Advice for someone with little free time who wants to play?

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Advice for someone with little free time who wants to play?

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:01 pm

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I'm a complete newbie interested in playing Mafia on this site.

Checking in once a day is doable, but because of the constraints of my personal life, any situation that would require me to reply promptly in a back-and-forth conversation, or post at multiple times of the day, is a no-go.

I'm concerned that if I join a game, even though I'll meet the requirement to post once a day, I'll still be unable to participate in a more than peripheral capacity, while the game will be dominated by users with more free time who will have frequent back-and-forth interactions throughout the day.

Does that sound like something I should be concerned about, or is it normal that someone can post once per day and have a fulfilling experience?

Are there any, I don't know, special games designed for busy people, where there's an expectation of minimal posting or even some sort of restriction on posting too often, so as to level the playing field?

I dunno, I'd really like to play, but this isn't something I'm able to commit much time to, and I guess I'm looking for any advice you folks might have for someone in that situation. (Even if it's "don't play here.")

Thanks!
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:09 pm

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I know there's something called the geriatric ruleset which I think might be what you're looking for but I don't know much about it and maybe someone who does could say more.
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:09 pm

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I think your best bet is to play first a newbie game, but then stick to the Micro Queue. Posting once a day would be perfectly fine, I think what you'd mostly be missing out on (depending on activity) is the interaction with people. You'd be using that time to post your thoughts and maybe do a quick catch-up. Some people might get a little annoyed, but if you work on saying everything you want to in one post they won't be bothered.

Best of luck to you, Mafia is a fun game
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:11 pm

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Also welcome, I hope you're able to find a way to participate here that works for you.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:31 pm

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I used to play at close to a one-wall-per-day posting rate, due to real life constraints. It's doable, although it'll look out of place in some queues. Bear in mind, though, that in a Mafia game, the reading typically takes more time than the writing.

The Micro Queue might be a good place for it (if nothing else, there'll be fewer posts to catch up on with the typical Micro playerlist).
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:20 am

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Bit of a necro, but I'm here to answer Ythan and offer a suggestion.

Geriatric ruleset says you can only make 10 posts per 24 hours. You're allowed 15 posts for 24 hours before deadline.

You have a stockpile of 20 bonus posts for the game that's taken from if you're overdrawn on your posts per day.

If you run out of reserve and hit your limit, you're allowed one naked vote change a day.

It's meant to be a calmer game and I think that's a great thing for a low-access player.

Otherwise, I'd look for someone who's running much longer-scale games.
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:25 am

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You sound like you could play a game or two of Marathon Mafia.
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:29 am

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In post 6, Jake The Wolfie wrote:You sound like you could play a game or two of Marathon Mafia.
any upcoming marathon weekends?
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:25 am

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I dunno, I just DMed UT on Discord.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:28 am

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I'm not sure he's running that anymore but it can't hurt to ask. I don't know where to look for another contact for this but if anyone else does he did just resign as a mod so it might be worth checking.
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:31 am

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Paraphrasing T-Bone:
Some time after memorial day (maybe that weekend)
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