Chess - Game Thread [Concluded]

[Sooh]

Pizza will join us when he has gotten some distance to things I think.

[Zack]

~~~An Appreciation of One of Our Betters~~~

Friends, Orgahs, fellow countrymen. I stand before you all today with the intent to extol the many virtues of one of our number. You may be surprised by whom I about to speak of, but the reason for my doing so is simple: Among his many admirable qualities, his humility perhaps shines most gloriously of them all. Thus the task falls upon me to wax poetic about the man who deserves all of the accolades we can think of. I speak, of course, about GeneralHankerchief [sic].

If you're not familiar with GeneralHankerchief, perhaps you might know him by one of his alter egos. GH, Jeff Probst, he even briefly went as Fuchs in a very successful tenure in the legendary game MU Anniversary where, of course, he was immediately named a Gentleman and a Scholar, and hastened Visorslash's release to a remote cabin in the woods for a month with no internet access, where he recorded a failed folk album. His post total accumulated from that single expedition was high enough to receive lucrative offers from Yates and faZ, and his name still rightly strikes fear in the heart of many a Werewolf.

He is a decorated and exemplary host, welding together the same universe in his famous Mafia X series with the raw power of an electric razor yet also the fine precision of a jackhammer. In terms of hosting games set in a dubiously historical universe - which I notoriously despise - there is perhaps no finer and more talented figure at this than GeneralHankerchief. His French Revolution game somewhat demonstrates his skill at this always-difficult task.

GeneralHankerchief's skill as a player is also, of course, unmatched. Truly khaan's better half, GeneralHankerchief has weaved through the myriad of thankless roles he has been assigned over the years, always cutting the most robust figure on the dance floor that is our lives. He also made the finals of the annual Mafia Championships a year after such noted competitors as Zack and Askthepizzaguy, and did better than Visorslash, who could only muster up a D3 lynch while GeneralHankerchief, known for his perseverance and refusal to give up, lasted all the way until D4.

Yes, truly GeneralHankerchief is a shining example and role model to all of us on all possible fronts that you can think of. While Montmorency may have been GeneralHankerchief's only wolf teammate to ever survive a game, while Seamus Fermanagh may have the best hand-written notes, while Askthepizzaguy may have been a more active member of the community, and while Visorslash may be the Mike to my Hunt, there is one person who shines above them - and us - all. I speak of the one and only...

Heart-stopping,

Pants-dropping,

House-rocking,

Earth-quaking,

Booty-shaking,

Pelt-taking,

Looooooove-making...

The one...
The only...

The great...

GeneralHankerchief!!!

Long may he grace us with his presence!

[Montmorency]

Pelt-taking?
----
Wolf pelts.

Logic-taking?

[Zack]

Pelt-taking?

wolf pelts

[Kagemusha]

So apparently one might consider that Zack enjoyed playing with GH..

[Askthepizzaguy]

Congratulations, winners.

Thanks for hosting, Sooh.

[Logic]

Pelt-taking?
----
Wolf pelts.

Logic-taking?

What do I have to do with this? Zack's extolling GH, and never once mentions me (nor an uncapitalized logic.)

[Askthepizzaguy]

Pizza will join us when he has gotten some distance to things I think.

As for my fellow orgahs:

Keep your sabers up. I've enjoyed spending the past decade playing with you.

[Dp101]

As for my fellow orgahs:

Keep your sabers up. I've enjoyed spending the past decade playing with you.

Why are you making it sound like you are leaving.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Why are you making it sound like you are leaving.

These games are destroying the relationships I have with my friends.

And I am compulsive and cannot stop myself from trying. It's not healthy.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I got 800 posts and almost no sleep for a week in a guessing game. Time to put this habit down since I'm out of control.

[Montmorency]

I'm so sorry.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I'm so sorry.

Don't be. You rocked this game. This is all inside my head, it has nothing to do with you. Had town won the game, I'd feel the same way.

Going to school and trying to pay attention on no sleep is not realistic. Being unable to stop myself means I have to not put myself in this position.

[Choxorn]

Don't be. You rocked this game. This is all inside my head, it has nothing to do with you. Had town won the game, I'd feel the same way.

Going to school and trying to pay attention on no sleep is not realistic. Being unable to stop myself means I have to not put myself in this position.

Well, yeah, that's why I only post like 5 times a phase these days, because I'm being realistic and knowing I don't have time for much more than that.

[Kagemusha]

I got 800 posts and almost no sleep for a week in a guessing game. Time to put this habit down since I'm out of control.

I feel you. I dont make 800 posts in a game, but many times i have gone too deep in the game and it becomes draining. Now after a long break i feel rejuvenated and also have healthier less emotional view in the game. It has always been a pleasure to play with you or against you. Rest and relax now old friend and come back when you feel like it.

[El Barto]

My drunk reads are legendary.

This is what I was aiming about when I made an offhand comment, early in the game, about players (cofcofalsohankerchiefcofcof) being/getting hammered.

I got 800 posts and almost no sleep for a week in a guessing game. Time to put this habit down since I'm out of control.

I was thinking that to myself while we were playing. If we're stupid enough to let you hog the thread, fine, but you're still spending too much time on a game. Maybe you should only join games where the GM enforces a daily posting quota?

[Montmorency]

I hope we can help you maintain a healthy level of activity, next time.

I was thinking that to myself while we were playing. If we're stupid enough to let you hog the thread, fine, but you're still spending too much time on a game. Maybe you should only join games where the GM enforces a daily posting quota?

Limit number of posts by players during day (unlimited by night - or the reverse?)

[Askthepizzaguy]

This is what I was aiming about when I made an offhand comment, early in the game, about players (cofcofalsohankerchiefcofcof) being/getting hammered.

I was thinking that to myself while we were playing. If we're stupid enough to let you hog the thread, fine, but you're still spending too much time on a game. Maybe you should only join games where the GM enforces a daily posting quota?

