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GeneralHankerchief
01-28-2009, 18:59
Prologue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aV9X2d-f5g)

A lonely, rusty old van clanked and rattled its way through the town. While not being noticed at all by the villagers, the people inside the van were taking a good look at their changing surroundings. One of them in particular seemed to be lost in his own thoughts, deep in his memories. It had indeed been a long time since he had been through these parts.

The town was thriving, having fully recovered from its near-decimation of many years ago. It had almost been a perfect, thorough job, but the villagers had survived and removed the threat against them just in time. The sudden lack of reports coming from the town of Gameroom prompted the man to take a drive through town and figure out what had happened.

He didn't particularly care that people would identify him as part of la Cosa Nostra. Even if they did, they couldn't have done anything about it. His hired crew, as it turned out, had killed all but three of the villagers. This fact had steamed the man even further. They were so close! but they couldn't pull it off. In the end, the Gameroom lived. And now, it had repopulated.

The man, after driving through town, decided then and there that he would wait before he delivered his revenge. Sure, he could have hired a couple of bagmen off any street to come in and pump the last few people full of lead, but that would have been a hollow victory. Instead, he would wait. The Gameroom would repopulate. It would once again thrive. And as time passed, people would forget about the events that had transpired here as they became part of the distant past.

No longer.

And so, the van with the words Vincenzo's Guttering painted on its side pulled up to a select house, still not being noticed by anyone in the town. After all, this sort of company was a common sight around these parts, what with the local obsession with property. Nevertheless, the three men still took precautions, being modestly-dressed in guttering uniforms, walking up to the house, and ringing about the doorbell.

In a short time, somebody inside opened the door. Upon seeing who was visiting him, the man said in a loud, overly-theatrical voice, "It's about time! My house could really use some guttering work!" He motioned the three men inside, glad to be able to speak freely.

"You're using the same van as last time?" the owner said. "Won't anyone notice?"

"No," said Vincenzo, the man who had been deep in thought the whole ride over. "And if they do, they won't make the connection. That is why we have waited so long. The town won't know what hit them."

One of the others, Gregorio, piped in. "You know what you have to do?"

"Yes," said the owner, showing only a slight sign of nerves. "As per your orders, I have identified two townspeople to be my henchmen. I am certain they will accept my offer once I make it to them."

"They'd better," said the final "gutterer", Jacopo.

"They will" said the owner, getting more nervous.

"Good," said Vincenzo. "The time has come. As soon as we leave you will contact your two designated henchmen. Once you have done this, your task is to kill every single one of these miserable wretches living in this cursed town. They have wronged me once in the past, deprived me of several of my best man. You will see that they all pay. I will get my revenge, and you will be the one to deliver it."

Upon saying this, Vincenzo and the other two departed the house, leaving the owner in his own thoughts. Vincenzo had recruited him a long time ago just for this task. Now that it was finally upon him, he would see it through. He would personally wipe this pathetic town off the map. He would become the Godfather.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rules:

This game is a resurrection of the classic Godfather series, hosted by the legendary Silver Rusher, who is sadly no longer with us. This series has always held sentimental value for me, as I took part in both games and have fond memories. In my opinion, the intricacies that Silver designed provide for high psychological drama and endless replay value.

If you're interested in a little history, the first installment in the series is here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=68645). The Godfather, Part 1 took place in September 2006 and resulted in the first ever Total Mafia Victory. Part 2 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=70748), played in October-November of 2006, became the first Mafia game to break 1,000 posts and I consider it to be the greatest game of all time, even eclipsing Capo II. I'll leave you to see how it ends.

At the start of the game, instead of selecting the mafia, I will select one Godfather, whose job is to PM me with two other villagers who will become the Godfather's grunts. The Godfather will not be able to kill anyone in the game unless he is the only mafioso left.

Once the two grunts have been selected, the town will elect a Chief of Police, who cannot vote but is immune to night kills. This will be considered Day 1 of voting.

Immediately after the Chief is selected, I will select, out of the left over townies, someone to be the Detective, who gets the usual powers. The Godfather shows up as innocent to the Detective.

When sending me their kills, the mafia need to PM me them in the exact form they will appear. Unlike in my Mafia series, I will do very little editing, so you will need to disguise/uniformize your writing style.

Each Grunt can kill one person per night. This means that when one Grunt is executed the mafia's firepower is essentially chopped in half. As previously stated, the Godfather cannot kill unless he is the only mafioso left, in which case he can kill one person per night.

Standard dead/PM rules apply. You can't post any sort of conversations you had once you are dead or reveal your role, or hint at your role. The Detective cannot reveal privately, and cannot try to get around this by posting something in his location or signature or anything like that for five minutes. Say that you're the Detective in the thread. Also, no screenshots. Anything else is fair game.

Voting procedure is also standard.

On the first day, you will be voting for a Chief of Police only, in which case the voting will be as follows:

Elect: GeneralHankerchief

If you wish to change your selection, please do so as follows:

Unelect: GeneralHankerchief
Elect: Silver Rusher

Starting on Day 2, the usual Vote: GH system is in place. You are allowed to vote "abstain" and also, for the first time in one of my games, "no lynch".

The Chief of Police can only be removed through a lynching. If the situation arises where we need to elect a Chief of Police mid-game, I'll deal with that as it comes.

Inactive players will be dealt with via the Wrath of God. I hold no specific criteria for Wogging. Basically, if I think you're inactive, you're gone.

Tie votes will be dealt with by a re-vote with only the players with the most votes eligible for the lynch.

Finally... I'll let Silver explain the final rule:


Each game in the The Godfather series will have its own special twist, which will differ between games.

Roles:

Godfather: Randomly selected first. Picks two grunts. Shows up "innocent" on Detective investigations. Cannot kill until he is the only mafioso left. The Godfather's lynching results in an immediate victory for the town, even if there are still mafiosi alive!!!
Grunts (2): Selected by the Godfather. Can kill one person each night. If only one grunt is left alive he cannot kill two people per night to make up for his partner's absence. Shows up "guilty" on Detective investigations.
Detective: Randomly selected once the Chief of Police has been elected. Can investigate one person each night, however, cannot determine the Godfather. CANNOT REVEAL PRIVATELY.
Chief of Police: Elected by town on Day 1. Cannot vote, but cannot be night-killed. The Chief cannot be sacked; if you wish to remove him from his position, you must lynch him. An optional feature to the CoP's role is that he may provide me with the daily lynch methods if he so wishes.

Let's have a great game, everybody!!! :smash:

Signed up (28/30):
Ichigo (welcome back, BTW!)
shlin28
YLC
777Ares777
Andres
seireikhaan
TevashSzat
Quintus.JC
Lord Winter
Rythmic
White_eyes:D
CountArach
Tratorix
Chaotix27
Sigurd
Reenk Roink
glyphz
boudica
187Beefyz
taka
Seamus Fermanagh
Jolt
LittleGrizzly
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Ignoramus
Askthepizzaguy
TinCow
Sasaki Kojiro (also welcome back!)

Csargo
01-28-2009, 19:00
:soapbox:

shlin28
01-28-2009, 19:26
IN!

ULC
01-28-2009, 19:38
:clown:

Thermal
01-28-2009, 19:49
sexy

Andres
01-28-2009, 19:58
In.

seireikhaan
01-28-2009, 20:40
:charge:

TevashSzat
01-28-2009, 21:19
Im In as long as the game starts after this upcoming weekend at least

Quintus.JC
01-28-2009, 22:04
in.

Lord Winter
01-28-2009, 23:09
In.

naut
01-28-2009, 23:43
In.

White_eyes:D
01-29-2009, 00:15
IN I want to see the "Curse of GH where town always seems to win":book:

CountArach
01-29-2009, 00:21
:soapbox:
Ichi! Haven't seen you in ages!

You know I am so in GH.

Tratorix
01-29-2009, 01:09
In. :balloon2:

Chaotix
01-29-2009, 04:52
In!

As I have also stated for YLC's large game, however, I will be inactive from now until Sunday. If this is a problem, GH, feel free to remove me from the sign-ups.

ULC
01-29-2009, 04:53
Why does no one want to play MY game ~:mecry:

Sigurd
01-29-2009, 07:27
In!

Reenk Roink
01-29-2009, 09:31
:bow:

glyphz
01-29-2009, 09:42
IN:bow:

boudica
01-29-2009, 11:19
I don't want to get mixed up in this...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Dkeatongodfather.jpg

... but I fear it might already be too late.

(in.:2thumbsup:)

Beefy187
01-29-2009, 12:00
In :2thumbsup:

taka
01-29-2009, 13:31
go on then :)

GeneralHankerchief
01-29-2009, 16:04
Tevash and Chaotix, that should be fine. You may miss the initial Chief of Police selection but nothing important.

Seamus Fermanagh
01-29-2009, 16:07
Silver's Game was one of my first ones, and i enjoyed it immensely. I will gladly join the Founder's reincarnation effort.

Jolt
01-29-2009, 17:13
I am in! Second game!

LittleGrizzly
01-29-2009, 19:20
I tried to think of something clever to go here but failed miserably... IN!

Gaius Scribonius Curio
01-30-2009, 00:38
In! :yes:

Ignoramus
01-30-2009, 02:20
In!

GeneralHankerchief
01-30-2009, 02:43
I think I'm going to cut off sign-ups at around 30. If you want in, say something or be prepared to miss the fun. :smash:

Askthepizzaguy
01-30-2009, 23:51
I would like to be in, but you're probably aware of my internet handicap.

I am usually only online once every two days, for the time being. I would probably be better off as an alternate (someone's getting WOGed? Replace him with me), but I'd like to join.

And I'll try to keep my chatter to a minimum this time. If I have a lot to say, I'll shove it in spoilers and in one post. But I will still probably be more talkative than the average player.

Let me know if I can join this one, GH.

Thermal
01-30-2009, 23:57
Let me know if I can join this one, GH.

Have a guess? :laugh4:

Askthepizzaguy
01-31-2009, 00:01
I understand some have observed that my attendance could be problematic. But I don't get WOG'ed in any of the games I've been in, and I always try to contribute, even after death.

Perhaps if I just :quiet: a little more, it should be fine. Unless you guys are sick of me. :laugh2:


I leave it up to the host, it's his game and he knows if my attendance pattern could be problematic. It's his decision.

Sigurd
01-31-2009, 00:04
If I was hosting, I would very much have ATPG join. It would be easy to arrange something if he indeed got a role.

Askthepizzaguy
01-31-2009, 00:08
I think you just want me to join because I have a nasty habit of handing you the victory by accusing everyone besides you.

:laugh2:

Sigurd
01-31-2009, 00:16
I think you just want me to join because I have a nasty habit of handing you the victory by accusing everyone besides you.

:laugh2:

You have made a mafia tool. I am interested to see if I can beat it.. again. :wiseguy:
Commodus' Holms never pointed at me in any game he used it. :beam:

It is as TinCow once said. The key to success is to "forget" that you are Mafia. Play as you would if you were town. This is however hard when you are the only Mafia in a game. Multiple families or killers are always good for Mafia in this regard. It gives them purpose to seek them out as if they were townies.

Thermal
01-31-2009, 00:24
It is as TinCow once said. The key to success is to "forget" that you are Mafia. Play as you would if you were town.

