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Post Post #450 (ISO) » Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:28 am

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No I thought it was going to start in the middle of team mafia and I was going to have to flake on it.
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Post Post #451 (ISO) » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:20 am

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In post 449, xRECKONERx wrote:I'd like to mod a large theme under the geriatric rules (probably 15ish players)
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Post Post #452 (ISO) » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:03 pm

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In post 449, xRECKONERx wrote:I'd like to mod a large theme under the geriatric rules (probably 15ish players)
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Post Post #453 (ISO) » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:28 pm

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I am interested. Especially in white flag. I also want to host in the future (after Korts and Reck of course). White flag, again. I like to keep it simple. I am thinking of mini or micro. If anyone is interested, let me know. I have modded twice before.
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Post Post #454 (ISO) » Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:29 am

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I'd be very interested in either reck or korts' game. Let me know when they are getting closer to sign ups.
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Post Post #455 (ISO) » Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:45 pm

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Announcing... "Just Play The Hits" Mafia!


A 15 person uPick game under the Geriatric Ruleset!

In this game, you will submit to me a mainstream pop artist from the last 20 years with at least one Top 10 hit!
In response, every player in the game will get a role back with 3 one-shot abilities derived from that artist's hits.
Aside from the one shot abilities, every player will be otherwise a vanilla version of their role.

Once those 3 shots are used, you're out of shots!
Players will only flip as their role name and alignment. Shots will not be revealed upon death.

Pre-ins are full! PM me if you want to know when the game goes into signups.
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Post Post #456 (ISO) » Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:57 pm

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Open 715: White Flag
Setup: 3x Mafia Goon, 10x Vanilla Town note this game uses the Geriatric Ruleset
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The time is now, come on and sign up.
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Post Post #457 (ISO) » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:18 pm

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Game is now running, 6 pages into Day 1 super easy to pick up!

It needs a replacement, if you're interested PM me.
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Post Post #458 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:57 am

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Hey this is a thing that is so up my old alley.

Please /in me to the list as player and replacement. Thanks!
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Post Post #459 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:47 am

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Post Post #460 (ISO) » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:00 pm

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Post Post #461 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:12 pm

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MoI is awesomes
"Let us say that you are right and there are two worlds. How much, then, is this 'other world' worth to you? What do you have there that you do not have here? Money? Power? Something worth causing the prince so much pain for?'"
"Well, I..."
"What? Nothing? You would make the prince suffer over... nothing?"
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Post Post #462 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:30 pm

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I'm very surprised by your avatar?!
did another ms user do something lovely? recognize their achievements here!

Today's modern mafia consumer demands dozens, nay, hundreds of roles that are vanilla cops.
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Post Post #463 (ISO) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:19 pm

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Is that addressed to me? I think MoI's has been like that a while.
"Let us say that you are right and there are two worlds. How much, then, is this 'other world' worth to you? What do you have there that you do not have here? Money? Power? Something worth causing the prince so much pain for?'"
"Well, I..."
"What? Nothing? You would make the prince suffer over... nothing?"
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Post Post #464 (ISO) » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:55 pm

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Oh hello thread. This looks interesting.

I remember last year getting into distracting theory conversations mid-D1 in seemingly more and more games about trying to maintain a balance of voices for easier analysis later, only to be drowned out by literally dozens and dozens of pages of spam. It seems like when things are this way, only a small percentage of the playerlist can keep up and they get to control the dialogue and influence the game while the rest are in a permanent state of catch-up. Managing a balanced spread of content seemed like a very alien concept to a lot of players, so I'm glad there are some others here that have a craving for concision.