Won't help, I will just end up fitting the same content into fewer posts and spacing them out.

Then the posts become even less effective because they're walls. I never mastered doing more with less, and it's because I can't.

I try roleplaying, I've played under alts (rarely), and eventually, if I'm town, the same patterns emerge. I have to be outside of my wolf game, I have to find the scums, I have to stop townies from being lynched, I have to get people to see the correct answers, I have to keep checking in case my own answers are incorrect, I have to.... have to have to have to.

It's in my nature.

Logic has a nature, Xiahou has a nature. I used that to make reads on them that were accurate and unique, what others didn't see. We all have a nature. My nature is not something I can change, once the compulsion triggers.

The only way to stop it is to not start it.

I don't even care that this compulsion leads me to suspecting the lovers for the latter bit of the game. Don't care. Even if I lynch Csargo and Monty dies and I was half right and right enough to win and successful in my endeavours, I still drained my body and mind and put my health at risk over a game where you guess things at people. And for what?

What is the point?

I don't have to see to be able to know, even if I succeed, that's still not winning. I've started to become a bad player by my own definition of what a bad player is. Hence, I can't see the dead quicktopic or scum quicktopic or chat.

I know what's in there, I can take a wild guess.

It's not worth it to me, or anyone else, for me to keep this up. I let the game get to me. I can't keep doing that.

[El Barto]

Hmmm. (I actually read that post). It seems that you lack the moderate amount of self-control that even I have. You're getting burned out and letting this get to you. For the record, I think that you began to overthink the game –this game, not necessarily the game in general, as I haven't been playing much myself this year. Yes, you really should drop it for the time being.

[Montmorency]

Won't help, I will just end up fitting the same content into fewer posts and spacing them out.

Then the posts become even less effective because they're walls. I never mastered doing more with less, and it's because I can't.

I try roleplaying, I've played under alts (rarely), and eventually, if I'm town, the same patterns emerge. I have to be outside of my wolf game, I have to find the scums, I have to stop townies from being lynched, I have to get people to see the correct answers, I have to keep checking in case my own answers are incorrect, I have to.... have to have to have to.

It's in my nature.

Logic has a nature, Xiahou has a nature. I used that to make reads on them that were accurate and unique, what others didn't see. We all have a nature. My nature is not something I can change, once the compulsion triggers.

The only way to stop it is to not start it.

I don't even care that this compulsion leads me to suspecting the lovers for the latter bit of the game. Don't care. Even if I lynch Csargo and Monty dies and I was half right and right enough to win and successful in my endeavours, I still drained my body and mind and put my health at risk over a game where you guess things at people. And for what?

What is the point?

I don't have to see to be able to know, even if I succeed, that's still not winning. I've started to become a bad player by my own definition of what a bad player is. Hence, I can't see the dead quicktopic or scum quicktopic or chat.

I know what's in there, I can take a wild guess.

It's not worth it to me, or anyone else, for me to keep this up. I let the game get to me. I can't keep doing that.

My unsolicited observation: what you're describing are general personality or psychological issues that need to be addressed as such, outside the scope of the gaming community. IIRC you once mentioned being affected by bipolar disorder, and how this influenced your play, and sometimes detracted from your enjoyment.

It would be selfish of us to want you sticking around all for the sake of our amusement; admittedly you are right. You shouldn't return to Mafia until you feel you have managed to get your worst excessive compulsions under control, and that surviving another game past D1 won't cause you to spiral out in a destructive or guilt-inducing way. If you decide the community can play some role at any time, I think we will be here for you.

I hope you succeed and return. All the best to you and Sooh.

[Kagemusha]

Won't help, I will just end up fitting the same content into fewer posts and spacing them out.

Then the posts become even less effective because they're walls. I never mastered doing more with less, and it's because I can't.

I try roleplaying, I've played under alts (rarely), and eventually, if I'm town, the same patterns emerge. I have to be outside of my wolf game, I have to find the scums, I have to stop townies from being lynched, I have to get people to see the correct answers, I have to keep checking in case my own answers are incorrect, I have to.... have to have to have to.

It's in my nature.

Logic has a nature, Xiahou has a nature. I used that to make reads on them that were accurate and unique, what others didn't see. We all have a nature. My nature is not something I can change, once the compulsion triggers.

The only way to stop it is to not start it.

I don't even care that this compulsion leads me to suspecting the lovers for the latter bit of the game. Don't care. Even if I lynch Csargo and Monty dies and I was half right and right enough to win and successful in my endeavours, I still drained my body and mind and put my health at risk over a game where you guess things at people. And for what?

What is the point?

I don't have to see to be able to know, even if I succeed, that's still not winning. I've started to become a bad player by my own definition of what a bad player is. Hence, I can't see the dead quicktopic or scum quicktopic or chat.

I know what's in there, I can take a wild guess.

It's not worth it to me, or anyone else, for me to keep this up. I let the game get to me. I can't keep doing that.

Pardon my French, but Pizza you have to take a step back and say fuck that. It is a game and supposed to be fun. If it is not and instead hurting you or your life you need to ditch the bastard and let it dry on the rocks. Maybe one day a beautiful flower will grow from that carcass and it will be again something to enjoy, if not fuck that. Life is important, loved ones are important. Your own well being is important. Fuck that shit if it hurts you in any way. Im sure there arent a single coherent English sentence at any of the forementioned, but im sure you understand the meaning.