Open 268: Raise the White Flag (Game Over)

[Equinox]

You've always suspected that there were mafia in your town. You've heard the rumors and hushed whispers of secret nocturnal dealings, mysterious disappearances, and unexplainable cash exchanging hands. You've seen the Wanted posters by the police station, pictures of brutal murderers who would not hesitate to shoot in cold blood. You've kept your mouth shut in fear of being the next person to be silenced.

That is... until you opened the newspaper this morning to find an ad placed by the local friendly mafia godfather.

Good citizens,

For many years, I have presided over this organized crime syndicate that you have fondly dubbed "the Mafia." I have watched my staff seize control of towns all over the country and then use them as branches of business. I have watched many towns try to fight back by lynching anyone they deem suspicious. It has been a rather amusing show to watch, I must admit.

However, I have grown bored of the old routine. Therefore, as a special favor to you, I will strike you a deal. If you can find and kill two of my goons, I will remove my operations from your town and raise a

white flag

to signal my surrender. Until then, for every goon you eliminate, I will raise a

red flag

to let you know of your success; for every townsperson you lynch, I will raise a

black flag

to let you know of your mistake. Keep in mind that the consequences of your ultimate failure will be very dire, indeed...

Good luck!

Players

andrew94
bvoigt
chkflip
Lindisfarne

drmyshottyizsik

Nachomamma8

Chaotic Neutrality

rekirtS
SnakePlissken

Cookie_of_Death

Stefunny
themanhimself

silverbullet999

werewolf555
yabbaguy

Spoiler: Game Reveals

Watching the Flags

(3/11)

andrew94,

mafia goon

, survived
Nachomamma8

Chaotic Neutrality

,

mafia goon

, survived
rekirtS,

mafia goon

, survived

Pushing Daisies

(8/11)

werewolf555,

townie

, lynched Day 1
yabbaguy,

townie

, killed Night 1
chkflip,

townie

, lynched Day 2
Stefunny,

townie

, killed Night 2
SnakePlissken

Cookie_of_Death

,

townie

, lynched Day 3
bvoigt,

townie

, endgamed
Lindisfarne

drmyshottyizsik

,

townie

, endgamed
themanhimself

silverbullet999

,

townie

, endgamed

Game Links

Day 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Day 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
SnakePlissken replaces Cookie_of_Death
Lindisfarne replaces drmyshottyizsik
Day 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Nachomamma8 replaces Chaotic Neutrality
Endgame

[Equinox]

Rules

(References: Hoopla, Vel-Rahn Koon, zoraster)

General

1. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or any other derogatory slurs falls under this rule.
2. Do not communicate about this game outside of this thread or any mod-sanctioned channels. Similarly, do not discuss other ongoing games.
3. Do not quote any private communication to which you have access. This includes PMs and QuickTopics. You are allowed to paraphrase.
4. If it is not visible to the naked eye, do not post it. This includes, but is not limited to, invisible text, small text, encrypted text, and text hidden within tags. Spoiler text, however, is allowed.
5. If you have the ability to edit posts, do not edit. Use an EBWOP, or think before you post. Feel free to ask me in-thread if you need a tag corrected.
   
6. I guarantee that all text posted in this color is mine!
   Do not use any shades of yellow or gold. All other formatting is fair game.
7. If you feel I've made an error in the vote count or something similar, bold your concern in the thread (e.g.,
   Mod: I actually voted for Equinox!
   ). Please PM me for all other issues.

Activity

1. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are considered 48 hours for both activity checks and deadlines.
2. If you anticipate being away for 48 hours or longer, please post a
   V/LA notice
   in the thread with the expected date of your return.
3. If you do not post for 72 hours, I will officially prod you. Players may request prods after 48 hours of inactivity. Following an official prod, you have 24 hours to make a game-related post or to let me know of a V/LA. If I do not see an appropriate response, I will seek a replacement.
4. You will not receive a fourth official prod. I'll just replace you.

Day

1. Days will last 14 days.
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
   ). Unvotes are preferred but not necessary when switching votes (e.g.,
   Unvote, Vote: Equinox
   ). Use of the vote tags 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 during twilight phase.
6. Dead players may make one "Bah!" post that consists of only the word "Bah!" Everything else gets deleted.

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.

I reserve the right to add, modify, or remove rules as necessary. I will notify you of all changes in the thread. Feel free to PM me if anything in the rules is unclear.

Remember, have fun, and play to win the game!

