Mafia V: The Family Strikes Back [Concluded]

[Husar]

Its either a cunning Mafia trick...or their just plain idiots.

You're just mad because I voted for you.

[Sigurd]

Its either a cunning Mafia trick...or their just plain idiots.

It actually works... In The Black Hand 2 I repeatedly told the chatters that I was the Godfather. No-one seemed to believe me.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I confess, I have been a sinner.

Hail Mary, full of grace....


[Note: for best results, repeat full prayer until you convert to catholicism]

[Kommodus]

FYI, I am going on vacation this Thanksgiving, leaving tomorrow morning and returning Sunday evening.

Hm... I wonder if this has something to do with why GH didn't want a tie vote. Perhaps he's taking a little vacation too?

[Proletariat]

How many others are off this weekend? I'll be gone Thursday night through Sunday evening as well.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Actually, yes, that is why I didn't want a tie vote.

Voting this round will last from the kills (to be posted later today) until early Saturday.

[Husar]

It actually works... In The Black Hand 2 I repeatedly told the chatters that I was the Godfather. No-one seemed to believe me.

I was thinking you referred to the Godfather 2...
On the Black Hand 2 you only told me you were inactive and wanted to spice it up a bit after some Godfather 2 had ended, turned out you were spicing it up all the time.

How many others are off this weekend? I'll be gone Thursday night through Sunday evening as well.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Ok, I won't be here over the weekend, but I may be here.

[Silver Rusher]

Damn, Banquo's Ghost, picking up on that Wanaka thing is incredibly fishy. In fact, I am convinced you planted it so you could accuse Hepcat. That a regular person (not from New Zealand) could 1) know something so incredibly specific and have it conveniently come up in the first kills in a game of mafia and 2) link this incredibly obscure piece of information with an entirely different word does not seem at all possible to me. I searched around on google a bit and couldn't even find that. Been on holiday to there before and wanted to make the reference, BG?

Something I believe was picked up on after you stopped playing this game is that people in special roles have a psychological tendency to talk about their roles or give away hints as to their plans. In TG2, and this is the best example that fits with your case, Myrddraal (a mafioso who had just killed Sir Moody while he was in a Cessna Skyhawk) posted this:

Also did anyone else notice this:

and a Cessna Skyhawk flew into view.

Reminds me of Osmium and as such should be thoroughly ignored.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...e=UTF-8&tab=wi

Btw, if you are thinking of voting BG, try to concentrate more on Sasaki's good record than my bad one. He knows what he's talking about.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Day breaks in the Frontroom. All is quiet. Most people, disturbed by the previous day's events, had still decided to go by their normal routines, convinced that the threat of the mafia was eliminated.

How wrong they were.

Pannonian’s brow was full of sweat, his fingers lined with dirt, as he worked his field. The simple farmer was so engrossed in his work that he failed to notice a shadowy figure walk up behind him.

“Hello Pannonian,” said the figure, in a cold, malevolent voice.

“Oh God,” Pannonian thought to himself, “It’s too early.” Not having the will to turn around and face the voice, Pannonian tightened his grip on his hoe and got ready to fight or flee.

The shadowy figure chuckled lightly, as if he knew Pannonian’s fear. “My dearest Pannonian, may I ask you some questions?”

Before Pannonian had the chance to respond, the shadowy figure asked: “Why do you do what you do?”

“What do you mean?” Pannonian replied.

The figure responded: “Why engage yourself in this degrading work? Is it not better if one immerses himself in the vast oceans of thought?”

Pannonian turned around and snapped: “This is noble work! I would much rather till the land than waste my life with worthless speculation!”

Only then did Pannonian get a glimpse of the figure. A tall man, with a wide brimmed hat supporting grapes stood before him. Most disturbing was the man’s face, it was as if staring at a void. There was – nothingness.

The man’s voice became loud and insidious: “YOU HAVE INSULTED WHAT THE WANAX HOLDS DEAR, PANNONIAN! YOU HAVE DEFILED HIS SACRED DOMAIN BY MUTILATING IT AND SUFFOCATING IT TO MEET YOUR OWN SELFISH DESIRES!”

The man’s voice dropped back to it’s previous tone: “But The Wanax is able to requite this wrong.”

Pannonian was found dead on his field. Every orifice of his body had been stuffed with manure. By the body was a business card with the words "The Wanax" imprinted on it, as well as a grape watermark.

