Newbie 841 - Game over!

[Vel-Rahn Koon]

You awaken to the hustle and bustle of your home town’s daily activity. Little did you know that the peaceful quiet of your normal, everyday life would come crashing down today. It seems that one of your fellow citizens has angered the Mob, and has paid for it with his life! What are you going to do? Why, you’re going to get your peaceful, little town back, that’s what…

Your job, fair citizens of the town’s Ruling Council, is to discover who among you belong to the Mafia and summarily lynch them. Two of your fellow Council members are working for the Mafia - find them before they take over the Council and the town!

Living Players (1)

-

Confirmed players are in bold.

PaltryExcuse

,

Mafia Goon

The IC(s) are here to help you learn to play the game. Their play is governed by the wiki article Being a good IC.

Dead Players (8)

RayFrost

(replaced OMGLyncher),

Townie

, lynched Day 1

MiteyMouse (SE)

,

Townie

, killed Night 1

almightybob (SE)

(replaced DeathNote),

Mafia Roleblocker

, lynched Day 2

Albert B. Rampage

(replaced Mafia_failure),

Doctor

, killed Night 2

Pablo Molinero (IC)

,

Townie

, lynched Day 3

Tororingu-chan

,

Cop

, killed Night 3

havingfitz

(replaced CancerBottle during confirmation),

Townie

, lynched Day 4

Starbuck

(replaced ronnieroo),

Townie

, killed in Endgame

PaltryExcuse

won the game for the

Mafia

team!!

Game Links

Day 1 Lynch | Day 2 Lynch | Day 3 Lynch | Day 4 Lynch

[Vel-Rahn Koon]

Game Rules:

General Gameplay and Etiquette:

1. You may not quote private Moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind. Paraphrasing (for role claims, etc.) is acceptable.
   
2. There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings unless your role PM specifically allows it.
   
3. If you have a role with a Night action your choices are due to me by the posted deadline. If I do not receive your choice via PM by the posted deadline you will forfeit your actions.
   
4. Roles with Night actions will not be able to submit an action on Night 0 (i.e. during the confirmation stage).
   
5. Any player with a Night action may instead submit a “No Action” PM to let the Mod know that you do not want to perform your expected action that Night phase.
   
6. In order for all players to play at least one game day this game will start with a Day phase. Communication outside the thread (if your role specifically allows it) is allowed until the game begins.
   
7. As a general rule you should aim for one post every 48 hours, minimum, to keep the game moving.
   
8. All Newbie games have strict 3-week deadlines.
   Extensions are given only in extreme circumstances.

Voting, Deadlines, and Player Death:

1. A simple majority of all living members must agree on one person for a Lynch to occur (simple majority = ½ # of living players +1, rounded down).
   
2. Votes should be bolded or they may not be counted (e.g.
   Vote: Player
   ).
   
3. Vote revocations should be bolded or they may not be counted (e.g.
   Unvote: Player
   or
   Unvote
   ). Unvotes are not necessary before changing votes.
   
4. You may
   Vote: No Lynch
   - a simple majority of these vote types are required to send the game to Night phase without a Lynch.
   
5. Votes/Unvotes that are bolded correctly and are unambiguous (with respect to player nicknames/abbreviations) will count.
   
6. At deadline, ½ the original number of votes will be required for a lynch. In the case of a tie, the person who first received the required number of votes will be lynched. If this number is not met, a No Lynch will occur.
   There will be no reduced number of votes in LyLo.
   
   
7. Once you have reached a simple majority no further unvoting will change someone’s fate.
   
8. Once a player is lynched the game enters twilight until I post a death scene; the lynched player may not post during twilight but all other living players may continue to post.
   
9. Once you are killed (either via lynch or night kill) you may no longer post except for a brief “Bah!”-type post.

Miscellaneous/Mechanics:

1. Red
   or
   Purple
   text is reserved for the Mod. No invisible/small text is allowed.
   
2. Votecounts will be posted once per page or once per day, whichever is less.
   
3. If you have an issue/problem with the game, please PM the Mod privately. Do not post issues/complaints in the game thread.
   
4. The Mod may make mistakes - please point out any mistakes gently. Mistakes will be corrected where possible, but sometimes mistakes are made that cannot be reversed. These will stand as final to be commiserated over after the game.
   
5. Please bold all requests to the Mod so that they don’t get missed.
   
   
6. Prods of missing players will be issued upon request or on the 4th day of no activity. A player who has been prodded 3 times is subject to possible replacement without further notice.
   
7. Rules violations will be dealt with according to their severity, up to and including a Modkill. Modkills may be accompanied by a change to day/night.
   
8. Any situation not explicitly covered above is subject to Mod discretion and will be handled as the Mod sees fit on a case-by-case basis.
   
9. If you anticipate being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period please post a notice to that effect in the thread.
   Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – don’t leave us hanging.

The Golden Rule:

Please remember that this is a game and your main objective is to have fun! Be considerate of each other, don’t get personal, and enjoy the game.

Helpful Links:

• Main Wiki Page
  
• Newbie Guide
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Commonly Used Abbreviations
  
• Mafia Theory

[Vel-Rahn Koon]

The F11 setup is the current game format used in Newbie games. To prevent the development of game-breaking strategies, these Newbie Games are Semi-Open, wherein the actual game setup is randomly chosen from one of four possible setups as detailed below:

• 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 1 Sane Cop, 1 Sane Doctor, 5 Townies
  
• 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 7 Townies
  
• 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Sane Cop, 6 Townies
  
• 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Sane Doctor, 6 Townies

If either of the first two setups are in play, and the situation occurs where the Goon is lynched first, the Roleblocker will still be able to submit both night kills and roleblocks (roleblocking is a function of the Roleblocker; night kills are a function of the scum team as a whole).

