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Post by Mahaloth on Oct 2, 2010 10:00:15 GMT -5
All the potato talk is a reference to LOTR mafia on the dope, where one player received a piece of parchment in the night and Marcel became very concerned about what he called hot potatoes. I moderated Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter mafia on the Dope. In Harry Potter mafia, a snitch(little golden ball with wings) was passed from player to player during the Night. They had no idea what it was for or who had had it previously. In the end, it was just the tie-break mechanism, though there were no ties and it never came into play. This bugged Meeko and was deemed a "hot potato." Anyway, in Lord of the Rings mafia, there was no "snitch" or "hot potato". However, Chronos(Eowyn) received parchment from Aragorn, who had died. He used it, but put no message on it. It went to Red Skeezix. This created conversation in the morning about what the blank parchment was. Meeko thought it was yet another "hot potato" and more discussion ensued.
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 2, 2010 10:36:51 GMT -5
All the potato talk is a reference to LOTR mafia on the dope, where one player received a piece of parchment in the night and Marcel became very concerned about what he called hot potatoes. I moderated Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter mafia on the Dope. In Harry Potter mafia, a snitch(little golden ball with wings) was passed from player to player during the Night. They had no idea what it was for or who had had it previously. In the end, it was just the tie-break mechanism, though there were no ties and it never came into play. This bugged Meeko and was deemed a "hot potato." Anyway, in Lord of the Rings mafia, there was no "snitch" or "hot potato". However, Chronos(Eowyn) received parchment from Aragorn, who had died. He used it, but put no message on it. It went to Red Skeezix. This created conversation in the morning about what the blank parchment was. Meeko thought it was yet another "hot potato" and more discussion ensued. Oh, I see Thanks!! Can I use this (partial edited) on the www.mafiagameswiki.com as an explanation for others?
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Post by Mahaloth on Oct 2, 2010 11:12:01 GMT -5
Absolutely. I'd be honored to contribute.
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Post by Sister Coyote on Oct 2, 2010 12:33:05 GMT -5
Squeek (Man, my player page is out-of-date, but I'm not sure I could even begin to catch myself up.)
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 2, 2010 13:03:08 GMT -5
Squeek (Man, my player page is out-of-date, but I'm not sure I could even begin to catch myself up.) I'm a firm believer in only working on the wiki if you feel it's fun. Last couple of weeks I've sort of gone a bit crazy over there. Before that I don't think I've edited my page in over a year.
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Post by Suburban Plankton on Oct 2, 2010 13:06:27 GMT -5
Hey, I coined the term "Forbidden Thread"?
[Johnny Carson] I did not know that. [/JC]
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Post by Meeko on Oct 2, 2010 13:52:53 GMT -5
All the potato talk is a reference to LOTR mafia on the dope, where one player received a piece of parchment in the night and Marcel became very concerned about what he called hot potatoes. ::: Points to George ::: He coined it Hot Potato. I felt the name could not be improved upon. I'm just glad I wasn't in screamers. It's a lost cause, but I would have considered the Music Box more potatoish than the Snitch, which in turn is more potatoish than the parchment. [Now that I know what the Parchment actually did.... or rather DIDN'T]
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Post by Meeko on Oct 2, 2010 13:56:17 GMT -5
::: Looks to the Wiki :::
Do I have to ask to edit my own page?
Or would Paul Hijack that as well?
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 2, 2010 14:09:09 GMT -5
::: Looks to the Wiki ::: Do I have to ask to edit my own page? Or would Paul Hijack that as well? The wiki is open for all to edit - but if Paul misbehaves you can always edit his page We sometimes add a joke or two on other players pages. But always done in a nice and fun way for all
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Post by Sister Coyote on Oct 2, 2010 14:42:57 GMT -5
SQUEEK! (Updating wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. And apparently I've got a 50/50 win lose ratio)
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Post by Red Skeezix on Oct 2, 2010 14:44:29 GMT -5
All the potato talk is a reference to LOTR mafia on the dope, where one player received a piece of parchment in the night and Marcel became very concerned about what he called hot potatoes. ::: Points to George ::: He coined it Hot Potato. I felt the name could not be improved upon. I'm just glad I wasn't in screamers. It's a lost cause, but I would have considered the Music Box more potatoish than the Snitch, which in turn is more potatoish than the parchment. [Now that I know what the Parchment actually did.... or rather DIDN'T] Hey! give credit where credit's due. I think I might be the one who called it a potato. boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12881636&postcount=2263
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Post by Inner Stickler on Oct 2, 2010 14:45:06 GMT -5
Galadriel edited my page and turned my self deprecating bio into something sweet and adorable. I actually awwwwwwed out loud when I read it.
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 2, 2010 15:11:59 GMT -5
Galadriel edited my page and turned my self deprecating bio into something sweet and adorable. I actually awwwwwwed out loud when I read it. I'm glad you liked it. And it's all true, you know. Cause it's written in the wiki
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Post by Paulwhoisaghost on Oct 2, 2010 17:00:56 GMT -5
Wow.... my game history is completely outdated. And innacurate for that matter. I AM John Campbell....