Meanwhile, Evil_Maniac From Mars was at his house, watching an old BBC television show. He was well-equipped with a comfortable recliner, the remote, some junk food, and beer. This would be a good day. He wouldn't have to get up at all.

And then the doorbell rang.

Cursing to himself, EMFM got off of his recliner and opened the front door. Standing there was a man with sunglasses, wearing a trenchcoat.

"Telegram," the man said.

"Telegram? Do those even exist anymore?"

"Well, obviously they do, or I wouldn't be here, would I?" The man got terse.

"Okay, sheesh. You don't have to be mean to me. Aren't you supposed to read the telegram?"

The man with the trenchcoat grunted. "Very well. If you wish." He cleared his throat and began.

"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits
On a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes
And hooptiously drangle me
with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon
See if I don't."

EMFM stared at him. "That's it?"

The man with the trenchcoat stared back. "Um... I guess so... I read somewhere where reading that was supposed to kill you."

"Nope, guess not."

"I guess I'll have to resort to Plan B, then," the mafioso said matter-of-factly. He pulled a stiletto out of his trenchcoat, stabbed EMFM in the heart, and departed.

Later that day, Chief of Police Beirut had all the villagers gathered in the town center again.

"Gentlemen," he began, "it seems as if the mafia are still at large in the Frontroom. So, I have no choice but to begin the voting procedure again."

Announcement from GH: As stated before, due to Thanksgiving break the voting will last until Saturday. I want lots of discussion from those who aren't going away, and I wish everyone who is going away a happy Thanksgiving.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I am the detective. I confess.

your unholy blasphemy does not fool me. Vote:theRTWGuru
interpretation: your trying to make us think you are a detective, but your just saying that to save yourself.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Vote:Banquo's Ghost

[Csargo]

Vote:Banquo's Ghost

[AggonyDuck]

your unholy blasphemy does not fool me. Vote:theRTWGuru
interpretation: your trying to make us think you are a detective, but your just saying that to save yourself.

Or maybe he is just trying to fool the mafia away from the real detective? (EDIT: albeit doing a poor job at it)

[AggonyDuck]

Anyway to my vote. I've been reading BG's posts and I agree with Sasaki and SR that they're a bit suspicious. So I will follow them and cast my vote like this:

Vote: Banquo's Ghost

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Vote:Banquo's Ghost

Vote:Banquo's Ghost

Sasaki, did you not deride me earlier for failing to back up my vote with something resembling a valid reason?

Should I assume that Silver Rusher speaks for you two, hence this vote?

Please enlighten me.

[Csargo]

Sasaki, did you not deride me earlier for failing to back up my vote with something resembling a valid reason?

Should I assume that Silver Rusher speaks for you two, hence this vote?

Please enlighten me.

I voted Banquo's Ghost because of what SR said. What Sasaki was saying and because what the hell is a Wanax I don't know what that is do you?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I voted Banquo's Ghost because of what SR said. What Sasaki was saying and because what the hell is a Wanax I don't know what that is do you?

No clue. Couldn't tell the difference between a wanax, a snorlax, or a can of Dr. Zoggs sex wax.


I did a little re-reading following Ag-Duck's vote, so I'll

Vote: Banquo's Ghost

provisionally -- at least until we here from BG.

[Silver Rusher]

Vote: Banquo's Ghost

Explained earlier.

EDIT:

Sasaki, did you not deride me earlier for failing to back up my vote with something resembling a valid reason?

Should I assume that Silver Rusher speaks for you two, hence this vote?

Please enlighten me.

I think the fact that Sasaki explained his reasoning earlier makes up for the fact that he didn't post a reason with his vote.

[Ignoramus]

If you saw the definitions of Wanax that Banquo gave, he also mentioned a Mycenaean priest-king or a Homeric word for king.

Now I have been doing a bit of research, and found out that there was a Macedonian general named "Craterus", who late became one of the Diadochi and thus a king. I therefore accuse Craterus of being one of the mafia.

Silver: Why do you accuse Banquo's Ghost of planting Wanax to get rid of Hepcat, when it is was posted in one of the kills again? Whoever did it, did not do it for the sole purpose of framing Hepcat.

Vote: Craterus

[Craterus]

I'm flattered that you even think my knowledge of Ancient Greek culture is that good. I'll admit to only knowing about the campaign of Alexander but I guess you have good reasoning there.

I've been away for a few days, apologies for my absence.

