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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Hard to believe that the original Emilio could have PMed me after the lycnh. :inquisitive: I see through your tricks...
My brothers, how can we follow the Shortest Path to victory? Our only certainty is certainty in doubt. :shame: :cry:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Meh. It was still fun pretending to be Reenk. You really have to stretch your brain into all kinds of pretzel shapes.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Two henchmen were working The Big Board while behind them, in the distance, the sound of running water and splashing could be heard. One of the Board workers was getting annoyed. "Why do they get to play in the waterpark while we're stuck here doing all this wiring?"
The other henchman shrugged, "It matters not, at the rate we're going we'll all be dead within a few more days. This situation really needs to be taken more seriously."
"Oh, thanks Sherlock," scowled the first henchman. "I don't exactly see you spouting of fabulous revelations about who's body the alien is in right now. How can you expect the rest of us to do better?"
The second henchman raised an eyebrow. "Such reasoning as this for Demonstration, nothing but the obscurity of the Subject could have encouraged or induced the great Author of the Behavioralist Method to put upon his Followers, and nothing but an implicit deference to Authority could move them to admit. If a Man by Methods, not logical or demonstrative, shall have satisfied himself of the usefulness of certain Rules; which he afterwards shall propose to his Disciples for undoubted Truths; which he undertakes to demonstrate in a subtile manner, and by the help of nice and intricate Notions; it is not hard to conceive that such his Disciples may, to save themselves the trouble of thinking, be inclined to confound the usefulness of a Rule with the certainty of a Truth, and accept the one for the other; especially if they are Men accustomed rather to compute than to think; earnest rather to go on fast and far, than solicitous to set out warily and see their way distinctly."
"What in the nine hells is that supposed to mean?" said the first henchman. "Are you even speaking English? Who talks like that?"
"Diction and language are fundamental parts of the coursework at the University of Maximegalon." The second henchman frowned, "it's not my fault that this planet has only evolved one species with higher intelligence. Once the apes get uplifted, I'm sure you'll take intellectual achievement a bit more seriously."
The first henchman furrowed his brow, "What are you talking about, you're from Jersey... You..." The man had a moment of clarity and the color drained from his face.
"Oh, yes, this face." The second henchman poked himself in the eye, and his face shifted to resemble Elvis. "Really, this whole masquerade is getting a bit tiring. Pleased to meet you, I am Wachugi Aozu Nhelhaqelh Ahizolo Xthuwi. May I be frank about how you fellows are doing?"
The henchman nodded warily at Wachugi, while his eyes darted back and forth looking for an escape. He was in a corner of the room though, and the only way out was past the alien. "We're... we're trying..."
Wachugi gave a small laugh. "And yet it should seem that, whatever errors are admitted in the Premises, proportional errors ought to be apprehended in the Conclusion, be they finite or infinitesimal: and that therefore the ἀκρίβεια of Behavioral Analysis requires nothing should be neglected or rejected. In answer to this you will perhaps say, that the Conclusions are accurately true, and that therefore the Principles and Methods from whence they are derived must be so too. But this inverted way of demonstrating your Principles by your Conclusions, as it would be peculiar to you Gentlemen, so it is contrary to the Rules of Logic. The truth of the Conclusion will not prove either the Form or the Matter of a Syllogism to be true: inasmuch as the Illation might have been wrong or the Premises false, and the Conclusion nevertheless true, though not in virtue of such Illation or of such Premises. I say that in every other Science Men prove their Conclusions by their Principles, and not their Principles by the Conclusions. But if in yours you should allow your selves this unnatural way of proceeding, the Consequence would be that you must take up with Induction, and bid adieu to Demonstration. And if you submit to this, your Authority will no longer lead the way in Points of Reason and Science."
