Assassins in the Palace II: Game Over

[Shy Guy]

# 3.) Cogito Ergo Sum
Could be a Khalif, could not be. Too lurky to have any real idea. I'm probably not going to stake the game on random chance. I'll be sad if a Khalif was allowed to make only one post in a 3 game day, 1 week irl, game.

# 2.) armlx
Quite possibly a Khalif. Jokes really odd. I get voted by Xdaamno for voting him.

# 5.) Greasy Spot
Not a Khalif. His post citing reasons for me being scum implicates armlx, too.

# 6.) JDodge
Knew I was not a Khalif. Strong leadership role. Definitely a guard.

# 7.) KaleiÐoscøpe
Too lurky to tell. I'm probably not going to stake the game on random chance.

# 8.) Primate
Probably not a Khalif, his conversation with Jdodge made me think he was a guard.

# 9.) q21
Almost certainly a Khalif. He voted Jdodge "since he had nothing else to go on". Wanted to know "if there was something he should know a bout Yosarian2". Dahill dice-roll voted him, and then complained that that was a bad decision. Votes me since "claiming Khalif is bad".

# 10.) scotmany12
Knew I was not a Khalif. Probably a Guard.

# 12.) Xdaamno
Probably not a Khalif. His vote for me implicates armlx.

# 13.) Yosarian2
Probably not a Khalif. Too much of a leadership role for a Khalif.

It is probably q21 and armlx. I'll re-read tomorrow and the make my choice. Nice work finding me and Zombie.

[Primate]

haha, it actually is you? I just thought this was a random wagon.

[petroleumjelly]

End of Day Three Vote Count

Shy Guy – 6 – Xdaamno, Greasy Spot, armlx, JDodge, scotmany12, q21

Greasy Spot – 1 – Shy Guy

With

6

votes, Shy Guy has been lynched. He was the second

Assassin of Pétrolli!

Deadline for twilight will last 72 hours from this post, at which point the thread will reopen and the outcome of this ordeal will be decided.

Not Voting – 4 – Cogito Ergo Sum, KaleiÐoscøpe, Primate, Yosarian2

[petroleumjelly]

The Final Twilight

Almonds from the hanging are scattered all about the perimeter of the tree. The moon and the sun have distanced from each other only slightly – not much time has passed since the intrusion from this moment.

Shy Guy suddenly pulls a purple cape out from under his outfit. No words need to be spoken. One talks only when talking is necessary. The significance is clear.

In either hand, he holds a tiny little brown sack – reminiscent of the first assassin's trick. "Two of you shall die with me. More if you are not reasonable. Now stand apart, and do not make any moves towards me."

About half those in the room draw their axes, and at that same moment the assassin almost magically lights one of the bags with a quick movement of his hand, and efficiently launches it directly into armlx's torso, too quickly to dodge. The explosion is instantaneous. The reaction of all in the room in the room betrays that the assassin has hit his mark.

armlx, Khalif of Jelluña, has been assassinated!

"Now. Try that again and I will be able to kill more than one of you." Sparkling dust sprinkles throughout the room – smartly, Shy Guy had protected the second bag under his cloak while the first had been detonated. The guards, disheartened, lower their axes.

Shy Guy gives the final words he will ever speak in this world.

"I am here because your city has long ignored the desert peoples of Pétrolli. Over the years, we have lived from the earth, and died by the earth. Outside of your isolating walls, we have been starving. We have been crying. We have been dying. Our cries have reached your ears, and yet you act is if you do not hear.

"Well. Today you

will

hear. All of Jelluña will hear. And all of Jelluña will see."

He takes a third bag from somewhere in his clothes, and begins carefully placing it into a metal tube while finishing his speech.

"Do not be alarmed. This bag is not for you. This is a special bag. This bag is for humanity. This bag is to signal a change in the world. A change for the Jelluña. A change for Pétrolli. A change for the better. Remember these words, and hopefully you will learn to have a care for others besides those who happen to be prosperous with you. When one is blessed, one ought to bless others.

