Newbie 1060: It's a Murder Mystery (Game Over)

[Equinox]

There were only nine guests present for the murder mystery dinner, but it didn't deter anyone from making it as fun an event as possible. The two people hosting the dinner stood on the stage, set the mood, and introduced the scenario while the nine people below followed along in their programs. It wasn't much of a surprise to any of them when the lights went out and a blood-curdling shriek came from the back of the room, or when they heard the cracking and thudding of a "corpse" being hastily hidden away.

What they didn't expect was the sound of a gunshot.

When the lights came back on, the guests were left with a grisly scene: Two people, hired to fake murders for others' amusement, lay dead and bloody on the stage. A quick inspection of the crime scene revealed that one was strangled to death while the other was shot. A search of the room revealed no hidden passages, no weapons, no sneaky ninjas, nothing.

...except the frightening revelation that there were two killers among them.

Players

GreyICE (SE)

Ibarra (SE)

Lady Lambdadelta (SE)

Zensei

mb53 (SE)
Mhi200
Otolia

mammut

Primate (IC)
Sarg338
snowjorden
Voidedmafia

The IC is here to help you learn to play the game. Their play is governed by this wiki article.

Spoiler: Game Reveals

A Deadly Game

(4/9)

Mhi200,

townie

, survived
Otolia

mammut

,

townie

, survived
GreyICE (SE)

Ibarra (SE)

,

townie

, survived
Primate (IC),

town cop

, survived

Poof! You're Dead

(5/9)

snowjorden,

mafia goon

, lynched Day 1
Lady Lambdadelta (SE)

Zensei

,

townie

, killed Night 1
mb53 (SE),

town doctor

, lynched Day 2
Voidedmafia,

townie

, killed Night 2
Sarg338,

mafia roleblocker

, lynched Day 3

Game Links

Rules
Setup
GreyICE replaces Ibarra
Day 1 Begins
Otolia replaces mammut
Lady Lambdadelta replaces Zensei
Day 1 Ends
Day 2 Begins
Day 2 Ends
Day 3 Begins
Day 3 Ends
Endgame

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Rules

(References: Hoopla, Nobody Special, Vel-Rahn Koon, zoraster)

General

1. Be familiar with the sitewide rules and guidelines.
2. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or any other derogatory slurs falls under this rule. Keep it civil.
3. Unless otherwise specified in your role PM or by me, you may not communicate outside of this thread while the game is running. If someone contacts you outside of the game, please let me know immediately!
   
4. Do not quote any private communication to which you have access. This includes game-related PMs and QuickTopics. Paraphrasing is okay.
5. If it is not visible to the naked eye, do not post it. This includes, but is not limited to: invisible text, tiny text, encrypted text, and text hidden within tags. Spoiler text, however, is allowed, as long as it is used within reason. For cases of breadcrumbing where you aren't sure, please PM me beforehand.
6. If you have the ability to edit your posts, don't use it in my game.
7. Regular
   dark red
   - and boldface
   goldenrod
   -colored text are reserved for the moderator. All other formatting is fair game with the provision that you do not impersonate me. I won't be amused.

Activity

1. You should aim for at least one post per 48 hours to keep the game moving.
2. Prods will be issued to players if they have not posted within a 72-hour period. I will also prod on request as long as at least 48 hours have passed since the player's last post.
3. A player who has been prodded has 48 hours to respond to the prod. If I do not receive a response, I will seek a replacement. If the player responds and is still interested in playing, and I have not yet found a replacement, the player may continue to play.
4. Players who have been prodded 3 times are subject to replacement without further notice. Player-requested prods do not count toward this total.
5. If you anticipate being away for at least 48 hours, please PM me or post a V/LA notice in the thread with the expected date of your return.

Day

1. Days have a fixed duration of 3 weeks. Deadline extensions will be granted only in extreme circumstances.
2. Lynches occur through simple majority (50% of living players + 1, rounded down). If no majority is reached at deadline or there is a majority of votes for No Lynch, the day will end without a lynch.
3. Votes must be on a separate line, flushed left, and bolded (e.g.,
   Vote: Equinox
   ). The same applies to vote revocations (e.g.,
   Unvote
   ). Unvotes are preferred but not necessary when switching votes (e.g.,
   Unvote, Vote: Equinox
   ). Use of the vote tags (e.g., VOTE: Equinox) is optional.
4. Once majority is reached, no further votes or unvotes will count.
5. All players, including the lynched player, are allowed to discuss in twilight phase until I post the death scene.
6. Dead players may make one "Bah!" post that contains no game-related content.

