Tol-in-Gaurhoth LVII - Chess Game for Middle Earth: Game Thread

[Durelin]

Originally Posted by sally

(You are kidding....right?)

Yes. Actually I'm channeling Shasta's psychic powers.

[Durelin]

It's actually a secret role, being a Shasta. I get to know one thing and one thing only: that phantom is a wolf.

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Durelin

It's actually a secret role, being a Shasta. I get to know one thing and one thing only: that phantom is a wolf.

Durie, I can't tell you why right now, but I love you soooo much.


I'm running SO late for church right now. Blah.

[Durelin]

Aww, but there are no secrets between Lovers!

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Durelin

Aww, but there are no secrets between Lovers!

But you see I'm not your lover. They allow ducks to marry in Nebraska.



*vomits*

[Mnemosyne]

...But only if they marry other ducks.

[satansaloser2005]

Exactly. What did you think I meant?



Blast, stop distracting me! I'm trying to get stuff printed for church and do an analysis at the same time and it's not working out!

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Durelin

Yes. Actually I'm channeling Shasta's psychic powers.

*lets out a deep breath*



hehe totally.

EDIT: X'd with Durie 2.0. *giggles*

[Mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by Durelin

It's actually a secret role, being a Shasta. I get to know one thing and one thing only: that phantom is a wolf.

Ah, that explains a lot.

[Mnemosyne]

All right, Sally, you're making absolutely no sense, you're "trying to get people to figure out something" but won't say WHAT that is, want phantom to figure you out but get everyone else to ignore you, and as soon as you're dead here I won't want to throttle you in your sleep.

You leave me no choice. I'm just sad it had to be today.

++MITH

[Rikae]

I'm really, really sorry for being so neglectful toDay. I'm downright ashamed of my poor participation, but I'm buried in work. I ought to be better toMorrow, if I'm still around.

I suppose the least I can do is make a list:

Durelin - I haven't been able to form much of an opinion on her, but leaning innocent.
Feanor of the Peredhil - Needs more evaluation than I have time for now; she hasn't set off any alarms, though.
Isabellkya - I think she is.... still evil.
the phantom - I think he is.... good.
Brinniel - Possible evilie, mainly by process of elimination, coupled with the fact that she really seems to be in the shadows lately.
satansaloser2005 - Hoo boy. Scenarios have occurred to me where it may be unwise to lynch her, but the opposite seems just as likely. Sally, if you don't mind, why do you refuse to vote for either me or Izzy? I can think of two things you may be thinking...
Lariren Shadow - Another one who may be evil. I wanted to look at her toDay, and didn't get the chance.
wilwarin538 - ...innocentish.
Rikae - A werewolf legend, and deservedly so, Rikae is famous for her... um... something... charming turquoise ringlets...?
Eonwe - I could vote for him.
Mnemosyne - She looks ordoish to me.
Kath - What she has posted seemed quite sensible, which tells me nothing.
Hansy - He is still making me nervous, and I could vote for him.

And my special vote....

++Boro

[Kath]

phantom, sally - quit it, or we'll end up with another fight on our hands like yesterDay.

I don't like either of the voting options so far toDay. phantom I still think has no role, like I said he's far too laid back. sally is as jumpy as ... something very jumpy (leave me alone it's 2 in the morning!) and all her hinting is nonsense. Either she's figured out who has a role and is trying in some perverse way to protect them or she's the Cobbler, either way we're better off leaving her alone. Mnemo you said the Cobbler is dangerous at the end - sure, but we won't get to the end with three wolves and a bear alive!

Anyway, those two are out of the voting picture for me. The three who are in it are Mnemo because of what I said earlier, Hansy because I still think there's a bit of a put-upon newbie act there and Izzy for the same reasons as yesterDay, although her posts today have looked a little better.

I'd actually be happy voting either Mnemo or Hansy, but I'd rather vote the one I have more chance of gaining followers for because I don't want to see phantom or sally lynched toDay. Looking at what sally and Rikae have said it seems I'm more likely to get support for:

++HANSY

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Sally

Hun I already said I wasn't going to do that.

My comment wasn't entirely directed at you. It was a bit, and also partly a nudge in Dur's direction (with her fake Bishop reveal), and it was definitely to let the Bishop know that I know who xe is and that I will act in such a way that I believe will encourage xyr survival, and thus if xe wonders what the heck I'm doing xe can at least approach my moves from the viewpoint that I know what I'm doing.

Yeah, yeah... technically I may be wrong. It's possible I am being taken in by a devilish Cobbler or something who has been plotting from the beginning to look like the Bish just in case a reveal is called for. But I don't think that's it. If so, my hat is off to you.

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Kath

phantom, sally - quit it, or we'll end up with another fight on our hands like yesterDay.

You don't like fights? Meh- okay, I'll quit. For now.

Originally Posted by Kath

Mnemo you said the Cobbler is dangerous at the end - sure, but we won't get to the end with three wolves and a bear alive!

