Omertà II: The Battle for Atlantic City [Concluded]

[GeneralHankerchief]

Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night
Now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
Gonna see what them racket boys can do
~ Bruce Springsteen, "Atlantic City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LIEr43_wk)"

In recognition of the Phillies/Yankees World Series, I've decided to make the sequel to my original Omertà game (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=116725) Philadelphia vs. New York-themed. The system I'll be using is essentially the same as the original, with a few minor tweaks.

Atlantic City, Fall, 2009

Earlier in the year, the Philadelphia Mafia was on the brink of extinction after two of its precious Made men turned Stoolie, violating the unbreakable code of Omertà, or silence and absolute loyalty. As is custom with Mafia conflicts, the outcome was very bloody, with only three of its members surviving either arrest or death. Finally, when it seemed as if the family was on the verge of collapse and Don Anthony Giampetro had just been apprehended by the police, the Don's Hand, acting under orders, eliminated the final threat to the family, thus closing off the police's "in" to the organization.

Quietly, the family began to organize under the direction of its new Don, Vincent Selvo. As it turns out, Don Selvo was more adept than anyone could imagine, and within a span of months he had almost built the family's numbers back to the way they were before the Stoolie Crisis. However, as the Don is about to find out, numbers do not equal trustworthiness.

You see, the Five Families of New York, sensing an opening, began to move their men into Atlantic City, which had always been Philadelphia territory by orders of the legendary Mafia Commission. Don Selvo, upon discovering this, took offense and took his case to the New York-dominated Commission, which promptly denied any instances of wrongdoing. Seething, Don Selvo decided to take matters into his own hands and began to move the bulk of his operations to the Jersey Shore resort town in order to send a message and muscle any potential competition out of the way.

It seemed to be a success, with Don Selvo quickly reestablishing dominance over his former territory. However, little did he know that the Commission had anticipated his move and already inserted operatives of their own into his family. Faced with extinction once more, Don Selvo and the new incarnation of the Catalano Crime Family must use the best of their abilities to root out the traitors and reclaim what was once theirs. With tensions between Philadelphia and New York already at a boiling point because of the World Series, the savvier residents of Atlantic City realize that things are going to get bloody before a winner is decided.

This is war. This is Omertà II: The Battle for Atlantic City.

Game basics:

Welcome to Omertà, a small Mafia game, named after the infamous code of silence as outlined in the prologue to the first game. Much of that game is based off of George Anastasia's book Blood and Honor, which I highly recommend and I hope to turn into a Large game one day far down the road. This incarnation follows its predecessor several months afterwards, taking into account that game's outcome.

The main twist of this game is that everyone is a mafioso; however, some of these things are not like the other.

Rules:

Standard rules apply. No screenshots, no quoting PMs when dead, etc. "Abstain" and "No lynch" are both acceptable options, although it is entirely within my discretion as host to change the rules and what kind of votes I accept at any time.

Roles:

Each player will receive a PM with abilities, some of which are unique, some of which are not. Some players may have no abilities aside from the standard townie ones. I may eventually rework this post to provide more information about roles here. For now, Don Vincent Selvo is the only role that is guaranteed to be on the Philadelphia mafia's (town's) side. The Don's powers include partial immunity.

Should he wish to play, Sasaki Kojiro will automatically be granted the role of Don Selvo, as that was his role in the last game. Should he choose not to join, the role will randomly be assigned.

Finally:

Have fun! :2thumbsup:

Signed up: (16/16)
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
Tratorix
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Double A
A1_Unit
pevergreen
Askthepizzaguy
Crazed Rabbit

[Sprig]

Since this is a small game why not (in). And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

[Greyblades]

In.

[atheotes]

in...
hmm..- the made man turned Capo has become Don Selvo...

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Yes!!!

:beam:

[GeneralHankerchief]

And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

To be fair, we do have a team from Canada that's eligible and actually won the thing in 1992 and 1993. :laugh4:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Since this is a small game why not (in). And by the way, To be a world series, shouldn't it involve the world? I know you yanks are precious but honestly.

Psh, I bet you don't like the Miss Universe contest either.

[johnhughthom]

The Super Bowl winners call themselves world champions as well, don't they?





That's an in by the way.

[woad&fangs]

In ~:flirt:

[Iskander 3.1]

In, please.

[Sprig]

Psh, I bet you don't like the Miss Universe contest either.

True, I do not like Miss Universe, but more for the fact that it is not really a contest. But the title is correct as far as I can see. A "contest" to find the most beautiful female human in the universe. The fact that humans can only be found in once place of the universe doesn't make the title any less true.

[johnhughthom]

The fact that humans can only be found in once place of the universe doesn't make the title any less true.

Ahh, but can you say with 100% certainty that is a fact?

[Sprig]

Ahh, but can you say with 100% certainty that is a fact?

Yes and even if it wasn't, the fact that they don't want to or can't join in, is their fault not ours.

[taka]

there's recently been a whole load of games that i wanna join, but uni's been keeping me busy :cry: i'd love to join this (as with the other games too) but i think i need to pass.

hope this goes well!

[Tratorix]

In.

[Centurion1]

in.