If i was ever mafia that would result in town winning :shame:

Also by forgetting that may mean forgetting to vote, then its not much use.

Askthepizzaguy
01-31-2009, 00:32
You have made a mafia tool. I am interested to see if I can beat it.. again. :wiseguy:
Commodus' Holms never pointed at me in any game he used it. :beam:

It is as TinCow once said. The key to success is to "forget" that you are Mafia. Play as you would if you were town. This is however hard when you are the only Mafia in a game. Multiple families or killers are always good for Mafia in this regard. It gives them purpose to seek them out as if they were townies.

Holmes was a good tool for certain things, I didn't see all its examples of uses, but wasn't it that post per page and vote pattern tool?

The number of posts per page can be easily found in the gameroom, by clicking on the post count. Then you note how many posts, and how many pages. Voting patterns are easy enough to identify by reposting all the vote tallies in one spot and thinking about it.

I'm curious to see if the tool can be refined to ignore the false readings certain townies give off, and be sensitive enough to detect the subtle scumtells that the real mafia leave. I am starting to wonder if I should ignore results that say someone is 100% scummy, because they've been off the mark. But it's also interesting to note that 90% of the scums did appear on the scum-o-meter to some degree, but I made a judgment call and decided others were scummier.

I think I need to use the tool in a more limited form, and read the results as a helpful suggestion, and then draw my own conclusions.

The more games I play, the fewer remaining viable strategies the mafia can use. The more games I analyze, the more complete the database. You will have to pull off something brilliant to continue fooling it, methinks. I should remind you, the tool has been effective already in some instances, and resulted in won games.

But more importantly, townies need to agree that certain behaviors aren't a good idea. Self-voting, for one. (My bad) Excuses for not being here, for another. We don't need to know. An excuse could very well be a lie. (I'm guilty of this too) Not contributing or saying things like "boy, thats a lot of posts. I'll read it later. Good luck town" is basically an excuse not to help us out.

If townies behave themselves, then the subtle self-defense behaviors of the mafia should become clearer. However, since they are trying to fool the system, I'm keeping that in mind as well.

Yak yak yak. Shut up, pizzaguy. Right. :bow:

GeneralHankerchief
01-31-2009, 01:26
You're in, ATPG.

Askthepizzaguy
01-31-2009, 01:27
Sweetness.

I hereby give permission for the other townies to start beating me with rubber chickens if I talk too much.

Sigurd
01-31-2009, 10:21
Holmes was a good tool for certain things, I didn't see all its examples of uses, but wasn't it that post per page and vote pattern tool?

As I recall, the software was able to download all posts by a certain player in the game threads. It considered the length of the posts and when it was posted. It then compared these results to past games. Obviously this tool worked better if it had many games in its database to draw information from. It would easily detect variations from the norm of a certain player.
Kommodus was a bit secretive about this software and the various parameters he used. And I think the last tweak he did was to be able to read new players (without past experience) and possibly detect if they had roles.
This was obviously the weakness of the software. It would expose pro-town roles too as players tend to behave slightly different if they for example are the detective in a game.

Reenk Roink
01-31-2009, 10:22
As I recall, the software was able to download all posts by a certain player in the game threads. It considered the length of the posts and when it was posted. It then compared these results to past games. Obviously this tool worked better if it had many games in its database to draw information from. It would easily detect variations from the norm of a certain player.
Kommodus was a bit secretive about this software and the various parameters he used. And I think the last tweak he did was to be able to read new players (without past experience) and possibly detect if they had roles.
This was obviously the weakness of the software. It would expose pro-town roles too as players tend to behave slightly different if they for example are the detective in a game.

It also flagged me every single time Kommodus bought it up for me (and I would presume every single time he didn't too :beam:).

TinCow
01-31-2009, 15:28
Well, I cannot play until Monday due to RL issues. So, if the game starts before then please excuse my complete lack of participation. However, from Monday onwards I will have plenty of free time and my wife will even be out of town and thus won't nag me about how much time I spend reading the forums. Whee. Thus...

In

GeneralHankerchief
01-31-2009, 22:34
Okay, I'm going to close sign-ups sometime tomorrow US time. I'd like the final three spots filled by then, but if you can't, what can you do? See ya tomorrow! :rifle:

Sasaki Kojiro
01-31-2009, 22:43
hmm, in!

Reenk Roink
01-31-2009, 22:44
hmm, in!

Ohhoho! :2thumbsup:

Welcome back Sasaki, how are you? :bow:

Sasaki Kojiro
01-31-2009, 22:48
Ohhoho! :2thumbsup:

Welcome back Sasaki, how are you? :bow:

Pretty good! Thought I'd hit up mafia again, even though I no longer feel morally comfortable with the concept of playing an evil character :angel:

GeneralHankerchief
01-31-2009, 22:50
I don't know whether to use the laugh smiley or the rolleyes one.

seireikhaan
01-31-2009, 22:53
~:rolleyes: :laugh4:


~;p

:laugh4:

Seamus Fermanagh
02-01-2009, 16:04
Oh, just send Makanyane and Kukri PMs that they're in, no excuses, and crank the starter on this puppy.!

Reenk Roink
02-01-2009, 16:43
I am the Godfather. :bow:

GeneralHankerchief
02-01-2009, 18:34
Sign-ups are now closed. The Godfather will be now randomly determined and has 24 hours to PM me with the name of his two selections for mafiosi.

Ituralde
02-02-2009, 11:27
Nooo.. missed the signups for one day. Damn my incredibly fun weekend trip I had last weekend! Enjoy the game everyone! :2thumbsup:

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 18:36
I could always recruit you into one of my upcoming mafia titles, Ituralde.



And err... someone please make me an offer I can't refuse! :laugh2:

GeneralHankerchief
02-02-2009, 19:48
Day 1

The town, so far, suspected nothing. The van had made an amazing amount of noise the past day and spewed an ungodly amount of black smoke into the pristine sky, but nobody equated it with the return of the Mafia. The Godfather, busy with recruiting duties, would not kill anyone that night and so the town was spared, for at least a day.

As such, events continued on as normal in the peaceful Gameroom. Somebody in the park brought a large boombox and took requests from passers-by. People waved pleasantly at each other in the streets as they walked by on their business. As usual, a nude unicyclist pedaled down the main street, juggling three rubber balls, collecting tips and making merriment. The Elephant and Cannon Pub was doing a roaring trade in the aftermath of Super Bowl XLIII.

Most of the people walking by, greeting each other, listening to the man with the jukebox and watching the nude unicyclist were dressed casually, for the village had an overall relaxed atmosphere to it and nobody wanted to really rock the boat. However, this would soon change. In a rusty old van with the words Vincenzo's Guttering painted on the side, three men dressed in fine Italian suits were preparing to begin their operation.

The van pulled into the parking lot of the Gameroom Bank and the men got out, openly toting their tommy guns and firing them into the air at random. They walked into the bank, still firing their guns, not really afraid of anything.

"Okay paisans, listen up!" one of them said. "This is a robbery! Give us all the money and valuables you have! We need to buy more fine Italian suits!"

"Don't forget cigars, sunglasses, and choice alcoholic beverages," one of them said.

"Not to mention more guns, ammo, explosives, and assorted melee weapons," said another.

"Right!" said the first. "We are about to go on a killing spree in this town, and you guys are going to finance it for us! Now give us all your money!"

Somewhere, somebody pushed the alarm and a deafening siren began to fill the bank and the outside air. The robbers, while taken aback by the blast, did not seem scared in the least bit. Instead, they continued their motions of threatening tellers, customers, and the bank managers and shooting out random windows and ceiling parts until they were finally satisfied with their loot intake.

Before they left, the manager screamed to them. "Aren't you going to worry about us at all? The alarm's been going off for a full fifteen minutes now! The police should be here any second, and even if you miss them we know all about you!"

The lead mafioso just laughed. "You dolts! You don't even have a police force!" And with that, the three villains, carrying numerous bags with dollar signs on them, left the premises and sped away, leaving the bank manager, looking a bit stupid, to turn off the useless alarm.

"Well," he said, "This could complicate things a bit."

...

Word of the robbery spread, and pretty soon an impromptu meeting convened in the town square. Once everybody was accounted for, the first thing that people did was look for anybody dressed in a fine Italian suit, but evidently the criminals had changed their clothes, for there were no suits to be found.

"All right," said one man, "The bank manager said that the bad guys told him that we don't even have a police force here. Frankly, I think this is a disgrace! I mean, what's to stop these people from just killing the lot of us?"

"Yeah!" said another. "We need to get one established, now! And I think we should start building from the top! I move that we elect a Chief of Police right now, one who's responsible for stamping out this sudden wave of villainy that has washed over our fair town!"

Everybody roared in agreement, and the voting process begun.

Villagers, you will now elect the Chief of Police for the Gameroom. The Chief of Police cannot be night-killed and holds his position until he is lynched. Voting will be done like so:

Elect: GH

If you wish to change your selection, do so also in the usual manner:

Unelect: GH
Elect: Silver Rusher

You have around 24 hours. At that time, I will close voting and then the real game will begin. :evil:

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Still alive: (28)
Ichigo
shlin28
YLC
777Ares777
Andres
seireikhaan
TevashSzat
Quintus.JC
Lord Winter
Rythmic
White_eyes:D
CountArach
Tratorix
Chaotix27
Sigurd
Reenk Roink
glyphz
boudica
187Beefyz
taka
Seamus Fermanagh
Jolt
LittleGrizzly
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Ignoramus
Askthepizzaguy
TinCow
Sasaki Kojiro

Andres
02-02-2009, 20:05
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Gameroom,


I hereby announce that I will officially run for Chief of Police!

Anyone who supports my candidacy, will receive unlimited traditional and delicious Belgian fries:


https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/FRITUUR.jpg

For those preferring something sweeter, we also have cookies:

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/speculoos.jpg

And free beer! And not just your regular bad tasting beer, no, only high quality beer. Indeed, if I would become Chief of Police of this town, then there will be free LEFFE BLOND for everyone (even for those under age!):

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/leff_blonde.jpg

Thank you in advance for your trust and support.

:bow:

TinCow
02-02-2009, 20:06
TinCow
for
Chief of Police


"A Better Future For All. A Shorter Future For Some."

Citizens of the Gameroom, I beseech you for a moment of your time! A great evil threatens our little haven of peace and tranquility. There are men out there who wish to murder you all, and they must be stopped! I pledge to you, dear Gameroomers, that I shall not rest until these miscreants are brought to justice. I believe my resume speaks for itself:



Curriculum Vitae
TinCow

Education History:
BA (with Honors) in Mafia History from College Tech State University


Honorary Doctorate in Logomania from the University of Verbosity (Miami)

Employment History:
Townie/Wiseguy - Capo de Tutti Capi II
Worked as a town intern/n00b, attempting to root out mafioso. Gained on-the-job experience in mafia infiltration and elimination. Learned a great deal about not giving important information to others and the perils of secret townie networks.


Hades - Netherworld
Worked as an independent contractor and demonstrated the perils of secret townie networks. Successfully eliminated multiple mafioso and restored innocent townie victims to life. Brought a better life and a more enlightened leadership to the denizens of the Netherworld. Learned a great deal about having prepared alibis.


