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Jan 30, 2011 21:32:06 GMT -5
Post by special on Jan 30, 2011 21:32:06 GMT -5
The Rules
1. The Day/Night Cycle Days will last for approximately five days (120 hours); Nights will last no less then 36 hours and no more than 60 hours. At the start of each Day the time and date at which it will end will be posted. This will not happen at Night. After 36 hours Night can end at anytime.
Nights will have no votes. It will not be allowed to talk about the game but any kind of fluff (from living, dead and observers) will be very welcome.
Days can only end before the deadline if all but one of the remaining players vote for the same lynch-target.
2. Posting There are no restrictions as to what may be said or posted in the game. As long as you are alive, you may post whatever you like. You may quote your role PM, and any PM sent to you by the moderators. You may discuss strategy by Day but not at Night. If you have access to outside boards, you may post to them on any subject by Day and by Night.
You may not edit your posts. Should this happen by accident the Moderators will have a lot of fun making up your punishment!!
3. Off-Board Communication Is permitted via officially sanctioned methods only. For the record, no game-related private messaging among active players is permitted.
4. Voting You may vote to lynch another player by using Bold and Blue (ex. Vote: Høøpy Frøød). You may do this only at Day. Whoever has the majority of votes, by the time the Day ends, will be lynched. Ties will be resolved by the following method: 1. Whoever had reached the highest number of votes at any point during the Day will be lynched. 2. If that is also a tie, whoever reached that peak number of votes first will be lynched. 5. Opal will be lynched.
Unvoting will only be counted when placed in Bold and Red (ex. Unvote: Høøpy Frøød).
5. Participation There will be no hard and fast rules regarding participation, except this one: If a player does not participate a full Day, the player will receive a "final" vote. This vote will show up in every vote count for the rest of the game. It can't be removed. There is no limit for how many final votes one player can receive.
NOTE: There will be no voting requirement whatsoever. As long as you’re posting, you don’t have to vote at all, ever, as far as the moderators are concerned.
When ever the mods feel like it they will approach a player with a *nudge nudge* and an elbow-hit in the waist.
6. Talking to the Mods Should you wish the moderators to answer you in the game-thread, you ought to consider asking using Bold and Green. If you wish to PM the Mods, please address the PM to both Mr. Ed and Total Ullz.
All moderator action, notably modkilling, is subject to the discretion of the moderators.
7. Power Role Actions Power Role actions may be submitted at any time at all, even in advance, but must be clearly labeled with the Day/Night for which they are intended. If you are a Doctor, for example, you may send a PM on Day One saying “Self-protect Night One, Night Two, and Night Three, then protect Michael Palin Night Four.” These orders will remain in force unless you change them. Please note that if a Night action is not placed within the first 36 hours of the Night, the risk of missing the deadline will be severe.
8. Claiming Please feel free to ask a player to claim or to claim yourself. But also note please that sample Role-PMs will be posted for all to see. Also fake PMs have already been written for those who might need them and the moderators hereby offer any player assistance in producing fake mod-PMs/role-PM etc.
9. Disclaimer The commentaries and interviews in this game are for entertainment purpose only.
The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual speakers, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Idlemafia Eftertainment, Inc., the Moderators of this game or any of their respective affiliates and employees
10. Etiquette While it may be tempting to bring in "out-of-game" information about a player in the game (such as facebook-status, posts on other boards or knowledge based on knowing them IRL) we would like all players to show the proper respect for others and their privacy. While not against the rules to mention such things, we strongly advise all players to show consideration for the fact that a game of mafia is played in the Threads provided by the Moderators
11. Etiquette, part 2 While it is not okay to take game-related matters outside the threads provided by the mod during the game, you ARE allowed to have sexual fantasies about the Moderators and other players in the game.
12. Etiquette, part 3 Even asexual fantasies will be allowed (should any player feel the need for it).
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Jan 31, 2011 1:06:16 GMT -5
Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Jan 31, 2011 1:06:16 GMT -5
I like the new final-vote-as-disincentive-for-lack-of-participation thingymabob very much. Is it home-grown or did you buy it from a mafiascum pusher on the corner?
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Jan 31, 2011 1:15:43 GMT -5
Post by Trepa Mayfield on Jan 31, 2011 1:15:43 GMT -5
...and the moderators hereby offer any player assistance in producing fake mod-PMs/role-PM etc. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I am stealing this rule for all of my future games.
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Jan 31, 2011 2:43:31 GMT -5
Post by KidVermicious on Jan 31, 2011 2:43:31 GMT -5
8. Claiming Please feel free to ask a player to claim or to claim yourself. But also note please that sample Role-PMs will be posted for all to see. Also fake PMs have already been written for those who might need them and the moderators hereby offer any player assistance in producing fake mod-PMs/role-PM etc. I strongly object to the bolded portion. With all due respect, the players are playing, not the moderators. Fake Role PMs are all well and good, but that info should be finalized before role assignments are made.
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Jan 31, 2011 3:01:49 GMT -5
Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Jan 31, 2011 3:01:49 GMT -5
*munches popcorn while waiting to see how the Staff of Moderation will return both vollies*
I love this game, even when we aren't playing it yet.
