Noob WW Game 2023 Sign Ups OPEN!

[SportPonies]

WWelcome all WW Noobs!

Just what the heck is going on here?
Have you seen the WW (Werewolf) threads around here and wondered just what exactly they were? Have you wandered into a thread, only to see talk of yeeting and murder and decided to run quickly in the other direction? Did you find yourself a little intrigued despite your misgivings? Maybe you even played a game or two, but you only lived like three days (or fewer) and were confused the entire time?

If any of the above applies to you, and you can check in a couple times per day once we get started, please consider playing in the upcoming 9th Annual Noob WW game! Here on the pre-vet side of SDN, this is one of the best ways to get to know your fellow pre-vets, vet students, and veterinarians...along with some human med party crashers. It can also be a fun escape from the stresses of professional life!

So, what is WW? (Credit to @Trilt)
WW - "Werewolf" - is a forum-based version of the classic party game "Mafia." You may have played it at camp at some point. Peruse the wikipedia entry and see if it looks familiar. Similar games include Secret Hitler, Town of Salem, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, and Bang!

No? That's okay. Fundamentally, WW is a game of a small informed minority (the wolves) trying to kill off a confused, uninformed majority (the villagers). The villagers are, obviously, trying to figure out the bad guy wolves before they are all killed.

There is a simple day-night cycle to the game. During the day, all of the players talk together and decide one person that they believe to be a wolf. This person is killed - "yoten" - and removed from the game. At that point, whether they are wolf or village (or... other!) is revealed. During the night, the wolves plot together and decide on a villager to kill (who is, again, removed from the game).

Of course, we make this slightly more complicated, and if you want to read more check these links out:
Cyndia's post halfway down this thread is fantastic
An old noob game with a description and common rules
...but don't feel obligated to. Note when reading old threads and descriptions, the term "lynch" was historically used. It has now been replaced by "vote" or "yeet."

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[SportPonies]

Categories of players will be as follows:

1) True Manatees (Mentees) - those players having played 3 games or less, who will be matched up with a veteran Manator (Mentor)
2) Grasshoppers - those players having played 4-8 games, who will not have a manator
3) Padawans - those players having played 9-13 games, who will be a resource for the rest of the players in the game and will be expected to be active and helpful. Limited spots available.

Manators will be paired up with manatees as mentioned above. Must have played 14+ games to qualify - not including noob games. Manators are free to submit a request for their preferred manatee! If we end up with more manators than 'tees, preference will be given to those who recruited players, followed by those with seniority. In this case, senior manators may choose to take on a junior manator assistant if they wish. If we end up with the opposite problem, some of you may end up with more than one 'tee.

So when are we getting started?
The game is set to begin sometime in the next two weeks. When you sign up, please indicate your preferred start date in the poll. There will be a reminder to check-in sent out a few days before the start date, with the roster locked in approximately 48 hours prior to game start. If you do not check-in, you will be bumped from the roster to the sub list. Roles will go out the evening before the game starts. This game will roughly follow a 12 hour day/12 hour night cycle length, with days ending at 10pm EST and nights ending in the morning between 7 and 10am EST depending on when all night actions are received.

Please copy the list below and add your name in the appropriate category! If you need to figure out how many games you have played, you can try asking @Animal Midwife nicely.

Mods this year will be myself, @WildZoo, and @supershorty (?) so you get the benefit of being in the presence of not one, but TWO Pre-Vet moderators!

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1.

NOTE: If you are wanting to drop down to a lower categorization and you have a game (or two) where you died D1 or N1, you are free to disregard those games in your total

 

[WildZoo]

