Tol-in-Gaurhoth IV (The Saga, erm, Still Continues...)

[littlemanpoet]

Well, yeah. I was a bit ticked about Esgal. Talk about rotten luck! I may be at fault in the way Hookbill played. Before the game started, I figured I wasn't going to be a werewolf but considered what my strategy would be if I ever was: to convince myself for DAY segments that I was NOT a werewolf, and post thusly. I challenged Esgal and Hookbill to try it out, and my guess is that they did their best. Problem was, it was a strategy that was right for me but probably not for them. I'd say it worked for me fairly well early. The closer to the end of the game, the harder it was to pull off. Frankly, when Esgal went down and Hookbill had already been virtually promised a lynching on the following day, that's when I started feeling desperate. From there on my game plan was to not show it.

I am RELIEVED it's over. If I am ever a werewolf again, it will be too soon. I didn't actually want to be one the first time, and tgwbs will confirm that my response was "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!"

I did make some rookie mistakes early. Such as beating on Eomer on Day One. Such as picking Azaelia for no good reason other than whim. And I made a strategic mistake (can't say rookie anymore) on the final day, which was to pounce on Lalaith. Same thing I did with Eomer. If I had voted for Evisse, there still would have been enough votes available to double-lynch me as well, though, though Firefoot would have probably joined us against Evisse, so it would have been 4 to 3; but I would probably have gone down the following day anyway.

I considered the odds of taking out a known innocent versus risking the hunter in order to try to get the cursed villager. The way I saw it, getting the cursed villager was on a relatively consistent risk ratio of 8:1. The Hunter would have had to choose me on the night that I chose the hunter, so the risk ratio was a lot higher, but shrinking the further into the game we went.

Notice, folks, that the phantom's plan was inadvertently used, and worked. Innocents were lynched early and the Seer remained unlynched long enough to do the damage needed for the village to win. If, however, Esgal had stayed in the game longer, Ang had revealed himself too boldly, too soon.

Most of the strategic things I posted were things I truly believed to be the case, which was all part of trying to not only appear, but think, innocent.

More on strategy when I get to my home computer where I can quote at length from PMs.

Oh, one final thing. Nobody noticed how Hookbill and I made seriously bad werewolf mistakes in the first day, posting during NIGHT hours. But nobody picked up on it, much to my relief.

[littlemanpoet]

Oh! And TGWBS, you never used my double butcher knife and pun at the end! Probably my fault too, because I failed to remind him of it. I had wanted to have him put in my mouth the following: "I do not go to my lynching willingly. As you see, I have brought my two best butcher knives! I shall go down in a haze of gory! Yaaaaa!"

Oh well.

If there's a butcher next game, feel free to use it.

[mormegil]

As a consolation for being edited out of the game TGWBS was gracious enough to give me the inside scoop. It was fascinating to watch. There were so many times around mid-game that I just wanted to scream and yell and say PLEASE LISTEN TO FEANOR!!! That, of course, is when she was going strong against LMP. And I nearly freaked out when people were starting to suspect Anguriel. It's very fun to sit like a fly on the wall, watching and knowing all. Good game all.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

You played very well, LMP. At many times, you had me doubting myself. The only reason I didn't drop you is because I'd gotten the idea early and wanted to see it through. Only it never saw through! I figured I'd mention it, it'd get shot down, and I'd move on, highlighting players only long enough to be certain of their innocence (which, of course, accounts for "Fickle Fea"). Only it didn't work with you, because you never died, and you were so careful to stay calm and collected in the face of me shouting of your guilt which was apparent to no-one (to be honest, I was never positive... I was just stubborn). I couldn't for the life of me understand why nobody could see what I saw. Which is why it was so doggone convenient that I always had my back up plan of "if all else fails, I'm going to accidentally "reveal" that I'm a wolf, have them lynch me, and take him out with me, just to make sure." Which, of course, was why I was willing to vote ++FEANOR OF THE PEREDHIL if Evisse was innocent.

[Lalaith]

This was the first game I played and I learnt one very useful lesson. Never, ever be the very first person in the game to cast a vote. That earned me a whole bunch of suspicion that I never shook off.
Of course, a lot of people didn't want to vote on the first day for that very reason. I went out for the day after voting for Kath, and I just couldn't believe it when I got back and saw she'd been killed with just two votes out of a total of six.

[the guy who be short]

Sorry, LMP! I forgot about that.

Though your death kicked donkey anyway. Well, I think so anyway.

Another think that made me giggle was when somebody, I can't remember who, said that they were pretty sure that Eswen and LMP were innocent fairly early on.

I'd have to say the fall of Eswen was extremely unfortunate for the wolves' side. And the numbers and Shirriffs probably helped as the villies win too.

[Lalaith]

Though your death kicked donkey anyway. Well, I think so anyway

ALL your deaths kicked donkey, tgwbs.

[the phantom]

As usual I will be writing up a post game summary and posting it on my web page. I will include excerpts from my letters to Saurreg as well as my thoughts on the days after I was dead.

It will probably be up sometime tonight (ten hours from now or so).

And I loved my death, tgwbs!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Can't wait to see it, phantom. You know how I squirm to see such things in a timely and amusing fashion.