Mindsmurf Mafia - GAME OVER - Town Win - The Triple H gods are the heroes!

[[M] Felix]

I don't think there would be a serial bomber. The idea behind the bomb role is that you have to sacrifice yourself to use your power. Making a bomb role that didn't do that would sort of defeat the purpose, wouldn't it

[[M] Ron - Cop Dad]

I feel this discussion about bombers and whatnot has gone down a dead end. It has been very fruitful, and kudos to all involved in it, you've really helped!

Now, I think we could turn our attention to something else.

Hermes's Friendly Mafia Tips You can't focus on one person and say "Done for the day!" - after all, with just one bad guy down, there's bound to be more lurking out there!

Helios and Nyx - the mirrors

Helios and Nyx have been taking shots at each other today. But their similarities are perhaps more intriguing than their differences.

On Day One, Helios and Nyx were the only people to vote for Tyche.

On Day Two, Helios and Nyx were the first two people to vote for Persephone.

Take a look at their posts today.

I'm not sure who or what killed Eros. We could have another mafia faction, or we could have a vigilante. If it's a vigilante, great shooting. Let's hope you can get another one tonight.

With so many accounts in play, I think we have two scum teams.

A major loss for us, losing our Doctor. I regret my part in that, but there was little else that could be done. We just have to build from this and try to look at the positives -- our first scum death.

Very unfortunate that a Doctor is dead. All's not lost, though.

All is clearly not as it seems between these two!

BITESIZE

• Aphrodite has a gimmick to do with people loving her and vanity. It's likely not a posting restriction, as she started on Day 0, before we knew our roles
• Artemis - possible lyncher on me?
• Hades has faded away after being rather prominent early on. Worth observing
• Soon it will be crunch time for our trio of inactives.

[[M] Ron - Cop Dad]

I'm THE WORLD'S MOST BORED GUY.

Yes, that is now officially my role in this game! My ability is to try to get some people to post. I will ask some very key questions.

• Where are you all hiding?
• Why didn't Persephone just claim and save herself?
• Was Hades actually a communist?
• Goldenboko: Is it wrong to look at photos of him and feel slightly aroused?
• What if Apollo is a Mafia Bomb, right, and Hera is actually mafia. Think about it. How would we know?
• Tell me why are we so blind to see that the ones we hurt are you and me?
• Tyche: What's up with that guy? Seriously.
• The Beatles or Queen?
• Who's been making all these kills?! Vigilante? Serial Killer? Second Scum Faction? Inventor? Paranoid Gun Owner? (the last two are unlikely, what with there being multiple excess deaths and mostly vanilla town being iced, but whatever, throwing them out there)

in summary

please post my wonderful friends, I feel lost and alone without you.

(and the game is less fun)

[[M] Kurt - Cool Dad]

I am hiding behind the fourth wall

Persephone probably thought it would be worse for her if she claimed, and she gave up

Err, sure

I hope not

I thought of this for a second as well...

That sounds like something from I want it that way :o

Idk, I don't have a read on him... unless he's a cylon

Queen, easily

A second scum faction would be more of a mindsmurf, I think, but what if the mindsmurf of this mafia game is just us thinking it's a mindsmurf, and it's actually a fairly simple setup, so we overthink it and get mindsmurfed!? Nah, probably not... It can't be a paranoid gun owner, though, because night 1 people with no night action died.

[[M] Felix]

Second bullet: Well it'd be pretty pointless. For every person that says "hey wait a minute" there are two that go ROLECLAIM VOTE VOTE. Even if she should survive the day she'd be the mafia's #1 target.

Fifth bullet: You wouldn't! Really there are endless possibilities. We could both be mafia. He could be town and I could be mafia (as I stated before, the mafia would believe his bomb claim no matter his alignment). Even if I were to uncover another bomb and that person were to die, proving they are a town bomb, you could always say I was a Mafia Cop. Everyone will just have to decide for themselves whether or not my behavior is scummy, because there's no real proof unless I die.

