Newbie 686 - Game Over!

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Newbie 686

Of the nine of you who hang out in your town, it turns out that two of you are vicious mafiates, hell-bent on killing each and every one of you. Welp! Will the town work together to oust these dreadful assailants or will they succeed in murdering you and your kin? Let's find out...

Useful Links:

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Game Links:

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Day One Start | Night One | Day Two Start | Night Two | Day Three Start | Night Three

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Current Status:

Game Over

Alive (2):

AWA, Mafia Goon

ZazieR, Mafia Roleblocker

Dead (7):

Lightsource

Alduskkel, Townie, Killed Night One

Grum, Townie, Lynched Day Two

Clyde, Townie, Killed Night Two

alex aragao, Townie, Lynched Day Three

Destrox, Townie, killed during endgame

Pear Bear, Townie, killed during endgame

Xtoxm, Townie, killed during endgame

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Rules:

(credit to mith for their creation, credit to me for stealing them)

• This is a game. Have fun. Don't let things get personal.
  
• During Day, you may vote for the player you want to lynch. Votes should be in the form
  Vote: Player
  or they may not be counted. It is helpful to "
  Unvote
  " when switching your vote to a different player, though this is not required.
  
• Whenever a player has a majority in votes, that player will be lynched, his or her role will be revealed, and Night will begin. Once a player has reached a majority, no votes or unvotes will be registered. You may also
  Vote: No Lynch
  ; a majority will end Day without a death.
  
• If discussion lags or Day goes on for too long, a deadline may be set. If no one has reached a majority at the deadline, no one will be lynched.
  
• During Night, players with role abilities may send targets for those abilities. Choices are due by the posted deadline.
  
• Don't edit/delete posts. Use the "Preview" button to look over your post before you submit it.
  
• Don't quote any PMs from the Moderator.
  
• Mafia are allowed to communicate by PM during the Night phase only. Otherwise, do not talk to anyone about this game outside the thread.
  
• If you're dead, you're dead. Do not talk until the game is over; this includes talking to living players outside the thread.
  
• If you have any question, complaint, or comment, PM the Moderator.

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Roles:

credit for this section goes to Thok as, again, it is stolen

This game is an open set up F11 game. We have a 1 in 4 chance of using any of the following set ups.

• 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 1 Cop, 1 Doctor, and 5 vanilla townies
  
• 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, and 7 vanilla townies
  
• 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Cop, and 6 vanilla townies
  
• 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Doctor, and 6 vanilla townies

All roles and the set up will be selected by random.org. For example, do not assume that the scum group contains 1 IC and 1 newbie.

Here are role PM's.

Mafia:

You are a

Mafia Roleblocker

, along with your partner _________ (who is simply a Goon). Your goal is to eliminate the pro-town players so that only your side remains; you win if this happens. During the Day, try to blend in with the rest of the players, and get someone lynched.

You may talk with your partner at Night, and send me a choice via PM of who you would like to kill/roleblock (your team can do both as long as the mafia Roleblocker is alive.)

Note: You may talk with your partner privately during confirmations to plan strategy, but no night actions will take place until Night One.

Please confirm in the thread.

You are a

Mafia Goon

, along with your partner _________ (who is a pro-Mafia Roleblocker) (who is a pro-Mafia goon) Your goal is to eliminate the pro-town players so that only your side remains; you win if this happens. During the Day, try to blend in with the rest of the players, and get someone lynched.

You may talk with your partner at Night, and send me a choice via PM of who you would like to kill (if your partner also lives, they can send in a separate choice to roleblock someone).

Note: You may talk with your partner privately during confirmations to plan strategy, but no night actions will take place until Night One.

Please confirm in the thread.

Doctor:

You are the

Doctor

, and you can protect people from harm. Each Night, you may send me a choice via PM of who to protect; if they come under attack by the Mafia, they will live. You win if the scum are eliminated, so choose wisely at Night, and try to lynch correctly during the Day.

Note: Doctors are 100% effective in Newbie Games (the person you protect will never die on the night they are protected, unless you are roleblocked). You may not protect yourself.

Please confirm in the thread.

Cop:

You are the

Cop

, and you can tell good from bad. Each Night, you may send a player's name to me; I will let you know if your investigation shows that they are Mafia or Town. You win if the scum are eliminated, so choose wisely at Night, and lynch well during the Day.

