Scummies 2013 - Nomination Thread

[Scummies]

Player Awards

Body of Work

• Best Mafia Catcher
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Paragon of Mafia Hunters” Award. Awarded to the player who, over the course of the entire year, has shown the best ability to discover and eliminate scum while playing in pro-town roles.
  • Nominated: MattP First: chkflip Second: mastin2
    Nominated: AngryPidgeon First: mastin2 Second: Venmar
    Nominated: Llamarble First: Empire Second: Human Destroyer
    Nominated: F-16 Fighting Falcon First: Nachomamma8 Second: Nexus
    
    
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• Most Cunning Manipulator
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Don Corleone” Award. Awarded to the player who, over the course of the entire year, has shown the best ability to lead his team to victory when playing anti-town roles. Judges may consider how well the player manipulates town, how well the player utilizes power roles, or any other factor that seems relevant to the judges.
  • First:
    Nominated: AngryPidgeon First: mastin2 Second: Om of the Nom
    Nominated: Malakittens First: Ms Marangal Second: None
    Nominated: Yates First: Aj the Epice Second: Human Destroyer
    Nominated: Glork First: Oversoul Second: mikeburnfire
    Nominated: JasonWazza First: mastin2 Second: penguin_alien
    Nominated: Oversoul First: Human Destroyer Second: Cheery Dog
    Nominated: Generic First: Alduskkel Second: N
    Nominated: BROseidon First: Cabd Second: AngryPidgeon
    Nominated: Lady Lambdadelta First: Matias Second: Cabd
    Nominated: Matias First: Oversoul Second: None
    Nominated: zMuffinMan First: Mac Second: Nachomamma8
    Nominated: Penguin_Alien First: mastin2 Second: Arcangel9
    Nominated: Katsuki for Don Corleone First: mastin2 Second: kuribo
    Nominated: Nachomamma8 First: Varsoon Second: Nexus
    Nominated: Cephrir First:Cabd Second: Nachomamma8
    
  
  
• Rising Star
  
  
  Spoiler: Description

  This award is given to the player that is a rising star in the game of mafia, showing great promise to join the elite echelon of mafia players. This award replaces both the Best Newbie award and Most Improved Player awards, and judges may consider elements of both those previous awards in deciding this award.
  • Nominated: Bumi First: Mehdi2277 Second: Sir Arthur Dayne
    Nominated: AngryPidgeon First: mastin2 Second: Om of the Nom
    Nominated: ActionDan First: MattP Second: Om of the Nom
    Nominated: ArcAngel9 First: mastin2 Second: JacobSavage
    Nominated: Empire First: Tierce Second: VoidedMafia
    Nominated: Pieguyn First: mastin2 Second: Nachomamma8
    Nominated: F-16 Fighting Falcon First: Nachomamma8 Second: Nexus
    Nominated: Kagami First: Gedak Second: EspeciallytheLies
    Nominated:Cabd First: BROseidon Second: Venmar
    Nominated:fferyllt First: BROseidon Second: Venmar
    Nominated:GuyinFreezer First: BROseidon Second: Nachomamma8
    Nominated: BROseidon First: mastin2 Second: Nachomamma8
    
    
    
  
  
• Best Replacement
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “White Knight” Award. Awarded to the player who, over the course of the past year, has been the most positive contributor as a replacement into games. Judges may consider how often a player replaces into games, especially those that are traditionally hard to find replacements for, and how well a player performs once he replaces in.
  • Nominated: Sanjay First: CheeryDog Second: Working Manju
    Nominated: mikeburnfire First: Oversoul Second: mastin2
    Nominated: qwints First: Angrypidgeon Second: Cabd
    Nominated: Cabd First: Nachomamma8 Second: 1baldeagle1
    Nominated: Magua First: Tierce Second: Faraday
    
    
  
  
• Best IC
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Jedi Master” Award. Awarded to the player who best exemplifies the role of IC. Judges may consider how well an IC performs his or her duties in acquainting new players to the game, the retention rate of new players from those newbie games, and how often a player ICs.
  • Nominated:
    Mastin2
    First: Pieguyn Second: Nachomamma8
    Nominated:
    Thor665
    First: Nachomamma8 Second: notscience
    
    
  
  
• Funniest or Most Enjoyable Player
  Spoiler: Description

  This award is now given to the player who best creates a fun or enjoyable atmosphere in the games he or she plays in.
  • Nominated: Vifam First: Sanjay Second: quadz08
    Nominated: Faraday First: SleepyKrew Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Varsoon First: Skullduggery Second: Does Bo Know
    Nominated: zMuffinMan First: Faraday Second: Empire
    Nominated: Tammy First: F-16 Fighting Falcon Second: Marquis
    Nominated: Magua First: Tierce Second: Faraday
    Nominated: Majiffy First: Venmar Second: Who
    

