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.
The game is typically very active, so the thread may grow large quickly. However, it is essential to read the thread to play the game. If you do not have the time or patience to read the whole thread, do not play.
Rules:
Cheating: Cheating includes (but is not limited to):
Posting after death. You may have one polite goodbye post, but it may not contain any potentially game-changing information.
Ruining the game by doing something like hand out your mafia's member list to the town.
Logging on to someone else's account to get their role or looking over someone's shoulder to get their role.
Comparing role PM times to determine roles.
Posting screenshots of your inbox.
Posting any PM you receive from a host.
Getting yourself modkilled to help your team. Your non-majority-decided death may not be used as a bargaining chip.
Signing up more than once using smurf accounts.
Betting items outside of the game in exchange for in-game benefits.
Sharing accounts with other players. Only you may post on your account.
You may not reveal or hint about the identity of your coach. You may not refer to any idea, course of action, etc. as something that was suggested by your coach.
If you feel that any action you are considering may be against the spirit of the game, it is best to contact a host and ensure it is allowed before proceeding.
Posting:
Host Color: The color blue is reserved for the hosts of the game to make our posts easy to notice. Please do not use it.
Questions: Once the game is underway, all questions to the hosts must be sent as PMs, do not ask in the thread. You are not allowed to say in thread you’re going to ask the hosts something, and you are not allowed to share your answer with the thread. If the question is a clarification all town needs to know, the hosts will post an announcement in the thread.
Activity: You must post in this thread once per day/night cycle and vote every day while you are alive. Roughly speaking, this equates to a bare minimum of one post per 36 hours. If you fail to do so, you will be modkilled or replaced.
Smurfs: Smurfs must PM the host because TL doesn't allow multiple accounts otherwise. If the host is unaware of smurfs, you (and/or your smurf) can be banned for having multiple accounts
Spam: Spam is not tolerated, nor is any off-topic material. Do not discuss Proleague here. Do not talk about Starcraft II here. Play Mafia here.
Editing: Editing is not allowed for any reason. Editing will result in a warning. After that, you will be modkilled. This is the one part of the site where it is okay to be double posting, even triple-posting. "Editing" includes indirect editing like linking an image, then editing the image. Editing your profile or signature are allowed, but if you edit them for any game-related reasons (ie, breadcrumbing, sending messages, etc) this will be considered out-of-thread posting and will be punished.
Inappropriate posts and use of the report post link: If you want to post something insulting or inappropriate and know the TL mods would have a problem with it elsewhere, don't post it here. If you do, a host will warn you or modkill you and request that you be banned from future games. The hosts have the final say on what is inappropriate. If you do not like how someone is talking to you, please PM a host, GMarshal, or Mig before involving the TL moderation staff or using the report post link. If you are unsatisfied with how the situation is resolved, then you can appeal to the TL staff normally.
Ban discussions: Please wait until this game is over to talk about modkills and bans resulting from this game.
Play to win. This means you play your best to help your team win while you are alive and in the game. However, this does not mean that you should try to win by being a jerk to the other players so they all want to quit playing.
This also means that you cannot leave the game without a good reason without a ban. These situations will be dealt with on a case by case basis. PM your host if you need to leave the game.
Out of thread communication:
It is common for players whose roles permit out of thread communication (e.g. mafia, masons) to use a medium outside of TL such as QuickTopics or IRC to communicate during the game. Other players may not attempt to infiltrate such communication channels. Players who have not explicitly been given permission to communicate outside the thread are not allowed to do so.
Voting rules:
Voting is done in this thread. Do not PM your vote to the hosts, it will not be counted.
Please vote in the following format: ##Vote: cakepie or ##Vote cakepie. Votes must be in bold, and votes not written in the correct fashion will not be counted.
No conditional voting.
You may vote only for other living players in the thread. You may not vote for yourself.
This game uses plurality voting, so whoever has the most votes at the end of the day is lynched. There is no minimum number of votes required to lynch someone. If there is a tie for most votes, whoever most recently had more votes than the other is the person who is up for the lynch.
The person who is up for the lynch is whoever has the most votes. Bringing another player up to that number of votes doesn't put him up for the lynch; s/he has to have the most votes.
Voting is mandatory. You may NOT abstain.
