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You're hands down the best scum player in this game, so I pay the most attention to you. Basically, since I don't buy the explanation for the Frozen/AB wagons, I have to ask "Dumb or scum?", and you are one player that can't be classified as dumb.You should learn to think clearer, Nich. You've let my previous play cloud your head, and you're coming at this from the point of "OS could be scum". Not "Anyone could be scum". While I'm flattered, it's hardly a good way to play mafia.
There's lots of quotes, but little payoff.Oh, and before we get into this, what are your thoughts on this post: http://www.smashboards.com/showpost.php?p=13393786&postcount=737
My problem is the following:1) I have pushed multiple wagons that, by my own admission, weren't any good. I had no intentions of following those wagons through; adumbrodeus has hinted at catching on to this prior. It is from these false wagons we have most of our reads. Get with the program.
They were the most likely lynches at that point, but your calling for claims was premature. If we all agreed (as we SHOULD) that Boat's scummy and Raziek's not, why make Raziek claim? I don't think either of them got above 4 votes. Regarding Xatres I want you to explain this more, how can mafia get anything useful out of "Hey guys, there's a mafia role cop in this game?". Perhaps Xatres is a VT with that small bit of mod-confirmed info, and wanted to draw a NK, for instance.2) I have been after a bunch of claims. If you don't recall, Boat and Raziek were against one another and were the agreed upon lynch candidates at that time. Do you remember whose idea it was for them to claim? Do you know why Boat requested Raziek claim before he did? Do you remember the order in which they came about? The Xatres claim is paramount to town's success; he's given mafia information they can interpret. He's given town nothing. All he said was "I have reason to believe there is a mafia flavor cop"; why he believes that is unknown. But scum know if he's telling the truth, and we don't. Scum also know how that information could be bad for them. Scum also now know they can't use this claim for town. So... WHY did Xatres say this? What reason could he possibly have, and what reason do we have to trust him? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that when someone says "Hey guys, there's definitely a mafia role cop in this game, but I won't tell you! Don't want to give too much away" he's not playing in town's best interests.
There's more to analyze that you haven't done. Sure, you analyzed Circus's posts, but what about people posting relative to Circus? What about his companions on the FF wagon that actually nailed him? What about who was on Circus's wagon and who was against it? The three scum picks you gave after said analysis (Boat, JTB, and Raziek) don't follow from said analysis at all, as Raziek was the second vote on Circus, and Boat/JTB were inactive!3) I have done the analysis. If you recall, FF and AB are both cleared and Circus is dead.
Mafia 101, OS.4) You point out that Xatres scum going after OS would be suicide, but then you do so yourself? Why would you be able to do something of the sort when Xatres could not?
Quite right, and I'm arguing that the scum purpose makes a lot more sense than the townie one here.Your "case" is a longwinded way of saying "Overswarm's doing things, and I don't understand them". I know AB has seen some of the things I've done, and I think Boat's caught on too. You should know by now that I do everything with a purpose.
You know your own meta, making it mostly useless to apply. I read your recap of Community Mafia, you basically pushed townies and defended scum all game with the defense of "OS-scum wouldn't do that, it goes completely against my meta!". (Note to everyone else: It worked, OS won.) At this point your reliable scum meta is something like the following:More importantly, nothing in your case is connected to one another, nor do they make any sense based off of my scum play in the past.
You just straw manned me. My points areIn this one post, you're suggesting that I'm scum and I have:
-pushed bad wagons deliberately and not followed through on them, then admitted openly to doing so without being asked about it
-openly asking people to claim
-not pushing lynches
-saying things that cast me in a townie light
Which, exactly, is the one that's making you say "gotcha"? Because I've stated my reasoning for the first one and the next three are pretty irrelevant.
He was the first one to voice suspicion, but I was the one who did most of the work, let's face it. (First vote on the wagon as well, IIRC.)Oh, and by the way? Frozen Flame started the Circus lynch, not you.