Tommaso - Trapped in Taormina
Worked as a townie and devoted time and effort to spotting opponents. Promoted to a more important job due to inherent personal skills. Worked with a senior supervisor to further communal goals and objectives. Learned not to underestimate n00bs.


Townie - Mafia VIII
Worked as a pitchfork/torch carrier, attempting to root out mafioso. Fought vigorously against the lynching of a poor, innocent townie. Learned that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.


Vafþrúðnir - Midgard Saga II
Worked as King of the Jotun and demonstrated the perils of secret townie networks. Successfully eliminated the Christian threat to the peace and order of the town and brought about a better life for an oppressed minority. Learned a great deal about how role counterfeiters operate.


Townie - Chicago Soirée
Worked to cut through obfuscatory posts and find the villains hiding behind them. Successfully survived a few days before being lynched. Learned not to play in two games at once.


Townie - The Scourge of Ephesus
Worked as a write-up analyst, attempting to root out mafioso. Contributed regularly to the pro-town efforts. Never took sick leave, despite being less than fully healthy for the majority of the job. Learned to expect to be lynched for no reason.

As you can see, fellow citizens, I have the experience that is necessary for the Chief of Police. I am tenacious and will not cease in my un-erring pursuit of success for myself and my constituents.

I am certain that other candidate will suggest that it would be dangerous to elect me to such a position, but that is simply underhanded muck-slinging. There is no possible way for me to abuse this position. Even if I were an evil villain of the sorts we are all afraid of, the benefits offered to the Chief of Police would not aid me, as my life would not be at risk anyway. In addition, the job does not make me immune from our local system of 'impeachment' and in the event of perceived abuses, I can be removed from office as easily as any true criminal. On the other hand, if I am instead the true friend to the town that I claim to be, the benefits of having me in this position are clear. The town will gain a strong voice which cannot be silenced by our nefarious opponents, not even by the most violent of means.

So, my fellow citizens, I ask you not to elect me for my own good. No! Elect me for the good of us all! In addition, I promise that once this menace is cleared from our midst, I shall lower the drinking age and enforce very high speeding fines on non-citizens, the proceeds of which will be used to supply the entire town with free HD television service and internet access!


Elect: TinCow

He's Probably Not Scum

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 20:09
They both want to survive... that means they must be mafia!


Remembers Chicago Soiree...

Sits down, and shuts up for a change.

Andres
02-02-2009, 20:10
Oh, please. What a pompous candidate this TinCow is.

And he doesn't even offer anything for free! At least with me, ladies and gentlemen, you'll get free food and free drinks!

Elect : Andres

Even if you die, you'll die with a full stomach!

And to make things better, the first 15 electing me, will receive a present:

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/Hohoho.jpg

boudica
02-02-2009, 20:12
Elect: Askthepizzaguy
At this stage I'd rather trust someone who loves to investigate than two people who have nominated themselves :laugh4:

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 20:16
D'oh!

Actually, I do have a plan of action prepared for Day One, and the first several rounds, based on past experience. If you choose to place your trust in me, it will not be misplaced.

It is a very simple, three-step process. To ensure a better likelihood of success, I won't be revealing the details to anyone until well after the game is in effect.


I would be honored to have your votes, although after the Chicago disaster, I don't blame you for looking elsewhere.

:bow:

Andres
02-02-2009, 20:17
D'oh!

Actually, I do have a plan of action prepared for Day One, and the first several rounds, based on past experience. If you choose to place your trust in me, it will not be misplaced.

It is a very simple, three-step process. To ensure a better likelihood of success, I won't be revealing the details to anyone until well after the game is in effect.


I would be honored to have your votes, although after the Chicago disaster, I don't blame you for looking elsewhere.

:bow:

Don't tell me you can resist the present, you naught boy.

Elect Andres and everything will be allright!

TinCow
02-02-2009, 20:19
Bah! Already we hear the lies from my opponent. He claims that I offer nothing for free, when that couldn't be further from the truth. I have laid out a specific and feasible plan to supply the entire town with free HD television and internet access! I have located a source of funding for this plan which would not raise taxes or otherwise harm the citizens in any way.

How does my honorable colleague intend to fund his 'presents'? I'll tell you how: TAXES! That's right, Andres will tax you until you DIE! You just watch; you'll see! His presents will be followed by a spate of deaths because the citizens will be unable to afford to buy the guns and body armor that would have ensured their own survival. I, on the other hand, will not only work hard to protect you, but will provide you with quality entertainment for free, at the cost of those rich outsiders who are such a hazard on our roads.

Jolt
02-02-2009, 20:24
I would also volunteer to be CoP, but unfortunatly I can't be very active during these exams phase.

Elect: glyphz

My vote goes to him. If he won last game, then he can do a good job here.

I hereby place myself out of this vote, for unsufficient activity. (Not that I would win anyhow.)

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 20:24
I'm not sure I want this town run by socialists!

Tax and spend Democrats! Shameless, utterly shameless, you are. Spending taxpayer money on vote-getting bribes. Just plain awful.

And smear tactics from his opponent... clearly you need a third-party candidate. :laugh2:



I won't run on a campaign of false promises and titillating bribery, or of smears and claims of "experience" which we all have in abundance. But I will say this; if you elect me it will be a good move. And I will work tirelessly for you, preferably more quietly this time, but nonetheless...

As for my fellow candidates, I'd be fine with either of you being elected, in all seriousness.

Andres
02-02-2009, 20:25
Bah! Already we hear the lies from my opponent. He claims that I offer nothing for free, when that couldn't be further from the truth. I have laid out a specific and feasible plan to supply the entire town with free HD television and internet access! I have located a source of funding for this plan which would not raise taxes or otherwise harm the citizens in any way.

How does my honorable colleague intend to fund his 'presents'? I'll tell you how: TAXES! That's right, Andres will tax you until you DIE! You just watch; you'll see! His presents will be followed by a spate of deaths because the citizens will be unable to afford to buy the guns and body armor that would have ensured their own survival. I, on the other hand, will not only work hard to protect you, but will provide you with quality entertainment for free, at the cost of those rich outsiders who are such a hazard on our roads.

Ha! People need food and beer. Ever tried eating a HD television? Can you drink internet? No, of course not!

People would starve to dead watching their useless HD televisions or surfing the internet. You see, ladies and gentlemen, this TinCow wants all of you dead. Instead of killing you, he'll just let you starve! What a barbarian.

And this unnamed source? Obviously, Mister TinCow gets his money through illegal means. Don't elect this scumbag!

Elect me, your honest and friendly neighbour!

I am sponsored by my home country! Yes, all of this will be payed by Belgian taxpayers! It'll cost you, dear people of the Gameroom, nothing!

Elect : Andres and get free beer, free food and, if you're quick, a very interesting present :eyebrows:

Hurray! :balloon: :balloon2:

TinCow
02-02-2009, 20:31
Ha! People need food and beer. Ever tried eating a HD television? Can you drink internet? No, of course not!

My opponent offers free beer, yet has he not forgotten that many of the residents of this town are currently under the legal drinking age? Not only will his plan result in higher taxation, he will then exploit his power as Chief of Police to arrest those of you who are under the age of 21, and fine you even more money to escape imprisonment! Reject this tyranny of greed! Reject this Wall Street mentality of instant gratification at the cost of long-term development!

As I stated in my original speech, I will lower the drinking age, thus allowing our freedom-loving citizens to enjoy the benefits of a tasty brew. No more will men be drafted into our military to fight and die in a far away country, without ever having the pleasure of downing a cold one. TinCow will protect your lives and your freedoms!

Sasaki Kojiro
02-02-2009, 20:38
sent via pm instead

Andres
02-02-2009, 20:40
Slander and lies, Mister TinCow. As usual.

I clearly said:


there will be free LEFFE BLOND for everyone (even for those under age!):

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/leff_blonde.jpg




Mister TinCow is a blatant liar. Surely, dear citizens of the Gameroom, you won't put your trust into that man!

Elect : Andres and he'll take care of the rest. You'll only have to worry about how many beers you can drink or how many cookies you can eat!

:birthday2:

GeneralHankerchief
02-02-2009, 20:41
Nothing to see here.

Sasaki Kojiro
02-02-2009, 20:46
nevermind

Sigurd
02-02-2009, 20:47
*Gets up on the soap box*

People of Gameroom listen to me. The town's end is nigh.
This town is on the brink of destruction, and it is because of your idleness.
Too long have you stood by doing nothing while the town has spiralled down into an abyss of darkness and despair. Evil is among us and evil will prevail. Our lives are forfeit and our souls will be harvested to that hideous Gehenna that awaits all lurkers. The prophet Jaccimo wrote: He that stands idle and doth nothing while the Mafia gains power, shall surely die an awful death. Idleness breeds destruction. I beseech you, dear citizens of the gameroom, to stand firm against this threat that has invaded our midst. No more idleness, no more whispers in dark corners. The Lord of the game, the great LOTG will look favourly upon you should you repent and turn away from your idle ways.
This town needs no Chief of Police. The unified and active town will be enough to root out the evil that creeps among us. The prophet Virgonimo wrote: He that taketh upon him the responisbility to vote, and doth not vote third, shall be counted among the saints of the Lord of the Gameroom and have everlasting life.
Change your ways citizens, and the destruction that lurks will be met by a town of power. A power that will destroy evil and finally save the Gameroom.

*gets off the soap box*

seireikhaan
02-02-2009, 20:49
Elect: Seamus Fermanagh

TinCow
02-02-2009, 20:49
My opponent seems intent on further confusing you all. He states that he will give beer to underaged citizens, yet he says nothing about making underage drinking legal! This is either a devious plan of illegal entrapment, or he is intent on breaking the law! I will not break the law, I will uphold it. I will lower the drinking age so that consumption of alcoholic beverages is legal in the first place.

Surely, good citizens, you want a Chief of Police who will enforce the law, not break it! I am that man. Elect TinCow! (But vote for someone else.)

Quintus.JC
02-02-2009, 20:55
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Gameroom,


I hereby announce that I will officially run for Chief of Police!

Anyone who supports my candidacy, will receive unlimited traditional and delicious Belgian fries:


https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/FRITUUR.jpg


The offer is awfully tempting... :nice:

Sasaki Kojiro
02-02-2009, 20:55
GH I know you saw my post pre-edit, so I don't see why your ignoring my pm's. Or was that bit purposefully deceptive?

I generally prefer mafia style mafia.

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 20:58
I've spoken with my campaign team, and they have informed me that this is more or less a once in a lifetime election, one that I should really campaign hard for.

I wish to formally announce that I am indeed a candidate and I do want the position of Chief of Police. If I am elected, you can be sure that I will work day and night for the betterment of our wonderful town, and I can promise you victory over the mafia.

I also endorse Andres or Tincow for the position, should they be town's first choice.

I promise absolutely flawless attendance for this game, should you elect me. I will make this my priority, and I don't really have a life outside this office.




Elect Askthepizzaguy
for
Chief of Police

If elected, I will faithfully execute the office of Police Chief, and dedicate my unwavering enthusiasm and pro-town ideals to this office, for the remainder of my natural life.

If elected, I will put on a rubber gorilla mask and chase the mafia from this town myself.

If elected, I promise not to shave my eyebrows until everyone in town is safe.