Single Game/Thread/Post

• Best Performance Pro-Town Team
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Town Oscar.” Awarded to the pro-town team that performed the most impressively in winning their game. Judges may consider how much Town won the game by as well as how challenging the task of winning was.
  • Nominated: Town of Happy Tree Friends First: mastin2 Second: Tammy
    Nominated: Town of Author Mafia First: HP Lovecraft Second: xReckonerX
    Nominated: Town of Meta Playstyle Mafia First: VoidedMafia Second: Venmar
    Nominated: Town of Storm of Songs First: xReckonerx Second: d3x
    Nominated: Town of The Inheritance Cycle First: TracyLyn11 Second: guille2015
    Nominated: Town of First Time Mafia First: mastin2 Second: Uberninja
    Nominated: Town of /in-vitational 15 First: mastin2 Second: quadz08
    Nominated: Town of State Farm Mafia First: Jake from State Farm Second: None
    Nominated: Town of Micro 180 First: bacde Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Town of WWE Shield Mafia First: mastin2 Second: ferretlover
    Nominated: Town of HunterXHunter Mafia: Yorknew City First: hitogoroshi Second: Empire
    Nominated: Town of Perpetual Mylo First: Wickedestjr Second: Mr Flay
    Nominated: Town of Xenogears Mafia First: mastin2 Second: fferyllt
    Nominated: Town of Fire Emblem First: Natirasha Second: None
    Nominated: Town of NY 166 First: Cabd Second: Marquis
    Nominated: Open 512 First: Titus
    
    
    
  
  
• Best Performance Scum Group
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Scum Oscar.” Awarded to the anti-town team that performed the most impressively in winning their game. Judges may consider how much the anti-town team won by as well as how challenging the task of winning was.
  • Nominated: Mafia of Newbie 1329 First: Majiffy Second: Aj The Epic
    Nominated: Scum of NY161 First: AngryPidgeon Second: mastin2
    Nominated: The Simpsons Mafia First: qwints Second: Arcangel9
    Nominated: Scum of Switch Mafia First: Ms Marangal Second: None
    Nominated: Scum of You Could Be Anyone Mafia First: Oversoul Second: None
    Nominated: Scum team of Calvin and Hobbes First: Varsoon Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Scum Team of Pikmin Mafia First: mastin2 Second: none
    Nominated: Scum team of Mini 1453 First: mastin2 Second: none
    Nominated: The Scum team of Mini 1462 First: Mr Ree Second: serrapaldin
    Nominated: Scum team of Antihero Reboot First: Antihero Second: Guyett
    Nominated: Scum Team of Sabotage Mafia First: xRECKONERx Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Scum team of Scummies Invitational First: Nachomamma8 Second: mastin2
    
    
  
  
• Best Performance Third Party
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Hannibal Lecter” Award. Awarded to the player or players that performed the most impressively in winning their game as a third party.
  • Nominated: Empking First: N Second: Chevre
    Nominated: Penguin_Alien First: VoidedMafia Second: Malakittens
    Nominated: Dripping Goofball First: xReckonerx Second: UntrodTripod
    Nominated: Nuwen First: xReckonerx Second: Oversoul
    Nominated: Empking First: Robbnva Second: chkflip
    ToastyToast for Breaking Bad First: Venmar Second: Bacde
    Bulbazak for Donner Party First: fferyllt Second: Nachomamma8
    
    
  
  
  
• Most Memorable Event
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Kodak Moment” Award. Awarded to the player or players who were involved in the most memorable event in a game of mafia. Fake claims, funny claims, awesome exchanges, etc. may all be considered for this award
  • Nominated: Nachomamma8 for HEYYAAYAAE First: xReckonerx Second: UntrodTripod
    Nominated: Quilford for Unvote: a complete history of my unvotes without revotes, first edition First: xReckonerx Second: Faraday
    Nominated: Alduskkel for Freaking Out First: N Second: Om of the Nom
    Nominated: Channeldelibird for his video First: Generic Second Faraday
    Nominated: xRECKONERx for his HAMMAH First: Amrun Second: none
    Nominated: Mr Ree for his Claim in Mini 1462 First: serrapaldin Second: Doctorpepper
    Nominated: Saki for his failed hammer First: Guyett Second: ferretlover
    Nominated: Jake from State farm for his timely unvote First: Mr Flay Second: notscience
    Nominated: Varsoon for quote changing! First: IceGuy Second: Does Bo Know
    Nominated: Magua for use of his Ability First: Tierce Second: Matias
    
