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El_FluffyDragon

Posted: Mar 6 2006, 09:19 PM

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Well, there's this forum game called Mafia. You may have already guessed that that is what this thread is about, a guess which I now affirm.

Indeed, you may have already played/heard of it. If not, click here to read the rules for the game.

If you are simply too lazy or in too much of a hurry to read through all that:

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Basic Rules

In its simplest form, Mafia consists of two sides: the Mafia, and the Town. The Mafia's goal is to kill the innocents, while the Town's goal is the kill the Mafia.

At the beginning of the game, the Moderator will secretly send everyone their role. The Mafia will know each other, while (in the basic game) everyone else will only know their own role.

The game has two phases. Usually the first is Night. During Night, the Town can not communicate, but the Mafia can discuss and choose someone to murder. After the Moderator has received the name of the victim, the Moderator reveals the dead player, and Day begins.

During Day, the Town must choose someone to Lynch; they are trying to eliminate the Mafia, but the Mafia can lead them astray by casting suspicion elsewhere. Generally, players will vote for someone they think is Mafia (the Mafia will vote so that they seem to be doing this as well, and might even vote for each other to confuse the Town); when a player gets a majority of the votes, they are lynched. Their role is revealed by the Moderator, and it is once again Night.

The game alternates between Night and Day until either the Mafia are eliminated, or the Mafia have killed everyone else.

Basic Roles

The above suffices for a Vanilla game, but most games of mafiascum have roles other than just Mafia and Townie. These roles have additional abilities (which are usually used during the Night, though there are some Day abilities as well). The most common are listed here.

Cop - Each night, the Cop can investigate one player (by sending their name to the Moderator), and finds out whether that player is Mafia or not. The Cop is on the Town's side.

Doctor - Each night, the Doctor can choose one player to protect (by sending their name to the Moderator). If the Mafia (or anyone else) tries to kill that player, they will fail. The Doctor is on the Town's side.

Vigilante - Each night, the Vigilante may kill another player (by sending their name to the Moderator). The Vigilante is on the Town's side.

Mason - The Masons are a group on the Town's side who know each other and can talk to each other at Night.

Serial Killer - The Serial Killer (often abbreviated as SK), like the Vigilante, may kill another player each Night (by sending their name to the Moderator). However, the Serial Killer is not on the Town's side or the Mafia's side. The Serial Killer wins when everyone else is dead.

Multiple Families - Often there is more than one group of Mafia. These act independently of one another, and must kill the other group as well as the Town in order to win.

_{The above is quoted from mafiascum.net's Newbie Guide.}

That sums up the most basic version of the game.

My question is: would anyone here like to play? It's simple enough once you get started, and quite fun. I'll be running a game if I can get at least 10 or more players (keep in mind, you have to be fairly active to play).

It'll be themed Transcendence -- the Mafia will be Ares spies and the Town a Commonwealth station. I have a general outline of the game, which I'll write out in detail if I get enough interest.

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Sero	Posted: Mar 6 2006, 11:21 PM
Corporate Minion Group: Co-Admin Posts: 913 Member No.: 8 Joined: 6-November 04	Well, as you already know, I'm interested. -------------------- Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, "sense data". Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? The fundamental principle of human consciousness. ^ ^ -- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, ^ "The Feedback Principle"
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Hookoa	Posted: Mar 6 2006, 11:48 PM
Ronin-class Group: Pilots Posts: 245 Member No.: 44 Joined: 27-May 05	LoL, how can you tell who's a spy from the civilization that clones all its people? No officer! We're just quintuplets! Really!
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the_holy_thom

Posted: Mar 7 2006, 01:05 AM

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im up for that. sounds fun

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Boris the Cat

Posted: Mar 7 2006, 04:03 AM

Not *many bubbles*.

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Ooh, sounds devious! Count me in!

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Posted: Mar 7 2006, 07:48 AM

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LoL, how can you tell who's a spy from the civilization that clones all its people?

No officer! We're just quintuplets! Really!

I was thinking they'd change their appearance using germ-line genetic modifications.

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-=S=-	Posted: Mar 7 2006, 09:22 AM
Sapphire-class Group: Pilots Posts: 110 Member No.: 59 Joined: 29-July 05	We should add the BM into it some how
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Sero	Posted: Mar 7 2006, 12:22 PM
Corporate Minion Group: Co-Admin Posts: 913 Member No.: 8 Joined: 6-November 04	Do you have something specific in mind? Remember, this is going to be a rather small game, so we can't include a whole lot of complexity... -------------------- Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, "sense data". Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? The fundamental principle of human consciousness. ^ ^ -- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, ^ "The Feedback Principle"
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Posted: Mar 7 2006, 12:53 PM

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I'm game.

