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Wait so at this point is the strategy to kill LP then or is that ability just a one time use and he can just stay there since basically everyone knows he's town?
 
I mean that has to be a one time thing right? Otherwise why even play the game lol. The part that confuses me is why the heck did he kill Zipped
 

Hedin

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Wait so at this point is the strategy to kill LP then or is that ability just a one time use and he can just stay there since basically everyone knows he's town?

That's just a one time use power, it would be really overpowered if it was multiple. We will need to take him out at some point because that pretty much confirms him as town.

I also have no idea what was going on with jman and leo there at the end

It seems to me like they are claiming one sided lovers. Typical lovers are if one dies the other dies. With this it appears that if jman dies they both die but if Leo dies first jman still lives. That would be useful later.
 

Hedin

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I'm hoping a cop checks me tonight and can push against my wagon, I'm going to be first against the wall tomorrow I think otherwise.

I'm not sure who to target tonight. LP, Leo, and jman are clearish so town isn't going after them. Vere is still strongly town read but he's in my corner so I don't want to touch him yet. Maybe Monkey and let her enjoy her vacation in peace?
 
whats the reasoning to not just killing jman + leo now if we can take both of them out with 1 shot? I'm trying to think how you survive tomorrow if we don't get a cop check and i dont have any ideas, wana hear your thoughts too jom and anex
 

Hedin

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whats the reasoning to not just killing jman + leo now if we can take both of them out with 1 shot? I'm trying to think how you survive tomorrow if we don't get a cop check and i dont have any ideas, wana hear your thoughts too jom and anex

So you will get different opinions on this depending on who your teammates are but lovers are such an inconsequential role that it's usually not worth a kill early, you're going to have better luck going doc and cop (and any other potential power role) fishing. Both Leo and jman are good players but neither of them are likely going to be town leaders so we don't have to off them yet for those reasons. I think they are likely better served being kept around in case we lose tempo (i.e. if we get a kill blocked or one of us gets eliminated) or to accelerate the end game if we hopefully get to that point.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
I'm hoping a cop checks me tonight and can push against my wagon, I'm going to be first against the wall tomorrow I think otherwise.

I'm not sure who to target tonight. LP, Leo, and jman are clearish so town isn't going after them. Vere is still strongly town read but he's in my corner so I don't want to touch him yet. Maybe Monkey and let her enjoy her vacation in peace?
I like Monkey or Fanto since they are major discussion drivers. A vacuum would give space for other narratives.
So you will get different opinions on this depending on who your teammates are but lovers are such an inconsequential role that it's usually not worth a kill early, you're going to have better luck going doc and cop (and any other potential power role) fishing. Both Leo and jman are good players but neither of them are likely going to be town leaders so we don't have to off them yet for those reasons. I think they are likely better served being kept around in case we lose tempo (i.e. if we get a kill blocked or one of us gets eliminated) or to accelerate the end game if we hopefully get to that point.
With lovers, it’s only voting, not a NK that does it?

Also, can I RB the same player two nights in a row? Given the revealed roles, I was thinking of throwing a block at Fran or Ty.
 

Hedin

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With lovers, it’s only voting, not a NK that does it?

Any death whether they are voted out or killed in any way.

Also, can I RB the same player two nights in a row? Given the revealed roles, I was thinking of throwing a block at Fran or Ty.

Did you see something with Fran role wise that I didn't pick up on?
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
Any death whether they are voted out or killed in any way.



Did you see something with Fran role wise that I didn't pick up on?
No, I’m just going through process of elimination with so many claims and confirms. Vere might be worth a RB by the same logic.
 

Hedin

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No, I’m just going through process of elimination with so many claims and confirms. Vere might be worth a RB by the same logic.
Any of them should be fine. I would go Ty, Fran, Vere in that order I think.

Are we good with killing Monkey? I think Jom or Dark should carry the kill in case you or I get blocked or some other disrupting ability.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
I’m ok with monkey. I agree Jon or Dark should do it. They should also have a say if they want different targets.

I’d also like to hear if they’re ok with me blocking Ty.
 
Okay I'll perform the kill. I'm not totally sold on monkey but am willing to go that way but wanna hear what jom thinks. Think Ty is the right block for sure though
 
No I'm okay with not targeting jman get the logic there, just not sure why Monkey is a better option than Fanto or Leo, but I'm totally fine with it, it makes sense. jom is west coast so hopefully he chimes in soon in a few hours or so cause I wanna hear what he thinks
 

Hedin

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No I'm okay with not targeting jman get the logic there, just not sure why Monkey is a better option than Fanto or Leo, but I'm totally fine with it, it makes sense. jom is west coast so hopefully he chimes in soon in a few hours or so cause I wanna hear what he thinks
So you wouldn't target Leo you would target jman and get both of them dead. Fanto would be a good kill too but I don't know how suspicious that is, it could go either direction (which is WIFOM or wine in front of me from Princess Bride).
 

anexanhume

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I think trying to guess protection targets is very WIFOM territory, so it makes sense to pick outside those choices.
 

anexanhume

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Since we’re less than an hour to deadline, I’m submitting.

