We’ve got a bumper crop of potential targets here:
Ashton
Beau
Inkarnit
Nettiebarr
Todahshy
I will be out golfing this evening, so my availability may be limited after around 5.
Cutthroat Junction
where brains defeat brawn for championships
We’ve got a bumper crop of potential targets here:
Ashton
Beau
Inkarnit
Nettiebarr
Todahshy
I will be out golfing this evening, so my availability may be limited after around 5.
Cutthroat Junction 
Novak and I vote Ink
Dang, you’re fast!
I’m fast? Look at you!
Let’s go with vote: todahshy
Why are we never on the same page?
It’s the waggling eyebrows. They get in the way of a perfect mind meld.
That’s got to be it. I told myself yesterday not to look you directly in the eye but I had no idea I had to avoid the eyebrows also.
Avoid all the facial features really. Just to be safe.
Let’s put this on hold until we know the results of Viola’s vote.
You hurt my heart.
I’m trying to, certainly.
Novak has to let us know whether or not he will allow himself to fall under Viola’s oh, so powerful sway before the game can continue.
Sorry for the delay. I’m out sick today.
Since Viola’s got the 20, I can just refuse and not reveal, right? That seems fair, until the same situation happens to me.
I mean, realistically, there’s no possible way for her to beat you, BUT the rules say that if you want to avoid influence, you have to show your card.
Alright, fine. I totally want to vote Ink, since he was so skeezy yesterday, but if he goes out now he won’t be in the top 3 again, and that seems inappropriate. So I’ll reject the influence, and whip out my big ‘ol #19.
Influence fails.
Brooks’ vote doesn’t count, since it was after the potential influence.
I appreciate the rejection of influence, but I still have no idea how you attribute any skeeziness to my vote on schapp. His actions clearly indicated he was holding a high card and he wasn’t in the alliance. I didn’t see any reason we’d kill viola with a known 20 over him. And I saw no way that the alliance would turn on you or spooky. So my vote was entirely safe. It was your and spooky’s vote early on the lesser threat that were sneaky. But, like I said yesterday, I don’t fault that move. It made sense. But calling me out for mine doesn’t.
Vote Beau
Ashton and I vote Inkarnit
Wrote the wrong name
I meant to say todahshy. All your names look alike. Ashton and I vote Todahshy
Ashton and I vote Todahshy
Hmm.
Unfortunately for me, I think this has to stick on me.
I’m inclined to agree, unfortunately.
I don’t know why but I feel as though the original vote should stick 😛
But I’m totally unbiased here.
Rejecting this influence
DG and I vote Beau.
Oh I have to wait for Ash…
See you in 8 hours.
And also DG already voted for you.
No he did not.
I’m headed into class soon. I have informed nibbish of my reaction to this influence.
This is, of course, assuming that Toda still casts this vote when we come back to things.
oh. Right. That.
I’m writing reports at my desk right now so I doubt I’ll be able to influence you again in time anyway. I missed my short window.
DG’s first vote does not count. Beau’s vote and potential influence is for Inkarnit.
You guys are making me actually MODERATE this thing. Curse you.
Eh. I disagree with that. The downside of being fast on the trigger is that you might vote in the wrong place.
You are assuming that I voted wrong.
After further consideration, I do feel like we’re on the same page.
*waggles eyebrows mysteriously*
Or that viola did. Either way.
I voted correctly, also.
I realize my argument kinda hurts ME here, but that’s how I feel about it. If you want to confer with people to make the right vote, you risk getting sniped. But if you want to snipe fast, you risk shooting wrong.
I’d feel the same way if roles were reversed.
It’s not that I want his vote on you. I’d much rather you be able to influence him elsewhere. It’s just that the outsiders tried to be quick and split their vote. I think it should remain split. Now, he may be able to move his vote to me if he catches Ashton’s response first. If not, you can influence him to Beau and that would be fantastic. But the mechanics are getting messy.
The mechanics are not getting particularly messy. It’s plain language. Rivet would likely want to know what the result of beau’s influence attempt was before proceeding, and it doesn’t seem like a stretch that he should have that opportunity.
According to the rules, AAADG’s vote was absolutely no different, it just happened earlier in the day.
I don’t disagree about anything you’ve said about the downside of sniping, BUT the rules say that if someone influences someone else, everything else stops.
Sure, which makes the next thing not count yet. But once the results happen, I don’t think they get a free take back. Their thing should still happen, especially if the things in question weren’t directly involving the other people.
There are grey areas that exist in the online version that don’t in the live one.
When in doubt, I’m just going to have to go by the agreed upon rules.
Ash said he’ll be along shortly
Beau is #9, Pompey. His influence succeeds.
So Ash refused the influence? What is Ash’s card?
#12, Diocletian
Ash was already revealed as 12
Nevermind. Yesterday.
DG and me vote Beau.
This is a terrible idea.
You left me no choice with your accidental vote on me 😛
I used me because it rhymed, not because I’m a grammatical fool.
Just a regular fool.
DG left explicit instructions before he left. He rejects this influence and is revealed as #1, Julius Caesar.
Funtastic.
Influence fails, obviously.
Inkarnit is revealed to be #15, Commodus. I don’t remember if that has come up yet.
It had when viola rejected my influence.
At the risk of sounding pedantic, it was when you rejected my influence. Just saying. As you were.
Nope, you’re correct. It was you influencing me. *hangs my head in shame*
Oh, that actually matters. Yes. I forgot who initiated the influence.
Ahh okay it’s not my memory that’s shit 😉
Nope it’s mine. Which really isn’t that much of a shock to me these days. I remember a quote that goes something like, “the second thing to go is your memory and I can’t remember the first”. 🙂
Fun spot I’m in lol.
I need the alliance to save me. But that’ll leave only alliance in power tomorrow.
