Scummies Nominations 2022!

[Datisi]

Paperback Writer
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Prism	Mafia Invictus Redux	i loved the flavour of this game. cleverly written, funny, present in every single votecount. and every player had a personal welcome-to-the-dead-pt message.

[Datisi]

Goodfellas
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Ausuka	Large Normal 241: Random Pictures and Other Stuff	this game was an endurance test which lasted for 2 and a half months. the rest of ausuka's scumteam was... not putting in an enormous amount of effort this game, and most of them were continuously scumread while they were alive. ausuka deepwolfed throughout the whole game, managed to bus or defend when needed, and ended up winning a 1v1 in final 3. the dead thread was spoiled, but even when i read that ausuka was scum, i did not believe it at first, that's how snowed i was.

[Scummies]

Happy new year everyone!

We have a little less than a week left for nominations. We do not have any nominations currently for Don Corleone, Rube Goldberg, and Kodak Moment, and several other categories have a single nominee, so please take some time to think about who you want to recognize before the nomination period closes.

[Thestatusquo]

Goodfellas
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Ausuka	Large Normal 241: Random Pictures and Other Stuff	this game was an endurance test which lasted for 2 and a half months. the rest of ausuka's scumteam was... not putting in an enormous amount of effort this game, and most of them were continuously scumread while they were alive. ausuka deepwolfed throughout the whole game, managed to bus or defend when needed, and ended up winning a 1v1 in final 3. the dead thread was spoiled, but even when i read that ausuka was scum, i did not believe it at first, that's how snowed i was.

second

[RH9]

Paperback Writer
23/12/22	furtiveglance	PookyTheMagicalBear	House of the Dragon	Even as someone who hasn't seen HotD or GoT, I was still amused and entertained by the detailed flavour of this game, which synergised really well with the special mechanics of King and Council. Every flip was given thematic flavour text, and there was also a 'duel' mechanic which gave Pooky more opportunities to characterise the players in interesting and funny ways.

Paperback Writer
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Prism	Mafia Invictus Redux	i loved the flavour of this game. cleverly written, funny, present in every single votecount. and every player had a personal welcome-to-the-dead-pt message.

Goodfellas
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Ausuka	Large Normal 241: Random Pictures and Other Stuff	this game was an endurance test which lasted for 2 and a half months. the rest of ausuka's scumteam was... not putting in an enormous amount of effort this game, and most of them were continuously scumread while they were alive. ausuka deepwolfed throughout the whole game, managed to bus or defend when needed, and ended up winning a 1v1 in final 3. the dead thread was spoiled, but even when i read that ausuka was scum, i did not believe it at first, that's how snowed i was.

Nth

[fferyllt]

Paperback Writer
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Prism	Mafia Invictus Redux	i loved the flavour of this game. cleverly written, funny, present in every single votecount. and every player had a personal welcome-to-the-dead-pt message.

2nd Prism for paperback writer. The flavor permeated every aspect of the game, and the welcome PT messages were amazing.

[T3]

Goodfellas
31.12.2022.	Datisi	Ausuka	Large Normal 241: Random Pictures and Other Stuff	this game was an endurance test which lasted for 2 and a half months. the rest of ausuka's scumteam was... not putting in an enormous amount of effort this game, and most of them were continuously scumread while they were alive. ausuka deepwolfed throughout the whole game, managed to bus or defend when needed, and ended up winning a 1v1 in final 3. the dead thread was spoiled, but even when i read that ausuka was scum, i did not believe it at first, that's how snowed i was.

Seconded. Most of the rest of the scumteam repped out and Ausuka carried it to the end.

[Aristeia]

