The game has started! http://www.staredit.net/?p=mafia for roles.
Enter SEN Mafia: a strategic guessing game of murder, mystery, and statistics! Players dwell within a town that has been infiltrated by the Mafia. Dead bodies start turning up and everyone becomes a suspect. 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 fall into two catagories or alignments: some will be mafia, the majority will be townspeople. During the night, members of the mafia kill the townspeople. The Mafia will know who all the other Mafia are, but the townspeople have no additional information.
The game takes place over periods of Day and Night. (Game Time, not according to the real world.)
The game typically starts with day, but sometimes begins at night for balancing.
-- NIGHT
During the night, the Mafia strikes. Other townspeople may perform certain actions as part of their special roles, if applicable. (Roles are all explained in detail below.) A time-limit is imposed on the night phase. All townspersons neglecting their powers simply lose their chance to use them for that night.
Night ends with a posted report of the killings and other actions that may have taken place. The killing reports include "subtle" clues identifying the mafia -- as well as red herrings to throw you off. Clues may be taken from anywhere - anything and everything is fair game. All sorts of information is up for grabs, including usernames, signatures, avatars, profiles, the way the clue is written itself, etc. Clues may vary with the progress of the game - if the Townspeople are doing very well, expect bad clues and red herrings. Likewise, if the Mafia is about to win, expect more obvious and helpful clues. Generally, some or all clues will be revealed at the end of the game.
(TIP: See previous games for clue explanations and typical clues. Try this for a visual.)
-- DAY
Democracy rules by day in form of a vote. All players (including mafia) gather for a "town meeting" to interpret clues and 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. Players with special roles should be careful in persuading others to vote without revealing themselves.
Voting Regulations
- Votes must be placed in the topic. Votes via PMs, battle.net, IMs, or any other medium are not acceptable and not counted.
- Votes must be placed for specific individuals only, no variable voting (ie, not "whatever will create a tie" or "biggest bandwagon").
- Votes must be clear and free of ambiguity. When in doubt, state "I vote X". Use bold font tags to help us out. Ambiguous statements, such as "I think X might be mafia" will not be counted.
- You may not vote for yourself, dead players, or people who are not playing.
- You may only place one vote on one person unless a double lynch or other special effect is affecting the vote. Certain roles may circumvent this restriction as part of their powers.
- 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 change your vote until day ends. Do not abuse this ability, we will forbid you from changing votes or possible kill you off if you make things difficult with vote changes.
- In case of a tie, the player who was VOTED FOR FIRST will be lynched.
- If the Mayor role is being used in the round, the first day's lynch is replaced by a general election of the Mayor.
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
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 responsiblity 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. They violate any SEN's rules.
4. I feel like it.
They may not influence the game by communicating with players still living.
C. One may not request screenshots or videos of another's role screen or someone's password via the thread, a PM, or any other method. The game is intended to be won via clue interpretation. Such exchanges will be punished severely and take place at your own risk.
--> A_of-s_T will be assisting me in clue creation for SEN Mafia #8.
Credit: Dimma Davidoff at the Psychological Department of Moscow State University, for creating the game in the spring of 1986.
Hajjhowe & Triple 6 @ PWA message board.
Dapperdan, ToA, and anyone who ever ran or helped to run Mafia on SEN or Maplantis.
-- SIGNING UP
If the game has not started, you may sign up by posting in this thread and I will add you to list.
You must meet all of the following conditions to play:
1. A non-default avatar is required to play. If you wish to play, make sure you have chosen a unique avatar.
2. If you do not intend on playing because you do not receive a special role, please refrain from signing up. Useless and inactive townies ruin the balance and ultimately, the game itself.
3. If you plan on being away from the game for more than 3 days at a time during the game, it is better that you do not play and sit the round out.
If the game has already started, you may request to be added to the list for the next game.
Automatic Signup
When signing up or while playing, you may request automatic sign-up for future games. If you wish to engage in automatic signups, please tell me so when you sign up. If you do not request it, it is assumed that you do not want it.
There is no maximum amount of players. More players means more special roles and (hopefully) more fun.
If you have any questions, PM me.
