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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 2, 2008 22:02:41 GMT -5
A courtyard is set into a recess on the side of a great mountain. The view is breathtaking, the air clear, the mood... Machiavellian. It is here by wit, strategy, and blood, the new ruler of the three kingdoms shall be chosen. Servants abound, numerous eunuchs, stripped of their identity along with their manhood. Each candidate arrives separately in no particular order and is ushered to a private room where garments can be exchanged avoiding all chance of public identification. Twelve stone tablets are arranged in a center courtyard each bearing the pseudonym the candidates have chosen. 1) NAF (destroyed)2) MHaye (destroyed)3) miteymouse (destroyed)4) Bufftabby5) Darth Sensitive6) Pedescribe (destroyed)7) Death by Irony (destroyed)8) Parzival (destroyed)9) totallost (destroyed)10) Mr Special Ed (destroyed)11) archangel (destroyed)12) storyteller (destroyed)This is Day O, the pregame, chatting is welcome while the game is set up but the sun is close to setting. There will be no killing today and all of the candidates rest easier knowing that there will be no killing this night either, but before long these stones will run with blood. A grim truth, made no less disturbing in its inevitability. The setup is that there are three clans vying for control of the empire, and they've forgone warfare for more civilized competition.
The Stone clan The Scholars The Swordsmen
swordsmen can nk scholars, scholars can nk stone, and stone can nk sword.
Yes, this is rock paper scissors, mafia style.
There are three possible roles:
Prime candidate: can perform nks. has a one shot special candidate: can perform nks spy: can investigate, can not nk.
In this setup there will be 1 spy, 1 prime, and 2 candidates in each clan. Each clan may perform 1 nk per night.
In the event of tie votes there is no lynch during the day
you know who your clan mates are, but not the opposing teams.
As a matter of fairness to those who didn't play the last game
One shots can only be used by the prime candidate. The stone clan has the one shot power to stop all night kills. The scholars have the one shot power to prevent a lynch. The swordsmen have the one shot night action, to make one player immune to lynch and death for the next day and night.
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 2, 2008 23:24:34 GMT -5
No one wanted to talk?
Oh well it's Night 0 now. you can be as fluffy as you would have been during Day 0.
Investigations only toNight, no kills. Night 0 will end 48 hours after all players have registered and posted once on their respective forums.
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 3, 2008 2:14:59 GMT -5
Oh, and there's something else I wanted to say to make this game go a little more smoothly than the last version.
This is not normal mafia, in fact I feel slightly guilty having mafia in the name, as while it's wearing some of the same garments, and it uses some of the same concepts, the gameplay is very different.
First: There is no town. For the purpose of mafia translation there are three mafias, or scum groups. No one in this game is at a greater lack of information than anyone else. This leads us to the next point.
Second: Most information gained a player won't want to share with anyone but his/her team. This kills main board conversation, especially if players don't understand the purpose of the lynch, ie:
Third: The lynch and the voting which leads up to it constitutes a bidding war, somewhat analogous to that in spades or bridge. Through voting, voting patterns and investigation results, the goal is to gain as much information as possible while giving away as little as possible. Additionally:
Fourth: Just lynching someone not on your team isn't the only thing that matters. If your team's prey is eradicated, that means your team's hunters can no longer be night killed and you most likely lose. Remember the lynch is the only way your team can directly eliminate a member of the team that's hunting you.
All of this together means that this game will be really confusing and probably terribly boring to watch for people who aren't spoilered. I built the player boards for a reason. If you guys want to play this right you're going to have to use them.
Oh, and since it hasn't been said in this thread, this is a no card flip game. That means that you receive no information upon the death of a player. All information is gained through analysis of the game thread and your team's spy.
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Post by Trepa Mayfield on Oct 3, 2008 9:56:27 GMT -5
Checking in! W00t w00t!
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Post by storyteller0910 on Oct 3, 2008 10:04:58 GMT -5
Confirmirationing.
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Post by NAF1138 on Oct 3, 2008 10:16:54 GMT -5
Hi everybody!
My boss is out of the office today, so free time galore! Let's get a playin.
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Post by Merestil Haye on Oct 3, 2008 10:40:19 GMT -5
I am here. Let's play!
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Post by MiteyMouse on Oct 3, 2008 16:33:18 GMT -5
I'm here!
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 3, 2008 22:33:26 GMT -5
foot tapping... waiting on two people now.
FYI officially I did ask for confirmation by posting on your respective private boards.
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Post by Parzival on Oct 3, 2008 22:33:58 GMT -5
I's here, saying hello to anyone in the 'S' group.
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 3, 2008 22:42:02 GMT -5
unfortunately hockeyguy hasn't been on the forum for over a week so we may need to sub him.. anyone have any way to contact him other than through the forum?
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Post by Archangel on Oct 3, 2008 23:15:23 GMT -5
I'm here!
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Post by special on Oct 4, 2008 0:04:46 GMT -5
Yes, you're there, and you're scum. Oh, and I'm scum, but you're scummier scum. I bathe. One vote per person is it? when we get to vote, that is.
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Post by Archangel on Oct 4, 2008 10:11:45 GMT -5
Yes, you're there, and you're scum. Oh, and I'm scum, but you're scummier scum. I bathe. One vote per person is it? when we get to vote, that is. We're all scum here. Were you skimming?
