Khush start out good at first but then let way too much slip by the end and almost cost blue the game....
Edit: vote stevey
Almost cost Blue the game. What about all the blue members who voted for me on the last day? That nearly cost all of you the game.
Like I said, this game was nearly great for me and maybe if I had questioned things more it would have been great. I played good enough and that was all that was needed in the end. While things may have been to down to the wire a few times, in the end, the right choice was usually made.
You may argue that Dasmos vote was bad but it had the benenfit of keeping green from winning the game. We were voting Wandering that day and switched to Dasmos. Had we voted out Wandering, and with Unclebob getting killed by the Blue shell that night, the Red team would have been gone with Green winning. The fact that Green could win just with one team eliminated threw both Spak and I for a loop. What can I say? I really didn't read the rules for this game as evidenced by my Day 1 questioning and later actions. I kind of winged it.
Frankly, if there are 3 prizes being handed out, I would just suggest the three remaining Blue players each take a prize as being the winning team. Yet, that might not be the most fair either since there were some good plays but people who got voted out. Vudu and Wandering are both deserving. Especially with Wandering's last day effort.
I would prefer if everyone who played voted but that probably isn't going to happen. In the meantime, if we are picking a top 3, I would go:
1) Wandering. I mentioned before that I had wanted to target him a few times and Vudu knows this to be true. At the end of Day 1, I sent Vudu a message saying I wanted to go after Wandering next and he voted for Wandering the next day. Despite him always being on my radar, I kept getting focused on other players. Then he stole a page from my book. I loved it and hated it at the same time but it was the best fight I had all game and he nearly pulled off a win from a very bad position.
2) Stevey. Yes, stevey. I couldn't have won this game without him. Thanks to stevey willing to use his item the bananas as I asked, it gave me the clues I needed to correct some mistakes, even if they were at the last second. While he always suspects the worst of me, he definitely elevated his play this time and was a good second opinion for Spak-Spang and I to help clear our heads after getting muddled in our own theories. He definitely followed the game and knew what was going on with a lot of players. So, he definitely deserves a vote for his growing prowess at the game.
3) Spak-Spang. I know Spak Spang doesn't want a vote and doesn't think he played well but he made the same mistakes I did and shouldn't hold it against himself. When this game started, he sent me a feeler pm. It's the kind of message of "Hello, how are you? Ready for the game. Any plans?" type message. And rather than worry about what team he is on since I didn't think I would last, I just told him straight away my role and item and started working with him there even if he was on the Red team. (Although I thought he was Green.) Spak is just as responsible as me for voting out all Red players and the Green player along with helping send Unclebob to his doom through items. Plus, for finally turning his vote around in the end and realizing I wasn't betraying him, I think he deserves something in return.
The one thing I learned about this game is that even when I make mistakes, everyone thinks I must be doing something brilliant or schemeing and don't realize it is just a dumb error. I'm also amazed and saddened that no one targetted me with items. What? I'm not a threat anymore?
In the end, I enjoyed this game. It started out a bit slow but it ramped up the excitement in the last few days. Plus, since it was mainly just veteran players in the end, it did get quite tough since everyone left was a good player. I've always wanted to have a game of just mafia MVP's if you will. Even if it was just a small group. I've always been curious what that would be like since you know everyone playing is a good/great player. Who would you target as a higher threat over the other? Would we some really great plays and moves? At some point, I'd want to host a game like that. A special select few. Of course, some people would whine about why they aren't included or why others are. This game was a bit like that. When you look at the list of people playing, it was actually a solid list of good players.