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

Mafia-Aligned players:

Mafia Goon:

You are a member of the Mafia along with your partner,

name

. 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 PM) and choose another player in the town to kill that night.
  
• You may communicate privately with your fellow Mafia up until the game thread is opened. Once the game begins, all outside communication must cease until the night cycle.
  
• You win when the number of Mafia equals or exceeds the number of remaining Town players, whether you survive to the end or not.

Mafia Roleblocker:

You are a member of the Mafia along with your partner,

name

. 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.
  
• As a Roleblocker, you have the ability to distract any player throughout the night, effectively negating their night ability, if they have one.
  
• Send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to block. If they have a Night action, it will have no effect. You will not be informed as to whether your roleblock worked or not.
  
• During the NIGHT cycle ONLY, you may talk with your fellow Mafia (via PM) and choose another player in the town to kill that night.
  
• You may communicate privately with your fellow Mafia up until the game thread is opened. Once the game begins, all outside communication must cease until the night cycle.
  
• 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 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.
  
• The Moderator will inform you as to that person’s guilt or innocence.
  
• 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 the local physician, and can protect people from harm.

• Each NIGHT, you may send the moderator a PM with your choice of player that you want to protect.
  
• If someone attempts to kill that player during the Night, they will be spared.
  
• 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 (no quacks).
  
• You win when all the Mafia players are gone, whether you survive to the end or not.

[Vel-Rahn Koon]

All players have confirmed and Day 1 is a go!

With 9 alive it takes 5 to Lynch. Deadline for Day 1 is the end of Thursday, October 1.

[Tororingu-chan]

Hi everyone~~!! ^__^
ee thread finally opened... really excited to be finally playing~~~

Vote: Mafia_failure

because he's definitely mafia. It says so in his name!! >_<

[Pablo Molinero]

Whoo, first vote!

Vote: OMGLyncher

, because, well, just look at his name.

[Pablo Molinero]

Aw, not first vote.

Fail.

[Tororingu-chan]

First vote was ninja'd from you about 10 seconds before you posted. ^____^
Fail indeed~ @_@

[DeathNote]

Epic Ninja.... Glad this is finally open. Random voting stage?!?!?!?

Vote: havingfitz

Because he was the last one to confirm.

[PaltryExcuse]

Woo! It's begun!
Because your name is alphabetically last, I gotta

Vote: Tororingu-chan

[havingfitz]

Epic Ninja.... Glad this is finally open. Random voting stage?!?!?!?

Vote: havingfitz

Because he was the last one to confirm.

Hey! I was a last second replacement.

Vote: Deathnote

...for no good reason (yet)

[DeathNote]

Epic Ninja.... Glad this is finally open. Random voting stage?!?!?!?

Vote: havingfitz

Because he was the last one to confirm.

Hey! I was a last second replacement.

Vote: Deathnote

...for no good reason (yet)

Then you should have voted for the person you replaced as it was his fault...

wait... that doesn't make sense.

[ronnieroo]

Wait... I get no random votes? *runs off feeling left out*

[MiteyMouse]

Vote: ronnieroo

I don't want you to feel left out!

[Tororingu-chan]

I love wagon~~~ !!

Vote: havingfitz

[Mafia_failure]

Vote:Tororingu-chan

1. for being the first poster
2. for voting for me
3. for having a Spice and Wolf avatar
4. for voting two people at once

[DeathNote]

Try to

unvote

when you want to vote for someone else. Not required... but helps.

Vote: Tororingu-chan

Cause he tried to bandwagon... and off my VOTE!!!!

P.S. Bandwagoning is scummy guys.

[Tororingu-chan]

Unvotes aren't necessary~~ >_< It says so in the rules!
Wagons are great fun, but a quick reminder to you all that there are now three votes on me, so please don't accidentally quicklynch me.

@Deathnote: Aren't you bandwagoning on me now? ^_^;;

[DeathNote]

I would be if I stated, like you did, BANDWAGON!!!



Quicklynch? hmm.....

unvote

Wouldn't want a quicklynch now would we?

[Tororingu-chan]

I'm not bandwagoning~! I just love wagons~~~ <3
I'm glad to see you changed your mind about voting me so fast~~ o_O;;

[Tororingu-chan]

You don't think it's a wagon unless you explicitly say it's a wagon? ^_^; So you weren't on a bandwagon, right~~

[Tororingu-chan]

EBWOP:

I'm not bandwagoning~! I just love wagons~~~ <3

ehehe I just realised that didn't make a lot of sense~ @_@;; Hahaha xD

[Mafia_failure]

Try to

unvote

when you want to vote for someone else. Not required... but helps.

Vote: Tororingu-chan

Cause he tried to bandwagon... and off my VOTE!!!!

P.S. Bandwagoning is scummy guys.

Unvote

Vote:DeathNote

For calling a girl a he!

[OMGHammer]

OMGUS VOTE: Pablo

for misinterpreting my name: Lynching is townie! Even worse you linked me to your fail!

FoS Deathnote

for not having the conviction to stay with his random vote: Could be that he's mafia trying to appear neutral

[PaltryExcuse]

Just reading other games on the forum, I noticed a lot of conversation on whether or not random voting is necessary / helpful. Curious as to people's thoughts, especially those who have experience on this forum.

Also, a random question aimed more at the newbies, how much experience have you at this type of mafia (forum-based)?

Personally, I only have the bit of lurking and reading other games on this forum. I've played mafia with friends, but never before on forums with people I've never met. This is my first game.