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I think we can get closer to a confident solution to the game by assessing player associations, and I’ve halfway started to do that. It’s a bit difficult, as I am still learning how to be most efficient reviewing game content in this site interface.
 
Day 1: Is it TTime to Start a Tally?

PSV ()
April ()
True ()
Nate (4) - Santy, AM, JJJ, Empire
AM (1) - genny, Nate
JJJ (1) - Clem
Santy (1) - Sporty
Empire (3) - samac, April, PSV
samac ()

11/12

Missing: @Truenamer

Vote closes at 9pm CDT WEDNESDAY (TODAY!) (<12.5 hours)
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@potentialsheltervet

The most I can find from you about why I'm scum is that I feel "weird", but that is still enough to make me "firm PoE". Come at me, wolf case me, hit me as hard as you can. I want to see it.
 
this is >rand town I'd say based on recent experience in games elsewhere where there was a high degree of familiarity between most of the players

Unvote samac

Vote Nate
So that one post flipped your read on me completely?
 
So that one post flipped your read on me completely?
not particularly - i didn't think your response to me was terrible, your justification of the read was fine, I have april wall-casing you telling me my read is wrong, these little things start to add up in telling me that my suspicion is potentially misguided (this is to say nothing of the fact that my vote on you was hardly a high confidence one to begin with)
 
Y'all better at least skim this!

Oh, we're going! I don't play closed setups very often and have never played with open nights, so this should be fun.

It's late and I need to sleep, so I'll do my catchup in the morning.
This makes me sound so mysterious...

You go by Gira in spec, yes? Just judging by the LCD Soundsystem avatar.
Also hi, I did work type things this morning so it's werewolf time. Catching up, but I'll keep a tab open for real time too.
By way of introduction, I've been playing ww for about 3 years now, but only a handful of forum games (my homesite plays in threaded comments, which is pretty similar to forum overall, but more conversational). I've played one game with JJJ (he was a wolf), one sort-of game with AM (it was a hydra and she/shorty were a wolf), and spectated some Santy and Clem games.

One thing I do is voting spreadsheets, but that'll be more relevant later.
These four posts constitute Nate's entrance to the thread. Very inoffensive from my perspective, I appreciate the bio/intro. No real content in these.

I like the vaguely menacing vibe of this rule 😀
My plans were short-lived, work had the AUDACITY to want me to do more things. But I'm off the clock now. What's your opinion of Empire's one-post read on me?
Still no content. I certainly can't throw stones for being busy, but we're getting fairly far in and so far his question to JJJ about Empire's read is the only gameplay.

Mmmmm... I actually don't like this. I mean it's fair, but it tingles my "nudge along a misyeet without getting hands dirty" sensor.

##Yeet AM##
Bit of an abrupt snap-vote on AM. I'd given him village points for this; I think any wolf who's played with AM knows better than to go after her early (or at least without something really solid). But on review, he hasn't played with her very much, and it was an unusual game. Might have given too much weight to that.

Also @Truenamer why the Hmm on JJJ's vote? Just curious about his reasoning?
Don't think I responded to this properly. I use "Hmm" reacts to mean something in the range from "that's interesting but I don't know if I fully agree" to "I wonder why". In this case, yes, I was curious about the rationale.

Now we're gaming!
His reaction to AM's counter-vote felt relaxed and villagey at the time.

Mk. It didn't really strike me one way or the other either. On first blush, it seemed like an "easy" vote to make, in the sense that it doesn't step on anyone's toes on their home turf and of the newcomers I probably have the least, I dunno, "clout"? But on skim I saw his further reasoning which seemed fine, so we'll just see how that develops I guess.
Very even-keeled about Empire's wolfread on him.

I didn't say it was those things.

I think it was the timing more than anything, soon after Jay's switch to me. It's admittedly thin, but I don't have much of a foothold in the game yet until I finish catching up.
More discussion with AM, re: his vote for her. This seemed like acceptable reason for a D1 vote over a day before yeet close to me.

Working on it. Also hi, fun to play with you, I think I've found you towny in all the games I've spectated of yours including the one where you were a wolf so :wowee:

I'm sure I'll find it as I catch up, but who are you most interested in at this point?
Back to minimal content/gameplay.

Mmmm, well "soon" thread-wise I guess.

Is this what you're referring to?
And that's it, all his posts. This one is being mildly helpful again.

I believe I overweighted Nate's one vote on AM as being too risky for a wolf, given that he may not be familiar with how hard she reacts to early votes on her, and am a bit biased because he's friendly and lighthearted. He shouldn't be higher than my neutrals.
 
Closest player to a proper “mafia read” would be Nate. Truenamer and Clem exist near to that in a sort of “null” space that becomes suspicious by default when most others seem town.
If I weren't voting you, you'd be TRing me. Move beyond your omgus, Jay
 
Y'all better at least skim this!

I believe I overweighted Nate's one vote on AM as being too risky for a wolf, given that he may not be familiar with how hard she reacts to early votes on her, and am a bit biased because he's friendly and lighthearted. He shouldn't be higher than my neutrals.
Thanks for the input, appreciated. I don't think the even-keeled response is necessarily a villa tell as it could easily be a personality thing and it was a little strange that he chose not to directly speak to me about it. what struck me though is this sequence:

My plans were short-lived, work had the AUDACITY to want me to do more things. But I'm off the clock now. What's your opinion of Empire's one-post read on me?

The read is a bit of a stretch. I don't think a whole lot of it either way with respect to either of you.

