Newbie 2065 | The Backrooms | Endgame

Gypyx · Post Post #0 (ISO) » Mon May 24, 2021 9:50 am

Newbie 2065 | The Backrooms

moderated by Gypyx
Backup Modded by Datisi

Playerlist :

Lukewarm
Zyla
Wayward Son
Roden, replacing Opposit3s
Xlos
MixLixWix
Egix96 (SE)
The Bulge (SE)
T3 (SE)

*=Prod

Spoiler: Wandering (alive)

Spoiler: Lost (Dead)

Spoiler: Modkilled

Replacement Queue :

Game Rules

"Heavily inspired" by brassherald's ruleset

General Rules/Game Etiquette

Obey all Site-wide Rules.
Communication outside the thread (if your role specifically allows it) is allowed until the game begins.
You may not quote private communication of any kind. This includes moderator-supplied information (either real or fabricated) of any kind. Paraphrasing (for role claims, etc.) is acceptable.
There is to be NO personal communication outside of the forum postings unless your role PM specifically allows it.

Activity/Prods/Replacements

Prods of missing players will be issued after 36 hours of no activity.
A prodded player has 36 hours to respond to the prod, after which time a replacement search will begin. The prodded player may re-enter the game so long as no replacement has been found.
A player who has been prodded 3 times is subject to possible replacement without further notice.
If you anticipate being unavailable for more than 48 hours please PM me or post in the thread to declare V/LA.
Players in the Replacement Queue will have a 12 hours period to notify me if they're replacing in before the Replacement request goes public
I reserve the right to force replace players who need extensively long V/LA at my own discretion.

Deadlines

Deadlines for this game will be 10 for day 1 then 7 days for each Day Phase. Night Phases will last a maximum of 48 hours.
Players may request an early end to the Night Phase by PM'ing me. Night will be cut short if all players request it.
Extensions are given only in exceptional circumstances, if you need one ask and justify why
If you have a role with a Night action your choices are due to me by the posted deadline. If I do not receive your choice via PM by the posted deadline you will forfeit your actions.

Player Actions/Voting/Player Death

A simple majority of all living players must agree on one person (via voting) for an Elimination to occur (simple majority = ½ # of living players +1, rounded down). If no one has a simple majority of votes at deadline a No Elimination will occur.
Votes must be bolded or use the [.vote] tags to be counted (e.g.

Vote: Player

or VOTE: Player).
Unvotes are not necessary before changing votes.
You may Vote: No Eliminate - a simple majority of these vote types are required to send the game to Night phase without an elimination
Votes made using nicknames or abbreviations will be counted at my discretion. Fake vote gambits should be executed at your own peril. If I think its a vote, then its a vote.
I will not count votes that I perceive as based on the avatar of a user.

Miscellaneous

I will use

this color

for Mod posts. You may use it but don't impersonate me. No invisible/small/encrypted text is allowed.
Any situation not explicitly covered above is subject to my discretion and will be handled as I see fit on a case-by-case basis, I may modify the rules at any time, you will be notified of this if it happens
You may ask for a Notes PT to put your thoughts on other players, you can Draft post from your notes PT to the game thread, but don't mention that you have a Notes PT and DON'T use your Notes PT to prove that you have a Town mindset
All threads have daytalk

Sample Town PM :

Vanilla TownieWelcome ! You are a

Vanilla Townie

You posess no ability other than your voice and your vote

Your Goal is to eliminate every threat to the town, you may find the game thread here

Gypyx · Post Post #1 (ISO) » Mon May 24, 2021 9:52 am

Setup Information

NewD3 (as designed by RadiantCowbells):

	A	B	C
Mafia	Mafia Roleblocker	Mafia Rolecop	Mafia Goon
Row 1	Town Cop and Town Doctor	Town Tracker and Town Friendly Neighbor	Town Cop and Vanilla Townie
Row 2	Town Jailkeeper and Town Tracker	Town Jailkeeper and Town Friendly Neighbor	Town Jailkeeper and Vanilla Townie
Row 3	Town Mason and Town Mason	Town Tracker and Town Doctor	Town Mason and Town Mason

Each Newbie Game will be given a setup that incorporates one mafia role from the top of a column, and then two town roles from a row below the selected mafia role.
The remaining six roles will be filled in by

one mafia goon

and

five vanilla townies

appropriately, to create a

2-mafia

and

7-town

setup.

