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Post Post #1063 (isolation #0) » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:19 pm

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Yosarian2 wrote:I'm thinking about running a Mutually Assured Destruction mafia. Basically, everyone will represent a country, most of which have nuclear weapons, with a small scum group (the
"rouge states"
). There's a normal voting and lynching process, but anyone with nuclear weapons can nuke someone during the day, as a daykil. However, there are a few key facts here:
I knew that the Republican party was scum.

I'd like to see this in action. I think the risk/reward aspect is interesting.
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Post Post #1073 (isolation #1) » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:22 am

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Maybe you could do something similar to the Assassin in the Palace game you ran on Marathon day, and let the Mafia do the Venge kills?
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Post Post #1107 (isolation #2) » Mon May 21, 2007 9:52 am

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You might want to look at No Pressure Mafia (I think), it had a similar mechanic.

I'd be interested.
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Post Post #1110 (isolation #3) » Tue May 22, 2007 5:28 am

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Seems like it might give people reasons to not contribute.

EDIT: Why don't you let the town "lynch" someone at the end of the day (said person stays alive and in the game), and they get their alignment revealed?
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Post Post #1179 (isolation #4) » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:51 am

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Rumors Mafia

All players may send one message to any other player each night; the twist being that the mafia can choose one player each night whose message will be sent to
all
players, making the exchange of somewhat sensitive info risky.

Does it sound too horribly broken? Has it been done before?
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Post Post #1181 (isolation #5) » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:55 am

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Ah. I thought I'd heard of the general concept somewhere before.
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Post Post #1185 (isolation #6) » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:42 am

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Yeah, but what motive is there for the IC to even play? They can't really
do
anything...
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Post Post #1191 (isolation #7) » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:22 am

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What if you ran two simultaneous games? One for the newbies, and one for the ICs?

Allow communication on both games, which allows the ICs to actually play, as well as (aside from the above) allows the newbies to watch a game with more experienced players, and learn some of the more subtle things for themselves.
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Post Post #1196 (isolation #8) » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:49 am

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stark wrote:Would lynches be synchronized? Like if an IC were lynched in one game, would the newer player be on his own in the other game, or would they both die? Or would one game be reliant on the lynches of the other, and the other game reliant on the nightchoices of the first?
They would (technically) be independent, and communication would be allowed no matter what.

Also, I love Nabakov's idea.
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Post Post #1209 (isolation #9) » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:29 pm

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Oooooh...

I want to run that. How much do I have to pay you off for it?
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Post Post #1211 (isolation #10) » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:38 pm

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Do you think it would work as a mini?

Is there any interest besides myself?
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Post Post #1213 (isolation #11) » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:47 pm

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Yeh, but I'm not eligible to run a large theme quite yet, whereas I can run a mini theme. I think. :|
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Post Post #1225 (isolation #12) » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:25 pm

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Make them cross-kill immune (even if it's 1 or 2 shot) or they all lose.
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Post Post #1236 (isolation #13) » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:03 am

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Random Deadline Mafia


Each day has a deadline anywhere from 3 days to 30. The players don't know when the deadline
is
, though, and there is no warning. Whomever has the most votes at deadline is lynched, in case of a tie, the first person to reach that number of votes in lynched.
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Post Post #1239 (isolation #14) » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:12 am

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DAMNIT, every unique idea I have has already been done.
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Post Post #1249 (isolation #15) » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:48 am

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Albert B. Rampage wrote:I got a question for Kelly, what would happen if the votes were to all be private in a given open setup game ?
My guess would be "it takes away a powerful tool for the town", if that at all matters.
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Post Post #1251 (isolation #16) » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:54 am

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I had a similar idea for a Formula One-flavored mafia where each played would have a "teammate". Should be interesting to see.

EDIT: DAMNIT OLD MAID HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR.

I'm so "original"...
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Post Post #1278 (isolation #17) » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:57 am

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Right... so... anyways..

Any interest in Formula One mafia?
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Post Post #1281 (isolation #18) » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:13 pm

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schismatized wrote:
JDodge wrote:Right... so... anyways..

Any interest in Formula One mafia?
ehh? sounds cool. details?
Working on it now; it would be a nightless mini with strict deadline rules. The deadlines would depend on the day, although I haven't quite worked it out yet. Based off of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship.
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Post Post #1290 (isolation #19) » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:26 am

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Sounds hilarious. Not sure I'd like to participate, but it'd be fun to watch.
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Post Post #1293 (isolation #20) » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:35 pm

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Adel wrote:Genocidal Maniac Mafia

Play your favorite ache-villain of all time!

Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pot Pol, Genghis Khan, Kambanda and many more to choose from!
Dibs on Mao.
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Post Post #1334 (isolation #21) » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:31 am

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Great, now I have to keep a mini slot open for Smalltown...
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Post Post #1348 (isolation #22) » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:07 pm

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Tell me if this has been done before:

Psychic Mafia


All players may make predictions for the game each night (including pre-game). If they get it correct, they get points; the person with the most points on the winning side wins the game.
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Post Post #1386 (isolation #23) » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:05 pm

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Nervous Mafia


All players have a certain number of votes called their "breaking point". When they reach this number, they "lose their composure" and receive a PR (Such as: you must chuckle nervously at the end of each post... Eheheheheheheheh...).
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Post Post #1395 (isolation #24) » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:56 am

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Max wrote:
JDodge wrote:
Nervous Mafia


All players have a certain number of votes called their "breaking point". When they reach this number, they "lose their composure" and receive a PR (Such as: you must chuckle nervously at the end of each post... Eheheheheheheheh...).
It should only be townies then scum would have to come up with a PR and a breaking point so it would make it harder for them
Bad for scum if they forget their breaking point.
Oman wrote:Would the PR be permanant or just until the votes went below breaking point.
Until the end of the day.
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Post Post #1401 (isolation #25) » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:18 am

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Max wrote:
JDodge wrote:
Max wrote:
JDodge wrote:
Nervous Mafia


All players have a certain number of votes called their "breaking point". When they reach this number, they "lose their composure" and receive a PR (Such as: you must chuckle nervously at the end of each post... Eheheheheheheheh...).
It should only be townies then scum would have to come up with a PR and a breaking point so it would make it harder for them
Bad for scum if they forget their breaking point.
Oman wrote:Would the PR be permanant or just until the votes went below breaking point.
Until the end of the day.
Yeah but that makes the game harder for scum see the post restriction games... There hilarious and the scum came up with their own PRs
And also doesn't fit with the idea of people cracking under pressure, as it assumes that the murderers being hunted down will be completely calm when confronted.
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Post Post #1417 (isolation #26) » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:28 pm

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Sarcastro wrote:Actually, I'd like to claim Popemaker for either myself or CES.

It will involve a player with the titular role of Popemaker. It will also allow for the possibility of the creation of Antipopes by an as-yet-unidentified mechanism.

I invented the game and Oman only claimed it once he found out that I already had the idea (the name of which he came up with indepentently much later). However, he's put no description of what the game would be like as of this post, meaning he cannot claim it as per the rules in the first post.
The first post of the large theme queue, you mean?
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Post Post #1516 (isolation #27) » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:02 pm

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When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
Little room do I find for pride.

I am aware
How many days have been idly spent;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.

But who shall dare
To measure loss and gain in this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.


After Nervous or Prophecy finish, I will be running
Walk in the Park Mafia - Around the World
. Based off of a mishmash game that I have been running, it is a game of abstract beauty; a pleasing facade hiding a horrific truth. Nothing is as it seems, and everything seems as nothing. More details will be released eventually.

Remember; we're all just victims of our own realities.
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Post Post #1521 (isolation #28) » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:21 am

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Oman wrote:I support WITP mafia, how close will it be to the mishmash game in mechanics?
Incredibly.
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Post Post #1549 (isolation #29) » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:57 pm

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RANDOM FACTOR

HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATE
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Post Post #1558 (isolation #30) » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:27 am

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Psychocide wrote:
RANDOM FACTOR

HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATE

Heh, it can be annoying but also makes things more interesting and realistic. :P
It is not the annoyance. It is the impossibility of balance; games should come down to how the players played, not whether the doc got a lucky roll of the dice.
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Post Post #1637 (isolation #31) » Fri May 30, 2008 5:10 am

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Looking for another co-mod/co-writer for Walk In the Park Mafia. Must be able to create vivid mental images as well as engaging and impressive puzzles, as well as be willing to do vote counts/other administrative tasks for the actual game (when actual game is run). AIM recommended but not required, PM/IM me for info.
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Post Post #2252 (isolation #32) » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:39 am

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Looking for co/backup mod for new secret mini theme project codenamed "Experiment #3". PM or IM me if interested, prefer someone who has AIM.
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