Some young'uns may even refer to this as ww edging.
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Sounds good to me, still have to catch up on thread tho. I’ll make sure it’s done before close.
The two don't have to be mutually exclusive thought processes. I can be against both. I can also change my vote in the future.
I initially meant that as the game progressed we might be able to get some information from this (in the coming days). I do think there are interesting things to consider right now though.
"The vote will be to empower one person, through a manner called “reverie” and to hamper someone else, such that they have no role ability for the first 5 turns."
empower: give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
reverie: a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
So essentially, we have no idea what reverie-ing someone will do. I initially thought it would mean (and I believe several other people have thought about this also) that it would upgrade/improve someone's role by giving them more power. Dolph and Dina (maybe others?) have mentioned voting for Barks because she has done well with power in the past. Pip referred to the reverie as an upgrade and barks referred to it as a responsibility.
However others, including genny and miz, have discussed thinking the rev could be more like a way of obtaining information.
I think it's contextually important to consider if someone was voting for themselves because they want more power, or more knowledge. It will be something I continue thinking about as the game progresses.
I have yet to understand how my comment comes across as fishing. 'Tis a comment on pedantry. To portray it as more is to make a mountain out of a mole's hill.
Mel
I love it when you say my name with zero context 😍
Why can't I give a "barf" or "eyeroll" reaction to this post, New SDN?
But please, continue, AM. We're all on the edge of our seats here!
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Wait, those are gone now?? Dammit SDN
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Oh wait, you meant reaction reaction, not emoji. I'm an idiot. Carry on.
Do not discount the value of the anger reaction. 😉
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Emojis are better than reactions because you can't get reactions to a reaction but you can get reactions to an emoji 
So on the one hand, when I started actually reading today, I had the same initial thought.
However, what if she is a role that doesn't enter the game until later, and the reverie wouldn't be useful for her?
Not saying that, that is the exact case, but in this non-standard mayor vote, I can see other reasons someone would not accept a mayor vote. Thoughts?
DAY 1 VOTE WILL END at 10 pm est (ABOUT 3 HOURS FROM NOW)
Hi guys. Sorry I am late to the game, thanks to those who nudged me on FB. I actually lost power yesterday....which is annoying as we just installed a generator,,...but yeah, when your electric board fries that doesn’t help. Anyway,,,.here I am.
Looks like I have a lot to catch up on.
Looks like I have a lot to catch up on.
Why do you keep calling it a mayor vote?
I’m officially here and caught up
Get yer arse to votin then!
I guess I’ll
reverie Pips
Even though my better judgement tells me this will bite me in the ass
reverie Pips
Even though my better judgement tells me this will bite me in the ass
Why would you do something you think is probably a bad idea?
For shiggles
Or maybe you want to be able to have that to be able to say, "oh see i knew it would bite me in the butt" as an out.
Or it’s just that Pips and I have a tradition of pocketing each other and it’s fun 😛Or maybe you want to be able to have that to be able to say, "oh see i knew it would bite me in the butt" as an out.
My thing is more fun for me. Stop ruining it.
Yeah I could see that too.
Why does it matter?
Did you ever say why you are voting for barks?
Why have so few people said who they are voting for? Is this just a "popularity contest"? Or do people have actual reasons? I think I have yet to see an actual reason people are voting for pips besides her saying she is "selfish" (I am not trying to be mean, these were her words) and I find this a bit distressing as the leading candidate.
I am voting for genny because I think I have a higher chance of reading her, and she is a good villager with respect to knowledge and abilities. Anyone else?
I'm voting for pips cuz she's a hella strong villager and lots of fun.... Like a bunch of the players here. I also like the idea of spreading out the good fortune.
to matter: be of importance; have significance.
Do you not see any significance to the moderator saying this was not a mayor election? I have only been in one game that had a mayoral election (and I subbed in so I wasn't involved) so I am generally unsure what a mayor usually means, and how this could be different.
If Mel called the wolves mafia, would that bother you? Or the seer a cop?
You're making the assumption that wolves are to mafia as reverie is to mayor and I am not sure the two can be equated.
But are they? The mod hasn't told us which term to use so it might be crucial to the game...
Are you asking if wolves and mafia are equatable? The game is called WW, which I assume references wolves. And the moderator has referred to wolves. I guess there is a possibility there are wolves and mafia? But that is beyond my capability of understanding. I have only played with wolves.
because typing out reverie/block vote is annoying and I figured people on here were smart enough to understand from context clues.
Can you please stop posting just to post? I'm still back on page 4 but your "look I'm generating discussion!" without it being meaningful discussion style of posting is really getting under my skin. At best, its distracting village, at worst you're a wolf looking to stay active.
Do you all want me to just ask for a sub? Because I have never felt this ****ty about a game this quickly.
I genuinely get the feeling no one appreciates me actually playing any of these games so I think it would probably be for the best if I just left. For my benefit, and yours.
