Forbidden Thread: Mafia V

That’s a definite possibility. The other thing I thought of is that maybe they looked at all the noise Queuing was making about my supposedly weird voting patterns, and thought that I was the Apprentice. (In which case, hey, if it buys the Apprentice another day, I don’t mind being dead so much.)

Welcome to the after-thread, Fretful Porpentine.

You certainly played far better than I did. I don’t know if the Cultists fingered you, or if quite simply with 17 people left at yesterDay’s Dusk, their odds of hitting an unclaimed power role are going up.

I’m wondering if some of the most vocal players are actually Cultists. (In fact, it strikes me as generally a good idea for some of the scum to play a vocal role and some to play quietly.)

CatinaSuit, why do you think USC is scum? I’d have to go back and see who initially “random”-voted for him on Day 1, as it may have not been so random after all…

To be honest, with USC my opinion is more gut instinct than proof.

He seems to be repeating the same sort of accusations and following along the same line as the others I consider cultist, and it seems to fit the patterns of how I think they are operating. Just not all aimed at the same people.

I make no claim towards being right of course. :smiley:

What is annoying is that I think there are 5 Cultists left, but I cannot figure out who the 5th Cultist is, as I don’t think Zuma is it.

CatinaSuit: Population guesswork

5 Cult : Prophet, 4 Cultists (inc. 1 Avatar)
3 Non-believers : Alchemist, 2 non-believer,
1 Special Role: Martyr
7 Town: Disciple, Apprentice, 2 Monks, 3 vanilla town

Current role claims:
Hockey Monkey: Alchemist
Zeriel: Monk
Pleonast: Martyr
Malacandra: Disciple

Cultist Guesses: Hockey Monkey, Queuing, Sachertorte, USCDiver

Chances of being correct: You’re kidding right?!?!

Trouble is, we’re getting to the point where the Apprentice needs to spill what he knows (assuming he’s been getting good readings). Before you died, that was fine, since he’s be protected – now it’s a suicide post.

Hmmm…on preview, is there another protector role? I’m not home right now, so I don’t have my printouts tacked to the wall…I seem to recall a semi-Priest role, though…

Yes, there’s the Disciple, but since he’s been exposed, he’s got all he can do to protect himself. (I will say that if I were in his place, I’d protect the Apprentice instead of myself, but that’s his choice to make, and evidently my habit of not self-protecting has gotten me killed, so who am I to say?)

Welcome, Fretful. :slight_smile:

I have to say, the Cultists are playing quite well this game. Damn their souls.

Well, if he protects the Apprentice, that gives one more shot at a player reading than not protecting the Apprentice does. Of course, not a guaranteed thing, since the Disciple’s protection is only 50%. Which is fine with me, since I want the Cult to win anyway. :wink:

… assuming, of course, that he has a clue who the Apprentice is. Since I spent most of the game trying to play “spot the Apprentice” with the Cult, and I’m about 99% sure that the horse I backed was the wrong one, I’m reluctant to encourage that sort of thing.

Honestly, I think the Disciple’s best bet is to use the reagents tonight and buy everybody another day. I should have done that last night, but I didn’t think of it.

Well, in the situation Hal brought up, he would know the Apprentice, cuz the Apprentice would have role-claimed. :wink:

Let see, Malacandra needs a sub, so do I want to sub in to and spend the next couple of days with a huge target on my back before the Cultists catch up with me.

Oh why not

BlasterMaster - PM sent, if you think I haven’t been spoilered.

Why do people assume the game will be over before three months? It’s not like it’s the first time people have played. Sigh. FlyingCow is right. It’s not cool to join in on a game when you already know you’ll be unavailable before it’ll be over.

Well because of, or maybe in spite of, the Priest being gone and Malacandra looking for a sub, the town has certainly decided to get a move on and start talking.

Here’s hoping something good comes of it.

So Long Forbidden thread - see you in a few days once the Cultists catch up with me :slight_smile:

Thanks for that note of support, Haze. Don’t worry, it won’t be a problem in future.

Because you’re going to plan all future vacations, business trips, illnesses and any other absences around Mafia game schedules?

-double post-

Sorry if I offended you, but it’s frustrating for townies when people keep subbing in and subbing out. The biggest reason I never joined any of the previous Mafia games was that I knew I would not be consistently available throughout the course of several months. Although to be fair, you couldn’t have known that the game would have such a high number of subs that were mostly due to unannounced no-shows.

Yeah, I know, it’s just a game. Hard to remember, sometimes. :wink:

Well, to be fair, I should have actually posted in the sign-ups what my estimate was on when the game would end (early September) and simply said that if anyone thinks they’ll be without internet access for a week or more span during that time, they should probably think twice before signing up.

I also should have gone with my gut and kept the player list shorter… but I felt it was a better balance at 30 players than at 25.

…Oh well…

IMO, it’s looking like the game is going to come down to the play of the Apprentice Today and the next Day or two. If he can manage to stay alive and get at least one more reading, I think he’ll make a HUGE swing in the town’s favor.

Even if he doesn’t claim today, I have to say, I think his game has been pretty darn good over the last few Days. It’s going to be really interesting.