The Syndicate

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 12:51 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 12:34 am I feel like locking LC in as town.

Why do you feel that feeling?

Because it never happens and it would be nice to have a game where LC is free to just do whatever.

Owner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 12:42 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:07 pm Dear god, is this game really intended to be fun? I’ll have none of that.

You aren't fun? Why not? What do you have to offer?

Paprika!

I feel like locking LC in as town.

This comment serves no real purpose, but I just wanna say that "catching up" on this game was a breeze compared to what I expected when I saw 11 pages. Lots of short posts and easy-to-follow, direct conversation. So, I guess, if you find yourself on this page right now and think you can't get caught up on things, it's not nearly as bad as it might seem. And this is coming from the strongest advocate against catching up.

Sonny wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 12:27 am Not fully caught up but so far I have 6 Percy's who haven't even posted yet =/ sad.

Do you have any loose impressions of the Percys that have posted?

Alison wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 12:18 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:49 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:48 pm I think I can point to at least one thing I liked from every Syndicate player other than this set: Long Con, MacDougall, Made.

Point to an Alison thing

I caught a mafia, does that count?

No

But he will troll and be a goof

Yeah mac was a champs finalist two years ago

Sonny wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:52 pm Is flippancy, or even trolling, standard for MacDougall?

I don't follow what he's doing, but he sure is making me laugh. I assume that's just him?

Lol

Yes

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:48 pm I think I can point to at least one thing I liked from every Syndicate player other than this set: Long Con, MacDougall, Made.

Point to an Alison thing

Alison wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:43 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:14 pm

Alison wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:32 pm I do think Sloonei has been townie.

Tangy is mostly town but the spurt of rapid fluffposting at the start could be designed to dominate the thread. That's my sole concern about them.

I lied, I would still like to know why I earned a town read from Alison.

Good vibes at the time I made this post.

More recently I like that you agree with me on everything.

Which posts had good vibes?

Sonny wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:38 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:31 pm I would not mind letting all the PerC’ers have the floor for a bit. What do y’all think? What do you want to know about us? Etc.

Nah, keep posting, we just need to step up some.

Would be good to know who y'all find easy/hard to read if it isn't circular.

I was partially speaking as a host. So far this has felt predominantly like a Syndicate game. I want y’all to have a chance to put your stamp on things/take the game where you want it to go. But to answer your question:

Jay and I read each other better than anyone else reads either of us. I’m not gonna force a read on him here. I’ll know it when I know.

I have no clue how to read Mac or Nanook. I think I know how to read nutella most of the time. I have correctly read Made and LC in the past but I won’t call myself an expert on them. I’ve been town opposite mafia Alison exactly once (that I recall) and I caught her, but it took a lot of work and we were both on sockpuppet accounts.

That’s all the folks I have enough familiarity with to have a sense of how capable I am at reading them.

I would not mind letting all the PerC’ers have the floor for a bit. What do y’all think? What do you want to know about us? Etc.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:18 pm I'd value your perception of Mac, Sloonei.

I don’t know. He looks like Mac. I don’t really feel like the ball is rolling for him yet, so I don’t have a sense of how to read him. I need to see Mac surrounded by more action.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:17 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:16 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:15 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:12 pm I’m caught up and have nothing important to say that hasn’t already been said.

Got yourself a healthy town squad?

I am raising no issue with the formation of town squads elsewhere.

Welcome to the squad.

Sick!

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:15 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 11:12 pm I’m caught up and have nothing important to say that hasn’t already been said.

Got yourself a healthy town squad?

I am raising no issue with the formation of town squads elsewhere.

[VOTE: hawkataine] aubergine hi welcome to the syndicate how are you?

Alison wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:32 pm I do think Sloonei has been townie.

Tangy is mostly town but the spurt of rapid fluffposting at the start could be designed to dominate the thread. That's my sole concern about them.

I lied, I would still like to know why I earned a town read from Alison.

I’m caught up and have nothing important to say that hasn’t already been said.

Made wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 7:46 pm Gimmick poll! Should I....
A. Only post in pick up lines reads
B. All reads in third person romantic novel style
C. Post as Shitty couples retreat councilors
D. First date oversharer

🗳~~Vote now on your phones~~🗳

All of the above

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 6:32 pm

Tangrowth wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 6:28 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:44 pm I hope we can avoid our inner instincts toward claim spam in this game -- the hosts specifically indicated that it's "at our own risk". Similar warnings have gone unheeded in some recent town failures, especially in these big ass games.

