Tol-in-Guarhoth CIX - Ten Year Anniversary Game: Dead Thread

[Thinlómien]

Also: if we do this, accidental posters who make the post count go over the number can just delete their posts? People just need to be awake.

Although: what about empowering and stuff? How long are we going to keep it at 88?

(Crazy thought: the best clue, of course, would be to make the post count up to 8,888. But I think we can't do that. :D)

[the phantom]

Every post I've ever made has the arrow (except maybe in the RPG forum).

[the phantom]

We can still empower with the "88" thing. If we're silent the first HALF of the day, surely that's long enough for them to notice that we're silent and the post count is stuck on a significant number.

[Firefoot]

Will the wolves let it stay at 88? And do you really think the living are that observant? (I don't have a better idea so with a shot but I'm skeptical.)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Although: what about empowering and stuff? How long are we going to keep it at 88?
We do not have to do it for long. But throughout part of the Day? Before something starts happening? Like really, we do not have much to talk about, do we? We know what we need to do, more or less, and... that's about it?

But we of course do not have to keep it too long, people could notice it even now. (Of course the best indicator would be if somebody noticed that and said it on the Living thread... then we would know...)

(Crazy thought: the best clue, of course, would be to make the post count up to 8,888. But I think we can't do that. :D)

Now that would certainly be something, but no. I do not think we want to go there.

Every post I've ever made has the arrow (except maybe in the RPG forum).

Oh yes, I see. Still, my question was: if I may ask, why?

[the phantom]

Oh yes, I see. Still, my question was: if I may ask, why?
A bit like having a third signature (siggy, avatar, arrow).

Also makes my posts easier to find when I scroll.

[Nogrod]

Scenario 3:

Boro attempts to kill Kath but his kill ability only works on Wolves. The next day he says the Wolf is Mith or no one. Mith lynched. The requirements of his role satisfied (he now knows there are no Wolves remaining), he can stop killing and the game can end with a village victory.The bolded part is quite important - and with the narrations talking of itching and then more scratching and then finally getting over it it might go also the way that Boro has itched from a wanna-be werewolf (hair growing) into an actual one.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Will the wolves let it stay at 88? And do you really think the living are that observant? (I don't have a better idea so with a shot but I'm skeptical.)

I would think the WWs want to be a part of history as well, right? And as for observance, yeah, who knows, but it's our best shot (or one of them. We can of course aim to empower somebody toMorrow, the best would be if they did the self-vote thing and let us decide... but it's dangerous, because Boro would totally mess it up if he's allowed to).

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

The bolded part is quite important - and with the narrations talking of itching and then more scratching and then finally getting over it it might go also the way that Boro has itched from a wanna-be werewolf (hair growing) into an actual one.

That was the thing I've been thinking during the last Day or so. It really sounds a bit like that.

In any case, my personal hope is that with the game being so much close and in endgame, the Living will come up really fast with some transparent scheme of us voting and so on.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

(So we can send a message, I mean.)

[Nogrod]

Will the wolves let it stay at 88? And do you really think the living are that observant? (I don't have a better idea so with a shot but I'm skeptical.)Boro is no friend of the wolves - on the contrary: he's the individual who took quite many of them off the game and helped their downfall.

Also, if we're really going to try this it would be such a cool ending for the anniversary game they'd probably like to be included with it. :)

Of course the last ten posts or so before we shut down would need to be one-liners like: "Do not post anything on this thread"

And the 1589th post would then explain it in short and explicit terms why no one should post before hour x.

[Nogrod]

We can of course aim to empower somebody toMorrow, We can do that even if we try the 1588-replies tactics. We'll have several hours then to discuss whom to empower after our shutdown is over.

[Thinlómien]

Anyway I don't think we have nothing to lose with the 88 scheme. Let's go for it.

[Firefoot]

I wonder if Boro was given some knowledge of who the wolves are. No one's that good to be 3 for 3.

[Thinlómien]

Agreeing with Nogrod. I mean the 88 scheme is so crazy who wouldn't want to be a part of it??

[the phantom]

Well, all of this may be a moot point if Boro is on the village's side, but I think it's still worth orchestrating just because it is so interesting. But anyway...

WE DON'T WANT TO RUN TO THE TOTAL TOO SOON. Because Kuru has to make his Night/Day posts, so we want a bit of padding at the end and be ready to make the number only at the start of the Day.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

We can do that even if we try the 1588-replies tactics. We'll have several hours then to discuss whom to empower after our shutdown is over.

Of course, of course. Also, I am not expecting the Living are going to give us a reasonable scheme according to which we can vote anytime dramatically soon :rolleyes:

So yeah. Just in the last post, a brief summary, a brief explanation, a nice nudge to the newly-coming dead (if there is one) to spend the meantime with something nice, for instance reading our long thread ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, all of this may be a moot point if Boro is on the village's side, but I think it's still worth orchestrating just because it is so interesting. But anyway...

WE DON'T WANT TO RUN TO THE TOTAL TOO SOON. Because Kuru has to make his Night/Day posts, so we want a bit of padding at the end and be ready to make the number only at the start of the Day.

Sure. The question is if we want to do that only during the Day, or if we actually want to hurry up to that count and leave it lying here for really long, even overNight in case somebody checks it... then the danger is also the thread might "drop down" under more active threads (probably like one or two at most, but still...)

But yeah, I could also slow down a bit and leave it here also for others to post.

[Nogrod]

WE DON'T WANT TO RUN TO THE TOTAL TOO SOON. Because Kuru has to make his Night/Day posts, so we want a bit of padding at the end and be ready to make the number only at the start of the Day.Exactly. Maybe we'd tried to end toNight our discussions to something like 1580 posts or something. Then add Kuru's opening of the Day and someone awake around the DL would then post a couple of one-liners saying "Do not post to this thread" and check that the post 1589 would then have the explanation for anyone who hasn't learned about it earlier (the several "Do not post..." -posts should be obvious hints to even a slow reader something's up).

[the phantom]

I think we want to be sitting at 88 during the first part of the Day so that the Living will be around to notice it. That means we have to leave room for Kuru, and perhaps he'll make two posts. Or three.

That said we don't want to eclipse 75 before 7 o'clock. Once the Day opens it'll be easy to get to 88 in organized fashion.
1589 would then have the explanation
Do you mean 1587?

[McCaber]

Haha! Yes, I am a wolf you powerless villagers! And I almost got away with it, too, despite the dog's dinner I was handed.

This 88 plan has no chance of working, but I'm going to abide by it anyway, because Boro singlehandedly dismantled our wolf packs and because his fur is the wrong sort of color.

Hopefully Shasta spends time in our thread soon enough to come back and win.

[Nogrod]

Do you mean 1587?The "Middle-Earth Mirth" and "Active Topics" pages (etc.) list the number of replies to the starting post. So for it to show 1588 we need to have 1589 posts in the thread (first post + 1588 replies).

It is easy to check.

[Thinlómien]

Exactly. Maybe we'd tried to end toNight our discussions to something like 1580 posts or something. Then add Kuru's opening of the Day and someone awake around the DL would then post a couple of one-liners saying "Do not post to this thread" and check that the post 1589 would then have the explanation for anyone who hasn't learned about it earlier (the several "Do not post..." -posts should be obvious hints to even a slow reader something's up).Sounds like a plan.

I think I'm off to bed and I'll stop filling the post quota. Good luck folks! Do the scheme. Seriously. It will be the most hilarious thing ever if it actually works.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I think we want to be sitting at 88 during the first part of the Day so that the Living will be around to notice it. That means we have to leave room for Kuru, and perhaps he'll make two posts. Or three.

That said we don't want to eclipse 75 before 7 o'clock. Once the Day opens it'll be easy to get to 88 in organized fashion.
Makes sense. I will therefore also stop posting now so that also some others have chance to speak :) (Also, it is getting late here, so might slowly head to sleep.) If it's good, even the person who gets killed toNight - if there is one - might get the chance to speak in the Morning.

Do you mean 1587?

Here is how it works, plainly and simply: Your post called #1542 in its top-right corner was listed as if there were "1541 replies" on the thread.

[Nerwen]

I wonder if Boro was given some knowledge of who the wolves are. No one's that good to be 3 for 3.
It might be his power only works on wolves- or did, because it's entirely possible he's now turned into a regular WW.

If so, I wonder if he's a lone wolf, or allied with one of the dead packs?

[Nogrod]

Kuru said earlier the DL would be postponed but he told then the DL would be at 7pm Eastern time. So is it going to be in 1½ hours or am I losing something?

[the phantom]

Ah, I see- the numbers don't match up (post count versus replies). Got it.

Well, I am going silent until Day starts then.

[Kuruharan]

Kuru said earlier the DL would be postponed but he told then the DL would be at 7pm Eastern time. So is it going to be in 1½ hours or am I losing something?

I didn't say "postponed" I said "moved up."

Deadline is in 15 minutes...ish.

[Nogrod]

I didn't say "postponed" I said "moved up."

Deadline is in 15 minutes...ish.Sorry my broken English... Didn't know it meant coming up faster... Okay. That's fine indeed.

[Aganzir]

Yay! I got two of 'em right!
Me toooo!

So how about we stop posting after the next ..88 replies to the thread and remain silent for a half a Day at least?
Let me just say that this is a brilliant plan. :D I hope they'll notice it!

Boro kills Shasta, and everyone thinks a Wolf is still left. Kath or Mith gets lynched. Boro kills Sally. Game over. Victory Werebear.
If he kills Shasta toNIGHT, he'll go back the DAY after and it will be 1-2. So hoping that's the case.

Will the wolves let it stay at 88? And do you really think the living are that observant? (I don't have a better idea so with a shot but I'm skeptical.)
Well. If for some reason they don't yearn revenge enough to stick to it, we can always go back and delete our own posts to get to 88. ;)

I'll do a test post soon to see if the numbers add up even if you delete a post. I'd imagine they do but want to make sure.

The bolded part is quite important - and with the narrations talking of itching and then more scratching and then finally getting over it it might go also the way that Boro has itched from a wanna-be werewolf (hair growing) into an actual one.
He could also have been allergic to werewolves, is what I was thinking. :p Although he stopped scratching before McC died, so your theory may have merit.

[Nogrod]

So if we try to send the note to everyone in our last post like an hour or something from now (in a 15 hours Day-cycle) so when should we break the silence?

Of course if they catch it we can then continue speaking here... but if they don't, how long should we wait?

Would five hours before the DL be long enough - or too long - if they don't seem to get it?

Btw. I'm working on a declaration post we could leave as the last one standing in the thread for anyone coming to join the thread later...

[Aganzir]

I'll do a test post soon to see if the numbers add up even if you delete a post. I'd imagine they do but want to make sure.
Yup, it works.

[Aganzir]

Would five hours before the DL be long enough - or too long - if they don't seem to get it?
7 hours, or until they start voting? There's a risk they'll think the game is as good as won and we've lost interest.

