Noob Game 2017 - SIGN UPS CLOSED

[raf2769]

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here it is, for all of your enjoyment:
https://www.drgoulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rheology-of-cats.pdf

 

[raf2769]

^ the only thing I've learned in path all year

 

[vetmedhead]

here it is, for all of your enjoyment:
https://www.drgoulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rheology-of-cats.pdf

"Acknowledgments
No animals were (h)armed in the making of this study. I thank L. and J.F. Berret for providing a reliable technique to load Felis catus in different geometries: 1. Bring an empty box; 2. Wait."

Our professor taught us about this paper in our renal physiology lectures, though I can't entirely recall why.

 

[raf2769]

"Acknowledgments
No animals were (h)armed in the making of this study. I thank L. and J.F. Berret for providing a reliable technique to load Felis catus in different geometries: 1. Bring an empty box; 2. Wait."

Our professor taught us about this paper in our renal physiology lectures, though I can't entirely recall why.

obviously if cats are liquid, we need to know what level of felinuria is indicative of renal failure

 

[PippyPony]

obviously if cats are liquid, we need to know what level of felinuria is indicative of renal failure

My last exam this semester is renal physiology -- I feel like this will be useful knowledge to have!

 

[KCgophervet]

Dibs on BONELESSCAT, what a name.

Kam! Hi!!

Sent from my Nexus 5X using SDN mobile

 

[SnowshoeDog143]

Apparently hasn't been decided 🙄

Eh I'll probably be around most anytime so I'm down for now

 

[Clover the Golden Doodle]

Can I play? But I want Pippy as my Manator.

This sounds fun. Can @SkiOtter be my momator? I only know here in this thread because she popped into my thread and liked my dog.

 

[BONELESSCAT]

This sounds fun. Can @SkiOtter be my momator? I only know here in this thread because she popped into my thread and liked my dog.

I read this as “pooped” in my thread; that seemed a bit unusual.

 

[Crayola227]

I've avoiding specifically manatoring because I'm pretty sure some poor manatee wouldn't like the drill-sergeant style "Don't be stupid," "Why the hell did you do THAT?," "What were you thinking, N00B????" approach.

you doing this to me on thread all those times was the closest thing I ever had to a real manator!
- has also led to some weird love/hate paranoia tunneling on my part
*sheds a tear of nostalgia for times in the extremely recent past*

 

[Crayola227]

I'm thinking about signing up my mom for this game, just so she'll know what I'm talking about all the other times she sees me crying at my keyboard or typing furiously

 

[flameshock]

I've never joined in one of these games, the thread count always seems kind of intimidating. I think I'd be interested in trying one.

 

[Animal Midwife]

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January

Lurker
Paws

 

[SportPonies]

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock
Sporty's friend?

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January

Lurker
Paws

 

[genny]

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock
Sporty's friend?

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January
genny

Lurker
Paws

 

[StartingoverVet]

I've avoiding specifically manatoring because I'm pretty sure some poor manatee wouldn't like the drill-sergeant style "Don't be stupid," "Why the hell did you do THAT?," "What were you thinking, N00B????" approach.

Wut? That is exactly what the noobs need. They dont need coddling they need drill sergeants.

I volunteer you to take one for the team and train up the new batch. Hell, you should mentor ALL of them.

SOV out.

 

[WildZoo]

This makes me want to do this like a big/little match where everyone fills out a questionnaire and I try to pair you up from that.

But I am far too lazy

 

[allieh8607]

This makes me want to do this like a big/little match where everyone fills out a questionnaire and I try to pair you up from that.

But I am far too lazy

omg has there ever been a Greek Life WW?

 

[WildZoo]

omg has there ever been a Greek Life WW?

Not that I recall haha

 

[SkiOtter]

This makes me want to do this like a big/little match where everyone fills out a questionnaire and I try to pair you up from that.

But I am far too lazy

Or you could let rng pick two people who live 20 min away from each other and let the rest become history

Right, @finnickthedog???

 

[jaboo]

Sooooooooo is there a guess at when this is gunna be? I'm no expert on WW roster counts, but from the few games I've looked over this looks like about the number of people needed.

 

[SkiOtter]

Sooooooooo is there a guess at when this is gunna be? I'm no expert on WW roster counts, but from the few games I've looked over this looks like about the number of people needed.

@WildZoo has not figured that out as far as I know. Was determining interest before thinking of when.

