** INTRODUCTION **
Mafia: a strategic game of statistics, mystery, and murder! Players dwell within the ruins of New York City after a nuclear war. Most citizens want to organize the small band of survivors into an orderly society, but a smaller group, the Mafia, want to murder the others and take what supplies they have. These criminals have infiltrated the larger group of survivors and are have begun to secretly kill the townspeople. Soon, everyone has become a suspect. The survivors are forced to use clues to figure out who is working with the Mafia. If the Townspeople manage to lynch all the Mafia, they win. Otherwise, the Mafia kill everyone in the town and claim victory.

** HOW IT WORKS **
Players receive roles at the start of the game. Roles are randomly selected. There are two factions in play: the Village and the Mafia. During the night, members of the Mafia kill the townspeople. Certain townspersons with roles also get to perform certain actions during the night. The Mafia will know who all the other Mafia are, but the townspeople have no additional information.

The game takes place over alternating periods of Day and Night. (game time, not according to the real world.) The game begins at night.

At the start of each turn, I will post a short story (a few paragraphs) about what happened during the previous turn. This post may contain (but is not limited to) clues based on player's names, avatars, past behavior, posts and topics they have made on SEN. I will only create clues based on things that could be found on staredit.net. Each post can contain any number of clues and/or red herrings.

** NIGHT **
During the night, the town sleeps and the Mafia strikes. A time-limit is imposed on the night phase. Night ends with a posted report of the killings and other actions that may have taken place. The post contains clues that the town must analyze.

To send a night action, PM it to me in the following form:

[action name] : [action target(s)]

For example:
Night hit: rayNimagi

Please write the names fully and correctly. Night actions may happen in the following order:

1. Scavengers and Merchants receive a night action.
2. Witches curse. Interceptors get in position to intercept.
3. Town Drunks and Hookers nullify.
4. Framers and Lawyers plant evidence and give alibis.
5. Doctors, Bodyguards, and Shrinks protect.
6. Mafia and non-Mafia attack.
7. Oracles reveal.
8. Cops investigate.
9. Morticians uncover. Stalkers stalk.
10. Cultists, Masons, and Yakuzas convert (in that order) convert. Amnesiacs take roles.
11. Janitors clean up bodies.
12. Watchers and Trackers report.
13. Day.

If none of a certain role is alive or is not in the setup, that step is skipped.

Note that the admin is allowed change the order of night actions at any time he deems necessary.

** DAY **
Democracy rules by day in form of a vote. All players (including mafia) gather for a "town meeting" to discuss amongst themselves who might be Mafia. Every player (including Mafia) may place a vote to select a player to be lynched and killed off.

-- VOTING REGULATIONS
- You must vote in the topic in order for your vote to count. Votes via any other medium are not acceptable and not counted.
- Votes must be placed for specific individuals only, no variable voting. (ie, no "guy who posts next" or "biggest bandwagon")
- Votes must be clear and free of ambiguity. A simple "I vote X" is sufficient. Ambiguous statements, such as "I think X might be mafia" will not be counted.
- If I cannot find a vote when skimming through the posts, that vote will not be counted.
- Please go out of your way to make your vote visible. A separate line, color, or font size is nice. I promise not to get insulted if you pretend I'm almost blind.
- You may not vote for dead players or people who are not playing.
- You may only place one vote on one person.
- You may formally abstain from the the vote to be factored in as active and be included in the total of votes placed.
- You may vote "No Lynch" as a candidate of its own-- if No Lynch wins the vote, nobody is lynched.
- You may change your vote until day ends. Do not abuse this. You will be forbidden from further vote changes if you make things difficult with vote changes.
- In case of a tie, a No Lynch is forced.

After the town has decided by majority or time up, the victim(s) is/are lynched and their alignment and role revealed. If there are still surviving mafia, the next night begins.

** VICTORY CONDITIONS **
The day and night cycles repeat until one side is victorious.
The town wins when all mafia have been lynched.
The mafia wins when they outnumber the townspeople. (they would outvote and overpower them.)
In a case where 1 mafia and 1 townsperson remain, the mafia wins.

** MISCELLANEOUS **
A. Conversation via external means is allowed. You may encounter or engage in deception, conspiracies, and trickery. We take no responsibility for broken trust and shattered friendships - outside communication takes place at your own risk. Some well-played impersonations can dramatically alter the outcome of the game.

B. Dead persons and non-players "MAY" talk, but your posts will be deleted if they violate any of the following:
1. It is reasonable to say that the post may alter the course of the game or influence players in any way.
2. The post is annoying or just not funny.
3. I feel like it.
They may not influence the game by communicating with players still living.

C. One may not request or volunteer screenshots, videos, etc. of another's role screen or someone's password via the thread, a private message, or any other method. The game is intended to be won via behavioral analysis, special roles, and praying a lot. Such exchanges will be punished severely and take place at your own risk. In addition, anyone proved to be metagaming (That means you, Sam and Peyton) will be punished as well.

