Newbie 2073: Parfait (Over)

[GuyInFreezer]

Newbie 2073: Parfait

Player	Status	Flip
GeneralWu	Endgamed	Vanilla Townie
navigatorv	Eliminated Night 1	Town Mason
shwinnebego	Endgamed	Vanilla Townie
MegAzumarill	Eliminated Day 2	Town Mason
Roden	Alive	Mafia Goon
Val89 -> Radical Rat	Eliminated Day 3	Vanilla Townie
T3 (SE)	Eliminated Day 1	Vanilla Townie
catboi (SE)	Endgamed	Vanilla Townie
Save The Dragons (SE)	Alive	Mafia Goon

[GuyInFreezer]

General Rules:

1. Site-wide rules always apply here.
   
2. If you have a question for me, you can always PM me. If you need to talk to me in thread,
   please bold your question like this
   so I can locate it better.
   
3. You may not use hidden or encrypted text. I decide if the text is small enough to be count as hidden text.
   
4. If you have a power to edit/delete your post, don't do it. If you scumslip, just accept it and eat rope.
   
5. Play nice. Insulting players with using any form of racial/sexual slur or any kind of derogatory languages or excessive harassing in any way will result in immediate force-replacement.
   
6. Do not EVER discuss the ongoing games in this thread nor discuss this game elsewhere, no matter how informative it is.
   
7. Do not use provable randomization in this game. Saying that you rolled a dice is fine, using dice tag is not.
   
8. This is my color. (#408000) Don't use it.
   
   
9. If I find the certain factors/actions damaging the state of the game, I will intervene and/or take action.
   
10. If you break these rules, I have full rights to punish you at my will. This can range from simple warning to modkill/force-replace.
    
11. If I feel like it, I always have a full right to add/modify the rules. If I do, I will fully explain the reason behind such action.
    
12. Most importantly, have fun!

Requesting and Using Mod-Given Information / Clarification

1. You may ask for clarification or information about roles and mechanics on thread or via PM, case by case. However, all "hypothetical situation" questions must be asked via PM only.
   
2. Please refrain from saying things like "mod said" unless necessary. Don't drag me into this game.
   
3. When using the information I provided, do not quote it word-by-word. Paraphrase it. When in doubt, PM me first.

Voting:

1. You can vote by either using bold tag([
   b]Vote:GuyInFreezer[/b
   ]) or using vote tag ([
   vote]GuyInFreezer[/vote
   ]). However, try to use vote tag if possible. It's kinda hard for me to locate bold votes.
   
2. Unvote is not required to change your vote. Also, if it looks like a vote for someone, I will count it. No tricking me!
   
3. A player is sent to the dead PT when the majority votes the same player. Once the player is sent to the dead PT, the target and the rest may talk until I get back and post the flip.
   
4. If the deadline is reached before someone is sent to the dead PT, the day will end
   without anyone being sent to the dead PT
   , unless mentioned otherwise.
   
5. If you're killed during the night phase, you may post one information-less "bah" post on the following day.
   
6. If the game reaches endgame and I'm not around yet to resolve it, dead players may not post until I finish resolving the endgame.

Activity and Deadline:

1. Deadline for Day 1 is
   10 days
   and subsequent days are
   7 days
   . Deadline for each night is
   2 days
   .
   
2. If you're on V/LA, please tell me beforehand by either post it in thread (bolded) or PM to me.
   
3. If you don't post here for 36 real hours, I will prod you. Failure to receive prod within 24 hours or receiving a 3rd prod will cause force-replacement.
   
4. If you do not submit an action before the day ends, it will count as
   No Action
   .
   
5. If I have to extend the deadline, I will. If I do, I will post it on thread.

Sample Role PM:

Spoiler:

Vanilla Townie

Welcome!

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 Jailkeeper

Welcome!

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 Cop

Welcome!

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 Mason

Welcome!

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 Tracker

Welcome!

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 Doctor

Welcome!

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 Neighbor

Welcome!

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 Goon

Welcome!

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 Rolecop

Welcome!

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 Roleblocker

Welcome!

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.

[GuyInFreezer]

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!

[GuyInFreezer]

Role PMs are out. The game will begin when everyone confirms.

[GuyInFreezer]

With all confirmed, Day 1 begins

VC 1.00

Not Voting:

GeneralWu, navigatorv, shwinnebego, MegAzumarill, Roden, Val89, T3, catboi, Save The Dragons

With

9

players remaining,

5

votes to eliminate

Deadline:

(expired on 2021-07-25 22:43:37)

[MegAzumarill]

(VOTE: Val89).