 

[Karabiner13]

Sooooooooo is there a guess at when this is gunna be? I'm no expert on WW roster counts, but from the few games I've looked over this looks like about the number of people needed.

Already dealing with ww withdrawal before you've even started? Looks like we've got you hooked!

 

[jaboo]

Already dealing with ww withdrawal before you've even started? Looks like we've got you hooked!

Guilty. Sorry/not sorry to admit that I was closely following the Sega WW...

 

[SportPonies]

Guilty. Sorry/not sorry to admit that I was closely following the Sega WW...

EXCELLENT, we've got another hooked!
I'm glad you got to see my valiant(?) death at the hands of my wolf mom.

 

[WildZoo]

EXCELLENT, we've got another hooked!
I'm glad you got to see my valiant(?) death at the hands of my wolf mom.

I follow the "kill your darlings" doctrine very closely 😉

 

[SkiOtter]

Guilty. Sorry/not sorry to admit that I was closely following the Sega WW...

WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US?!?! You coulda joined in on the spectator chat that consisted of just @StayingPositive2017 and I

 

[WildZoo]

Sooooooooo is there a guess at when this is gunna be? I'm no expert on WW roster counts, but from the few games I've looked over this looks like about the number of people needed.

It's gonna be a bit at least. I'm still in the midst of finals and there is already a game scheduled for right after I'm done.

Though the enthusiasm is encouraging 😉

 

[jaboo]

WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US?!?! You coulda joined in on the spectator chat that consisted of just @StayingPositive2017 and I

Noob did not know of such a thing

 

[jaboo]

It's gonna be a bit at least. I'm still in the midst of finals and there is already a game scheduled for right after I'm done.

Though the enthusiasm is encouraging 😉

Ok, good to know. *enthusiasm intensifies*

Right, right, finals are a thing. Weird the things you forget about when you're on a gap year...

 

[finnickthedog]

Or you could let rng pick two people who live 20 min away from each other and let the rest become history

Right, @finnickthedog???

RNG was stalking us obviously. HOW DID IT KNOW?!???

 

[SkiOtter]

Noob did not know of such a thing

I def posted on the thread when karabou joined asking if that meant paws and I got a spectator chat 🙁
(But also, most games will have one, especially if I'm not playing because I demand request one)

 

[Karabiner13]

I def posted on the thread when karabou joined asking if that meant paws and I got a spectator chat 🙁
(But also, most games will have one, especially if I'm not playing because I demand request one)

You mean ALL will have them because you won't play again 🙁

 

[Animal Midwife]

I def posted on the thread when karabou joined asking if that meant paws and I got a spectator chat 🙁
(But also, most games will have one, especially if I'm not playing because I demand request one)

But spectating is not playing. Playing is always better so you can get ANGERY.

 

[WildZoo]

But spectating is not playing. Playing is always better so you can get ANGERY.

I don't know what you mean I'm always totally chill. No salt over here!!1!1!

 

[Skyerien]

Is there a rule book? I'm so confused

 

[WildZoo]

Is there a rule book? I'm so confused

First rule of WW: Don't talk about...

Wait no that's not right.

Uh...

Try this?

😉

Check out the first post in the sign-up thread for last year's noob game (link below).

Noob Circus

 

[Karabiner13]

Is there a rule book? I'm so confused

Sign-up to play! Then check out the link I posted in the 2nd post of this thread.

Or just have Dubz ninja you and quote it so it's easier to find

 

[BONELESSCAT]

I learn by doing. I want to do. This game had better not require patience. Quite sure I have none of that.

 

[Skyerien]

Okay, I'll do it! I've played Mafia before, it was great!

 

[WildZoo]

At this rate I'm gonna need more manators!

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock
Sporty's friend?
Skyerien

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January
genny

Lurker
Paws

 

[Karabiner13]

At this rate I'm gonna need more manators!

Just give me multiple. Grow the family that much faster!

 

[WildZoo]

Just give me multiple. Grow the family that much faster!