Todah should pass the 🍷 to DG.
3 votes for Inkarnit (Viola, Beau, Ashton)
2 votes for Beau (Novak & Inkarnit)
4 votes remaining
Well, well, well. This seems to be a bit sticky.
Yeah. It’s why I suggested wine to DG.
Indeed, any thoughts on what we should do?
I don’t like wine to DG, that does not help the current situation at all. That will just put another alliance member in peril. (most likely Annette)
Wine to the #1 card is a crazy dangerous play, too.
To an extent. But I think if we force DG to vote somewhere then he can be targeted next. If he votes on me, you guys need to kill me. If he votes on someone else, you guys need to kill them. Let DG direct the kill and then take him out.
Yep, we can use it in a round or two to make sure he is a target.
How many times has the “we’ll deal with him later” play actually worked out?
Ask Andy Rustleund (survivor all-stars) or Peter Q. Bruzek (BB3).
Ink im pretty sure it has never worked
Have I ever mentioned that Julius Caesar is an extraordinary man?
Is your face on that card?
I’m good with the alliance turning on Ink here. We’ll still have 5 of us, with 8 people left then, and good targets for tomorrow.
I’m also good with them all deciding to vote Beau out now, and then one of us bites it tomorrow (I’d suggest Inkarnit!).
Or we could force a tie, and the Beau could break it and be our one target tomorrow, but that leaves just Beau, me, and one other Ah Wells! vulnerable, so that seems less ideal.
Ultimately, I would consider any Ah Well! not voting for Beau here to be a reasonable act of self preservation, and exonerate the same.
It is quite the pickle, but I’m feeling like voting Ink out here is the only reasonable option.
Novak wants it to be me because then he’s safe. But it isn’t the only reasonable option.
I mean, yeah, it buys me one day, but I’ll be playing from the bottom so that one day is likely to cap there.
How does it only buy you the one day? You get out of being in power tomorrow and you’ll figure out how to stay out of power.
I’m pretty easy to influence into being in power again.
Beau and Viola, are you guys with me for the next round at least?
All Hail, Caesar!
Super apologetic for the fast draw this morning. Can’t help but think it was my fault that you had to show your card.
No worries. It was happening today or tomorrow, I think.
I seriously blame the amount of coffee I had this morning. I was at the mercy of caffeine.
I’ve already commented on your extraordinariness. I am at your mercy, my liege.
At home with my wife today as her job search begins anew. Now that I’m almost off for work, I’ve remembered the game. It seems I have missed much.
Ok then, myself and nettiebarron vote for Inkarnit
Cool beans. So now you guys should definitely kill me.
I just did.
Oh, right. That’s 5.
I suppose I accept this influence.
Alright, so Beau and viola, we are now the majority.
I think we should kill nettie tomorrow because I’ve already influenced her and we don’t know whether Beau can do so or not.
We also need to rope in someone else on our votes tomorrow, novak (19), spooky (?), ashton (12) or todahshy (?).
I think we leave todahshy alone due to potential wine hijincs.
What do you think?
I have problems with this plan.
Viola needs to (obviously) vote before she can be influenced.
Beau, I don’t know whether spooky or todah will influence you, or whether annette can, so if you can be quick, might as well.
I have the luxury of waiting a little bit, so I won’t be right on the start tomorrow.
I will do my best with my schedule.
Sounds good.
Got it.
more coffee!
New mantra for tomorrow: “Caffeine is my friend, caffeine is my friend”
So who is up for being voted for tomorrow?
in alphabetical order:
AAAdaneekasghost
ash10101
Beau
nettiebarron
violabeenice
hmm ok.
I agree that nettie makes the most sense.
Id be down for working with you guys
Hey Ash. Are you talking about working with DG, Beau and myself?
Mm hmm
Inkarnit is dead. He was a wolf.
I could maybe start a new forum today, but I’d need everyone to okay it, and if I’m being honest, it would be easier on me to do it tomorrow.
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, please?
are you going to “influence” spooky tomorrow?
or todah, I guess.
I can make that attempt.
It’s settled. Day begins tomorrow at 9am
Tomorrow!
Also, so that there’s no confusion, we will DEFINITELY be playing the “first sniper attempting influence invalidates everything else and after the influence gets sorted out, play continues as if nothing past the influential sniping ever happened” rule.
Appreciate the call there.
Does this mean that you second his nomination for “Mod of the Year”?
Inkarnit not in the final two. This is…novel.
DG, I’m open to chatter as this game has seemingly evolved a lot today.
I think we’re all open to chatter, but, uh… DG is the #1 card and can be voted for tomorrow. That seems like a good play?
Much better than a Nettie vote, for sure.
8 people left.
VB can’t influence anyone.
DG can influence anyone.
There are people who Beau can influence.
So the 3 of them could get to 5 votes, but not necessarily, depending on timing and the like.
It’s all going to come down to timing. I’ll due my best to be here at the start.
I can’t make any promises, since I’m in charge of dropping off kids and stuff.
I think we should make a pitch to Viola and/or Beau.
Yeah, I’m always open for chatter as well. Despite hoe much fun it would be to assassinate Annette, the #1 card being up for the kill needs to be top priority. But it all probably comes down to who gets their influence in at 10:00am first.
the #1 card being up for the kill needs to be top priority
Explain this.
Oh, right. He’s in power.
That seems like a good play?
Only if you don’t want to work with me, I guess.
Well, I mean, it would probably make some sense for #1 and #20 to team up, right? But you didn’t sound like you were offering.
Fair enough. I’m open to expanding the current alliance that I am a part of to include more people. We’d all have to agree on what that means, of course.
Cool. Propose to me.
I mean, propose a plan to me.
Would an actual proposal save me?
Does it include cat gifs?
You got me. I laughed.