Seven Man Scrimmage V - Red Herring Mafia [Concluded]

[Yaropolk]

Since this is a far side mafia, the killer is obviously the baddest cow in the world! Seriously though, ATPG's numbers are off a bit but he has the right idea. With 1 scum, the chance or randomly lynching him before the game is over is around 78%, and with 2 scum it's around 67%. The odds go up with pro town roles or if scum don't know each other.

Vote no lynch

[Secura]

You know what?

To please our gracious host and stir the pot, so to speak, I'm going to vote: Askthepizzaguy. Sure, the vote isn't really going to amount to much, but it's a game, it's for funsies... :P

Pizza, your explanation of the chances of town success was a really cute touch, but ultimately just struck me as common sense. I look forward to your mozarella-based rebuttal! :P

[Centurion1]

vote: secura to many pizza jokes when centurions waiting for a juicy, delicious, steak. *wipes mouth*

[Secura]

I apologise to your poor stomach, Cent!

[Askthepizzaguy]

You know what?

To please our gracious host and stir the pot, so to speak, I'm going to vote: Askthepizzaguy. Sure, the vote isn't really going to amount to much, but it's a game, it's for funsies... :P

Pizza, your explanation of the chances of town success was a really cute touch, but ultimately just struck me as common sense. I look forward to your mozarella-based rebuttal! :P

No rebuttal is warranted. Common sense sometimes needs a little bit of math to back it up.

Your vote would be better elsewhere, of course, but that's also common sense.

[Secura]

Indeed, it certainly would, I have no doubts about that.

I merely wanted to spice things up a little, rather than seven clear 'no lynch' votes.

[Double A]

Stands by and waits patiently for the Jihad and thousands of Sipahis.

[Yaropolk]

vote: secura to many pizza jokes when centurions waiting for a juicy, delicious, steak. *wipes mouth*

unvote; vote: secura lets see who breaks the tie

[Subotan]

Surprisingly, the butlers did not attempt to find out the killer immediately. They all seemed quite content to lie around and eat this new fangled pizza meal that had just arrived with some Italian immigrants, and was currently the height of sophistication in Pittsburgh. But by no means were these butlers a multi-cultural lot, as their persecution of one particular butler showed. His funny accent, tendency to ramble and curious, almost drawn features all drew votes to Secura. Eventually, it was decided, in a rather nonchalant fashion that Secura was probably the killer, and was thus set upon by the butlers. Yaropolk and Centurion1 each drew their corkscrews, let out a mighty roar and attacked Secura, knocking him to ground so that the pair could unscrew Secura's eyes from his face.

When the deed was done, a thorough inspection of the corpse revealed that

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Secura was Nestor

He was just a townie!

Embarassed by what they had done, the remaining butlers decided that now would be a good time to go back to their bedrooms.

Night will end in 24 Hours, OR once all of you who have night abilities have sent their orders in. As there are only seven people, it shouldn't be too much trouble to bring forward day by a few hours. Regardless, it will end at 16:00 GMT tomorrow, whether you have sent orders in or not.

[Secura]

Good job!

If I was mafia, do you really think I would have drawn attention to myself by deciding not to vote no lynch?

EDIT: Subotan, just noticed that I recieved two votes (Centurion and Yaropolk), whereas No Lynch recieved three (Pizza, Methos, Thermal). I should still be alive... what gives? :<

[Thermal]

So much for no lynch (and I hate no lynches but see it as a good plan here). Though to be fair it isn't entirely yaropolk's and centurion's faults, seeing as secura was the person who voted for something other than no lynch in the first place.

A rough start it would seem.

[Secura]

If no lynch was not permitted, the rules should have stated as such and the host should have pointed it out to you, Pizza and Methos who all voted as such, no?

I'm hardly likely to want to draw attention to myself if I'm mafia, treacle; I'd simply bandwagon no lynch like everyone else.

[Subotan]

EDIT: Subotan, just noticed that I recieved two votes (Centurion and Yaropolk), whereas No Lynch recieved three (Pizza, Methos, Thermal). I should still be alive... what gives? :<

Oh no! I treated the No Lynches as Abstains!

I'm really sorry, this was completely my fault, but it doesn't seem like there's much I can do. If it was a big game, of, say, 40 people, or if I hadn't revealed, then I would be more than happy to resurrect you. However, the compact nature of the game means that that isn't really feasible...

I feel really stupid, as I was wondering earlier today about the difference between the two, and I decided (wrongly) that there wasn't any difference. To make it up to you, I'll save you a spot in every mafia game I host from now on, if you want.

[Secura]

Oh no! I treated the No Lynches as Abstains!

I'm really sorry, this was completely my fault, but it doesn't seem like there's much I can do. If it was a big game, of, say, 40 people, or if I hadn't revealed, then I would be more than happy to resurrect you. However, the compact nature of the game means that that isn't really feasible...

I feel really stupid, as I was wondering earlier today about the difference between the two, and I decided (wrongly) that there wasn't any difference. To make it up to you, I'll save you a spot in every mafia game I host from now on, if you want.

