

as somewhere i red that people who make themselves suspicious in order to make confusion, you just vote for them.
(I red that somewhere in wizard duel 4)

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

I thought I'd be able to handle this, and while it is true I could handle the end of the previous game, the beginning is just a bit too much for a limited schedule.
I just don't have the time to type up long posts until about midnight, when I end up being too tired to think straight.
So I'm going to have to call for a replacement, unfortunately.
Psh. First Day... I dunno if I can. I'm getting bogged down by other games.

I can catch you in a scumgame over here, too, if you like!  :P
1. Games are separate.
2. I'm not scum.
3. Perhaps I could play this game. I had forgotten that Archangel was an SK in Panda's BYOT and got himself lynched. That'll help.

Send me the role!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: kilakan on September 22, 2010, 05:53:51 pm
aw come on this is a beginner game.....
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 22, 2010, 06:15:54 pm
aw come on this is a beginner game.....
Someone's gotta replace in.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 22, 2010, 06:21:29 pm
AkigagakWould you tell us the reasons why you seem content on attacking SirBayer and him alone?  Along with the reasons why you feel the need to defend yourself so much against him, when only he was suspicious of you?

I haven't attacked the other people I think are scum (Jet, USEC), because everyone else has done that already, and I'm waiting for answers to those arguments before I make my own.

Your second question is a bit confused, but I'll try to answer it. The reason all of my defense post was against Bayer is because, so far, he's been the only one to attack me. If that isn't what you were asking, sorry.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 22, 2010, 06:32:38 pm
That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.

If you had a decent argument, I certainly wouldn't.

Seeing as you don't seem to feel the need to produce one, do ANY SCUMHUNTING AT ALL, etc., you've warranted an FoS. But hey, feel free to not read the thread, not see why JetSquirrel is scummy, etc. You can defend him all you want, it's not my problem. Not right now, anyway. Also: You have time to go through other games but you can't SCUMHUNT IN THIS ONE? Come on now. You whine about my scumhunting, claiming that it's purposeless, and then you refuse to scumhunt at all yourself. You worry about what I think about you, you're -

I wasn't defending JetSquirrel, and don't act like I was. I know damn well why JetSquirrel seems scummy, it's because he can't come up with his own arguments.

As for not scumhunting in this game, but going through others, how much time do you think I have had? This game has been going for a couple of days now, but I've had much, much longer to go through other games to see how people play. Scumhunting in this game, however, takes second fiddle to College, which started just last week for me.

I'm not concerned about your personal crap. I accept personal reasons, because that's just kind of a nice thing to do and I'm not a complete douche when I'm playing Mafia.

What I don't accept is people saying they have no time and then coming up with crap that takes time to generate. You do, however, have a point; general meta is generally acceptable. This argument ends in your favor.

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Oh, huh. That's interesting.

You ARE suspicious of the easy, obvious target, but you can't be bothered to vote for him, because...? Because you're afraid of me.

Ahahaha.

Seriously?

You think I'm afraid of you, and that being so makes me not vote for other people? That argument makes no logical sense.

See later.

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TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Aside from that, let's have a good game everyone, and I Day One Vote Spade. Because shovels are best.

This is a random vote. There's not much to say about it alone, but...

TBM: He got himself shot to death by me and Aqizzar. Then Aqizzar shot me and rode into the sunset.

Did Aqizzar jump in near the end, or was he quicker on the draw than that?

Just as all seemed won, just as I could taste that sweet cool beer, he done shot me in the face.

(He was the last Mafia of three players, and I got Ein lynched.)

Nope, but I wasn't speaking for him, since I'm not him.

Nothing about Spades. Nothing about scumhunting. Nothing about anything.
You're right, no random spurts of aggression, charging for Spades based on my random vote which had little reason for existing. That's not the way I play.

So you don't scumhunt? Do I have to remind you people to check the scumhunting guide? That's my reference, and it sure as hell paints you as scum.

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FoS: Sir Bayer. You're being really overaggressive for a newbie game, treating any slip up, which really should be expected, as a massive scumtell. Not even as just a possible scum tell, but jumping on it and waving it the air as proof. I think you're being this aggressive to hide your own scuminess, but have overcompensated.

Also, Unvote Spade.

Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.

When you unvote Spades, you don't mention why. You don't question him. You don't chase him. You don't seem to feel the need.

Because this was me getting rid of the random, baseless vote.

THEN WHY PUT IT DOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE? You're trying to look like you're RVSing, but you're NOT!

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You don't even have the guts to vote me then. You don't have the guts to vote me now. Why is that?

Because Over-Aggressiveness =/= Scumminess. Though the amount you're doing this game seems over the top, even for you.[/quote]

Really? That's not what you said later. Again, as before, see later.

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Yes, I know that, USEC, stop badgering people to vote when they don't have a decent case yet.

You KNOW you don't have a case. Why do you think that's acceptable? You can always fall back on RVS, if you need to, it's early enough in the game. But you don't feel the need to. Why is that?

I said decent case. I'm not going to put one up when it's half-done and still has a few grey areas. By the time I did have a good one, everybody else had, between them, made all of the arguments I was going to.

What a crying shame. A half-baked case is better than none, because none tells me that this is an excuse. But again, see later - you didn't do it because you were afraid I would attack you.

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Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Feels the need to completely ignore everything I say.

Good heavens.

Hey everybody, this is the scum.

Why? Acts patronizingly to everyone, and as those his words are FACT.

Good heavens.

You might be one of the more experienced players here, but you're not a mafia god, and your acting as though you are is starting to piss me off.

You STILL don't have the guts to vote me. Only to insult me from a safe distance. Don't want to be too closely associated? Don't want to be seen as buddying, but don't want to be seen as passive?

No, just tired of your self-assertion over everyone.

Really now? Not what you said - yet again, move on to see the conclusion to this.

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That seems to be your playstyle. Going through other games, you seem to hammer away at some random person, not listen to them, and just keeping shouting OMG YOU SUCK at them until they stop playing out of the futility of arguing with you, or are lynched. You can argue that any lynch is better than no lynch, but going blinkers on straight for the first person you pick out of a hat, ignoring any of their arguments, until either you or they are killed, rather defeats the point that we're supposed to be catching scum.

That's why I didn't vote for you, even though you piss me off, because that's not enough of a reason to seriously shout you out as scum. Well, unless you're being so aggressive to shift attention away from you, or to make it look like you're doing some quality scum-hunting.


The person who really acts scum to me is USEC, with his insane ramblings and shouting of 'SHOOT ME' like some 80s action hero who's been cloned. But, of course, since every possible argument against him has already been used by others, and he hasn't responded adequately to any of them. And if I vote for him now, you'll shout 'bandwagon' at me.

And of course, here, you're so worried about appearances. "What does Bayer think of me? I won't vote anybody because I'm afraid of what Bayer thinks of me!" Well then, scumbucket, you know what I think of you - you're scum.

Again, your logic makes no sense here. Why would being afraid of your opinion, which I give jack about, stop me voting for other people?

The bold is right there. You can't erase a scumslip. You were worried that I would come after you. The only reason to be worried enough about another person's opinion to not vote or to change your behavior is if you're scum. Thus, you're scum. You said it yourself - not in the same words, but you were afraid of being attacked. Not necessarily by me, but you just didn't want the attention that putting your vote down would bring.

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So here are the basic questions: Why are you so afraid of what I think of you? Why are you letting that affect your playstyle? Why do you feel the need to choose me as a target to fight, instead of hunting after who you yourself said you think is scum? Why do you think that's acceptable at all?

1: I'm not. Really, get over yourself.
2: See answer 1.
3: Because, originally, I was tired of your attitude. But yes, your arguments have told me something.
4: What makes being cautious so unacceptable to you? Yes, I don't want to get lynched, nobody does. But being randomly over-aggressive doesn't help anyone.
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1. See the above. You're being ridiculously scummy.
2. Blah blah blah same story
3. You're "tired of my attitude"? Cry me a river of tears, this is Mafia.
4. Cautiousness is a scumtell, you fool! Cautiousness is the HALLMARK of scum. What better way to avoid attention? You don't want to be associated with the lynch at the end of the day, do you? Well then, best not be there when the lynch comes.

What better way not to be there then to never have voted at all?

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You want a vote, with a reason?

Sir Bayer. For being so over the top aggressive in a newby game, trying to shift attention onto whatever person you choose, trying to make it seem as though you're being a pro-active townie when really you're just trying to scare the newbies into either inactivity or voting with you, so you and your scummy pall can pull an easy win.

So you choose to end this argument with an OMGUS vote, of all things? "Your arguments tell me enough!"

You know what tells me enough? Your reaction. You ARE afraid of being lynched. You said that, too. "I don't want to get lynched, nobody does." That doesn't matter to a town player. A town player is more valuable in death. You know that. This isn't your first game of Mafia. You're just scum.

SirBayer, I think in a beginning mafia game you're playing a bit hardline- you're the most experienced player; accusing every one every which way doesn't help town if it just makes people distrust and question your motives. Because if people distrust you, you will get you lynched, which means we're losing a scum hunter of some merit- provided you aren't scum of course; considering the level of playing field this is, you could just as well be scum- though if you weren't I'd imagine scum would have you in their sights.

SirBayer:Though you have an aggressive play-style, why do you focus so much on one person in each of your posts, why not ask questions to more then just one person?

I more or less subscribe to the Toony theory of Mafia - you pick a target, you attack him until you know what he is, and then you move on. Whether I realize this by breaking a player town or mafia or by killing him, it makes very little difference to me.

Honestly, I don't have the presence of mind to make two arguments worth making at the same time. I therefore choose to, instead of wasting my time with multi-tasking, hit one target (suspicious or not - see the scumhunting guide), and drag that target across the coals until I'm sure what that player is. End of story. Thus my aggressive, single-target hunting.

WEBADICT: In, Webadict, In! I need another good scumhunter.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 22, 2010, 06:51:41 pm
No offense to Webby, but I would prefer if the newbie games didn't become populated with veteran players. To Echo Kilakan:

aw come on this is a beginner game.....


But, if no one else is around, come on aboard- Town would love to have you.

Also, would anyone else support the Extend Day motion? I am sure Web is caught up on the happenings, but we should have some time to digest what he has to say and retort. You know, dialogue.

Also, Jetsquirrel, you've got a lot of explaining to do: show up (look who's talking, =P ) and explain yourself. Is USEC still your top scum pick, or are you just voting because he's suicidal? There's a big difference.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 22, 2010, 06:58:51 pm
Psh. I haven't started reading. You're probably right, I shouldn't in if there's another newbie available. Plus, I'm not sure if I want to.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Zako on September 22, 2010, 07:17:26 pm
Ehhhh.... Not sure if I should sub in on this.

I caught the book of breadbocks reference there broody. He was an idiot, just like I said in XIV, and was also town. Amusing, to say the least.

And vector was right, you play an incredibly chill game dude. I salute you.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 22, 2010, 07:22:59 pm
Ehhhh.... Not sure if I should sub in on this.

I caught the book of breadbocks reference there broody. He was an idiot, just like I said in XIV, and was also town. Amusing, to say the least.

And vector was right, you play an incredibly chill game dude. I salute you.

I am not sure if that makes me cut out for this game though: considering I lost my first two games. I am hoping I've learned something. If you come aboard, I promise not to vote for you if you claim cop- not this time. :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: webadict on September 22, 2010, 07:28:58 pm
Ehhhh.... Not sure if I should sub in on this.

