• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 08:10
CET 14:10
KST 22:10
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT13Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book16Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0224LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16)46Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win2Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker15
StarCraft 2
General
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up SpeCial on The Tasteless Podcast Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker
Tourneys
PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16) Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) WardiTV Team League Season 10 $5,000 WardiTV Winter Championship 2026
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ? [A] Starcraft Sound Mod
External Content
Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 512 Overclocked Mutation # 511 Temple of Rebirth
Brood War
General
Gypsy to Korea TvZ is the most complete match up Ladder maps - how we can make blizz update them? Brood War inspired Terran vs Zerg cinematic – feed Which units you wish saw more use in the game?
Tourneys
Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 1 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues Small VOD Thread 2.0 KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Fighting Spirit mining rates Zealot bombing is no longer popular? Current Meta
Other Games
General Games
ZeroSpace Megathread Diablo 2 thread Nintendo Switch Thread Path of Exile Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Ask and answer stupid questions here! Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
The Search For Meaning in Vi…
TrAiDoS
My 2025 Magic: The Gathering…
DARKING
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1911 users

[M][N] Mini Mafia: The (kinda) Vanilla Experience - Page 12

Forum Index > TL Mafia
Post a Reply
Prev 1 10 11 12 13 14 196 Next
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:36 GMT
#221
On October 22 2015 06:33 Blazinghand wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:28 Xatalos wrote:
I'd say that's more like pseudo-pseudo-random though. It's not really as sophisticated as something like the Random class in Java. I'll give you that it's somewhat good in the sense that you can "prove" it's not just some number you made up, even if it's not exactly fully random.

In the end, I think we're utterly doomed if we can't make a better than RNG lynch with this list of players.... It could be somehow feasible if the players were mostly inactive to get things rolling (lol)


I mean, it is "psuedo-random", but calling it that doesn't actually say anything negative about its use here. It's like noting that a dice roll isn't always perfectly random, or that it's really hard to generate randomness using computer. Sure, the Random class in Java isn't great, and maybe this is less random, but still this is SUPER random, so random you'd have to do it probably hundreds of thousands of time before there was a problem, or alternatively, due it a few hundred times per second or something.

It's random enough taht it's already way more random than it needs to be, and unlike literally all other attempts at RNG, it's provably not influenced by me.


Well that's true.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:38 GMT
#222
Why does marv being in the scumteam make it weak? :D

Anyways I was under the impression that TL towns have mostly beaten RNG in recent years.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22180 Posts
October 21 2015 21:38 GMT
#223
On October 22 2015 06:33 yamato77 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:30 Vivax wrote:
We might already have caught mafia here since yammo doesn't reply in response to my phantastic intimidating presence.

When he's afk he's mafia.

I just don't take you seriously.

If I do that and you're town, one of us is almost certainly going to die.

If I do that and you're mafia, it won't help lynch you in any way.


That doesn't make any sense.

Your reply isn't influenced by my alignment, only by yours.

Besides you might reverse that and say that if I'm mafia one of us is going to die, which is good.
Or that if I'm town it won't help get me lynched, which is also good.

But you chose to be a party pooper.
So you're mafia.
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:38 GMT
#224
D1 I mean
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Chromatically
Profile Joined January 2012
United States1700 Posts
October 21 2015 21:39 GMT
#225
On October 22 2015 06:31 Xatalos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:25 Chromatically wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:21 Xatalos wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:19 Chromatically wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:16 Xatalos wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:09 Chromatically wrote:
So protown Vivax.

On October 22 2015 06:01 Xatalos wrote:
The pressure is real

Are you feeling pressure, Xatalos?


Heh. I'd imagine your question is based on an invalid assumption.

And what would that be? The assumption that you're mafia?


What did you think the "pressure" was referring to?

That's what I was originally asking. My first assumption was that you were feeling pressure now that the game's started.


It was mainly referring to the pressure on the votecount tool (with the harsh voting rules requiring its perfect functioning etc.). Well, I'm pretty confident in it after so many test games.

Oh. That makes a lot of sense.