[A Very Super Market]

In. I remember a disparingly bittersweet ending last time.

[Tratorix]

In. I remember a disparingly bittersweet ending last time.

You mean the part where you got arrested? :beam:

[Splitpersonality]

In if there is room, which there hopefully is :(

[Double A]

In.

[A Very Super Market]

You mean the part where you got arrested? :beam:

Yes, and completely my fault as well. Lynching Beefy for no reason....

[A1_Unit]

In :beam:

[pevergreen]

I remember having lots of fun in the last game, will re-read.

:bow:

[Askthepizzaguy]

IN!

[johnhughthom]

Just one more!

[Crazed Rabbit]

Dangit. I'm up for any welchers or those in need or replacement.

CR

[atheotes]

Dangit. I'm up for any welchers or those in need or replacement.

CR

i believe you are number 16... the last person to join :bow:

[Double A]

Yeah CR you got in.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Crazed Rabbit is the last to join. :yes:

I'll send out initial PMs and start the game tomorrow, along with other administrative Gameroom stuff that needs taking care of.

[Death is yonder]

Toss me in as a replacement, since the game is full.

:bow:

[GeneralHankerchief]

All righty, PMs are going out within the next hour or two. I'll post back here when the game is officially ready to begin. :smg:

[GeneralHankerchief]

All roles have been given out. The game has officially begun! :charge:

As mentioned before, Sasaki Kojiro has been given the role of Don Selvo and is the only guaranteed innocent (in other words, this is one of the very rare cases where Rule #1 does not apply).

It is now Night 1. All orders are due Thursday, October 29 at 17:00 US Eastern (slightly over 24 hours from now).

Still alive:
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
Tratorix
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Double A
A1_Unit
pevergreen
Askthepizzaguy
Crazed Rabbit

[woad&fangs]

edit: oops...night phase...nothing to see here

[Askthepizzaguy]

Well that makes my first murder a rather simple choice.

[johnhughthom]

What did he post? Vote Atpg?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Yes. And editing your posts doesn't make the instant notification sitting in my email inbox go away... I get to see everything in its original format.

:2thumbsup:

edit: oops... nothing to see here :clown:

[GeneralHankerchief]

A couple of administrative notes:

First of all, unlike in last game, only three roles got names - the Don, Underboss, and Consigliere. The rest of you just have your role's title.

Secondly, I have given the mafia New York mafia cover PMs. As a matter of fact, the New York guys were determined after I had sent the original role PMs, in order to test the flexibility of the system.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Woo! Go Cliff Lee! Take that, you New York SoBs!

CR

[Double A]

I'm a mafioso :clown:

[ULC]

Posting to bookmark and watch the fun. Sad I was to late to the show (as usual), but will be interesting to see what parts of my original proposal for a sequel GH used.

This better be good GH :wink:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Right, haven't had many orders yet. Therefore, I'm extending this round until 23:59 tonight (about 6 hours from now). :sweatdrop:

[Centurion1]

hey you got mine right gh?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 1 has ended, processing orders now.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 1

Back in Philadelphia, all of the members of the Catalano family had front jobs. You see, every mafioso had to appear as a respectable businessman to the public, or, at very least, the cops. These jobs were quite varied. Some where barbers. Some were antique furniture dealers. Some were bartenders. And some... some were pizza shop owners.

Askthepizzaguy was one of these pizza shop owners. And he was the kind of pizza shop owner that loved his craft, and was even still involved in it many decades after starting out. Despite living the life of a mafioso, he had grown to embrace his double life, and became well known as a pizza connoisseur. He even wrote a few review columns for the local paper's food section.

It was thus that ATPG viewed the family's sojourn as a vacation. While the rest of his buddies were out gambling and drinking, Pizza decided to sample the shore town's local parlors. So, at any given time, he could be found eating.

And eating and eating and eating.

There were three knocks to his hotel door. As a minor local celebrity, Pizza could afford to live a bit more lavishly than the rest of his comrades without arousing suspicion. Thus, he was holed up in a fancy suite at the Borgata hotel.

"ENTER," boomed a voice that from outside sounded rather like Jabba the Hutt with a head cold.

The door opened, and the hotel worker that wheeled in ATPG's food cart saw only a bloated, disgusting creature that looked at the mountain of pizza with beady eyes. He grinned, but it was unnoticeable with all of the other folds of skin that covered his face. Two massive arms reached out, almost groping for all the pizza.

You see, ATPG was quite a connoisseur.

"I'll just leave this for you here, sir," the hotel worker said smoothly, Pizza not noticing his slicked back hair or his fine Italian suit under his hotel uniform. He wheeled the cart right up to the blob, making sure it was within an arm's length, and then departed.

"WAIT," Pizza said suddenly, and the hotel worker stopped, trying not to show any nerves. "YOUR TIP. FETCH MY WALLET, IT'S RIGHT BY THE DOOR. TAKE ONE $50 FROM IT."

"Thank you much, sir," the worker said, moving to the wallet and breathing a soft sigh of relief. "Have a good night." He took his $50 and exited the room.

One hour later, Askthepizzaguy lay dead, face-down in the still-uneaten pizza. His gluttony had finally overcome him, his cultured mouth failing to pick up on the fact that the pleasant, unfamiliar taste was poison.