Signups:
7 spots in this game are reserved for new players*. The other 6 spots in this game are open to anyone, but new players still take priority and can possibly bump other players from these spots. These numbers are flexible, but the goal is to bring new members in and give them a chance to play. If you're a forum regular, please bear in mind there will be newbies in this game and act appropriately to introduce them to TL Mafia. * new player - played in 3 or fewer previous TL mafia games. That means if this would be your 4th game, you are eligible
Signup for the game by posting /in in the thread if you are new, or /in: Open if you are not.
Game-specific rules:
Modkills: This game follows the TL Mafia Ban List. If you are modkilled, your punishment will go beyond being eliminated from this game. Please refer to it for questions about your punishment. If you want to use this game to sit out your ban, please post in the Ban List.
Replacements: This game uses replacements. Players who are inactive may be replaced by other players. If you are unable to continue playing for a legitimate reason and require a replacement, inform the host(s) via PM. Do not post about it in the thread and do not contact the standby players on your own accord.
Clues: There are no clues. Any flavor is strictly for flavor only.
PMs: PMs and out of thread communication are not allowed in this game, unless your role explicitly allows them.
Time Cycle: This game will follow a 48 hour day/24 hour night cycle. Any votes or night actions timestamped up to and including XX:59 will count; those at or after the top of the hour (XX:00) will not. Upon reaching the deadline, the game will be put on hold until the next day or night post is posted. The deadline for each cycle will be 22:00 GMT (+00:00).
Credits: Thanks to kita & BH for advice. Thanks to Blazinghand who I stole this post from. Thanks to cohosts, coaches and players. Thanks to every active member of the TL mafia community.
Thanks to ZUN for Touhou. Thanks/apologies to musicians and artists whose music/art I’ll be shamelessly stealing for flavor.
Newbie-specific stuff
It's already in the rules, but remember, no editing. If you feel you must correct your post, please make a second post to clarify your statements. You may put EBWOP ("Edit by way of post," a handy acronym invented by semioldguy) at the beginning of your post to indicate that you are clearing up a point you made. If your EBWOP post is several posts after your original, please quote your original post in your EBWOP post for the sake of clarity.
Only sign up if you know you will have the time available to properly play the game. It is essential that players remain active in a newbie game, so only /in if you are able to play to your fullest.
If there is any sort of issue, you are unsure about some mechanic, or you are just wondering if your devilish scheme is even allowed, feel free to PM the host(s). Don't feel shy; these games are meant to be a place to learn and be open.
Behave as gentlemen (or ladies). Things get heated here, but personal attacks will not be acceptable, and will be dealt with accordingly. Remember, this is a game; have fun and happy scumhunting!
Please do not talk about any ongoing games either in-game or pre-game. This can affect other games and is unacceptable. Please do not refer to outside-of- thread activity of players in this thread.
If you receive coaching, don't tell town about it.
“Cirno, 5+4 is 9.” “I’m not a ⑨!” Art credit: pixiv #3860072
The teacher has not shown up for class. It has been several minutes now. It is incredibly unlike her to be late. In fact, the students are fairly sure, something like this is quite unprecedented. It is thus that we find Team 9 chatting among themselves...
“... but Sensei has never been late before,” pointed out Wriggle Nightbug. “Is that so?” Rumia asked absentmindedly. “It must be an incident,” declared Cirno, standing up, arms akimbo. “Who is responsible for this, and what have you done to our beloved Keine-sensei?” “I’m sure it’s nothing that insidious, Cirno-chan...” Daiyousei started to caution.
But it was too late. Nearby students had overheard them.
“W-what, an incident?!” asked a somewhat startled-looking Tatara Kogasa. Hang in there, Kogasa! “Woohoo!” exclaimed Kasodani Kyouko, “it’s an incident, an incident!”
Well, there goes. If anyone hadn’t heard Cirno’s initial outburst, they certainly heard Kyouko. An excited murmur spread through the classroom...
This being a student game, it is only fitting for it to be set in Keine’s terakoya.
Please note that the theme is for flavor purposes only and having knowledge of the series and its wider fandom is not required. Still, players new to the series are welcomed to check it out. I guess the wiki is as good a starting point as any? Try not to be too overwhelmed. After all, it is only the most prolific fan made shooter series.
Game setup information
This game uses a semi-open setup for 13 players; that is, all the possible roles are given but the number of each is not known. Not all of the roles will necessarily be present.
Town Win Condition: Eliminate all of the anti-town players, leaving at least one town player alive. Mafia Win Condition: Eliminate all other players, or reach a scenario where nothing can stop this.
Vote races: In case the game would be decided by a vote race, the day is skipped and the endgame is resolved by the next set of night actions.
