Newbie 1951 (Day 4)

[Nexus]

Spoiler: Player List

Player List:

Menalque

Sushi Martyr Hectic

popsofctown
emps
EpicCreeper9002
Farkran
Selynee
skitter30 (SE)
teacher (SE)
NotMySpamAccount (SE)

Spoiler: current game state

Menalque - Vanilla Townie - Lynched Day 2

Sushi Martyr Hectic

popsofctown
emps

EpicCreeper9002 - Mafia Goon - Lynched Day 1

Farkran - Town Mason - Killed Night 1

Selynee - Vanilla Townie - Killed Night 3

skitter30 (SE)

teacher (SE) - Vanilla Townie - Lynched Day 3

NotMySpamAccount (SE) - Town Mason - Killed Night 2

Spoiler: Introductory Mod Post

Introduction and Tips

Thanks to Irrelephant11 and others for their contributions to these tips.

Here are some helpful links (a lot of them from our helpful wiki):

-> Forum Rules and Guidelines
-> The Glossary
-> Commonly Used Abbreviations
-> The Newbie Guide
-> Articles on How to Play Well (be sure to check the dates these were written/updated, as good advice changes over time)

Key Concepts and Tips

Activity

Try to check in at least once a day.

Besides the activity requirements listed in the moderator's original post, it's just necessary for a fun and healthy game that everyone

plays

. If you post very rarely, or only post a little bit at a time, you may get scumread for lurking. Even if you are not scumread for it, what's the fun in playing a game where multiple people are hardly participating?

Site Meta

Meta is the description of how people on Mafiascum like to play mafia. Things can be different on other online mafia sites, or if you play IRL, so it's good to know what's expected of you on this site. These aren't "rules", per se, but if you don't follow these guidelines it is likely things will go poorly for you on MS. Some examples are...

Random Voting Stage (RVS)

Games on MafiaScum almost always begin with what we call the Random Voting Stage (RVS). At this point in the game, we are in a low information game state (except the mafia, which know everyone’s alignment). As a way to provoke reaction, start a discussion, and try to determine alignment, people will usually vote for non-serious reasons. As the discussion progresses, we will eventually get the game moving and progress out of RVS.

Voting, L-x, and Hammers

L-x is a way to convey how far away a player is away from a lynch. For example, you should always announce that you are putting someone at L-1 (1 vote away from a lynch) so that someone doesn’t come along and accidentally vote for that players lynch. This also prevents Mafia-aligned players from coming along and placing the final vote to lynch (“hammer”) and claiming ignorance about doing so. You may also see L-2 and L-3 (2 votes away from a lynch and 3 votes away from a lynch, respectively).

Before you hammer a player, state your intent to hammer (usually done in bold) and ask the player to claim their role. This is done to prevent power roles from being lynched, and can sometimes get Mafia-aligned players to be caught (via counter claiming). It's best to then allow other players to react and discuss the claim before hammering.

Claiming Your Role

It is almost always best to not claim your role unless you are at L-1 and have been asked to claim as part of an “intent to hammer.” This is because, as a town power role (“PR”), if you out prematurely, you are likely to be night-killed (“NK’d”). As a Vanilla Townie (“VT”), claiming early helps the mafia team narrow down the setup and possible PR candidates. An exception to this would be if a mafia player claimed your role, claiming early to counter the false claim (“CC”) would out the mafia player, and would be a benefit to the town.

Do not fake claim a power role as town!

While it may help you avoid getting lynched, you might cause a real PR to out themselves by counter claiming - then the mafia will know who the PR is, and you will probably get lynched for lying to town. Feel free to fake a claim as scum, though, if you think it would help.

LyLo

LyLo is the shortened representation of “lynch or lose.” LyLo in the Newbie Queue is when there are 3 remaining players, 2 of which are town and 1 is mafia; or when there are 5 remaining players, 3 of which are town and 2 are mafia. It is important in these situations that the town aligned players do not carelessly vote like is done during RVS or early days, as the mafia player(s) can organize and instantly provide the necessary votes to lynch (“quickhammer”) and win the game.

Conclusion

Mafia is hard!

As town, it can be hard to figure things out, and stressful when people think you're scum.

That's okay!

Just share your thoughts on who you think is scum as they come to you, and don't be afraid to change your mind. As scum, it can be hard to lie convincingly, and stressful when people think you're scum. Don't let that scare you! Try to think of what you would post if you were town, and don't be afraid to "change your mind".