I caught the book of breadbocks reference there broody. He was an idiot, just like I said in XIV, and was also town. Amusing, to say the least.

And vector was right, you play an incredibly chill game dude. I salute you.
Rule 1. Listen to Webadict. Always. He's always right eventually.

I am not sure if that makes me cut out for this game though: considering I lost my first two games. I am hoping I've learned something. If you come aboard, I promise not to vote for you if you claim cop- not this time. :P
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Spade on September 22, 2010, 07:57:10 pm
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The bold is right there. You can't erase a scumslip. You were worried that I would come after you. The only reason to be worried enough about another person's opinion to not vote or to change your behavior is if you're scum. Thus, you're scum. You said it yourself - not in the same words, but you were afraid of being attacked. Not necessarily by me, but you just didn't want the attention that putting your vote down would bring.

I'm not trying to defend him or anything, but isn't that also a mistake most townies make? They'll say they're scared about something happening, and then they're blamed for being scared. Even though they didn't know town have nothing to worry about.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: SirBayer on September 22, 2010, 10:56:37 pm
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The bold is right there. You can't erase a scumslip. You were worried that I would come after you. The only reason to be worried enough about another person's opinion to not vote or to change your behavior is if you're scum. Thus, you're scum. You said it yourself - not in the same words, but you were afraid of being attacked. Not necessarily by me, but you just didn't want the attention that putting your vote down would bring.

I'm not trying to defend him or anything, but isn't that also a mistake most townies make? They'll say they're scared about something happening, and then they're blamed for being scared. Even though they didn't know town have nothing to worry about.

A. That is defending, but...
B. The scum is in the details.
C. That's not my only argument, as you may or may not have noticed.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Spade on September 22, 2010, 10:58:39 pm
I know that, but I was just pointing it out.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 23, 2010, 05:30:02 am
Azure, it took you a while to settle your vote, though I wouldn't begrudge you for it. I mean, hell, look at me! Frankly, I need to read over your stuff more; You seem to dismiss a lot of allegations as hog-wash. I'll get back to you when I've got more time.

It's not like I dismissed them out of hand, which you seem to be strongly implying. =/

I have provided reasons; which I presume make sense, considering you haven't called me on anything specific aside from an impression of aloofness - although I suppose you did say you needed read over my stuff, so... eh. I must say, though; I am inclined to agree with Zako's impression of your playing style. You provide a fairly sharp contrast to Bayer's methods. I wonder which will prove better..?

Hmm... just posting this would be rather a waste of space. Question time!

USEC: Earlier on, you offered an explanation for your devil-may-care attitude towards your potential lynching. Specifically:

Frankly, survival is not number 1 on my list anymore. Everybody else here looks like a better player than me, and it would hurt the town if someone else got lynched (except maybe ein or Jetsquirrel.)

If you thought you, ein and Jetsquirrel were on an apparently equal standpoint as faras town importance went, then why have you not targeted either of them as opposed to surrendering yourself to a lynching? I mean, hell, if you know you're not scum, why not fight to find it? I admit, Ein appears to have had an honest reason for his lurking, but Jet has continued to appear progressively more and more scummy as the game has gone on. Yet you have seldom batted so much as an eyelid in his direction. Why is this?

Broody: I can understand you having four primary FOS's, but I highly doubt you feel the same way about all four. And besides, there can be only two, no matter how suspect everyone in the game seems. So which two do you find the most scummy out of those four?

Spade: Dude, you're still defending him no matter what you say. And hell, even if you really weren't trying to, you must have some reason for posting that - considering that an actually impartial observer wouldn't deign to say anything. So, why did you defend Aki? Or, if you still insist you weren't really defending him, why did you bother posting that?

Oh, and 'just pointing it out' isn't a good enough answer; not by a long shot. USEC apparently just pointed out the flaw in kilakan's attack on me, and you can see what that led to. =/

Jetsquirrel: Seriously, where the f**k are you? Err, pardon the French. >.>

Aaaaaand... I'll leave Bayer and Aki for the time being. They're already questioning each other with more tenacity than I could generat for either at the moment, and I'm still waiting for USEC to respond anyway. Unless he's given up, which I would find quite disappointing all things considered.

Oh, BTW, Day Extension for the sub. It'll be interesting to see what a replacement will make of the game so far.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 23, 2010, 05:44:52 am
Just noticed; forgot to ask kilakan a question. >.<

So, just had a quick browse through all your posts and noticed something interesting; you haven't voted once. Nope, not once. Not even during the proper RVS. Oh, sure, you've suspected plenty, but you've never made a proper move on anyone. I'm inclined not to look into this too deeply for much the same reason Broody avoided targeting my own almost lackadaisic approach to voting, but I'm still wondering what it is you're waiting for.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 23, 2010, 07:28:15 am
I'm going to see if Scatterbrain can play before I pull in Webadict unneccesarily.

Votes:

ein -
Azure Sepulchre - USEC_OFFICER
Jetsquirrel - TheBroodyMoods,
Akagigak - SirBayer
USEC_OFFICER - AzureSepulchre, Jetsquirrel, Spade
Spade -
SirBayer - Akigigak
TheBroodyMoods -
kilakan -
Not Voting: Kilakan, ein (Not Active).

Day ends in two hours.

Also, one vote for an Extension. Two more votes needed for an extention to be passed.



Sorry for putting this up so late.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 23, 2010, 07:49:17 am
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Jetsquirrel, you unvote USEC don't post for about 21 hours, then just rank and file, with Spade and Azure, vote him again- giving pretty much a paraphrased version of what Spade had said. You're not even trying are you? Oh, and I believe that makes you the third vote- and the Bandwagoner. Though we've been over this: "I am not bandwagoning you guise". Why are you letting SirBayer off the hook all the sudden?

I don't have always time to read this mafia game and post some answer to this. I'm not getting him of the hook, im trying to follow that guide on page 2. But Sirbayer did make a lot of suspicion around me as he keeps telling that im scum. I will switch to him eventually but for now i'm focusing at USEC for his suicidal attitude.

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Jet:He simply doesn't care a bit about the game, or he is trying the cool-whatever attitude and hoping no one votes for him, makes me feel uneasy.

I do care about the game but since this is a begginer mafia game, and im obvously a begginer i try to get the hang of it. So i may attempt poor in my actions.

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Also, Jetsquirrel, you've got a lot of explaining to do: show up (look who's talking, =P ) and explain yourself. Is USEC still your top scum pick, or are you just voting because he's suicidal? There's a big difference.

Usec is not my top pick, it's SirBayer i will switch to him later. But i vote for USEC as he has a suicidal attitude, so if he wants to be lynched so badly why don't i help him a hand.

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Jetsquirrel: Seriously, where the f**k are you? Err, pardon the French. >.>

I'm right here but like i said in the first piece of text I DONT HAVE ALWAYS FREE TIME TO READ AND WRITE ANSWERS...


And tack btw there are already 2 votes for a day extension 1 from Kilakan and 1 from Azure and i also request a Day extension
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Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 23, 2010, 07:57:31 am
3 Votes for an extension.

Day ends 10:00 Friday.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 23, 2010, 09:12:04 am
Usec is not my top pick, it's SirBayer i will switch to him later. But i vote for USEC as he has a suicidal attitude, so if he wants to be lynched so badly why don't i help him a hand.

...so let me get this straight. You are not, in fact, voting for USEC because you think he's scum. You're actually voting for him because he doesn't much care if he lives or dies. Which, as far as I'm concerned, means you don't actually give a damn which alignment he is; you're just doing this because he has the most other people on him, which makes him an easy lynch for scum.

What's more, you claim to want to OMGUS vote SirBayer, but aren't switching to him just yet because... well, see above.

And not only that, but you edited your post - again - after being specifically warned not to because it makes you look like you're hiding a scum-slip.

...gawd. =O

Unvote, vote Jetsquirrel.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 23, 2010, 09:43:26 am
i edited it because i accidently made a lot of Blank space under my post and it was kind of annoying to read
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 23, 2010, 12:50:36 pm
i edited it because i accidently made a lot of Blank space under my post and it was kind of annoying to read

Wait... so you'll object to that, but you won't object to my vote? You have no problem with me thinking you're obviously scum? ...oookay. >.>

Anyway, that's still no excuse for editing your post. Hell, there is no excuse for editing your post. It's against the rules; simple as that. I often get the urge to go back and correct spelling errors in my own posts, but I don't. Because it can ruin both me and the game if someone takes it as an attempt to hide a scum-tell.

Eh, dunno why I'm explaining this. I'm quite sure you already knew you were in the wrong for editing, considering you responded to the affirmative when Aki told you not to do it again:

Also Also, don't edit, Jetsquirrel.
Yeah sure
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 23, 2010, 01:04:39 pm
But but i get a urge to edit posts when shit happens! But really il try to not edit any posts
but what is better? this?










Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 23, 2010, 01:05:32 pm
or this? because if i didn;t edit that it would ike look that
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 23, 2010, 01:22:53 pm
The problem is probably your web browser. For instance, any time I try to type on this site when I'm using IE, the text box spazzes out when I scroll up or down. That stopped happening to me when I switched to Pale Moon; the same might work for you.[/advert]

Regardless, I've seen worse. When you mentioned 'blank spaces', I assumed it'd be approximately page-sized. I doubt many would even notice, and I'd say even less would care. Unless you quadruple-posted or something, I guess, but I rather doubt you'll ever need to do that. >.>

Now, if we can get back to the fact that you're completely ignoring the vote I have on you..?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 23, 2010, 01:35:07 pm
Also: Never, ever, edit. I don't know if we've gotten around to actually including it in the rules, so if not, it's one of those unspoken Mafia rules. Nobody can see what you edited once it's done, so unless someone saw it beforehand, they just know it's been edited. So they think you edited for bad reasons.

Thus, don't edit.

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Jetsquirrel, you unvote USEC don't post for about 21 hours, then just rank and file, with Spade and Azure, vote him again- giving pretty much a paraphrased version of what Spade had said. You're not even trying are you? Oh, and I believe that makes you the third vote- and the Bandwagoner. Though we've been over this: "I am not bandwagoning you guise". Why are you letting SirBayer off the hook all the sudden?

I don't have always time to read this mafia game and post some answer to this. I'm not getting him of the hook, im trying to follow that guide on page 2. But Sirbayer did make a lot of suspicion around me as he keeps telling that im scum. I will switch to him eventually but for now i'm focusing at USEC for his suicidal attitude.

That's... well, okay. You're going to hammer on the guy who you think wants to die, which is not an entirely un-Townie thing, while ignoring me, who you "think" is suspicious.

Well, that's perfectly fine and normal!

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Jet:He simply doesn't care a bit about the game, or he is trying the cool-whatever attitude and hoping no one votes for him, makes me feel uneasy.

I do care about the game but since this is a begginer mafia game, and im obvously a begginer i try to get the hang of it. So i may attempt poor in my actions.

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Also, Jetsquirrel, you've got a lot of explaining to do: show up (look who's talking, =P ) and explain yourself. Is USEC still your top scum pick, or are you just voting because he's suicidal? There's a big difference.

Usec is not my top pick, it's SirBayer i will switch to him later. But i vote for USEC as he has a suicidal attitude, so if he wants to be lynched so badly why don't i help him a hand.

If I'm your first pick, why aren't you voting me? Lot easier for the scum to just ride on the bandwagons, hmm?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: kilakan on September 23, 2010, 03:16:49 pm
Well that was more suspicious then anything I've ever seen.......

