EPTTL Mafia XXXVI
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Every book burning enlightens the world. I'm SiNiquity and I approve this message. | ||
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On January 23 2011 01:09 SouthRawrea wrote: /out :/ Gonna be busy this week So we're back down to 30 again. Not too terrible... | ||
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Mayor Elections will take place on day 1. When elected, you will publicly select two bodyguards to protect you for the rest of the game. While bodyguards are alive, you cannot be targeted by night hits or the roleblocker. | ||
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I've been thinking, and honestly the mayor isn't that important. It serves 3 purposes:
At first I was concerned that the lack of [real] opposition to Kav might mean Mafia made an early push for mayor. I'm leaning more towards Mafia just not caring for the role - even as unofficial leader, clues are going to drive debate. So risking a mafia member potentially becoming a body guard just may not be worth it, and as far as I can tell it would be solely to deny the role to the town, as its uses for evil seem extremely limited. Thoughts? Body Guard Theory: While you are alive, the mayor cannot be killed or roleblocked. Mafia-aligned players chosen as bodyguards will not protect town-aligned mayors. I still like choosing mayoral candidates as body guards. Mafia can't afford to gamble their players away as body guards - their KP is likely tied to their numbers, and with clues in the game it's only a matter of time before we find them. However, this only works if mayoral candidates make this their policy - the point is to deter Mafia from running to begin with. Census Theory: Every night, you have the ability to determine the number of any alignment (Town, Special Town, Mafia, or Serial Killer) or role in the game.
Mod question: For the purposes of census, is the tally done before or after night actions take place? | ||
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On January 24 2011 09:11 BrownBear wrote: Mod Question: Can the mayor be DT checked/medic protected/mason recruited? Of course. DT check is a moot point tho - a mafia mayor will almost certainly be GF. | ||
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On January 24 2011 09:46 Node wrote: The mayor can be DT checked, but it returns "Mayor" regardless of alignment. So there's not much point. The mayor can be medic protected and mason recruited. Well that's an interesting twist. Now my interests are piqued - prior to this rule change I assumed the Mayor would almost certainly be GF if Mafia. This now gives Mafia the opportunity to effectively have [at least] two GFs. Boo  | ||
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On January 25 2011 10:33 Meapak_Ziphh wrote: Yeah I'm good with your case against ON Kav, and you just made me feel a lot better about voting for you. However several people have voted for both you and RoL now and failed to give a reason for those votes. I'd like everyone to justify their votes in the thread for later reference. I voted for Kav because he seems like he's going to be a good, active mayor. Since he inadvertently started his campaign prior to the roles given out, the chances of him being mafia are as good as an RNG without any of the downsides. I liked RoL's long post, but it was too long overdue and not enough to persuade me. | ||
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Clue Are those black shapes in the alcove bats? Is that shadow in the corner a black cat? Profile What do Tigers Dream of when they take their little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling Zebras or Halle Berry in a Catwomen suit? The black cat ~ Catwoman / Halle Berry connection was already drawn, but in addition there's the bats. Bats. Batman. | ||
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Stop with the body guard nonsense. All of the plans suck because no one knows who's red and who's green and who's blue. Suggesting that we pick "1 red / 1 green" or "1 vet / 1 mafia" etc. is just stupid. Suggesting that ~25% of the game volunteers to identify themselves is green is even dumber. It's up to Kav to pick people he believes to be green. Volunteering isn't any good because we're nearly guaranteed to get 1 Mafia that way if we restrict it to a very small # (2-4). If we take too many volunteers then it gives too much information to Mafia about who's willing to die (i.e. vets/greens) and allows for blue sniping. As for the Census, I've already stated we need to be checking Mafia #'s every night. Here's why:
