Tough Luck
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.
** NEWS **
Game has ended
It's the first time I run a mafia game, so expect a slightly new style of clues and day/night posts in general. My two goals are:
1. Make this game more diverse and dangerous in its behind-the-scene interactions, and
2. Bring back the simple roles of the early games. As you can see, the four most basic roles are in use: doctor, boondock saint, detective and mayor (with bodyguards). The only things that don't really fit the old setup are the mafia medics and grouping. We'll see how those turn out.
Dapper will help me bring the writing to Oscar Wilde quality and share his wisdom with me. All night actions are to be sent to me and me only via PM; no other medium is allowed.
** HOW IT WORKS **
Players receive roles at the start of the game. Roles are randomly selected. There are only two factions in play: townsperson and 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 day.
** 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, hopefully, are not too hard.
To send a night action, PM it to me in the following form:
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[action name] : [action target(s)]
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Night hit: JaFF
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Form group: JaFF, DapperDan2006, Tau, Mini Moose 2707
Please write the names fully and correctly. We have MorphLing and DarkLing, and I don't want to see someone placing a hit on 'ling' or 'lingie'. Also note that if a night hit was submitted and then changed, the new hit is moved to the end of the hit list (important for grouping).
-- ORDER OF NIGHT ACTIONS
(Not necessarily reflected in game posts)
1. Doctors protect (including mafia doctors), townies group
2. Mayor's bodyguards attack
3. Boondock saints attack
4. Mafia hits
5. Detectives investigate
6. Day.
** 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. 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, no "guy who posts next" or "biggest bandwagon")
- Votes must be clear and free of ambiguity. A simple "I vote X" is sufficent. 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.
- 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. You will be forbidden from further vote changes if you make things difficult with vote changes.
- In case of a tie, the player VOTED FOR first will be killed.
- Please go out of your way to make your vote visible. A seperate line is nice. We promise not to get insulted if you pretend we're almost blind.
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 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 SEN's rules.
4. I or Dapper 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 PM, 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.
-- 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. A non-default avatar is required to play. If you wish to play, make sure you have chosen a unique avatar.
2. If you won't play without a special role, don't play at all. If you won't contribute jack shit to the town, don't play at all. Useless and inactive townies ruin balancing 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.
4. Please note you will be restricted from editing certain aspects of your profile once the game starts. This is because clues may be based off such things. You are aware of this and agree not to bitch about it.
5. 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.
6. Automatic Signup is requestable for future games. It is automatically cancelled if you are booted from the game for any reason.
7. 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 ban from the game.
If you have any questions, PM me.
** GAME POST LINKS **
Day 1 Start
Night 1 Start
Day 2 Start
Night 2 Start
Day 3 Start
Night 3 Start
Game End: Town Victory
** PARTICIPANTS **
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1. MadZombie (P)
2. Ashamed (P)
3. lil-Inferno (P)*
4. EzDay281 (P)*
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7. FlyingHat (P)*
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9. NerdyTerdy (P)*
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11. Darkling (P)*
12. Vi3t-X (P)*
13. Doodan (P)*
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15. Loveless (P)*
16. l)ark_ssj9kevin (P)
17. Hug A Zergling (P)*
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22. BluEditor (P)
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24. Norm (P)*
25. FatalException (P)
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30. Lethal_Illusion (P)
31. Kaias (P)
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36. Signups are closed.
* = automatic sign up for future games.
11 of 23 TOWNSPERSON alive.
0 of 5 MAFIA alive.
0 of 1 MAFIA DOCTOR alive.
0 of 2 DETECTIVE alive.
2 of 2 DOCTOR alive.
2 of 2 BOONDOCK SAINT alive.
2 of 2 BODYGUARD alive.
20 of 35 players alive.
FORCED LEAVE
Player (games)
devilesk (P) (a lot.)
You end up here from inactivity, neglecting your role and powers, or rulebreaking. All players who missed 2 or more votes last game were booted.
