Animal M-FM Observer Game Thread

[Admin]

The Great Animal Observer Game

Animal Lovers unite! It is here in the Great Glass Zoo that all you zoologists can help me observe the animals for scientific research purposes! Additionally, we recently received quite a large shipment of sheep rescued from the hill over yonder, and I understand some of you may be looking to get your sheep returned safely. Never fear! I am your friendly Head Zookeeper and I’ll do my best to assist y’all!

From what I hear… there may be some unfriendlies here. Animal poachers! Tooth seekers! I also hear you can win solo or as a faction if there is indeed a group of you here. The same applies to the conservationists.

In any case, I presume we are here to discuss the condition of the animals below... Let's throw out some prospective role lists based on balance. The player who guesses the most roles correctly will win a special prize!

-Today it takes 3 votes to “lynch.”
-This chat will remain open even during the night cycle.

List of Observers:
OBS_Damus_Graves
OBS_Phyr
OBS_McPwnage
OBS_Nick
OBS_Zack

Role List:
Tooth Seeker
Conservationist
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any

Day will end at this time: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]

[OBS_Phyr]

Day will end at this time: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
Intended?

Now about the observer roles list:
If this goes down to a close game with only 2 or 3 survivors, then the Conservationists are pretty much screwed unless there is no more than one Tooth Seeker.
If we have this situation,
Tooth Seeker
Tooth Seeker
Conservationist
Conservationist
Conservationist
then the Tooth Seekers should coordinate their actions to make the most of their poaching. I doubt that there are more than two Tooth Seekers.
I am a Tooth Seeker. I will always announce my target during the night. The other Tooth Seeker may just claim Conservationist, so that they maybe start overlapping their targets. Let's throw them into disarray, while we, the money grabbing scum of society, are organized to the max.

Will it be announced, if an animal was successfully poached?
Will a Sheep visit, even if it's not their turn to role-block?
Can framing prevent Timon and Pumba finding each other?
Does cleaning hide the death description?
Does Winnie the Pooh still gain points if his target was healed?

Big Bad Wolf and Scar seem to be comparable in strength. But Winnie the Pooh can kill Bees. As such the orange Mafia should have stronger hidden roles.
Godfather - Scar
Framer – Hyena
Actress – Hyena
Mafioso - Wolf
Consort - Bee
Fabricator - Bee
Bob-Omb – must explode
Winnie the Pooh – survivor with a twist
Lookout - Timon
Detective - Pumbaa
Sheriff
Bus Driver (because Bus Drivers are awesome!)
Doctor
Escort
Sheep
Sheep – can role block (target may fall asleep)
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep

I wonder if town will go for a BFF plan:
Pick a player and tell him to visit another one, so that Pumba can follow him and Timon can watch the target. If the chosen player doesn't follow he is scumscumscum. If Timon or Pumba happen to be picked that way there should just be a second target to go on for night 2. Otherwise a sheep could just reveal itself.
The Interceptor role card exists, but it's not part of the Hidden Mafia Roles. So he can't fuck up that plan. And even if there is, you might just tell the Sheep to visit one of those two targets as well, so that the Interceptor will be revealed if he tries to kill Timon or Pumba.
A Consort could fuck the plan up as the block should prevent the visitation. But it goes with the risk to reveal yourself as Consort, if you need to claim Escort later.

[Admin]

Day will end at this time: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
Intended?

Hmm, it's not intended, but I don't want to mess around with the settings and accidentally give living players access to this board. In any case, the link is in the m-fm day chat.

Will it be announced, if an animal was successfully poached?

It can't be announced as night feedback since lynched animals count as well. However, running tallies and statistics of how the observer/reserve participants are performing is one of a few possible prizes to be chosen from.

Will a Sheep visit, even if it's not their turn to role-block?

Yes.

Can framing prevent Timon and Pumba finding each other?

No. Their special mechanic will bypass framing since they will physically have found each other.

Does cleaning hide the death description?

Yes. All cleaned corpses will appear in the graveyard with the same death description.

Does Winnie the Pooh still gain points if his target was healed?

No.

[Admin]

And... Phyr wins the special prize! He guessed 16/20 of the roles correctly! I will send him a PM with several prize selections to choose from!