I see there's been a few games run under this ruleset already? How's it all going? I remember a long time ago, Adel ran a game with global posting restrictions and people lurked and ended up retreating into posting huge walls out of fear of "wasting posts", which made the game worse in a different way -- people were literally scumreading people for an occasional short post which stopped people doing them and killed the flow of the game. But I think that was a failure on the part of the players, not the design itself. Allowing a reserve bank of extra posts for special occasions seems like a good addition, and hopefully things will flourish more organically under this ruleset if players are mindful about why they're playing under these rules in the first place.
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Post Post #465 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:47 am

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In post 464, Hoopla wrote:I remember a long time ago, Adel ran a game with global posting restrictions and people lurked and ended up retreating into posting huge walls out of fear of "wasting posts", which made the game worse in a different way -- people were literally scumreading people for an occasional short post which stopped people doing them and killed the flow of the game.
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One was time limited & the other limited the # of pages(and therefore posts) per game phase(I was in that one). In the latter, everyone wound up trying to pack as much into their posts as possible. Definitely crippled the game IMO.
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Post Post #466 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:04 am

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Can someone post here the stats of mafia/town wins in geriatric games along with the setup?

Might be nice to get some stats
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Post Post #467 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:22 am

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In post 465, Kison wrote:
In post 464, Hoopla wrote:I remember a long time ago, Adel ran a game with global posting restrictions and people lurked and ended up retreating into posting huge walls out of fear of "wasting posts", which made the game worse in a different way -- people were literally scumreading people for an occasional short post which stopped people doing them and killed the flow of the game.
These?

viewtopic.php?f=56&t=11271
viewtopic.php?f=56&t=11272

One was time limited & the other limited the # of pages(and therefore posts) per game phase(I was in that one). In the latter, everyone wound up trying to pack as much into their posts as possible. Definitely crippled the game IMO.
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Post Post #468 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:23 am

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In post 465, Kison wrote:These?

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One was time limited & the other limited the # of pages(and therefore posts) per game phase(I was in that one). In the latter, everyone wound up trying to pack as much into their posts as possible. Definitely crippled the game IMO.
Yah, those are the ones. Individual limits you can use at your own discretion seems like a much better idea, as it doesn't directly impact how much other players can post.
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Post Post #469 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:26 am

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In post 467, Kmd4390 wrote:Oh my God. Who edited the avatar on the me/ZazieR Hydra? It used to be a picture of a book that says A Little Dutch Book. Now it's my face edited on to Zazies old avatar and it's really creepy and I don't like it.
Luckily that game is from 2009 and nobody has mentioned anything about it, or is talking about it or looking at it right now.
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Post Post #470 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:39 am

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Geriatric Games - Wins and Losses


Micro 778: Geriatric Grey Flag Nightless - Town Loss

Mirco 765: Chill Mafia - Town Victory

There are probably more, but I couldn't find them.
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Post Post #471 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:47 am

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In post 469, Hoopla wrote:
In post 467, Kmd4390 wrote:Oh my God. Who edited the avatar on the me/ZazieR Hydra? It used to be a picture of a book that says A Little Dutch Book. Now it's my face edited on to Zazies old avatar and it's really creepy and I don't like it.
Luckily that game is from 2009 and nobody has mentioned anything about it, or is talking about it or looking at it right now.
I'm just freaked out because I mentioned it before alisaes recent Hydra game and I'm almost positive the avatar was right then and I didn't change it and I'm pretty positive ZazieR didn't change it.
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Post Post #472 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:48 am

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In post 470, AnonymousGhost wrote:
Geriatric Games - Wins and Losses


Micro 778: Geriatric Grey Flag Nightless - Town Loss

Mirco 765: Chill Mafia - Town Victory

There are probably more, but I couldn't find them.
Phew, good to know the ruleset is balanced. I can rest easy now.
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Post Post #473 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:12 am

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I think it's notable that 765 had typically super active players basically post restricted, while 778 was partially a loss due to lurkers and lack of prompt replacements.

The ruleset is very vulnerable to prod dodging lurking.
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Post Post #474 (ISO) » Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:22 am

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In post 473, Mathdino wrote:
The ruleset is very vulnerable to prod dodging lurking.
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