"I have no Controversy about your Conclusions, but only about your Logic and Method. How you demonstrate? What Objects you are conversant with, and whether you conceive them clearly? What Principles you proceed upon; how sound they may be; and how you apply them? It must be remembred that I am not concerned about the truth of your Theorems, but only about the way of coming at them; whether it be legitimate or illegitimate, clear or obscure, scientific or tentative. To prevent all possibility of your mistaking me, I beg leave to repeat and insist, that I consider the Behavioral Analyst as a Logician, i. e. so far forth as he reasons and argues; and his Conclusions, not in themselves, but in their Premises; not as true or false, useful or insignificant, but as derived from such Principles, and by such Inferences. And forasmuch as it may perhaps seem an unaccountable Paradox, that Behavioralists should deduce true Propositions from false Principles, be right in the Conclusion, and yet err in the Premises; I shall endeavour particularly to explain why this may come to pass, and shew how Error may bring forth Truth, though it cannot bring forth Science."
"So then it must be remembred, that in such Case although you may pass for an Artist, Computist, or Analyst, yet you may not be justly esteemed a Man of Science and Demonstration. Nor should any Man, in virtue of being conversant in such obscure Analytics, imagine his rational Faculties to be more improved than those of other Men, which have been exercised in a different manner, and on different Subjects; much less erect himself into a Judge and an Oracle, concerning Matters that have no sort of connexion with, or dependence on those Species, Symbols or Signs, in the Management whereof he is so conversant and expert. As you, who are a skilful Computist or Analyst, may not therefore be deemed skilful in Anatomy: or vice versa, as a Man who can dissect with Art, may, nevertheless, be ignorant in your Art of Analysis: even so you may both, notwithstanding your peculiar Skill in your respective Arts, be alike unqualified to decide upon Logic, or Metaphysics, or Ethics, or Intution. And this would be true, even admitting that you understood your own Principles and could demonstrate them, which you clearly cannot claim to have done so. "
The henchman sprang forward and tried to run for it, but the alien was too fast. Seven hands gripped the man's legs, arms, and neck. "That was rude," said Wachugi. "Shall I show you how we treat rudeness at Maximegalon?"
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"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!" CR came gliding down the waterslide and landed with a loud splash in the central pool. He did a lazy backstroke while admiring The Big Board, its current display showing a map of the world with major cities highlighted for easy identification. "Not bad," he said to the assembled henchmen, "but does it get ESPN?"
Kage flipped the channel to a cricket match. CR cringed, "Please excuse my partners behavior, all the killings have made him slightly eccentric over the years. I have a theory that all cricket fans are actually mass murderers. In any case, looks like it's that time of the day again!" CR pulled himself up onto an inflatable raft and started sipping from the fruity cocktail that was stuffed in a nearby inflatable drink holder.
Kage turned around to look at the assembled crew. He opened a bag and pulled out a large sheet of bloody skin. It looked vaguely like Silvio's face. "As you can see, we still have a small problem here. We expect you to resolve it very soon, as your reduced numbers will start impacting the construction schedule. We really do not want to have to order more henchmen, it would make us very unhappy."
"Can we get a few more chicks next time?" asked CR.
Day 5 will end in:
Alive: (8/17)
[MAFIA] Frank
[MAFIA] Luciano
[MAFIA] Luigi
[MAFIA] Nick
[MAFIA] Rocco
[MAFIA] Sonny
[MAFIA] Vinny
[MAFIA] Vito
Killed:
[MAFIA] Bertha (N1)
[MAFIA] Fat Tony (N2)
[MAFIA] Paulie (N3)
[MAFIA] Bobby (N4)
[MAFIA] Silvio (N5)
Lynched:
[MAFIA] Salvatore (D1)
[MAFIA] Bugsy (D2)
[MAFIA] Emilio (D3)
[MAFIA] Johnny (D4)
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Vote: Luigi
Reenktuition dictates it. :wink:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
O è o Nick Vinny. Entrambi non hanno votato l'ultimo round quindi dovremmo cercare di lurkers Lynch. Quindi, da un lancio della moneta ho scelto di linciare, Nick.
Vote:Nick
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Luciano
O è o Nick Vinny. Entrambi non hanno votato l'ultimo round quindi dovremmo cercare di lurkers Lynch. Quindi, da un lancio della moneta ho scelto di linciare, Nick.