[Equinox]

Setup

Special thanks to zoraster for allowing me to do a second run of this mechanic!

Three people have received:

Welcome to Open 268, XXX!

You are a

mafia goon

with

YYY

and

ZZZ

.

Abilities:

Every night, you and your partners may discuss in this QuickTopic, and you may choose one person to eliminate. You may not target yourself or anyone within the mafia. Additionally, as a citizen of the town, you have the right to vote.

Surrender:

You lose the game if 2 out of 3 mafia goons are dead.

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, the names of both of your partners, and your expected level of activity on weekends.

Eight people have received:

Welcome to Open 268, XXX!

You are a

townie

.

Abilities:

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

Win Condition:

You win when 2 out of 3 mafia goons have been eliminated.

Confirmation:

Please respond to this PM stating your role and your expected level of activity on weekends.

[Equinox]

Roles are being randomized and sent now. Please confirm via PM. Day 1 will begin when 9 out of 11 have confirmed.

[Equinox]

10 players have confirmed, so Day 1 begins now! Cookie_of_Death has 24 hours to confirm before I search for a replacement.

Scratch that; everyone has confirmed, and it's only been 2 hours and 10 minutes!

Vote Count 1.00

Not Voting (11) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, chkflip, Cookie_of_Death, drmyshottyizsik, rekirtS, silverbullet999, Stefunny, werewolf555, yabbaguy

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

huh? isnt there 12 people in this game?

I asked for a slight change in the setup, so it's 11 now. Theoretically, the game is still balanced.

[Equinox]

Oh, whoops. I can't proofread, apparently. It's fixed now. Thanks for catching that.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

[Equinox]

Bump for vote count.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 1.01

andrew94 (2) - rekirtS, bvoigt
drmyshottyizsik (2) - Cookie_of_Death, andrew94
bvoigt (1) - yabbaguy
Cookie_of_Death (1) - Stefunny
rekirtS (1) - chkflip
silverbullet999 (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (3) - drmyshottyizsik, silverbullet999, werewolf555

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Looks like I forgot to insert a link to the game thread in your role PMs. Sorry about that. Friendly reminders sent to drmyshottyizsik and werewolf555.

EDIT: I'm putting wagons in order of number of votes. If this is a problem, holler.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 1.02

andrew94 (3) - rekirtS, bvoigt, chkflip
drmyshottyizsik (2) - Cookie_of_Death, andrew94
silverbullet999 (2) - Chaotic Neutrality, yabbaguy
Cookie_of_Death (1) - Stefunny

Not Voting (3) - drmyshottyizsik, silverbullet999, werewolf555

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Neither drmyshottyizsik nor werewolf555 have picked up their reminders. They will be eligible for prod strikes if they do not post in a few hours.

[Equinox]

Requesting vote count whenever mod can

It's coming!

I'm going to spam my own thread to placate my obsession/compulsion with keeping vote counts on the top of pages. Here we go!

[Equinox]

Bump for vote count.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 1.03

werewolf555 (4) - yabbaguy, Chaotic Neutrality, bvoigt, rekirtS
drmyshottyizsik (2) - andrew94, werewolf555
andrew94 (1) - chkflip
chkflip (1) - silverbullet999
Cookie_of_Death (1) - Stefunny
Stefunny (1) - Cookie_of_Death

Not Voting (1) - drmyshottyizsik

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Yet another bump for your daily vote count!

[Equinox]

Vote Count 1.04

werewolf555 (5) - yabbaguy, Chaotic Neutrality, bvoigt, rekirtS, chkflip
drmyshottyizsik (2) - andrew94, werewolf555
chkflip (1) - silverbullet999
Cookie_of_Death (1) - Stefunny

Not Voting (1) - drmyshottyizsik, Cookie_of_Death

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Stefunny will be eligible for a prod in about an hour.

Stefunny has been prodded.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 1.05

werewolf555 (6) - yabbaguy, Chaotic Neutrality, bvoigt, rekirtS, chkflip, drmyshottyizsik

drmyshottyizsik (2) - andrew94, werewolf555
chkflip (1) - silverbullet999
Cookie_of_Death (1) - Stefunny

Not Voting (1) - Cookie_of_Death

With 11 alive, it's 6 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 21, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

That's a hammer! Please stand by.

[Equinox]

werewolf555 was never one to wake up early in the morning. That's why when he finally made his way to the town square, he had no idea what was going on. People were bickering left and right. He noticed, however, that one person was missing from the group, and he decided to go look for drmyshottyizsik. Just as he'd made his third step, he heard someone yell his name.