Immediately after (added Inferno and Raziek's votes that were immediately after this post)1. Inferno3044 (1) Circus
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (2) Rajam, Boat
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus ()
6. Analytical Buttheads (5) OS, Nich, RR, Raziek, FF
7. Rajam (1) Xatres
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj ()
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (1) Inferno vote on Boat o_O
13. Frozenflame751 (1) AB
Not voting - JTB, Tery
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Deadline is September 20th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
Immediately after the FF defense, Red Ryu switches off. FF and Red Ryu are both town.1. Inferno3044 ()
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (2) Rajam, Boat
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus ()
6. Analytical Buttheads (3) Nich, Raziek, FF
7. Rajam (1) Xatres
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj ()
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (1) Inferno
13. Frozenflame751 (5) OS, RR, Circus, Inferno, Raziek
Not voting - JTB, AB, Tery
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Deadline is September 20th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
Inferno then immdiately switches his vote back to Boat and Xatres suggests a No Lynch, and Raziek follows immediately.1. Inferno3044 ()
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (2) Rajam, Boat
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus (1) FF
6. Analytical Buttheads (1) Nich
7. Rajam (1) Xatres
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj ()
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (1) RR
13. Frozenflame751 (3) OS, Inferno, Raziek
Not voting - JTB, Circus, AB, Tery
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Deadline is September 20th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
There were 5 hours left until deadline. They were going for a No Lynch.1. Inferno3044 ()
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (2) Rajam, Boat
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus ()
6. Analytical Buttheads (1) Nich
7. Rajam ()
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj (2) Circus, FF
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (1) RR, Inferno
13. Frozenflame751 (1) OS,
No Lynch (1) Xatres
Not voting - JTB, AB, Tery
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Deadline is September 20th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
What Nich didn't do was think a step farther; Circus wouldn't have acted on his own. Red Ryu was one of the first people OFF the FF lynch, and prior to that and post that, Inferno, Raziek, and Circus moved together.Nich said:Not counting AB who couldn't vote, there were 5 people on Frozen's wagon before he even had a chance to respond.
Those 5 people are OS, Red Ryu, Circus, Inferno, and Raziek.
OS is OS, I had a town read on him beforehand (even if his actions in this regard have shaken it), and it'd take a minor miracle to get him lynched today even if I was super-confident in him being scum.
Red Ryu, Inferno, and Raziek are all closer to the new/bad player end of the scale, and therefore are likelier to sheep when the wagon is led by OS and AB. (Not that I don't plan to confront them over their actions, but they're not my target just now.)
Who's that leave? Circus. Who is one of the players in this game you would NOT expect to sheep. Let's take a close look at his actions, starting with OS's case (when he actually posted it) on AB.
inferno said:@Nich - My vote was based on him not doing much until 12 hours before the lynch and his very opportunistic vote on AB. The people on the wagon don't look too scummy either. Especially with a confirmed town on it.
The vote has come down to Boat and Tery. There are 10 people in here atm. All of you should vote.
Raziek said:I really don't agree with Red Ryu and Inferno saying "Boat or Tery".
Yeah, Boat is fine, but why exactly is Tery a guaranteed lynch choice over someone like Circus or OS? If anything I'd say stronger cases have been made against those two players than against Tery
Raziek's response? WHY NOT BOAT GUYS?Nich said:Raziek, join the Circus wagon and tell me why you were on Frozenflame ASAP.
Raziek said:I was on the Frozenflame wagon because I believed the color thing sufficiently cleared AB, and I didn't want to see a NL. Yeah, there's the possibility it was a given safeclaim, but we're not even really supposed to discuss it anymore.
I'll admit I'm kinda just hopping my vote around here, but we need to get SOMETHING together.
Nich, given that Boat has yet to post anything of substance, and it's entirely possible that we may not get a claim out of either player, do you still feel better lynching Circus than Boat?
Nich said:@Raziek
Boat I feel much better about as a vigilante choice due to connections. We push a lynch on Boat, there's more or less no connections from the wagon, simply because there's no big argument in favor of him being townie. We push a lynch on Circus, there's PLENTY of connections from the wagon (Me/Frozen for starters). I wouldn't complain if Boat was the play today, but he's a reserve lynch, not an ideal one.
Raziek said:Alright Nich, I'll buy that.
unvote; vote: Circus
There was no cohesive push at the end against a townie because scum were going for a No Lynch1. Inferno3044 ()
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (3) Rajam, Boat, Xatres [THIS ENTIRE WAGON IS GOING NOWHERE AND NO ONE HAS JOINED OR LEFT IT. IT IS STALE. SCUM DO NOT DO STALE WAGONS]
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus (2) Nich, Raziek
6. Analytical Buttheads ()
7. Rajam ()
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj (2) Circus, FF
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (1) RR, Inferno
13. Frozenflame751 (1) OS,
Not voting - JTB, AB, Tery
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Deadline is September 20th at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
Raziek said:Public Mental Note: Rajam now viewing the thread.
