# Screamers Mafia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 21, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938 "2009-09-21T13:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/761 "2009-10-03T05:11:08Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > I am not sure what the signficance of this is, but it looks to me like Boozy and OaOW both had PM’s that talked about “governor”. OaOW has said that his role prevents him from being governor – so it’s certainly possible that his PM used the word like jpei’s did. But I am wondering about Boozy? This seems to indicate that he might have a role similar to jpei’s. > > And, of course, I am wondering what the shiny thing up their sleeves is. Clearly, there must have been more to jpei’s role than a #1. There would have had to have been a #2 and probably a #3. I am also wondering whether there might not be one potential scum governor and one potential town governor? Any comments, Boozy? jpei? OaOW? The ‘leader’ mechanic used in this game is often referred to as a Governor, although the specifics might be different from game to game. Don’t view my use of that term as being any more telling than me referring to a “Detective” or “Seer” or “Psychiatrist” as a Cop. My role does have two parts: one functional, and one currently ambiguous, although flavorful. I would have left it out in a roleclaim, just as jpei did, although it seems to me to be a weak sort of masonry at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/762 "2009-10-03T05:14:27Z")
I will add that I had no #3 in my list. Opal would not approve. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/763 "2009-10-03T09:57:48Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > My role does have two parts: one functional, and one currently ambiguous, although flavorful. I would have left it out in a roleclaim, just as jpei did, although it seems to me to be a weak sort of masonry at this point. Was that really necessary? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/764 "2009-10-03T10:45:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Those who are online over the weekend could still change their votes, but that would look pretty fishy. I don’t like this at all. You seem to agree that jpei is probably town, we have a cliamed doctor just off the vote lead, and you don’t want people to move their votes? The voting is very fragmented, a bold scum player or two could easily control the lynch at this point. > [@Chronos](#): > > Well, we’ve got to end the Day eventually. As it stands now, **jpei** is Leader, and we can’t do anything about that, so between his as-yet-uncast regular vote and his tiebreaker as Leader, he’s probably going to end up deciding the lynch, anyway, unless there’s a major shift of votes. Again, so why do you think players changing their votes at this point is scummy? **@Chronos** - You are suspicious of Peeker, which is reasonable, but are you in favour of lynching a claimed doc on day 1? It’s the job of town to do this best job with the information we have. Our goal is to lynch scum at a better than random rate in order to win. Right now, I’m thinking that jpei (convincing claim) and and Drain Bead (no bus votes after being asked to be lynched) are the most likely to be town. I urge any townies on those wagons to find a better place for your vote. I also think Normal Phase, amrussel and Jimmy Chitwood are playing the most pro-town games atm, although I’m not prepared to think of them as town at this stage of the game. By looking outside this group of 5 players I think I’m increasing the odds of finding scum. **Vote BillMC** For minimal participation and an unjustified vote. I’d also consider a Chronos lynch. > [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > My role does have two parts: one functional, and one currently ambiguous, although flavorful. I would have left it out in a roleclaim, just as jpei did, although it seems to me to be a weak sort of masonry at this point. Another claim, I’m not sure this was a good idea. When I saw ‘Miner’s Union’ in jpei’s claim I was wondering about masonry, which is why I raised the idea that jpei’s role might be confirmable at some point. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/765 "2009-10-03T11:21:03Z")
**jpei**. you asked about a preference for day end and i will at least toss my two cents in. weekends are notoriously slow (at least on idle’s board and giraffe). sometimes to the point that folks don’t even get around to them at all. while this Day has gone on long enough, imho, if it were a perfect world you would start the timer so that the day ends sometime monday afternoon (4ish eastern time so that the west coast folks are up and at 'em). that would ensure that everyone has a chance for a little bit of input if they haven’t made it in over the weekend with still a little time to move votes around if sufficiently compelling arguments are made. now having said that since you don’t get to change your vote that leaves you potentially in a knowledge deficit hole, but hey, you elected yourself. ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/766 "2009-10-03T12:30:21Z")
Urgh. After thinking about it more than is probably justified, I do see the argument in the towniness of the role PM. However, if **jpei** continues to play as he has done I am going to remain suspicious of him. The only real candidate right now who pings me is Bill. So. I’m not 100% convinced that the case against him is much more than lynch-the-lurker but I am resigned to not finding much better. I do think he is the best candidate for scum right now. He’s playing in a similar way to a lot of scum I’ve seen live too long. **unvote jpei vote BillMC** ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/767 "2009-10-03T13:36:24Z")
