Open Game Queue (Players and Mods)

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This thread serves to facilitate signups for both players and moderators of

Open Games

. Open Games are played in the Central Park subforum and are moved here once completed. Mafia games must fall into one of the below categories in order to be run in the Open queue:

1. The roles and mechanics of the game are exactly known to all players from the start of the game. This is referred to as "Open."
   
2. Any randomization in the setup, distribution of roles, or mechanics in the game is clearly defined. The random possibilities are known to all players from the start of the game. This is referred to as "Semi-Open."

Open games are divided into the following categories:

1. Approved Open Setups: Setups from the Approved Open Setup list. These setups are designated as "newbie-friendly," with generally more standard mechanics and less complexity.
   
2. Other: All other Open setups

In order to keep the queue organized, please keep posts relevant to the game queue and refrain from making off-topic posts in this thread. If you have any questions or concerns, you can always contact a

Listmod

.

[Something_Smart]

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Game queue:

Up to two setups will be available for signups at a time, including at least one Approved Open setup. Any additional games will wait in the queue in the order of moderator signup. Once a game in signups has either been filled or removed from the queue, the next game in the queue will enter signups. However, there must always be at least one Approved Open setup available for signups.

Games may be removed from the queue if any of the following occur:

• The game has been in signups for three weeks without filling
  
• The game has been in signups for two weeks and has not filled halfway
  
• The game has been in signups for 72 hours and the game moderator has not confirmed their game slot
  
• The game moderator is banned from mafia games when the game goes into signups or while the game is in signups
  
• The game moderator has abandoned an ongoing game while the game is in signups
  
• Other situations on a case by case basis

If a game is removed from the queue, it can be immediately re-entered at the back of the queue as long as the game moderator is not currently banned from mafia games.

Queue updates:

Any games currently in signups will be listed in periodic queue update posts, along with the current playerlists. The most up-to-date queue will always be listed in these update posts.

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Requirements for joining games:

By default, there are no requirements for players joining Open Games. However, game moderators may choose to specify additional requirements, such as a minimum amount of experience, a minimum number of games played, or requiring alts to disclose their identities to the game moderator. You can check the game description to confirm whether you are eligible to join the game.

If you're new to mafia, we generally recommend playing an Open (specifically an Approved Open setup) or Normal game first.

Joining games:

Only games that are currently in signups can be joined immediately. To join a game currently in signups, you may post "/in for game name" or "/in for game moderator's name" in this thread. If you post "/in" without specifying a game, you will be placed in the current Approved Open, if there is one. Posting "/in" from a hydra without also confirming from all main accounts will not be considered a valid signup.

If a game is not currently in signups, you cannot sign up for it yet, but you are encouraged to PM the moderator to "pre-in" for the game, which reserves a slot for you when it reaches signups if the game moderator has chosen to reserve slots for pre-ins.

If you change your mind after signing up for a game and before the game begins, you need to post "/out" to indicate that you no longer wish to play the game. If you have signed up for more than one game in this queue, please specify somehow which game you are removing yourself from.

Game limits:

Each player can be active in a total of only eight games of ten or more players at a time. Hydras and alt accounts count toward this limit. While it's helpful to keep track of this yourself, Listmods will have a list, and we can let you know. If a player dies in an ongoing game, that player is considered released and is free to sign up for another.

There is no limit to how many Micro games a player can be active in simultaneously (nine or fewer players). However, keep in mind that excessive flaking out or replacing out will likely result in restrictions from joining new games until a player shows they can handle playing multiple games responsibly.

Player priority:

Players can directly contact the game moderator before a game goes into signups to request a reserved slot ("pre-in"). Games are allowed to have up to half of its slots, rounded down, reserved for pre-ins. Once the game goes into signups, anyone who reserved a pre-in slot must post in the queue thread to confirm their slot within 72 hours.

All other player slots are first come, first serve. Players who sign up for a game but then decide to change their status to a hydra will be treated as if they /outed a game and then signed back up, even if doing so would bump that player from the game. This is to prevent players from being able to jump the line in a full or nearly full game.

Game moderators can reject signups from players for any reason, referred to as "Wisdom of the Mod" (WOTM). Although player blacklists will not be enforced at a listmod level, players may contact a game moderator if they have issues with other players signing up for a game. It is ultimately up to the game moderator whether they will reject signups from other players based on this information.

Hydra accounts:

A

hydra

is an account that two or more people play from but that is treated as one player slot in the game ("one body, multiple heads").

