thanks for the questions
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thanks for the questions
im not sure who is next up because people play too much on discord and i went by the server name instead of discord name. They said they'd post one though.
so lol me if its not who i thought it was
Favourite/least favourite game you've hosted?
One of the games on POG where the vote counter died and had do do manual votecounts for eods
Favourite/least favourite part about hosting, and also designing games?
Fav- randing the game
least- Day 2 Start of day processing
Favourite/least favourite part of living in Boston?
Fav-Anything you want is close 24/7
Least-shoveling in winter
Do you think the donut quality at Dunkin' Donuts has changed over the years?
Yes, they are actually phasing out donuts starting several years ago when they changed the name from Dunkin Donuts to just Dunkin. They used to have more options of donuts and donut adjacent items like Crullers but have been phasing them out.
Any favourite bagel places?
There is a place on cape cod in Dennisport, a breakfast bakery type of place, that has the best bagels I've ever had. Bucky's Biscotti. IF ever in the area check it out.
If you could, what would you have changed/wish you could have changed about Hedgehog Mafia?
I would have been more vocal about how champ's role is obviously a wolf role that he's using as a way to clear himself because amrock like's those type of things in his games, and would have pushed harder to kill him day 1.
How many souls did you buy/how many do you currently own?
Over a dozen, I'd assume I still have them but i'm not up tp date on the current laws with regard to the purchase and ownership of souls.
What's your favourite clam chowder place?
90% of the places in the northeast that have clam chowder all use the same base which if i recall correctly is the Legal Seafoods clam chowder base. (Or at least legal seafoods bought it from the guy who made it). And that chowder is great. My favorite though is chowder that my friend's mom used to make each summer. It was completly homemade and incredible. You know you have really bad chowder if the base is too thin and watery.
Hypothetically speaking, if you had the chance would you want to attend the Lander program?
I would get bounced out so quick. I have no pain tolerance and the idea of getting my mind wiped gives me anxiety.
If you could have any power from the
Class of Nightmares, what would it be and what would you do with it?
Same, but for the Class of Legends!!
Same again, but for any Powered power!!!
CoN- Will or Shane
CoL-Hallow
Powereds-sneezing teleport guy who talked to the class in book 1(may have been book 2)
Did you read Corpies, and thoughts on it if so?
Yes, loved it, hexcellent great; titan great; I wish the author continued with his other side series in the universe. It followed a rookie hero on Angela's team post graduation. Got to 50 or so entries before it was discontinued.
Have you read NPCs/the series?
I'm on book 2
How do you actually manage to plan meetings for designing a mash ahead of time and not just leave it all to the weekend before?
We plan for a specific time rather than just a certain day and usually at the end of each time we meet we confirm the next meeting time.
What do you think is one of the more underrated parts about hosting a mash, which more people should know about/be aware of when first hosting a mash?
Everything(processing, events, etc) takes longer than you think it does so keep that in mind and plan accordingly(Showing up early enough to process, make sure not to run events to close to EoD or ITAs or other preplanned times)
Same as above, but for playing mafia in general!!
If you have the type of personality where you will just put all your focus into a mafia game, set aside time for you to do anything but play mafia.
What are some of the pitfalls, major and minor, that you tend to avoid when hosting a mash?
Try to avoid claim fests
How do you decide on a mash theme/build up from there, or do you do roles/mechanics first before the theme?
It depends. Sometimes I learn the theme and lookinto it and get ideas, othertimes there are ideas for certain mechanics then you find a theme.
Do you believe in ghosts?
yes
What happened in the summer of 2003?
I discovered time travel.
Is there any particular reason why you don't drink anymore?
I don't enjoy blacking out and I don't understand the concept of moderation.
Favourite dog(s)/pets?
my 12 year old doodle
Dog/pet pics?!
dont have one on this laptop
no dawg
It's been twenty years but I remember liking the Wraith squadron(The allston books) best but I think Book 1 of stackpole was very strong and really set the toneOh $%#! I haven't thought about those books in a while, but you're right they're awesome.
What was your favorite book in that series?