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So, just had a quick browse through all your posts and noticed something interesting; you haven't voted once. Nope, not once. Not even during the proper RVS. Oh, sure, you've suspected plenty, but you've never made a proper move on anyone. I'm inclined not to look into this too deeply for much the same reason Broody avoided targeting my own almost lackadaisic approach to voting, but I'm still wondering what it is you're waiting for.
Well honestly I've been rather tied in my suspicions for the game so far, and I didn't feel like vote/unvoting everytime someone new posts, and I don't feel like killing off the entire town in a random, pull the gun on anyone who twitches, type play mode.

But but i get a urge to edit posts when shit happens! But really il try to not edit any posts
but what is better? this?











or this? because if i didn;t edit that it would ike look that
i edited it because i accidently made a lot of Blank space under my post and it was kind of annoying to read
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I don't have always time to read this mafia game and post some answer to this. I'm not getting him of the hook, im trying to follow that guide on page 2. But Sirbayer did make a lot of suspicion around me as he keeps telling that im scum. I will switch to him eventually but for now i'm focusing at USEC for his suicidal attitude.
Well for someone who claims to dislike having unorganized replies, you sure have a huge lack of punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.  Which leads me to believe that you edited out scummy sentences from your post.  This mixed with your lack of scum-hunting, posts (I only have two-three hours that I can even access a computer, yet I have posted at least once each day, with all my thoughts), and general lack of attempt to even defend yourself from the more incriminating questions, has lead me to believe you are currently top scum, and despite someone could spew this as band-waggoning, I wholly believe you are the top scum at the moment, so:
Vote Jetsquirrel
now to the questions:
Azure:Why would you leave out SirBayer and Akigagak, even though they are fighting each other actively, there's almost always something to ask, and asking every-one but them seems, odd.?

Jetsquirrel:How many mafia games have you played?
Where you scum or town in them, if you played any?
Do you even bother giving thought to asking any questions?  Because if not, you should really ask for a replacement, even if you are scum and trying to hide low, not bothering to give ten minutes to reading the posts (and this has been a quite game) is not very acceptable.
Why do you often log on, yet almost never post, can you explain why you can't pick away at the thread while you log on?
Why did you almost copy SirBayer's line of If I'm your first pick, why aren't you voting me? , have you not read his posts?

SpadeYou have been awfully quite since the vote got off of you, do you not have questions for people?  What are your thoughts on the current situation?

UsecAre you still alive, or have yo completely given up your defense?

EinYou are online, yet not posting, are you a lurker? (joke question mainly, I really don't expect a response at the moment, though a sudden appearance would be nice.)

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Post by: Spade on September 23, 2010, 03:37:52 pm
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Spade: Dude, you're still defending him no matter what you say. And hell, even if you really weren't trying to, you must have some reason for posting that - considering that an actually impartial observer wouldn't deign to say anything. So, why did you defend Aki? Or, if you still insist you weren't really defending him, why did you bother posting that?

Again, I don't want to defend anybody. I was just saying that lots of people make the mistake. I'm not saying any of Sir's arguments didn't mean something, just that that one might not be the best. I guess also a warning to anyone who skipped over Sir's original post.

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SpadeYou have been awfully quite since the vote got off of you, do you not have questions for people?  What are your thoughts on the current situation?
Which vote?
I also already said my thoughts were that USEC and Jet were scum. They both seem like they're pulling the same act of saying "VOTE ME!" to make it look like they're town. What am I supposed to say? Almost no one has said anything about me until now.
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Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 23, 2010, 03:59:52 pm
Azure, it took you a while to settle your vote, though I wouldn't begrudge you for it. I mean, hell, look at me! Frankly, I need to read over your stuff more; You seem to dismiss a lot of allegations as hog-wash. I'll get back to you when I've got more time.

It's not like I dismissed them out of hand, which you seem to be strongly implying. =/

I have provided reasons; which I presume make sense, considering you haven't called me on anything specific aside from an impression of aloofness - although I suppose you did say you needed read over my stuff, so... eh. I must say, though; I am inclined to agree with Zako's impression of your playing style. You provide a fairly sharp contrast to Bayer's methods. I wonder which will prove better..?

...

Broody: I can understand you having four primary FOS's, but I highly doubt you feel the same way about all four. And besides, there can be only two, no matter how suspect everyone in the game seems. So which two do you find the most scummy out of those four?

I am a chill player, but I think that's mostly because I am not a very well versed one: SirBayer's method I think will likely prove much more effective than my own, though his method is abrasive. I'd like to think that I help people by trying to present questions in a more palatable way, rather than aggressively demanding an answer.

As for my suspicions well, yeah, I need to organize them:

Jetsquirrel is number one; he's voting for an easy lynch, editing his posts and generally being uncooperative. I put a vote on him and he had a fit about it; What I got out of his answers were essentially "I'm not going to vote for who I suspect until I can ensure a lynch, so I'll just vote an easy lynch". Jet, if you disagree with that assessment, please tell me. I mean, voting USEC wouldn't be bad specifically- but he has another suspect clearly- and is not doing to the foot work to pursue him.

USEC and Akigagak are currently American Gladiator fighting for my number two spot: USEC has done a lot more to arouse my suspicion: He's thrown himself to the mercy of the court, essentially, and has made very little attempt to go into his "Curse you all" mode and try to raise debate- he's also done very little to substantiate his vote on Azure: I would like to see more activity out of him.

Akigagak has, again, been a little skittish about posting and put a lot of effort into the spat with SirBayer- but little else. I think that spat served as good cover for him, but he's yet to weigh in on the Jetsquirrel issue. Even though he suspects Jetsquirrel, part of his reason for snapping at SirBayer was because of Sirbayer's hounding (some might say abusively hounding) Jetsquirrel for tells. For somebody going through a bunch of other games, it seems a bit odd to stop everything and vote/argue at length with SirBayer about how he treats a scummy looking player. I should go over their arguments again, however.

Azure I suspect you lastly, and to be honest, its mostly because I am not entirely sure about you. The last few games I've been in, it was the person I had the fuzziest notions of that turned out to be scum. Its not a wonderful reason, I admit, but it is the reason I have thus far. If I had a better picture of you, methinks I'd not suspect you- unless you pulled a Jetsquirrel or USEC.

I've not much more to say.

Spade:
I also already said my thoughts were that USEC and Jet were scum. They both seem like they're pulling the same act of saying "VOTE ME!" to make it look like they're town. What am I supposed to say? Almost no one has said anything about me until now.

When did Jetsquirrel roll over: Do you mean he's figuratively saying "Vote me" or like USEC saying "vote me"?

You're a fairly consistent poster- but if your posts had more meat on the bone, you'd probably be much more effective scum hunter.

Hypothetical here: Let's say Jetsquirrel get's the noose, and he comes back Town, how would that change people's opinions?
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Post by: Spade on September 23, 2010, 04:10:53 pm
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When did Jetsquirrel roll over: Do you mean he's figuratively saying "Vote me" or like USEC saying "vote me"?

You're a fairly consistent poster- but if your posts had more meat on the bone, you'd probably be much more effective scum hunter.

Hypothetical here: Let's say Jetsquirrel get's the noose, and he comes back Town, how would that change people's opinions?

More figuratively. Either he doesn't know what he's doing well enough, or it's a poor scum disguise.
I'm also not a fan of long-worded posts, which is why I don't think I'll fit in well at the bigger games.
If Jet's not scum... I don't know yet. It'll depend on the if.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 23, 2010, 07:10:14 pm
Azure:Why would you leave out SirBayer and Akigagak, even though they are fighting each other actively, there's almost always something to ask, and asking every-one but them seems, odd.?

Why didn't YOU ask me something then?

Wonder where Akigagak is? Extension, don't want him missing the fun!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Zako on September 23, 2010, 07:14:12 pm
Just a bit of my own advice from an outsider:

Being aggressive, which Bayer is doing, is generally a towny thing to do. Scum want to LOOK aggressive but actually want to make town question each other. Perhaps you should question the logic behind the aggressiveness behind an attack, or even the lack of it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: kilakan on September 23, 2010, 07:29:07 pm
Azure:Why would you leave out SirBayer and Akigagak, even though they are fighting each other actively, there's almost always something to ask, and asking every-one but them seems, odd.?

Why didn't YOU ask me something then?

Wonder where Akigagak is? Extension, don't want him missing the fun!
Well he specifically made a point of saying that he wouldn't bother asking either of you questions since you seemed to be busy with each-other, where as last time I asked questions before that I did ask you questions, and each time before that.

Broody:I would rather like to know what you think about me currently, you went through everyone else in your post, how about me, what are your takes on who I am?
 To respond to your question about Jet, which I think we should all answer, I personally think that it wouldn't affect the game hugely if he was town, due to his lack of help in hunting, and if he's gone, that's one less person we need to think about.  On the other hand, he may very well come around and be of some help, however I shall be interested in seeing who comes up dead night one, which should tell us alot about the scum, since we all seem to be targeting groups of people, and whoever dies, may be someone who targeted the sum at some point.  Of course they may read this and use the kill to distract everyone......... so basically I just talked myself in a circle.  I'm going to bed before I go crazy.
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Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 23, 2010, 09:10:58 pm

Broody:I would rather like to know what you think about me currently, you went through everyone else in your post, how about me, what are your takes on who I am?

Well, frankly, you're a mystery. For whatever reason, you post a couple times a day, at most, and seem to arouse no suspicion. Try as I might, any time I look over a post I just imagine your sucking on the end of a pipe, and occasionally blowing smoke rings, saying "Yes, I see".

Spoiler:  silliness (click to show/hide)

That all being said, I find your calm demeanor unsettling; Frankly, I'd be interested to see some pressure put on you. I still, however, find your posts rather good, but lacking in assessments of all parties involved- you make jabs at certain people, and allude to suspicion of unmentioned parties.

Kilakan, may as I ask, how do you read me? In fact, I'd be interested to hear anyone's criticism of me, as it has remained seemingly lacking, thus far in the debate.

Also; is it against the rules to take performance enhancing drugs during mafia- because I've been doping for the last couple days. Insights, man. I has 'em.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Vector on September 23, 2010, 10:53:45 pm
Uhhhh

No, drug-use is not against the rules, but I can't say I suggest it, either.
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Post by: ein on September 23, 2010, 11:04:26 pm
EinYou are online, yet not posting, are you a lurker? (joke question mainly, I really don't expect a response at the moment, though a sudden appearance would be nice.)
Bam! Appearance!
EXEUNT EIN
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 23, 2010, 11:30:18 pm
Uhhhh

No, drug-use is not against the rules, but I can't say I suggest it, either.

Awesome; I bet acid will make me awesome at this game- and an even better roommate!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Vector on September 23, 2010, 11:33:01 pm
Awesome; I bet acid will make me awesome at this game- and an even better roommate!

._.

Mathematicians everywhere recommend pot and benzedrine.  Apparently.
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Post by: Tack on September 23, 2010, 11:49:11 pm
Wh- How do you know this!?
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Post by: Vector on September 24, 2010, 12:11:35 am
Wh- How do you know this!?

Diverse sources; I read a bunch of mathematical biographies/autobiographies at one point.

I suggest The Man Who Loved Only Numbers and A Mathematician's Apology, though some other good ones are out there.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 24, 2010, 12:57:24 am
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Wait... so you'll object to that, but you won't object to my vote? You have no problem with me thinking you're obviously scum? ...oookay. >.>

because i may be not obvously scum but just a real mafia begginer or brain dead?

