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How? I didn't reveal anything... You can stop sending those now. But, you said it after two Mafia games in a row. You seemed to be married to the idea. You only said it twice I suppose, but it was a good point. I knew a covert, non-active Hinck would probably be a dead giveaway. So, I played "Town Hinck." It was exhausting. I oftentimes forgot I was lying. def, may I say publicly that I've learned to have such a great appreciation for you and the fun and innovation you are trying to bring to EB Mafia games. I know I beat a dead horse after Bloodbrick I, but your games are fun, you're a smart host and you do your best to bring a good time to the EB Mafia crowd. I appreciate that and respect you as a host. Therefore, I will always bust your balls. Thanks for the awesome game.

Are dicks aligned with the Town or the Scum? I was the head Mason, don't you know? Not sure what you mean, anyway. I never revealed my med. I just called it stupid and useless. I didn't say what it did. How did saying "Is anyone else's med stupid and useless?" take humor out of the game? I think it was 10 times funnier that Brickdoctor picked the Bug Dust and I hit him with the Stupid Cupid so his first post on Day Two was ridiculous! Once again? I hadn't been Scum for two years and this was only my third Scum game, not counting being the only witch in Witch Hunt. But iamded had never been Scum before. I was really happy to play Scum in this, since def constantly tells me I never could because my Town game is so obvious. I think I could've made it pretty far had I not been investigated and tracked. Badboy told me he investigated me and I came up as "Not Town." Eventually, I started a fake Mason's writeboard so he would stop telling people behind the scenes what was going on. That was my one huge freakout. I implicated Jim by telling badboy he gave me a gun and presented him as someone to trust in case badboy ended up dead. Badboy didn't fall for that and had talked to Sandy about the investigation already. Not the best choice considering she forgot. Living one extra day is super fun! I almost directly quoted myself from Roman Mafia where I talked my way out of a similar predicament, but I didn't have time to look for a quote. I am the King of Paranoia and hyper-activity. But, I knew and I told the Scum that I was likely to be lost early since I'm likely to be investigated and tracked. Some night action always targets me on Night One. Same would go for Shadows if we hadn't killed off the investigation meds so quickly. Thanks to the people who told me which ones they were. But I practically told badboy to investigate me. He contacted me on Day One and since I had my hands full with Pandufelius (Pandora, Rufus, Cornelius - which is why I recommended Rick. I couldn't lie to four of my closest EB friends. If it hadn't been for the meds, I would've preferred getting rid of all of them early) and Kiel, I couldn't play "Town Hinck" with a third behind-the-scenes ally. So I did what "Town Hinck" would do and told badboy he shouldn't trust me until he had a reason to, not knowing that he had the investigation med in his pocket. I convinced him to wait a day for me to try and prove that the investigation med gave an insane result, but just killed him instead. I was a little insulted to see that Pandufus would think I would reveal our strategy to them, just to appear Town. It was a good Town strategy but not one I incorporated with the Scum. We did have a couple of people hiding in meds, but they were "pro-Town" meds. The people that were killed off due to what I said were also the ones that showed up last to pick and always ended up with crap. I was very happy to see that one backfire. That being said, I understand the frustration of getting inconsistent info from the host. I understand both sides, of course. I know why def did what he did. But the Town is an un-informed majority against and informed minority and has to take what seems like evidence as fact. It's the only way to move forward. I think the Scum being shown as walruses when we had the gun was unfair to us, a dead giveaway and I understand why def changed it. But, at the same time, it confirmed Shadows to Pandufus, and that inconsistency caused them to trust the wrong person. That being said, I know def was trying to be fair by doing it and I really appreciate that. And I did tell Pandufelius that I suspected Shadows from the very beginning when he first revealed his med. They should've listened to me. Another odd thing the Town did was suspect me for "defending Big Cam." Where did I defend him? It really worked in our favor, but for one, he wasn't Scum, and two, I never defended him. I said it was cool that they both worked to reveal the serial killer but they were stupid at the same time. Really, I was trying to soften the accusation against Shadows, if anything. But, I said the same thing others had said: it was unnecessary for him to reveal his med after Shadows already had. Hey, I didn't mean it. It gave us another target to kill. Well, that was another unsung hero: sok. He never backed down from taking the meds that had been revealed. That was cool, in my book. He picked up the "kill-target" meds and tried to get work done for the Town. Ballsy player! I'm sure I'll think of more. Hyper-Hinck did a ton during this game. And a fair share of apologizing. True. That's one reason. I nominated Rick and Pandufelius for Night One kill. Rick is always my closest ally in these games and he was the biggest threat for catching me lying. Same went for Cornelius or Pandufus, but I thought Rick would be the biggest threat. He's really megablocking smart on top of everything. Active and smart is dangerous. Knowing Hinck really well was a triple threat. I said maybe we should choose a better target and not kill him just because I didn't feel like spinning such a web of lies, but the other Scum already agreed he was probably the biggest threat, so Rick it was. Sorry, Rick!

