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The Announcer
The Announcer

Jul-1-2017 09:19

Hello everyone. I’ll be hosting another game of Resistance, and I encourage all lurkers from the previous game(s) to come out and play! We’ll keep it simple with just gameplay and no story this time. And if you’ve never played before, feel free to jump right in, because we all need more imaginary problems to worry about. :)

The game takes place over a series of 5 "missions." The Resistance is trying to complete 3 missions successfully, while the spies are attempting to sabotage 3 missions. First one to 3 wins.

I will serve as game master. Once we get enough people to play (5-10 total), I will PM everyone their allegiance (either "Resistance" or "Spy"). If you are a "Spy," I will also PM you the names of your co-conspirators.

A "leader" will be chosen at random for the first mission. The leader has 2 important functions:
1) The leader will assign various "role" abilities to players. These are one-shot special powers a player can use to learn more information about someone.
2) The leader will assign players to the "team" for that mission.

Missions will have a varying number of players who are selected; the leader picks a team, then every player will vote on whether or not they approve the team by PMing me. Once all the votes are cast, I will post the voting results. If a majority approves the team, the mission starts. If not, the mission does not start, and the next player in line becomes the new "leader" for that round. This continues until either a mission is approved, or 5 consecutive mission teams are rejected (in which case the spies win automatically.)

Once a mission team is approved, those players will PM me their choice of action during that mission. Resistance players will ALWAYS choose to have the mission succeed by sending "Success," while spies have a choice: they can either elect to have the mission succeed (to throw off suspicion), or they can "Sabotage" the mission.

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AspenK
AspenK
Battered Shoe

Jul-14-2017 22:08

My introversion has always drawn attention in life. What can I say? I am a people watcher. I might need to have a drink or two to loosen me up. Haha. As for my feelings about who is or isn't a spy, no one is to be trusted. Haha. Actually I am not sure about anyone. I doubt Zara is a spy two games in a row, Bela played the same way last game, and Shell seems to be trying to hunt down spies. I am not sure what to think about Sal, but he voted succeed. It made sense to use the card on himself, it was probable that the mission would have been sabotaged. I would have done the same to protect myself and show where I stand. Miss Snopes I have no clue about. Sindy strikes me as a spy. I feel like she might be phoning in her attempt to suss out the spies. I think Ty deflects a lot, so I am leaning towards spy.

miss snopes
miss snopes
Demon of the Due Date

Jul-14-2017 22:31

shell, I had the exact same thought on the Bela/Sal "In the spotlight" situation. It struck me as odd when she posted that Sal should use it on himself - it felt a little like "talking across the table" when playing a partner card game. The fact that he then did exactly that, I had the same thought that it was a way to keep 2 spies from sabotaging a mission.
I also noticed that Sal kept voting NO on the missions he was listed on.

Also shell, I'm glad to see your breakdown of the missions. I tried to post something like this the other night but without a whole lot of time, I kept stumbling around it and couldn't quite get my thoughts in order.

I know I have been very quiet so far in this game but I'm heading home from vacation tomorrow so I will be much more "here" starting Sunday.

shell marple
shell marple
Con Artist

Jul-14-2017 22:36

LOL, if the shoe fits I guess I should wear it. If my team is accepted and the mission ends up failing then I'm inclined to agree with you Aspen.

I agree with Zara on choosing from the 5 detectives on her list. I've thought long and hard on this and my choice for mission 3 team is
Tyro
miss snopes
Zara
Sindy

miss snopes
miss snopes
Demon of the Due Date

Jul-14-2017 22:51

Sindy - I have had the same thought as your #1 regarding Bela and AspenK and your #2 is a good possibility too.

In Aspen's last post (Jul-14-2017 22:08) she states "Bela played the same way last game" which is NOT true. Bela was Resistance in the last game and she played very differently than how she has played this time which makes me further suspect Aspen. In that post she also validates Sal using In the Spotlight on himself saying "it was probable that the mission would have been sabotaged." What makes that mission any more 'probable' to be sabotaged than any other?

Tyranomaster3
Tyranomaster3
Bloodhound

Jul-14-2017 23:40

Although nothing is 100% certain, I think we are having a strong base here. So I am going to vote yes for this team. Actually, I prefer shell in this team instead of miss snopes (because of her unfocusing) or Sindy (I have the feeling that she is distracting us around). But it's OK to move on with this team. Hope things will be OK.

AspenK
AspenK
Battered Shoe

Jul-15-2017 03:54

It was likely to be sabotaged because the spies couldn't let the score be 2 to 0. What are the chances that by going straight down the line there wouldnt be a apy in the mix. Very unlikely. I think Bela for the most part has played the same game. There are more people playing and different personalities in the mix, so there is some differences, but all in all I think it is the same.

Zara Bande
Zara Bande
Bounty Hunter

Jul-15-2017 03:59

I have to agree with miss snopes that "Bela was Resistance in the last game and she played very differently than how she has played this time which makes me further suspect Aspen."

AspenK
AspenK
Battered Shoe

Jul-15-2017 04:04

You didn't put yourself on the team you chose. I find that very interesting. If you are resistance it would be a given you would want to be on the team. That would remove at least one variable. Hmm. My spidey sense is tingling.

Zara Bande
Zara Bande
Bounty Hunter

Jul-15-2017 04:12

Yes, I was initially surprised by shell's choice not to be on the team. But then I realised it could be the most appropriate decision since Sal hasn't yet posted back the result of his KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON YOU card - which he was using on shell. Because of that - and whether he says that shell is a SPY or RESISTANCE (and we could easily doubt either way, couldn't we?) - it might be seen as a wise decision for the Team Leader just to stay out of the team altogether.

Sal Iva
Sal Iva
Little Monster

Jul-15-2017 04:40

Good morning all.

First, I suggest everyone go back and read the conditions of KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON YOU. There is NO obligation for me to reveal anything. It's fairly obvious I won't be believed anyway.

I LOVE the logic(?) of this remark by Zara, quoting miss snopes.. I do notice that Zara has edited miss snopes remark here too, probably to support her position.

I have to agree with miss snopes that "Bela was Resistance in the last game and she played very differently than how she has played this time which makes me further suspect Aspen."

I have to agree with miss snopes that "Bela was Resistance in the last game and she played very differently than how she has played this time which makes me further suspect Aspen."

Let me see if I have this gem correct. Both agree that Bela has played differently than the last game when she was resistance. And this makes you NOT suspect Bela, but AspenK? I don't even begin to enter into this discussion other than to point out the flaws in the logic.
Bela IS acting differently, you both seem to agree on that. And it leads you NOT to suspect BELA? There's already a half inch hole in my head from scratching, trying to understand that.

Oh, as far as shell's vote was concerned, she voted SUCCEED. Let's see, everything I have done has been supportive of the Resistance, as I have told the truth here too. Have at it.


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