Diary of a Scumz
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I'm sure you guys are storing this in your metanotes, but writing this out entertained me.
Night Zero
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I get Ryanjunk and Rosso as teammates. Ryan is pretty decent from what I've read, Rosso is very damn good. The rest of the town is n00bish. I plan to ride RC's coattails to victory.
Ryan wants to NK Sage. I have no opinion. Rosso sends in Coron. Fair enough. Let's play.
Day One
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I make my only boneheaded n00b mistake all game - starting a new bandwagon instead of jumping on Rosso's. I didn't want to get a "3rd/4th voter" bw started on myself or associate myself as following too closely behind another guy's bandwagon. Dumb. Ibby points this out. I don't panic. I have a very logical, defensible position. Ibby is not swayed. Fair enough. The town's used to pettiness so far, I give them pettiness. I've skimmed a couple of Ibby's other games - a little derision goes a long way. A few insults and Ibby dances like a puppet. Glork assumes I am a n00b townie with a temper, as intended - making a n00b claim would have drawn his suspicion. Rosso draws a little fire for trying to intervene (perhaps thinking I am over my head)... no biggie. (I abstain from ScumChat to maintain the "I am an asshole who hates Ibby" kayfabe)
I feel like the smartest guy in the world. Sage stumbles in and draws attention to himself. I feel the vibe. I'll be active, Ryan will be inactive, Rosso will be meh. Glork sends PA to his list behind Ryan. Excellent. Everything is perfect.
Then Ryan screws up, and makes a page long vote about how I'm scum. Even worse, he ties me to Glork for practically no reason. Now I am in a bad way. Well, if Ryan wants to throw me under the bus, I can do him one better. I reciprocal vote and rally the town on my scumbud. Meanwhile, Rosso is sticking up for PA - whys... and Ryan is STILL attacking the only active posters.
Well, at least ONE person is helping the scumz. Terrified, PA pseudo-claims. I pick this up immediately. So does Glork.
Ryan is STILL coming at me. Did I sleep with this guy's mom? I pwn Ryan in self defense. He trips over himself - hard - and gives himself away as blatant scumz.
Mlaker, in his infinite n00bage, trips over himself. Ibby jumps behind Glork, and PA is glad to have someone else to vote for. Mlaker pees himself and outs the Masonry. Glork's "pro town play" makes him the best scumz on the team. He pressures 3 claims on D1. Whatta guy.
Ryan cop-claims (yaright). As Polly. I want to punch the screen. Now, me and Rosso have to choose between Goth Kid (with gun) and Emo Kid as safe claims. ARRRGH! A part of me is happy to see him go.
Night One
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I share PA's copness with Rosso in a long, analytical, WIFOM-ridden post. This will also test Glork's role. If PA's kill isn't returned, Glork is the kill for tomorrow. Rosso ignores me.
He's undoubtedly focused on how to be awesome and win us the game. I send in the kill.
Day Two
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The domino effect is played as expected. Sage is tops on the lynch list. He makes some halfway decent posts, but I know that any second, Rosso will jump in, press this dude until he gets frustrated, and get us the lynch we need to get back in control.
Rosso : "Meh. Lynch? I donno."
WTF d00d, sic him! Rosso calmly debates gameplay instead of raking Sage over the coals. I worry about losing for the first time. Rosso is near lynch. If he dies, my odds of winning go waaay down. I try and make a strong pro-town FoS and give Rosso the chance to get out of this mess.
Rosso : "Sage is the play."
Rosso : "Glork and Ryan are scum. Glork threw him under because... er... "
I write a rambling list of questions to draw fire and get a few FoS. No biggie. Mlaker is still anti-Glibby. I side against him, but make a note of this and keep him alive. I will need this in the endgame. Mlaker is arguing harder for Rosso than Rosso is. JEEZ!
The replacements enter and vote for Rosso. I give this dude ONE MORE CHANCE to show me old Rosso with a miracle claim.
Rosso : "Meh."
I have a choice. Hammer Rosso and look solidly town, or try and save his pork and go to the top of the list if I fail.
The townies said they were "distracted" by the me/Ibby debate. I STARTED it by dropping the blatant "domino lynch" scumtell. I knew Ibby, with her attention to detail, would be the first to jump on it (she did). I also knew Ibby was easily headgamed (she was. the misquote was an accident, but it helped). I guessed Glork would FoS me (he did), and also guessed his 'dar would get distracted by someone else and I wouldn't need to bother with a rebut (he did). Unfortunately, Rosso thinks my clever ruse is n00bishness and turns on me. F'ing great. Now I HAVE to hammer him. However, Rosso is kind enough to not claim. Good man. Now I have some flexibility for late game. Rosso dies. I am alone.
Night Two
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I probably can't win, but I can steer the town towards a lynch or two. Ibby's number one on the list. She doesn't know it, but she's left a long trail of scumminess, and I am a decent debater. I am not making a nightkill.
I am selecting a jury for my own trial.
Ibby stays - She has to die tomorrow.
MLaker stays - He's suspcious of Glibby. I will play on his fears.
Glork stays - He has a great eye for subtext. This is his strength and weakness. I'll convince with what I DO, not what I say.
Goofball stays - I've played with her before. She'll think I am a BJ style asshole player. However, killing her would lessen the numbers AND fuel Laker's paranoia.
Mike stays - Either he's a doc who thinks I'm scum and is staying outta my way, or he's legit after Ibby. Either way, he lives. He is my 1-vote margin of error.
PP stays - Also suspects Ibby.
This lynch might be easier than I thought. I send in an NK. Hopefully a blocker will think they've hit scumz, or a doc will protect the right guy and throw suspicion in the right direction. At the last minute, I send in a kill for Goofball instead. don't know if she was docced or if I missed the deadline.
Day Three
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AH FUX.
A GUN TRACKER in a twelve man game? Are you serious? I should have made my fake claim before Ibby posted. I piss Ibby off some more and accept my lynch with dignity. I will make sure to win Class Reunion Mafia...
Sucking at Mafia does not make you a townie.