Werewolf LIII: The Republic

[the phantom]

Quick question, Brin.

I'm curious- I made this post on Day 2. Did you Wolves indeed have some discussions before the game and the idea of Rep numbers and such came up?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Quick question, Brin.

I'm curious- I made this post on Day 2. Did you Wolves indeed have some discussions before the game and the idea of Rep numbers and such came up?

That post made me laugh, as do all posts which unwittingly peg wolves early on.

I had to talk about this game. Mostly to Formendacil.

Formy, Formy, guess what they've done now!

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

I had to talk about this game. Mostly to Formendacil.

Formy, Formy, guess what they've done now!

She's not lying, everyone... And, for what it's worth, I'm glad she did, because it dragged me back into watching this game after having to turn down insistent invites due to time commitments (and boy did I play that gambit right! You were at this a LONG time).

Of course, knowing who was who only made the watching more interesting. I was rooting for the wolves the whole time, though. Probably because Brinn is the only person I've spent hours of real life talking about Werewolf to, so I've more of a sympathy into her WWing background than the black screens of the rest of you.

[Nerwen]

Congratulations, Brinn!

Brilliant playing!

[mormegil]

There was a post, which I will not find in the myriad of posts, was when Lommy pegged why Nogrod choice to make our first kill. She almost said his exact words that he used to justify it. Basically he wanted to keep it sporty and all that..I just about lost it and was actually laughing out loud with that one

[A Little Green]

Brinn, darling, if you aren't the sneakiest young lady I've ever met! *bows* Honestly, when I read what happened on the last Day after I had gone to sleep my reaction was "Darn it, Lommy, now wolf-Nerwen wins!" Sorry Nerwen. I really thought it was you.

This was a very entertaining game indeed, and I was glad to make it to the end. I was wrong all the time, of course - the only wolf I really suspected was Nog, and even that was no use. Oh, the irony:

Originally Posted by me, on the last Day

The more I read Brinn's posts, the more she starts to look innocent to me.

[Thinlómien]

Oh Brinn, I promised to be speechless but you know me: that's something I can never manage. But you were just awesome, girl. Really. I didn't suspect you after the Day we should have lynched you (the day Ilya died). You just had a very strong air of innocence - I must admit all my reasonings "she is too frustrated and makes too much effort to be a wolf" were merely my ways of reasoning to myself the innocent feeling I got from you.

I can see only one scenario in which I would have voted you on the last day: had Nerwen actually not missed her vote and voted you as a rep and had you voted Greenie and done it before I had to vote (extremely unlikely due to timezones) I might have voted you instead of Nerwen for the second lynchee. Because as yesterDay processed, I was thinking Nerwen more and more innocent.

I was a bit frustrated with this game at times simply because it took all my time but I'm so glad that I was able to play in it and very grateful to have been there even in the last Day and yes, even for casting the fatal vote! I said I'll screw it up and I kept my promise!

I had really fun time writing that last post. It was difficult to decide between that "if it is you" style and a list of things you have to remember in my honour (getting Ka lynched, catching Boro&tp's ploy, suspecting morm and Nog at least at some phase etc) in case my last and most important choice is wrong.

So, thank you everybody. Wolves, you did well - Brinn was a miracle and who knows what would have happened to you Nog and morm had Boro not dreamt of you. Speaking of which: Boro - you were brilliant and I must grudgingly admit phantom was too, to some extent, but you both annoyed me a great deal and did resort to a sort of elitism. Nevertheless, without you two the game would've been far less interesting and not as good.

And most importantly, thank you, amazing moddesses, for the great game! Fea, the idea of the game was just masterful and worked out without any problems, which is very exceptional for a complicated game like this.

Everybody, except a bunch of reps (haha, double meaning) coming out as soon as I have time.

[Aganzir]

I found myself rooting for Brinn against my will. That was an awesome performance.

Also the other wolves did really good work. Unfortunately I was too busy to analyze Nog & Ka's posts, though.

And morm... I was typing a post in Open Office during Night 2 (I find it easier than doing it all at once after the next day has begun), and I suddenly got this inexplicable strong certainty that you were a wolf. I actually wrote it down in my post but removed it before posting on day 2 because then I just didn't seem to find any reasons for it anymore.

I didn't mind getting killed so no worries. It was what I had been striving for myself, anyway, trying to give off some seer vibes. Not sure if the wolves interpreted anything I had done in that light, though.
Actually I even died at the best possible moment since after that I would have been terribly busy, what with the exam week and such, and I should have chosen between werewolf and school. And being crazy enough, I might well have chosen werewolf.

Why did you choose the kills you did?

Also sorry for suspecting you so much, Ilya. I think I've recently taken to the habit of trying newbies and quieter players to see if they break and reveal their possible wolfishness. You made it through my interrogation rather well... As did also Eönwë.

It's so long since I died that this is all I could come up with right now.

Anyway thank you all, Fea, Mith, Rikae & guest narrators. You made this game really enjoyable.

edit: Also, morm, I'm still laughing at the Boro photo you posted. :-D

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by tp

I'm curious- I made this post on Day 2. Did you Wolves indeed have some discussions before the game and the idea of Rep numbers and such came up?

I just looked back at our old PMs and apparently morm did mention it, though I don't actually remember him saying it. Most of the first Night discussions involved whether the wolves should vote each other as reps, and should we spread out our rep votes or vote together. We didn't know how spread out people would vote since this whole rep thing was new, so a lot of our discussion was speculation. Most of the Night 1 discussion involved the other three wolves and I took little part in it. I honestly have to admit, I didn't participate heavily on the first Night because I don't like to discuss strategies too much. I guess it's because I find my best strategy is to have no particular strategy...I like to do whatever I want because that's how innocents play...completely individually. Hmm...I wonder if that makes me a selfish wolf. Don't get me wrong, I love playing as team and discussing with fellow wolves who we should kill next. I'm just not particularly fond of Night 1's.

A lot of people seemed to find the whole goal number of reps suspicious. But quite honestly I think it's an argument I would've made even if I were innocent. Having a proportional number of reps just seems logical...well, maybe not for the later half of the game when there are less players, but at least for the first few Days.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Question: what did you guys think about the altered accountability issues that come with elected Reps doing your voting for you? Did it make it harder or easier to trace bad guys?

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Brin

I just looked back at our old PMs and apparently morm did mention it

Well, thank goodness. When I saw that and the way it was worded Day 1 my head wouldn't shut up about it ("They discussed that point at Night, Phantom, I feel it!"). Nice to know the voices in my head aren't crazy.

Originally Posted by Fea

That post made me laugh, as do all posts which unwittingly peg wolves early on.

I wouldn't go so far as to say "unwittingly".

Originally Posted by Fea

Question: what did you guys think about the altered accountability issues that come with elected Reps doing your voting for you? Did it make it harder or easier to trace bad guys?

Easier, I believe. It gave me more time with everyone, and gave everyone more opportunities to take action, actions which could be analyzed. And with the extra round of voting, I felt it yielded more opportunities for strategic positioning, which is something you can watch for and use to determine innocence. Because of that, I felt comfortable in this village much earlier than I usually do in other villages.