Serial Killer Game [Concluded]

SERIAL KILLER

I hosted a previous incarnation of this down at Total War Center. Here is the thread. Reading this game may give you an idea of what kinds of clues I leave. However I will be changing my style to keep it slightly unpredictable after a successful catching of the serial killer.

This is similar in some respects to a mafia game except everyone playing is on the side of the "town". You'll be getting clues every day. You need to deduce who the Serial Killer is. It is not the game host and will probably not be anyone playing the game. In other words, the Serial Killer I have chosen is unaware they are the Serial Killer. However, they are a member of Totalwar.org.

The Serial killer (person I choose randomly) will be killing certain people. These may be specific people, to give the Serial Killer some kind of signature. For higher difficulty, a single kill among the others will not conform to the standard style. For maximum difficulty, the kills will be mostly random. However, accusing or arresting can be hazardous to your health, if you accuse or arrest incorrectly. If you die, you can no longer win against the current serial killer.

Rules:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Anyone can play. If you think you know who the Serial Killer is, post

Arrest: (name)

in bold. If you simply want to make an accusation, post

Accuse: (name)

If you are the first to Arrest the Serial Killer, you win.
If you are the first to Accuse the Serial Killer, you automatically get at least second place.
If you Arrest the wrong person, the Serial Killer has a 1 in 2 chance of killing you.
If you Accuse the wrong person, the Serial Killer has a 1 in 20 chance of killing you.
If you Accuse the right person, the Serial Killer has zero chance of ever killing you. (Could be an important part of your strategy)
You can only make one accusation per phase.
You can only make one arrest per phase.
You can accuse and arrest in a single day if you wish. (two different suspects)
Every phase will last at least 24 hours, possibly 48 once things get rolling. You can discuss with the other players ("detectives") and compare notes. You never know, they might be able to help you solve the case. Or perhaps you'll end up solving it for them... :sweatdrop:

To play the game, make an accusation.

You may also indicate you are playing by posting "IN"

NEW RULES

Ok. Now that we have gotten a feel for the game, it's time to up the ante. There will be something every one of the murder victims have in common. Remember, there's only so many members of the .org, and I'm not going to be digging through the massive amount of 200 post-count and below members to find more victims. The amount of victims killed per night relates to how large the victim pool is. If there's only a few people meeting the criteria, then there will only ever be a few victims. If there's a larger victim pool, then it will start off with more victims and it will increase exponentially every day until they are all gone.

1. When the pool of victims is depleted, the Serial Killer will roll a six sided die and take out that many remaining detectives. Who those detectives are will be determined by random.org.

So it is now possible for the Serial Killer to win the game outright. :wink:

2. Any 24-hour phase where there are no accusations or arrests will also result in a Serial Killer victory.

Typically you'll be given 5 to 6 days to safely solve the case. After a week, prepare to die. Please be aware of these changes. :evil: Are you ready? :holmes:



Added Rules:

For arrests to count, you must correctly ID something I intended to be a clue, (besides the letter clues) in the way it was intended, and state that as evidence during your arrest.

For now, accusations will not require a case.










Current players: 20 (unlimited)

Beskar
pevergreen
A Very Super Market
Lord Winter
YLC
Beefy187
Tratorix
DisgruntledGoat
Cultured Drizzt Fan
atheotes
Ibn-Khaldun
slashandburn
Ichigo
Centurion1
Double A
Iskander 3.1
splitpersonality
White_Eyes:D
Death is Yonder
Elite Ferret












:holmes:

In.

Day One:

_Martyr_ was killed last night; he died for his pinko principles. It was very painful.

The Serial Killer left a clue:

Do you have what it takes to crack this case? I have over 700 posts but less than 3000




Day One begins now. Feel free to post an accusation or arrest, and also feel free to post "in" if you want to play but wish to abstain from accusing or arresting. You have 24 hours. Unless you get really lucky, I'll move the game along in short order and you'll have more clues.

Accuse: disco
Arrest: decker

All or nothing.

:smoking:

Bold. I like it. :grin:

In.

Arrest: AggonyDuck
Accuse: Death is Yonder

Accuse: AVSM

In, although I'll probably be lost :laugh4:

In

Accuse:TosaInu

Dog.

Arrest: Tratorix

Checkmate. :smoking:

Alright, Pizza. I'm in.

The killer has a D in his name. Unlikely that it starts with a D too obvious. Pizza would never start with that as a clue. Martyr was killed for his communist tendancies so its likely the killers SN has something to do with ANTI-Communisim. Additionally the keyword CRACK should be noted.