Mk. It didn't really strike me one way or the other either. On first blush, it seemed like an "easy" vote to make, in the sense that it doesn't step on anyone's toes on their home turf and of the newcomers I probably have the least, I dunno, "clout"? But on skim I saw his further reasoning which seemed fine, so we'll just see how that develops I guess.

the question is: what is he doing here asking jay about the read? He has no feelings on it, apparently. But it was notable enough to ask jay about it? What's the purpose here? Is he trying to get a better read on me? on jay? It doesn't feel like a line of questioning that will actually lead anywhere useful which makes me wonder if he's asking about it just for the sake of having something to talk about. Given the overall brevity of his ISO it struck me as an unusual thing to focus on, something that didn't really give him a read one way of the other.
 
Thanks for the input, appreciated. I don't think the even-keeled response is necessarily a villa tell as it could easily be a personality thing and it was a little strange that he chose not to directly speak to me about it. what struck me though is this sequence:







the question is: what is he doing here asking jay about the read? He has no feelings on it, apparently. But it was notable enough to ask jay about it? What's the purpose here? Is he trying to get a better read on me? on jay? It doesn't feel like a line of questioning that will actually lead anywhere useful which makes me wonder if he's asking about it just for the sake of having something to talk about. Given the overall brevity of his ISO it struck me as an unusual thing to focus on, something that didn't really give him a read one way of the other.
Yeah, and I should clarify that I didn't skip any posts. That's all of them.

Hoping to hear more crunchy material from him when he catches up today.
 
When True is busy: 10 posts a minute, constant activity

When True is wasting time before a meeting: Silence, stillness
 
When True is busy: 10 posts a minute, constant activity

When True is wasting time before a meeting: Silence, stillness
If you have the time, it’d be cool to see a similar review to the one you did of Nate for a less consensus player. One that I’d find particularly helpful is Animal Midwife. Whatever time permits.
 
Thanks for the input, appreciated. I don't think the even-keeled response is necessarily a villa tell as it could easily be a personality thing and it was a little strange that he chose not to directly speak to me about it. what struck me though is this sequence:







the question is: what is he doing here asking jay about the read? He has no feelings on it, apparently. But it was notable enough to ask jay about it? What's the purpose here? Is he trying to get a better read on me? on jay? It doesn't feel like a line of questioning that will actually lead anywhere useful which makes me wonder if he's asking about it just for the sake of having something to talk about. Given the overall brevity of his ISO it struck me as an unusual thing to focus on, something that didn't really give him a read one way of the other.
I like this post/read tbh. And good reassessing on True too.

I'm pleased

Also I dont know if I've said it but April is now my second most confident tr I'd say
 
Mmmmm... I actually don't like this. I mean it's fair, but it tingles my "nudge along a misyeet without getting hands dirty" sensor.

##Yeet AM##
Hmmm, feels retaliatory, and strange that you call it fair and wolfy in the same sentence
 
Normally I do this stuff comprehensively on my own, but it’s tough with this interface. So I’ll crowd source.

When y’all think of pairs of players in this game that you think definitely don’t fit together as mafia teammates, who are those pairs?
 
Separate question for @Clem J

How much of this game thread, and what proportion of my posts, had you read when you voted for me?
 
His tone has been helpful/clear and he's been willing to stick his neck out a bit to generate data and increase interactions. I usually find that pro-village, especially on D1.
He's only voted me and asked about Santy's reads.
 
Okay, head fuzzy, brain leaking out ears, prepare your bodies for the worst list you've ever seen. Hate this now that I'm looking at it, it's not correct

Calm Seas
Kaydubs
Nruetamer
Animal Midwife
potentialsheltervet

Strong Winds in the Sails
SportPonies
samac
Empire
NateTheLesser

Shipmates Telling Me to Stop Chasing the Whale
genny
JaggedJimmyJay
Aprilthearab
Clem
Santygrass

The Great White Beasts
Dubz
Zenge
I want to laugh, angery, and hmm react this all at the same time
 
Also True readlist is so... Weird? That it is slightly town indicative, what worries me is stuff like thinking Clem would be one tier up from me/jjj for example. So its both 'towny independent thoughts' but also 'I dont see how they reached those reads' . I'll munch over it
I disagree with True's placement of almost every person on his reads list
 
I know that this comment is coming out of nowhere pages later but I forgot to comment on it earlier. I got v/v vibes from JJJ and Clem's accusatory interaction
 
I would call Truenamer’s reads list being against-the-grain generally non alignment indicative (as a general take, I have no meta). I’ve seen plenty of that both ways. I do believe though that the list may have important implications with respect to association. If Truenamer is mafia, then he has teammates. I may propose theories later.
 
Normally I do this stuff comprehensively on my own, but it’s tough with this interface. So I’ll crowd source.

When y’all think of pairs of players in this game that you think definitely don’t fit together as mafia teammates, who are those pairs?
Samac/Empire

And I remember like having True with someone else unpaired. True/AM iirc, on a reread should be easy to see for me probs
 
Samac >> April >> psv

Would be my current top 3. I should try to make a readlist to order my headspace rn hmmm
have come around to samac but more confident in april as villager, fine with being generally synced on those

what do you make of the fact that all 3 are voting me currently?
 
have come around to samac but more confident in april as villager, fine with being generally synced on those

what do you make of the fact that all 3 are voting me currently?
I've leaned you town with one of your lastest post tbh, so not much impressed or pinged that you are being voted rn?

And if you are W the three of them are GOATING. If not, Villagery Skill Issue.
Prob would have to rethink that if Nate flips wolf tho, I think the timing of psv vote could be damning but weh thats getting ahead too much
 
I mostly vibe with that list, Santy. Any changes for me would be nitpicks.
 
Samac/Empire

And I remember like having True with someone else unpaired. True/AM iirc, on a reread should be easy to see for me probs
Also Clem/JJJ prob another unpairing tho I am more careful since Clem its an agent of chaos
 
I think my current POE of five would be the same five names in Santy’s bottom two tiers.
 
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