"And when one is cursed," he says sadly, "one can only but curse others."

An axe is suddenly thrown at his forehead, but it is too late. The third bag flies from the canister into the sky, and fully aware of the danger Shy Guy then tosses the second bag directly in the face of q21.

Shy Guy, Assassin of Pétrolli, has been lynched!

q21, Khalif of Jelluña, has been assassinated!

The sky is filled with a blue blast, and ashen tears rain back down upon the soil.

The Assassins of Pétrolli – ZombieSlayer54 and Shy Guy – have won!

[ZombieSlayer54]

Oh. My. God.

Shy Guy, I love you. I bloody love you.

[JDodge]

god damnit daamno

why did you reflex-vote

WHY

I BLAME YOU FOR OUR LOSS. I BLAME YOU AND SOLELY YOU FOR YOUR OWN IDIOCY.

[Sarcastro]

Shy Guy is my new hero. Thank you for accomplishing what I could not.

Seriously, though, that was really impressive.

[Shy Guy]

I figured out q21 on the first page, and voted armlx day 3 to see what reactions I'd get, since he was my number 1 suspect as Khalif.

Zombie wanted to kill Jdodge, I first told him to kill q21, and then Flameaxe, since Flameaxe was my 3rd choice at that point and I wanted to eliminate him.

Thanks Zombie -- I'm very pleased with myself ^_^.

Good game, fellows!

[ZombieSlayer54]

Ok, JDodge:

Stop being such an asshole. Seriously.

You can criticize him for making mistakes, but for the love of god, do not get on him like that, with the "YOU ARE AN IDIOT!"

Seriously dude. It is not cool.

Question to people who have been around more than I have:

Has he always been like this?

[dahill1]

Dahill dice-roll voted him

this was an interesting game to read
but i noticed when shy guy was analyzing who could be khalif he mentions me even though i'm not in the game?

[ZombieSlayer54]

Note: I will agree that reflex voting is a bad thing to do. Shy Guy and I were discussing how we should look out for reflex voting at the start of the game. However, I would simply tell Daamno about his mistake, and recommend he does not do it again, rather than start yelling at him.

[JDodge]

Ok, JDodge:

Stop being such an asshole. Seriously.

You can criticize him for making mistakes, but for the love of god, do not get on him like that, with the "YOU ARE AN IDIOT!"

Seriously dude. It is not cool.

Question to people who have been around more than I have:

Has he always been like this?

He is an idiot. He single-handedly lost us the game for something that should have been obvious. You're angry because I caught you out on page 1.

q21 I can chalk up to inexperience - Daamno's mistake is inexcusable.

[ZombieSlayer54]

Ok, JDodge:

Stop being such an asshole. Seriously.

You can criticize him for making mistakes, but for the love of god, do not get on him like that, with the "YOU ARE AN IDIOT!"

Seriously dude. It is not cool.

Question to people who have been around more than I have:

Has he always been like this?

He is an idiot. He single-handedly lost us the game for something that should have been obvious. You're angry because I caught you out on page 1.

q21 I can chalk up to inexperience - Daamno's mistake is inexcusable.

Jesus Christ dude.

You are like this in EVERY game I see you.

You need to stop being such a sore loser.

You lost, ok? If you think someone caused you to lose, tell him how, politely, how to not make the same mistake in a game again.

Calling someone an idiot and ranting and raving will do nothing but make people hate you.

[petroleumjelly]

Roles

• 1.) andersonw, Guard
  
  
• 2.) armlx, Khalif
  
  
• 3.) Cogito Ergo Sum, Guard
  
  
• 4.) Flameaxe, Guard
  
  
• 5.) Greasy Spot, Guard
  
  
• 6.) JDodge, Guard
  
  
• 7.) KaleiÐoscøpe, Guard
  
  
• 8.) Primate, Guard
  
  
• 9.) q21, Khalif
  
  
• 10.) scotmany12, Guard
  
  
• 11.) Shy Guy, Assassin
  
  
• 12.) Xdaamno, Guard
  
  
• 13.) Yosarian2, Guard
  
  
• 14.) ZombieSlayer54, Assassin
  [/list:u]

[Shy Guy]

Dahill dice-roll voted him

this was an interesting game to read
but i noticed when shy guy was analyzing who could be khalif he mentions me even though i'm not in the game?

