The Syndicate

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

nahhhhhhh

-1 to Stick for light defending your baddie buddie

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:32 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:26 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:08 pm

Garebare2468 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:18 pm This is my first game.

what's your motivation in mafia? Like what attracts you to the game or what brings you to this site or etc?

I don't feel much excitement from this, which is fine as everyone plays and treats forum mafia differently, but it gets me concerned I will understand so little of you that I won't be able to tell if you're town or not just because you could be different from me.

this felt a little too phoned in, forgor to comment on it earlier

[VOTE: MartinGG99] aubergine

phoned in? O.o

and generally yes poll votes are official vote, just vote tags help track history

it's like youre trying to show us that youre thinking about the game very hard? but in like a lowkey performative way? i could just be misreading your playstyle - sorry if that's the case xd. still early in the phase tho we got time, this isnt a strong read at all

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:36 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

nahhhhhhh

-1 to Stick for light defending your baddie buddie

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:31 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm Also 1 in Martin, Robyn, MR and Baker.

Easiest read of my life.

haha why these 3 specifically?

There's 4 in that list

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:36 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:32 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:26 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:08 pm

Garebare2468 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:18 pm This is my first game.

what's your motivation in mafia? Like what attracts you to the game or what brings you to this site or etc?

I don't feel much excitement from this, which is fine as everyone plays and treats forum mafia differently, but it gets me concerned I will understand so little of you that I won't be able to tell if you're town or not just because you could be different from me.

this felt a little too phoned in, forgor to comment on it earlier

[VOTE: MartinGG99] aubergine

phoned in? O.o

and generally yes poll votes are official vote, just vote tags help track history

it's like youre trying to show us that youre thinking about the game very hard? but in like a lowkey performative way? i could just be misreading your playstyle - sorry if that's the case xd. still early in the phase tho we got time, this isnt a strong read at all

idk about you saying that you could be misreading my playstyle, kinda goes without saying for the early game, but sure

I just hadn't ever heard of that "phone" framing before lol

I do have things to say about myself and how I am usually from a generalized viewpoint, but I don't think there's a real point in me sharing. Even if people took what I say about myself seriously, that probably would only end up causing them to make less common reads or reasoning with respect to me which then may make it harder for me to tell if they're genuine in reading me.

martin do you have any reads

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:26 pm

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:54 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:07 am Oh, in that case I watched it before

I found my first town

[VOTE: abi] aubergine

Hot

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:49 pm I actually see a distinct possibility Abbi could be bad this game. Small sample size, but she doesn’t seem exactly easy breezy cover girl this game. Cant put my finger on it

[VOTE: Abbi] aubergine

And I continue to hold hands with falcon. Probably? a good sign?

Hot

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

At least someone can read me here

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:09 pm martin do you have any reads

you're town, cautious lean town on stick

everyone else is up in the air, though I am a bit tempted to sheep your read of scotty and to sus wilgy a bit. Scotty I hold back on because I haven't seen him scum in ages (I think) and yet when he's town he's usually preety strong in showing that, and wilgy I'm holding back on because I feel my only issue to pick with him is his wolf read of you and thats petty lol.

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:18 pm is his wolf read of you and thats petty lol

er, to be clear, I'm saying I would be petty, not that Wilgy was being petty or whatever

why are you so confident that i'm town? and why does a misread imply that wigly is mafia?

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:11 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

At least someone can read me here

personally I didn't understand it as a read of you

just that you haven't done anything suspicious which is what I agree with

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:21 pm why are you so confident that i'm town? and why does a misread imply that wigly is mafia?

you substantiated your townread(s) but when you went to say something about me it was gun-to-head

it reads to me as an approach to the game that is preety serious in solving (you shouldn't have much more than a GTH as this stage for suspicions imo, and something I identify with strongly given I'm not very familiar with most players here), and honestly the "forceful" part you mention in reading scotty I ended up stretching in my mind to imply that you're genuinely concerned about activity in this game and how we're going to get solving

Wilgy's post about you is bare-bone, but more importantly It just feels like a throwaway especially when he kinda just out of nowhere cuts to this

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm Also 1 in Martin, Robyn, MR and Baker.

