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 **
SIGNUPS CLOSED, GAME ABOUT TO BEGIN
DTBK will run the game with me. The general idea is soaking up hits at night. If the town is goot at it, it wins. Otherwise it dies. Don't expect the clues to be as easy as last game.

** 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:For example: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, townies dodge/save
2. Mafia hits
3. Zombie attacks
4. Detectives investigate
5. 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 DTBK 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 or post in the thread.



** GAME POST LINKS **
Night 1
Day 2
Night 2
Day 3
Night 3
Day 4
Night 4
Day 5
Night 5

** PARTICIPANTS **
A striked out name indicates the person is dead. When the game starts, the types and numbers of each special role present in the game will be posted.

1. lil-Inferno (P)*
2. EzDay281 (P)* << MOLE
3. Zycorax (P)*
4. NerdyTerdy (P)*
5. EcHo (P)*
6. Darkling (P)*
7. Hug A Zergling (P)*
8. Chubacca (P)*
9. Norm (P)*
10. DeVouReR (P)*
11. Brontobyte (P)*
12. payne (P)
13. l)ark_ssj9kevin (P)
14. Shocko (P)*
15. TassadarZeratul (P)
16. Vrael (P)
17. Almost Alive (P)
18. RaccEoon (P)
19. Dark_Marine (P)*
20. poison_us (P)*
21. Ashamed (P)
22. Jesusfreak (P)
23. xAngelSpiritx (P)
24. ToA (P)
25. Dapperdan (P) << MAFIA DON
26. zany_001 (P)
27. FatalException (P)
28. Corbo (P)
29. Vi3t-X (P)*
30. Ultimo (P)*
31. Signups closed. Please sign up for next game.
* = automatic sign up for future games.

11 of 24 TOWNSPERSON alive. (faction count, includes normal townspeople and town-aligned special roles. Does not include the Mole.)
0 of 6 MAFIA alive (faction count, includes both the Don and the Mole).
1 of 1 MAFIA DON alive.
1 of 1 SHERIFF alive.
0 of 2 DETECTIVE alive.
1 of 2 DOCTOR alive.
1 of 1 ANGEL OF MERCY alive.
1 of 2 VETERAN alive.
1 of 3 PSYCHO alive.
2 of 2 SHAPESHIFTER alive.
0 of 0 SPONGE alive. (role exists only for Shapeshifters)
0 of 3 ZOMBIE alive?

11 of 30 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. Their limited powers include the power of persuasion, power of intellect (clue interpretation), and the one-time dodge/save ability.
Power: Dodge - Allows the Townsperson to dodge one night hit placed on them that night. May only be used once per game, if and only if Save has not been used previously and is not being used the same night.
Power: Save - Allows the Townsperson to prevent one night hit placed on the target of their choice. May only be used once per game, if and only if Dodge has not been used previously and is not being used the same night.

MAFIA DON - The Mafia Don is the leader of the mafia. His role is public, and he may not be the target of any abilities, day or night, as long as at least one other mafia is alive*. He and he alone knows the identity of the mafia and the mole, though he does not know which of his minions is the Mole. The Mafia Don has one hit per night of his own. Don immunity protects him from being injured should he hit a Psycho. The Don may not cast a vote in town proceedings during the day.

*Exception: If the Mole is the only surviving mafia, then he and he alone may hit the Don at night, resulting in a town victory.

MAFIA - They've invaded the town, and they each kill someone every night. Each individual mafia member has one hit per night, and knows only the identity of the Don. He may use his hit however he chooses, although the Don may wish to direct all of the mafia hits to avoid mafia killing each other.

MOLE - The Mole is a town-aligned spy who works for the mafia. Like the real mafia members, he knows only the identity of the Don. The Mole has one hit per night which he may use if he wishes; note that the Mole choosing not to hit may give away his identity to a shrewd Don. The Mole is indistinguishable from a real mafia when killed either at night or during the day. If the Detective investigates the Mole, he learns the Mole's identity (not just that he is a mafia).

The Mole and the Sheriff know each other's identities.

SHERIFF - The head of local law enforcement, the Sheriff has two powers. He may use both in the same day/night cycle, if he chooses. The Sheriff has two night lives in total. If he is lynched, he dies regardless of his extra life.
Power: Jail - Locks up a player for the night. A player in jail cannot use his night abilities, and cannot be the target of any night abilities. Jailed players will be told that they are jailed, but the fact will not be made public. May be used once per night.
Power: Indict - Steps forward and accuses a player of crimes. During the day, the Sheriff reveals his role and accuses one player of mafia alignment. That player's role is also revealed to the town. If the target player is mafia, he is sentenced immediately to death. Otherwise, the Sheriff forfeits his extra life, if he retains it. The Sheriff may continue to use this power once per day until he is wrong (targets a non-mafia), at which point he may not use it again.

