Scummies 2008 Nominations! (Deadline: 1/15)

[The Fonz]

We really need to clear up the whole 'best newbie thing' and decide properly whether it rewards a single performance by a newbie, or is like a 'rookie of the year.'

How about splitting into:

Best New Player (for performance over the year)
Best Newbie Performance ('The Natural' Award or something) for a single performance in a game, with that game having to begin within three months of the player's joining.

[The Fonz]

Them's the breaks. You join in January, people probably forget you're eligible.

[The Fonz]

If I may bring up a baseball reference, the same happens in MLB. It's basically impossible for a rookie who only just wears out his rookie eligibility to win the ROTY over one who's played a full season. I don't really see any better way to organise a rookie award.

[The Fonz]

Nominate: Greasy Spot

Award: funniest claim

For this doozy:

Here's the deal. I will role claim. I am a Townie. This could help the town if you let it. The mafia now knows I am a townie and will be a target for a night kill if I am not lynched. I am telling you this so as a town you can use this lynch vote to vote a mafia member out. If it doesn't work and the town is not happy, you may vote me out in Day 2 and I won't try to stop you.

From Open 61, which was a mountainous game.

[The Fonz]

Townie claim in a mountainous is crazy? Do you find it hilarious everytime someone claims townie? Because townies are in every game, and like claiming one in a mountainous is about the same as claiming one in an other ordinary game.

Not true. Claiming townie in a normal game actually has some effect. In a mountainous game, a townie claim doesn't mean anything, and the fact that Greasy Spot thought because he claimed townie, a) it would clear him b) 'the mafia will now know i'm a townie' AND C) that that information would make him a more likely NK target, is just laughable.

[The Fonz]

I think it would be best if Best Performance ("Oscar") went to a group effort, now that we have both the Paragon of Mafia Hunters and Don Corleone awards (plus Best SK). So far, I've organized nominations that way, to avoid too much repetition...

I disagree completely. Best Performance and Paragon/Don C are completely different to me. Best Performance equate to a flash a brilliance for one game. The other two equate to a good year.

True. Frankly, I wouldn't be expecting to see any serious paragon/dc nominations until the autumn.

[The Fonz]

They definitely don't deserve an award, but that was hilarious because it was so bad.

Meh. It wasn't for me.

That game has put me off ICing entirely for the immediate future.

[The Fonz]

Nominate: Lost Boys Mafia

Award: Most Enjoyable Large Theme Game

For the scum, maybe. What was that about the town players hoping to get lynched so they didn't have to play anymore?

[The Fonz]

Surely 'Best New Player' shouldn't be for a single game, and should instead be for the best play overall?

Here we go again...

[The Fonz]

Nominate: Battle Mage

For best SK, in DGB's Food Fight Mafia.

Anyone winning a large as SK deserves consideration, I think.

[The Fonz]

California Trilogy I was Dantes in Fresno. GTSF is California II, where Glork caught lots of scum.

[The Fonz]

Nominate: Yos2 for paragon

Because, seriously, the number of ideas i've stolen off him in the past year and found effective is mind-boggling.