[Aganzir]

Although... If we made a lot of filler posts, we could go back to delete them (or edit them into a single post) later to stay at 88. That they would eventually notice, I hope - new posts but the post count not going up. :D

[Kuruharan]

It was nearly silent this NIGHT, except for the probing to discern that Rune was PREY in life.

The mists swirled again and Mithalwen was among them. Apparently there was still work to do...but not much time left to do it in.

The Missing or Dead:
Kuruharan
Nogrod
the phantom
Rune Son of Bjarne (Prey)
Aganzir
A Little Green (Prey)
Macalaure
Rikae (Prey)
Legate of Amon Lanc (Prey)
Loslote
Firefoot
Lalaith (Predator)
Nerwen
mormegil
Thinlómien
Formendacil
Nilpaurion Felagund (Lover)
McCaber
Mithalwen

The Living:
satansaloser2005
Boromir88
Shastanis Althreduin
Kath

Illusion:
Gwathagor (Ordo)

[Aganzir]

Hey Mith.

McC was the last wolf. Well done lynching him. ♥

However, we still seem to have a furry problem called Boro. :confused:

[Nogrod]

Okay. Here's my version of the post to be left as the last one standing for a while. I can send it again as the post 1589.

Mith: check this closely - and welcome to our cosy home (and have fun reading this sillyness)

You dead person!

Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. 1588 replies. Boromir88.

We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

Hold your horses!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, I guess we could officially welcome Mith (so, at least for myself: welcome!) and if Nog has actually the summary post ready, he can then post it... And then, once we hit the 1588th (resp. 1589th!) post, we can keep our silence in order to try to convey the message to the Living thread, if they are clever enough to notice. We can always hope!

[Aganzir]

We need to get to 88 fast though because at the moment, there's only one unknown left - Kath - and the village might not wait till later to vote for her!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay, I see I crossposted, well done, Nog! I daresay the draft looks presentable. So whenever, or whoever is around by the time we are close to the actual post count of 1589, can repost it...

I will be going to sleep. Good night, see you later, even though maybe not hear you yet for a while! ;)

[Nogrod]

I would also like to see the last 5-10 posts before the above explanation post, that would be left the last one, being one-liners like "Do not post to this thread!" - in the best case posted by several different people.

[Aganzir]

What do you folks think about deleting/editing posts to keep the count at 88?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

We need to get to 88 fast though because at the moment, there's only one unknown left - Kath - and the village might not wait till later to vote for her!

Not a bad idea, Agan. We could rise the post count a bit. Although I assume some of the Americans to be around to post.

Reposting Nog's recent one since we apparently just hit a new page:
Okay. Here's my version of the post to be left as the last one standing for a while. I can send it again as the post 1589.

Mith: check this closely - and welcome to our cosy home (and have fun reading this sillyness)You dead person!

Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. 1588 replies. Boromir88.

We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

Hold your horses!

[Nogrod]

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?

[Aganzir]

Death did nothing to sate my lust for blood!

I don't know how. I don't care. You guys are the innocents. You figure it out. :p

I like your idea, though. Kuru, make it happen! :D
Here's a gif of Macalaure posting in this thread:
http://33.media.tumblr.com/93f170b75c5b7afdd81c3aaf9baa7b3d/tumblr_mponslQHeb1ra7mxqo1_500.gif

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?

Of course we can't really know, people might just not be around at this very minute, but could appear in, say, ten minutes... it's hard to guess.

[Aganzir]

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?
Let's.

But can we add the edit/delete part into the official last post?

[Nogrod]

What do you folks think about deleting/editing posts to keep the count at 88?It is an idea if we need that - but then everyone should be understanding to do it if there is posting going on here.

So I'd suggest we try to do it if there seems to be something so important going on during the Day we need to talk, but I'd rather go for the full silence to begin with.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Hey, Sally has already posted on the Living thread. And I think it might really make people wonder. We should do this. Like now.

[Nogrod]

I'd say something like 10 posts from now we should start posting these "Do not post into this thread" posts?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Why is it so difficult to spam when you need it...

[Nogrod]

You dead person: do not post into this thread.

[Aganzir]

but I'd rather go for the full silence to begin with.
I wouldn't.

If we keep posting, the Dead will know we have something to say. They'll know the game is not over. If we stop, they assume there's nothing left to say.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I'd say something like 10 posts from now we should start posting these "Do not post into this thread" posts?

Yeah, like after 1580?

[Nogrod]

I'll send the 1589.

Before that, let's spam.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

You dead person: do not post into this thread.

It should be fitted with something like "you, yes, you" making sure it applies to everyone :) So that whoever reads it is clear about that it applies to everyone here, themselves to begin with...

[Nogrod]

If we keep posting, the Dead will know we have something to say. They'll know the game is not over. If we stop, they assume there's nothing left to say.They see we have posted now - and then we stopped.

I don't see they could interpret it we have it so clear no one bothers to even joke a bit. I mean it's most of the Day and it is going to be tight there and they know it. Why would the game continue unless there were things to settle?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And because the Wolves are with us in our hunt for Boro, let's all team up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3w7CTpNH-E)!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And I am effectively going to sleep. I trust you all to settle the situation around here however you see fit. Goodnight!

[Nogrod]

Dead people, you are not to be enCaged anymore!

[Nogrod]

You dead person: do not post into this thread.

[Aganzir]

They see we have posted now - and then we stopped.

I don't see they could interpret it we have it so clear no one bothers to even joke a bit. I mean it's most of the Day and it is going to be tight there and they know it. Why would the game continue unless there were things to settle?
I totally disagree with you. The days are often quieter anyway.

Us getting quiet at #1588 might be a coincidence.

Us talking but the post count staying at #1588 is not a coincidence.

I think we should definitely keep it as an option.

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edit: post #1,5something added.

Dead person, don't post in this thread.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/d068e6a985e5054039d6672d8815add9/tumblr_nmthhhOhBh1ra7mxqo1_1280.jpg

[Nogrod]

You the most honourable dead person: do not post into this thread.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

ALMOST THERE... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAFM3P1Mt10)

[Aganzir]

YOU, DEAD PERSON. If you post in this thread, please delete one of your earlier posts, or edit two posts into one so we can keep the post count at 1,589 (shows as 1,588 under Replies).

[Nogrod]

You dead person!

Yes you,

exactly you who are reading this.


Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 [EDIT: No, Because of Aganzir this is actually the post 1588 - but Aganzir's post is now 1589] – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. Hope you follow...


1588 replies.
Boromir88.


We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

If you feel a need to say something, follow Agan's instructions of deleting one of your earlier posts to keep the post count intact.


Hold your horses!

PS. Read at least this page and the one before to understand how we came about this...

PS2 Let's keep the silence at least for this evening with the Americans - like 10 hours at least. Of course if the living start to think we think it's over, well of course we abandon the tactics (although I can't see why would they think that). I'm just afraid everyone doesn't remember to quote the plan-post and then some people get energized with a discussion and the plan is lost when someone comes into the middle of a discussion and hasn't seen this plan as it has gone up in the thread...

PS3. Although - a couple of posts - rarely made and including this basic message post might be good indeed during the Day if someone notices the discrepancy between the number of replies (1588) and the name of the last poster.

[Aganzir]

I feel a need to say something.

If you think silence is not strong enough a clue and the living will catch our meaning better if the thread keeps updating but the post count doesn't, feel free to ignore what Nog said about posting nothing all day. I know I will.

However, do quote this post so that it's accessible to everyone entering the thread, and please remember to delete an old post (and edit its contents into another post).

You dead person!

Yes you,

exactly you who are reading this.


Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 [EDIT: No, Because of Aganzir this is actually the post 1588 - but Aganzir's post is now 1589] – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. Hope you follow...


1588 replies.
Boromir88.


We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

If you feel a need to say something, follow Agan's instructions of deleting one of your earlier posts to keep the post count intact.


Hold your horses!

PS. Read at least this page and the one before to understand how we came about this...

PS2 Let's keep the silence at least for this evening with the Americans - like 10 hours at least. Of course if the living start to think we think it's over, well of course we abandon the tactics (although I can't see why would they think that). I'm just afraid everyone doesn't remember to quote the plan-post and then some people get energized with a discussion and the plan is lost when someone comes into the middle of a discussion and hasn't seen this plan as it has gone up in the thread...

PS3. Although - a couple of posts - rarely made and including this basic message post might be good indeed during the Day if someone notices the discrepancy between the number of replies (1588) and the name of the last poster.

Also, here, have a Tweedlefang and a Tweedlegrip.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Aganzir/tumblr_n48pf3UKDZ1tv7oaao2_500_zps0vy2crjj.png

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Added:

All I know is I think this is a conspiracy and set up to get me lynched by the last wolf
Yeah, suuuuure. :rolleyes:

[mormegil]

Better that Boro win than the helpless welps who would listen when I said to lynch him. He is playing brilliantly and if I can help I will. I thought post deletion was against the rules.

[mormegil]

Love the graphic Agan!

[mormegil]

Oops, is this a triple post? Go predators.

[mormegil]

You dead person: do not post into this thread.



Just saw this. ..good thing I'm a dead wolf.

[mormegil]

I've been gone with my family all day and just saw that Boro killed Mith...an odd choice, why not a known innocent?

[Macalaure]

You dead person!

Yes you,

exactly you who are reading this.


Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 [EDIT: No, Because of Aganzir this is actually the post 1588 - but Aganzir's post is now 1589] – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. Hope you follow...


1588 replies.
Boromir88.


We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

If you feel a need to say something, follow Agan's instructions of deleting one of your earlier posts to keep the post count intact.


Hold your horses!

PS. Read at least this page and the one before to understand how we came about this...

PS2 Let's keep the silence at least for this evening with the Americans - like 10 hours at least. Of course if the living start to think we think it's over, well of course we abandon the tactics (although I can't see why would they think that). I'm just afraid everyone doesn't remember to quote the plan-post and then some people get energized with a discussion and the plan is lost when someone comes into the middle of a discussion and hasn't seen this plan as it has gone up in the thread...

PS3. Although - a couple of posts - rarely made and including this basic message post might be good indeed during the Day if someone notices the discrepancy between the number of replies (1588) and the name of the last poster.

This wolf goes along with the plan. I can vouch for Lottie, too, but haven't heard from Form yet.

Let's hope anybody will notice that our post count doesn't change even though we're posting. I know I wouldn't. I would have prefered complete silence.

I am offended at having to delete one of my exceedingly substantial posts. Ah, the things I do for revenge.

This below used to be post #1481. A grave loss for wolfkind.
Kill him. Kiiiiiiiiiilllll hiiiimmmmm!

Here's a gif of Macalaure posting in this thread:
Do you liken me to a troll? :eek: :smokin:

I can't take my eyes off that gif. Did anyone notice how Merry and Pippin, who, from their point of view, should see the troll coming, don't react at all? Couldn't they have warned Frodo?


edit: crossed with morm :mad:

[the phantom]

Shasta just voted Boro!

*crosses fingers*

[Rikae]

You dead person!

Yes you,

exactly you who are reading this.


Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 [EDIT: No, Because of Aganzir this is actually the post 1588 - but Aganzir's post is now 1589] – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. Hope you follow...


1588 replies.
Boromir88.


We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

If you feel a need to say something, follow Agan's instructions of deleting one of your earlier posts to keep the post count intact.


Hold your horses!

PS. Read at least this page and the one before to understand how we came about this...

PS2 Let's keep the silence at least for this evening with the Americans - like 10 hours at least. Of course if the living start to think we think it's over, well of course we abandon the tactics (although I can't see why would they think that). I'm just afraid everyone doesn't remember to quote the plan-post and then some people get energized with a discussion and the plan is lost when someone comes into the middle of a discussion and hasn't seen this plan as it has gone up in the thread...

PS3. Although - a couple of posts - rarely made and including this basic message post might be good indeed during the Day if someone notices the discrepancy between the number of replies (1588) and the name of the last poster.

Morm, you already lost, and you're trying to ruin something this cool? :mad:

Anyway, one more vote for Boro and we have him!

[mormegil]

Yes, call me a poor loser:D

[mormegil]

Seriously though, isn't deleting posts against the rules? Kuru?

[mormegil]

3. Editing a post for reasons other than grammar or crossposting is prohibited. Once a post is submitted, the content within it must not be changed.

Sorry to be a wet blanket but it is clearly against the rules to edit or delete the posts.

[mormegil]

Morm, you already lost, and you're trying to ruin something this cool?

My primary goal wad to rid the village of all of you with my pack, those plans were foiled. I would like to see Boro win as a cunning predator. He bested me during the game and by so doing earned my wolf is respect. :cool:

Go Boro! I'm trying

[mormegil]

To put it mildly, I'm very disappointed at the rate at which posts are being deleted. This is akin to cheating and goes against the sportsmanship of the game. I can see the deleted posts.

I admit the idea was clever but I have my strategy to not help the villagers. I wish you would abide by the rules of the game.:(

[Rikae]

You dead person!

Yes you,

exactly you who are reading this.


Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 [EDIT: No, Because of Aganzir this is actually the post 1588 - but Aganzir's post is now 1589] – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. Hope you follow...


1588 replies.
Boromir88.


We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

If you feel a need to say something, follow Agan's instructions of deleting one of your earlier posts to keep the post count intact.


Hold your horses!

PS. Read at least this page and the one before to understand how we came about this...

PS2 Let's keep the silence at least for this evening with the Americans - like 10 hours at least. Of course if the living start to think we think it's over, well of course we abandon the tactics (although I can't see why would they think that). I'm just afraid everyone doesn't remember to quote the plan-post and then some people get energized with a discussion and the plan is lost when someone comes into the middle of a discussion and hasn't seen this plan as it has gone up in the thread...

PS3. Although - a couple of posts - rarely made and including this basic message post might be good indeed during the Day if someone notices the discrepancy between the number of replies (1588) and the name of the last poster.

Morm, of course you can "see the deleted posts", they haven't been deleted, only consolidated into other posts with a note of where they originally were.
I was one of the people who called for rules against editing/deleting, and we all understood the purpose was to avoid deception about what was posted and when.
No one is engaging in such deception now.
I actually think your attempt to call what's being done now, cheating, is unsportsmanlike.
And, once again, being "helpful" by suggesting multiple plans... and known innocents are doing it, too.

Get your act together, living people! :rolleyes:

Edit: X'd with Nog



And here is what I originally accidentally posted here:
EDIT: My post following this one:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nogrod http://forum.barrowdowns.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699122#post699122)
How many "secure" voters do we have there at the DL against wolves aka. is there a good argument for early-sleepers not to vote at all if there seems to be happening nothing in the Living thread in say 1-1½ hours the most?

You have phantom and Firefoot... and me. I solemnly swearto vote in the interests of the village.

(Or is that only believable when wolves say it?)

EDIT - Stop it, phantom! By the time we got to 1688 they'd think we were proceeding as normal

[the phantom]

Ah well, I cave. Though I do feel a "spirit of the law" case could be made, i.e. all rules have a specific reasoning behind them- in Werewolf the changing of posts isn't allowed because we base our accusations/defenses on the words of others etc. etc. that is the reason for the rule, and the reason is what matters, not the rule itself.

But today, when everyone on the thread knows we are making posts just for the sake of deleting them, and everyone knows every role, obviously there can be no arguments/accusations made based on such editing practices. In short, the law lacks its supporting reason in this case, therefore in this case no such law applies. ;)

But if you insist and you feel your allegiances are with Boro, all you have to do is keep spamming even if we did keep deleting and that will just get tiresome (and call down wrath from above). I think perhaps we should just run this thing up near 1688 and leave it sit there (without editing), as Morm has to go to sleep at some point. :p

[the phantom]

Wow, that last Boro post almost seemed suicidal, heh. I would've thought he would've tried harder to frame the remaining Wolf, saying that Kath must've killed Mith to frame Boro. But then maybe part of his role is he wants to die (i.e. doesn't want to kill everyone). We'll see.

[the phantom]

Of course it's too large a risk to take, but it would be nice if the Living could promise not to lynch Boro if he'd promise to stop his murderous ways, and then sit on their votes and Boro sit on his Night kill. Making peace for the first time in Werewolf. Surely that could count as victory! :)

[McCaber]

Well, if the voting's started over there I might as well start the voting in here.

++Shasta

[mormegil]

Of course it's too large a risk to take, but it would be nice if the Living could promise not to lynch Boro if he'd promise to stop his murderous ways, and then sit on their votes and Boro sit on his Night kill. Making peace for the first time in Werewolf. Surely that could count as victory! :)

I was rather disappointed to see him effectively roll over after he did so well and fought so hard.

[mormegil]

++Boromir

[mormegil]

Ah well, I cave. Though I do feel a "spirit of the law" case could be made, i.e. all rules have a specific reasoning behind them- in Werewolf the changing of posts isn't allowed because we base our accusations/defenses on the words of others etc. etc. that is the reason for the rule, and the reason is what matters, not the rule itself.

But today, when everyone on the thread knows we are making posts just for the sake of deleting them, and everyone knows every role, obviously there can be no arguments/accusations made based on such editing practices. In short, the law lacks its supporting reason in this case, therefore in this case no such law applies. ;)

But if you insist and you feel your allegiances are with Boro, all you have to do is keep spamming even if we did keep deleting and that will just get tiresome (and call down wrath from above). I think perhaps we should just run this thing up near 1688 and leave it sit there (without editing), as Morm has to go to sleep at some point. :p

But it was being manipulated to give those who don't know all the roles information. Isn't that a reason?

[the phantom]

Fact is perhaps he played slightly too well. If he'd killed one less Wolf he'd be in position to lynch the Wolf today then take the game during the Night. That just shows- you don't want to be too good. You just need to be exactly good enough. :D

[McCaber]

Fact is perhaps he played slightly too well. If he'd killed one less Wolf he'd be in position to lynch the Wolf today then take the game during the Night. That just shows- you don't want to be too good. You just need to be exactly good enough. :D

He is, however, exactly where I wanted to be toDay. So that means I need to kill him out of spite.

[the phantom]

But it was being manipulated to give those who don't know all the roles information. Isn't that a reason?
Well, seeing as those on the receiving end have zero access to any of the edited information in question, it could be argued that its a moot point.

Unless you are arguing that the editing of the post-count itself qualifies, but obviously when those rules were written none of us dreamed that the post count itself qualified as a means of communication.

Hmmm... Either way this is a brand new case. There's never been anything like this...

I can totally see what you're saying. Those that have access to the text are gaining nothing therefore editing rules don't apply, EXCEPT for the fact that the editing is meant only to change the reply number which everyone has access to, which may lead to an exchange of information via editing. Yes, in that case the rule applies. That's where you are coming from- I get it.

But at the same time, unique situation due to a unique game- spamming is obviously out of bounds and yet within Fea's Republic game it was encouraged (the Filibuster) as a creative gameplay technique. Similarly in this game, modeled after Mac and Rikae's game, the Mod is interested in seeing if the Dead can find unique ways to communicate with the Living (i.e. voting methods, same-player spamming, Europe players going quiet to signal hurry up, etc.) thus the editing may fall under the umbrella of game-specific technique. But perhaps the umbrella has been stretched too far...

Ah, but that's getting too technical and I'm content with your ruling- it has legs under it as the Reply count could signal information. That was the intent, certainly. We should just try for the next 88 per usual posting rules.

[mormegil]

He is, however, exactly where I wanted to be toDay. So that means I need to kill him out of spite.

You played well McCaber. I'm interested to learn what specifics Boro knew. The whole Lalaith kill still bothers me. It was too big a shot in the dark to be coincidence to me.

[the phantom]

The whole Lalaith kill still bothers me. It was too big a shot in the dark to be coincidence to me.
That bothered me too, because at the time I didn't see why she would be ruled out by a Werebear type as the Seer, and yet in his reasoning for killing her he said she definitely didn't look Gifted. I'll have to dig it up after the game, but at that stage in the game she was a possible Gifted. At the time I was content to think, "Perhaps he isn't afraid of taking a shot because his ability only works on Wolves," but if he is a true WereBear then he obviously didn't care if he killed Gifteds (and why would she have been an obvious Wolf?).

[mormegil]

Well, seeing as those on the receiving end have zero access to any of the edited information in question, it could be argued that its a moot point.

Unless you are arguing that the editing of the post-count itself qualifies, but obviously when those rules were written none of us dreamed that the post count itself qualified as a means of communication.

Hmmm... Either way this is a brand new case. There's never been anything like this...

I can totally see what you're saying. Those that have access to the text are gaining nothing therefore editing rules don't apply, EXCEPT for the fact that the editing is meant only to change the reply number which everyone has access to, which may lead to an exchange of information via editing. Yes, in that case the rule applies. That's where you are coming from- I get it.

But at the same time, unique situation due to a unique game- spamming is obviously out of bounds and yet within Fea's Republic game it was encouraged (the Filibuster) as a creative gameplay technique. Similarly in this game, modeled after Mac and Rikae's game, the Mod is interested in seeing if the Dead can find unique ways to communicate with the Living (i.e. voting methods, same-player spamming, Europe players going quiet to signal hurry up, etc.) thus the editing may fall under the umbrella of game-specific technique. But perhaps the umbrella has been stretched too far...

Ah, but that's getting too technical and I'm content with your ruling- it has legs under it as the Reply count could signal information. That was the intent, certainly. We should just try for the next 88 per usual posting rules.

I get what you are saying and I'm wearing two hats here...one as a player (wants Boro to win) the other as forum moderator (wants rules to be followed). Yes you have my reasoning.

The player in me will keep spamming too. The moderator would defer to Kuru for his thoughts on the matter if this is okay in his game given the general rules. With that said I've been out of touch with WW for some time now and some conventions may have changed.

[Rikae]

Ok, I give up too, since everyone else (including Mac) has decided to do as morm says.