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Well for someone who claims to dislike having unorganized replies, you sure have a huge lack of punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.  Which leads me to believe that you edited out scummy sentences from your post.  This mixed with your lack of scum-hunting, posts (I only have two-three hours that I can even access a computer, yet I have posted at least once each day, with all my thoughts), and general lack of attempt to even defend yourself from the more incriminating questions, has lead me to believe you are currently top scum, and despite someone could spew this as band-waggoning, I wholly believe you are the top scum at the moment,

That's because im not english, i had to learn it thus making more mistakes than the English people.

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Jetsquirrel:How many mafia games have you played?
Where you scum or town in them, if you played any?
Do you even bother giving thought to asking any questions?  Because if not, you should really ask for a replacement, even if you are scum and trying to hide low, not bothering to give ten minutes to reading the posts (and this has been a quite game) is not very acceptable.
Why do you often log on, yet almost never post, can you explain why you can't pick away at the thread while you log on?
Why did you almost copy SirBayer's line of If I'm your first pick, why aren't you voting me? , have you not read his posts?

i played in 1 game (wizard duel 1) where i screwed up at the end badly, Town (Grey wizard), Il try really! , because while i log on i go to the RTD thing place a quick action and leave.. and sometimes i'm just afk at the forums, i did?

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Jetsquirrel is number one; he's voting for an easy lynch, editing his posts and generally being uncooperative. I put a vote on him and he had a fit about it; What I got out of his answers were essentially "I'm not going to vote for who I suspect until I can ensure a lynch, so I'll just vote an easy lynch". Jet, if you disagree with that assessment, please tell me. I mean, voting USEC wouldn't be bad specifically- but he has another suspect clearly- and is not doing to the foot work to pursue him.

nothing i can answer against.

and finally where is Usec?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 24, 2010, 01:13:03 am
._.

Mathematicians everywhere recommend pot and benzedrine.  Apparently.

Spoiler: enlightenment (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 24, 2010, 11:09:17 am
AS FOR ENHANCING DRUGS: I wouldn't recommend it, at least not for myself.

I take note of the fact that I can do stupid things without hallucinogens, I don't need the help.

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Wait... so you'll object to that, but you won't object to my vote? You have no problem with me thinking you're obviously scum? ...oookay. >.>

because i may be not obvously scum but just a real mafia begginer or brain dead?

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Well for someone who claims to dislike having unorganized replies, you sure have a huge lack of punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.  Which leads me to believe that you edited out scummy sentences from your post.  This mixed with your lack of scum-hunting, posts (I only have two-three hours that I can even access a computer, yet I have posted at least once each day, with all my thoughts), and general lack of attempt to even defend yourself from the more incriminating questions, has lead me to believe you are currently top scum, and despite someone could spew this as band-waggoning, I wholly believe you are the top scum at the moment,

That's because im not english, i had to learn it thus making more mistakes than the English people.

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Jetsquirrel:How many mafia games have you played?
Where you scum or town in them, if you played any?
Do you even bother giving thought to asking any questions?  Because if not, you should really ask for a replacement, even if you are scum and trying to hide low, not bothering to give ten minutes to reading the posts (and this has been a quite game) is not very acceptable.
Why do you often log on, yet almost never post, can you explain why you can't pick away at the thread while you log on?
Why did you almost copy SirBayer's line of If I'm your first pick, why aren't you voting me? , have you not read his posts?

i played in 1 game (wizard duel 1) where i screwed up at the end badly, Town (Grey wizard), Il try really! , because while i log on i go to the RTD thing place a quick action and leave.. and sometimes i'm just afk at the forums, i did?

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Jetsquirrel is number one; he's voting for an easy lynch, editing his posts and generally being uncooperative. I put a vote on him and he had a fit about it; What I got out of his answers were essentially "I'm not going to vote for who I suspect until I can ensure a lynch, so I'll just vote an easy lynch". Jet, if you disagree with that assessment, please tell me. I mean, voting USEC wouldn't be bad specifically- but he has another suspect clearly- and is not doing to the foot work to pursue him.

nothing i can answer against.

and finally where is Usec?

See, this sounds more... townie. New, but townie. More like what I was looking for. Good work, gentlemen, you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.

Now if only Akigagak would show back up. Tack, prod please. It's been a day or two now.
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Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 24, 2010, 12:21:49 pm
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Good work, gentlemen, you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.

How did i break town? and how did you break me (in what way specificly and i know not literally by breaking me)
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Post by: Akigagak on September 24, 2010, 12:50:39 pm
Sorry for the missing... day I guess. Filming happened.

I'll read over the new pages, get back with a post soon-ish. Though D&D starts soon, and I don't know if I'll be done by then.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 24, 2010, 04:13:01 pm
Azure:Why would you leave out SirBayer and Akigagak, even though they are fighting each other actively, there's almost always something to ask, and asking every-one but them seems, odd.

Because, by comparison, everyone else is being more or less ignored. I also couldn't think of anything to ask either of them that they haven't asked each other already. Nothing that had the potential to drop a scum-tell, at the last. However, I'll see what I can do.

Bayer: How does Jetsquirrel come across as town to you? A town newbie, I think, would vociferously deny any allegations put towards him until the bitter end (or at least that's what I did when I was a brand new), whereas Jetsquirrel appears passive. I mean, hell, he was presented with evidence that he was scum, and he just said 'nothing I can answer to'! He's trying even less to defend himself than USEC did!

Smells like broken scum that's given up on fighting back to me.

Akigagak:

I haven't attacked the other people I think are scum (Jet, USEC), because everyone else has done that already, and I'm waiting for answers to those arguments before I make my own.

I don't understand; you don't attack people you actually think are scum because other people do, too? When you should know that adding your own name to the weight pressing down on someone else - not to mention another pair of eyes searching for scum-tells - can always be of benefit? That's lazy, irresponsible, and makes little in the way of sense. Please, elaborate on your reasoning until - or if - you can reverse the latter remark. You'll have to work fast, though. I think day ends in about 5 and a half hours.

Azure I suspect you lastly, and to be honest, its mostly because I am not entirely sure about you. The last few games I've been in, it was the person I had the fuzziest notions of that turned out to be scum. Its not a wonderful reason, I admit, but it is the reason I have thus far. If I had a better picture of you, methinks I'd not suspect you- unless you pulled a Jetsquirrel or USEC.

Hmm... I'm highly interested in what gives you this notion. Is it simply because you have read little of my posts, or do I have some kind of enigmatic air about myself? Also:

Spoiler: enlightenment (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  silliness (click to show/hide)

I lol'd pretty hard. XD

There's a couple other things I need to ask and a few things I have to answer still, but I'm hungry and I have a birthday to get to, so ciao until day 2... unless we want another extension?
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Post by: kilakan on September 24, 2010, 05:15:13 pm
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Kilakan, may as I ask, how do you read me? In fact, I'd be interested to hear anyone's criticism of me, as it has remained seemingly lacking, thus far in the debate.
Well you seem a bit too lax Watson, as if you are high 24/7, and with the current mention of drugs, well I belive you need an intervention.  Now to seriously answer the question, you have very little scummy about you, and you seem to me to be simply a new player who is reading guides and trying to be of help, while also attempting to learn as much as possible.  Due to this newness of your's you are completely relaxed in the game and simply rolling with the punches, as opposed to a more vetran player who could become paranoid from the questions and discussions and start lashing out, or asking huge amounts of un-related questions.  This is a good trait in a player, and so far you have been of much help.  Hopefully you make some great revelations about the other players and are able to lynch the scum.
I shall be back later, I must go to the tobacco store, I shall post the questions when I get back. (haha)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 24, 2010, 07:23:17 pm
Day ends in Half an hour.
I've gotten 2 votes for an extension.

ein -
Azure Sepulchre - USEC_OFFICER (1)
Jetsquirrel - TheBroodyMoods, Azure Sepulchre, kilakan (3)
Akagigak - SirBayer (1)
USEC_OFFICER - Jetsquirrel, Spade (2)
Spade -
SirBayer - Akigigak (1)
TheBroodyMoods -
kilakan -
Not Voting: ein (Not Active).
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Akigagak on September 24, 2010, 07:47:47 pm
Extension.

I need more time, sorry people.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 24, 2010, 07:49:30 pm
And I'd just written it.

Ok. Day ends 10:00 Friday.
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Post by: Akigagak on September 24, 2010, 08:07:34 pm
Woah woah, I don't need a whole week of time.
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Post by: Vector on September 24, 2010, 08:08:30 pm
And I'd just written it.

Ok. Day ends 10:00 Friday.

Which Friday?  Are you giving a 4-hour extension, or a weeklong one?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: kilakan on September 24, 2010, 08:35:08 pm
Unvote Jetsquirrel
Vote Usec
Well thank god for the extension, I meant to do this in my last post, jet-squirrel seems to me to be simply a broken townie now, and there's no point in taking him out when USEC doesn't even come on any more, and he is my runner-up scum.  Also if that is only a 4 hour extension....
extension
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 24, 2010, 09:00:18 pm
Heh. A 12 hour extension.

Sorry, It's saturday here, so I figured it was american friday. Other than that, I'm going off the forumclock.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: ein on September 24, 2010, 09:01:59 pm
You have to remember that it is still American Friday, but it's also later in the day.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: webadict on September 24, 2010, 09:49:03 pm
Heh. A 12 hour extension.

Sorry, It's saturday here, so I figured it was american friday. Other than that, I'm going off the forumclock.
First of all, three people asked for an extension. My belief is that anyone asking for an extension should be given one. If the other players find this unacceptable, they can shorten, canceling out 1-to-1.
Second, twelve hours is not an extension. Give them at least two days, and that's not including weekends.
Third, this is a beginner's game. There's no need to be overly anti-town in regards to the Day game. The scum are learning just as much as the town are during the Day, so springing Day's end on them is bad, especially when three people asked for an extension.
Lastly, be more specific with time. If you're going off a time zone, say it. If you're doing something in so many hours, say that. Don't only say a time because there are several time zones out there.

Just saying. Beginners need more time, and they should have it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 24, 2010, 09:51:19 pm
See, this sounds more... townie. New, but townie. More like what I was looking for. Good work, gentlemen, you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.
Unvote Jetsquirrel
Vote Usec
Well thank god for the extension, I meant to do this in my last post, jet-squirrel seems to me to be simply a broken townie now, and there's no point in taking him out when USEC doesn't even come on any more, and he is my runner-up scum.  Also if that is only a 4 hour extension....
extension

>:I

Kilikan, what is this? What on earth is this?
Extension.

I need more time, sorry people.

This is acceptable.

I shall wait.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI
Post by: Akigagak on September 25, 2010, 04:47:24 pm

Anyway, back to pages 7-9... Will post more soon, hopefully.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Akigagak on September 25, 2010, 04:49:36 pm
Whaay and I screw up the formatting. Give me a second.
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Post by: Akigagak on September 25, 2010, 04:53:39 pm
Formatting fixed. All that I changed were the Quote tags. Apologies.

Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Tack on September 26, 2010, 05:18:54 am
Webadict, your point is something. Call it a 48 hour extension, not including weekends, off the 24hr forum clock.

Which means the day would end at 10:00 Aussie Tuesday.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: Scatterbrain on September 26, 2010, 08:07:04 am
replacing in; though i really don't know how active i'll manage to be. but you need a replacement, i guess :p
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 26, 2010, 11:29:46 am
Hmm.

