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Hmm, while performing a search of the forum on "house" I found this interesting post by FatalException: Quote I have two characters on a friend's account which I haven't used in over 9000, and I went over to a different friend's house and he had me grind honor on his shaman (lol, I can't believe I just said that), but other than that, no. I has nuu money. What's interesting is not the mention of "house" but of 9000 which oddly appears in the mafia player list. Quote Over 9000. Your name here It has to mean something. Why would Moose place that in his topic post? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ╔═══╦═══╦═══╦══╦═╦═══╦═══╦═══╦═╦═╦═══╦═══╗
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Hmm, while performing a search of the forum on "house" I found this interesting post by FatalException: Quote I have two characters on a friend's account which I haven't used in over 9000, and I went over to a different friend's house and he had me grind honor on his shaman (lol, I can't believe I just said that), but other than that, no. I has nuu money. What's interesting is not the mention of "house" but of 9000 which oddly appears in the mafia player list. Quote Over 9000. Your name here It has to mean something. Why would Moose place that in his topic post? The same reason he posts the Rick Role. Because he's moose and he likes meme's. I'm sure it meant nothing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I paid eleven minerals for THIS?
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I'm just going to repost all the posts here with clues and extra comments based on the pace of the game. There were a lot of clues in my day start posts, far more than anyone cared to analyze. All in all, you all epic failed at finding clues, although Zycorax finally managed to do something useful by figuring out the glaringly obvious Goldfinger clue. And devilesk did posthumously figure out the heap of number clues pointing at EzDay (it was hard to make clues pointing to him, but I abused his other nickname being "Garbeld").
NIGHT 1 START - 1 clue After hours of heated debate, the town prods forth its reluctant victim to meet the mayor’s gaze. “Found guilty by this village of mafia membership,” DT_Battlekruser pronounces, “you are to be this day executed by the guillotine.” Mafia and townsfolk alike look on as Darkling is led to the platform, and the guillotine as dropped on his neck. The poorly sharpened blade does not make a clean slice, and Darkling dies slowly, his face finally freezing with a comical expression (1). Satisfied with their commitment to law and order, the townsfolk retire uneasily, knowing the mafia will kill again. Night roles, you have 3 days to perform your tasks. (1) - the Pikachu in cheeze’s avatar is making a funny face (cheeze) DAY 2 START - 14 clues As night falls, the mafia set out to fulfill a plan of brutal cunning. Slips of paper cleverly modified (10) to resemble mayoral summons are distributed to an unlucky five, and five men show up outside of a light blue house (11) with a pale green door (12). Suddenly, the seven mafia appear out of the gloom, reaching into their pockets for weapons. One of the five men, coming prepared, roundhouse kicks a mafia and speeds around the side of the house, leaping into a waiting car and making his escape1. Enraged, the mafia set about executing the others. One falls with a gunshot wound (13), and two more are dispatched with blades (14). Surrounding the final townsperson, the mafia are again startled when he leaps at one of their throats, and the pair crashes to the ground. The townsperson is finally disposed of, but not before the injured mafia needs to rest a night and recover2. Later that night, a shadowy figure creeps down the lane, examines one of the bodies lying in the mud, and drags the seriously wounded man to his house to nurse him back to health3. Despite having laid three men to rest that night, the mafia decide they have some unfinished business to which to attend. With professional execution (1), the mafia swarm through the night, quickly surrounding the mayoral mansion, in which DT_Battlekruser resides. A mafia removed a short blade from an array of weaponry and expertly picks the lock (2), and the seven dark forms slip inside. Quickly, explosives are laid along the edge of the house, and then the mafia begin to search for their victim. Enjoying a glass of wine in the cool cellar (3), DT_Battlekruser looks up and nods as the seven mafia file in the door, shoving aside two bodyguards, one with a bullet through the temples (4) and the other with a slit throat (5). “Mafia,” acknowledges the mayor. “I thought I smelled a foul air. (6)” “This town is now ours,” replies one of the mafia, removing his mask and drawing a silenced pistol. “Your time is done.” He casually puts a bullet in DT_Battlekruser’s skull, crippling the mayor. DT_Battlekruser’s eyes widen as he recognizes his killer. The seven mafia then file out, stealing silently upstairs. As the mafia arm the explosives, the digital timers cast an eerie green light (7) that reflects off a mafia’s large, circular sunglasses (8). All the mafia then slip off into the gathering