Welcome to Newbie 1279! I am your Moderator, KittyMo. My job is to
make sure the game is run as smoothly and fairly as is possible.
I am committed to keeping the thread's information updated, along with providing frequent vote counts. In order for the game to run smoothly,
all players in this game are expected to be familiar with and follow the rules I have outlined below.
If you have any questions about rules, please feel free to ask!
Rule violations will be dealt with according to their severity, up to and including a Modkill.
I. What is my job as a player?
A. All in all, it is simply to
play the game.
You are required to
play to your win condition.
Remember to be considerate of other players and to enjoy playing as well.
II. How does voting work?
A. Votes to lynch are submitted during the day phase. They are to be formatted as:
vote: Playername
or
VOTE: Playername
B.
Votes will not be counted if they are not in this format.
Obvious abbreviations or nicknames will be counted so long as they are unambiguous.
C. Please submit vote revocations as
Unvote
,
Unvote: Playername
,
UNVOTE: Playername, or
UNVOTE: .
D. Unvotes are not necessary before changing votes.
III. How long do Days last?
A. Newbie games have
fixed, strict 3-week deadlines per game day
that are only movable in special circumstances. This means that days will automatically end after 3 weeks of real time have occurred, and
they will only end early if a lynch has occurred.
IV. How does a lynch occur?
A.
A simple majority of all living players
must agree upon one person for a lynch (or a no lynch) to occur. Once a simple majority is reached, no further unvoting will change someone's fate.
B. At deadline,
if a simple majority has not been reached, the game will proceed in a no lynch.
C. After deadline has been reached or a lynch majority has been reached, the game enters the Twilight phase (the phase of the game after Day, and before a night scene has been posted by me: )
all players including a player who is about to be lynched may continue to post in Twilight. There is nothing else special about Twilight.
V. How do Nights work?
A. If you have a role with a Night action, your choices are due to me by the posted deadline.
If I do not receive your choice via PM by the posted deadline you will forfeit your actions.
B. Any player with a Night action may instead submit a "No Action" PM to let the Mod know that you do not want to perform your expected action that Night phase.
C. If you expect to be V/LA during Night, you may send in night actions early.
D.
Nights will last a maximum of 72 hours. If all players (with or without night actions) have indicated via PM to the Moderator that they are ready for night to be completed, Night will end early.
In the instance that the mafia's kill does not kill someone, for whatever reason, night will last the full 72 hour period.
VI. How often am I supposed to post?
A. As a general rule you should
aim for one post every 48 hours
, minimum, to keep the game moving.
B.
Prods
of missing players will be issued automatically
after 72 hours of no activity or upon request after 48 hours of no activity.
C. A
prodded player has 48 hours to respond or risks replacement.
A player who has been prodded 3 times is subject to replacement without further notice.
D.
If you anticipate being unavailable for more than a 48-hour period please post a notice to that effect in the thread.
Treat this game as a commitment. Be considerate – don’t leave us hanging. This is often referred to as a V/LA period. If a player announces a particularly long V/LA, I may replace that player.
E. If you don't feel that you can meet reasonable activity requirements, or for whatever reason, are unable to play the game anymore,
you can let me know that you want to replace out without repercussions.
I can sometimes work out temporary replace-outs depending on your situation (an extended V/LA, for instance.)
VII. What do I do if I notice the Moderator made a mistake?
A.
If you have an issue/problem with the game, please PM the Mod privately.
Do not post issues/complaints in the game thread.
If is a very simple error
, like an incorrect vote count,
it should be brought to the attention of the mod in the following format to make sure it is noticed:
@Mod: blah blah blah.
B. 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.
VIII. What are other things I may not do?
A.
You may not directly quote private Moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind.
Paraphrasing (for role claims, etc.) is acceptable.
B. Once you are killed (either via lynch or night kill) you may no longer post. This means that you do not even get a “Bah” post.
The dead in this game are silent.
C.
Indigo text is reserved for the Mod.
No invisible/small text is allowed, nor is cryptography.
D.
There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings unless your role PM specifically allows it.
Mafia members may communicate at night and during the confirmation stage.
E. I reserve the right as the Mod to make reasonable decisions based upon situations not covered by this ruleset. I also reserve the right to make rule changes. You will be notified in-thread if this occurs.
F. If you have any situation-specific questions about what is okay to do,
please ask first if you're in doubt!
This will help maintain the game's integrity.
So you thoroughly read the rules?
You can take
this quiz to test your knowledge if you'd like!
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