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

[Rikae]

I'm really, really sorry for being so neglectful toDay. I'm downright ashamed of my poor participation, but I'm buried in work. I ought to be better toMorrow, if I'm still around.

I suppose the least I can do is make a list:

Durelin - I haven't been able to form much of an opinion on her, but leaning innocent.
Feanor of the Peredhil - Needs more evaluation than I have time for now; she hasn't set off any alarms, though.
Isabellkya - I think she is.... still evil.
the phantom - I think he is.... good.
Brinniel - Possible evilie, mainly by process of elimination, coupled with the fact that she really seems to be in the shadows lately.
satansaloser2005 - Hoo boy. Scenarios have occurred to me where it may be unwise to lynch her, but the opposite seems just as likely. Sally, if you don't mind, why do you refuse to vote for either me or Izzy? I can think of two things you may be thinking...
Lariren Shadow - Another one who may be evil. I wanted to look at her toDay, and didn't get the chance.
wilwarin538 - ...innocentish.
Rikae - A werewolf legend, and deservedly so, Rikae is famous for her... um... something... charming turquoise ringlets...?
Eonwe - I could vote for him.
Mnemosyne - She looks ordoish to me.
Kath - What she has posted seemed quite sensible, which tells me nothing.
Hansy - He is still making me nervous, and I could vote for him.

And my special vote....

++Boro

[Kath]

phantom, sally - quit it, or we'll end up with another fight on our hands like yesterDay.

I don't like either of the voting options so far toDay. phantom I still think has no role, like I said he's far too laid back. sally is as jumpy as ... something very jumpy (leave me alone it's 2 in the morning!) and all her hinting is nonsense. Either she's figured out who has a role and is trying in some perverse way to protect them or she's the Cobbler, either way we're better off leaving her alone. Mnemo you said the Cobbler is dangerous at the end - sure, but we won't get to the end with three wolves and a bear alive!

Anyway, those two are out of the voting picture for me. The three who are in it are Mnemo because of what I said earlier, Hansy because I still think there's a bit of a put-upon newbie act there and Izzy for the same reasons as yesterDay, although her posts today have looked a little better.

I'd actually be happy voting either Mnemo or Hansy, but I'd rather vote the one I have more chance of gaining followers for because I don't want to see phantom or sally lynched toDay. Looking at what sally and Rikae have said it seems I'm more likely to get support for:

++HANSY

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Sally

Hun I already said I wasn't going to do that.

My comment wasn't entirely directed at you. It was a bit, and also partly a nudge in Dur's direction (with her fake Bishop reveal), and it was definitely to let the Bishop know that I know who xe is and that I will act in such a way that I believe will encourage xyr survival, and thus if xe wonders what the heck I'm doing xe can at least approach my moves from the viewpoint that I know what I'm doing.

Yeah, yeah... technically I may be wrong. It's possible I am being taken in by a devilish Cobbler or something who has been plotting from the beginning to look like the Bish just in case a reveal is called for. But I don't think that's it. If so, my hat is off to you.

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Kath

phantom, sally - quit it, or we'll end up with another fight on our hands like yesterDay.

You don't like fights? Meh- okay, I'll quit. For now.

Originally Posted by Kath

Mnemo you said the Cobbler is dangerous at the end - sure, but we won't get to the end with three wolves and a bear alive!

Exactly, and at this point I am specifically thinking about who is BQish, because the threat of double kills really needs to end.

And since you voted Hansy, I will go back and take another look at him and tell you what I think.

[the phantom]

I don't know what to think about Hansy exactly. On my notes from Day 1 I have written "Opinions on people please!" next to him, and he has at least done better since then (not surprising, as Day 1 is tougher to form guilt opinions on). But then he has also cut his posting drastically.

If I'm counting right, he made thirteen posts on Day 1. And then yesterday- 2. Today so far- 2.

What happened? Frankly, I liked him on Day 1. I liked his outside the box thinking and such. So he comes in and contributes, and then he fades away...

Unfortunately, we have no history with him, and so cannot hope to guess accurately what that means.

Meh. I feel like I typed several lines just to say "I dunno".

[Hansy]

I'm here, writing a post.

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Sally

As I said before I find Brinn's vote suspicious as well, and I find it interesting the way she reacts to the voting.