First vote on site, hopefully it goes through.
Good morning fellow townies!

[navigatorv]

Here's hoping this game goes better than the last one lol Nice to see Catboi's in here, I didn't get the chance to play much with him last time

[Roden]

VOTE: MegAzumarill

Azumarill is actually one of my favs, so this vote comes with a heavy heart.

[GeneralWu]

[catboi]

Here's hoping this game goes better than the last one lol Nice to see Catboi's in here, I didn't get the chance to play much with him last time

I

may

have joined to snipe the game you were in, hope you're town again~

VOTE: Save The Dragons

[navigatorv]

I

may

have joined to snipe the game you were in, hope you're town again~

VOTE: Save The Dragons

Oh my, I feel so special (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

[T3]

Hey, I'll be an SE and captain of this ship.

FAQ:

Q: Does being an SE mean you're good at mafia?
A: No! It does not.

Q: Can I ask you for advice on who to do my night action on?
A: If I'm mafia, then go for jt!

Q: Get an avatar.
A: That's not a question but I'm not going to do it.

I hope you enjoy your stay looking at pictures of parfait while losing the game!

[Val89]

I hope you enjoy your stay looking at pictures of parfait while losing the game!

So; looks like T3 rolled scum - (again!) - if you are modding these games, I think you all need to check you are seeding your RNGs properly, because this is getting beyond rediculous.

You have to ask yourself - which faction is T3 talking to when he say 'enjoy losing the game!' - obviously, the opposite faction to that whihc he himself rolled. It might be true that being an SE doesn't nessacairy mean you are good at mafia, but it does mean you have been around long enough to know about playing to win.

So, he is either town, and addressing the mafia1

[Val89]

Well, that wasn't supposed to post then....Continued.

So, he is either town, and addressing the mafia; or he is mafia addressing town. In the first case, he would be talking to only 2 players out of a list of 9; to the exclusion of the others. If however, you are mafia and you are addressing town there is only ONE other player (your partner) to whom you are not speaking; and you can just tell them as much in the PT that you are not addressing them, and thus you can just act as though you are addressing the entire player list without clarification, which is exactly what T3 has done. Hense, he is mafia.

In addition, that 2nd question? Better posted on the scum PT. Posting it here is an obvious attempt at LAMIST.

Buckle in for yet another scum!T3 game. Now, where is his partner hiding?

VOTE: T3

I have some guests this weekend, so I won't be around much to answer too many questions on this, but I think it's self-obvious. I can keep the occasional eye on the game from my mobile and will do so, but don't expect a flurry of posts.

@Mod I'll be on V/LA until Sunday evening UK time, but I will try and check in and Ill be reading the game.

[T3]

VOTE: Val89

[T3]

Come on Val! Can't I just be your FRIEND?

[Val89]

No, I'm not friends with obvious scum, and frankly, I would rather they weren't my neighbours, either.

I would have thought you had learnt your lesson...

[T3]

Yes this is totally not me making a sarcastic general statement about losing and then fake crumbing a confirmable role.

[shwinnebego]

VOTE: T3

hello!

[T3]

Hi!
What color is your role? This will help you win. Also, what is your mafia experience?

[T3]

VOTE: T3

hello!

Very suspicious that you won't tell... In fact I think we should kill you! VOTE: shwinnebego

[GeneralWu]

Why not get an avatar? Avatars are cool. I like avatars.

[shwinnebego]

Hi!
What color is your role? This will help you win. Also, what is your mafia experience?

I'm afraid I don't know anything about any colors. Sounds like the kind of question an evil person would ask me!

I've played 8 games on my 'home' forum and became curious about how it looks elsewhere.

[GeneralWu]

What's your "home" forum?
I'm an immigrant, too.

[MegAzumarill]

VOTE: GeneralWu

Shifting off of Val because they will be away for the time being, and also because GeneralWu seems more concerned with semi- relevant at best posts.
Give some thoughts about the game in your posts. Or at least a vote. -_('-')_-
I understand its D1, and you are asking questions, but going forward, it will be better to ask or answer those questions with some actual info, provided something of note has happened.
As for T3, I would avoid shifting votes without an actual reason, it is the only legitimately scummy thing you have done so far imo.