Mafia is an educated guessing game of epic proportions. At the start of the game each player is randomly assigned a role. The majority of players become members of the town, but a few players will be transformed into the game's secret villains: the mafia. After receiving their roles, the players discuss amongst themselves and work to uncover the deceivers within their ranks. In the day players vote on somebody to lynch, eliminating them from the game. During night the mafia faction selects in secret a member of the town to kill.
The objective of the game is to lynch or kill all mafia members before they outnumber the rest of the town. If the mafia at any time outnumber or equal the townspeople, they win.
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. This game can involve hours of reading and typically spans 2 weeks. If you do not have the time or patience to read the whole thread, do not play.
New players are always welcome to join. The best way to get acquainted with the game and see whether it's something you may enjoy is by reading through a previous game in this forum.
Signups:
Come play with us!
Sign up for the game by posting /in in the thread If you find that you no longer have time to play prior to the game starting simply post /out. You may also post /replace to potentially fill in for an inactive player.
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. [*] Posting the link to any QT's you have. [*] Posting a townie seal to remove yourself from the lynch pool. Seals include, but are not limited to, the traditional Coag townie seals, + Show Spoiler +
as well as players utilizing a 15 year history of never lying about their own alignment. Do not pressure players to post their seals.
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: The color green is reserved for questions by players for the hosts during pre-game.
Once the game begins, please PM the hosts with any questions.
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
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, or Blazinghand 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:
Players for this game will be invited to a discord server. Only players with mafia/mason roles may have out of game discussions. 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 a separate voting thread that will be posted at the start of the game. Do not PM your vote to the hosts, it will not be counted.
Please vote in the following format: ##Vote Palmar.
No conditional voting.
You may 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.
Game-specific rules:
Modkills:
Modkills will be used at the host's discretion.
Replacements: If you are unable to continue playing for a legitimate reason please PM the host. During the first two cycles a replacement will be subbed in if available.
Clues: The role PMs and day/night posts are purely flavor text. There are no clues.
PMs: PMs and out of thread communication are not allowed in this game, unless your role explicitly allows them.
Activity: You are expected to keep up with the thread and participate in discussion. If for some reason you anticipate that you will not be available for a period longer than 48 hours, please notify a host ahead of time. Activity modkills will be handled at the host's discretion.
Time Cycle: This game will follow a 48 hour day/24 hour night cycle. Upon reaching the deadline, the game will be put on hold until the next day or night post is posted. Any votes or night actions timestamped up to and including 9:59 will count; those at or after 10:00 will not.
The deadline for each cycle will be 10:00 PM EDT.
Credits: Thanks to cohosts, coaches and players. Thanks to every active member of the TL mafia community.
This is a themed game with a closed setup. Each player's role will be the identity of a TL mafia player, and they will have powers/abilities matched to the flavor of that personality. Players are welcome to roleplay their personality. Personalities will be chosen from the pool of recent players as well as longtime TL Mafia celebrities. A player's name is not indicative of their alignment.
This game may have anti-claim mechanics, so be cautious of claiming your role/abilities.
Win conditions:
Third party players may be present this game.
Town wins when all anti-town players have been killed.
Mafia wins when all other forces cannot prevent a mafia victory.
Balance disclaimer:
This game is intended to be a fun flavored themed game. With lots of roles present I cannot promise that it will be well balanced.
On August 14 2024 12:25 Chezinu wrote: I wonder what personalities there will be. What if I get a hybrid personality of two famous people, but with some sort of limitation or requirement...
I feel like Lucky Star's girls are actually just guys. It sounds like Japanese dudes at HS. With some girlishness thrown in to fit the picture presented.
Anyone else wanna talk about Anime until folks sign up?
This madness is like a decade late but better late than never.
Chezinu is quite the badass irl, never thought someone could get me interested in LinkedIn but he solos that job handily. Bam.
On August 19 2024 23:27 Vivax wrote: After almost completing two lessons in French on duolingo I might be able to understand Rels now.
X
As for the -HOLY SHIT IS THAT WHY ELON MUSK NAMED TWITTER X
HE IS SAYING YOU SHOULD DOUBT
OMG LOL
Damn that landed late for me.
...
Anyway. As for the Lucky Star cast. Had no idea it is supposed to be about people my age. And one named tsukasa... hijole... cornstarch from Japan. Lol my autocorrect. I am gonna leave it.
The show is basically Japanese slice of life of my college era friends group for one semester. Makes it boring for me and yet weirdly fascinating. How much I can predict it. Pink hair girl is the spot I occupied. Blue hair person is a nazi now. Purple haired ones, sibling duo, isn't a sibling pair for me but they are
Where are they now? I actually don't know.
Whatever
I need to sleep and stop thinking about older slice of life anime.
My autocorrect be like "there is no way this squeaky clean dude wanted to write that word, hmm it is a pretty unique word, hmm. Corn starch! As one word!"
On August 20 2024 23:21 Jockmcplop wrote: I feel like this game is going to be full of injokes I might miss but wth /in
A sheep somehow survived in a wolf den. Yet the wolves demand gratitude from the sheep for not eating it, they even become friends with each other.
However, other wolves aren‘t okay with that and they want the sheep to apologize. They start eating some of the good natured wolves as retaliation and out of jealousy for their habitat.
