The Gojoe Memorial Mafia Discussion Thread

[TheMaskedGecko]

Neighbourhood:

Spoiler:

When I first suggested the mechanic of neighbour nightchat, people pointed out that it often isn't a great mechanic. Maybe not, but it makes for great reading when you know who's talking to who! I will definitely be asking permission from the players to post the PMs in a Google Doc once it's all over.

Spoiler:

Permission granted. I'm guessing that means my scumdar was accurate.

[ConMan]

Neighbourhood:

Spoiler:

When I first suggested the mechanic of neighbour nightchat, people pointed out that it often isn't a great mechanic. Maybe not, but it makes for great reading when you know who's talking to who! I will definitely be asking permission from the players to post the PMs in a Google Doc once it's all over.

Spoiler:

Permission granted. I'm guessing that means my scumdar was accurate.

Spoiler:

It was pretty good. But it wasn't roband that killed you. Interesting, yes?

[t1mm01994]

Neighbourhood:

Spoiler:

Damn you, conman, now how I am I supposed to get myself out of this >.<

[TheMaskedGecko]

(Edit: Still neighbourhood)

Spoiler:

It was pretty good. But it wasn't roband that killed you. Interesting, yes?

Spoiler:

So that means someone else saw me as a threat. Or they just wanted to kill me. The tension is killing me.

[Sungura]

Firefly

Spoiler:

oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh I hope i am right about mr face...if not i'm lynched tomorrow.

I'm hoping it is a sk cult as he's saying, which buys me time with the mafia because im outing cult not them, and buys me time with town because i am helping them.

if I'm wrong and hes town, town will lynch me tomorrow i am sure.

if I am wrong and hes mafia, hello being killed tonight.

[Sungura]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Oh right, I forgot that part. That the town often doesn't believe - right after they say they do - and then they try and lynch me. Forgot that part.

Except...maybe they aren't town..........considering the two who spoke up know my "meta" as it were, methinks someone is scared....very scared indeed.

[Chandani]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Dammit, this paints a big target on me to attack, but it's bugging me and I can't just let it go, especially if it is true.
Oh well, at least I can doctor myself if there's a lynch. It wouldn't be the greatest idea, since it would reveal my role, but it would prevent me from dying.

Oh wait, does this sound impossible? That's right, I've been lying heavily in the spoilers.
If town is reading this: Sorry town, I didn't think that I could give you useful information until I had already set the trap.
If scum is reading this: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
If independent is reading this: Hi? If you're pro-town, sorry, otherwise... *points to evil laughter*

Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go back to making very. vague. spoilers about everything.

[t1mm01994]

Neighbourhood

Spoiler:

If anyone is watching, here's a heads-up on what is happening here.
I'm scum. So is roband. The neighbourhood make-up is mostlynormal-t1mm01994-mpolo-BoomFrog-roband-mostlynormal. I've had an interesting nightchat with MN, which made me able to convince him that BF was scum, hence the early FoS. I'm now diverging onto mpolo, because he claimed his cop with me as scum result... Which obviously was something I couldn't use very well. So I counterclaimed, knowing that MN would probably back me up pretty well, and I had roband to actually back me up in case MN decides to vote.
Thing is, I'm tying myself to MN so that IF I fall, roband will be the "doubting 3rd" picking between 2 mafia combos. If he NKs BoomFrog, mpolo gets to choose between MN, who attacked him at D2, and roband, who doubted and in the end voted scum. That's not a very hard choice, in my opinion. If I can get mn to vote for either of BF or MN, we're done here.. So yea.

That was the heads-up on everything from my side. Stay tuned to see what else happens.(Oh. roband has the NK for today, so I'm making sure focus either goes to me and then it works D3, or focus goes to someone else. At least I kept roband out of the fire quite succesfully Let's hope BF doesn't foil this like he did with the "can only kill neighbours" stuff.

Ooh, and ConMan? Lovely game.

[Gopher of Pern]

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Plenty of interesting ideas going on tonight. I think everyone's actions are going to have a different effect to what they think, due to other power interactions.

Funny how not many people are using their votes for their house powers, Everyone is just palming off their responsibilities to others.

[Sungura]

firefly

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Golly Gosh Darn Gee Wiz no0bs. Lynch the no0bs is my new thing. seriously. wtf.

