Newbie #1118 (Game Over!)

[iamausername]

The mafia has invaded your town, and you will stand for it no longer! To the town square, everybody, we've got a lynching to organise!

The Players:

Alive (2/9)

sanchocolates†

The Tick, Townie
Scumhunter†, Townie

(Names marked with a * are Inexperience Challenged players. Names marked with a † are Semi-Experienced players.)

Dead (7/9)

Devestation†

Trevor

Tazaro, Townie - Lynched Day One

Ankamius

Fractal, Townie - Killed Night One
hiplop†, Townie - Lynched Day Two

Arcee

YankCane151, Townie - Killed Night Two

silavor*

zMuffinMan*, Mafia Rolecop - Lynched Day Three

lollybear

Zachrulez†, Cop - Killed Night Three

WiganMike89

forest_air

Quilford†

Guyguyxtreme

Quilford†, Mafia Goon - Lynched Day Four

Current Status:

Phase: Game Over!
Deadline: -

[iamausername]

The Rules:

1. Social Contract

*This is a game. I've done my best while setting it up to make it enjoyable for everyone. Fun is our first priority.

*I will do the following:
=treat this game as my MafiaScum priority, as a committment to the players
=post votecounts at least once per page whenever possible
=prod players w/o prompting
=answer questions as soon as possible

*I expect all players to do the following:
=have fun and play to win
=treat the game as a commitment to yourself, to the other players and to me
=not make personal attacks
=stay active per my activity policy
=bring concerns or problems to my attention as soon as possible

2. Activity

*This game will have fixed deadlines (extensible only in extreme circumstances) and I expect players to actively participate.

*Deadlines for days are 3 weeks long. Deadlines for nights will be 72 hours long. All deadlines will expire at 7PM GMT. However, if a player is in need of replacement during a night phase, the night will not end until that replacement is found, regardless of whether or not that player has a night action to perform.

*Players not posting for 72 hours will be prodded and must respond in the game thread within 24 hours, or risk being replaced.

*If you see a player has not posted in thread for 72 hours and I have not announced a prod, please PM me. All prods are stated publicly.

*If you will be away and unable to post over 48 hours, please let me know. You may be replaced if I believe your absence will disrupt the game.

3. Votes and Lynches

*Lynches will only occur with a true majority of voters (Half the number of living players plus one). Once a person has reached a majority, they are dead and unvoting them will not stop the lynch.

*If the deadline hits before anyone has been lynched, then no one will be lynched.

*Votes and unvotes should be bolded in the following format (

vote: iamausername

,

unvote

) or with vote tags (VOTE: iamausername). It is not necessary to unvote before making a new vote.

*Players may vote for no lynch to occur on any given day (

vote: No Lynch

, VOTE: No Lynch). A majority of votes for no lynch will end the day and no one will be lynched.

*Until I have counted the votes and posted the death scene and role reveal, all players including the lynchee may continue to post.

*Once I have posted a scene indicating that a player is dead, they are not to post anything else at all, not even a "Bah!" post.

4. Other (but still important!) Stuff

*Do not post or quote directly from any PM or communication outside this thread between me and you or you and another player. Do so and I will modkill you. Don't even fake it. Put whatever you have to say in your own words.

*Modkills end the day.

*Do not post in invisible/small text or otherwise attempt to hide the text of your posts.

*Do not edit your posts or the posts of others.

*Do not discuss this game with other players (whether in this game or not) outside of this thread, unless I have told you otherwise, until this game is completed.

*At my sole discretion I reserve the right to remove any player from the game and replace or modkill their role.

[iamausername]

2of4 Setup

The 2of4 setup is a test game format we’re trying out in Newbie games to get around balance issues with the F11 setup. To prevent the development of game-breaking strategies, these Newbie Games are Semi-Open, wherein the actual game setup is randomly chosen as detailed below:

• 1 Mafia Goon
  
• 1 Mafia RoleCop
  
• 5 Vanilla Townies
  
• 2 of the following (no duplicates possible): (Cop 25%, Doctor 25%, Jailkeeper 25%, Vanilla Townie 25%)

Notes

1. The RoleCop has the option of submitting both the night kills and investigations, even when the Goon is still alive.
2. Mafia must specify who is performing what Night action when the Night action PM is submitted!

