WW LXXXVIII: What Lies in the Dark (Game Thread)

[satansaloser2005]

If Shelob dies toDay, the game is over.

[Inziladun]

Looking at Nerwen wasn't nearly as productive as I'd hoped. There was a lot of banter, true, but the same could be said for many, including myself. She's made some points, and I guess what's struck me is that she hasn't been around a great deal, and as I said doesn't seem as aggressive as normal. She did mention some RL stuff, however. No vote from her Day 1, and a vote for tp yesterDay.

A throwaway vote from a spiderling would be foolish, I think, since the baddies want to reduce the number of innocents as quickly as possible. I could see Shelob hiding behind a throwaway quite easily, though.

All that's to say that there really isn't anything concrete against Nerwen, beyond the vote yesterDay. I don't think she's a likely spiderling, but Shelob can't be ruled out.

[wilwarin538]

Alrighty, so toDay is going to be just dreadful for me. I am now going to sleep, and I go to work again first thing in the morning, and my shift is done about 1 hour before DL. So you'll get this post, and then I'll be around for the last hour of the Day. I'm sorry I can't do any more than that.

I'm still totally confused by this game. Mainly because I still would really like to know for sure whether there is a spiderling or not, but I get the feeling that we shall never get clarification on that one.

I'm going to remain confused about Boro, I honestly have no idea about him either way, and it's frustrating. Everyone else looks guilty. First couple Days of any game usually everyone looks innocent to me. Then right around now everyone starts looking terribly guilty. I just don't know where to start, and I'm exhausted and need to sleep and have no time to look into anyone. I really wish I could be more useful.

I'll be back tomorrow, maybe I can hop on quickly before work.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Zil

Looking at Nerwen wasn't nearly as productive as I'd hoped. There was a lot of banter, true, but the same could be said for many, including myself. She's made some points, and I guess what's struck me is that she hasn't been around a great deal, and as I said doesn't seem as aggressive as normal. She did mention some RL stuff, however.

Sorry, I'll try to be a bit more active from now on.

[Lhunardawen]

Two last-minute bandwagons, two dead unstung innocents.

For lack of any better ideas, right now those who are involved in both of these are looking worst to me. That's Nogrod and the phantom at least, to my recollection.

But honestly, in all the games I've played I've never felt so in the dark (hahaha) on a Day 3.

[Nerwen]

Really not an easy game to keep track of, this.

These are a few of my favourite enigmas...

1. Phantom's Sam scheme.

The ostensible reason was so we could be sure ifLhuna had been Sam's cure-target. All right. What strikes me about this scheme is that it was more-or-less guaranteed to occupy the village's attention without posing much threat to the Spider(s)– as I said yesterDay, it could not even give us a known innocent. It is possible phantom believed he knew Sam's identity already, and was try to give him a cover under which he could communicate. It is also possible phantlob or phantling sought to draw Sam out.

2. The Bomwaggon
This was not nearly as unreasoned as the Glirdywaggon– however, to echo Lhuna, it's kind of interesting that both Nog and tp show up in both.

3. Fea's vote on phantom
Reasoning: "Love you tons, sweetums." Had previously declared Boro "probably evil" and announced her intention of voting for him.

4. Fea in general
Yes, there's been a lot of banter in this game. She's so far posted only banter. Nobody seems to care, either.

5. Wilwa's insistance on voting Lhuna
And I mean insistance. She gave no real reason, but she wouldn't be dissuaded, either.

On the other hand, we also have–
6. Nog's insistance that Lhuna was a "known innocent"
True, she's probably not a Spiderling (not certain, though). That's not the same thing.

My vote on phantom
An excellently reasoned and altogether impeccable vote. Clearly innocent.

[wilwarin538]

Have about 2 minutes then off to work.

Nerwen, I wouldn't say I was insistent. Maybe about not thinking it a good idea to kill phantom, who at the time I was pretty sure to be innocent (now I don't know). I was really just trying to decide who else I could vote for out of those who had votes, and the way Nog seemed to think that Lhuna seems more innocent than anyone else, when to me she doesn't at all, just made her stand out more to me than the other options. So I went with her.

I should hopefully be around for the last hour of the Day.

[satansaloser2005]

Wilwa has to work late and will not be back toDay.

[Lhunardawen]

You don't need to worry about that from me, Fea. The only people in my worth-lynching list right now are the phantom, Lottie, Nog, and perhaps Shasta.

EDIT: x'd with Nerwen and Zil

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Zil

I hate to hear that. Makes me wish I'd voted for him yesterDay after all. It would have helped him out, and we'd still have an innocent Bom.

I'm taking a bit of a controversial stand here, but at least now we know Bom was innocent. On the other hand, we don't know what Boro is (per rules on dying unlynched), but I suppose he's not Shelob because otherwise what's the point of continuing the game?

Besides, innocents (I'd say we but of course I don't know which side you are) are still up on the numbers game. But not for long, it would seem. We have one Shelob, one spawn, and one stung now, and eight players all in all.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I'm taking a bit of a controversial stand here, but at least now we know Bom was innocent. On the other hand, we don't know what Boro is (per rules on dying unlynched), but I suppose he's not Shelob because otherwise what's the point of continuing the game?

True. If we're lucky he was a spiderling.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

True. If we're lucky he was a spiderling.

In that case you'd think he'd have particular qualms about deserting Her at this juncture. But then, Sally might do something to compensate Shelob– reassigning the role, or giving her an extra Night-attack, or whatever. So it's possible.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I'm taking a bit of a controversial stand here, but at least now we know Bom was innocent. On the other hand, we don't know what Boro is (per rules on dying unlynched), but I suppose he's not Shelob because otherwise what's the point of continuing the game?

Amusing the Moddess? I hear somebody (Fea?) ran a truly sadistic game like that in the days of yore.