I always thought the ones Aaron Allston wrote were a notch above Stackpole's - agree / disagree?
couple months out from the start we meet weekly discussing roles/mechanics. Then a month out we meet biweekly while sending roles and role changes back and forth via PM. Then two weeks out an extra meeting per week. The weekend before star(fri-sun) we meet each day making last minute changes(adding/removing roles based on signups) and last chance checkups on things; we rand the game the saturday or sunday before depending on how long we giving wolves n0 discusion. The first day is pretty easy. We try to have 5-6 events because generally we don't do d1 deaths because from my experience playing, dying without even getting a chance to play just feels bad
(there was a game where on day 1 i played and won a 4 hour event, as soon as it ended I went to the bathroom and returned in 15 minutes, and in that 15 minute window the wolves stole my event prize(a dayvig) and used it on me. While I think the exchange is hilarious I also felt bad that i never got a chance to really play the game, so because of that day 1 deaths I try to do as things that happen post lunch(second wagon gets lunched for example)
The hardest part is the start of day 2, that will generally be the busiest time because of processing everyone's actions from night 1. If SoD is at 9am we'll be up by 6-630am to start processing. UD will usually process the actions in the spreadsheet, and as he does that i will also process them in my own little notepad; UD then sends me a log of actions and results to PM and i'll compare it to my own list and if there is anything different we talk about it and make changes if neccessary; then we send out results and start the day.
After day 3 or so enough people have died that it just gets easier.
Then after it ends I go into a hole for 3 days to sleep.
benneh/jm3 S tier
B tier-everyone else
whats a time where youve made a good play/read you are proud of but didn't end up working out?
what's a mechanic you think is sorely underutilised?
Village suicide vest giver
can cults be both balanced and fun?
no
favourite moment in mafia?
SSSB- the extra 's' is for spicy. wolfchat experience was great
happiest moment of your life?
Summer 2003- entire summer was an experience
what moments in mafia have you experienced that you have replayed again over and over in your mind?
The Genius last day, The champs game I played, night1/day2 of hedgehog mafia- basicaly the worst experiences i've ever had playing.
do you have any particular issues/concerns with mu as it stands?
nah
same q but with mu champs?
nah
what is your favourite setup to play (in general and also a specific setup)
give me a shots game or counterstrike, quick and easy
what is your white whale of mafia?
I want to play with teddy
do you like where your life is going?
nope
do you cook much/what do you like to cook?
french toast, anything breakfast food, i air fry a mean chicken finger. take the chickenn, cut into tendies, marinate in bbq or honey mustard, then use that marinade as combiner for the crumbs, put in airfryer for 15 minutes and you good to go. I make tacos the most because it's the easiest(shredded chicken+sauce in pan). Alot of the time i'll just do grilled chicken+rice and i'll doctor my own sauce to put on top of it. Usually a super sweet bbq sauce i have+ some sriacha+ tabasco so you realy get a sweet+heat.
do you have many hobbies outside of mafia/are there other hobbies you would like to get into?
i would love to get into D&D, i dabble in all CCGs, online and otherwise, reading/movies im huge into
what is your process for self improvement in life and ww?
Basically just do it. For example, I think in WW the hardest thing to improve is your wolfgame because you rand it less often and there is higher pressure(at least for me because of teammates you dont want to let down). So before a game rands I think what about my wolfgame do I think needs improving and if I rand wolf I'll make a point to focus on that one thing. For example, I used to be nervous to post as a wolf so I decided that the next game I would just focus on getting in there and posting. I did that and eventually posting wasn't an issue. So as I said, just do the thing you want to improve in and with practice and repition you'll get better at it then once you feel you are at a good enough spot then focus on something else and repeat, and eventually you'll have built up a pretty good skillset.
favourite 'hidden gem/underrated' video games?
Wing commander series
your must read book series?
Super-powereds. In a world where people with superpowers exist(similar to x-men WRT how they are gained), and superheroes are a branch of the government, this story follows the characters as they journey through their collegiate life going to a school participating in a selective program that trains people to become heroes. Four books long but each is lengthy because it was originally a serial where chapters were posted twice a week.
Fred the vampire accountant. Seven book series about an accountant turned Vampire. It's pretty light and each book is shorty. Doesnt take itself seriously and I enjoy the worldbuilding.
Star Wars X-Wing Series-These books, while no longer canon, are still great. Basically a mix of Top Gun+mission impossible but in the star wars universe.
what is the most important thing someone has said to you?
When using an urinal, always keep your eyes forward.
