What's the biggest mistake you've made as a mod?

[rajrhcpfreak]

but if one of the scum is a SK....

[Iammars]

Using forums on another site to see what the mafia and masons were talking about, then realizing that if the mafia who wasn't a mason signed up under his real name, they could figure it out by using the Members function. Thank God raj was away at the time, so I created another account for him.

[rajrhcpfreak]

still didnt matter.

becuase my mason never figured it out.

[VisMaior]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

[LoudmouthLee]

I killed off an un-nightkillable during the night. It was edited 10 minutes later. Thank heavens.

[Seol]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

Those can, yes. A 4-man single group, however, is broken in the Mafia's favour.

[Changling bob]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

Those can, yes. A 4-man single group, however, is broken in the Mafia's favour.

That's what you think.

*starts plotting*

[Iammars]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

Those can, yes. A 4-man single group, however, is broken in the Mafia's favour.

That's what you think.

*starts plotting*

:shakes head:

but sign me up for that one...

[Aelyn]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

Those can, yes. A 4-man single group, however, is broken in the Mafia's favour.

That's what you think.

*starts plotting*

You'll look back on this and laugh, y'know.

[Fritzler]

I have seen 12 player setups with 3-1 or 2-2 scums. I think they can work.

Those can, yes. A 4-man single group, however, is broken in the Mafia's favour.

That's what you think.

*starts plotting*

You'll look back on this and laugh, y'know.

It's broken in a 12 person game, check this out:
http://www.greylabyrinth.com/discussion ... php?t=8768

[Changling bob]

I can't exactly tell you which it is in advance Iammars

And just because someone else couldn't balance it, doesn't mean I can't/won't/seven. My games are manic enough for anything to work. Kinda. Once at any rate. Although Space Travel 2 is in the works

[Iammars]

I can't exactly tell you which it is in advance Iammars

I could just signup for everyone of your games after Unknown. Even if it wasn't the four-man mafia one, it'd still be intresting.

[Yosarian2]

(shrug) Mathmatically, I would think that, say, a 12 player game with a 4 man scum group, but where the town has 2 cops and a doc, would be balanced; in fact, it might even be in favor of the town. I don't think it would be a very fun game to play, too much random chance, but it would be balanced.

[Norinel]

Docs/vigs/etc aside, the town loses if they screw up two lynches. I would be averse to putting townies in that game, unless it's something like Lion King.

[Mr. Flay]

I think Yosarian has a good point. Even if you could strengthen the town to the point where they'd have an even chance to win, you're creating an essentially random situation. What if the scum kill one of the Cops N1? What if they kill the/a Doc? What if the town thinks the remaining Cop-claim is insane/paranoid?

Part of the appeal of the game (for me at least) is that as Days develop, you get a greater sense for what is actually going on. Newbie Games are necessarily foreshortened because of their size, but most other games, the town doesn't really get to figure out what's going on until D3 or so...

[Talitha]

Maybe Norinel has forgotten that the first mini I played with him in (and my first ever mafia game) he was in a 4 member mafia group. And town won

Mini 52? I think. Discer was mod. It can be balanced.

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Edit: Oh, I don't think there were any plain townies in that game though...

[Mastermind of Sin]

That's pretty much the question. I basically want to know what's gone wrong when you'e tried modding a game?

you don't wanna know...

[Iammars]

That's pretty much the question. I basically want to know what's gone wrong when you'e tried modding a game?

you don't wanna know...

What? Abandonding Mini 163?

[Mastermind of Sin]

i didn't abandon it, the players did.

[LoudmouthLee]

i didn't abandon it, the players did.

As a person in that game, I will gently explain it's the mod's job to replace inactive players...

[Norinel]

Maybe Norinel has forgotten that the first mini I played with him in (and my first ever mafia game) he was in a 4 member mafia group. And town won

Mini 52? I think. Discer was mod. It can be balanced.

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Edit: Oh, I don't think there were any plain townies in that game though...

No townies, weakened scum (One sibling, one who had to vote randomly in the early game). But it was definitely a good start to Talitha's getting lynched as a doctor.

[halo freak]

As a person in that game, I will gently explain it's the mod's job to replace inactive players...

It isn't always possible to fnd replacements. (i wasn't involved in MOS's mini and so i don't know the situation he was in but i am just saying)

[PookyTheMagicalBear]

Pooky's sure glad he doesn't make mistakes as moderator.

Boy would that be embarrassing!(and if he did, he'd cover it up and you'd never know!)

[Mastermind of Sin]

i didn't abandon it, the players did.

As a person in that game, I will gently explain it's the mod's job to replace inactive players...

there's no point if 7-8 people are alive and you have to replace 4 of them...

[Iammars]

Pooky's sure glad he doesn't make mistakes as moderator.

Boy would that be embarrassing!(and if he did, he'd cover it up and you'd never know!)

How much you wanna bet that Pooky just made a modding mistake?