Note: Cops always get a correct result in Newbie Games (no sanity issues), unless you are roleblocked. You cannot investigate yourself.

Please confirm in the thread.

Townies:

You are a

Townie

, and you've got no special powers at Night. No investigations, no protection, no gun to shoot people. Your only powers are the ability to post, vote, and think. Help lynch Mafia during the Day, and you will win the game, along with the rest of the Town.

Please confirm in the thread.

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Roles going out now. As the game begins in the Day phase, no night actions are required to be sent in until the end of Day One. Mafia may speak to each other privately during the confirmation stage but only until the game has started. I will send a PM to all players once the game has begun. Good luck!

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Only Lightsource has yet to have confirmed and he has not yet read his PM. In the interest of not delaying the game further, Day One begins as of this post. If Lightsource has not read his PM by around this time tomorrow, I will begin seeking a replacement.

If you have any questions directly relating to the game or its moderation, please contact me via PM. If you have any general questions about how to play etc, please either consult the Wiki or ask our "Inexperience Challenged" players in-game. Good luck everyone and most importantly, have fun!

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Alduskkel replaces Lightsource effective immediately.

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Vote Count

Grum

(2):

Tamuz, alex aragao

Tamuz

(1):

Clyde

Not Voting

(6):

Destrox, Grum, Alduskkel, rahul, seawolf167, Xtoxm

With nine people alive, it'll take five to lynch.

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Vote Count

Grum

(2):

Tamuz, alex aragao

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Xtoxm

Grum

(1):

Alduskkel

Xtoxm

(1):

seawolf167

Not Voting

(3):

Destrox, Grum, rahul

With nine people alive, it'll take five to lynch.

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Apologies for the slightly funky vote count last time guys, not really sure what happened there

Vote Count

Grum

(2):

Tamuz, Xtoxm

Xtoxm

(2):

seawolf167, alex aragao

Tamuz

(1):

Clyde

Not Voting

(4):

Alduskkel, Destrox, Grum, rahul

With nine still breathing, five votes will make one stop.

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

seawolf167, alex aragao, rahul

Grum

(2):

Tamuz, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting

(2):

Alduskkel, Grum

To lynch one of nine, use Yellow Number 5!

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

seawolf167, alex aragao, rahul

Grum

(1):

Alduskkel

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Destrox

(1):

Tamuz

Not Voting

(2):

Grum, Xtoxm

Five'll do it!

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(4):

seawolf167, alex aragao, rahul, Grum

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting

(1):

Tamuz

With nine people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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rahul has been prodded.

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Rahul PMed me saying he has been and continues to be busy and has asked me to seek a replacement.

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Twiglees replaces rahul, effective immediately.

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

alex aragao, Twiglees, Grum

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting

(2):

Tamuz, seawolf167

With nine people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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If the pace hasn't quickened significantly by Monday evening (my birthday, incidentally) then I shall set a deadline. No deadline yet, but consider this fair warning of the possibility.

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Twiglees sent me a PM saying he'd like to replace and I replied that day with confirmation and his role, neither of which have been read yet. I'll give him a couple more days, but will seek another replacement if he continues to not pick them up. Sigh.

I won't set a deadline until either Twiglees is playing or a replacement is in his place.

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

alex aragao, Twiglees, Grum

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting

(2):

Tamuz, seawolf167

With nine people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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Deadline is set for

17:05GMT

(approximately the same time as this post) on

Wednesday 5th November

. You will still lynch somebody if a clear majority is reached prior to that date, however should deadline pass without a clear majority, the day will end without a lynch.

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Happy Birthday Mert.

Why thank you

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The Official "What's With All The Back-Seat Moderation" Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

alex aragao, Twiglees, Grum

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting

(2):

Tamuz, seawolf167

With nine people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

PS.

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Vote Count

Xtoxm

(2):

alex aragao, Grum

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(2):

Clyde, Destrox

Not Voting (3): Tamuz, seawolf167, Twiglees

With nine people alive it'll take five votes to lynch. Deadline is at 17:05 GMT on Wednesday 5th November.

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Turns out I need to do some stuff after work tomorrow, so

deadline will be extended

to the slightly more America-friendly 10pm GMT. That's 2pm PST or 5pm EST.