I would certainly pretend to be upset at the very least
people get paid for these?!?!?!?!!
how much money would you have to be paid to do the following:
let someone eat a strip of your flesh
very little
Eat a strip of someone's flesh
very little
Let someone drink your blood
very little
Drink someone else's blood (guaranteed disease free for all these fwiw)
very little
Lick a cleaned human bone
very little
Lick a cleaned nonlivestock animal bone (like a turtle or a horse)
very little
Eat a human eyeball
six figures
Eat a human organ
depends on size but six figures to start
Become vegetarian for a year
cost of food+ something in low five figures
Become vegan for a year
cost of food+ something in low five figures
Become vegetarian forever
mid to high seven figures
Become vegan forever
eight figures
What is the best way to prepare human blood for consumption
room temperature with equal parts bloody mary premix
What is the best way to prepare human flesh for consumption
slow cook bbq
If you were offered, would you partake in some mystery meat?
yes
What is a soul to you?
consciousness+innocence
How much is the average soul worth?
it should have a high value but in practice you could probably get it for under a dollar. When i was in high school. I decided that I didn't believe in heaven/hell(raised catholic) but i recognized the fact that I could be wrong. So I had a small green notebook that I labeled, the book of souls, and I would buy people's souls for pocket change, because they thought of it as a joke. My thought was that in case I was wrong about heaven/hell the fact that i lived my live not believing in it probably means i'd be more likely to end up in hell and if that was the case I would have souls to trade as bargaining chips.
How much is your soul worth?
priceless
if you had to eat one snack for the rest of your life, what would it be?
sunkist fruit gems
can you tell us about your best food experiene?
Thanksgiving, the perfect bite of delmonico potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce. Just amazing. You get the sweetness from the sauce and savoryness form teh potatoes that just melt together with the turkey into a very satisfying bite.
Can you tell us about your worst food experience?
three words; sour clam chowder
is there an interest that you wish you could share with more people, but you feel like people wouldn't understand it? (NOT eimm)I dont know if they wouldn't understand it but i just feel like not many are into it. The niche genre of super-hero fictional books. I also am interested in D&D but have never played it.
whats your favorite type of cheez-it
original
Would you eat a bug if paid well enough
for sure
How much is well enough
depends on the bug, if its alive, size;
What's your favorite drink
i dont drink anymore but id say irish car bomb
Are you able to make it at home
easily if you have the ingredients
Do you prefer coffee or tea
coffee
What kind of coffee/tea is your favorite
carmel machiato when im feeling frisky
Do you have any strange stories about your life
I pooped myself on opening day of little league multiple years in a row
what do you see when you close your eyes
teeth
what would your ideal bedroom look like
sensory deprivation tank
if you had to sleep next to one person not blood related to you, who would it be
can it be a dog instead
if you had to trust one person to nurse you back to health, who would it be
no one
how much time do you spend thinking in the shower
60% of shower
hot showers or cold showers
hot
what are your takes on what happens when we die
Something happens because physics. whether or not we have awareness though who knows.
do you think you'll ever meet your soulmate?
no
what do you imagine your ideal date to be like
effortless
how much water do you drink in a day, approximately
howevermuch i use for coffee
do you need to drink more water
ya
you should drink more water
i know
whats your strangest food take
honeymustard is perfect with potato skins. Though not just any honey mustard, needs to be a sweeter kind similar to ken's but a bit sweeter(that consistency though
what is the most esoteric thing you've eaten
the above
would you eat shark jerky if offered
no, im pro shark
whats your favorite fish
sharks
what's your favorite animal
sloths
whats your favorite color
green
what time of day is your favorite
breakfast, 8-9am
do you like to sit outside just for the sake of it
yes
cold weather or hot weather
cold
what is your ideal outdoor temperature
65
what is your ideal indoor temperature
75
how much money do you spend on non-essentials for yourself on a monthly basis (this doesn't include stuff like fast food because food is an essential)
$250
what type of games do you like
all kinds, depends on mood
what type of movies do you like
same as above.
if you had to pick one everyday activity of yours to go without, what would it be
snacking
if you could add one thing to your daily routine, what would it be
exercise
what superpowers would you want
It's not precognition, but the power to understand cause and effect as if I had precognition. Think if you were to make a rube goldberg machine, you know the first action, and you know what you want the last action to be; the superpower would then tell me the middle steps. Side effects of this power would also be eidetic memory and perfect hand eye coordination/reactions.