jpei (2): Freudian Slit, Allwalker OneandOnlyWanders(1): Chronos peekercpa(3): Gryph, Boozahol Squid, PI, Cold Phoenix Drain Bead (3): Normal Phase, USCDriver, CatInASuit Bill MC(5): Jimmy Chitwood, Drain Bead, tiltawhirl, Alka Seltzer, Daphne Black Boozahol Squid, PI(2): Bill MC, Thing Fish CatInASuit (1): amrussell Cold Phoenix (2): peekercpa, Oredigger ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/768 "2009-10-03T14:19:51Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Was that really necessary? Yes. I think I have enough of a handle on this crowd to know that something like **jpei** ’s little error there would have lead to people setting the hounds on him, again. To be quite frank, I’m just anxious for this Day to end, and I’m giving less and less of a damn whether I wake up toMorrow. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/769 "2009-10-03T14:58:44Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > Yes. I think I have enough of a handle on this crowd to know that something like **jpei** ’s little error there would have lead to people setting the hounds on him, again. To be quite frank, I’m just anxious for this Day to end, and I’m giving less and less of a damn whether I wake up toMorrow. Dude, if you want to quit, get a sub. Suicide by scum is not exactly pro-Town. And it really didn’t seem like anyone was more inclined to vote for **jpei** at the time you did this. I’m really not thrilled by this turn of events. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/770 "2009-10-03T16:16:07Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > And here I was, thinking you were pretty damn good at this game. When we’re both dead, you’ll have to tell me what the hell you thought you were up to,… \ kettle ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/771 "2009-10-03T16:39:25Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > I can almost guarantee you that jpei also has something shiny up his sleeve. And it’s not a scumtell. he wants to survive, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![jpei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@jpei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jpei)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/772 "2009-10-03T16:49:25Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > Clearly, there must have been more to jpei’s role than a #1. There would have had to have been a #2 and probably a #3. Isn’t a 1 for only one point how pedescribe does things? I just googled pedescribe and the Sample Vanilla PM for his “The Smasher Mansion” game indeed has just one 1. I’ll vote around tomorrow afternoon then, minus further input from you guys. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/773 "2009-10-03T16:53:23Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > kettle No, I’m the pot. You’re the kettle. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/774 "2009-10-03T17:05:13Z")
Black on black crime ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/775 "2009-10-03T18:19:41Z")
otie. encapsulation and not moi, fcs. > **[Paramount Network](https://www.paramountnetwork.com/)** > > Television's destination for premium entertainment and storytelling, with original scripted and non-scripted series. and if the commercial pops, ignore that part. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/776 "2009-10-03T21:17:43Z")
and since this zombie needs a bolt. rosie ledet (the lady with the accordion). she flippin’ rocks when you are chilling and eating boiled shellfish. > **[Featured Content on Myspace](https://myspace.com/discover/featured)** > > Featured Content on Myspace ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/777 "2009-10-03T22:02:43Z")
i have not done this in a long time. first victim. squiddly. here we go. burn and turn squid: kh 6h peek: 6d ks no fucking shit. just so you all know, i always play this straight. so fucking dead on except for the possible flush. twisted sorry little man. flopper to come. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/778 "2009-10-03T22:03:59Z")
burn, turn. 9d, 9c kc. fuck we’d both be going all in. gonna push. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/779 "2009-10-03T22:05:39Z")
8c qh. no flush draws either way and dead on the outs. .5 for each. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938/780 "2009-10-03T22:07:05Z")
here we go. squid: 2h 9h peek: 10c qh overpairs baby and no fucking hearts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screamers-mafia/510938.md?page=40)