M1027: Community - Game Thread

[BunnyGo]

INTRODUCTION

Mafia is an educated guessing game of epic proportions. The objective of the game (for the town majority) is to kill all mafia members before they outnumber the rest of the town. The game is typically very active, so the thread will get big quickly. However, it is essential to read the thread to play the game.

The standard WebDiplomacy Mafia rules apply and can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1317yTgrMyXoCIJBoNK6_-oR__qDXB-HyI2ragf83yiE/edit?pli=1#heading=h.b5s05kv8seyu

Game Discord Server. Can be found here:

https://discord.gg/sgfqgXF9

Please sign up. ALL Players will have a private channel where they can--at all times--post thoughts for spectators to see, and send messages to the GMs. The scum team will ALSO have a channel for private communication; they will only be allowed to post there at night. The scum team will also have a channel for confirming their night actions.

VOTING

There are three types of voting within this game: collective voting to execute perceived Mafia in Day phases, collective voting to end a Day or Night phase, and Mafia voting to kill town members in Night phases.

“Daykill” vote: The first level of voting is for whom you intend to kill. Notate this vote with a pair of hash symbols before your intended vote target. (e.g., ##VOTE KESTAS) You do not need to spell out your intended target's username fully; as long as the GM can understand who you're referencing. In the event of a tie during an execution vote, no one shall be killed.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not use double hashtags your vote will not be counted.

Must Vote: At the end of the Day phase, all participating players must have their vote on a candidate. You may ##VOTE and then ##UNVOTE if you change your mind as the Day progresses, however you may not end the phase with an ##UNVOTE in place. Anyone violating this rule will be modkilled unless there are very extenuating circumstances. Ending the day with a vote on “No Kill” is permitted.

Hammer Vote: The second level of voting is whether or not to employ the hammer mechanic. By default, days are set to 48 hours long, and nights to 24 hours long; however, players may instead elect to activate the hammer mechanic. Notate this vote with a pair of hashes before the word end. (EX: ##END). The day will end as soon as a majority of players are voting to endhammer the same player. If you are not able to vote before the hammer is dropped, you will not be penalized for failing to vote during that day. Night phases may not normally be hammered - any exception to this will be announced by the GM.

Mafia Vote: The third level of voting refers to Mafia members choosing their factional NK (nightkill) targets during Night phases. The mafia members will use their separate Discord thread to discuss this. Mafia NK will be decided by majority vote and posting the result of their vote in the Mafia-Night-Actions thread. In the event of a tie, the oldest vote will break the tie. The oldest vote determines which member of the Mafia team actually performs the kill; which doesn't really matter this game.

Community Investigation: The Community Investigator power REQUIRES ALL living Town to provide a name of a living player (who is not themselves) to the GM EVERY NIGHT. Failure to do so will result the player being ostracized (eliminated) at the end of the night. Please submit these names via your private channel in the game Discord.

GM TEAM

This game’s GM is BunnyGo; the co-GM is SpiritoftheRadio. PM either/both of us with any questions or concerns and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may PM us via WebDiplomacy, but a message in your Discord Server will probably get attention sooner; especially if you tag us. Note that BunnyGo lives in the East Coast of the USA and Spirit lives on the West Coast of the USA so don't expect swift replies when it's 11 am in the UK.

[sweetandcool]

First

[Jamiet99uk]

First

I don't think the game has started yet - don't post?

[BunnyGo]

SETUP DETAILS

11 (Town) - all but one of whom are Vanilla with no powers other than they're mandatory ability to assist the Community Investigator at night.

Community Investigator - Town with mandatory ability to direct the town's investigation at a target at night. Result will be publicly revealed by GM at end of night revealing the target's alignment. Result may be false depending on the town's contribution to aid.

4 Goons (Mafia) - the Mafia team has a factional nightkill. The individual team members have no powers.

Player list:

1) sweetandcool
2) Jamiet99uk
3) TheMadMonarch
4) worcej
5) ghug
6) damo666
7) Kakarroto
8) heartthrob24909
9) Hamilton Brian
10) Chaqa
11) Dargorygel
12) BK3K
13) bozotheclown
14)rdrivera2005
15)JustAGuyNamedWill

Substitutes:

1) brainbomb

Co-GM:

1) SpiritoftheRadio

Please continue to sign on to the Discord Server. https://discord.gg/sgfqgXF9

It is requested AND REQUIRED that you join the Discord Server before end of night 1. The reason is that people can see who has joined, and therefor see who possibly has access to Scum Chat. Please do your GM a favor and join sooner rather than later; you need never use it otherwise. I will be checking PMs both on the server and WebDip.

Please continue not to post.

[BunnyGo]

Role PMs will go out shortly. Game start in roughly 12 hours and 30 minutes. Please continue not to post.

[BunnyGo]

PETERLUND'S MAFIA BOT:

http://mafia.peterlund.se/e/web/front_page

It is not yet set up. @Dargo will be helping with that soon I hope.

Role PM Template:

4 Mafia Goons:

You are a MAFIA GOON. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you may communicate with your partners: <partner 1>, <partner 2>, <partner 3> in [Discord] and choose whom to kill. You win when all town have been eliminated or nothing can stop that from happening.

