TL Mafia Forum

No gimmicks.
No clues.
No elections.
No stupid unbalanced shit.
And NO PMs or other out of thread communications for most players!

Let's play mafia.

Play seriously. Play to win.


The setup:
9 players: 7 town, 2 mafia

Among the town members, there is a good chance that 1 is a medic, and a good chance 1 is a detective.

Among the mafia members, there is a good chance that 1 is a roleblocker.

Medic:
Each night, you may choose one person other than yourself to protect. If that person was the target of the mafia nightkill, the nightkill fails.

Detective:
Each night, you may choose one person to investigate. You will receive either TOWN-aligned or MAFIA-aligned as a result.

Roleblocker:
Each night, you may choose one person to roleblock. That person's night action is canceled for the night. This power cannot block the mafia's nightkill. The person blocked will be notified that they were roleblocked if they tried to perform a night action, but will not know who blocked them. You receive no explicit information as a result of your roleblock.

Town:
You win when all mafia are killed, and at least one town member is alive.

Mafia:
Each night, your team MUST choose one person to kill. If you do not choose anyone, the host will randomly choose for you among all the players in the game. You may talk with your mafia teammates outside of the thread. You win when there is no longer any chance for the town to win, and at least one mafia member is alive. You also win if there is only one town-aligned player and one mafia-aligned player alive.

Game balance information:
- The chance the town will win if all targets are chosen randomly is approximately 29%.
- The earliest the town can win is day 2. The chance of this occurring randomly is approximately 2%.
- The earliest the mafia can win is night 3. The chance of this occurring randomly is approximately 24%.
- The town must successfully lynch 2 times to win the game.
- The town can afford at most (2 + x) mislynches and still win, where x is the number of successful medic protections divided by 2, rounded down.
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Roles will be assigned to players using a random number generator. The phrase "good chance" is a hidden value defined by the host.

Sample Town role PM:
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The Rules you probably already know:
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The Rules that may be unfamiliar to you:
- No out of thread communications (including PMs) is allowed with other players unless you are specifically given this ability.

Signing up:
Certain players have been given preference for this game. The rest of the slots will be filled by players chosen from those who sign up. However, players will be chosen at the host's discretion for the first run of this setup.

However, once this game has successfully ended and the automated tools involved are well-developed, I will host as many games as required for as many players who want to play, so don't feel left out. I will give preference to those who signed up for this game and were not chosen for the first of these games.

Timing:
The tentative plan is for this game will follow a 48 hour day/24 hour night cycle, ending at 10pm EST.

MVP/LVP:
In addition to tracking win/loss records under this and other well-balanced formats, at the end of the game players will be invited to PM the host their opinion of which of their fellow players performed the best and worst in this specific game. The host will also vote once. More details to come when the game ends.

Flavor:
I don't mind writing flavor if players enjoy it, but when I play, I don't even bother reading it. If there is no overwhelming desire from the players for flavor, I will include only the minimum required.

Credits:
Thanks to previous mafia game hosts for taking the time and effort to run games. Whoever the balance crew are, they weren't involved in balancing this game. This game is balanced with SCIENCE.





Voting Rules:
- Voting is mandatory. You may not abstain. Anyone without a valid vote when a day ends will be modkilled.
- A vote must be for a specific player, or...
- You may vote in favor of a no lynch if you believe it is in the best interests of the town.
- The player with the most votes at the end of the day is lynched. If no lynch has the most votes, no player is lynched.
- In the event of a tie, the player (or "no lynch") with the most votes first is considered to have the most votes.

Vote-counting will be done with an automated program for this game:

Vote by including in a post in the game thread a phrase with the following format:
##Vote (playername)##

- Do not ever include "##" in your post for any other reason, and if "##" is in your signature, remove it.
- Voting is case-insensitive, but symbols, spacing, and numbers are important. Copy and paste a player's username if you need to be sure.
- Do not change the formatting of your text in the middle of a vote. For example, if you bold your votes, make sure the beginning bold tag starts before the first V, and the ending bold tag ends after the last letter of the player's name.
- Remove votes when quoting other players, or it will be as if you have submitted that vote!
- Vote for a no lynch by including the following: ##Vote no lynch##
- Any valid vote posted later than a previous valid vote replaces it.

Example post that includes a vote:
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During the night phase, submit your night actions by PM to me using the following format:
PM Title: Mafia
PM Content: ##(action) (playername)##

where action is one of: Roleblock, Protect, Investigate, Kill
Example PM content:
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You can submit the same action with a different player's name if you change your mind. That submission will supersede your previous action submission. A submission from any member of the mafia team for the action of "Kill" is treated identically. If a different member of the mafia later submits a different kill target, it will replace the earlier submission!