And see, this was also the end objective, since it looks like Akigagak has also broken town.

That was all I was looking for, Aki; my apologies for smashing on you. It's just the way I do things.

Unvote Akigagak - I'll get back to hammerman-ing when I have summore time.

And motivation. D:
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: kilakan on September 26, 2010, 04:57:05 pm
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Kilikan, what is this? What on earth is this?
That would be me at 4:00AM misinterpreting what you said, do you mean that you now believe he is town, or that he is scum?  Either way, are we replacing USEC too, due to him being gone for a number of days?  I am rather annoyed by this, my internet cuts out for two days and there's only 4 new posts, come on people talk a bit.  Un-vote USEC until some more people talk and whether or not we replace him too.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 27, 2010, 01:14:12 pm
Also, Jetsquirrel, it's well-justified for someone to mod-kill for editing, at least in a game with more experienced players.
It says on the first post that quoting a PM or editing your posts are completely taboo, both for very easy to identify reasons.
Remember, in a game where you're encouraged to lie to each other (if you're scum), you can't say you had 'too much blank space'.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 27, 2010, 02:00:09 pm
Also, Jetsquirrel, it's well-justified for someone to mod-kill for editing, at least in a game with more experienced players.
It says on the first post that quoting a PM or editing your posts are completely taboo, both for very easy to identify reasons.
Remember, in a game where you're encouraged to lie to each other (if you're scum), you can't say you had 'too much blank space'.
oh,... didn't know that!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Scatterbrain on September 27, 2010, 03:54:03 pm
so just found out that i'm actually a townie - managed a readthrough, will bring the words + serious stuff tomorrow. shoutout to BM14 guys (i c u thar zakko!). much love etc.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: kilakan on September 27, 2010, 04:02:19 pm
ummmm who are you and why did you just tell us your role?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Vector on September 27, 2010, 04:03:40 pm
ummmm who are you and why did you just tell us your role?

He's the replacement.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 27, 2010, 10:41:34 pm
ummmm who are you and why did you just tell us your role?

but still you aren't supposed to tell your role
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Vector on September 27, 2010, 10:42:01 pm
... He said what his alignment was.  Oooh, so scary.  You can choose to believe him or not, you know.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 28, 2010, 12:19:29 am
I'll not be back for a little while, likely not until after the day is over.

First,
Kilakan, deciding to take the heat off jetsquirrel seemed rather odd- particularly because you didn't have much of a good reason- well not one that SirBayer hadn't already said.

Second,
Jetsquirrel last game I played we had a dude that acted like you whose first language was not English (mysteriousbluepuppet). He turned out to be a serial killer. Despite SirBayer's star studded review of you, I still suspect you- just because your first language is not English doesn't mean you make some of the mistakes you did, which if you were town, means you were ignorant. I don't think you're ignorant, I just think your a bad liar (a compliment in a round about way). My vote stays on you because I suspect you, still.

Third,
Scatterbrain, I find your first statement overtly ambitious- way to give us a base line on your first post (thanks!), which makes me feel like you maybe town this time.... Maybe. What have you learned from the last time you played? Did you enjoy being scum, in the BM we played together?

Fourth,
Akigagak- you waited that long just to defend yourself from SirBayer(it's what you are doing). Please, submit to the Mafia game something a little more relevant. What is your read of current events- if you still suspect SirBayer as scum, whose your second? SirBayer was not the only one that posted through out those pages- some initial reactions/thoughts would be nice.

Fifth,
USEC, show up: please prod USEC, Tack.

I apologize for how woefully short that was, but it is late and I've got work in a couple hours (12 hours is a couple of couples, in fact).

Have a good lynching everybody.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 28, 2010, 05:49:20 am
Yeah. It's completely allowed to 'claim' I told you that you were town- as long as you don't quote the PM telling you that you are town.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 28, 2010, 07:55:29 am
Votebord plz and when will night 1 begin?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: SirBayer on September 28, 2010, 01:39:22 pm
Quote
Kilikan, what is this? What on earth is this?
That would be me at 4:00AM misinterpreting what you said, do you mean that you now believe he is town, or that he is scum?  Either way, are we replacing USEC too, due to him being gone for a number of days?  I am rather annoyed by this, my internet cuts out for two days and there's only 4 new posts, come on people talk a bit.  Un-vote USEC until some more people talk and whether or not we replace him too.

I suspect JetSquirrel is town. Suspect being the key word - sounded like he broke. I may reconsider that in the future.

My problem is that it appeared to be an almost exact quote from my post, interspersed with some of your own words. You weren't even really participating in the thing, and yet you were gladly willing to unvote when it seemed like the pressure was off JetSquirrel, Kilikan. Admitting to active lurking? Excuses... acceptable, and yet nonetheless suspicious.

Who's your new scumpick?

Extension, we don't need the day ending just yet.

so just found out that i'm actually a townie - managed a readthrough, will bring the words + serious stuff tomorrow. shoutout to BM14 guys (i c u thar zakko!). much love etc.

Yaay, you're a townie.

More you talk about it, less I believe you.

First,
Kilakan, deciding to take the heat off jetsquirrel seemed rather odd- particularly because you didn't have much of a good reason- well not one that SirBayer hadn't already said.

I hate realizing I've been ninja'd. Days in advance. Really gotta read posts before responding to earlier ones. D:

Quote from: TheBroodyMoods
Second,
Jetsquirrel last game I played we had a dude that acted like you whose first language was not English (mysteriousbluepuppet). He turned out to be a serial killer. Despite SirBayer's star studded review of you, I still suspect you- just because your first language is not English doesn't mean you make some of the mistakes you did, which if you were town, means you were ignorant. I don't think you're ignorant, I just think your a bad liar (a compliment in a round about way). My vote stays on you because I suspect you, still.

Don't spread WIFOM, and don't forget there aren't SKs here.

DO remember that I am convinced for the moment. Things change.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: SirBayer on September 28, 2010, 01:40:00 pm
Votebord plz and when will night 1 begin?

One last thought - a little over-eager to start the night, hmm? Don't want to have to deal with answering any more questions?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 28, 2010, 03:08:02 pm
Votebord plz and when will night 1 begin?

One last thought - a little over-eager to start the night, hmm? Don't want to have to deal with answering any more questions?

No , i can answer some questions but i thought the extension deadline ended a day ago i think...
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One][Replacement Needed]
Post by: kilakan on September 28, 2010, 04:08:26 pm
Quote
Kilikan, what is this? What on earth is this?
That would be me at 4:00AM misinterpreting what you said, do you mean that you now believe he is town, or that he is scum?  Either way, are we replacing USEC too, due to him being gone for a number of days?  I am rather annoyed by this, my internet cuts out for two days and there's only 4 new posts, come on people talk a bit.  Un-vote USEC until some more people talk and whether or not we replace him too.

I suspect JetSquirrel is town. Suspect being the key word - sounded like he broke. I may reconsider that in the future.

My problem is that it appeared to be an almost exact quote from my post, interspersed with some of your own words. You weren't even really participating in the thing, and yet you were gladly willing to unvote when it seemed like the pressure was off JetSquirrel, Kilikan. Admitting to active lurking? Excuses... acceptable, and yet nonetheless suspicious.

Who's your new scumpick?

Extension, we don't need the day ending just yet.
At that point in time I had believed that some of the scummy-ness was off of Jetsquirrel, though now that he has shown interest in day ending now that he no-longer has my vote on him, I find extremely suspicious and scummy.  I would rather like to know when I admitted to active lurking, and it wasn't an excuse when I said that I had no internet for a few days, it was a point that I'm gone for 2 days and low and behold, only 5 new posts, it was simply a comment on how slow this game is.  Would that red be a vote for me or a question? Anyways my current scum-pick has become Jetsquirrel again, a townie wouldn't be afraid to get lynched yet he seemed far to relieved when the vote was removed from him and too eager to have the day end.

SirBayer-What are your thoughts on all the players currently? Who do you consider scummy and why?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Scatterbrain on September 28, 2010, 04:16:11 pm
So busy. UGH. Anyway, this isn't going to be as long as I intended it to be. More at some indeterminate point in the future, hopefully.

The most striking thing I've noticed so far is from sirbayer; the guy with a reuptation (a self-acknowledged one) one aggression and brutality with his scumhunting declares this:

...you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.

this after, what, 4 lines worth of reply from Jetsquirrel - a reply that I found far from convincing. That SirTerminator could declare that the accused 'broke town' (which is a major milestone that puts the individual beyond all suspicion) after such a light session of questioning, and with making barely a shadow of an attempt to chase him down even further, as is usually his wont, is highly suspicious and out of character. Especially so given that this came just after a period where SB was coming under some heat for his aggression; he takes the first opportunity to show everyone how nice he is by turning the gas down. Don't like it. What do you have to say for yourself, SirBayer?

Then there's the USEC vs AzureSepulchre war. I won't go too in depth on this right now cos I'm tight for time, but basically, I see it like this - USEC's statement of intent was to try and become a better scumhunter this game. Here, this story checks out and makes sense. Azure's, on the other hand, doesn't. I can't really put my finger on it, but the defensive/aggressive balance of his replies don't sit well with me. That, and his focus and intent on making replies in the first place, reminds me of... well, me, when I was scum in BM14 trying to defend from webadict. For that, Azure gets a middling FoS, but I need to do more digging here.

Lastly tonight - Jetsquirrel: scum noob or town noob? A vote candidate, even? Well, the jury's still out. Goodnight folks.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 28, 2010, 08:32:08 pm
No. It ends in four hours, I believe.

Unless we get two more votes for an extension.
I'll start on a vote count now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on September 28, 2010, 08:33:53 pm
...I apologize for not posting an adequate reply to your FOS, Scatter. I had a fairly large response to this mostly typed up and almost ready for submission, when my damned flatmate decides to use this tab to go on her bloody Facebook of all things when I'm not in the room. =/

Eh, but enough of my angst-filled digression. I'll get her back somehow, then I'll put up a proper post tomorrow when I'm not so tired and annoyed. My apologies. However, I can offer one quick thing:

Quote
That SirTerminator could declare that the accused 'broke town' (which is a major milestone that puts the individual beyond all suspicion) after such a light session of questioning, and with making barely a shadow of an attempt to chase him down even further, as is usually his wont, is highly suspicious and out of character. Especially so given that this came just after a period where SB was coming under some heat for his aggression; he takes the first opportunity to show everyone how nice he is by turning the gas down. Don't like it. What do you have to say for yourself, SirBayer?

... *ahem*

Bayer: How does Jetsquirrel come across as town to you? A town newbie, I think, would vociferously deny any allegations put towards him until the bitter end (or at least that's what I did when I was a brand new), whereas Jetsquirrel appears passive. I mean, hell, he was presented with evidence that he was scum, and he just said 'nothing I can answer to'! He's trying even less to defend himself than USEC did!

Smells like broken scum that's given up on fighting back to me.

Yeah. Please actually respond to the question this time, Bayer. (inb4imahypocrite)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 28, 2010, 09:06:18 pm
Alright. It wasn't four hours after all...


Day End Vote count.
Scatterbrain
Azure Sepulchre - USEC-OFFICER (1)
Jetsquirrel - Azure Sepulchure, TheBroodyMoods (1)
Akagigak
USEC_OFFICER - Jetsquirrel, Spade (1)
Spade
SirBayer - Scatterbrain, Akigigak (1)
TheBroodyMoods
kilakan -Sirbayer

Not voting: Kilakan.