I'll make no accusations or arrests just yet and wait to collect a few more clues.

I want in!


Accuse: Lord winter. :yes:

in...
"If you die, you can no longer win against the current serial killer." :inquisitive:

Might as well try this...

Accuse: Cultured Drizzt fan:7reporter:
Arrest: Cultured Drizzt fan:7cop:

So the serial killer isn't a member who signed up?

Generally speaking, it is not someone playing the game, but I can't guarantee that. They could sign up and blow that theory to bits.


Everyone has had a chance to discuss and accuse for this phase. Should I wait the full 24 hours or move on to Day Two?

I just hope you chosen some one who is somewhat active, because if you don't, I would never guess then probably because I don't even know them.

Given that the list of suspects includes only members of totalwar.org, with a certain post count range, and fitting certain criteria, you don't even need to know the person in question to be able to solve it. However, it may take a few days to gather clues.

In
Arrest:Lord of Storms

a lot of people are gonna die tonight.

Accuse: DisgruntledGoat

I guess I'll play this game since AVSM's game isn't going to start. :soapbox:

In.

Wait I just noticed this already started, but my name is in the sign-ups. :confused:

Due to the nature of this game, you can sign up and play at any time.

It's not a mafia game.

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Due to the nature of this game, you can sign up and play at any time.

It's not a mafia game.

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Okay, just wanted to make sure ~;)

Accuse:rasoforos

Accuse: Lord Winter

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Originally Posted by Beskar

Arrest: AggonyDuck
Accuse: Death is Yonder

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Beskar is the winner. AggonyDuck was the serial killer.

I have no :daisy: clue how Beskar solved it based on those obscure clues, so perhaps he would like to explain. I suppose it was technically possible to solve it based on those clues, but... in a scary, you'd-have-to-be-inside-my-brain kind of way. I am seriously scared. There are a LOT of people on the .org. For Beskar to have picked correctly is unbe-(expletive)-lievable. Congratulations. Not only did everyone survive the game, but you caught the Serial Killer before he was able to kill his second victim. Congratulations again. Now I have to come up with a whole different Serial Killer and try this again. Dang, Beskar!!! :laugh4: :sweatdrop: :laugh4: :sweatdrop:

A perfect score.

Now... as is customary... I'll explain "all" the clues... :sweatdrop:

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Day One:

_Martyr_ was killed last night; he died for his pinko principles. It was very painful.

The Serial Killer left a clue:

Do you have what it takes to crack this case? I have over 700 posts but less than 3000

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_Martyr_

His avatar is very similar to AggonyDuck's avatar. The clue here was GOING TO BE that everyone AggonyDuck killed would have a similar avatar.

It was very painful.

AggonyDuck reminds me of pain.

Do you have what it takes

AggonyDuck has a "D" in his name.

crack this case.

All the clues would rhyme with "quack". First day was "crack", next day would have been "whack", etc... quack makes you think of a duck. And the 700-3000 range would have solved it from there. So there was a reason for all those clues... but I didn't think anyone would solve it Day One. I am going to chalk this up to a random guess or a fluke. Otherwise I am now officially scared of Beskar.

Everyone is scared of Beskar and his creepy hood.

Congrats :D

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Do you have what it takes

AggonyDuck has a "D" in his name.

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That was the most obvious clue. I pretty much went for AggonyDuck as when reading, I thought of his name, as opposed to being the first letter, it was a capital D in the middle of the name...

I wouldn't be too scared, he lynches all the wrong people in mafia games.:laugh4:

I will come up with another Serial Killer and devise clues for such. Might as well keep the game rolling. Be back soon and no peeking at what I am doing, moderators.

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Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

I wouldn't be too scared, he lynches all the wrong people in mafia games.:laugh4:

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No I don't, everyone wrongfully lynches me!!!!:furious3::help::help::oops::skull: :wall::smash::clown::whip:

Whenever someone writes PERFECT SCORE in super-sized blue font, I can't help but imagine a manic Japanese game show host shouting it in mangled engrish.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Whenever someone writes PERFECT SCORE in super-sized blue font, I can't help but imagine a manic Japanese game show host shouting it in mangled engrish.

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And that's exactly how I want you to picture it, too.

Now then, onto Game Two.

Day One:

Orda Khan was sent back from whence he came. Only, you know, a little deader.

The Serial Killer left a clue.

I'm holding out for a hero. I have over 500 posts but less than 5000





Begin!