If elected, I promise to return all the gold that I stole from that tanker when I was working as an FBI agent.

If elected, I promise to stop worshipping the supreme leader of the Cult of the Glorious Light, or only do it on the weekends when I am not being incinerated inside the sun.

If elected, I promise to make sure people are dead, instead of forgiving them for their lurking trespasses.

If elected, I will burn all the witches. Not just in this town, but on the face of the Earth.

If elected, everyone will receive a coupon for one free pizza from Shakey's Pizza.

If elected, I will refrain from wearing frilly undergarments and open-mouth kissing Andres in public.

If elected, I will demonstrate my insane skills on the harpsichord.

If elected, I will round up all the homeless squirrels and throw them in a wood chipper.

If elected, I will wear a bulletproof suit of armor at all times, even when it becomes an inconvenience, such as when I need to go to the bathroom, or when I want to make love to a pretty woman or a confused young man, or when I drink coffee and it spills down my suit of armor and burns my chest and genitalia, or when I do my morning trampoline exercises.

If elected, I will not protest should you decide to lynch me. I enjoy being dead anyways.

If elected, I will bring to justice those responsible for the murders which I am planning tonight.

If elected, I will not make ironic and self-incriminating jokes which actually serve to confuse and frighten townies instead of reassure them that the mafia, and me in particular, would never be that stupid, ballsy though I may be.

If elected, I will make it legal to marry a teddy bear. Because, quite frankly, wouldn't the world be a much better place if everyone snuggled a teddy bear before heading off to work?

If elected, I will use my super telepathic powers to identify all the mafia by the end of the game, as I always********* have. Please do not ask me what the asterisks mean.

If elected, I may in fact be more useful to you than I currently am.

If elected, I will never solicit illegal and sordid activity from others in the men's room, ever again.






Elect Askthepizzaguy for Chief of Police

He's only been a dangerous criminal a few times!

Quintus.JC
02-02-2009, 21:04
If elected, everyone will receive a coupon for one free pizza from Shakey's Pizza.


:2thumbsup:

Uppen your offer to a life time supply then I'll consider it indefinitely. :yes:

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 21:09
Very well. Although it will bankrupt me, if it means that much to you.

Free Shakey's Pizza for everyone, and I'll even spring for chocolate sundays when we win the game.

Quintus.JC
02-02-2009, 21:15
Elect: APTG

Even though it will probably mean I will die of heart disease during the course of the game, a life time supply of fine food is simply an offer I can't refuse. :yes:

Edit: unless you can improve your offer Andres...

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 21:17
I might as well show my support by shamelessly voting for myself, unlike my honoured colleagues, who have generously refrained* from doing so.

:evil:

Elect: Askthepizzaguy


Candidates: Standing (People who voted for them)

Tincow: 1 (Tincow)
Andres: 1 (Andres)
ATPG: 3 (Boudica, Quintus.JC, ATPG)
Glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 21:29
Elect: APTG Edit: unless you can improve your offer Andres...

So, I haven't won your support just yet, but rest assured, Andres' offers of cookies and women will be doubled should I be elected.

All the cookies and women you can eat! And of course, men too, if that's what you prefer. Here's an obligatory link to the Hunk Thread (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=67109) for your viewing pleasure.

Oh, and for you others:
(https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=43728)

And something for you animal lovers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M-jsjLB20Y). Revel in your sick pleasures.








By the way, the above could be misconstrued; I meant to say all the cookies you can eat, and also, women. Not for cannibalism, though. Please don't eat the ladies.

shlin28
02-02-2009, 21:40
Tired of of walls of text?

Tired of overanalytical zealots?

Tired of people who argue back and forth for pages and pages?

Tired of those who even now tries to seize power from the powerless proles?

Then vote for me! I promise that there will be no analytical whatsits, no accusations with solid evidence/based on thread behaviour and last of all... an amazingly brilliant fun time that mafia games are supposed to be!!!

Remember, a vote for me is a vote for the little people!

Elect: shlin28

:clown:

PS: Whilst you guys offer "cookies", "chips" etc that will never be given, I shall fulfil my campaign promise! Honest!

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 21:42
Ouch, that stings.

I think Shlin28 just put me in my place. :grin:

shlin28
02-02-2009, 21:46
Don't worry, it wasn't aimed at you... it was just a joke at how many people take mafia games so seriously.

People should just chill ~:cool:

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 21:49
Some people play the vote-randomly game, and offer more or less random analysis of certain players, or react based on instinct. And that's all good, a viable strategy. It even works often enough.

An equally valid strategy is to actively analyze and seek patterns which are in fact there, just very hard to detect.

To each their own, eh? :bow:




Edit: Starts beating himself with a rubber chicken

Csargo
02-02-2009, 21:57
Elect: Reenk Roink

I CHOOSE YOU!!!! Go forth and win!

Sasaki Kojiro
02-02-2009, 22:02
Elect:Reenk Roink

The game will be more dramatic with someone inscrutable as chief of police.

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 22:09
Election standings

Tincow: 1 (Tincow)
Andres: 1 (Andres)
ATPG: 3 (Boudica, Quintus.JC, ATPG)
Glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)
Shlin28: 1 (Shlin28)
Reenk Roink: 2 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro)

GeneralHankerchief
02-02-2009, 22:14
Election standings

Tincow: 1 (Tincow)
Andres: 1 (Andres)
ATPG: 3 (Boudica, Quintus.JC, ATPG)
Glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)
Shlin28: 1 (Shlin28)
Reenk Roink: 2 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro)

Confirmed.

Seamus Fermanagh
02-02-2009, 22:28
Elect: Reenk Roink

He's used me and abused me before, so there would be a sense of familiar comfort.....

If not he, then Boudica would be my #2 choice.

Standings:

Tincow: 1 (Tincow)
Andres: 1 (Andres)
ATPG: 3 (Boudica, Quintus.JC, ATPG)
Glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)
Shlin28: 1 (Shlin28)
Reenk Roink: 3 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro, Seamus Fermanagh)

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 22:31
Dang my selflessness...


Unelect: Askthepizzaguy
Elect: Reenk Roink

He is a more brilliant man than me.

ULC
02-02-2009, 22:38
Elect:boudica

Sexist :daisy:'s

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 22:44
Standings:

Tincow: 1 (Tincow)
Andres: 1 (Andres)
ATPG: 2 (Boudica, Quintus.JC)
Glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)
Shlin28: 1 (Shlin28)
Reenk Roink: 4 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro, Seamus Fermanagh, ATPG)
Boudica: 1 (YLC)

White_eyes:D
02-02-2009, 22:46
Elect: Reenk Roink I agree, he is the best choice.....but if he is Godfather or Mafia.....My old words in my PM's to him are going to make me shudder....."If I was a FBI Profiler and Reenk was the Serial Killer, I would hate to be Profiling him"....he always seems so pure and clean:saint:.....till he stabs you in the back.....:sweatdrop:

Edit:You forgot to say those words in YLC's Mafia BTW.....:grin: "You saw though me":clown: I guessed right even though you were planing to get rid of me.....Ares toke care of THAT with his light/dark theory:rolleyes:

White_eyes:D
02-02-2009, 22:47
Elect: Reenk Roink forgot to bold:wall:

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 22:49
Don't forget to bold your electoral vote, White Eyes.
Edit: Nevermind


And I agree... Reenk is an awesome force no matter which side he's on. Hopefully a townie this time.

CountArach
02-02-2009, 23:43
I'm not sure I want this town run by socialists!
You just lost my vote good sir.

Elect: Andres

No one else will give me beer, chips and women. Also he knows how to play Mafia, but that's a minor thing as far as I am concerned. Anyway, whoever is elected should be investigated night 1.

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 23:45
Just so everyone knows, that remark was in jest.

I have no problem with socialists, but there are a lot of right-wingers (as they are called) here in the USA who have a morbid fear of socialists, so it was an ironic joke.

:bow:

Be back soon.

CountArach
02-02-2009, 23:47
Just so everyone knows, that remark was in jest.

I have no problem with socialists, but there are a lot of right-wingers (as they are called) here in the USA who have a morbid fear of socialists, so it was an ironic joke.

:bow:

Be back soon.
Don't worry mate, my response was in jest as well :wink:

Still... no vote for you.

Askthepizzaguy
02-02-2009, 23:48
By my count, I still have two votes. :clown:

Thermal
02-02-2009, 23:49
Elect: Sigurd

After his recent track history i believe he's a townie this time, and he is a moderator as at the moment seems less pompus than andres (no offense :laugh4: ) even if he hasn't shared his opinion yet. I encourage others to follow my lead :medievalcheers:


@ATPG: so much for shutting up :laugh4: seriously though a mafia game isn't a mafia game without your usual long posts anyway.

CountArach
02-02-2009, 23:49
By my count, I still have two votes. :clown:
Yes, but neither of them FROM your Count.

CountArach
02-02-2009, 23:50
Elect: Sigurd

After his recent track history i believe he's a townie this time
How do you figure? That seems awfully strange to be stating at this point.

Thermal
02-02-2009, 23:51
How do you figure? That seems awfully strange to be stating at this point.

I have to give a reason for electing him :balloon2:

CountArach
02-02-2009, 23:52
I have to give a reason for electing him :balloon2:
Fair enough, but how can you infer from his more recent games that he is a Townie this time?

Thermal
02-02-2009, 23:58
Fair enough, but how can you infer from his more recent games that he is a Townie this time?

he told me so :yes:

Sasaki Kojiro
02-02-2009, 23:59
Hi Ares, I'm a townie as well.

Thermal
02-03-2009, 00:00
Hi Ares, I'm a townie as well.

Elect: sasaki k....

hey wait a minute!

i cannot elect too and your avatar is scary
:inquisitive:

seireikhaan
02-03-2009, 00:02
Please do not elect me. I am mafia. Thank you.

TevashSzat
02-03-2009, 00:42
Tired of of walls of text?

Tired of overanalytical zealots?

Tired of people who argue back and forth for pages and pages?

Tired of those who even now tries to seize power from the powerless proles?

Then vote for me! I promise that there will be no analytical whatsits, no accusations with solid evidence/based on thread behaviour and last of all... an amazingly brilliant fun time that mafia games are supposed to be!!!

Remember, a vote for me is a vote for the little people!

Elect: shlin28

:clown:

PS: Whilst you guys offer "cookies", "chips" etc that will never be given, I shall fulfil my campaign promise! Honest!

QFT!!!

Vote:shlin28

No agenda like everyone else, just wants a good time......

Beefy187
02-03-2009, 00:46
Please do not elect me. I am mafia. Thank you.

WIFOM day 1 :smash: Awesome

To join the madness of self election...

Elect Beefy for what ever everyone is running for!!

Beefy promises to make everything fun!!
Beefy promises beef for everyone!!
Beefy promises zombie free world!!

This city has lived on too long with out a bright light of hope. This will change!

Our past chief of police were scary! No more! Once I!! Beefy is elected, I shall promise you the change of avatar to something more likable and cute!