Last Bullet: I'll guess Vigilante or Serial Killer. I suppose with this many people a second mafia faction isn't such a crazy idea, but it's less common.

As far as this bomb business goes, would the Hurt Locker's action go through even in death? If she was a bomb defuser, there might not be any danger.

Anywho I'm voting Helios.

##Vote: Helios

[[M] Helo]

Ok, my mind is officially smurfed. I'm trying to catch up now, and I'll try to have a longer post a little later tonight.

Quick thoughts:

1. I have stated my suspicions about Hestia and, to a lesser extent, Apollo for a while now. But yesterday showed me that they both can't be mafia. Hestia's original vote for Apollo doesn't mean much, but her later leaving Persephone (who was town) to Apollo in a close game is pretty conclusive that those two, at least, are not working together. Though I guess it is possible that they are part of two separate factions, if there are two separate factions, that seems less likely.

2. Re: Nyx and Helios, there are some good points above. If anything I think Helios's posts would be more suspicious since he seemed to just jump on to Nyx's posts.

I think the next vote has to be a bandwagon, so I guess I'll leave that for now. If I had to vote for real now, I think lynching Apollo tonight would be most informative.

##Vote: Helios (bandwagon)

[[M] Helo]

Oh crap, Apollo's a bomb? Demondude would be so proud. But I guess that mucks up my recommendation.

[[M] Athena]

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Helios and Nyx - the mirrors

Helios and Nyx have been taking shots at each other today. But their similarities are perhaps more intriguing than their differences.

On Day One, Helios and Nyx were the only people to vote for Tyche.

I can't speak for my Day 0 or Day 1 actions -- I only took control of this account on Day 2. Also, those are pretty generic things to say come the start of a new day, and with having consistent double night kills. Just saying.

Can you also elaborate on what you meant about the Hera-Apollo theory? It might be that I just woke up, but I don't follow. Wait nope I think I have it now. Hera isn't a bomb detector, but would seem legit if Apollo flipped mafia bomb, right? Lightbulb moment if ever there was one.

[[M] Athena]

A second scum faction would be more of a mindsmurf, I think, but what if the mindsmurf of this mafia game is just us thinking it's a mindsmurf, and it's actually a fairly simple setup, so we overthink it and get mindsmurfed!?

This is a possibility I have considered many times. It's no less of a mindsmurf in of itself than the game is. As Del Zeus said, don't overthink it, just relax and have fun.

Okay class time. I'll be back during my break unless I decide to work on my essays.

[[M] D'Anna]

Hestia's back, now with 347% more quotes.

I looked back through Hygieia's posts and literally everything said was deadset on keeping us looking at Nyx and Apollo.

Hermes that vote on Posiedon will not count unfortunately, because the next vote must be on Apollo. You do raise a very good case against him, and to be honest he is another on my list of scum suspects. I just don't want to go after too many at once because then votes against them are too spread out and they can have an easier time throwing a townie in the line of fire at the last minute.

Nyx is trying to worm her way out of suspicion. The reason why I blame her for lynching Persephone is that nobody seriously was giving a thought about her until after she made the Persephone saved Hades post.

Why make a case against somebody and vote to lynch them if you don't want to? (Other than the forced bandwagons today of course) Watch out everyone, because Nyx is going to try everything to get an innocent townie to take the fall for her.

I can't wait to see Apollo and Nyx tear each other apart.

I like cleaning scum. Lets have some fun.

A major loss for us, losing our Doctor. I regret my part in that, but there was little else that could be done. We just have to build from this and try to look at the positives -- our first scum death.

I'm not sure who or what killed Eros. We could have another mafia faction, or we could have a vigilante. If it's a vigilante, great shooting. Let's hope you can get another one tonight.

Today is going to be good for scum. They'll be able to hide their votes by bandwagoning. But we should be able to look at the past few days and find something to help us nail a mafian. I'll be back later after class to see what I can dig up.