Now, there are certain times that census is useful aside from checking mafia #'s. But nearly all these situations are late game (e.g. mafia #'s are low so use census to get a beat on SKs, or use a blue-count to verify that some of the 10 people claiming to be DTs are liars). | ||
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On January 26 2011 09:11 Kenpachi wrote: Yea this is a good idea. (not being sarcastic) I nominate myself to the position of body guard cause im a useless townie I... Don't even know what to say... Other than... TOO inactive.  | ||
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On January 26 2011 11:09 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Hi Barundar! So mayor should be getting mafia numbers tonight, awesome. And if he's smart, every night. | ||
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My $0.02 | ||
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I was sad when I saw the pm because I thought I had ben recruited to pm land | ||
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On January 28 2011 09:09 darmousseh wrote: There seem to be a lot of people who are not posting anything. Are people always this inactive? I just got my power back and am getting my first look at the clues. | ||
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Some nights I thirst for real blood Every city has its dark place, the area that no one in their right mind will go. Ours is the forest, the woods that loom in the center. Away from the campfire, away from the tents, away from the city. The thick, ancient trunks loom, the undisturbed bark hard as stone, the tangled roots cloying at uncareful limbs. No one knows what happens there, and certainly no one would venture there in the night. But tonight, the forest stirs. Its solitude is intruded upon. For real knives The noises inside are a mystery. The scampering in the bush, a deer? That blood-curdling scream, nothing an animal could make. For real cries And there in the clearing, in the moonlight, Meapak_Ziph runs at full speed, jumping over roots, snapping aside branches. And close behind him a black shape, only a blur in the darkness, gaining, about to grab, only a hand-length away... And then the flash of steel from real guns Meapak_Ziph falls with a grunt to the ground, his face contorts in surprise, horror, and pain, and then... silence. Everything is still but for the fountain of black blood sprouting from his body. The shadow is gone. Meapak_Ziph dies alone. Who died: Meapak_Ziph Cause of death: Gun shots, though he fleeing the pursuit of what appears to be by another assailant. Also, was it really the gun shot, or just a coincidental juxtaposition of lyrics and story? I don't think so but a possibility. Setting: The clearing of a secluded forest at night, moon visible and shining brightly Notes: Had to look up cloy: To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit. + Show Spoiler [TheAldo] + In real life And then another persons enters the clearing. He is careful, disturbing nothing, as quiet as the trees surrounding him. A coward, he hid in the shadows witnessing it all, doing nothing. He gazes down at the body of Meapak, the drying blood staining his feet. He shudders, and continues on. Really fills my mind I followed TheAldo. And as I ran my knife across his throat, no one was there to help him. How fitting. You can’t hide I could get used to this black blood. Who died: TheAldo Cause of death: Throat was slit by a knife Setting: Forest Notes: Contrasted heavily with Meapak, who was running through the forest rather loudly (jumping, snapping branches). He is "careful" and "disturbs nothing." Also deemed a coward for hiding and witnessing it, but doing nothing (perhaps suggesting he was a medic, i.e. he had the power to save him but didn't). Thoughts: Again with the knife slitting the throat, as in Night 0 and Day 1: As the scientist’s struggle decreased, the intruder pulled a small, serrated switchblade from his pocket. He pressed it against Node’s throat and sawed. I picked up the dropped switchblade, pressed it to the captains throat, and sawed. However, as there were no clues in the Night 0 post, this may not be an actual clue. Again with the use of lyrics interspersed throughout the story, though this appears to just be a theme of the game. So be careful with repeated words (i.e. in this case, "real/really") as this is typical of song lyrics in general. Also, a parting thought.. MZ was running through a clearing, yet he's jumping over roots and snapping aside branches (i.e. not branches on the ground). This seems somewhat contradictory.. | ||
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On January 28 2011 09:12 LunarDestiny wrote: Give me a list and I'll try to tell you.
