Time

is of the essence.

In the end i'm playing board games with my frens both today and tomorrow afterall.

Okay, 1 hour today and 1 hour tomorrow to work on my writeup.

Today was epic. Captain Sonar instantly made it into my top 10 games ever, and secret hitler is like the resistance on steroids. I had another chance to control myself when i'm the bad guy, but i just can't! Always going for the big play.

We played with 4 v 6. 6 were liberals aka the good guys, and amongst the 4 hidden bad dudes, 1 was hitler and the others were normal fascists, who wanted to aid hitler to win the game. But hitler doesn't know who the fascists are. I was lucky enough to draw the hitler card seconds after i announced to the table: I want the hitler card! And started as the chancellor then the president in back to back turns. I resisted my usual impulses and actually succeeded both of the first 2 missions. Then because of my track record, the 3rd president chose me as the chancellor again! Just when i thought i was home free. Of course i couldn't resist and went for the big play. Hitler, the guy who needed to keep a low profile, revealed himself as a question mark within 3 minutes of the game starting. The current president looked at me, i looked at him, and we both started laughing. Then immediately started accusing each other. But as always, i found myself unable to form a coherent argument that i usually do so easily when i'm on the side of good. Lying isn't easy, no matter what anyone says. I'm not talking about those silly childish lies like "no, i left my house and i'm on my way alrdy!" I'm talking about full in your face saying the card i drew is black when its white.

I became really quiet as i always do when semi exposed (i have to be more quiet also when on the side of good so it doesn't make my bad play so terrible. It will reduce my good play abilities also, but it balances out my badguy play.) and thought i was finished for exposing myself so fast. Then my 3 fascists showed their mettle. 1 guy declared: make me the president and i will shoot zhikai. My balls shrank. Note that i had no idea who the fascists were. I started defending myself in earnest but it didn't work and he was elected the president. He took the gun, and shot the previous president who was the one who knew for sure I was bad.

I was completely and utterly confused for a moment, then i realized. That guy was on my team, and he just silenced the guy who was keeping me completely quiet! I could join in the game already, and it was a hard to-and-fro battle from then on. Finally, both sides were on a sudden death, first to win the next round would win the game. I found myself president but it was long enough that people forgot i actually failed the 3rd round. I embarked on a long speech on how my track record was 2-0 successes right at the start. But even in the middle of my argument i was confused. One of the players was a game guru, but he seemed to agree with me that i was 2-0. It was going too smoothly, and i was even more confused when the vote passed and i was elected president, and i promptly ended the game there and won! Then the roles were revealed and i realized the guru WAS A FASCIST! I knew all the other fascists at that point except him, and not a single player suspected him. Nobody realized it, but in my opinion that was the game deciding play. My "gutsy" play (more lack of self control) got some props, as well as the guy who sacrificed himself by killing the president who knew my role. But it was some sick team play. I literally felt like some teenage hitler being helped to the throne by dirty politics.

Epic.