I was planning for a change of strategy by Day 8, as I hoped I would shed my inane, goofy persona and become an "analyst" for the town. However, IRL conspired against me, as I was isolated from a desktop and had to painstakingly prod-prod-prod those huge posts you all saw. The fact that the house I was in was tremendously dusty was no help either. Had I been at a desktop/laptop, perhaps I could have made that change successfully, especially since as I was away for the whole weekend, I would drag the change out of several days. But it wasn't to be, as Sasaki homed in on me. From that point on, I was pretty much toast, whatever I did. Looking back on the posts, I would have put in more accusation and less defence, but I wasn't in a position to do that, and my only hope was that they wouldn't lynch a guy who couldn't respond (Even)

But back to the early game, I think GH is right is that we were probably screwed by Day 2. I had no breathing space from that point onward, and it probably would have been preferable to the scum had the more experienced player survived. I was pleased with the Night 1 kills though, as they dropped out of the game early on after that, despite CR's promise for vengeance (Which was eventually fulfilled, albeit indirectly ). I was concious of the fact that lurkers die in the mid game, so sneaking to victory was not an option, and I didn't have the experience, time or reputation to become a Manchurian analyst. Coasting was my only option, and seeing as I'd never been mafia before, that was going to be hard. My debate with Sasaki was fun, both because he bought it and because I survived by the skin of my teeth (Or rather, Shlin28's self vote).

But by the late game, we were having real difficulty towards the end of the game. Everyone left appeared to either look scummy, or had to die from a lynch. We had actually intended Methos to "come along for the ride" into the depths of the endgame, in order to serve as a lurker I could lynch. Unwittingly, he might have saved the town by getting himself killed ahead of schedule. We also thought that Ibn was total lynchbait, and I expected him to get lynched every phase since about Day 4. We had similar things going with Thermal, Renata, Reenk etc. However, we were desperate to get Sasaki or ATPG lynched. The "pizza paddle" manoeuvre failed ironically because it was such an ATPG-ish move; he was probably the only player who would have been able to dismiss it as a simple WIFOM. I had trouble with attempts to get Sasaki lynched, as it would have been quite an unusual move to go from discussing mafia theory with him to suddenly start baying for his blood. I couldn't pick up on anything to accuse him of, apart from the usual suspicions which everyone, esp. Renata had about him. Even if I had managed to lodge a vote against him in the final round, the fact that it was against Sasaki was a duel that I just couldn't win, a David and Goliath match where David gets pounded into the sand.

I don't know what Chaotix has to say about it, but I'm guessing that he'll agree with half of what I've said and dismiss the other half as nonsense. But we will both agree that this was a great game, and that we enjoyed working together. It certainly has given me some much needed experience for the next time I'm scum, and I thoroughly enjoyed both the plotting and weapon choosing (Yes, even the turtles) along with the attempted deception in thread.