Spoiler: Taglist for mentors and previous players

@Animal Midwife @WildZoo @PrincessButterCup @Crayola227 @RedLauren @Karabiner13 @MixedAnimals77 @dolphin106258 @kcoughli @nyanko @TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo @allieh8607 @SARdoghandler @CoffeeQuestionMark @genny @Miranda Senft @Mad Jack @Skimble @johnnaboo @Stagg737 @bryndiana.jones @Glammyre @Coopah @DVMDream @StayingPositive2017 @SkiOtter @finnickthedog @sheltermed @johnnaboo @Lawper @Trilt @Gwenevre @Barkley13 @Stroganoff @PippyPony @Elkhart @Dr.ForgotToFlush @kraskadva @acanthuroidei @AccidentFromFlorida @nontradstdnt @Eriyo @WonderingStudent @holdthemayo @Coopah @kaydubs @BigCats @SirHammerlock @MrsDrDr @jenjen2020 @Kota1000 @Doktor_dud3 @Navilly @mizchiefmanaged @mmmdreamerz @SnowshoeDog143 @alissa14 @Wolfie<3 @differentiating @Sunshine in a Storm @EngrSC @PreciousMoments2024 @mypetmoose @Ms Procrastinator
@muttmanager @killerleaf @capri1722 @emlady09 @Barkley13 @Matthew9Thirtyfive @StartingoverVet @Dinashadow @Doctor-S @mypetmoose @Beagle-Brigade @picklegurl @FrostySparrow @StellaMudd @MSUcvmHOPE @cubsrule4e @hazelmoo
@OctopusDoctorpus @tigerchuffs @justafluff @Dana_May_B @Vet01 @Zeppelyn @lumya @Nannarnaluk @violetvett @Booksandshoes @hopeful_vet2026 @abolt18 @hippopodame @weagle_weagle @bluestoat @AceHydro @Halocat @nseig @potentialsheltervet @Miyamiya @motheatenlysis @BiranM54 @IvyMoose @kdswg @puppydogtor @WorthlessOxygen @PhiloslothicalStudent @mkg323 @TelemarketingEnigma @Truenamer
@Aprilthearab @supershorty @vetmedhead @Zenge142 @alleycat03 @Cyndia @Viscernable @PippyPony @samac @vetschoolsletmeinplease

1. @miranda920
2. @eleanor713
3. @PlumPoppy
4. @cobrien01
5. @pulley
6. @holdthemayo
7. @gs38
8. @futuredogtor614
9. @katiemcat
10. @VeggieTrex
11. @HW_88
12. @Wondalfy
13. @mightyrunner7
14. @riderrapidash
15. @beepboopbop1
16. @pxton
17. @chicandtoughness
18. @motheatenlysis
19. @CaptNemo
20. @zuriburi
21. @matthirten13
22. @GeckoKD6
23. @justafluff

Someone please confirm the taglist worked. Mentors know that copy/paste taglists can be finicky.

I got the tag for the second post but not this one

 

[SportPonies]

I got the tag for the opening post but not this one

grumble grumble

 

[supershorty]

Spoiler: Taglist for mentors and previous players

@Animal Midwife @WildZoo @PrincessButterCup @Crayola227 @RedLauren @Karabiner13 @MixedAnimals77 @dolphin106258 @kcoughli @nyanko @TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo @allieh8607 @SARdoghandler @CoffeeQuestionMark @genny @Miranda Senft @Mad Jack @Skimble @johnnaboo @Stagg737 @bryndiana.jones @Glammyre @Coopah @DVMDream @StayingPositive2017 @SkiOtter @finnickthedog @sheltermed @johnnaboo @Lawper @Trilt @Gwenevre @Barkley13 @Stroganoff @PippyPony @Elkhart @Dr.ForgotToFlush @kraskadva @acanthuroidei @AccidentFromFlorida @nontradstdnt @Eriyo @WonderingStudent @holdthemayo @Coopah @kaydubs @BigCats @SirHammerlock @MrsDrDr @jenjen2020 @Kota1000 @Doktor_dud3 @Navilly @mizchiefmanaged @mmmdreamerz @SnowshoeDog143 @alissa14 @Wolfie<3 @differentiating @Sunshine in a Storm @EngrSC @PreciousMoments2024 @mypetmoose @Ms Procrastinator
@muttmanager @killerleaf @capri1722 @emlady09 @Barkley13 @Matthew9Thirtyfive @StartingoverVet @Dinashadow @Doctor-S @mypetmoose @Beagle-Brigade @picklegurl @FrostySparrow @StellaMudd @MSUcvmHOPE @cubsrule4e @hazelmoo
@OctopusDoctorpus @tigerchuffs @justafluff @Dana_May_B @Vet01 @Zeppelyn @lumya @Nannarnaluk @violetvett @Booksandshoes @hopeful_vet2026 @abolt18 @hippopodame @weagle_weagle @bluestoat @AceHydro @Halocat @nseig @potentialsheltervet @Miyamiya @motheatenlysis @BiranM54 @IvyMoose @kdswg @puppydogtor @WorthlessOxygen @PhiloslothicalStudent @mkg323 @TelemarketingEnigma @Truenamer
@Aprilthearab @supershorty @vetmedhead @Zenge142 @alleycat03 @Cyndia @Viscernable @PippyPony @samac @vetschoolsletmeinplease

1. @miranda920
2. @eleanor713
3. @PlumPoppy
4. @cobrien01
5. @pulley
6. @holdthemayo
7. @gs38
8. @futuredogtor614
9. @katiemcat
10. @VeggieTrex
11. @HW_88
12. @Wondalfy
13. @mightyrunner7
14. @riderrapidash
15. @beepboopbop1
16. @pxton
17. @chicandtoughness
18. @motheatenlysis
19. @CaptNemo
20. @zuriburi
21. @matthirten13
22. @GeckoKD6
23. @justafluff

Someone please confirm the taglist worked. Mentors know that copy/paste taglists can be finicky.