These are the Role PMs that have potentially been sent to the players:

Mafia-Aligned players:

Mafia

name

(a Mafia RoleCop) and

name

(a Mafia Goon) are part of the local Mafia crime family. Since your plot to quietly overtake the town has failed, you will attempt take it by force by eliminating the others until you outnumber the populace.

• During the day, try to blend in with the normal Townies and attempt to get someone lynched.
  
• During the NIGHT cycle ONLY, you may talk with your fellow Mafia (via QuickTopic, linked below) and choose another player in the town to kill that night.
  
• One of you must send the moderator a PM with your choice of who to kill
  and who is performing the kill
  before the Night deadline.
  
• The Mafia RoleCop has the ability to investigate another player and learn their specific role (Townie, Cop, Doc, or Jailkeeper).
  
• One of you must send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to investigate (usually along with the kill) before the Night deadline.
  
• If the Mafia RoleCop is blocked by a Town Jailkeeper then the RoleCop will receive a PM stating “No Result”.
  
• You may communicate privately via QuickTopic with your fellow Mafia up until the game thread is opened (this is called Night 0). Once the game begins, all outside communication must cease until the night cycle.
  
• Please do not communicate with each other outside of the QT.
  
• You win when the number of Mafia equals or exceeds the number of remaining Town players, whether you survive to the end or not.

Town-Aligned players:

Townie

You are a normal townsperson, trying to make a living and survive this insanity.

• You have no abilities at Night other than getting a good night's rest.
  
• Although you do not have any special abilities, your voice and vote are powerful weapons in their own right. Use them to your best advantage!
  
• At no time may you privately communicate with any other player.
  
• You win when all the Mafia players are gone, whether you survive to the end or not.

Cop

You are a member of the local law enforcement, and can tell the good guys from the bad.

• Each NIGHT, you may send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to investigate before the Night deadline.
  
• The Moderator will inform you as to that person’s guilt or innocence.
  
• If you are blocked by a Town Jailkeeper you will receive a PM stating “No Result”.
  
• At no time may you privately communicate with any other player.
  
• In a Newbie game, you will always get a correct result (no sanity issues).
  
• You win when all the Mafia players are gone, whether you survive to the end or not.

Doctor

You are a physician, and can use your medical training to protect people from harm.

• Each NIGHT, you may send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to protect before the Night deadline.
  
• If someone attempts to kill that player during the Night, they will be spared.
  
• You will not be informed as to whether your protection was successful or not.
  
• You may not protect yourself.
  
• At no time may you privately communicate with any other player.
  
• In a Newbie game, your protection target will always live through the night.
  
• You win when all the Mafia players are gone, whether you survive to the end or not.

Jailkeeper:

You are a prison guard, and it’s your job to ensure the undesireables are kept in their place.

• Each NIGHT, you may send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to send to jail before the Night deadline.
  
• If the jailed player attempts to use a Night action (Investigate, Protect, or Kill), their action will not resolve.
  
• If the jailed player is the target of a Kill that action will not resolve. Any other actions (Investigate or Protect) will resolve.
  
• Neither you nor your target will be made aware of whether your own action was successful.
  
• You may not put yourself in jail.
  
• At no time may you privately communicate with any other player.
  
• You win when all the Mafia players are gone, whether you survive to the end or not.

[iamausername]

-=All Role PMs have gone out. Day One will begin once everyone has confirmed. Until then, mafia members may communicate in private.=-

[iamausername]

-=Thanks for the birthday wishes, all! Day One begins now. Deadline will fall in (expired on 2011-07-05 14:00:00). With 9 alive, it will take 5 votes to lynch.=-

[silavor]

Hey, everybody! I'm your IC for today. If you have any questions, post them in the thread and I'll do my best to answer them.

Before we start, there's a few things that need to be said.
First, if you don't already have one, please get an avatar. It really helps us get to know who's who, and it helps us remember who said what.
Second, everyone should read and be familiar with this wiki article. The mafia wiki has a lot of really useful articles, but for a new player, learning the Mafiascum lingo is one of the most important first steps you can take.
Third, be active! Post your opinions, give us your thoughts. The more content generated the better, because it will give us more to analyze down the road.

Now that all the formalities are out of the way, time for a bit of RVS.

Vote: Scumhunter

[hiplop]

Hey guys, im one of your SE's for the game! Ill try to help familarize you with the MS playstyle, i guess i should introduce myself: Im 19 years old, from a small canadian town in ontario, and in august im going to university for Performing Arts (acting) So of course, im an aspiring actor.