Don Corleone
1/06/23	Aristeia	Datisi	Datisi is probably one of the most high energy and passionate scum players on this site - his willingness to try bold new tactics and adapt his tactics to different teammates and game states is really something to marvel at. This smooth talking criminal is one of the best to play the scum alignment and I believe he deserves to win this award this year and I promise that I am not making this nomination out of bias or the fact that he's fooled me many times. Here are some of his most memorable scum games this year: Large Normal 238: Unfortunately Datisi had to rep out of this one fairly early because of RL issues but even playing for just one day you can see how well his play sets up his team for the long term and results in a win. From manipulating the day one game state to dissipate an early wagon on himself while also expertly distancing from his partner skitter and setting her up to be townread to even protecting someone who he thinks is his traitor because he does love style points - Datisi styles on the town when he is there. The most important move he makes is his choice to send skitter to do the N1 kill - predicting that she would be checked by the psychologist on night one - a move that proves prescient and alters the shape of the game down the line leading to a quick mafia victory. Fuzzy Friends Coalition: Probably my favorite game out of this list and embarrassingly the one where Datisi fools me the hardest. Datisi's dayplay is very sharp in the early part of this game, fighting his way onto the coalition while also distancing from his scum partner to win in the lategame should he fall. He manages to fool most of the players in the game while manipulating the game state so that numerous TvT conflicts deadlock the game after coalition failure - reversing his earlier position where he barely made it into the coalition but has set up everyone else in the coalition as more likely to be mafia than him. He has the game completely controlled and slowrolls towards multiple town eliminations chained together by TvT conflicts - unfortunately there is a cruel twist of fate and a replacement completely disrupts all of his plans and reverses the field on him - leading to him being eliminated on Day one instead. Despite this sudden reversal he still manages to win because he's set his partner up so well that the town is unable to find him. One of the finest examples of a mafia player manipulating town to fight each other while keeping his hands clean that I've seen. Micro 1059: A great comeback for Datisi after losing his teammate early in D1 - from a very sharply done bus to an expertly crafted fake-claim, Datisi glided through D2/3 into one of the hardest elos I've seen for scum. Up against two of the best town players in Scamper/Coral, Datisi does an absolutely amazing job on the last day to fool Scamper and get the win despite Scamper being intimately aware of Datisi's scum game and understanding each play point. Really a masterpiece of a final day and one of the hardest games to win for him. House of the Dragon: My favorite Datisi scum game in an ultimately losing effort. This game had a special election mechanic in which players would have to vote for a King and the King would appoint who had which powers etc. The scum team found themselves caught on the back foot and a very solid townblock formed very early in the game that dominated dayplay and nightplay - giving the scum very little chance to win. However Datisi did manage to get townread enough to get into this townblock and found himself armed with the Cop power, the most important power role in the game and one given to him because it was assumed he couldn't do much damage with it if he was mafia... Datisi ended up faking clears on two of his most scumread partners, saving them from elimination consideration and pulling them into positions of power in the town that gave them special night abilities that put the town on the verge of mylo three days early and could've resulted in an outright scum win as early as Day Four if a teammate did not flake out at the worst time. The amount of work he put into this game was truly something, from manipulating town in two different large PTs [400+ PT posts in one] while also controlling the flow of the game in the main thread - Datisi managed to almost pull off one of the most unlikely comebacks I've seen. Mafia Universe Championship Series: One of the most dominant performances a mafia player has had imo, Datisi went up against fourteen top players he had never played with and managed to never be voted even once while maintaining control of the tempo and flow of the game from start to finish. His performance was so good that nearly the entirety of the MafiaU spec chat was completely fooled by it and the reveal that he was mafia at the end of the game when he held the hammer in elo caused pure pandemonium. The best part of Datisi's scum game from the many scum PTs of his that I've read is how much fun he is to scum with - he is a great morale booster to his team and really brings out the best in others. One just has to click on the link in his signature to a scum PT with Menalque that ran longer than the game itself to see just how much pure joy he brings to a scum team.

[RH9]

Nth.

[fireisredsir]

Paragon
1/06/23	fireisredsir	GuiltyLion	i think GuiltyLion has been the best town player on site this year. he manages to be consistently top tier in multiple key town categories: his thought process is always clear and easy to engage with, he puts in a lot of effort every game, he is reasonable (and very pleasant!) to talk to, is usually able to get himself townread, and finally he just simply has very sharp and accurate reads and insights. every game he played this year was a standout (all of them as town, eliminated in none of them, winning all but the two games that were barely lost in ELO to exceptional scum performances), but a few highlights include: Holiday Dance Party, a challenging game full of tough solving where he managed to avoid giving in to paranoia on his dance partner Datisi as they never expected to endgame but went on to win as the sole remaining town pair (with a very fun read of a dance PT as a bonus) KTaNE, a game that showcased great scumhunting as well as excellent lategame process to consider all possible angles on a full reread of the game to correctly land on the final scum as well as House of the Dragon, where among other things he was instrumental in convincing town to change course and eliminate widely-townread scum Datisi in a 13p that town didn't know was melo while laying out exactly what the scumteam's master plan was and who they were being both one of the best raw scumhunters and also one of the best collaborative townblockers (all while being humble, grounded, and friendly) is a rare combination in mafia, and every town that he is a part of has a much better chance of winning the game because of it. GL's performances this year to me clearly demonstrate that he deserves the title of Paragon.

