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My 1000th Post (Dedicated to the TL Mafia Forums)

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GMarshal
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States22154 Posts
March 28 2011 13:21 GMT
#1
So, this is my 1000th post and everyone seems to make a blog for it, so I feel morally obliged to do something nice for my little section of TL. So this blog is dedicated to why you should all join the TL Mafia forums

First of all, because I know this question is going to be asked, what is mafia? According to the OP we use for almost every game:
Mafia is an educated guessing game of epic proportions. The objective of the game is to lynch or kill all mafia members before they outnumber the rest of the town. It's much like a game of poker because mafia members are also part of the town during the day and may manipulate the vote to their liking. If the mafia at any time outnumber or equal the townspeople, they win. The town's goal is to lynch all the members of the mafia.

(thanks to whoever wrote that originally in the mafia forums, I can't remember who it was, but its been used in the OP to practically every mafia game)

That sounds kind of dry, but in reality mafia is much, much more epic than that, mafia is about sitting at your computer with three minutes left in the day to cast the deciding vote on a game changing lynch. Mafia is about pressing f5 waiting for the daypost to see if you lived or died. Mafia is about spending two hours writing an in depth analysis of why a player is mafia, only to have him lynched and discover he is town. Mafia is watching a player suicide bomb into another player and winning the game for the opposing team, despite pretty much having figured out the entire scum team. Mafia is a ridiculous amount of fun, all the time I've been avoiding laddering I've been sitting in the mafia forums refreshing to see what new arguments were popping up in the games I was playing, thinking about how to outmanuver, outhink and outplay the opposition. (and frankly failing). Its also a ridiculously good way to boost your post count, when I joined the TL mafia forums I had a little over 90 posts, now, well, you can see where I'm at.

The mafia forum is more than just a place where we play mafia, its a mini-tl inside TL. Where mere mortals like myself get to rub shoulders with legends such as, flamwheel and Ver. Many, many of the current mods of team liquid have played in the mafia forum at one point or another, in my first game I was teamed up with The Mango (which at the time was a bit daunting, I mean the man is a mod, that makes him at least a demi god if not more) and frankly some of my best moments on TL come from the mafia forums, from the thrill of winning my first mafia game (Mini Mafia III) to the first time I was night killed (Mafia XXXVII), all are moments I remember fondly. One of the times I had the most fun was when the entire TL Mafia forum that was on line at the time showed up to cheer Ver on in the live stream chat for the WTR1BE LAN. I do believe that our spamming of “Ver for mayor” in chat was one of the best moments in my TL career.

If this sounds even remotely fun to anyone, then I urge you to visit the sports and games forum (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=173557) and request access, the mods were even kind enough to move Mafia XXX into the public forums so you can get an idea of the epic fun that awaits you.

Also, a shout out to the entire TL mafia forum, especially Qatol and all the other vets who have been there for ages and strive to make the forums work. You guys made my already good TL experience into something awesome.


~GMarshal
(sorry if this sounds a little disjointed, but it is a Monday, I'm tired and I wanted to be able to post again)

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RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
March 28 2011 15:54 GMT
#2
<3 gmarshal
I think it was Chuiu who initially wrote it.
Be a man, Become a Legend. TL Mafia Forum Ask for access!!
RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
March 28 2011 15:58 GMT
#3
Oh and as a little fun fact. The first game I ever saw you in was in my TMM3 game. When you signed up you had like 90 posts and I almost didn't accept you because I figured as a learning game it should of been mostly the "veteran" players who we wanted to make better. I decided to PM you and make sure you were still interested, to which you were.

I must say, I looking back, I am happy you stuck around you are a fun guy to play with and it's been awesome having you here. I actually had to double check to make sure you were the same guy I considered rejecting for having 90 posts.
Be a man, Become a Legend. TL Mafia Forum Ask for access!!
kitaman27 *
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9245 Posts
March 28 2011 17:47 GMT
#4
Yay GMarshal! Grats on 1000 ^_^

Now I'll be forced to write up a superior 1k post, just to steal your thunder <3
I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt. I mean not that fancy store bought dirt. That stuffs loaded with nutrients. I... I can't compete with that stuff.
kevconsim
Profile Joined November 2010
United States317 Posts
March 28 2011 23:41 GMT
#5
Congratulations i think you are awesome. TOWN BUDDIES 4 Life
Just to let you know that if you read really slow that you are in fact reading this beautifully written quote you will have totally wasted like 10 seconds of your life.
RLTY
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States965 Posts
March 29 2011 04:34 GMT
#6
Congrats man! Sorry for hating on your circles ^^
Coagulation
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
March 29 2011 05:10 GMT
#7
##Vote GMarshal
GMarshal
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States22154 Posts
March 29 2011 09:19 GMT
#8
On March 29 2011 14:10 Coagulation wrote:
##Vote GMarshal


Are we voting for mayor or for lynch? ^_^
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Coagulation
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
March 29 2011 21:41 GMT
#9
THAT DEPENDS

ARE U SCUM?
GMarshal
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States22154 Posts
March 30 2011 02:48 GMT
#10
You should be able to tell, am I posting in the thread every five minutes? occasionally even after death?
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Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
March 30 2011 02:52 GMT
#11
mafia, a wonderful way to increase post count
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Oh goodness me, FOX tv where do you get your sight? Can't you keep track, the puck is black. That's why the ice is white.
Coagulation
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
March 30 2011 06:43 GMT
#12
and look like an ass occasionally.
BloodyC0bbler
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada7875 Posts
March 30 2011 17:47 GMT
#13
haha Mafia games build friendships and help you keep on top of your debate / manipulation skills. What isn't there to love.

Plus there are kittens, lots and lots of kittens.
#3 Member of the Chill Fanclub / Rhaegar fought nobly. Rhaegar fought valiantly. Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaeger died. --Ser Jorah Mormont TL MAFIA FORUM http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 go go !
OriginalName
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada1140 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-30 21:22:10
March 30 2011 21:20 GMT
#14
Mafia is watching a player suicide bomb into another player and winning the game for the opposing team, despite pretty much having figured out the entire scum team.


GRINNING SO HARD MAN!

Gratz on 1k ~~~


Edit:
On March 31 2011 02:47 BloodyC0bbler wrote:
haha Mafia games build friendships and help you keep on top of your debate / manipulation skills. What isn't there to love.

Plus there are kittens, lots and lots of kittens.


And sheep lots and lots of sheep (coughcough)
Kavdragon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1251 Posts
April 05 2011 23:09 GMT
#15
Congrats on 1k! It was an honor having you as my bodyguard.
I'm currently on an indefinite hiatus from TL =(
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