would you be a hero or a villain from your own perspective
If the most law abiding hero was a 10 and the worst most evil villain was -10 i'd probably be a -1 maybe -2.
what would be your motivation
Retribution
what would you want to achieve most if you could do anything in life
contentment
what type of life would you like to live if money wasn't an issue
nomad of the world
what traits do you seek out in the people that surround you
loyalty
where do you wish you were right now
Vegas
how much time do you spend in bed per day (not sleeping)
none
Do you exercise?
no
What is the most you're willing to pay for a quick meal (breakfast sandwich, sub, burrito, etc)
$15
What is the most you have paid for a quick meal?
$25
Would you say most of your outside entertainment is enjoyed alone or with others?
alone
What activities do you enjoy while out on the town?
cinema
What is the most you're willing to pay for a day out in total?
$200
Do you ever lie to leave social functions early?
yes
I was diamond 3 but i've been away from my PC since June so im unsure if new season started. I bounce between mid-diamond to low champion.
ranked standard
I still play rocket league when i have access to PC+controller
I stayed logged in because i'd alt+tab out and forget it existed. 50%+ of my hours in the game are probably because of that
It's still good
Do you still think anything goes in the game thread?
Probably not, i think more about game health noe so i'd imagine things i once thought was ok I would think otherwise now.
How has all your mash hosting changed your perspective on the game?
I think more about thread health and player experience
Best thing you learned from UD?
Don't read dvc during games
Best thing you've taught UD?
You'd have to ask him. I think things that would have once upon a time been snap modkills are now warnings but i don't think thats something i taught than it's just a result of changes from POG to MU over the years.
they dont do anything for me, i've played them though
I like seven card stud variants but those are hard to find games in these days.
Best place to start playing poker is like 1999.not to hijack bops thread but texas has some spicy games, particularly DFW (and it seems Austin as well) to get some in-person poker going with lots of action
i'd be down to meet up at a card room next week for your initiation
Bop -
Would you ever play poker with me if I was back in the area?
Do you miss anything about playing WW regularly?
Did she pay the $19.50?
Would you ever play poker with me if I was back in the area?
sure
Do you miss anything about playing WW regularly?
the people
Did she pay the $19.50?
yes
you havent lived until you subscribed to Mitch McConnell's podcast where he slowly reads excerpts of the old testament
I think in-person is more fun but either works. The hurdle though to online play is getting money deposited which if you don't have regulated poker sites(basically NJ/PA/MI/NV are only ones with regulation) you will need to use somekind of bitcoin to deposit.
best way I can describe it is that someone will say something and i'll take that thing and everything else they are doing and make it fit a narritave of where they are trying to come at me that when i'm not in that mindset makes absolutely no sense but when i am in that paranoid state it makes complete and total sense.
Funniest moment in ww?
That guy who tried to doxx reddboiler in the middle of a meme game. Thought it was part of the game until it wasnt
Best/worst roles you've designed?
best was the Icarus ITA shield where it made shots auto miss until it hit a certain threashhold where shots would then auto hit. Each day the threshhold would lower so after a certain point its useless.
worst- i regret not pushing harder about restricting this more, the thing in zelda that apoc had that basically killed everyone in a location each day(tldr version)
Best play you've made?
fake post restriction i made up in UD's tvtropes that let me dayvig people in the open
Worst bad beat in poker you've experienced?
When I was 21 in college I ran $25 up to $1500 in a weekend online and i felt like king $%#! so I entered a $1000 heads up game and ate $%#! hard. Not my worst loss overall but at the time when $25 was all the money in the world it was humbling. That same night at dinner out to eat with the girlfriend she wanted to "just be friends" and i told her "19.50" and she looked at me quizzically and said "19.50???" and i said "You owe me $19.50, friends pay half." and then she started crying. Oh the memories
How did you get into ww?
The 2+2 section I frequented at the time(low limit SNGs iirc) had a werewolf game that eventually lead me to POG.
If I want to incorporate more action 1)add some omaha variants and bomb pots; 2) play with all antes and forced button straddle that is 5X big blind. So take a 1/2 game, and make it so everyone puts in a $1 ante and then a forced $10 button straddle and now your 1/2 is playing like a 5/10(similar to what hustler does on some nights).