dawn, leaving the mansion to detonate. With seconds to live, DT_Battlekruser knows he must leave a message to the town. He draws his pocket laser cutter to burn a message into the floor, but his mind is fading fast and he does not know if he can write intelligibly. As his consciousness begins to fade, numbers rise to his mind. The mansion soon detonates, entombing DT_Battlekruser’s corpse. As the sun rises the next day, the devastated townsfolk sift through the ruins of the mayoral mansion. They dig up DT_Battlekruser’s corpse, laying him in the local cemetery beneath a marble headstone. Beneath his corpse, the town discovers a strange pattern burned into the concrete floor (see image) (9). Then someone strays into the street with the blue house, and the town discovers the bodies of ClansAreForGays, Brontobyte, and HailFire. Returning to their guillotine, the townsfolk decide that they cannot elect another mayor to suffer death in their mafia-infested village. The leaderless people then begin to clamor for blood. (1) - professionals; the whole mafia team is mostly veterans and former mafia (2) - a ninja would have a large array of handy weaponry and pick locks (FatalException) (3) - wine often goes well with cheese, especially that in a wine cellar (cheeze) (4) - spies would shoot guards (WoAHorde) (5) - ninja would stab them – so might Link (FatalException, Heegu) (6) - horde’s avatar is smoking a cigarette (WoAHorde) (7) - green Dark Archon’s might give off an eerie glow (FaRTy1billion) (8) - aviators (FlyingHat) (9) - the clue reads shihyaku (Jap: 400), and seumul (Kor: 20). Mafia #4, slot #20 is ezday (EzDay281) (10) – many mafia are in clan [MM]; hence this clue points to the clan (11) – [MM] tag is light blue (12) – and farty’s dark archon is green (FaRTy1billion) (13) – Same as clue #4 (14) – Same as clue #5; two blade kills, ninja AND link (FatalException, Heegu) 1This is NerdyTerdy, who dodged that night. 2Here, a Psycho gives his life to hinder the mafia.. I don't remember which dead Shapeshifter this was. 3Greo, the Doctor/Shapeshifter, protected Dapperdan. NIGHT 2 START - 3 clues Following many more hours of raucous debate and several fistfights, the town finally selects the next victim of vigilante justice. Ignoring calls to actually examine the evidence, the town instead proceeds to fulfill its penchant for bloodlust, as angry townspeople drag NudeRaider to the scaffold. Tied to the platform, NudeRaider blanches and his face turns green as he sees the blue (1) sparks of an arc welder approaching through the sea of faces. As the welder is first stuck into his chest, NudeRaider is electrocuted (2) as his flesh chars. Screaming, NudeRaider dies in agony amid cheers from the bloodthirsty mob. As the last life force leaves the body on the scaffold, a spectral figure appears. “I tried to leave you fools a clue,” the voice of DT_Battlekruser booms. A blue light rises from the ruins of the mayoral mansion. “Perhaps it is now more comprehensible,” remarks the ghost. “There are, after all, only two billion people who can read it.” As the figure vanishes in a puff of smoke, the townspeople discover a finer inscription in the concrete where the old one once lay (see image) (3). The town shuffles off to bed, quaking in fear of the continuing mafia presence. Night roles, you know the drill. Three days. (1) - Green and blue in juxtaposition; again a clue pointing at a colored name. (FaRTy1billion) (2) - Death by electrocution might result from a Pikachu (cheeze) (3) - the inscription now reads '4' and '20' (in proper top-to-bottom, right-to-left order) in Chinese numerals. The fact that "two billion people" can read it is not intentionally a clue at Farty, but perhaps an added caveat. I would have written in that way in any event - the "two billion people" are those that use Chinese numerals. NIGHT 3 START - 3 clues Largely united in their decision, the town prods Doodle77 to the front of the mob, tying him to the scaffold. “You’ve escaped us often enough! Die, mafia scum!” yells a voice in the crowd, and townsfolk and mafia alike surge forward to partake in the ending of Doodle77’s life. A long, curved blade (1) is produced and a member of the mob proceeds to hack at the defenseless form on the scaffold. Twenty-five (2) slashes later, the life force of Doodle77 is expended, his screams fading into a gurgling moan, and the mob cuts his corpse loose from the scaffold. Thoroughly disheartened, the town returns to bed, not knowing whom the mafia members would next select for their murderous mandate (3). Night roles, three days. Things were getting pretty obvious here; I thought a "long, curved blade" would be a dead giveaway towards a ninja, but no.. (1) - A long, curved blade could be a wakizashi or a katana. A ninja might use one (FatalException) (2) - Pikachu is Pokemon #25 (cheeze) (3) - “mafia members” and “murderous mandate”; again many mafia are in Clan [MM] DAY 4 START - 13 clues Intent on avenging their fallen comrade, the mafia, now six, set out for another night of murderous madness (1). A lone mafia, his identity concealed behind his large, reflective sunglasses (2), loads his pistol and slips into the movie theater on Main Street, where JaFF is