The Syndicate

The game has begun. Thanks again, everyone!

Have fun and good luck.

There are 30 civilians and 5 policemen.

Game will be starting soon!

All roles have now been sent. If you did not get one (somehow), or if you have questions, let me know.

T minus 4 hours until game start.

Roles are being sent now. Remember, please do not discuss them with anyone other than me. Thanks!

insertnamehere wrote:38 players...

Indeed.

Wow, awesome! Glad to have you both!

Alright, I'm closing sign-ups now and I'll be working on roles momentarily!

As always, please do not post anything or talk about your role or whether you've gotten it with anyone else. Thanks! Any questions let me know.

Thanks for signing up, johns2jj! And thanks to everyone else again.

I am busy multitasking at the moment, but the plan is to close off sign-ups in about an hour and then start the role process. I will keep you all updated.

So we'll be starting tomorrow morning! I'll still give any last possible stragglers until then to sign up, otherwise looks like we have our 35 actors.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I'll create some multis and recruit them then.

Totally against the rules. Don't do it.

Though it would be amusing.

However, with that said, the record for biggest game thus far at this site was my previous full game, Bioshock, at 36, so I'd kind of like to at least break that if possible.

No worries, I decided it'll be Saturday. Sorry for the wait to those anxious (trust me, I'm anxious to host this), but I don't have too much extra time between now and then anyway, in addition to the previously stated reasons.

Thus, I'm officially decreeing Saturday morning as the cutoff time for people to sign up. Whether we get 0 or 9001 more players between now and then, we'll be ready to go regardless.

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:So what I am currently thinking is to close off signups around Saturday and start the game then as well. I would now, but this game benefits from each player it gets and thus makes a better game for all of you, and I want to make sure that everyone who might want to play who hasn't signed up yet also gets the chance to. Plus, I have more time on the weekend.

That's the tentative plan, anyway.

I have an alternate suggestion. Start it right now.

Tempting...

So what I am currently thinking is to close off signups around Saturday and start the game then as well. I would now, but this game benefits from each player it gets and thus makes a better game for all of you, and I want to make sure that everyone who might want to play who hasn't signed up yet also gets the chance to. Plus, I have more time on the weekend.

That's the tentative plan, anyway.

Good point, Epig. And yeah... about Snuff being in production.

Mister Rearranger wrote:Heyyyyy

Is this one still open?

Indeed it is! You in?

Epignosis wrote:To this day I'm still impressed that Fight Club gets the most attention of all of Chuck Palahniuk's works. If you want to experience some twisted shit, read Lullaby or Invisible Monsters.

Honestly, it's probably a combination of two things: Fight Club had a very successful film adaptation while the other two have not, and Lullaby and Invisible Monsters (I would think more so the latter) might be a bit too twisted for mass acclaim.

JJLehto wrote:We have no great war, no great depression. Our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression...is our lives.

Perhaps my favorite quote from the movie that is packed with memorable ones.
Yes, the almighty sock has somehow coaxed me out of the light back to here, because after trying to be a movie god or rock star, I found out I won't be...and I'm very very pissed off

Agreed entirely on your selection and on the fact that the movie is packed with memorable quotes. Seriously, the dialogue is genius.

And so glad to see you've signed up! You won't regret it.

Wow, awesome! Shaping up to be one hell of an absolutely amazing player list!

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Actually, I don't think I'll start the game until every player currently signed up has watched the movie.

I've seen it enough times for everyone.

I don't think I could ever see it enough.

Actually, I don't think I'll start the game until every player currently signed up has watched the movie.

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Not quite yet.

How about now?

You sure you're ready?

Alex, I was born ready.

Too bad, I'm not ready yet.

Seriously, it'll start soon, but I think we'll get a few other stragglers first.

(I hope anyway)

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Not quite yet.

How about now?

You sure you're ready?

Kate wrote:Can I get in or is it too late??

You certainly can! Sign-ups are still ongoing, no limit on the number of players! At some point this week/weekend, I'll just be cutting off the time frame. I'll make sure to keep everyone updated.

Not quite yet.

Alright, I'm back from San Antonio (for now)! Awesome, thanks for signing up, Bullz and Sorsha!

I'd love to get this game started ASAP this week; in fact, I pretty much need to due to scheduling reasons with my moving down and starting the PhD program and such. But if we can get more players before I start the game, that'd be incredibly preferable! So let's try to round up whoever we can in this very last stretch and as to exact starting date I'll play it by ear.

I hope everyone's getting appropriately psyched up.

Alright, let's get this started already. I want plenty more players by the time I get back from my visit to San Antonio.

That's insane, Mongoose. I just can't fathom that at all, really. Fight Club is definitely in my top three movies of all time.

birdwithteeth11 wrote:So since I'm going to be out of town for a few days starting tomorrow, if this game could not fill up until Tuesday or Wednesday, that would be awesome.

