Line of Duty Mafia game - DAY 2

[Ragian]

LOL...the interval between Strike asking me of my opinion and my post indicates that we're married.

[annieh]

To answer Kong's question in that post Ragian brought up, blackmail happens constantly on the show. Lots of good cops being cornered into doing bad things one way or another.

If there's some in-game version of blackmail or bribery, I would expect to see it used here. We could have even started with a lot of townies expecting some to be turned via some phone call in the night or similar.

If people aren't going to play, they should withdraw so LC can figure it out. This isn't functional.

[SoN!c]

Yes that goes without saying : “Dirty Harry” doesn’t magically know who the criminals are.

Because: A) This would not be a mafia game if so and B) “A man’s got to know his limitations.” – Harry Callahan

But I get what you’re saying — just at this stage of the game, town really doesn’t need to stress too much about this. There’s plenty of time to recover later if you should feel so, maybe around D3 or so.

For now: let scum chew on this and wonder what a Dirty Harry on patrol can do to damage them. Scum already know who the other scum are.

FYI: this was the big hint (HELLO CHARLE!) that town should not waste their PR on night 1 or night 2 on me. My gameplan ticket does not include a station after N2..

Im here to find scum and set town in the right direction as long my ticket is valid.

[Ragian]

To answer Kong's question in that post Ragian brought up, blackmail happens constantly on the show. Lots of good cops being cornered into doing bad things one way or another.

If there's some in-game version of blackmail or bribery, I would expect to see it used here. We could have even started with a lot of townies expecting some to be turned via some phone call in the night or similar.

If people aren't going to play, they should withdraw so LC can figure it out. This isn't functional.

Fair enough. I will start watching tomorrow. If work quiets down. Still felt weird upon reading. At any rate, I'll jot down that Annieh has come to Kong's rescue

[Ragian]

Yes that goes without saying : “Dirty Harry” doesn’t magically know who the criminals are.

Because: A) This would not be a mafia game if so and B) “A man’s got to know his limitations.” – Harry Callahan

But I get what you’re saying — just at this stage of the game, town really doesn’t need to stress too much about this. There’s plenty of time to recover later if you should feel so, maybe around D3 or so.

For now: let scum chew on this and wonder what a Dirty Harry on patrol can do to damage them. Scum already know who the other scum are.

FYI: this was the big hint (HELLO CHARLE!) that town should not waste their PR on night 1 or night 2 on me. My gameplan ticket does not include a station after N2..

Im here to find scum and set town in the right direction as long my ticket is valid.

The role wasn't wated, mate. Several people were eyeing you up, and Charle made all that go away. I think Annieh pointed this out like three pages ago.

[hjelp]

I'm still a bit unsure about Charle but I'mt waiting for Traf to paritcipate more actively D2.

[hjelp]

my fingers don't follow my mind, lol - letters twisted, sorry about the spelling

[SoN!c]

I'm still a bit unsure about Charle but I'mt waiting for Traf to paritcipate more actively D2.

Charle is to be considered confirmed town from here on out (despite very scummy play ticking all the boxes) - unless a counter claim arrives.

Charle should have served the Regulation 15 Notice on Kingm but he didn't because our Superintendant is stupid AND needs to see an ophthalmologist ASAP. (If it was just one of those two defects he would have managed to hide that looking "jolly good"' and probably got away with because he is supercharming and the nicest SuperIntendant you will ever have but alas... What can you do with no brain and no eyesight?? Overpromoted ("a fine Peter Principle example").

Everybody unvote our Superintendant Charle please.

[SoN!c]

For those who have missed the The News:

BREAKING: CHARLE AWAKENS AT 2AM WITH SHOCK “MORAL COMPASS” CLAIM – HIS WAGON IMPLODES OVERNIGHT!
The Charle wagon that hit L-2 pressure has collapsed!
However The public is still in high demand he explains exactly how the one-shot reveal worked and why he waited until 2am today to drop it!

SON!C WARNS: “8 ACTIVE TOWN VOTERS VS 4 SCUM – NO LYNCH TODAY AND THE GAME IS ALREADY LOST”
Inactives threat turns existential! One more Town night kill without a lynch and Town can literally never reach majority again.
SoN!c’s voting-math warning is 100% correct and urgent experts say. With sub(s) coming tomorrow anyway, lynching a confirmed-inactive today is almost risk-free and guarantees Town keeps enough voting power for the rest of the game. "LYNCH TRAF and feel safe tonight!" is heared shouting on the town streets.

KINGM & TRAF STILL GHOSTING – SON!C’S 4-MAN SCUM QUARTET WAITING FOR DOMINO!
"LYNCH TRAF and feel safe tonight!" because The word on the streets is It fixes the 8-vs-4 crisis if nothing else!

[annieh]

Ragian, Kong, anyone have opinions?

Can we hear your opinion?

[strike wolf]

LOL...the interval between Strike asking me of my opinion and my post indicates that we're married.

Basically mafia married. But dont misunderstand. I was less trying to call you out and more begging and pleading for something to break up the circle that was Charle, Annieh and Son!c dominating the thread.

[strike wolf]

Ragian, Kong, anyone have opinions?

Can we hear your opinion?

Gave my opinion on the charle claim. Its probably jjst because I wasnt active much D1 but feel im missing something on the King case. Traffy does feel like the safe lynch but also kinda hoping that someone comes in with a bigger slip than just staying quiet.

[annieh]

Your last comment to save others the scrolling:

Okay. The Charle name thing is interesting. I actually had to check back and aee if I had a name. I wouldnt have realized that slip if it hadnt been pointed out. As far as Im concerned, Annieh and Son!c are town until proven otherwise and it would have to be some pretty good proof.

