Open 566: Murder on the Oriental Express (Game Over)


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Open 566: Murder on the Oriental Express (Game Over)

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:44 pm

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It is 1934, Istanbul. You've arrived on your vacation. You spend two weeks touring the beautiful city, visiting temples, palaces and gardens. You decide to return to your native London on a new train, the Orient Express. The journey is fantastic! Snow-covered mountains can be seen passing by and the cabins are full of people of the finest class.

On the second night of your journey, the train is stopped by a snowdrift near Vinkovci. You think nothing of the situation. Snowdrifts are a common occurrence around these parts. You decide to go into the dining car and meet some of your fellow travelers...

The travelers
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acryon

Scrambles replaces Mr_Blonde who replaced Hiraki
Belisarius
replaces Ki-Gi
Farside22
replaces vendetta21
curiouskarmadog
replaces cerberus48
Ironwood replaces titus who replaced SnugglyDuckling who replaced EOE
ChannelDelibird replaces chaoslord54 replaces uncledaphne
NakedJogger

Skelda

riddleton
replaces Ranon who replaced astinus
Dry-fit

Green Crayons
replaces RoyalApe
Amy Farrah Fowler

Kalimar
replaces TobyLoby

Spoiler: Feeling Alive
farside22, curiouskarmadog, riddleton


Spoiler: Looking a little pale
skelda
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Dry-fit
town Jailkeeper

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Scrambles
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Kalimar
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Amy Farrah Fowler
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acryon
Town Doctor
[Green Crayons
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Ironwood
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ChannelDelibird
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:51 pm

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Game Rules (Taken from NS, Modified from Zorblag, who modified them from Vel-Rahn Koon):


General Gameplay and Etiquette:
1. You may not quote private Moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind. Paraphrasing (for role claims, etc.) is acceptable.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Roles with Night actions will not be able to submit an action on Night 0 (i.e. during the confirmation stage).
5. 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.
6. As a general rule you should aim for one post every 48 hours, minimum, to keep the game moving.

Voting, Deadlines, and Player Death:
1. A simple majority of all living members must agree on one person for a lynch to occur prior to deadline.
2. Once you have reached a simple majority no further unvoting will change someone’s fate.
3. Once a player is lynched the game enters twilight until I post a death scene; all players including the one who was lynched may continue to post during twilight.
4. Please submit votes as:
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or VOTE: baezu (on a separate line or they will not be counted). Votes will NOT be counted if they are not bold! Obvious abbreviations or nicknames will be counted so long as they are unambiguous.
5. Please submit vote revocations as either UNVOTE: baezu or UNVOTE: . Unvotes are not necessary before changing votes.
6. You may VOTE: No Lynch- a simple majority of these vote types are required to send the game to Night phase without a lynch.
7. This game will have 2 week deadlines. At deadline, the player (or No Lynch) with the most votes will be lynched. In the case of a tie, the tie breaker will be the player who has the first active vote on them. Should there be no active votes at deadline no one will be lynched.

Miscellaneous/Mechanics:
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2. If you have an issue/problem with the game, please PM the Mod privately. Do not post issues/complaints in the game thread.
3. 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.
4. Please bold all requests to the Mod so that they don’t get missed.
5. Prods of missing players will be issued automatically after 72 hours of no activity or upon request after 48 hours of no activity. 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.
6. Rule violations will be dealt with according to their severity, up to and including a Modkill.
7. 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.


The Golden Rule:

Please remember that this is a game and your main objective is to have fun! Be considerate of each other, don’t get personal, and enjoy the game.
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:59 pm

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This is a Near-Vanilla game set up as follows:

14 players with the following roles.

3
Mafia Goons

9
Vanilla Townies

1
Doctor

1
Jailkeeper



Sample Role PMs


Mafia Goons


Spoiler:
Welcome, [Player Name]. You are a Mafia Goon, along with your partners, [Player Name] and [Player Name]].
Abilities:
Factional communication: During the night phase you may talk with your partners here [QuickTopic link].
Factional kill: Each night phase, one of you or your partners may perform the factional kill.
Win condition:
You win when all members of the town have been eliminated or nothing can prevent this from occuring.


Vanilla Townies


Spoiler:
Welcome, [Player Name], you are a Vanilla Townie.
Abilities:
Your weapon is your vote, you have no night actions.
Win condition:
You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.


Doctor


Spoiler:
Welcome, [Player Name], you are a Town Doctor.
Abilities:
Each night phase, you may protect one player in the game from being nightkilled.
Win condition:
You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.