** GAME POST LINKS **
Day 1
Night 1/Day 2
Night 2/Day 3
Night 3/Day 4
** PARTICIPANTS **
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1. Greo (P)*
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3. Merrell (P)*
4. Paravin. (P)*
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7. Zycorax (P)*
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10. lil-Inferno (P)*
11. frazz (P)*
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15. FatalException (P)*
16. Hynk (P)*
17. Dark_Marine_123 (P)*
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19. Hug a Zergling (P)
20. EcHo (P)*
21. TassadarZeratul (P)
22. MadZombie (P)
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25. DrunkenNoodle (P)
26. payne (P)
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29. KrayZee (P)
30. omginbd (P)*
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33. PCFredz (P)
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Over 9000. No more sign ups this round.
* = automatic sign up for future games.
15 of 29 TOWNSPERSON alive. (faction count, including special town-aligned roles. IE, all non-mafia.)
3 of 5 MAFIA alive. (killing power: 3 -- 1 injury)
0 of 1 MAYOR alive.
1 of 2 BOONDOCK SAINT alive. (killing power: 1)
0 of 1 DETECTIVE alive.
3 of 3 DOCTOR alive.
1 of 3 ELDER alive.
1 of 2 MEAT SHIELD alive.
1 of 2 PSYCHO alive.
Forced 1-game leave: Heegu (P)*, Vi3t-X (P), Brontobyte (P)*
You end up here by not voting, only voting once, neglecting your role and powers, or otherwise breaking the rules. I did not look through all the pages of the previous game's topic to see who posted how many times. If you feel you were booted for inactivity but was active through posting, send me a PM linking to your posts in the previous game and I will allow you to play.
Sitting out: -
** ROLES **
(All roles are listed for reference purposes. They may or may not be in use this game.)
TOWNSPERSON - The average, ordinary townsperson. Their limited powers include the power of persuasion, power of intellect (clue interpretation), and power of the vote.
MAFIA - They've invaded the town, and they each kill someone every night. They may or may not know the identity of other mafia, thus they may not all be on the same side.
The mafia's killing power is calculated by (X+1), where X is the number of mafia currently alive.
MAYOR - The mayor is elected at the start of the game to "lead" the town. Any player may be elected mayor, including mafia and other special roles. He gains the following powers:
-Additional voting weight during the day varying on number of voters alive. (his normal 1 vote + 5% of the total potential votes, rounded up)
-May declare two (2) days of "double lynchings".
-Protection of bodyguards (because his role isn't hidden, making him a target). So long as one or more bodyguards are alive, the mayor may not be targetted at night. (However, he can always be lynched.) If not obvious, he gains the benefits of knowing the identities of his bodyguards (less Mafia suspects).
-To make an example of someone and demonstrate his power, the mayor alone chooses who to lynch on Day One.
BODYGUARD - The bodyguard(s) are randomly selected from normal townspersons after a mayor is elected. So long as at least one bodyguard is alive, the mayor may not be targetted at night. They also gain the benefits of knowing who the other bodyguard(s) are (less Mafia suspects).
BOONDOCK SAINT - A vigilante aligned with the town who gets to kill one person each night based on their own personal suspicions. The Boondock Saint may not strike until the second night. If the Boondock Saint targets a Mafia who targets him, only the Mafia dies. In all other cases, Mafia kills are processed first. They may not attack themselves. If they do not wish to kill anyone, they do not have to strike. There will be 2 Boondock Saints this round and they will know who the other is. The 2 Saints will only have a combined power of one hit.
DETECTIVE - Each and every night, the Detective makes an "investigation" of some sort. He may choose either of the following:
1. Learn one person's alignment and role. The difficulty lies in persuading others to vote the way they should.
2. Ask me how many mafia voted for X on any given day. This power may not be used on a mayoral election.
DIRECTOR - Each night, the Director may redirect someone's power on to a new target. They select a person who they believe will be using a power and if their power has a target, it becomes redirected towards any player of his choice. He may redirect powers to himself.
DOCTOR - Each and every night, the doctor may save one person from death. Should someone attack that person, the doctor will keep them alive. Doctors may protect each other, but may not protect themselves. The mafia may target the same person multiple times to get a kill regardless of a Doctor's protection (ie, kill, save, kill).
ELDER - The Elder wields additional influence on the votes of the town. Elders are otherwise normal townies that get to make a second anonymous vote each day by PMing me. When day ends, the final list of votes will be given with the included Elder votes and the lynching story. Elders may use their powers on mayoral elections.
