Tol-in-Guarhoth CIX - Ten Year Anniversary Game: Dead Thread

[McCaber]

Haha! Yes, I am a wolf you powerless villagers! And I almost got away with it, too, despite the dog's dinner I was handed.

This 88 plan has no chance of working, but I'm going to abide by it anyway, because Boro singlehandedly dismantled our wolf packs and because his fur is the wrong sort of color.

Hopefully Shasta spends time in our thread soon enough to come back and win.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Do you mean 1587?

The "Middle-Earth Mirth" and "Active Topics" pages (etc.) list the number of replies to the starting post. So for it to show 1588 we need to have 1589 posts in the thread (first post + 1588 replies).

It is easy to check.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Exactly. Maybe we'd tried to end toNight our discussions to something like 1580 posts or something. Then add Kuru's opening of the Day and someone awake around the DL would then post a couple of one-liners saying "Do not post to this thread" and check that the post 1589 would then have the explanation for anyone who hasn't learned about it earlier (the several "Do not post..." -posts should be obvious hints to even a slow reader something's up).

Sounds like a plan.

I think I'm off to bed and I'll stop filling the post quota. Good luck folks! Do the scheme. Seriously. It will be the most hilarious thing ever if it actually works.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by the phantom

I think we want to be sitting at 88 during the first part of the Day so that the Living will be around to notice it. That means we have to leave room for Kuru, and perhaps he'll make two posts. Or three.

That said we don't want to eclipse 75 before 7 o'clock. Once the Day opens it'll be easy to get to 88 in organized fashion.

Makes sense. I will therefore also stop posting now so that also some others have chance to speak (Also, it is getting late here, so might slowly head to sleep.) If it's good, even the person who gets killed toNight - if there is one - might get the chance to speak in the Morning.

Originally Posted by the phantom

Do you mean 1587?

Here is how it works, plainly and simply: Your post called #1542 in its top-right corner was listed as if there were "1541 replies" on the thread.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Firefoot

I wonder if Boro was given some knowledge of who the wolves are. No one's that good to be 3 for 3.

It might be his power only works on wolves- or did, because it's entirely possible he's now turned into a regular WW.

If so, I wonder if he's a lone wolf, or allied with one of the dead packs?

[Nogrod]

Kuru said earlier the DL would be postponed but he told then the DL would be at 7pm Eastern time. So is it going to be in 1½ hours or am I losing something?

[the phantom]

Ah, I see- the numbers don't match up (post count versus replies). Got it.

Well, I am going silent until Day starts then.

[Kuruharan]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Kuru said earlier the DL would be postponed but he told then the DL would be at 7pm Eastern time. So is it going to be in 1½ hours or am I losing something?

I didn't say "postponed" I said "moved up."

Deadline is in 15 minutes...ish.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

I didn't say "postponed" I said "moved up."

Deadline is in 15 minutes...ish.

Sorry my broken English... Didn't know it meant coming up faster... Okay. That's fine indeed.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Yay! I got two of 'em right!

Me toooo!

Originally Posted by Nogrod

So how about we stop posting after the next ..88 replies to the thread and remain silent for a half a Day at least?

Let me just say that this is a brilliant plan. I hope they'll notice it!

Originally Posted by the phantom

Boro kills Shasta, and everyone thinks a Wolf is still left. Kath or Mith gets lynched. Boro kills Sally. Game over. Victory Werebear.

If he kills Shasta toNIGHT, he'll go back the DAY after and it will be 1-2. So hoping that's the case.

Originally Posted by Firefoot

Will the wolves let it stay at 88? And do you really think the living are that observant? (I don't have a better idea so with a shot but I'm skeptical.)

Well. If for some reason they don't yearn revenge enough to stick to it, we can always go back and delete our own posts to get to 88.

I'll do a test post soon to see if the numbers add up even if you delete a post. I'd imagine they do but want to make sure.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

The bolded part is quite important - and with the narrations talking of itching and then more scratching and then finally getting over it it might go also the way that Boro has itched from a wanna-be werewolf (hair growing) into an actual one.

He could also have been allergic to werewolves, is what I was thinking. Although he stopped scratching before McC died, so your theory may have merit.

[Nogrod]

So if we try to send the note to everyone in our last post like an hour or something from now (in a 15 hours Day-cycle) so when should we break the silence?

Of course if they catch it we can then continue speaking here... but if they don't, how long should we wait?

Would five hours before the DL be long enough - or too long - if they don't seem to get it?

Btw. I'm working on a declaration post we could leave as the last one standing in the thread for anyone coming to join the thread later...

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I'll do a test post soon to see if the numbers add up even if you delete a post. I'd imagine they do but want to make sure.

Yup, it works.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Would five hours before the DL be long enough - or too long - if they don't seem to get it?

7 hours, or until they start voting? There's a risk they'll think the game is as good as won and we've lost interest.

[Aganzir]

Although... If we made a lot of filler posts, we could go back to delete them (or edit them into a single post) later to stay at 88. That they would eventually notice, I hope - new posts but the post count not going up.

[Kuruharan]

It was nearly silent this NIGHT, except for the probing to discern that Rune was PREY in life.

The mists swirled again and Mithalwen was among them. Apparently there was still work to do...but not much time left to do it in.