However, I do think it's not only acceptable to use this strategy, but, as I said, offensive and un-sportsmanlike to intimidate us into abandoning it with bad-faith accusations of rule breaking.

This was a fun game, but that turned it sour for me.

Oh well, I guess all we can do is:
++Shasta

and hope for the best.

EDIT: X'd with morm

[Nerwen]

++Shasta

[mormegil]

However, I do think it's not only acceptable to use this strategy, but, as I said, offensive and un-sportsmanlike to intimidate us into abandoning it with bad-faith accusations of rule breaking.

This was a fun game, but that turned it sour for me.


Rikae, no offense was meant and I apologize if I came across wrong. I did not intend to be intimidating, I was trying to sort out what it all meant and looking at it from the moderator perspective I had some questions I wanted to bring forward as from my perspective what was occurring was indeed breaking the rules.

[Nerwen]

That bothered me too, because at the time I didn't see why she would be ruled out by a Werebear type as the Seer, and yet in his reasoning for killing her he said she definitely didn't look Gifted. I'll have to dig it up after the game, but at that stage in the game she was a possible Gifted. At the time I was content to think, "Perhaps he isn't afraid of taking a shot because his ability only works on Wolves," but if he is a true WereBear then he obviously didn't care if he killed Gifteds (and why would she have been an obvious Wolf?).
Well, I had a pretty strong hunch she was a wolf, and nearly dreamed her the night she was killed- so it may have been only a lucky guess.

Still, multiply that by three and it's awfully good lucky guessing...
maybe as I suggested he could originally only kill wolves, but can now kill anyone.

[mormegil]

Well, I had a pretty strong hunch she was a wolf, and nearly dreamed her the night she was killed- so it may have been only a lucky guess.

Still, multiply that by three and it's awfully good lucky guessing...
maybe as I suggested he could originally only kill wolves, but can now kill anyone.

I wondered that too. I also was thinking he may have some sort of seer component to his role. That would be powerful indeed.

[the phantom]

By the way, I very much enjoyed the Cage and Power Rangers, etc. We're going to have to reread this a couple months from now just so we can get the laughs all over again. :D

[the phantom]

Anyway, no matter what looking forward to Kuru and Boro explaining everything after the fact. Assuming it can be explained (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/xXPyroGirlXx/Motivational_Posters_Page_30.jpg).

[the phantom]

Sometimes sequels can be a real letdown, but I'm betting this one (http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/8/9/11/enhanced-buzz-14842-1376062662-10.jpg) will be worth seeing.

[Rikae]

Anyway, no matter what looking forward to Kuru and Boro explaining everything after the fact. Assuming it can be explained (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/xXPyroGirlXx/Motivational_Posters_Page_30.jpg).

Well, obviously, Boro used his portable sewing machine to cause the village to drive our UPS truck into the river, thus getting us in trouble with Kuru and the rest of his dwarf cops, all while looking super innocent in his tux.

[the phantom]

But since when have Werebears worn tuxedos?

Oh, wait (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/CW96424lg.jpg)...

[the phantom]

After bagging McCaber it felt like we won only to wake up and find our victory was a dream (https://youtu.be/X40tkNBqRXQ).

[the phantom]

Of course Boro wasn't always this good at killing. When he was younger he made all kinds of rookie mistakes (https://youtu.be/B9AMlOtXVFM).

[the phantom]

At the very least we can say of Boro- when the village was under threat he fought back!

Most would prefer to just run away (https://youtu.be/DVX9dAj8e8w).

[A Little Green]

Well it looks like Mr 88 is half giving up already!Do you want to now tell us about your superpower of killing people from beyond the grave? Kuru? Is there something like if both of the Wolf-packs combine into a Mega-Zord, they can kill even a living person? No? Also, Kuru? Can we have this please? If the 88-plan didn't work out, we could at least end the game with a Mega-Zord! :p

[A Little Green]

For what it's worth -

++Shasta

[Mithalwen]

There is the possibility, assuming I am now allowed to speak, that he is an ethical werebear. We had a deal and he stuck to it. It would have been relatively easy to get me lynched today.

Oh and I still think you are a bunch of gits for not letting me speak but suggesting I settle down to your version of War and Peace

grrrr

[Loslote]

++Shasta

And may our claws run red with the blood of one who slayed so many of my own. :Merisu:

[Thinlómien]

I called it! Legate and Nogrod can testify. One of the last tings I mumbled before crawling into bed last night was that if Boro is cursed, it may just be he gives up because he's the kind of person who hates switching sides in the middle of the game. (I remember something like that happening to him before and relating to his annoyance very much.) So we should all be extra nice to him and give him lots of raw meat once we can communicate with him again. <3

++Shasta

Well done, Mr Champion!

[Aganzir]

All I wanted to do was sleep peacefully...But Thieves and Murderers plundered my home to play at some sport. I did what any one of you would have if you were as lonely as me. I killed not because I wanted to, but because I had to.
Hahaha. His role is Kuruharan! :D :D :D

++Shasta

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I was rather disappointed to see him effectively roll over after he did so well and fought so hard.
I think it's what Lommy just said. He was a "cursed villager" with the superpower of being able to kill people, probably something like that after the last Wolf dies, he switches allegiance. Which sucks, just think about it, his allegiance would literally have changed yesterDay.

By the way, I very much enjoyed the Cage and Power Rangers, etc. We're going to have to reread this a couple months from now just so we can get the laughs all over again. :D
And that's all that matters. :)

There is the possibility, assuming I am now allowed to speak, that he is an ethical werebear. We had a deal and he stuck to it. It would have been relatively easy to get me lynched today.

Oh and I still think you are a bunch of gits for not letting me speak but suggesting I settle down to your version of War and Peace

grrrr
Well now we all are speaking again, since the scheme why we all kept silent is off... hopefully not needed, if others follow Shasta's example, and Boro has more or less admitted being the killer.

Hahaha. His role is Kuruharan!
Looks like that :) Poor house-owner...

For that matter,

++Shasta

[Nogrod]

++ Shasta

That was a job well done by him and seen to the end. *hatsoff*


Mith: there was also Agan's version of the ploy which would have allowed you to post your thoughts while still keeping the post count intact. And surely we had no idea that everybody would have to stay silent for the whole Day, just the first half or something to send the message. And to top it: it was clear that with Shasta voting Boro and Boro basically giving it up there was no more need to try and control the post count. So please take it easy.

Like everyone...

I mean I understand what morm said about deleting posts - and I found it a bit unhappy idea myself, and would have liked to just make us all stop posting at #1589. But that said, I also think tp is correct in maintaining that the original rule of not editing (or deleting) posts has another intention to enable others to find your slips etc. With everyone known in this thread in this quite experimental game one could say there was no reason to stick into that rule.

But yes, coins have two sides and I think no one should think of this too gravely. It was an experiment which actually fell down pretty soon as a) in a role of a player morm totally legitimately broke it, and b) there was no need to it as the Living Thread took "the right direction".


So let's just be happy we had this superbly funny and totally crazy game to play after such a long time of no werewolf! :Merisu:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Seconding what Nog just said... :)

And thus on the cheery note: By the way, I just realised, in line with what came up yesterNight, that we are in fact emPowering a Ranger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wt6XlVob_E)!!! :eek::eek:

[Nogrod]

Empowering The Ranger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NuIfInlBII)! :D

[Mithalwen]

Look at it from my point of view. Small hours dead tired having sweated kittens thinking I had got it wrong and Kath was a wolf. I get killed and what do I find dozens of posts telling me not to post......or I would spoil your beautiful scheme...
You have no idea how infuriating.. but I don't hate you quite so much this morning and by the time I have had coffee and a pig sacrifice I will have probably got over the tourettes and stopped hating you.
bossy patronising dead people. Almost voted Boro on the spot.

l'enfer, c'est les autres.... yeah I quoted a philosopher, Bite me :smokin:

[Aganzir]

And thus on the cheery note: By the way, I just realised, in line with what came up yesterNight, that we are in fact emPowering a Ranger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wt6XlVob_E)!!!
LEGATE!!!!!!! :D :D :D hahahaha!

[Nogrod]

but I don't hate you quite so much this morning and by the time I have had coffee and a pig sacrifice I will have probably got over the tourettes and stopped hating you.Good.

l'enfer, c'est les autres.... yeah I quoted a philosopher, Bite me :smokin: No. I'd rather hug you. Comparing werewolfgame's Dead Thread to Huis Clos is actually pretty neat and fitting. *bows*

[Nerwen]

seconding what nog just said... :)

and thus on the cheery note: By the way, i just realised, in line with what came up yesternight, that we are in fact empowering a ranger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wt6xlvob_e)!!! :eek::eek:
:d

[Mithalwen]

Nerwen, you were magnificent by the way. Absolutely a bravura performance.

[Nerwen]

Nerwen, you were magnificent by the way. Absolutely a bravura performance.
Thanks. Apparently Tweedlemorm is going to ban me for a year.

But I think this game has really been a team effort. After all, even the villains helped...;)

[Mithalwen]

Well having a Butterbur brain, I wouldn't have been able to fix on Mc Caber without virtually all others being eliminated... and the special messages were just plausible enough.

[Nogrod]

After all, even the villains helped...;)And they were just hilarious company and good sports in the Dead Thread.

Nods towards Lottie and Mac especially... :cool:

[Kuruharan]

Oh and I still think you are a bunch of gits for not letting me speak but suggesting I settle down to your version of War and Peace
grrrr

I had a suspicion you were not going to like that, which is why I held my peace and didn't screw with the oooooooh so tempting target yesterday. :p

Fact is perhaps he played slightly too well.

That wasn't his problem at all. His problem was that he disclosed his role virtually guaranteeing this very scenario if he made it to the end. (Yeah, Boro I said that. :p)

Anyway, no matter what looking forward to Kuru and Boro explaining everything after the fact. Assuming it can be explained.

Sad thing is one of his big powers never kicked in in the game which I am highly bummed about. I am seriously tempted to refrain from explaining it and asking Boro not to either on the off chance I ever mod a game again and can use it again. I want it to be a surprise. :p

Hahaha. His role is Kuruharan!

Very close...that might almost have been a more clever idea.

[Firefoot]

I agree, I think Boro should have kept quiet about himself.

Anyway,

++Shasta

[Rikae]

All I wanted to do was sleep peacefully...But Thieves and Murderers plundered my home to play at some sport. I did what any one of you would have if you were as lonely as me. I killed not because I wanted to, but because I had to.

Well get on with it. Lynch the beast. When all is said and done...just think better of me and remember that my claws were sharper and my aim was better than even Smaug the Magnificent.

Of course! He's the pet dragon! :D

Now I want to let him win because dragons are cool.

[Macalaure]

++Shasta

Boro fought valiantly, Boro fought nobly, Boro fought honorably. And Boro died.

[Mithalwen]

The dragon thing just occurred to me.. I am glad he killed me. I didn't think the dead could get ill but I have been sleeping since I stopped being sick. Sorry probably was a factor in being quite so crouchy just before.

It would have been grim if I had had to try to save myself and the village today. If it won't make a difference I might vote for him just to salute that he kept to the deal.

