2011 Scummie DISCUSSION and NOMINATION thread

[moon_lit_tears]

Announcing
The Fifth Annual
GDS Scummie Awards

2011 will be a bit different from what you are used too. Wallbanger has stepped down as lead, but has offered his help on this years SCUMMIES. So without further ado here are this years scummies.

The overall process will remain essentially unchanged for this year. For these awards, I thought it best to stick to what we have done in the past; publishing the list of categories, a set amount of time for nominations and seconds, publishing the final ballot, a period for voting, followed by the ceremony.

Nominations are now open and will be accepted over the next two weeks; nominations will close at 11:59 PM EST (GMT -5) December 18th, 2011.

For each category, you may make ONE nomination and/or ONE second to a previously nominated entry. You can do both, one or the other, or neither in any of the available categories. In the case of a large number of nominations, we will use seconds to narrow the field down to a manageable number. Target range for each category (except HOF) is 3-5 nominees. If fewer than three nominees are made for a category when nominations close, the category will be dropped from the ballot. Also note that self-nominations, both in the individual and group categories (where you are a member), will not be accepted. Feel free to use the stickied discussion thread to "campaign" both for nominations and eventually votes.

Finally the categories.

Best Overall Role Claim - This category is to recognize the most effective role claim in a single game which impacts the outcome of the game and has high dramatic/entertainment value. Whether the claim was truthful or not is immaterial, only the game and narrative impact of the claim should be considered.

BHK1978 - Enemies of the Noble
Moon_lit_tears (Words and swords)
Undertaker666 - Dr Horrible x3


Funniest Role Claim - This category is to recognize the funniest/most entertaining roleclaim in a single game, regardless of game impact.

Comradebot - Simpsons 2 x3
Imac (CC2
Mj Claiming flava (Forum wars)

Best Role - This category is to recognize well-crafted roles in a single mafia game. Remember the award is for the ROLE, not the PLAYER. A well crafted role played poorly should not be penalized in this category.

Bak fortooth (cc2)
Hank Scorpio's (Simpsons 2) x3
Lilith (Enemies of the Noble) x2

Panix Award (Most likely to die early) - This category is to recognize players who seem to have a short lifespan, either because they're not trusted, or because they're so well respected that no one wants them around in case they're not on the same side.

Arrows
Cappyboy
Comradebot x2
Destiny
GruntMark
Moon_lit_tears x3



BIP - Town - This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing a town-aligned character in a single game.

Derek B (forum wars 2)
Gabbo (Forum wars 2)
Jacklebane (The Wire) x3


BIP - Scum Groups (mafia and cult) - This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing an anti-town-aligned character in a single game.

Gonvick (Disney MAfia) x2
I Effin Rule (Disney Mafia) x2
PraguePride (Video game mafia 2)
Shadowed Flames (Enemies of the noble)
Undertaker666 (Dr Horrible Mafia)


BIP - Third Party (mason and indie) - This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing characters with individual or special alignments in a single game.

BHK1978 (Enemies of the noble) x2
Cbot/Bak42
Tha Black Phenom (chuck mafia)
The Two (Dust 2)
Wallbanger (Simpsons 2) x2



BIP - Losing Effort - This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance, regardless of alignment, in a game the individual did not win, but whose play significantly impacted the game and could have changed the result if circumstances had been slightly different.

BHK1978 and Moon_lit_tears (Dr Horrible Mafia) x2
Bhk1978 (Enemies of the noble) x2
Scorpio's (Simpsons 2)

Best Group - This category is to recognize outstanding group performance in a single game regardless of alignment. "The town" is considered a group for purposes of this category.

Burns Corp (Simpsons 2) x2
Cavalry (Video game mafia 2)
Cult (Forum wars 2) x2
Evil league of EVIL (Dr Horrible MAfia)
The Carnies (Dust 2)
Town in The Wire


Best Discussion - This category is to recognize individual players whose overall quality of discussion contributes to the enjoyment of the game for all players over the course of the year.

BHK1978
Derek B
GruntMArk x2
I Effin Rule x2


Best Scum Catcher - This category is to recognize players who have a knack for identifying scum and successfully eliminating them from play over the course of the year.