The votes are tied. Because this is a beginner's mafia, I'll give you guys a little while before I end the day, so you don't have a no-lynch.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Spade on September 28, 2010, 09:24:14 pm
I have a feeling most of my vote on USEC was just because he seemed like he wanted to get lynched so bad. Now I don't even know where he is.

 Unvote
Jersquirrel, my suspicious had always been on you. Like I had mentioned before, either you really don't know what you're doing, or you're putting on a bad scum disguise. Two times have you just basicly just avoided questions by answering to the non-game things. I had hoped that you'd finally realise what you're doing and at least try to defend yourself, but no, you didn't.

I hope I am not wrong about this.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Jetsquirrel on September 28, 2010, 10:41:05 pm
You better start slapping yourself about some statement you made back here somewhere
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 28, 2010, 10:55:19 pm
The mob has decided. It's got to be Jetsquirrel... It's just got to be. Look at him, leaning against that wall in that fedora and trenchcoat, smoking his cigar and flipping that penny. As one, they move on him, not giving him a single moment to recognise the danger before he suffers a death most long and irritating... Death By Sissyslapping.
After the last man ceases flailing his limp wrists at the corpse, they quickly rummage through his pockets for his valuables, and, more importantly, any information on who he is.
To almost everyone's dismay, his 'International Townie Passport' is completely legit- including all four-hundred and ninety six individual anti-counterfeit watermarks.
Giving a half-hearted shrug, the people return to their homes for the night.


Jetsquirrel was Lynched!
Jetsquirrel was A townie


Night one begins... Now. It'll end at 13:00 tomorrow, or until everything is complete.
Send in your actions.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: SirBayer on September 29, 2010, 11:14:45 am
Please remember to lock thread.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Tack on September 29, 2010, 01:40:18 pm
Shit. I did it, and then unlocked it to put in the Night End time.
Thanks.

And you probably shouldn't have mentioned it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Night One]
Post by: Tack on September 29, 2010, 07:35:29 pm
Everyone wakes up the next day to find TheBroodyMoods missing. They go to his house, and find him in his room. All through it. Oh well, guess he got- Wait. Is that a first aid kit?

Damnit!



TheBroodyMoods was killed.
TheBroodyMoods was a Townie Doctor


Day Two Begins today, and ends at 10:00am Monday.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on September 29, 2010, 08:00:33 pm
Also, USEC_OFFICER is inactive, and will need to be replaced.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 29, 2010, 08:46:29 pm
Spoiler: death scene (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Vector on September 29, 2010, 08:48:51 pm
Spoiler: death scene (click to show/hide)

Pfffffffthahahahhahaha
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on September 29, 2010, 09:57:40 pm
Replacement you say? Seems I've died elsewhere, so I may have a chance for this, assuming it's okay. I'll probably be busy until Friday though. Well, mostly busy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on September 29, 2010, 10:04:56 pm
Replacement you say? Seems I've died elsewhere, so I may have a chance for this, assuming it's okay. I'll probably be busy until Friday though. Well, mostly busy.

Whenever I hear you want to join a beginner's mafia I get this strange image in my head of a 40 year old John Travolta (http://boyculture.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c2ca253ef01053624465a970b-400wi) standing in the middle of the kiddy's pool, punching children as they get too close during a game of Marko-Polo.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on September 29, 2010, 10:14:39 pm
Really? I imagine it more of the veteran in the zombie horror movies. You know, the guy who suicides to save the hero/ine in a cool and spectacular way?

Or like the guy with a gun at a sword fight.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on September 29, 2010, 10:21:26 pm
I imagine it more like Godzilla vs a herd of Pikmin.

Except Gozilla can laugh. And does. Often.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on September 29, 2010, 10:24:44 pm
Town Only
No Nights
Final Destination?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Scatterbrain on September 30, 2010, 03:52:51 am
well dang. broody was just too chill for this cruel world :( and now USEC is probably gona. oh well. XIV represent!

My vote, for now, remains on SirBayer, and I eagerly await what he has to say.

Spade: have your suspicions of USEC changed in his absence? How do you feel about the loss of a doctor?
kilikan: the way you restrict yourself to making only reactive posts is, quite frankly, terrifying. Are you piecing together a sprawling jigsaw of deduction in your head of who the mafia must logically be? When are you gonna come out, come good and be a help to the town? Because right now, it's like you're hiding away and keeping self to yourself, and people that like to look after number 1 often have ulterior motives.
Azure: I know you intend to answer my FoS - in addition to this, are you surprised the deceased of yesterday/yesternight flipping town?


and to answer the late broody -

What have you learned from the last time you played? Did you enjoy being scum, in the BM we played together?

I learned loads from being scum. You get to know what they fear (just about everything), what they are inclined/tempted to do and therefore what sort of behaviours are scummy. There's also a certain something that you can pick up on after playing scum for yourself - for me, at least, catching scum isn't just analytical anymore; there's now a more intuitive side to it too. I also found out that scum, if they're anything like me, play the game whilst screaming "AAAAAAAHHHHH". Scum are terrified, all the time, and it takes commitment for a scumplayer not to break or to slip up; but cracks will show if you do it right, because they are in a state of perpetual pant-shitment.

That said, because of the rewarding moments after day after day of defending (srsly, webadict. srsly.) I massively enjoyed playing scum in XIV. Massively :3
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on September 30, 2010, 01:58:20 pm
Town Only
No Nights
Final Destination?

You tourney-whore.

So busy. UGH. Anyway, this isn't going to be as long as I intended it to be. More at some indeterminate point in the future, hopefully.

The most striking thing I've noticed so far is from sirbayer; the guy with a reuptation (a self-acknowledged one) one aggression and brutality with his scumhunting declares this:

...you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.

this after, what, 4 lines worth of reply from Jetsquirrel - a reply that I found far from convincing. That SirTerminator could declare that the accused 'broke town' (which is a major milestone that puts the individual beyond all suspicion) after such a light session of questioning, and with making barely a shadow of an attempt to chase him down even further, as is usually his wont, is highly suspicious and out of character. Especially so given that this came just after a period where SB was coming under some heat for his aggression; he takes the first opportunity to show everyone how nice he is by turning the gas down. Don't like it. What do you have to say for yourself, SirBayer?

I have to say read the scumhunting manual. The entire point of my insane aggression is to prompt reactions like the one I got out of JetSquirrel. It's hard to describe what it is, but when a town player breaks, you should be able to recognize it, or else every bit of all your scumhunting is completely wasted.

JetSquirrel broke town. I stopped voting him. Then he got lynched and he was town. Gee, wonder why I stopped voting him?

If my explanation isn't sufficient for you, I'm sorry. I can't honestly point to anything specific that told me "town." It was just... there.

Quote
Kilikan, what is this? What on earth is this?
That would be me at 4:00AM misinterpreting what you said, do you mean that you now believe he is town, or that he is scum?  Either way, are we replacing USEC too, due to him being gone for a number of days?  I am rather annoyed by this, my internet cuts out for two days and there's only 4 new posts, come on people talk a bit.  Un-vote USEC until some more people talk and whether or not we replace him too.

I suspect JetSquirrel is town. Suspect being the key word - sounded like he broke. I may reconsider that in the future.

My problem is that it appeared to be an almost exact quote from my post, interspersed with some of your own words. You weren't even really participating in the thing, and yet you were gladly willing to unvote when it seemed like the pressure was off JetSquirrel, Kilikan. Admitting to active lurking? Excuses... acceptable, and yet nonetheless suspicious.

Who's your new scumpick?

Extension, we don't need the day ending just yet.
At that point in time I had believed that some of the scummy-ness was off of Jetsquirrel, though now that he has shown interest in day ending now that he no-longer has my vote on him, I find extremely suspicious and scummy.  I would rather like to know when I admitted to active lurking, and it wasn't an excuse when I said that I had no internet for a few days, it was a point that I'm gone for 2 days and low and behold, only 5 new posts, it was simply a comment on how slow this game is.  Would that red be a vote for me or a question? Anyways my current scum-pick has become Jetsquirrel again, a townie wouldn't be afraid to get lynched yet he seemed far to relieved when the vote was removed from him and too eager to have the day end.

You're really nervous, aren't you, Kilikan? Repetitiveness, justification of all actions, and - hey, look at this? You never even put your vote down. What do you think you're doing?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Vector on September 30, 2010, 03:00:07 pm
It's hard to describe what it is, but when a town player breaks, you should be able to recognize it, or else every bit of all your scumhunting is completely wasted.

*cough*PYS*cough*
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on September 30, 2010, 03:50:59 pm
Sooooo... Am I in?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on September 30, 2010, 05:42:19 pm
It's hard to describe what it is, but when a town player breaks, you should be able to recognize it, or else every bit of all your scumhunting is completely wasted.

*cough*PYS*cough*

HEY, I ALREADY ATE THAT HAT
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Vector on September 30, 2010, 05:46:55 pm
HEY, I ALREADY ATE THAT HAT

EAT 'ER AGAIN
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on September 30, 2010, 11:09:39 pm
HEY, I ALREADY ATE THAT HAT

EAT 'ER AGAIN

EATER?

I HARDLY KNOW 'ER!

Aaaand now I feel dirty. Pardon me, I'm going to go wash my hands.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on October 01, 2010, 03:43:55 am
Hold up Webadict. I'm trying to find every single possible other solution first.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 05:46:16 am
Wow, don't I feel special?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on October 01, 2010, 05:52:29 pm
Hold up Webadict. I'm trying to find every single possible other solution first.

Aww come'on, barring a New Challenger, let him in. At least people might start posting.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 05:58:14 pm
Hold up Webadict. I'm trying to find every single possible other solution first.

Aww come'on, barring a New Challenger, let him in. At least people might start posting.
No. I don't even WANT to join anymore.

Besides... there's all that reading I'd have to do... Plus, I'm willing to bet the guy I'm replacing is Town, which I guess is less work anyhow.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Vector on October 01, 2010, 05:59:43 pm
Need IC replacement.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: TheBroodyMoods on October 01, 2010, 06:00:29 pm
can we just make the Mafia game deadchat, then? I mean, honestly!

you should be Prodding EVERYONE
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 01, 2010, 06:02:21 pm
Quote
Spade: have your suspicions of USEC changed in his absence? How do you feel about the loss of a doctor?

I'm not really sure about USEC. He just seems to not care about this anymore.
And of course I'm sad at the loss of a doctor.

Kilkan: Why didn't you vote? Did you not want to lynch certain people?

Also, it's pretty dead in here.
Giant prod?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 06:02:34 pm
Need IC replacement.
Oh no. My Vectorsense is tingling.

Something is the matter. I am sure of it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Vector on October 01, 2010, 06:03:56 pm
Need IC replacement.
Oh no. My Vectorsense is tingling.

Something is the matter. I am sure of it.

Yup.  See you later.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 06:05:04 pm
Need IC replacement.
Oh no. My Vectorsense is tingling.

Something is the matter. I am sure of it.

Yup.  See you later.
I'm scared, guys. Because without Vector, this board has only me left. And I can't do work.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Solifuge on October 01, 2010, 06:22:37 pm
I've got some time, but I'm far from an expert. I can fill the spot, and Wubba can be the Big Cheese Bossman. How about it?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 06:23:16 pm
I've got some time, but I'm far from an expert. I can fill the spot, and Wubba can be the Big Cheese Bossman. How about it?
It's the Scum IC position, right? I could probably teach some people the true art of the scum.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Solifuge on October 01, 2010, 06:23:54 pm
Go Team Soladict Webifuge!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 01, 2010, 06:25:27 pm
Go Team Soladict Webifuge!
Remember when I was Town, and you were Town, and we were bro-fist Towning?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Solifuge on October 01, 2010, 07:57:56 pm
Oh yeah, that one time!

