Open 332: Tainted Love - Over!

[Papa Zito]

Another late night at the office.

Damon Killian removed his glasses and rubbed his tired eyes. The Games Network was doing well, maybe too well, and that meant lots of late nights. He reflected briefly on the irony of having fought so hard to rise to the top, and having absolutely no time to enjoy the fruits of his labor.

2024 was going to be a good year, he decided. The Network was now far-and-away the most popular thing broadcast on any medium, with ratings and sponsors that dwarfed the competition. The only issue was keeping things

fresh

. While many shows had done well and had attracted a huge, dedicated following, others had flared quickly and died almost as fast. The decision to go 24 hours, no reruns.... well. One must do what must be done.

He picked up his glasses again and turned his attention back to the computer. He'd done enough work on Project Running Man for the night. That one was going to be huge, he could feel it. But what he really needed to finish up was Project Tainted Love, set to debut in less than 3 days...

Moderators

Papa Zito

Player List

The Lovers

1. princesskdw
2. bvoigt
5. Herodotus

glowball

7. ScrewTheTells

The Dreamers

3. kondi2424,

Mafia Lover

, lynched Day 1
6. GhostWriter,

Town Lover

, committed suicide Day 1
4. SleepyKrew,

Mafia Lover

, was lynched Day 2.
8. tclawren,

Town Lover

, committed suicide Day 2.

And Me

1.

Game Events

End of Day 1 | Start of Day 2
End of Day 2

[Papa Zito]

General Rules

1.) Votes must be

bolded

and at the start of a line. If we don’t see it, we wont count it.
2.) Unvoting is nice, but not necessary.
3.) Once a majority is reached, that person is lynched.
4.) If there is no majority at deadline, there will be no lynch for that day.
5.) Each day will have a deadline of 2 weeks.
6.) Do not talk about this game outside the thread except in your designated QuickTopics.
7.) When you die, you are dead. Stay that way.
8.) Do not edit posts. Do not use invisible text. Do not use small text.
9.) Do not quote any communication from the mod (that includes PMs) in the game thread.
10.) If you are going to be gone for an extended period of time, please let me know. See rule 12.
11.) If you do not post for 72 hours you will be issued a prod. Failure to post for another 24 hours will lead to a force-replace. The fourth such prod will also lead to a force-replace.
12.) If you notice mistakes aside from the vote count, PM me. Bold notification about vote count issues in the thread.
13.) Play to win.
14.) Play with the spirit of the game in mind.
14a.) This means ASK before you do something you think I might question. Questions are good. Modkills are bad.
15.) Have fun. Remember that everyone playing are actually real people and treat them as such.
16.)

Red

is our color. Don’t use it.

Game-Specific Rules

1.) This is an open setup. All role PMs in the game are listed below.
2.) Roles were determined using random.org.
3.) This is a nightless game. Once a lynch is achieved, the game will immediately proceed to the following day phase.
4.) Lovers are divided into four pairs. Each of the Mafia players are paired with a Town player.
5.) Town lovers do not know their partner's alignment.
6.) Each lover pair has a private daytalk quicktopic.
7.) The Mafia pair also has a private daytalk quicktopic.

[Papa Zito]

Possible Roles

Town Lover

Welcome to Open 332: Tainted Love,

PlayerName

! You are a

Town Lover

. Your relationship has the following completely realistic quirks:

• If you or your Lover are lynched, the other will automatically suicide, Shakespeare-style.
• You do not know your partner's alignment. See, totally realistic.
• You may talk to your Lover anytime during the game here

You win when all threats to the town are eliminated.

The game thread is here. Please confirm via PM. Good luck!

Mafia Lover

Welcome to Open 332: Tainted Love,

PlayerName

! You are a

Mafia Lover

. Your relationship has the following completely realistic quirks:

• If you or your Lover are lynched, the other will automatically suicide, Shakespeare-style.
• Like most people, you have a lover on the side. You may talk to your Mafia buddy at any time during the game here.
• You may talk to your Lover anytime during the game here

You win when you control 50% of the town.

The game thread is here. Please confirm via PM. Good luck!

[Papa Zito]

From his vantage point in the control booth, Killian observed the crowd below.

They were a particularly raucous group tonight, over a thousand of them jammed together in narrow seats and spilling over into the aisles. Such conditions were obviously extremely dangerous but made for great TV, and the government had been warned to turn a blind eye long ago. He could only imagine the smell and the heat as the anticipation grew.

