Chess - Game Thread [Concluded]

[Askthepizzaguy]

I hated making a vote I was reasonably certain didn't win the game, too.

But I was tired of suffering over the game and Cuth looked like he had had enough as well.

I apologize for that choice, but... I had to. Enough was enough for me.

[Dp101]

I hated making a vote I was reasonably certain didn't win the game, too.

But I was tired of suffering over the game and Cuth looked like he had had enough as well.

I apologize for that choice, but... I had to. Enough was enough for me.

I understand, even if part of me wishes that you tied the vote and rolled the dice. Take a break as long as you need to, just know that we dont expect you to do anything more in these games than what you want to. Yes, at times, you put winning over others in this game, but please go back and find all the times that you didn’t. I am not saying that a break is not healthy, I just don’t want you to see yourself as a complete failure when you have inspired me to become so much better at this game.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I understand, even if part of me wishes that you tied the vote and rolled the dice. Take a break as long as you need to, just know that we dont expect you to do anything more in these games than what you want to. Yes, at times, you put winning over others in this game, but please go back and find all the times that you didn’t. I am not saying that a break is not healthy, I just don’t want you to see yourself as a complete failure when you have inspired me to become so much better at this game.

This is my thoughts on voting to tie it:

Monty then wins or loses the single greatest game he's ever played, due to the outcome of a coin flip.

If you were alive instead of me on final 4 it would have been a win, even if you lynch Csargo with Cuth. Gets the job done.

Instead, he correctly killed the double voter, and survived attempts made by me and others to get Csargo lynched. He earned it.

To me, if town earned it, they would have earned it by not lynching Xiahou and lynching even Csargo would have been fine, because it gets the job done. Town didn't quite earn it at the end.

I allowed my townies to get lynched, in Xiahou and Cuth. I should have insisted, but if I do that, then I'm just the dick who cannot play mafia unless he always gets his way on every lynch.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I ran into the brick wall several times of playing the game to win, or playing the game with friends I wanted to keep after the game.

The only real rule: "Don't be a dick." I was trying not to be. Apologies to anyone who felt I was.

[Kagemusha]

I hated making a vote I was reasonably certain didn't win the game, too.

But I was tired of suffering over the game and Cuth looked like he had had enough as well.

I apologize for that choice, but... I had to. Enough was enough for me.

I was convinced until the very end that Cuth was the mafia, i just couldnt let go of the thought. I actually predicted that Xia would flip town and you would be night killed, while Monty would save the town by getting Cuth lynched. See how that prediction unfolded...

[Askthepizzaguy]

I said all the reasons why Xiahou was town, and we all identified Cuth's and the dead wolves' posts which locked him town.

Allowing both of those people to be put outside of our town circle is how we lost.

The POE of Monty, Slaan, and Csargo was correct and it would have been over in any 2 of those lynches, and I chose the only wrong one.

[Askthepizzaguy]

The game is town's to lose, and we somehow managed to lynch the exact wrong people.

Not even just regular wrong people, the only wrong people that allows Monty to win.

[Askthepizzaguy]

There are many situations in chess where there's only one move which loses. And people choose that one wrong move often enough.

It happens. Not even mad about Monty winning, only upset at my own behavior.

[Kagemusha]

There are many situations in chess where there's only one move which loses. And people choose that one wrong move often enough.

It happens. Not even mad about Monty winning, only upset at my own behavior.

You just have to be merciful to yourself. You are too deep in this.

[Dp101]

The game is town's to lose, and we somehow managed to lynch the exact wrong people.

Not even just regular wrong people, the only wrong people that allows Monty to win.

Stop thinking like this. Just focusing on the mistakes and the need to be correct is exactly what you were saying that you were trying to avoid. Yes, see the parts of your behaviour that you need to fix, but, like me, you need to let go sometimes.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Stop thinking like this. Just focusing on the mistakes and the need to be correct is exactly what you were saying that you were trying to avoid. Yes, see the parts of your behaviour that you need to fix, but, like me, you need to let go sometimes.

I'm there, I've already made the decision for myself.

That comment was more game-related post-mortem. Why town earned the loss and why Monty earned the win.

The signature doesn't lie.

[Askthepizzaguy]

As I discussed with someone privately, if I ever play again I need to:

1) Have a wordcount per post restriction self-imposed
2) Have a postcount per day restriction self-imposed
3) Do not attempt to make the person I am accusing laugh with jokes or references. Attempts at humor can be taken very wrongly if you're stressed out by being pushed.

[El Barto]

IIRC you once mentioned being affected by bipolar disorder, and how this influenced your play, and sometimes detracted from your enjoyment.

(!)

I'd completely forgotten that tiny little bit of information.


Also, @Askthepizzaguy: it's 5 in the morning in Norway and you're still analysing a game which you yourself admit drew you in too deep? @Sooh, take the laptop off the man's hands.