Easiest read of my life.

wherein I am among that group with you

okay looking back at it maybe that's not as strong of a point / a tad stretchy but its the impression I had

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:24 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:39 am

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:01 am 1. I’m choosing to believe falcon’s townclaim until further notice

2. Scotty is probably a villager for attempting to make reads right out of the gate

Why?





I have it on good authority he does it every game, regardless of alignment

are you a villager this time tho? answer carefully

I stand by my original post

it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

All I know of Stick is that Stick was among the higher-ranked players of the last MU Champs, so I don't think much can be applied to them -- in particular the observation of whether or not they're comfortable. Chances are they can muster confidence in how they play.

The "phone in" framing seems a bit genuine -- I would think a wolf could use more common wording and not be concerned at all, and they would be right -- but their pre-emptive "sorry if that's the case" in their elaboration seems possibly TMI-ish for this stage of the game. I mean, as I've said, it goes without saying that people can and will be wrong in this game, especially early game. So its odd to be apologized to for that at this stage, and under circumstances wherein only two people have voiced anything negative about me.

Although, come to think of it, I could just be overthinking politeness as a source of concern. My homesite isn't known for making apologies to each other lol, but that could be true for other communities. Or maybe I'm overthinking about overthinking. Oh no.

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:48 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

All I know of Stick is that Stick was among the higher-ranked players of the last MU Champs, so I don't think much can be applied to them -- in particular the observation of whether or not they're comfortable. Chances are they can muster confidence in how they play.

The "phone in" framing seems a bit genuine -- I would think a wolf could use more common wording and not be concerned at all, and they would be right -- but their pre-emptive "sorry if that's the case" in their elaboration seems possibly TMI-ish for this stage of the game. I mean, as I've said, it goes without saying that people can and will be wrong in this game, especially early game. So its odd to be apologized to for that at this stage, and under circumstances wherein only two people have voiced anything negative about me.

to be perfectly blunt, i think that you're reading into nothing, "phoning in" framing is common and doesn't imply anything. it's gotten to be more popular on mu recently iirc

furthermore, plenty can be applied to them, read them how you would anyone else. who gives a fuck about champs, they're just another player with thoughts and agenda and feelings just like me and you. there is no distinction. so read them and if they're town then be comfortable with them as town, if they're mafia then push them

and the observation of how comfortable they are can catch plenty of players, wolfing in an unfamiliar list is quite hard

I appreciate the info on the "phone in" usage. I'm not commonly on MU.

As for champs -- agree to disagree. I don't plan on having my whole read on relying that fact (that would be dumb), but I do think the experience does mentally affect people and should be kept in mind to some extent. Like I've been in there twice and it has remained a source of not being very confident in myself and a habit of unnecessary self-doubt on occasion, especially when I'm a wolf.

As for comfort: Well, if you have a really good way of telling how comfortable someone should be with their perspectives and personality in mind and etc then do feel free to share. I'm not a telepath. As otherwise it looks like a leap of faith to me outside of "town was in really bad position at so-and-so day phase and this person was chill and they normally aren't the I-don't-care type".

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:36 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

nahhhhhhh

-1 to Stick for light defending your baddie buddie

That is kind of weak, but maybe okay from some angles.

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:23 pm

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:11 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:28 pm abbi feels fine to me atm FTR!!

At least someone can read me here

personally I didn't understand it as a read of you

I understand "[player X] feels fine" as a townread, and I'm curious to know why you say you don't.

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:53 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

Martin, it is nice to play with you again.

I will have some time on Monday and Wednesday evenings for gaming. I thought I could trust robyn to keep the game going while I am busy studying. I will be popping in time to time, check what is everyone cooking.

See, I am also coming across "phone in" for the first time. This will be a good addition to our glossary of hip FM terms lol

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:53 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

Martin, it is nice to play with you again.

I will have some time on Monday and Wednesday evenings for gaming. I thought I could trust robyn to keep the game going while I am busy studying. I will be popping in time to time, check what is everyone cooking.