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Post by Captain Pinkies on Oct 2, 2010 17:19:31 GMT -5
<-- Passes a round of bombay and tonics <-- Place the golden hooka and a half gallon of greygoose on the bartop Ohh spoilers please
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Post by Meeko on Oct 2, 2010 17:47:23 GMT -5
::: Points to George ::: He coined it Hot Potato. I felt the name could not be improved upon. I'm just glad I wasn't in screamers. It's a lost cause, but I would have considered the Music Box more potatoish than the Snitch, which in turn is more potatoish than the parchment. [Now that I know what the Parchment actually did.... or rather DIDN'T] Hey! give credit where credit's due. I think I might be the one who called it a potato. boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12881636&postcount=2263::: Looks at The Corinth ::: I will give it to whomever. I just don't want it. Was more of a "It wasn't me" type of thing than "I knew peeker did it" ..... Oh, and I'm still curious as to the point value. Apparently NO one understands the point I tried to make there. You can't just add something to a game on a whim. I'm posting to both boards right now. Not to hijack this board anymore than it is, I posted answers to the questions you guys posed over there,,,, over there.
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Post by Suburban Plankton on Oct 2, 2010 19:00:21 GMT -5
<-- Passes a round of bombay and tonics <-- Place the golden hooka and a half gallon of greygoose on the bartop Ohh spoilers please So you don't plan on giving it another try? Third time's a charm, you know
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Post by storyteller0910 on Oct 2, 2010 22:12:07 GMT -5
You can't just add something to a game on a whim. This is certainly true. Good thing game designers don't add things "on a whim." I've spent nearly two months working on the design for Evil Dead 2 with sachertorte and CatinaSuit critiquing, analyzing, and troubleshooting every single concept, role, power, and mechanism. Every single thing that's in there - potatoes and all - was added for a specific reason, with a mind toward keeping the game balanced and interesting. I think it's really insulting to the effort expended by the moderators to characterize things as being added "on a whim." The people who design and moderate games around here spend a lot of time honing their setups and you don't have to like them, but it's entirely unfair to imply that people are just chucking shit at the wall and giving no thought to the implications.
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Post by Meeko on Oct 3, 2010 6:51:25 GMT -5
:: Looks to the Maniac :::
Yes Mods are more Infallible than the Pope.
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Post by peekercpa on Oct 3, 2010 7:58:36 GMT -5
::: Points to George ::: He coined it Hot Potato. I felt the name could not be improved upon. I'm just glad I wasn't in screamers. It's a lost cause, but I would have considered the Music Box more potatoish than the Snitch, which in turn is more potatoish than the parchment. [Now that I know what the Parchment actually did.... or rather DIDN'T] Hey! give credit where credit's due. I think I might be the one who called it a potato. boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12881636&postcount=2263yeh, i don't think it was me. but i still recall the real meeko/marcel to be the one who started the whole potato nonsense. or maybe since he talked about the durn thing so much it's true origin transmigrated to meedko/marcel in the monkey brain.
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Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Oct 3, 2010 8:35:26 GMT -5
And here I thought all this time that Meeko was just dropping Gollum/Samwise quotes in the LOTR game. I think I'll go back to believing my inaccurate fantasy.
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Post by special on Oct 3, 2010 9:45:58 GMT -5
SQUEEK! (Updating wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. And apparently I've got a 50/50 win lose ratio) Someday, I hope to get up to a 50% win rate. Or at least a 40% win rate.
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Post by peekercpa on Oct 3, 2010 10:19:01 GMT -5
And here I thought all this time that Meeko was just dropping Gollum/Samwise quotes in the LOTR game. I think I'll go back to believing my inaccurate fantasy. most fantasies are not really based on reality.
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Post by Paulwhoisaghost on Oct 3, 2010 11:38:06 GMT -5
Round of birthday cake shots please, CAP.
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Post by Dirx on Oct 3, 2010 11:47:02 GMT -5
<font style="font-size: 12px;"> SQUEEK! (Updating wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. And apparently I've got a 50/50 win lose ratio) Someday, I hope to get up to a 50% win rate. Or at least a 40% win rate. I've got a 70% win rate! *ducks and runs*
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Post by Høøpy Frøød on Oct 3, 2010 12:51:39 GMT -5
<font style="font-size: 12px;"> Someday, I hope to get up to a 50% win rate. Or at least a 40% win rate. I've got a 70% win rate! *ducks and runs* I've got a 75% win rate among full games and a 50% win rate in minis. (And you should see the size of my e-penis.) One of these days I need to update for the games I've run.
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Post by peekercpa on Oct 3, 2010 12:52:56 GMT -5
<font style="font-size: 12px;"> Someday, I hope to get up to a 50% win rate. Or at least a 40% win rate. I've got a 70% win rate! *ducks and runs* i run north of that. blind pigs and acorns. blind pigs and acorns.
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 3, 2010 13:26:32 GMT -5
Oh, well - now I guess I have to do mine as well I have no idea - somehow playing is more fun for me, so I've just been updating all the games.
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Post by severe delays on Oct 3, 2010 14:43:58 GMT -5
Well I shall sit here smugly and say that I have a 100% win rate. (I've only played one little game before). I'm afraid I can't wait up for game time. I'm working early so need to go to bed soon. Catch you all at a more civilised hour!
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 3, 2010 15:34:56 GMT -5
Well I shall sit here smugly and say that I have a 100% win rate. (I've only played one little game before). I'm afraid I can't wait up for game time. I'm working early so need to go to bed soon. Catch you all at a more civilised hour! With a win rate like that you should have a wiki-page
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