I wouldn't go so far as to say GP was voted out. I thought Vudu might do something like that and I was disappointed to see that he did considering I've given him and Red team the chance to win. But regardless, it may be time to fill people in on the drama that is happening today and just see how much of a nail-biter this finish is.
When, we lost Maxi and I was exposed and near death, it appeared things were over for the Green Team. I sent out a post apologizing to the Green Team my poor choices of item usage at the start of the game and how I failed at getting us to vote better. Expecting to die, a gave Green Team a quick diagram of the only way to still win the game. Because, like Captain Kirk, I don't believe in no-win scenarios. It was basically a scorched earth policy. The only way to win was for the Red and Blue team to eliminate each other in this war, simultaneously, so the the next day, there would only be Green members left, thereby giving us the win. Of course, it was a long shot plan and the fact that there are random weapons mean there were too many chance occurances that could happen to bring us down. Regardless, I left Operation Longshot as a final gift to my comrades in case they would be able to make it to such a situation.
Then we lost Dasmos right away and with me still clinging to a point, it seemed like such a situation would never occur. But now that I had figured out another plan for victory and realized there was an option still available, my competitive spirit for the game came back and did what was needed to get this far. I kept a minority government running. The goal was to never allow one side more votes than the other. One side, whether blue or red, needed to depend on us on any given day for the majority vote and therefore would not target us since they needed our votes or would hand the majority over to the opposition. In this way, we were able to vote the other team's players out, while they uses their items against one another.
There was a lot of second guessing and a lot of bluffing going on. At times, it felt like a poker game as I tried to size up each competitior and how they were going to use their items and how many points they had or didn't have. By working with Blue, it gave me insight into their organization which helped cut down some guesswork. But that brings us today, a near perfect scenario.
The perfect scenario would have been 1 red, 1 blue, 2 Green since I could guarentee we would win at that combination. Instead, we have
2 Blue
Stevey - 1 point
DrewMG - 1 point
1 Red
Vudu - 1 point
2 Green
Khushrenada - 1 point
Golden Phoenix - 2 points
We also have two items. The POW block and a red shell. I've often called the POW block a hail mary and here's why. The power of the POW block is this: All votes for the day are randomized except for Green Teams. All items and their use are randomized except for Green Team's.
So, at 2 votes staying for Stevey, it seems a good bet he will be voted out. Even if it ends in a tie with GP, she has more points so Stevey would be gone. The only thing that would amaze would be if the random 3 votes tie or surpass the stevey vote for DrewMG who will be dead as well.
You see, with my last red shell, I have sent it at DrewMG. The original plan was to hit Vudu with it but he actually worked with me for the most part today. He kind of blew it with that dick move at the end but it doesn't matter too much. Plus, Vudu I think knows that if he plays up how great a guy I am, I'll let him off the hook a lot of the time. Good for him! Now, we know our shell will go through no problem against DrewMG. With one point, he is dead. If the vote stands correct, Stevey is dead. That's it for Blue team.
But as for Red team, they have a chance. At this point, it all depends on the items Vudu, Stevey and DrewMG have in their possesion. If they are attacking items, then I have good odds Vudu will be hit by an item tonight, taking out his last point for a Green Team win. If he survives, Red team wins since they meet the right win condition criteria.
So, that's how it stands. It comes down to a lot of chance. Will the vote stay the same? Will Vudu be hit or not hit? How does it end? I am in anticipation of the answer as much as you are. In the end, I think it is only fitting that a Mario Kart game come down to this. In the end, you have your skilled players who have used their abilities to advance far in the race. Yet, you also have your players who haven't played as much as the skilled players. Yet, it is still an equal battle thanks to the items and chance that can occur.
Good game all and it is nice to finally be active in a game again after missing the last couple due to some busy days before. I look forward to trying this all over again in Dasmos game. It will be nice to step back into a traditional game as well. It feels too long since we last had one.
Topic: Super Mario Kart Mafia Wipeout Thread: Curse of the Blue Shell. (Read 40497 times)
