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Well he's dead - he's not going to complain. 
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Picking on the dead now, are we?
Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.-Isaiah 41:10
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalms 139.14a
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The dead today, sausage mince tomorrow.Comment
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On special in the pub the day after.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Would ya have it any other way 
"Get ya bangers an' mash"Comment
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Code:DRAMATIS PERSONÆ Name Title Vote 1. rah King of England DrSpike 2. duke o’ yorkDuke of YorkKilled Act I Scene i - darts 3. KassiopeiaDuke of KentKilled Act II Scene iii 4. James the Scot Thane of Inverurie DrSpike 5. Skanky Burns Earl of Rochester rah 6. AdagioPrince of DenmarkPut to death Act II Scene iii 7. SparrowhawkPrince of WalesPut to death Act II Scene ii 8. Rubychaser Captain of the Guard DrSpike 9. Spaced CowboyDuke of BuckinghamPut to death Act III Scene ii 10. Paddy the Scot Thane of Auchtermuchty DrSpike 11. HerculesDuke of SomersetKilled Act I Scene iii 12. Dr Spike Lord Chamberlain rah 13. civman2000Earl of WarwickKilled Act II Scene ii 14. Jon MillerArchbishop of CanterburyPut to death Act I Scene ii 15. EPWDuke of NorthumberlandPut to death Act II Scene i 16. jonchaCourt jesterPut to death Act I Scene iii 17. Lord NuclearEarl of WestmorelandKilled Act II Scene i 18. JonnyArchbishop of YorkKilled Act III Scene i 19. Snoopy369Duke of LancasterKilled Act I Scene ii 20. GeomodderPapal EmissaryPut to death Act III Scene i Comment
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DP
Herc was right. I thought I was having connection problems.
Last edited by duke o' york; November 25, 2005, 17:59.Comment
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Act III Scene iii
Enter KING RAH, and his court
rah: Now is the winter of our discontent
plunged yet deeper to the gloom with the loss
of Buckingham and Rochester from my
court, stalwarts of my reign, and right noble
men to boot. Pray now that we might have peace
in England, and in Scotland and Wales too,
my good allies.
Paddy: Aye, but there is yet a
murderer in our midst, and we must see
this through to the end lest we all finish
our days within these brooding walls o death.
Geomodder: Well said, my old comrade. As we have fought
together, so must we work together
to identify this malefactor
and put him to the sword before he can
put us all to the mace!
Spike:I’d far rather
someone else put this person to the sword,
because I’ve got a bad stomach today,
and don’t think I’ll be able to go and
put anyone to the sword this morning.
rah: Ha! I hath never known thee to the fore
in any confrontation Lord Chamberpot!
James: Ha! Excellent wit o king, and I must
agree that I have never seen his Lordship
bearing arms beyond his ceremonial
rod. And how he polishes his rod to
keep it pristine for great occasions! A
true soldier will not pause in battle to
clean his blade – appearances matter far
less than effectiveness out in the field.
Paddy: ‘Tis true. A foppish squire paused in
the heat of battle to adjust his helm,
and his parents visit his grave to this
day. The field is no place to prance and pose,
and those who do, die in a fashion that
does not befit their behaviour in life.
rah: Come, brethren, we shall have much time for tales
of combat over dinner, but today
we must decide the weighty matter of
this killer’s identity, and rid my
court of this menace. Have you come to your
conclusions as to the identity
of the murderer we harbour here?
Rubychaser: Though
he be but laughable in combat, I
believe that thy Lord Chamberlain is strong
enough to kill in secret, and that he
hath borne the mace that dispatcheth many
of our friends these past days. None of us hath
the knowledge of the court that he doth, save Your
Majesty, and so he is in a unique
position to seize power should he be
able to remove all obstacles to
his ascent of the throne.
James: Aye, and none but
he know the castle so well as to avoid
detection by the servants as he went
about his killing spree.
Spike: No you fools! The
architect of these murders can be none
other than the King himself. He hath grown
tired of the court that hath served him so well,
and so successfully for many a
year, and now seeks to bring about a most
revolutionary change by the most
devastating of methods! He dares call
me a coward, yet he hath been creeping
about the castle in order to kill
his victims while they were unaware of
his presence, nor his ill intent.
rah: Ha! Thou
hath served me well for many years as Lord
Chancellor, but thy ambition thou hast
not hidden well enough, and now these new-
comers to my court hath detected thy
discontent, and the vicious manner in
which thou hast chosen to rectify the
slights thou perceiveth hath come thy way while
in my service. Ungrateful wretch! I, who
hath taken thee from a career counting
and selling horses at the county fairs,
and advanced thee beyond thy dreams of
that day, am now repaid with a series
of assassinations within the walls
of my own castle at thine own dread hand!
