# Forbidden Forest - Unspoiled Harry Potter Mafia Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 27, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719 "2010-06-27T22:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/21 "2010-07-01T16:07:29Z")
I believe this is the first Day 1 lynch of scum I’ve ever seen, out of 7 or 8 games closely watched or played in. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/22 "2010-07-01T16:14:55Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > I believe this is the first Day 1 lynch of scum I’ve ever seen, out of 7 or 8 games closely watched or played in. Lucky bastards. That’s 12 votes and 6 non-voters, including a few people that popped in today to comment on cases. What a weird, weird game. I repeat: \*\*Fastest Sign-ups I’ve ever had Least conversation and votes I’ve even seen\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/23 "2010-07-01T16:14:57Z")
That was so weird. How often does town actually manage to kill scum on day 1? If there is a cop in this game, it would make the most sense for them to check out Red Skeezix and, to a lesser extent, tiltawhirl. But if Red is scum, then there has been some serious awkward scum play this game. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/24 "2010-07-01T16:38:39Z")
tilt is looking way suspicious for not voting, despite the actual words she used to justify it. Red might or might not be scum, but if he is, he should be smacking Omi (sorry Omi!) upside the head for that awkward vote justification, because without it I’m all but positive Red could have wiggled out of the danger. This way, it stands out so much it could risk losing them both. I think it’s just as possible that both Chip and Red are town, though – Red has a bit of a history of being seen as suspicious even when he’s not. Chip likely is (town). Drain almost certainly is (unless SK or whatever), because that catch-out was just way too fast to hold water as a bus attempt barring some rather weird circumstances, and she should be protected tonight. I’m a little surprised Omi was actually scum, despite that I probably would have voted that way myself once I shook off the usual “drainbead scummy aura” and actually thought about it. I totally shouldn’t be – it’s such a classic scum tell to say “X is SO scummy, but I’m voting for Y”, and I’ve caught several scum with it myself – but something in the situation threw me off. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/25 "2010-07-01T18:16:46Z")
Nice one town. Despite frequent protests to the contrary, it is entirely possible to lynch scum on day 1. Gives town some real data to work with toMorrow, that’s one useful voting record. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/26 "2010-07-01T22:57:57Z")
Wow. Go Town. Someone’s been drinking their Felix Felicius. I’m now suspicious of both Chipicabra and the people who were voting for him, on the reasoning that scum should have tried to save Omi by piling onto the Chip wagon, unless (a) the Chip wagon was already full of scum or (b) Chip himself is scum. However, I think the likeliest explanation for this turn of events is just bad scum play; the scum may have been overrepresented within that large group of players who don’t seem to have been paying much attention. As an aside, I actually would have voted for scum had I been playing?! Wow, maybe I don’t suck anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/27 "2010-07-01T23:10:42Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > Wow. Go Town. Someone’s been drinking their Felix Felicius. > > I’m now suspicious of both Chipicabra and the people who were voting for him, on the reasoning that scum should have tried to save Omi by piling onto the Chip wagon, unless (a) the Chip wagon was already full of scum or (b) Chip himself is scum. However, I think the likeliest explanation for this turn of events is just bad scum play; the scum may have been overrepresented within that large group of players who don’t seem to have been paying much attention. > > As an aside, I actually would have voted for scum had I been playing?! Wow, maybe I don’t suck anymore. I’m betting that it was already full of scum, as omi could have just as easily take the other side of that dispute back before s/he got into trouble. There’s also Zeriel’s cherry on top vote against omi. Worth filing that away for later. Zeriel couldn’t have saved omi, so that may have been an effort to buy some town cred. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/28 "2010-07-01T23:38:03Z")
Possibly, but when Zeriel voted, Omi led Chip only 5-3 with almost twohours left to vote and lots of nonvoters still out there. Seems like a pretty defeatist scum play to make it 6-3 rather than 5-4 at that juncture (assuming Chip is Town, that is). ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/29 "2010-07-02T00:56:49Z")
Enough to put Zeriel on the naughty list, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/30 "2010-07-02T13:51:37Z")
Anyone want to sub in the game? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/31 "2010-07-02T14:03:39Z")
I’d love to. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/32 "2010-07-02T14:04:40Z")
And congrats to ColdPhoenix, if he sees this. Kids are just – the best thing you’ll ever do. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/33 "2010-07-02T14:10:03Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > I’d love to. You are in. Confirm PM with me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/34 "2010-07-02T14:30:44Z")
Received, thank you – and bye to this thread. Have fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/35 "2010-07-02T16:05:32Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Fearless prediction: The scum will be Harry, Hermione and Ron. Fearless conclusion: I have no idea what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/36 "2010-07-03T17:38:08Z")
Well, crap. I was worried about not surviving through the Night. I got lucky yesterDay–obviously I had no ability to investigate Omi yet. I was hoping for protection. Can I get spoilered, Mahaloth? ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/37 "2010-07-03T20:09:53Z")
Man, that’s _brutal_. I’d say the Death Eaters won that particular exchange of blows. Losing one Day 1 has to hurt though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/38 "2010-07-03T20:11:30Z")
> [@MHaye](#): > > I’d say the Death Eaters won that particular exchange of blows. Losing one Day 1 has to hurt though. Yeah, what an exchange of blows Day/Night One was. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/39 "2010-07-04T23:15:39Z")
I’d like to be spoiled – that kinda hurt considering I had yet to contribute a single word to the game. Drain, I’d have killed you myself (wanted to play mafia, figured using the AK might influence that) except I figured the mafia would get there first. Was just too obvious you were non-mafia. I’m rather shocked you weren’t protected (unless you were the protector? kinda skimmed) – somebody’s sleeping on the job. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719/40 "2010-07-04T23:59:25Z")
Yeah, I was trying to figure out a way to hint “protect me” that wouldn’t have gotten Mahaloth on my ass. I considered creating a drink called Gimme Shelter. But I figured if the Doc didn’t catch it and the Scum did, I was fucked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-forest-unspoiled-harry-potter-mafia-discussion/544719.md?page=3)