Mini 763 - Carnival Mafia - Game Over

[SilverPhoenix]

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Welcome to the 1829 Dusseldorf Carnival! As the carnival's proprietor, I bid you a pleasant time in our wondrous festival. However, I must warn you of the happenings of late: my two best performers are battling for popularity. The Joker and The Puppeteer having been cutthroat, trying to steal each other's fans, sabotaging their sets, and causing my patrons real consternation! The other performers and vendors are getting weary, I'm getting weary, so it has come down to voting people off. I wish there was an easier way, but this is only

fair

,

no pun intended.

Still A Carnie

Kairyuu
Grimmy

lixyl

Nocmen
Shinnen_no_Me
VP Baltar
WeyounsLastClone

A Carnie No Longer

ChiefSkye4 - Lynched D1 -

Mafia Puppeteer

ortolan - Killed N1 -

Townie Tracker

Debonair Danny DiPietro - Lynched D2 -

Even-Day Jester

- Has satisfied his wincon
Shanba

Datadanne

- Left N2 -

Townie Sibling

Empking

TCold

- Left D3 -

Mafia Puppteer's Apprentice

Current Time: Game Over

[SilverPhoenix]

General Rules

Mod is God.

(except when I makes minor mistakes, then tell me)

No quoting the Mod besides posts I make in the game thread.

I will use

teal

as my mod text.

NEVER USE TEAL. EVER.

Don’t write in code or small text. You can breadcrumb, but literal codes aren’t cool. Plus, they are pretty damn obvious, scum.

Prods happen when either you request one or when I feel a player isn’t contributing enough (purely subjective). If a prod goes unresponded for 3 days without any indication of V/LA, I’ll find a replacement.

When voting,

bold

your vote AND unvote if you already have a vote. I will get a vote count on every page and/or on request. Keep track of your own FoSes. (example:

Unvote, Vote: SilverPhoenix

)

No talking when you are dead. This includes "bah" posts, talking in twilight before I get around to posting the death scene, talking after you're dead, talking about the game when you're dead outside of the thread before the game is over and so on. Other people can talk in twilight, just not the recently lynched.

No PMing other players about the game for ANY reason. All outside thread discussion are done in quicktopics I provide.

Play to win. Do anything that I feel excessively goes against this, and you will be punished.

No personal attacks. It's a game, people. Also, have fun!

I make rules as I deem necessary. This list is not exhaustive by any means.

Punishments include modkill, blacklist, and possible autoloss. You are warned.

Game-Specific Rules

Game starts in Day.

A majority vote is defined as the first integer value that is above 51% of the current population.

When a player leaves the game, their full role is revealed. This does not mean the player in question was told their full role, however.

This game is bastard-ish. You (yes, everyone) probably will not like the outcome of this game. But you knew that, didn't you?

[SilverPhoenix]

I'm working on PMs right now. /confirm by replying to my PM. Once I get 9/11 /confirms, the game will begin.

[SilverPhoenix]

I actually lied about 9/11. Once all come in, it'll be D1.

[SilverPhoenix]

All confirms are in. It is Day 1. With 11 alive, it will take 6 to lynch.

The dawn breaks over the canvas city as a new day begins, just like every other day this time of year. The performers are stretching before their daily spectacles. The vendors are bustling about, cooking their meats and pastries in anticipation for the coming visitors. But there was something they didn't anticipate...

Death. More specifically, the entire freak show all piled in a bloody heap. Even the bearded lady couldn't escape the wrath of this deed. Upon closer inspection, it appears that they jumped from the trapeze scaffold onto the bare earth, like if they were diving in some imaginary pool.

The carnival workers are angry. They are frightened. They want to find the murderer...

The Freak Show (Bearded Lady included) - Killed Night 0

[SilverPhoenix]

The First Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 1 (

lixyl

)
Datadanne ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Debonair Danny DiPietro)

lixyl ~ 1

(ortolan)

Nocmen ~ 0
ortolan ~ 1

(Kairyuu)

Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

TCold ~ 1

(ChiefSkye4)

VP Baltar ~ 1

(Shinnen_no_Me)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 0

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Fail.