Welcome to WaW! This is a thematic Mafia game in which every player represents a country on the map. All Countries are divided into 2 factions: The Allies (pro-town) and The Conspiracy (Mafia). It's been decades since the last World War and some countries are still top dog. New world powers have replaced the old guard, while there are others that still operate in secret. The United Earth Council has been getting reports of terror attacks being planned and have called for a Conference in Geneva. As new reports and information comes in, the representatives on the council vote on who shall be punished. Some members of the council are a bit edgy and have itchy trigger fingers. If an argument breaks out anything can happen. Hopefully this can be settled with good old fashioned words and not nukes. Beware though! Not everyone wants to give up their shiny toys and talk things out...

Rules

• Play to win. Don't do anything that would be considered playing against your win condition or ruining the game for your team.
  
  
• You must participate. If you do not post at least once every 24 hours, and/or miss 2 votes you will be replaced or if necessary mod-killed.
  
  
• No talking about the game outside the thread. This includes Private Messages unless your role gives you permission to do so. You will be mod-killed if this rule is broken.
  
  
• Majority votes = death. Once a majority of the players in the game vote on a person that player will be killed as soon as I notice the lynching vote. However, since no one can be lynched until any nukes have landed you will have a chance to change votes before it strikes. You vote for a player in the thread by typing ##vote: player in bold. Any other format will not be counted. You can vote for yourself if you're crazy enough to do so.
  
  
• Don't quote the role PM. Don't try to decipher it in any way or compare it to another player's PM. Don't ask them how their Private Message was phrased in any way. You are subject to being modkilled for this also.
  
  
• Some countries in this game have nukes. You can nuke a player by typing ##nuke: player in the thread. If you attempt to nuke a player and you do not possess nukes, no one will know until the missiles hit, which will not kill the player and show up as a dud missile to all players. Yes you can bluff if you have the balls.
  
  
• Nukes will stay in the air for 24 hours after they were fired. A player that has been nuked has until the nuclear missiles hit to retaliate. You can only launch nukes once per day, BUT you may launch nukes AND retaliate to a nuclear strike if you have enough missiles left. You are not allowed to retaliate strike on a retaliation. Day ends when a player is lynched, and of course no one may nuke at night.
  
  
• Some countries have seen a nuclear war coming and have constructed nuclear missile defense systems. Nukes may be shot down or worse...
  
  
• Our world is very fragile and can not take too much destruction. There is a threshold of death (ToD) that will end the game for all sides if reached. If too many nukes land throughout the course of the game, it will be instant game over and EVERYONE loses. Be careful! The ToD is a hidden count, but a warning level of radiation levels will be present.
  
  
• The Town wins if they eliminate all anti-town roles. Mafia win if they control majority of the town at any point during the day. If any 3rd party factions exist, they will have their own win conditions.
  
  
• Normal Mafia game roles may or may not be present. That shouldn't be an obstacle to your decision to kill people that disagree with you...right? ^_^
  
  
• Roles and Countries are hidden until death. No one knows who can do what at the beginning of the game.
  
  
• Days last 48 hours. Night last 12-24 hours depending on how fast night choices are sent in.
  

Private Messages will all be in the form of :

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Signed up: - confirm you are playing this game by typing /in inside the thread.

There is a 20 player limit for this game.


Game Status - Sign up Phase

1. L
   
2. d3_crescentia
   
3. johnnyspazz
   
4. JeeJee
   
5. Phrujbaz
   
6. Xelin
   
7. ~Opz~
   
8. Amber[LighT]
   
9. Caller
   
10. haster27
    
11. Elemenope
    
12. iNfuNdiBuLuM
    
13. Zona
    
14. tree.hugger
    
15. Fishball
    
16. Iaaan
    

Radiation levels - very low

Welcome to TL Mafia XXVI!

Your role is: Townie

PM flamewheel91 or BloodyC0bbler if you have any questions about your role.

Welcome to TL Mafia XXVI!

Your role is: Blue Role

PM flamewheel91 or BloodyC0bbler if you have any questions about your role.

Welcome to Mafia XXVI!

Your role is: Mafia

Your team consists of:

1. Ver
2. Incognito
3. Chuiu

PM flamewheel91 or BloodyC0bbler if you have any questions about your role.