There once was a saying. What the people expects from their leader is food, shelter and safety. While I am no president or any of the kind, as a chief of police I guarantee you... Good people of Org. Food and safety!! My 187 cows are all to be shared equally amongst you good people. And soon my name shall go back to Beefy187 after we eat up all 187 beef steaks!
Once I am elected, I will go forward to the president with our plan... Operation zombie free world. I will personally lead the strike force to Umbrella corporation and arrest any of the personal responsible for making fearful zombies! Cough Ares.

Please good people of Org. Vote for me! And it will be fun :yes:
.................................................................................................... ...........................................

Now I expect a epic fail.. :beam:

Elect: Beefy

Lord Winter
02-03-2009, 01:39
Zombies are bad and anyway Beefy is a cleaner source of chaos the Reenik or Pizza. We all want to be green, don't we?


Thereforth,

Elect: Beefy

Remember a vote against Beefy is a vote for the massive horde of zombies.


Also the bandwagon around Reenk just reeks of mafia. I remember something similer happening in the Godfather I.

Reenk Roink
02-03-2009, 02:22
Hmm?

What does Chief of Police get to do anyway?

GeneralHankerchief
02-03-2009, 02:23
Can't be night-killed, gets to determine the lynch methods if he wishes.

However, can't vote until the endgame.

Reenk Roink
02-03-2009, 02:27
Why is the town getting rid of my vote? :inquisitive:

Ah hell, voting is useless anyway, and I can be courteous without it. :bow:

Elect: Reenk Roink

LittleGrizzly
02-03-2009, 03:10
elect seireikhaan for his brutal honesty or his reverse physcology or maybe just for having a name thats difficult to spell..

Beefy187
02-03-2009, 03:21
elect seireikhaan for his brutal honesty or his reverse physcology or maybe just for having a name thats difficult to spell..

Seirei is from "spirit" in Japanese is it not?

glyphz
02-03-2009, 03:25
Elect: TinCow

Such a neat campaign ad deserves a vote.

naut
02-03-2009, 03:30
Why is the town getting rid of my vote? :inquisitive:

Ah hell, voting is useless anyway, and I can be courteous without it. :bow:
Well said.

Elect: Reenk Roink

Thermal
02-03-2009, 03:30
unelect
elect: shlin28

I want someone i can relate to as leader, not some upper class twit!
Shlin is just your average player, while Andres and ATPG go around almost forcing them to be voted for! :balloon2::balloon2: Go shlin28

seireikhaan
02-03-2009, 03:33
Seirei is from "spirit" in Japanese is it not?
Yes.

EDIT: At least, according to my brutally primitive understanding of the Japanese language. I hope i didn't mistranslate...

glyphz
02-03-2009, 03:37
Standings:


Reenk Roink: 7 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro, SF, Atpg, White_eyes:D, RR, Rythmic)

shlin28: 3 (shlin28, TevashSzat, 777Ares777)

187Beefyz: 2 (Beefyz, Lord Winter)
Andres: 2 (Andres, CountArach)
Askthepizzaguy: 2 (boudica, Quintus.JC)
TinCow: 2 (TC, glyphz)

glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 ('khaan)
boudica: 1 (YLC)
seireikhaan: 1 (LittleGrizzly)

CountArach
02-03-2009, 03:50
In my mind Reenk may not be the best choice. The Mafia is unlikely to kill someone like him because of the nature of his game - ie, he gets a lot of suspicion cast at him. As such the ability to not be killed at night might be wasted on him.

Beefy187
02-03-2009, 03:59
Yes.

EDIT: At least, according to my brutally primitive understanding of the Japanese language. I hope i didn't mistranslate...

No its right. Good name too if I may add :2thumbsup:

About the Reenk vote.. I don't mind the Reenkness in this game having a small big bang. Let him live for once :yes:

EDIT: second thought. He was a mafia on Whispers at night.. He lied to me.. Therefore he will not get my vote.

Seamus Fermanagh
02-03-2009, 04:03
I confirm Glyphz' tally.

CA:

This way we get the Reenskter up to the bitter end!!! :devilish::devilish::devilish:

Reenk Roink
02-03-2009, 04:05
No its right. Good name too if I may add :2thumbsup:

About the Reenk vote.. I don't mind the Reenkness in this game having a small big bang. Let him live for once :yes:

EDIT: second thought. He was a mafia on Whispers at night.. He lied to me.. Therefore he will not get my vote.

I will defriend you if you don't vote for me Beefy.

TevashSzat
02-03-2009, 04:20
I will defriend you if you don't vote for me Beefy.

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

Beefy187
02-03-2009, 04:32
I will defriend you if you don't vote for me Beefy.

Unvote, vote: Reenk

:embarassed:

Chaotix
02-03-2009, 04:36
I have absolutely no time to read four pages of a mafia game right now.

Vote: CA

Random. I will check back and read through later.

EDIT: Evidently I am terrible at paying attention. Please ignore this post.

seireikhaan
02-03-2009, 04:38
STOP VOTING. Please.

Beefy187
02-03-2009, 05:55
by voting I obviously meant elect.

unvote: Reenk

Unelect, Elect: Reenk

Now I go back to my embarrassed face. :embarassed:

shlin28
02-03-2009, 09:16
My fellow Gameroomers, we may be the underdog now, but we have gained the momentum we need against our opponents, who only gained one new supporter in the past few hours, whilst I have tripled my endorsements. Already delegates from the UK and the New World have given their support to my campaign, and now with your help, we can change this sub-forum!

A few hours ago, no one imagined that we'd have accomplished what we did here tonight in this game. For most of this campaign, we were far behind. We always knew our climb would be steep. But now we have momentum, and we can now push onwards to victory!

Remember, a vote for me is a vote for change we can believe in!

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/994/4b3bb39db38d31e18e33cebcg7.png (https://imageshack.us)

Andres
02-03-2009, 09:49
Unelect : Andres
Elect : shlin28

I follow our new Great Leader :bow:

shlin28
02-03-2009, 10:21
Now we have quadrupled my support 12 hours ago!

Remember, YES WE CAN!

CountArach
02-03-2009, 10:40
I was going to vote Andres, but seeing as Andres doesn't want it I shall go wherever he wills.

Unelect: Andres
Elect: shlin28

Andres
02-03-2009, 10:45
I was going to vote Andres, but seeing as Andres doesn't want it I shall go wherever he wills.

Unelect: Andres
Elect: shlin28

I wonder, will my follower keep doing as I do?

Experiment:

Unelect : shlin28
Elect : Sigurd Fermanagh

Seamus Fermanagh
02-03-2009, 10:51
I wonder, will my follower keep doing as I do?

Experiment:

Unelect : shlin28
Elect : Sigurd Fermanagh

....so, his Reenksterness is not the only one to do this....:laugh4:

Quintus.JC
02-03-2009, 10:52
Seeing that ATPG doesn't quite want it, I will Unelect: ATPG Elect: Shlin

I hoot for the winner... :smash:

CountArach
02-03-2009, 10:59
I wonder, will my follower keep doing as I do?

Experiment:

Unelect : shlin28
Elect : Sigurd Fermanagh
:laugh4:

Almost had me

Andres
02-03-2009, 11:29
Bah, puppet doesn't want to dance.

Unelect : non existing user
Elect : shlin28

TinCow
02-03-2009, 13:07
I have recently been informed by reliable sources that Reenk Roink and shlin28 eat babies. That's right, my fellow citizens, these men are campaigning for office only to allow them to better abduct, marinate, and consume your tasty, tasty children. You don't want to vote for a baby eater, do you?


Elect TinCow
He Doesn't Eat Babies

Andres
02-03-2009, 13:16
I have recently been informed by reliable sources that Reenk Roink and shlin28 eat babies. That's right, my fellow citizens, these men are campaigning for office only to allow them to better abduct, marinate, and consume your tasty, tasty children. You don't want to vote for a baby eater, do you?


Elect TinCow
He Doesn't Eat Babies

How do you know that children are tasty?

:inquisitive:

Jolt
02-03-2009, 13:23
...>_> Andres has a point...

Andres
02-03-2009, 13:24
...>_> Andres has a point...

A point? Singular?

Dear sir, I have several points, namely:

......................................................................

Elect Andres, the candidate who has the most points!

Gaius Scribonius Curio
02-03-2009, 13:40
I'm not sure I want this town to be run by socialists!

Elect: Count Arach

The only one talking sense thus far...

(And the other candidates are all making wild and untenable election promises... *looks at Andres, Tincow and Shlin*)

Vote for a fairer world and a better life!!!

shlin28
02-03-2009, 13:58
https://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5424/changeky4.gif (https://imageshack.us)

A vote for me is a vote for change you can believe in!


(And the other candidates are all making wild and untenable election promises... *looks at Andres, Tincow and Shlin*)

Hey, having fun is a totally tenable campaign promise, it would totally work... unless you are mafia and is here to ruin the fun!!! GSC is the Godfather! :yes:

Edit: Can a mod merge the two posts? Somehow I made another post instead of editing the one above...

TinCow
02-03-2009, 14:17
How do you know that children are tasty?

:inquisitive:

As I said, I have reliable sources. If you are insinuating that I, myself, am a infantile cannibal, I must point out to you that someone posted recently that TinCow doesn't eat babies. Besides, they must be tasty simply because Reenk Roink and shlin28 want to consume them. Who would want to eat something that tasted bad?

ULC
02-03-2009, 14:22
Honestly, even though I voted for boudica, since I believe in equal opportunity for all, I think I have come with an excellent plan here (http://tinyurl.com/d4vemg).

LittleGrizzly
02-03-2009, 14:52
Unelect sereikhaan

Elect Shlin28

Figure i may as well keep it close for a tense finale, shlin run a good campaign specificlly appealing to the hieght challenged among us.... though ATPG was probably a close choice as well...

Tratorix
02-03-2009, 19:08
Elect: Shlin28

Yes we can! Yes we can!

Reenk Roink
02-03-2009, 20:01
Hmm, I was thinking of actually campaigning for this job (I would give most excellent Wanax writeups), but if shlin wants it, he may have it. :bow:

Unelect
Elect: shlin28

I request my followers to do the same and thank the ones with good intentions (think it is 9-7 shlin now).

Reenk Roink
02-03-2009, 20:02
....so, his Reenksterness is not the only one to do this....:laugh4:

Shh... :sweatdrop:

GeneralHankerchief
02-03-2009, 20:15
Voting closed.

GeneralHankerchief
02-03-2009, 20:53
Day 1

Out of nowhere, immediately after the voting started for the position of Chief of Police, two candidates immediately pulled out fancy signs, music players, and started distributing flyers promoting their candidacy. Upon seeing the other do the exact same thing, both campaigns sadly turned negative and they spent the rest of the day mudslinging each other, forming the basest of attacks. This entire process would have made for a decent story, were it not for the fact that nobody else was paying them the slightest of attention.

Instead, there was a lot of self-voting going on for a while, until two more campaigns formed: a grassroots "draft" movement and an effective self-campaign targeting the common people of the Gameroom. What added to both campaigns' popularity was the fact that, aside from some threatening going on, they both remained positive.

Eventually, near the close of voting, shlin28's main competitor dropped out of the race, awarding shlin with the title of Gameroom Chief of Police. This announcement was met with cheers and even a "huzzah!" or two.

Eventually, shlin, outfitted with a police hat that was far too big for him and a beer in one hand, blew his new police whistle shrilly and got the crowd's attention.