All Newbie games use the Natural Action Resolution system for determining Night action effects.

Mafia Roleblocker

action takes precedence over a

Town Jailkeeper

action should that apply.

Mafia are able to communicate in their Private Topic at all times.

Spoiler: List of Setups

Spoiler: Sample Role PM's

Vanilla TownieWelcome!

You are a

Vanilla Townie

.

You have no special abilities.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town JailkeeperWelcome!

You are a

Town Jailkeeper

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills and be prevented from using their own action, if they have one, during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town CopWelcome!

You are a

Town Cop

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed if they are

Town

or

Mafia

. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town MasonWelcome!

You are a

Town Mason

.

You know that [player] is Town-aligned. You also share a Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You have no active abilities.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Town TrackerWelcome!

You are a

Town Tracker

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed what player or players they targeted with their action, if any. If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town DoctorWelcome!

You are a

Town Doctor

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be protected from kills during that night phase. You cannot target yourself.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Town Friendly NeighborWelcome!

You are a

Town Friendly Neighbor

.

You may target one player per night phase. This player will be sent a message informing them that you are Town-aligned.

You win when there are no longer any threats to town.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment.

Mafia GoonWelcome!

You are a

Mafia Goon

.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Mafia RolecopWelcome!

You are a

Mafia Rolecop

.

You may target one player per night phase. At the end of the night phase, you will be informed of their role but not their alignment.

Vanilla Townies

and

Mafia Goons

will both return "Vanilla". If you are roleblocked, you will receive no result.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a role cop in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Mafia RoleblockerWelcome!

You are a

Mafia Roleblocker

.

You may target one player per night. This player will be prevented from performing their own action, if any.

You and your partner share a factional kill each night. You must choose which of you will commit the kill. You may commit the kill and perform a roleblock in the same night phase. You also share a factional Private Thread (PT), located here, where you may talk at any time.

You win when the Town has been eliminated, or nothing can stop this from occurring.

The game thread is here.

Confirm by replying with your role name and alignment or by posting in your PT.

Gypyx · Post Post #2 (ISO) » Mon May 24, 2021 10:59 am

Introduction and Tips

Thanks to Irrelephant11 and others for their contributions to these tips.

Here are some helpful links (a lot of them from our helpful wiki):

-> Forum Rules and Guidelines
-> The Glossary
-> Commonly Used Abbreviations
-> The Newbie Guide
-> Articles on How to Play Well (be sure to check the dates these were written/updated, as good advice changes over time)

Key Concepts and Tips

Activity

Try to check in at least once a day.

Besides the activity requirements listed in the moderator's original post, it's just necessary for a fun and healthy game that everyone

plays

. If you post very rarely, or only post a little bit at a time, you may get scumread for lurking. Even if you are not scumread for it, what's the fun in playing a game where multiple people are hardly participating?

Site Meta

Meta is the description of how people on Mafiascum like to play mafia. Things can be different on other online mafia sites, or if you play IRL, so it's good to know what's expected of you on this site. These aren't "rules", per se, but if you don't follow these guidelines it is likely things will go poorly for you on MS. Some examples are...

Random Voting Stage (RVS)

Games on MafiaScum almost always begin with what we call the Random Voting Stage (RVS). At this point in the game, we are in a low information game state (except the mafia, which know everyone’s alignment). As a way to provoke reaction, start a discussion, and try to determine alignment, people will usually vote for non-serious reasons. As the discussion progresses, we will eventually get the game moving and progress out of RVS.

Voting, E-x, and Hammers

E-x is a way to convey how far away a player is away from elimination. For example, you should always announce that you are putting someone at E-1 (1 vote away from an elimination) so that someone doesn’t come along and accidentally vote for that player's elimination. This also prevents Mafia-aligned players from coming along and placing the final vote to eliminate (“hammer”) and claiming ignorance about doing so. You may also see E-2 and E-3 (2 votes away from elimination and 3 votes away from elimination, respectively).

