Recent Newbies

[ChannelDelibird]

The shifty-eyes indicated that I was joking.

[Mr Finch]

Re: The Newbie Queue

At 118 pages it's a little daunting thinking that you have to go and read every page.

Perhaps the thread could be closed and a new one started?

I'm gonna stick up (a bit) for Twito here. In 293 there wasn't much input and that was the game he didn't read the role PM.

I think he's doing much better in 303 (My current game). Of course, I am basing this on comparison with Blackberry who seems to be invisible atm.

There's no comparison with SV who was in 293 with me though! She's a goddess in a black hole!

[Zindaras]

We should put 2 IC's, 4 Newbies and 1 Idiot into every Newbie game.

Also, I'll agree that the Newbie list needs to get clearer. I would argue an announcement at the top of the queue forum redirecting to the newbie thread and big bold redirections at the top of every other queue thread.

Edit: Thanks for the compliment, Finchy.

*goes to cry in a little corner*

[Mr Stoofer]

I think he's doing much better in 303 (My current game). Of course, I am basing this on comparison with Blackberry who seems to be invisible atm.

It's very important that you don't discuss on-going games outside the thread. This is expressly stated in the RULES section in Newbie 303 and in every other game.

There's no harm done here, but you can normally expect to be modkilled if you do this in a non-Newbie game.

[Mr Finch]

Mr Stoofer, Sir, I apologise. I realise that it could look that way but I haven't seen Blackberry on the forum for a couple of days, hence the comment. I would absolutely expect to be modkilled if I had, but I didn't think I had. Many thanks for your understanding. Sir.

Edit: Thanks for the compliment, Finchy.

*goes to cry in a little corner*

What did I miss?

*EDIT* Sorry bud. you do display some godlike tendencies!

[Zindaras]

What did I miss?

I was the last IC in 293, and you ignored me. *sad*

I totally told you guys not to lynch Twito, though.

[Rainbow Brite]

Oh, and playing with idotic ICs is part of playing mafia on this site. That's one of the things Newbie Games can teach Newbies: that some players, even ICs, are idiots.

strongly disagree.

newbies are there to familiarise people with the game mechanics and etiquette, and give them a taste of a simplified version of the game.

we don't teach people about roleblockers, masons, cults etc in newbie games, because that's an unnecessary layer of complication and would get in the way of the purpose of the newbie game.

ics are there to help noobs understand these issues and to focus on what's relevant and what isn't - the entire purpose of ics is to demonstrate and educate on good mafia habits. idiotic or (worse) destructive play undermines the concept of the newbie game and as such, ics who aren't approaching the noob game from the right angle shouldn't be in noob games.

one idiotic play can totally ruin a game. check out newbie 298 for an example.

[molestargazer]

we don't teach people about roleblockers, masons, cults etc in newbie games, because that's an unnecessary layer of complication and would get in the way of the purpose of the newbie game.

QFT.
I think that if newbies are serious about playing the game properly, they would go and look it up themselves - I got almost all I know of complicated roles thanks to mikeburnfire's flash things.

[Twito]

And as an aside: Twito should not be let near a game, let alone one with noobs in it.

And yet to do. This world is just a horrible place.

I got introduced to mafia through another game. On my first games I were a natural. Then I game to this site and almost decided to quit playing mafia entirely or atleast on this page.

Oh, and playing with idotic ICs is part of playing mafia on this site. That's one of the things Newbie Games can teach Newbies: that some players, even ICs, are idiots.

See I'm helpful!

Idiocy as an IC is difficult to define. I mean, I'd classify both Twito and Fritzler as idiots, but Fritzler still looks like he's playing mafia. Twito, as he says himself, doesn't seem to care. If you're playing as an IC I think you've got to do it seriously.

I'd like to think I'm adding more content and putting more effort on playing than Fritz. I prolly also fool around more but that's beside the point.

Re: The Newbie Queue

At 118 pages it's a little daunting thinking that you have to go and read every page.

Perhaps the thread could be closed and a new one started?

I'm gonna stick up (a bit) for Twito here. In 293 there wasn't much input and that was the game he didn't read the role PM.

I think he's doing much better in 303 (My current game). Of course, I am basing this on comparison with Blackberry who seems to be invisible atm.

There's no comparison with SV who was in 293 with me though! She's a goddess in a black hole!

They love me they want me on newbie games and all other ones aswell! <3<3
*hugs Finch*

We should put 2 IC's, 4 Newbies and 1 Idiot into every Newbie game.

I'd like to argue that IC's actually get attacked for helping out newbies..

What did I miss?

I was the last IC in 293, and you ignored me. *sad*

I totally told you guys not to lynch Twito, though.

:D:D:D:D:D:D

one idiotic play can totally ruin a game. check out newbie 298 for an example.

*relief*
I'm not in on it and haven't been..

[spectrumvoid]

There's no comparison with SV who was in 293 with me though! She's a goddess in a black hole!

[Norinel]

One thing that I'm going to be doing in my French Revolution newbie is going back afterwards and posting some commentary on several points that I found to be interesting. I think that this might help out as well...

(Oh, by the way, nice Ctrl+Alt+Del avatar)

That's something that might be worth institutionalizing, as something for the mod and/or the ICs to do.

Re: The Newbie Queue

At 118 pages it's a little daunting thinking that you have to go and read every page.

Perhaps the thread could be closed and a new one started?

Yes, it's very much overdue, and that's an error on my part. I should probably even be doing it more often than for the other Queue threads.

And if people want to be nostalgic about their first Scum experience, I broke my first game by proposing what led to a mass claim Day 1. But that was a themed mini before there were themed minis back in the Bronze Age or so (2003).

[Brutal Assassin]

A bit frustrated with newbies not staying IN their Newbie games myself :/ Replacements kill newbie games.

[Seol]

My first Newbie game, I worked out the breaking strategy for day 2 that would give us a 90% chance of instant win, with 10% chance of, well, playing it out.

Day broke.

Mathcam posted the very same breaking strategy first.

Bastard

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[Thok]

My first newbie game was one of the early C9 games. I was scum and talked myself into being lynched day 1. Fortunately I managed to post enough to make town go after the doc and a townie day 2, and my partner was able to pull out a win day 3.

I believe it was also Yosarian2's first newbie.

[Yosarian2]

My first newbie game was one of the early C9 games. I was scum and talked myself into being lynched day 1. Fortunately I managed to post enough to make town go after the doc and a townie day 2, and my partner was able to pull out a win day 3.

I believe it was also Yosarian2's first newbie.

Yup, that was my first newbie on the site. Newbie 101, I think.

(rereads) Ah, nostalgia.

I think that might also have been d_rouge's first game, too. That's really neat.

[AndrewS]

My first newbie, I was the cop, claimed, was counterclaimed by the doc, who was promptly lynched day 1. Needless to say, the game was a colossal failure for the town.

[Mr. Flay]

Seol, was that you me and cam playing together? 'cam has bastardized my theories on many an occasion...

[Seol]

Seol, was that you me and cam playing together? 'cam has bastardized my theories on many an occasion...

That's the one. Newbie '73 IIRC.