Scummies Nominations Thread 2020

[GuiltyLion]

I nth as well, especially considering the PL! Not to speak

too

highly of myself or whatnot but I think nom/Auro/MT/Titus are all above-average-to-strong players in terms of reads/dayplay from my experience and none of us were able to block together or find the scum because the scum manipulated us each so well. Molla was pretty obvtown/unlynchable as well

[Firebringer]

Moment of Brilliance
6/3/2020	Firebringer	Auro	Mini Normal 2139: No Flavor Allowed	Auro single handedly took down the scum team during a time of mass hysteria and confusion for the town. Was able to correctly deduce the final setup and make a plan that lead to the town win. Just pro town play all around

[Nancy Drew 39]

Moment of Brilliance
6/3/2020	Firebringer	Auro	Mini Normal 2139: No Flavor Allowed	Auro single handedly took down the scum team during a time of mass hysteria and confusion for the town. Was able to correctly deduce the final setup and make a plan that lead to the town win. Just pro town play all around

Nth

Don’t even know the game but Auro was also town mvp in TM, so I wholeheartedly support this nom.

ETA: a good samaritan kindly informed me that this nomination was made in jest.

[Nancy Drew 39]

. Resevoir Dogs (will fix link later).

Paperback Writer
04/27/2020	Nancy Drew 39	Enter	viewtopic.php?f=83&t=82885&start=1800	Brilliant graphics, themed role pms and even notices to the dead thread. Enter seemingly infused the movie theme flavour into every single aspect of the game.

[Datisi]

Paperback Writer
24.6.2020.	Datisi	Hectic	Micro 947 - Comet 1: Kill Switch	The flavour was great. The graphics, small tidbits of the story appearing every now and then, the ability for scum to choose kill flavour. Even the Prod PM was flavoured!

[Tuxedo Mask]

Paperback Writer
24.06.2020	Tuxedo Mask	Hectic	Micro 947 - Comet 1: Kill Switch	A well written and engaging story full of personality and charm. I would be excited every time Hectic posted to see what would happen in the story next. It kept the game lively and engaging. Clearly there is a world for this game in Hectic's mind full of interesting characters that is at times funny, scary, and some strange mix that gave me nervous giggles. I wish the game was longer simply to see more of the story and would play in any other games they modded just to get another taste.

[Kanna]

I nth the Hectic noms! may do a write-up later!

[beeboy]

Paperback Writer
24.06.2020	Beeboy	Hectic	Micro 947 - Comet 1: Kill Switch	Every aspect of this game contained some level of flavor even prods and pms that cannot be seen in thread for things like day start or notifications of actions occurring. You can really tell that hectic enjoyed moderating this game and it created an incredibly positive experience while playing the game.

[Alisae]

can someone quote prod and other pms that people take for granted that have flavor in them?

[beeboy]

Spoiler:

You awaken to soft sun rays filtering in through the window. It is midday and you seem to have overslept! Rubbing your eyes drowsily, you climb out of bed and notice something.

Spoiler:

On your desk lies some sort of switch. On the back there is written a name.

Spoiler:

Datisi

Spoiler won't work. But this is the day start flavor associated with my NA result.

[Kanna]

Paperback Writer
25/06/2020	Kanna	Hectic	Micro 947 - Comet 1: Kill Switch	A fun game with fun flavour. The attention to detail was amazing, as was the inclusion of the playerlist. The thing I liked most was the style, which I can only describe as...Hectic. I can definitely see Hectic making a name for himself in the future.

[Hectic]

You guys are amazing! I am humbled. Not much in Prod/Switch Activation PMs but here they are:

Spoiler: Prod PM

Come back to us.

Spoiler: Switch Activation PM

A dramatic dinner.

[Dannflor]

White Knight
6/30/2020	Dannflor	Wooper	Open 774 || Purgatory	This game had the mafia team sitting comfortable very early in Day 1, fairly certain that they would be coasting to not-too-difficult victory. The mafia was lead by a high-presence hydra that seemed poised to clinch the game as a deep wolf. Wooper's replace-in sent the mafia team scrambling to do damage control. Within half a page of posting, Wooper correctly identified two out the three person team, as well as throwing an FoS on the until now universal town read of Team STRQ. Wooper's sudden control of the game forced the hydra, Team STRQ, into a 1v1, as allowing Wooper to live past D1 with a correct solve would be unrecoverable. In a down to the wire elimination, Wooper was sent to Hell during the first phase. However, despite leaving the thread early on, his presence was felt for the rest of the game as the mafia team was unable to recover from the damage his solve and subsequent fight with Team STRQ did. The game was warped around this slot and there's no doubt that the outcome would have been much different had Wooper not replaced in when he did.

