# Mystery Mafia -- Game Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025 "2011-08-17T14:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/722 "2011-08-18T19:48:34Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I worry about looking Townie because I often come across as Scum. And I have never started a game as Scum. (I once subbed in as one, though.) I guess if you have a history of getting mislynched that would be a problem, but generally, Townies don’t think about their actions the same way as Scum do. Are you telling me that you actually take certain actions because if you didn’t you were worried that you would be call scum? I can see Townies not saying something they were thinking because Town would take it the wrong way (which is a smart thing to do), but actually placing a vote because of the belief that Townies vote early? You would do that? That is something that you as Town would do simply to look Townie. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/723 "2011-08-18T19:48:35Z")
Yeah, this board doesn’t do skins. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/724 "2011-08-18T19:49:08Z")
If **Krayz** really IS a Seer (which I don’t believe, anyway), he’s a Godawful one. He all of called three other players wolves. So if he’s the Seer, how’s anyone ever going to get anything useful from his posts when he’s dead? They won’t know who he’s being honest or just name calling about. This makes me think that either **Krayz** is a horrible Seer who is deliberately trying to be confusing…or he’s not the Seer and just “fakepeeking”. So I’m happy to lynch him. This is a reply to **crackedquads** , by the way. (Is that a poker name?) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/725 "2011-08-18T19:49:10Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > I’m heading out for a bit but will return before EOD. > > We need to consolidate. Wagons of 4,4,3,3,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 just lets the scum control who gets lynched. I agree, but I can’t get behind a lynch of any of the top three candidates. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/726 "2011-08-18T19:51:22Z")
Okay. > [@](#): > > TexCat (4): Inner Stickler [473], lilflower [494], MykBot [586], gnarlycharlie [636] > Krayz (4): Drain Bead [489], Meeko [493], Scuba\_Ben [498], Mahaloth [540], Idle Thoughts [706] > peekercpa (3): Giraffe [301], special ed [313], NAF1138 [337], Scuba\_Ben [379], Silver Jan [484] > Silver Jan (3): special ed [487], DanceCat [513], Episkey [617] > Dancecat (2): Idle Thoughts [72], Giraffe [250], Normal Phase [497], Scathach [604] I think I’m going to hold off any more persecution of DanceCat today given the vote totals and trends. I don’t like the bandwagon on Krayz one bit. I don’t agree that what peeker’s done is a reliable scum tell for him. That leaves TexCat and Silver Jan, and I have zero idea what the former is even getting votes for. ---
**Author:** ![sangaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@sangaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangaman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/727 "2011-08-18T19:52:01Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > **MODERATOR NOTE** > > Sangaman will be subbing in for Meeko. Sanga is _also_ an otherboarder (heh; I like that name), but he’s only played a total of one game over there, so he’s relatively new and probably quite impressionable. > > Another vote count also coming up. Hello all. I came over from 2p2, as Gadarene said. This is my 5th game of WW. I’m very happy to be included and look forward to a good game. I’m a bit busy now and have only read the first few posts to learn the rules/set-up, but I’ll catch up on the thread as soon as I can and hope to be a productive villager/townie. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/728 "2011-08-18T19:52:16Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > I agree, but I can’t get behind a lynch of any of the top three candidates. Dude, as of the last vote count, you were VOTING FOR one of the top 3 candidates. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/729 "2011-08-18T19:52:30Z")
NETA: that is to say I think TexCat and Krayz are both likely town, but I don’t think Krayz is likely the seer. I would be curious about seeing Jan lynched for information purposes, but I don’t particularly buy into that case and the only other person I would be really happy to see lynched is Ed, but there aren’t enough people on that wagon for me to move off my top current vote for my top candidate. And there we go, I have indulged my addiction and caught up. I’ll try to be back before Dusk, but I don’t make any promises. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/730 "2011-08-18T19:52:33Z")
**VOTE COUNT** Through post #725 Krayz (5): Drain Bead [489], Meeko/sangaman [493], [del]Scuba\_Ben [498][/del], Mahaloth [540], Idle Thoughts [706], LightFoot [717] TexCat (4): Inner Stickler [473], lilflower [494], MykBot [586], gnarlycharlie [636] peekercpa (3): Giraffe [301], [del]special ed [313][/del], NAF1138 [337], [del]Scuba\_Ben [379][/del], Silver Jan [484] Silver Jan (3): special ed [487], DanceCat [513], Episkey [617] Dancecat (2): [del]Idle Thoughts [72][/del], [del]Giraffe [250][/del], Normal Phase [497], Scathach [604] TimeLady (2): sachertorte [211], Suburban Plankton [352] Mahaloth (2): bufftabby [564], Krayz [597] Giraffe (1): [del]special ed [51][/del], peekercpa [286], [del]Krayz [418][/del] MykBot (1): [del]Zeriel [21][/del], [del]TimeLady [24][/del], [del]TexCat [459][/del], septimus [601] Scathach (1): GuiriEnEspaña [359] LightFoot (1): Zeriel [375] septimus (1): Askthepizzaguy [477] lilflower (1): TexCat [521] special ed (1): SisterCoyote [562] Suburban Plankton (1): Scuba\_Ben [572] SisterCoyote (1): TimeLady [648] Idle Thoughts (0): [del]Krayz [86][/del] GuiriEnEspaña (0): [del]Drain Bead [386][/del] NAF1138 (0): [del]Dancecat [53][/del], [del]Blaster Master [520][/del] Please PM me with any corrections! Night in ~3 hours. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/731 "2011-08-18T19:53:33Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Dude, as of the last vote count, you were VOTING FOR one of the top 3 candidates. Sorry, I misremembered the vote count and thought that Jan was above Peek in votes. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/732 "2011-08-18T19:53:35Z")
Well, I voted for texcat because explicitly stating you’re voting for someone because they posted what you feel is a bad idea makes me very unhappy and it’s day one. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/733 "2011-08-18T19:54:37Z")