Vote:Nick
Lynching lurkers is fine, but Nick can hardly be considered as such, in terms of both post frequency and content. His abstentions and poetry notwithstanding, the fellow has been trying, which isn't something you can say about everyone.
I'm not sure I agree with GH on the point that Reenk wouldn't take over Nick, but the General was surely correct that we have to set up for the endgame. And what better way to do so than denying Reenk the chance to lurk? It will not only make it easier to find him, but it will also be more entertaining for all of us.
:2thumbsup:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Agreed about lurkers, but Nick imo isn't one.
Vote: Vinny
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Curse you, Reenk! Do you feel so assured of victory that you will freely disparage us as unprincipled? This is a manifest injustice, for how could we possibly deduce and grasp these Formulae from Intuition, which has so often failed us before? We cannot and will not realise the Principles of Behavioralism. We are the Blind groping in the dark. Reenk, your Path is narrow, to be certain, but it is very clear. You cultivate our awe and our inklings, telling us things no man could know. You appeal to the spark of Logos within us. You map the Logic of our commitments, show us the implications of the Tenets we already hold. You show us Beliefs fixed by Truth rather than function. You make our fears and weaknesses plain—you show us who we are—even as you exploit those weaknesses to your advantage. :shame:
My Brothers, the end of it approaches. Perhaps some of you are conversant of the Analytics of Mafia, but Reenk derives his Power from Analytics of Men. Our only hope was to apprehend the Logos, the Proposition, That Which Comes Before Determines What Comes After, and with it to follow the Shortest Path to triumph. Alas, there can be no Truth for us, the worldborn. We travel ever in spirals, towards our inevitable Doom.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Rocco
Lynching lurkers is fine, but Nick can hardly be considered as such, in terms of both post frequency and content. His abstentions and poetry notwithstanding, the fellow has been trying, which isn't something you can say about everyone.
I'm not sure I agree with GH on the point that Reenk wouldn't take over Nick, but the General was surely correct that we have to set up for the endgame. And what better way to do so than denying Reenk the chance to lurk? It will not only make it easier to find him, but it will also be more entertaining for all of us.
:2thumbsup:
Concordato. Stavo dalla lista che l'host fornito con l'ultima votazione, quindi stavo per avere un tirare a sorte fra tre persone, prima di Sivlio è stato ucciso.
unvote; vote:Vinny.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Two things:
One, in terms of what Reenk would or wouldn't do, my list from the previous round is now utterly obsolete, with the main reason being because Reenk will purposely look at it, see who I've crossed off, and take one of those people I've crossed off in order to stick it to us and keep having fun.
Two, I very much believe that Vinny is khaan (compare Vinny's inactivity in this game with khaan's delays in the Netherworld writeups recently). Does this mean that Vinny is still khaan? Absolutely not, but for now I'm going to pick an alternative lynch target, another inactive.
Vote: Luigi
While active, he's been giving us very little to go on anyway.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I think its someone else, so it's probably not whomever I suspect.
Vote: Luigi
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
That's entirely possible, but right now it's more advantageous of us to get rid of a lurker. Later on, if Reenk is hiding in plain sight, we have a better chance of getting him due to good analysis.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Basically, to sum this up, I couldn't give two hoots about whether or not the person we lynch today is actually Reenk or not (if it's Reenk it's just a bonus) so long as it sets ourselves up well for the endgame.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Luigi's posting style suits itself to Reenk far more than Vinny's. Most importantly, it gives him an opportunity to actually post, unlike Vinny.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Vito
Later on, if Reenk is hiding in plain sight, we have a better chance of getting him due to good analysis.
That's what Reenk would like you to think. :wink:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Nick
But, what if Reenk has changed his strategy from lurking to hiding in plain sight, through one of the big names? :creep:
Certainly. You must decide whether or not Reenk would continue to lurk, or if he would shift his behavior and imitate, say, Askthepizzaguy. :wink:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
What is 2 + 2, Rocco? You have 10 minutes.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Pizza posted in the Gameroom 9:51. The deadline was 9:50. Rocco missed the deadline. Ergo, Rocco is not Pizza OR Pizza has abandoned us to our deaths.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Vito? Anyone? :sweatdrop:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Here.