Night

1. Nights will last 72 hours.
2. If I do not receive your action by deadline, your action is forfeited. You may submit ahead of time; you can also make as many changes as necessary, and at deadline I will take the last action you submitted.
3. For
   all
   replacements that take place during this phase, I will extend deadline by 24 hours.

Moderator Actions

1. Flavor is for entertainment purposes only and has no significance in the game.
2. Vote counts will be posted once per page or once per 24 hours, depending on activity level.
3. If there is an error in the vote count or something similar, please bold your concern in the thread (e.g.,
   MOD: I actually voted for Robocopter87 in post 923!
   ). Please PM me for all other issues.
4. Violations of these rules will result in consequences. Pretending to violate these rules will also result in consequences. What those consequences are depend on the severity of the action and on the game state.
5. In the event of a modkill, the player's role will be changed to
   Neutral Survivor
   , and the game may change phase depending on the modkill.
6. Any situation not covered above will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
7. In the event of my disappearance, please contact Robocopter87.

I reserve the right to add, modify, or remove rules as necessary. I will notify you of all changes in the thread.

Please PM me if you need clarification on anything in the rules.

Remember: Have fun, and play to win the game!

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Setup

The F11 setup is used for newbie games. One of the following four role combinations is in play:

• 1
  mafia roleblocker
  , 1
  mafia goon
  , 1
  town cop
  , 1
  town doctor
  , 5
  townies
• 1
  mafia roleblocker
  , 1
  mafia goon
  , 7
  townies
• 2
  mafia goons
  , 1
  town cop
  , 6
  townies
• 2
  mafia goons
  , 1
  town doctor
  , 6
  townies

Below are all of the possible role PMs:

Welcome to Newbie 1060, XXX!

You are a

mafia roleblocker

. Your partner is

YYY

, who is a

mafia goon

.

Role Ability:

Every night, you may choose one person to distract. Any night actions taken by your target will be nullified. You will not be informed whether or not your action is successful. You may not target your partner.

Mafia Abilities:

During specified periods, you and your partner may discuss in this QuickTopic, and every night, you may choose one person to eliminate. If your partner dies at any point, you will still be able to submit a kill. You may not target yourself or your partner. Additionally, as a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Win Condition:

You win when the number of mafia equals or exceeds the number of remaining town players or when nothing can prevent such an occurrence.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role.

Welcome to Newbie 1060, XXX!

You are a

mafia goon

. Your partner is

YYY

, who is a

ZZZ

.

Mafia Abilities:

During specified periods, you and your partner may discuss in this QuickTopic, and every night, you may choose one person to eliminate. If your partner is a mafia roleblocker and you die at any point, your partner will still be able to submit a kill. You may not target yourself or your partner. Additionally, as a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Win Condition:

You win when the number of mafia equals or exceeds the number of remaining town players or when nothing can prevent such an occurrence.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role.

Welcome to Newbie 1060, XXX!

You are a

town cop

.

Role Ability:

Every night, you may choose one person to investigate. At dawn, you will receive the results in the form of "Innocent" or "Guilty"; however, if your investigation was unsuccessful, you will receive "No Result." Results are guaranteed to be accurate (i.e., no sanity issues).

Town Abilities:

As a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Win Condition:

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role.

Welcome to Newbie 1060, XXX!

You are a

town doctor

.

Role Ability:

Every night, you may choose one person to protect. If the mafia attempt to kill your target, your target will survive and no kill will occur. You will not be informed whether or not your action is successful. You may not target yourself. Targets are guaranteed to be accurate (i.e., no sanity issues).

Town Abilities:

As a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Win Condition:

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role.

Welcome to Newbie 1060, XXX!

You are a

townie

.

Town Abilities:

As a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Win Condition:

You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role.

[Equinox]

Role PMs going out now.

All role PMs are out! Please confirm by PM.

[Equinox]

GreyICE replaces Ibarra.

With that, all confirmations are in. Day 1 begins now!

Vote Count 1.00

Not Voting (9) - GreyICE, mammut, mb53, Mhi200, Primate, Sarg338, snowjorden, Voidedmafia, Zensei

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Friday, March 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Sarg338]

Whew, finally.

First off, my name is Sarg. No 'e'. Thanks.

Second, fuck your walls. I hate walls. Walls are absolutely stupid. I will probably skim it at best.

Third, I'm a man a few words If you ask me for a list of scum, don't be disappointed if it's not as long as you want it to be (yes, that IS, in fact, what she said). Deal with it.

