Alright tried to get these done before I had to go yesterday and failed but where I'm at right now
Sub - Still feel good about Sub. Sure their vote was on Galleon early and that push didn't work out but I thought their play during the day phase was strong in terms of giving reads without prompting, engaging others, saying who they would not vote and so on. They also did not go after houseboat at all. It just feels like loud towny and unless the slot tails off massively I think it would take still being around later and things to be going badly for me to think otherwise on it. Quiet so far this day phase but there’s 48 hours.
houseboat - this slot was in a dicey spot before the claim. Willing to take that on face value for now and let the claim play out and accept my read was just off but do want to point out that I've noticed the second partner just doesn't seem to have come back at all since the claim lol,
@Houseboat has the other one been put in boat storage?
inflatable - liking inflatable still today, I felt of a similar mind to them at different times on D1; some of those reads turn out wrong but I still like the play and engagement running through their iso. Originally pushes houseboat hard then pivots to Yacht in the final minutes. Going through their earlier reads the vote towards Yacht is consistent with what they had said earlier in the day phase so I think that makes sense as a move. Has come out quicker and more fiery today compared the D1 ramp up. I don't know about the lifeboat slip stuff, it looks like lifeboat had that in mind from the start of the claim and I don’t think I’m paranoid enough to entertain it was a scum scum plan form the start at this stage in the game but I do like that they're accomodating all the possibilities and running through them, it doesn't read like something they just grabbed and didn't consider. I think this slot just carries a towny feel for me with the way they engage.
Kayak - weighed in on kayak earlier but this is one I considered over the night phase because it had caught my eye a bit in the previous day phase and got me a little omgusy but after going over it, I think this slot is fine.The initial votes yesterday do read a bit hedgy some of the play/takes are too strong for me, but my gut is saying not to worry about this one right now, their play is progressing a way that checks out to me so far. They’re engaging people in a forward manner, there’s no sense that they’re holding back or worried about getting into it with folks. This is more one I’d be concerned if they slid into the background later in the game.
Lifeboat - going over their iso, I like their general engagement, I feel like there's moments where they keep a level head on things in a towny way like calling out being close to hammer, their reaction when the claim happens, the offer to hammer to prevent a draw or shenanigans reads wel, that’s the kind of stuff it’s easy to just sit back and just say nothing so it feels more towny to act. D1 they have a kind of small size pool of who they engage with but they are consistent within that pool. Votewise they were on Kayak, ends up moving to Yatch but seemed happy for either to be solved which felt like a general thought adopted at day end.
Beluga - This is a slot I didn't have a good idea of last day phase. Beluga on iso has some towny stuff, like encouraging folks to tag instead of just talk about people into the vaccum, I like that and they definitely poke and prod and give some reads, they question people in a way I can get behind. They greatly favoured Kayak but ended up jumping over to Galleon when that wasn't viable. That seems to check out with their takeaway that Galleon looks worse if houseboat is town. Responses so far today have been reasonable, some updated reads would be good
Things get a bit mushier after here
Skiff - This account has been amusing but there isn't much in the way of actual playing the game, on iso it’s very sparse. They did give a few names they wouldn’t vote yesterday after a few prompts and one particular read they had was thinking lifeboat was keeping their net too wide. Updates and more on the larger roster today is what I want to see.
Duck - They seem to be ramping up a little today and saying some stuff about cruise ship, on ISO it’s another one that’s surprising how little there is to look at. They’re firm on houseboat but that’s kind of it. I think I’d like to see some sustantial reads from this slot today because I can’t really get any sort of good grasp on it from iso. Just anything so that I can tell where the account stands on everyone.
Cruise Ship - it’s a similar thing where the account is almost a mystery looking at ISO. They had the icebreaker question that I did like and I appreciate thing like that in games. They have a case for Galleon but there isn’t much in the way of reads beyond that, I feel like this account could pivot most directions and I wouldn’t be able to go back and check if it’s consistent. Also they didn’t respond to my ping for some reads and they’ve been back while I was away so I’d like to see that.
Yacht - Reading Yacht’s D1 iso is just fine, it’s mostly interactions with or about houseboat and what was going on there. There’s a little early on where they don’t want to judge Galleon for their serious vote opener but then push back on some of the language they used. They do have a bit of a prod at Skiff so the move there after the houseboat collapse makes sense on that level but I really the EoD that sours me, Ijust don’t really get the total lack of participation with their head on the line. After spending the day scum reading houseboat I could empathise not wanting to have to turn around and follow them onto Galleon but when you know you are town and are the only other train and things are *this* close to it going one way or the other, the logical thing to do is bet on yourself. They’re there in the thread at day end but just sit there. It looks like not wanting to be the flip and there being nowhere else left to go. This feels like a good place to go today imo and my most negative read right now.
Which leaves me with something like
Feels good in this order -
Sub
Inflatable
Houseboat for the claim
Kayak
Lifeboat
Beluga
Just totally null
Skiff
Duck
Cruise Ship
Think this would be a good flip
Yacht
