Standard Roles for Newbie Games?

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I approve... 'nuff said.

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Is bringing up insane/ineffective variants needed in the PM?

I could see having a link to those variations in the wiki, so long as the Newbie rules wiki page (that seems top be brewing in another thread) clearly states that in a Newbie, docs and cops are 100% effective.

I would say that it's a good diea to leave the clauses in. Many of the newbies we get are completely raw, but a significant percentage also come from other forums, where they've had low levels of experience with ineffective Cops/Docs. And sadly, not everybody reads the wiki (or even the first post of the Newbie Queue) before jumping into their first game... I've seen questions about sanity/effectiveness in the past, so I think it's probably a good call to leave them there.

[Glork]

How about "guaranteed to find whether or not your target is a member of the Mafia"? Somewhat lengthy, but much more clear, I think.

[edit] And "guaranteed to protect your target from the Mafia's kill" for the doc... [/edit]

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They do not in the least regret being unable to play a Habanero Pepper in a Trenchcoat searching for the Evil that is Sour Cream and Guacamole.

I already regret being unable to play a Habanero Pepper in a Trenchcoat.

[Glork]

Very true! However, is there a difference in being taught how to drive in the newest BMW versus a 20-year-old basic Vauxhall (no offence to Vauxhall owners intended!)?

Yes.... learning to drive in a BMW is unneccessarily expensive.