Oh, lol, I meant andersonw. I think I saw you post in the queues somewhere, very unsure how your name got in it.

Also -- Thanks Sarcastro xD.

[ZombieSlayer54]

Oh, and just to let you know, I was acting EXACTLY like I would have been if I was a guard. I.E. If I was a guard, you would have lynched a guard.

Speed-lynching does NOT work, people.

And neither does insulting someone to hell and back.

I mean, I MIGHT be able to understand the attitude of JDodge if he did it only in-game. The mass amount of insults towards a person would cause them to trip up and give away valuable information they hold. However, JDodge is like this even after a game. This just says that he is a general asshole.

[dahill1]

Dahill dice-roll voted him

this was an interesting game to read
but i noticed when shy guy was analyzing who could be khalif he mentions me even though i'm not in the game?

Oh, lol, I meant andersonw. I think I saw you post in the queues somewhere, very unsure how your name got in it.

Also -- Thanks Sarcastro xD.

haha that's what i figured
and good game, i thought the assasins were pretty much finished

[JDodge]

Zombie, you are of the mistaken opinion that I give a shit what you think of me.

Please cease this immediately.

[Sarcastro]

First of all, ZombieSlayer, I wouldn't say that you were acting exactly the same if I were you. I know it

feels

like it, and from your perspective it's true, but there are frequently unconscious differences that you can't detect.

And sadly, speedlynching does work. That's why I personally don't like AitP that much. There is very little incentive for the town to discuss very much, and while I tend to be an advocate of speeding games up, AitP is just too fast and too mindless (for the most part).

[ZombieSlayer54]

Zombie, you are of the mistaken opinion that I give a shit what you think of me.

Please cease this immediately.

And now I refer you to the signature I use on the XBOX forums:

My opinions are like kittens, I just give them away. In fact, the only opinions I do not give are the opinions I do not have.

I have an opinion. I want to share it. So I do. If you do not want to listen to it, fine.

[Sarcastro]

Why would you give away kittens?

[petroleumjelly]

Please take heated arguments to PMs. If you have suggestions or constructive criticism, that is fine, but from this point I will edit or delete posts if they cross the line (that line being determined solely by me).

Nobody wants to read bickering at the finish of a game. Take it outside.

[ZombieSlayer54]

First of all, ZombieSlayer, I wouldn't say that you were acting exactly the same if I were you. I know it

feels

like it, and from your perspective it's true, but there are frequently

unconscious differences

that you can't detect.

And sadly, speedlynching does work. That's why I personally don't like AitP that much. There is very little incentive for the town to discuss very much, and while I tend to be an advocate of speeding games up, AitP is just too fast and too mindless (for the most part).

Obviously. However, I doubt my attitude would have changed so much as to not garner the votes.

I still disagree that speed-lynching works, but let us say it does.

Where is the fun in a Mafia game (And, contrary to what JDodge may believe, Mafia games ARE meant to be played for fun. Not to win.) if all you do is choose one person per day to lynch, without any debate what-so-ever?

[armlx]

I'm with dodge here. He's 100% right in his analysis of how to win this game (give up the least info), and he's 150% right about who punted it (though GS said stuff later, the gig was up by then).

Also Zombie, you think you were acting just like you would be. Probably weren't.

[ZombieSlayer54]

Please take heated arguments to PMs. If you have suggestions or constructive criticism, that is fine, but from this point I will edit or delete posts if they cross the line (that line being determined solely by me).

Nobody wants to read bickering at the finish of a game. Take it outside.

Very well.