Mini 407 -- MMM: Haiku -- Game Over!!

[Glork]

This Mafia game
Is Mostly Mute... with a twist
One Haiku per post.

Poetic (2/12):

Skruffs

(replaces primate D3, who replaced petroleumjelly during pregame)

-- Mafia Goon -- Survived
VitaminR -- Mafia Goon -- Survived

Tragic (10/12):

Fritzler -- Townie -- Killed Night One
Fuldu -- Townie -- Lynched Day Two
Thok -- Doctor -- Killed Night Two

M4yhem

(replaces Simenon D1)

-- Mafia Goon -- Killed Night Two

PookyTheMagicalBear

(replacles Raging Rabbit D1)

-- Townie -- Killed Night Three
Toaster Strudel

(replaces mole D1)

-- Townie -- Quit and Self-Hammered Day Four
inHimshallibe

(replaces LyingBrian D4, who replaced Zindaras D3)

-- Vigilante -- Killed Night Four
YogurtBandit

(replaces Cogito Ergo Sum D4)

-- Tracker -- Lynched Day Five
Mert

(replaces ChannelDelibird D3)

-- Townie -- Killed in Endgame
Nightfall -- Townie -- Killed in Endgame

Current Status:

The game has ended.
Pantsman, Vit-R, and M4yhem
Win as Mafia!

[Glork]

Rules:

• * Votes must be made in bold (for example,
  Vote: Glork
  ). If you wish to change your vote, you
  *MUST*
  Unvote
  , then
  Vote: SomeoneElse
  .
  * A majority of votes by the living players is required to lynch. The number of players alive, and the number of votes needed to lynch will be posted in each vote count and will always be in the first post. You may Vote: No Lynch if you do not wish to lynch anybody during the day. Once a lynch (or No Lynch) has occurred, no changes in votes or pleas for survival will be accepted.
  * I will implement and rescind deadlines as I see fit. No majority votes at deadline means No Lynch will occur.
  * Once you have been killed, you are dead. A "Bah" post is acceptable, but no game-relevant information may be posted. This includes posts by a lynched player during Twilight.
  * You may not edit or delete any posts. You may not use "invisible" text or [color=bla
  ck] tags either.
  * You may not communicate with any player outside the thread unless specifically stated in your role PM.
  * You may not quote any out-of-thread communications, such as role PMs.
  * Night choices must be submitted to me by the date and time as posted by the me during the lynch scene. Each night will last no less than 24 hours.
  * If you anticipate being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period, please post a notice to that effect in the thread. Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – don’t leave us hanging.
  *
  Green italics
  are reserved for my own use, in the event that I feel it is appropriate to edit or comment on another player's post. Anybody else posting in green italics will have their post edited or deleted by me, as appropriate.
  * Have fun, be kind and considerate to the players and the moderator, and do your best!

Special Rules for MMMH:

• * Each of your posts may contain the following: One haiku, one quote of another post, and any additional Votes, Unvotes, FoSes, and IGMEOYs. You may not use numerous Voting actions to communicate via morse code or any other means.
  * You may not post emoticons or ASCII/text images. (No, not even =====[] for "hammah.")
  * You may not make more than two consecutive posts
  unless
  you are making a post to edit a previous post
  to correct haiku syntax only
  .
  * You may not use [
  s] tags or symbols (&, $, /, etc.).
  * Please be careful when using abbrevations. All abbrevations are to be read as individual letters for the purposes of counting syllables. "CES," for example is three syllables: "See Ee Ess."
  Exceptions: OMGUS (two syllables), M4yhem (two syllables, pronounced "Mayhem")
  
  * You
  MAY
  quote your role Haiku. You may
  NOT
  quote any accompanying descriptions or explanations.

For reference: A haiku is a three-line poem which follows a specific form: The first and third lines are five syllables long. The middle line is seven syllables wrong. If you are unsure of the pronunciation of a word, try to find a different way of wording your post so that you can be sure you fit the five-seven-five form. I don't particularly care if you make mistakes or typoes, but try to be careful. As mentioned above, you're always free to edit via double-posts if you realize you made a mistake.



A sample Townie PM is as follows, wiht the pro-town win condition included:

Glork -- Townie

Summer afternoon
A bumblebee is buzzing
Among the tulips

You win when all threats
To the town's safety have been
Eliminated

When you confirm, please acknowledge that you have read the special rules for this game.

Note, however, that each role haiku is unique. The italicized portion is the only portion of the actual role that may be quoted/claimed. Think of it as your "Rolename" to go with your "Role (which, in this case, would be Townie). Any additional role or ability information will also be in prose.