Sadface.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Second Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 2 (

lixyl, Nocmen

)
Datadanne ~ 3

(WeyounsLastClone, Kairyuu, Debonair Danny DiPietro)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 2

(VP Baltar, Datadanne)

Kairyuu ~ 0
lixyl ~ 1

(ortolan)

Nocmen ~ 0
ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

TCold ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 1

(Shinnen_no_Me)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

( ChiefSkye4)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

Friendly Reminder: Please unvote when you change votes. Muchos gracias.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Third Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 2 (

lixyl, Nocmen

)
Datadanne ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 4

(Datadanne, Shinnen_no_Me, ChiefSkye4, Kairyuu)

Kairyuu ~ 0
lixyl ~ 1

(ortolan)

Nocmen ~ 0
ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

TCold ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(VP Baltar, Debonair Danny DiPietro)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

If

lixyl, TCold,

and

ortolan

don't post by the time I check the thread tomorrow, prods will be sent. Also, pies will be thrown.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Fourth Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 0
Shanba ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 3

(Shanba, Shinnen_no_Me, lixyl)

Kairyuu ~ 1

(ortolan)

lixyl ~ 0
Nocmen ~ 1

(Kairyuu)

ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

TCold ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 1

(Nocmen)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(VP Baltar, Debonair Danny DiPietro, ChiefSkye4)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

TCold has not yet picked up his prod. Everyone else has posted since then.

[SilverPhoenix]

Shanba

replaces Datadanne. The vote count has changed to reflect this. I'm giving TCold one more day to pick up his prod, and then I will replace him.

Thanks for the quick replace!

[SilverPhoenix]

The Fifth Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 1

(Shanba)

Shanba ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 2

(Shinnen_no_Me, Grimmy)

Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Nocmen ~ 2

(Kairyuu, ortolan)

ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

TCold ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 1

(Nocmen)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, ChiefSkye4)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

TCold has not yet picked up his prod and has until tomorrow to do so.

Grimmy

has replaced lixyl by request.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Sixth Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 1

(Shanba)

Shanba ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 1

(Shinnen_no_Me)

Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Nocmen ~ 3

(Kairyuu, ortolan, VP Baltar)

ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

VP Baltar ~ 1

(Nocmen)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, ChiefSkye4)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.
I am in the process of replacing TCold.

[SilverPhoenix]

This discussion of role PMs is making me... uncomfortable. The discussion is getting borderline against the rules. Don't push it, or I will make an example of you. I shouldn't have to tell you how detrimental it can be to base a lynch of a perceived difference in role PMs in a closed game. That's all I have to say.

[SilverPhoenix]

This is an excellent example of why a sample role PM and the town wincon should be posted in the first post.

I have learned this.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Seventh Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 4

(Shinnen_no_Me, Kairyuu, Nocmen, VP Baltar)

Shanba ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 1

()

Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Nocmen ~ 2

(ortolan, Shanba)

ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, ChiefSkye4)

With 11 alive, it takes 6 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Final Day 1 Votecount

ChiefSkye4 ~ 7

(Shinnen_no_Me, Kairyuu, Nocmen, VP Baltar, Debonair Danny DiPietro, Shanba)

Shanba ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 0
Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Nocmen ~ 1

(ortolan)

ortolan ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 1

(TCold)

VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 0
Not Voting ~

(ChiefSkye4)

The carnival members decided it was best for the man known as the "Chief" to go. As he packed up his Puppets in his many trunks, he bitterly wept as he knew that his work wasn't done, that his chance at fame and fortune were ruined, and that he will never be able to be happy again. Later that day, he was found suspended like a giant puppet above his stage, with strings attached to his arms and legs......and with a rope 'round his neck.

ChiefSkye4,

Mafia Puppeteer

, hangs himself on Day 1.

It is now Night 1. Please send in your night actions in a timely manner. I'm still in need of a replacement for TCold, so Night 1 will last at least a day or so after I find one.

[SilverPhoenix]

Another early day at the carnival begins. The grounds are really dirty, it seems. It has never been this dirty before. That could only mean one thing: the janitor was occupied...

