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The Resistance: Guarding the Prince's Gala
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Riza Hawkeye
First Nomad
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Jul-5-2012 12:23
It is rumored that the ornate palace gates of Shangri-La have finally been opened to the public for the first time in known history. The Prince is making his debut into the public eye with a brilliant gala hosted by the Prince himself: an exclusive invitation-only event attended only by the most prominent and affluent people from countries all over the world.
Some commoners have been invited to this rare event--but not as guests. The Prince's most trusted advisor has particularly collected special operatives to patrol the event: the world's brightest, swiftest, and most skilled. You will be entrusted with making sure that everything goes off without a hitch. But there are those who would rather see the event go down in flames, along with the Prince himself.
Five minutes before the event is scheduled to start, a report of a most alarming nature reaches the operatives' ears. There has been a breach in the ranks. Some spies have infiltrated the group! But since they have never seen each other's faces, there is no way to tell whose allegiance is true. The team has been compromised, but there is still a chance to save the evening.
The operatives' job this evening is to make sure the Prince's gala goes off without a hitch. If he is pleased at the end of the night, they will be rewarded handsomely. Sources say he is forgiving of small mishaps, but when pushed too far...
The Prince's reputation is at stake. Will his gala be a phenomenal success, or will it succumb to the sabotage of the spies? Stay tuned to find out in this installment of The Resistance.
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Molly Maltese
Old Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 18:06
Yeah, I've got to say it looks highly suspect. Theres a possibility for what Serges is saying to be true but it seems to jar with his performance in the last game.
I feel like his distribution of the cards and his reasoning wasn't as strong a play as we've seen in a game previous, where he came on strongly and on point with every move he made, including distribution of the cards. I don't think using the same tactic as the last game would have necessarily worked against him here, as we would by this point have seen it firsthand and probably been a little more receptive to his reasoning. This feels a little all over the board to me, which is strange for Serges.
I'm not condemning anyone outrightly, but with only this to go on...I think I'll be voting 'no' until Im in a more comfortable position.
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nicnic
Battered Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 18:39
Jason, how 'bout this time you don't vote as soon as you see the proposal come up? :-P
*hugs*
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Jul-9-2012 19:14
This game is worth it just to see Nic slowly inch her arms into a straight-jacket.
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nicnic
Battered Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 20:34
Molly, the more I'm thinking about this, the stranger it is. Serges basically got dealt the same hand as last time when he was Resistance. And his strategy was a good one. Immediately find out if someone else is Resistance and let them see your allegiance so if you both are Resistance you have at least two people on the team that are sure of each other. The only reason it was questioned... was well because a spy was trying to confuse the situation. So why didn't he do the same thing this time? Why in the world would he not want to learn the allegiance of well.... let's say YOU because you are up next? He could have done the same thing with the two of you. His choices make no Resistance sense.
NO CONFIDENCE isn't really THAT much of a threat (there are only 3 in the whole deck) that he should pass up on the chance to learn about someone, namely your, allegiance.
Also... your Word document can't hold a candle to my spreadsheet. I've already narrowed down the possible combinations of spies from 126 to 66 just based on the playing of the first mission cards :-P
hehehe. Somebody shoot me in the face please? And shut it squirrelly.
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nicnic
Battered Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 20:57
Something else just occurred to me about possibly why Serges did what he did, but I'll wait until he says something. Don't want to put any ideas in his head.
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Molly Maltese
Old Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 21:33
Nic, agreed. And looking at the player order, I think the smart Resistance move would definitely have been to suss out my allegiance primarily, as a next leader. Or even Adam Carter, as the leader after that. Vulkie is a strange choice, and Andi even more so because of how far down this list she is.
Serges
Molly Maltese
Adam Carter
Vulkie3
Kagome_70
Andrew Corelli
Andiyana
Jason Arends
nicnic
biggie528
So it makes me curious why he wouldn't choose either you or Biggie, on the grounds that you are at the end of the list, but he would choose Andi. Not to mention for all his lawyering the last game, to give new players a crack at the action seems tenuous reasoning at best. Especially in the first mission, which even if it doesn't go through, can be a valuable insight on players and allegiances, as demonstrated in the last round.
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Molly Maltese
Old Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 21:35
And also...
alright, your spreadsheet wins. What color muumuu will it be today?
Although on the flip side, if you truly are Resistance- it'll be amazing if spies can squeeze past our combined spread-sheeting/ copious note-taking. :P
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Jason Arends
Lucky Stiff
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Jul-9-2012 21:53
Nic what a lovely bio you have. Really insightful. :D
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Kagome_70
Nomad
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Jul-9-2012 22:34
Wow is all I have to say. I would love to see the difference it would make to play with you all in person.
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nicnic
Battered Shoe
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Jul-9-2012 22:47
Well kagome, I wouldn't have a spreadsheet so I would probably start twitching and having a nervous breakdown around mission 3 or so.
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