I don't think it's as bad as you think; last time there was a tie IIRC TinCow chose randomly. Actually I'm quite happy with how that one turned out - I was the lynch candidate that survived.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
What? How does that address my concerns? I asked Rocco to post when Pizza was active in the Gameroom. I gave him ten minutes. 11 minutes later, Pizza posted in another Gameroom thread. Rocco has not posted. Well?
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I didn't want to respond initially, but since you are continuing to advance the point, your concerns weren't addressed because, as a matter of principle, all Org staff intentionally avoid looking at the online list and viewing profiles in connection to mafia games. It's a code of honor thing. Your little request may not fall under the letter of that code, but it falls under the spirit I'm afraid.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Well, that's embarrassing. Then I rescind and apologize.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
No problem. :bow: Given that Org staff can not only see invisible mode users, but we can also see exactly who somebody is private messaging, it would be trivial to cheat the system in a game like this. Which is where the honor code comes in.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Yeah, for instance I can see through Reenk's invisible mode, which would make it pretty easy to determine who he is based on "last active" times and the like, but I've been purposely avoiding it (as GH anyway, Vito's analysis is fair game for the people that don't have invisible mode turned on :evilgrin:).
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
啊,热烈的天气真令人很懒惰。
Vote: Luigi
I concur that lynching lurkers will make it easier to decide in the end game.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Tally:
Luigi: 4 (Rocco, Vito, Nick, Sonny)
Vinny: 2 (Frank, Luciano)
Not Voting: 2 (Luigi, Vinny)
Please note that I am very busy this morning and will not have time to do a proper write-up. The phase will end on time though, and I will do my best to fill it in with a full write-up later.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Luigi has been lynched. As noted earlier, I will try and do a proper write-up for this later today.
Luigi: 4 (Rocco, Vito, Nick, Sonny)
Vinny: 2 (Frank, Luciano)
Not Voting: 2 (Luigi, Vinny)
Night 6 will end in:
Alive: (7/17)
[MAFIA] Frank
[MAFIA] Luciano
[MAFIA] Nick
[MAFIA] Rocco
[MAFIA] Sonny
[MAFIA] Vinny
[MAFIA] Vito
Killed:
[MAFIA] Bertha (N1)
[MAFIA] Fat Tony (N2)
[MAFIA] Paulie (N3)
[MAFIA] Bobby (N4)
[MAFIA] Silvio (N5)
Lynched:
[MAFIA] Salvatore (D1)
[MAFIA] Bugsy (D2)
[MAFIA] Emilio (D3)
[MAFIA] Johnny (D4)
[MAFIA] Luigi (D5)
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
(Sorry, real life has been a bit hectic for me over the past couple days. I don't have time to go back and do a nice write-up for the last phase.)
With the most essential Evil Base facilities completed, the next phase of construction shifted over to providing more comfortable living quarters for the henchmen. The henchmen were very morose; installing beds and living facilities for over a hundred people only emphasized how their group had dwindled in size. There were now only seven remaining, and that increased the workload on each of them. The boredom of assembling flat pack furniture with Allen wrenches soon got to one pair of workers.
"What the :daisy: is this?" exclaimed one of the henchmen. "Mikea? Have we really performed so poorly that we only deserve a Chinese Ikea knock-off?"
He started in to a minor rant, expressing similar disgruntlements with the way CR and Kage were treating their crew. Eventually, the quieter henchman chimed in. "You know, perhaps we would all be sleeping on king-size Tempur-pedic mattresses tonight if we actually put some thought into this situation."
The complainer scowled at this comment. "Who are you to lecture me, dumb:daisy:? You're doing no better than anyone else. What do you know?"
