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bman65
07-28-2005, 03:48 PM
I know some of you may have heard of this its a forum game called Mafia.
I'm thinking of running it and want to see who is willing to be in the game.

I'm thinking about 20 people would be good for a first game.

Da Rules:
When the next moderator in line sees that there are enough players for a game, he or she will start a new thread for that game. The first post will contain the rules and roles being used, who the players are, and what time(s) each day trials for lynching will conclude. Simultaneously, all players will be PMed their role after which they may choose to accept it and play the game or opt out, at which time the role will be offered to the next player in line. When all players for a game have confirmed participation, the game will begin.

Goal
Innocent players win when there are no guilty players left in the game. Mafia win if they are no longer outnumbered by innocent players.

Night Phase
The Moderator will announce nightfall. All roles will be allowed to use their powers as outlined below. The Moderator will record all actions. Players are not allowed to hold private conversation at any time, including the night. Special groups may communicate as indicated below in "The Powers" section. When all tasks have been completed, night concludes. Play alternates between day and night which one phase beginning when the other concludes.

Day Phase
Moderator announces daybreak. Moderator announces who died in the night and reveal only player status: guilty or innocent. Failed murders, inspection results, and the cause of death are not noted in any way. Discussion begins. "Dead players" are no longer allowed to discuss the game in any way with other players. Any player may accuse any other player. If the accusation is seconded, the accused player is on trial. He will then be given an opportunity to give a defense and discussion continues. After a time, the Moderator may call for a vote. No votes given before the accused player posts a defense will be counted. Votes may not be changed once the Moderator counts them (but may be changed up until that point.) If the majority of the living players vote to convict the player on trial, he is lynched and dies. The player is acquitted otherwise. Accusations and votes may continue until more than 50% of the players are acquitted or players vote to go to sleep, in which case the day ends without a lynching.

Player Powers
Civilians do not have special powers. They are considered innocent and win the game only if they eliminate all guilty players.

Mafia are guilty. Every night, they may choose (as a group) to kill one person. They may communicate with other Mafia members and are advised as to who else is Mafia.

Each night, the Inspector chooses one person to inspect. The Moderator then reveals to the inspector whether or not this person is a Mafia member or inspector, and nothing else about them. This information is not automatically disclosed to the remaining players in the general discussion, but the Inspector may choose to identify himself along with any information that he has. Once one inspector has found the other they may communicate with each other and share their information.

A Vigilante, like Mafia, can kill one person each night. However, there is only one Vigilante, and he is considered innocent. The Vigilante, like Civilians, win if there are no Mafia remaining.

Angels may choose to protect one person each night. If this person is the victim of either the Mafia or the Vigilante, he will not be killed.

A Lunatic (only 1) can sacrifice himself to kill one person at any given time. He is considered innocent.

Masons are a secret order of citizens. They know who each other are. They know that they are all innocent. Masons may also hold conversation within their own group at night (but not during the day). They may communicate with no other players individually. In all other respects, they are like Civilians.
A Miller makes the game interesting. Although the Miller is innocent, he does not appear that way to most people. If an Inspected they will receive an affirmative reply that is he a Mafia. He is not notified of his position and neither is anyone else. He has no other powers and may be killed or saved in the same manner as Civilians.

SoReal
07-28-2005, 03:49 PM
I'd be interested if I had more details!

Persephone
07-28-2005, 03:49 PM
Never heard of it but im interested in anything involving the mafia.

bman65
07-28-2005, 03:51 PM
moved to first post

Persephone
07-28-2005, 03:56 PM
OHH I remember playing a game like this at camp. We'd pick cards and whoever got like an ace would be the killer and whoever got the queens would be the people who could protect 'normal' players. SOUNDS FUN!

SoReal
07-28-2005, 03:58 PM
oH.. My... god... could this get any more complicated? My little brain can't comprehend, someone induldge me in laymans terms, please.

bman65
07-28-2005, 04:01 PM
For basics you have about 20 people, about 3 or 4 of which are Mafia. Their goal is to kill everyone else. Every night Mafia can kill one person.
During the day it is announced who is dead and discussions take place until someone is accused. The persons defends themselevs and a vote is carried out, if they are found guilty that person is killed. This proceeds back and forth until all people or Mafia are dead.

You all so have some people with special powers in order to help the people:
Inspector can inspect on person each night and fight out if they are mafia or not
Vigilante can kill one person each night
Maniac can suicide and kill a person whenever they want to
Angel can protect one person from attacks overnight

SoReal
07-28-2005, 04:03 PM
Oh ok sounds good. That was easier :). I'll let the interperating of the long rules for the smarter people.

bman65
07-28-2005, 04:07 PM
I'll start a list just copy it and add your name if interested.
I am willing to moderate the first session.

Moderator: bman65

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I'll PM the roles as soon as list is full.

kem$
07-28-2005, 04:14 PM
#1

bman65
07-28-2005, 04:15 PM
Please copy list and add your name to it so i don't have to search through the forum for everyone. Thank you.