The Missing or Dead:
Kuruharan
Nogrod
the phantom
Rune Son of Bjarne (Prey)
Aganzir
A Little Green (Prey)
Macalaure
Rikae (Prey)
Legate of Amon Lanc (Prey)
Loslote
Firefoot
Lalaith (Predator)
Nerwen
mormegil
Thinlómien
Formendacil
Nilpaurion Felagund (Lover)
McCaber
Mithalwen

The Living:
satansaloser2005
Boromir88
Shastanis Althreduin
Kath

Illusion:
Gwathagor (Ordo)

[Aganzir]

Hey Mith.

McC was the last wolf. Well done lynching him. ♥

However, we still seem to have a furry problem called Boro.

[Nogrod]

Okay. Here's my version of the post to be left as the last one standing for a while. I can send it again as the post 1589.

Mith: check this closely - and welcome to our cosy home (and have fun reading this sillyness)

You dead person!

Please read this before you post anything!


We have a plan were trying to accomplish here. As we have no way to indicate the Living that they should lynch Boro (newcomer: we know McCaber was the last wolf) we try to do it by stopping our posting to 1588 replies.

So don't post anything on this thread for now!


This post is post number 1589 – and if you check the ”Active Topics” or ”Middle-Earth Mirth” you can see the thread has 1588 replies. 1588 replies. Boromir88.

We'll stay silent until the last hours of the Day so that the Living might get the clue: nothing happens in the Dead thread for over half of the Day and the count stands at 1588.

The living might catch it or then they don't. Or some rebellious wolves might not wish to play along just in principle even if Boro is their enemy and the killer of their packmates. But we'll nevertheless wish to give this crazy plan a chance and to give this anniversary game the ending it deserves.


So do not post anything in this thread unless the Living have caught the message, or there is something like 5 to 7 hours of the Day left.

Hold your horses!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, I guess we could officially welcome Mith (so, at least for myself: welcome!) and if Nog has actually the summary post ready, he can then post it... And then, once we hit the 1588th (resp. 1589th!) post, we can keep our silence in order to try to convey the message to the Living thread, if they are clever enough to notice. We can always hope!

[Aganzir]

We need to get to 88 fast though because at the moment, there's only one unknown left - Kath - and the village might not wait till later to vote for her!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Okay, I see I crossposted, well done, Nog! I daresay the draft looks presentable. So whenever, or whoever is around by the time we are close to the actual post count of 1589, can repost it...

I will be going to sleep. Good night, see you later, even though maybe not hear you yet for a while!

[Nogrod]

I would also like to see the last 5-10 posts before the above explanation post, that would be left the last one, being one-liners like "Do not post to this thread!" - in the best case posted by several different people.

[Aganzir]

What do you folks think about deleting/editing posts to keep the count at 88?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

We need to get to 88 fast though because at the moment, there's only one unknown left - Kath - and the village might not wait till later to vote for her!

Not a bad idea, Agan. We could rise the post count a bit. Although I assume some of the Americans to be around to post.

Reposting Nog's recent one since we apparently just hit a new page:

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Okay. Here's my version of the post to be left as the last one standing for a while. I can send it again as the post 1589.

Mith: check this closely - and welcome to our cosy home (and have fun reading this sillyness)

[Nogrod]

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Macalaure

Death did nothing to sate my lust for blood!

I don't know how. I don't care. You guys are the innocents. You figure it out.

I like your idea, though. Kuru, make it happen!

Here's a gif of Macalaure posting in this thread:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?

Of course we can't really know, people might just not be around at this very minute, but could appear in, say, ten minutes... it's hard to guess.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

So anyone else around but Agan? Shall we start posting or has anyone who has stayed silent for a while something to add or to comment?

Let's.

But can we add the edit/delete part into the official last post?

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

What do you folks think about deleting/editing posts to keep the count at 88?

It is an idea if we need that - but then everyone should be understanding to do it if there is posting going on here.

So I'd suggest we try to do it if there seems to be something so important going on during the Day we need to talk, but I'd rather go for the full silence to begin with.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Hey, Sally has already posted on the Living thread. And I think it might really make people wonder. We should do this. Like now.

[Nogrod]

I'd say something like 10 posts from now we should start posting these "Do not post into this thread" posts?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Why is it so difficult to spam when you need it...

[Nogrod]

You dead person: do not post into this thread.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

but I'd rather go for the full silence to begin with.

I wouldn't.

If we keep posting, the Dead will know we have something to say. They'll know the game is not over. If we stop, they assume there's nothing left to say.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

I'd say something like 10 posts from now we should start posting these "Do not post into this thread" posts?

Yeah, like after 1580?

[Nogrod]

I'll send the 1589.

Before that, let's spam.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

You dead person: do not post into this thread.

It should be fitted with something like "you, yes, you" making sure it applies to everyone So that whoever reads it is clear about that it applies to everyone here, themselves to begin with...

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

If we keep posting, the Dead will know we have something to say. They'll know the game is not over. If we stop, they assume there's nothing left to say.

They see we have posted now - and then we stopped.

I don't see they could interpret it we have it so clear no one bothers to even joke a bit. I mean it's most of the Day and it is going to be tight there and they know it. Why would the game continue unless there were things to settle?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And because the Wolves are with us in our hunt for Boro, let's all team up!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And I am effectively going to sleep. I trust you all to settle the situation around here however you see fit. Goodnight!

[Nogrod]

Dead people, you are not to be enCaged anymore!