I haven't finished reading all of this yet, but I thought I'd post a couple of thoughts real quick. Awesome job Scum team! We are the Scummiest. I love you guys. CorneliusMurdock worked his megablocks off in this game and was working as hard, if not more than Pandufus and Kiel. Scouts was also very busy behind the scenes. Unfortunately, Cornelius and Scouts spent a good amount of time telling me things and listening to me, but there efforts were tireless. Cornelius proved his worth as a formidable Mafia player by finding the right people to trust and not getting lynched after defending me. He gave his life to expose the Paint Thinner, too. A ballsy move from a strong player and I think that deserves some major credit. The walrus being shown shooting people. Def, you say you did it with Jim and ded but it was me and Shadows who did the killing and that's what you showed. The invention wasn't shown, the kill was. More later! Go Scum!

could have or could've but never could of

Therein lies the error in your reasoning. You assume everyone thinks it's a bad year. Trying to find out why only matters if everyone thinks it was a bad year which is clearly not the case. And what poll would help that? Lists of reasons why it was a bad year? Poll Example: Why was 2005 a bad year for LEGO Town? A. Because it was a transition from the (subjective) bad World City Theme and Town Jr theme. B. LEGO had the audacity to create sets I (probably subjective) didn't find appealing. C. The sets weren't good. D. LEGO needed to save money so they hired jerks to create bad sets. E. There was a diabolical insider plot to ruin the future of Town at the LEGO Group. I think it was a successful year and it's when I started buying Town sets again. I think they got something right that year they had been missing for a long time. So, I can't participate in your discussion because I disagree with the basic assumption you are making in posing it. I've added a poll for you. I can add another question if you like. Just let me know. Ever note the scale between humans and vehicles IRL?

Oh wow. Someone who joined just for mafia? And you're already talking smack? Sign him up! We should have a Mafia School signup soon, so you're here just in time.

Town JR was 10 times worse. I'm not sure the point in starting such a subjective topic. Why not a more objective topic: What was your favorite year in LEGO Town production? in which you could pose the question and which was your least favorite. Setting out a topic with an opinion that can only be agreed or disagreed with usually don't make for good discussions. Making a more broad discussion will get better responses and stimulate better discussion. We can leave this open, but I can't see it going much further than "It was a good year!" "No, he's right, it was a bad year."

I'll lock it instead, since it makes little sense...

Cam is correct.

Protagonist vs. Antagonist Now that you have a good idea of your story's theme and the character development, define the main conflict between the Protagonist and the Antagonist and how it demonstrates the theme. Protagonist - The character the audience identifies with. The action should revolve around this character and the theme should be most evident in their journey. Antagonist - What the Protagonist is fighting against. The Antagonist is either the person, people, concept or institution the Protagonist is trying to overcome. How they fail or succeed against the Protagonist should demonstrate the story's theme. Lesson 2 Identify the Protagonist and Antagonist in your story and discuss how they convey your story's theme.

Feedback: This is very well thought out and very specific. Each character has a specific journey in relation to the theme. Excellent work. The two things I would re-visit: 1. Is this about friendship or work ethic? I'm not sure how their quests are set up, but how did they come to work together on these quests? Do they need to be friends in order to be a part of this group? If they are not as friendly with Caredon, how did he make his way into their group? Is a more general theme "Actions speak louder than words?" if they are more thieves with an honor code than friends who partake in quests to do battle and collect gold. 2. Can we see friendship tested the other way? Are Astoaw and Theramond completely true to each other as they are held captive? Is one offered to turn on the other and do we see the friendship waver even though they are more outwardly friendly towards each other? Or conversely, do we see them protect Caredon by telling the "bad-guy" that there were only 2 of them, so they don't try to look for a third, or do they try to throw Caredon under the wagon, so to speak, offer him up as the better target, the ringleader behind the whole thing? I think it would be interesting to test both ends of friendship and see how each character treats their definition of friendship under pressure. These are just ideas to consider as you continue on to Lesson Two: Antagonist vs. Protagonist which I will post shortly.

Well, duh. Of course. But this is meant to be very constructive. I love the concept and I really appreciate you bringing something new to our mafia scene. You should know that I mean that 100% long before I give you any feedback.