Leaning back, his eyes flicked to one of the many monitors mounted along the walls of the control booth. The contestants were undergoing final prep and nearly ready to take the stage. The emcee was chatting amiably with a small crowd of dancer girls. Cameras were moving into position. The booth operators were barking commands, people were scurrying about backstage, and in this moment just before the premiere of a new show Killian couldn't imagine feeling any better than he did right now.

And then suddenly it was go time. The emcee took center stage, a high-tech looking monstrosity of glass and iron. In a semicircle behind him were the Booths. Beyond the stage, the crowd roared. As the emcee began, nearly breathless in apparent excitement, to explain the details of the new game, the contestants began to file out behind him in pairs and enter the Booths.

They looked scared to death. Killian smiled.

First Votecount of Day 1

1. princesskdw (0):
2. bvoigt (0):
3. kondi2424 (0):
4. SleepyKrew (0):
5. glowball (0):
6. GhostWriter (0):
7. ScrewTheTells (0):
8. tclawren (0):

Players not voting: princesskdw, bvoigt, kondi2424, SleepyKrew, glowball, GhostWriter, ScrewTheTells, tclawren

With 8 players alive, it takes 5 votes to lynch.
Deadline: September 16th @ 11:59PM CST

[glowball]

Alright, how are we doing this? Mass lover claims? Seems best since that way we will know what to expect after any lynch.

[GhostWriter]

Seems like a good idea to me.

[bvoigt]

I would also be in favor of it.

VOTE: glowball for being the first to post.

[glowball]

Okay once everyone weighs in we can start. There really is no reason not to mass lover claim, it puts everyone's motivations on the table and none of us will be surprised by the "suicides"

[ScrewTheTells]

sure fine by us

[ScrewTheTells]

Hi everyone. Just to let you know, this is a hydra account.

[glowball]

of who?

[ScrewTheTells]

Of 1 obscure scummer and 1 newbie to mafiascum who is a friend of the said scummer.

[glowball]

I need names. Not revealing heads is very rarely pro-town. If you have an account here you should reveal it.

[ScrewTheTells]

The obscure scummer is darkdude. The other head has no previous accounts.

Now tell me why not revealing would be anti-town.

[glowball]

Not revealing heads means you are trying to hide meta, and is a generally frowned upon act. Engaging in any act that is generally frowned upon causes people to focus all of their attention on YOU and why you won't do something instead of scumhunting and it could wind up getting you policy lynched. If you are policy lynched and you flip town, then we mislynched and wasted a lynch on you because you chose to do something against the general playstyle with no regards to the feeling of the rest of your team.

[glowball]

It's just about priorities and what is more important. Should you keep secrets and hinder the town or you should just reveal the head and let us move on? Although their are hydras that refuse, but that is why some people hate hydras and do not allow them in games.

[glowball]

The obscure scummer is darkdude. The other head has no previous accounts.

Now tell me why not revealing would be anti-town.

OH AND SORRY FOR THE TRIPLE POST.

but thank you for cooperating. See this does make a difference, your join date is 2008 which means you have a fair amount of mafia experience and now that I know that you won't be able to hide behind a lack of knowledge as some people try to do when they create alts, and things like that.

[ScrewTheTells]

Not revealing heads means you are trying to hide meta, and is a generally frowned upon act. Engaging in any act that is generally frowned upon causes people to focus all of their attention on YOU and why you won't do something instead of scumhunting and it could wind up getting you policy lynched.

Yes, I considered those reasons. But there are no other reasons? I'm disappointed.

[ScrewTheTells]

Hi, I'm handing out FREE PRIORS so everyone take them and keep them in mind!

Chance of your lover being scum: 33.333%
Chance of killing scum if you lynch randomly outside of your own pair: 55.555%

[SleepyKrew]

I'm down for a loverclaim.
Have some more IIoA:
We can lose on Day 2.
I thought up some more stuff but forgot it >.<
VOTE: glowball
Serious vote. Not revealing heads is not scummy.

[glowball]

I'm down for a loverclaim.
Have some more IIoA:
We can lose on Day 2.
I thought up some more stuff but forgot it >.<
VOTE: glowball
Serious vote. Not revealing heads is not scummy.

it is ANTI TOWN(not scummy) if it results in a policy lynch that is a mislynch and distracts town from actually scumhunting. You were the one who proposed the policy lynch in the sign up thread.

[glowball]

also considering your reasoning, I am taking that as a serious vote? not rvs?

[ScrewTheTells]

He said that it was a serious vote in the very post.

[glowball]

Sorry, I read "on a serious note" I thought that was just on the topic. Thanks

[glowball]

Okay then SleepKrew, you are voting me because of my stance on not revealing heads? ScrewtheTells revealed himself, I didn't vote him for it. How exactly am I scum?