"All right people," he said, pausing to take a big swig of the victory drink, "As your new Chief of Police, I shall do my very best to preserve order in this little town of ours." Taking another drink and picking up his shiny new police revolver in his other hand, he paused and fired five shots in the air.

"There," he said, "I think I have done a sufficient enough job to scare the mafia," he said to the shocked crowd. "Tomorrow we shall see if it worked."

Day 1 vote tally:

shlin28: 9 (shlin28, TevashSzat, 777Ares777, Andres, CountArach, Quintus.JC, LittleGrizzly, Tratorix, Reenk Roink) :bobby:
Reenk Roink: 7 (Ichigo, Sasaki Kojiro, Seamus Fermanagh, Askthepizzaguy, White_eyes:D, Rythmic, 187Beefyz)
TinCow: 2 (TinCow, glyphz)
CountArach: 2 (Chaotix27, Gaius Scribonius Curio)
Askthepizzaguy: 1 (boudica)
glyphz: 1 (Jolt)
Seamus Fermanagh: 1 (seireikhaan)
boudica: 1 (YLC)
187Beefyz: 1 (Lord Winter)

Abstained (?): 1 (Sigurd)
Didn't vote: 2 (taka, Ignoramus)

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Still alive: (28)
Ichigo
shlin28
YLC
777Ares777
Andres
seireikhaan
TevashSzat
Quintus.JC
Lord Winter
Rythmic
White_eyes:D
CountArach
Tratorix
Chaotix27
Sigurd
Reenk Roink
glyphz
boudica
187Beefyz
taka
Seamus Fermanagh
Jolt
LittleGrizzly
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Ignoramus
Askthepizzaguy
TinCow
Sasaki Kojiro

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Detective will now randomly assigned. PMs please. This includes shlin - I need a lynching method.

Night will last for around 24 hours.

TinCow
02-03-2009, 21:01
This is just another demonstration of how the current two-party political system keeps the third party representative from participating in effective governance. I demand proportional representation! It is only fair that I act as Chief of Police for 2 out of every 26 turns. To do anything less is to disenfranchise my entire constituency. I demand a recount! There was clearly vote-rigging going on here, probably from the Baby-Eating Industrial Complex and their myriad of lobbyists! Fraud, fraud I say! The people won't stand for it!


http://captions.illmeyer.com/?do=8;112185;%2BWF1Fg

GeneralHankerchief
02-03-2009, 21:08
:laugh4:

shlin28
02-03-2009, 21:13
How can I be part of the two party system? 12 hours ago I only got one vote... and thats from me. :embarassed:

Anyway, now I can rule this town with an iron fist! YEEHAW!

*scraps campaign promises*

TevashSzat
02-03-2009, 21:35
How can I be part of the two party system? 12 hours ago I only got one vote... and thats from me. :embarassed:

Anyway, now I can rule this town with an iron fist! YEEHAW!

*scraps campaign promises*

Starts looking for best lynching devices.......

Thermal
02-03-2009, 21:43
Tincow, i know it's clearly preposterous! How they eat babies! But there have been rumours that your corrupt, couldn't think why....

https://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp130/aries777777/1293686985_3b1ec38f49.jpg
:juggle2:

shlin28
02-03-2009, 21:44
Starts looking for best lynching devices.......

As you friendly local CoP, I control all lynching devices :inquisitive:

Unless you plan to steal them to aid you in your dastardly murders... Tevash is mafia!!!! LYNCH HIM!

Chaotix
02-03-2009, 22:58
I vote that we use this humane killing device to lynch our suspects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbOx-Erl_Y

Quintus.JC
02-03-2009, 23:12
How about a public hanging? Old-fashioned but still does the job, plus it doesn't make such a mess... :shrug:

White_eyes:D
02-03-2009, 23:37
How about a public hanging? Old-fashioned but still does the job, plus it doesn't make such a mess... :shrug:

Hmmm....We could dunk them in water, till they die Salem style:yes:

Thermal
02-04-2009, 00:17
I vote that we use this humane killing device to lynch our suspects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbOx-Erl_Y

:laugh4:

I vote that baby leg eaters should commit suicide votes *tincow* :stare:

Beefy187
02-04-2009, 00:20
YLC to be lynched!!

ZOMBIES!! ZOMBIES!! :furious3:

LittleGrizzly
02-04-2009, 01:02
I heard the mafia occasionally drown people by giving them "concrete shoes" so maybe we should use a guillotine...

I think shlin's shots into the air did the trick anyway... i did hear some disturbing news about zombies though...

ULC
02-04-2009, 01:38
Zombies? Nonsense! However, I would like to direct the town to the free cake (http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?YLC!count) I wish to hand out in the light of shlin's surprise election.

GeneralHankerchief
02-04-2009, 01:40
Don't talk to me about zombies, I've just spent the past two hours watching my floormate play Dead Space. Close enough. ~:eek:

Chaotix
02-04-2009, 03:02
Ah, zombies....

While we're off topic, I can't wait for Resident Evil 5 to be released. The demo has me drooling already...

Lord Winter
02-04-2009, 03:15
Zombies? Nonsense! However, I would like to direct the town to the free cake (http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?YLC!count) I wish to hand out in the light of shlin's surprise election.

The cake is a lie...

Couldn't resistGo portal I've never done one of these massive spoiler chains before. Is there a rule to how long the chains have to be? Okay, I'm done.

Beefy187
02-04-2009, 03:40
Ah, zombies....

While we're off topic, I can't wait for Resident Evil 5 to be released. The demo has me drooling already...

Chris is back I heard.. Gosh that Umbrella agent never dies does he

(Now I sneak out before someone realizes that I never played Resident Evil before..:creep:)

TevashSzat
02-04-2009, 04:41
I heard the mafia occasionally drown people by giving them "concrete shoes" so maybe we should use a guillotine...

I think shlin's shots into the air did the trick anyway... i did hear some disturbing news about zombies though...


Zombies? Nonsense! However, I would like to direct the town to the free cake (http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?YLC!count) I wish to hand out in the light of shlin's surprise election.


Don't talk to me about zombies, I've just spent the past two hours watching my floormate play Dead Space. Close enough. ~:eek:


Ah, zombies....

While we're off topic, I can't wait for Resident Evil 5 to be released. The demo has me drooling already...


The cake is a lie...

Couldn't resistGo portal I've never done one of these massive spoiler chains before. Is there a rule to how long the chains have to be? Okay, I'm done.


Chris is back I heard.. Gosh that Umbrella agent never dies does he

(Now I sneak out before someone realizes that I never played Resident Evil before..:creep:)

:nospam:














:surrender2::surrender::surrender2:
:hide::hide:

ULC
02-04-2009, 04:49
How terrible of me, allow me to apologize (kevan.org/brain.cgi?YLC) properly

Seamus Fermanagh
02-04-2009, 05:15
With all the rampant anthropophagism going on here, we may as well move the setting to Easter Island.

Good luck Shlin. Uneasy rests the head and all that piffle.

Gaius Scribonius Curio
02-04-2009, 06:26
Having Fun is a tenable election promise

Touche sir, and congratulations on your election win. Let us hope that you are able to do a convincing job.

(May I suggest a good old fashioned hanging for the first dirty mafioso to be caught?)

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 08:58
:cry:

I'm so terribly unpopular... boo hoo...


I still get to vote! BWAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! :evil:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 14:05
I'll try to get back before the vote closes, but it will be an extra trip home on my off-day. Thought I'd be here when the vote opened, but that's 8 hours or so away, and I can't stay.

Andres
02-04-2009, 14:09
I'll try to get back before the vote closes, but it will be an extra trip home on my off-day. Thought I'd be here when the vote opened, but that's 8 hours or so away, and I can't stay.

So, you're here during the night and invent excuses to be away during the day?

Interesting... :inquisitive:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 14:20
A little too eager to cast suspicion?
Interesting... :inquisitive:

Also here during the night time?
Interesting... :inquisitive:

Your name also starts with an A?
Interesting... :inquisitive:

Uses smiley faces?
Interesting... :inquisitive:



Two can play that game. :smartass:

TinCow
02-04-2009, 14:22
So, you're here during the night and invent excuses to be away during the day?

Interesting... :inquisitive:

He said the same thing in either the Ephesus or Chicago game (I can't remember which). The gist was that his schedule is inconvenient for day phases. That said, our man doth protest too much. Despite his complaints, he never seemed to have any shortage of activity time in either day or night phases.

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 14:25
HA! Revenge for the Chicago Soiree! I knew it would come to this.

Go ahead and vote for me, and become too eager to suspect me. It's poetic justice, I suppose.

That being said, it's not the best townie strategy to let previous games affect this one. And killing me won't shut me up, I will remind you.

TinCow
02-04-2009, 14:27
You read too much into too little. I have no intentions of voting for you at the moment.

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 14:29
I read too much into everything. And I'm sure of the things I read too much into, even when I shouldn't be.

Or had you forgotten? :laugh2:



Edit: and it's not "shortage of activity" I'm discussing, but rather the fact that I won't actually be online at all probably during the entire next voting phase, but I will try. That's different from, say, post count, which mine is always insane whether I am here or not.

Myrddraal
02-04-2009, 16:14
I wish I'd noticed this before sign ups closed...

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 16:48
I'm always hunting for players. If you like I can send you an invite when a game similar to this setup comes up.

I have a reputation for themed games, but I also have some basic ones needing players.

[/spam]

Myrddraal
02-04-2009, 16:53
Thanks, but I wanted to join this game for nostalgic reasons mainly. GH and I were Csar's (now Ichigo I think) mafioso. It was fantastic fun! :evil:

Back to topic, the Godfather is...
... a very important role which commands a lot of respect in Italian America society. Honestly I can't believe you even opened the tags! :wink:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 17:06
Ichigo must be the Godfather, then. :idea2:

Ta daa! Solved it!

GeneralHankerchief
02-04-2009, 17:10
Ouch, Myrd, I would have loved to have had you. I can put you down as a replacement in case someone gets Wogged, if you want*.

*you'll be third in line though, probably.

Andres
02-04-2009, 17:21
I wonder if Myrddraal will get killed by the mafia for posting in this thread, like what happened in this game (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=100336")...

Quintus.JC
02-04-2009, 17:29
I heard the mafia occasionally drown people by giving them "concrete shoes" so maybe we should use a guillotine...


Who's gonna clean up the mess after it? You? :inquisitive:

I call for a public hanging. :hanged:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 17:35
LOL Myrddraal got killed by the mafia and wasn't even in the game. :laugh2:


I will have to do that in a future game to pay homage to the greatest mafioso ever to have lived; ScottishRanger. He's such a bad mother he even takes down people who are TRULY innocent.

:medievalcheers: that one deserves a beer. Especially the triple lynch ending where all the innocent people killed themselves and the mafia just kind of stood there like... huh?

naut
02-04-2009, 17:42
I humbly suggest Garrote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrote) or the Algerian Hook.

Quintus.JC
02-04-2009, 17:55
Algerian hook is too disgusting for my liking, can't we think of a more humane way of killing the victims... :no:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 18:07
Feed them too much pizza until they die.

Thermal
02-04-2009, 18:09
Beat them to death with 6 seven shaped metal bars

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 18:11
Feed them too much pizza shaped like sevens until they die.