    
  
  
  
• Most Enjoyable Game
  - Awarded to Both Moderator and Players of a Game
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Player’s Choice” Award. This award is given to both the players of a game as well as the moderator of a game. It is given in recognition of a memorable and fun experience for all players involved. Judges may consider any and all factors in the determination of this award, with the understanding that this is a group effort between all players on all teams and the moderator.
  • Nominated: Gorrad and Players of Mafiastruck First: Sanjay Second: ActionDan
    Nominated: Untrod Tripod and Players of Author Mafia First: Ser Arthur Dayne Second: xReckonerX
    Nominated: PeregrineV and Players of The Agency First: Empking Second: saulres
    Nominated: NY161 First: UberNinja Second: Aj the Epic
    Nominated: /in-vitational 15 First: mastin2 Second: UberNinja
    Nominated: Borkerkfin for Xenoblade Mafia First: pirate mollie Second: Cabd
    Nominated: Borkjerkin for Xenogears Mafia First: mastin2 Second: fferyllt
    Nominated: Antihero for Antihero REBOOT First: EspeciallytheLies Second: Jingle
    Nominated: Magua for Marketplace 3 First: N Second: Mina
    
    
    

Moderator Awards

• Best Setup
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Rube Goldberg” Award. Given to the moderator who designed the best setup. Judges may consider the roles involved in a game, how those roles interacted, how balanced a setup was, whether it furthered any particular theme, how the setup interacts with a mechanic, or any other factors the judges deem relevant. This award is distinct, however, from the “Best Mechanic” award in that it does not consider how good or bad any change to the basic way a Mafia game is played.
  • 
    Nominated: AngryPidgeon for Sabotage Mafia First: EspeciallyTheLies Second: Shos
    Nominated: Nexus for Harry Potter First: Faraday Second: Penguin Alien
    Nominated: OhGodMyLife for Mind Reader Mafia First: Nachomamma8 Second: mastin2
    Meme Mafia First: Guyett
    Meme Mafia 2 First: Guyett
    The Walking Dead First: Thor665 Second: Cabd
    
    
  
  
• Best Role
  (new or adaptation)
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Flying Pumpkin That Shoots Laser Beams Out Of Its Ass” Award. Given to the moderator who designed the best role.
  • Nominated: David Bowie, Mod Mason First: Sanjay Second: None
    Nominated: N for "Babysitter First: Nachomamma8 Second: Faraday
    
    
  
  
• Best Flavor Text
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Paperback Writer” Award. Given to the moderator who wrote the most compelling flavor text. Judges should consider the flavor text of all parts of the game, including Role PMs and Day/Night scenes. Where appropriate, Judges may consider how well the flavor works with the announced theme.
  • Nominated: Gorradd for Mafiastruck First: Sanjay Second: quadz08
    Nominated: saulres for Zombie Attack! First: Rob13 Second: CheeryDog
    Nominated: Zar for Welcome to Castle Zar First: Empire Second: Tammy
    Nominated: Untrod Tripod for Author Mafia First: Ser Arthur Dayne Second: xReckonerX
    Nominated: Sir Hercules Elton John (UT & Reck) for Gay Mafia II First: DrippingGoofball Second: Om of the Nom
    Nominated: Nachomamma8 for Terrible Music Mafia First: Human Destroyer Second: SoraAdvent
    Nominated: killerjester for Playing with Fire First: mastin2 Second: Xalxe
    Nominated: Breaking Bad Mafia First: Nexus Second: ToastyToast
    Nominated: 4nxi3ty for The Tenements First: Zoidberg Second: ArcAngel9
    Nominated: Venmar for Gears of War Mafia First: Rubicon Second: Mac
    Nominated: Nexus for WWE Shield Mafia First: ferretlover Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Ucitron00 for Open 507 First: Nachomamma8 Second: Saulres
    Nominated: Borkjerkin for Xenogears Mafia First: Ghostlin Second: mastin2
    Nominated: kanyeknowsbest for Fast and Fiurious First: Marquis Second: Natirasha
    Nominated: mastin2 for Ny 164 First: CrashTextDummie Second: Oversoul
    Nominated: Meme Mafia 2 First: Varsoon Second: notscience
    
    
  
