Chess - Game Thread [Concluded]

**Fredwood** · 10-13-2017, 23:19

Originally Posted by Slaan

Alright.

Just 'ISO'd' Xia to see if I'm not totally crazy on the few post he has.. its 7. 7 posts so far. And being on Zack/GH for most of it (Csargo yesterday but couldnt bus another wolf at this point if he is the last one). I'm never letting this slot live.

Lol, I had this same reaction with Pizza's read on Auto who had even fewer posts then Xia and had an almost perfect voting record. I didn't listen to him then and I lost because of it. I'm not saying it couldn't but I just sort of trust Pizza at this point with those low post guys. I literally don't.

The good news bad news is, is if he's scum he won't win, buuuuuutttt....

**Fredwood** · 10-13-2017, 23:20

Originally Posted by Fredwood

Lol, I had this same reaction with Pizza's read on Auto who had even fewer posts then Xia and had an almost perfect voting record. I didn't listen to him then and I lost because of it. I'm not saying it couldn't be him but I just sort of trust Pizza at this point with those low post guys. I literally wouldn't know how to read him otherwise.

The good news bad news is, is if he's scum he won't win, buuuuuutttt....

I just straight up forgot to finish sentences in that post.

**Slaan** · 10-13-2017, 23:21

Amnesia is one hell of a drug :D

**Slaan** · 10-13-2017, 23:27

I think hard bussing is literally the only strategy Xiahou could ever employ as mafia if he intends to have any chance. If he doesnt have a good record he'll die somewhere along the way since he can't get cleared in any other way on account of not posting. If he busses alot he either spew his mates clear if he dies first or gets super credit and maybe chills it out till the end. It's not a great strategy mind you, but the only one someone posting only 7 times in over 8 days could employ. I imagine even the mafia told him in mafia chat after he told them he is not gonna post much to just bus them or smth... I would.

I mean maybe he was just incredibly lucky (or a master at this game but I feel a master at this game would play a bit more ^^) but I won't ever take this chance.

**Slaan** · 10-13-2017, 23:31

Ngl though, the one thing bothering me from my 4 (well now 3) PoE is that its literally the ppl with seemingly least WIM/least posts... which is terrible but I'm always a sucker for this.. at least until I get a strong read on one of the more active ppl.

In the end it's probably also a reinforcing kinda thing.. I hate loosing to ppl that dont participate much but if I loose here to Monty I'd be like... damn but alright, he played and I didnt catch him. If I loose to Xiahou it's have lost to someone that hasnt really played and gave me almost no chance to catch him....

**Slaan** · 10-13-2017, 23:31

Anyway, I'm done for today :). See you around

**Fredwood** · 10-13-2017, 23:34

Originally Posted by Slaan

I think hard bussing is literally the only strategy Xiahou could ever employ as mafia if he intends to have any chance. If he doesnt have a good record he'll die somewhere along the way since he can't get cleared in any other way on account of not posting. If he busses alot he either spew his mates clear if he dies first or gets super credit and maybe chills it out till the end. It's not a great strategy mind you, but the only one someone posting only 7 times in over 8 days could employ. I imagine even the mafia told him in mafia chat after he told them he is not gonna post much to just bus them or smth... I would.

I mean maybe he was just incredibly lucky (or a master at this game but I feel a master at this game would play a bit more ^^) but I won't ever take this chance.

My guess is that he's not an incredibly active as either scum or Town and profile says he's been around since 2010, it may be just one of those things. At this point I literally don't know where I'm at with the remainder of votable players.

**Montmorency** · 10-13-2017, 23:36

Originally Posted by Fredwood

I think the problem you have is the spew masters both pushed multiple people, both cleared multiple people and both ignored multiple people and both split multiple people.

Of course, but there could be narrow patterns. I'm doing pretty much every player against the Mafia, and I'll package the results so it's easy for people to check or improve upon my work.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 10-13-2017, 23:45

Originally Posted by Fredwood

My guess is that he's not an incredibly active as either scum or Town and profile says he's been around since 2010, it may be just one of those things. At this point I literally don't know where I'm at with the remainder of votable players.

I don't know.

I haven't looked at the last game Xiahou played. My memory on this one is a little shaky. I can't remember if this is unusual for him.

I think he was in Pirate Ship. I'll have to check.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 10-13-2017, 23:40

Originally Posted by Fredwood

Lol, I had this same reaction with Pizza's read on Auto who had even fewer posts then Xia and had an almost perfect voting record. I didn't listen to him then and I lost because of it. I'm not saying it couldn't but I just sort of trust Pizza at this point with those low post guys. I literally don't.

The good news bad news is, is if he's scum he won't win, buuuuuutttt....

Auto had a perfect record when I made the read. I think he had 1 post and 1 vote, was on novice iirc? He was on someone I thought was super scummy and was on him all day. And he doesn't make joke votes, or when he does, he doesn't move them. Just super bad for him to do against a partner since moving off for him would be highly unusual.

One day he'll do that and blow me away though. I like being beaten by my own analysis game.

Play against the analysis.

**Fredwood** · 10-13-2017, 23:46

Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Auto had a perfect record when I made the read. I think he had 1 post and 1 vote, was on novice iirc? He was on someone I thought was super scummy and was on him all day. And he doesn't make joke votes, or when he does, he doesn't move them. Just super bad for him to do against a partner since moving off for him would be highly unusual.

One day he'll do that and blow me away though. I like being beaten by my own analysis game.

Play against the analysis.

Is Xia similar WRT to Auto? At least your analysis game or w/e you want to call it?

**Askthepizzaguy** · 10-13-2017, 23:51

Originally Posted by Fredwood

Is Xia similar WRT to Auto? At least your analysis game or w/e you want to call it?

He's been mostly absent from the gameroom for years and years.

While I have an impression, and that impression is no strong impression, which means he wasn't likely a big poster anytime when I played a lot, I can't reliably say if Xiahou was ever a big talker in the couple of years before my time.