Here I am coughing up £1 for ten minutes at Center Parcs to say:
Goodbye, cruel world!
And I won’t even be in the clubhouse for another three days.
Tell everyone I took it like a man. Go Town! (as if you’ve a chance)
Sorry to see you go, Mal. I’ll drink a shot for you tonight.
takes a seat and waves for the bartender
Anyone mind if I get totally sloshed?
Is it a sign of something that I’m still constantly refreshing this thread, even though it’s night time?
So, I see we did it again. ::sigh::
[non-gaming mode]
I want to ask a serious question about the game – it’s not about strategy or anything like that, but if it’s still out of line, I’ll accept being slapped down.
Is it just me, or is there a definite falling off of interest in this game? There were hardly any posts from Friday through Monday other than the ‘history’ of various player’s post and a bit of rebuttal by them, until the brief flurry of votes towards the end.
Perhaps this game is just taking too long? I think we have just about the same number of players as the third game right now, but we’ve been at it for a full month.
It’s reminding me of the marathon games of Risk we played years ago. For those who haven’t played Risk, you accumulate cards which you trade in for ‘armies’ which you pit against those of the other players, the outcome determined by rolling dice. The thing is, the number of armies you got increased each time you redeemed a set of cards – 5, then 10, then 15, 20 and so forth. After a couple of hours you’d have these ridiculous battles where you were pitting a pile of 350 armies against an opponent’s nearly as large pile…and the dice rolls went on and on and on and on… It became a chore, not fun.
I suspect having to dig back through 60+ of pages of posts in hopes of finding a tell is at least nudging the line between ‘fun’ and ‘tedium’ for many of us.
Or…am I totally off base?
[/non-game mode]
I think a big issue is that some of our more vocal players (Blaster Master, Jsexton) have been killed off. When the thread was putting on 200-300 posts a day, they were the catalyst that got most of the conversations/arguements going.
I do agree that the thread has really slowed down.
Yeah, but in a nice way. There was nice discourse, terrific summations and smileys and humor to boot.
Oh, and a mimosa witha coffee regular back, please.
I also agree that the thread seems to have slowed down. Part of the problem, IMO, is morale. The town is taking such an ass kicking that some of us could be getting a little demoralized. The length of the thread is also a concern. That was one of the reasons I started to do a posting history of people, and I think why a lot of you jumped on board to help out. It makes it a lot easier to go through this thread IMO. Of course we do have some nay sayers (menecchio) but that really is inevitable.
Another problem is the apparent internet connectivity issues Comcast seems to be suffering through. Sturmhauke (and one other person I can’t remember) has complained about the lack of internet connectivity at home. This could be contributing to the thread slow down.
My hope is that the next day cycle will pick up as we now have a posting history of pretty much everyone still left alive in this game. I expect people to have actually read them by the time the day starts, and to have formed an opinion on whom they want to go after.
Plus doesn’t Risk have a 50 army limit on trade ins? And isn’t it suppose to start going down afterwards? Like once you hit the 50 the next person gets 45 and so forth? To prevent the very situation you are talking about?
Plus, weekends are bad times for participation for a lot of people, I think. I know that I have an easier time, generally, contributing when I’m spending nine hours a day sitting at a computer than when I’m home, and there are lawns to mow, gardens to plant, rugs to vacuum, and so on.
I’m actually psyched to get back to Day… I have some ideas that I want to share. Of course, this means I will be dead by morning.
Gah!
Will it be on the test?
Hmm. Could be: we were around age 10 - 12 when we were playing. I really doubt we read the rules carefully. 
Yeah, between that and my problems with Comcast (it’s better now, but not totally resolved, bastards) it’s not been as fun. I’ll try to post more though.
The army cap is an optional rule in the book, I think, but I never heard of the limit going back down once it peaked. That sounds like a house rule.
I agree that the game’s slowed down a lot. Unfortunately for me, my IR life has picked up considerably in the past two weeks to compensate. As mentioned, we had someone leave the office and I’m doing 2 people’s work right now (due to go back to my work only tomorrow or Friday, thank god) and rehearsals in the evening (last one’s this coming Saturday, thank god).
So when I get home at 11:00 at night, it’s much much nicer to only have a page to read through rather than 10.
I need a nap somethin’ awful.
*The evening after the Malacandra lynch was a somber one. The townspeople of Doperville were beginning to get downhearted. Had they forgotten their victories of only a few days before? Of course they had! Memories are short when people live in constant terror. There was only one thing to be done, re examine all the evidence. There would be no drinking tonight. Tonight, they would work!
