VGF Practice Mafia - Day 2 (starts page 13)

S1x of Spades · 02-24-2009, 01:19 AM

What is this topic? This is a quick Mafia game designed to let new or inexperienced players get their feet wet and learn how the flow of these games work. Mixed into the pool of players are a couple people who know Mafia games very well, to assist the others in the game. The signups for this one are already closed, but if you are pretty new to the Mafia world and are interested in playing one of these in the future, contact me privately and maybe I'll set more up eventually.

VGF Practice Mafia players

1. SephirothKirby
2. Panfan
3. Marchie
4. Speed
5. 1-up Salesman
6. StarryPeach
7. TML

Know your basics

The game shifts between day and night. It is currently "Night 0"; no discussion can start yet, only checking in. When it is daytime, players can post in this topic and try and start hunting out who might be Mafia scum. Beware, though - the Mafia will try to act just like Townies themselves and deceive everyone else while killing them off one by one. The day ends when a player receives enough votes to get lynched. In this game, there are no specific time limits unless I see discussion grinding to a halt. Days still won't last really long though.

If you are voting, please do it in bold text.
Vote: Person A

If you want to change your vote, make sure you take your first vote away.
Unvote: Player A
Vote: Player B

You can also show that you suspect somebody without voting for them with a "finger of suspicion", which I will also keep track of in a list below the votes.
FoS: Player A

When a player recieves votes from more than half of the remaining players, their role and alignment will be revealed, and night will begin. The moment a player gets enough votes to be lynched, discussion should stop while I write up what happened. Afterwards, night starts.

During the night, there should be no game-relevant posts in this topic other than a basic "good night". This is when most players privately submit to me what actions they wish to do. When the next day starts, I will announce who has been killed (if anybody) and the cycle starts again.

If you are Town aligned, your win condition is to get rid of all the Mafia members. If you are Mafia aligned, your win condition is to have your Mafia group be half or more of all the remaining people in the game.

In this game, there are exactly 5 Town roles and 2 Mafia roles. At least 3 roles, possibly more, are vanilla - meaning they have no special abilities to go with them. As a small reminder, remember that no Town members are allowed to talk to each other about anything game-related outside of the topic. Only the Mafia are allowed to chat with each other about stuff.

I will be sending out the roles to you guys shortly. Post here when you have received them and you are ready to go. Feel free to ask questions if you're confused about anything.

StarryPeach · 02-24-2009, 01:44 AM

I... have received my role.

**Marchie** · 02-24-2009, 05:57 AM

role received

Speedo · 02-24-2009, 02:23 PM

I'm in.

My buddy Keith · 02-24-2009, 03:38 PM

hey what, when was this

fffffffff

Mark Gormley · 02-24-2009, 04:27 PM

He didn't have signups, I believe he PMed and IMed us.

Role known.

SephirothKirby · 02-24-2009, 04:53 PM

S1x of Spades · 02-25-2009, 02:35 PM

I'm pretty sure TML and 1-up will both get to this topic quickly, and if they don't, I can always shove a different person in.

Quote:

The seven people walked into the unusually casual room. Nothing was happening so far, so they sat down on the furniture and talked about random things until a voice rang out from the speaker on one of the walls.

"Your trial run has begun. Talk with each other and try to reason out which of you could be Mafia, then act on it. You will have a lot of time, but do not waste it.

Possible topics of importance:
- Icebreaking
- How to make progress on Day 1
- Revealing your role - when to and when not to
- First hunches

Also, please do not edit anything you say in here. All evidence must be left as is. Good luck."

Day 1
7 people are alive; 4 votes needed to lynch

And start.

Chunky Kong12345 · 02-25-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHAZBOT? SHAZBOT! SHAZBOT

hey what, when was this

fffffffff

i agree

S1x of Spades · 02-25-2009, 03:15 PM

^ You're the first backup if 1-up (or any of the first 5 players) vanishes, so keep that in mind.

Mark Gormley · 02-25-2009, 03:21 PM

FoS: Joker

Can never trust that guy.

Aquatic Mine · 02-25-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1x

Possible topics of importance:
- Lynching as fast as possible
- Getting angry at the first person attempting to go off topic
- Revealing your role and get people to wonder if it's true or not.
- Throwing FoSes Everywhere and at everyone.
.

Fix'd

**Marchie** · 02-25-2009, 03:50 PM

I think that since there are two vets, one of them is probably Mafia

Mark Gormley · 02-25-2009, 04:11 PM

I was definitely thinking that too. One vet on town to help the townies, and one vet in mafia to help the mafia.