It did not. The tags in the first post where you tagged me also did not work.

 

[SportPonies]

Spoiler: mentors and previous player taglist

@Animal Midwife @WildZoo @PrincessButterCup @Crayola227 @RedLauren @Karabiner13 @MixedAnimals77 @dolphin106258 @kcoughli @nyanko @TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo @allieh8607 @SARdoghandler @CoffeeQuestionMark @genny @Miranda Senft @Mad Jack @Skimble @johnnaboo @Stagg737 @bryndiana.jones @Glammyre @Coopah @DVMDream @StayingPositive2017 @SkiOtter @finnickthedog @sheltermed @johnnaboo @Lawper @Trilt @Gwenevre @Barkley13 @Stroganoff @PippyPony @Elkhart @Dr.ForgotToFlush @kraskadva @acanthuroidei @AccidentFromFlorida @nontradstdnt @Eriyo @WonderingStudent @holdthemayo @Coopah @kaydubs @BigCats @SirHammerlock @MrsDrDr @jenjen2020 @Kota1000 @Doktor_dud3 @Navilly @mizchiefmanaged @mmmdreamerz @SnowshoeDog143 @alissa14 @Wolfie<3 @differentiating @Sunshine in a Storm @EngrSC @PreciousMoments2024 @mypetmoose @Ms Procrastinator
@muttmanager @killerleaf @capri1722 @emlady09 @Barkley13 @Matthew9Thirtyfive @StartingoverVet @Dinashadow @Doctor-S @mypetmoose @Beagle-Brigade @picklegurl @FrostySparrow @StellaMudd @MSUcvmHOPE @cubsrule4e @hazelmoo
@OctopusDoctorpus @tigerchuffs @justafluff @Dana_May_B @Vet01 @Zeppelyn @lumya @Nannarnaluk @violetvett @Booksandshoes @hopeful_vet2026 @abolt18 @hippopodame @weagle_weagle @bluestoat @AceHydro @Halocat @nseig @potentialsheltervet @Miyamiya @motheatenlysis @BiranM54 @IvyMoose @kdswg @puppydogtor @WorthlessOxygen @PhiloslothicalStudent @mkg323 @TelemarketingEnigma @Truenamer
@Aprilthearab @supershorty @vetmedhead @Zenge142 @alleycat03 @Cyndia @Viscernable @PippyPony @samac @vetschoolsletmeinplease @NateTheLesser @Clem J @JaggedJimmyJay

1. @miranda920
2. @eleanor713
3. @PlumPoppy
4. @cobrien01
5. @pulley
6. @holdthemayo
7. @gs38
8. @futuredogtor614
9. @katiemcat
10. @VeggieTrex
11. @HW_88
12. @Wondalfy
13. @mightyrunner7
14. @riderrapidash
15. @beepboopbop1
16. @pxton
17. @chicandtoughness
18. @motheatenlysis
19. @CaptNemo
20. @zuriburi
21. @matthirten13
22. @GeckoKD6
23. @justafluff

 

[SARdoghandler]

Mentor me, baby!

 

[SportPonies]

Mentor me, baby!

find manatees first

 

[SARdoghandler]

By which I mean, I will be a mentor. Unless someone wants to mentor me at life or something I guess

 

[SARdoghandler]

find manatees first

What I'm supposed to read posts before posting? Ludicrous

 

[supershorty]

@RespectTheChemistry you should give this a try if you like hanging out with us vetty folk

 

[supershorty]

I look forward to this afternoon when I'm not posting from my phone and can embark on the haphazard recruiting strategy I used last year to pull in like 50% of the roster or whatever ridiculous number it ended up as

 

[Animal Midwife]

@=w= @flotus @SnowJ @cbucks @Georgethecat @exotics&wildlifehopeful @katiemcat @FarmGirl2 @midison @cowboykitten @stressy.depressy @Kittens&cottontails @Bakerw9 @Momochi @WSUalumDVMhopeful @lis1127 @Kynsulli @RightMeow! @Veterantoveterinary @bucktango

(see this post)

 

[SportPonies]

I look forward to this afternoon when I'm not posting from my phone and can embark on the haphazard recruiting strategy I used last year to pull in like 50% of the roster or whatever ridiculous number it ended up as

I'm fascinated by your process of going from soupcan to koala with only a speedometer in between.