See, I am also coming across "phone in" for the first time. This will be a good addition to our glossary of hip FM terms lol

waaaaaiiiit you're bakermir? I was under the impression you were someone different with a coincidentally similar name

well that's good to know, doesn't really change my read of you though

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm I understand "[player X] feels fine" as a townread, and I'm curious to know why you say you don't.

I understand "I feel good about [player X]" as a townread

"feels fine" is a strict downgread into null or otherwise nuanced reads imo

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:40 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:31 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm Also 1 in Martin, Robyn, MR and Baker.

Easiest read of my life.

haha why these 3 specifically?

There's 4 in that list

Hey go easy on him, Sticks aren’t known around the forest for their mathematics

But that is perplexing…tinfoil there exists that stick saw their partner and unconsciously left them out.
More likely however is stick didn’t realize MR was a player

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:18 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:09 pm martin do you have any reads

you're town, cautious lean town on stick

everyone else is up in the air, though I am a bit tempted to sheep your read of scotty and to sus wilgy a bit. Scotty I hold back on because I haven't seen him scum in ages (I think) and yet when he's town he's usually preety strong in showing that, and wilgy I'm holding back on because I feel my only issue to pick with him is his wolf read of you and thats petty lol.

I hadn’t been scum in 20 straight games, then I randed scum back to back in Guitar Mafia and in Ted Lasso

You could use that as reference if you want. But if I’m wolf, I’d probably be trying to change my gameplay up

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:24 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:40 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:31 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm Also 1 in Martin, Robyn, MR and Baker.

Easiest read of my life.

haha why these 3 specifically?

There's 4 in that list

Hey go easy on him, Sticks aren’t known around the forest for their mathematics

But that is perplexing…tinfoil there exists that stick saw their partner and unconsciously left them out.
More likely however is stick didn’t realize MR was a player

Maybe it's like Nebula in the original Infinity Gauntlet series, when she can't perceive Adam Warlock.

Or maybe it's like you said.

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:53 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

Martin, it is nice to play with you again.

I will have some time on Monday and Wednesday evenings for gaming. I thought I could trust robyn to keep the game going while I am busy studying. I will be popping in time to time, check what is everyone cooking.

See, I am also coming across "phone in" for the first time. This will be a good addition to our glossary of hip FM terms lol

Baker, I have unsubstantiated expectations of your play this game. I expect you to bake up some HOT takes

And I’ll probably eat them because I’m a gluttonous pig

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:20 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:53 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

Martin, it is nice to play with you again.

I will have some time on Monday and Wednesday evenings for gaming. I thought I could trust robyn to keep the game going while I am busy studying. I will be popping in time to time, check what is everyone cooking.

See, I am also coming across "phone in" for the first time. This will be a good addition to our glossary of hip FM terms lol

waaaaaiiiit you're bakermir? I was under the impression you were someone different with a coincidentally similar name

well that's good to know, doesn't really change my read of you though

bad witch chick told me to follow the white rabbit lol

and am I getting a town ticket from Martin themself? this game couldn't start any better.

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:32 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:53 pm

baker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:45 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

but yeah it felt unnecessary/performative for me to out

and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

today I am sheeping you fami-chan!!!

tbh if you're serious about that and follow-through you can have my townread, don't care if you've murdered somebody in the past or not

Martin, it is nice to play with you again.

I will have some time on Monday and Wednesday evenings for gaming. I thought I could trust robyn to keep the game going while I am busy studying. I will be popping in time to time, check what is everyone cooking.

See, I am also coming across "phone in" for the first time. This will be a good addition to our glossary of hip FM terms lol

Baker, I have unsubstantiated expectations of your play this game. I expect you to bake up some HOT takes

And I’ll probably eat them because I’m a gluttonous pig

Come, come, syndicators, I am all yours to awe and wonder.

Do you do chocolate chip cookies?

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:44 pm Do you do chocolate chip cookies?

awwwwwwwwwwyeahhhh

I kill for some fresh chocochippies

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:44 pm Do you do chocolate chip cookies?

that would be the smell of a chocolate milk stain on my shirt

i like chocolate milk

Chocolate milk is the best beverage ever. Number one for pure drinking enjoyment.