That morning, Don Selvo called each of his Capos, telling them to summon their men to his secret hideout in Atlantic City to discuss events. One of them had been attacked at night, after all.

"Gentlemen," he said, in a very smooth tone, "one of us has been brutally murdered last night, and I suspect it was on the orders of the Mafia Commission. Well, we will not stand for this. The Commission may be the sovereign, but it has broken its own rules by declaring Atlantic City open for business. It is not. AC has and always will be our territory, and I know that at least one of you in this very room is working for New York. If you had any sense, you would leave now and take that message to your bosses."

Everybody was silent. Nobody moved an inch.

"Very well," said Don Selvo, "We'll do it the hard way. You are all intelligent men. Therefore, we will smoke out the rat by democratic vote. Whoever has the most votes by the end of the day will leave the family... forever. I hope you all get my message. Begin voting."

It is now Day 1. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 31st, at 2:00.

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Still alive (15):
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
Tratorix
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Double A
A1_Unit
pevergreen
Crazed Rabbit

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy

[pevergreen]

I approve of this murder.

:smoking:

Vote: Crazed Rabbit

hes the only one underneath me.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote:A1_unit

[Tratorix]

Heh, he won't be sellin' any more o' those pizza pies of his. Vote: Crazed Rabbit

[atheotes]

whoa...pizzaguy targeted again on the first night :no:

yo Don, any reasons for the vote on A1?

[Askthepizzaguy]

whoa...pizzaguy targeted again on the first night :no:

Hey, six in a row now. No biggie. :laugh4:

That's all right. At least they killed me this time.

[Tratorix]

Hey, six in a row now. No biggie. :laugh4:

That's all right. At least they killed me this time.

You seem down. Would it make you feel better if we killed Crazed Rabbit? :grin:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Nah.

Again, I have no problem with CR. Where do people get that? We had fun in Pirate Ship before I turned on him. :shrug:

[Crazed Rabbit]

You seem down. Would it make you feel better if we killed Crazed Rabbit? :grin:

Why do you want me dead?
:inquisitive:

vote: A Very Super Market

What better way to kill a glutton than with a wide variety of delicious food?

CR

[Sprig]

A tragedy it was, but it was certainly the way sprig wanted to go. He loved pizza. not poisoned pizza though.... his mind drifted again.... poor pizza.

"Well what do you know, a set up of crazed rabbit who has the misfortune of having a really awesome name, i think other people are just jealous."

"Vote: pevergreen leave the poor rabbit out of this"

[Tratorix]

Why do you want me dead?
:inquisitive:

vote: A Very Super Market

What better way to kill a glutton than with a wide variety of delicious food?

CR

I'm mad I didn't get the underboss role again this game and need someone to take it out on.

[woad&fangs]

Vote: Greyblades

Semi-random vote

[A Very Super Market]

You-ahh, seem to 'ave-uhhh, mistaken me for one dat sells food. I am no such man-uhh, I sell pharmasooticals...

vote: abstain

[Centurion1]

vote: abstain

[A1_Unit]

vote:Tratorix

Random vote.:smash:

[Greyblades]

Vote: Greyblades

Semi-random vote

Cheers mate realy apreciate it.
Vote:Abstain

[Crazed Rabbit]

Gah, the phillies lost! Time to root out some Yankees fans, I mean, New York rats.

CR

[Sasaki Kojiro]

unvote:A1_unit
Vote:Crazed Rabbit

My gut feeling...

[Crazed Rabbit]

Eh, your gut is wrong. :shrug:

I'm a Philadelphian through and through.

CR

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Eh, your gut is wrong. :shrug:

I'm a Philadelphian through and through.

CR

Hmm? I never finished the sentence. Why are you assuming that my gut feeling was that you were guilty? :inquisitive::inquisitive::inquisitive: :inquisitive:

:beam:

[atheotes]

i am going to follow the don on this one....
Vote:Crazed Rabbit

[Crazed Rabbit]

Hmm? I never finished the sentence. Why are you assuming that my gut feeling was that you were guilty? :inquisitive::inquisitive::inquisitive: :inquisitive:

:beam:

Because you voted for me?

:dizzy2:

CR

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Your guilt is all too obvious CR.

Unvote:CR
Vote:A1_unit

My gut feeling...

[Iskander 3.1]

Vote: Crazed Rabbit. If you really were Philadelphian, you would have mentioned cheese steaks. But you didn't.

[Crazed Rabbit]

The game is set in Atlantic city.

And you post basically seems like a 'spicy meatball' post. You'll also notice Sasaki unvoted me.

CR

[atheotes]

i hope there is a good reason...
unvote, vote: abstain

[johnhughthom]

Vote: abstain

Nobody striking me as suspicious yet.

[Iskander 3.1]

Unvote; Vote: A1_unit

[A1_Unit]

Why all the voting against me?

unvote, vote:CR

[Splitpersonality]

Vote:Abstain

Oh man... I just realized I had this tab open in the background on firefox, everytime I turn FF on it refreshes it, and I totally missed these updates.