Or dead, as it would turn out. He was in his shed, holding a half-empty jug of his strongest cleaning agent, with caustic burns all around his mouth. No person in his right mind would drink such liquid...

ortolan,

Janitor (Townie Tracker)

, killed by drinking caustic cleaner Night 1.

Day 2 has begun. With 9 players alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Eighth Votecount

Shanba ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 0
Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 1

(Shanba)

Nocmen ~ 2

(Kairyuu, Empking)

Empking ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 2

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(Grimmy, Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen)

[SilverPhoenix]

The Ninth Votecount

Shanba ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 2

(Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen)

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 1

(Shanba)

Nocmen ~ 3

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, Kairyuu, Empking)

Empking ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(No one)

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Final Day 2 Votecount

Shanba ~ 1

(WeyounsLastClone)

Debonair Danny DiPietro ~ 5

(Debonair Danny DiPietro, Kairyuu, Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen, Empking)

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 1

(Shanba)

Nocmen ~ 0
Empking ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(No one)

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

The carnies kick out the man of many D's. Too bad the sinster Joker had other things planned....

What's that? The fireworks? But they are for the grand finale!?! They are what?!? All strapped together? With the Joker on it?

A bright light is cast over the entire carnival. The Joker is cackling as he climbs into the sky with all of the carnivals fireworks attached to his back. As the rockets blow up and pieces of the Joker rain on the ground, the fireworks explode in the shape of the Joker's face....contorted with the last laugh.

Debonair Danny DiPietro,

the Joker (Even-Day Jester)

, is lynched on Day 2, and therefore satisfies his win condition.

The game continues into Night 2. Please send your night actions in a timely matter. It is set to end on the 10th. Also, if you haven't been able to tell, the game continues even with the Jester winning. I'm not that much of a bastard.

[SilverPhoenix]

Another night has come and gone. Manny, one of the carnival's main suppliers, has shown up today with a large order this morning. He goes around to deliver his wares to the vendors when he stops with a package of 1000 balloons in front of its usual place: the balloon-animal's kiosk. "Hello? Anyone here?" He was surprised; usually Shanba was up early when the shipments came in. Manny peered inside the kiosk and found a note on the wall. It read:

I have found what I came for. He knows who I am, and I must leave before any more blood is shed. ~Shanba

Manny simply shrugs and walks to the next vendor, leaving the balloons on the counter. No more balloon animals, I guess.

Shanba,

Townie Balloon-Animal Maker (Sibling)

, has left the carnival Night 2.

It is now Day 3. With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Tenth Votecount

Kairyuu ~ 0
Grimmy ~ 0
Nocmen ~ 1

(Empking)

Empking ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 2

(VP Baltar, Kairyuu)

Not Voting ~

(Grimmy, WeyounsLastClone, Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen)

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

I added a Game-Specific Rule. It is basically the answer to Shin's question I already posted.

[SilverPhoenix]

The town and scum wincons are unaffected by the Jester winning.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Eleventh Votecount

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 0
Nocmen ~ 1

(Empking)

Empking ~ 0
Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 2

(VP Baltar, Kairyuu)

Not Voting ~

(WeyounsLastClone, Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen)

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

Friendly Reminder: No quoting role PMs!

(just for anticipation, you know)

[SilverPhoenix]

The Twelfth Votecount

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 1
Nocmen ~ 0
Empking ~ 2

(WeyounsLastClone, Kairyuu)

Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 1

(Empking)

WeyounsLastClone ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen)

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Thirteenth Votecount

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 1
Nocmen ~ 0
Empking ~ 3

(WeyounsLastClone, Kairyuu, Nocmen)

Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(Shinnen_no_Me, Empking)

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

[SilverPhoenix]

The Final Votecount

Kairyuu ~ 1

(Grimmy)

Grimmy ~ 0
Nocmen ~ 0

Empking ~ 4

(WeyounsLastClone, Kairyuu, Nocmen)

Shinnen_no_Me ~ 0
VP Baltar ~ 0
WeyounsLastClone ~ 1

(VP Baltar)

Not Voting ~

(Shinnen_no_Me, Empking)

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

The final vote was cast. The owner said "Out with you, Emp!" And it was done. The Puppeteer's Apprentice was sad: he had big dreams of grandeur that his Master told him they could accomplish, but it all seemed fake, now that he was dead. At least Empking could follow his brother and hopefully find a new life. Not sure what professions require hypnotism though...