Why do you find my voting suspicious? As far as I'm concerned I've been pretty consistent. After sharing my opinions, neither votes should've come as a surprise. And what do you mean that my reactions to the voting is interesting? I can't even recall that I've given much of a reaction...or is that why you find it interesting?

Originally Posted by phantom

My comment wasn't entirely directed at you. It was a bit, and also partly a nudge in Dur's direction (with her fake Bishop reveal), and it was definitely to let the Bishop know that I know who xe is and that I will act in such a way that I believe will encourage xyr survival, and thus if xe wonders what the heck I'm doing xe can at least approach my moves from the viewpoint that I know what I'm doing.

I really want to say I don't believe you and this is just another ploy meant to confuse us, which it could be. But then I remember back to when you figured Boro out so quickly, so maybe you do have it figured out once again. Or you could just be another baddie who is full of it. I haven't decided which one just yet. In conclusion, phantom remains an enigma to me.

Some more thoughts:

Hansy seems to be pretty much what he is: a newbie. A newbie with some outside experience, but nevertheless a newbie. Of course, a newbie could be anything. Though in this case I think he's more likely just an ordinary one.

Coming into the Day, I felt rather uneasy about Rikae. I'm not sure what it is, but re-reading her posts her tone just seemed off. But then I read her posts toDay and she seems much more genuine. So I'm rather split on what she could be.

And Sally...oh Sally...
She's acting funny, there's no denying that...and I can't really find much reason why she'd want to bring so much attention to herself. However, I still have the feeling that she is innocent, as insane as she is. After all, why on earth would one of the werewolves or BQ draw attention to themselves like that? And while she does seem a bit cobblerish, I also doubt that as well. Simply because the baddies have been doing quite well as it is, so there's really no reason for a Black Pawn to suddenly go suicidal. But still, what's with the odd behaviour...maybe she ate something funny. Others have mentioned she's an easy lynch, and I agree. Which is why I don't intend to vote for her toDay. Though, I still can't figure out why Sally finds me so evil. If she keeps hunting me like this, it's gonna get her nowhere.

I don't think I'm gonna be able to do any in depth analyses toDay. I've gotten way too little sleep lately and am already feeling a bit woozy. I have other stuff to do besides ww (amazing, right?), and I can no longer put it off past 1am so that I can be heavily involved for the rest of the Day. I'll do my best to share my opinions, but unfortunately I lack the energy to be my usual thoughtful self.

[Isabellkya]

I'm definitely not voting for myself.
I won't be voting for phantom.
I'm rather not keen on voting for Hansy.
Nor am I particularly keen on voting for Sally, though less so than Hansy.

If it comes down to voting between the four of us; I suppose it would be a toss-up of Sally and Hansy.


Mnemosyne - Neither do/did I. Though there is something that is a bit uneasy how she was seeming to downplay some of her theories. At the time of posting and after.

Oi. I don't know.


X'd with Lariren and Mnemosyne.

[Mnemosyne]

I don't feel good about voting anyone, but I feel better voting her than the current ties. Maybe more of a lookin tomorrow; I don't really want to orchestrate a lynch at the moment.

Gah. I think out of the four Hansy looks the most suspicious, though Izzy, you should consider this just a reprieve. (Since I'm still neutral on you.) I don't think killing you is going to give us any info, but I do think that as the game progresses I'll be able to understand more about you better.

[Mnemosyne]

I agree with Brinn about the future suspects. And also that Hansy looks like too easy a lynch which baddies could hide behind... *sigh*

And the vibes still haven't stopped! Grah!

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

I agree with Brinn about the future suspects. And also that Hansy looks like too easy a lynch which baddies could hide behind... *sigh*

And the vibes still haven't stopped! Grah!

Poor ickle confused duck....*hugs*

[Isabellkya]

Oh, no. I would not literally toss a coin to decide who I was going to vote for, Sally. Nor just pick one on a whim.

I'm just not wanting to really lynch anyone up on the block at the moment.

[Isabellkya]

Wait what? I think I missed something here in the crossposting..

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Great apologies for being not here! I was out at an extremely belated birthday party. Won't happen again. Narration momentarily.

Day 3

The game intensified. Moves were taking a lot longer now that there were more possible combinations and counterattacks.

Shasta decided it was time for a distraction. Having reincarnated as a spirit, he flew high up into the air and dropped a gray chess piece into the middle of the board. The Gray Queen landed hard, rippling waves of force outward from her point of impact. No one noticed as Hansy the White Pawn eeped and fell off the chessboard, because Mithalwen had started to sing.

