Homestretch, kiddos…homestretch.
I won’t be able to schedule any other posts today after this unless it’s a veeeery fast turn, so this should probably finish the day unless the final five are antsy as hell.
Vote for one of these fellows:
kg2005
nibbish
yickit
Cutthroat Junction 
I VOTE KG
Stop that.
My revenge votes operate on a very long delay.
It’s a dish best served lukewarm.
Inkarnit and I vote Nibbish
I… guess I vote nibbish.
You haven’t influenced me before have you? I forget.
I haven’t. Luckily there’s a handy spreadsheet keeping track of all that.
Yeah, I can only access it from my Sheets app on my phone which doesn’t let me see any notes. Work computer won’t let me open google docs.
HOWARD THE DUCK AND I VOTE FOR THE HAMBURGLAR.
Nibbish and I Vote BEAU
2 for nibbish, 2 for Beau, 1 for KG?
Beau… is not eligible.
woah really?!
Me, you, and nibbish.
I didn’t want to vote for you, so I voted for nibbish.
Sorry first to two I had to take a shot.
NIBBISH AND I VOTE FOR KG
Now I regret not wanting to vote for you.
I had to react to the wine card I think.
I don’t follow. But I suppose it doesn’t matter anymore.
So now it’s 3 for KG, 2 for nibbish? And Beau gets to decide either way.
I would be willing to bet money his vote will be for yickit.
He’s still promised my vote for the rest of the game.
Well yeah, if he votes for yickit, the “rest of the game” for you is pretty much done. Unless you are talking about jury votes too.
I’m saying if he keeps me around I will never vote for him.
I know. I was just being a smartass 🙂
I vote tie
Well, he’s got mine, too… so…
Oh, hey everyone. My vote’s already in? Alright. Carry on, then.
LOL!
I know right? Mine was cast before this day even got started!
Just remember next round that KG made me do it. I didn’t want to kill you. Yet.
FYI- My current ranking for the jury
1. Beau
2. DG
3. yickit
4. inkarnit
5. nibbish
6. drake
7. Howard
8. Hamburglar
Sixth of eight isn’t great, but it’s the best Drake’s ever done in power rankings.
Wait did drake go to drake or is that just a cool name?
I dislike your ordering. Unless this is meant to make people vote the people ahead of me out.
If you get to the end with Nibbish I’ll vote for you! It can still change though. You just have to do something to make me want to vote for you. Like upsetting status quo. That always gets votes.
Because Beau has done that constantly….
He created status quo, does that count as upsetting it?
No, but he has pretty solidly done what he’s wanted to in the game. I’ve been impressed.
Of course it does.
He’s played a very good game, no argument with your rankings. It was just funny that you were advocating upsetting the status quo as a way to the top while the guy at the top has been the status quo more than anyone else.
It’s HIS status quo. That’s the point.
I’ll save my arguments, in case I need them later.
Don’t worry, I’ve noticed everything you’ve been up to, but if a guy creates an 8 person alliance on day one and rides it to the very end I’m going to give him my jury vote. I don’t necessarily expect him to make it to the end though.
Well, what do you know. It’s the exact order of influence power for the remaining players.
Aside from DG and Yickit, of course.
It’s also the level of involvement of strategy in the game. It may be true that influence allows more strategy.
I know there have been a few times where I would’ve tried to force someone’s hand, but my challenge wouldn’t have held up, and it would’ve exposed the only upped hand I had left (the fact that no one knew what I had).
Lot of game left.
Absolutely.
Yeah with the 3rd lowest card in the game (18 and 19 are out apparently) there was little I could do. Having a high influence definitely allows you to be more bold, knowing a tie is yours to break and that you can influence almost anyone.
huh?
Nevermind; I did’t realize what nib was referring to
So anyway, we’ve got about 30 minutes until Beau is able to cast his vote, right?
Could be longer. He had to drive a half hour to get to the meeting. There’s almost no reason for Beau to save me here, so feel free to discuss your strategy for the next round.
