Newbie Introductions - Sup Fellow Home Slices

[Cook]

Hello, everyone.

Name's Cook, I like to think myself a social deception game aficionado but who knows what this will bring?

Came here from meatspace mafia games followed by Town of Salem for about two years and some Among Us since it's so popular. Looking for a bit of a change of pace, perhaps a bit slower than some of the other ones, to really give some good thinking time.

kinda wished people knew how to actually scumread though, since it seems like you can just get away with whatever in those >:)

Anyway, I'm in the queue and ready for my first game!

Let's hope it goes well...

[Cook]

Hello, everyone.

Name's Cook, I like to think myself a social deception game aficionado but who knows what this will bring?

Came here from meatspace mafia games followed by Town of Salem for about two years and some Among Us since it's so popular. Looking for a bit of a change of pace, perhaps a bit slower than some of the other ones, to really give some good thinking time.

kinda wished people knew how to actually scumread though, since it seems like you can just get away with whatever in those >:)

Anyway, I'm in the queue and ready for my first game!

Let's hope it goes well...

Do you prefer meatspace, or town of salem?

I would enjoy playing more meatspace but I was the only competent mod when I played and also now Among Us has kinda been both a boost and a bane to my chances of playing meatspace. At least maybe they'll be quality matches or something but I've yet to see pub players or really anyone analyze voting patterns and other scumtells.

ToS is my most-played though, around 150 hours.

As far as meta-diving me...

You ain't got nothin' so far as I know.

[Cook]

You will need it.

[Cook]

Excellent wordplay, MafiaScamm!

If you're finding not using the l-word is hard, I recommend instead using "lim" as the lengthening of it.

(e.g. L-1 lengthens out to Lim-1, LYLO lengthens out to "lim or lose.")

[Cook]

Oh cool! I am *obviously* a newbie. So new that no one knows me

well hello then

i definitely don't know you

who are you again?

[Cook]

Oh cool! I am *obviously* a newbie. So new that no one knows me

well hello then

i definitely don't know you

who are you again?

its good you don't know me.
I am a person/snow leopard/tsunami/bear

Interesting.

[Cook]

Hello all,

While I'm not exactly a newbie, I've been on, shall we say, mandatory sabbatical for the past 4 years or so and have just returned to the community.

In a very real sense I AM a newbie, as I'll have to reacclimate myself to the game which has evolved during my absence.

Looking forward to seeing you folks in a game!

Welcome back, House.

It's gotten a bit emptier since you were last here.

Social distancing and all that.

[Cook]

Hello all,

While I'm not exactly a newbie, I've been on, shall we say, mandatory sabbatical for the past 4 years or so and have just returned to the community.

In a very real sense I AM a newbie, as I'll have to reacclimate myself to the game which has evolved during my absence.

Looking forward to seeing you folks in a game!

Welcome back, House.

It's gotten a bit emptier since you were last here.

Social distancing and all that.

Yeh, I have some theories about the situation, but time and place, etc.

Thanks!

We have a thread for that!

[Cook]

I think Cook is talking about this one.

i am in fact discussing this one

[Cook]

hi!

[Cook]

Welcome to Mafiascum, the website that if someone looks over your shoulder will get you some eyebrows from them.

I've gotten like six in my time here.

I all tell them "It's a scum thing you wouldn't understand"

[Cook]

not sure where else to put this so tone marker explanation for when some system members use the scheme

Spoiler:

light-hearted/joking/friendly:

!!! = too good to be true
!! = brilliant
! = good/nice
!? = interesting
= = equal/neutral
?! = dubious
? = mistake/in question
?? = terrible/'...what'
??? = too awful to be real
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=/∞ = part of my grand machinations/'i'm sure it's fiiine'/'source: dude just trust me'/etc.

TN

= i'm a unique snowflake
⌓ = my headcanon is better than reality/witty response/i'm the best but sarcastically

serious:

+− = objectively good
± = awesome
⩲ = cool
⩱ = eh/lame
∓ = sucks
−+ = objectively bad

explanatory:

□ = only move
Δ = with the idea/leading to
∇ = planning or preparing for/pre-empt attempt
↑ = i have the upper hand/i'm calling the shots/i'm in control etc.
→ = aggression without any intended passivity
⇄ = this could go either way
↻ = we're making progress
○ = with room to breathe/comfortably
⊕ = urgent/gotta act quick/panic
⊙ = everything is a bad choice/double bind

context dependent tone:

∞ = unclear/confused
1-0 = i (or subject of clause) win
0-1 = i (or subject of clause) lose/i give up/etc.
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+ = you (or subject of clause) MUST respond to this (can be sarcastic based on context)
++ = not only must you (or subject of clause) respond to this, you don't even have any good responses/you're cornered
# = i'm (or subject of clause) dead/it's over/etc.

do you mind if i observe that this is similar to algebraic notation?

[Cook]

i do ye

[Cook]

welcome back, friend!

[Cook]

welcome StraightFlush! hope you find a welcoming environment here