**ArizonaTeach ** went down to the old arboretum to study his evidence. To this day no one is sure why. Perhaps he liked the quiet of the mini man made forest. Perhaps it was because it was the only place in town where you could see the majestic saguaro cactus of his home. In a macabre twist that only a deranged lunatic (or perhaps an evil criminal attempting to frame a deranged lunatic) could come up with it was the majestic saguaro that would be the method for ArizonaTech’s demise. His body was found beaten and bloody out behind the bar, covered in cactus thorns. The forensic investigator later concluded that Teach had been drugged, stripped naked, placed on roller skates, and dragged through the saguaro forest growing in the arboretum from the back of a pickup truck. He was then shot repeatedly with a small caliber pistol.
*Menocchio ** had a less spectacular but perhaps more grizzly death. While going over his reading at home, he was accosted by thugs who tied a plastic bag over his head, restrained his arms with piano wire, stuffed him in his own oven, and roasted him alive. The coroner said that he suffocated before he cooked.
**ArizonaTeach ** - Citizen
and
**Menocchio ** - Citizen
are both dead.
The day ends in exactly 120 hours. 11:30 Monday pacific time.
The remaining players are:
Aguecheek
brewha
cowgirl
Fretful Porpentine
hocow
Kat
Lakai
MonkeyMensch
Pleonast
Pygmy Rugger
Queuing
Rysto
StarvingButStrong
Storyteller0910
Sturmhauke
With 15 alive, it’s 8 to start the clock.
Good luck, and try to stay alive.
Well, this sucks. It looks like the SK is definetly on the Mafia’s side. I find it curious that cowgirl survived the night. Of course, she could have protected herself and someone else who was not targeted.
I also find it curious that someone as outspoken as Queuing has survived this long. Why is it that the mafia have not taken him out yet?
We really need to come together as a town today and get a majority concensus on who is most scummy. There is likely only 9 or 10 actual town left. If there’s 4-5 mafia, it would be very easy for them to sway the vote and get another town lynched today.
Whoa! The bad guys are getting sadistic!
RIP ArizonaTeach and Menocchio – we’ll try to avenge you.
Well I am alive, I think, because people keep trying to get bandwagon’s started to kill me, so why would the mafia bother? For the SK, well aguecheek seems to think I am the SK, so why would the SK kill me?
Or its because I am moron and keep FOSing the wrong people so the mafia has nothing to worry about.
Anyway, to get this day started, as I have laid out many a time I think Monkey Mensch is scum and therefore:
Lynch Monkey Mensch
If people feel so inclined, would you mind telling me why you don’t think he is scum? Bearing in mind we have gone over the voting for SP thing already. Unless that is the only reason you don’t think he is scum, and think its a good enough reason to not vote him.
I also wanted a chance to rebutt Queuings statment against my final vote. I didn’t want to post this at night since it is likely strategy.
You voted for me because I had the second most votes. Not because I’m someone who “you seem to be damn sure is scum, but just anybody”.
You did this because you weren’t sure if cowgirl was scum or not. Well, I am damn sure I’m not scum. Anyone who is not me, is more likely to be scum in my mind.
Folks, I say we take out Queuing today. He appears to be taking the role as the town leader since Blaster Master’s demise. And he has been wrong. Either maliciously or mistakenly, he has been wrong. We’ve done nothing but lynch town folk and we’ve done so following his lead.
Regardless of his affiliation, the town would be better off without him.
Vote Queuing
How so? I’m guessing Menocchio (basically confirmed townie) was the Mafia kill, and ArizonaTeach (unknown) was killed by the SK. If so, the SK could still be going after Mafia, just not having any better luck than we are. 
Or, s/he’s even leaving it up to chance: s/he just randomly kills any player of unknown status. The SK can win by eliminating either side, so just nibble away, nibble away, and see what happens.
Yes, both of those deserve pondering. Cowgirl, did you use your powers last night?
Queuing had been the most prolific poster, has sort of been a leader to some of us, and is a real work horse for the town. Definitely the Mafia should want him gone.
Also, what about Aguecheek? Why kill a ‘vanilla’ townie if there’s a beatcop available to target? Unfortunately, as always, this can be read both ways: A) he’s mafia or B) he’s really a beat cop (or even a vanilla townie who lied to save himself) and they figure all they need do is leave him alone a couple nights and we’ll lynch him for them.
Aguecheek – your report, please?
But how to tell a majority that is 8 town vs. one that is 5 mafia and 3 town???
Here’s a strange thought: if we got MORE than ten votes for a player, that would mean at least one mafia joining in…so if we get a ‘supermajority’ for one player, wouldn’t that mean the target is actually town? Unless, of course, the mafia are thinking the same way, and pile onto a mafia target to make it look like they’re happy helping to kill a townie, in which case town votes should jump off…
My head hurts. Is it too late to get a drink? A bloody mary seems appropriate.
Any reason the masons did not get killed today? I’m inclined to believe that cowgirl is the guardian angel, because the mafia were afraid of her protecting the masons.
Also, if cowgirl is the guardian angel, she should never tell anyone she has used her powers. Lets keep the mafia worried that the GA might use her powers at anytime.
I’ll wait for Augecheek to announce who he investigated before I discuss voting strategy.