VOTE: lollybear for having the coolest name in the game

[Scumhunter]

vote silavor

omgusing and voting the IC is fun

[sanchocolates]

Vote: Ankamius

He's the first on the player list.

[sanchocolates]

I'm pleased to see this game started considerably fast. Be active guys!

[sanchocolates]

And btw, I'm not an SE. I've only completed 1 game, modkilled on another, and had to replace out in another.

[lollybear]

Hi guys! this is my first game on here and im really looking forward to it.

VOTE: Ankamius

For being the first on the list!

[Arcee]

Hi guys! I'm a motorcycle IRL but I pretend to be a human.

VOTE: silavor for being the first to post in the game.

[WiganMike89]

Hey guys! Introductions- I'm a 21 year old history student from the UK

VOTE: hiplop

because I don't recognise that Pokemon and it makes me feel old

[hiplop]

its hoppip

[sanchocolates]

@Wigan: A fellow Brit! Hey man, looking forward to playing with you.

[Ankamius]

VOTE: Lollybear; voting me for the exact same reason as someone else!

[sanchocolates]

We need to do a RQS too to get some conversations flowing.

1) What is your experience with mafia?
2) Is it acceptable for a VT to lie? If so, why?

[Ankamius]

1) I played a game or two on this site back in 2006, but I can't remember the login or the username so I made a new account (which has one finished game)
2) If you are gambiting, then it's acceptable. Otherwise, no.

[silavor]

1) I've played a handful of games here, but not a whole lot anywhere else
2) No, Lynch All Liars exists for a reason. I've found that, more often than not, whenever town players try to lie it ends badly. Although it's important to note the difference between someone harmlessly lying as a humorous joke (like, for example, saying I'm actually a sentient pear typing these posts through technopathy) and someone lying in a way that could seriously harm the town (like, for example, claiming to be a power role when you aren't).

A few other questions:

Why did you decide to give mafiascum a try?
How do you react to people attacking you?
What will you be known for in this game?

[WiganMike89]

Always good to meet a fellow Brit online The important question is: North or South

1) I haven't played here yet, but I have played a few games elsewhere (I don't remember where, found this place while trying to find the old one) years ago.

2) I'm going to say 'no', it's hard to imagine many scenarios where lying from a VT would help rather than confuse. I suppose, under extraordinary circumstances, it could work- say, if you're about to get lynched and you claim to be a vigilante, in order to both get out of being lynched

and

protect the real vigilante from being nightkilled. But as a general rule, it's not a good idea.

[silavor]

2) I'm going to say 'no', it's hard to imagine many scenarios where lying from a VT would help rather than confuse. I suppose, under extraordinary circumstances, it could work- say, if you're about to get lynched and you claim to be a vigilante, in order to both get out of being lynched

and

protect the real vigilante from being nightkilled. But as a general rule, it's not a good idea.

The problem with that though is that if you fakeclaim vigilante, the real vigilante will counter-claim, and no matter who ultimately gets lynched the scum'll still end up gaining the upper hand. Fakeclaiming really never helps the town.

[WiganMike89]

EBWOP:

Why did you decide to give mafiascum a try?
How do you react to people attacking you?
What will you be known for in this game?

Nostalgia for when I played a few games years ago made me curious enough to search and in the end I decided to have another go

I'd like to think level-headedly, if someone has directly attacked me based on logic I would react by just being honest and hope that's enough. If it's not based on logic then I would probably try and ignore it.

In this game I'd like to be known for having solidly re-learnt the way the game's played. I like to think of myself as insightful, and sure some amazing stroke of logic that joins the dots and helps to win the game would be great, but as of yet my goals are more modest

EDIT: Oh yeah I suppose that's true, hadn't considered the fact that the real vigilante wouldn't know if it was a lie or not. There must be some scenario where VT lying would be sensible, if extremely rare and involving some weird roles.

[Ankamius]

Why did you decide to give mafiascum a try?
How do you react to people attacking you?
What will you be known for in this game?

Remembered the site and decided to try it again.
It depends on whether the case is solid or horrible.
Getting lynched Day 1.

[Arcee]

Why did you decide to give mafiascum a try?
How do you react to people attacking you?
What will you be known for in this game?

It looks fun, and I used to played mafia in real life with my Autobot friends!
I usually shoot them, punch them, or zip around and call for backup.
Possibly/probably for pretending to be a human (hint: Autobots can't type).