The Syndicate

If I drop dead, it's been a pleasure folks.

Above all else, please do everything you can to ensure this game thread remains the positive playing environment that it has been so far. It's not just about making the game more pleasant to experience; it's also about town success. Towns generally perform better when they aren't miserable. Keep the vibes immaculate. It's been a really good space to this point.

I believe in y'all to handle business.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm I thought that'd be a post telling me why I should be voting Lime Coke.

Ah, we have those but not enough time to dig them out.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm If I drop dead, it's been a pleasure folks.

Above all else, please do everything you can to ensure this game thread remains the positive playing environment that it has been so far. It's not just about making the game more pleasant to experience; it's also about town success. Towns generally perform better when they aren't miserable. Keep the vibes immaculate. It's been a really good space to this point.

I believe in y'all to handle business.

Just one question before nighttime:

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm If Lime Coke is town, I do think Wiml/Roxy becomes very real within the PoE, but I'd still like to see some Kate resolution. I think Kate is a perfectly valid LC teammate, but I think the only ones who aren't compatible are like Falc/Wiml/Jay/Rox.

If the scenario comes to pass, you should certainly explore that possibility. At least ask the questions and have the conversation, and hold others accountable to participate in it.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm If I drop dead, it's been a pleasure folks.

Above all else, please do everything you can to ensure this game thread remains the positive playing environment that it has been so far. It's not just about making the game more pleasant to experience; it's also about town success. Towns generally perform better when they aren't miserable. Keep the vibes immaculate. It's been a really good space to this point.

I believe in y'all to handle business.

^^^^^

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:57 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm If I drop dead, it's been a pleasure folks.

Above all else, please do everything you can to ensure this game thread remains the positive playing environment that it has been so far. It's not just about making the game more pleasant to experience; it's also about town success. Towns generally perform better when they aren't miserable. Keep the vibes immaculate. It's been a really good space to this point.

I believe in y'all to handle business.

Just one question before nighttime:

Spoiler: show

When the fuck do you sleep?

The wee hours of morning through the end of the AMs. Gonna be glad to teach evening classes.

Wiml wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:57 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm I thought that'd be a post telling me why I should be voting Lime Coke.

Ah, we have those but not enough time to dig them out.

I'll catch up in the night. If you and JJJ are voting there, I don't mind it. The soda guy wasn't on my good list anyway.

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:18 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:39 pm I came across that reading your ISO Neon, but perhaps for the sake of brevity, could you talk to me about your read on Kate?

It's not a great read but Kate knows me possibly as good or better than anyone in this game and generally has a good track record of reading me town including finding me like immediately just last game so her complete flop on reading me correctly and the lack of conviction and the lack of content and the lack of being a loud voice for town. It's concerning.

I just had a lot of crap irl. And if you know me, I'd NEVER blame rl to protect my wolfness. I think that's lame play.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:57 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:56 pm If Lime Coke is town, I do think Wiml/Roxy becomes very real within the PoE, but I'd still like to see some Kate resolution. I think Kate is a perfectly valid LC teammate, but I think the only ones who aren't compatible are like Falc/Wiml/Jay/Rox.

If the scenario comes to pass, you should certainly explore that possibility. At least ask the questions and have the conversation, and hold others accountable to participate in it.

Aye, but figured I should point it out before EoD. Who knows, maybe they'll kill me n1 (wouldn't that be somethin?)?

Kate wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:59 pm

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:18 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:39 pm I came across that reading your ISO Neon, but perhaps for the sake of brevity, could you talk to me about your read on Kate?

It's not a great read but Kate knows me possibly as good or better than anyone in this game and generally has a good track record of reading me town including finding me like immediately just last game so her complete flop on reading me correctly and the lack of conviction and the lack of content and the lack of being a loud voice for town. It's concerning.

I just had a lot of crap irl. And if you know me, I'd NEVER blame rl to protect my wolfness. I think that's lame play.

Good morning Kate! I hope the crap lightens up!

Day 1 poll

One bug among eleven needed to be squashed. Everyone decided Lime Coke was the one to get the shoe.

Did they make the right decision?

(First spoiler is a photo of the bug, second spoiler is the flavour flip.)






Lime Coke was... a wolf.

N1 begins. It will end in 24 hours, with D2 beginning at 2:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM CET on Thursday, August 3.

An exterminator came to say hello. Falcon45ca was the only one silly enough to say it back.







Falcon45ca was... a villager.

D2 begins. It will end in 48 hours, with the chop happening at 2:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM CET on Saturday, August 5.

Uh alright sure

Honestly kinda saw that coming. Not falcon exactly, but “something weird”.

Quin mafia.

Will explain soon. My internet is being poop.

I haven't read anything since EoD and probably won't be very present until tomorrow morning but got a lot to look over today.