The quieter henchman smiled pleasantly. "You may possibly hope to evade the Force of all that hath been said, and to screen false Principles and inconsistent Reasonings, by a general Pretence that these Objections and Remarks are Metaphysical. But this is a vain Pretence. For the plain Sense and Truth of what is advanced in the foregoing Remarks, I appeal to the Understanding of every unprejudiced intelligent Reader. To the same I appeal, whether the Points remarked upon are not most incomprehensible Metaphysics. And Metaphysics not of mine, but your own. I would not be understood to infer, that your Notions are false or vain because they are Metaphysical. Nothing is either true or false for that Reason. Whether a Point be called Metaphysical or no avails little. The Question is whether it be clear or obscure, right or wrong, well or ill-deduced?"
The lecturer put his Allen wrench down and started pacing around the room. "Although momentaneous behavioral deviations, nascent and evanescent scumminess, WIFOM of all Degrees, are in truth such shadowy Entities, so difficult to imagine or conceive distinctly, that (to say the least) they cannot be admitted as Principles or Objects of clear and accurate Science: and although this obscurity and incomprehensibility of your Metaphysics had been alone sufficient, to allay your Pretensions to Evidence; yet it hath, if I mistake not, been further shewn, that your Inferences are no more just than your Conceptions are clear, and that your Logics are as exceptionable as your Metaphysics. It should seem therefore upon the whole, that your Conclusions are not attained by just Reasoning from clear Principles; consequently that the Employment of modern Analysts, however useful in idealized and unrealizable Constructions, doth not habituate and qualify the Mind to apprehend clearly and infer justly; and consequently, that you have no right in Virtue of such Habits, to dictate out of your proper Sphere, beyond which your Judgment is to pass for no more than that of other Men."
By this point, the other henchman had stopped all of his work and was just glancing warily at his partner. The speech continued. "Of a long Time I have suspected, that these behavioral Analytics were not scientifical, and gave some Hints thereof to the Public about five Years ago. Since which time, I have been diverted by other Occupations, and imagined I might employ my self better than in deducing and laying together my Thoughts on so nice a Subject. And though of late I have been called upon to make good my Suggestions; yet, as the Person, who made this Call, doth not appear to think maturely enough to understand, either those Metaphysics which he would refute, or Analytics which he would patronize, I should have spared my self the trouble of writing for his Conviction. Nor should I now have troubled you or my self with this Address, after so long an Intermission of these Studies; were it not to prevent, so far as I am able, your imposing on your self and others in Matters of much higher Moment and Concern. And to the end that you may more clearly comprehend the Force and Design of the foregoing Remarks, and pursue them still further in your own Meditations, I shall subjoin the following action..."
At this point, the lecturer stopped dead in his tracks and stood stock still in the middle of the room. The complainer watched for about 30 seconds, but the lecturer was frozen like stone. Eventually the complainer got up and approached his static colleague. He look closely at the man's face, but everything looked normal. As he started to circle his statuesque co-worker, he noticed something odd and looked more closely. There was a second mouth on the man's posterior. It smiled and said, "Boo!"
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The henchmen were all sleeping in their newly assembled bunks when Kage and CR walked into the room, banging on trashcan lids with truncheons. "Alright you maggots! Time to rise and shine! It's another fine day here in beautiful Antarctica, and we're going to practice a little discipline here today."
Kage tossed something on the ground in the middle of the barracks. It was a bloody fedora, which everyone recognized as belonging to Rocco.
CR began pacing up and down in front of the bunks. "Today, you will learn to kill. So far, you have all been cowardly victims, letting yourselves get eaten by our friend, Mr. Thing, each and every single night. So far, you have failed to apprehend him, and now time is running short." CR pointed his truncheon at each of the remaining henchmen in turn. "Today, you will find your enemy and you will kill him. You will tear him apart with your bare hands and stomp on the remains until it is goo! Failure to do this..." he gestured at Kage, who was picking his teeth with a foot long combat knife, "will be punished."
"So..." grinned CR. "Who shall die today?"
Day 6 will end in:
Alive: (6/17)
[MAFIA] Frank
[MAFIA] Luciano
[MAFIA] Nick
[MAFIA] Sonny
[MAFIA] Vinny
[MAFIA] Vito
Killed:
[MAFIA] Bertha (N1)
[MAFIA] Fat Tony (N2)
[MAFIA] Paulie (N3)
[MAFIA] Bobby (N4)
[MAFIA] Silvio (N5)
[MAFIA] Rocco (N6)
Lynched:
[MAFIA] Salvatore (D1)
[MAFIA] Bugsy (D2)
[MAFIA] Emilio (D3)
[MAFIA] Johnny (D4)
[MAFIA] Luigi (D5)
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Crap, Rocco was actually my suspect for today.
