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[Melchizedek]

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Wofly af

Lynch pipperoni

Purposely spelled wolfy wrong in order to not look like a wolf. Now THATS wolfy af
Lynch Dubz

 

[Animal Midwife]

you have not seen me spectate.

If I can't see it, it didn't happen. 😛

 

[SkiOtter]

Wofly af

Lynch pipperoni

its that one LIS rule, right?

 

[WildZoo]

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

Lynch WZ

LIS bussing AND demonstrating the LIS rule. I'm just tryin to make my grandpa proud!

 

[PippyPony]

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

...

 

[SkiOtter]

If I can't see it, it didn't happen. 😛

tooooooo bad, ya doorknob

 

[WildZoo]

Purposely spelled wolfy wrong in order to not look like a wolf. Now THATS wolfy af
Lynch Dubz

Wait a second you can't lynch me, I'm the mod!

 

[KCgophervet]

Unofficial This-Isn't-Even-A-Game Lynch Tally
Pipsqueak (2) - Pip, WZ
WZ (2) - AM, ChezD

What is even happening... but Dubz you're winning...

EDIT: Forgot Pip's vote, it's a TIE!!!

 

[WildZoo]

My life being ruined by faulty lynch tallies? This is the real deal!

 

[Melchizedek]

Wait a second you can't lynch me, I'm the mod!

When has that EVER stopped us from lynch voting someone?

 

[WildZoo]

When has that EVER stopped us from lynch voting someone?

Actually that was technically a mechanic in a game before

 

[WildZoo]

LIS bussing AND demonstrating the LIS rule. I'm just tryin to make my grandpa proud!

Now all I have to do is lynch someone who is already dead

*ducks and runs*

 

[LetItSnow]

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.

I mentor with my menacing glare. It's usually enough. Unless you're @PippyPony ....

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

Wait no that's not right.

Uh...

Try this?

😉

Nobody puts numbers to rules except me. Get outta my wheelhouse.

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...)

tl;dr, but spams village.

Some people would call that good mentoring. I think it's coddling. Let 'em learn the rules as they go.

LIS bussing AND demonstrating the LIS rule. I'm just tryin to make my grandpa proud!

Now all I have to do is lynch someone who is already dead

*ducks and runs*

Child, please. I invented that move before you were even born.

LIS out.

 

[PippyPony]

Should have added last bit to my game overview:

Have fun, make nerdy inside jokes with new friends, rinse/repeat/repeat

^this demonstration brought to you by @WildZoo @Animal Midwife @LetItSnow @Melchizedek @kcoughli @SkiOtter @Karabiner13

 

[jaboo]

*is confused at this non-game*

 

[Karabiner13]

Unofficial This-Isn't-Even-A-Game Lynch Tally
Pipsqueak (2) - Pip, WZ
WZ (2) - AM, ChezD

What is even happening... but Dubz you're winning...

EDIT: Forgot Pip's vote, it's a TIE!!!

Did somebody say a tie?

 

[JustPaws]

Did somebody say a tie?

Sorry Kara, tiebreaker
######
Lynch WZ
######
Since she won't let me play as a noob.[emoji8]
(Lynch vote on mobile app in hashtags since can't do bold print)

 

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

Provided game is during winter break or early next semester I could mentor. Though I don't think you want me teaching them the art of never catching up on thread.

 

[KCgophervet]

Sorry Kara, tiebreaker
######
Lynch WZ
######
Since she won't let me play as a noob.[emoji8]
(Lynch vote on mobile app in hashtags since can't do bold print)

pretty sure I invented that! at least I'm for sure taking credit for it 😀

Edit:

Though I usually post it like

###Lynch Pip###

so it doesn't look like a dead post.

Also re-tie 😉

 

[Skimble]

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

You have TWO modatees, I could probably make something over break. I like doing stuff like that.

 

[Karabiner13]

Lynch paws

for breaking the tie and to put another person on the board
Also for grudge voting
Could be afraid that wolf mom would sniff out her wolf pup

 

[SportPonies]

*is confused at this non-game*

Never get in so deep that y

You have TWO modatees, I could probably make something over break. I like doing stuff like that.

I just realized your avatar moves...

I just played an entire game with you. Am I oblivious??

 

[SkiOtter]

I just realized your avatar moves...

That my dear, is this cool newfangled technology we call a GIF.

 

[Skimble]

I just realized your avatar moves...

I just played an entire game with you. Am I oblivious??

Apparently, yes?

Lynch sporty

She’s clearly not paying attention. 😛

 

[vetmedhead]

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

I'm told we're supposed to have patience for write ups, but I usually just call modbandonment immediately.

Never get in so deep that y

I just realized your avatar moves...

I just played an entire game with you. Am I oblivious??

Jil's avatar is clearly haunted.

 

[JustPaws]

Lynch paws

for breaking the tie and to put another person on the board
Also for grudge voting
Could be afraid that wolf mom would sniff out her wolf pup

Figured someone would...

Sent from my Moto E (4) using SDN mobile

 

[SoFloGryffindor]

I want to play!

 

[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
Sporty's friend?
Skyerien
SoFloGryffindor

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

Lurker
Paws

 

[LetItSnow]

(If you <really> need another manator, I'll do it. But my manatee has to be thick-skinned.)