Block: Ty

Darkside, I am ok with Fanto if Hedin says ok. We can try to spread FUD on the kill.
 

Hedin

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I mean I'm not really going to refuse Fanto's head on a platter so I am good with her getting killed, I do have a shit I don't want to deal with a late game Monkey bias so I'm good with unbiased eyes looking at things.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
I mean I'm not really going to refuse Fanto's head on a platter so I am good with her getting killed, I do have a shit I don't want to deal with a late game Monkey bias so I'm good with unbiased eyes looking at things.
LOL. My hope is that people get suspicious when some are left alive too long.
 

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Hedin

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Just a heads up that I'm not going to be around much this phase. Big gaming convention in town so I will just have limited time tonight, normal evening tomorrow, and probably not much on Saturday. Totally forgot about this when I signed up.
 

Hedin

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Loved, another pr down. Town can't have much more left other than protection and a doc.

HP had an interesting reaction.
 

Hedin

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Loved is when some needs an extra vote to vote them out. It's basically a -1 modifier on their vote count.
 

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Now, could jman avoid a gambit where actually Leo is the one that triggers them both dying?
 
Should we do something to try to direct the heat off you Hedin? It seems like more people are starting to suspect you.
 

Hedin

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I'm probably not making it through minus a cop clear and that has not seemed forthcoming. It's not so much as people are heavily suspecting me, most are a null to a lean scum rather than a hard scum, but the lack of other viable suspects is what's pushing it that way. I wish I had more time this week, if I realized that my work week was going to be as crazy as it was and had remembered my convention I probably wouldn't have signed up, but also town has done a good job so far finding each other and not gone off the deep end.
 
yeah its not looking good for us - they're isolating you 2 together and me and jom as the other group, im just trying to get people to go for pandy instead of me and jom as the 2 new players who arent talking a ton
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
If it's looking like hedin is going down should we be jumping on the wagon too?
You have to be careful when you do it. You don’t want to be too early because it will look like you’re bussing (creating an alibi vote you’ll abandon later on). If you do it too late, people will say the wagon was already confirmed and you’re just jumping on for optics.

The point is that you have to do it when their fate is most uncertain because that’s the greatest time of risk. And typically you want to get permission of your scum mate.

You also have to consider how much time you think it will buy you. We’re not going to get much unless we can start eroding this towncore.
 

anexanhume

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That being said, a Ty wagon looks viable now but we don’t all want to jump on it or advocate for it.
 

Hedin

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If it's looking like hedin is going down should we be jumping on the wagon too?
And to back up what anex said it's probably not for the best if the whole team jumps on it...although saying that it's pretty rare for the whole team to bus so maybe we are OK.

Seeing her little defense of me, or at least an unwillingness to go there with my vote, makes me wonder if she is the cop? I can't imagine a cop not checking me last night unless they were sure I was going down today.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
Post 2285 Reki mentions potentially claiming.
Yeah, that soft claim stuff can be turned around on someone potentially.

However, Reki is out there stanning for Darkside and Jom, so good to keep around in that sense.

I just posted a huge Vere ISO in hopes that it gets me some goodwill. @Hedin I'm going to eventually state you're on my willing to vote list if that's alright. Going to try and go for Ty and make it seem organic though.
 

anexanhume

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Maybe there’s enough hard and soft claims to start making suspicion? How would thread react if I outright called out all the soft claims?
 
Would it be alright to post a few reads on a few people including Ty, Hedin, and a couple more random towns and then hone in on Ty before EoD?
 

anexanhume

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Would it be alright to post a few reads on a few people including Ty, Hedin, and a couple more random towns and then hone in on Ty before EoD?
Yeah, just try to appear independent from what others have said and try to make something about your reads unique. Your attempt to participate should be looked on positively I think.
 
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anexanhume

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If we can push the vote on Ty which seems possible how do we prevent a hedin vote the next day¿
It’s going to be tough not go Hedin tomorrow when Ty flips unless we can really sow some uncertainty. If we keep monkey alive, we may be able to cast suspicion on her.
 

anexanhume

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@Hedin would now be a good idea for one of us to vote you under the guise of trying to push for a tie?
 

anexanhume

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Ok so wild idea is that we start me as a wagon, I’m revealed as RB, then Ty4on can green check Hedin after town assumes doc protected him. Means we’d have to hold the NK though. Or could go after the double kill.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
@Hedin @anexanhume if we can push this to HP would we be able to kill Ty at night or would he likely be protected?
It sounds like they think there is no doc since there is a cop.