[Glork]

PJ's requesting
To be replaced in this game
Due to time constraints





EDIT: PJ's gone
Primate is taking his place
Welcome to the game!

[Glork]

All confirms are in.
It is Day One. Twelve alive
Means seven to lynch!

[Glork]

I am very proud
To officially present
The game's first

Vote Count

Fuldu 3 (ChannelDelibird, Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Cogito Ergo Sum 2 (Primate, VitaminR)
mole 2 (Thok, Fritzler)
Thok 2 (Nightfall, Simenon)
VitaminR 1 (Raging Rabbit)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Fritzler 1 (mole)

[Glork]

* You may not make more than two consecutive posts unless you are making a post to edit a previous post to correct haiku syntax only.

What this says to me:
We can correct our haiku;
If we can, we should.

Saying that one "should"
Correct one's mistakes is strong...
But that's the idea.

[Glork]

This is an official warning to Simenon to follow the posting rules for this game:

* Each of your posts may contain the following: One haiku, one quote of another post, and any additional Votes, Unvotes, FoSes, and IGMEOYs.

All players

are expected to abide by this rule at

all times

. A repeat offense of this rule will result in a modkill.

[Glork]

RR has asked to
Be replaced. In the meantime,
Another

Vote Count

Fuldu 2 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Simenon 2 (ChannelDelibird, Fritzler)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (VitaminR)
mole 1 (Thok)
Thok 1 (Nightfall)
VitaminR 1 (Raging Rabbit)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Fritzler 1 (mole)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)

[Glork]

Our fav'rite Pooky
Replaces Raging Rabbit
Effective right now.

[Glork]

M4yhem replaces
Simenon, effective now
Here is your

Vote Count:

Fuldu 3 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Pooky)
Simenon 2 (ChannelDelibird, Fritzler)
Zindaras 2 (mole, Thok)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (VitaminR)
Thok 1 (Nightfall)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)

[Glork]

"Mayhem" is how I
Feel the username should be
Interpreted here.

[Glork]

Activity prods
Will come in just a moment
For now, a

Vote Count:

Fuldu 4 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Pooky, Fritzler)
Thok 4 (Nightfall, M4yhem, VitaminR, ChannelDelibird)
Zindaras 1 (mole)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
Fritzler 1 (Thok)


EDIT: I'm Prodding
Primate, who hasn't posted
In over a week

[Glork]

It is time, my friends.
With a new page, I present
Another

Vote Count

!

Thok 4 (Nightfall, M4yhem, VitaminR, ChannelDelibird)
Fuldu 3 (Cogito Ergo Sum, Pooky, Fritzler)
Zindaras 1 (mole)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
Fritzler 1 (Thok)
VitaminR 1 (Zindaras)

[Glork]

I'm prodding Primate
Again. Three days before I
Search for replacement.


Thok 4 (M4yhem, VitaminR, ChannelDelibird, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Fuldu 2 (Pooky, Fritzler)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (mole)
Raging Rabbit 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
Fritzler 1 (Thok)
VitaminR 1 (Zindaras)

[Glork]

A month long Day One?
Unacceptable!

Deadline
One week from today

[Glork]

Oops. Nevermind me.
I am just deleting an
Accident quote-post.

[Glork]

Vote counts

are like rain,
Falling softly from above
To enrich the game.


Thok 3 (M4yhem, ChannelDelibird, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Fuldu 3 (Pooky, Fritzler, Thok)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (mole)
Pooky 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
VitaminR 1 (Zindaras)

[Glork]

Your Mod will be gone
During the weekend. Lynch means
Extended "Twlight."

[Glork]

Less than thirty-five
Hours remain until deadline
Hits. Here's your

Vote Count:

Thok 3 (M4yhem, ChannelDelibird, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Fuldu 3 (Pooky, Fritzler, Thok)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (mole)
Pooky 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
VitaminR 1 (Zindaras)
ChannelDelibird 1 (VitaminR)

[Glork]

I am mod-prodding
Fritzler, Mole, and Zindaras.
Deadline stays intact.

[Glork]

Toaster Strudel is
Replacing mole, effective
Now. Welcome aboard!

[Glork]

The day has ended
Without a player lynch. Fie!
A final

Vote Count:

Thok 3 (M4yhem, ChannelDelibird, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Fuldu 3 (Pooky, Fritzler, Thok)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (Toaster Strudel)
Pooky 1 (Fuldu)
Nightfall 1 (Primate)
VitaminR 1 (Zindaras)
ChannelDelibird 1 (VitaminR)



It is now Night One.
Take four days for night choices...
March 17... dawn!