You are a child from the human village, a vanilla townie! You have no special abilities, but your voice and your vote are just as important as anyone else's. You win with the town.
You are Wriggle Nightbug, a town cop! Using your power to control insects, you can order them to snoop around and check the alignment of other players.
Each night phase, you may choose a player to investigate. You will visit the player and receive "Town" or "Anti-town" as a result. Your results are guaranteed to be accurate. You win with the town.
You are Daiyousei, a town doctor! Somehow, you’ve acquired a reputation for being responsible and level-headed, so you got appointed as the class’s health and first aid rep.
Each night phase, you may choose a player other than yourself to protect. You will visit that player, and if someone attempts to kill them, you will be able to protect them from one KP. If more than one KP is directed at your target, they will die. Neither you nor your target will be notified in the event of a successful save. You win with the town.
You are Cirno, a town 1-shot vigilante! You’re the strongest, you’re a genius, and you’re sure you’ll take care of this problem all by yourself, no matter what the others say. Also, you’re not a ⑨!
Once during the game, during the night phase, you may select a player to kill. That player is shot overnight and dies at the start of the next day. If your target was also shot by mafia, or was protected by a doctor or veteran status, your bullet is lost. If you were roleblocked, you don't use your bullet and can try again another night. You win with the town.
You are Rumia, a town roleblocker! By manipulating darkness, you are able to trap another player and prevent them from performing their intended night action(s), if any.
Each night phase, you may choose a player to roleblock, which will prevent them from performing actions and visits that night. The roleblocked player will be notified, even if s/he is vanilla. You win with the town.
You are Hieda no Akyuu, a town mason! As the Child of Miare, you don’t really need to go to school, but you sometimes attend anyway under the pretext of observing to gather information for your Chronicle. Mostly, though, you just muck about with your friend Kosuzu, passing notes and such.
You are Motoori Kosuzu, a town mason! Since you’re able to decipher books just by touching them, school is really just a formality. Most of the time, you just muck about with your friend Akyuu, passing notes and such.
You are confirmed town to your mason partner and vice versa. You are permitted to communicate with your mason partner outside of the game thread; a quicktopic has been provided for you here: <insert link>. You win with the town.
You are <secret-name>, a mafia goon! <secret-flavor-text>
Every night, the mafia team may choose to send one of their members to kill a player. You may communicate with other members of your mafia team outside of the game thread at any time. A quicktopic has been provided for your team: <insert link>. You win with the mafia. The mafia team is: <insert names>
You are <secret-name>, a mafia roleblocker! <secret-flavor-text>
Each night phase, you may choose a player to roleblock, which will prevent them from performing actions and visits that night. The roleblocked player will be notified, even if s/he is vanilla.
Every night, the mafia team may choose to send one of their members to kill a player. You may communicate with other members of your mafia team outside of the game thread at any time. A quicktopic has been provided for your team: <insert link>. You win with the mafia. The mafia team is: <insert names>
You are <secret-name>, a mafia godfather! <secret-flavor-text>
You return "town" to cop checks, as though you were a vanilla townie.
Every night, the mafia team may choose to send one of their members to kill a player. You may communicate with other members of your mafia team outside of the game thread at any time. A quicktopic has been provided for your team: <insert link>. You win with the mafia. The mafia team is: <insert names>
You are <secret-name>, a serial killer! <secret-flavor-text>
Pregame, you must select one of the following abilities. PM all hosts with your choice:
Investigation immunity: You return "town" to cop checks, as though you were a vanilla townie; or
1-shot bulletproof: You have a bulletproof vest that can absorb one bullet. This means you need to be shot twice in order to die: once to destroy the vest, once to kill you. If you are roleblocked, however, your bulletproof vest doesn't work that night. You are informed if your vest is destroyed by a bullet.
You can kill one person every night, but you don't have to. You win when you are the last player alive or nothing can prevent this from occurring.
Notes:
The role list above includes all potential roles that can appear in the game. It does not include all potential character names players may receive -- character names and flavor text for anti-town roles have been hidden. It adds excitement! Seriously, though, please be reminded that character names and flavor text are flavor, i.e. strictly for fun. They are not for strategy.
If a player with a night-phase ability fails to send in an action, no action will be taken.
One person on the mafia team may carry out the kill each night. The mafia can choose not to kill. The mafia can kill each other. If the mafia member chosen to kill on a particular night is roleblocked, no kill will occur. A mafia member with a night-phase ability may use his/her ability and kill in the same night.