Why should we lynch gumshoe?
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:39 GMT
#226
On October 22 2015 06:36 ritoky wrote:
gumshoe might be mafia.


Why?
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
yamato77
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
11589 Posts
October 21 2015 21:40 GMT
#227
On October 22 2015 06:38 Vivax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:33 yamato77 wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:30 Vivax wrote:
We might already have caught mafia here since yammo doesn't reply in response to my phantastic intimidating presence.

When he's afk he's mafia.

I just don't take you seriously.

If I do that and you're town, one of us is almost certainly going to die.

If I do that and you're mafia, it won't help lynch you in any way.


That doesn't make any sense.

Your reply isn't influenced by my alignment, only by yours.

Besides you might reverse that and say that if I'm mafia one of us is going to die, which is good.
Or that if I'm town it won't help get me lynched, which is also good.

But you chose to be a party pooper.
So you're mafia.

No, I chose not to participate in the propagation of stupidity.
Writer@WriterYamato
ritoky
Profile Joined March 2011
United States6851 Posts
October 21 2015 21:41 GMT
#228
On October 22 2015 06:39 Xatalos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:36 ritoky wrote:
gumshoe might be mafia.


Why?


poorly explained response, forced joke, clear post editing, extra lines at the end of post.
“When interest is at variance with conscience, any distinction to make them friends will serve the hollow-hearted.” -Henry Home
Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22180 Posts
October 21 2015 21:41 GMT
#229
On October 22 2015 06:40 yamato77 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:38 Vivax wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:33 yamato77 wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:30 Vivax wrote:
We might already have caught mafia here since yammo doesn't reply in response to my phantastic intimidating presence.

When he's afk he's mafia.

I just don't take you seriously.

If I do that and you're town, one of us is almost certainly going to die.

If I do that and you're mafia, it won't help lynch you in any way.


That doesn't make any sense.

Your reply isn't influenced by my alignment, only by yours.

Besides you might reverse that and say that if I'm mafia one of us is going to die, which is good.
Or that if I'm town it won't help get me lynched, which is also good.

But you chose to be a party pooper.
So you're mafia.

No, I chose not to participate in the propagation of stupidity.


How is it stupid to want to have you play the game faced against the overwhelming odds that are my unbeatable arguments?
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:42 GMT
#230
On October 22 2015 06:38 Vivax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:33 yamato77 wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:30 Vivax wrote:
We might already have caught mafia here since yammo doesn't reply in response to my phantastic intimidating presence.

When he's afk he's mafia.

I just don't take you seriously.

If I do that and you're town, one of us is almost certainly going to die.

If I do that and you're mafia, it won't help lynch you in any way.


That doesn't make any sense.

Your reply isn't influenced by my alignment, only by yours.

Besides you might reverse that and say that if I'm mafia one of us is going to die, which is good.
Or that if I'm town it won't help get me lynched, which is also good.

But you chose to be a party pooper.
So you're mafia.


Hmm.. Well, yamato's certainly not being very useful so far...
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25558 Posts
October 21 2015 21:43 GMT
#231
On October 22 2015 06:38 Xatalos wrote:
Why does marv being in the scumteam make it weak? :D

He has been super fatigued of rolling scum since he rolled scum for several games in a row. In the last game or two he rolled scum, he barely played and complained about wanting to be town. This game, if Marv is scum, he'll probably say/do nothing. If he's town expect him to be excited and energized about finally being able to be town and "recharge his batteries". Contrast Scum Marv that's on his game, who busts out hecka sweet moves. Marv's alignment should be obvious this game, even after he reads this post from me.


On October 22 2015 06:38 Xatalos wrote:
Anyways I was under the impression that TL towns have mostly beaten RNG in recent years.


in general, maybe, but

1. Not by much
2. the reasons I laid out (skilled scum players, vanilla setup without extra townies, etc) all apply here
3. even in setups where town does have these advantages, RNG is still a good idea.