Nich said:Wow, I see 9 different players in this game viewing the thread right now. If people cooperate we can get the lynch in no time. (And is anyone else amused that OS of all people has the most votes right now?)
Xatres said:Not really, two of the votes are from people who haven't been around the thread for days... :-/
Nich said:I know, but it's amusing to see.
In more important news:
Xatres, your opinion on Circus?
Xatres said:Rereading, thoughts on Circus impending...
After this is Tery's list of reads which seems really scummy, but I'm ignoring him for now. Just use Tery as a bomb later when you want to kill someone else. Tery can take out someone else for us to give us two in one go, helps lower the numbers so we can see clearer. So ignoring for now.Red Ryu said:Unvote
Vote: Circus
Circus is being very Opportunistic, I agree with this.
Red Ryu said:Can we actually get our options narrowed down?
Cause Tery, I wouldn't mind per say, I'd much prefer Boat and Circus honestly.
Raziek said:Then narrow it to Tery, Boat, or Circus.
I personally agree with the point Nich made regarding actual connections from a Circus lynch. I'm hoping he has a post coming (Circus), since he hasn't exactly defended himself yet.
Xatres said:Lol, I don't know why I keep thinking you're mafia, but when I read this I went back and checked EVERY vote looking for a pattern of you riding a wagon. Couldn't find it. In fact, you've been very unopporunistic, which is great considering how many bad wagons we've had.
I'm thinking you are town, RR, despite what my stupid guts keep saying.
Unvote.
Vote: Circus
I'm going out to dinner with some friends, but I should be back for the final hour. Putting my vote on Circus in the meantime, because I trust Nich and RR right now.
Nich said:AB, in case you haven't noticed, Circus has 4 votes already, me/Raziek/Red Ryu/Xatres. That's over half what we need to lynch.
?!Inferno said:I'd rather it be 2 choices, but if we have to do it with 3 then let it be.
Anybody not on Boat, Tery, or Circus move now.
inferno said:@Tery - Xatres is not getting lynched today and you having your vote on him is not helping the town at all. I suggest you switch. Same goes with Rajam's vote on OS and OS's vote on Frozen. I see you online Rajam. Stop lurking.
@OS - Of all the times to not be online, you choose 2 hours before the deadline with no lynch has been established. Get online and contribute.
OS the handsomest said:Yeah, because I can hear you from the movie theater? You want to get on anybody for not contributing and I'm last in line, buddy.
vote: Circus
Two hours. Prolly won't hear much for me. Voting for most votes atm.
There's no reason to put a scummate at L-2. No reason at all.TERYS MOST UNSCUMMY MOVE said:Ugh. Whatever. I'd suggest looking into that at another time. For now, I'll unvote and vote: Circus.
Rajam, you should either post or ask for a replacement ASAP.
Circus decides to add to Tery's defense. It's possible Circus expected himself to die at this point and let Tery move on, but I doubt it.Tery said:Raz, I don't even really know what you're saying. I just think it's ridiculous that Tery is actually trying to get another completely new lynch candidate in the mix, and is apparently totally oblivious to why that is the opposite of helpful.
Tery hasn't done anything productive all game. His first several posts included lots of excuses and following stupid reads and fluff. This sums up pretty much everything he has done in this game until he eventually just stopped posting entirely. Then after being absent for four straight days, he comes back to the thread JUST to do this.
He has nothing to say about the validity of OS' case or AB's defense or who was following the wagon or anything like that. He just sees AB make a goof that confirms him as town and then points at it saying "mods, get him!" Now, the fact that AB did in fact apparently break the rules is irrelevant here. The point is to analyze the intent behind something like this. What is more likely? That Tery is chivalrous town, trying to enforce the rules despite the toll it takes on his faction? Or that Tery is scum trying to make sure a townie gets the axe by any means possible?
There's your case. Lynch this scum.
Although that comes up right after, so if Raziek flips scum and Tery doesn't die... killing Tery and using Tery's ability to kill Inferno would be a safe bet. Make Inferno hammer.Raziek said:Where the **** did everyone go?
Lynch Circus.
