TIG XCIV– WHere the Stars Are Strange (Game thread)

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

How do you know what happened last Night? It might have been a one-time thing.

Because that makes it so much better for us.

Granted, you were still high on my suspicion list anyway, but still....

Oh, dear, I'm sorry. Did I ruin your fun? Would you like an accolade?

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

Because that makes it so much better for us.

Well, if it was a singular event, there was still hope for you.

[Inziladun]

I'd been entertaining the possibility that Lommy was possibly evil in some crazy way since she didn't die last Night, but I couldn't make any headway with the thought.

[Pomegranate]

To be honest, I agree with Inzil. You have been giving up way too easy recently. I'm sure I would have at least considered whatever theory Boro could've come up with yesterDay, had he not given up, and probably again today, at least to some degree, because Lommy didn't die.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Well, if it was a singular event, there was still hope for you.

No. There wasn't. All you have to do is double lynch from the group of 5 unconfirmed players until you win. Not exactly a difficult task. And we don't have the time to stop you. And you can both just stop with the patronization.

[Pomegranate]

No! Because I was prepared to do analyses at least for an hour or so to procrastinate before essay-writing, and since I can't do that now, and still don't have the inspiration for essay-writing, I had to create something else to do. Like patronizing.

[Inziladun]

Assuming Shasta is a Spy, and I see no other explanation, my first guess for his packmate would be Pitch.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Assuming Shasta is a Spy, and I see no other explanation, my first guess for his packmate would be Pitch.

I'd want to keep the option of Pom open. I agree that Pitch has been acting suspicious for a while, and I've noticed that before, but I also think Pom reacted extremely jumpily to suspicion yesterDay, and though she claims Boro was trying to set her up with the connection between Boro and Pom, I don't see Boro picking her, of all people, to set up like that.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

No. There wasn't. All you have to do is double lynch from the group of 5 unconfirmed players until you win. Not exactly a difficult task. And we don't have the time to stop you. And you can both just stop with the patronization.

Fine. I'm not going to argue about it with you. I was only saying that I still had some reason for doubt in the issue.

[A Little Green]

Shasta - a hug. I know it probably won't help much, but you'll get one anyway.

[Thinlómien]

Shasta,

... ... ...

I'm sorry you feel frustrated, and I'm sorry you gave up. I'm sad if this game ends this way, even if it means village/acolyte victory. I'd choose a game where everyone has fun over a game I win, anytime.

Anyway, although it's late for you, I have to disagree with your pessimism: I wish I was unkillable since I need to survive until the end in order to win, but I'm not. In fact if you want to know, the original rule was that the acolyte cannot be Night-killed* but to keep the balance, Nerwen changed it into that it is difficult to Night-kill the acolyte.

Also, yesterDay, I was really positively surprised how everybody has believed me and my goodwill - Boro included. This game could have gone so differently, in so many ways. I could have chosen to side with you baddies, and you'd likely have won already. (Not because of my help, of course, but because of lack of opposition.) I could have chosen not to risk my neck and just try to get Boro lynched without revealing, and then chosen my side at the end of the Day based on whether we were going to lynch Boro (my known wolf) or someone else. (Yes, to be honest, I was very tempted to do that until it turned out most of the villagers think the acolyte is good.) The village could have suspected my sincerity. Boro could have kept fighting and in the worst case you guys would have got me lynched (I would have lost, and the village wouldn't have got a dream toDay). Even toDay, anyone could have made a case against me (that I'm some sort of shady figure operating on my own) and got people to believe it. And so many other things.

My kudos for you wolves (you Shasta, dead Nog and Boro, and whoever is still hiding out there) for the gifted-slaughter and bold wolf-on-wolf. You have played well. I think you still had a realistic chance of winning.

When I made my choice yesterDay** I thought you had such an upper hand that siding with the village would be fairer and make the game more even. Seems like the contrary happened - obviously I didn't mean to kill the game for you. I definitely didn't expect stuff to turn out so well for the village or that the wolves would be so demoralised. (Maybe I'm over-emphasising my own importance and actions, but obviously that's the easiest perspective for me to take.)

However this is not an apology, and I hope it doesn't sound like an accusation either. My only regret is that I didn't try dreaming you, Shasta, last Night, like I originally intended. On hindsight, it would have been nicer to everybody. If you want to know, I ironically decided against it because after rereading yesterDay, I thought you looked pretty good.



* I heard I may get an opportunity to switch sides if I want. I was assuming this would happen if the wolves attacked me, but I wasn't asked anything last Night.

** Yes, technically I lied when I said I already had made my choice when I revealed. The deadline for the decision was the end of yesterDay, not the Night before. Anyway making the reveal was basically siding with the village - I would have been pretty darn stupid/heroic if I had PMed Nerwen I'm siding with the wolves after that.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Loslote

I'd want to keep the option of Pom open. I agree that Pitch has been acting suspicious for a while, and I've noticed that before, but I also think Pom reacted extremely jumpily to suspicion yesterDay, and though she claims Boro was trying to set her up with the connection between Boro and Pom, I don't see Boro picking her, of all people, to set up like that.

I hadn't forgotten Pom, but I haven't had a chance to look at her like I did the others yet.

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I could have chosen not to risk my neck and just try to get Boro lynched without revealing, and then chosen my side at the end of the Day based on whether we were going to lynch Boro (my known wolf) or someone else. (Yes, to be honest, I was very tempted to do that until it turned out most of the villagers think the acolyte is good.) The village could have suspected my sincerity. Boro could have kept fighting and in the worst case you guys would have got me lynched (I would have lost, and the village wouldn't have got a dream toDay). Even toDay, anyone could have made a case against me (that I'm some sort of shady figure operating on my own) and got people to believe it. And so many other things.

For my part, I trusted you based on my original argument regarding the Acolyte: a known evil (wolves) is more of a threat than an unknown quantity. I saw no reason an innocent Boro would have rolled over like that, and so went along with your claim.