[Rikae]

This is the 2nd Mandos game and neither time have I been able to join the Dead. It's killing me and I know there's no way I'm going to read it now. :(

I feel bad for him.

[the phantom]

Well, I'd say this thing is over. Kath won't vote for herself, right? The only other choice she has is Boro, and he already has a vote. Then with our vote on top of that, that's the end.

[Nogrod]

Po'boyro!

But yes, that is a sad role superbly played. So kudos for Boro, especially of the way he ended with it. Well worth the game.

[Nogrod]

And thinking how little we got to know in this game I must say we performed mightily well - well especially Nerwen and Boro, but we others didn't do that bad either.

At least we exercised some logical thinking and didn't make ginormous errors. :)

[Aganzir]

Sad thing is one of his big powers never kicked in in the game which I am highly bummed about. I am seriously tempted to refrain from explaining it and asking Boro not to either on the off chance I ever mod a game again and can use it again. I want it to be a surprise.
You do realise that when you mod again, we'll now lynch Boro first? ;)

Very close...that might almost have been a more clever idea.
Oh yes I'd forgotten about that pet of yours, never having liked worms whether they spit fire or not. :p

Boro fought valiantly, Boro fought nobly, Boro fought honorably. And Boro died.
http://33.media.tumblr.com/0ed24af6e5aef02cf8a8dada17cc25a7/tumblr_mpzqamuMtR1ra7mxqo1_500.gif

[the phantom]

++Shasta

[mormegil]

I have given you the tools to do so! Once
they are dead Chrysophylax and I will emerge
from hiding and the party will resume!
.

I had wondered about this line from the first day on the living thread.

[Nogrod]

So Boro = Chrysophylax?

And with him dead the village loses? :eek:


Well anyway... too complicated to be reasonably considered.

[Kuruharan]

At least we exercised some logical thinking and didn't make ginormous errors. :)

Errrm...no mistakes on the level of discrediting the Seer, I suppose...

[Kuruharan]

You do realise that when you mod again, we'll now lynch Boro first? ;)

Assuming he's not a co-mod...you do that! :p

[Mithalwen]

2 questions. Why does Phantom want me to send Lal biscuits and what was the thing Nilp said the living spoiled

[Nogrod]

Errrm...no mistakes on the level of discrediting the Seer, I suppose...Nothing that would have proven fatal I presume... Or did we lose something along the way? I think Nerwen came here just about the right time?

[Kuruharan]

Nothing that would have proven fatal I presume... Or did we lose something along the way? I think Nerwen came here just about the right time?

I'll explain in my post-game commentary.

[Aganzir]

what was the thing Nilp said the living spoiled
We didn't empower anybody on DAY 3 (I think) because the living took ages to settle on an informative voting plan and kept changing it (empowering Shasta was first going to mean Legate was innocent but they changed it to mean guilty after Shasta had already got votes here), so in the end we decided to try to create a tie and not empower anybody. Mind you thanks to the trolling members of the late Grip pack, we nearly sent you wrong information about Legate's alignment!

Nilp could have phrased it differently though - we only told him to yell at the living for being so late with both the voting plans and the actual voting, as Europe was heavily represented in the Dead thread and wanted to go to sleep.

[Kuruharan]

Darn it, Sally!!!!!

You just ruined the epic narration I was working on! :mad:

Back to the drawing board...

[Aganzir]

Can we still have the Megazord? :p

[Kuruharan]

Can we still have the Megazord? :p

Not now. :rolleyes:

[Lalaith]

Kuru, darling, can I just say that I am SO confused...I can't wait for the narrative denouement that explains it all. Why did Chrysophylax have an itch?
Mith, I think I was supposed to get biscuits as a reward for telling the truth. I didn't, I told a fib and said I was a wronged ordo - so you're off the hook, dear thing.

[McCaber]

Good game, everyone! I couldn't have spent it with a nicer bunch of corpses.

[Kuruharan]

THE END

As the final title rolled across the screen the audience began talking among themselves.

"I thought that movie was in very poor taste," said Rikae.

"I thought that the dramatic tension and narrative structure of the entire work was undermined and ruined by ultimate failure of the lone anti-hero struggling valiantly against massive odds," said Formendacil.

"Funny, I agree strictly verbatim," said Boromir88. "I'm going to go buy another dragon ride."

"I liked the parts where I was telling people what to do," said the phantom.

"I disliked those parts intensely," said Mithalwen.

"I'm going to go find some Cortizone cream," said Thinlomien.

"I liked how I was right about practically everything," said Firefoot.

"I liked how I was freakin' awesome," said Nerwen.

Nilpaurion Felagund and satansaloser2005 slipped out the back for other activities.

"I liked the part where I banned everyone involved in this," said mormegil.

"Quiet please, everyone!" said Kuruharan. "We are missing the credits."


The Cast, in Order of Appearance
Outro Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1QUZzeZoPQ)

Kuruharan __________ as a catspaw, a Dwarf

McCaber __________ as a Fang Pack Wolf, a Lone Warrior and FIRST!

Nilpaurion Felagund __________ as Romeo Montague

Firefoot __________ as a Home Run Hittin' Ordo

Nerwen __________ as Yes She was a Dreamer, and She was the Only One

Rikae __________ as Prey

the phantom __________ as Phantom, THE Phantom, the Mastermind

Loslote __________ as a Grip Pack Wolf who did not go Quietly into the Night

satansaloser2005 __________ as Juliet Capulet

A Little Green __________ as the Sensible Ordo, a Victim

Mithlawen __________ as the Classy Ordo

Legate of Amon Lanc __________ as A Scholar among Ordos

Rune Son of Bjarne __________ as A Dane

Boromir88 __________ as Chrysophylax Dives, a Dragon

Eomer of the Rohirrim __________ as a Wargish Ordo

Nogrod __________ as an Ordo, yes really

Macalaure __________ as a Grip Pack Wolf who DID go quietly in the NIGHT

mormegil __________ as a Fang Pack Wolf, the One Who Bans People

Aganzir __________ as paradoxically, both the Hunter and the Target

Thinlomien __________ as an Itching Ordo

Kath __________ as the Elusive Ordo

Formendacil __________ as The Hero of the Grip Pack

Shastanis Althreduin __________ as an Agent with a Shield

Lalaith __________ as a Fang Pack Wolf, the Polite One



Similarity to persons both Living and Dead is entirely intentional.


PARTY VICTORIOUS


(c) An Ancient and Imperial Lineage Production

[Mithalwen]

But it seems Lommie had the itch....

Love the narration Kuru

[Kuruharan]

Love the narration Kuru

I'm glad you do, it was something of a horror to set up.

I was originally going to do something completely different but then Sally busted up the dramatic tension...so I changed it completely.

I had no idea how difficult setting up the credits style of post was going to be. It was literally two hours of trial and error and I'm not totally satisfied with how it turned out.

[Firefoot]

Great job, everyone! It's been a lot of fun playing again.

Eagerly awaiting Kuru's commentary...

[Kuruharan]

Firstly, thank you to everyone who played! I hope you had a good time, I know I did, even if it was a bit exhausting even for me. I can't imagine how exhausting it must have been to play it! Poor Boro in particular sometimes showed some serious signs of strain during the game. ;) I suppose having to wipe out almost all the wolves out of self-interested desperation takes its toll. In a way, I suppose the Party's rather lengthy inability to make any headway on this themselves worked out for them in the end.

I apologize again to the Europeans for causing all the sleepless nights, 10 PM Eastern was the earliest I could set the deadline and (mostly) guarantee that I would be available at said deadline. I hope everyone is able to get some extra rest the next few days.

While everyone did well, I want to mention a couple of people who really went above and beyond the call of duty and did some pretty gutsy/amazing things during the game:

Gold Stars

Nerwen: I have to start with her because she shamelessly exploited the mysterious nature of the rules for her own benefit at just the right time to save the Party, which made it all the more awesome. Good job! One of the things I was hoping would happen was somebody telling the rest of the players they had X, Y, or Z secret power and exploiting their fiction for their own ends. For the Party to win, outside-the-box thinking like this was nearly essential, and Nerwen did it. /salute o7 o7 o7

Boromir88: He had a near unerring instinct for killing wolves, which sadly for him, ended up for the benefit of the Party.

Formendacil: I've told Form this already in private but I want to say this publicly, my hat is distinctly off to him for just playing his guts out during the game even though it didn't end up working out for his team in the end. I was literally sitting with my mouth hanging open reading his play on DAY 1 I was so agog at what he was doing...and it worked at least for awhile! It was a deeply impressive performance, sir!

Firefoot: My old packmate! She had so many things figured out on DAYs 2 & 3 it literally spooked me a bit. She knocked it out of the park on multiple occasions but especially this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=697364&postcount=252), made even better by her saying that her intuition for wolves is notoriously bad in a post where every person she listed was a wolf. Then there was this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=697820&postcount=427) where she accurately stated which pack made which kills. This post was the one that..."spooked" is the only word I can use to describe it. /salute o7 o7 o7

Shasta: Except for one NIGHT where we miscommunicated the deadline (which, by the way, was not anybody's fault), he played a stellar game, saving the Seer when she most needed saving in order to turn the tide that was running strongly against the Party and generally being on top of what needed doing in the game. I can fully believe he is psychic.

Loslote: That's the spirit! Really, what more needs to be said?

The Fang Pack: Even though it came apart for you in the end, my hat is off to you guys for pushing the Party to the very brink of defeat on NIGHT 4 and making it look so effortless. I even wrote up a set of ending narrations during that NIGHT, I was so convinced that you would be finishing up business over the next DAY/NIGHT cycle. You made it look *so* effortless, in fact, that you caused me no small amount of angst because I was afraid the whole game set up was hopelessly unbalanced. It took some very gutsy play by Nerwen and some downright monster guesses by Boro to turn the tide you guys started.

Role Selection
Wolves - All the wolves were picked by Excel with one exception. Firefoot was originally in the Fang Pack, but since she was my old packmate from ten years ago and mormegil was the Seer who nearly sunk us in that game...the idea of swapping morm for Firefoot was so amusing that I found the idea irresistable.

Seer - Nerwen was picked by Excel

Ranger - Shasta was picked by Excel and I was like, "Well, that must have been meant to be."

Hunter - Aganzir was picked by Excel

Lovers - I was a little hesitant due to the time difference when Nilp and Sally came out of the draw...but as I told them, the idea of Nilp nilping himself and it serving a purpose for the Party was too amusing to pass up. I did consider swapping Nerwen for Sally but I decided against it because a) that might have ended up being a bit too obvious, b) I thought Sally would do a good job and I didn't want to mess with the "randomness" of the selection, and c) the idea of Nilp and Sally together amused me.

Chrysolphylax - Excel initially picked Inzil for this part, which I thought would have been really awesome. Alas, he had to withdraw at the last moment which actually left me in something of a bind. A number of the Ordos that were left had requested to be Ordos and I was concerned about the small drawing pool. Still, I decided to give it a run and see who came out, I could always redo everyone. Excel drew Boro's name and I went That'll do!