Unlike other games, in this one there is no "filling up"; I will only start the game when I believe we have hit a large enough number for the game to start.

Also, as stated previously, I don't have any intentions of starting until at least July 14th, since we definitely need more players, and I will be gone from the 10th through the 13th.

So you're good, no worries.

Alright! That puts us at 22. Awesome! Thanks to everyone who has signed up already!

The Hobbit is now over, so here's the deal: Recruit. Recruit away. If you want a reward, that is.

Like I said in the PM, just to be clear since I've had some questions on it: for someone to be eligible to be rewarded for recruiting, I have to be PMed by the recruitee. Obviously, the recruitee does not have to PM me that someone recruited them, even if someone or many people talk to them and try to convince them to play. And I don't want you guys pestering the hell out of people, BUT I do want to put on one hell of an awesome game here, and I can only best accomplish that if we get more players. The more players, the better experience all of you folks will have.

I incredibly look forward to hosting this unique game, and I think it will be a refreshing departure from more conventional games. But don't let that scare you off if you haven't committed yet! It will not be a chore to play; it will be fun and intuitive. At least I intend on making it so!

Now go break the first two rules of Fight Club already.

Cool, glad to have you after all, FZ.!

The game won't start until at least a week after The Hobbit is over, and I'm currently thinking it'll start July 14th. Just to give everyone enough time (since The Hobbit game is still going on, and I also would like more players, and I think some players will still want to play who haven't signed up yet), and also because I will be gone from the evening of July 10th through the 13th.

But we'll see how it goes.

S~V~S wrote:Looking at the mechanics, this looks pretty sweet.

Quick question, MP. It says "all unrecruited policemen"

Policemen can be recruited to Project Mayhem, I presume?

That is correct.

When designing the game, I originally thought I would keep that a complete secret, but then decided allowing that to be known as a possibility was better (and it follows the story quite nicely).

Thanks to everyone so far! 15 spots filled, an indeterminable amount remaining.

Mongoose wrote:Logan relentlessly bothered me all day about joining this so he could get the referral credit. So please give it to him so he will shut his gob. Woo!

Somehow I'm not surprised.

Fantastic, great to have those who have signed up thus far!!!

I made very slight additions to a couple of the roles just to elaborate on role win conditions, FYI. And the number of Policemen is TBD based on the number of members who end up playing.

Note from the Host:

This will be no ordinary mafia game. Prepare for a unique rendition of Fight Club coupled with a twist on mafia structure that is intriguing, uncomplicated, and unique!

This will not start until at least The Hobbit mafia is complete. There is no limit on the number of players, so the more that we receive within the time frame, the merrier!

And don't forget to recruit away for a possible edge over your fellow cast members, in traditional mafia spirit!

Narrator – The unnamed narrator initially pursues the ideals of Fight Club with Tyler Durden until becoming disillusioned. Has anonymous BTSC with Tyler Durden for a specified period of time. Narrator cannot be recruited to Project Mayhem. Wins when Tyler Durden is dead. (Secrets)

Marla Singer – The woman who drives the divide between Tyler Durden and Narrator. Marla cannot be recruited to Project Mayhem. Wins with Narrator. (Secrets)

Policemen – Actively attempt to stop Project Mayhem to keep order in the city. Once Project Mayhem begins, they collectively search one player of their choice every night for suspicious activity. If they find a member of Project Mayhem, they kill them. All Policemen have BTSC with each other. All unrecruited Policemen win when Tyler Durden is dead.

Civilians – No role power. Win if they survive until end of the game, unless recruited to Project Mayhem.

Tyler Durden – Tyler Durden is relentless in pursuing the ideals of Fight Club and the destruction of society’s status quo. Has anonymous BTSC with Narrator for a specified period of time. Wins when Project Mayhem is complete and when all unrecruited Policemen are dead. (Secrets)





Rules of Fight Club:
1. You do not talk about Fight Club.
2. You do NOT TALK about Fight Club.
3. Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out -- the fight is over.
4. Only two guys to a fight.
5. One fight at a time.
6. No shirts, no shoes.
7. Fights will go on as long as they have to.
8. If this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.







Players (38 out of 38):
insertnamehere
DisgruntledPorcupine
>SpaghettiEverywhere
S~V~S
Spacedaisy
Black Rock
thellama73
Long Con
Dom
Boogs
Russtifinko
birdwithteeth11
Elohcin
Mongoose
AceofSpaces
DharmaHelper
Boomslang
bea
Keterman
Metalmarsh89
Roxy -- Replaced FZ. - Day 1
Leamiteo
Hedgeowl
Kylemii
nijuukyugou
Bullzeye
Sorsha
Nevinera
timmer
Kate
unfurl
juliets
JJLehto
Vompatti
johns2jj
DisgruntledPorcupine 2.0 -- Replaced Devin the Omniscient - Night 3
Mister Rearranger
Canucklehead -- Replaced Flyin' High - Day 4