"Why is werewolf555 wearing a sheriff's uniform?"

werewolf555 realized he'd forgotten to take off his costume. Never mind how he came to wear it, there were people glaring at him with bloodlust in their eyes!

"Didn't the mayor recently cut the budget? Like, we don't have a police department anymore?"
"Oh, yeah... What's werewolf555 doing, then?"
"I bet he's pretending to be a cop."
"He's scum!"

"LYNCH HIM!"

With that, werewolf555 was executed.

werewolf555,

townie

, was lynched Day 1!

Night 1 begins now. The deadline is Tuesday, December 14, 1:15 AM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

It was a grim morning. Everyone had gathered in the cemetery, all dressed in black for the occasion. Nobody spoke a word. There was nothing to say, even as they stood before the black flag planted beside werewolf555's grave. But that wasn't the death they were mourning today, for they had done all of that the previous evening...

The casket being lowered into the ground was that of yabbaguy.

yabbaguy,

townie

, was killed on Night 1!

Day 2 begins now.

Vote Count 2.00

Not Voting (9) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, chkflip, Cookie_of_Death, drmyshottyizsik, rekirtS, silverbullet999, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 28, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.01

rekirtS (2) - bvoigt, Cookie_of_Death
drmyshottyizsik (1) - silverbullet999

Not Voting (6) - andrew94, Chaotic Neutrality, chkflip, drmyshottyizsik, rekirtS, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 28, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Really, guys, 20 hours and no posts? I was hoping you'd bump this for me. Sigh.

chkflip will be prodded if he doesn't post in 7 hours.

chkflip has been prodded.

silverbullet999 is V/LA for an indefinite period.
Stefunny is V/LA until December 19.

[Equinox]

Bump for vote count.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.02

drmyshottyizsik (2) - silverbullet999, Chaotic Neutrality
rekirtS (2) - bvoigt, Cookie_of_Death

Not Voting (5) - andrew94, chkflip, drmyshottyizsik, rekirtS, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Tuesday, December 28, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

No vote count to report!

silverbullet999 has been prodded.
Stefunny's V/LA ends tomorrow.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.03

drmyshottyizsik (2) - silverbullet999, chkflip
bvoigt (1) - bvoigt
rekirtS (1) - Cookie_of_Death
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
Stefunny (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (3) - drmyshottyizsik, rekirtS, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

andrew94 is V/LA December 25-29
silverbullet999 has limited access until week of December 26 (approx)

Cookie_of_Death and Stefunny have been prodded.

For the holidays, I am extending the deadline to Sunday, January 2, 2011. The countdown above reflects this change.

[Equinox]

Searching for replacements for Cookie_of_Death and drmyshottyizsik...

[Equinox]

SnakePlissken replaces Cookie_of_Death, and Lindisfarne replaces drmyshottyizsik!

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.04

Lindisfarne (2) - silverbullet999, chkflip
rekirtS (1) - SnakePlissken
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
SnakePlissken (1) - bvoigt
Stefunny (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (3) - Lindisfarne, rekirtS, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

andrew94 is V/LA December 25-29
silverbullet999 has limited access until week of December 26 (approx)

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.05

chkflip (1) - Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (1) - silverbullet999
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
SnakePlissken (1) - bvoigt
Stefunny (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (4) - chkflip, rekirtS, SnakePlissken, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

andrew94 is V/LA December 25-29
silverbullet999 has limited access until week of December 26 (approx)

[Equinox]

Bump for vote count.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.06

chkflip (1) - Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (1) - silverbullet999
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
SnakePlissken (1) - bvoigt
Stefunny (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (4) - chkflip, rekirtS, SnakePlissken, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

SnakePlissken is V/LA December 24-28
andrew94 is V/LA December 25-29

silverbullet999 has limited access until week of December 26 (approx)

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.07

chkflip (1) - Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (1) - silverbullet999
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
SnakePlissken (1) - bvoigt
Stefunny (1) - Chaotic Neutrality

Not Voting (4) - chkflip, rekirtS, SnakePlissken, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

SnakePlissken is V/LA until December 28
andrew94 is V/LA until December 29

silverbullet999 has limited access until week of December 26 (approx)

chkflip, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, and Stefunny have been prodded.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.08

chkflip (3) - Lindisfarne, Chaotic Neutrality, bvoigt
Lindisfarne (1) - silverbullet999
silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94
SnakePlissken (1) - rekirtS

Not Voting (3) - chkflip, SnakePlissken, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Vote Count 2.09

chkflip (5) - Lindisfarne, Chaotic Neutrality, bvoigt, silverbullet999, chkflip

silverbullet999 (1) - andrew94

Not Voting (3) - rekirtS, SnakePlissken, Stefunny

With 9 alive, it's 5 to lynch.