Empking,

Mafia Puppeteer's Apprentice

leaves the carnival on Day 3.

I hereby announced that

the Carnies

consisting of WeyounsLastClone, Kairyuu, Shanba, Grimmy, Nocmen, Shinnen_no_Me, and VP Baltar AND

the Even-Day Jester

who was Debonair Danny DiPetro have won Carnival Mafia! Congrats!

Role PMs/Night Actions/Final Thoughts to come. There was no scum night talk since Chief died D1.

I'll say right now that a lot of my cool things that could have happened didn't. But w/e. Tis' the way of Mafia.

[SilverPhoenix]

You are a [Food] Vendor. Your business thrives on the business of the carnival. With the Puppeteers' plans, he would do away with all of “your types”. You cannot stand for this! You must vote them out!

You are a Vanilla Townie. Your only power is your vote. You win when the Puppeteers are dead.
Please /confirm by PM.

Note: There was three, Turkey Leg, Waffle, and Popcorn. They had no future roles (like Nocmen thought they might have ). They were Shinnen_no_Me, Nocmen, and VP Baltar

You are the Grizzled War Veteran. You fought in America during the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, and several other insurrections as a mercenary. As your body has become decrepit through age and all of the constant fighting, you decided to run the gun show at the carnival. Since you spent your previous monies from fighting on booze and women, you want the Puppeteers out so that you can continue to get money. Good thing you’ve killed many men before…

You are a One-Shot Vig. During any night, you can send me the name of someone and they will die. You only can do this once in the game. You win when the Puppeteers are dead.
Please /confirm by PM.

Note: Can be roleblocked. The wars happened quite close to each other, I know, but he's a mercenary, he doesn't have to fight the entire war. He was WLC.

You are the Janitor. You are a simple man, lovable to the highest degree. You know a lot about the night habits of the carnival members, as you are out cleaning the fairgrounds. You just want things to return to normal so you can keep your job…

You are a "Weak" Tracker. Every night, you can send me the name of someone and I will tell you if they were home (i.e. they had a night action). You win when the Puppeteers are dead.

Note: I originally called it "weak" since it can only see if someone is home, but I realized that weak implies death if he targetted a scum, which was not the case. It was just a Tracker in reality, so I revealed it that way.

You are the Carnival Owner. You are dissatisfied with the brainwashed patrons coming out of the Puppeteer’s show, and the strife it has caused the other carnival members. As you are the owner of the carnival, you naturally get a larger voice than everyone else. Hopefully your influence can get things done about the Puppeteers quickly!

You are a Secret Double-Voter. Every day, you can send me the name of someone and I will add a second vote to them, with no limit the amount of times you can change it. You win when the Puppeteers are dead.

Note: Sorry about screwing up earlier today. Could have cost him the game, since he changed his vote to Nocmen. He was Kairyuu.

You are the Prostitute. You are such a smokin’ woman that many of the carnival members want to…enjoy your company at night. The Puppeteers are potentially going to kill your customers, so you want to do everything in your power to ensure that doesn’t happen…

You are a Roleblocker. Every night, you can send me the name of someone and they will have their action blocked (if they have one they used). You win when the Puppeteers are dead.

Note: Cannot block the Double Voter since his action is a day one, not a night one. Can block the Puppeteer. He was Grimmy.

You are the Joker. You’ve enjoyed the massive popularity of your show at the Carnival for years. While it has been a fun ride, recent events have made you ponder your future. With the “aggressive expansion” of the Puppeteer’s show, you have decided to make your exit. But how should you do so? Quietly leaving would just cause the Puppeteer to go headstrong, killing the Puppeteer would be silly,….all you know is that you want to go out with a bang…

You are a Even-Day Jester. You win when you are lynched on an even day. However, you gain a second chance if the Puppeteer targets you at night, and is lynched (the second chance doesn’t need to happen on an even day).