Sitting out:
** ROLES **
TOWNSPERSON - The average, ordinary townsperson.
GROUPING Any player, except the Mayor, can form a group with 3 other players (thus a group can consist of 4 people only). A group is formed for one night if and only if all the future group members PM me the list of all the members of the group (including themselves) before night begins. There must be atleast one town-alligned player in a group.
Extra life: Every time a player that can perform a night hit is in a group, the group is not granted extra lives against attacks from this player. Otherwise, the first external hit against any alive member of a group is cancelled.
Extra hit: Every mafia player in a group is granted one extra hit which he can use against any member of his group if he wishes to.
Night actions: All players that have a night hit capability can perform their hits and be a part of a group. Any other night actions cannot be performed while in a group. This includes the bodyguard's ability to protect the mayor.
Group effect: When formed, the group is in effect for the whole night, even if some of its members die. For example, if a mafia in a group kills one of his townie groupmates and then a boondock attacks this group, the boondocks hit will be absorbed, because it is the first external hit.
MAFIA - They've invaded the town and they kill people. Each mafia gets one hit per night.
MAFIA DOCTOR - A mafia-alligned doctor that gets to choose every night between one of the two possibilities: hit or protect.
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. This power can be used only twice per game.
2. Ask me how many mafia voted for X on any given day. This power may not be used on a mayoral election.
3. Investigate the events of one night. He will be given more clues in a short PM similar to the style of a day/night post. He can not investigate the same night twice.
DOCTOR - Each night a doctor is not in a group, he can protect one (any) player of his choice. One doctor protecting a person grants the person one additional night life. Doctors may not protect themselves. Mafia can place multiple hits on a person to get a kill: one doctor protecting a usual townie gives the townie 2 night lives, so the mafia need to place two or more hits to kill that townie. Any player that survived an attack by any means gets notified about it when day begins, but is not told who protected him (if he was protected) and who hit him.
BOONDOCK SAINT - A dark vigilante with two, non-regenerating night lives that has two hits per game. If he wishes to, he may place both hits on one person at the same night to ensure a kill of a protected player, but he may not place his hits on two different players at one night. In the night end post, clues are given against the Boondock Saint along with the description of his bloody work if his hit was successful. If the Boondock Saint survives a hit, he is notified at day start, but is not told the identities of the attacker or the doctor (if protection was taking place). If he is protected by a doctor and attacked at night, he does not lose a life.
BODYGUARD - A randomly selected townsperson (no special role) to protect the Mayor. As long as atleast one active bodyguard is alive, the mayor cannot be a target of any night actions. Bodyguards have one night life.
MAYOR - The leader of the town, elected on the first day of the game. After being elected, he must kill a player of his choice. The mayor has the following powers:
1. Each and every day, he has two votes, which he can use as he wishes.
2. Before day begins (and if he survives the night) or before 3 or more votes were made during the day, he can call for one double lynch by PMing me. This power can be used twice per game.
3. Once per game, he may order all of his bodyguards to attack one player of his choice at night. The target player will die no matter how many night lives he has. After the attack, all bodyguards become inactive for the current night and the night after, making the mayor vulnerable. In the night end post, clues leading to the mayor and all the surviving bodyguards are given along with the other clues.
Warning: me and Dapper will keep an eye on the thread and will moderate any bullshit without mercy. Be especially careful in the mayoral election not to turn the accusations of a candidate into flaming and trolling. Do not insult other players' intelligence because of their actions/interpretations/whatever, or we will insult you by deleting your posts, and possibly even removing 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. Depending on how I balance the game, 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.
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.
ToA for bringing mafia to SEN and Maplantis.
Dapperdan for major help along the way.
Mini Moose 2707 for hosting a lot of mafia games at SEN and being a major contributor to the development of the mafia game tradition here and at Maplnatis.
Anyone else who ever or helped to run Mafia games on SEN or Maplantis.
www.random.org for role randomization.
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