Tol-in-Gaurhoth LVII - Chess Game for Middle Earth: Game Thread

[satansaloser2005]

Bloody wench.

Oh well, it's okay. Everyone knows that the first post always belongs to a wolf, or baddie of some sort. Thus Mnemo must be evil. :merisu:



P.S. Or is that the second post that is always made by a baddie? Meh, whatever.

[the phantom]

I believe you'll find it is the first, second, AND third post.

[the phantom]

Personally, I can't believe Gandalf agreed to this. You know good and well that Sauron won't keep his word. He's got the biggest armies and such. He's just trying to get the war over with. If he loses this game, he'll just attack.

Surely Gandalf knows this. Perhaps he's just stalling for time? Hmmm....

[Mnemosyne]

Not to mention: since when has Gandalf cared about ruling lands? He weren't called the Grey Pilgrim for nuttin'.

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Sally

My apologies for the egregious oversight on my part, dear packmates.

Whatever. You know good and well we're not packmates. Only one of us is a Werewolf. Then one of us is the Werebear, and the final member is the Black Pawn.

Should we forge an alliance?

And then stab each other in the back somewhere around Day 3?

[Mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Whatever. You know good and well we're not packmates. Only one of us is a Werewolf. Then one of us is the Werebear, and the final member is the Black Pawn.

Should we forge an alliance?

And then stab each other in the back somewhere around Day 3?

Rock on!

...can we do it IRL?

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Whatever. You know good and well we're not packmates. Only one of us is a Werewolf. Then one of us is the Werebear, and the final member is the Black Pawn.

Should we forge an alliance?

And then stab each other in the back somewhere around Day 3?

Brilliant. We'll do lunch to discuss the details. I suggest the Chinese restaurant in Lincoln. They do the MOST fabulous duck soup I've ever tasted. You'll love it.

[Mnemosyne]

Lincoln? How am I supposed to get to Lincoln?

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

Lincoln? How am I supposed to get to Lincoln?

Fly, of course.

Or in a takeout box. Oh wait, that's on the way back. My mistake. So sorry.

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Personally, I can't believe Gandalf agreed to this

Are you sure it isn't Saruman under the guise of Gandalf?






*melts from Mount Doom heat*

[Eönwë]

On another note, it's interesting to see two new Downers in this game.

So, theres 18 players. 4 gifted. 3 gifted werewolves. 1 Werebear. 1 Cobbler. That leaves 9 ordos.

I think that in this game it is probably going to be more important than ever to kill the bad guys early. The Werewolves (Black Bishop, Black Knight, Black Rook) have an almost 1 in 3 chance of getting a gifted as does the Werebear (Black Queen), and every Night that they don't (unless they get the Cobbler(Black Pawn) or one of the opposing side) the odds of them killing one will increase. And this will be especially bad.

We have more gifteds than usual which is good, but it also means that they are more vulnerable to attack.


As for posts so far, what can I say. Everyone is either innocent, or maybe they know we'd think that and the first 3 really are wolves, or one of them really a wolf and was playing along with it to remove the suspicion from themselves. Or maybe they're all just ordos having fun.

Edit: x-ed- Hey, Wilwa stole my theory!

[wilwarin538]

No, looks to me like you stole my theory! Though, to be honest, it's not that brilliant of a theory.

One thing I thought of was whether or not the werebear can kill a wolf at Night, or vice-versa?

And then there's this mystery White Queen, who is either going to be of great use to us or, to think a bit outside the box, is completly on her own team. If you think about her opposite the Black Queen, who is on her own team, not really allied with the other Black pieces, could it not be a possibility that the White Queen is similar, and isn't necessarily allied with us White Pawns? Or perhaps the White Queen doesn't even know that's what they are, it might be something only our Mod knows about.

Anyway, just some random thoughts, I find it quite intriguing that there is a mystery role, and can't stop thinking of the possibilities. But that isn't our focus toDay, I know.

So I will be back in about 5 hours!

[Nogrod]

So we have three self-proclaimed baddies around? How should we take it?

This situation calls for a citation and some listening to the wisdom of the two Queens speaking there.

"What do you mean by 'If you really are a Queen'? What right have you to call yourself so? You can't be a Queen, you know, till you passed the proper examination. And the sooner we begin, the better."

"I only said 'if'!" poor Alice pleaded in a piteous tone.

The two queens looked at each other, and the Red Queen remarked with a little shudder. "She says she only said 'if'..."

"But she said a great deal more than that!" the White Queen moaned, wringing her hands. "Oh, ever so much more than that!"

"So you did, you know." the Red Queen said to Alice. "Always speak the truth - think before you speak - and write it down afterwards."

"I'm sure I didn't mean..." Alice was beginning, but the Red Queen interrupted her impatiently.

"That's just what I complain of! You should have meant! What do you suppose is the use of a child without any meaning? Even a joke should have some meaning."

I couldn't put it better...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Throwing a die? No, it was a free choice. Nerwen stood before her, the one who had attempted to instigate actual discussion. Not the frivolous, not the as-yet-invisible, but the one piece of sense. See what follows.

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by wilwarin538

One thing I thought of was whether or not the werebear can kill a wolf at Night, or vice-versa?

I think that they probably could, but I'm not sure. In the last game I played the werebear wasn't a proper werebear and couldn't kill at night, but I think that logically a bear should be able to overpower a wolf. And also a wolf pack could overpower a bear. So I don't think we need to worry about whether they can kill each other.

Originally Posted by Hansy

They have a Ranger, so there's always one element on the team immune to the Black Queen attacks. The Black Bishop can dream of her, leave some clues and basically blackmail them into helping the team's job.

Who is them? Is it the wolves? If the wolves work as a team, then I don't think that there needs to be any blackmailing. Or is that a wolvish slip? *dun! dun! dun!*

edit:x-ed a lot

[Mnemosyne]

Bloody wench.

This is chess; no blood nor guts involved here.

Though apparently there's a fiery mountain below us... *looks down with shifty eyes*

Come to think of it, how are we not melting or at least experiencing some sort of physical distress with all this heat? Except for those of us who were bred and born here... *glares suspiciously at all those who are not experiencing heat exhaustion*

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Phantom

I believe you'll find it is the first, second, AND third post.

Very true. My apologies for the egregious oversight on my part, dear packmates.

Originally Posted by some quack

This is chess; no blood nor guts involved here.

Obviously you've never played wizard's chess.

[Durelin]

Originally Posted by tp

Personally, I can't believe Gandalf agreed to this.

Gandalf was always a manipulative goody-goody (at least, good is his façade) egotist. It is hardly surprising that he treat many of us as pawns just as quickly and without remorse as Sauron would.

There will most certainly be blood and guts (I certainly hope so, anyway). My only advice to everyone at this point: let the wookie win.