enjoying a late-night show. On the screen, a voluptuous woman pilots a biplane, emptying cylinders of a mysterious gas over a fort, disabling the guards as she soars through the Kentucky sky (3). Enthralled by the beauty on screen, JaFF does not notice the mafia slipping up behind him. With a bang, the gun goes off and JaFF1 dies, his spinal cord severed by the bullet. The lone mafia heads for the exit, pausing at the door and glaring at the other movie patrons, daring them to stop him (4). No one in the theater moves, so the mafia leaves, melting into the night. To ensure the success of their next murder, the six mafia then meet up, surrounding their next victim’s house. Heading for the back door, they notice a simple alarm system, but one of the mafia has a brilliant idea. Elegantly, he steps forward and applies a large potential difference (5) across the main alarm box. Electricity makes short work of the circuitry, and the six men enter the house. Groaning in his sleep, the house’s sole other occupant is troubled by dreams, and he does not notice the mafia enter his room. Uncannily, (6) the same well-forged, short, curved sword (7) from yesterday’s lynching is produced, and Paravin. is beheaded. Peering out the front window, another mafia starts, fearing that the complete secrecy (9) of the evening may be compromised. Outside, there are two mysterious men. One carries an assault rifle2, and the other a small black bag with a little red cross3. As another mafia peeks between the curtains, it is apparent the two men are arguing fiercely outside of the house next door4; the gun and the bag lay discarded on the ground and, inside, the angry voices of the men outside can be heard as a jumbled murmur (10). Seizing their opportunity, the mafia sneak stealthy around the next house and surround the arguing pair. Intent on their argument, the two men do not even turn to see the mafia feet from them, sealing their doom. The first man falls to a sword-wielding duo (11) of mafia, who methodically hack his body apart, tearing his heart (12) and spleen into small pieces. The second man, who had the black bag, bolts down the street before the cold steel pieces his body, but a mafia casually draws his silenced pistol (13) and brings down the fleeing form. The mafia drag both bodies and leave them on the porch of the house, an example to the rest of the measly townsfolk who stand little chance against their power. They then slip off to take their places as anonymous townspeople. At dawn’s first light, the terrified occupant of the house cracks open the door and discovers the mangled corpses of A_of-s_t and Greo5. Called into assembly, the townspeople shuffle into the central square. A statue of DT_Battlekruser casts an ominous shadow over the proceedings, and the inscription at its base reads “So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.” (14) Knowing the preciousness of the gift of life, the town communes to pursue its vigilante justice, knowing time will soon run out. This day's post strayed into the painfully obvious as the town was close to being statistically eliminated. In fact, Moose was a little upset as to how obvious these clues were. Yet, for the most part, nobody bothered to figure them out. (1) - again, m-alliteration: clan [MM] (2) - aviator sunglasses again (FlyingHat) (3) - extended allusion to Goldfinger, in which Oddjob kills people with his flying hat (FlyingHat) (4) - the avatar is the raging smiley (FlyingHat) (5) - Pikachu could apply a large potential difference (i.e. a voltage) (cheeze) (6) - The first letters of the last five sentences spell h-e-e-g-u (Heegu) (7) - Such a weapon is still the armament of a ninja (FatalException) (9) - Spies may worry about secrecy (WoAHorde) (10) – The voices outside are Garbled, or Garbeld – the Battle.net name of EzDay (EzDay281) (11) – Link and a ninja (Heegu, FatalException) (12) – Heart pieces would be well known to Link (Heegu) (13) – Spies carry silenced pistols (WoAHorde) (14) – This is Genesis 3:24. Mafia #3, Slot #24 was, guess who? (EzDay281) I also realized this can credibly be applied to SiN as well, since Genesis 3:24 is about the origin of sin in man. 1JaFF was a zombie, but the post intentionally contains no hints as to this. 2This is Greo, the Boondock Saint/Shapeshifter. 3This is A-of_s-t, the Doctor/Shapeshifter. 4This happens to be devilesk's house. 5The way the scene is depicted is pretty much the way it played out - both Greo and A-of_s-t were selected as mafia hits, and Greo attempted to hit devilesk, but was hit by the mafia before he could. It wouldn't have worked anyway, since A-of_s-t was using his Doctor power to protect devilesk, which would have overridden the Saint hit. Instead, though, the mafia kill them both while they are debating the fate of devilesk. I don't know if devilesk ever knew how close he came to dying that night. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Three can keep a secret, if two are dead." -Benjamin Franklin
"Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows; yet none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell." -William Shakespeare |
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I paid eleven minerals for THIS?
