i designed this setup in 2019 [game over]

[xyzzy]

don't worry, my friends; 2019 wasn't real. this is a fictional game.

players in the game

1. Titus
   
2. Lycanfire
   
3. KittyTacky
   
4. HighPrincessErinys
   
5. Gimli
   (replacing Vaxkiller)
   
   
6. Ranger
   
7. Cat Scratch Fever
   
8. furtiveglance + Lady Lambdadelta = Summon The Phoenix
   
9. Morning Tweet
   
10. Prince of Paterson
    (replacing tapiocaphobe)
    
    
11. Not_Mafia
    
12. imaginality
    
13. McMenno
    
14. Frogsterking
    
15. Elements
    (replacing andrée)
    
    
16. Save The Dragons
    
17. kitten around
    
18. UltimateGamer
    (replacing Ythan)
    
    
19. GeorgeBailey
    
20. Enchant
    
21. MathBlade
    (replacing tris)
    
    
22. Quiet Owl
    
23. biancospino
    (replacing Gamma Emerald)

Spoiler: living players

living players

1. KittyTacky
   
2. furtiveglance
   
3. Lady Lambdadelta
   
4. Prince of Paterson
   
5. Not_Mafia

Spoiler: dead players

dead players

1. Frogsterking
   
2. Save The Dragons
   
3. Morning Tweet
   
4. kitten around
   
5. Cat Scratch Fever
   
6. biancospino
   
7. GeorgeBailey
   
8. Elements
   
9. Lycanfire
   
10. HighPrincessErinys
    
11. UltimateGamer
    
12. McMenno
    
13. MathBlade
    
14. Enchant
    
15. Quiet Owl
    
16. Gimli
    
17. Ranger
    
18. Titus
    
19. imaginality

important game events

1. day 1 starts, votecount 1.01
   
2. votecount 1.02
   
3. votecount 1.03
   
4. votecount 1.04
   
5. Elements replaces andrée
   
6. votecount 1.05
   
7. votecount 1.06
   
8. votecount 1.07
   
9. votecount 1.08
   
10. votecount 1.09
    
11. votecount 1.10
    
12. votecount 1.11
    
13. MathBlade replaces tris
    
14. votecount 1.12
    
15. votecount 1.13
    
16. UltimateGamer replaces Ythan
    
17. votecount 1.14, day 1 ends
    
18. Gimli replaces Vaxkiller, Prince of Paterson replaces tapiocaphobe
    
19. day 2 starts, votecount 2.01
    
20. votecount 2.02
    
21. votecount 2.03
    
22. votecount 2.04
    
23. votecount 2.05
    
24. votecount 2.06
    
25. biancospino replaces Gamma Emerald
    
26. votecount 2.07
    
27. votecount 2.08
    
28. votecount 2.09
    
29. votecount 2.10
    
30. votecount 2.11, day 2 ends
    
31. day 3 starts, votecount 3.01
    
32. a daykill happens
    
33. votecount 3.02
    
34. votecount 3.03
    
35. votecount 3.04, day 3 ends
    
36. phase ??? begins
    
37. Lady Lambdadelta joins the game as a hydra with furtiveglance (Summon The Phoenix)
    
38. phase ??? ends, day 4 begins, votecount 4.01
    
39. votecount 4.02
    
40. votecount 4.03
    
41. votecount 4.04 not found
    
42. votecount 4.05, day 4 ends
    
43. day 5 begins, votecount 5.01
    
44. votecount 5.02
    
45. votecount 5.03
    
46. [url=viewtopic.php?p=13641623#p13641623]votecount 5.04, game over

[xyzzy]

game rules

1. site rules:
   
   
2. obey all site rules. you can read the site rules here.
   
3. do not discuss the game in any capacity outside of this game thread unless your role gives you explicit permission to do so. if you are allowed to do so, I will provide you with a private topic where you can do so.
   
4. do not harass other players in this game. while a certain level of confrontation and argumentation is typical in Mafia games, do not bring personal vendettas or outside influences into the game. additionally, do not harm or threaten to harm any person.
   
   
   game conduct:
   
   
5. play to win the game. there is a chance that you will lose the game, but do your best to avoid that, and do not deliberately throw the game.
   
6. do not use the color #8C0000.
   
7. do not use any sort of cryptography, hidden text, or other similar methods to hide information in the game thread unless your role explicitly states that you may do so. if you are unsure of what is not allowed, PM me for clarification.
   
8. do not quote information from private threads or from the moderator in the game thread.
   
9. if you have access to a private thread, assume that that is the only place where you may communicate privately with the other people in that thread unless your role explicitly says otherwise.
   
   
   joining the game, leaving the game, and activity:
   
   
10. at the beginning of the game, you will receive a role PM. please confirm by telling me your alignment and any players whose alignment you know, along with a brief summary of any non-vanilla abilities you have.
    
11. if you will be away from the site for a set period of time, please post in the thread letting the other players know this and PM me, and update the "Vacation / Limited Access" info in the User Control Panel. if you are regularly V/LA at certain times (such as during the weekend), you only need to do this once.
    
12. if you do not post for 48 hours, I will prod you; failure to respond to prods or needing to be prodded repeatedly throughout the game might result in a replacement. there is no specific threshold for this, but I will let you know if I think this will become an issue.
    