[Sungura]

firefly

Spoiler:

i dont care if bio is town or not. hes pretty cool.

[TheMaskedGecko]

Neighbourhood:
@BoomFrog. Apology accepted, although I think your taking the whole almost-lynching-you-in-scales-of-justice thing a bit too personally

[Mostlynormal]

Neighborhood:

Spoiler:

Ghost TMG is probably looking down on us and facepalming right now. I'm a mathematician at heart, so I literally can't be certain of something unless you prove it in two different formal systems and even then I'll doubt it, thanks to Godel. Not knowing for sure that BF and Mpolo are scum is driving me nuts!

[ConMan]

Neighbourhood (t1mm01994 may read):

Spoiler:

Thanks for the compliment And thanks for playing.

[AngrySquirrel]

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Yup, definitely should have signed up.

[_infina_]

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Yup, definitely should have signed up.

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Want to replace in?

[AngrySquirrel]

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Yup, definitely should have signed up.

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Want to replace in?

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Alas, I read a spoiler and have been spoilt.

[Adam H]

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Secondshadow is arguing that we should watch FAOT. I am arguing that we should not watch FAOT. The hilarious thing is, I think we BOTH are planning on doing the opposite of what we're saying; right now we're just trying to protect/not protect FAOT with as much wine as possible.

Mpolo is obviously scum.

Modding zombies: I'm sad that my signature + helpful signup thread + "zombie apocalypse" name (I picked the flavor just because everyone loves zombies!) has yet to attract any newbies. I know there's several signups all going at once, but I was hoping I could attract enough new folks so that it wouldn't be cutting into the other games. Any suggestions on enticing new people? Should I tweak any of the wording?

[_infina_]

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Yup, definitely should have signed up.

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Want to replace in?

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Alas, I read a spoiler and have been spoilt.

Firefly:

Spoiler:

Which one? You may still be able to replace if it was one of a certain few.

[Chandani]

Firefly (@infina)

Spoiler:

I'm assuming my vote didn't go through? Or, at least, that's what the discussion was about?

Firefly

Spoiler:

So, hello, spoiler readers! I thought I might as well explain why I claimed Mal so close to deadline. I can't think of a way for scum to use this against me, so town would enjoy this.
First of all, to any of those who might think I'm falseclaiming: remember when I posted that the only roles confirmed are Mal, Zoe, and the Reavers? Do you really think as scum or desperate town I would claim a role which seems like to be 100% in the game?
I decided to claim Mal even though I risked the chance of death because it made more sense to save town from a townie lynch and force scum to use the kill against me, rather than for a townie to be lynched and then more to die at night. I don't like to claim, but it seemed useful, and if anyone gets pissed, I'm going to point to FAOT as a counterpoint. He claimed with like two votes against him with a good time to go until deadline, and no one seemed to think that was weird, so if I, who was in the majority with deadline fastly approaching, get slack for this, I'm going to be pissed.
This is only because I could die and now if there is a town spoiler reader, they can understand my intentions. And scum can too, which is great for them, I guess...

[Gopher of Pern]

firefly:

Spoiler:

Now how the hell is that a good move? Now Chandani is revealed, and an easy target for scum.

Just because I am scum.... grrrr...

[b.i.o]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Hurry up and get your night actions in. I am bored.

[ForAllOfThis]

Firefly

Spoiler:

I hate my little pony & Infina spelt captain wrong. How come the forum grammar nazi's aren't coming down on him like a ton of bricks?

[_infina_]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Well, this night is going to be interesting...the mafia just lost its kill because of the wielder picking the absolute worst target on night 1. And my favorite alliance character(in this game) got lynched Day 1...At least they still have the psychic player.

[BoomFrog]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Back in the office, bored and ready to play. And of course night falls.

[Mostlynormal]

neighborhood:

Spoiler:

So my ideas about Roband are this. He said that I did not carry out the mafia kill. This means he's either a tracker or a roleblocker. But since I went out last night, he must be a RB. But he might not know that if he's scum. Also, even if he claims RB, I can protect him because I'm a doctor, and I think I can use his RB power to find the last scum realy easy tommorrow.

Oh crap, I just realized my whole "win day three" plan depended on Roband either being town or claiming tracker. *Gulp* Well, hmm. Now I'm stumped.