**Marchie** · 02-25-2009, 04:17 PM

Yeah, because I don't think S1x would have a total newbie Mafia, nor a totally newbie town.

Mark Gormley · 02-27-2009, 03:28 PM

The Missing Link · 02-28-2009, 02:12 AM

Got my role, heh heh...

---

Sorry, gents. S1x never actually told me that the game had started... nor where the topic was. >_> Us lurkers don't know these things unless you tell us. *ahem* (Of course, it hasn't helped that I've been absolutely swamped at work. Cereally.)

Let me also caveat that I won't be here tomorrow. Microsoft Puzzlehunt is tomorrow, and I'm going to be spending tomorrow and most of Sunday doing solving puzzles that make Mafia look like a children's plaything. So... yeah, in case you wonder why I'm quiet.

...

Anyway... while it's certainly a possibility that one veteran is Mafia and one veteran is Town, Marchie, typically such things can't be easily relied upon. Most often, the game's setup is created at random. As a result, unless S1x custom-fit it for whatever, it's equally likely (probabilistically speaking) that both veterans are Townies.

Speedo · 02-28-2009, 03:59 PM

EDIT: I'm an idiot.

**Marchie** · 02-28-2009, 04:35 PM

You do know that Joker isn't playing, right?

1-up salesman · 02-28-2009, 04:42 PM

I'm in, sorry for being late.

02-24-2009, 01:19 AM	#1
S1x of Spades VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Either over there or right here Gender: Posts: 5,810 Thanks: 21 Thanked 340 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 234,637.56 Bank: 2,563,271.64 Total Points: 2,797,909.20 Donate	VGF Practice Mafia - Day 2 (starts page 13) What is this topic? This is a quick Mafia game designed to let new or inexperienced players get their feet wet and learn how the flow of these games work. Mixed into the pool of players are a couple people who know Mafia games very well, to assist the others in the game. The signups for this one are already closed, but if you are pretty new to the Mafia world and are interested in playing one of these in the future, contact me privately and maybe I'll set more up eventually. VGF Practice Mafia players 1. SephirothKirby 2. Panfan 3. Marchie 4. Speed 5. 1-up Salesman 6. StarryPeach 7. TML Know your basics The game shifts between day and night. It is currently "Night 0"; no discussion can start yet, only checking in. When it is daytime, players can post in this topic and try and start hunting out who might be Mafia scum. Beware, though - the Mafia will try to act just like Townies themselves and deceive everyone else while killing them off one by one. The day ends when a player receives enough votes to get lynched. In this game, there are no specific time limits unless I see discussion grinding to a halt. Days still won't last really long though. If you are voting, please do it in bold text. Vote: Person A If you want to change your vote, make sure you take your first vote away. Unvote: Player A Vote: Player B You can also show that you suspect somebody without voting for them with a "finger of suspicion", which I will also keep track of in a list below the votes. FoS: Player A When a player recieves votes from more than half of the remaining players, their role and alignment will be revealed, and night will begin. The moment a player gets enough votes to be lynched, discussion should stop while I write up what happened. Afterwards, night starts. During the night, there should be no game-relevant posts in this topic other than a basic "good night". This is when most players privately submit to me what actions they wish to do. When the next day starts, I will announce who has been killed (if anybody) and the cycle starts again. If you are Town aligned, your win condition is to get rid of all the Mafia members. If you are Mafia aligned, your win condition is to have your Mafia group be half or more of all the remaining people in the game. In this game, there are exactly 5 Town roles and 2 Mafia roles. At least 3 roles, possibly more, are vanilla - meaning they have no special abilities to go with them. As a small reminder, remember that no Town members are allowed to talk to each other about anything game-related outside of the topic. Only the Mafia are allowed to chat with each other about stuff. I will be sending out the roles to you guys shortly. Post here when you have received them and you are ready to go. Feel free to ask questions if you're confused about anything.

02-24-2009, 04:53 PM	#7
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Well then, let's begin the scoring. Gender: Posts: 6,316 Thanks: 309 Thanked 663 Times in 384 Posts Points: 259.59 Bank: 6,938,532.78 Total Points: 6,938,792.37 Donate	Yo.

02-27-2009, 03:28 PM	#16
Mark Gormley an intense singer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: All alone in the night without you (Panfan) Gender: Posts: 16,143 Thanks: 1,008 Thanked 1,737 Times in 1,082 Posts Blog Entries: 15 Points: 9,648.67 Bank: 746,017.37 Total Points: 755,666.04 Donate	bump

02-28-2009, 03:59 PM	#18
Speedo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,342 Thanks: 1,385 Thanked 283 Times in 202 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 7,489.40 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,489.40 Donate	EDIT: I'm an idiot. Last edited by Speed; 02-28-2009 at 04:49 PM.