By default, hydras can enter any game entered in the Open Queue, and must publicly declare themselves as hydras and reveal the identities of their main accounts when signing up for a game. However, game moderators can choose to change the restrictions on hydras for their game, including:

• completely prohibiting hydras
  
• setting a maximum number of hydras allowed in the game
  
• setting a maximum number of hydra heads allowed in the game (either per account or collectively)
  
• allowing hydras to keep the identities of their main accounts hidden from the player list and/or game moderator (note that hydras may still be required to reveal their identities at the game moderator's request later on in certain cases, i.e. if a rule infraction occurs)

A signup from a hydra isn't complete and valid until it complies with the queue rules and game moderator's rules, including confirming the hydra signup from all main accounts. Please check the game description for any additional requirements listed by the game moderator. Note that you will always be required to declare your account as a hydra and may never join as a hydra masquerading as an individual account, as this violates site rules.

Alt accounts:

Any account other than a player's main account is considered an alternate or

alt

account.

Alts are not required by default to declare themselves or reveal the identity of their main account when signing up for a game. However, game moderators may choose to require all alts to disclose their identities to the game moderator. You may also be requested to reveal the identity of your main account later on in certain cases, i.e. if a rule infraction occurs.

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Experience requirements:

To moderate an Open game, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must have been active on this site for at least three months and have completed at least one Mafia game as a player.
  
• Additionally, if the game is neither an Approved Open setup nor a current candidate for the Approved Open setup list, you must have successfully moderated one Mafia game. The best queues to gain moderating experience are Mini Normals and Approved Open setups (these game types do not require any experience to moderate games).

If joining the moderation queue could cause you to be moderating multiple games at once, you need at least as many games of moderating experience as the number of simultaneous games you might be moderating.

If you have experience moderating offsite games, you may request these games to be considered as equivalent experience. It is up to the Listmod's discretion whether they will qualify.

Backup/co-moderator requirements:

A backup or co-mod will be required for all Open games unless it is the only game you are running across all queues

and

your game has thirteen or fewer players. If this is the only game you are running across all queues and your game has thirteen or fewer players, a backup/co-mod is strongly recommended but not required. If your game has fourteen or more players, a backup or co-mod is always required. Backup mods/co-mods must also meet the modding requirements for the game on their own such that they would be qualified to take over in the event the original game moderator cannot continue moderating the game.

First-time game moderators must always have a backup or co-mod.

Thread access: You must make a moderator private topic in the Private Topics subforum that fully describes your setup and contains the list of roles assigned to players. If you have a backup/co-mod, you must give them access to this and all PTs you make for the game, and make them a thread moderator for your main game thread. If you do not have a backup/co-mod, you must give access to your PTs to the Listmod.

Setup requirements:

Mafia games must fall into one of the below categories in order to be run in the Open queue:

1. The roles and mechanics of the game are exactly known to all players from the start of the game. This is referred to as "Open."
   
2. Any randomization in the setup, distribution of roles, or mechanics in the game is clearly defined. The random possibilities are known to all players from the start of the game. This is referred to as "Semi-Open."

Review requirements:

Review is strongly recommended for open setups, but is not required. Game moderators for Open games may post their setup to the Open Setup Discussion subforum and/or the Open Setup Review thread for review. Game moderators who wish to utilize the private topic feature in order to facilitate a setup review can contact the Listmod to set one up. When advertising, game moderators should only cite reviewers who have explicitly approved the final version of the setup.

Queue/game limitations:

Game moderators can run a maximum of two games with ten or more players at a time. Game moderators must wait until they are only running one game with ten or more players before they can enter a queue for ten or more players again.

There is no limit to the number of games with nine or fewer players that a game moderator can run/queue at a time. However, game moderators cannot enter a new game into the queue until any games they have previously queued have entered signups. This is to prevent a game moderator from taking up multiple consecutive spots in the queue when there are multiple other game moderators waiting to run games as well.

Queue responsibilities:

Players can directly contact the game moderator before a game goes into signups to request a reserved slot ("pre-in"). Games are allowed to have up to half of its slots, rounded down, reserved for pre-ins.

Once a game has entered signups, the game moderator has 72 hours to confirm their game slot and list any pre-ins in the queue thread. It is the game moderator's responsibility to make sure that players with pre-in slots confirm them within 72 hours of the game entering signups.

Game moderators can reject signups from players for any reason, referred to as "Wisdom of the Mod" (WOTM). The game moderator has final discretion over their player list.

Moderation activity expectations:

Moderators should create their game thread within 72 hours of receiving their playerlist, moderator access to the subforum, and game number, and start the game within 10 days of receiving their playerlist. If they fail to do so, the game will be considered abandoned. Moderators should update their games at least as often as the prod timer for their game, and if they fail to update it after triple the prod timer for their game, the Listmod may have someone else take over moderation for the game (and there will be other penalties if this happens.) You should treat moderating a game as a commitment. Note that backup moderators and co-moderators are an excellent way to avoid these scenarios. Backup/co-mods should be prepared to run the game to completion if the game moderator is unable to do so.