Clarifications: Indictments are carried out in the end-of-day post. If the lynch victim is also the target of Indict, there is no lynch that day. Otherwise, the lynch occurs in addition to the indictment. If the Sheriff should choose to indict the Mole, the Mole is convicted and everything proceeds as if he were a real mafia.

The Mole and the Sheriff know each other's identities.

DETECTIVE - The Detective is a private investigator who works on behalf of the town, sniffing out the mafia. He may use each of his powers once per day/night cycle.
Power: Sleuth - The Detective learns one person's role and alignment at night. May be used twice per game.
Power: Examine Votes - The Detective learns how many mafia voted for a given lynch candidate. This count includes the Mole, if applicable. May be used twice per game.

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).

ANGEL OF MERCY - The Angel of Mercy has the ability to cast a protective enchantment around a select group of people. Each night, the Angel may choose to target himself and three other people to form a shielded group. Hits upon any member of the group are processed as listed below. If the Angel chooses not to use his power, he has one night life like a normal townsperson.
Power: Enchanted Shield - Protects the Angel and three other people from hits as follows:
1st hit: Absorbed by charm
2nd hit: Kills Angel of Mercy
3rd and subsequent hits: Affect targets as normal

Clarifications: If there are doctors protecting an Angel using his power, two hits on the group will kill the Angel regardless. If there are multiple Angels (there probably won't be), hits on shields hit the last-cast shield first until the caster is dead. (Ex: Player A is shielded by two Angels and the mafia place 2 hits upon him. Whichever Angel used his ability last dies and anyone else in that group are open to attack.)

VETERAN - The Veteran has been around mafia a lot. He knows how to survive, and gains three night lives. These lives are over the span of the entire game (i.e. not three lives each night). If the Veteran is going to be lynched or is attacked by a lynched Psycho, he loses one life and his role is revealed. If he has only one remaining life, he dies like a normal person.

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 killed at night, the Psycho dies but also "injures" his killer, who will be unable to attack the next night.

SHAPESHIFTER - At the start of each night, the Shapeshifter is assigned one random role and uses their powers as applicable during that night and/or during the following day. Restrictions, if any are applicable to the role he accquires still. (ex, he cannot save himself if he gets Doctor.) If the Shapeshifter is shifted into a role that requires revealing (such as Veteran or Regenerator), he is revealed as a Shapeshifter.

Powers that Shapeshifters will be able to obtain this game are: Detective, Doctor, Veteran, Psycho, Sponge, Zombie, or Shifter's Choice (of the powers on this list).

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. This includes Boondock Saint hits. Does not affect other roles.

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.

Warning: We 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.

Post has been edited 40 time(s), last time on Sep 27 2009, 10:13 pm by DT_Battlekruser.

If you have any suggestions for a title, please post.

First to sign in!

For the titles, what about:
"Noob Luck"
"Luck's End"
"Mafia's Rematch"

Ew, I don't like angel of mercy. I hope I don't get that role.

Edit: Sorry to sound negative. The rest of it sounds good though. Thanks for hosting again Jaff.

p.s. I love you.

No Jack Bauer, No Sylar? What a rip-off.

/in

The power is optional - if you never use it you're like a townie, albeit without dodge and save. It's not intended to be some godly ownage role

In.

You forgot my Auto

Oh cool, I'm first on the list .

in
"Loose Ends" for title? Or has it been done before.

In.

Seems pretty stacked against the mafia. All kinds of extra lives, role revealing, protection powers, in addition to clues? I'm out.

Stop crying Vrael. I joined last game because of you.

Don't worry. I've convinced him to join by showing that his fears and doubts were baseless.

Can someone please make an image of Marlon Brando as Don Carleone with a 'SEN Mafia XIV: The Godfather' on it?

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Aug 6 2009, 9:21 pm by JaFF.

IT IS TIME TO MAKE MY EPIC RETURN.

In + Auto Signup

Sign me up, and for future games as well, please.

EDIT:

On it.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Aug 7 2009, 12:02 am by poison_us.

Sign me up please. I would love to play!

Looks good. GO TIME.

Also, could I NOT be a townie? I've only been a Doc twice, and a Boonie once. >;( Though I know asking for something, does not get it done, I felt the need to ask.

That's a fair share of special roles, actually. But the odds are you'll be something other than a normal townie.