Fail on my part, though I was wondering why this was the only game I'm watching that wasn't showing up in my subscribed threads queue :wall:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Voting closed.

A bit late, I know, but happy premature Halloween, eh? :2thumbsup:

[GeneralHankerchief]

CR has been lynched, 3-2. I'll write a proper description in the morning (and by that, I mean afternoon).

It is now Night 2. All orders are due by Sunday, November 1st, 13:00 US Eastern.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night has ended, no more orders will be accepted.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 2

Halloween night in Atlantic City. The resort town was less active than usual, thanks to both the rain and the Phillies game on TV. Despite these two large deterrents, the determined were still out, parading around, trying to get their hands on as much candy as possible.

The town council, keeping in mind its reputation, imposed a very early curfew - 7:30 PM. However, it wasn't often followed. Tratorix was one of those people who, if somebody came to his house, would give them candy. He had learned after all the years to give back to the community, after all. Becoming well-liked was also a bonus because it kept the police off your back.

Around midnight, though, Tratorix was becoming fed up. He was generous with candy, but a man needed his limits. The game was turning for the worse, and Tratorix was ready to call it a night when the doorbell rang once more. "Lousy kids," he grumbled to himself, reluctantly hauling himself out of his chair to answer the door once more.

He opened the door to find a fully-grown man, wearing all black and a Guy Fawkes mask. The trick-or-treater was totally silent.

"Aren't you going to say 'trick-or-treat'?" Tratorix asked.

The man shook his head.

"Sheesh, kids these days," Tratorix said, launching into the timeless old man's rant. "Not even saying 'trick or treat' anymore. You come out at midnight and you just hold out your hand, expecting candy? How about some common courtesy? How about some respect for the people that don't stay up until the sun rises every day? How about you grow up and stop taking part in a festivity meant for little kids?"

The man was silent.

"Ah, wait, no, of course not, you didn't think that through," Tratorix said, adopting a mocking tone. "You just want your candy and then you'll get out of here, right?"

The man shook his head. Tratorix, for the first time, got a puzzled look on his face. He then took out a pistol and suddenly Tratorix understood everything. In a flash of fire, Tratorix's Halloween ended just as the Yankees brought another man across home plate.

The next day, Don Selvo once again called his men to order.

"Gentlemen," he said, "this is horrible news. First of all, another one of our good men was gunned down in the night. The New York families are clearly out to get us. But secondly, and more importantly, we're now down 2-1 in the Series and Sabathia is pitching tonight. To make things worse, the Eagles are playing the Giants this afternoon. Hurry up and catch the traitor so we can root for our boys and help them pull through. New York must *not* be allowed to claim victory in any of these arenas, yet alone all three! For Philadelphia!!!

It is now Day 2. Voting will conclude Monday, November 2nd, at 15:00.

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Still alive (13):
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Double A
A1_Unit
pevergreen

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy
Tratorix

Executed:
Crazed Rabbit

[Crazed Rabbit]

A1 Unit better die today.
:stare:
CR

[woad&fangs]

vote: A1 Unit

I've got nothing else to go off of, so I'll trust CR.

[Sprig]

Trust CR? (I May have missed it but since there was no lynch write up, is there a reveal at death?)


I'll Go Vote:A1 Unit but only because the Don said so.

[Tratorix]

Yay, the mafia wasted a kill on me! :2thumbsup:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

vote: A1 Unit

I've got nothing else to go off of, so I'll trust CR.

Vote:woad&fangs

Easy excuse for a vote.

[Centurion1]

Vote: woad and fangs

we dont know if cr is actually innocent or not

[A1_Unit]

Vote: woad and fangs

For jumping on a bandwagon against me.

[atheotes]

Vote: woad and fangs

For jumping on a bandwagon against me.

:laugh4: woad was the first to vote for you and you are the one who jumped on a bandwagon....
little desperate are we? :inquisitive:

FOS: A1_Unit

[Crazed Rabbit]

Please do not tell me you guys are going to let the bandwagoning A1 unit escape again.

It's A1 who is bandwagoning, and the third person on the bandwagon at that. He looks to vote for whoever has the most votes besides himself.

CR

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Centurion, sprig, and woad&fangs bandwagoned as well, and I think a couple other people did too. I'm not really going to get hung up on a1-unit.

[Iskander 3.1]

Vote: Woad&Fangs. Sorry, but I don't like your logic.

[A Very Super Market]

Vote: A1Unit

His influence is appalling.

[woad&fangs]

Vote: woad and fangs

For jumping on a bandwagon against me.

:laugh4: It seems my vote was a good choice:laugh4:

[Splitpersonality]

I don't like any of these votes :shrug:


If the don did indeedask for a vote on A1, I'd like to hear it from his mouth, honestly.

Vote: Sprig until I get that word from the Don.

[johnhughthom]

Vote: A1_Unit

Seems a better bet the w&f.

[Double A]

vote: Sprig



There is a... 12.5% chance... that my gut is right.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote: A1_Unit

Seems a better bet the w&f.

