Newbie 1984 - Game Over

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Status: Game Over
Deadline: -

Original Player List:

John Marv

dsjstr

Natsu
DkKoba
72offsuit
IMASPY

ArthurConyl

ROUND ONE
Hectic (SE)
Detective Pikachu (SE)
Luca Blight (SE)

Spoiler: Alive

John Marv -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

DkKoba -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

72offsuit -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

Hectic -

Town Cop

- Survives

Spoiler: Dead

Natsu -

Mafia Roleblocker

- Lynched Day 1

IMASPY -

Vanilla Townie

- Died Night 1

ROUND ONE -

Vanilla Townie

- Lynched Day 2

Detective Pikachu -

Town Doctor

- Died Night 2

Luca Blight -

Mafia Goon

- Concedes Day 3

Spoiler: Events

Rules

Stolen from various sources and modified.

General

This rule set is not necessarily all inclusive. I reserve the right to add or modify rules as required.
Site-wide rules apply.
Do not impersonate the mod. Do not quote any PMs received from the mod. Do not pretend to quote a PM from the mod. This also applies to any PTs or other forms of game related communication outside the game thread.
Do not delete or edit your posts.
Do not talk about other ongoing games.
Please do not use hidden or encrypted text.
Anything in the thread directed at me should be in bold, so I know that it is.
Any PTs will be released at the end of the game.
This game has a zero tolerance policy with regard to personal attacks. If I feel someone has crossed the line, I will forcibly replace them.
WOT1 is in effect; if you have issues with another player who has /in'ed or replaced in, please PM me with your reservations and I'll see what I can do about it. Please do not attempt to abuse this for strategic purposes.
Play to win.

Gameplay

A lynch occurs once a simple majority is reached. If a majority has not been achieved by deadline, then no lynch will occur.
If it looks like a vote, it'll probably be counted. I am not a fan of cheap tricks.
Once your role has been revealed, please do not post in the thread again until the game is over, not even a "bah" post, please.
There are no restrictions on talking in twilight.
Please submit all night actions either via bold tags in your private topic if you have one, or by PM if you do not.
If you have a night action and do not submit one, you will not take an action. I will not resolve your action on a random person.

Activity

I will prod players who have not posted for a period of 36 hours. If prodded, you must post within 24 hours to avoid replacement.
Requiring repeated prods, or excessive prodging, will result in replacement.
Day 1 will have a 10 day deadline. Future days will have 7 day deadlines.
Night will be 48 hours.
I must see evidence of activity from all players during the night phase, for example by opening the night start PM.

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Setup Info

Newbie Setup

Newbie Setup

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: Full Setups

Column A & Row 1:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Cop, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column A & Row 2:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Tracker, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column A & Row 3:

Mafia Roleblocker, Mafia Goon, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 1:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 2:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Jailkeeper, Town Friendly Neighbor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column B & Row 3:

Mafia Rolecop, Mafia Goon, Town Tracker, Town Doctor, Vanilla Townie x 5

Column C & Row 1:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Cop, Vanilla Townie x 6

Column C & Row 2:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Jailkeeper, Vanilla Townie x 6

Column C & Row 3:

Mafia Goon x 2, Town Mason x2, Vanilla Townie x 5

Mods should use the sample role PMs below.

Sample Role PM's (click on the spoiler button to reveal)

Spoiler:

Vanilla Townie

Welcome!

You are a

Vanilla Townie

.

You have no special abilities.

You win when all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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 all threats to the Town have been eliminated.

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.

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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, L-x, and Hammers

L-x is a way to convey how far away a player is away from a lynch. For example, you should always announce that you are putting someone at L-1 (1 vote away from a lynch) so that someone doesn’t come along and accidentally vote for that players lynch. This also prevents Mafia-aligned players from coming along and placing the final vote to lynch (“hammer”) and claiming ignorance about doing so. You may also see L-2 and L-3 (2 votes away from a lynch and 3 votes away from a lynch, 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 lynched, 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 L-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 lynched, you might cause a real PR to out themselves by counter claiming - then the mafia will know who the PR is, and you will probably get lynched for lying to town. Feel free to fake a claim as scum, though, if you think it would help.

LyLo

LyLo is the shortened representation of “lynch or lose.” LyLo 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 lynch (“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!

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Role PMs have been sent, we'll begin when we have a good number of confirmations.

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VC 1.0

[9] Not Voting:

dsjstr, Natsu, DkKoba, 72offsuit, ArthurConyl, ROUND ONE, Hectic, Detective Pikachu, Luca Blight

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

Everyone has confirmed. Day 1 begins!

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pika: pikapika

I'm not accepting this as a vote.

