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05-01-2006, 07:16 PM | #2252 | |
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I'm waiting until I see the roles at the end of the game to go too far down this path, but I have thought a little bit about how I would like to see another "high conversion rate" game play out. |
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05-01-2006, 07:25 PM | #2253 | |
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Something which is frustrating me is the lack of thread posting. I have a feeling that a whole game is going on behind the scenes that I am simply not privy to. |
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05-01-2006, 07:30 PM | #2254 | |
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Agree with this. If I ever host a ww game I will strike people dead who don't do some minimum posting. |
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05-01-2006, 07:50 PM | #2255 |
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The thread has had a weird ebb and flow, where it is stagnant for hours before a blitz of activity. And not just at the deadline - there were a couple of days where we had 3-5 pages of posts during the mid-afternoon. But the long stretches of inactivity haven't been much fun at all.
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05-01-2006, 08:11 PM | #2256 |
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I think that is due to long days though...we have been on this same day for 4 days now and it was a foregone conclusion on friday i was getting tested. Not a lot of discussion can go on that hasnt already been said. These long days are what is killing it for me. So we are just short 1 vote i think, cant we just end it since there is 100% no chance im not getting tested? I want to hear RA after the test
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05-01-2006, 08:33 PM | #2257 |
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Just got back in, my vote is fairly predictable.
Vote Blade My reasoning was spelled out the previous day. |
05-01-2006, 09:20 PM | #2258 |
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Wow. It's dead in here. No results yet, so I'll see you tomorrow morning.
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05-01-2006, 09:38 PM | #2259 | |
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This phrase always cracks me up.
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05-01-2006, 09:56 PM | #2260 | |
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I think the lack of the circles of trust is a good thing to have occasionally in our games -- it keeps things fresh. This has been a very fun premise. There is probably some more balance adjustments that need to be made to this ruleset, but I would play this game again. The long days are a bitch. Maybe weekend days ending on Sunday night would help if not enough folks will be around for the weekend. Friday to Monday night is too long. I also believe that the tactic of hardly posting at all is really affecting the games lately -- you know when it's all said and done we're gonna find things in the lowest posters. I know not everyone is going to (or should) be Blade (and I'm not a super prolific poster either), but if you're going to play in the game you should at least give some opinions here and there and at least be around for the discussions. In future, I'm going to be very very willing to vote off the non-participants.
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05-01-2006, 10:00 PM | #2261 | |
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05-01-2006, 10:08 PM | #2262 |
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To path: I happen to agree, though often times some players seem to post more when the crowd gets smaller, which obviously in this game it has not.
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05-01-2006, 10:28 PM | #2263 |
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Another day, another test. Your minds are starting to fray. Suspicion is quickly being edged out by mental fatique and apathy. To some of you, your destruction seems inevitable, and your tests mean nothing. Today, you "target" someone who hasn't been tested yet: Blade6119.
Blade slowly walks to the table, talking all the while. What he is saying is anyone's guess, as it comes out in a constant stream of accusatory gibberish under his breath. He sits at the table and with much consternation, slits his thumb over the petry dish. He nervously heats the wire, and pauses with it over the dish. At the last second, his visage hardens and he slowly lowers the molten wire into the blood, all the while coldly staring at each of your faces in turn. Nothing happens. Blade tosses his chair away, walks to a corner, crosses his arms and slumps silently against the wall. "I give up. We are all dead.", Blade quietly mutters. Blade6119 is not a Thing.
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05-01-2006, 10:34 PM | #2264 |
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Ah well.
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05-01-2006, 10:36 PM | #2265 |
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Can't say I'm surprised. Great job barkeep and st.cronin leading the charge against a scientist for a 2nd vote in a row. So have you guys won yet? 'Cause if not I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure you two burn tomorrow.
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05-01-2006, 10:51 PM | #2266 |
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The only part that surprises me is that the Things didn't take Blade last night. Up until that point, I thought there was a pretty good chance that he was playing scientist.
How much do you think that Schmidty enjoyed writing that "test"? |
05-01-2006, 10:52 PM | #2267 |
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Do i really need to say anything? Bravo guys, bravo...
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05-01-2006, 10:52 PM | #2268 | |
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05-01-2006, 10:55 PM | #2269 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:00 PM | #2271 | |
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It was clear to me that you were clean once the bandwagon started. After st.cronin targeted you he got a scientist or two to agree and the things jumped on to ensure you'd be tested. Only way the bandwagon formed like that... |
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05-01-2006, 11:04 PM | #2272 |
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Pretty sure that he is talking about the Jeeber/Tanglewood vote there, Blade.