Night has started, and night actions are just starting to come in! I plan to post some statistics about the m-fm and the observer/reserve player game tomorrow, so get excited!! :]

[OBS_Phyr]

So, I will by poaching AppleyHO tonight. If you want to have a look at the information I gained, you would have to entertain our hostess in here by participating.

[OBS_Nick]

I see a fellow poacher! We can win this! Your current orders?

Will start observing once the numbers thin out.

[OBS_Nick]

I'm taking BROrange because of the cute avatar. Nice pelt. My future carpet!

[Admin]

Day 2 has begun!
I'd like to introduce three new members to this observer chat game. Ikuti is a new recruit to the observer game, and Goremancer and Ajkei are here from the reserve player list to help liven things up a little!

Today's question of the day in observer chat is regarding Bob-Omb:
Poor cleMANtine was killed N1. What are your thoughts about the role, and what strategies would you use if you played as Bob-Omb? Best answer will be decided by me! (And like yesterday, winner will receive a nice list of prizes to choose from!)

Fun statistics (includes m-fm players and reserve/observe players):
-AppleyHO was the most visited player last night.
-Animals successfully poached: 1
-Animals to be sent to the reservation: 3
-Sheep successfully found: 3
-Zoologist species discovered: 0
Note #1: The number of animals to be sent to the reservation is subject to fluctuation based on night kills. This number is based solely on the number of animals that would be sent to the reservation if the game ended right now.
Note #2: There will be no feedback given for the observer/reserve player game. Use this tally to help keep track of where you stand/might stand in the rankings vs. other players.

-Today a majority of the votes cast will be enough to “lynch.”

List of Observers:
OBS_Damus_Graves
OBS_Phyr
OBS_McPwnage
OBS_Nick
OBS_Zack
OBS_Ikuti
OBS_Goremancer
OBS_Ajkei

Role List:
Tooth Seeker
Conservationist
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any

[OBS_Phyr]

Kudos to that fellow poacher who hunted down one animal for wealth and luxury.
I'll be away for a few days. I don't know if I will have access to the net. So poach away.

[OBS_Zack]

THE PEN [ ]

Thats two sheeps in the pen! One found by me without a mistake about it! So what is the greatest mastermind of evil doing this game? Counting sheep... Oh well, its something to do

[OBS_Nick]

Claimed Sheep Day1. And is confident that Pooh won't eat him.

Made me assume there was a Mason Leader. Checking today, there is none.

[Admin]

Rules Update for clarity:
Each tooth seeker/conservationist receives points independently of other tooth seekers/conservationists in the game. Meaning that if all three tooth seekers picked cleMANtine last night, they would have collectively gained 3 points. It doesn't matter if selected targets overlap or not.

[OBS_Goremancer]

Gentlemen?

[OBS_Ikuti]

Hello there. A lot of people claimed sheep from what I see Got any comments on what is going on there?
About Bob-Omb question. I would wish that n1 I'm targeted by mafia power role but no the killing one. After that I would claim sheep in this Timon and Pumba Havoc. It would let me get targted by alot of ppl (Both by mafia wanting to kill sheeps, by Pooh wanting to eat a sheep and maybe some sheep blocking). Mafia wouldn't tell who I was and wouldn't target me as I could help them kill townie or other mafia = profit.

[Admin]

I didn't quite expect so many "sheep" to be so bold about claiming due to the threat of Winnie the Pooh. Bob-Omb was also supposed to make it hard for the town to coordinate night actions for fear of being exploded. Too bad he's dead now! Look guys, clemantine dies N1 even when I'm not in the game!! Lol.

I put sheep in quotes because I shall neither confirm nor deny the sheep claimers as real sheep or not! WIFOM everywhere!!

[OBS_Goremancer]

Bob-bomb question:
I would try not to attract too much attention and just slip by on day 1. On day 2, I will use all of my scum hunting skills to find a mafia member. Once I am confident, I will claim investigator and say Mafia Player#1 is mafia. If I happen to be correct, it is likely that some town power role or some mafia role will visit. Hopefully there will be a doctor in the game who will heal me so I can blow meself up.
If I happen to be wrong then I will ask if the person was bus driven last night. I will also suggest the possibility of a framer. The two mafias will know who I am at that point so they won't bother killing me. It's even likely that they might visit me to use me as a tool for blowing up the opposing mafia team or town power roles.