Paddy: Though yer death is preordained, let me be
the one to confirm thy guilt in this court
of yer peers. I too feel that yer underhand
methods of killing suit one such as ye,
though I am still not sure that ye have the
strength to wield a man’s weapon like a mace.
Spike: No! The king has tricked you all, and this is
my punishment for my perspicacity
that my lord would turn thee against me and
see that death proveth the scant reward for
the years of service I hath given him.
rah: Captain, take him to the block and see that
his crimes do not go unpunished!
Rubychaser: My lord.
Exit the CAPTAIN of the GUARD and the LORD CHAMBERLAIN
rah: Well, gentlemen, we may now take some rest,
in the knowledge that our woes are behind
us, and that the villainous Chancellor
is not capable of besting my good
Captain in a fair fight. May his demise
be as slow as was his wicked plan in
coming to fruition – or so he thought!
Exit KING RAH and the THANE of INVERURIE
Paddy: All’s well that ends well then. We have managed
to rid the court of our murderer, and
soon may I return to bonnie Scotland.
My cousin and I always travel as
a party, and soon I hope to be back
on a horse directly for the border,
and a glad return to my kith and kin.
We have spent all too long at this council,
and not spoken a word of war, but if
rah requires our services against the
Welsh threat, then he need but send the word, and
my cousin and I will return to the
saddle to relieve him of this problem.
Enter KING RAH and the THANE of INVERURIE:
James: I heard a cry, and reached the scene of the
murder at the same time as the king. We
found the Captain dead in his room, killed with
a mace, as have been so many others.
Fearing that he had not the chance to kill
the Lord Chamberlain, we rushed to the block,
but his lifeless body lay there as meet.
rah: Though thou hast been my allies for many
a year, we know now that the killer is
one of we three, and though I do not see
that I have a fair vote ‘gainst two Scotsmen,
vote tomorrow we must.
Paddy: Aye, king. God save ye.
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DrSpike was executed at the king's orders.Code:DRAMATIS PERSONÆ Name Title Status 1. rah King of England Alive 2. duke o’ yorkDuke of YorkKilled Act I Scene i 3. KassiopeiaDuke of KentKilled Act II Scene iii 4. James the Scot Thane of Inverurie Alive 5. Skanky BurnsEarl of RochesterKilled Act III Scene ii 6. AdagioPrince of DenmarkExecuted Act II Scene iii 7. SparrowhawkPrince of WalesExecuted Act II Scene ii 8. RubychaserCaptain of the GuardKilled Act III Scene iii 9. Spaced CowboyDuke of BuckinghamPut to death Act III Scene ii 10. Paddy the Scot Thane of Auchtermuchty Alive 11. HerculesDuke of SomersetKilled Act I Scene iii 12. Dr SpikeLord ChamberlainPut to death Act III Scene iii 13. civman2000Earl of WarwickKilled Act II Scene ii 14. Jon MillerArchbishop of CanterburyExecuted Act I Scene ii 15. EPWDuke of NorthumberlandExecuted Act II Scene i 16. jonchaCourt jesterExecuted Act I Scene iii 17. Lord NuclearEarl of WestmorelandKilled Act II Scene i 18. JonnyArchbishop of YorkKilled Act III Scene i 19. Snoopy369Duke of LancasterKilled - Act I Scene ii 20. GeomodderPapal EmissaryExecuted Act III Scene i
Rubychaser was killed by the mafia.
Will the King survive this game, or will the Scotsmen use their potential block vote?
Update Sunday night, hopefully.
Otherwise, Monday.Comment
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Volunteers to write the next game wanted!
Please don't post if you don't want to, or can't, write it - rah will kick your sorry asses quicker than you can say "Ouch".
Only post if you're willing to commit yourselves to this.
Apologies to those (especially Nikolai) who couldn't play this time round, but you have to understand that this game has been very heavy for writing, and I couldn't have handled lots of players.
[edit]4 posts in a row! Only in Mafia could I get away with this kind of ****.
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Well five actually now. But what brilliant entertainment: a tour de force, and to get down to the last three while still maintaining the intrigue.On the ISDG 2012 team at the heart of CiviLIZationComment
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So, Herc, being one of the few who actually reads the posts and looks for clues: who's the mafia?
It started out to better Jamski's Dracula game, but unfortunately has tailed off in the later scenes, so that is still the standard to beat. If I'd had more free time, then I could have improved it, but sadly now was not the time to do it.
Jamski - still the finest game to date.
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Hmmm, If i guess wrong the Mafia automatically wins.
Well, we'll go with the post count strat. Paddy's 22 to James 10,
Paddy the Scot
If I'm right he will have to vote me second. Let's see how long he takes.
Drum roll please...........
THe last chance for the king to save what's left of his kingdom.It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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Well played.Comment
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Still too chicken to make the bet I see
It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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