The deadline is Sunday, January 2, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

A lynch has been reached. Please hold for the next available agent.

[Equinox]

chkflip's pleas fell on deaf ears. The lynch mob continued to lay on their accusations, one after the other, until their victim could take it no longer. Before anyone could stop him, chkflip ran for the gallows and hanged himself.

When he finally stopped twitching, they cut him down and started searching the body. They found nothing but a bunch of house keys, a few Tylenol pills, and... a black flag?

chkflip,

townie

, has been lynched on Day 2!

Night 2 begins now. The deadline is Saturday, January 1, 8:50 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

When Stefunny failed to show up for a scheduled meeting on Halo: Reach and didn't return any phone calls, her fellow unicorn brethren reported her missing to the local police. However, it seems even the police have been infiltrated by the mafia, for the report itself vanished. Given the situation, you all assume that Stefunny is now dead.

Stefunny,

townie

, was killed on Night 2!

Day 3 begins now.

Vote Count 3.00

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, silverbullet999, SnakePlissken

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Saturday, January 15, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Sorry, my brain isn't functioning properly this evening. Thread is now open for discussion.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.01

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, silverbullet999, SnakePlissken

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Saturday, January 15, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.02

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, silverbullet999, SnakePlissken

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Saturday, January 15, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Mod

, can you keep track of our FOS's as if they were votes, without the concept of them counting as votes do? I think it would be greatly helpful and appreciated.

I apologize, but I can only count votes. Counting FoSes favors a side and makes me an active entity in the game.

[Equinox]

Bump for vote count.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.03

bvoigt (1) - SnakePlissken

Not Voting (6) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, silverbullet999

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Saturday, January 15, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

silverbullet999 has been prodded (50 minutes early).

[Equinox]

*crickets*

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.04

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, silverbullet999, SnakePlissken

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Saturday, January 15, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

Notes

Regarding the vote to end the game in a draw, I need to consult with another mod.

Searching for a replacement for silverbullet999...

[Equinox]

All players, please send me a PM stating whether or not you will agree to a draw.

I will make a decision based on the PMs I receive. You will be notified of the decision once all PMs are in.

[Equinox]

themanhimself replaces silverbullet999. Welcome!

This post has been updated!

Be sure to not skip this thinking you've read it already.

In a nutshell, I had a brain fart and extended too far. Sorry for the error. I should take things slowly next time... At any rate, this is the new date, to be etched in stone and placed in the middle of the town square.

The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST!

[Equinox]

I'm missing a PM from themanhimself, but waiting for that at this point is unnecessary.

A decision to end the game needs to be unanimous. Since not everyone has agreed to a draw, the game will continue.

Vote Count 3.05

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, SnakePlissken, themanhimself

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.06

Not Voting (7) - andrew94, bvoigt, Chaotic Neutrality, Lindisfarne, rekirtS, SnakePlissken, themanhimself

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.07

Nachomamma8 (2) - themanhimself, Lindisfarne

Not Voting (5) - andrew94, bvoigt, Nachomamma8, rekirtS, SnakePlissken

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

President Kennedy

Nachomamma8 replaces Chaotic Neutrality! Welcome!

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.08

Nachomamma8 (2) - themanhimself, SnakePlissken
SnakePlissken (2) - bvoigt, andrew94

Not Voting (3) - Lindisfarne, Nachomamma8, rekirtS

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

themanhimself is being prodded.

[Equinox]

Vote Count 3.09

SnakePlissken (4) - bvoigt, andrew94, Nachomamma8, rekirtS

Nachomamma8 (2) - themanhimself, SnakePlissken

Not Voting (1) - Lindisfarne

With 7 alive, it's 4 to lynch.

The deadline is Wednesday, January 19, 11:59 PM EST (UTC-5).