I'm so fucking happy.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:58 pm Will explain soon. My internet is being poop.

:popcorn_emoji:

Quin might be my top wolf as well (although mostly for PoE reasons instead of actively having a case on him).

Kate wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:59 pm

☆Princess Abigail☆ wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:18 pm

falcon45ca wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 12:39 pm I came across that reading your ISO Neon, but perhaps for the sake of brevity, could you talk to me about your read on Kate?

It's not a great read but Kate knows me possibly as good or better than anyone in this game and generally has a good track record of reading me town including finding me like immediately just last game so her complete flop on reading me correctly and the lack of conviction and the lack of content and the lack of being a loud voice for town. It's concerning.

I just had a lot of crap irl. And if you know me, I'd NEVER blame rl to protect my wolfness. I think that's lame play.

Initial reaction was that this was probably towny from Kate.

Agreed about that Kate post. Same instinct the moment I saw it.

Quin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:33 am LC's posts are most worthwhile to read when they are about falcon. I think the claim he doesn't care about his reads is accurate, except where he's talking about falcon.

Quin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:34 am I guess where that leaves me with "as long as I believe one of his reads is genuine, can I believe he is town?" and like, yes.

Quin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:44 am Abigail has earned a Day 2 and I Do Not See It for LC.

[VOTE: DrWilgy] aubergine

I'll try put it into words if I have time. It's just a suspicion that is There.

Quin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:20 am Reading falcon, I suppose I should caveat that just because I believe LC has a genuine read on falcon, that doesn't mean it's good.

LC's read begins with the thought that falcon wasn't interested in learning anything by calling out Epi for his vote on me. I feel like falcon's approach to this whole game has been the opposite of that, because I'm seeing thoughtful attempts to prompt info or responses in most of his posts.

I just don’t believe these posts. This looks like an effort by mafia to salvage their teammate, or at least to give them a chance, by dismissing the wagon. I don’t think it makes sense for Quin to view LC’s only real read in the game as “genuine” while also calling it bad. There’s nothing in LC’s posts about falcon that sensibly lead to that conclusion.

Quin voted off-wagon, ever the contrarian. I even half-predicted Wiml and I would both live if Quin is mafia, because he’d make a contrarian kill.

The first alternate would be Epignosis, who can sometimes have a similar contrarian streak.

FALCON NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:56 pm An exterminator came to say hello. Falcon45ca was the only one friendly enough to say it back.

Spoiler: show

Spoiler: show

You are the Pselliopus barberi, otherwise known as the orange assassin bug. Not much is actually known about this bug, except that they’re found in the United States and like stabbing other bugs with their proboscis and then sucking out all the gooey bits inside once they’re suitably liquefied. Not unlike a milkshake, if you think about it.

Falcon45ca was... a villager.

D2 begins. It will end in 48 hours, with the chop happening at 2:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM CET on Saturday, August 5.

Spoiler: show

@☆Princess Abigail☆
@DrWilgy
@Epignosis
@falcon45ca
@JaggedJimmyJay
@Kate
@Michelle
@Quin
@Roxy
@Wiml

Fixed

I'll stow my vote for the time being with the hammer active, but I feel reasonably confident that eliminating Quin ends the game. I very much welcome protests or other discussion in case I am wrong.

I waited to see who's the NK.

RIP Falcon, he became IC and couldn’t live

I've been thinking a lot at Brad's antispew attitude. I will talk about it in the morning.

About Eod, I woke up one hour after the day ended... I enjoyed the flip!

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:15 pm I'll stow my vote for the time being with the hammer active, but I feel reasonably confident that eliminating Quin ends the game. I very much welcome protests or other discussion in case I am wrong.

I'll unvote if there's a concern about quickhammering since I'll be sleeping shortly.

Wiml wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:19 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:15 pm I'll stow my vote for the time being with the hammer active, but I feel reasonably confident that eliminating Quin ends the game. I very much welcome protests or other discussion in case I am wrong.

I'll unvote if there's a concern about quickhammering since I'll be sleeping shortly.

[VOTE: Unvote] aubergine

Wiml wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:19 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:15 pm I'll stow my vote for the time being with the hammer active, but I feel reasonably confident that eliminating Quin ends the game. I very much welcome protests or other discussion in case I am wrong.

I'll unvote if there's a concern about quickhammering since I'll be sleeping shortly.

Should be no harm in a couple of votes.

I suspect some of Lime Coke's silence and resignation might be attributed to his partner being the last player in the game to get involved.

I'm still planning to think over the game a bit more.

I think the case on Quin by JJJ is solid and they're at the bottom of my PoE but I'd like to review everyone still.

PoE just feels like Quin, Epi, Kate right?

I will probably still have a go at full-scale association analyses for everyone against Lime Coke just for good measure. There may always be something I am missing.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:22 pm PoE just feels like Quin, Epi, Kate right?