Accuse: Yaseikhaan. Get the obvious one out of the way.

He has over 5000 posts.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Beskar

He has over 5000 posts.

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Arrest: Beskar :furious3:

Arrest: Heraclius

The clue wasn't a capital H.

Beskar gets it right once and suddenly he's an expert. :laugh4:

Doesn't matter, we'll see what happens.

ATPG, we resurrect when someone else finds the killer right?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Tratorix

Beskar gets it right once and suddenly he's an expert. :laugh4:

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Not once, I got a perfect! :book2:

Just trying to help people not do basic errors and get killed.

I CHOOSE YOU BESKAR!!!! Go find that serial killer.

Quote:

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Just trying to help people not do basic errors and get killed.

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and we thank you for it.

Here is a possible list using the main h clue.

Wakizashi
Ibn-Khaldun
Megas Methuselah
Olaf The Great
Rhyfelwyr
atheotes
johnhughthom
Northnovas
phonicsmonkey
Thermal Mercury

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Beskar

Here is a possible list using the main h clue.

Wakizashi
Ibn-Khaldun
Megas Methuselah
Olaf The Great
Rhyfelwyr
atheotes
johnhughthom
Northnovas
phonicsmonkey
Thermal Mercury

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Actually, I'm kinda liking AVSM's line of thought - the clues add up pretty strongly for it, least that is what some small voice in the back of my head is telling me.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

I wouldn't be too scared, he lynches all the wrong people in mafia games.:laugh4:

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No Beskar is just giving us some handicap. He can lynch the host and make him guilty if he wants it.

Arrest Thermal Mercury

He used to be called Ares. Ares is god of battle is he not?

Accuse: Ibn-Khaldun
Arrest: Ibn-Khaldun


Courteously. :laugh4:

CDF, use different names. Using the same name is pointless for both.

From what I gather, each round, ATPG adds another letter, thus there will be capital(or pural) depending on the name and lowercase for the lowercase stuff.

With this logic in mind, it isn't going to be a short name (Sorry Zim), and other clues distinctly say things such as postcount. My hunch is that it is some one on that list, however, I am not sure who, as I don't have the .org notice. For instance, who is Orda Khan? As for the hero clue, is it like "Ichigo" for instance? (No, it isn't him, invalidates postcount rule, was my first guess at a quick glance)

I am going to take a calculated stab -

Arrest: Rhyfelwyr
Accuse: Olaf the Great

accuse: Wakizashi
arrest: Ibn-Khaldun

:smash:

Huh .. Do I really look like a serial killer? :inquisitive:


Accuse: atheotes

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Generally speaking, it is not someone playing the game, but I can't guarantee that. They could sign up and blow that theory to bits.

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Current players: 14 (unlimited)

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Beskar
pevergreen
A Very Super Market
Lord Winter
YLC
Beefy187
Tratorix
DisgruntledGoat
Cultured Drizzt Fan
atheotes
Ibn-Khaldun
slashandburn
Ichigo
Centurion1

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:juggle2:

i did not even realise the first phase had started... :laugh4:
good job Beskar :2thumbsup:

Day Two:

Retaliation:

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Tratorix was pushed down an elevator shaft and crushed by the descending lift before he could escape.
A Very Super Market was attacked in the marketplace by fresh fruit but he managed to lurk his way out.
Beefy187 was about to be turned into beefsteak, but he unleashed the dreaded methane cloud and the killer ran away.
Cultured Drizzt Fan was sipping poisoned wine that had been placed in front of him, but it turns out he's immune to it.
Beskar was strutting around proudly with his new Detective badge, but it was actually a bomb. It exploded.
Double A was off trying to arrest Ibn-Khaldun, but he accidentally ran into a street lamp and was seeing double. Somehow he managed to survive.
Ibn-Khaldun tried to blitz his way to victory but it seems he was too slow. Nevertheless, the one trying to kill him was even slower. He survived.

Day Two Summary:

Tratorix died.
Beskar died.
The other detectives survived.

Murders:

Gobbledygook was mortally wounded, but when he tried to call out for help, no one understood him.
Malik of Sindh was trampled by elephants before he could call a jihad.
Wladyslaw IV had his heart and viscera torn out and interred in the Chapel of St. Casimir of Vilnius Cathedral.

The Serial Killer left a clue.

I'd love to play tag, but I can only do it on this table.

Perhaps the Serial killer comes from a Non english speaking country.
Or likes playing Eastern faction in TW games.