 

[Animal Midwife]

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM

 

[WildZoo]

I need a remedial WW class. Sign me up as a manatee.

 

[supershorty]

I'm fascinated by your process of going from soupcan to koala with only a speedometer in between.

That was Zenge pls

 

[supershorty]

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)

 

[Stagg737]

I'll throw myself on the Subs/waitlist spot. I'd be happy to be a manator, but if others want to be a manator first they can 1000% be ahead of me.

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)
Stagg

 

[PlumPoppy]

I think I'm still a manatee But need to double-check if I have time to do it this year

 

[mkg323]

Can someone put me on the mentor waitlist pls and thank you 🦝💥

 

[SARdoghandler]

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)
Incoherently screaming: SAR (manator)
?. mkg (manator)
Stagg (manator, ok if others want to jump ahead)

 

[SARdoghandler]

@Aprilthearab @miranda920 @motheatenlysis

I know you've already been tagged once but come play again and/or give me grandbabies!

 

[Barkley13]

Sign me up pls

 

[genny]

i've never played this WW stuff before, how do i sign up?

 

[Aprilthearab]

@Aprilthearab @miranda920 @motheatenlysis

I know you've already been tagged once but come play again and/or give me grandbabies!

I don't even remember the last time I played 😅

I don't imagine I will have the time to be a manator over winter break but I also have no clue what my winter break actually looks like yet. Feel free to tag me again if there are more manatees than manators as we approach the start date, but I can't guarantee anything lol

 

[SportPonies]

i've never played this WW stuff before, how do i sign up?

copy and paste the sign-up list (last time it was posted was SAR at post #22) and drop your username!

 

[SportPonies]

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)
Incoherently screaming: SAR (manator)
?. mkg (manator)
4. Stagg (manator, ok if others want to jump ahead)
5. barks
6. [hold for condiment son]

 

[Animal Midwife]

@Daisy705 @Kiana.Lawton @hcampo @SierraLobo @febreeze3 @Snowwolf22 @EB73674 @CC613 @dancingvet_loading @gbanks123 @meelc @Cami194 @alb2 @honeypot999 @Alicat9152 @theservicepaws @Jess Monster @Bonfuturedvm @Horsin'Around @DVMdreamcometrue

(see this post)

 

[Dinashadow]

I can manator if needed

 

[samac]

Someone want to teach me how to WW?

 

[samac]

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1.
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)
Incoherently screaming: SAR (manator)
?. mkg (manator)
4. Stagg (manator, ok if others want to jump ahead)
5. barks
6. [hold for condiment son]
7. Dina
8. Samac

 

[WildZoo]

*bump*

 

[PlumPoppy]

Where are all the other 'tees?

 

[WildZoo]

*bump again*

 

[genny]

@HorseObsessed @Tayspot99 @SnakeNerd @oatmilkbone @bumblebee123456789 @Naomi Crowell @hopeful1235 @spied5748 @renacuaja @crichard @ohnaurcleo

Come make vettie friends and play a fun game!

 

[lianguine]

I used to play the card game one night ultimate ww all the time, albeit very poorly bc my face would give it away. This seems safer. Let’s try it out! Did I sign up right?

True Manatees (0-3 games)
1. Lianguine
2.
3.
[....]
13.
14.
etc.

Grasshoppers (4-8 games)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Padawans (9-13 games)
1.
2.

Manators (14+ games) - please do not fill more slots than the number of manatees who have signed up
1.

Waiting List/Subs - If you are a grasshopper, padawan, or manator looking to sign up but spots are full, please add your name to this list and indicate your correct categorization.
1. AM (manator)
utc. shorty (manator)
Incoherently screaming: SAR (manator)
?. mkg (manator)
4. Stagg (manator, ok if others want to jump ahead)
5. barks
6. [hold for condiment son]
7. Dina
8. Samac

 

[supershorty]

I used to play the card game one night ultimate ww all the time, albeit very poorly bc my face would give it away.

omg I played this once and did an amazing job lying, but then ended up losing because my teammate had gotten switched and I didn't know. I still haven't recovered.

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

👀 is WW dead? 👀

 

[StartingoverVet]

At my age,I can’t remember how many games I played so i can play as a true manatee. Sign me up!

 

[SportPonies]

👀 is WW dead? 👀

we have not done a good job of recruiting. I've been very busy at work, and Dubz has been busier.