Note: This is the bastard role of this game. I tried to warn you guys in the opening flavor. Anyway, he had a high chance of winning, and I intended it to be that way. If he won via his second option (getting killed by the Puppeteer then the Puppeteer getting lynched), he would have been the only winner, unless the lynched Puppeteer was the last one.

You are the Puppeteer. You are handsome, fun-loving, but extremely competitive. Your carnival show is growing in popularity, second only to the Joker. But your rise has meteoric ever since you and your Apprentice learned hypnosis with your puppets! Nevertheless, the other carnival performers are starting to get in the way of your massive popularity, so you’ve decided it is time to go solo. You figure that you could hypnotize people, have them do your chores, then kill them. So easy!
You are allied with the Puppeteer’s Apprentice [PlayerName], and you can talk at night in this QT: [link]. Every night, you choose someone to “puppeteer”. If that person has any night/day powers, you gain them for that night/day. You then kill your “puppet” that night. You win when the Puppeteers compose 50% of the town or nothing can prevent the same.

Note: Can be blocked.

You are the Puppeteer’s Apprentice. You’ve been at the Carnival your entire life, ever since the Puppeteer found you outside his tent. While slightly brainwashed, you are a willing part of the Puppeteer’s plan to eliminate the other carnival members to gain the massive riches that you only get a portion of now.

You are allied with the Puppeteer [PlayerName], and you can talk at night in this QT: [link]. If the Puppeteer dies, every night you choose someone to “puppeteer”. If that person has any night/day powers, you gain them for that night/day. You then kill your “puppet” that night. You win when the Puppeteers compose 50% of the town or nothing can prevent the same.

]

You are the Balloon-Animal-Maker. You’ve found out that you have a long-lost brother that was left at the Carnival at birth, and you finally found him. You took up the job as the Balloon-Animal-Maker just so you can get him out of the carnival back to his rightful family. Now if you can just get him away from that wretched Puppeteer...
You are a Sibling with the Puppeteer’s Apprentice, but you do not know who it is. You only have your vote. You win when the Puppeteers are dead.

Note: If the Puppeteer ever tried to target the Sibling, the Apprentice would find out he is his brother and kill the Puppeteer in grief. If the Apprenctice targeted the Sibling, it doesn't matter.

[SilverPhoenix]

My Thoughts

Considering that this was my true first game, as my first Open Game was JDodge's "experiment" in sending a broken setup through the queue, I had great fun and it went ok minus some mishaps. One of which was including the town wincon. :S That could have prevented the controversy on Day 1 and it caused some lesser experienced players (ahem ChiefSkye) to make major mistakes. But everything is a learning experience, for players and mods alike!

I also need to decide within the context of the game whether or not flavor should be helpful. Obviously, the beginning flavor hinted at two enemy factions, one possibly being a Jester, but the Role PMs were taken as having information, when I didn't intend them to be.

The power roles were intended to be balanced against the Puppeteer, but highly advantageous should he get them. It is why I had to make the DV secret, since if the DV died at night, the power would be useless to the Puppeteer (since he would give himself away). A lot of interesting possibilities could have turned out, but none of them did.

Behind my decision for the Sibling to "leave", I thought it was the best way flavor-wise. Since Siblings are usually scum-town, the connection was clear.

[SilverPhoenix]

My next game will probably stay away from having info hidden in flavor. I should have anticipate more talk about Role PMs, considering the game was closed.

(BTW, my next game will probably be a Large Theme titled "Sheep and Wolves". It isn't quite balanced yet, but be on the lookout for it. I'm not sure when I'm going to run it yet, but if you want to /prein you can. )

[SilverPhoenix]

I will /prein for Sheep and Wolves if it's coming up after a week or so (otherwise that might be one too many games just at this moment)

Yeah, it definitely won't be in a week. Probably the first week in May after all of my college stuff is done for the year.

@Skye: Don't worry about it. If it seemed like I expected a certain outcome, I apologize. It's Mafia, anything is possible.