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Day One Final Vote Count

Xtoxm

(3):

alex aragao, Grum, seawolf167

Grum

(2):

Alduskkel, Xtoxm

Tamuz

(1):

Clyde

Not Voting

(3):

Tamuz, Twiglees, Destrox

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And so on the day that America makes an historic decision, our small group of townsfolk are left unable to make a decision themselves.

Day One ends without a lynch.

It is now

Night One

. If your role grants you a night action, please send it to me via PM by

10pm GMT on Monday 10th November

. The Night deadline has been made slightly longer than usual due to Destrox being away until Monday. This extension is not in any way indicative of his role, but to ensure that Day Two does not start without him being here.

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After the stresses of yesterday you find that you wake up slightly later than usual. You get out of bed, initially hurried as you know you have important business at the Town Hall, but as you walk there you find yourselves, to your own surprise, being very slow, feeling like each step is a huge chore, weighed down with the dread of the task before you.

You gather together in the Town Hall, weary from the thought of today's trials. It is as this point you notice someone is missing. Being an unusually punctual and vocal member of your group, his absence is quite telling. You have no option than to assume that

Alduskkel is dead

. You go to his house to begin looking for clues but find nothing of note. It seems that he was but a simple

Townie

.

It is now Day Two. With eight remaining alive, it will take five votes to lynch. Good luck!

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Everyone except Twiglees has replied or posted in this thread. I will now begin seeking a replacement.

Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, Clyde

Xtoxm

(1):

Grum

Not Voting

(5):

alex aragao, Destrox, Twiglees, seawolf167, Tamuz

With eight people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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AWA replaces Twiglees, effective immediately.

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I'll prod Tamuz this evening when I get home from work (currently posting this from my mobile phone!)[/wiki]

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(3):

Xtoxm, Clyde, seawolf167

Xtoxm

(2):

Grum, alex aragao

Grum

: (1):

AWA

Not Voting

(2):

Destrox, Tamuz

With eight people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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Hey Mert, how's the prod with Tamuz going?

Not really sure what you mean. As promised, he has been prodded, but I don't really think sufficient time has passed yet to say he officially needs replacing - it's only been a few hours after all.

If I don't hear from him soon, I'll begin looking for a replacement, but I'm going to give him time to reply before I do so (not least of all because he's in a completely different timezone to me).

Hope that clarifies.

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I sent the prod shortly before the votecount I posted above, so yeah, it's not been that long

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(3):

Xtoxm, Clyde, Grum

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Grum

: (1):

AWA

Not Voting

(3):

Destrox, Tamuz, seawolf167

With eight people alive it'll take five votes to lynch.

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ZazieR replaces Tamuz, effective immediately.

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(3):

Xtoxm, Clyde, Grum

Grum

: (2):

AWA, seawolf167

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Not Voting

(2):

Destrox, ZazieR

Five does it.

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seawolf167 has been prodded.

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Pear Bear replaces seawolf167, effective immediately.

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Vote Count

Grum

: (2):

AWA, Pear Bear

Alex Aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, ZazieR

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Not Voting

(3):

Destrox, Grum, Clyde

With eight people alive, five votes will lynch.

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, ZazieR

Grum

: (1):

AWA

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Destrox

(1):

Pear Bear

Pear Bear

(1):

Destrox

Not Voting

(2):

Grum, Clyde

With eight people alive, five votes will lynch.

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, ZazieR

Pear Bear

(2):

Destrox, Grum

Grum

: (1):

AWA

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Destrox

(1):

Pear Bear

Not Voting

(1):

Clyde

With eight people alive, five votes will lynch.

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Will be sending prods out to inactive people later this evening. Sigh.

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Vote Count

Alex Aragao

(3):

Xtoxm, ZazieR, Grum

Grum

: (3):

AWA, Pear Bear, Destrox

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Not Voting

(1):

Clyde

With eight people alive, five votes will lynch.

Note:

I know it's the holidays and I know everyone's made an effort to at least post to say they're still around but I think this game is again in need of a deadline.

Normally I'd set it for around one week, but given the festive season and family commitments people have and all, let's say

Deadline is 10pm GMT on Monday 5 January

.

10pm GMT is: 11pm CET, 5pm EST, 4pm CST, 3pm MST and 2pm PST. Hope that covers everyone!

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You all gather around Grum, eager to ensure he receives your own special brand of holiday spirit. He protests and stuggles but you eventually get the noose around his head and leave him dangling from the nearest tree.