Explaining Myself

The Lover rules did end up being a bit of a mess and I'm sorry about that. My thinking at the time (and I'm not convinced even now that it was entirely misguided) was that the important thing was to get the Dead Lover as much information as possible from the Dead Thread. As it ended up turning out, it made it quite chancy for the dead Lover to get back to the Living thread and a pretty long lag time that almost did render the utility of the role moot. I gave serious consideration to amending the rule mid-game, and in fact had decided to do so, but when I came back to the computer I saw that the discussion of a Lover sacrifice had begun and I felt I could not make the rule change under those circumstances because I was afraid that would be suggesting tactics and be giving away too much.

If somebody attempts this format again that would be an area I would suggest closely examining.

And lastly, a big thanks again to Mac and Rikae both for the original idea and for the advice in setting this game up!!!!!

No, this commentary doesn't contain all the info I'm sure you want to know...but I'm a bit tired and would like to do some other things this evening, so you will just have to wait. :p

I also think I've given you enough to chew on for awhile. ;)

[Shastanis Althreduin]

42 pages and I won't be able to rest until I've read them all... :rolleyes:

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

42 pages and I won't be able to rest until I've read them all... :rolleyes:But it'll be worth it. ;) (Otherwise phantom will refund you.)

[satansaloser2005]

But it'll be worth it. ;) (Otherwise phantom will refund you.)

I accept in-state checks and all major credit cards. :smokin:


I'll have to read this after I get some sleep. I can't believe there are 42 pages. (Wait. Yes I can....)

[Rikae]

42 pages and I won't be able to rest until I've read them all... :rolleyes:

They're going to be kind of confusing after all the copying and deleting we did...

Kuru, thanks for an awesome game! It was great to see (and participate in) the dead-thread setup living up to more of its potential, with creative ways of transmitting information, wolves messing it up, and so on. :D

Sooo...

what was supposed to happen when Boro died? :Merisu:

[McCaber]

This was a really fun setup. It isn't often I go an entire game as a werewolf without lying even once.

Nerwen: All the props in the world. You took what looked to us like a handy win for the wolves and turned it completely around in a matter of hours. And I loved how no one outright said you were the seer until you had died.

My Fanged friends Morm and Lal: We gave it our best shot, eh? But sometimes life has other plans.

Speaking of that, Boro: Good god you went through us wolves like a buzz saw. Absolutely nuts. The village might have won in the end, but it was thanks to you first and foremost.

Everyone: it was a blast to be a part of this first game after the Great Blackout. What is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger. Let's do this again sometime.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

It was worth it. I particularly approve of Lalaith's dream. :D

[Aganzir]

I LOVED THIS GAME. Never have I willingly got so little sleep, or bought so many energy drinks since high school. And best of all, it was all worth it.

Thank you, Kuru. ♥

And the final narration was absolutely brilliant. Not gonna lie, I snorted violently when Rikae was credited as Prey. :D And why was Lommy the itching player? :D

It was a pleasure playing with you all, Living and Dead.

Fang pack - McC, Tweedlemorm, Lalaith - well played! Morm and Lalaith completely slipped under my radar (while McC is somebody I always suspect anyway).

Grip pack - Mac, Tweedleform, Lottie (really Kuru did you choose these packs because their names kind of rhyme?) - I was saddened by your early demise (but not too much!). I never really got around to suspecting Lottie, and Form was amazing pretending to be a grumpy ordo! Again, Mac is somebody I always suspect, and I just hope I'd kept hunting him beyond NIGHT 2. In any case, your contributions to the Dead thread were hilarious.

So who did you actually kill, and why?

Nerwen, that was some freaking awesome seering. You dreamed 5 out of 6 wolves. Wow. *does the wave for Nerwen the Dreamer Queen*

Boro, Mr FBI, amazing wolf hunting there! You wouldn't believe how much time we spent talking about you - we used to think you were the seer. I think we're dying (har har) to know more about your role though!

Shasta, our dear Power Ranger, well done! I can't believe you made it to the end without revealing.

Nilp and sally, that was a well-timed lynch! Also thanks for not lynching me on DAY 1 sally! :p

Special thanks to Legate (for killing me with laughter more than once), phantom (likewise, plus fab plans), Rikae (likewise, plus amazing fake reveals), Firefoot (I enjoyed playing with you and your guesses were scarily accurate), and Mith (so glad somebody spotted my Hunter hints)!

Sorry about killing you, Greenie - I know you're somebody I always suspect. (Then again my three other main suspects - two of whom were wolves - were also people I always suspect). I hunted sally on NIGHT 1 (on principle), Lommy on DAY 1 (out of extreme annoyance rather than rational suspicion), Mac on NIGHT 2 and - obviously - Greenie on DAY 2 (I considered sticking with Mac but I thought Rikae might be the seer who had dreamed him innocent and didn't want to chance it).
And if I had been less tired, I would have definitely done a fake reveal on DAY 2 (no way I was going to be a known Hunter ever again, that's the most boring thing in existence and I had enough of it years ago), but I really couldn't think straight.

[Thinlómien]

Well, that was a game.

Personally I'm really glad that after a rather useless start, I managed to spot two wolves (morm and McCaber) and be sort of useful in organizing things in the living village, plus figure out Nerwen's dreams. Still maybe not the best game I've played as an ordo. :D

Spacial hats off to Nerwen for everything. Efficient hiding, efficient dreaming and genious scheming. You were brilliant.

Poor Boro gets the hug award. But also the award fro a freaking sixth sense when it comes to bagging wolves. I'm still really impressed about Lalaith.

Speaking of which, hats off to all the sneaky wolves. From my perspective, you guys were convincingly innocent to a frustrating degree. Plus, you were the funniest in the dead thread.

Also Shasta - efficient rangering, and I'm even more happy about you rising up to the role of the village champion on the last Day. We dead were so afraid you guys wouldn't lynch Boro.

And, Sally and Nilp. You had some excellent scheming going on, and did exactly what was expected of you. Well done, babes.

Hats off to the rest of us, too. It was a hard game to play as an ordo, and I think we can all pat ourselves on the back for whatever we got right.

Thanks for modding, Kuru! It was a great game.

I still haven't read most of the dead thread or repped anyone. That's a nice to-do list for today!

[Boromir88]

Half the strain was just wanting to join the Dead thread. As I said in the game, neither of the Mandos games have I been able to join the dead...this must be the only type of game people don't want to kill me right away. :p I've just been intrigued by the concept, because I think of the dead brothers in Stardust, just observing and commentating on the plot that's happening in the movie.

I had no special powers besides killing and it wasn't only wolves, it worked as long as the Ranger wasn't protecting the person, or the wolves didn't target the same one. Night 2 I didn't target/kill anyone. The other time, in the game I said I didn't kill anyone I targeted Nerwen with the 2 other wolf packs, so at least I could make the claim I didn't, and not be completely false.

The other strain was just having to be so lonely all the time and having to survive basically on my own. There was a point if I died then one of my abilities could have taken effect (given the right circumstances and luck) that I still could have won, but Kuru asked for me not to reveal that and I suppose since he gave me such a fantastic role to play...I won't. Sorry.

But when the wolves went for Lommy and Eomer instead of me, it was too late and I now was in a pickle (I knew ahead of time if the players were down to 5 my other ability I could no longer use, because it wouldn't have been fair. And I had made it that far on my own, I needed to finish it! :) ) , being revealed as the person night-killing wolves, but also someone who couldn't win with the village. I thought at the point I revealed after Nerwen, if I made myself a big enough threat to the wolves, they would kill me, but it got to the point where I was much better as a lynch target for a last surviving wolf.

I had a hunch of the 3 remaining unknowns it was McCaber, so I accepted Mith's plan, and stuck with it, despite it probably sealing my fate because I didn't have much more fight left in me to try to make it look like Kath killed her. At least my aim was better than Smaug's, and I had no special knowledge, either, except the night the Dead gave the signal that Form was a wolf. I was considering going for sally, but I decided to be a dragon of my word and kill the one the Dead signaled and really thinking it would be best to get the game down to 1 wolf pack.

Basically I had to keep killing wolves at a pace that kept the game going, because if the village number got too small than there would have been no chance. And I probably shouldn't have revealed when I did, but I was thinking I couldn't get lynched at that time, because I took a gamble with killing Lalaith (had no confirmation she was a wolf, I just thought she looked like she knew too much information about wolves and I was all-in believing Nerwen was the seer)...so in my head if I was lynched, with still a possibility of 4 wolves, it was over for the village and me.

[Thinlómien]

Why am I not surprised about all the sport talk early on? Also very amused about the phantom flirting with the ladies and Nog trying to steal the thunder by confessing his love (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=697725&postcount=188) to the phantom.

The Dead Europeans meme is killing me. Hats off to Kath for being the last European standing, btw. :D

I can't say how happy I am that the living seemed to have figured out what Nerwen was doing before the dead did. Take that, you smug corpses!

Also I understand why Agan keeps saying Legate made her laugh way too much. Napoleon, Julius Caesar etc? Crazy.

I'm kind of disappointed the dead thread is actually like 85% serious talk. Most of the craziness was in the last couple of Days and Nights. You guys totally mislead me.

PS. It's too funny to think of Legate as Han Solo and Mac as C3PO. (I'm pretty sure there is a - somewhere in that droid's name but I can't fathom where. C-3PO??)

PPS. Dear kawaii Nilp, I learnt that word all by myself, ages ago. And I'm baffled that you consider it weird that I know it. Isn't it a fairly normal word? Anyway, very descriptive of you. :Merisu:

[mormegil]

I can speak briefly on who we killed and why.

We debated for a long time on the first night trying to get some idea of a potential seer. We knew early on with two dreams this would be our biggest threat, we had no idea or Boro-Wolf Hunter at the moment. We also didn't want to target wolves too much at night knowing it would help if we had somebody to look to lynch during the days. We decided to kill phantom, not because he looked over seerish but because we didn't see anybody that did and he was trying to organize the village. On a personal note it was nice to thin the thread a little too :D

Night 2 we went for Rikae. We felt it would implicate others and we thought she seemed a bit off with the comment of somebody suspect me. It was a thought that she could be the seer, but again Nerwen was hiding so well we didn't see her.

Night 3 we went for Nerwen, assuming there would be ranger protection but not daring take the risk.

Night 4 we finished the job and yes I claim that our pack got the kill :cool:. Form, I believe, also decided to go for Nerwen.

Overall it was challenging being a wolf in this game because you knew that you didn't want to kill one lover without the other known but the fear of ranger protection on one of the lovers was challenging too. We didn't really want to kill the ranger too early because super ranger would come back. With two dreams the seer was a deadly threat and she lived up to the potential *glares at Nerwen* :) then add on a crazed wolf killing dragon to boot. It made it very difficult.

Well done all, it was very enjoyable to play again.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Great game everyone. Many excellent performances. Particular congratulations to Kuru for modding with such flair.