[OBS_Nick]

Winnie the Pooh won't take any action until the winner is clear. So claiming Sheep is safe.

However, it is fail for cleMANtine to claim Sheep for nothing. Makes mafia suspicious.

[OBS_Nick]

Do a AppleyHO Day1.
Do a MANGERINE Day2.

otherwise...

Suggest a MANGERINE Day1
Suggest another MANGERINE Day2 with excuse to make sure the plan is a success

[OBS_Damus_Graves]

I am so late to the game...
Um ill choose MANGERlNE

[Admin]

Zane has now introduced... Pokeballs!

Each 48 hour day there will be a pokeball that any of the animals can choose to open, all with different effects/consequences! Today BROnana opened the pokeball and was caught! Read the game thread for more details! Next question is: Design and suggest a cool pokeball effect/consequence! Best one wins a prize! (and might even make it into the game!)

Here's a few ideas to get you started:

1. Ditto

______ opened the pokeball.
Ditto emerged. Ditto morphed into _____.
The town could not distinguish between the real and fake versions of _____ so they decided to let his vote count for two.

2. Empty pokeball

______ opened the pokeball.
There was nothing inside. The pokeball flashed a bright light and captured _____ inside.
______ is trapped inside a pokeball and cannot post for the rest of the day. ________ will be locked out of any night chats but released in time to perform a night action.

4. Magikarp

_______ opened the pokeball.
Magikarp emerged. Magikarp used splash.
It didn't have any effect.


5. Bouffalant

________ opened the pokeball.
A stampede of Bouffalant emerged. (How did that many Bouffalant fit in one pokeball!?)
The town is paralyzed in fear.
All currently placed votes are locked, and all additional votes may only be placed once.

Also:
Gotta choose Nick for the Bob-Omb prize! Sounds like that plan certainly would have been successful (except maybe not due to Bob-Omb WIFOM in play on D2 if Bob-Omb wasn't dead!)

[OBS_Nick]

Voltorb: Thundershock

Fake pokeball: Throw at others

[OBS_Phyr]

Poaching PAINapple tonight.

[OBS_Nick]

Getting BROnana. You choose lurker I choose poster. Cover both bases.

I think lurking towny players will be killed tonight.

[OBS_Damus_Graves]

If its not to late.

Im choosing BROrange

[Admin]

Day 3 has begun!
I decided that nobody won the pokeball challenge. Sorry folks!

Today's question of the day in observer chat is regarding Winnie the Pooh:
Last night Winnie the Pooh ate a sheep, putting his win condition counter at +1. What are your thoughts about the role, and what strategies would you use moving forward if you were Winnie the Pooh? Would you out yourself or stay hidden? Best answer will be decided by me! (And like yesterday, winner will receive a nice list of prizes to choose from!)

Winnie the Pooh's role card:

Winnie the Pooh - A lazy bear
Choose a target at night: If it's a bee, you will eat(kill) it and gain -2 points on your win condition counter. If it's a sheep you will eat(kill) it and gain +1 points on your win condition counter. The night after eating an animal, Winnie the Pooh is sleepy, full, and roleblocked!

Win Conditions:
Winnie the Pooh must eat at least one animal in order to win.
Counter > 0 (more sheep eaten points than bee eaten points) = Winnie the Pooh must win with town.
Counter = 0 = Winnie the Pooh must win with red mafia.
Counter < 0 (more bee eaten points than sheep eaten points) = Winnie the Pooh must win with orange mafia.

Fun statistics (includes m-fm players and reserve/observe players):
-BROnana was the most visited player last night.
-Animals successfully poached: 1
-Animals to be sent to the reservation: 4
-Sheep successfully found: 5
-Zoologist species discovered: 0
Note #1: The number of animals to be sent to the reservation is subject to fluctuation based on night kills. This number is based solely on the number of animals that would be sent to the reservation if the game ended right now.
Note #2: There will be no feedback given for the observer/reserve player game. Use this tally to help keep track of where you stand/might stand in the rankings vs. other players.

-Today a majority of the votes cast will be enough to “lynch.”

List of Observers:
OBS_Damus_Graves
OBS_Phyr
OBS_McPwnage
OBS_Nick
OBS_Zack
OBS_Ikuti
OBS_Goremancer
OBS_Ajkei

Role List:
Tooth Seeker
Conservationist
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any

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