[TheMaskedGecko]

Neighbourhood

Spoiler:

Argh, I knew that being between a dead guy and scum would cause trouble. Frustrating thing is, if they do work out where I was then they'll likely lynch the right person but for the wrong reason.
Also I really want to see what Tim told MN to make him so confident. Ah well, probably find out soon, dont see this lasting into day 3

[t1mm01994]

Neighbourhood:

Spoiler:

Oh sweet motherhugging mercy, roband, please knock your claim out of the park and secure the win? I've brought us so close...

EDIT: Poor, poor mpolo. He's absolutely right about everythinb but I've just been bashing him so hard that MN doesn't believe a word he's saying... mpolo, if you read this, I'm sorry. I just want my first self-earned win :3

[Azrael001]

Firefly

Spoiler:

Ugh, I've been terrible this game. So tired all of the time.

[BoomFrog]

Neighbor

Spoiler:

If Mpolo is scum I'm going to have to buy a new hat and then eat it. (I already ate my hate when Lataro flipped town in Smalltown Mafia.)

Assuming I am right though, MN is either scum or has a really really bad scumdar.

[Gopher of Pern]

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Ah, the confusion begins!

[webby]

There are only two games going at the moment (plus Zombie that looks like getting the players to start soon), I might run Resistance as a turbo if people would be keen for that?

I'm adding a few powers that will be distributed to scum at the start of the game - right now I'm thinking of giving scum some of these powers (will randomise), each usable once:

1. Immunity to investigation for the mission phase
2. Scum chat for the duration of the mission phase
3. A strong leader power, except that the user chooses who the leader is
4. Immunity to investigation for one mission cycle (ie immunity to overheard conversation)
5. Planting evidence on someone such that they appear to investigations to have failed a mission

I'm thinking give scum three of these powers.

What I'm considering is whether it's balanced best if I give these powers to individual players, or if I say that any scum player can use them. I'm thinking individual players at this point, I don't want to make the spies too overpowered. There should be enough wine around from the prospect that a player could have used such a power.

The other main alteration is Lataro's suggestion that only three consecutive team rejections make town lose. However, so it's not too easy for scum to achieve this, I'm making it so that a team must be proposed (failure to propose a team results in a random team).

1 day for scum to chat at the start
3 days per team selection, 2 days for the second selection if the first team gets rejected, 1 day for third selection
1 day per mission phase

This could take more than the 21 days allowed for turbos if all five missions are required and there are a few rejected teams, but I doubt it would go beyond a month. Given there aren't any turbos in the queue I don't feel too bad about this.

Obviously being a turbo, I'll require high activity, preferably at least 1 post per 24 hours. To minimise the effect of lurkers, I'm going to make the default to accept rather than reject a team, but I'd rather have one or two replacements up my sleeve because this game more than most is ruined by lurkers.

Any thoughts from those who have played (or watched) it before? Flavourwise I'm going to heavily plagiarise Jayhsu.

[Lataro]

Use FF6 flavor... you'll have my unending love.

[webby]

Use FF6 flavor... you'll have my unending love.

Haha if you or anyone else are willing to be co-mod and write flavour for this, then sure.

[Lataro]

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Town is hosed I think based on spoilers...

[Gopher of Pern]

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Town is hosed I think based on spoilers...

Hogwarts:

Spoiler:

Well, if they don't realise that there was an action-switch last night, they have no hope. If they figure that out, they will have two somewhat confirmed townies.

Despite the fact there was no NK, I'm sure mafia are laughing their heads off.

[Princess Marzipan]

I would love to set up a Wheel of Time game if there is enough interest, but I don't know how to gauge that.
(I figure if this isn't the thread to ask, it's at least the thread least likely to be sidetracked by my asking and most likely to get this seen by someone who can point me the right way.)

[t1mm01994]

AFAIK this is the right thread to ask, so no apologies needed
What is it exactly you have problems with? Because I am online a lot of the time and I at least know the standard rituals here...

[BoomFrog]

It's actually really hard to gauge people's interest. It's kind of like asking someone out on a date. Just put the game into signups and see what happens. Don't take it personally if you don't get enough to play, but it's very possible that you will.

Personally I'm not a big fan of WoT though.

[Adam H]

By the Light! I'll gladly play a WoT game. Curse those bloody forsaken and their bloody shadowspawn...