Eager to find out his secrets you search his body for clues but, alas, you come up completely empty. It seems that

Grum has been killed

and he was but a simple

Townie

.

It is now Night Two. I want to give a little extra time for people given the time of year and all, but I really think the game could do without further stalling. I propose that the deadline for all night choices be 4th January at the same time as the original deadline that was set for this day. Having said that I will gladly move that time forward if I get all the choices in beforehand.

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You all knew before you'd even left the house. One of you would likely not be joining you today. As you arrive in the town square, you see the body of poor

Clyde

, a poor, innocent

Townie

just lying there, lifeless.

It is now

Day Three

. With six people left alive, it'll take four to lynch. Good luck!

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Vote Count

alex aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, AWA

Destrox

(1):

Pear Bear

Xtoxm

(1):

alex aragao

Not Voting

(2):

Destrox, ZazieR

With six people alive, four votes will lynch.

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Keep it civil, guys.

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Vote Count

alex aragao

(2):

Xtoxm, Pear Bear

Xtoxm

(2):

alex aragao, AWA

Pear Bear

(1):

ZazieR

Not Voting

(1):

Destrox

With six people alive, four votes will lynch.

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Final Vote Count

alex aragao

(4):

Xtoxm, Pear Bear, ZazieR, alex aragao

Xtoxm

(1):

AWA

Not Voting

(1):

Destrox

alex aragao has been lynched!

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"I'm the Cop", yelled Alex in a desperate plea to get people to see reason. Convinced Xtoxm was scum this was his final gambit to try and save his beloved townsfolk. However it seems that, on this occasion, it did not pay off. Seeing no other alternative, Alex uses his own vote to take his own life.

Subsequently

Alex Aragao was lynched on Day Three

. A frankly baffled crowd gathers around him trying to work out what the hell had just happened when suddenly it became apparently that he was not the cop after all, but a simple

Townie

.

Faced now with the inevitability of the Mafiates killing tonight and thus holding equal numbers tomorrow, the town has succumbed to the mob.

The Mafia have won!

~Game Over~

Dead people may now discuss the game, as may you all.

Mod Notes

Day One:

No lynch

Night One:

Mafia kill Alduskkel (rep. Lightsource) -

Townie

Day Two:

Grum is lynched.

Night Two:

Mafia kill Clyde -

Townie

-|- Mafia roleblock Xtoxm -

Townie

Day Three:

Alex Aragao is lynched -

Townie

~Game Over~

Roles

Alex Aragao

-

Townie

Clyde

-

Townie

Destrox

-

Townie

Grum

-

Townie

Alduskkel

-

Townie

Pear Bear

-

Townie

Xtoxm

-

Townie

AWA

-

Mafia Goon

ZazieR

-

Mafia Roleblocker

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I think there's a lot everyone can learn from this game. Firstly, I hope the newbies have now seen first-hand the dangers inherent in not lynching on Day One. In addition, self-voting (especially self-lynching) to end the game with a loss for your team is... well, I'll let you guys discuss that but Alex, I really hope you don't do that in a game I'm in with you, let's just put it that way. It's unfortunate your cop claim gambit didn't work out. It didn't work out, of course, but if it had worked then you might have won the game. I'm not sure it was the best timing or execution, but kudos for at least trying something gutsy.

Overall though, some stunning play in spite of the craziness. AWA and ZazieR did a superb job in my opinion and the town definitely overall did a good job and there was some great analysis from every one of the players who didn't get replaced. It's a shame some of that good town performance isn't better reflected in the endgame tally, but the town really shouldn't be too disheartened as there were, in my opinion at least, some really good plays throughout.

Please discuss at leisure (even if you didn't play but have just been reading along). If anyone has any questions or would like to make any comments about me as Moderator (this is the first Newbie I've modded) then please also feel free to put them here or in a PM.

Good game everyone and congratulations to the scum on their victory

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Who did the Mafia roleblock Night One?

Nobody. They didn't send in a roleblock choice, only the kill.

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During that time Tamuz was fairly busy and Rahul was nowhere to be found. My assumption is that real life just got in the way somewhat and the whole thing was a bit hurried. Tamuz basically had to make the decision himself as he had no response from his scumbuddy I think.

He could still have sent me a block target, but I guess it's just one of those things where real life thwarts your progress.