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

[Lhunardawen]

I'm more comfortable with a Shasta lynch than a Nerwen lynch, but that's just me.

If you turn out to be a baddie, Zil, I'm going to hate you as long as we're both decaying in this barrow. (You can ask Eomer - I never got over hating him after Werewolf VII. )

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I'm more comfortable with a Shasta lynch than a Nerwen lynch, but that's just me.

Me too, oddly enough.

I think there must be at least two baddies in the group Zil + Nog + Shasta. Probably not all three, as I don't see why they'd want to stick their necks* out that far just to get an ordo lynched.

I'm really quite annoyed with phantom. He should have known that a vote like that is usually a gift to the evil side. It just seems like he knew he was dying, so he didn't care any more.


*Not that spiders have necks, come to think of it.

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

I'm really quite annoyed with phantom. He should have known that a vote like that is usually a gift to the evil side. It just seems like he knew he was dying, so he didn't care any more.

ARGH. Should have known that was what caused his sudden apathy.

Everything makes perfect sense in hindsight.

[Lhunardawen]

Day 4 votes:

(early) Fea: Lottie (no reason to trust her)
(early) Lhuna: Noggie (best bet for Shelob)
(early) wilwa: Nerwen (gut feel)
(:10) the phantom: Nerwen - 2 (subnormal votes and participation?)
(:39) Zil: Lottie - 2 (to "save" Nerwen; shed some light on the phantom)
(:42) Nerwen: Lottie - 3 (to save herself, I would suppose)
(:56) Noggie: Lottie - 4 (I guess also to shed light on the phantom?)
(:59) Shasta: Lottie - 5 (because of this post from Lottie

Originally Posted by Lottie

Nog's voted already, hasn't he? And I agree with you absolutely about Zil.

in response to this post of his

Originally Posted by Shasta

Well, in my last-minute reading I think I'd almost rather go for Inzil than either one of you. Is that strange?

However, I don't think he's a possibility (unless all three of you, me, and Nog vote him, and even then I don't think that's enough).

which I don't really get. What did he mean by Zil being "a possibility" - possible lynch victim or possible Shelob? And how did Lottie agreeing with him end up with her being dead by his hands?)

(:59) Lottie: Nerwen - 3 (futile attempt to save herself, I would suppose)


So Shasta and Noggie look the worst in this voting. And the possibility of Shasta and/or Noggie being eight-legged just increased when I read back on yesterDay, I'm not really sure why. I would really like to lynch Shasta toDay to make things clearer, and to get a baddie.


Random thought: At least we now know one person Shelob did sting: the phantom. The question is not so much why, but why on Night 4? Is there anything that happened the Day before that could explain that and help lead us to Shelob? --> half-rhetoric, half-"Help me guys, I can't analyse this alone and I need your feedback"

[Lhunardawen]

Zil voted against Lottie to "save" Nerwen.

What if Zil did vote against Lottie to save Nerwen?

I mean granted, Zil had been suspecting Lottie rather consistently, but it could have just turned out to be convenient.

And granted they're sort of suspecting each other now (well, mostly Nerwen suspecting Zil), but I guess they could be bold enough to do it now with the numbers very closely in their favour.

Or maybe I'm completely off my rocker.

EDIT: x'd with Shasta

[Nogrod]

That was a quiet start of the Day...

tp, why did you have to do that? You say from the very beginning that Lottie is not to be lynched and then you take the risk of causing a tie and a no lynch by saving her on extra-time... How did you think that would read out anything else but B-A-D-D-I-E-S? Had you just like given an explanation as to why? But no, others may need to argue their suspicions or trusts, but for the phantom it is enough he just says how things are, right?

*Frustration vented off*

So back to the drawing board then.


Fea I have no idea whatsoever. It would be quite unfair if she were Shelob, but also our own problem to decide whether we want to check her for that or not. Anyway I'd see her more likely as a decent victim of a sting as she might just be able to avoid lynching because of her erratic playing-style.

Shasta I have little to say about which has something to do with his scarce appearances. I do agree with Zil that his stated reason for voting for Lottie looks pretty strange, and one I'd appreciate a clarification on.

Lhuna probably still is my best bet as now, but at the same time I'm annoyingly aware of the fact that what I have against her depends on something that happened early on in the game and which includes some major "ifs" as well. And maybe a tiny little factor is her retaliatory stance. It should not be but sure it affects my judgement on her: if she is a goodie I do hope she'd try to work for going after baddies and not only limit her doings in retaliation.


Hey! People are posting! Good.

I'll continue with my list of impressions after reading the latest.

[Nogrod]

I'm eating my words on Lhuna not doing anything but retaliating... That's more like what I'd like to see from everyone.

And you made a good question there as well, why was tp stinged on N4 (why not earlier, I'd ask - or was there something there on D3)? I'm going to take a look at there.

Also it's good to finally start having these trios into speculation - and a high time for it. I'll try to look at things also from that perspective later toDay.

I'm feeling immediately more optimistic when people start posting and actually arguing over things. Way to go.