Paragraph 1. Your part was the source for the entire bandwagon, it was you who put the marker on her. Then you suck up to the town.

Paragraph 2. More sucking up to the town. I hope we kill scum as well. Either you or your partner Apollo.

Paragraph 3. Thats how you always find scum. With or without special voting rules.

All Nyx has done here is suck up a bit, which is a scum tactic to make themselves look more townish, and explain how the game is played in a subtle manner. Watch this god, she is trouble.

Nyx, killing the doctor is on your head. I bet you sure were happy about that in your mafia forum.

##Vote: Apollo

Above highlighted stuff is stuff that didn't sit right with me.

Death of my daughter and the doctor in one go, oh joy
I was hoping she'd eventually explain herself in some way, but I guess not... At least the night resulted in the removal of some scum I guess.

On that note, I hadn't really noticed Eros' lack of posting due to the large numbers of people. I dislike calling people mafia if they don't post often, as I understand that many people have time restrictions upon them, and some miss out on heavy conversation due to unfortunate time zones, but when someone is heavily absent you need to start questioning why they haven't been replaced, or nudged back into action...
I did a short search and found that both Eilithyia and Dionysus posted day 0, but have never actually posted anything since...
Should this concern us at all? If they are actually being inactive, Del should pick up on it soon, but if he doesn't, they could be hiding, and that worries me.

Demeter raises a good point, inactives must start acting, however, I'd like to hear more from you Demeter!

[[M] Trevor - Gay Dad]

I'm back for some more fun. Oh Hestia has questions for me. I'm happy to answer them.

First quote. Yes I do think that going after three people at the same time is a bad idea. Say I create arguments against 3 possible mafia members, and each person gets three votes on them. The scum create their own argument on a fourth member. In a situation like this, getting a couple townies to vote for the scapegoat is easier. Now instead of three members with 3 votes each, two with 5 votes each. To save themselves the mafia have a much harder job as more people votes on the scapegoat are needed to save themselves. Does this make sense. (The scenario is idealized a bit, but it conveys the meaning of my strategy)

Quote 2. I was hoping Nyx would try and attack Apollo or Apollo would attack Nyx. Because in case you didn't notice I've been working on using the unique vote style of the day to keep these two as the two with the most votes.

Quote 3. I find Nyx suspicious. So I encourage people to keep an eye on her.

Quote 4. I tried to bait a reaction from someone. It's Hyperbole. In truth I would feel the same about her if Persephone was Vanilla Town or even a Serial Killer. Persephone was not mafia. A mafia member would know that, and for mafia members any lynch on people who are not them is good.

Quote 5. I can't hold suspicion on Apollo from day 2? I wanted to make sure I got the first vote so I would not be forced to bandwagon another.

[[M] D'Anna]

Quote 5 was an accident disregard that xD

[[M] Trevor - Gay Dad]

Also I agree with Hermes that this day is not nearly as fun. Therefore, I shall roleclaim. I stand among all the gods... as the Monster Hunter with a fondness for making a very loud battle cry. I call to battle against monster threats as they appear. And there is one now, so my role must take effect!

VILE BEAST, MARK MY WORDS. RELEASE FROM THE CONFINES OF YOUR SAVAGE LABYRINTH THE ONE WHOM YOU HAVE STOLEN, OR I SHALL DELIVER UNTO THEE A FATE OF HORRORS INCLUDING...

• Raistlin bikini picture, the animated GIF.
• penetration by Loony BoB.
• Pictures of food prepared by Miriel that you are forbidden to eat.

##VOTE: THE MINOTAUR
##SLAY: THE MINOTAUR
##ANNIHILATE: THE MINOTAUR
COME ON FELLOW TOWNSPEOPLE, WE MUST RID THE WORLD OF THE SAVAGE EVIL THAT IS THE MINOTAUR.

[[M] Walter - Smart Dad]

What's up everybody? Bandwagon voting sounds fun So

##Vote: Hestia

[[M] D'Anna]

Are you still hung up on me? I mean, I knew I was sexy but still.