> [@sangaman](#): > > Hello all. I came over from 2p2, as Gadarene said. This is my 5th game of WW. I’m very happy to be included and look forward to a good game. I’m a bit busy now and have only read the first few posts to learn the rules/set-up, but I’ll catch up on the thread as soon as I can and hope to be a productive villager/townie. Sorry for underplaying your level of experience. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/734 "2011-08-18T19:54:39Z")
What the hell, I will also go on record as saying that the wagon on Krayz gives me the shivers. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/735 "2011-08-18T19:54:59Z")
Out of game, but still about it: I just thought of another theory that we (Dopers) have talked about before…The whole “Third vote is scum” hypothesis. Any of you Other Boarders ever hear about or use that? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/736 "2011-08-18T19:55:56Z")
Good damn question Idle. Ok, I must walk away. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/737 "2011-08-18T19:56:14Z")
> [@Krayz](#): > > you quoted a post saying that I wasn’t just going after people who were voting for peek, and then you accuse me of going after people who are going for peek and vote me for it? k. I quoted three posts where you smudged people who were going after peeker, and you muck with that? You’re misrepresenting me. Though I’m not solid on lynching you yet. But the votes on TexCat don’t sway me. So time to get with the current programs. And on preview I see Idle raised the issue of your fakepeeking, which I am calling smudging. **unvote Suburban Plankton** **vote Krayz** As always I’m willing to be persuaded. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/738 "2011-08-18T20:00:58Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Well, I voted for texcat because explicitly stating you’re voting for someone because they posted what you feel is a bad idea makes me very unhappy and it’s day one. Voting someone for a bad idea = null tell, especially on Day One. I’m too lazy to actually look up data on this, but I feel like a lot of time these turn out to be Town-Town battles. I am reminded of **sachertorte** outing the Masons based on voting record in the game thread in Cecil Pond (I think that was what it was anyway). I think I voted for him for that until one of us finally died, although I can’t remember who died first. In the end, we were both Town, and it was a terrible distraction all around. ---
**Author:** ![crackedquads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@crackedquads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackedquads)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/739 "2011-08-18T20:08:48Z")
Think I just found a wolf: > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > crap! this is moving fast but apparently not for our new friends. :eek: > this is hard due to my time zone but i’ll post as i catch up. first off, welcome to all our new players! > > we often believe being helpful is a null tell. > > one of our cultural differences. it would be interesting to use it in our next games though it would probably get them lynched before people get used to this. > > hey! good to see you here. > > yeah, if town can’t win because they lost their power roles, they played poorly or scum really played well. > > **NO!!!** ha ha ha. hey, **Pizza**! > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > yes, fakepeeking is certainly alien to us but the way they do it makes it feasible. if a cop did that and no one provided cover that would be the end of that. > > also, i notice that they also have pressure votes like players from CFC. it’s quite intriguing voting for someone for no real reason except to see how players especially the votee reacts. > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > double crap! while doing a re-read, more posts came up. posting as i catch up. > > that’s hilarious but has a grain of truth in it. > > yeah, you were scum in **SisC** ’s game too. no wonder you hate them. > > yes and no. we don’t want our biases to cloud our judgment but what’s to stop scum from taking advantage of our hesitation to vote for players from the other board? > > from what i’ve seen **Krayz** has been doing weird stuff but i’m not ready to call it scummy. > > not hot about **peeker** ’s case. lot of meta here. haven’t played with him much. just one game so i can’t say. > > i’ll **Vote Texcat** for her vote on **Mykbot**. scum tend to play safe and not make controversial statements or potentially bad ones so i’m leaning/soft clearing \*\*Mykbot \*\*. voting for a bad idea is opportunistic. the OMGUS on **lilflower** makes me even more suspicious. > > on preview, i see **Dancecat** has racked up votes. hmmm… > > claimed seer? double hmmm. strange given the mystery setup. > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > AFAIK, a bus driver switches the targets of two Night actions. > > the concept of the results going to the target of the Night action is new to me. i’ve never heard of this. more new stuff. nice! > > jester or fool, yes. > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > ha ha ha! that’s **Sister Coyote**. not laughing at your mistake though. sounds like a religious name but she’s far from holy. she can be quite evil. 😃 > > _runs from Sister Coyote_ > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > gah, i don’t know whether to be excited or afraid.:eek: > [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > i believe **Meeko** has been subbed. > > * * * > > ugh, i can’t wait 3.5 more hours. 3am here and really nodding off. good night all. That’s all of his posts. So much crap, no wolf hunting. Touches on a few random players but his reasons are just summaries of what others have said. I don’t know how you guys feel about CFD’s (Chinese Fire Drills, lynching a random player late in the day), so I won’t really push this, but just keep note of him. I do think because of the wagon sizes there is a decent chance a wolf is a wagon, so a current lead wagon dying is fine by me. At the very least I’m not lynching texcat with him because I feel like gnarly is a wolf and his poor excuse for a texcat lynch is trying to save one of the other wagons. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/740 "2011-08-18T20:11:09Z")
@ Drain – Yeah, but that’s not the whole case on her even if it is what Inner himself voted on. She also arguably did what lilflower and Mykbot said she did (haven’t checked the fourth vote), which is argue that Mykbot’s bad idea was aimed getting some naive vigs to off themselves, which is both far-fetched as a motive and I think unsupported by his own words. So we disagree on something. **unvote** **vote: Texcat** ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/741 "2011-08-18T20:13:00Z")
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