Dutch 20
05-02-2008 20:44 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 21:02 OK.Nice to have Louis on board, although scepticism is warranted I should say. First of all, can he not be a gangster from another family seeking to infiltrate ours ? He'd gladly kill someone, Drisos in the case, to do that.EDIT:Protecting PM sent to Seamus.
Andres 19
05-02-2008 20:15 GMT (UK)
a ballerina shoe it is then
Omanes 18
05-02-2008 20:02 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 20:13 If we can gather a large group around Louis, which seems possible (at current he is a townie magnet), then they could be easily be used unknowingly as agents. Although recruitment could be a possibility, it would take too long (three kills for an innocent to turn into a wise guy, and further three to promote them to made) and would be too risky to be worthwhile.The detective can be used for the purposes of finding recruits (as long as Louis can keep him from looking at us that is). The only problem with the detective is his knowledge of Louis' status - this may result in him doubting him at a later stage.As for the Doctor, I'm not too sure about him. I do believe he, like any other innocent, can kill three times for wise guy status, and then a further three for made status. The problem is the length of time and, as with other townies, whether he has the wish to enrol in the family.BTW, when you send the kill in, can you place a notification of the item we are using (at current the pink ballet shoe) somewhere in the PM. I've spammed Seamus' inbox a little too much over the past four hours.
Andres 17
05-02-2008 19:54 GMT (UK)
Ok Don Stracci. I sent my answer to Louis to you and Dutch as well. Don't worry, he can't see who has been put in CC.
Omanes 16
05-02-2008 19:50 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 19:53 Yep, join with Louis (although do bear in mind that training him to be a Made is a three night commitment). Don't reveal any of us beyond you to him until he is a Made though. Up to then he still can betray us/"go straight" behind our back. The reveal of one gangster can be recovered from, while the reveal of us all is deadly.
Andres 15
05-02-2008 19:39 GMT (UK)
Louis VI the Fat is a wise guy and wants to join us. I think I can believe his claim.How about Dutch protects Omanes and me and Louis kill Drisos? The sooner Louis gets to be a Made Gangster, the better I think.I suggest I work with Louis tonight. If it works (i.e. there is a kill description on Drisos), then we have a fourth member.
Dutch 14
05-02-2008 17:59 GMT (UK)
sorry for the triple posting. but another group has just contacted me, and I replied positively to their idea of protecting Louis. I won't, naturally, and blame the fact that I was already protecting Sigurd with TS's other PT group. Is that a workable excuse, you think ?BTW, the group is 'led' by TS and Glenn and TruePraetorian are the other two members.
Dutch 13
05-02-2008 17:36 GMT (UK)
Also, just to be sure, I wouldn't object to killing Drisos tonight - I've sent a PM to Seamus stating just that.
Dutch 12
05-02-2008 17:29 GMT (UK)
Well, someone 'obscure' is a fairly objective term. As obviously the role assignment was done randomly. Anyone could yield a potential useful result. Random picking someone seems best to me. Also, if our investigation yields a 'guilty/ criminal' result, then we know who to kill a round after. Also, DonC's reaction to a lucky 'guily/ criminal' result I'll be intersting to see. Also, on the subject of Norwegian Nerds buddy comment, we do one of two things. Either kill him now, he may be a Luca, or interogate him to find out who his buddy is. Either way, both have to die at one point or the other, hopefully Nor. Nerd 'll let a name slip. On the topic of the item, well, I still don't have good idea. I'm inspirationless at the moment, sorry.
Omanes 11
05-02-2008 17:10 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 17:22 I don't mind being alone for one night - as I've said, my PM indicates that I'm 90% safe anyhow until somebody sends an attack in my direction. Feel free to head off and nab Drisos. I'm going to PM Seamus with details, but you guys ought to PM him also for the sake of confirmation.Another question is the matter of investigations. I say we go for somebody obscure and useless for the moment, since anything we gather now will have to be given to Don Coleone if he requests it (this will be in exchange for him killing for us by N2). On that note, who would be a good target for our mafia buddies to go after when the time arises?I've also cleared something up with Seamus - the item only has to be left at 100% family based kills, so if I/we merge with innocent groups at any stage they will remain naive.On the topic of the item, does anybody have any further suggestions. If not, I'll go for the ballerina shoe.
Dutch 10
05-02-2008 17:06 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 17:07 ... [ damn pc crash]
Andres 9
05-02-2008 16:50 GMT (UK)
OK, Seamus counted Lt. Pindar's vote, allthough not bolded, as valid, because Pindar is new.So Kommo and I are both director, Kommo for the next day, I am for the day thereafter.
Dutch 8
05-02-2008 16:31 GMT (UK)
But do we really want to cripple the group at all ? I mean, since I can't kill anyone without risking our Don (well technically I can, seemingly) wouldn't it be an idea to use them to kill for us ? (read: for me). I'm going to reply in a positive manner, because I would have done the same were I a townie. You know, the whole trusting unconditionally thingy. Besides, even if one of us were in the group, we could still sit by idlely, hence rendering our group useless and still receiving (maybe) some extra information. I don't mind getting rid of Drisos by the way, so I'm willing to act upon that, if our Don doesn't mind being alone one night. If you do, Omanes, well, my priorities lie with you :)As for Pever and zorg... Well I don't trust both, Zorg's ROUND 1 concernse sound fake to me, and as mentioned in the above, I'm more inclined to be receptive towards group forming. If pever does wish to form a mafia group, then we can do two things. Kill him and be done with it, or perhaps make him see the benefit of joining our 'House'
Andres 7
05-02-2008 15:32 GMT (UK)
13 votes for me, 13 for Kommo, but one of the Kommo votes wasn't bolded, so it doesn't count.Helpfull as I am, I informed Seamus of this ;)So, me and Dutch will take care of Drisos tonight?