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Post by Death By Irony on Oct 4, 2008 13:36:34 GMT -5
/confirmed
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 4, 2008 23:01:12 GMT -5
bufftabby is in for hockeyguy... I think we're done with the false starts.
I do need those investigation targets from our spies, night will end either 48 hours after bufftabby registers, or a short while after I get all investigation targets in
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Post by bufftabby on Oct 4, 2008 23:29:56 GMT -5
Reporting for duty, sir.
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Post by Total Ullz on Oct 5, 2008 12:20:52 GMT -5
Hi - sorry if I'm a bit late At least I'm here now...
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Post by storyteller0910 on Oct 5, 2008 17:20:36 GMT -5
This game is fascinating. I keep going over the possibilities in my head. When do we start?
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Post by Mister Blockey on Oct 5, 2008 23:34:36 GMT -5
This game is fascinating. I keep going over the possibilities in my head. When do we start? Now. The sun creeps over the horizon, and a Eunuch sounds a gong, waking the twelve candidates. It is day 1. The spies have performed their clandestine activities, and the rest have braced themselves for the bloodshed ahead. One of you will not survive this day. Time to decide. With 12 alive day ends in 4 days (96 hours) or approximately 12 hours from reaching the lynch threshold (8 votes) Lynch threshold merely activates a time limit, nothing else, the target of the lynch can be changed afterwords. Please do voting and unvoting in bold blue and bold red, respectively.
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Post by storyteller0910 on Oct 6, 2008 7:21:44 GMT -5
Awesome.
I would like to place a vote for NAF.
Because he's a sneaky bastard and I fear him.
I encourage everyone to do the same. Think about it individually. Yes, you. You, reading this post right now. Ask yourself, "if NAF is lynched toDay, will it help or hurt my cause?" Then vote accordingly.
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Post by NAF1138 on Oct 6, 2008 10:24:44 GMT -5
Awesome. I would like to place a vote for NAF. Because he's a sneaky bastard and I fear him. I encourage everyone to do the same. Think about it individually. Yes, you. You, reading this post right now. Ask yourself, "if NAF is lynched toDay, will it help or hurt my cause?" Then vote accordingly. OMGUS! vote storyFear me!
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Post by bufftabby on Oct 6, 2008 11:09:25 GMT -5
Gah, you're both sneaky, terrifying gastards! Why don't you both just tell me your alignments, so I know how to vote? Sorry, NAF, story scares me a little bit more than you do. Prolly cause he's a green weirdo, while I'm pretty used to mustachioed gents and their cigars. vote Storyteller[/color]
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Post by NAF1138 on Oct 6, 2008 11:14:40 GMT -5
Sorry, NAF, story scares me a little bit more than you do. Prolly cause he's a green weirdo, while I'm pretty used to mustachioed gents and their cigars. But...but...my avatar is freakin Tim "Dum Dum" Dugan! His nickname is Dum Dum which means he is either a pansy or a total badass. And I think that the bowler hat will tell you which one he is. FEAR ME!
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Post by NAF1138 on Oct 6, 2008 11:15:45 GMT -5
Derby hat. A bowler has a straight brim.
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Post by bufftabby on Oct 6, 2008 11:38:42 GMT -5
Pansy, bad-ass, or... Bengalese? With a name like Timothy Aloysius Cadwallander Dugan, I think he's doing all right as "Dum Dum". Though, something about the phrase "Ultimate Dum Dum Dugan" cracks my shit right up.
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Post by storyteller0910 on Oct 6, 2008 12:30:56 GMT -5
Gah, you're both sneaky, terrifying gastards! Why don't you both just tell me your alignments, so I know how to vote? Sorry, NAF, story scares me a little bit more than you do. Prolly cause he's a green weirdo, while I'm pretty used to mustachioed gents and their cigars. vote Storyteller[/color][/quote] UATU IS BLUE, DAMMIT. NOT GREEN.
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Post by Death By Irony on Oct 6, 2008 12:58:47 GMT -5
Random.org says
vote Parzival
And we all know random.org can never go wrong!
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Post by special on Oct 6, 2008 13:10:21 GMT -5
Gah, you're both sneaky, terrifying gastards! Why don't you both just tell me your alignments, so I know how to vote? Sorry, NAF, story scares me a little bit more than you do. Prolly cause he's a green weirdo, while I'm pretty used to mustachioed gents and their cigars. vote Storyteller[/color][/quote] UATU IS BLUE, DAMMIT. NOT GREEN.[/quote] That's UATU, I thought it was Piccolo from Dragonball z...thank goodness my children grew up and watch Family Guy now.... I'm not terribly scared of anyone, honestly, and I don't know who most of you are. I'll vote though, I like voting Vote NAFbecause I don't like hats, no offense
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Post by Parzival on Oct 6, 2008 13:16:49 GMT -5
You know, I could point out that in this game more than others random votes are less than useful, but I can't really be bothered to care about it. It's Day 1 anyway.
If story and NAF are on the same team, it makes me worried. But then there's bufftabby, jumping out to vote on one of them. I feel she's out to do someone in.
vote bufftabby
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