[Aristeia]

Paragon
1/06/23	fireisredsir	GuiltyLion	i think GuiltyLion has been the best town player on site this year. he manages to be consistently top tier in multiple key town categories: his thought process is always clear and easy to engage with, he puts in a lot of effort every game, he is reasonable (and very pleasant!) to talk to, is usually able to get himself townread, and finally he just simply has very sharp and accurate reads and insights. every game he played this year was a standout (all of them as town, eliminated in none of them, winning all but the two games that were barely lost in ELO to exceptional scum performances), but a few highlights include: Holiday Dance Party, a challenging game full of tough solving where he managed to avoid giving in to paranoia on his dance partner Datisi as they never expected to endgame but went on to win as the sole remaining town pair (with a very fun read of a dance PT as a bonus) KTaNE, a game that showcased great scumhunting as well as excellent lategame process to consider all possible angles on a full reread of the game to correctly land on the final scum as well as House of the Dragon, where among other things he was instrumental in convincing town to change course and eliminate widely-townread scum Datisi in a 13p that town didn't know was melo while laying out exactly what the scumteam's master plan was and who they were being both one of the best raw scumhunters and also one of the best collaborative townblockers (all while being humble, grounded, and friendly) is a rare combination in mafia, and every town that he is a part of has a much better chance of winning the game because of it. GL's performances this year to me clearly demonstrate that he deserves the title of Paragon.

seconded - GuiltyLion was also amazing in Eurybia and had stellar reads despite not having as much time as he usually does to play.

[RH9]

Paragon
1/06/23	fireisredsir	GuiltyLion	i think GuiltyLion has been the best town player on site this year. he manages to be consistently top tier in multiple key town categories: his thought process is always clear and easy to engage with, he puts in a lot of effort every game, he is reasonable (and very pleasant!) to talk to, is usually able to get himself townread, and finally he just simply has very sharp and accurate reads and insights. every game he played this year was a standout (all of them as town, eliminated in none of them, winning all but the two games that were barely lost in ELO to exceptional scum performances), but a few highlights include: Holiday Dance Party, a challenging game full of tough solving where he managed to avoid giving in to paranoia on his dance partner Datisi as they never expected to endgame but went on to win as the sole remaining town pair (with a very fun read of a dance PT as a bonus) KTaNE, a game that showcased great scumhunting as well as excellent lategame process to consider all possible angles on a full reread of the game to correctly land on the final scum as well as House of the Dragon, where among other things he was instrumental in convincing town to change course and eliminate widely-townread scum Datisi in a 13p that town didn't know was melo while laying out exactly what the scumteam's master plan was and who they were being both one of the best raw scumhunters and also one of the best collaborative townblockers (all while being humble, grounded, and friendly) is a rare combination in mafia, and every town that he is a part of has a much better chance of winning the game because of it. GL's performances this year to me clearly demonstrate that he deserves the title of Paragon.

Nth.

[RH9]

Paragon
1/06/23	fireisredsir	GuiltyLion	i think GuiltyLion has been the best town player on site this year. he manages to be consistently top tier in multiple key town categories: his thought process is always clear and easy to engage with, he puts in a lot of effort every game, he is reasonable (and very pleasant!) to talk to, is usually able to get himself townread, and finally he just simply has very sharp and accurate reads and insights. every game he played this year was a standout (all of them as town, eliminated in none of them, winning all but the two games that were barely lost in ELO to exceptional scum performances), but a few highlights include: Holiday Dance Party, a challenging game full of tough solving where he managed to avoid giving in to paranoia on his dance partner Datisi as they never expected to endgame but went on to win as the sole remaining town pair (with a very fun read of a dance PT as a bonus) KTaNE, a game that showcased great scumhunting as well as excellent lategame process to consider all possible angles on a full reread of the game to correctly land on the final scum as well as House of the Dragon, where among other things he was instrumental in convincing town to change course and eliminate widely-townread scum Datisi in a 13p that town didn't know was melo while laying out exactly what the scumteam's master plan was and who they were being both one of the best raw scumhunters and also one of the best collaborative townblockers (all while being humble, grounded, and friendly) is a rare combination in mafia, and every town that he is a part of has a much better chance of winning the game because of it. GL's performances this year to me clearly demonstrate that he deserves the title of Paragon.

Nth.

[Scummies]

After some consideration from the SSC, the deadline for nominations has been extended!

You now have until the end of Friday, January 20th, or (expired on 2023-01-20 23:59:59) for nominations!

There will not be further extensions so be absolutely sure to get your nominations in before then.

[furtiveglance]

[header=5]Paperback Writer[/header]
[row][cell]14/01/23[/cell]
[cell]furtiveglance[/cell]
[cell]numberQ[/cell]
[cell]Open 848: Chromavalon: A Bouquet of Colours[/cell]
[cell]I was just looking through my games when I remembered this one. At the time, I was too worried about who my Merlin was to enjoy the flavour, but it really is great. numberQ used the theme of an artist struggling for inspiration in this game, casting Merlins as artistic Muses and Mafia Goons as 'Painter's Block'. Every votecount came with beautiful artwork and the story of the Painter's search for inspiration ran through the game in the creative flavour text.[/cell][/row]

[RH9]

[header=5]Paperback Writer[/header]
[row][cell]14/01/23[/cell]
[cell]furtiveglance[/cell]
[cell]numberQ[/cell]
[cell]Open 848: Chromavalon: A Bouquet of Colours[/cell]
[cell]I was just looking through my games when I remembered this one. At the time, I was too worried about who my Merlin was to enjoy the flavour, but it really is great. numberQ used the theme of an artist struggling for inspiration in this game, casting Merlins as artistic Muses and Mafia Goons as 'Painter's Block'. Every votecount came with beautiful artwork and the story of the Painter's search for inspiration ran through the game in the creative flavour text.[/cell][/row]

Nth.