Omanes 6
05-02-2008 12:33 GMT (UK)
I'm with Andres - it seems that, for now, it's the best plan.pevergreen has invited me into a townie group. In all honesty I'm not sure how to respond, or if to respond at all. I think I will probably argue a little while about his true intentions, and then choose to work along side him with the supposed aim of town assistance. According to my PM I can protect or kill like a normal townie, so no problems should occur there.
Andres 5
05-02-2008 10:59 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 11:00 Ok, at first I refused to work with them, now Moros has "convinced" me.Drisos, Dutch_guy, TS, Moros and myself are in the "townie group". My pm says that my partcipation at a townies protection group won't have any influence. I guess the same goes for Dutch.Dutch can tell them he doesn't trust them, or he can ignore the pm's until the next day phase.I suggest me and Dutch kill Drisos tonight. It's a very likely target for mafia + it cripples the group of TS.The next day, Dutch can just refuse to work with the TS group and thus it will become useless, since it only has three members left: me, Moros and TS.If somebody has questions as to why the protection failed, we can blame it on the fact that one of the protection squad got killed.We have the advantage that alot of people don't seem to like TS's spamming style, so if Moros, TS or Drisos go public with this, then TS has to be accused of being the mole.
Omanes 4
05-02-2008 07:46 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 08:00 TS always was exceptionally open - he PMed me straight away in Kung Fu mafia having no idea of my status or role.The sacrificial tactic probably would be best avoided - in CTDC I the loss of simply one gangster at a critical stage spelt almost doom for one mafia family.Low profile may be a good idea for the early stages, or at least until we find an accompanying Made/Wise Guy for Andres. I would prefer it if Dutch_guy protected me, although according to my PM I can survive once without protection. A second time, I won't be so lucky. It could be possible for you two to act as a team until I am attacked, and then come back to protect me thereafter.I think, however, for now, it may be a good idea for Andres alone to go in TS's group, although maybe resist a little first to try and make him seem a less eager to get in than he really is. Once he's in, we can find full details of their plans, and try and direct them where we want them to go. Dutch_guy could make up some strong excuses (e.g. how do I know you're not the Don e.c.t.) hopefully getting him out of it so he can remain with me. Although it would be possible for him to withdraw after I've had my first attack, it may look a little strange. The only problem is whether we have to drop our marker at every kill we perform or have a part in. If this is the case, then using townies in this way could be risky - if they realise the mafia symbol was associated with their kill, they know somebody in the group isn't quite what they seem. This brings the risk of having the FoS pointed in the mole's direction.As for getting them over to our side, well, that may be difficult. If we detect any wise guys in the group, we could try it on with them, but it may be a very risky move - us probably being the only ones knowing their status.Also, I'm told that Don Corelone owes us a kill, and we owe him information in exchange by the 2nd Night Phase. I say we do some fairly useless investigative work up to then, hopefully providing them with fairly minimal stuff to go on.
Andres 3
04-02-2008 22:55 GMT (UK)
Hi Don Stracci and Luca Stracci.We do have one problem though: I can't kill by myself. We need at least one and preferably three Wiseguys to help us out. The problem is, how to find them without getting detected?One possibility is "sacrificing" me. I can send pm's to everybody and ask them to contact me if they are wiseguy/gals. Off course, some of them will be trying to get into our group. But nobody has to know you guys. All communication can go through me, it doesn't matter if I'm dead or alive. Besides, I'll probably get investigated and found guilty soon in the game anyway. Another possibility is to keep a low profile, i.e. Dutch protects Omanes and I only do investigations.
Dutch 2
04-02-2008 22:06 GMT (UK)
I think it's best if I protect you, Omanes, for the first couple of round. Let Andres do the actual killing. As for placing a mole in a group, well, that won't be a problem. The following is from a PM received from The Stranger (I summerized it a bit): -----------------------------My friends (Moros, DG, Andres).I ask you to accept my friendship for the duration of this game, that we may protect the town. To make this work, we need to trust eachother unconditionally (ooh, the irony!). Who will fight evil with me ?- TS ----------------------I'd suggest both Andres and myself infiltrate this group. Perhaps with the goal to convert them to our cause, if it seems they're wiling. As for a trademark...A pink ballerina shoe does sound a little unnatural, and doesn't sound like the sort of thing a respected and feared mafia family should be using. However, I'm quite clueless on what we should be using to mark our kills. Need to think about that one.
Omanes 1
04-02-2008 21:26 GMT (UK)
Edited by author 05-02-2008 07:17 General organisation:Don - Omanes AlexandrapolitesLuca - Dutch_guyMade - AndresWe might as well begin organising kills and such like for the moment. Any ideas, strategies or plans you guys can come up with - I'm a little clueless for now? At this stage random murders/investigations by Andres probably are the best plan, but we ought to adapt to any evidence which appears in the thread at a later stage.Does anybody have any ideas on infiltrating townie groups either - although it may be risky, I would like to deploy a mole in at least one of these groups, hopefully trying to manipulate them into following the family's will. Last time many of these groups, under Redleg and Louis, also managed to unite against the mafia, and were key in the townie victory. Preventing creation of a similar unity this time round may be a good idea. Removal of any innocents which may try to develop this unity later on could also be a wise plan.Recruitment is also a key issue - do we sit back and hope for the best, or do we go out of our way to find the wise guys and drag them into our team? The former will be the easiest approach yet very risky should any of the family end up murdered, while the latter could be dangerous if we end up asking the wrong people. We may have to set up a cover for recruitment purposes - possibly a trusted member we consider honest who isn't playing. Also Seamus has asked us to choose an item to mark each one of our kills with. I was considering a pink ballerina shoe, but I thought that might be a little unnatural and out of character. Any ideas from you guys?