You know, this wasn't originally a forum game? I played it for the first time on a boy scout camping trip, sitting around a campfire.

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Sero	Posted: Mar 7 2006, 01:17 PM
Corporate Minion Group: Co-Admin Posts: 913 Member No.: 8 Joined: 6-November 04	Heh, yeah, when EFD first described it to me, I kept thinking 'I know I've heard of this before.' I finally figured out where, at summer camp. It was one of the games we considered playing. It got out-voted by Serial Killer, though. -------------------- Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, "sense data". Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? The fundamental principle of human consciousness. ^ ^ -- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, ^ "The Feedback Principle"
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El_FluffyDragon	Posted: Mar 8 2006, 12:20 PM
Person Who Is Annoyed With Secrecy Group: Admin Posts: 686 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-October 04	Keep in mind, to play this at all, we'll need at least 10 people. ~~Hookoa~~ and ~~=S=~~, could you confirm/deny that you are playing? You sound interested, but unless you say "I'm in" or equivalent I can't sign you up. Players So Far (7) _{Sero Yugimotomanager the_holy_thom Boris the Cat =S= fossaman ThorWarriorX} 3 more and we can play a reasonable game, though I'll happily accept as many players as we can get. -------------------- El_FluffyDragon \| Supreme Snorgle, Unofficial Transcendence Forum \| "Part of the atmosphere of roguelike games is finding some new toy without knowing what the heck it does, and mucking around with it until it either gives you a million dollars or explodes in your face." - Jason Miao
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Hookoa	Posted: Mar 8 2006, 12:31 PM
Ronin-class Group: Pilots Posts: 245 Member No.: 44 Joined: 27-May 05	Sorry, I'm out for this game. I'm trying to pull myself away from this forum and to some other Transcendence forum. I'll probably be on the official. I just end up posting on here if it seems decently relevant or slightly humorous.
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Yugimotomanager	Posted: Mar 8 2006, 01:33 PM
High Systemlord Anubis Group: Elite Pilots Posts: 3,049 Member No.: 196 Joined: 5-January 06	Sorry for not posting in this topic, i've been busy. I'll definetely play. Sounds quite interesting, and it's gotta be worth a try.
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Sero	Posted: Mar 8 2006, 02:53 PM
Corporate Minion Group: Co-Admin Posts: 913 Member No.: 8 Joined: 6-November 04	What's wrong with this one, again? -------------------- Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, "sense data". Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? The fundamental principle of human consciousness. ^ ^ -- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, ^ "The Feedback Principle"
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-=S=-	Posted: Mar 9 2006, 12:08 PM
Sapphire-class Group: Pilots Posts: 110 Member No.: 59 Joined: 29-July 05	sure im in
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Hookoa	Posted: Mar 9 2006, 01:37 PM
Ronin-class Group: Pilots Posts: 245 Member No.: 44 Joined: 27-May 05	I just think it's time for me to try a different board. I'll be at Official Transcendence forum.
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El_FluffyDragon	Posted: Mar 15 2006, 07:24 PM
Person Who Is Annoyed With Secrecy Group: Admin Posts: 686 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-October 04	bump Should I drop this project, or can I get a few more people so we can play a decent game? -------------------- El_FluffyDragon \| Supreme Snorgle, Unofficial Transcendence Forum \| "Part of the atmosphere of roguelike games is finding some new toy without knowing what the heck it does, and mucking around with it until it either gives you a million dollars or explodes in your face." - Jason Miao
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the_holy_thom

Posted: Mar 16 2006, 07:39 AM

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Id like to play, but traffic here appears to have been rather sparse recently. Keep at it for awhile, then wait until next version

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Atheist_Chuck	Posted: Mar 16 2006, 09:33 AM
Centurion-class Group: Pilots Posts: 453 Member No.: 273 Joined: 5-March 06	I'd go too...just saw this topic -------------------- I like eggs.
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El_FluffyDragon	Posted: Mar 16 2006, 09:26 PM
Person Who Is Annoyed With Secrecy Group: Admin Posts: 686 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-October 04	Seven people -- that's enough for an average newbie game. If I can't find anyone else by April 1st, we're starting. If it sparks interest we'll play again. -------------------- El_FluffyDragon \| Supreme Snorgle, Unofficial Transcendence Forum \| "Part of the atmosphere of roguelike games is finding some new toy without knowing what the heck it does, and mucking around with it until it either gives you a million dollars or explodes in your face." - Jason Miao
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