Before you hammer a player, state your intent to hammer (usually done in bold) and ask the player to claim their role. This is done to prevent power roles from being eliminated, and can sometimes get Mafia-aligned players to be caught (via counter claiming). It's best to then allow other players to react and discuss the claim before hammering.

Claiming Your Role

It is almost always best to not claim your role unless you are at E-1 and have been asked to claim as part of an “intent to hammer.” This is because, as a town power role (“PR”), if you out prematurely, you are likely to be night-killed (“NK’d”). As a Vanilla Townie (“VT”), claiming early helps the mafia team narrow down the setup and possible PR candidates. An exception to this would be if a mafia player claimed your role, claiming early to counter the false claim (“CC”) would out the mafia player, and would be a benefit to the town.

Do not fake claim a power role as town!

While it may help you avoid getting eliminated, you might cause a real PR to out themselves by counterclaiming - then the mafia will know who the PR is, and you will probably get eliminated for lying to town. Feel free to fake a claim as scum, though, if you think it would help.

ELo

ELo is the shortened representation of “Eliminate or Lose.” ELo in the Newbie Queue is when there are 3 remaining players, 2 of which are town and 1 is mafia; or when there are 5 remaining players, 3 of which are town and 2 are mafia. It is important in these situations that the town aligned players do not carelessly vote like is done during RVS or early days, as the mafia player(s) can organize and instantly provide the necessary votes to eliminate (“quickhammer”) and win the game.

Conclusion

Mafia is hard!

As town, it can be hard to figure things out, and stressful when people think you're scum.

That's okay!

Just share your thoughts on who you think is scum as they come to you, and don't be afraid to change your mind. As scum, it can be hard to lie convincingly, and stressful when people think you're scum. Don't let that scare you! Try to think of what you would post if you were town, and don't be afraid to "change your mind".

This is a game.

Have fun!

Gypyx · Post Post #3 (ISO) » Mon May 24, 2021 11:00 am

Sending Role PMs, game is starting at 8/9 confirmations or in (expired on 2021-05-26 16:00:38)

Gypyx · Post Post #4 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 7:12 pm

votecount 1.0

Not Voting (9) : Lukewarm - Zyla - Wayward Son - Opposit3s - Xlos - MixLixWix - Egix96 - The Bulge - T3

Day 1 starts now and ends in (expired on 2021-06-05 02:11:15), with 9 alive, it takes 5 to eliminate someone

info

Opposit3s have (expired on 2021-05-27 02:11:15) to pick up their role PM before being replaced

Flavor

Spoiler:

MixLixWix · Post Post #5 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 7:35 pm

Hello

I'm super tired, but glad to see that the game started. I tried to make a post using everyone's name as puns, but I failed. Voting Lukewarm for causing the idea to pop into my brain.

VOTE: lukewarm

Lukewarm · Post Post #6 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 8:22 pm

Hello friends (and MixLixWix)

VOTE: zyla

Spoiler:

T3 · Post Post #7 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 12:23 am

In post 5, MixLixWix wrote:Hello

I'm super tired, but glad to see that the game started. I tried to make a post using everyone's name as puns, but I failed. Voting Lukewarm for causing the idea to pop into my brain.

VOTE: lukewarm

*sips t3*

Egix96 · Post Post #8 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 2:32 am

VOTE: MixLixWix

Consider this vote your initiation to the site

Wayward Son · Post Post #9 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 2:58 am

VOTE: Egix96

In Newbie 2060 you were confirmed Town. I'm not convinced that's the case this time around... Yet.

Lukewarm · Post Post #10 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 3:24 am

Kind of expected the thread to take off without me while I was asleep, but looks like everyone decided to wait for me <3

Lukewarm · Post Post #11 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 3:26 am

@wayward son

You should get a profile pic so that it is easier for everyone to tell your posts apart from T3 posts.

Same to anyone else who has not posted yet, if you don't have one, get one

The Bulge · Post Post #12 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 3:28 am

VOTE: wayward son

serious vote

Lukewarm · Post Post #13 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 3:33 am

In post 9, Wayward Son wrote:VOTE: Egix96

In Newbie 2060 you were confirmed Town. I'm not convinced that's the case this time around... Yet.