Other game moderator expectations:

Game moderators must follow the Rules for Mafia Game Moderators section of the Forum Rules and Guidelines.

Game elements at moderator discretion:

The following game elements can be decided at a game moderator’s discretion, and must be announced when entering the queue as part of the queue entry form:

1. Hydra policy
   : By default, hydras can enter any game entered in the Theme Queue, and must publicly declare themselves as hydras and reveal the identities of their main accounts when signing up for a game. However, game moderators can choose to change the restrictions on hydras for their game, including:
   1. completely prohibiting hydras
      
   2. setting a maximum number of hydras allowed in the game
      
   3. setting a maximum number of hydra heads allowed in the game (either per account or collectively)
      
   4. allowing hydras to keep the identities of their main accounts hidden from the player list and/or game moderator (note that game moderators can still require hydras to reveal their identities later on in certain cases, i.e. if a rule infraction occurs)
2. Alt policy
   : Alts are not required by default to declare themselves or reveal the identity of their main account when signing up for a game. However, game moderators may choose to require all alts to disclose their identities to the game moderator. Game moderators can also require alts to reveal their main account later on in certain cases, i.e. if a rule infraction occurs.
   
3. Player list discretion
   : Game moderators have full discretion over their player lists, including the use of WOTM or WOTC, as well as whether they wish to consider blacklists. Game moderators should exercise this discretion over player signups by privately contacting players to let them know their signup is not being accepted. If a player does not remove their signup on their own, the game moderator may then post publicly in the queue thread to remove the player’s signup.
   1. Wisdom of the Mod (WOTM): The game moderator can choose to reject players from their player list at their own discretion.
      
   2. Wisdom of the Crowd (WOTC)/Blacklisting: Players can privately contact the game moderator if a player signs up after them that they will not play with. The game moderator has discretion over whether to accept the player’s signup. Generally this option requires multiple players to WOTC a player before a game moderator would choose not to accept a player’s signup, although ultimately the game moderator can decide the threshold they require in order to remove a player’s signup.
4. Other restrictions on players
   : Game moderators can choose to require players to meet other criteria to be eligible to play, such as a minimum number of games played or an experience requirement.
   
5. Requesting exceptions to site rules
   : Game moderators can request certain exceptions to the site’s mafia rules, including players being able to replace back into their slot after previously replacing out, allowing discussion of their game in other threads while it is ongoing, requesting to be able to use site users in flavor without requiring listmod review of the text, etc. Game moderators may not supersede site rules without prior Listmod approval.

Game moderators should also describe any other nonstandard elements to their setup or rules when entering the queue.

Resources

:

• Approved Open Setups
  
• Open setup discussion subforum - if you have an original setup you want to run, you should post it here first for feedback
  
• Open setup review thread (can be better than making a new thread for a small idea)
  
• How to setup and mod a game - An excellent resource for first time mods to learn how to run a game smoothly.
  
• Upcoming Game Advertisements - A thread where moderators can post advertisements for their games.
  
• Backup Mods Wanted! - A thread where moderators can search for backup/co-moderators.
  
• Previous Open Queue thread

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Use this form to sign up to run a game.

moderator signup form

/in to mod

Game Name:

Number of Players:

Backup/Co-Mod:

[See backup/co-moderator requirements section above. Your backup/co-mod must qualify to run the game on their own and be prepared to take over running the game in the event you are unable to continue running it.]

Setup Link:

[Link to Wiki page or thread in the Open setup subforum]

Player Experience:

[Link a completed played game as required according to the Experience requirements section.]

Moderating Experience:

[Link as many moderated games as are required according to the Experience requirements section.]

Current Modding Commitments:

[Are there any other games you are currently running or have in queue?]

Hydra Policy:

[Indicate whether you will allow hydras, prohibit hydras completely, restrict the number of slots or heads, allow secret hydra accounts, etc]

Alt Policy:

[Indicate whether you will require alts to disclose the identity of their main account to you]

Playerlist Policy:

[Indicate whether WOTM or WOTC will be in effect, and how you will treat blacklists]

Other Restrictions:

[Describe any restrictions for who can play your game, such as experience requirements]

Deadlines:

[What Day/Night deadlines will you use for your game?]

Prod Timer:

[Length of time between posts that will result in a player being prodded?]

