Hinckley

You may now vote. Have fun with that. Apologies to those still waiting on the meal cart. It is stuck in the automatic door of an inmate's cell. He's stuck in there, too and yet he still won't decide what to eat. We'll have the cart moving as soon as a technician can fix the door. I keep telling you, just because I taught you how to tie your shoelaces doesn't make me a technician. You need to hire a real one. Otherwise things like this and the interrogation chair are going to keep happening...

Yes, and you should also catch them the three or four times they're repeated during the game's discussion. Mafia is fun but you are expected to invest a bit of time and know a bit about how they work. Yes, the Mafia School host will provide lessons, but there's plenty of reference material out there for you to explore on your own. Badboy has put two links in the first post of this thread that would be very helpful to you. A person who seeks knowledge on their own is more likely to thrive than one who must continuously seek assistance - proverbs by Hinckley.

Don't play the game outside of the game thread. If he wants to tell you that in the game, he can. That may be a tactic, it may be the truth. That's up to you to figure out. This thread is for discussion only. It is meant for non-players to comment on the game. Any questions you have can be asked, in character, or to the host by PM. Have I said this three times today? Mafia Lesson: Night Actions A night action is something performed by a player at night (i.e. and investigation or a night kill). Only certain players have them. Players with Night Actions are usually targets for the other side to take out. If you have a Night Action, you should keep it a secret and only reveal it to people you trust or when you need to defend yourself against a vote. However, that is up to individual strategy. When the host tells you that the night phase of the game has begun, you can PM him your Action. For example, if you are a Town Vigilante, you would PM the host your target to kill. Talking about your Night Actions or the game in the discussion thread is a Eurobricks Mafia faux pas and should be avoided at all costs. So stop it. Pandora's going to yell at you too. Now look what you've done.

...which is common in Sweden.

If you look at badboy's posts he has been posting little "lessons." Most questions, as explained in this thread twice now, are best asked to the host by PM. This discussion thread is also a good place to learn some things. For example, we've discussed metagaming quite a bit.

This is the definition of treacherous lovers. Lovers are usually two Townies. They don't always kill themselves if the other dies. Sometimes they are just a device that confirms one play to another so there are Townies that have a reason to trust each other from the beginning. A mini-informed minority to form a small voting block.

What? I was defining metagaming. The way to do it? You're not supposed to do it. That's the point.

Shadows, I'm so glad you played. This game will surely miss you.