mckerney, how long do you think that Cronin and/or Barkeep have been Things? Do you really believe that both of them were Things when the CW vote went down? Or are you not sure which one is a Thing and that is why you are lumping the two of them together? I know you have been voting for Barkeep, but I don't really have those two guys linked in my mind as co-conspirators over the course of this game. |
05-01-2006, 11:04 PM | #2273 | |
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Listen in retrospect I regret not pushing tangle who was and is my #1 target. I voted for Blade as I felt he was an easy guy to gain consenus around and was high up on my list. Obviously that was wrong. |
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05-01-2006, 11:10 PM | #2274 | |
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Nice. Deflect suspicion from yourself and put it on another scientist time? -Anxiety
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05-01-2006, 11:10 PM | #2275 |
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Wheres RA when i need him
No big deal, we just lost the game...dont worry about
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05-01-2006, 11:17 PM | #2276 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:21 PM | #2277 |
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OK, lets see if I can get the timeline info out there:
CW Scans: Hoopsguy (1), Raiders (2), Cronin (3), Blade (4), Barkeep (5) - no Night 6 scan Blood Tests: Jeeber (1), Saldana(2/1), Dubb (2/2), Coffee (3), Dubb (4), Anxiety (5), Coffee Warlord (6/1), Jeeber (6/2), Blade (7) Bodyguard: Hoopsguy (1), Barkeep (2), Hoopsguy (3), Coffee Warlord (4), Blade (5), Hoopsguy (6) |
05-01-2006, 11:26 PM | #2278 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:30 PM | #2279 | |
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I believe they've both been things since before the Coffee Warlord vote, st.cronin probably a more recent addition to the things, and I'm sure that both of them are things. There's no doubt in my mind they gave up CW to us, and then used it to project an image of being completely clean, with st.cronin even saying that he and barkeep should be considered clean for that vote because of their early votes on CW. Add that with the barkeep being cleared by CW while he's a thing, and he also has the 'no thing would ever do that' defense to use. They distance themselves somewhat by each targeting a scientist on the second vote for the day and hope it works out, which it does very well for them. Now with the end of the game likely in closing in on us, they work together to start a bandwagon on blade and encourage everyone to join, because it's the only way we'll get a thing (after all, it's how they gave us CW). Though they fail to mention that a bandwagon on a scientist is exactly what the things want. |
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05-01-2006, 11:34 PM | #2280 |
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Blade, all bodyguard and seer activities are self-published.
We know that Coffee Warlord was converted at some point. So obviously you have to take those with a grain of salt. As far as my activities, I've published them here and it is up to you and the others to decide what value to place on that information. I think it is helpful in trying to evaluate scenarios, although not as helpful as I would have liked over the last couple of days. |
05-01-2006, 11:35 PM | #2281 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:37 PM | #2282 |
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Blade, please feel free to write your timeline and I'll follow it instead.
Seriously, you are the only guy I know is clean at the moment so from now until dawn I'll treat your words as gospel. |
05-01-2006, 11:38 PM | #2283 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:39 PM | #2285 | |
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05-01-2006, 11:40 PM | #2286 | |
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I highly doubt that. But good try with the scare tactics. |
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05-01-2006, 11:43 PM | #2287 | |
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CW converted night 3/5, doesnt matter...i know im clean, and think cronin is too...barkeep is prob. a thing, hence why 3/5 doesnt matter as for your bodygaurding i think you went night 2, so i dont put stock into your list at all.
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05-01-2006, 11:44 PM | #2288 |
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Well, it's down to it now. What do we have, one more chance?
I'm open to any and all ideas. And I agree with what hoops said, Blade's thoughts are the most valid to me at this moment. So let's hear it, Blade!
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05-01-2006, 11:44 PM | #2289 |
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Crap. Crosspost.
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05-01-2006, 11:45 PM | #2290 |
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Blade, I've seen your reasonings about hoops, but why do you think Cronin is clean? And Barkeep a thing?
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05-01-2006, 11:48 PM | #2291 |
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Unfortunately, I suspected that your gospel involves me being stoned as a martyr. But I'll listen to it until dawn, when we each find out what team we are playing for tomorrow.
Interestingly enough, your other top two candidates line up pretty well with guys I'm looking at. |
05-01-2006, 11:51 PM | #2292 | |
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As for cronin, as CW i would have cleared two villagers first(we know he did at least 1 in me) so that if he got tested after either we would then go test cronin or myself...after 3 days i think he took a chance on barkeep....but i dont think CW would clear cronin right away if cronin was a thing. Cronin has been playing aggresive all game(wrong, but aggresive), and just seems like misguided villager...he hasnt tried to position, apologize, or anything. Just seems like a villager, gut feeling.
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05-01-2006, 11:53 PM | #2293 |
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dola, barkeep had a special role he announced on day 1...why would they not try to convert him? as a thing special roles are your targets...just makes sense to me...
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I still feel like I stabbing in the dark, but I have a better feeling about hoops than I do for barkeep. Hoops, as the bodyguard, would at least give the Things a reason to not consider him as a conversion choice, unless he got tagged early, I guess. Barkeep and Jeeber (who has obviously now been cleared twice) seem like more logical choices to me. |
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List of people who have not been scanned yet:
2. Cronin 3. Tanglewood 4. Raiders Army 7. Swaggs 8. Path12 11. Barkeep 12. Mckerney 15. Hoopsguy 16. WVUFAN List of people who are alive that have been scanned (day of scan listed): 1. JeeberD (6) 5. Blade6119 (7) 6. Kingfc (4) 14. Anxiety (5) |
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