Why don't we sit down and discuss rayn's play so far? Is anyone else suspicious of his lack of contribution?
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
TL+ Member
ritoky
Profile Joined March 2011
United States6851 Posts
October 21 2015 21:44 GMT
#232
bh sleeping on me winning 6 of my 7 games as mafia on these forums made me die a little inside.
“When interest is at variance with conscience, any distinction to make them friends will serve the hollow-hearted.” -Henry Home
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:44 GMT
#233
On October 22 2015 06:41 ritoky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:39 Xatalos wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:36 ritoky wrote:
gumshoe might be mafia.


Why?


poorly explained response, forced joke, clear post editing, extra lines at the end of post.


Clear post editing? I agree he's felt a bit "forced" with his entrance.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22180 Posts
October 21 2015 21:45 GMT
#234
On October 22 2015 06:44 ritoky wrote:
bh sleeping on me winning 6 of my 7 games as mafia on these forums made me die a little inside.


I want to townread you for this post but that would be a bit premature for a decisive guess.
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25558 Posts
October 21 2015 21:45 GMT
#235
On October 22 2015 06:44 ritoky wrote:
bh sleeping on me winning 6 of my 7 games as mafia on these forums made me die a little inside.


Okay if you're good at scum then that's even MORE argument for RNG! almost everyone here is good at scum! We'll never catch them D1 without lynching raynpelikoneet

thanks for your support voting raynpelikoneet

look, he's lurking even now, let's vote him
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
TL+ Member
ritoky
Profile Joined March 2011
United States6851 Posts
October 21 2015 21:45 GMT
#236
On October 22 2015 06:44 Xatalos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:41 ritoky wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:39 Xatalos wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:36 ritoky wrote:
gumshoe might be mafia.


Why?


poorly explained response, forced joke, clear post editing, extra lines at the end of post.


Clear post editing? I agree he's felt a bit "forced" with his entrance.


at start of game mafia more likely to re-read and edit their post than town is. town more prone to be natural. the lines at the end, the changes between capitalizing and not capitalizing, and some other aspects shows he read and edited the post.
“When interest is at variance with conscience, any distinction to make them friends will serve the hollow-hearted.” -Henry Home
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:47 GMT
#237
On October 22 2015 06:43 Blazinghand wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:38 Xatalos wrote:
Why does marv being in the scumteam make it weak? :D

He has been super fatigued of rolling scum since he rolled scum for several games in a row. In the last game or two he rolled scum, he barely played and complained about wanting to be town. This game, if Marv is scum, he'll probably say/do nothing. If he's town expect him to be excited and energized about finally being able to be town and "recharge his batteries". Contrast Scum Marv that's on his game, who busts out hecka sweet moves. Marv's alignment should be obvious this game, even after he reads this post from me.


Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:38 Xatalos wrote:
Anyways I was under the impression that TL towns have mostly beaten RNG in recent years.


in general, maybe, but

1. Not by much
2. the reasons I laid out (skilled scum players, vanilla setup without extra townies, etc) all apply here
3. even in setups where town does have these advantages, RNG is still a good idea.

Why don't we sit down and discuss rayn's play so far? Is anyone else suspicious of his lack of contribution?


LOL :D That last line was funny.

I really liked the first part of your post though. Seems like town thinking through stuff.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:48 GMT
#238
On October 22 2015 06:17 gumshoe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:06 Vivax wrote:

##Vote yamato77

Cause he complained about flavour.


Because you feel he tried too hard to say something funny, and is therefore making a noticeable effort to try and blend in, or because you consider any anti chocolate agenda heresy?

also

Show nested quote +
I'm thinking of a general strategy to kickstart this thing and skip the banter.

It usually involves getting on the nerves of some prickly dude.


not a bad idea

##vote vivax


I guess you mean the difference between the earlier and latter part of this post and their style?
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
ritoky
Profile Joined March 2011
United States6851 Posts
October 21 2015 21:49 GMT
#239
On October 22 2015 06:48 Xatalos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:17 gumshoe wrote:
On October 22 2015 06:06 Vivax wrote:

##Vote yamato77

Cause he complained about flavour.


Because you feel he tried too hard to say something funny, and is therefore making a noticeable effort to try and blend in, or because you consider any anti chocolate agenda heresy?

also

I'm thinking of a general strategy to kickstart this thing and skip the banter.