And the toppings must include pork, lamb, chicken, and Beefy.

naut
02-04-2009, 18:12
Algerian hook is too disgusting for my liking, can't we think of a more humane way of killing the victims... :no:
Death by too much sex? Humane enough? :laugh4:

Thermal
02-04-2009, 18:13
Death by too much sex? Humane enough? :laugh4:

:yes:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 18:17
Ok, I've literally been here for over 10 hours waiting for day to start.

Seriously, I wouldn't bother unless I intended to be here when voting began. I am trying, you naysayers. You... you... naysayers who say nay, like all naysayers say. Naysayers I say! Nay!!! Nay to you, naysayers!!! Have a taste of your own naysayings!!!

-

And I agree, Rythmic, death by snoo-snoo makes sense. I'll call up the women from the planet Amazonia and they can come break all your pelvises, and if they have time, snoo-snoo the mafia too.

I call the tall women. I always wanted to be snoo-snoo'ed by the tall women.

ULC
02-04-2009, 18:33
I do not Naysay, I say Nei!

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 18:34
I will say "Ni" at you until you find me a shrubbery.

One that looks nicebut not too expensiveand a second shrubbery placed next to this one only slightly higher so there's a split-level effectwith a path running down the middle

Ni!

ULC
02-04-2009, 18:43
I think we should begin by asking each person in turn a question - if they guess correctly, they must be innocent...

ATPG, what, is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Quintus.JC
02-04-2009, 18:47
Death by too much sex? Humane enough? :laugh4:

Fair enough, however I have considered the possibility that some the players might be under the age of 6, so a more infant-friendly method is ought to be put in place. Public hanging didn't have much detrimental effect on kids, as you will recall that 19th century slums in East London was considered to be one of the safest place on earth. :book:


Feed them too much pizza until they die.

If I ever get lynched, please let that be the method for me to die. :bow:

GeneralHankerchief
02-04-2009, 18:49
Okay guys, there's in-game chatter and then there's blatant spam. Please don't cross that line. :bow:

ULC
02-04-2009, 18:50
Sorry GH, it's rare I have someone to banter back and forth with about the Holy Grail and have more then just myself laughing

:bow:

Askthepizzaguy
02-04-2009, 18:54
It depends on whether it's an African or European swallow.

*is beaten to death with rubber chickens, and excuses himself because it's nearly 1pm and I really DO need to be going.*

Less spam next time, because the game will have really begun with votes and such for lynches. No more spam, I promise. Not even a reference to the spam song. Blast! Too late.

Tootles.

shlin28
02-04-2009, 18:56
You are all wrong! My execution method is so horrific and cruel that when you see it, you will gouge your own eyes out!!!

MUHAHAHAHA!

GeneralHankerchief
02-04-2009, 19:56
Night 1

After shlin28 started settling into his new job as the chief of police, everyone in the Gameroom prepared to go home. Most of the people were excited at the upcoming changes under shlin28’s protection and had bright hopes for the future. Only Tincow refused to leave and was determined to get his rightful position as the protector of the social order.

Tratorix was driving home after the election results when he noticed a poster featuring a particularly attractive girl calling for change we can believe him.

“Huh,” he said, “That was exactly what I was just thinking about earlier during the elections.”

After a while, though, Tratorix started getting bored and was going to get back into his car when he noticed another poster across the street also calling for change we can believe him, but featuring another attractive girl.

As Tratorix approached the poster, something else caught his attention: a dusty poster plastered on a wall in the nearby alley.

When he first reached the dusty poster, he couldn’t see anything. Only after brushing off all of the dust did he realize that it was actually a picture of some unknown masked man eating a baby, just like Tincown had accused shlin28 of.

Horrified by such an image, Tratorix immediately backed away, but then tripped on a pothole. He fell backwards right onto a conveniently placed knife that was held upright with epoxy. The knife went straight through his lungs.

As Tratorix lied on the ground, gasping for air and slowly bleeding to death, he heard a rustling noise. He wasn’t able to turn his head very fast on account of his knife wound, but he managed to see a dark figure running out of the alley.

CountArach was very happy with the election of shlin28 to the post of Chief of Police. So happy in fact, that he even left the front door of his home unlocked without being afraid of a burglary.

"With Shlin28 as Chief of Police, we have nothing to worry about!" He said contently to himself and went to bed.

However, that night proved him dead wrong. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he noticed a shadow move past his window. "Must be the neighbors," he thought to himself and went back to sleep. Then, however, he slowly heard his door open. Alerted by someone’s presence, he shouted "who's there?" but there was no answer, as if the wind blew open the door.

"It must have been the wind," CountArach nervously laughed.

As he was walking towards the door he felt something stuffed into his mouth and quickly realized it was a wad of cloth soaked in methanol. His eyes went blurry and he fell on a carefully placed knife that was held upright with epoxy.

Being under the effects of the methanol, he hardly felt the knife slicing through his Kidneys. Right before he closed his eyes for the last time, he saw a Shadow run out of his doorway into the night.

After some time, both of these murders were reported to the Gameroom's new Chief of Police shlin28, who, sitting in his shiny new office, pondered what to do. And he pondered. And pondered. Then his new "Chief's assistant", clad only in a stunning black bikini, brought in champagne and the finest of caviar. As he licked the champagne off her bare stomach, he pondered some more. And then, in a flash of inspiration, he figured out what to do.

"Aha!" he said. "In a flash of inspiration, I have figured out what to do!"

He soon visited each and every individual house, on the way passing by the guy in the park with the jukebox blasting out "Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 2" by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and, of course, the nude juggler on the unicycle.

"All right, people," he said when everybody had gathered, firing a couple more shots in the air for posterity, "Looks like we've got some bad guys on our hands. Now, despite the similarity in kill methods, I'm reasonably certain that they were two separate murders. And since my force is not yet large enough to solve this the usual way, you're going to vote to see who did it. After all, you made such an excellent choice yesterday by hiring me, I fully trust in your ability to go two-for-two. The person with the most votes will be lynched."

"How exactly will they be lynched?" someone shouted out in the crowd.

"Yeah! We want a cool death!" People in the crowd started excitedly talking about how their chosen target would die.

"Patience, people," said shlin. "For my first lynching, I've brought out a classic." He pulled on a rope, and out of nowhere appeared a giant tank filled with water and certain living organisms.

