Because of Nacho's inadvertent post in the Large Theme the following is being done
1. fferylt will be treestumped (no vote, no power, not targetable but can still post) but removable (see game post)
2. Gestalt will receive a 1-point penalty in the event of a tie-break (see Tie-break section of the Main Thread)
Hi Signs and Void players and those following along. I want to follow up on the decision made regarding Nacho's inadvertent post in the Signs and Void thread.
We had two main goals for the decision. The first is that we wanted to punish Gestalt for the mishap, which we did through the administration of a tiebreaker penalty. The second was to allow Gestalt enough of a chance to influence the game state that they could rightly be included if Creation wins, while trying to benefit Annihilation on the whole. The hope was to come to a decision that punished Creation, but give Gestalt a chance to minimize the negative consequences they caused their faction, something a traditional modkill doesn't allow. This is not ordinarily a priority, but for Team Mafia in particular it's much healthier for the event as a whole.
I came to the decision quickly after consulting with some of the TM mod team, but did not have time for a complete discussion because I wanted to resolve the issue swiftly and allow the game to continue. After getting a chance for a fuller discussion, we've decided that while the decision accomplished most of its objectives, it could actually be interpreted as a negative outcome for Annihilation to trade the "free lynch" for fferylt's confirmed town, voteless status. In light of that, we are amending the conditions slightly to say that
fferylt will die at the end of Major Day One, with no kill required from Annihilation.
This will be the final decision on the matter.
Apologies to all of the players for the disrupted gamestate; it is our sincere hope that this will help Team Mafia be as fair and enjoyable as possible. As before, it is highly appreciated that you do not discuss this in thread. And remember, PT's are purple.
Zar (Large Theme) and Empire (Vanilla Nightless) of Westeros Circlejerk have switched games. They may now post, etc. in their new game. This uses Westeros Circlejerk's one swap.
Kagami replaces SilverWolf on Team Hitmen, effective immediately. Kagami may begin posting now. Silverwolf will be removed from the Team PT, and Kagami will be added.
A couple of things I thought I'd let people know/remind about:
1. Please PM me if you have a question about the game. Posting in your team thread or site chatting with me is a very ineffective way of getting in touch. I try to comment on things when I see them, but I have a lot on my plate here, and I am often not in a position to see either site chat or team private topics.
2. Remember that teams have a responsibility to replace players. We're now in our second week of games, so if you start to notice your teammates getting prodded, not posting, etc. make sure you contact them or replace them as you will be penalized if a game mod has to replace a player in.
