I hoped that this game would turn out well... but I never expected it to turn out THIS well. I'm glad it did though, because I think it really shows the limitless possibilities for theme games. My goal was to create a situation where people would have to not only play the mafia element, but also decide how to manage their resources and choose their abilities, giving the players more agency but with constraints and responsibilities to go along with it.
There's so much potential here... and all the other awesome finalists have demonstrated this too. Every game on that list was one that branched out into new and unexplored territory, with very positive results, and they all should serve as role models for how to make an enjoyable and interesting mechanics-based theme game.
I'm honored. But though I am happy I won, I'm really happy that I was able to create a game that people enjoyed so much.
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