If nothing else is going to happen....

Sometimes you have to generate your own excitement.

Abbi is gonna reread this from the start this time hopefully with like... the ability to retain info

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:24 pm More likely however is stick didn’t realize MR was a player

She's not wrong.

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm it being garebare's first mafia game, and baker being terminally busy + 85 posts per day cap makes activity a huge concern, especially because wigly/falcon/dm/radishes are literally inactives in most games

No, we play at a normal pace. The rest of you are the ridiculous ones.

Why are everyone talking about phones anyway

Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:24 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:40 pm

Stick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:31 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm Also 1 in Martin, Robyn, MR and Baker.

Easiest read of my life.

haha why these 3 specifically?

There's 4 in that list

Hey go easy on him, Sticks aren’t known around the forest for their mathematics

But that is perplexing…tinfoil there exists that stick saw their partner and unconsciously left them out.
More likely however is stick didn’t realize MR was a player

more that i didnt really register the names but saw a list and wondered how wilgy decided there had to be 1 in them specifically


so yeah i cant count, basically


wilgy ignoring my question is NOTED though. i will remember this when im deciding my night kill tomorrow

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:48 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

All I know of Stick is that Stick was among the higher-ranked players of the last MU Champs, so I don't think much can be applied to them -- in particular the observation of whether or not they're comfortable. Chances are they can muster confidence in how they play.

The "phone in" framing seems a bit genuine -- I would think a wolf could use more common wording and not be concerned at all, and they would be right -- but their pre-emptive "sorry if that's the case" in their elaboration seems possibly TMI-ish for this stage of the game. I mean, as I've said, it goes without saying that people can and will be wrong in this game, especially early game. So its odd to be apologized to for that at this stage, and under circumstances wherein only two people have voiced anything negative about me.

oh btw are you the martin from this years champs game 9 with that sick outing hammer? that was funny

also how do i unvote lol

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:24 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm I understand "[player X] feels fine" as a townread, and I'm curious to know why you say you don't.

I understand "I feel good about [player X]" as a townread

"feels fine" is a strict downgread into null or otherwise nuanced reads imo

honestly i just meant that i dont see any reason to actively suspect her atm (bc i saw someone vote her), but it can be taken as a light townlean if you want me to categorise the feeling into a read

martin's made some redeeming posts and im happy to join them on [VOTE: Long Con] aubergine

Stick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:19 am

MartinGG99 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:48 pm

robyn wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm and since you have thoughts on this game, what about stick

All I know of Stick is that Stick was among the higher-ranked players of the last MU Champs, so I don't think much can be applied to them -- in particular the observation of whether or not they're comfortable. Chances are they can muster confidence in how they play.

The "phone in" framing seems a bit genuine -- I would think a wolf could use more common wording and not be concerned at all, and they would be right -- but their pre-emptive "sorry if that's the case" in their elaboration seems possibly TMI-ish for this stage of the game. I mean, as I've said, it goes without saying that people can and will be wrong in this game, especially early game. So its odd to be apologized to for that at this stage, and under circumstances wherein only two people have voiced anything negative about me.

oh btw are you the martin from this years champs game 9 with that sick outing hammer? that was funny

also how do i unvote lol

You can change votes Willy nilly in this game

As for unvote, it’s an option hosts decide to put into poll, so just voting for the bottom (other) option always works if you don’t want to be on a wagon

Very interested in activity on Long Con. I feel like I’ve been paranoid of LC for several games for his bouncy behavior and he was very much town. I don’t see the same bouncy behavior this game- it’s more serious and truncated.

not sure what to make of that

Scotty wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:44 am Very interested in activity on Long Con. I feel like I’ve been paranoid of LC for several games for his bouncy behavior and he was very much town. I don’t see the same bouncy behavior this game- it’s more serious and truncated.

not sure what to make of that

Vote me then, bro! Best way to find out. I'm Puritan Town though. Vanilla.