[Pink Ball]

Post of the Year
07/01/2020	Pink Ball	xRECKONERx	This post	I thought the Curb Your Enthusiasm meme was overused and would never make me laugh again. Somehow, the over extension of the music made this very appealing, and the reminiscence of the famous scumastina video gives us a nostalgic trip to the past, even if you weren't here when that happened. You know what I mean? Like when you hear Mariya Takeuchi's Plastic Love and reminds you of yourself having a cup of coffe in Tokyo in the 80s even when you were born in '93, you're from Chile and never been to Japan? Just like that. I lost track. 8/10 it has a little something for everyone

[northsidegal]

Moment of Brilliance
7/1/20	northsidegal	Green Crayons	Open 778: Nightless Vanilla	There's nothing better than seeing hard work get rewarded, and rewarded it was for Green Crayons this game. After a chaotic set of first few days, Green Crayons did what so few players actually seem to do: he took the time to actually read back through the thread , taking note of interactions, and analyzing vote patterns. Not all of his conclusions were initially on the mark but they were all very sharp, analytical, and pointed in the direction of a correct solution regardless. GC ended up consistently having the best reads in the game – even when others were complete off the mark, GC was still pulling the town back in the right direction. I would say that a town win would be unlikely without him this game on reads alone, and even moreso when I consider that I believe his analysis led to others similarly going back and reviewing the game, which also contributed to a town win.

[Menalque]

If I were to nom someone for paragon now, would I be able to go back and add more supporting evidence later around the deadline assuming they continue their form? Or is it better to wait until we’re closer before making the nom at all?

[Alisae]

If I were to nom someone for paragon now, would I be able to go back and add more supporting evidence later around the deadline assuming they continue their form?

Yeah thats completely fine.

[northsidegal]

Moment of Brilliance
8/18/20	northsidegal	Casey innocentvillager	Open 788 - Crossfire	This game was truly a remarkable comeback for town and while multiple people were involved in that, I think the two main drivers behind it were Casey and innocentvillager. In a nightless setup with 4 scum, after a scum lynch (or dunk, rather) Day 1 town proceeded to misdunk six days in a row, putting themselves into lylo. By all accounts this would be a fairly impossible situation to come back from: six consecutive misses and a very competent scumteam that was managing to fool the town well. Even if you might expect them to guess correctly once, it'd be doubtful that town could come back completely to win. That is, however, exactly what happened. With less than 36 hours left in the entire game before town would instantly lose (due to a setup mechanic), innocentvillager and Casey came together, did a serious amount of partner solving and associative hunting, and turned it around completely in a reverse sweep as if they knew the answer the entire time and were just waiting for the most dramatic moment. Concerns about setup balance notwithstanding, this comeback is one that deserves attention.

[northsidegal]

Rising Star
8/18/20	northsidegal	Hectic	I plan to come back and fill this out more later, but I'd like to get it out there sooner rather than later. This is really a no-brainer of a nomination to me. I think that Hectic loves mafia in a way that few people really do, and it really comes across to me. I think he's proven himself competent across almost all aspects of the game: his moderation shows an impressive level of polish and creativity, his towngame and scumgame are both (from what I know) very good, and his usage of alts shows an experimentation with playstyle that I personally relate to as indicative of a desire to really understand the game of mafia on a deeper level. And in this quest for betterment at mafia, he has never lost sight of the fact that mafia is , when it comes down to it, a game, meant to be enjoyed—whether on an alt or on his main, he game after game shows himself to be quite funny and a positive force in improving the experience for everyone else in the game. Hectic unambiguously embodies the traits that I feel make up a rising star. Three random games, because I need them: 1 2 3

[northsidegal]

Game of the Year
8/18/20	northsidegal	FakeGod	A warlock, a werewolf, and a vampire...	FakeGod's design and moderation should hopefully need no introduction or further words dedicated to its quality. As for the players themselves, I think there was a sense of joy felt almost throughout this entire game. The amount of charts, memes, pokedexes and poems written during the game should be indicative of how much fun everyone was having – it was a completely toxicity free game, somewhat rare and slightly unexpected for a game both of that size and with anonymous accounts. I think that it was unanimously agreed that everyone involved in the game had a great time and enjoyed the playerlist immensely – I certainly did.

[the worst]

ok alisae, ok, ok, i'll update the op

[Auro]

This is really a no-brainer of a nomination to me.

Definitely -

nth

the Hectic nom.

[Dannflor]

Paperback Writer
8/26/2020	Dannflor	Morning Tweet	Open 790 | Purgatory	Every flip was accentuated and made even more exciting by the short story that was told alongside every Hell or Heaven elimination. Combined with the flavored the Role PMs and various side threads, like the Heaven PT and the Mafia PT, the flavor of the whole game made for an epic story that was made playing and progressing in the game feel that much more rewarding. The colors chosen for the tables and the flavorful images that accompanied every vote count not only added to the overall atmosphere but made the important info pretty, eye-pleasing, and easy to read. Overall, this was a polished and fantastic experience with good amount of creativity within the story.

[Dunnstral]

Kodak Moment
9/4/2020	Dunnstral	Nahdia & Beeboy	Mini Theme 2155: SIN: This Impurity must be Cleansed!	This setup had a mechanic where players could gain Corruption in various ways, androgybee (hydra of the two) had a role that sacrificed themself and reduced another players Corruption to zero. The town would die when receiving too much Corruption , but unbeknownst to the town at the time, since no mafia had flipped, was that the mafia died when reaching zero corruption. androgybee, upon receiving pressure, sacrificed themself out of the game, and set their townreads Corruption to zero. However, their townread was actually mafia who was in the middle of bussing and the player the mafia team likely wanted to win in endgame, thus changing the course of the game.

[Nancy Drew 39]

This is really a no-brainer of a nomination to me.

Definitely -

nth

the Hectic nom.

nth