02-24-2009, 05:57 AM	#3
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Gender: Posts: 14,489 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 539 Times in 370 Posts Points: 4,615.18 Bank: 9,765,988.15 Total Points: 9,770,603.33 Donate	role received

02-24-2009, 02:23 PM	#4
Speedo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,342 Thanks: 1,385 Thanked 283 Times in 202 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 7,489.40 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,489.40 Donate	I'm in.

02-24-2009, 03:38 PM	#5
My buddy Keith Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 8,380 Thanks: 582 Thanked 716 Times in 500 Posts Points: 3,796.94 Bank: 1,450,061.89 Total Points: 1,453,858.83 Donate	hey what, when was this fffffffff

02-24-2009, 04:27 PM	#6
Mark Gormley an intense singer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: All alone in the night without you (Panfan) Gender: Posts: 16,143 Thanks: 1,008 Thanked 1,737 Times in 1,082 Posts Blog Entries: 15 Points: 9,648.67 Bank: 746,017.37 Total Points: 755,666.04 Donate	He didn't have signups, I believe he PMed and IMed us. Role known.

02-25-2009, 03:15 PM	#10
S1x of Spades VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Either over there or right here Gender: Posts: 5,810 Thanks: 21 Thanked 340 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 234,637.56 Bank: 2,563,271.64 Total Points: 2,797,909.20 Donate	^ You're the first backup if 1-up (or any of the first 5 players) vanishes, so keep that in mind.

02-25-2009, 03:21 PM	#11
Mark Gormley an intense singer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: All alone in the night without you (Panfan) Gender: Posts: 16,143 Thanks: 1,008 Thanked 1,737 Times in 1,082 Posts Blog Entries: 15 Points: 9,648.67 Bank: 746,017.37 Total Points: 755,666.04 Donate	FoS: Joker Can never trust that guy.

02-25-2009, 03:50 PM	#13
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Gender: Posts: 14,489 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 539 Times in 370 Posts Points: 4,615.18 Bank: 9,765,988.15 Total Points: 9,770,603.33 Donate	I think that since there are two vets, one of them is probably Mafia

02-25-2009, 04:11 PM	#14
Mark Gormley an intense singer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: All alone in the night without you (Panfan) Gender: Posts: 16,143 Thanks: 1,008 Thanked 1,737 Times in 1,082 Posts Blog Entries: 15 Points: 9,648.67 Bank: 746,017.37 Total Points: 755,666.04 Donate	I was definitely thinking that too. One vet on town to help the townies, and one vet in mafia to help the mafia.

02-25-2009, 04:17 PM	#15
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Gender: Posts: 14,489 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 539 Times in 370 Posts Points: 4,615.18 Bank: 9,765,988.15 Total Points: 9,770,603.33 Donate	Yeah, because I don't think S1x would have a total newbie Mafia, nor a totally newbie town.

02-28-2009, 02:12 AM	#17
The Missing Link Professional Lurker Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: New Hyrule, Washington, US Gender: Posts: 16,010 Thanks: 144 Thanked 379 Times in 246 Posts Points: 39,982.96 Bank: 1,423,567.78 Total Points: 1,463,550.74 Donate	Got my role, heh heh... --- Sorry, gents. S1x never actually told me that the game had started... nor where the topic was. >_> Us lurkers don't know these things unless you tell us. ahem (Of course, it hasn't helped that I've been absolutely swamped at work. Cereally.) Let me also caveat that I won't be here tomorrow. Microsoft Puzzlehunt is tomorrow, and I'm going to be spending tomorrow and most of Sunday doing solving puzzles that make Mafia look like a children's plaything. So... yeah, in case you wonder why I'm quiet. ... Anyway... while it's certainly a possibility that one veteran is Mafia and one veteran is Town, Marchie, typically such things can't be easily relied upon. Most often, the game's setup is created at random. As a result, unless S1x custom-fit it for whatever, it's equally likely (probabilistically speaking) that both veterans are Townies.

02-28-2009, 04:35 PM	#19
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Gender: Posts: 14,489 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 539 Times in 370 Posts Points: 4,615.18 Bank: 9,765,988.15 Total Points: 9,770,603.33 Donate	You do know that Joker isn't playing, right?

02-28-2009, 04:42 PM	#20
1-up salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In your mind, I am your dark-side. Gender: Posts: 2,821 Thanks: 1,826 Thanked 154 Times in 123 Posts Blog Entries: 7 Points: 54,576.54 Bank: 0.27 Total Points: 54,576.81 Donate	I'm in, sorry for being late.