Newbie 2051 - Prism's personal notes

[Prism]

Even with this game virtually over, I'm still trying to think of ways to press the advantage. Right now my big concern is that floo comes in and actually tries. I don't think it's possible to put together a persuasive scum case against me until Spartan flips, but he can towntell in other ways, and the concept of range would point my way.

Looking at his post history, it's pretty randomly populated between 12-11 PM EST, with a bit more around the 3-6pm EST range. I don't want to post anything around that time that baits him into responding. Simultaneously, if I'm the only one around he's not liable to stick around long.

I'm thinking the two best ways to leverage this are either:
A) Just not posting at all and putting the onus squarely on floo
B) Starting a more engaged read into flow trap/Spartan around that time, with the hope that floo checks in, sees I'm talking about some random nonsense, and doesn't want any part of it and closes the tab.

[Prism]

I think the second is in pretty poor taste in a Newbie game; I don't think the hypothetical advantage is enough to really justify making floo not want to play the game period. I'm not into charity but making the game outright awful for others to play is something I'd like to avoid if possible.

I think my point is made enough. If something comes up where I think it benefits me to post I will, but I'm not going to play active keepaway.

Lesson should be clear. The ball's in floo's court and he needs to use it, I don't need to put it behind barbed wire in a game meant to be beginner-friendly.

[Prism]

I don't really think I'm doing too much here that requires explanation. Continuing to power town, solving flow trap working through the checklist etc.

floo's timing doesn't help him. His points are outright wrong and easily debunked by crosschecking Day 2. I get that he's pretty demotivated and likely upset that he got blindsided so heavily, but rigor is important. If anyone reads these for substance, they're deadends.

My meta reinforces that intensity/emotion is my playstyle. He gave a bit about "If they're town Prism should be trying to get a scum voted first, THEN get townread." but there's like 5 quotes of me frantically expressing how I needed to do exactly that. I definitely wasn't a town dictator. Calling quiet my lapdog is understandable given his position, but misses the forest for the trees and just how much I've visibly leaned on and fought with quiet throughout the game.

floo's big advantage here is that he has a level of AtE that is arguably unable to be faked, and we'll see if he can capitalize. Me/Spartan are very comfortable with him knowing the team-and have made no attempt to hide it-but he's got to figure out a way to convert that into a tangible advantage.

[Prism]

I've been in floo's position before. Playing from behind like this

really, really

sucks. I've got the advantage, I'm pressing it constantly, I have the momentum and I flat out want it more and will do whatever it takes to seal it.

The best solution to this was not ceding me control of the game/throwing in the towel for 6 days. This isn't the tortoise and the hare, I'm not going to slow down or take it easy just because he gave me a 50m headstart. The second best solution is to go all out

now

.

It's not totally lost, and this is still winnable for town imo. Floo has to shapes up his arguments though. He's got to sell the case on me/Spartan specifically-always our Achilles heel- and he's got to make the right emotional appeals.

[Prism]

I don't know what else to really say here. It's incredible that town has made it this far, incredible that they've correctly deduced the partner interactions, and incredible that they still were pushing for the win last night. The fact that this is a Newbie game is

absolutely fucking insane

. I just wanted to put up a basic, instructive game with annotations, and instead I've been forced to produce my best-ever scumgame by a mile.

But I am not so kind, and I do not let go. I woke up ready to carry this through.



If you are that determined to fight on, I cannot afford to take it easy on you.

Every time they're on the verge of losing, they keep pressing further and digging a little bit deeper. This will only make the loss more emotionally crushing.

It was not a mistake to get this far, and you were not wrong to press this hard and fight so desperately. But I will leave absolutely everything I have on the floor to put you down.

I earnestly hope you win.

[Isis]

Prism you're unreal