Fourth, I usually leave my laptop on 24/7, and as such, you will see my name as browsing this forum. I'm not lurking, I'm usually either asleep, at my computer, or in class.

Finally,

Vote: Voided

. Come at me bro

[snowjorden]

^ I really got no clue what all you're going on about. Like ..just seems like a whole bunch of rambling. So, was that a random vote to start things off or why did you elect to single out dude? Just wondering.

I've played these games at various other forums and we usually start off just random voting to see who bites. I'll continue that tradition in this game..

VOTE: mammut

[Primate]

Hyup.

I will be your IC for this mafuh session so if you need anything just yell and I'll come running, don't be afraid to ask anything about the way the game is played here or just about the game in general.

Second, fuck your walls. I hate walls. Walls are absolutely stupid. I will probably skim it at best.

Counterpoint: Play how you feel comfortable.

@Snowjordan: What forums did you play mafia on before you came here?

[Sarg338]

^ I really got no clue what all you're going on about. Like ..just seems like a whole bunch of rambling. So, was that a random vote to start things off or why did you elect to single out dude? Just wondering.

Intro post. Did you expect me to post content?

And why I singled him out: Cause I can. Problem Officer?

[Primate]

Vote mammut

choo choo goes the bandwagon.

[Sarg338]

Vote mammut

choo choo goes the bandwagon.

Wagons don't go choo choo. Trains do!

FoS: Primate

[mammut]

OK.

Big mammoth here. I'm a nice big furry beast (hehe). Haven't played much mafia online. Seems like I made a few "enemies" already. None of your posts so far made a point to me so I'll just return the favor.

Vote: Primate

[Primate]

Funny story I originally put train but couldn't figure a way that I could involve the word train with some kind of vote or lynch prefix in a way that scanned well.

You have caught me, mr sarge.

@mammut: uh, you were meant to take the fact that you have two votes on you incredibly seriously. Me and Snowjorden are kind of a big deal in this game and I am sure that if snowjorden is voting you he must have some kind of reason why, even if he modestly brushes it off as random.

[mammut]

@Primate

Well, I'm pretty sure one of you have a reason why you are voting for me and since I didn't spoke before you and you both voted for me that tells me that there is some kind of a plot here even if you "modestly brush it off as random".

[Primate]

What kind of plot are you imagining?

[Sarg338]

What kind of plot are you imagining?

I think the better question is What kind of plots ARNT you imagining?

Ah haaaa, think about that...

[mb53]

First off, my name is Sarg. No 'e'. Thanks.

Funny, people always spell mine "md53" or "mb54" etc. (mb is fine)

Second, fuck your walls. I hate walls. Walls are absolutely stupid. I will probably skim it at best.

I hate walls of paragraphs. Walls of quotes are good though =P

Third, I'm a man a few words

Wow, we have a lot in common =P. I usually will respond to things with 1 or 2 sentences, not 1 or 2 paragraphs like expected.

I usually leave my laptop on 24/7, and as such, you will see my name as browsing this forum. I'm not lurking, I'm usually either asleep, at my computer, or in class.

Same thing happens to me, which is why I have my name hidden.

Now I shall continue with the similarities by

Vote: Voided

, for talking too much in the queue.

[Voidedmafia]

Now I shall continue with the similarities by

Vote: Voided

, for talking too much in the queue.

What queue? I do have school, yknow. And Ibara hadn't confirmed/been taken out as of Midnight central time last night.

Finally,

Vote: Voided

. Come at me bro

BRING IT!

Vote: Sarg

Quote tag corrected. (Equinox)

[Voidedmafia]

EBWOP:

Now I shall continue with the similarities by

Vote: Voided

, for talking too much in the queue.

What queue? I do have school, yknow. And Ibara hadn't confirmed/been taken out as of Midnight central time last night.

[Sarg338]

EBWOP:

Now I shall continue with the similarities by

Vote: Voided

, for talking too much in the queue.

What queue? I do have school, yknow. And Ibara hadn't confirmed/been taken out as of Midnight central time last night.

I believe he is talking about the Newbie Queue... newbie.

[Voidedmafia]

!


Fine, fine!

[Sarg338]

BRING IT!

Bee tee dubya, me and Voided know each other from another site.

[Voidedmafia]

Nice job captializing the first "a" in "mafia", by the way.

And your image is too hazy.

[Primate]

God you newbies have got weird since I last played one of these.

[Voidedmafia]

God you newbies have got weird since I last played one of these.

I am simply here to prove my innocence.