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NIGHT 4 START - 1 clue
After a comparatively facile debating process completed well before nightfall (1), the town comes to a relatively unanimous decision. Feeling secure in their ironclad clues, the townsfolk truss FlyingHat in an orderly fashion and bring him to the raised platform, lying him beneath the guillotine’s blade. With a sense of fortuitous opportunity (2), a member of the mob steps forward and lets the sharpened blade fall, cleanly slicing off FlyingHat’s head. After a few minutes of rejoicing their sudden fortune, the town returns to sleep with the knowledge the mafia will seek revenge for their loss. (1) - i.e. an easy day (EzDay281) (2) - this is an artful phrase, but just meaningless (purposeful) elaboration. Consider it a red herring? NIGHT 5 START - 1 clue Surprisingly listlessly, given the stark proclamations of the previous night, the town shuffles to order for the fifth day of deliberations. After a few mumbled comments, WoAHorde is selected as the day’s victim and led up to the scaffold. Tied beneath the guillotine, WoAHorde awaits his death. A man with a turban (1) steps forward and carries out the execution as the assembled townsfolk hold their breath. With a crunch, the condemned man’s neck is severed, and WoAHorde is no more. Their spirits slightly higher, the townsfolk retire to bed to wait out another night of bloody mayhem. The town seemed on the way to a nail-biting endgame at this point, so I backed off the clues and let the pending list of mafia get executed. (1) ‘Heegu’ appears to be of Indian etymology; turbans would not be out of place among some Indians (Heegu) DAY 6 START - 6 clues Moving carefully and determinedly due to their diminished numbers, the three mafia continue their quest for domination of the town. The first victim of the night is shut up in his house, glued to the television screen. He had missed the day's lynch proceedings and was instead more interested in watching re-runs of 1990s horror shows. Intent on the pulse-pounding, winding passages on the TV (1), he does not notice as a mafia expertly picks the lock (2), letting three cold-blooded killers into the building. Suddenly, the man in the armchair notices the pressure of cold steel (3) against his throat. “Goodbye, fool,” whispers a voice, and the blade pieces the doomed man's neck. Off to continue their night of mischief, the three mafia slip out the door through which they entered, leaving the corpse of frazz to rot in his armchair. Next for the night is a modern-looking house, guarded with careful security alarms. Unfortunately, the mafia realize that the skylight is not rigged, so a piece of glass is neatly sliced away and the mafia slide down into the building on ropes. Inside, a man is asleep in his swivel chair, a large computer monitor before him, continually displaying characters. Most of it is unintelligible gibberish (4), but in the middle of the spewing characters, English words scroll by: “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” (5) Afraid of waking the sleeping owner of the high-tech house, one of the mafia instead arms and then lobs a large explosive charge (6) under his chair. The three mafia rapidly retreat out of the skylight and away from the building, which shakes with the force of the explosion which blasts Killer_Kow to shreds. The bang from the blast reverberates throughout the town, and several townsfolk sleep the less easy for it. Come dawn, however, no more are dead, and the town gathers to vote for the next victim of the guillotine. (1) - the show is Tales From the Crypt, starring John Kassir, who also did the original ads for The Legend of Zelda. (Heegu) (2) - the mafia who can pick locks so well is a ninja (FatalException) (3) - the blade could be the sword of Link or a ninja (Heegu, FatalException) (4) - the data is garbled.. Garbeld (EzDay281) (5) - the quote is I John 3:24; Mafia 3 : Slot 24 is.. (EzDay281) (6) - Link throws bombs at people in Super Smash Bros. (Heegu) NIGHT 6 START - 0 clues Yes, NO clues. Although I mock the lack of clue analysis to point to the fact that there are still a veritable mountain of clues yet to be found in previous posts. Shoving aside mounds of unexamined evidence, the town mindlessly continues to execute victims. Next up to the chopping block is Heegu, who goes quietly before the mob to submit to his fate. Down falls the blade, and the life of Heegu in this world is ended. The town shuffles listlessly off to sleep, resolute in their string of successful lynchings. Though they number only nine, they seem to have little to fear in the dwindling mafia presence. Night roles, three days like usual. This post contains no clues. A few pieces of wording, such as “in this world” could be seen as red herrings. NIGHT 7 START - 2 clues By this point I started 'recycling' clues by making recursive clues that specifically point out previous text items as clues. After another