This is a game.

Have fun!

[Nexus]

Game Rules:

Rule 0: Don't be a dick.

- If you are being a dick, you run the risk of force-replacement or modkill. You may or may not be warned.

General:

- Please adhere to the site rules.
- Do not discuss this game of mafia outside of this thread unless your role PM allows you to do so.
- Day phases will last 10 days (for Day 1) and 7 days for any further days.
- Night Phases will last 48 hours maximum.
- During night phase, no talking may be done in the thread.
- Do not quote PM's from the mod at all (real or fabricated). Paraphrasing is acceptable.
- If you have any questions about your role, or the game, feel free to PM the mod.
- "Bah" posts are not allowed.
- If you break any of these rules, you will probably be modkilled.

Voting/Player Actions:

- All votes must be in bold format: vote: Nexus for example.
- Try to unvote before voting. Unvotes must also be in bold.
- Any and all votes will be counted, if you wish to waste a day phase voting for someone not in the game,that's fine by me.
- You may vote No Lynch.
- Voting tricks are not acceptable. If you misspell someone's name intentionally, but I get the gist of it, the vote will count.
- A lynch will occur once a majority decision is reached. If no majority is reached by deadline, then no lynch shall occur.
- Following a lynch, it is twilight. You may continue to post until I lock the thread and declare it night.
- If you have a Night Action, you may submit it from Night 1 and each subsequent Night. No other time.

Activity:

- You are expected to post at least once every 36 hours. If you haven't posted for 36 hours, I shall prod you. If you do not respond to the prod within 48 hours (either in thread if it's Day, or via PM during the Night) then I will replace you.
- Similarly, if you require more than three prods, I will force-replace you.

Mechanics:

-

Blue

is my colour. Please don't use it.
- Confirm by how your Role PM tells you to once you are ready to play. Once there are 7 confirms, the game begins.
- Do not edit your posts.
- No impossible/hard to read text, or cryptography.
- The Mod may make mistakes - please point out any mistakes gently. Mistakes will be corrected where possible, but sometimes mistakes are made that cannot be reversed. These will stand as final to be commiserated over after the game.
- If there is a hydra or an alt in the game, you must not post in your normal account. Doing so and then not quoting it as a hydra or an alt will invite a warning. Excessive failure to post as a hydra or an alt and not quoting it will result in force-replacement.
- If you need to get the mod's attention, either PM me, or bold the text you wish to draw to my attention.
- I reserve the right to alter/remove/add any rules as I see fit. You will, of course, be notified if that happens, however.

[Nexus]

Setup Info

Newbie Setup

Newbie Setup

NewD3 (as designed by RadiantCowbells):

	A	B	C
Mafia	Mafia Roleblocker	Mafia Rolecop	Mafia Goon
Row 1	Town Cop and Town Doctor	Town Tracker and Town Friendly Neighbor	Town Cop and Vanilla Townie
Row 2	Town Jailkeeper and Town Tracker	Town Jailkeeper and Town Friendly Neighbor	Town Jailkeeper and Vanilla Townie
Row 3	Town Mason and Town Mason	Town Tracker and Town Doctor	Town Mason and Town Mason

Each Newbie Game will be given a setup that incorporates one mafia role from the top of a column, and then two town roles from a row below the selected mafia role. The remaining six roles will be filled in by

one mafia goon

and

five vanilla townies

appropriately, to create a

2-mafia

and

7-town

setup.

All Newbie games use the Natural Action Resolution system for determining Night action effects.

Mafia Roleblocker

action takes precedence over a

Town Jailkeeper

action should that apply.

Mafia are able to communicate in their Private Topic at all times.

Spoiler: Full Setups

Column A & Row 1:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Cop, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column A & Row 2:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Tracker, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column A & Row 3:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 1:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 2:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 3:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column C & Row 1:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Cop, Vanilla Townie x 6

Column C & Row 2:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Jailkeeper, Vanilla Townie x 6

Column C & Row 3:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5

Mods should use the sample role PMs below.

Sample Role PM's (click on the spoiler button to reveal)

Spoiler:

Vanilla Townie

Welcome!

You are a

Vanilla Townie

.

You have no special abilities.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Jailkeeper

Welcome!

You are a

Town Jailkeeper

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills and be prevented from using their own action, if they have one, during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Cop

Welcome!

You are a

Town Cop

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed if they are

Town

or

Mafia

. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Mason

Welcome!