Accuse: phonicsmonkey

Arrest:Northnovas

Come on big money!!!

Arrest: Abokasee

Accuse: Beefy :beam:

It's been suggested that I give the updates sooner, perhaps after everyone has voted, to speed the game up.

I may implement this policy starting now. If you have no accusation or arrest, post abstain. After all the active players have accused, arrested, or abstained, or 24 hours have passed, I will move it along. Which means:

Beskar (dead)
pevergreen
A Very Super Market
Lord Winter
YLC
Beefy187
Tratorix (dead)
DisgruntledGoat
Cultured Drizzt Fan
atheotes
Ibn-Khaldun
slashandburn
Ichigo
Centurion1
Iskander 3.1
Double A

These are the players remaining before I'll move it along.

Accuse: Cultured Drizzt fan

it could happen. :laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

Accuse: Atheotes

my best guess... in the writeup it did look like Ibn will not be killed... hmm

If you don't know who to blame then usually Sasaki is guilty..

Accuse: Sasaki Kojiro

And before I forget..

Arrest: atheotes

Edit: Sry for double post :wall:

Accuse: abstain
Arrest: abstain

sorry i want a few more clues before i make my move

Arrest: atheotes

Day Three:

Retaliation:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

YLC was attacked by his lord and conqueror, but he was not vanquished.
Ichigo was off making a bad arrest, when he was attacked by someone who lurks more than him. They engaged in a duel of lurkers, and somehow Ichigo managed to escape!
A Very Super Market was hit on the head, torn into pieces, and sold at the deli counter.
Beefy187 managed to survive a stampede, intimidating them all away using his ferocious moo.
Cultured Drizzt Fan sipped more wine, and this time he gagged and nearly died. "I said the Seventy-Eight!" He shouted at the poor waiter.
atheotes finally realized there was indeed a God, and went off to meet him. *ACK*
Ibn-Khaldun was attacked by the same person twice. His luck had nearly run out. Nearly....
Iskander 3.1 was nearly blown up by a Russian missile, but remembered to wear clean underwear and therefore miraculously survived.

Day Three Summary:

A Very Super Market died.
atheotes died.
Centurion1 was not attacked.
The other detectives survived.

Murders:

Yaseikhaan was about to change his name one more time, but he was taken down by his evil twin.
Baba Ga'on was buried up to his head in sand and the fire ants ate him alive.
R'as al Ghul was plotting the destruction of Gotham city, but he died in a train crash.
Kongamato.... the principle that occurred to him was death, indeed.
Lehesu was pushed into a soy processing machine. It was not a very healthy alternative.
Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe was cannibalized by a bunch of tiny smurfs.
Al Khalifah was slain, his head placed atop a wooden stick, and became the lord of the flies.
Cebei died when a desk fell on him.
master of the puppets was very agitated by his own death. He never made it to the spin cycle.

The Serial Killer left a clue.

One of these victims is not like the other. You should be able to tell which one.

Got a serious case of regicide going on here.....

never mind

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Oh noooo!

I wish I could've been in this ;_;

Sorry for intruding on this game...

Carry on with play. :bow:

Split, you can play at any time. Anyone can join. This isn't a mafia game. :bow:

Sign up and start playing now.

Oh :daisy: yes!


In in in :D

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hanrow

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So far the letters have been "O, R, H"

His name contains all of them


Accuse: Hanrow

I am made of stupid, excuse me :bow:

Unaccuse;

Accuse: Hirosito


For real this time >_>

so many people with 50% chance of death survived...and i died with a 5% chance :furious3:

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Originally Posted by atheotes

so many people with 50% chance of death survived...and i died with a 5% chance :furious3:

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Yeah, random.org was not kind to you. But it's been awfully lenient on the false arrest people. The RNG doesn't seem to want to give you what is statistically probable... must be having a bad hair day, as TosaInu would say.

Of course you did accuse yourself, so... oops? :laugh4:




Players remaining to post before phase ends (or 24 hours)

Beskar
pevergreen
A Very Super Market
Lord Winter
YLC
Beefy187
Tratorix
DisgruntledGoat
Cultured Drizzt Fan
atheotes
Ibn-Khaldun
slashandburn
Ichigo
Centurion1
Double A
Iskander 3.1
splitpersonality

both things: abstain

I need more evidence provided by the other players

Yeah, Accuse: abstain
Arrest: Abstain


I am cool with not dying.

do I need to post to abstain? I thought that everyone in the .org is a player even if they don't post (I've been playing since post #1)