An old man stands up, leaning on his cane. He speaks with a soft voice, "Does that reassure any of us? Of course not! Who knows how long they've been among us! Do you? Can you be sure of his innocence at all? I think not! We're all suspicious, and without knowing who is whom we'll never live to find out! I think you're a little suspicious, Solifuge!" he shouts, pointing a long, bony finger at Solifuge.

No, wait... that wasn't it. Actually, I don't remember ever not butting heads with you, until it lead to one or both of our deaths.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on October 02, 2010, 12:29:45 am
Hrm... I vote for an indefinite extension until we either have a final replacement for USEC or simply give up trying; I have a great number of questions for such a replacement, and it would be a shame to see them all go to waste. We also need some time to give all those who appear to have fallen idle a chance to haul themselves back into the game after a prod. It won't do to bring a new player into an empty game, after all (although this thread seems to be doing remarkably well as an impromptu chat room for maybe-replacements and the recently deceased. Sorry, Broody. :P)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on October 02, 2010, 01:08:03 am
Webadict, I will give you scum IC if you want it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Solifuge on October 02, 2010, 01:09:33 am
...do I get to replace USEC? D:
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on October 02, 2010, 03:03:21 am
Pow, YOU'RE IN!
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 02, 2010, 09:02:17 am
Webadict, I will give you scum IC if you want it.
I suppose I could.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 02, 2010, 06:12:47 pm
Still pretty dead in here.

Did you prod?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on October 02, 2010, 08:16:21 pm
Only the inactives.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 03, 2010, 09:08:49 am
Extension

We need everyone to get here.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on October 03, 2010, 09:42:11 am
Agreed, Extension.

Hold up, Vector is Scum IC. Shouldn't Webadict be replacing the absent Lonewolf I? I'd replace as town IC, but I'm pretty sure at this point nobody would listen to me, and there might be a good reason for that.

I'd also like to see a votecount. I'd highly recommend prodding not just the inactives, but the actives, possibly myself included. Set a new deadline, possibly at the end of the week, and tell 'em that there are no more extensions after that. That'll get the blood boiling.

That's just my suggestions, though, and heaven only knows I'm not the best Mafia Mod.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 03, 2010, 09:55:46 am
Could someone playing even be an IC?

What if, you know, you're actually not town?
Or are you saying you'd get replaced?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: webadict on October 03, 2010, 11:31:53 am
I guess Tack really, really, really didn't want me to play. I dunno why, but I'm scum IC now, and you can't much fix that now.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on October 03, 2010, 07:59:49 pm
I was thinking "replace me," but eh, if Webadict's Scum IC, Town needs all the help it can get.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Tack on October 04, 2010, 01:55:01 am
Yes, but Imagine if web was actually playing? the Scum/Town would be doomed.
Also it kind of ruins the 'fair go' idea.

Anyway, Extended for 24 hours. Now ends 10:00 Tue-wednesday.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 04, 2010, 06:21:07 am
So busy. UGH. Anyway, this isn't going to be as long as I intended it to be. More at some indeterminate point in the future, hopefully.

The most striking thing I've noticed so far is from sirbayer; the guy with a reuptation (a self-acknowledged one) one aggression and brutality with his scumhunting declares this:

...you broke JetSquirrel, and it looks to me like he broke town.

this after, what, 4 lines worth of reply from Jetsquirrel - a reply that I found far from convincing. That SirTerminator could declare that the accused 'broke town' (which is a major milestone that puts the individual beyond all suspicion) after such a light session of questioning, and with making barely a shadow of an attempt to chase him down even further, as is usually his wont, is highly suspicious and out of character. Especially so given that this came just after a period where SB was coming under some heat for his aggression; he takes the first opportunity to show everyone how nice he is by turning the gas down. Don't like it. What do you have to say for yourself, SirBayer?

I have to say read the scumhunting manual. The entire point of my insane aggression is to prompt reactions like the one I got out of JetSquirrel. It's hard to describe what it is, but when a town player breaks, you should be able to recognize it, or else every bit of all your scumhunting is completely wasted.

JetSquirrel broke town. I stopped voting him. Then he got lynched and he was town. Gee, wonder why I stopped voting him?

If my explanation isn't sufficient for you, I'm sorry. I can't honestly point to anything specific that told me "town." It was just... there.

You're missing my point here. What's fine: you're aggressive. What's NOT fine: this aggression died very, very quickly when you questioned Jet. There are people that you've been hounding for post after post after post - with this guy, you stop after you get a couple of lines after him.
Because, apparantly, you can get the unwavering feeling that he's a townie from that reply.
Pfffft. Yeah, right. As if you can 'tell' that's he's a townie from his response, which is about as substantial as a wet hanky; as if your super-aggressive playstyle is completely abayed by a couple of flimsy responses like those... If he had put up a half-decent argument, or if I could detect anything that gave even as half as strong an indication of towniness as you seem to be detecting, I could believe you. Right now, it just looks pretty ridiculous.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 04, 2010, 06:21:42 am
oh yeah, Azure: if you could go back to answering my FoS, it should help the game get going a bit more. much appreciated.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on October 04, 2010, 11:23:32 am
Look, I could hammer away with everything I have to make you shut up, but a. you won't listen to me and b. it's a pointless distraction.

I am not convinced that JetSquirrel is town, but I am less convinced about his scumitude than I am about Akigagak's. He's not my target anymore. I'll get back to him if he makes his scumness obvious, but in the meantime, meh.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day One]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on October 04, 2010, 12:10:35 pm
Mmm, fair point. I've kept putting it off because I don't want to re-write everything all over again, but I'll have to do it at some stage and I have a free hour anyway. It'll be a good deal shorter than what I'd originally planned, though; I'm not in the same mood for writing that I was in at the time.

Then there's the USEC vs AzureSepulchre war.

Heh, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a war. T'was a skirmish at best - if even that, considering the majority of the questions I had for USEC in particular shall now forever go unanswered. Ah, well... perhaps the replacement shall be more sporting.

I won't go too in depth on this right now cos I'm tight for time, but basically, I see it like this - USEC's statement of intent was to try and become a better scumhunter this game. Here, this story checks out and makes sense. Azure's, on the other hand, doesn't. I can't really put my finger on it, but the defensive/aggressive balance of his replies don't sit well with me.

I must say, you rather confounded me with this one; in particular, because I'm not entirely sure how to respond to an attack on my 'defensive/aggressive balance'. Are you implying that my posts come across as bi-polar, or are you stating outright that I'm getting apparently angry over meaningless trivialities and dismiss important points? I remember Broody saying something quite similar during the course of my spat with USEC, but that just confuses me even further; mainly because I can't see what it is you both are hinting at. Ergo, if you would be kind enough to give me a few examples of what you are referring to, I would appreciate it.

That, and his focus and intent on making replies in the first place, reminds me of... well, me, when I was scum in BM14 trying to defend from webadict. For that, Azure gets a middling FoS, but I need to do more digging here.

On the other hand, I found this more flattering than anything else - predominantly because I intent to become a part-time writer when I have finished with university, and I take some small measure of pride in the amount of effort I attempt to put into everything I put to Word. Even if I haven't written anything of real note since I began university. I really should start again... >.>

...err, anyway, thanks for the back-handed compliment, I guess. Unless it was something more specific you were referring to?

Azure: I know you intend to answer my FoS - in addition to this, are you surprised the deceased of yesterday/yesternight flipping town?

For Broody... I'm kind of confused by why he was targeted, to tell the truth. Obviously, I was shocked by the discovery he was the doc and pretty bloody irritated that the scum got lucky enough to get him on the first night, but he came across as too relaxed to be much of a threat. Bayer was the one I suspected would die, or perhaps myself if I was right about Jet. Broody, though? Not a strong kill. I think it was most likely noob maf who got spooked by his many FOS's and wanted him gone before he found them, but even that doesn't make sense when Bayer is the larger scum-hunting threat. I dunno...

For Jet... the fact that he's flipped town was a sharp reminder that this really is a beginner's game, which means that even though the scum are more than likely complete beginners, it doesn't mean they can't blend in easily in a beginner's game (yeah, yeah, durp durp, I know... :P); something I suspected would happen earlier in the game, but forgot about when Jet made his pseudo-scum-tell post. Ergo, while USEC seemed pretty obviously scum at the time (exactly like Jet did), I'm more than likely wrong about him just because he was a beginner. Like I've said, I'll need to observe his replacement more carefully than I did USEC - not to mention the rest of you. Bayer I consider safer than most, since he was right about Jet. But if his reputation is anything to go on, he's usually a far fiercer player than this. Whether this implies that he usually get's drafted into scum roles or actually is scum in this game, I'm not sure.

Now then... may as well make a few questions of my own before I head off for RP...

Scatter: Your own announcement that you are town raised hairs initially, but you appear to have taken on a similar laid-back role to Broody. You also seem highly critical of Bayer, but I'm curious: are you criticizing his methods in general, or are you more interested in how differently he seems to be playing this game compared to how he's known for scum-hunting? Do you think he was lucky in correctly dismissing Jet as a town role, or could there be method to the madness?

Spade: Like Jet, you drifted to and fro during the final stages of the voting process, settling only on people who could be lynched and backing up your attacks with nothing but a flimsy reiteration of other peoples deductions. Why were you so eager for a lynch? What really made you settle on Jet?

Agikagak (...I think that's how it's spelled. >.>): Where are you? What are your thoughts on how day 1/night 1 ended? Who is your major FOS for day 2, if anyone? I also asked you a question quite some time ago; I would like to have it answered before I elevate your FOS level to blue. Just because Bayer cleared you doesn't mean the rest of us will ignore you.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on October 05, 2010, 11:53:02 am
...wow. >.>

If anything, my response appears to have made matters worse, Scatter. What, was my post that bad or something? ;_;
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 05, 2010, 12:15:45 pm
sorry, been very very busy like i said i might be. will try and squeeze a reply in tomorrow. and don't worry, i don't think it's that post that has killed the thread :p
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 05, 2010, 02:49:44 pm
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Spade: Like Jet, you drifted to and fro during the final stages of the voting process, settling only on people who could be lynched and backing up your attacks with nothing but a flimsy reiteration of other peoples deductions. Why were you so eager for a lynch? What really made you settle on Jet?

I don't know where I was 'drifting to and fro' with the voting, and I don't remember being eager for a lynch. I'm also pretty sure I used my own reasoning for what I've done.

About jet: He seemed like he really didn't know what he was doing. In most cases where this happened, the person was usually town. I didn't want to take the chance that this time they would actually be mafia, where they would slip right by without a lynching. I thought it might have been some kind of strategy.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: GlyphGryph on October 05, 2010, 05:00:11 pm
I told myself I wouldn't do this  again. I told myself I'd kicked the habit for good. But yet I find myself trawling the same old place...

So, I hear a replacement is needed?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: SirBayer on October 05, 2010, 07:44:51 pm
We need a lot of replacements.

Talk to Tack.

Why does everyone I argue with disappear?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: GlyphGryph on October 05, 2010, 09:30:34 pm
A lot? But... the title only says singular... and the stickied topic only says one...

WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 06, 2010, 05:18:13 am
at this moment, i don't have time to respond to azure's big ol' post, but i did notice this:

About jet: He seemed like he really didn't know what he was doing. In most cases where this happened, the person was usually town. I didn't want to take the chance that this time they would actually be mafia, where they would slip right by without a lynching. I thought it might have been some kind of strategy.

this is a contradiction of terms, spade. you suggest that he's a noob without a clue, then suggest that he has a plan up his sleeve. this sounds rather like scum trying to trying to give a reasoned answer to a question, but not quite getting the reasoned bit right. what do you have to say for yourself?

Solifuge: you were very keen to be in, yet you haven't made a post. can you give us a fresh perspective on the situation?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Solifuge on October 06, 2010, 10:06:42 pm
No.

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Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: GlyphGryph on October 07, 2010, 01:22:25 pm
Volunteer to replace, withdrawn. This game is obviously kinda dead.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Solifuge on October 07, 2010, 01:24:28 pm
I fully intend to read this soon, but life has kept me pretty busy as of late. As much of an asshat as I feel for my lack of activity, I really haven't gotten a chance to do the reading that would get me caught up, and let me participate effectively.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two] [Replacement Needed.]
Post by: Spade on October 08, 2010, 06:42:37 pm
at this moment, i don't have time to respond to azure's big ol' post, but i did notice this:

About jet: He seemed like he really didn't know what he was doing. In most cases where this happened, the person was usually town. I didn't want to take the chance that this time they would actually be mafia, where they would slip right by without a lynching. I thought it might have been some kind of strategy.

this is a contradiction of terms, spade. you suggest that he's a noob without a clue, then suggest that he has a plan up his sleeve. this sounds rather like scum trying to trying to give a reasoned answer to a question, but not quite getting the reasoned bit right. what do you have to say for yourself?

I had meant that maybe he was pretending to be a noob.
Sorry if I confused you.

Also, should this game just end? There's too many people missing.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 09, 2010, 07:48:54 am
i think people have simply lost interest (including me, being honest). this is what happens when you kill broody! D:
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Spade on October 09, 2010, 07:56:17 am
i think people have simply lost interest (including me, being honest). this is what happens when you kill broody! D:

The replacement lost interest.  :P
I can say I have too though.

Can we vote for a game end?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on October 09, 2010, 02:16:08 pm
Yeah, sorry guys, but I'm really busy with work, too. This thread is pretty much the only one in the whole forum I've been checking up on, and that's pretty much only because I've got my rep as a GM riding on it.

But- hell. If  we don't get any activity here in the next few days, I'm just gonna go ahead and close it. This isn't going anywhere.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Scatterbrain on October 09, 2010, 03:12:03 pm
don't worry about your GM rep - there's not much you can do if people lose interest, aside from poking them, which you did
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on October 10, 2010, 09:24:54 am
Funny, Child, you know not what you speak of. This game going under will ultimately convince at least the veterans that I have bad juju.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: SirBayer on October 10, 2010, 11:07:53 am
Pssh, not any worse than your juju elsewhere.

Don't worry about it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on October 10, 2010, 08:27:23 pm
Alright!
I hereby stamp beginner's mafia 16 as Dud!

The Mafia were
Godfather: Akigigak
Mafioso: Azure Sepulchre.

The only townie power role was TheBroodyMoods- There was no cop.

Deadchat (http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/9Ayp8fteyE8t)
Mafiachat (http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/3Fqg7YrdeDSn)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Toaster on October 10, 2010, 09:18:44 pm
Better to let your game die than let the thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=65727.0) be locked (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=65277.0) forever (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57425.0).
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: webadict on October 10, 2010, 09:21:35 pm
Note to all: If you don't let me in, your game dies.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Zathras on October 11, 2010, 01:53:33 am
Better to let your game die than let the thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=65727.0) be locked (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=65277.0) forever (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57425.0).
Note to all: If you don't let me in, your game dies.

Note to all: it may also die if you utter the Magical Words of Demise: "This game shall be my greatest creation!" (How 'bout it, Web? can I post quicktopic chat details by now, or do you think BYOR5 will still come back to life?)

I agree with Toaster that it would be a courtesy to the remaining players if Web and Pandar grew a pair and had the courage to call their respective games dead, as Tack did. We would like to at least hear who had what roles, links to the chats, night actions and so on.

... you know, "closure".

Also, I hope both of you have renewed internet access and a bit of spare time soon so you can come back and be active here again. We miss you guys.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Toaster on October 11, 2010, 08:48:56 am
Yeah, I'd love to see both those games end (I hold no hopes for Dethy), even though I'm dead in one of them.  It sucks when mods lose their Internet/time.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: webadict on October 11, 2010, 09:57:44 am
Hmm... I know if I continue the game, it will die on it's own. I suppose BYOR5 is dead, then. :(

Alas, she shall suffer.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on October 11, 2010, 03:20:54 pm
You see? I just ended the misery of my game, and then skinned, stuffed and mounted it for all to look at.

I no longer consider it a 'failure'. More a symbol of triumph over boredom.

probably won't change my juju, though.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: webadict on October 11, 2010, 03:29:47 pm
Bah. Fine. I'll fix it eventually then.

But, I think I should have a Mafia break. Play some RtD or some other forum game (and NOT abandon it this time.)
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: SirBayer on October 12, 2010, 11:54:45 am
Alright!
I hereby stamp beginner's mafia 16 as Dud!

The Mafia were
Godfather: Akigigak
Mafioso: Azure Sepulchre.

The only townie power role was TheBroodyMoods- There was no cop.

Deadchat (http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/9Ayp8fteyE8t)
Mafiachat (http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/3Fqg7YrdeDSn)

Oh balls yes, I was right. YOU SEE THIS? SOMETIMES THE BAYER IS RIGHT.

Also see Night 4 PYS. >:3

I didn't get anything on Azure, he's a good scumplayer. <_>
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Tack on October 13, 2010, 01:49:52 am
... You let Akigigak slip. You just let him go.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Day Two]
Post by: Azure Sepulchre on October 13, 2010, 10:31:39 am
I didn't get anything on Azure, he's a good scumplayer. <_>

Well, shucks. :P

I feel bad for missing the last few days of this, though. My laptop got molested by a nasty virus; only just finished re-formatting it.

i think people have simply lost interest (including me, being honest). this is what happens when you kill broody! D:

In hindsight, I deeply, deeply regret offing the funny one. Although it was sort of worth it for a closing scene that was worthy of the Bard himself. ;_;
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: SirBayer on October 14, 2010, 10:25:47 am
... You let Akigigak slip. You just let him go.

No I didn't, he went idle and there was jack I could do about it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Tack on October 14, 2010, 12:34:33 pm
Hmm.

And see, this was also the end objective, since it looks like Akigagak has also broken town.

That was all I was looking for, Aki; my apologies for smashing on you. It's just the way I do things.

Unvote Akigagak - I'll get back to hammerman-ing when I have summore time.

And motivation. D:

You failed so hard, and nothing you can say will remove this stain on your reputation as a Townie. People in PYS are going to be quoting this, I just know it.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: SirBayer on October 15, 2010, 02:21:43 pm
Hmm.

And see, this was also the end objective, since it looks like Akigagak has also broken town.

That was all I was looking for, Aki; my apologies for smashing on you. It's just the way I do things.

Unvote Akigagak - I'll get back to hammerman-ing when I have summore time.

And motivation. D:

You failed so hard, and nothing you can say will remove this stain on your reputation as a Townie. People in PYS are going to be quoting this, I just know it.

You have an interesting definition of "failing so hard."
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Vector on October 15, 2010, 03:46:38 pm
I think the point is that your general scumhunting style has a lot of sound and fury with very little moderation or insight.

As scum, it's great.  For town--which you will be playing most of the time--it kind of sucks.  It destroys activity, other than yours, and leaves the game a hollow shell of itself.

So.  I recommend a dose of thinking, followed by occasionally standing back and watching things play out.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: kilakan on October 15, 2010, 04:59:18 pm
I gotta be honest, your scum hunting style did kind of destroy my interest, you were running all over the place, attacking anyone who said anything, and not following through.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Tack on October 15, 2010, 11:11:03 pm
Well, y'see bayer. In this example, 'hard' is an adjective, for the verb, 'to fail'. While it's not gramatically correct, it IS actually a very often referenced term in our day and age. However, for you, I'll say 'You dropped the ball'.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: SirBayer on October 16, 2010, 05:37:14 pm
So, quick question here, why do you feel the need to be a dick about it, Tack?

Also: If you can't take the heat, you probably shouldn't be playing Mafia. You, Vector, seem to have forgotten that the very playstyle I use is the one you used on me to teach my how Mafia works. If you lose motivation the second the heat comes on, it's not the right game for you.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Vector on October 16, 2010, 06:16:22 pm
Also: If you can't take the heat, you probably shouldn't be playing Mafia. You, Vector, seem to have forgotten that the very playstyle I use is the one you used on me to teach my how Mafia works. If you lose motivation the second the heat comes on, it's not the right game for you.

Then this must be the wrong game for me.

Or maybe you, young upstart, should realize that enough pressure will break anyone.  This is not the technique I taught you.  This is your version of that technique, with your flawed perception behind it.  If it were my technique, then I'd expect you to find actual scum more often, rather than, say, just exploding more and more townies.

Mafia is not about how much pressure you can apply.  It is about how much you can observe.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Tack on October 17, 2010, 10:29:07 am
Also, Bayer, you still don't have to do your mafia-style inquiries Off the field.

The game is over, siddown for a second.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: SirBayer on October 17, 2010, 08:39:38 pm
Alright, Vector, you're right, I need to review my playstyle. I'll take your advice.

Seems like I can't win, though. I let JetSquirrel go, because he's, y'know, town, and I'm a scumbucket. I try to stick to someone and I'm way too aggressive.

Tack: Meh.
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: Vector on October 17, 2010, 09:58:00 pm
Alright, Vector, you're right, I need to review my playstyle. I'll take your advice.

Seems like I can't win, though. I let JetSquirrel go, because he's, y'know, town, and I'm a scumbucket. I try to stick to someone and I'm way too aggressive.

Right, we all have to deal with this.  It's just about moderation.

I'm not saying your style is all bad.  I'm just saying that it needs a lot of work, and backing down on aggression should help a lot--since mindless aggression will just screw you over in the end.  Accept your failures gracefully, be humble, and above all... think.  But don't kick yourself in the face for screwing up sometimes, either.

You're an okay sort, Bayer =)  Just pay a bit more attention to what you're doing sometimes, hey?
Title: Re: Beginner's Mafia XVI [Done]
Post by: SirBayer on October 17, 2010, 11:28:36 pm
Alright, Vector, you're right, I need to review my playstyle. I'll take your advice.

Seems like I can't win, though. I let JetSquirrel go, because he's, y'know, town, and I'm a scumbucket. I try to stick to someone and I'm way too aggressive.

Right, we all have to deal with this.  It's just about moderation.

I'm not saying your style is all bad.  I'm just saying that it needs a lot of work, and backing down on aggression should help a lot--since mindless aggression will just screw you over in the end.  Accept your failures gracefully, be humble, and above all... think.  But don't kick yourself in the face for screwing up sometimes, either.

You're an okay sort, Bayer =)  Just pay a bit more attention to what you're doing sometimes, hey?

A lot nicer to come back to this than to what I expected. XD

I remain patient at times, but when I fail to be patient I go right off the hook. Gotta remember that.

It's like the s**t wants nothing to do with that hook. The s**t filed for divorce from the hook and took the kids.