[Kuruharan]

Overall it was challenging being a wolf in this game because you knew that you didn't want to kill one lover without the other known but the fear of ranger protection on one of the lovers was challenging too.

My thought on the Lovers from a wolf perspective was that if I was a wolf I would eventually need to kill one Lover for the express purpose of them coming back to try and confirm whether any of the other pack had been killed yet or not.

[mormegil]

My thought on the Lovers from a wolf perspective was that if I was a wolf I would eventually need to kill one Lover for the express purpose of them coming back to try and confirm whether any of the other pack had been killed yet or not.

As our numbers thinned and Nerwen revealed that Mac and Lottie were wolves it became less imperative. Also we didn't want the ordos to know how many innocents there were it kept them guessing. Less information was better.

[Lalaith]

because I took a gamble with killing Lalaith (had no confirmation she was a wolf, I just thought she looked like she knew too much information about wolves and I was all-in believing Nerwen was the seer

You were terrifying, Boro!
Actually none of the stuff I posted was wolf-knowledge, it was all guesswork. I was careful to play as an ordo (which in terms of trying to identify other wolves, I actually was. I was just as keen to identify rival wolves as any ordo would be!)
The only thing I actually knew was about Cabbie and Morm and I just studiously avoided talking about them at all.
But what really hurt, even more than my untimely death at the hands of Chrysophylax, was Firefoot saying I was the type "to follow orders". That comment would cause a ROFL or two among my friends and family, I can tell you...

It was a gloriously baffling game. Thank you Kuru, and thank you my dearest partners in Fanginess....

[Lalaith]

Oh and I think it was me who suggested killing Rikae. I am really, really scared of her WW capabilities, you see...I haven't forgotten Duelling Wizards 2, when I lost the game by making the mistake of letting her live...

[McCaber]

And I killed Lommy when I was alone, because she was both confirmed innocent and unlikely to be protected.

[Aganzir]

So I started playing The Wolf Among Us today, and when two particular fairytale characters appeared, I had to pause to collect myself from the floor. It was freaking Tweedledum and Tweedledee!

[Firefoot]

But what really hurt, even more than my untimely death at the hands of Chrysophylax, was Firefoot saying I was the type "to follow orders". That comment would cause a ROFL or two among my friends and family, I can tell you...

I guess I need to get to know you better? Sorry, no offense meant. If you want a compliment to go with it, I never saw you as a wolf, so great job acting ordinary. :)

[Lalaith]

Sorry, no offense meant.

Oh, none taken, fear not.

[Kuruharan]

As our numbers thinned and Nerwen revealed that Mac and Lottie were wolves it became less imperative. Also we didn't want the ordos to know how many innocents there were it kept them guessing. Less information was better.

True.

I will get a final (maybe) commentary post up this evening.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Can't add much more to what has been already said by everyone and what I am sure we all feel - what a game! What a comeback of WW! What a play from everyone!

Maybe I would like to point out the fact that it was great to play in such numbers and in a game that allowed people to stay around after death, because this way every single one of us had the chance to make ourselves memorable part of the game in one way or another. As in, in a normal game, if you are for example lynched in the very beginning, your participation can easily pass without notice (unless your lynch involved a particular fuss). But here everyone had their moment in the sun... or in the dark.

So many thanks to our esteemed Mod for the idea(s) and for making it work, cheers especially to the Seer and to the Itchy-Killer for splendid play, similarly to Lovers for making it through (all with the coming back from the dead stuff), high praise to Wolves because they also did a great job, to all my fellow Dead for both hilarious and deeply grimly serious times on the Dead thread, and to all other innocents contributing in one way or another.

May this be a game long remembered.

[mormegil]

Maybe I would like to point out the fact that it was great to play in such numbers and in a game that allowed people to stay around after death, because this way every single one of us had the chance to make ourselves memorable part of the game in one way or another. As in, in a normal game, if you are for example lynched in the very beginning, your participation can easily pass without notice (unless your lynch involved a particular fuss). But here everyone had their moment in the sun... or in the dark.



I think the dead thread was a nice touch too. You always felt somewhat cheated when you were killed early on.

[Kuruharan]

So, contrary to my initial decision, I think it best for me to go ahead and explain the whole of Boro's role as Chrysophylax. If I ever mod a game again I will just have to come up with a new surprise. ;)

My thinking is maybe somebody else would like to utilize this idea sometime to get some more mileage out of it, although it is not original in any of its parts, just this particular combination of factors I think hasn't been done before.

To get the self-evident stuff out of the way: the Chrysophylax role was a loner weredragon role that could only win by itself with one twist that I will get to in a minute.

Aside from being by himself, Boro also had no protection from wolf kills (unless the Ranger should incidentally protect him) and he had a unique vulnerability to the Seer. If Nerwen had ever dreamed of him, she would have received a full explanation of Boro's role and his powers. Boro would also have been an exception to the no roles revealed on death rule as his death would have been narrated with some kind of distinct hint in it.

The Chrysophylax role had a NIGHT kill, which was evident throughout the game and the wolves had no special protection from it.

The fun thing that did not happen in the game was the ability to turn another player into Chyrsophylax in the event of Boro's death. This ability would have functioned as follows:

1. This ability became active on NIGHT 2. I referred to this (and will refer to this throughout the post) as the Successor Pick. If Boro had been lynched on DAY 1, the ability would not have activated and he would have lost the game completely at that point. This also meant that if he had been a NIGHT kill on NIGHT 2 his pick would not have taken place and he would have lost. In short, he had to make a pick and survive NIGHT 2 in order for the pick to take effect.

2. A NIGHT that he made a Successor Pick he could not make a NIGHT kill. I did this to provide him with some camoflage...and also to not unbalance the game too much.

3. Boro could only change his Successor Pick if his initial Successor pick had been killed and he could only choose a replacement Successor pick once. Also, (and I made this rule during the game) once the Living Thread population dropped below five (or was projected to do so) the Succession would not take place and he would have to win on his own.

4. The Successor Pick had to be an Ordo or the pick ability would have been lost.

5. As it turned out, Boro picked Lommy as his Successor. However, she was not informed of this but it was alluded to in the narration. Lommy was the person who had the persistent itch, although she didn't know it. Also, when Nerwen dreamed of Lommy she was told that Lommy was an Ordo (which was mostly true at the time)

6. If Lommy had become Chrysophylax, she would not have had the Successor pick ability.

7. If Lommy had become Chrysophylax and had gone on to win, it would have counted as a win for Boro too.

8. Boro and Lommy had no ability to PM with each other during the game.

I think that was about it as far as the role was concerned.

There was something else I wanted to mention about the game, but now I can't remember what it was.

I hope that if somebody tries this type of format again, they will give serious consideration to the mechanics of a Visitor role as that will help with the information flow and (probably) make the game more exciting.

I also think that this type of style would be well suited to a Republic style game, with people elected to participate in the Legislature thread which would determine the lynchings or something like that. Obviously would need a lot of thought but I wanted to throw the idea out there.

[Aganzir]

That's a brilliant role, Kuru.

But the funniest thing is that Lommy persistently called Boro The Itch-Man. She knows who she contracted it from, doesn't she? ;)

[Aganzir]

I put together a little post listing some of my personal favourites in the Dead Thread. :smokin:

DAY 2
25 The narcissist (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697463#post697463)
27 FBI (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697467#post697467)
28 This level of empathy (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697468#post697468)

NIGHT 3
100 Agan and Greenie are dead (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697620#post697620)
135 Somebody hacked me (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697668#post697668)
175 I know how to make them talk (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697712#post697712)

INTERLUDE: THE PHANTOM'S 100% TRUE WELCOME POSTS
179 Love doesn't last forever (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697716#post697716) (scroll down)
192 Not the way Agan suggests (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697729#post697729)
223 New rule (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697763#post697763) (scroll down for...)
225 Link please (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697766#post697766)
226 It sucks (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697767#post697767)
227 Like seriously? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697768#post697768)
228 Rumours (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697769#post697769)
426 We're all dead (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698194#post698194)
531 The Third Wheel (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698332#post698332)

DAY 3

INTERLUDE: DEAD EUROPEANS
103 Searching for the culprit (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697623#post697623)
200 Who counts? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697738#post697738)
209 Ethnic cleansing (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697748#post697748)
239 Jawohl! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697802#post697802)
440 Who's responsible (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698213#post698213)
1078 I will end him (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699095#post699095)

231 Several paragraph analyses (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697772#post697772)
236 The seer is dead (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697787#post697787)
279 Having a party here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697910#post697910)
331 Wait till she hears it (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698026#post698026)
408 I'm not a wolf look at these theories (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698140#post698140)
423 I'll pretend to believe it (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698186#post698186)

NIGHT 4
438 Galadriel55 (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698211#post698211)
441 They had it coming (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698214#post698214)
443 Eat that! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698217#post698217)
449 Actually lovers (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698231#post698231)
475 Your mom (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698264#post698264)
478 And your mom (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698267#post698267)
493 Word with you (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698285#post698285)
495 Quid rides? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698287#post698287)
496 And your mom too (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698288#post698288)

DAY 4
532 A present (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698333#post698333)
569 I give up (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698416#post698416)
621 Kath's reasoning (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698489#post698489)
630 Last man standing (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=698500&postcount=630)
646 Bye bye living thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698519#post698519)
662 morm's avatar (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698537#post698537)
686 No brakes (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698563#post698563)
720 His intention (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698610#post698610)
721 Face hurts (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698613#post698613)
723 Strangle someone closer to home (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698619#post698619)
727 Legate = wolf (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698620#post698620)
730 So problematic (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698626#post698626)
750 Violent vocabulary (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698647#post698647)
757 Confidence booster (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698655#post698655)
764 Shut him up (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698669#post698669)
771 I envy the man (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698679#post698679)
773 You're limiting my freedom (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698681#post698681)
780 If Nilp gets empowered (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698709#post698709)
783 Too perfect (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698717#post698717)

INTERLUDE: AUTHORISED VOTE
713 Can I? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698601#post698601)
751 I will (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698648#post698648)
769 Not a threat puppy eyes (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698676#post698676)
781 You can't (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698712#post698712)
851 Found your house (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698804#post698804)

NIGHT 5
812 It died (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698762#post698762)
861 Kawaii (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698815#post698815)
873 Guarhoth (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698827#post698827)
877 Why bother? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698831#post698831)
882 Shut him down (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698836#post698836)
885 What Nerwen said about Boro (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698839#post698839)
888 Aaaaah! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698843#post698843)