How wrong AB always isAB said:Bah, circus lynch is dumb, he was far too willing to push against the case on me (who you now know is town). He has issues, but boat would be a much better lynch.
LOOK HOW TOWN I AM EVERYONERaziek said:About ****ing time.
Final Votecount:Boat after hammer said:post to avoid modkill.
I'll be in toMorrow. Sorry for the inactivity.
Gova said:1. Inferno3044 ()
2. JTB ()
3. Overswarm (1) Boat
4. Red Ryu ()
5. Circus (7) Nich, Raziek, RR, Xatres, Tery, OS, Rajam
6. Analytical Buttheads ()
7. Rajam ()
8. Nicholas1024
9. Xatres ()
10. Terywj (1) Circus
11. Raziek ()
12. Boatchouli (2) Inferno, FF
13. Frozenflame751 ()
Not voting - JTB, AB
With 13 playing, it takes 7 to lynch!
Circus has been lynched! The game is in twilight until further notice.
Raziek can't be lying about this unless he and Boat are scum, btw. Boat actually WAS away from the game.Raziek said:To be fair, he was playing Monster Hunter with me. ._.
Nich said:OS is scum implies:
Scum wins.
Even when we're both town I'm in your headDoes anyone else find the timing of OS's Raziek case amusing? (As I had JUST called him out on the Raziek wagon being bad?)
Now I need to reanalyze stuff again and see if this should change my read. :/
So why did FF START the no lynch push?stuff
OS lynch isn't gonna happen, there's no support behind it.stuff
Why?Vote: Raziek
I mean, I wasn't here, and I haven't finished reading. But that's a convincing case, and meshes with what I already thought. Let's see him go.
l'm not, OS and Xatres seem to think I am because of the color shennanigens because of a miscommunication in the rules when I claimed, I included color and people assumed it would be impossible for me to know without being town.@Anyone: Why is AB cleared?
"that's a convincing case, and meshes with what I already thought"Why?
So it's pretty easy to see how it meshes with what I already thought.I originally thought Raz was town, because his summary of the thread came quick and easy -- he didn't take time, he just shot out his interpretation of the events. It suggested to me that Raz was in a town mindset as well, because his summary was of interactions between players, while Inferno's dealt with the big events and things like mod-related stuff, which coupled with his not having any scumreads made me think he didn't have his mind on scumhunting at all.
As I read through the thread however, I find myself put off by a few of Raz's posts. You could just as easily form an argument where Raz is paying attention because he needs to know interactions so he knows how to play the thread, who to play against who, and so on. And outside of a context where the only choices are Raz and Inferno, contrasting the two falls flat. On its own I can't call Raz's summary a towntell like I thought I could.
Well, that sounds legit to me.If I AB was scum I wouldn't even care about losing because it'd mean the mod messed up, not us. AB should have been modkilled for breaking the rules and wasn't; he KNEW the color of "town" was purple, and that town was Maverick. He only knew this because it was in his role PM.
Someone contacted the mod before the game started and AFTER PMs were out to tell him he needed to make a rule about not being able to say colors. Because there wasn't a correct role PM that showed colors. There's no reason for the mod to add that rule unless mafia didn't KNOW the colors, which AB did, thus clearing him.
Nabe has had experience being scum with me by the way. You guys can feel free to pick his brain tomorrow about me if you want.
The issue with that reason is that J took a similar tact in Resident Evil mafia, granted it was well after most of the day was consumed by the discussion even though colors were included in scum role PMs as well. It could've been pre-emptive in order to quash the discussion before it even happened.If I AB was scum I wouldn't even care about losing because it'd mean the mod messed up, not us. AB should have been modkilled for breaking the rules and wasn't; he KNEW the color of "town" was purple, and that town was Maverick. He only knew this because it was in his role PM.
Someone contacted the mod before the game started and AFTER PMs were out to tell him he needed to make a rule about not being able to say colors. Because there wasn't a correct role PM that showed colors. There's no reason for the mod to add that rule unless mafia didn't KNOW the colors, which AB did, thus clearing him.
@mod you have Inferno as voting and not voting.
Use your ****ing head. Is this Gheb or Adumb?A little more then 5 hours left
Os your case requires 2 people to change, one of who said they'd never vote for raz. Boat has always been a back-burner scum choice and can be done with an active player to spare.
Boat is the play