1 Town Community Investigator:

You are the TOWN COMMUNITY INVESTIGATOR. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you may choose another player to investigate their alignment by PMing the GM on Discord (or WebDiplomacy). At the end of the night, the GM will POST TO THE GAME THREAD the results of your investigation (either "<Player> has been found by the community to be VANILLA TOWN" or "<Player> has been found by the community to be MAFIA GOON"). If the town successfully helps you by 50% or more of them messaging the GM the name of a living mafia goon, then your investigation results will be correct; otherwise, they will be incorrect. You win when all mafia have been eliminated.

10 Vanilla Town:

You are a VANILLA TOWN. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you must be a member of the community by PMing the GM on Discord (or WebDiplomacy) the name of another living player. Failure to do so means you are not contributing to your community and will be ostracized (eliminated) at the end of the night. If 50% or more of the remaining vanilla town correctly send the name of a goon, then the Community Investigation will return an accurate result; otherwise it will be inaccurate. You win when all mafia have been eliminated.

[BunnyGo]

Please continue not to post.

[BunnyGo]

All Role PMs have been sent via WebDip messaging. However they all still show as in my "Outbox" and not my "Sent Mail". Please do not post here, but if you have not received your Role PM, send me a message in your private channel on Discord and I'll post it to you there.

[BunnyGo]

Please continue not to post.

[BunnyGo]

Posting again in a smaller post:

It is requested that all players sign up for the Discord server ASAP. You can use this link:

https://discord.gg/treRfGuk

It is REQUIRED that all players sign up by End of Night 1. This is because the Scum Chat is accessed by the Discord Server, and players can see who has joined; and so can see who does not have access to scum chat if not everyone joins the server.

You need not do anything in Discord EXCEPT join the server.

Players who have not yet joined:

worcej
damo666
bozotheclown
JustAGuyNamedWill

Please continue not to post. Game start in approximately 9 hours and 20 minutes.

[BunnyGo]

Tom Waters was an entirely forgettable man. Tom was the veritable chameleon; afraid to be disliked, he worried about saying everything and offending anyone. Tom's mind was a non-stop stream of anxieties and fears, and he faced them the same way he faced the day: with silence and timidity.

"Morning, Tom!" Said Mr. Peters from across the street. Dave Peters was out mowing his yard as Tom hurried by to the bus stop.

"Good morning, Dave." Tom stopped walking to talk; resisting the urge to look at his wristwatch. "How are Emma, and Liza?"

"Oh, they're very good! Liza made varsity soccer, and Emma is in a play at the local theatre."

"Oh! I'll have to get tickets to see them," Tom made a mental note to look up tickets to the show. "I'll see you later."

"Wait! I haven't seen you in ages. What's new with you?" Dave put down his mower, and turned away to grab some water.

Tom stopped again and pondered the question. How much should he say? Was 'I''m good, nothing new' what Dave was looking for? Was this an honest desire to engage in camaraderie and have an intimate talk? Should he tell about his sick mother he was trying to go visit on the bus now, or would that be too much information?

As the moment dragged on, Tom searched Dave's face and decided to take the safe approach: "I'm good! Nothing much new."

"That's good to hear. Steady on, Tom!" Dave replied and turned back to his mower.

Tom took the implied dismissal for what it was, and started walking again down the street. When he was out of sight around the corner, he broke into a jog to try and catch the bus. Which he was now late for.

GAME HAS BEGUN

DAY 1 HAS STARTED

YOU MAY POST

[BunnyGo]

Thank you to Chaqa for getting the bot up and running.

[Jamiet99uk]

Merry Christmas, Fellow Townspeople.

[Jamiet99uk]

With only one Town PR, their value is very high.
I advise my fellow townies to be even more careful than usual not to expose our PR.
Anyone who appears to be PR hunting should be viewed with even more suspicion than normal.

If you are the PR, and if you happen to get some votes, please think carefully before you claim.

And finally, please, town, make sure you obey the night guessing rule. No stupid modkills, please?

[sweetandcool]

Just got done eating a cup of vanilla pudding. Now time to enjoy a new game of plain ol' Mafia.

[sweetandcool]

##VOTE Jamiet for telling us what to do.

[Jamiet99uk]

You are a VANILLA TOWN. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you must be a member of the community by PMing the GM on Discord (or WebDiplomacy) the name of another living player. Failure to do so means you are not contributing to your community and will be ostracized (eliminated) at the end of the night. If 50% or more of the remaining vanilla town correctly send the name of a goon, then the Community Investigation will return an accurate result; otherwise it will be inaccurate. You win when all mafia have been eliminated.

I am talking about this rule. I don't want anyone to fuck us up by being too stupid to read it. Alright?

[Jamiet99uk]

Just got done eating a cup of vanilla pudding. Now time to enjoy a new game of plain ol' Mafia.

##VOTE Sweet for this post.

[Jamiet99uk]

##VOTE Jamiet for telling us what to do.

Sensible Fellow Townies would see the sense in my post.

[heartthrob24909]

Hi bffs

Debating setting reminders to do the guess action because (a) would be helpful but (b) it'd be even more embarrassing to forget to guess w reminders on than w them off