You are a

Town Mason

.

You know that [player] is Town-aligned. You also share a Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You have no active abilities.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Town Tracker

Welcome!

You are a

Town Tracker

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed what player or players they targeted with their action, if any. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Doctor

Welcome!

You are a

Town Doctor

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Friendly Neighbor

You are a

Town Friendly Neighbor

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be sent a message informing them that you are Town-aligned.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Mafia Goon

Welcome!

You are a

Mafia Goon

.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Mafia Rolecop

Welcome!

You are a

Mafia Rolecop

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed of their role but not their alignment.

Vanilla Townies

and

Mafia Goons

will both return "Vanilla". If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a role cop in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Mafia Roleblocker

Welcome!

You are a

Mafia Roleblocker

.

You may target one player per night. This player will be prevented from performing their own action, if any.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a roleblock in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

[Nexus]

Role PMs have been randomised and will now be sent out. Please confirm as per instructions. Day will begin when I get 7/9 confirmations

[Nexus]

Day 1 begins. NotMySpamAccount has 48 hours to confirm before being replaced.

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is in 10 days, at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.1:

teacher (3) -

NotMySpamAccount, emps, Farkran

Farkran (2) -

Seleynee, Sushi Martyr

Sushi Martyr (1) -

EpicCreeper9002

Menalque (1) -

teacher

NotMySpamAccount (1) -

Menalque

Not voting (1) -

skitter30

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.2:

Farkran (3) -

Seleynee, Menalque, emps

teacher (2) -

NotMySpamAccount, Farkran

Sushi Martyr (1) -

EpicCreeper9002

Menalque (1) -

teacher

Not voting (2) -

skitter30, Sushi Martyr

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.3:

Menalque (2) -

teacher, NotMySpamAccount

Farkran (2) -

Seleynee, emps

teacher (1) -

Farkran

NotMySpamAccount (1) -

Menalque

Not voting (3) -

skitter30, Sushi Martyr, EpicCreeper9002

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.4:

Farkran (4) -

Seleynee, emps, skitter30, teacher

Menalque (1) -

NotMySpamAccount

Not voting (4) -

Sushi Martyr, Menalque, Farkran, EpicCreeper9002

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.5:

Menalque (3) -

NotMySpamAccount, teacher, skitter30

Farkran (2) -

Seleynee, emps,

Not voting (4) -

Sushi Martyr, Menalque, EpicCreeper9002, Farkran

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.6:

Menalque (3) -

NotMySpamAccount, skitter30, Farkran

Farkran (3) -

Seleynee, emps, teacher

Not voting (3) -

Sushi Martyr, Menalque, EpicCreeper9002

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.7:

Farkran (3) -

Seleynee, emps, teacher

Menalque (2) -

skitter30, Farkran

EpicCreeper9002 (1)-

NotMySpamAccount

Not voting (3) -

Sushi Martyr, Menalque, EpicCreeper9002

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.8:

EpicCreeper9002 (3)-

NotMySpamAccount, Seleynee, Menalque

Farkran (1) -

teacher

Menalque (1) -

skitter30

teacher (1)-

Farkran

Not voting (3) -

Sushi Martyr, EpicCreeper9002, emps

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.9:

EpicCreeper9002 (3)-

NotMySpamAccount, Seleynee, skitter30

Farkran (1) -

teacher

teacher (1)-

Farkran

skitter30 (1)-

Menalque

Not voting (3) -

Sushi Martyr, EpicCreeper9002, emps

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.10:

EpicCreeper9002 (3)-

NotMySpamAccount, Seleynee, skitter30

Farkran (1) -

teacher

teacher (1)-

Farkran

skitter30 (1)-

Menalque

Menalque (1)-

emps

Not voting (2) -

Sushi Martyr, EpicCreeper9002

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

[/quote]

[Nexus]

Votecount 1.11:

EpicCreeper9002 (5-LYNCH)-

NotMySpamAccount, Seleynee, skitter30, teacher, emps

skitter30 (1)-

Menalque

Menalque (1)-

Farkran

Farkran (1)-

EpicCreeper9002

Not voting (1) -

Sushi Martyr

With 9 alive it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is at 9am BST on the 28th August 2019. (expired on 2019-08-28 09:00:00)

EpicCreeper9002 has been lynched.