 

[DVMDream]

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
SoFloGryffindor

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

Peeping Tom(s)
Paws

 

[SoFloGryffindor]

Are manatees the good people, or the bad people?

 

[LetItSnow]

Are manatees the good people, or the bad people?

Yes.

 

[Karabiner13]

Are manatees the good people, or the bad people?

Either. Manatees are the players and whether they are good or bad depends on what role they get when roles come out

 

[nohika]

Either. Manatees are the players and whether they are good or bad depends on what role they get when roles come out

Newbs vs WW veterans would be a freaking hilarious game. Especially if there was more than two groups...

 

[WildZoo]

Newbs vs WW veterans would be a freaking hilarious game. Especially if there was more than two groups...

Noobies vs Boobies!!! We really should do another one. i was looking back and the first one a lot of the noobs had actually played 5 or more games by then, it was just still within our first year

 

[SportPonies]

Noobies vs Boobies!!! We really should do another one. i was looking back and the first one a lot of the noobs had actually played 5 or more games by then, it was just still within our first year

Have I even played five or more games at this point??

 

[WildZoo]

Have I even played five or more games at this point??

Idk but there was a range on the noob side. It was self-categorization during sign ups, so wherever you felt you belonged 😉

 

[BONELESSCAT]

(If you <really> need another manator, I'll do it. But my manatee has to be thick-skinned.)

I accept the challenge.

 

[WildZoo]

We are going to get started with a long cycle sometime between Christmas Eve and New Year's (meaning it will be a longer day than usual - probably 24 hours - to give everyone a chance to check in). This game will have a Christmas/Holiday/Winter theme!!! If that works for you, please like this post. If you have a preferred start date or a date in there that won't work, reply and let me know. If this range DOES NOT WORK for you at all...probably should move your name to the alternate list just in case something funky happens.

Manatees
@johnnaboo
@cosmokot
@greeneyegal92
@Lawper
@MixedAnimals77
@Coquette22
@Vombatidae
@youngkal
@Rozzieray
@Melchizedek Is your roommate definitely going to play?
@LabLuv004
@hopefuldogtor
@killerleaf
@BONELESSCAT
@Clover the Golden Doodle
@flameshock
@SportPonies Is your friend going to play?
@Skyerien
@SoFloGryffindor
@StayingPositive2017 - don't get too excited 😉

Manators
@Melchizedek
@vetmedhead
@Karabiner13
@Animal Midwife
@JaynaAli
@LyraGardenia
@raf2769
@SportPonies
@Trilt
@Cyndia
@PippyPony
@Kam325
@nohika
@finnickthedog
@genny
@allieh8607
@LetItSnow

Alternates

 

[SportPonies]

Time works for me; checking on my friend. He never gave a definitive answer.

Edit: are we gonna have typical day/night cycles after the first day?

 

[WildZoo]

Time works for me; checking on my friend. He never gave a definitive answer.

Edit: are we gonna have typical day/night cycles after the first day?

Yup! Probably 9pm day close, 6am night close (but I'll do my typical early close if I get all actions in by midnight)

 

[Melchizedek]

I accept the challenge.

@kcoughli I think LIS just jacked your manatee

The game hasn't even started and the drama is already going, I love it.

 

[Animal Midwife]

@kcoughli I think LIS just jacked your manatee

The game hasn't even started and the drama is already going, I love it.

Didn't Kam claim him too?

 

[Karabiner13]

This will be starting close to my holiday vacation week! Although who am I kidding. My holiday block will be like a vacation with being on radiation vacation

 

[vetmedhead]

Yup! Probably 9pm day close, 6am night close (but I'll do my typical early close if I get all actions in by midnight)

This is in your fictional leastern time zone, correct?

 

[WildZoo]

This is in the only real time zone, correct?

Yes indeed, EST

 

[SportPonies]

My friend is good to go! I'll direct him here after I help him make an account.

 

[SoFloGryffindor]

I better not get lynched day one

 

[vetmedhead]

Yes indeed, the worst timezone you could possibly imagine. We all go to bed at like 10 PM in the correct time zones because our time zone is a mistake

👍

 

[DVMDream]

We are going to get started with a long cycle sometime between Christmas Eve and New Year's (meaning it will be a longer day than usual - probably 24 hours - to give everyone a chance to check in). This game will have a Christmas/Holiday/Winter theme!!! If that works for you, please like this post. If you have a preferred start date or a date in there that won't work, reply and let me know. If this range DOES NOT WORK for you at all...probably should move your name to the alternate list just in case something funky happens.

Manatees
@johnnaboo
@cosmokot
@greeneyegal92
@Lawper
@MixedAnimals77
@Coquette22
@Vombatidae
@youngkal
@Rozzieray
@Melchizedek Is your roommate definitely going to play?
@LabLuv004
@hopefuldogtor
@killerleaf
@BONELESSCAT
@Clover the Golden Doodle
@flameshock
@SportPonies Is your friend going to play?
@Skyerien
@SoFloGryffindor
@StayingPositive2017 - don't get too excited 😉

Manators
@Melchizedek
@vetmedhead
@Karabiner13
@Animal Midwife
@JaynaAli
@LyraGardenia
@raf2769
@SportPonies
@Trilt
@Cyndia
@PippyPony
@Kam325
@nohika
@finnickthedog
@genny
@allieh8607
@LetItSnow

Alternates

You left out the peeping Tom!!! 😱