What happened?

There've just been some isolated incidents of overzealous claiming for which my memory is vague in recent games like Fallout 2 and Modern Family. Generally I just want folks to use their heads before blurting things that needn't be blurted.

Fargo too

Actvscenei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 6:16 pm

Dana wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:54 pm

Guillotine wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:50 pm
Can you two tell me what you think of each other so far?

@Dana
@Alison

Alison seems to kind of roll up and somehow very quickly get a handle on what's going on. from what I know of her, she seems to be super logical and analytical which makes her a strong player. I trust her for the most part, but still a little warily for now

I do not like the equivocation in your posts. You are not confident in what you’re posting. There is hesitation which tells me you’re afraid to commit to an idea. If you’re town, your opinion is your opinion. No need to equivocate. It is scummy behavior to step so carefully around an opinion.

I’ve voted for you, and this is partly why.

This post is not sitting well with me either.

Sonny wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:30 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:27 pm

Gavial wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:23 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:17 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:16 pm Guillo's perspective is wack to me but in a town indicative way

prob

Yep I’m convinced.
Jimmy!Scum TMI’s Nutella!Town
This is an obvious pocket for scum Jimmy.

Sorry, I can’t make our date tonight, Percy. I read this post and started throwing up.

Why?

I understand most individual words that yall are writing, but the context seems like it's a foreign language.

“Player A has a more confident read on Player B than I do, it must be TMI” is not an inspiring read.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:29 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:27 pm

Gavial wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:23 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:17 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:16 pm Guillo's perspective is wack to me but in a town indicative way

prob

Yep I’m convinced.
Jimmy!Scum TMI’s Nutella!Town
This is an obvious pocket for scum Jimmy.

Sorry, I can’t make our date tonight, Percy. I read this post and started throwing up.

Is it the disagreement kind of vomit or the distrust kind of vomit?

Definitely something disagreeing with my stomach.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:38 pm

Garden Gnome wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:19 pm Hi, I am a Gnome! I spend a lot of time in the garden so I don't go out on very many dates. I understand about feeling nervous and excited and about the need to have a healthy dose of paranoia because I too get pcoketed a lot by eager scum! They are so charming that I end up on and I am not even aware of all of the noisy howls It is very sad. I am looking for a sweet towny date and feel nervous and excited about finding romance, despite the presence of scummy scum scum!

I'm torn about this post more than I'd typically be for some early Day 1 thing.

Some part of me appreciates this pointed effort from Garden Gnome to reach across the site aisle to offer Dana encouragement, and the enthusiasm is nice. The language bears that sort of surface appearance that often gets people into trouble (e.g. scummy scum scum), sometimes rightly and often not.

Seeking opinions

I take no issue.

Gnome and I were briefly mafia partners in my one game on MafC, and they struck me there as an exceptionally nice person in general. The language of that post does not seem out of place from them from what I can recall. Granted we did not interact a ton.

Gavial wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:23 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:17 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 5:16 pm Guillo's perspective is wack to me but in a town indicative way

prob

Yep I’m convinced.
Jimmy!Scum TMI’s Nutella!Town
This is an obvious pocket for scum Jimmy.

Sorry, I can’t make our date tonight, Percy. I read this post and started throwing up.

I don’t feel like I have done anything townish yet.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:29 pm Guys you're never gonna guess what I am

Great? Fearsome?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:23 pm It occurs to me that my typical first date experience is often a lot like my typical Day 1 experience in Mafia -- I feel like I have to do most of the talking to keep things moving, and it usually ends with me losing.

You’ve probably just been dating a lot of wolves. Don’t let them fool you.

Look, I have to go to work now. I know it was probably strange to schedule a first date 30 minutes before my shift, but I like to keep things fresh like that this was a lot of fun, we should do it again sometime

nutella wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:14 pm it smells like upgaymers in here

What’s upgaymers?

First date icebreaker question for everyone: what’s your favorite trip you’ve ever been on?

I hear prospective dates love it when you spend the whole night boasting about past achievements.

Tangrowth wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:08 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:07 pm Dear god, is this game really intended to be fun? I’ll have none of that.

Sloonei! Mafia game! It's happening!

We haven't played since you've been crowned. How does it feel?

I’m still a regular mafia player, I put my crown on one head at a time, just like you.

Dear god, is this game really intended to be fun? I’ll have none of that.