It usually involves getting on the nerves of some prickly dude.


not a bad idea

##vote vivax


I guess you mean the difference between the earlier and latter part of this post and their style?


On October 22 2015 06:31 gumshoe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:19 Vivax wrote:
That's ballsy gumbro


me no play long time / : I'm all pent up, but aside from that, it wasn't ballsy at all. You set the value of the vote. That value is equivalent to that of a hat. Atm voting for someone is the equivalent of storing your hat on a rack. Basically for the first day we all have awesome racks but shitty hats. As the game goes on, our racks will deteriorate, the wood changing from fine oak to base mahogany, but our hats shall grow in splendor. Soon they will be both outlandish and dignified. Not just one flavor, but two in conjunction. Chocolate and Vannila in perfect harmony.

Vivax would you consider yourself a prickly dude?


“When interest is at variance with conscience, any distinction to make them friends will serve the hollow-hearted.” -Henry Home
Xatalos
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland9675 Posts
October 21 2015 21:51 GMT
#240
On October 22 2015 06:45 Blazinghand wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2015 06:44 ritoky wrote:
bh sleeping on me winning 6 of my 7 games as mafia on these forums made me die a little inside.


Okay if you're good at scum then that's even MORE argument for RNG! almost everyone here is good at scum! We'll never catch them D1 without lynching raynpelikoneet

thanks for your support voting raynpelikoneet

look, he's lurking even now, let's vote him


Hahaha... Really rock solid reasoning :D

It'd be funny if he came online and saw a big wagon on himself immediately.

Just for that, I might even vote for him.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." - Sun Tzu
Prev 1 10 11 12 13 14 196 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
WardiTV Winter Champion…
12:00
Group A
WardiTV935
IndyStarCraft 177
3DClanTV 45
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Lowko317
IndyStarCraft 177
ProTech124
Hui .108
StarCraft: Brood War
Sea 16728
GuemChi 2397
Horang2 1583
Bisu 1543
Larva 728
BeSt 536
EffOrt 464
firebathero 451
Stork 372
Mini 329
[ Show more ]
Light 236
Shuttle 223
Last 223
Soma 214
Snow 205
ggaemo 172
hero 159
Rush 107
Mong 104
Zeus 97
Backho 60
JYJ 59
JulyZerg 57
Sea.KH 54
Barracks 51
ZergMaN 37
Aegong 36
ajuk12(nOOB) 36
sorry 35
Free 33
Movie 29
910 25
Sacsri 22
IntoTheRainbow 21
GoRush 17
HiyA 15
zelot 14
Purpose 13
Terrorterran 13
Noble 12
Bale 10
Shinee 10
SilentControl 8
Icarus 6
Dota 2
Gorgc4903
Dendi452
XcaliburYe62
Counter-Strike
olofmeister2324
zeus1221
byalli862
edward68
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King79
Other Games
singsing1869
Liquid`RaSZi1368
B2W.Neo352
crisheroes270
Fuzer 237
Sick136
RotterdaM109
Trikslyr27
hiko4
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL30790
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 11 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• iHatsuTV 11
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
10h 50m
PiG Sty Festival
19h 50m
Maru vs Bunny
Classic vs SHIN
The PondCast
20h 50m
KCM Race Survival
20h 50m
WardiTV Winter Champion…
22h 50m
OSC
22h 50m
Replay Cast
1d 10h
PiG Sty Festival
1d 19h
Clem vs Percival
Zoun vs Solar
Epic.LAN
1d 22h
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
PiG Sty Festival
2 days
herO vs NightMare
Reynor vs Cure
CranKy Ducklings
2 days
Epic.LAN
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
PiG Sty Festival
3 days
Serral vs YoungYakov
ByuN vs ShoWTimE
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Wardi Open
4 days
Monday Night Weeklies
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
5 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

C-League Week 31
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
WardiTV Winter 2026
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: King of Kings
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 1st Round
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 1st Round Qualifier
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026: China & Korea Invitational
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round Qualifier
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.