Official First Day Tally
REVERIE
Animal Midwife (1) - Animal Midwife
Coopah () -
Coffee (1) - Coffee
genny (2) - genny, zigjaz
miz () -
pippy (9) - pippy, capri, sar, mpm, miz, paws, emmy, kcough, jboo
barks (7) - cubs, barks, dina, matty, doggo, MsP, dolphin
sov (1) - skim
lawpy () -
pbc () -
stagg (1) - stagg
dubz (3) - pbc, dubz, coop
mel (2) - grebes, mel
BLOCK
Animal Midwife () -
Pippy () -
coop () -
mpm (1) - mutts
jahboi (3) - jahboi, allie, lawpy
Current vote tally: 31/33
Missing votes: 2 people
Time Remaining: Approximately 2 hours
Gif of the day:
REVERIE
Animal Midwife (1) - Animal Midwife
Coopah () -
Coffee (1) - Coffee
genny (2) - genny, zigjaz
miz () -
pippy (9) - pippy, capri, sar, mpm, miz, paws, emmy, kcough, jboo
barks (7) - cubs, barks, dina, matty, doggo, MsP, dolphin
sov (1) - skim
lawpy () -
pbc () -
stagg (1) - stagg
dubz (3) - pbc, dubz, coop
mel (2) - grebes, mel
BLOCK
Animal Midwife () -
Pippy () -
coop () -
mpm (1) - mutts
jahboi (3) - jahboi, allie, lawpy
Current vote tally: 31/33
Missing votes: 2 people
Time Remaining: Approximately 2 hours
Gif of the day:
No one wants you to quit. My point was what were you hoping to glean from Mel's answer? If it was about phrasing alone and not leading you to a wolf then Mel's comment that he preceived you as posting to just post is a valid possibility. It might not be correct, but it is possible. You may not like some of our styles of enquiry but that doesn't mean they don't sometimes work and sometimes not work. We are each quite unique in our play. I find if I'm especially feeling frustrated by someone's play style I try to hold off responding and ask myself what am I trying to glean?
Thats not what any of us are saying. As a general rule of thumb, ask yourself "Is this question actually adding anything to discussion, is this going to lead somewhere productive?"
For example, I called it a mayor vote instead of a reverie/block vote. What are the implications? Does using the phrase "mayor vote" give you any insight into me, my affiliation, or my goals? Does it have any bearing on the game?
The answer is no. Its a term. its potato/spud. There was no reason to waste our time bringing it up.
This I actually liked. You're pushing people explain votes, looking for footholds in people's logic to start evaluating them. Make more posts like this
I mean I voted on the first day this was open. We have zero information about anyone, so my vote was just as arbitrary as anyone else's. I picked barks because of a random feelz from a previous game.
Interestingly the mod called it a mayor vote in a message to me. Wasn’t sure why....I wonder if there is more going on here.
Changed my mind.....it is too late probably to,get any traction..
Unblock Mel.
Reverie barks
If something good can happen, the more the merrier (odds wise anyway)....
Let’s get that b*tchmtied up.
@Navilly... many large scale series (I'm thinking mostly books, but video games sometimes also do it - thinking like Elder Scrolls) will have an index or an introduction/map/etc helping set up the scale and giving a reference for context. This game seems grand in scale and I would personally kinda appreciate a bit of a reference point. Even if it's just a list of names of regions, races, etc. We just got a slice of life introduction with just glancing info on the number of regions and I feel like this is going to be rough going lol.
my old game logic says they're village actually, and I'm right 100% of the time 50% of the time with that technique!
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I find this comment a little odd. Why would her specifically losing it suck for us?
I'm definitely more of a build you up buttercup type vs. blocking (notoriously something I hate) but I would like further elucidation here.
this feels like, super dumb to me. and bordering on just talking for the sake of throwing something out there. there's always a risk to kill a PR in the first vote, or mayor a wolf, or whatever. That doesn't mean you don't do it.
^ah thank you dolphin lol.
I think sketchy types often pointedly go out of their way to NOT act like they want or don't want something like this. Unless they're the boisterous type players (thinking DocE, STL, etc...)
Why did you vote to reverie someone who you immediately pointed out hasn't shown up yet?
I'm honestly kinda willing to go there. In huge games like this roles get scarce - I've definitely seen people who got kickbacks specifically for being elected mayor or getting lynch day 2 or other specific ****.
Going along with this doesn't really feel like you to me and has pinged my radar a titch.
Not sure I am willing to push it quite this far, but still.
I think you probably figured this out by now, but initial post specifically says:
I need context for why this is not wanted because you discouraging back and forth and arguments on thread is not in my mental meta for you and I don't like it.
I know I'm notorious for tunneling on Mel so gonna take this with a mental grain of salt, but I don't think bringing up a possible discrepancy in knowledge base (bringing up something being a mayor vote vs. the details on thread) is a potato/spud situation. I think that is a valid observation and you bitching about it is more questionable than not.
It's d1 - despite being a long one - you grab onto ANYTHING in d1 and put your claws in. Don't discourage people actually playing.
Why is it too strong a reaction?