BHK
Destiny
Imarevenant x3
Jacklebane (The Wire) x2



Best Serial Killer - This category is to recognize the most effective performance by a serial killer, cannibal, and/or psychopath in a single game. Both high body count and fear struck in the hearts of players should be taken into account in this category.

BHK1978 (Enemies of the Noble) x2
Derek B (CC2) x2
NEvermore x2


The lprock Memorial Funniest Player Award - This category is to recognize the funniest/most entertaining player overall over the course of the year.

Astil
BHK1978
Moon_lit_tears
Prophet x2
PraguePride x2

Most Prolific - This category is to recognize the player who has generated the most quality participation over the course of the year. This should not be considered a 'post-whore' award, it is for consistent, meaningful participation in the GDS mafia community over the course of the year.

Astil x2
Comradebot
MJDGoldeneye x2
Moon_lit_tears

Most Enjoyable Game - What was your favorite game in 2011?

Chuck
Dust 2
Forum wars 2
Simpsons 2 x3
Video game MAfia 2
Words and Swords MAfia

Best Night Scene - This category is to recognize an outstanding writeup for a night scene in a single game. Both composition and game impact should be taken into consideration.

Simpsons 2 End game x2
Words and Swords night 1


Best Overall Writeups - This category is to recognize the overall writing of lynches, night scenes and special events for a single game. Composition, game impact, consistency of style, and the overall storytelling of the collective game writeups should be taken into consideration.

Dust 2
Words and swords x2


Most Improved Player- This category is to recognize a player who has made considerable strides in his play throughout the year.

BHK 1978 x2
MichGCS x2
Ranson


Best Moderator - This category is to recognize a moderator who has achieved distinctive excellence in scenario design, game balancing, entertaining writeups and adjudication of issues.

Astil x2
Crychon
Derek B x2
I Effin Rule x2
The Two

Most Dramatic Moment - This category recognizes outstanding dramatic moments in game due to the players' interaction, shift in game momentum and/or the invocation of abilities to create a swerve.

Enemies of the noble (Ending) x2
Lobbying for votes on Gonvick confermation (Enemies of the Noble)
Words and swords (night 1)

Best Botch - This category is for recognizing the most memorable moment where a particular player choice/action/statement doesn't go exactly the way it was meant to.

Bak42 Claiming town but forgot to change role color
Bluestar targeting bomb in Dr Horrible MAfia
Freegreen hights MLT busdriven by her group into a kill
MJDGoldeneye claiming Flava alighned x3

Most Underrated - This category is to recognize up-and-coming players who have had multiple high quality performances, yet seems not to be well known within the mafia community.

BHK1978
Jman2k3
Smartbomb x2
The Black Phenom x3

Hall of Fame Class of '11 - This category is to induct the Class of 2010 members of the GDS Mafia Hall of Fame, recognizing outstanding overall performance, community spirit, and honorable play. This category will be conducted with a weighted vote system. Vote for three (3) nominees, assigning your top choice five (5) points, your second choice three (3) points, and your third choice one (1) point. A minimum of three nominees will be inducted; additional inductees may be chosen based on overall score. (NOTE: Only nominations are needed at this time, you don't need to give 5-3-1 allocations until we get to voting.)

Astil
Bluestar x3
GruntMArk
Masterded x3
MJDGoldeneye x2
Tha Black Phenom

Side note. As there are only 4 eligible rookies this year I figured nominations would be pointless.

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Quick reference list


Best Overall Role Claim

Funniest Role Claim

Best Role -

Panix Award (Most likely to die early)

BIP - Town -

BIP - Scum Groups (mafia and cult)

BIP - Third Party (mason and indie)

BIP - Losing Effort

Best Group -

Best Discussion -

Best Scum Catcher

Best Serial Killer

The lprock Memorial Funniest Player Award

Most Prolific -

Most Enjoyable Game -

Best Night Scene -

Best Overall Writeups -

Most Improved Player-

Best Moderator

Most Dramatic Moment

Best Botch

Most Underrated

Hall of Fame Class of '11

[i effin rule]

What is the first eligible game? I can't remember what the cutoff for last year was.


Also, you have "what was your favorite game of 2010" instead of 2011.