Heh. I did have 3 in the 2015 noob game 😏

 

[allieh8607]

Sure, why not

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock
Sporty's friend?
Skyerien

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January
genny
Allie

Lurker
Paws

 

[Karabiner13]

Sure, why not

Manatees
Johnnaboo
Cosmokot
greeneyegal92
Lawper
MixedAnimals77-Tentative (until I know my future job situation)
Coquette
Vombatidae
Youngkal
Rozzieray
*Mel's Roommate - Tentative
LabLuv004
hopefuldogtor
killerleaf
LIS wants to reprise his roll
BonelessCat
Clover the Golden Doodle
flameshock
Sporty's friend?
Skyerien

Manators
CheezyD
VMH
Kara
AM
Jayna
Lyra
Raf
Sporty
Trilt
Cyndia
Pippy
Kam
nohika
Finny if it starts in January
genny
Allie

Lurker
Paws

Yay! I get a manaaunt and @WildZoo gets a manasister!

 

[PippyPony]

Kara's right - the best way to learn is to play!

It's definitely not as complicated as it looks when reading through the threads.

But, because I need a quick break from finals...

Basics:
- Typically the game is divided into day cycles and night cycles (in these games, the day/night cycles typically kind of coincide with actual day/night). Games last a variable length of time; the most common length on this site seems to be around 8-12 days.
- There are groups of good guys (villagers) and bad guys (werewolves). Sometimes there are more groups, but the basics are just good vs. bad.
- At the start of the game, none of the villagers know who the wolves are. All of the wolves know who the other wolves are because they are put into a special group PM that is opened by the moderators. Which players are on each team is decided randomly (using "rng" or a "random number generator" system) by the moderators prior to the game start.
- The goal of the village is to lynch all the wolves (eliminate them by voting to lynch them during the day time). The goal of the wolves is to kill all the villagers by telling the moderator who they want to kill each night (usually one villager per night). The game ends when all of the wolves are lynched or the number of remaining villagers is equal to the number of wolves -- whichever happens first.
- Villagers decide who to lynch by talking about who they find suspicious (online, that means posting in the game thread). Wolves also post in the thread and pretend to act like villagers so they don't get caught.
- Lynches are majority rules: each player submits their own vote by posting it, e.g. Lynch Pippy. Moderators tally the votes, and whoever has the most votes at the end of the day cycle is lynched.
- Once players are lynched or killed by wolves, they are eliminated from the game. So, players will try to convince people to vote to lynch someone else.
- In many games, private messages (PMs) are opened up as extra lines of communication between individual players. The extent of these communications is up to the game designer. Wolves almost always have their own group PM where they can talk about their strategy without the village "hearing" what they are up to.
- Special Abilities (e.g. "seer" and "protector") are often given to villagers and to wolves at the start of the game to help them towards meeting their win conditions. These are often referred to as Roles, because in themed games you will typically get assigned a character along with your role. For example: in the Lion King game, I was Scar -- a wolf who could avoid being lynched a few times. So, I was on the wolf team, Scar was the role, and lynch avoidance was the ability. Roles and abilities can get very complex and the exact allocation changed for every game based on who designed the game. In noob games, typically the abilities will be pretty sparse/straightforward and your manator can help you figure out how to use your ability if you are given one. Players without abilities are referred to as "vanilla" or "vanillagers," if they are on the village team.

General guidelines:
- it is good form to submit a lynch vote every day!
- active participation in the game helps you figure things out, hence it can help your team win (pro tip: on SDN you can "watch" the game thread so you get alerts when things are posted in the game thread & therefore keep track of it more easily).
- If you are given a special ability, it is good form to submit the name of the player on whom you want to use your action every night. Submissions happen in a private role PM between you and the moderator.
- Moderators aka mods design the game (pick a theme, choose the # of wolves vs. villagers, determine what special abilities they would like to give to players) and keep the game running by talking up lynch votes and executing all of the night actions submitted by players (e.g. killing the night kill targets submitted by wolves). They are usually available to answer questions about roles and abilities, but may not answer all of them if it would be detrimental to the fun of the game to give too much away. Be nice to them; they put a lot of work into these games! 😉

(Can maybe format this later so it's not a giant wall of text...)

 

[SkiOtter]

You mean ALL will have them because you won't play again 🙁

hey hey hey i played one a month ago

But spectating is not playing. Playing is always better so you can get ANGERY.

you have not seen me spectate.

 

[WildZoo]

Lynch Pippy.

Wofly af

Lynch pipperoni

 

[PippyPony]

Wofly af

Lynch pipperoni

Damn, I knew trying to distract people with a giant wall of text was a bad idea

 

[Animal Midwife]

Wofly af

Lynch pipperoni

Voting without reading your role PM? Are you LIS bussing?!

Lynch WZ