[mastina]

(Just as a note, I need to write up nominations for LLD as Paragon, Datisi as Paragon, and Klick as maybe-Paragon or at least Moment of Brilliance for his multiple town wins he was instrumental in. Among others.)

[mastina]

(Just as a note, I need to write up nominations for LLD as Paragon, Datisi as Paragon, and Klick as maybe-Paragon or at least Moment of Brilliance for his multiple town wins he was instrumental in. Among others.)

(Also, mod nominations.)

[Cat Scratch Fever]

(Just as a note, I need to write up nominations for LLD as Paragon, Datisi as Paragon, and Klick as maybe-Paragon or at least Moment of Brilliance for his multiple town wins he was instrumental in. Among others.)

I'm too lazy to do the write up myself, but I will invariably Nth whatever you nom Klick for

[mastina]

Moment of Brilliance
1/20/2023	mastina	Yume, Gamma Emerald, Flea The Magician (maybe more, idk who to nom exactly and these were the challengers)	Legend of the Hidden Temple IV	This was a flawless town win-- flawless . Four scum dead, zero town dead. I wasn't really involved in the process that much so I wouldn't be able to really speak as to who the highest contributors were, but I know that there were in fact high contributors to that outcome. Apparently, At least in theory , the theoretical %EV for the town to win is 33% for the setup (in practice probably higher), but to have a flawless victory is even more impressive. A perfect town game, in a setup that shouldn't be THAT much of a town stomp. A very impressive outcome, to say the least.

[RH9]

Nth.

[Thestatusquo]

Why are you just nthing every nom. Kind of cheapens the process, no?

[petapan]

Paragon of Mafia Hunters
20/01/23	petapan	skitter30	Mini 2284: The Thing Anonymous Micro 1052: Lake Melancholy	powered town to a sweep in the two mentioned games. had caught the entire scumteam in Thing Anonymous (as MacReady) by page 15. in general as town is an active voice and a strong leader who works to promote positive outcomes in games.

lazy writeup to have something before the deadline

[mastina]

Paragon of Mafia Hunters
1-20-2023	mastina	Lady LambdaDelta	Lady LambdaDelta has had an incredibly strong year as a town player, regardless of win or loss. In CONTROL, she blocked the N1 scum janitor kill as a doctor, and was the N2 scum nightkill. While her dayplay didn't define the game, her reads were still good, having identified both Ircher and Cephrir as scum. She genuinely couldn't have done more to help the town. In Subreddit uPick, she identified all three scum--and even managed to be among the players to have suspected a false-clear on the scum. She had--from having personally received a result she knew should've made the sender conftown--the game sense to somehow figure out that, actually, it was a fake-clear, a pseudo-Godfather. She led the elimination on two of the three scum and by virtue of having some sense of a mechanic falsely clearing the third, would have definitely advocated for that, if not for her having been killed by a roundabout strongman action (which was needed). While in the gamethread LLD's contribution wasn't crucial (as far as I can tell) from memory, behind the scenes she did a lot in Ginngie's uPick to help the town win that game. In House of the Dragons, LLD was the reason the town didn't lose. The town had, previously, established that Datisi would need to die before lylo, at 7p (at that point). Even the most paranoid of them hadn't really considered doing it with 9p or even 11p. The people who wanted Datisi to die wanted to have it be done through the Challenge mechanic, next available on the next day. And with only 3 scum alive, the town had no reason not to wait, by all appearances. Except, if the town didn't eliminate scum at that 13p mark, the scum had navigated control over the mechanics such that they could've endgamed the town. So it was actually vital for the town to eliminate scum that day. The town had no reason to eliminate Datisi that day before LLD chimed in. They had their own vague/generic ideas of how they would deal with Datisi eventually, but Datisi wasn't on their minds until LLD forced the issue. LLD literally won the game for the town when it otherwise would've been lost. All in all, she has shown a remarkably strong contribution to every town game I have seen her play.

[mastina]

Game of the Year
1/20/2023	mastina	SirCakez	CONTROL	One of the best games of the year in how notable it was. It was fairly close the entire time and any of the three factions could have won the game, with it being remarkably competitive. The town played well, Norwee did incredibly in spite of their terrible douse target luck, and the entire time was a thrill ride. It was relatively well-balanced/designed and a good time, relatively free of toxicity too! A great game, well-designed, and well-executed.