"Sharks with frickin' lasers!" he exclaimed to the delighted crowd. "Aren't they lovely? Anyway, get voting!!!"

~~~~~~~~~~~

Still alive: (26)
Ichigo
shlin28
YLC
777Ares777
Andres
seireikhaan
TevashSzat
Quintus.JC
Lord Winter
Rythmic
White_eyes:D
Chaotix27
Sigurd
Reenk Roink
glyphz
boudica
187Beefyz
taka
Seamus Fermanagh
Jolt
LittleGrizzly
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Ignoramus
Askthepizzaguy
TinCow
Sasaki Kojiro

Killed:
Tratorix
CountArach

Andres
02-04-2009, 20:05
Vote : Sasaki

It's a tradition :shrug:

Quintus.JC
02-04-2009, 20:05
You are all wrong! My execution method is so horrific and cruel that when you see it, you will gouge your own eyes out!!!

MUHAHAHAHA!

:scared:



"Sharks with frickin' lasers!"

Is that the worst you can think of? :sweatdrop:

Vote: Abstain

ULC
02-04-2009, 20:10
I'll Vote:Sasaki as well

Only a man of his caliber would find it humorous to kill people in such a way

Sasaki Kojiro
02-04-2009, 20:11
Vote:sereikhaan

CountArach isn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer :laugh4:

no I'm not laughing at my own write up.I killed the other guylol

Andres
02-04-2009, 20:12
If you don't vote out of tradition, you have to give a reason :mean:

Sasaki Kojiro
02-04-2009, 20:14
He changed his name and I can never remember how to spell it.

Andres
02-04-2009, 20:18
He changed his name and I can never remember how to spell it.

It seems to me that you deliberately misspelled his name to provide you with a cheap excuse to vote him.

Besides, it doesn't matter how many times he changes his username, he'll always be 'khaan.

ULC
02-04-2009, 20:30
It seems to me that you deliberately misspelled his name to provide you with a cheap excuse to vote him.

Besides, it doesn't matter how many times he changes his username, he'll always be 'khaan.

It may just be me, but I don't see how misspelling khaan's name provides him with an excuse or even implies he used it as an excuse, to vote for him.

taka
02-04-2009, 20:43
Vote: Ichigo: Guilty

seireikhaan
02-04-2009, 20:49
Vote: Shlin28

For invoking the execution method of Evil.

TevashSzat
02-04-2009, 20:52
Vote : Sasaki

It's a tradition :shrug:

Isn't it usually Ichigo who does that?

Vote: Andres for breaking tradition:shrug:

Also, aren't the writeups done by the mafiosos? I suppose someone should try to examine them for clues......I would but I don't really want to spend that much time overly analyzing something. Anyways, for what I read, the writeups seem well written with no blatant grammatical errors or anything like that

shlin28
02-04-2009, 21:10
Vote: Shlin28

For invoking the execution method of Evil.

RETALIATION VOTE!!! Vote: Serei-

*remembers his position*

~:mecry:

Its the first day, so lets just lynch a random person and get on with it.

Seamus Fermanagh
02-04-2009, 21:52
Some thoughts on the night's targets and opening votes:


Both cast election votes for Shlin28 relatively late in the election process, taking the prize from Reenk. Of course, Reenk also changed his vote at about the same time. Will having voted for Shlin prove unhealthy? :inquisitive:

Both Tratorix and CountArach (the last a capable analyst) often curtail participation once they end up dead, so that plays into standard operating procedure for Mafiosi.

So far, even to include the sharks, this game develops on very classic lines.....



Writeups in the first games could be, but weren't always, written by the killer. The Host always reserves the write to edit to control the narratie of the game. Clues are possible, but unlikely unless we've got more than one night to work with. There may be "tells" over time, or "signatures" to be evaluated, but GH's writeup did not include a business card with the name of the murderer left at the scene.



Both Taka and Tev are pretty quick to get into the posting mix after this first night phase....:inquisitive:

TinCow
02-04-2009, 21:52
The first death writeup does not seem like GH's writing to me. Note the grammar and spelling errors (bolded):


Tratorix was driving home after the election results when he noticed a poster featuring a particularly attractive girl calling for change we can believe him.

...

After a while, though, Tratorix started getting bored and was going to get back into his car when he noticed another poster across the street also calling for change we can believe him, but featuring another attractive girl.

...

When he first reached the dusty poster, he couldn’t see anything. Only after brushing off all of the dust did he realize that it was actually a picture of some unknown masked man eating a baby, just like Tincown had accused shlin28 of.

...

As Tratorix lied on the ground, gasping for air and slowly bleeding to death, he heard a rustling noise. He wasn’t able to turn his head very fast on account of his knife wound, but he managed to see a dark figure running out of the alley.

The second write-up does not seem to make the same errors. They seem to be written by two separate people to me, probably one by each mafia killer, though the second one could be GH. Despite the grammar and spelling errors in the first write-up, it is well written well and employs interesting and diverse vocabulary. This seems to indicate that it's either a person for whom English is not a first language, or an experienced writer that was careless and didn't proofread.

Based on a quick perusal of the alive list, I'll go with the first person that strikes me as fitting one of those profiles:

Vote: 187Beefyz

Tratorix
02-04-2009, 22:20
The first death writeup does not seem like GH's writing to me. Note the grammar and spelling errors (bolded):



The second write-up does not seem to make the same errors. They seem to be written by two separate people to me, probably one by each mafia killer, though the second one could be GH. Despite the grammar and spelling errors in the first write-up, it is well written well and employs interesting and diverse vocabulary. This seems to indicate that it's either a person for whom English is not a first language, or an experienced writer that was careless and didn't proofread.

Based on a quick perusal of the alive list, I'll go with the first person that strikes me as fitting one of those profiles:

Vote: 187Beefyz

Doesn't GH usually do the write ups himself and just get suggestions for the kill methods?

GeneralHankerchief
02-04-2009, 22:22
In my Mafia series.

This is not my Mafia series.

Tratorix
02-04-2009, 22:26
In my Mafia series.

This is not my Mafia series.

Ah, touche.

Thermal
02-04-2009, 22:30
Change we can believe him is said twice, I doubt that is mere coincidence. The poster has a picture of a man eating a baby, showing this poster cannot be seen as factual, perhaps in this long twisted line of clues shows we cannot trust shlin28 :shrug:

vote: abstain
for now....

Chaotix
02-04-2009, 23:16
Bear in mind, Ares, that since the mafia are doing the write-ups, it is very likely that they are going to intentionally put false leads into them. I wouldn't take into account any mention of names other than those who were killed in the write-ups. There may be one strategy we can use, however: look for whom the write-ups avoided mentioning, later in the game.

As for a vote...

Vote: Andres

For starting off the round by voting with no evidence whatsoever, and thus paving the way for more nonsensical votes and bandwagons.

glyphz
02-04-2009, 23:16
Vote: 777Ares777
The 'random vote on the person who posted in front of me':bow:

glyphz
02-04-2009, 23:18
Gah!
Unvote: 777Ares777
Vote: Chaotix27

Beaten by mere seconds

TinCow
02-04-2009, 23:25
Bear in mind, Ares, that since the mafia are doing the write-ups, it is very likely that they are going to intentionally put false leads into them. I wouldn't take into account any mention of names other than those who were killed in the write-ups. There may be one strategy we can use, however: look for whom the write-ups avoided mentioning, later in the game.

I would not put any faith into any of the actual content of the write-ups, as that is easily faked. However, disguising one's own writing style can be exceptionally difficult, even if it is intentionally done. I believe we'll find far more success in that than in any other analysis of the write-ups.

Chaotix
02-04-2009, 23:37
Yes, most of what is said in the write-ups is generally going to be useless. Even writing styles, however, can be faked. In this game in particular, a smart mafia is definitely going to try to change their writing style- probably a small change from American to British English, or vice-versa. It's going to be the small nuances of each dialect that are missed in the sudden change that will be our clues, I think.

Sasaki Kojiro
02-04-2009, 23:38
I would not put any faith into any of the actual content of the write-ups, as that is easily faked. However, disguising one's own writing style can be exceptionally difficult, even if it is intentionally done. I believe we'll find far more success in that than in any other analysis of the write-ups.

You've repeatedly said that you were worried about having to do your own write up if you were mafia in a game that required it because you would have to put work into disguising your style. Now you are voting based on a few grammar errors--

unvote:'khaan

Vote:TinCow

also, only post graduate types think ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar :laugh4:

TevashSzat
02-04-2009, 23:40
I would not put any faith into any of the actual content of the write-ups, as that is easily faked.

QFT

All that will lead to is WIFOM.

Person 1: You weren't mentioned so you must be scum
Person 2: But if I were scum, I wouldn't be so careless
Person 1: But if you were scum, you would be leaving yourself the opportunity to say you weren't careless

And it can just go on and on.....

@Tincow

Your idea seems very promising. Does anyone here know who in the game speaks English as their first/primary language. I spose that may be useful later on

Sigurd
02-04-2009, 23:45
@taka:
Is that a positive result of an investigation?

I believe the write-ups are supposed to be written and posted unchanged (I wish that was true in Ephesus - It would have been sooo much more fun).

The texts seems to be written in a editor with spell check. Very few errors beside what TinCow has already put forward.
I noticed one little thing though. The second write-up had neighbors instead of neighbours suggesting it was written by an American. When pasting the text into a Norwegian editor, the dictionary changed to English(UK) though.
So... was the neighbor thing deliberate, or a slip up? American vs Eurpean?

vote: Ichigo

seireikhaan
02-04-2009, 23:46
Your idea seems very promising. Does anyone here know who in the game speaks English as their first/primary language. I spose that may be useful later on
Well, I do... But the last time I tried (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1546154#post1546154) to analyze writeups on this sort of thing, the mafia (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showpost.php?p=1574222&postcount=1470) won. :smash:

CountArach
02-04-2009, 23:48
Death by too much sex? Humane enough? :laugh4:
I do believe I have died that way once. Certainly I have gone out while having sex with a prostitute.

CountArach isn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer :laugh4:
I'll make sure not to cut myself on your wit... :laugh4:

Ah well, I was going to enjoy the nostalgia of an old game reborn. I'll try to stick around just to spite those mafia who assume I will become inactive.

Now, IF we can verify whether the write-ups are mafia-done or GH-done then we can determine what that points to. I find the use of a complex chemical interesting for one.

Sigurd
02-04-2009, 23:50
Now, IF we can verify whether the write-ups are mafia-done or GH-done then we can determine what that points to. I find the use of a complex chemical interesting for one.

From the OP:

When sending me their kills, the mafia need to PM me them in the exact form they will appear. Unlike in my Mafia series, I will do very little editing, so you will need to disguise/uniformize your writing style.

seireikhaan
02-04-2009, 23:51
I do believe I have died that way once. Certainly I have gone out while having sex with a prostitute.
Death by prostitute (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1494040#post1494040)

CountArach
02-04-2009, 23:58
From the OP:
Thanks Sigurd, I should probably have checked there first.

Alright in that case I'll be back later today with my analysis of the write-ups.

Thermal
02-05-2009, 00:14
Gah!
Unvote: 777Ares777
Vote: Chaotix27

Beaten by mere seconds

the post before this post in the 'vote for the person in front of me tactic' is yourself, so i think you should be doing a suicide vote Glyphz :grin:

TinCow
02-05-2009, 00:48
You've repeatedly said that you were worried about having to do your own write up if you were mafia in a game that required it because you would have to put work into disguising your style. Now you are voting based on a few grammar errors--

unvote:'khaan

Vote:TinCow

also, only post graduate types think ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar :laugh4:

I admit that I would work hard on covering up my writing style if I was forced to submit kill write-ups. However, there are limits to the felonies I would commit against the English language, and ending sentences with prepositions goes beyond the pale.

Have you no sense of decency, sir?

Lord Winter
02-05-2009, 01:01
I still find the whole Reenk bandwagon from last round incrediably suspicious. Its bringing back too many memories of GH's election in mafia I.

Vote: Seamus

Third on the bandwagon.

Beefy187
02-05-2009, 01:09
Feed them too much pizza shaped like sevens until they die.

And the toppings must include pork, lamb, chicken, and Beefy.

I the captain of the Beefdom refuse to supply Beefs to the evil kingdom of Pizza!

Vote:ATPG

Hail Yoyoma!!

Bail!! :creep:

LittleGrizzly
02-05-2009, 01:15
This seems to come up in most games and somehow usually works against me so ill clarify from the start. English is my first langauge... just i tend to butcher the thing.

I was wondering about the N on the end of TinCow's name, I was thinking the N is quite far from W, though I suppose someone could have hit the N whilst going for the space bar and hit both

tincown (i was practising it) Its fairly possible to accidently do it, but that would suggest someone who types quite quickly and carelessly... or of course someone covering thier tracks...

To put myself in the mafia's shoes, i would be very careful not to hint towards myself, i would spell check in US english (because im UK) if normally very well written i would try and find someone less well written's style to try to mimic, if usually badly written i would find the best spoken member and try to mimic his style, with religious attention to grammar...

As for the voting im waiting for some analysis from CA as well or any other info people can provide as i remain unsure... ill Vote Abstain just for the moment

Sasaki Kojiro
02-05-2009, 02:09
I admit that I would work hard on covering up my writing style if I was forced to submit kill write-ups. However, there are limits to the felonies I would commit against the English language, and ending sentences with prepositions goes beyond the pale.

Have you no sense of decency, sir?

Hah, I should of known you would reply in this manner. Its ok though, now I know who I'm dealing with....


I still find the whole Reenk bandwagon from last round incrediably suspicious. Its bringing back too many memories of GH's election in mafia I.

Vote: Seamus

Third on the bandwagon.

I find the fact that you think that is "incredibly suspicious" suspicious.

Reenk Roink
02-05-2009, 02:28
One of the reasons I gave up my claims to becoming the Po was to continue this noble tradition of abstaining, courteously:bow:

ULC
02-05-2009, 02:36
I find the fact that you think that is "incredibly suspicious" suspicious.

I find it suspicious your finding it suspicious that Lord Winter found it suspicious that he thinks you performed something suspicious, which is unto itself suspicious.

You two are inventing something to argue over.

White_eyes:D
02-05-2009, 02:48
This seems to come up in most games and somehow usually works against me so ill clarify from the start. English is my first langauge... just i tend to butcher the thing.
As for the voting im waiting for some analysis from CA as well or any other info people can provide as i remain unsure... ill Vote Abstain just for the moment
Words....I live by.....butcher the english langauge, my Grade 12 english teacher would have liked to beat me over the head with a ruler....had it not been for the fact that it would only make thing's worse in the long run....:sweatdrop:

I am going to wait for a good analysis....rather then just throwing my vote around....Vote:abstain
BTW, not saying there not good so far....but anyone can just take or study old kill write-ups and come up with good idea's....and even make there sentence strucue (damn vista... no spell check) similar to anyone else's.....

Lord Winter
02-05-2009, 03:33
I find the fact that you think that is "incredibly suspicious" suspicious.

The bandwagon in general, not seamus in particular. I don't exactly have enough to go off of yet. I just randomly joined one on the bandwagon and went with the rule of 3.

Seamus Fermanagh
02-05-2009, 05:21
The Tally Thus Far:

No Vote = 8 (Askthepizzaguy, boudica, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Ichigo, Ignoramus, Jolt, Rythmic, Seamus Fermanagh)

Abstain = 5 (777Ares777, LittleGrizzly, Quintus.JC, Reenk Roink [courteously], White_Eyes:D)

Andres = 2 (Chaotix27, Tevashzat)
Ichigo = 2 (Sigurd, Taka)
Sasaki Kojiro = 2 (Andres, YLC)

Askthepizzaguy = 1 (187Beefyz)
187Beefyz = 1 (TincCow)
Chaotix27 = 1 (Glyphz)
Seamus Fermanagh = 1 (Lord Winter)
Shlin28 = 1 (sereikhaan)
TinCow = 1 (Sasaki Kojiro)

Can't Vote= 1 (Shlin28)

Murdered = 2 (CountArach, Tratorix)

Lynched = 0