[Nexus]

EpicCreeper9002 - Mafia Goon - Lynched Day 1

Night 1 now begins. Please PM me all actions. It will end at 9am BST on Tuesday 27th August 2019 (expired on 2019-08-27 09:00:00)

[Nexus]

Farkran - Town Mason - Killed Night 1

Day 2 now begins. With 7 alive it takes 4 to lynch. Deadline is at 6pm BST on Tuesday 3rd September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-03 18:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 2.1:

teacher (1) -

Menalque

Menalque (4-LYNCH) -

skitter30, emps, teacher, Menalque

Not voting (2) -

Selynee, NotMySpamAccount

Day 2 now begins. With 7 alive it takes 4 to lynch. Deadline is at 6pm BST on Tuesday 3rd September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-03 18:00:00)

Menalque has been lynched. Flip incoming.

[Nexus]

Menalque - Vanilla Townie - Lynched Day 2

Night 2 now begins. It will end in 48 hours. Please PM me all night actions. Deadline is 7am BST on Friday 30th August 2019 (expired on 2019-08-30 07:00:00)

[Nexus]

NotMySpamAccount - Town Mason - Killed Night 2

Day 3 now begins. With 5 alive it takes 3 to lynch. Deadline is at 6pm BST on Friday 6th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-06 18:00:00).

[Nexus]

Sushi Martyr has been prodded

[Nexus]

Searching for a replacement for Sushi Martyr.

[Nexus]

Hectic has replaced Sushi Martyr. Deadline will have 48 hours added to it. Deadline is now at 6pm BST on Sunday 8th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-08 18:00:00).

[Nexus]

Please hold whilst I discuss something with PenguinPower

[Nexus]

Please hold whilst I discuss something with PenguinPower

Carry on. Searching for a hectic replacement

[Nexus]

popsofctown replaces Hectic.

[Nexus]

Deadline is now at 6pm BST on Wednesday 11th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-11 18:00:00).

[Nexus]

Votecount 3.1:

skitter30 (1)-

popsofctown

Not voting (4)-

skitter30, teacher, emps, Selynee

With 5 alive it takes 3 to lynch. Selynee has been prodded. Deadline is now at 6pm BST on Wednesday 11th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-11 18:00:00).

[Nexus]

Votecount 3.2:

teacher (2)-

popsofctown, skitter30

Not voting (3)-

emps, Selynee, teacher

With 5 alive it takes 3 to lynch. Selynee has been prodded. Deadline is now at 6pm BST on Wednesday 11th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-11 18:00:00).

[Nexus]

Votecount 3.3:

teacher (3 - LYNCH)-

popsofctown, skitter30, emps

popsofctown (2)-

teacher, Selynee

Not voting (0)-

With 5 alive it takes 3 to lynch. Deadline is now at 6pm BST on Wednesday 11th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-11 18:00:00).

teacher has been lynched. Flip incoming.

[Nexus]

teacher - Vanilla Townie - Lynched Day 3

Night 3 now begins. I will accelerate the Night if all alive players PM me to say they wish to do so. If not, it will end in 48 hours, at 7pm BST on Friday 13th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-13 19:00:00)

[Nexus]

Selynee - Vanilla Townie - Killed Night 3

Day 4 now begins. With 3 alive it takes 2 to lynch. Deadline is at 7pm BST on Friday 20th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-20 19:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 4.1:

Not voting (3) -

skitter30, emps, popsofctown

With 3 alive it takes 2 to lynch. Deadline is at 7pm BST on Friday 20th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-20 19:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 4.2:

Not voting (3) -

skitter30, emps, popsofctown

With 3 alive it takes 2 to lynch. Deadline is at 7pm BST on Friday 20th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-20 19:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 4.3:

skitter30 (1) -

popsofctown

popsofctown (1) -

skitter30

Not voting (1) -

emps

With 3 alive it takes 2 to lynch. Deadline is at 7pm BST on Friday 20th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-20 19:00:00)

[Nexus]

Votecount 4.4:

skitter30 (2-LYNCHED) -

popsofctown, emps

popsofctown (1) -

skitter30

Not voting (0) -

With 3 alive it takes 2 to lynch. Deadline is at 7pm BST on Friday 20th September 2019 (expired on 2019-09-20 19:00:00)

skitter30 has been lynched. Flip incoming.

[Nexus]

skitter30 - Mafia Goon - Lynched Day 4

Congratulations to popsofctown - Vanilla Townie, emps - Vanilla Townie, and the dead Town players. You win.

Mafia QT
Mason QT
Dead QT