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Kossori
07-28-2005, 04:30 PM
I've played this in card form. People would go around passing out cards and one number would be the mafia cards, the king would be the sherif who could put people in prison, the queen was the medic and he could heal one person each day, and I don't remember what the jack was....probably nothing, but those might have been the mafia cards.

bman65
07-28-2005, 04:32 PM
Same thing except i'll be using a randomizer to assign roles and there is more strategy as the mafia can talk to each via PM and plan out who to kill, also everyone will have a perfect pokerface when accused. Also there are about 10 other roles which i've left out for simplicity. If this proves popular i'll add them in and expand the number of players.

SoReal
07-28-2005, 04:38 PM
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Persephone
07-28-2005, 04:41 PM
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MajorPayne
07-28-2005, 05:02 PM
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dbodenheim
07-28-2005, 05:02 PM
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4. Jeff from Human Resources
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bman65
07-28-2005, 05:28 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
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Kossori
07-28-2005, 05:28 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
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Rusty Umbrella
07-28-2005, 06:24 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
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bman65
07-28-2005, 09:51 PM
bump

SoReal
07-29-2005, 06:15 AM
Awww, no one else wants to do this?

jwolly2
07-29-2005, 11:24 AM
Even though I don't completely understand the rules, I'll give it a shot.

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
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bman65
07-29-2005, 11:50 AM
All of you feel free to signup I will explain the rules more in depth as they are required when I send the PMs regarding the roles. I will also explain procedures again before we begin the game.

Just added two more roles, and simplified the explanations.

There will be:
5 standard civilians
4 masons
1 miller
2 inspectors
2 angels
1 vigilante
1 lunatic
4 Mafia

It is likely that anyone who signs up will be assigned a special role.

ICEPICK
07-29-2005, 12:52 PM
Even though I don't completely understand the rules, I'll give it a shot.

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit) :hehehe:
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GorroXXII
07-29-2005, 12:58 PM
Even though I don't completely understand the rules, I'll give it a shot.

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
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bman65
07-29-2005, 03:23 PM
Come on we need just 10 more people to begin, we are halfway there.

Saur
07-29-2005, 03:32 PM
I'll help!

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
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<3 Saur

Nsane
07-29-2005, 04:34 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
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moldykorn
07-29-2005, 04:49 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
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bman65
07-30-2005, 10:21 AM
Just 7 more spots available!

Persephone
07-30-2005, 10:31 AM
I demand 7 more people sign up. Or I use my explody head power on you and make you all dead.

Ramis
07-30-2005, 12:18 PM
I demand 7 more people sign up. Or I use my explody head power on you and make you all dead.

In that case...

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
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(P.S I have no clue what i'm doing!)

bman65
07-30-2005, 07:44 PM
Must I send out personalized invitations?
If you want a personal invite please just add your name to the list and I will send it. :hehehe:

marcusforealius
07-30-2005, 09:31 PM
count me in

bman65
07-31-2005, 12:47 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
15. Marcusforealius
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Only 5 spots left!!!

Blis
07-31-2005, 05:18 PM
I'll give it a try,

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
15. Marcusforealius
16. Blis
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bman65
08-01-2005, 12:25 PM
Why is it so hard to get 4 more people to sign up? :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

loopcycle
08-01-2005, 12:29 PM
1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
15. Marcusforealius
16. Blis
17. loopcycle
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bman65
08-01-2005, 01:52 PM
Come on guys its really not that hard to sign up. Just copy the list and type your name in.
Stop :jerkit: and sign up.

The Needle
08-01-2005, 02:13 PM
Twist my arm, ouch!

1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
15. Marcusforealius
16. Blis
17. loopcycle
18. The Needle
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[W33T] cda
08-01-2005, 03:24 PM
if this mafia thing is in EST/CST/PCT (meaning that things happen in the afternoon there) i don't want to do it.


1. Kemiks
2. RuNe (SoReaL)
3. Persephone
4. Major_Payne
5. Jeff from Human Resources
6. Rusty Umbrella
7. Kossori
8. Jwolly2
9. ICEPICK (come on its a natural fit)
10. GorroXXII
11. Saur
12. Nsane
13. Müldykorn
14. Ramis
15. Marcusforealius
16. Blis
17. loopcycle
18. The Needle
19. camp david accords
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bman65
08-01-2005, 09:34 PM
I will not schedule anything for specifc times since i know people have busy schedules and are not always available. I will leave at least 1 day for voting and other actions that require participation of all the people involved. I have known games like this which create threads over 40 pages long, so for some people it is hard to keep track of information. I will do my best to keep it organized. If you think you may have missed something just PM me and i'll check it out. Hope that helps.

Just one slot left!!! Who wants it?

SneakOne
08-01-2005, 10:55 PM
And me.

bman65
08-01-2005, 11:05 PM
Thank you Sneak One. I will be sending PM's with roles (I will use a random order generator) tommorow afternoon or evening depending on when I get back from fishing. I will start a new thread for the actual game and begin with a story (plot). I will then explain the procedure (events) for the day and we can then begin. It will most likely take a couple days to get through the first "ingame day" but once we all get to know the processes it will quickly speed up.

atomicbob
08-02-2005, 08:41 AM
I'da played, but I totally don't understand the premise.

Ok....so I rode the short bus!

bman65
08-02-2005, 12:18 PM
If anyone can not accept their role (backs out), you will be the first to get the opportunity to take it.