Exactly, and at this point I am specifically thinking about who is BQish, because the threat of double kills really needs to end.

And since you voted Hansy, I will go back and take another look at him and tell you what I think.

[the phantom]

I don't know what to think about Hansy exactly. On my notes from Day 1 I have written "Opinions on people please!" next to him, and he has at least done better since then (not surprising, as Day 1 is tougher to form guilt opinions on). But then he has also cut his posting drastically.

If I'm counting right, he made thirteen posts on Day 1. And then yesterday- 2. Today so far- 2.

What happened? Frankly, I liked him on Day 1. I liked his outside the box thinking and such. So he comes in and contributes, and then he fades away...

Unfortunately, we have no history with him, and so cannot hope to guess accurately what that means.

Meh. I feel like I typed several lines just to say "I dunno".

[Isabellkya]

I'm definitely not voting for myself.
I won't be voting for phantom.
I'm rather not keen on voting for Hansy.
Nor am I particularly keen on voting for Sally, though less so than Hansy.

If it comes down to voting between the four of us; I suppose it would be a toss-up of Sally and Hansy.


Mnemosyne - Neither do/did I. Though there is something that is a bit uneasy how she was seeming to downplay some of her theories. At the time of posting and after.

Oi. I don't know.


X'd with Lariren and Mnemosyne.

[Mnemosyne]

I don't feel good about voting anyone, but I feel better voting her than the current ties. Maybe more of a lookin tomorrow; I don't really want to orchestrate a lynch at the moment.

Gah. I think out of the four Hansy looks the most suspicious, though Izzy, you should consider this just a reprieve. (Since I'm still neutral on you.) I don't think killing you is going to give us any info, but I do think that as the game progresses I'll be able to understand more about you better.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Great apologies for being not here! I was out at an extremely belated birthday party. Won't happen again. Narration momentarily.

Day 3

The game intensified. Moves were taking a lot longer now that there were more possible combinations and counterattacks.

Shasta decided it was time for a distraction. Having reincarnated as a spirit, he flew high up into the air and dropped a gray chess piece into the middle of the board. The Gray Queen landed hard, rippling waves of force outward from her point of impact. No one noticed as Hansy the White Pawn eeped and fell off the chessboard, because Mithalwen had started to sing.

Pieces:
Durelin
Feanor of the Peredhil
Isabellkya
the phantom
Brinniel
satansaloser2005
Lariren Shadow
wilwarin538
Rikae
Eonwe
Mnemosyne
Kath

Taken:
Shasta - Ke3xe4, Night 1 (Moderator)
Gwathagor - d3xe4 (Lynched), Day 1 (White Pawn)
Eomer of the Rohirrim - Qd8xh4 (Killed), Night 2 (White Pawn)
Nerwen - Bc8xa6 (Killed), Night 2 (White Rook)
Nogrod - f6xg5 (Lynched), Day 2 (White Knight)
Mirandir - Ba6xe2 (Killed), Night 3 (White Pawn)
Hansy - g3xh2 (Lynched), Day 3 (White Pawn)

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Night 4

Lariren Shadow was in a bind. Sauron had moved her into exactly the worst spot on the board, and now there was nowhere she could move that she wouldn't be taken. There wasn't anything she could do about it either; all the Black Rook could hope for was to take someone down with her. Grimacing, Sauron shoved the piece down the board where it collided with Eonwe. The White Pawn tumbled off the board, and the Black Rook rocked back and forth.

"Oh, here, let me do it," Sauron snarled as Gandalf moved to take it. He snatched up one of his own pieces and knocked his own rook off the board. Gandalf didn't notice that he left the piece in place of the rook, as he was busy watching Sauron's other hand move a piece and knock a White Bishop off the other side of the board. If a chess piece could scream, Kath definitely would have as she was swallowed by the lava.

Meanwhile, the Gray Queen Mith was still out in the middle of the board, singing her heart out.

Pieces:
Durelin
Feanor of the Peredhil
Isabellkya
the phantom
Brinniel
satansaloser2005
wilwarin538
Rikae
Mnemosyne

Taken:
Shasta - Ke3xe4, Night 1 (Moderator)
Gwathagor - d3xe4 (Lynched), Day 1 (White Pawn)
Eomer of the Rohirrim - Qd8xh4 (Killed), Night 2 (White Pawn)
Nerwen - Bc8xa6 (Killed), Night 2 (White Rook)
Nogrod - f6xg5 (Lynched), Day 2 (White Knight)
Mirandir - Ba6xe2 (Killed), Night 3 (White Pawn)
Hansy - g3xh2 (Lynched), Day 3 (White Pawn)
Lariren Shadow - Qh4xe4 (Killed), Night 4 (Black Rook)
Eonwe - Re1xe4 (Hunted), Night 4 (White Pawn)
Kath - Be2xf1 (Killed), Night 4 (White Bishop)