I don’t think we can all vote HP. Some of us need to be on Hedin.

If there’s no doc, the smarter kill is Ty because there’s no guarantee he won’t check one of the other three of us.
 

anexanhume

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okay remind me again what happens if theres a tie at days end, how does jom use his power?
Tie means nobody dies. This is usually seen as anti town because it reveals no information.

jom’s ability only works if someone is majority -1 and Jom isn’t already voting for them. If HP gets to majority minus one, we could hammer him.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
Hedin isn’t here so I’ll try my best to give direction. 2/3 of us should switch to Hedin. I’m going to do it first, then one of you pick between yourselves. Whoever feels they can’t make a case for HP.
 
should I just end it or does that make me look like scum, not sure if its in our advantage for everyone to be on hedin or just 2/3
 

anexanhume

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I wouldn’t end it. Jom could end it and claim town hammerer, but that seems risky.
 

anexanhume

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Never mind, Jom would have to move his vote. I would switch your vote to HP in the name of keeping it competitive.
 
I think it's fine for darkside to stay on pandora. Nobody really suspects him anyway. He's just out there doing his own thing as a noob is what everyone seems to think.
 
who is the kill target?

do they have the ability to block?

should we just go after the cop? or jman/leo? or monkey? someone else?
 
Hey @darkside someone asked about whether you guys would know if i was the kind to just not have a mentor. I did on 7/21/22 say to you that "I'm just gonna try to figure it out on my own" and that was well before roles were even selected. If you want to give me some cover. It's not gonna be as meaningful if i reply and say it.
 
aight if someone brings it up again ill keep that in mind

if they have the ability to block a kill then going after the cop seems like a bad idea, if they dont then i think we should just take him out?
 
otoh he did say he was investigating monkey, maybe we should just take out jman and leo idk, im pretty much up for whatever you want to do anex
 
So if I'm understanding this right it would have been better had we not blocked Ty because then his investigation of Hedin would have come up Town and not No answer or whatever.
 

anexanhume

My logic is based on the famous “goat problem”
who is the kill target?

do they have the ability to block?

should we just go after the cop? or jman/leo? or monkey? someone else?

Yeah @anexanhume how does the kill work if we target the cop? Does he still get to get his check off?

otoh he did say he was investigating monkey, maybe we should just take out jman and leo idk, im pretty much up for whatever you want to do anex

We can't assume Ty4on is honest in who he says he will check, so we have to assume the worst.

The safest play is to try and kill Ty4on. The risk is that there is a doctor despite speculation in the thread, and they block the kill. Then Ty gets a free check and we get no kill unless we get lucky and guess the doctor for the block.

An alternate play is to block Ty again and kill the lover pair. Without a doctor, this nets us two kills, and we can kill Ty the next night anyway. With a doctor, it becomes more complicated as there's a WIFOM situation on who to protect. There's also a possibility that town has their own RBer. If so, there's a fair chance they might block me. More WIFOM territory. We have to consider the balance of roles overall.

If we kill Ty, he won't be alive to reveal his check tomorrow. However, if we block him, it doesn't matter whether he survives the night. Sure, he'll be confirmed town the next day, but the lover pair were pretty much already that anyway.

My preference is option 2 (block Ty, kill Jman/Leo), but I think you should both weigh in.
 

anexanhume

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Ok, no rush so we’ve got time to think about it. DS should probably submit the kill again.
 

anexanhume

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I am still laughing at our turn of events. Had he cleared Hedin, the thread would have been chaos. Some would accuse him of covering for scum. Others would have believed the claim and laid off Hedin for at least another day. Oh well.
 
I am still laughing at our turn of events. Had he cleared Hedin, the thread would have been chaos. Some would accuse him of covering for scum. Others would have believed the claim and laid off Hedin for at least another day. Oh well.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. Unfortunate that we blocked him and he just happened to be the cop.
 

anexanhume

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What's the significance of who actually submits? Is there a town skill that can block the actual person that submits?
You can target players to block, or monitor their target and some variations. So they’ll target those who they think are scum or claiming town roles that have a target action at night to confirm.
 

anexanhume

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I have no idea how we turn this around
Hey, we got the double-kill and block on Ty, so everything went to plan. People are suspicious of Vere and many are willing to give me a pass for at least today. We’re not doomed just yet :)
 

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