It's kind of a toss up really, but why do you think he's better specifically?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Voting closed.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Tie vote between A1 and woad. You guys have 9 hours to break it. :yes:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote:Woad&fangs

[GeneralHankerchief]

To be clear, this is not a runoff round. The previous votes still count, which means you have to unvote Sasaki. :tongue:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Well, I don't see why I have to unvote...

[atheotes]

unvote, vote:Woad&fangs

[Sprig]

The Don seems intent. I don't oppose his will, yet he confuses his made men.

Unvote; Vote:Woad&fands

[Centurion1]

unvote; vote: woadandfangs

as don sasaki is confirmed pro town correct?

[woad&fangs]

A1 Unit falsely accused me of bandwagoning and then proceeded to bandwagon me. My original vote on him was just a quick vote to start this round's discussion. I intended to change it later. However, his post seemed really scummy so I decided to stick with it. I respect Don Sasaki's gut, but it is wrong this time. Swing and a miss Mr. Utley. :viking:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Vote: GH for declaring the round to end right after he gets back from a Springsteen concert and has an 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Seriously though, voting is now closed and woad has been lynched. Once again, we'll see if I'm in shape for a writeup tomorrow.

It is now Night 3. All orders are due Wednesday, November 4th, at 2:00 US Eastern.

[A1_Unit]

A1 Unit falsely accused me of bandwagoning and then proceeded to bandwagon me. My original vote on him was just a quick vote to start this round's discussion. I intended to change it later. However, his post seemed really scummy so I decided to stick with it. I respect Don Sasaki's gut, but it is wrong this time. Swing and a miss Mr. Utley. :viking:

I'm not Mafia and you did bandwagon on me.:inquisitive:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night phase has ended, processing orders now. :yes:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 3

It was an off night for the Jersey Shore resort town. The Phillies had survived Game 5, defeating the Yankees at home and were taking the day to travel to New York. Obviously, no football was on, and nobody was quite into hockey and basketball seasons yet to pay any notice. The weather was now too cold for much vacationing, but yet still too warm for the locals to go elsewhere to get warm. As a result, the town was quiet tonight. Very, very quiet.

Double A was sitting in his hotel room, rereading his copy of Jayson Stark's book "Worth the Wait: The Story of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies" for the umpteenth time. As a mafia lifer, Double A placed his faith and trust in very few things. Money and omertà were pretty much it, as was the mafia hierarchy. However, Double A still believed that his team, his team he had been following since he was a child, would pull through.

He flipped the page, taking a long look out over the beach and the ocean, as he read once more about the great story of Jamie Moyer. Moyer, a pitcher in his mid-40s, had been defying his age for over a decade now. It appeared to have finally caught up to him this year, but Double A still appreciated a good story. As someone who knew he was getting older, Double A appreciated Moyer's story more every time he read it.

"Kids these days," he muttered to himself, "no respect for their elders. Traditions. Nothing in it for anybody except themselves. Even the Commission. Lucky Luciano would have a heart attack if he saw what they were up to today. Not even bothering to settle this Atlantic City dispute in a reasonable manner? Everyone knows AC has been Philly territory forever."

Placing the book down, Double A paused, and then put on his coat. Yes, this would be one of those reflective nights. The call of the beach was strong, and he would take it up, walking its length while he pondered all that was going on.

After about a mile of solitude, he saw a figure walking the opposite direction in the distance, drawing ever closer. He hoped that this figure too would be lost in his own thoughts so they wouldn't have to bother exchanging the usual pleasantries, but that was ungentlemanly of him.

The two figures did end up passing by, Double A noticing his opposite had a trenchcoat and stylish leather gloves. Failing to make any connection, he nodded and simply continued walking, not noticing at all the other man removing a silenced pistol from his trenchcoat and using it on him.

The very few beachgoers the next morning were treated to a very unpleasant sight, one that caused Don Selvo to call for another meeting to try and root out the traitor.

It is now Day 3. Voting will conclude Thursday, November 5th, at 11:59 US Eastern.

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Still alive (11):
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
johnhughthom
Iskander 3.1
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
A1_Unit
pevergreen

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy
Tratorix
Double A

Executed:
Crazed Rabbit
woad&fangs

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Hmm ok, I was going to wait and see what "results" Iskander had for me today, but since the deadline is about 12 hours away I'll go ahead and air out my suspicions here.

Vote:Iskander

He's my consigliere, but even they can be the bad mafia, and I think he is. The pm's he sends me when we discuss strategy have a controlled sort of "trying to curry favor and appear innocent" tone to them. I've been mafia in too many games where I tried to buddy up to a townie and get them on my side not to notice it. There's a couple other reasons too, but I want to see how things play out.

Unfortunately I won't be able to investigate him to make sure for a couple days (I can't investigate every night).

I will promote one of the capos to take his place.

[A Very Super Market]

Last game, both the Underboss and Consigliere were innocent, but that can always change.

Vote: Abstain for now. The don's suspicions are enough pressure.

[atheotes]

infiltrator is the Consiglieree? thats unexpected.
vote: Iskander

[A Very Super Market]

Unvote, Vote: atheotes

He never said that.

[Splitpersonality]

Vote: Abstain

I shall wait for this evidence.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Last game, both the Underboss and Consigliere were innocent, but that can always change.