Don't have much time to be online/do analysis right now, I'll try to get on in 12 hours or so. In the meantime,
Vote: Frank
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Also Reenk, if you turned out to be Rocco last round, I'm going to kick myself.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I told yall knuckleheads. :smirk:
I just hope I get a nice writeup when I'm replaced, given the time I spent constructing all those comments. :bow:
Vote; FRank
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I'll stick to the lurkers vote.
Vote: Vinny
Anyway what happened to the poetry Nick?
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I decided to branch out into literary references, but when no one remarked upon them, I decided to speak only when:
a. I find something particularly striking
b. I am directly prompted.
Yeah, watch me Superman these couplets, Frank.
Yeah oh yeah, Soulja Boi, that hoe I'll crank.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Unvote: Frank
Yeah, you know what?
Day 6: 6 players
Day 7: 4 players
Day 8: 2 players NO VOTE
That's two lynches left to us. But if we abstain for today:
Day 6: 6 players
Day 7: 5 players
Day 8: 3 players
VICTORY?
See, if there's one less person to vote for per round, rooting Reenk out will be that much easier.
Come on, please? Besides, a 3-man showdown would be more fun. Hey?
Don't I have some credibility points to spend here? I mean, I told you about Rocco, bro. I told you dog!
https://i494.photobucket.com/albums/...pglass/bro.jpg
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
It is not possible to avoid a lynch. In the event of a tie, random.org will choose who dies. If no one votes for anyone, then all players are tied and will be included in the random.org list.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Always, my theatrics are wasted. I hope Day 8 eill be resolved satisfactorily. :/
Vote: Frank
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I like the images XD
Reminds me of "I am weasel" lol
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Right, went back and did a reread. I no longer think it's Frank. If it is, then Reenk's pulling off a damn good fake and my hat's off to him.
Unvote: Frank
Vote: Luciano
DiY's timezone is radically different from Reenk's where I don't think he'd try to pull it off. This leaves Vinny and Luciano, and I still think Vinny is khaan unless Reenk pulled the switch last night.
Considering that right now I'm the only vote on Luciano, if there's not a switch to him by the time I go to bed, I'll most likely move my vote to Vinny.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Notice that the other 3 guys are not voting, even though there are only 10.5 hours left in the phase. COME ON, YOU NIHILISTS
At least Luciano deigns to vote (usually). Vinny has not posted since the beginning. Convince me he isn't a liability.
Unvote, Vote: Vinny
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I'm actually speaking to khaan on Steam right now, but as per the game rules I can't mention this game to him. I think he's just forgot about it.
Unvote: Luciano
Vote: Vinny
While I still think it's Luciano (IF IT'S YOU REENK AND YOU MAKE FUN OF ME AGAIN FOR TAKING MY VOTE OFF YOU FOR FIVE MINUTES I WILL BAN YOU FROM THE GAMEROOM) I see your point. Worst-case scenario, we get to a three-man endgame with Vinny and it's up to TinCow's 50-50 resolution to decide the game.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
well, remember that technically it's a four-man endgame. But anyway, I've taken a look at Luciano's behavior, and I'll check in at the last hour to analyze anything he posts - if he posts. If it does turn out to be Luciano and I let him slip through, then we'll call it even I guess.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Alright, sounds good. There's a slight chance I may be awake when the round ends, but probably not.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Dobbiamo sbarazzarci di lurkers. vote:Vinny. Perché non è il suo nome Vincenzo? Questo è un nome proprio Italiano non, Vinny.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
That's strange, Lucy, your pattern is contrarianism, except for the Emilio boondoggle, for which you csn be restrospectively confirmed innocent. I would have expected you to go for Frank or something.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
If only we managed an abstain lynch, we could have had an odd number of people, with a tiebreaker town vote.