relatively quiet and uncomplicated voting period (1), the townsfolk select FatalException as their next victim. He tries to put up a fight, reaching for a weapon, but is overpowered by the angry mob. Reassured of his evil alignment, the mob drags him to the scaffold. Tied up and lying flat, FatalException blanches as he sees the town's chosen method of execution. A board is piled high with stones and place on the helpless man's chest (2). Crushed by the weight, FatalException feels his last breath leave his body. Rejoicing in their good luck, the townspeople return home to an untroubled sleep, sure that they shall avail1. Night roles (okay, night role), three days. (1) - i.e. an easy day (EzDay281) (2) - this execution method, the dreaded peine forte et dure, was often reserved to execute witches. Remember the biblical references? (EzDay281) 1Here I mock the ridiculous assertion of many townies that they will win. I had EzDay down for victory as soon as he was not at the top of devilesk's "list". DAY 8 START - 6 clues Alone in the night, the final mafia slips through the murky darkness (1). Though he mourns his fallen brothers, he rejoices in knowing all the spoils are his. Stealing past the ruins of the late mayor's house (2), he slips up to one the houses still occupied. Its owner has rigged the building with security cameras, but the wily mafia slices the main data cable and all the screens turn to dancing snow (3). The loss of security footage alerts the man in the house, but it is too late as the mafia has already entered the building. A gunshot is heard, and Zycorax falls to the ground, dead. Later that night, another man is crossing the street in front of the large statue of DT_Battlekruser (4) when he is struck by a speeding carload of drunk teenagers, on their way home from a party. The car speeds off, hoping to avoid notice, and the man is left, delirious with pain and lying limply in the road. A shadowy figure detaches itself from the wall, but it is no doctor come to aid the injured man. The newcomer grins, and puts a gun to the man in the road's head, ending his life. Not content, the mafia milks (5) the situation for all it's worth, adding thievery to his murderous ministrations (5). Tossing aside a pocket Bible (6), he makes a haul of several hundred dollars, cash. He then returns to his home to await the coming of dawn, leaving the corpse of lil-Inferno to rot in the street. The partying teenagers1 are lucky someone else took credit for their killing, but if the mafia is not found, they could be next. Notes: All of the clues of course point to EzDay281. Some of the clues are “two-step” clues that refer back to older clues, especially since so many have gone woefully unanalyzed. (1) - murky darkness → unclear → Garbeld (2) - the house has an inscription in it which points to him (3) - again, the feed has been Garbeld (4) - the statue has a quote which is a clue (5) - 'm' alliterations point to a remaining member of Clan [MM] (6) - the Biblical quotes earlier were all clues. This does not point to SiN... 1This actually is a random plot point, and doesn't even satire anyone still alive. NIGHT 8 START - 0 clues Heatedly pointing fingers at random in the crowd, the small group of befuddled townspeople still living desperately try to decide who to lynch. After some vacillation, the wrath of the mob falls upon a man of their choosing. He is dragged before the assembly, stuttering all the while that there is a mistake, and he is not the remaining cold-blooded killer the town seeks. His appeals meet little sympathy, as two men tie him down. An axe is produced, and the doomed man’s head is chopped off. The life of MadZombie ends, and considerable disquietude circulates through the five living men as they realize the last mafia is still at large, and they sit down to await a night where at least one of them will not live to see the dawn. Good luck. This post contains no clues, except pieces of wording that might hint that the town has sucked at even looking for clues in the past three or four days. And hints the town is screwed now. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Three can keep a secret, if two are dead." -Benjamin Franklin
"Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows; yet none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell." -William Shakespeare |
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Well I got back from my 2 day vaction....
DM, I did PM Moose that I changed my vote, he even quoted it. I get back at like... 10pm and read that I get shot in a grave. My vote was supposed to be "No Vote" out of confusion. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Random Puzzle:
There is a number, six letters it contains. Take one away, and twelve is what remains. Previous Winner: Vi3t-X. Mafia Information: To avoid controversy, my previous Avatar was Rikku, and my previous siggy was two links, one to a rickroll video, and the other to Hikari's theme song. |