Is Daytalk enabled:

[Yes/No]

Requests for exceptions to site rules:

[Describe any exceptions from the sitewide mafia rules that you would like to request for your game here. For example, players being able to replace back into their slot, allowing discussion of your game in other threads while it is ongoing, requesting to be able to use site users in flavor without requiring listmod review of the text, etc.]

Other:

[Is there any other information players should know about your game?]

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[b]/in to mod[/b]
[b]Game Name:[/b]
[b]Number of Players:[/b]

[b]Backup/Co-Mod:[/b] [See backup/co-moderator requirements section above. Your backup/co-mod must qualify to run the game on their own and be prepared to take over running the game in the event you are unable to continue running it.]
[b]Setup Link:[/b] [Link to Wiki page or thread in the Open setup subforum]
[b]Player Experience:[/b] [Link a completed played game as required according to the Experience requirements section.]
[b]Moderating Experience:[/b] [Link as many moderated games as are required according to the Experience requirements section.]
[b]Current Modding Commitments:[/b] [Are there any other games you are currently running or have in queue?]

[b]Hydra Policy:[/b] [Indicate whether you will allow hydras, prohibit hydras completely, restrict the number of slots or heads, allow secret hydra accounts, etc]
[b]Alt Policy:[/b] [Indicate whether you will require alts to disclose the identity of their main account to you]
[b]Playerlist Policy:[/b] [Indicate whether WOTM or WOTC will be in effect, and how you will treat blacklists]
[b]Other Restrictions:[/b] [Describe any restrictions for who can play your game, such as experience requirements]

[b]Deadlines:[/b] [What Day/Night deadlines will you use for your game?]
[b]Prod Timer:[/b] [Length of time between posts that will result in a player being prodded?]
[b]Is Daytalk enabled:[/b] [Yes/No]

[b]Requests for exceptions to site rules:[/b] [Describe any exceptions from the sitewide mafia rules that you would like to request for your game here. For example, players being able to replace back into their slot, allowing discussion of your game in other threads while it is ongoing, requesting to be able to use site users in flavor without requiring listmod review of the text, etc.]

[b]Other:[/b] [Is there any other information players should know about your game?]

[Something_Smart]

The current games in the queue will remain, for now. After one of these fills (or is pulled), the Approved Slot will open up.

Slot 1:

Jingle's Swinger's Hall (4 days left)

1. Ydrasse
   
2. Ausuka
   
3. Meuh
   
4. yessiree
   
5. Alisae
   
6. Passenger
   
7. Aristeia
   
8. Infinity 324
   
9. 
   
10. 
    
11. 
    

Slot 2:

Alianna's Pollock's Flag (17 days left)

1. 
   
2. 
   
3. 
   
4. 
   
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. 
   
8. 
   
9. 
   
10. 
    
11. 
    
12. 
    

[DkKoba]

first + page 1 ego

[RH9]

Egoing

[camelCasedSnivy]

ego

[Cook]

ego!

[Ythan]

Ego~

[Dunnstral]

Ego

[Not_Mafia]

/in pollock

[Skygazer]

ego

[Klazam]

Ego

[Jingle]

Infinity /inned for Swinger's Hall in the other thread, @SS.

[Passenger]

Ego(post)

[Something_Smart]

Infinity /inned for Swinger's Hall in the other thread, @SS.

Fixed, I swear I noted it but it must have gotten lost in the shuffle. Thanks.

[Alianna]

Open 880 has ended in a

Spoiler:

Town Victory!

[the worst]

ego!

[Ircher]

/in to mod

Game Name:

Backup6

Number of Players:

9

Backup/Co-Mod:

TemporalLich

Setup Link:

Backup6

Player Experience:

Check my wiki page.

Moderating Experience:

Some are listed on my wiki page.

Current Modding Commitments:

Backup/co-mod for TemporalLich's Grandest Idea UPick

Hydra Policy:

No.

Alt Policy:

No restrictions.

Playerlist Policy:

WoTM. Blacklists will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis; please pm me if you wish to enforce a blacklist with the reason why. Please note that submitting a blacklist request doesn't necessarily mean it will be enforced.

Other Restrictions:

None.

Deadlines:

14 days for day 1, 10 days for day 2, 7 days for all future days. Nights are 7 days.

Prod Timer:

The expectation is that you post daily. The specifics are listed on this wiki page under the Standard Activity and Deadline Rules section. We are not using any of the experimental activity and deadline rules.

Is Daytalk enabled:

Yes.

Requests for exceptions to site rules:

None.

Other:

No.

[Passenger]

/out

[camelCasedSnivy]

/in pollock

[Black]

ego

[camelCasedSnivy]

/out