Depends upon how brave you are about Kate's last post of Day 1. That might be one of those "oh, well she's town, nevermind" moments. I understand if that makes anyone uneasy.

The full POE pool can go four deep, so those three plus Abigail would be the most generic case.

Actually, yoink Epi off that again...

Just Quin.

Quin is the PoE.

Wow. Weird nk is weird.

I cannot read Quin so i will iso tonight along with a couple of others I had in mind.

I have Ariya so just a pop in.

Also thanks for the d 1 elim wiml. <3

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:24 pm

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:22 pm PoE just feels like Quin, Epi, Kate right?

Depends upon how brave you are about Kate's last post of Day 1. That might be one of those "oh, well she's town, nevermind" moments. I understand if that makes anyone uneasy.

The full POE pool can go four deep, so those three plus Abigail would be the most generic case.

Oh, no I see it. Didn't you see my silly reply?

I'd rather not invest brain cells into that anyhow.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:22 pm PoE just feels like Quin, Epi, Kate right?

Those would be my bottom three in left to right order of most likely to be a hit.

Kate I think might not even be in my PoE anymore but I haven't really had the time to think over it.

It seems we are in accord.

I also think Quin's random vote for DrWilgy is similar to Lime Coke's random vote for falcon. No, I am not tunneling, you're tunneling.

Give me my vengeance for that vote! I shall avenge Falcon as well!

Roxy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:25 pm Wow. Weird nk is weird.

I cannot read Quin so i will iso tonight along with a couple of others I had in mind.

I have Ariya so just a pop in.

Also thanks for the d 1 elim wiml. <3

Thanks for being easy to work together with!

Great team effort on Day 1, by the way. Tons of good communication and dialogue that led to an eliminated mafioso, including from people not on his wagon. Pats on the back all around.

Associations of Lime Coke and Abigail

From Lime Coke


There's not much to it, and we're left to make the standard judgment: TMI or propping up a teammate? I think it's important that in this progression, Lime Coke was kind of following my own read on Abigail step-for-step. He started town when I started town, and he toned it down when I toned it down. Maybe that says more about me than it says about Abigail, but my first instinct is that it's decent for her. This shows me that Lime Coke didn't actually care how he read Abigail, because he was just following the momentum. He's more likely to be apathetic if he is not dealing with his teammate.

From Abigail


Abigail expressed frustration and bewilderment about the ways that reads had progressed on her, including from Lime Coke. The third post is probably the most interesting here, as it displays Abigail's mindset about the situation through a description of "2 people". That referenced Lime Coke and I. It's hard to suggest that this is some kind of "distancing", because she doesn't actually say his name. It feels reachy to call that a "good" thing, but I don't think it's bad. It's an abnormal shape for teammate discourse to take.

The last post is a nice touch. By this point the LC wagon was up and running, so perhaps the credit is diluted -- but she spared no feelings in her assessment of LC. "zero compelling posts".

~~~

Conclusion

My first guess remains that Abigail is town and not teamed with Lime Coke. It isn't impossible to squeeze a case together against her if I wanted to, but at the moment it'd feel forced and disingenuous. The most important point to me is that I don't think Lime Coke was even interested in his own Abigail read.

Associations of Lime Coke and DrWilgy

From Lime Coke

~Nada~

From DrWilgy


Wilgy voted Lime Coke straightaway on the back of falcon's vote. In this sense, Wilgy was pretty open about handing the credit to someone else, at least early in the day. Later in the day he toyed around with other options, including Quin (with an actual vote) and Kate (with a stated preference), but he was on and off and on the LC wagon through the proceedings. There are theoretically cases to be made against Wilgy (e.g., "tried to move momentum away from the mafia elimination"), but I don't like any of them. I think he still played an important part in bringing about LC's demise.

Conclusion

Maybe the most telling thing is that Wilgy had his vote on LC frequently on Day 1, and LC still never mentioned him at all. No acknowledgement whatsoever. I doubt that is a coordinated plan for distancing; it's a conversation that is just unlikely to exist in a mafia chat: "I'm going to vote for you, and you should just ignore it all day and go dark". I think Wilgy's own stance was concrete enough and developed through an authentic process, so I don't think he's LC's teammate.

DrWilgy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:22 pm PoE just feels like Quin, Epi, Kate right?

Not me?

I'll be honest figured there'd be some paranoia around me given like my history and stuff.

I wrote in my personal channel last night that I was so happy and excited and that I think my town core is probably just good but figured I was gonna keep getting pressure today.


The hard world is that Wiml or JJJ are wolf but I'm not deeply worried about that until FX

Don't really agree with like clearing Kate off that post but I'm not interested in starting there anyways

Town Core

JJJ
Wiml
Wilgy
Michelle
Roxy

Game winning ez