Fight for the Future (ww) - Human's Win

[Unagi]

Thought I was going to pull it off.

Really !?

I assumed you felt that my offer was your most likely win. Personally, I felt it was your only chance. I had no intention of just letting the day end without someone winning 'today'- I had come to the conclusion that leaving this day behind would only lead to my loss.

[Newcastle]

I think that was the fastest day 1 I have ever been a part of. That was quite a whirlwind! That double vote was a massive threat. So hats off to Lagom to pulling that off. Glad it worked. I really couldn't believe that the Borgs were neutralized on the opening day. Added a very tense dynamic. I recognized that double vote threat too, so that had me on edge. Nice job managing that position Unagi; Day 1 dawns and you are all alone. Also must have been frustrating as a wolf to see day 1 go by so fast.

And... Oops! I have no idea how i missed that first portal code in the PM. Wow. I have zero explanation for that. Brain fart. Maybe bold that part next time Scoop. The fault is totally mine.

I would not have guessed the code either. Needed the third part and even then w/ either of the other two not sure if I would gotten it on 2 tries. Maybe 3+. Didn't even dawn on me to compare the sign up sheets w/ the roles. Nice observation for those who figured it out.

Overall fun game Scoop thank you for hosting.


I have a few suggestions.
-what if there is a mechanic where the wolves are unknown to each other at the start, and they submit their "kills". BUT if they happen to name another wolf, they connect up. NO secret forum but they become aware of each other via a Moderator PM. So that way they can try to coordinate via the main forum and shenanigans will ensue. Also that way there is no accidental wolf on wolf kill. So the wolf could in theory have a choice: add to the kill vote or use their night kill vote to probe for a pack member.

-probably need a mechanic to share and throttle the time portal code. Need it more risky for humans to share; and a reason for the other 2 teams to sit on that info or even have a method of freezing the portal.

-MORE shooters. IE everyone has a shot to start the day. But somehow moderate it so you can only fire if you meet certain criteria. Or you can shoot or defend yourself. Just a thought. Just a way to add more chaos to the game. I think what made this game fun was the initial bloodbath that just shook the game around. Just wondering how to explore that dynamic a bit more. yeah the game would start fast, but also end fast. Just a thought.

[Punisher]

Regarding your defend thing, what if everyone had an "I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you" ability. We can name it rubber or rebound for short.
Basically 8f you ate targeted it just bounces back to whoever took the shot 8nstead. Maybe tje target knows who took a shot at them maybe they dont.
This would make it risky to take blind shots.
Probably need to limit ot so that its not used every night.

[Holman]

Thanks, Scoop! I really enjoyed the game.

FWIW, time code I found was 11223.

With Newcastle's 12345, I took a guess that the third might be 34455. But alas, no.

[Lassr]

Thought I was going to pull it off.

Really !?

I assumed you felt that my offer was your most likely win. Personally, I felt it was your only chance. I had no intention of just letting the day end without someone winning 'today'- I had come to the conclusion that leaving this day behind would only lead to my loss.

Sure, When I first countered your reveal and others were doubting you more than me, but as the day went on, I saw it was getting less likely to pull out the victory that day. And moving into the next day even less likely.
Then the vote count hit and it was over.

[Unagi]

FWIW, time code I found was 11223.

Don't make it sound like you didn't break into my room and hack my iPhone to "find" that.

[Punisher]

Thanks, Scoop! I really enjoyed the game.

FWIW, time code I found was 11223.

With Newcastle's 12345, I took a guess that the third might be 34455. But alas, no.

Thats what I guessed too!

[Holman]

FWIW, time code I found was 11223.

Don't make it sound like you didn't break into my room and hack my iPhone to "find" that.

If you mean I saw the Post-It note next to your Nokia, yes.

[Unagi]

[stessier]

So for Unagi - were your comments around siding with the wolves to let them win just a ploy or were you actually considering it? I'll be honest, it kind of sounded like whining from my seat (which is fine if it is just a ploy). You were saying the Humans should have been happy with a half win but for some reason you weren't willing to take the same offer. The Wolves were actively hunting you but you would have thrown in with them rather than the Humans who just had a different end in mind. I didn't agree with that reasoning (assuming it wasn't a ploy).

And Moliere - seriously????? Not helpful!!!

[Moliere]

And Moliere - seriously????? Not helpful!!!

[Isgrimnur]

And Moliere - seriously????? Not helpful!!!

It was a hard choice on who to whack on night 0 after such a long hiatus.

[Unagi]

You were saying the Humans should have been happy with a half win but for some reason you weren't willing to take the same offer.

How were they offering me a chance to half-win? If the night went forward and the next day stepped forward - it appeared they would very likely have the complete code and force me to lose (ironically, they already had the code and didn't know it).
I felt this was my only chance at any win at all.

No clue if I'd have gone through with it, tbh - but if I hadn't, it would have been because I felt like 'handing the game' to the humans - and not 'handing it to the wolves'.

Roleplay-wise, I honestly thought that the human's time-portal win was the one true loss for Cyborg Hunters (lose the war level), and that to let these wolves eat these humans was merely a 'lose the battle' level, and that at least there was still a 'tomorrow' for Cyborg Hunters.

[stessier]

You were saying the Humans should have been happy with a half win but for some reason you weren't willing to take the same offer.

How were they offering me a chance to half-win? If the night went forward and the next day stepped forward - it appeared they would very likely have the complete code and force me to lose (ironically, they already had the code and didn't know it).
I felt this was my only chance at any win at all.