And while I'm at it: Names which could be clues:
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On January 28 2011 05:19 deconduo wrote: Okay, was a bit busy but now its time to dive in. I've got a spreadsheet up and running for clues so you guys can check it out. (Took wayyyy longer than I expected )As for today, some pretty good analysis coming out which is awesome. Bum pointed this out earlier but it seems to have gone ignored: + Show Spoiler + Clue: Cue the clash of lightning. Play the roar of thunder. And make sure there is a shower of rain. It was just a movie scene, just something from a scary film. A bad dream. This couldn’t be happening. I should explain. Mr.Zergling's Profile: Favorite Movie scene: Cue, play, movie scene There's no earthly way of knowing Which direction we are going. There's no knowing where we're rowing Or which way the river's flowing. Is it raining? Is it snowing? Is a hurricane a blowing? Thunder, lightning, rain Not a speck of light is showing so the danger must be growing. Are the fires of hell a glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? Yes! The danger must be growing Scary Film/Bad Dream For the rowers keep on rowing. And they're certainly not showing any signs that they are slowing! This ticks almost all of the boxes. | ||
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On January 30 2011 09:22 Divinek wrote: Isnt there a ton of scenarios where vigi trying to claim and call out his hit goes wrong? Like he could just be a mafia member, and then the NKs could end up as 3 or even less than 3 and there could be any number of reasons for that like: mafia stacked, mafia hit a vet, mafia hit med prot, mafia hit sk i dont really see how he can be confirmed unless all kills are successful and the NKs are indeed 4 and even if he does get confirmed what good is that? So he's confirmed what GOOD is a confirmed townie, sure you can trust his opinions but lets be honest that doesnt mean anything he says is going to be RIGHT and the person who claims vigi is probably going to otherwise be inactive and useless lol. So I suppose it could be better than nothing Seriously, unless you think that there are actually 2 KP out there and I'm lying about being hit, I'm as good as confirmed (or the dumbest SK alive, I suppose). What good has it done other than to paint a target (or non-target, depending on perspective) on my back? | ||
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Day 3 flashes of steel Day 2 And then the flash of steel from real guns Day 3 hands moving at a blur Day 2 And close behind him a black shape, only a blur in the darkness, gaining, about to grab, only a hand-length away... | ||
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"It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you." Cannibalism is obviously a key component of this story. However, I wasn't aware of the backstory to this quote - pretty funny imo (from wiki): The tale features a player who is dumbfounded by the game master's description of a nearby gazebo, as he has never heard of a gazebo. Convinced that he has encountered some sort of monster, he queries the bewildered game master for its specifics in meticulous detail then proceeds to attempt wounding it with an arrow (and, obviously, fails). By the end of the encounter the player, lacking the means to harm a gazebo, opts to flee in desperation; the frustrated game master responds "It's too late. You've awakened the Gazebo; it catches you and eats you." Don't think it's related, but investigated due to the "eating" bit. However, this could be related: The measure of a terrible day is when you go to bed thinking "man, I wish the zombie apocalypse would start already" Zombies certainly bring cannibalism to mind... And of course the moonlight picture relating to the Day 2 clue. | ||
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On January 30 2011 11:43 darmousseh wrote: So the quote in the day post is from this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes He then chopped it up into chunks and fed it to his dog. :o | ||
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On January 30 2011 11:45 Kenpachi wrote: oh man Master Butcher lol its now obvious that is pointing to Beneather.. Is he Mafia, Vig, or SK is the question. There was 1 kill last night in a game with 5 mafia alive and an undetermined number of serial killers, and you want to entertain the idea that the one kill last night was done by a Vigilante? | ||
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At the same time I don't trust Kenpachi a bit and he's dead set on Nemesis dying. Hmm. An hour to go... | ||
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On February 01 2011 09:59 Jackal58 wrote: Ignorant American. There are people in this game from countries all over the world. Only an ignorant Americentric would assume the entire world follows our beloved game of football. Or as many of them call it "hand egg" Only an ignorant American would presume all Americans have not spent years outside of the country. Only a stupid person would suggest in a game with most people listing United States or USA as their country, the majority or a "shitpot" of people don't know who the Steelers are. Take your pick | ||
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I see you've chosen the latter. | ||
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