Jailkeeper


Spoiler:
Welcome, [Player Name], you are a Town Jailkeeper.
Abilities:
Each night phase, you may target one player in the game, whom you will protect from the nightkill and roleblock simultaneously.
Win condition:
You win when all threats to the town have been eliminated.
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:32 pm

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Role PMs have been sent out. Game will begin once 11/14 have confirmed via private message.

Update: I have only heard from 10 of you. Four of you haven't picked up your role PMs. If I don't get a response by tonight I will look for replacements.

Hiraki has requested replacement. Looking for 3 more replacements and then we will begin :D
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:53 pm

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Day 1 has started



Vote Count 1.00Not Voting: acryon, Hiraki, Belisarius, Farside22, cerberus48, Snugglyduckling, uncledaphne, NakedJogger, Skelda, Astinus, Dry-fit, RoyalApe, Amy Farrah Fowler, TobyLoby

With 14 alive, it takes 8 to lynch.

Deadline: (expired on 2014-09-09 20:00:00)

Mod Notes:
Still waiting for replacements for hiraki and uncledaphne
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:09 pm

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There ain't no getting offa this train we're on
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:13 pm

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Vote: Amy Farrah Fowler.
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C'mon Andy!
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:10 pm

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VOTE: Amy Farrah Fowler
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:07 pm

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Vote: Amy Farrah Fowler
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:49 pm

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Vote: Amy Farrah Fowler
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:58 pm

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Vote: NakedJogger
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:40 pm

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You can vote for yourself?
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:57 am

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I can jog naked, next to that this is trivial.
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:05 am

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In post 11, Astinus wrote:You can vote for yourself?

Of course. I saw a bandwagon forming, and what better way is there to get in on all the action than voting for the poor sucker being bandwagoned?
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:05 am

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In post 11, Astinus wrote:You can vote for yourself?


Yes you can.

Vote: Hiraki


For requesting to be replaced
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:07 am

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In post 13, Amy Farrah Fowler wrote:
In post 11, Astinus wrote:You can vote for yourself?

Of course. I saw a bandwagon forming, and what better way is there to get in on all the action than voting for the poor sucker being bandwagoned?


:lol:

Funny, but I typically see people question the wagon. Is it normal for people to vote for you?
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:19 am

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In post 15, farside22 wrote:
In post 13, Amy Farrah Fowler wrote:
In post 11, Astinus wrote:You can vote for yourself?

Of course. I saw a bandwagon forming, and what better way is there to get in on all the action than voting for the poor sucker being bandwagoned?


:lol:

Funny, but I typically see people question the wagon. Is it normal for people to vote for you?

No, not really, but personally I see no point in questioning RVS votes too much.
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:39 am

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Vote: NakedJogger


Your Gif scares me :eek:
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:06 am

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Hi everyone! First post of my first game!

Why is everyone voting already?
I'm sure I will have something interesting to put here eventually
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:08 am

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In post 18, SnugglyDuckling wrote:Hi everyone! First post of my first game!

Why is everyone voting already?

Welcome!

Here is straight from the MafiaScum wiki:

At the beginning of a game of Mafia, each Townie has precious little information about the setup. As a result, the first set of votes are made with either no reasoning or humorously flawed reasoning.

The purpose of random voting (and the so-called Random Voting Stage or RVS) is to spur the game into action by causing players to act in revealing ways. For instance, a wagon on someone may cause them to panic, or a player may become a bit overeager in wanting to put votes down on players, or a player may suggest a Policy Lynch on another one (with some players agreeing and some disagreeing), etc. In this way, events of significance can come about. The first time many players find something they seriously want to lynch someone over, they will remark that their vote is "no longer random".

One common trope of the RVS is that scum players will vote for each other or otherwise start their distancing early. For some time, this was a commonly applied tell.

One criticism of the random voting stage is that the votes are meaningless and pressureless, as players do not tend to have any real attachment to their vote or wanting to lynch the player being voted for. The solution to this is to up the stakes. It is not at all unheard of for a random vote wagon to reach a lynch, or for a Policy Lynch to occur with little to no discussion, and so forth. By raising or even possibly enforcing this possibility, the RVS can become more serious.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:31 am

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I think I'll change my vote.
Vote: Astinus


Because I can.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:59 am

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What is the point of voting for oneself? Avoiding voting someone else?

Vote: Astinus
I'm sure I will have something interesting to put here eventually
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:00 am

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Hey everyone!

First game back after a brief Mafia hiatus, looking forward to mixing it up with you folks.
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:07 am

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In post 21, SnugglyDuckling wrote:What is the point of voting for oneself? Avoiding voting someone else?

Because oneself is evil and surely out to murder everyone.

Vote: Mr_Blonde
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:11 am

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Unvote. Vote: farside22.

I'm not a fan of that random vote. Voting for a player being replaced isn't likely to cause any action.
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