Def, thank you so much for letting me play. I really had a great time. This was a challenge for many reasons and that made it a good game for me. Your concept is certainly fresh and enjoyable and I hope you will take some feedback into consideration at the conclusion. Everybody else, have fun with the rest of the game. I know this game can be frustrating and stressful, but don't lose the enjoyment. It's hard to figure the puzzle out sometimes, it stings to have trust broken, but this is all the nature of the game. A lot of you are working really hard and I hope you're having fun while you're doing it. Yes, some of you are absentee ballots, but that can be discussed after the game. Good job to those of you who are really putting an effort into it. Thanks everybody, especially def, and have fun! And stop sending me death threats...

Just set some mouse traps, piggy!

Don't make jokes! People's lives are at stake. How dare you???

Oh are we waiting on me to vote? Vote: Alien Vampire Rabbit When you wake up tomorrow and see I was Town all along, you promise me you'll vote out that Scummy rabbit! Oink oink, piggies! Oink all the way to hell! Poby Flanagan/Professor Flitwick 4 (1 penalty x 4) Heng Lewly/Hinckley 16 (Kiel, Murdock, Shadows, Peanuts, Rufus/Pandora, Brickdoctor, Flitwick, Whitefang, Scouts, Big Cam, Roncanator, JimB, Draggy, Iamded, Masked Builder, Alopex) Alien Vampire Rabbit 1 (Hinckley) Fraulein Bloodbrick 1,000,000 (1 penalty x 1,000,000) for being "the Chef Ramsay of Mafia" and being proud of it. Sleep tight piggies! Don't let the bed walruses slay! Mwahahahahahahaha! ( Get it? Like don't let the bed bugs bite? But it's bed walruses... Is it walrusi? Whatever, my golden sense of humor is lost on you swine.) Oink! Oink!! Mwahahahahahahaha!

Only time will tell if your intuition is correct. I know it's not though. I keep telling these people I'm Town and they just won't believe me. But you've clearly put in a lot of work to arrive at that conclusion, so I hope it pays off for you one way or another...

I can't sew and I'm not cold. Relax and watch the puppy. Watch him closely. Relax with the rythm of him rocking back and forth... You are now under my power. Unvote me and vote for Kelly. It is the right thing to do. I'm not Scum. The mice and the alien vampire rabbit set me up. You will unvote me...

Aw, he's so sreepy! He's pooped out from all the being-crute-ness! Awwww, poow tiwed wittle puuuupppyyyyyyy...

Would a Scum love cute puppies? How come nobody is discussing my "Words speak louder than actions theory?" I think it's worth considering. It feels like nobody want to talk to me. Why?

Why wouldn't anyone in Heroica vote for me? Am I innocent there? You guys are going to be so confused when I show up Town in the morning. I will be pretty confused too... Oink!

Poby Flanagan/Professor Flitwick 4 (1 penalty x 4) Heng Lewly/Hinckley 14 (Kiel, Murdock, Shadows, Peanuts, Rufus/Pandora, Brickdoctor, Flitwick, Whitefang, Scouts, Big Cam, Roncanator, JimB, Draggy, Iamded) Fraulein Bloodbrick 5000 (1250 penalty x 4) for allowing a false investigation, med-stealing mice, a framed tracker and some dude who talks to a fish Damn you, God! Why must the innocent people suffer????

Look! I told you so! The mice took Stanley's meds. Now if we can just find that alien vampire rabbit who keeps dressing as a walrus and killing people, I'll be exonerated. Oink oink all ye little piggies!!!! What, no emoticon? How shall I grin and love the piggies? Aw... :dissapointment_in_not_being_able_to_grin_and_love_piggies: Damn it. Not that one either? What emoticons do we have?

Well that would be odd. Are you suggesting we are taking our pants off and then deliberately shittin' on them? Why would we do such a thing? I mean they. I'm not Scum. I'm Town. I'm not one of those evil walruses that go around killing people and pooping on their pants. Aw, kitty... Oink!! Where is everybody? It's quite quiet in here. And for some reason all my private communications have gone quiet. Do people not like me? Is it the Scumminess? Or the murder? What? I feel rather self-conscious right now.

Someone stole your meds? That's weird. Didn't you keep them locked up? I didn't steal them. Maybe there are two thieves. Maybe...some...mice...stole...them ...or an ... alien ... vampire ... rabbit. It's possible. OK, listen. I think the most important thing for everyone to remember right now is that words speak louder than actions. So, listen to what I say. Don't look at the investigation, or the tracking, or the blatant theft, listen to me when I tell you I'm not Scum. Sheesh, why doesn't anybody believe me. And I didn't steal anything. This is all an elaborate setup. Why won't anyone believe me? It's clearly just God megablocking with us. Stupid God. Speaking of God, I don't know how long he'll leave this open and as long as I've been found, I will take this opportunity to ask someone from the Rainbow Walrus League ( ) to contact me. We could win this faster if we coordinate instead of targeting the same person and wasting a kill. What does that mean? Must be a side effect of all these meds... Have you oinked like piggies lately, piggies?