GUILE - The Guile may rig the votes at the end of any one day against a player of his choice. He may only use his power once. If he kills a mafia, he remains unrevealed, is forgiven, and continues as a normal townie. If he kills a townsperson, he is discovered and lynched. If the Pardoner pardons the Guile's target, nothing happens and the Guile may use his power again. I shouldn't have to say this, but he may not use this power for the mayoral election.
PARDONER - The Pardoner can prevent the lynching of one person after votes are tallied. He may only use this power once per day, and does so anonymously by PMing me. He may only use his power three times this game.
PSYCHO - If the Psycho is lynched by the town, he gets to take a player of his choice with him to the grave. If the Psycho is attacked by the mafia, the Psycho dies but also "injures" his killer, who will be unable to attack the next night.
MEAT SHIELD - The Meat Shield has two lives. If he is attacked by a lynched Psycho during Day, he will survive and be revealed. If he is hit and a Doctor is saving him, he has two options: Revealed roles to each other, but lose a life, or the Doctor will save his second life.
<-- These roles are the same color so that the mafia can not distinguish.
-->REGENERATOR - The Regenerator can only by killed by two simultaneous hits. Think of it as him having a Doctor protecting him each night. If Doctor(s) are protecting him, the effects stack and three or more hits may be needed to kill a Regenerator. If he is attacked by a lynched Psycho during Day, he will survive and be revealed.
RICK ROLE - We're no strangers to love. You know the rules and so do I. A full commitment's what I'm thinking of, you'll never get this from any other guy. We've know each other for so long. Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it. Inside we both know whats been going on. We know the game and were gonna play it.
SAVIOR - When the Savior is still alive, he may sacrifice himself to revive 3 players of his choice, who will return to the town the next day. If the Savior is killed without his sacrifice, he may save himself. When he saves himself, he loses his sacrifice powers and otherwise functions as a normal townsperson.
SHAPESHIFTER - At the start of each day, the Shapeshifter is assigned one random role and uses their powers as applicable during that day or during the following night. Restrictions, if any are applicable to the role he accquires still. (ex, he cannot save himself if he gets Doctor.)
Powers that Shapeshifters will be able to obtain this game are: Boondock Saint, Detective, Elder, Doctor, Psycho, Regenerator, Shifter's Choice, Zombie.
SPONGE - When this person is killed, he "soaks up" all the hits for that night. That is, every hit placed is automatically redirected to him and he is the only person killed that night. Does not affect other roles.
VILLAGE IDIOT - The Village Idiot is technically town-aligned, but wants to get himself lynched through a vote. Should the village idiot succeeds, he is awarded 100 minerals. (if enabled, otherwise he does it for the lulz.)
ZOMBIE - The night after a Zombie dies (by any method), he may rise from the grave and kill a person of his choice. He may ONLY use this power the night after he dies and may only use it once. The zombie will not be revealed as a zombie until AFTER he uses (or chooses not to use) his power.
I fill the role of "God". I decide tie votes and whatever cases will be necessary. Depending on how I have to crunch the numbers, I may be the collective target of the mafia for the first night. Divine intervention via lightning bolts may occur. If you are not monotheistic, you are now. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
** PRIZES **
VILLAGE IDIOT gets himself lynched: 100 minerals.
GUILE lynches a mafia: 75 minerals.
PSYCHO is lynched and kills a mafia: 75 minerals.
BOONDOCK SAINT kills a mafia: 30 minerals.
ZOMBIE returns and kills a mafia: 30 minerals.
MAFIA victory: 50 minerals to each surviving Mafia. 25 to the others.
Post has been edited 29 time(s), last time on Oct 10 2008, 5:37 am by Mini Moose 2707.
https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/how-this-all-happened/
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/11/hipsters_on_food_stamps.html
https://youtu.be/vyiXaCRwZTs
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2011/09/how_to_be_mean_to_your_kids.html
http://lab.cccb.org/en/renata-avila-the-internet-of-creation-disappeared-now-we-have-the-internet-of-surveillance-and-control/
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/11/hipsters_on_food_stamps.html
https://youtu.be/vyiXaCRwZTs
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2011/09/how_to_be_mean_to_your_kids.html
http://lab.cccb.org/en/renata-avila-the-internet-of-creation-disappeared-now-we-have-the-internet-of-surveillance-and-control/
And whether I had the right to end the game or not is irrelevant. The point is that a situation like that won't happen again because the rules have been changed.