This is going to be funny though :P
Also as long as the four of us are alive, I hope we'll see changes in behaviour, with Vinny or Sonny I wouldn't know where to turn.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Yep, I don't feel confident enough to switch. Figger that neither one is it.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
"So, who is the lucky winner today?" asked Kage.
Most of the remaining henchmen pointed at Vinny. Kage squinted at him, then looked back at the rest of the group. "Really? That one?" The henchmen glanced at Vinny. He was seemingly obsessed with smelling his own hand and was entirely oblivious to the entire discussion. "Doesn't look very much like some kind of incredibly devious and intelligent alien from another galaxy, but what do I know?"
CR cracked his knuckles. "Alright, you lily-liver losers. Let's see if you've got it in you to beat a man to death with your bare fists. This will be useful training for when those government agencies paradrop their elite forces into this base." He nodded towards Vinny. "Make with the nastiness."
The other five henchmen looked at one another. Four of them looked a bit unsettled, but one of them smiled broadly, stepped forward, and kicked Vinny in the nuts. The man collapsed in a heap on the ground. The other henchmen stepped forward and began pounding on him. After several minutes, Vinny had been reduced to a pile of tenderized meat.
"Well done, gentlemen!" said Kage. "Amazing how easy it is to kill transmogrifying alien. I would have expected some kind of epic battle with tentacles and spider heads and whatnot. Ah, well," he sighed, "I suppose things don't always live up to our expectations."
CR smiled at the remaining five men. "Looks like we're almost done here! Tonight should be the final phase of construction before we're ready to begin operational activities. The last thing we will need completed is the combination Snack Bar and Secret Agent Torture Room. The man who comes up with the most interesting kitchen-related torture mechanism will win a free weekend trip to Hartford, Connecticut."
Vinny: 4 (Frank, Nick, Vito, Luciano)
Not Voting: 2 (Sonny, Vinny)
Night 7 will end in:
Alive: (5/17)
[MAFIA] Frank
[MAFIA] Luciano
[MAFIA] Nick
[MAFIA] Sonny
[MAFIA] Vito
Killed:
[MAFIA] Bertha (N1)
[MAFIA] Fat Tony (N2)
[MAFIA] Paulie (N3)
[MAFIA] Bobby (N4)
[MAFIA] Silvio (N5)
[MAFIA] Rocco (N6)
Lynched:
[MAFIA] Salvatore (D1)
[MAFIA] Bugsy (D2)
[MAFIA] Emilio (D3)
[MAFIA] Johnny (D4)
[MAFIA] Luigi (D5)
[MAFIA] Vinny (D6)
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Ho basato la mia recente strategia su come liberarsi di lurkers basato sul gioco precedente anonima, quindi non si può criticare me per fare una strategia che avrebbe dovuto essere utilizzato il gioco precedente anonima per ottenere la vittoria. Così fuori l'possters che bruciacchiato in su, come si fa a ragazzi che io sia? Fino ad oggi "La Cosa" ci ha sfuggito.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Yeah, so far the Thing had a very easy life.
With so few people left, only thing to do is to look out for different behaviour or apathy.
Unless it kept the charade with the same body from the very beginning, I doubt this though.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Remember that on Day 4 it was Silvio. Reenk revealed this. Day 5 and 6 we don't know.
We should NOT vote for a lurker on the last day, because that is our LAST day.
Hey Tincow, howsa bout a one-time vig?
Edit: Alright, we shouldn't vote a lurker just for being a lurker.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Nick
Hey Tincow, howsa bout a one-time vig?
Apologies if the vanilla roles were a little dull here, but remember that the purpose of this was mainly to test out the replacement kill mechanic. Roles will get a lot more interesting when I turn this into a Large game.
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Oh yes, this whole game concept has a lot of potential :)
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The one thing we all need to do next round is post as often as we can. I think we can get Reenk, but we're all going to need to invest some time and effort into doing it.