Well, KG said it himself. I’m the perfect jury shield. Beyond that, a kindergartner could influence me to assassinate my best friend.
Thanks for making my stump pitch for me, KG!
Yeah, I didn’t feel like there was really a compelling reason for Beau to want to keep me around, so I didn’t think it made a difference.
At this point I’d rather see what happens if I give you an idea of what the jury might be thinking. That could make the last few rounds more interesting.
Right. I’m reasonably sure that I’d lose to just about anyone right now, but hey… like I said… a lot of game left.
I like the idea of you and I at the end… let’s aim for that!
DG. I don’t want to fight. Let’s aim for Yickit tomorrow.
Aye.
Should we discuss jury votes right now or is that something that should wait? Basically, is the jury allowed to attempt to influence the game?
If you’re still alive, you can talk about whatever the hell you want.
Cool, just wanted clarification. So after dying there is no more talk allowed until jury time but while living it’s free game.
We can talk about the jury, but I don’t think the jury themselves can talk here.
About anything game-related, anyway. We can probably talk about fishing or music or matchbox cars.
Damn, this wine is tasty. Perhaps being drunk didn’t bode well for my last meeting. I was ushered out more quickly than I anticipated.
Like KG said, there is no reason for me to keep him alive. Last thing I need on the final day of my influence is to have to be right at my computer when the post comes up. I have a new coworker starting tomorrow and she’s shadowing me all day long.
I VOTE YICKIT
Stop It
but okay
I guess its nice to be your first #2?
I learned from Greekhouse
Toga Party?
Ah, it’s probably for the best. I should do some work. Or something.
Work is over-rated though. Trust me on this.
ANOTHER DAY NOW!
SPOOKS. Fun game. Better than werewolf though? I question that person’s judgement!
I still haven’t played Werewolf. When is that happening again?
Two years ago
You are a villager and already dead.
It turns out they were dead the whole time…in the PRESENT DAY.
I’m so confused.
Whomp Whomp Whomp!
I vote for yickish for confusing me.
Thats what the werewolves always tell me.
I’ll take that comment all day long, even if it leaves me with conflicting emotions.
Yes, everyone, 9am tomorrow. That is the LAST round where wine and influence are allowed. We might finish tomorrow and we might not. We’ll do the five, four and three turns and then each finalist will get some time to make his pitch. Then the jury will take time for reflection and silent deliberation before voting for the finalist with the bigger penis. Amazingly, this lines up perfectly with kg’s power rankings.
Well if we’re voting by penis size I might as well quit.
Not fair to all of you guys to have to compete with this.
So that’s why you were eliminated first in your game a thome
Like I said, they knew the threat when they saw it.
A female defeated a male in the finals. I suppose that can’t be good for him.
Yeah… sounds really bad. Her penis must have been huge!
Well, she’s married to me, so that might say something about me as well…
I call my penis “Status Quo”.
Well it seems we certainly can’t vote for the status quo then!
but I created it!
I see. So you’re kg’s father? Cruel to ensure your son’s demise Beau.
Silent deliberation?
That’s the plan. I’m trying to recreate the live game as much as I can (even though this game has changed the live game slightly).
I caught that too. I can see that going either way. The finalists get a chance to make their bids for the vote then the jury votes… but if there is something one member of the jury thinks the others need to recall or take into consideration, that won’t be able to happen.
Okay i have 10 more mins before I leave for a couple of hours. I realistically can’t be back until 1900 EST. So I need to know our next steps. Am I good until tomorrow or do I need to put in some possible plans.i might be able to keep up with my phone but I won’t know until I’m in the mtg
Oh I am pretty sure we aren’t doing anything else until tomorrow morning, same time.
You say that with a lot of conviction.
Either way I will not be able to respond for a couple of hours at least. Sorry. Mondays suck.
I would be happy to do another day today but Kelly won’t do that if it conflicts with anyone… and it sounds like it conflicts with you. So no worries. But. Mondays DO suck. That’s for real yo.