No clue if I'd have gone through with it, tbh - but if I hadn't, it would have been because I felt like 'handing the game' to the humans - and not 'handing it to the wolves'.

Roleplay-wise, I honestly thought that the human's time-portal win was the one true loss for Cyborg Hunters (lose the war level), and that to let these wolves eat these humans was merely a 'lose the battle' level, and that at least there was still a 'tomorrow' for Cyborg Hunters.

The wolves weren't trying to eat the humans - the wolves only win condition was to eat you (well, all the Cyborgs but well....you know). So siding with them was you losing. Siding with the humans, even if it meant a time line reversal, guaranteed your sworn enemy lost. That's the same half win you were asking from the humans.

[Unagi]

The wolves weren't trying to eat the humans - the wolves only win condition was to eat you (well, all the Cyborgs but well....you know). So siding with them was you losing. Siding with the humans, even if it meant a time line reversal, guaranteed your sworn enemy lost. That's the same half win you were asking from the humans.

The wolves only had to kill the cyborg hunters because they were the only thing keeping them from massacring humans.

Siding with the wolves, kept the portal-thingy all locked down, and THAT was a shared goal between the wolves and the cyborg hunters.

In a normal game, I (obviously) would agree with you - but this game had a lot of ways to lose and some teams had 2 ways to "win". The only reason for the humans to help kill the last wolf here will be if they are not in a position to just keep looking to unlock the time-portal.

I sincerely didn't understand why they wouldn't be Okay with their optional win condition.

I do see your point though, and I'm sorry if I was indeed being just a punk about the game - it wasn't my intention to be bratty, just to get my way.


I looked at it a bit like a normal WW game (where I was the human role) but with a side-faction of aliens that wanted to blow up the entire planet as their victory condition. That was worse than a loss to the WW - which was just our village.


And, what do you think Scoop was thinking when he wrote:

Alliances will be forged, betrayals executed

Was it just The Humans that could forge alliances and execute betrayals?

[Punisher]

And Moliere - seriously????? Not helpful!!!

It was a hard choice on who to whack on night 0 after such a long hiatus.

This was why I skipped voting on Night 0. You were literally shooting blind.
So, why take a shot at all?

[Punisher]

The wolves weren't trying to eat the humans - the wolves only win condition was to eat you (well, all the Cyborgs but well....you know). So siding with them was you losing. Siding with the humans, even if it meant a time line reversal, guaranteed your sworn enemy lost. That's the same half win you were asking from the humans.

The wolves only had to kill the cyborg hunters because they were the only thing keeping them from massacring humans.

Siding with the wolves, kept the portal-thingy all locked down, and THAT was a shared goal between the wolves and the cyborg hunters.

In a normal game, I (obviously) would agree with you - but this game had a lot of ways to lose and some teams had 2 ways to "win". The only reason for the humans to help kill the last wolf here will be if they are not in a position to just keep looking to unlock the time-portal.

I sincerely didn't understand why they wouldn't be Okay with their optional win condition.

I do see your point though, and I'm sorry if I was indeed being just a punk about the game - it wasn't my intention to be bratty, just to get my way.


I looked at it a bit like a normal WW game (where I was the human role) but with a side-faction of aliens that wanted to blow up the entire planet as their victory condition. That was worse than a loss to the WW - which was just our village.


And, what do you think Scoop was thinking when he wrote:

Alliances will be forged, betrayals executed

Was it just The Humans that could forge alliances and execute betrayals?

I agree with what you said.
Wolves win, cyborgs and humans lose. Although the portal is kept safe so the cyborgs should have had that as a half win.
Humans find time key and cyborgs and wolves lose.
Humans kill last wolf, wolves lise, cyborgs win and Humans get a half win.
Humans seemed to be fighting to find the time key which means that cyborgs would lose anyway.
Unagi offered to have a shared win by getting rid of the last wolv3s. Humans seemed to decline.
Since he was going to lose either way and humans weren't interested in a shared win he offered himself up to the wolves. Maybe out of spite maybe not, but if I was in his position and thought of it, id probably do the same thing.
It's not like anyone gets a real prize for winning so I think the humans should have shared the win.

[Isgrimnur]

And Moliere - seriously????? Not helpful!!!

It was a hard choice on who to whack on night 0 after such a long hiatus.

This was why I skipped voting on Night 0. You were literally shooting blind.
So, why take a shot at all?

Eight possible targets, six of which aren't on my team. 75% chance of helping my team.

[Lassr]

I thought a wolf kill at night was required, if it was optional, it wasn't obvious. All other games, it was not optional, just as voting someone off during the day was not. Of course, this had weird rules, so I shouldn't assume...

[Lassr]

also, one of the downfalls of playing half the game on my phone. Phone does not make it easy to navigate the forum and go back and read all the rules.

[Punisher]

I thought a wolf kill at night was required, if it was optional, it wasn't obvious. All other games, it was not optional, just as voting someone off during the day was not. Of course, this had weird rules, so I shouldn't assume...

I guess this is where my messed up brain helped me a little. I didn't remember one way or the other so I just asked Scoop of I could pass.
If I had to choose, I'm not sure who I would have chosen. If I had known 2 out of 3 cyborgs would be killed I probably would have tried Unagi.

[Punisher]

Just in case someone didn't notice it, thetes a new game in town...

http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/v ... 6#p2995926