  
• Best Mechanic/Mutation
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Grr, Arg” Award. Given to the moderator who figured out the most compelling way to change the basic mechanics of the game of mafia to increase player enjoyment. Judges shall consider both the basic idea behind the game as well as how well it was executed.
  • Nominated: saulres for Micro 176 First: ArcAngel9 Second: AngryPidgeon
    Nominated: AurorusVox for Paradox Prime Mafia First: pieceofpecanpie Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Serrapaldin for Con Mafia First: kuribo Second: Voidedmafia
    Cephrir for Fire Emblem First: Nachomamma8 Second: mastin2
    Nominated: Meme Mafia 2 First: Varsoon Second: notscience
    
    
  
  
• Excellent Moderation
  
  
  This is now a Body of Work award
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Smooth Operator” Award. This award is given to the moderator who, over the course of the past year, exemplifies the best qualities of a moderator in the operation of the game, including but not limited to quality and frequency of vote counts, organization of the game, dealing with issues that arise, keeping players active, and so forth. Judges may consider how challenging the games a moderator ran were, but they shall not penalize a moderator for only running more basic games.
  • Nominated: Equinox First: EspeciallyTheLies Second: DoctorPepper
    Nominated: borkerjerkfin First: fferyllt Second: Nachomamma8
    Nominated: Magua First:Oversoul Second: Quilford
    
    

Site Awards

• Best Contribution to Mafia Discussion/The wiki
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Professor Mafia” Award. Given to the community member who produced the greatest advancement in the discussion of mafia. Judges should focus their attention on an individual product, but they may consider how the community member followed up with it.
  • Nominated: hitogoroshi First: mastin2 Second: fferyllt
    Nominated: mastin2 First: Faraday, Second: chkflip
    
  
  
• Behind the Scenes
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Name Should Be In Orange.” This award is given by mith to the community member or members who have best helped in the operation of the site.
  • Nominated: Zaicon First: Tierce Second: Equinox
    
    
  
  
  
• Outstanding MishMash Game
  Spoiler: Description

  Awarded to the person who runs the best game in the Mish Mash subforum. The Mish Mash Moderator will choose a panel to decide the best Mish Mash Game.
  • Nominated: Ether for Telephone Pictionary First: izakthegoomba Second: xReckonerx
    Nominated: Sky Pillar First: Chevre Second: Cybele
    Nominated: Pokemon RPG First: JasonWazza Second:
    
    
  
  
  
• The Community Contributor Award
  Spoiler: Description

  Also known as the “Dan Harmon” Award. This award is given to the community member who, outside of any official duty and over the past year, best contributed to making Mafiascum into a more cohesive, positive experience for all involved. Judges may consider anything they find relevant for this so long as it was not within the official role of a community member. This includes, but is not limited to, contributions to General Discussion, Mafia Discussion, organizing mafia scum meet-ups, and so forth. This is a "catch all" award.
  • Nominated: zoraster First: DrippingGoofball Second: AngryPidgeon
    Nominated: Quilford First: quadz08 Second: Guy_Named_Riggs
    Nominated: DrippingGoofball First: xRECKONERx Second: None
    
    
  
  

Policies

1. In order to be considered by the scummy judging committee, a nomination must be seconded.
2. Self-nominations are allowed. However, they are generally frowned upon, particularly where the sole winner will be the nominator. It is expected that Most Enjoyable Game will be a self-nomination
3. Nominations with LINKS and descriptions of why you wish to nominate a player or group of players are greatly appreciated.
4. Please
   bold
   who you are nominating and for what award.
5. Please note these are the preliminary categories for the 2013 season. There may be changes.

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[Scummies]

Changes in awards and etc will be reflected in the OP, that's just a direct copy and paste from the old thread atm. Rabble away if that's your thing.

[Mehdi2277]

I'm assuming policy 5 should have both years one ahead.

[Mr. Flay]

I'm assuming policy 5 should have both years one ahead.

Fixed.

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

Please note these are the official award categories of the 2013 Scummies. Suggestions will still be taken, but

are may not

be implemented until the 2014 Scummies.

[Sanjay]

Nominate Mafiastuck for Most Enjoyable Game

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Link to thread: here

One of the most fun times I've had playing mafia and certainly the most fun I've had playing AS mafia. And this is coming from a mafia team that got utterly destroyed this game. Think about how much the town much have liked it.

The game was amazingly fast paced, hilarious, wacky, exciting, and a bunch of other adjectives. The players were delightful. The moderators were delighful. Check it out. It's a pretty quick read.

Nominate Gorrad and quadz08 for Best Flavor Text for Mafiastuck

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Link to thread: here
Link to role PMs: here
Link to my favorite lynch scene: here

Homestuck has an amazingly big cast of characters and Gorrad and quadz08 managed to capture the essence of every included character amazingly well. Moderator PMs and death scenes were hilarious and really pushed forward the theme.