[Equinox]

Finally, after spending much of the afternoon in deliberations, the majority of the townspeople gathered at the square decided SnakePlissken was guilty of multiple counts of murder, embezzling, and so on and so forth, and that the charges carried with them the penalty of death. Amidst various cheers and boos from the people in the gathering, andrew94 and bvoigt held down SnakePlissken while Nachomamma8 and rekirtS tied his arms and legs.

"Dammit, Nachomamma8," said rekirtS, "I was waiting all day for you to get here."
"Hey, you can't say that," retorted the other, "I was waiting for

you

to make a move!"

Together, the four of them carried SnakePlissken to a nearby tree, where a noose had already been prepared and hung, and forced SnakePlissken's head through the noose.

bvoigt didn't even wait for SnakePlissken to stop moving before searching the man's pockets. Out came an empty pack of chewing gum, some coins, a switchblade, and... a square piece of black cardboard paper.

SnakePlissken,

townie

, was lynched on Day 3!

A win condition has been achieved!

Without a second thought, bvoigt grabbed the knife and turned to Nachomamma8. There was nothing they could do for SnakePlissken, but there was still time to rid the town of at least one mafioso!

Nachomamma8 dodged bvoigt's knife and twisted the latter's arm behind his back, and both of the men's weapons clattered to the ground. As Nachomamma8 rammed bvoigt's head into the trunk of the tree beside them, andrew94 picked up Nachomamma8's gun and, holding two guns in his hands, fired two shots into the crowd. rekirtS casually stuck his hand in his right pocket, took out his own gun, and emptied it into bvoigt's body.

bvoigt,

townie

, was killed in the endgame!

Lindisfarne,

townie

, was killed in the endgame!

themanhimself,

townie

, was killed in the endgame!

As if on cue, a mass of fire and wrath engulfed the mob standing just beyond them, killing the rest of the innocents in a dazzling explosion never before seen in this once quiet little town.

"We should probably get out of here."
"Yeah..."

andrew94, Nachomamma8, and rekirtS,

mafia goons

, survive and win the game for the mafia!

[Equinox]

Roles

Mafia Goon: andrew94
Mafia Goon:

Chaotic Neutrality

Nachomamma8
Mafia Goon: rekirtS
Townie: bvoigt
Townie: chkflip
Townie:

Cookie_of_Death

SnakePlissken
Townie:

drmyshottyizsik

Lindisfarne
Townie:

silverbullet999

themanhimself
Townie: Stefunny
Townie: werewolf555
Townie: yabbaguy

Actions

Night 1: andrew94 kills yabbaguy
Night 2: Chaotic Neutrality kills Stefunny

QuickTopics

Mafia QT: http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/5P7yv5UQHV6
Graveyard QT: http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/a8Svbjw6KDvz

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The Draw

My decision to take PMs with regards to ending the game was to ensure that such a decision was fair and uncoerced.

If I had allowed the voting to continue in-thread, I would not have been able to officially count them without introducing bias, especially after I read the original proposal for a draw. Therefore, I had to take the votes privately and keep them anonymous to ensure that, if I were to end the game, everyone was amenable to it.

In order for the game to end in a draw, the vote had to be unanimous. The majority sent in "no"; I'll let individual players decide whether or not to reveal their votes.

The Setup

The original setup that was proposed in the Open Setup Ideas and Discussion thread was a 3:9. I chose to run a 3:8 for a couple of reasons.

Spoiler:

1. While doing some research, I ran across some numbers that were run for Mini 1030. In a mountainous 3:9 white flag, the expected win percentage for town given random play is 40.35%; theoretically, the value is the same for a 3:8 (see the link for more on this).
2. Sign-ups took 3 weeks. At that point, I was pretty much ready to switch to a different, smaller setup; however, after seeing the information above and the eleventh sign-up, I wanted to give it a shot. My thinking at the time was that I had evidence for 3:8 being balanced, and so I went with the change.

When I asked farside22 to approve the change, she allowed it on the condition that I get feedback from the players about its balance; I, too, am interested in hearing what you have to say about the setup.

In your opinion, did the change from 3:9 to 3:8 unbalance the game? What improvements would you like to see in future runs of White Flag?

Final Note

This was my first time modding a non-marathon game, and thus I'd like to ask you guys for feedback on my performance as a moderator. What did you like and/or dislike? What should I improve upon for future games?

Most importantly, I need to know if the decisions I made unbalanced the game or introduced bias -- however minor -- that shouldn't have been there. Feedback in this regard from both factions would be highly appreciated.

If you're uncomfortable bringing it up in the thread, feel free to PM me! I don't bite.