Last game as in this one the mafia roles were assigned after the original roles were given I believe.

[Centurion1]

weait sasaki you know all our roles?

[A1_Unit]

No, that what GH said.

I need to get a vote down in case I can't come online later:
vote:Abstain

[GeneralHankerchief]

Considering the lack of activity for this round and the fact that I have a paper to write, I'm extending the round until 19:00 US Eastern today.

[Sprig]

Vote: A1_Unit Whether it his lack of style or what but he doesn't seem right.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Voting closed, Iskander has been lynched.

It is now Night 4. The round will conclude on Friday, November 6th at 23:59 EST.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 4

The town had taken on a decidedly somber mood in the past several days. The Phillies had put a good fight, but ultimately fell to the hated Yankees in six games. To make things doubly worse for certain "in the know" persons currently residing in Atlantic City, the New York agents were not letting up in their onslaught.

johnhughthom had been spending most of his recent time in a bar, drinking the day and his troubles away. Back on late Wednesday night and even on Thursday, he was joined by dozens if not hundreds of like-minded folk, ready to all forget their baseball team's troubles, at least for a few hours. Somewhere down the line, "Piano Man" by Billy Joel was playing, whether it was the classic recording or by a live performer who knew the scene firsthand. John didn't notice. His team was lost.

Eventually, very early on a Saturday morning, he staggered out, hopefully for good, trying to find his way home. Of course, he didn't get there, and eventually found himself on the famed Boardwalk, stumbling into one of its seedier casinos. Walking straight to the roulette table, he pulled out a wad of cash.

"All this... on red!!" he slurred, and theatrically slammed it down on the table. "Red for the team that never quite made it! Red for the Fightin's! Red for 2010!" He carried on like this for a while, drawing a larger and larger crowd, until the operator finally spun the wheel and dropped the ball in. Everybody watched silently (more or less) as it spun around and around, waiting as it finally settled on...

"Double Zero," the operator said. "Bad luck for you, mate." Everybody groaned. "Doubly so because it landed on what it did."

"How... how so?" john whispered, still sober enough to detect a menacing tone in voice when he heard it.

'Here's how," the operator said, and all of a sudden a tube poked out of the roulette wheel. A second later, it exploded, propelling a poison-tipped slug into john's body, followed by spewing a surprisingly large amount of smoke into the casino. The mafioso used this as cover to escape into the night as john's last thoughts were with the dead 2009 Phillies.

It is now Day 4. Voting will conclude Sunday, November 8th, at noon US Eastern.

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Still alive (9):
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
Centurion1
A Very Super Market
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
A1_Unit
pevergreen

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy
Tratorix
Double A
johnhughthom

Executed:
Crazed Rabbit
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1

[Sprig]

And to continue my suspecions of him, Vote: Unit_A1

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote:Centurion

[pevergreen]

Vote: Centurion

[Splitpersonality]

What's the argument on centurion?

[atheotes]

it does feel like he has feigned ignorance in the last couple of posts...
Vote:Centurion

[A1_Unit]

vote:Centurion

I'm voting for him because Sasaki did...:shrug:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

vote:Centurion

I'm voting for him because Sasaki did...:shrug:

And not because you're the other candidate for lynch?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Since the database was down for a while, I'll be extending the round to 20:00 tonight to give you guys time to catch up. :yes:

[A Very Super Market]

Vote: A1 Unit

I don't care anymore, we are going to lynch him.

[Centurion1]

Vote: a1_unit

im innocent, dont believe whatever. Ill tell you my role in a pm if you want sasaki

[A1_Unit]

And I'll also tell my role to Sasaki.

[Greyblades]

Yeah thats not realy going to help you.



Secondly, I have given the mafia New York mafia cover PMs. As a matter of fact, the New York guys were determined after I had sent the original role PMs, in order to test the flexibility of the system.

[A1_Unit]

Well I have only my word to say that I'm not on New York's side.

[pevergreen]

Because we can totally trust someones word in a game of deception.

Only CR had that...and myself, but the focus was on CR

[A Very Super Market]

Might be possible he's a joker, and acting scummy on purpose. But I can't think of a way that could fit in

[pevergreen]

I don't think GH would include one.

I hate that type of role tbh.

[Centurion1]

i dont think gh would have a joker role either.

and sorry sasaki your gut is wrong about me...... and if you are getting your info from somebody they are lying.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

unvote:centurion, vote:a1_unit

For being a little more desperate.

[pevergreen]

Unvote: Cent, Vote: A1

[GeneralHankerchief]

Voting closed, A1 has been lynched by a vote of 4-3.

It is now Night 5. The round will conclude on Monday, November 9th at 21:00 US Eastern.

[pevergreen]

Hows that for timing.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Probably he didn't see your vote :laugh4:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Indeed. Now it's 5-2 (even though it came in 8 minutes after my stated deadline, but who's counting? :laugh4:).

[Sprig]

To be fair, if A1 is guilty here then he is guilty in the current mafia games he is in. There seems to be no variation in his posting/voting style.

EDIT: whoops didn't refresh before posting :(

[Centurion1]

more than that to sasakis method of madness.

hey i have a contact who may have a name next day phase.