Actually, this is interesting. I was in 2060 with Egix, and you were not there. What drew you into reading that game?

MixLixWix · Post Post #14 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 4:01 am

In post 6, Lukewarm wrote:Hello friends (and MixLixWix)

VOTE: zyla

Spoiler:
Not sure if I should be sorry my name did have pun potential, or offended you did not vote for someone who did not have the curtesy of having a pun-able username

Well I didn't want to pun-name shame anybody. Then they would be even more

lukewarm

about it.

In post 8, Egix96 wrote:VOTE: MixLixWix

Consider this vote your initiation to the site

Do I get health benefits with this invitation?

Lukewarm · Post Post #15 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 4:25 am

In post 14, MixLixWix wrote:
In post 6, Lukewarm wrote:Hello friends (and MixLixWix)

VOTE: zyla

Spoiler:
Not sure if I should be sorry my name did have pun potential, or offended you did not vote for someone who did not have the curtesy of having a pun-able username
Well I didn't want to pun-name shame anybody. Then they would be even more
lukewarm
about it.

that pun... oof.

Please feel free to share any puns you came up with before you gave up on doing the whole player list

MixLixWix · Post Post #16 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 4:37 am

In post 15, Lukewarm wrote:
In post 14, MixLixWix wrote:
In post 6, Lukewarm wrote:Hello friends (and MixLixWix)

VOTE: zyla

Spoiler:
Not sure if I should be sorry my name did have pun potential, or offended you did not vote for someone who did not have the curtesy of having a pun-able username
Well I didn't want to pun-name shame anybody. Then they would be even more
lukewarm
about it.
that pun... oof.

Please feel free to share any puns you came up with before you gave up on doing the whole player list

I don't remember much since it was 3 am but the ones I do:
"We need more activity if we are going to push this game wayward, sons"
"Mafia will fold underneath the bulge of our combined posts!"

Wayward Son · Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 4:55 am

In post 12, The Bulge wrote:VOTE: wayward son

serious vote

The naked vote with the word serious shook me so bad I had to go self medicate!

Lukewarm wrote:
In post 9, Wayward Son wrote:VOTE: Egix96

In Newbie 2060 you were confirmed Town. I'm not convinced that's the case this time around... Yet.
Actually, this is interesting. I was in 2060 with Egix, and you were not there. What drew you into reading that game?

Egix was in it, and I wanted a baseline meta read. You being in it was an added plus.

The Bulge · Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 5:00 am

what other players did you do your research for?

Wayward Son · Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 5:02 am

Just about everyone. Never got to you though. I didn't finish 2060 before this game started.

T3 · Post Post #20 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 5:10 am

What if the scumteam is just wayward and egix and we don't even have to think about anything at all this game. That would be fun

T3 · Post Post #21 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 5:15 am

In post 11, Lukewarm wrote:@wayward son

You should get a profile pic so that it is easier for everyone to tell your posts apart from T3 posts.

Same to anyone else who has not posted yet, if you don't have one, get one

denied

Wayward Son · Post Post #22 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 5:20 am

In post 20, T3 wrote:What if the scumteam is just wayward and egix and we don't even have to think about anything at all this game. That would be fun

Is this to be your hero solve? I save mine until closer to the end of Day 1.

Not that I can prove it but I've never RVSed a scum buddy.

Zyla · Post Post #23 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 6:15 am

In post 22, Wayward Son wrote: Not that I can prove it but I've never RVSed a scum buddy.

That definitely varies from person to person though, I knew a couple of people irl who would always vote for their scum partner day 1

Granted, they weren't very

good

at the game, but that's just because they were predictable, so it's better to switch it up
VOTE: Wayward Son

Lukewarm · Post Post #24 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 6:25 am

In post 21, T3 wrote:
In post 11, Lukewarm wrote:@wayward son

You should get a profile pic so that it is easier for everyone to tell your posts apart from T3 posts.

Same to anyone else who has not posted yet, if you don't have one, get one
denied

I did not even ask you to get one, because I already knew your answer