Another game from me soon...?

or something weirder, like Ace's or Caller's games?

On April 09 2010 15:40 Fishball wrote:
I personally won't be playing in any bot games. Certain elements are just missing, and it doesn't suit my taste.
I like the "once in a while" TL Mafia (insert Roman numeral here) games with a relatively standard rule set with clues in Night posts, players ranging from 25-50.
If I play too many games in a row (like recently), it just dilutes my interest in the game.

On April 09 2010 15:40 Fishball wrote:
I personally won't be playing in any bot games. Certain elements are just missing, and it doesn't suit my taste.
I like the "once in a while" TL Mafia (insert Roman numeral here) games with a relatively standard rule set with clues in Night posts, players ranging from 25-50.
If I play too many games in a row (like recently), it just dilutes my interest in the game.

On April 09 2010 21:50 Amber[LighT] wrote:


This.

When does Mafia ... XXI (I think) begin?

On April 09 2010 20:36 Qatol wrote:

I'm planning on hosting one of these in a few weeks after I finish with school. Also, I agree. The micro games seem to just be missing something to me. I don't think I will be playing in one any time soon either.

Side note: flamewheel, when did zona's micro games become "standard?" The vast majority of games on TL have been 30+ players.

On April 10 2010 01:27 Qatol wrote:

Probably around May 1 if I'm the one who hosts it.

On April 10 2010 03:08 flamewheel91 wrote:

I think I can get one started around Mid-April, if you guys will have it. If it's 20-30 people it shouldn't conflict with Qatol's game in timing.

And would this be XXI? Does Ace's game count toward numbering?

On April 10 2010 09:38 Foolishness wrote:
I think a problem from Zona's games is that the day/night cycles are too long. When there are 5-9 people alive, do you really need 48 hours to talk things over (or 24 hours for night)? I'm not saying it should be like the first mini mafia which had 20 min day cycles or whatever, but something a bit shorter might help keep interest going and keep from getting bored. Ultimately, the length of the day/night should be determined by how many people are alive, so maybe we should consider something where the cycles get shorter as more people are killed.

I'm the only one in the thread so far who thinks this, but I like playing in Zona's small games and think they should be maintained to some degree. I think it provides a nice break from playing in gigantic 40-50 player games. Also, in between these large games, there's usually some sort of break period of a few weeks or so (understandable of course because the game has to get organized and people have to sign up and such). Zona's games allow for mafia play in this interim period for those who want to.

It was also nice to see that a lot of players in Zona's games were relative new comers, and not just a room full of vets. These games help give experience to those who are relatively new and want to play/learn more, as they don't have to sit around and wait for the next big game to play in. Case in point I think some people aren't going to write off BM before the game even starts anymore after his recent performance.