[A1_Unit]

You wasted a lynch.:no:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 5

The highrollers' suite at the Tropicana was the place to be. With thousands of dollars being won and lost each second, and expensive cocktails being ordered and presented by beautiful women in skimpy dresses, it was the perfect place to forget that one's people were under attack.

A Very Super Market was present in the Suite that night, his poison of choice being the craps table. He saw little value in cards, instead preferring to take his chances with a game based on the most revered equalizers, the dice. "Perhaps..." he mulled out loud, "Perhaps my luck here will translate to our luck back home." All around him, he saw danger. That cocktail waitress? Could be an agent of the enemy. That drink? Poison. The pit boss for the highrollers' suite? He could pull out a gun at any moment. Those tables? They could easily combine together and form a giant robot bent on killing him.

In other words, despite the suite's numerous distractions, it was still not doing its job in alleviating AVSM's fears. As time went by, he started to sweat, and then glance more and more around, his gambling behavior becoming more and more erratic. Finally, with him down to his final chips, he rolled the dice one last time.

"Snake eyes?" AVSM said, not realizing that since it was his first roll it was a big win for him. "GAHHHHHHH!" He sprinted out of the room, hightailing it to get out of the casino. Not bothering with the elevator (it could have been jury-rigged to explode), he instead ran down all the numerous flights of stairs, knocking aside several attendants, making his way into the parking garage, and flying into his car.

"Got... to... get... OUT OF HERE!!!" he yelled, now totally crazed by paranoia, starting his car by putting his keys in the ignition.

A second later, the car blew up.

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

It is now Day 5. The round will conclude Tuesday, November 10th, at 23:00 US Eastern.

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

Still alive (7):
Sprig
Greyblades
atheotes
Sasaki Kojiro
Centurion1
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
pevergreen

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy
Tratorix
Double A
johnhughthom
A Very Super Market

Executed:
Crazed Rabbit
woad&fangs
Iskander 3.1
A1_Unit

[pevergreen]

BAM

Vote: Split

As should the rest of you.

[Centurion1]

Its atheotes.

Vote: atheotes

vote him now!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote:split

Disloyal upon investigation :yes:

[Splitpersonality]

What exactly is the argument against me?

EDIT

Disloyal? Does that necessarily mean that I am the mafia, or could it mean I'm recruitable?

[Centurion1]

unvote; vote: split

no recruiting here silly its a small mafia.

but if there is more than one mafia the other is atheotes.

[Splitpersonality]

Well okay then :shrug:

If my Don wishes it, I shall die for him, so he and his men can sleep better. :bow:

Vote: Split

[pevergreen]

If you were townie you wouldn't have done that.

Thanks for confirming it. :bow:

[Centurion1]

yep now we got everyone

[Splitpersonality]

Wouldn't have done what, voted for myself?

Believe me, I don't care if I die, I'm not more useful than another footsoldier, I'd rather you kill me, a potential recruitable mafia member (sice you know, I'm not mafia.) than randomly lynch another good townie.

[pevergreen]

By good townie, you mean suspicious?

Mmm ok. :yes:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Centurion is mafia as well.

[Splitpersonality]

Well considering your track record of killing mafia thusfar, I'd have to say yes, you've lynched a few good townies. The mafia are still killing, and you haven't even gotten any possible recuirts yet (me I suppose).

If you think me suspicious, aside from this apparent result, then do tell.

I'm going to bed for now, after I load myself up with a bunch of perscription drugs, stupid flu.

[pevergreen]

How do we know they can recruit?

You and Cent eh.

I can deal with that.

[Splitpersonality]

Well, I think they can recruit, since I'm not one of them, and apparently I'm disloyal, take that as you want...

Centurion? I don't think so... he seems to be doing a good job as townie.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

"loyal" = townie
"disloyal" = mafia

I don't like to bust out the detective results, but people who have been bandwagoning on my lead anyway, so...

[pevergreen]

Well Sasaki says.

And he is the champion of Simon.

[Centurion1]

*smacks face with palm*

sasaki if you go through with this than you are a complete imbecile and i will never listen to you in a mafia game EVER!

(dont actually think you are stupid but this is a really really dumb choice) use your little power you revealed i dont care.

id show you where i got a recent pm from gh showing my men but it had alot of personal information about gh i dont want to show it without his approval

I trust pever so at least we can know you guys are gonna lynch someone legit.

saski why would i have lied? i could have just said i got a guilty result. Trust me im innocent.

Dont trust me whatever town still has a chance of winning.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

You said you investigated pizza, but he was killed night one and capos couldn't start investigating until night 2.

[Centurion1]

I KNOW. I sent in orders and then was told i couldnt. However the point was moot because he was dead and his role was revealed. And than i investigated double a and he was innocent. And than died. Only person left is atheotes and ive made my opinion clear.

Think what you want but im not lying.

[Askthepizzaguy]

LOL at being metagamed twice in one game.

Killed AND attempted investigated night one? I have lost count, that probably makes this 9 times out of 8 consecutive games some has used a night action on me round one.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I KNOW. I sent in orders and then was told i couldnt. However the point was moot because he was dead and his role was revealed. And than i investigated double a and he was innocent. And than died. Only person left is atheotes and ive made my opinion clear.