If mafia fail to specify their kill target, no kill will occur. If they give a target without specifying who will carry out the kill, I will select one of the mafia to be the killer by random draw.
If a serial killer is present s/he will be able to choose between investigation immunity and one shot bulletproof when the roles go out and before day 1 starts. If no choice is sent in then I will flip a coin and choose for the player. The serial killer is not compelled to kill every night.
All roleblocks will result in the target being notified.
If two roleblockers target each other, they are both informed. If roleblocker A targets roleblocker B and roleblocker B targets someone else, roleblocker B's action will not go through.
Masons who are roleblocked will not be prevented from communicating with their partner(s). Masons are confirmed town to each other.
FAQs:
Q: Can good guys communicate outside of the thread? What about just the Cop / Detective? A: The good guys can't communicate outside of the thread. This includes the Cop.
Q: I'm confused about some role names that are used interchangeably. A: VT = Vanilla Townie = Town Vanilla. Cop = DT = Detective. Medic = Doc = Doctor = Angel. Scum = Mafia. RB = Roleblocker
Q: Does something extra bad happen to the Doctor if s/he visits a mafia player? A: The Doctor has no penalty for saving a mafia player
Q: I want to talk about coaching, or have a question about coaching. Where should I ask this? A: PM me. Do not post in the thread about coaching.
Q: Should I talk about this game anywhere other than this thread? A: No. You can talk in your assigned Quicktopic if you are Mafia, or masons with another player. You can also talk with your coach. Otherwise, do not mention this game. Don't mention it in passing. Don't mention that you're alive. Don't mention that you think your case is good. People in this game read all parts of the forums here on TL, so if you go over the Sc2 Strategy and say "I'm a bad mafia dude in this game" you will get found out.
Q: Should I talk about this game anywhere other than this thread if I'm dead? A: When you die I will provide you with a quicktopic for dead players to hang out in and discuss the game.
Q: Can town decide to "sleep" or vote for a no-lynch? A: You are allowed to vote for a no-lynch.
Q: The deadline passed and the Host hasn't finished writing the Day post or Night post. During these minutes between the lynch ending, or between the night ending, and the start of the next phase, can I talk? A: Do not talk if the day or night post is late. After the lynch or the night kills have been 100% determined, in theory the next day should start instantly. In practice, it takes me some time to compose the new post, and during this time you should quietly wait for the flip. Typically there's a delay of between 1 and 10 minutes.
Q: Can we claim our roles or night actions and their results? A: You may claim anything you want to, including fake claims. It is up to the other players whether they will believe your claim.
Q: Can I post a screenshot of my role PM? Can we compare formatting or timestamps of messages from the hosts? A: You may not directly quote or screenshot anything from outside the thread. This also implies that things like comparing PM timestamps or formatting are disallowed. You may not ask things like "was your role PM colored green?".
Q: Are the teams balanced based on newbie/vet status? A: Nope, they are assigned at random.
On May 12 2015 22:49 Half the Sky wrote: 10/10 on your header graphic. <3
<3 ! I'm tryhard like that.
On May 13 2015 10:49 Tictock wrote: I know nothing about this theme...
No worries, flavor is just flavor. Maybe you won't get a couple of references, but no big deal, you're here primarily to have fun playing mafia, right? That's what counts.
Flavor won't contribute to solving the game, e.g. even if, suppose someone manages to guess the themed character names for mafia, it won't help identify the mafia roles present or tie the roles to players in the game, which is what actually matters at the end of the day.
I do hope there'll actually be at least a couple of people who are familiar with the theme and would "get" it, though. It'd be just sad if I'm inserting references/in-jokes but end up just snickering at them by myself. > <;;
Here, have a random touhou remix for entertainment while we wait for the game to fill up.
Alstroemeria Records Alice Maestera Original: Alice Maestra / 東方幻想郷 ～ Lotus Land Story / Stage 4 theme
Touhou themed mafia best mafia. Also should I sign up for the open or newbie slot? I've played in more than 3 mafia games before but the last time I played was over 3 years ago and I don't remember much of it.
Touhou themed mafia best mafia. Also should I sign up for the open or newbie slot? I've played in more than 3 mafia games before but the last time I played was over 3 years ago and I don't remember much of it.
I don't mind giving you a newbie slot if you want to treat this as a refresher game of sorts, boils down to whether you'd like coaching or not. I'll put you down as open for now, let me know if you'd like a coach.
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