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Jan 31, 2011 5:22:05 GMT -5
Post by BillMc on Jan 31, 2011 5:22:05 GMT -5
8. Claiming Please feel free to ask a player to claim or to claim yourself. But also note please that sample Role-PMs will be posted for all to see. Also fake PMs have already been written for those who might need them and the moderators hereby offer any player assistance in producing fake mod-PMs/role-PM etc. I strongly object to the bolded portion. With all due respect, the players are playing, not the moderators. Fake Role PMs are all well and good, but that info should be finalized before role assignments are made. I agree with KidV, if fake PM's are needed they should be provided at the start. The mods should not be assisting players.
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Jan 31, 2011 7:18:10 GMT -5
Post by Renata on Jan 31, 2011 7:18:10 GMT -5
Having played with this rule before, I rather like it. You can see by the samples that Ulla's role PMs are both straightforward and, er, grammatically distinctive. Given that combination, the effect of this rule is that if the scum players want a fake vigilante PM written up, they can get it, and:
1. The help provided won't add anything substantive to the fake PM other than the role name (which many mods provide a "safe" list of, anyway). No meaningful color, for example, that the players might try to use to evaluate the authenticity of the PM. (No complicated background stories or nods to the opening color, or extra information about the setup, or whatever.) 2. The players will not have to try to fake, nor try to evaluate, the authenticity of Ulla's "voice", which is, as I said, very distinctive and no doubt difficult to fake.
IMO this puts the focus of the game where it should be, on evaluating a suspect player in terms of their posts and how their claimed actions match the logic of their claimed role and the game state at the time. It means scum aren't ever going to be caught out on something ridiculous like forgetting a comma in their victory condition. And it short-circuits any tedious discussions of grammar or voice or style that you just know are going to come up otherwise, and which make me, for one, want to turn off the computer for a week or so. Seriously, I hate that stuff. And I love this rule.
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Jan 31, 2011 7:19:01 GMT -5
Post by Renata on Jan 31, 2011 7:19:01 GMT -5
And what I meant to ask before I saw this discussion:
There should presumably be a "last" or a "first" in there somewhere.
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Jan 31, 2011 7:42:37 GMT -5
Post by special on Jan 31, 2011 7:42:37 GMT -5
And what I meant to ask before I saw this discussion: There should presumably be a "last" or a "first" in there somewhere. Why there is, of course. Don't you see the "first"?
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Jan 31, 2011 7:43:49 GMT -5
Post by Total Ullz on Jan 31, 2011 7:43:49 GMT -5
And what I meant to ask before I saw this discussion: There should presumably be a "last" or a "first" in there somewhere. You're right. I add the "first" in a sec.
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Jan 31, 2011 7:46:21 GMT -5
Post by Total Ullz on Jan 31, 2011 7:46:21 GMT -5
And what I meant to ask before I saw this discussion: There should presumably be a "last" or a "first" in there somewhere. Why there is, of course. Don't you see the "first"? You're quick!!! I've just spend five minutes going "huh???" when ever I tried to edit
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Jan 31, 2011 7:47:22 GMT -5
Post by special on Jan 31, 2011 7:47:22 GMT -5
<font style="font-size: 12px;"> I strongly object to the bolded portion. With all due respect, the players are playing, not the moderators. Fake Role PMs are all well and good, but that info should be finalized before role assignments are made. I agree with KidV, if fake PM's are needed they should be provided at the start. The mods should not be assisting players. I understand the concerns. However, we've opted for this route: 1. Ulla has a distinctive style of writing that might be difficult for someone to copy 2. We do not want someone's mastery of the English language to have a huge impact on the game. 3. We feel this levels the playing field in this regard. 4. We feel that we can create PMs without being involved in playing the game.
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Jan 31, 2011 7:48:25 GMT -5
Post by special on Jan 31, 2011 7:48:25 GMT -5
Why there is, of course. Don't you see the "first"? You're quick!!! I've just spend five minutes going "huh???" when ever I tried to edit You may be God, but I'm not entirely powerless *sets a tree on fire*
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Jan 31, 2011 8:07:56 GMT -5
Post by KidVermicious on Jan 31, 2011 8:07:56 GMT -5
Well, that's your call, but I'm not going to take seriously a game where the moderators are actively helping the scum.
If anybody would like me to leave the game, I'll be happy to.
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Jan 31, 2011 8:14:37 GMT -5
Post by Merestil Haye on Jan 31, 2011 8:14:37 GMT -5
I see you're using an idea that has been in the back of my mind for some time; unremovable votes for certain misbehaviours.
Why not make the number of final votes one of the tiebreakers? I think it would make a good first tiebreaker.
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Jan 31, 2011 8:42:57 GMT -5
Post by special on Jan 31, 2011 8:42:57 GMT -5
I see you're using an idea that has been in the back of my mind for some time; unremovable votes for certain misbehaviours. Why not make the number of final votes one of the tiebreakers? I think it would make a good first tiebreaker. Well, the final votes, when carried over, would be the first votes of a Day, and as such could play into a tiebreaker.
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