Think what you want but im not lying.

You did say you investigated him. Although the fact that double a and pizza were both killed does confirm them as innocent I'll give you that.

But your case on atheotes is nonsensical and you claimed he was guilty with certainty after split was accused.

[pevergreen]

id show you where i got a recent pm from gh showing my men but it had alot of personal information about gh i dont want to show it without his approval

Yet you could get that as the mafia in this game.

GH doesnt tend to include other info in his role PM's, he keeps them clean.

:shrug:

[atheotes]

id show you where i got a recent pm from gh showing my men but it had alot of personal information about gh i dont want to show it without his approval


:laugh4: somehow i find it difficult to believe. From whatever i have seen, PMs from GH are short and to the point.

Vote: Split

[Sprig]

eh? im confused. I'll go with the Don.

Guilty in one game guilty in the other ;) Vote:Centurion1

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Split is the lynch for today...

[Splitpersonality]

Exactly, how could you miss it?

I mean you're my partner and all sprig but it's time to vote for me, jeez.

[Splitpersonality]

Unvote; Vote:Centurion1

[atheotes]

hmm... now we have a tie? where is Greyblades?

[pevergreen]

4 split
2 centurion?


:inquisitive:

[Splitpersonality]

Those seem like like numbers to me :yes:

[atheotes]

oops... did not check properly :shame:

[Sprig]

Exactly, how could you miss it?

I mean you're my partner and all sprig but it's time to vote for me, jeez.

as you wish. Unvote; Vote:spL1t

[GeneralHankerchief]

Voting closed.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Split has been lynched.

It is now Night 6. The round will conclude in 23 hours.

[Splitpersonality]

Thanks guys, have fun dying now :bow:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Night 6

In Atlantic City today, all the remaining members of the Philadelphia Mafia woke up safe in their beds. While the Phillies had lost, the New York threat had been eliminated. Atlantic City had been reclaimed for good!

First place goes to the town, for a well-played game. Second place goes to swine flu for kicking my butt for about half the time the game was going on. :laugh4: Apologies for the perceived laziness on my part but I'm just now getting over it. :dizzy2:

Well done everybody. :bow:

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

Survived (6):
Sprig - Made Man
Greyblades - Sal the Barber - Underboss
atheotes - Made Man
Sasaki Kojiro - Vincent Selvo - Don
Centurion1 - Capo
pevergreen - Capo, elevated to Consigliere

Murdered:
Askthepizzaguy - Made Man
Tratorix - Made Man
Double A - Made Man
johnhughthom - Capo, recruitable mafia
A Very Super Market - Made Man

Executed:
Crazed Rabbit - The Insane Phillies Fan (got to kill every night after a Phillies loss)
woad&fangs - Made Man - recruitable mafia
Iskander 3.1 - Crazy Legs Miracola - Consigliere - NY Mafia
A1_Unit - Made Man
spL1tp3r50naL1ty - Made Man - NY Mafia

[pevergreen]

Consigliere twice in two games.

[A Very Super Market]

It's too bad CR died so early, that would've been interesting.

pevergreen, I would quote the Godfather and make the Fredo speech, but someone has already done that. I presume you are the same guy from last time?

Good game all. Didn't see the win, but in this profession....

[pevergreen]

pevergreen, I would quote the Godfather and make the Fredo speech, but someone has already done that. I presume you are the same guy from last time?

Don't know the speech, and I don't have my Omerta 2 role pm, just my omerta 1.

Resend GH? :beam: (I file away my mafia role PMs)

[GeneralHankerchief]

You're not the same guy. pever's consigliere character from last time is still locked up in a federal prison I believe. :beam:

[A Very Super Market]

Nah, I think that was me. Tratorix was the underboss, and he was killed. I think pever made it to betray the family this time.... :shake:

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Heh, sorry cent, I was assuming there were three mafia.

We won this one with investigations sadly. I got one every other night.

night one: atheotes. He burned us last time.

night three: Iskander. He picked CR to investigate night one. Inconclusive result. CR claimed vig to me after he came under pressure. I knew I'd have a second result on CR the next day so I pushed for an A1_unit lynch. It occurred to me that iskander and CR could be mafia together and I wouldn't be able to tell. Iskander trashed that theory by lynching CR, but the seed of doubt had been planted and I decided to investigate him anyway. His tone was odd too.

night five: pevergreen. He had a claimed innocent result on sprig and was investigating my main suspect split, so I knew I had to check on him.

When Iskander was lynched I promoted pever to consig, and atheotes to capo, and asked pever to check on split because of his "I shall wait on this evidence" post when I asked for votes on Iskander. He got the guilty result the same round I got the innocent on him.

If there had been a third mafia it would have to be either cent or greyblades.


Good game GH :beam:

[atheotes]

good game town... though i had more fun last time around.
there didnt seem to be as much discussion this time around.

thanks for hosting GH :bow:

[Splitpersonality]

I had no way to escape, good game :bow:

[Centurion1]

yeah that was close. It looks like i had all innocent mad men?

no the pm really did have some personal info