DAY 5

INTERLUDE: TWEEDLEMORM AND TWEEDLEFORM
692 Lommy is poetic (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698570#post698570)
770 Morm and Form (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698678#post698678)
904 Nerwen's dreams (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698872#post698872)
911 Tweedledum and Tweedledee (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698880#post698880)
930 Rodney the Hamster (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698901#post698901)
1009 How did you get together (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698992#post698992)
933 Wish they rhymed (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698904#post698904)
1011 They could rhyme (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698994#post698994)
1133 The Orms (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699185#post699185)
1134 Phormal and Normal (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699186#post699186)
910 Lottie's filibuster (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698879#post698879)
936 Dads are evil (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698908#post698908)
939 Dad Thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698911#post698911)
943 Phantom hitting a wolf (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698916#post698916)
964 Modly wrath (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698941#post698941)
989 We need to get a mod here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698968#post698968)
1014 Simbelmyne 1 (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698997#post698997)
1015 Simbelmyne 2 (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=698998&postcount=1015)
1031 What do you fear? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699014#post699014)
1038 Nerwen's new avatar (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699022#post699022)
1054 Go Boro! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699055#post699055)
1055 End of filibuster (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699057#post699057)
1067 Be nice, Mac (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699073#post699073)
1069 Grip, let's make a deal (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699078#post699078)
1081 Mith is phantom (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699105#post699105)
1127 Upon the wolf the Form is red (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699176#post699176)

INTERLUDE: TP TEXTING
695 I could give you my number (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698574#post698574) (scroll down for...)
698 Success tp success! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698578#post698578)
702 Superior genetics (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698584#post698584)
723 Wiped from the face of the earth (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=698615#post698615)
1115 Phantom texts Legate (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699157#post699157)
1122 All the players! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699167#post699167)
1123 I have a phone now (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699168#post699168)
1151 Text me too? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699217#post699217)
1152 I never knew I wanted it (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699220#post699220)
1163 Feel special? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699232#post699232)
1167 Very special! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699236#post699236)
1174 You can do it Lommy (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699244#post699244)
1176 Power Rangers of the north (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699247#post699247)
1222 Penguin taming a bear (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699315#post699315)
1228 Vote with the werewolves (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699321#post699321) (scroll down)

NIGHT 6
1248 Bans of varying length (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699346#post699346) (scroll down to see cupcake (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699353#post699353))
1250 Fatal Nilping (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699349#post699349)
1257 Easy choice (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699357#post699357)
1263 Varying lengths indeed (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699363#post699363)
1275 Never apologize (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699376#post699376)
1279 No cake (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699380#post699380)
1307 What is Nerwen? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699422#post699422)
1309 Missed chance (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699424#post699424)
1312 Uncloaking (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699430#post699430)

INTERLUDE: REVEAL THE MOD
1298 Could we reveal Kuru? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699407#post699407)
1301 DWARF (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699412#post699412)
1302 The food chain (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699413#post699413)
1311 ++ (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699428#post699428)
1318 Up and down (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699441#post699441)
1325 Mod not responsible (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699450#post699450)

INTERLUDE: BARROW-DOWNS DREAMS
128 Kill the noisiest (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697661#post697661)
214 Ooooo! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697753#post697753)
163 Predator (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=697700#post697700)
1314 The Downer from Down Under (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699434#post699434)
1317 Shasta (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699439#post699439)
1323 Willkommen (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699448#post699448)

DAY 6
1346 Crack the whip (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699480#post699480)
1347 Let's talk behind his back (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699490#post699490)
1357 Sweetie (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699518#post699518)
1349 Bidding war (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699504#post699504)
1351 Lommy swearing (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699511#post699511)
1362 Dead inside (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699530#post699530)
1365 Flip-flop (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699534#post699534)
1371 Retrospective (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699552#post699552)
1377 Bring him down (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699563#post699563)
1378 You'll think less of yourself (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699565#post699565)
1479 Megazord (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699718#post699718)
1489 The 88 Plan (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699732#post699732)
1545 Macalaure trolling (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699792#post699792)

DAY 6
1558 Let's all team up! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699807#post699807)
1562 Nicolas Cage as Orcs (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699811#post699811)
1567 Tweedlemom and Tweedleform (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699818#post699818)
1573 Merry and Pippin (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699826#post699826)
1616 emPowering the Ranger (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699875#post699875)
1635 Nicolas Cage as Gandalf (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=699916#post699916)

[Kuruharan]

Good grief that must have been a lot of work. :eek:

[Aganzir]

Good grief that must have been a lot of work. :eek:
Well, it took less time than it would to go back to find all the jokes every time I need a laugh. :cool:

[Mithalwen]

Having now read a bit, I have been laughing and growling that the Fin(n)s of all people were calling me fishy all the time (my surname is a type of fish and Fishy was my dad's nickname in the army), and that you were so surprised that McCaber was a wolf.. not that I wasn't delighted to see that having been terrified by Kath's non appearance that she was in fact the last wolf, The deal with Boro was my best bet at self preservation and I am touched that he killed me when it would have been much easier for me if he hadn't.

The "Mummie loves you no matter what" to Nilp was simply even if he voted to lynch me as seemed possible.

[A Little Green]

For once, I thoroughly enjoyed being killed early on! Kuru - thanks for modding, this game was brilliant. My fellow corpses - thanks for the company. The living - thanks for the entertainment. :p

[Thinlómien]

So Boro wasn't the Itch Man but I was the Itch Woman... oh my.

May I ask, Boro, why me? I am flattered but I'm not sure I should be. :D

[Boromir88]

So Boro wasn't the Itch Man but I was the Itch Woman... oh my.

May I ask, Boro, why me? I am flattered but I'm not sure I should be. :D

I wanted to have a Successor picked early but it was basically a once chance shot. It would only work if I picked an ordo and if I didn't than that was it.

Not sure if you should be flattered or scared I know your WW habits...there was one post on Day 1 of yours that I said "yep...ordo Lommy"...and you were picking up suspicion so I wasn't worried about you getting night-killed early. Then on top of that the seer confirmed you innocent, so I figured if I was killed I had about as good of a chance at still winning as I did at making it all the way :)

[Nogrod]

Having been super-busy the last days I haven't been able to say thanks to everyone involved for a well re-awaken game. It was a lot of fun! A bit too much actually looking how it affected my sleeping hours... :)

With the Dead Thread it was nice to have everyone around for the whole game - that was perfectly fitting for a game of such many reunions and joining players one hadn't met in a long long time.



I'll make my special thanks in the Arda Cup style by dealing stars...


Three stars go to:

Nerwen for absolutely bold and superb seering - that was one of the best shows I've seen with all "these PM's you just got from somewhere"...

Boro for deadly accuracy and grace in the end with a role that was such an impossible one to play with this kind of flow of events.


Two stars go to:

Mac & Lottie: for being such good sports and fun fellows at the Dead Thread. It wouldn't have been half so much fun without you!


One star goes to:

the phantom & Aganzir: for keeping (especially) the Dead Thread going and providing a number of laughs and a bunch of smiles.

Lalaith & Shasta: for playing their roles in an impressive fashion.


And the joker-trophy of course goes to:

Kuru: for the most confusing game-idea that seemed like an impossibility to start with but which after all turned out to be both playable and enjoyable. *bows*

[Thinlómien]

I wanted to have a Successor picked early but it was basically a once chance shot. It would only work if I picked an ordo and if I didn't than that was it.

Not sure if you should be flattered or scared I know your WW habits...there was one post on Day 1 of yours that I said "yep...ordo Lommy"...and you were picking up suspicion so I wasn't worried about you getting night-killed early. Then on top of that the seer confirmed you innocent, so I figured if I was killed I had about as good of a chance at still winning as I did at making it all the way :)This mostly makes me sad my once infallible bororadar has fallen rather out of order in the past couple of years. I was getting very mixed signals this time, and at least that makes sense in retrospect...

I'm actually not very sad I never got to inherit your legacy. To be quite honest it sounds more like stress than fun. :p ;)

[Galadriel55]

Way to go village! And great job wolves! It was probably very tough to compete against the innocents, another wolf pack, and a freaking bear!

I will admit I did not read everything. You guys were too talkative, especially in the early stages of the game. But I reveled in the confusion of the Living thread and got a kick reading the Dead thread (the Dad thread? :D). I love how everything got a nickname. I remember at one point, just as I was getting over Grip, Fang, Macpack, and the Tweedleorms, Agan through out a Wolfgang that made me crack up all over again. I just looked through the posts that Agan so helpfully linked in her summary and I have a stitch in my stomach. You guys are amazing! (but I suppose that Nerwen is lucky the Tweedleorms came about after she was accepted as innocent, or else she might have been called Nerworm! :eek:)

I was going to post on this thread earlier just to spite phantypants, but then you guys made a post race, then I was busy again, then you were trying to hint at 88, and I felt like it would not be fair to alter the post count, even for such a reason. Speaking of the post race, geeze people, how do you have time to read all those posts AND watch all the videos? (No, I did not watch most of them). I did make the mistake of clicking on Legate's Good Night link, and it's been stuck in my head ever since... ding ding ding ding ding... But the C3PO pictures were amazing!

Also, I learned something new in the realm of philosophy this game, which makes it worth it even without all the other wonderful stuff.


Kuru, that game was genius! And your narrations had just enough sarcasm syrup smeared on them to go down as deliciously macabre.

Most of the players have been mentioned already, and I'm not going to repeat all the remarkable things you've done, just that it was definitely a great comeback from the Great Blackout. Well done all!

One person who I want to mention, though, is my dearest Mama Wolf who was probably the most sensible person the entire game, and whose innocence I never doubted, even after the questionable stuff just before her death. *hugs*

[Aiwendil]

Like Galadriel55, I was an enthusiastic spectator to this game. It was quite entertaining, and it rather made me wish I had time to play Werewolf again.

[Galadriel55]

The other thing I forgot to mention is that the set up of the game, with the Dead being, well, alive, provided a possibly unique opportunity of camaraderie between "baddies" and "goodies". It was fun to see the wolves and innocents interacting in a really friendly and sportsmanlike was on the Dead Thread. Honestly, I think that this could be a fun addition to any WW game - a "dead" thread for dead players of all alignments to discuss the progress of the game. Though perhaps a thread pretty much just for chatting about this and that and once in a while discussing a game that is mildly related to Tolkien is... questionable, but I think it would be a fun addition to some regular games.

[Kuruharan]

I edited the opening posts of both threads to link them with each other, and I also added a link to Agan's post...linky page thingy for the convenience of people in the future who wish to review the threads of this magnificent...dare I say glorious and epic game. :D

[the phantom]

Two threads is double the fun, but when you're trying to work on other things simultaneously it makes it so that it's all you can do to keep up with what is happening on the threads. :D

Basically after Day 2 I was only half-playing- I was keeping up with everything but no longer able to read carefully for suspicions or hints and no longer making charts etc. So while being dead was fun, I'm not certain it helped me play well if you follow (though the concrete knowledge sort of makes up for that in terms of providing guidance).

Anyway, fun game Kuru and all the players. Well fought.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Hey Kuru, I am so sorry about my lack of participation. I actually tried to catch up a few times, but it simply was not possible.

The short time I was able to participate I had tremendous fun, even if it was mostly banter on my part.

I have never abandoned a game like this before... obviously we went on to lose the election by one freaking seat in parliament.

[Kuruharan]

Some things do have priority.

Still, years from now when this game has passed into legend you will still be able to say, "Hey, I was there!"