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-edit- And a happy birthday to our intrepid host! :medievalcheers:
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Hey Reenk, I really like your write-ups. :grin:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Didn't want to reveal today, but given that if I wanted to pursue a ruthless winning strategy at expense of all else, both Nick and Vito would be long dead, I might as well. ~:grouphug:
This is it :bow:
Vinny was the lynch I expected and hoped for, you four are the ones I wanted to remain alive at the endgame. Especially GH and Monty, my two arch nemeses this game. :duel: Luciano is only here because I haven't figured out who he is yet, I got the other three. :laugh4: There were other good candidates I would have liked, of course, such as Atpg and TLD, but you four are a good crew.
P.S.: Compliment TinCow for the writeups. I had nothing to do with them except for (slightly modified) The Analyst quotes. Did anyone get this by the way? GH you should have... :whip:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
So, next day we'll find Sonny's body and one of us will be "possessed"?
Omoshiroi ^^
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Heh, my plan was to point out those quotes at the start of next day phase to assure everyone that I was still GH (since, like you said, I was probably the only one that should have gotten them).
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
The Analyst, eh? Assumed it was something 18th or 19th century. My carefully crafted comments were intended as a response from - a certain direction.
I was convinced that you intended to keep Vito and I alive for the endgame, but of course couldn't express this without compromising the calculation.
Your admission holds certain implications.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I predict that my triumphalist posturing will be my downfall.
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I'll swap you Reenk - Luciano's identity for Frank's.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by [MAFIA] Vito
Heh, my plan was to point out those quotes at the start of next day phase to assure everyone that I was still GH (since, like you said, I was probably the only one that should have gotten them).
I think that might have not worked out as you planned though, GH. Also, there are no passages left for the last round, I finished the relevant ones last kill.
Quote:
Originally Posted by [MAFIA] Nick
My carefully crafted comments were intended as a response from - a certain direction.
See, the thing is unless you were speaking very plainly, which you did do a lot in the second half of the game, I basically just didn't try to read your posts carefully. :creep:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Vito
I'll swap you Reenk - Luciano's identity for Frank's.
If you wanna know mine I can tell you lol
But what's all this affection? :D
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Aww, not even the one where you torture GH? I was particularly proud of that one. :cry:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Frank
If you wanna know mine I can tell you lol
But what's all this affection? :D
Sure, if you want. That way it'll keep him from knowing Luciano.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Everyone's laying down their cards anyway :P
I'm Arjos :)
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Frank is Arjos. It's not critical for me to know who Luciano is, his behavior is the easiest to imitate should I pick him, but it would be nice to know, since for the last couple of rounds I got everyone down except him. :wall:
edit: crap, you already revealed. Your text smileys gave you away though Arjos. :beam:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Bah I wasn't even trying to hide myself XD
For this last phase the only people I wasn't sure about where Vinny and Sonny, since for a few rounds many "helped" Vinny 'cos they thought he was khaan, I hoped you took it as a safe body haven :P
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All right, I guess I'll have to do it the hard way and get Luciano by process of elimination now. There are only 4 potential people he could be though.
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Gonna guess classical, and the other options have fairly similar (non-italian) posting styles as well, so my options are pretty open now. Toodles my friends, it was fun chatting, and I never expected to last this long, but now it's time to try and finish this off. :yes:
The wheel in the sky keeps on turning
I don't know where I'll be tomorrow
:sunny:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by '[MAFIA
The wheel in the sky keeps on turning
I don't know where I'll be tomorrow
:sunny:
This is the end
Beautiful friend
The end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
Of safety and surprise, the end
I'll never look in-to your eyes
Again...
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery...
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end.
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
I might as well speak in my native tongue, rather than using Google translate to put all my words into Italian. So Sonny, who are the other players you suspect me of being?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
[MAFIA] Luciano
I might as well speak in my native tongue, rather than using Google translate to put all my words into Italian. So Sonny, who are the other players you suspect me of being?
Just what I wanted, a precedent for English for the final round. All is set. :2thumbsup: Wish me luck guys, I tried my best not to just be a mechanical Thing. I hope you enjoyed. :bow:
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Re: The Thing Mafia [In Play]
Good luck of course :bow:, but all the same, you're going down.