D. I will announce the setup once the deadline to sign up has passed. I will NOT use every role listed below; those are just a lost of roles that may be in the game.

E. You are not allowed to change your avatar/signature once the game starts.

** SIGNING UP **

If the game has not started, you may sign up by posting in this thread and I will add you to list. There is no maximum amount of players.

Take note of the following:
1. If you won't play without a special role, don't play at all. If you won't contribute to the town, don't play at all. Useless and inactive townies ruin balancing and ultimately, the game itself.
2. If you plan on being away from the game for more than 3 real life days at a time during the game, it is better that you do not play and sit the round out.
3. If the game has already started, you must wait until the next game. People always tell me to sign them up during the game. They then become inactive or I forget to sign them up. To prevent this problem, I ask all those who wish to play to wait for the next round.
4. Automatic Signup is requestable for future games. It is automatically canceled if you are booted from the game for any reason.
5. By signing up to play, you agree that you have read and understood the first post(s) containing the rules and setup of the game. Failure to show understanding of the information provided in the first post(s) at any time after signing up may result in a punishment.

If you have any questions, send me a message or post in the thread.

** ROLES **
The roles used in this round have been highlighted with color.
I'm not going to color each role because 1) I'm not going to use all the roles 2) I'm partially color blind.







*Any roles from EM may be used, as well as other custom roles I have created or found, but these are the most likely ones. If there is another role used in the setup that is not posted here, I will post them in this thread.

** OTHER **

Warning: I will keep an eye on the thread and will moderate without mercy. Do not insult other players' intelligence because of their actions/interpretations/whatever, or I will insult you by deleting your posts, and possibly even remove you from the game with the help of lightning bolts.

I play the role of "God". My judgment is used where I deem it necessary. Divine intervention via lightning bolts may occur. If you are not monotheistic, you are now. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

The game will be conducted according to EpicMafia rules unless otherwise stated in the rules. (e.g. Mafia make independent hits, vigilante does not die when visiting the same target as a Mafia).

Credit: Dimma Davidoff at the Psychological Department of Moscow State University, for creating the game in the spring of 1986.
Anyone who ever or helped to run Mafia games on SEN (especially DBTK, who created this template).
www.random.org for role randomization.

** Links **

Night 1
Day 2
Night 2
Day 3
Night 3
Day 4
Game Over

** Current Players and Roles **
A strikethrough indicates the player is deceased. Colors indicate roles.
1. Roy
2. Dem0ns1ayer
3. Raitaki
4. poison_us
5. OlimarandLouie
6. lil-Inferno
7. MadZombie
8. Derqua
9. Riney
10. Changeling

3 of ?? VILLAGE ROLES killed.
1 of ?? VILLAGER killed.
0 of ?? MILLER killed.
0 of ?? BULLETPROOF killed.
0 of ?? COP killed.
1 of ?? DOCTOR killed.
0 of ?? WATCHER killed.
1 of ?? SCAVENGER killed.

1 of ?? MAFIA ROLES killed.
0 of ?? MAFIA killed.
1 of ?? GODFATHER killed.


** Future Mafia Hosts **

#1 - Aristocrat
#2 - rayNimagi
#3 - OlimarandLouie
#4 - Dem0nS1ayer
#5 - LoTu)S
#6 - Aristocrat
#7 - poison_us
#8 - Raitaki

Post has been edited 22 time(s), last time on Feb 14 2011, 1:45 am by rayNimagi.

O.o so many roles...

I think it goes without saying that I will participate.

Also, are you sure you want an Amnesiac role when roles are revealed? That takes the fun out of the role, says I.

Add some color and underlines. It looks messy.

I'LL PLAY! HOPEFULLY THE DOCTOR WON'T BE LYNCHED AGAIN!

Yes! Post apocalypse!! I'm in x3 And sorry for the lynch in Arist's mafia, Demon, I dunno why tf did Riney tell everyone to vote you after I did =(

In. And I'm not sorry, Demon. You died like the sad little townie you are.

I'm in.

Color the roles so I can read them please

Holy.

It's just from Epic Mafia. I didn't read the OP at all, but I'm assuming from that that they're all direct ports from EM.

And once she dies, Amnesiac has the perfect role to claim.

IF she dies...

Can Invincibility be used only once?

She is paranoid, it's not curable. (She will kill anyone coming for her every single night for the whole game.)

FTFY

We just have to lynch the old hag. Whoever gets killed by her is definitely going to rage to someone, at which point, we will know the identity.

I hope it's me.

Other than never dieing at night, you're just an other townie.

Did you realize that what you said pretty much describes Demonslayer in Mafia? He's always townie, never targeted at night, and always gets lynched eventually. When I read what you said, I thought you were talking about him directly, not the Granny role.

SIGN ME UP.

EDIT: I was expecting roles pertaining to something like Fallout. IE: Raider, Ranger, Legionaire, etc.