For now, Vote Charle to put pressure on an explanation.

Annieh: Bussing refers to an action performed by a Busdriver or variation of the role.......

First off thanks for the vote of confidence and the bussing explanation.

Lots happened to comment on since the initial exposure of the slip ( I think hjelp brought it up too, maybe first). I was expecting more. Is it a scum game falling apart or is it just like Charle says? Is he still hiding something? This is meant to be conversational, not challenging. I harbour no hard feelings.

And trust me, no one wanted the Charle/Sonic/Annie comment cycle to have more people in it than the three (or maybe just two ) of us. Now I've addressed my elephant in the room so, please, take it away!

[Ragian]

I still want to hear what Traf was up to last night.

[Charle]

I still want to hear what Traf was up to last night.

Aha, now we are getting somewhere!

[SoN!c]

1. SoN!c – Confirmed Town (mod flip)
2. annieh – Strongest active analyst, switched votes cleanly, shredded Charle’s claim. If she’s scum, she’s not playing the safe “blend in” game at all.
3. Ragian – Consistent and logical with genuine-feeling reads.

4. Strike Wolf – Active voter, first on the Charle wagon, then unvoted cleanly after the new claim. Good analysis on “serving the letter” sounding like a real Town role.
5. kongming3 – Dropped the perfect “scum-dumb” line on Charle. Solid Town energy.
6. hjelp – Switched wagons logically, stayed engaged.
7. Djfireside – Mostly neutral but still leaning Town for me.

8. homer_jay – Playing the perfect scum game? : perfect low-volume, safe Blending in, safe middle-of-the-road opinions, coasting along… it's the perfect veteran scum style..

9. general cod – Ghost
10. Riskmaster101 – Ghost
11. Cofari – Ghost, almost certain to be replaced by Devante today (mod promise).

THE 3 to 4-SCUM TEAM :
12. TrafalgarLaw01 – Low-commitment "semi-ghost" who seems to be waiting for night actions only (while hoping talking doesn’t get him in trouble).?
13. Kingm – Chaotic vote-hopper, dramatic fun speeches,..still dragging heavy D1 baggage, but at least entertaining if he shows up
14. (3th slot – the “zombie ghost”) – One of the inactives (most likely Cod).

15. ??? Charle : "To be considered Town until a counter-claim appears"… but damn, he played this exactly like when he was the bent mafia cop in Vegas. Did Loose Canon fly you back in from Vegas?
Still don’t get why he questioned my confirmed Town mod flip (“you could be mafia bussed”) when he supposedly served the letter himself — and he knows how rare a scum bus driver role is..
Also, the only other player he named as possible scum was an OMGUS on annieh… yet he insists Kingm is Town like he knows it? How do you not question Kingm’s insane D1 play??

So:
If we lynch a "semi silent one" today (Traf), we fix the voting-power crisis immediately. Even if Traf flips Town, he can just sub back in for Riskmaster or Cod later.
And if Charle somehow survives the night… well, scum probably won’t take any risk him staying alive if he really is Town with more “letters” to serve. Then Charle can sub back in too and we finally clear out the three zombie ghosts.

The math is crystal clear: lynch today or lose the war.

So… time to pick a better target than Traf (if you think you have one) and explain why — the floor is open right now! Deadline coming fast..april 1

We are waiting on Traf anyway to answer Ragian’s question: what did you do last night?? (and why? + why are you so quiet?); getting him to L-2 can only speed things up..

[Ragian]

I don't think we have a deadline yet. I'd say we'll have to get a move on when we have like a week to go. I can wait for Traf to come to the table while I watch the first episode of this show.

@Annie, is it any good?

[SoN!c]

I don't think we have a deadline yet. I'd say we'll have to get a move on when we have like a week to go. I can wait for Traf to come to the table while I watch the first episode of this show.

@Annie, is it any good?

Deadline is already set by mod himself twice on april 1 if i remember correctly.

[SoN!c]

Current Vote Count;

Charle 3 - Kingm, Sonic, Hjelp
General Cod 1 - DJFireside

8 needed for lynch -Deadline Wednesday 1 April

Also I will be flipping a coin between Cofari and Riskmaster tomorrow (Tuesday 24th March) to replace one of them with Devante subbing back in - assuming neither post in this forum by either by then.

To be fair to Cofari he has pm'd me with apology and suggested I either modkill or replace him
But I'm reticent to change what I've said re coinflipping - so I'm not going to do that

We'll have to get a move on when we have like less then a week to go

[annieh]

LC made rule 11 for participation. If you're out for more than 3 days that's your one and only warning. After that, you're gone. The rule wasn't enforced, players didn't show up, and now we're up shit creek. Does anyone really think we are going to get 8 votes on anyone? With our limited voters already divided on find scum vs remove silents.

Hoping the news about riskmaster and cofari unfucks the game. Do we at least get a role reveal on the one that doesn't come back?

(Note for the people scrolling: nothing here on is about mafia game or strategy)

Ragian, series 1 was good! Lots happens in every episode which makes for lots of twists and turns. The operation that lead to Firearms Officer SoN!c shooting an innocent civilian happens in the first couple minutes and they don't slow down from there. I like the characters. Definitely more about the cops and their ethical grey areas than about the crime group members and their actions.
Watching it with this game is funny because they'll show Nigel, this plain old British guy, still alive, and at home I'll be all, "Devante nooooo!" Or here side-eyeing Sonic because he should really not have a job after the incident.

[Ragian]

Lord have mercy. Son!c is right. Vote traf.

@Annie, I'll give it a shot later today. What is the recommended beverage for it?

[Ragian]

(Was that even the right colour?)

Vote Traf