It's okay, really. I actually made the very same mistake in my own mini-game a few weeks ago; I believed they were the same thing at one point too, but was hastily corrected by half my players. Fun times! xD

I thought about it and realised that even if I was reinstated, as it were, I'd be night-killed anyway. It won't stop me from signing up for your games anyway, don't worry about it; I look forward to the next one! :3

I wish everyone luck and hope the town overcomes the scum so that I didn't die in vain. :<

[Centurion1]

alright yaro your scum.

my vote was an obvious joke and you just got her killed for it.

[Double A]

Yeah, no lynch means you don't wanna lynch, and abstain means you don't care one way or the other.

[Askthepizzaguy]

...sigh.

[Double A]

Maybe no lynch isn't such a good idea, it hasn't worked in the past 2 games.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Maybe no lynch isn't such a good idea, it hasn't worked in the past 2 games.

In the other game the vote was too close to force it to happen. And it would have been an EXCELLENT idea, as we just saw. In this game it didn't work because of non-game-related reasons.

How dare you criticize MY no lynch strategy?

[Double A]

Oh please great Blitzmaster, I beg forgiveness for my insolence! I don't deserve the honor of reading your posts!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Oh please great Blitzmaster, I beg forgiveness for my insolence! I don't deserve the honor of reading your posts!

He says as he sends in the order to murder me...

[Yaropolk]

alright yaro your scum.

my vote was an obvious joke and you just got her killed for it.

Hi Pot, my name is Kettle, nice to meet you. I am sure Secura found your joke hilarious!

I agree that no lynch was better idea for same reasons as ATPG. I missed Methos' no lynch vote because of how he phrased it, so I thought I am tying it up 2 - 2 between Secura and No Lynch to see if a scum would be tempted to cast the deciding vote to get the D1 lynch.

[Double A]

I learned from the best.

[Secura]

It's okay, Subotan simply got confused between No Lynch and Abstain; it can happen when you're a new host, I did the exact same. No Lynch would have worked otherwise, though. Don't criticise the idea of doing it in a first round; I simply wanted to stir things up a little so it wasn't seven people wasting a round, and it appears I paid the price for that. It puts the town on the backfoot slightly, yes, but the game's far from over yet.

I'd take notice of Centurion's last post, also; he just stated the exact same feeling I had when I read I was lynched. Go figure. :3

[Secura]

I'd like to add that the reasons I did not vote no lynch were twofold:

- I wanted to stir things up a little and see if any mafia would switch their votes to me; someone who decides to lynch in a first round is a soft target; I drew attention to myself by doing so and waited to see who would bite. Remember, if I had been mafia myself, I would not have risked things by deviating my vote.

- I was actually away from my computer all day, and I came home to see that the majority of people were either voting for no lynch or abstaining entirely. I didn't want to look suspicious by being one of the last to hop on the bandwagon, so went with the aforementioned plan.

[Centurion1]

but the difference is yaro i didnt actually want to lynch her and it was not going to make a difference if she had one vote on her. then you jumped on and it became serious.

your vote made the difference and why would you ever want an actual tie. no mafia is that stupid.

[Secura]

no mafia is that stupid.

But they can be that meticulous.

[Thermal]

I was a little confused at first, but just assumed no lynch equated to abstain in this game.

[Subotan]

Everyone has sent in their orders, so I'll start the day phase now.

Askthepizzaguy leaned back in chair and sighed. He had just spent the day co-ordinating the efforts of the hapless butlers, and he deserved a rest. With a log fire crackling in the fireplace of his hotel suite, some Edgar Allen Poe in his lap and a glass of the finest brandy Pennsylvania has to offer in his hand, Askthepizzaguy was enjoying the good life at the Carnegie hotel, despite the ever present threat of death.

He took a long, deep sip of his brandy. And then another. He drank so many anothers in fact, that pretty soon, the his bottle, a gift, had run out. Askthepizzaguy reached to the telephone and put the ear piece to his ear and asked room service for more brandy. Staying a in a hotel full of butlers, it was hardly likely to take very long.

After a minute or so, pounding thuds could be heard at the door to his apartment. Askthepizzaguy, unsure as to why the knocks were so aggressive, hesitated. It turned out there was no need for him to get up, as the door was kicked in by a towering figure who filled the room with his presence and sent Askthepizzaguy stumbling to the floor in shock. The shadowed figure then growled in a voice filled with malice

"You rang, sir? You rang - for BRANDY?"

And with that, the hulking colossus drew a large heavy bottle, and brandishing his brandy, swung it down, very hard, and very fast onto poor Askthepizzaguy's head.

When the butlers gathered around in the morning to survey the damage, it was clear that the corpse in Hotel Room 101 used to be

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Askthepizzaguy was Inspector Collings

He was the cop!

Night will begin at 22:45 GMT tomorrow.

[Thermal]

vote: methos

I tracked his movements tonight, he was sighted entering ATPG's room. This is no coincidence.