Good morning friends. I'm all caught up and I seem to finally be in a position to join in the fun. And what a lot of fun has happened since then. Here's a bit of a rushed post before I unpack. First: much needed responses.
stuart9001: "...we have others more silent/equally silent with not much of a reason..." I don't disagree, Peanut just stands out more than others, possibly because I feel that I didn't see him pick up the pace like most others did at the end of day 1.
I was called away to an unexpected funeral of a close relative, and didn't have steady internet access or the right frame of mind to keep up. Honestly I don't blame you at all for having suspicions, I hammered away at the lurkers pretty hard on Day 1 myself. That being said, if you want further evidence I wasn't just trying to lurk (and I don't blame you) I'll point out that I haven't posted on the GOG forums at all since my game post, and I also suspended my much beloved
Hero Quest forum game for the duration of my trip. Hopefully that makes everyone feel a little better about my absence.
Rodzaju: Not voting: Nmillar, Joesapphire, Pazzer, Orryyrro, Vitek, Stuart
I'm allowed to vote, right? :P
Vitek: @ peanut: What are your reads on Robbeasy?
I'm like you, I don't really have any. He's a very background player that has really avoided suspicion from me, but doesn't seem to post enough or in a way that pegs him as a confirmed town. I think of Day 2 lurking becomes a much flimsier argument; it seems way more likely for a person to disappear for real life reasons then as a nefarious plan. My personal (probably wrong) thoughts on lurking at this point.
That being said, Robb's an enigma. At this point I think we have better suspects, but I'm definitely paying attention to how he votes.
stuart9001: It's kind of making me think, Red Baron has certainly become much more "vocal" (maybe the correct word should be postal?) since the demise of Zchinque, perhaps he is less afraid someone?
I love this theory, but I think it's too perfect to be true, and the Baron is right that holidays ending means more vocal players across the board. So unfortunately, that means I can't really commit to that thread of thinking as much as I would like to.
As for reads from me:
The Muttly/Baron argument is pretty bizarre. If I were to pick which player was scummier in that match-up, I'd go with Baron based on not much more than a gut instinct after reading all the posts I missed. I also agree with with Pazzer's notion that even after Baron's case is picked apart by others he seems totally unwilling to back down or reconsider his position and instead builds up an even bigger case. Obviously I understand he wants to defend himself, but it's making me uncomfortable and inclined to side with the more solid arguments Muttly is posting. Both arguments seem totally full of holes though.
ital is also creeping up my suspect list, as is Vitek though I lost my notes on why he was. There were reasons, I promise! I'll have to get back to this point later.
Nmiller and Robb continue to be kind of a mystery, but I lean town for Nmillar based on the infrequent but sensible posts.
I like Pazzer and Joe and their sensible posts, and so they seem not-scum to me, but I am a very trusting person. Not the best mafia game quality I imagine.
I still think Stuart leans town but I don't like the lurking argument anymore. Any mafia player would, at this point, be pretty much unable to get away with lurking. Throwing out mentions of lurkers at this point seems to me like an easy way to try to build a train on a townie. Of course, lurking can still be a powerful mafia tool but I feel like real life issues are far more likely than nefarious plotting and scheming. It can really go either way I suppose, but I'd rather work on sussing out active scummy players than jumping on another deadline induced lurk train. But again I'm chalking it up to first time player learning experience and going along with the tone set on Day 1. I mostly wrote this paragraph to theorize on lurking,
Interested to hear from the Bard. I thought Orryyrro had a kind of arrogant playstyle, and he was a big suspect for me. Hopefully you can continue his game without flashing up huge warning bells. No pressure, pal.