The New Set-Up Review Thread

[EmpTyger]

Seeking a setup review for a mini theme: "Scrubs Mafia". Ideally, I'd like someone who is *not* familiar with the Scrubs TV show. PM me if interested.

Reviewer found.

[Empking]

Seeking a Set Up review for a 12 player mini theme.

[Amished]

Seeking setup review for 9player mini normal (closed set-up) game. (While also being open to suggestions to make it better, of course).

[Vi]

Seeking setup review for 9player mini normal (closed set-up) game. (While also being open to suggestions to make it better, of course).

I'll take a look if you like.

[Artem]

I need 1-2 reviewers for a 9-player open setup:

Name: A death in the family

Premise: Two goons have been working for the same godfather, but they've never met. Now that the godfather is dead, it is their job to find each other amidst the town chaos.

I've done all the math already.

[MafiaSSK]

I need 1-2 reviewers for a 9-player open setup:

Name: A death in the family

Premise: Two goons have been working for the same godfather, but they've never met. Now that the godfather is dead, it is their job to find each other amidst the town chaos.

I've done all the math already.

Not mafia.

[Artem]

Not mafia.

Any specifics?

Do you want to look at the setup?

[charter]

Not mafia.

Any specifics?

Do you want to look at the setup?

Pretty sure he means there is no informed minority vs uninformed majority.

[Artem]

It is partially informed minority vs. uninformed majority. Here's the "lone goon" role:

Lone goon

- Each night you may choose to visit a player's house. If that player is the other goon, you meet, allowing the two of you to night-communicate from then on and all your future night-kills will have 100% chance of success (but you will only be able to submit 1 NK as a team). If the visited player is a townie, then there's a 33% chance that the player will spot you and you will have to kill them. (Your kill still has 33% chance of success if the other goon finds you the same night.)

Based on your previous work, you know for certain that your partner is not one of {list of 4 randomly chosen townies}.

Now, before you say that the mafia is supposed to know everybody's alignment, consider the games with cults/SKs and multiple mafia families.

[Mastin]

Pretty sure he means there is no informed minority vs uninformed majority.

If that's the case, I'd have to disagree. It'd be like a daystart (or the first day in Don't Lose Yo village if you are recruited) in epicmafia--you don't know who your partner is 'til night in those, so you might be lynching them.
This wouldn't be much different.
I'd think it'd work something like this:

Partner: Name

to the mod, once per night to try and find their partner.
Perhaps they can't kill 'til they find their partner?

Alternatively,

Kill Player, Partner Player2

, with each kill only having a 50% success rate. Something like that.

*Edit*

Blasted simulposting...

[Artem]

mafia members = mafia families*

[Artem]

Nice simulpost, Mastin!

I'm still looking for reviewers, for game balance, etc.

[Mastin]

<--Is horrible at balance.
I can take a guestimation at how things would work (like the 50% would probably be too high, yet the 33% too low; it'd probably have to be lowered/raised to about 40, but that's where guestimations take over), but I'm not the best person to ask.

[charter]

It is partially informed minority vs. uninformed majority. Here's the "lone goon" role:

Lone goon

- Each night you may choose to visit a player's house. If that player is the other goon, you meet, allowing the two of you to night-communicate from then on and all your future night-kills will have 100% chance of success (but you will only be able to submit 1 NK as a team). If the visited player is a townie, then there's a 33% chance that the player will spot you and you will have to kill them. (Your kill still has 33% chance of success if the other goon finds you the same night.)

Based on your previous work, you know for certain that your partner is not one of {list of 4 randomly chosen townies}.

Now, before you say that the mafia is supposed to know everybody's alignment, consider the games with cults/SKs and multiple mafia families.

But the thing with this setup is, is that not a single person knows anyone else's alignment, so the game is random. I'm not saying the game can't be run or won't be fun, just that it isn't really mafia since there is no informed anyone for anyone to scumhunt for.

@Mastin, I don't play on epicmafia, so I don't know what goes on over there.

[Artem]

@charter: Not true. The game is far from random. The setup is such that scum have to find each other to gain the full potential of their team. As such, they are torn between exhibiting pro-town behavior to avoid a lynch and exhibiting scummy behavior, so that their buddy targets them. Scum still have an agenda (1. Make sure a lynch is one of the 4 townies they know are not their partner and 2. find their partner) so townies can hunt for players with this agenda. This is very much in the spirit of mafia, even though nobody has perfect information.

(And heck, in games with SKs, nobody has perfect information either. Yet, that's mafia.)

[Claus]

I'm willing to review Artem's game. I still need a reviewer for my "Ouendan" mini theme.

[Empking]

I'm willing to review Artem's game. I still need a reviewer for my "Ouendan" mini theme.

If knowledge of the theme isn't essential I'll look at it, if you want.

[X]

Hello! I'm currently running a Mini Normal, and I want my second game to be a Large Normal. I've written up a setup, and I'd like a review so that it'll be ready to go when my current Mini finishes. PM me. Thanks!

Reviewed twice over. Thanks, iamausername & Seraphim!

[ShadowGirl]

I've got a few setup ideas and I just want to know how broken they are and whether I should tinker with them or scrap them altogether.

[DraketheFake]

My Mini Normal is creeping up the list, and I'd appreciate someone taking a look at it. Thankee.

Edit: Thanks afat

[afatchic]

My Mini Normal is creeping up the list, and I'd appreciate someone taking a look at it. Thankee.

Send it over, i'll do my best to help out.

[afatchic]

I'm Planning on running "

The Fast and the Furious Mafia

" as a mini theme once my mini normal ends. I have just now started thinking about possible setups, but if anyone would have an interest in this and would like to help me design the setup and maybe back-up mod it with me, PM me. Thanks!

EDIT: This will be based on the first movie of the series, so please don't PM me unless you have seen the movie recently or have a good remembrance of it.

[Seraphim]

I have a large normal that needs reviewing. It's very rough but the set-up is there. I want a look-over before I proceed writing more flavor.

[Seraphim]

I have a large normal that needs reviewing. It's very rough but the set-up is there. I want a look-over before I proceed writing more flavor.

[Simenon]

Can I get a reviewer for Tao mafia?