13. if you need to be replaced for any reason, you may message me with information to be passed on to the player who replaces you. this isn't mandatory, but if there's strategic advice you'd like to offer to whomever replaces you, you can do this.
    
    
    gameplay:
    
    
14. living players may vote to eliminate living players by writing
    vote: player
    or VOTE: player in the game thread. you may also vote for no elimination.
    
15. once the majority of living players are voting to eliminate a player, that player will die.
    
16. if you have died, please do not post in the thread anymore. you are not officially considered dead until I announce your death in the game thread.
    
17. day phases do not have deadlines by default. deadlines may be implemented for day phases at my discretion.
    
18. each night phase will last 72 hours, plus however much time it takes me to start the next day.
    
19. a sample role PM for the town is included at the bottom of this post.
    
    
    moderator responsibilities:
    
    
20. I will not edit your posts unless your post breaks the rules in such a way that information needs to be removed from it or quotes a post that does that, or you ask me to edit it to fix a broken tag. I will provide a brief explanation of the edit and, in cases of fixing broken tags, will end the post with a spoiler containing the complete original text of the post.
    
21. if you have a pronoun listed on your account, I will use that to refer to you. otherwise, I will default to referring to you as "they"/"them". if you do not have a pronoun listed on your account but wish for me to refer to you using some other pronoun, message me to let me know.
    
22. I will do my best to keep the game running as smoothly as possible, but there will be times when I'm not around. I will do my best to post a votecount every day, and potentially more frequently than that if a substantial number of new posts have been made.
    
23. I reserve the right to modify these rules at any time if necessary.
    
24. Korina is a co-moderator for this game; posts by them are official.
    
    
    the most important, most fundamental rules of all:
    
    
25. remember the Midnight Amendments:
    1. be cool.
       
    2. c’mon.
       
    3. nice.
26. thanks for vibing and keeping it tight. if you need me, I'm on my mobile.

sample town role PM

this is the flavor text. it has nothing to do with the role i guess

you are a

townie

! you win once no members of opposing factions are alive, or when nothing can prevent this.

as long as you are alive, during the day, you can vote and post in the game thread.

[xyzzy]

role PMs have been sent!

[xyzzy]

Not_Mafia replaces Yume.

[Korina]

Egoing the thread <3

[xyzzy]

quick status update: we're waiting on a couple people who haven't opened their role PMs or confirmed yet, but we're most of the way there.

[xyzzy]

hello! just one person (Dannflor) hasn't opened their role PM yet. I am seeking a replacement, and as soon as that's done we'll be able to finally start day 1!

edit: Lycanfire replaces Dannflor and has confirmed. starting the game momentarily!

[xyzzy]

day 1 begins.

votecount 1.01

picture it: Sicily. 1922.

23 players not voting (Titus, Lycanfire, KittyTacky, HighPrincessErinys, Vaxkiller, Ranger, Cat Scratch Fever, furtiveglance, Morning Tweet, tapiocaphobe, Not_Mafia, imaginality, McMenno, Frogsterking, andrée, Save The Dragons, kitten around, Ythan, GeorgeBailey, Enchant, tris, Quiet Owl, Gamma Emerald)

with 23 votes, it takes 12 to eliminate.

mod notes: hello, and welcome to mod notes! often time this spot will be empty, but this is where I will let you know about things like prods and deadlines if those come up.

[Lycanfire]

Hello everybody

VOTE: Cat Scratch Fever

[GeorgeBailey]

I made this post in 2022

VOTE: tris/v]

[GeorgeBailey]

VOTE: tris

[McMenno]

I voted GeorgeBailey in 2019 I mean 2022

VOTE: GeorgeBailey

[McMenno]

oh like I have something in my role that interferers with investigative roles so don't target me with those please

[Save The Dragons]

i said first in 2012

[Enchant]

I am not that old

[Not_Mafia]

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VOTE: Not_Mafia

[andrée]

hi morning tweet!

[andrée]

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hm how do you think massclaiming is discouraged in this game?

like mechanically from a design perspective

the signup thread gave a warning about massclaim ending poorly

[tris]

VOTE: tris

bwuhhhh?????????

VOTE: GeorgeBailey

[Enchant]

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hm how do you think massclaiming is discouraged in this game?

like mechanically from a design perspective

the signup thread gave a warning about massclaim ending poorly

Do i look like person who solves mech

[andrée]

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hm how do you think massclaiming is discouraged in this game?

like mechanically from a design perspective

the signup thread gave a warning about massclaim ending poorly

Do i look like person who solves mech

you’ve done some designing/moderating, haven’t you?

figured you might have some insight

[andrée]

original question also open to others of course; georgebailey and enchant were just the moderating sorts who had posted i was familiar with

[Enchant]

Well my tip.

Massclaim never good idea at Day 1, unless setup is open.

[tris]

yea

[andrée]

nono i think i am not explaining well

i am not suggesting that we massclaim nor that it is a good idea or anything,

i am simply asking what others think is the mechanical ‘punishment’ for it or whatever

like if there is a warning for it ending poorly there would be a reason for this, yes?

so i wonder what others think that reason is