[Glork]

Sun comes up, rising
Above the silent oak trees.
Fritzler has perished.

Grey clouds slowly roll
Listen to pitter-patter
Rain on a tin roof

Fritzler -- Townie -- Killed Night One

[Glork]

This post marks the first

Vote Count

of your second day.
Cherish it always!

M4yhem 2 (Thok, Nightfall)
Fuldu 2 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum)
Thok 2 (M4yhem, Toaster Strudel)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (PookyTheMagicalBear)
Toaster Strudel 1 (VitaminR)

[Glork]

Certainly! Prodding
CDB, Zindaras, and
Pooky in a sec.

[Glork]

Eleven alive,
It takes six to lynch someone.
Here is a

Vote Count:

Fuldu 5 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Primate, VitaminR, CHannelDelibird)
M4yhem 3 (Thok, Nightfall, PookyTheMagicalBear)
Thok 2 (M4yhem, Toaster Strudel)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (Fuldu)

[Glork]

I fixed the Vote Count.
Apparently I cannot
Increment too well.

[Glork]

Vote Count

stays the same
I just thought I'd repost it
For your reference.

Fuldu 5 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Primate, VitaminR, ChannelDelibird)
M4yhem 3 (Thok, Nightfall, PookyTheMagicalBear)
Thok 2 (M4yhem, Toaster Strudel)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (Fuldu)

[Glork]

Fuldu 6 (Zindaras, Cogito Ergo Sum, Primate, VitaminR, ChannelDelibird, M4yhem)
M4yhem 3 (Thok, Nightfall, PookyTheMagicalBear)
Thok 1 (Toaster Strudel)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (Fuldu)

A lynch has occurred!
You string up Fuldu, that knave!
Er... he's a townie.

As the snow begins
To melt, the flowers try to
Push through the soft earth

Fuldu, Townie -- Lynched Day Two

Night falls once again.
Seventy-two hours you have
To send night choices.

Deadline set for Friday, April 6, at 7:45 AM EST.

[Glork]

Nature is brutal.
Two more have perished tonight.
8 left, 5 to lynch.

Young silkworm larva
Creates its little coccoon
Soon to be a moth

Thok -- Doctor -- Killed Night Two

The wolf is hungry
Prowling in the night, it hunts
The woods for a meal

M4yhem -- Mafia Goon -- Killed Night Two

[Glork]

CDB posted
In V/LA. Still, I will
Prod CDB now.

[Glork]

Prods going out to
Primate, Pooks, Toaster Strudel...
Replacing Deli.

[Glork]

We lost a handful
Of posts, along with modprods.
I'll prod all tonight.

[Glork]

I'm prodding Primate;
He's postless. Still looking to
Replace CDB.

[Glork]

Mert is replacing
ChannelDelibird right now.
Welcome aboard, Mert!

[Glork]

Looking to replace
Primate, who did not respond
Or post after prod.

[Glork]

Here is your very
First

Vote Count

. Also, Skruffs is
Replacing Primate!

Toaster Strudel 2 (VitaminR, Mert)
Zindaras 1 (PookyTheMagicalBear)

[Glork]

Seeking replacement
For Zindaras, who has gone
Completely off-site

[Glork]

LyingBrian will
Replace Zindaras now.
We must welcome him!

[Glork]

I'm sorry, LB
The "Current Status" date was
A typo. It's fixed.

[Glork]

a player replaced
comes back to haunt once again

mod

, what happens now?

LyingBrian will
Stay in the game; replacement
Was already made.

[Glork]

Done. Pooky, Nightfall,
And Cogito Ergo Sum
Have been modprodded

[Glork]

A

Vote Count

for you!
Also, I'm making mod-prods
As was requested

Toaster Strudel 3 (VitaminR, Mert, CogitoErgoSum)
PookyTheMagicalBear 2 (LyingBrian, Nightfall)
LyingBrian 1 (PookyTheMagicalBear)
Mert 1 (Skruffs)


EDIT: Prods were sent.
A deadline will come if there's
No activity

[Glork]

The

Vote Count

remains
Unchanged. Don't forget, it's 8
Alive, 5 to lynch!

Toaster Strudel 3 (VitaminR, Mert, CogitoErgoSum)
PookyTheMagicalBear 2 (LyingBrian, Nightfall)
LyingBrian 1 (PookyTheMagicalBear)
Mert 1 (Skruffs)

[Glork]

My hard drive melted;
I have lost game notes; but I've
Got roles from PMs...

[Glork]

Prodding: CES,
Nightfall, Pooky; they each have
Three days to respond.