All you need to do is read all of Homestuck then all of the game and you will know how great the flavor was. It'll take you like five seconds.

Nominate Vifam for Funniest or Most Enjoyable Player for Mafiastuck

Link to thread: here
Link to Vifam driving a lynch: here
Link to Vifam making a great point: here

Vifam was pleasant, funny and a joy to have in town. Incidentally, he also broke the record for most posts in a single game. That's not inherently enjoyable, but somehow he made it work.

[quadz08]

Take my name off the flavor text nom, Gorrad did all the flavor.

2nd Vifam and Flavor text

[quadz08]

(I'd 2nd Enjoyable as well, but that seems inappropriate from the mod.)

[ActionDan]

2nd vifam and Enjoyable

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

3rd Most enjoyable

, def. The game as a whole was a blast.

Nth Vifam

for Funniest/Most Enjoyable player. The dude drank bleach to get a lynch in. BLEACH.

(not knowing anything much about the theme, I'll leave those who are more familiar with it to judge )

[mastin2]

What about

Best Performance: Town

for Mafiastruck as well?

From my understanding, the scum were trounced, with 6/8 scum killed by town-directed methods, and half the town players still alive by the game's end. That's a serious accomplishment in a game of that size, isn't it?

(A bit hesitant to nom it, considering I wasn't a part of the game, but I guess this is an official nom.)

[Cheery Dog]

It needs more.

Nominate Sanjay for Best Replacement

Picking up an obvscum scum slot in an already 90+ page game and managing to survive until the last of his team with it, and was probably still only killed because of his predecessor as a fair few players had seen Sanjay make towntells.
In case you need the thread again
His replace-in announcement
Him even knowing it was a obvscum slot when he replaced in


Also since I apparently went to the wrong thread

Last

first minute noms for the win.

nominate

nth Mafiastuck for most enjoyable game.

enjoyable confusion that wants to be analysed even if you're dead, knowing you were looking for something that didn't exist just makes it all the more fun to read.

[Alduskkel]

nth Mafiastuck for Most Enjoyable
nth Gorrad for flavor
nth Vifam

Mafiast

r

uck

[Mehdi2277]

Sanjay replaced in day 2. Day 3 scum slip with day 4 incorrect guilty on someone. Day 5 and Day 2 not being lynched was his play but day 5 he was basically the person everyone wanted sk'd and if philla hadn't been bp then he'd likely trump philla lynch wise. He fits most enjoyable more with things like the scratch action and generally being fun to listen to then best replacement.

The rest nth though (yeah I realize it doesn't make a difference past a second).

[Sanjay]

I think Vifam put it pretty well here.

[Working Manju]

nth Vifam as Most Enjoyable, Sanjay as Best Replacement and Gorrad as Best Flavor Text

on the fence about enjoyable because i'm a huge grump about mafiascum mafia but those three are definitely deserved

i don't think town's performance was good enough to win a scummy, though, it had a lot of ups and downs and the n1 crosskill saved us a lot of potential trouble

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

I feel like nominating both Bumi and buldermar for rising star, but I'm not sure how that category works.

[Mehdi2277]

Any player that's improved whether from nothing (as in new and is doing great) or just meh to great. So combination of most improved and best newbie. Of the two I'll do

Nominate Bumi for Rising Star for Mafiastuck

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

2nd Bumi

[Mehdi2277]

As for why he basically took over a null slot, made it one of the strongest town reads people had that even after guiltying a town he was fine (although role stuff was connected, but main thing he was trusted a lot), and generally tried to take control of the game full of a lot people arguing.

[Sanjay]

Yeah.

3rd Bumi

. Mehdi put it perfectly. Add to that he took charge of an incredibly long game thread when he replaced in like it was nothing.

[Faraday]

Sanjay replaced in day 2. Day 3 scum slip with day 4 incorrect guilty on someone. Day 5 and Day 2 not being lynched was his play but day 5 he was basically the person everyone wanted sk'd and if philla hadn't been bp then he'd likely trump philla lynch wise. He fits most enjoyable more with things like the scratch action and generally being fun to listen to then best replacement.

Yeah, Sanjay did okay but nominating him for a replacement body of work award seems a little sudden based on an

okay

replace in.

[BT]

Nth Most Enjoyable Game

Nth Vifam

Nth Bumi

[Quilford]

nth Most Enjoyable Game

[UberNinja]

nth most enjoyable
nth vifam
nth gorram/quadz

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