Can't remember is SWM3 was part of the last awards or not, if it is I'll add it here later. But as it stands, here are links to my games and everything should be update don the front page.

Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy
DUST 2: Electric Boogaloo

[moon_lit_tears]

Posting. From phone. I will change that tomorrow.

Also I have a thread with all games from this year. I posted it in the decision thread..or future game thread for mj..I will post the link in the first post here tomorrow..or tonight..maybe..

Actually here.

http://greydogsoftware.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=377760

[Jman2k3]

So where am I suppose to lobby for nominations for myself and my scum group for the Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy mafia game at?

[BHK1978]

Originally Posted by Jman2k3

So where am I suppose to lobby for nominations for myself and my scum group for the Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy mafia game at?

Are you serious? You and your team rode my coattails to that win.

[Jman2k3]

Originally Posted by BHK1978

Are you serious? You and your team rode my coattails to that win.

Lies.

Trying to get you nominated as well.

[The Two]

I'm gonna have to put forward my Carnies in Dust 2 for Best Third Party.

[moon_lit_tears]

Originally Posted by The Two

I'm gonna have to put forward my Carnies in Dust 2 for Best Third Party.

I agree. That was an intense game even if I didn't believe you.

[Jman2k3]

MLT do we post our picks in here or PM them to you?

[moon_lit_tears]

Originally Posted by Jman2k3

MLT do we post our picks in here or PM them to you?

as in years past. Nominations are done here. Actual voting will come in a fw weeks. That is done via PM.

[ShadowedFlames]

Someone's got to get the ball rolling, I suppose.

Best Group: Nominate "The Carnies" (DUST 2)

Will do the rest in a separate post (to make it easier on MLT) when I'm not doing League stuff.

[Jman2k3]

Here is my list so far.

Best Overall Role Claim - Zhegser Yonurn, Dayordra Aligned Official Fact Checker. Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy. BHK1978 just used his old role and it kept him alive until the end.

Funniest Role Claim - Comradebot - Simpsons 2. They didn't believe he was Coloniel Klink, however it took a lot of lynches to lynch him after he claimed he couldn't be killed.

Best Role - Lilith, The Brotherhood Aligned First Born - Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy.

Panix Award (Most likely to die early) - Moon_Lit_Tears.

BIP - Town - JackalBane - The Wire

BIP - Scum Groups (mafia and cult) - I want to nominate votes for ShadowedFlames - Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy. Even though I lasted until the end if he hadn't came in and helped me the way he did our group would have been picked off sooner after we were already down 3 members.

BIP - Third Party (mason and indie) - BHK1978 - Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy.

BIP - Losing Effort - BHK1978 - Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy. It literally came down to him or me and to be honest I think it was who sent in the lynch vote in quickest. He had played an absolute perfect game.

Best Group - The Carnies - Dust 2

Best Discussion -

Best Scum Catcher - JackalBane - The Wire

Best Serial Killer - BHK1978 - Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy.

The lprock Memorial Funniest Player Award

Most Prolific -

Most Enjoyable Game -

Best Night Scene -

Best Overall Writeups -

Most Improved Player - BHK1978

Best Moderator

Most Dramatic Moment - Lobbying for votes on the confirmation from Gonvick during Enemies of the Noble: Rise of the Apostasy because his confirmation of me giving him something solidified my claim as the inventor and kept our scum group in the game when it would have been over for us.

Best Botch -

Most Underrated -

Hall of Fame Class of '11

[moon_lit_tears]

JMAN, you can only nominate ONE and second ONE. Some need to be fixed, and don't hate diamond cos she don't want you, but she's not in mafia....

[Jman2k3]

Originally Posted by moon_lit_tears

JMAN, you can only nominate ONE and second ONE. Some need to be fixed, and don't hate diamond cos she don't want you, but she's not in mafia....

Booooooo!!!!!!!!!! Multiple nods.

Diamond can't resist the charm of the Scorpion.

[moon_lit_tears]

Originally Posted by Jman2k3

Booooooo!!!!!!!!!! Multiple nods.

Diamond can't resist the charm of the Scorpion.

Nah she needs a real man.

I can only accept your first noms, and first seconds, it's in the rules and I didn't write them.