Pieces:
Durelin
Feanor of the Peredhil
Isabellkya
the phantom
Brinniel
satansaloser2005
Lariren Shadow
wilwarin538
Rikae
Eonwe
Mnemosyne
Kath

Taken:
Shasta - Ke3xe4, Night 1 (Moderator)
Gwathagor - d3xe4 (Lynched), Day 1 (White Pawn)
Eomer of the Rohirrim - Qd8xh4 (Killed), Night 2 (White Pawn)
Nerwen - Bc8xa6 (Killed), Night 2 (White Rook)
Nogrod - f6xg5 (Lynched), Day 2 (White Knight)
Mirandir - Ba6xe2 (Killed), Night 3 (White Pawn)
Hansy - g3xh2 (Lynched), Day 3 (White Pawn)

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Night 4

Lariren Shadow was in a bind. Sauron had moved her into exactly the worst spot on the board, and now there was nowhere she could move that she wouldn't be taken. There wasn't anything she could do about it either; all the Black Rook could hope for was to take someone down with her. Grimacing, Sauron shoved the piece down the board where it collided with Eonwe. The White Pawn tumbled off the board, and the Black Rook rocked back and forth.

"Oh, here, let me do it," Sauron snarled as Gandalf moved to take it. He snatched up one of his own pieces and knocked his own rook off the board. Gandalf didn't notice that he left the piece in place of the rook, as he was busy watching Sauron's other hand move a piece and knock a White Bishop off the other side of the board. If a chess piece could scream, Kath definitely would have as she was swallowed by the lava.

Meanwhile, the Gray Queen Mith was still out in the middle of the board, singing her heart out.

Pieces:
Durelin
Feanor of the Peredhil
Isabellkya
the phantom
Brinniel
satansaloser2005
wilwarin538
Rikae
Mnemosyne

Taken:
Shasta - Ke3xe4, Night 1 (Moderator)
Gwathagor - d3xe4 (Lynched), Day 1 (White Pawn)
Eomer of the Rohirrim - Qd8xh4 (Killed), Night 2 (White Pawn)
Nerwen - Bc8xa6 (Killed), Night 2 (White Rook)
Nogrod - f6xg5 (Lynched), Day 2 (White Knight)
Mirandir - Ba6xe2 (Killed), Night 3 (White Pawn)
Hansy - g3xh2 (Lynched), Day 3 (White Pawn)
Lariren Shadow - Qh4xe4 (Killed), Night 4 (Black Rook)
Eonwe - Re1xe4 (Hunted), Night 4 (White Pawn)
Kath - Be2xf1 (Killed), Night 4 (White Bishop)

[Mnemosyne]

O_o

4 baddies, 1 gifted, 4 innocent. This isn't looking good.

The only thing that makes me feel even remotely close to better is that one of the baddies is a cobbler and one is divided against the others.

Now we just need to see if we can figure out from Kath's hints what her dreams were...

[satansaloser2005]

Erm....frick.

[Brinniel]

Well while we may be down one Black piece, the Night's events are still rather painful considering we've lost our seer. I'm not all that surprised; I suspected that Kath might be the WB from early on and if the wolves spotted the same thing I did, then it's no wonder she was toast without a White Knight (in shining armour) to save her.

I'm not surprised the Black Rook is dead either. As I said yesterDay, after the Black Queen found a wolf, there's no way she'd let them get away. Because while it helps us innocents out, the wolves are her enemy as well. And I'm not surprised it was the rook of the three. I would assume the BK would protect the BB on Night 2 and since they can't be protected twice in a row, the BR would obviously be the next protection (unless the BK had an urgent need to protect himself which apparently he didn't). However, I am surprised that the Black Rook was Lari of all people. I really thought she'd be a White Pawn. Obviously I'm gonna need to take a better look at her posts.

I'm also not surprised about Eonwe's role. His lack of involvement I thought pointed towards ordoishness. It's strange though that Lari chose to hunt him. The Black Rook would want to hunt a gifted or the BQ. Perhaps the wolves had a reason to believe that Eonwe was not a White Pawn, so it could be useful to look at his posts as well. Though there's also a chance they may have chose him as a safe kill or as someone to throw us off their tracks.

Obviously I have some reading to do. I don't know how much I'll get done tonight, but at least I don't have class tomorrow.