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the phantom · 06-13-2006, 08:25 PM

All right, I'm back.

I'll be posting a voting analysis later (two hours from now probably, three at most).

After that, I'll be doing a Boro & Naria quote analysis.

But for now, a couple things.

First, it's fine to talk about and analyze suspects, but don't allow yourself to become overly focused on Valier. Yeah, yeah, she could be the final Penguin I know. Maybe after my vote analysis and such she'll end up among my top suspects again, but you'll notice that yesterday I removed her from my list of names I was willing to vote for. I'm not as suspicious of her as I was two days ago. I Hunted her last night not because I thought she was for sure the most likely Penguin, but largely because I thought knowing the truth about her would help you guys more than anything else.

And on that note, here is a little thing I want EVERYONE to participate in. I call it- "think like a gifted".

I want all of you to think about which person you would hunt if you were the Hunter. Post your thoughts and selections.

Then I want you all to say who you would protect if you were the Ranger, and why (I am not an option, as you know me to be innocent already).

Doing these things will yield a clear declaration of suspicion and trust for at least one person by everyone in the village. It's fine to have secondary suspects, but I want everyone to come out and say, BEFORE the voting starts, who your first and last people are on your suspicion list. Once the voting starts, it's so easy to vote for your #2 suspicion if he/she is already attracting votes, and so it is never clear that that person was not in fact your #1 suspect because you had been listing them as pretty much even with your other primary suspect all day.

I'm doing this partially to keep our final Penguin from going whichever way the wind is blowing and such. I want a #1 suspect (Hunter pick) and #1 friend (Ranger pick) from everyone. So many Wolves over past games have survived by managing to stay... how should I say it... non-commited.

Also, and quite importantly, I will factor your picks into making my nightly pick.

And I don't want any whining from you. As your last proven innocent and dedicated Hunter, I think you owe me a little something. I mean- I am willing to die for you after all!

06-13-2006, 08:25 PM	#360
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	All right, I'm back. I'll be posting a voting analysis later (two hours from now probably, three at most). After that, I'll be doing a Boro & Naria quote analysis. But for now, a couple things. First, it's fine to talk about and analyze suspects, but don't allow yourself to become overly focused on Valier. Yeah, yeah, she could be the final Penguin I know. Maybe after my vote analysis and such she'll end up among my top suspects again, but you'll notice that yesterday I removed her from my list of names I was willing to vote for. I'm not as suspicious of her as I was two days ago. I Hunted her last night not because I thought she was for sure the most likely Penguin, but largely because I thought knowing the truth about her would help you guys more than anything else. And on that note, here is a little thing I want EVERYONE to participate in. I call it- "think like a gifted". I want all of you to think about which person you would hunt if you were the Hunter. Post your thoughts and selections. Then I want you all to say who you would protect if you were the Ranger, and why (I am not an option, as you know me to be innocent already). Doing these things will yield a clear declaration of suspicion and trust for at least one person by everyone in the village. It's fine to have secondary suspects, but I want everyone to come out and say, BEFORE the voting starts, who your first and last people are on your suspicion list. Once the voting starts, it's so easy to vote for your #2 suspicion if he/she is already attracting votes, and so it is never clear that that person was not in fact your #1 suspect because you had been listing them as pretty much even with your other primary suspect all day. I'm doing this partially to keep our final Penguin from going whichever way the wind is blowing and such. I want a #1 suspect (Hunter pick) and #1 friend (Ranger pick) from everyone. So many Wolves over past games have survived by managing to stay... how should I say it... non-commited. Also, and quite importantly, I will factor your picks into making my nightly pick. And I don't want any whining from you. As your last proven innocent and dedicated Hunter, I think you owe me a little something. I mean- I am willing to die for you after all! __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.