The only thing the sheep manages to utter is ‚I‘m sorry. Baa.Baa.‘
On August 20 2024 23:21 Jockmcplop wrote: I feel like this game is going to be full of injokes I might miss but wth /in
A sheep somehow survived in a wolf den. Yet the wolves demand gratitude from the sheep for not eating it, they even become friends with each other.
However, other wolves aren‘t okay with that and they want the sheep to apologize. They start eating some of the good natured wolves as retaliation and out of jealousy for their habitat.
The only thing the sheep manages to utter is ‚I‘m sorry. Baa.Baa.‘
I was going past a sheep field the other day and someone had dyed one of the sheep's wool rainbow coloured. True story.
On August 20 2024 23:21 Jockmcplop wrote: I feel like this game is going to be full of injokes I might miss but wth /in
A sheep somehow survived in a wolf den. Yet the wolves demand gratitude from the sheep for not eating it, they even become friends with each other.
However, other wolves aren‘t okay with that and they want the sheep to apologize. They start eating some of the good natured wolves as retaliation and out of jealousy for their habitat.
The only thing the sheep manages to utter is ‚I‘m sorry. Baa.Baa.‘
I was going past a sheep field the other day and someone had dyed one of the sheep's wool rainbow coloured. True story.
Lol! I can imagine this and I think it's hilarious but also difficult to pull off. Feels like evidence left behind by a story.
The news might be,world is already dead, we‘re stuck in solipsism after a singularity was released, determined to keep us alive for as long as possible.
Might be a few deaths ahead to reach reality (don‘t do anything to yourself though).
If the singularity travels, it can extend its lifespan, maybe ?
We realize we‘re facing lies upon lies keeping us from our true selves, we expose the truth about ourselves first, and find the lies in others second.
The others might kill you for that. According to christians that would make you a martyr. And in martyrdom, you will find elevation for being true to that knowledge.
Whose picture did I post when I first started playing this game on this forum ?
The new mafia follow fascistoid wealthy oligarchs of American origins.
On August 25 2024 12:56 Vivax wrote: What can we do in such an event?
We realize we‘re facing lies upon lies keeping us from our true selves, we expose the truth about ourselves first, and find the lies in others second.
The others might kill you for that. According to christians that would make you a martyr. And in martyrdom, you will find elevation for being true to that knowledge.
Whose picture did I post when I first started playing this game on this forum ?
The new mafia follow fascistoid wealthy oligarchs of American origins.
I can't search back further than 2015 and I read my own posts from back then with surprise because I don't remember saying it. So I definitely won't remember what image you posted from like before Coag told me people played mafia online and I thought he was asking me to join the literal remnant of the Italian Mafia coordinating online and was sketched out and suspicious of him until he clarified what he was talking about
I might be able to play, but I am not sure exactly what my schedule will be like. If you have enough other players that would probably be better.
On the bright side, my mental health ought to be more stable than previously? But it's always hard for me to predict, it might take quite a while to truly get things more stable
On August 29 2024 11:30 Trfel wrote: I might be able to play, but I am not sure exactly what my schedule will be like. If you have enough other players that would probably be better.
On the bright side, my mental health ought to be more stable than previously? But it's always hard for me to predict, it might take quite a while to truly get things more stable
Up to you.
I'm predicting that the activity won't be overbearing based off the signups.
On August 29 2024 11:30 Trfel wrote: I might be able to play, but I am not sure exactly what my schedule will be like. If you have enough other players that would probably be better.
On the bright side, my mental health ought to be more stable than previously? But it's always hard for me to predict, it might take quite a while to truly get things more stable
Up to you.
I'm predicting that the activity won't be overbearing based off the signups.
On August 29 2024 11:30 Trfel wrote: I might be able to play, but I am not sure exactly what my schedule will be like. If you have enough other players that would probably be better.
On the bright side, my mental health ought to be more stable than previously? But it's always hard for me to predict, it might take quite a while to truly get things more stable
Up to you.
I'm predicting that the activity won't be overbearing based off the signups.
On August 29 2024 11:30 Trfel wrote: I might be able to play, but I am not sure exactly what my schedule will be like. If you have enough other players that would probably be better.
On the bright side, my mental health ought to be more stable than previously? But it's always hard for me to predict, it might take quite a while to truly get things more stable
If mine are at all acceptable yours are totally acceptable <3 w^E>vM<3
Man, roll a heart and it shatters and then reconstruction? Why must it always sleep on the left si- OH SLEEPING ON YOUR LEFT SIDE IS HEALTHIER!
Guys should I have my own thread maybe ? Or maybe I already have one somewhere in the depths of your mom (my old smurf, wouldn‘t want you to get that the wrong way). I have been far too humble lately.
On September 02 2024 15:40 marvellosity wrote: /out
Given it a little thought, I have fuck all time to play and if I roll mafia I’ll probs screw my team over hard. Gl!
But this wisdom is contagious.
School resumes the day after tomorrow.
Start of the year is always hectic and requires attention, especially this year as I am learning like 15 or more new names when it is usually only 4 or 5 (1 room k-12)
It's how I get the inside scoop that birds are fucking aliens and that is what makes them so awesome
You know in the language of Chupazi (their homeland) that is all just filthy curses and constant threats on the life of whoever they are constantly chewing out for trespassing...
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