Epicmafia

Spy vs. Spy

almost 10 years

Let's play a little game I like to call Spy vs. Spy.

Here's how it works:

I have PM'd two people on epicmafia, and given them the role of either red spy or blue spy.

The red spy wins if they say the name (or any variant of the name) of the blue spy in this thread. The blue spy wins if they say the name of the red spy. That's it. Nothing will happen if anyone else says the name of one of the spies though. Nor does an incorrect guess have any impact.

No one knows the identity of either spy, except the players themselves. One hint I'll give is that I have hand chosen both spies, they are not random.

It's up to you to use your cunning and connections to root out the enemy spy before they root you out. You may recruit as many people to help in your cause as you desire. Good luck.

Special Condition: For every known epicmafia user who PMs me with YOUR name, saying they are working for you (hopefully you trust them not to leak to the other spy), you get to make an elimination guess to me in private, meaning I will tell you if someone you guess is not the spy.

thecolonel

almost 10 years

you get multiple guesses, all you have to do is post "pranay7744"

thecolonel

almost 10 years

Lono says

the other spy is gerry, after hours of investigation

if you're actually a spy i'm gonna be mad

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the other spy is gerry, after hours of investigation

thecolonel

almost 10 years

I pull out my phaser. My phaser is on ready.

yoyo200900

almost 10 years

i want to speak to the guard

thecolonel

almost 10 years

The Real Game Starts Now

thecolonel

almost 10 years

pranay i think the other spy thinks we're staging this for another spy that doesn't exist

Arcbell

almost 10 years

Cody says

from a purely game theoretic perspective there's no reason for either spy to give any information to another person so i think this game might be inherently flawed there

but the concept sounds interesting

Incorrect. You're forgetting that spies can communicate to other players anonymously via secret alts.

thecolonel

almost 10 years

thecolonel

almost 10 years

pranay7744 says

THECOLONEL IS THE OTHER SPY. I WIN.

Spoiler
i'm not

Tartosis

almost 10 years

Format to Apply for Spy Friendship:
Main Username:
Type of forum player: [Lurking or Tryhard]
Are you active on the epicmafia forums daily?
How many hours per week do you spend on the forums?
What time range are you normally on:
Additional notes:
Timezone:

pranay7744

almost 10 years

he pmd me. that he is another spy.

ALso cody, this game is based on who u can trust. it is good.

pranay7744

almost 10 years

THECOLONEL IS THE OTHER SPY. I WIN.

thecolonel

almost 10 years

the reason is that they get the guesses!

Cody

almost 10 years

from a purely game theoretic perspective there's no reason for either spy to give any information to another person so i think this game might be inherently flawed there

but the concept sounds interesting

pranay7744

almost 10 years

I bet i got pmd on one of the accounts as one of the spies and I don't even know about it. Other spy should just guess my name and win.

thecolonel

almost 10 years

Am I one of them

Edark

almost 10 years

I...know both spies now....

thecolonel

almost 10 years

Should real blue spy cc?

LeMeJoe

almost 10 years

Arcbell says

LeMeJoe says

This wasn't very thought out was it...

It's a game I thought of a long time ago. It works out especially in a community like this where everyone sorta knows each other.

It works out that making the first move doesn't put you at a disadvantage like you might think it does. There are several strategies like PMing people from a secret alt and asking them to provide cover for you to hopefully bait out the enemy spy or just give you a context to guess more safely.

I'm totally just trolling your thread until some action happens.

AdachiSan

almost 10 years

I'm the blue spy.

Hollywood

almost 10 years

i'm the red spy

Arcbell

almost 10 years

LeMeJoe says

This wasn't very thought out was it...

It's a game I thought of a long time ago. It works out especially in a community like this where everyone sorta knows each other.

It works out that making the first move doesn't put you at a disadvantage like you might think it does. There are several strategies like PMing people from a secret alt and asking them to provide cover for you to hopefully bait out the enemy spy or just give you a context to guess more safely.

LeMeJoe

almost 10 years

This wasn't very thought out was it...

AdachiSan

almost 10 years

You're a throwaway alt