Deadline set for one
Week from today. On

June 6th

,
We will go to night.

The deadline will be
Extended if I need to
Search for replacements

Vote Count:

Toaster Strudel 3 (VitaminR, Mert, CogitoErgoSum)
PookyTheMagicalBear 2 (LyingBrian, Nightfall)
LyingBrian 3 (PookyTheMagicalBear, Toaster Strudel, Skruffs)

8 Alive, 5 to Lynch

[Glork]

Deadline is looming;
Night comes in about three days
Here is your

Vote Count:

Toaster Strudel 2 (VitaminR, Mert)
PookyTheMagicalBear 2 (LyingBrian, Nightfall)
LyingBrian 1 (Cogito Ergo Sum)
Mert 1 (Skruffs)
Cogito Ergo Sum 1 (PookyTheMagicalBear)

8 Alive, 5 to Lynch

[Glork]

I've preferred lynching
Toaster throughout today.

Mod

,
deadline extension?

No Extensions here.
A deadline is a deadline.
Your day-end Vote Count:

Toaster Strudel 4 (Mert, Skruffs, PookyTheMagicalBear, VitaminR)
PookyTheMagicalBear 3 (LyingBrian, Nightfall, Toaster Strudel)
LyingBrian 1 (Cogito Ergo Sum)

8 alive, 5 to lynch.

It is now Night Four.
Night ends on the morning of
June 10. Get choices in!

[Glork]

Launching off a leaf
Jade wings glint in the sunlight
As the beetle flees

PookyTheMagical Bear -- Townie -- Killed Night Three

It is now Day Four.
With seven players alive
It takes four to lynch.

[Glork]

Your mod has gotten
Lazy. Nevertheless, here
Is your first

Vote Count:

VitaminR 1 (Toaster Strudel)
Toaster Strudel 1 (Mert)


Seven players are
Living in nature. It will
Take four votes to lynch.

[Glork]

LyingBrian, CES
Have been prodded. Replacement
Comes with no reply.

EDIT: Here is a

Vote Count

for you to enjoy.
Save nature itself!!

Toaster Strudel 2 (Mert, Skruffs)
VitaminR 1 (Toaster Strudel)

[Glork]

Seeking replacements
For CES as well as
LyingBrian. Bah.

[Glork]

inHimshallibe
Will replace LyingBrian
Effective right now.

[Glork]

YogurtBandit will
Replace Cogito Ergo
Sum, effective now.

[Glork]

Two no-lynches, now
A self-hammering townie?
Oh well... Night Four falls.


Toaster Strudel 4 (Mert, Skruffs, inHimshallibe, Toaster Strudel)

Sunrise, mayfly birth
Day passes, a mayfly life
Night comes, mayfly death

Toaster Strudel -- Townie -- Quit Day Four

Get your night choices
In to me as soon as you
Possibly can. Thanks!

[Glork]

Day Dawns. inHim died.
He was a Vigilante!
5 left, 3 to lynch.

Glowing in the night
Two eyes scan the forest floor
The owl is hunting

inHimshallibe -- Vigilante -- Killed Night Four

[Glork]

Mod Note: Currently
Out of town -- Interview Thurs.
Will prod on Friday.

[Glork]

Nightfall will recieve
A sharp modprod in the arse
In just a moment.


EDIT: Vote Count:
Skruffs 2 (YogurtBandit, VitaminR)
YogurtBandit 1 (Skruffs)

Not Voting: Mert, Nightfall

[Glork]

YogurtBandit is
Being issued a warning;
Syllable failure

[Glork]

A lynch has occurred!
Was it on town or on scum?
End of Day Vote Count:

YogurtBandit 3 (Skruffs, Mert, VitaminR)

Late in the morning
The cat lays about, watching
Over his domain

YogurtBandit -- Tracker -- Lynched Day Five

Lantern in the night
Illuminates the garden
As the crickets chirp

Splash! The frog jumps off
Of his green, circular throne
To go for a swim

Mert -- Townie, and Nightfall -- Townie -- Died in Endgame

Black asp strikes swiftly
Fangs sinking into its prey
The muskrat is dead

When the first frost comes
Nature itself cringes in
The blustery cold

Skruffs -- Mafia Goon, and VitaminR -- Mafia Goon -- Survive


Skruffs, VitaminR, and M4yhem (Mafia) Win!

[Glork]

I'm

really

disappointed in the town's effort (or lack thereof). Two no-lynches via deadline, and a townie who just gave up and self-hammered.


I'd like to hear any input on the theme and balance, especially as they relate to each other.