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VC 1.1

[2] DkKoba:

Hectic, dsjstr

[1] ROUND ONE:

Luca Blight

[1] Detective Pikachu:

72offsuit

[1] Natsu:

ArthurConyl

[1] ArthurConyl:

Detective Pikachu

[1] Hectic:

ROUND ONE

[2] Not Voting:

Natsu, DkKoba

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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hnng

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VC 1.2

[2] Hectic:

ROUND ONE, dsjstr

[2] ROUND ONE:

Luca Blight, Hectic

[1] Detective Pikachu:

72offsuit

[1] dsjstr:

ArthurConyl

[1] Luca Blight:

Detective Pikachu

[1] ArthurConyl:

DkKoba

[1] Not Voting:

Natsu

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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VC 1.3

[2] ROUND ONE:

Luca Blight, Hectic

[1] Hectic:

ROUND ONE

[1] Detective Pikachu:

72offsuit

[1] dsjstr:

ArthurConyl

[1] Luca Blight:

Detective Pikachu

[1] ArthurConyl:

DkKoba

[2] Not Voting:

Natsu, dsjstr

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

Do not refer to people by names they don't want

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Replacing ArthurConyl

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VC 1.4

[3] ArthurConyl:

DkKoba, 72offsuit, Hectic

[2] Detective Pikachu:

Luca Blight, Natsu

[1] Hectic:

ROUND ONE

[1] dsjstr:

ArthurConyl

[1] Luca Blight:

Detective Pikachu

[1] Not Voting:

dsjstr

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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IMASPY replaces ArthurConyl

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VC 1.5

[3] IMASPY:

DkKoba, 72offsuit, Hectic

[3] Detective Pikachu:

Luca Blight, Natsu, ROUND ONE

[1] Natsu:

IMASPY

[1] ROUND ONE:

Detective Pikachu

[1] Not Voting:

dsjstr

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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VC 1.6

[3] Detective Pikachu:

Luca Blight, Natsu, ROUND ONE

[3] Natsu:

IMASPY, Detective Pikachu, DkKoba

[2] IMASPY:

72offsuit, Hectic

[1] Not Voting:

dsjstr

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

Mod Note:

Hectic is V/LA until 10th

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VC 1.7

[4] Detective Pikachu:

Luca Blight, Natsu, ROUND ONE, IMASPY

[2] Natsu:

Detective Pikachu, DkKoba

[2] IMASPY:

72offsuit, Hectic

[1] Not Voting:

dsjstr

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

Mod Note:

Hectic is V/LA until 10th. Replacing dsjstr.

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John Marv replaces dsjstr

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VC 1.8

[2] Natsu:

DkKoba, IMASPY

[2] Detective Pikachu:

Natsu, ROUND ONE

[1] IMASPY:

72offsuit

[1] Hectic:

Luca Blight

[1] John Marv:

Hectic

[2] Not Voting:

John Marv, Detective Pikachu

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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VC 1.Final

[5] Natsu:

DkKoba, IMASPY, Detective Pikachu, Luca Blight, ROUND ONE

(Lynch)

[2] Luca Blight:

John Marv, Hectic

[1] Detective Pikachu:

Natsu

[1] IMASPY:

72offsuit

With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch

The Day 1 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-15 03:30:38)

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Natsu -

Mafia Roleblocker

- Lynched Day 1

Night 1 begins. Deadline: (expired on 2020-02-14 15:10:55)

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IMASPY -

Vanilla Townie

- Died Night 1

VC 2.0

[7] Not Voting:

John Marv, DkKoba, 72offsuit, ROUND ONE, Hectic, Detective Pikachu, Luca Blight

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch

The Day 2 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-21 15:14:31)

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VC 2.1

[1] Hectic:

ROUND ONE

[6] Not Voting:

John Marv, DkKoba, 72offsuit, Hectic, Detective Pikachu, Luca Blight

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch

The Day 2 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-21 15:14:31)

Mod note:

Prodding John Marv

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VC 2.FINAL

[4] ROUND ONE:

Hectic, Detective Pikachu, Luca Blight, DkKoba

(Lynch)

[1] Hectic:

ROUND ONE

[2] Not Voting:

John Marv, 72offsuit

With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch

The Day 2 deadline is in

: (expired on 2020-02-21 15:14:31)

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ROUND ONE -

Vanilla Townie

- Lynched Day 2

Deadline: (expired on 2020-02-19 07:30:13)

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Detective Pikachu -

Town Doctor

- Died Night 2

Luca Blight -

Mafia Goon

- Concedes Day 3

John Marv -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

DkKoba -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

72offsuit -

Vanilla Townie

- Survives

Hectic -

Town Cop

- Survives

Town win!

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I've never liked how this setup resolves when the roleblocker is lynched D1. I'm a fan of the idea of a factional roleblock, with both scum flipping as Mafia Roleblocker. Luca would still have had a shot in such a scenario. But, it is what it is. Town played well.

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I'm glad PP let me accept the concession too, because John Marv didn't pick up his prod and we'd have had a slow night and a replacement.

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Mafia PT
Dead PT

N1:
Hectic cop John Marv
DP protect DkKoba
Mafia kill IMASPY

N2:
Hectic cop Luca
DP protect Hectic
Mafia kill DP