There used to be omaha games in LA that had a thing called the rock(which was just a bunch of large chips stuck together) which was a forced button straddle that the winner of each hand had to put in which I thoght was a pretty sharp way to have the best players make more in the game since it gives the person who wins the most pots the best position more often. and since you make the most money from the dealer position its great and also makes the game bigger.
Of all the forum mafia games you've played, which did you enjoy the most? Which do you think you did the best in? Which do you think is the Best Game overall?
The game that had boats, i was pooping when /ins for that event went out and returned to see flips. That's probably the most fun i had. There were split wolf chats and we didnt know other wolves, and i remember claiing some vig where I got CC'd by a villager but they thought we were both villa and that night i killed him and he killed one of the wolves on the other wolfteam so i went into next day claiming his kill and the other wolfteam believed it enough to try and dayvig me. that was a $%#!show that was enjoyable.
Game i did best in: villa: Anniversary where i killed effen at eod 1; then has retribution i destroyed the wolfteam day 2. Wolf: tvtropes. Both games on POG.
Best game in the history of time: haters 2
what's something you used to believe as a teenager, but no longer do?
Fruit has the potential to belong on pizza
why is cassie mcfluff on top of aretes printer
people still have printers?
what's something that you wish more people knew about you?
I have crippling social anxiety and sometimes believe people are trying to $%#! with me when they aren't that leads me into paranoia spirals
what's something that you wish fewer people knew about you?
nothing yet
what's something that a lot of people believe is true about you, but isn't?
I think i come off as more of an asshole than I actually am.
If you were trying to talk to a non-human lifeform capable of speaking English, how would you go about determining whether it was a person?
I would see if it danced to this:
what's something that's not Actually A Secret or Actually Harmful that you've nonetheless never told anyone before?
I don't mind any form of the name Michael except for Mikey. I hate being called Mikey and anyone named Michael who likes it is immediately suspect
nya?
meow
are you a pineapple
i prefer ananas
what is your favorite katze alt
zork
what is your least favorite katze alt
lissa
how do you feel abouts
i prefer :hat tip:
why did you do it
what do you think a world where you were the ~median person would look like
plumbing would be in trouble
what is your most controversial forum mafia opinion
there is constant outside of game communications between people that runs rampant and has an affect on games but there is nothing that can be done to stop it.
what is your least controversial forum mafia opinion
no day protection
If you're on a swing, and you get hit by c4e5g3d5, do you stay on the swing?
id still be swinging, cbess moves would be knocked the $%#! out
yes but local room used pandemic as a reason to shutter 90% of the tables and bring in slots instead. It went from 24/7 to monday-thursday 10am-8pm 10 max tables total. Pre pandemic they had 30+ tables running full primetime thurs-sun. Not including tournaments
now i just $%#! around online because i don't trust having my money on the unregulated sites, and the regulated sites arent open in my state.
I would think part of me would stay on the swing while other parts of me are left smooshed on the windshield of the bus
sausage egg and cheese on english muffin
coffee
2 glazed donuts
from dunkin
I decided that i'm only considering non sitcoms but for funsies here are the top sitcoms:
Always Sunny
The office(both versions though uk better)
Married with Children
All in the Family
Newsradio
top 5 pre 2010:
Buffy the vampire slayer
Battlestar Galactica(03-09 remake)
Lost
The West Wing
The Wire
Honorable mentions:
Fringe
Oz
2010-today:
Breaking Bad
The Leftovers
Stranger Things
Succession
Fargo
honorable mention:
Westworld(enjoyment after season 1 will vary person to person)
top limited series(1 season shows):
Watchmen
Wandavision
Band of Brothers
Queen's Gambit
Haunting of hill house
top movies pre 2010:
The Prestige
Children of Men
Donnie Darko
Equilibrium
Primer
2010-today:
Social Network
Mad Max: Fury Road
Insidious
The Martian
john wick
i might edit this, spent so long on it already
5/10
omega bored
Glazed, not consistant enough with filling based donuts like jelly/boston kreme
Best donut: filling based, pick your poison
Ham and cheese omelette, potatoes, corned beef hash, side of toast
-OR-
Pancakes, side of bacon and sausage, maple syrup
turns out faz was a jepg alt
im currently reading a book about a vampire accountant
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