I'll vote: abstain. I've read the whole thread; I still have no idea and I don't want to bandwagon BG. Seems a bit like overkill. At least at the moment.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Wow, now that's what I call a bandwagon. Reminds me of the howling mob that lynched me last time I played, again for writing more than one syllable.

There's not much I can say in my defence, since it appears that this town has no interest in exploring the clues left by the Mafia. You are all so terrified by double-bluffs you can't think straight.

For example, some of you are talking about Hepcat being framed. How do you know he wasn't one of the Mafia? If, as Sasaki chided me, these clues are placed to mislead, why would I put my head above the parapet and attract attention to myself?

I maintain that the reference to the Wanax is important - either as a red herring or a real clue. If you all really think that simply exploring ideas deserves a lynching, be my guest. You'll regret it in the morning. I could claim to be an expert on Maori culture or Mycenaen kings, but just try putting wanax into google, as I did, to see if something came up.

I shall think some more before casting my vote. Perhaps that's advice some of you bandwaggoners should reflect on as well.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Sasaki, did you not deride me earlier for failing to back up my vote with something resembling a valid reason?

Should I assume that Silver Rusher speaks for you two, hence this vote?

Please enlighten me.

See previous 4 or 5 posts



Banquo, theres no way the mafia accidentally included a word like "wanax" in their description. Since it was on purpose it doesn't tell us anything, we have no way of knowing whether it pointed to someone specific or was random.

[Husar]

If you saw the definitions of Wanax that Banquo gave, he also mentioned a Mycenaean priest-king or a Homeric word for king.

Now I have been doing a bit of research, and found out that there was a Macedonian general named "Craterus", who late became one of the Diadochi and thus a king. I therefore accuse Craterus of being one of the mafia.

Good point and seems to be true.

Vote: Craterus

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Good point and seems to be true.

Vote: Craterus

If you saw the definitions of Wanax that Banquo gave, he also mentioned a Mycenaean priest-king or a Homeric word for king.

Now I have been doing a bit of research, and found out that there was a Macedonian general named "Craterus", who late became one of the Diadochi and thus a king. I therefore accuse Craterus of being one of the mafia.

Silver: Why do you accuse Banquo's Ghost of planting Wanax to get rid of Hepcat, when it is was posted in one of the kills again? Whoever did it, did not do it for the sole purpose of framing Hepcat.

Vote: Craterus

Oh what the christ?


Voting based on "clues" won't get us anywhere. I don't even see how you are making the connection there for Craterus being guilty. Are you suggesting that he planted a clue pointing at himself?

It's far more likely that you planted the clue to frame Craterus.

[Craterus]

I like your thinking.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Oh what the christ?


Voting based on "clues" won't get us anywhere. I don't even see how you are making the connection there for Craterus being guilty. Are you suggesting that he planted a clue pointing at himself?

It's far more likely that you planted the clue to frame Craterus.

lord God bless you for opening the villager's eyes.

interpretation:

very true; they usually do that to frame villagers.

See previous 4 or 5 posts



Banquo, theres no way the mafia accidentally included a word like "wanax" in their description. Since it was on purpose it doesn't tell us anything, we have no way of knowing whether it pointed to someone specific or was random.

i agree.

unvote:theRTWGuru
Vote: Banquo's Ghost

[Ignoramus]

Craterus might have been hoping one of two things:

1.) That no one picked up on the definition of Wanax.

2.) That if even if someone did, it would be refuted by someone like Sasaki, who may well be the other mafia guy.

[Kommodus]

I think this'll be my last post before leaving on Thanksgiving vacation. Since I'm not going to be able to properly participate in this round, I'll have to:

Vote: Abstain

However, here's a thought: take a look at the old Cosa Nuova thread and look at who played. The quoted Vogon poetry would seem to indicate that the guilty party is a veteran of that game. Of course, he could also be someone who didn't actually play, but followed the thread. I know it's not much, but it's something.

[GeneralHankerchief]

However, here's a thought: take a look at the old Cosa Nuova thread and look at who played. The quoted Vogon poetry would seem to indicate that the guilty party is a veteran of that game. Of course, he could also be someone who didn't actually play, but followed the thread. I know it's not much, but it's something.

Okay, before anyone gets too caught up in this, the killer mentioned nothing about Vogon poetry. I just put that in because I knew EMFM would want something along those lines.

[Sigurd]

vote:Sasaki

Every game needs a little bandwagon sounding the tune of Sasaki.
He is barking up the wrong tree here...