Players only please! Shadowghost Sturch sneaks out of the shadows with his shiv in hand. As he is about to stab his target… …his target turns around and throws its hands in the air. “Shadowghost!” It cries, “Why me? I thought we could maybe work together!” “Heh heh,” Shadowghost laughs evilly, “You’d make a better team mate if you were dead! No…wait…that’s no good. My team could use your corpse on it’s side! That sucks too. I can’t come up with a zinger right now…” “Wait a minute,” Shadowghost sees how clearly he is exposed, “Why am I visible and my victim is blacked out?” “Ha ha!” The intended target says, “It appears that the shiver has become the shivee!” “I see your shiv is shinier than mine,” Shadowghost observes, “But, you weren’t supposed to be the paranoid shiv owner! Have I been bamboozled?” “Sorry Shadowghost,” the ex-shivee shiver says, “I wouldn’t have done this if you hadn’t come after me. I’m not normally like this. It must be something I ate! Ha ha.” “Your joke sucks!” Shadowghost gasps as his target stabs him right in the gut. The attacker runs off into the shadows of the prison as Shadowghost Sturch’s eviscerated body lays on the ground. With his last breath, Shadowghost Sturch says, “The paranoid shiv owner guts his victim? It’s supposed to be a reflex. What kind of reflex is a full evisceration? This game is idiotic…” Officers Fissionfire and Vun find the body of Shadowghost Sturch in the morning. “So, you have to have a crystal skull to turn you on?” Officer Cometfire Vun asks. “Cometfire, this isn’t the time,” Officer Elles Fissionfire sighs, “Another inmate has been murdered.” “Oh, it’s always some excuse with you.” Officer Cometfire Vun rolls his eyes, “An inmate has been murdered, breaking in your window is illegal, your hair is on fire.” Soon, everyone is in the recreation area waiting for the warden’s morning announcement. “Down in front, you fat oaf!” Rirsol Maasym says. “Who you calling fat?” Drakius Knight growls. “Not you, the big space-ogre thing!” Rirsol answers. “That thing is blocking our view and farting on us!” Whindum Foxum complains. “Urgh.” Foog Roorum responds. Momentarily shocked and disturbed, the inmates look at one another. Who among them will be the next voted out? Who’s running the show here? How will anyone survive a prison gang war? … Day Three has begun. You may not vote in the first 12-14 or so hours. The Meal Cart will come to you via PM shortly. Non Playing Characters Warden Bek Sunfell Officer Elles Fissionfire Doctor Koukiu Stormdream Officer Lazer Strewn Officer Cometfire Vun The Players Bate Cos (Big Cam) Crime: Tax evasion. One of the most diabolical gangsters in the Panty Galaxy. After decades of organized crime, Bate finally made an error on his tax return in the amount of 23 space cents. Sentence: 80 years in prison. Eligible for parole in 60. In the meantime, however, Bate complains of being haunted by his first wife, who he murdered for talking to the GBI (Galactic Bureau of Investigation) Cuxun Marsburst (CorneliusMurdock) Crime: Kindness. Cuxun is from the Dickhead Galaxy where it’s illegal to be nice. Sentence: Death. Unfortunately, the Dickheads have zero tolerance for nice people. Drakius Knight (Dragonator) Crime: Chain Mail. Drakius is one of those megablocks who sends those stupid Chain E-mails. Sentence: Death. The sentence is rather lenient for such a douchebag. Foog Roorum (Fugazi) Crime: Murder. Foog has a mental condition where he has an unsatiable urge to break bones…and smash skulls…and smother people. He was convicted on 23 counts of murder in the Judtron and Mebo Systems. Sentence: 23 consecutive life sentences. No eligibility for parole. Illiap Reertu (iamded) Crime: Theft. Illiap was on a roll, robbing many pit stops in the Amy System. The Police were baffled at how she was able to avoid capture for so long. Until she tried to steal a bottle of vodka from one of the pit stops. The clerk doubted she was of legal drinking age, so she showed him her ID, which has her Intergalactic vehicle tracking code. She was apprehended 20 minutes later. Sentence: 50 years. Eligible for parole in 30. Killoopio Daylight (KielDaMan) Crime: Murder. Killoopio is an explosives expert…who hates people. Killoopio went on a murder spree in the Lucas System, disguising bombs as Cheeseburgers. 58 overweight fast food guests were killed before he was apprehended. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Pronti Flavior (Professor Flitwick) Crime: Pronti is a college professor turned drug dealer. A long series of hardships led her to the accidental murder of a Police Officer in the Fuckwit System. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Rirsol Maasym (Rick) Crime: Murder. Rirsol hates junkies. But, his only trade is drug dealing. He laced the space meth he was selling with poison to wipe out those junkies he hated so much. When he ran out of customers, he turned himself in. Sentence: Life. Eligible for parole in 80 years. Luckily for Rirsol, his species lives for 300 years, on average. Saproton Veeck (Sandy) Crime: Murder. Saproton is a feared street shark from the Babonda System. A natural predator with an eye for travel, his hunting was mistaken for murder. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Scar Mimitsus (Scouts) Crime: Election fraud. Scar was a Campaign Manager for a very popular politician in the Pelly System. When his candidate was threatened by a rival and the election was dangerously close, Scar invented a third-party candidate that was, in-fact a Non-Playing Character. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Tierro Prius (TinyPiesRUs) Crime: Mass Murder, classified as Hate Crimes. Tierro hates blue people and left a trail of dead blue bodies across the Universe. Not blue from suffocation. They were blue to begin with. She was finally being apprehended, ironically in the Tolerance System. Sentence: Five years. Causing a bit of controversy throughout the Universe, the judge who presided over Tierro’s trial was her bigot sister. Whindum Foxum (WhiteFang) Crime: Mass Murder, Hubris and Fraud. Whindum convinced 40 individuals in the Fanglish System that he was a messenger of God. They gave their life savings to him and he convinced them that suicide was the way to commune with God. He’d have gotten away with it if his narcissistic tendencies hadn’t gotten the best of him. The GBI (Galactic Bureau of Investigation) setup a fake tabloid interview where he was intervened. Sentence: Death. Unfortunately for Whindum, Hubris is punishable by death in the Fanglish System. Zosma (Zepher) Crime: Cannibalism. Zosma believes himself to be a werewolf, but that will never never be true. Sentence: Life. Eligible for parole in 80 years. Fortunately for Zosma, his species has an average lifespan of 1000 years. The Deceased Players Jissaleh Blazen (JimButcher) convicted on Day One - Scum (El Plutns Gang) Crime: Stupidity. Jissaleh is from the ZubZub System where it is illegal to have a low IQ. Mayonnaise beat Jissaleh at the ZubZub IQ test. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Rufulzud Novadora (Rufus/Pandora) killed (twice) by shiv on Night One - Scum (El Plutns Gang) Crime: Insanity. Rufulzud has a split personality disorder. Unfortunately for him/her, he/she settled in the Cameron System where it’s illegal to have a mental disorder. Rufulzud’s personalities also alternate between robbing banks and dealing drugs. Sentence: 20 years. Eligible for parole in 5. Derwar Gravis (def) poisoned on Night One - Scum (Mars Savatrucha Gang) Crime: Cannibalism. Derwar is an unknown species and nobody knows where he comes from. His favorite meal is mammal and he committed over 100 murders before he was apprehended. Sentence: Life. No eligibility for parole. Shadowghost Sturch (Shadows) killed by shiv on Night Two - Scum (Saturn's Rings) Crime: Also, known as "Death Swirly." Convicted on 18 counts of drowning people in toilets. Sentence: 18 consecutive life sentence. No eligibility for parole. Also, court-ordered to admit daily to being kind of a dick. Alternate Inconspicuous ______________________________ Rules Each player will be given a character to play, who will be aligned with either the Town (Model Inmates) or the Scum (Gang Members). To win the game, the Town must kill off all the Scum, while the Scum needs to outnumber the Town. Third-party (neutral) characters have their own win conditions as outlined in their roles. To win, you must kill off all other factions. Each day you will vote to lynch a player. Voting should be done in the following format; Vote: Character (Player). Similarly, unvoting is to be done in the format; Unvote: Character (Player). Proxy voting is allowed, with the format Proxy: Character (Player) and Unproxy: Character (Player). No other format will be accepted. The player with the most votes will be lynched. In the case of a tie, no lynch will take place. Voting is mandatory. Failure to vote will result in the untimely death of your character. Please remember that the reason for the delay is that players all reside in different Time Zones. It is usually unfair to a player to log in and find themselves voted out. Accusations should occur during the first 12 hours as a courtesy to the accused to defend themselves before voting starts. A game day will last 48 hours. You may not vote in the first12 hours. The day will end after 48 hours. After the day has been concluded, a night stage will commence, which will last 24 hours (or 48 hours if an emergency comes up). You are required to use your action. Night actions must be sent to the host in the first 20 hours of the night stage. You may not choose the same meal two days in a row. Players may not target themselves. The alignment of lynched players, as well as those that died during the night, will be revealed at the beginning of the next day. You may not quote or pretend to quote anything sent to you by the host via PM. That includes all the details of your character and role, as well as any night action results. Role claims and reporting of night action results are acceptable, but in your own words only. Do not attempt to use the structure of your role PM to your advantage. Do not play the game outside the thread. Similarly, do not post out of character inside the thread. Game tactics and roles may only be discussed in the game thread or via PM with other players. Private discussion is done at your own risk and should be treated as part of the game. Metagaming should similarly be done at your own risk. If you are dead, you may not post in thread or discuss the game with any of the players. Any information you had becomes void, and may not be passed on. You may not edit your posts. You must post in every day thread. Violation of the above rules will result in the untimely death of your character. If you encounter a problem or have a question, please contact the host via PM

"Officer Elles, may I use the oven, please? I'd like to bake you an apple pie?" Cuxun Marsburst asks, "Well, I couldn't find any apple, so it's just sawdust, but I think it'll taste nice." "Cuxun, you can just call me Elles." Officer Elles Fissionfire answers. "Oh?" Responds Cuxun. "I just can't resist this sexy crystal skull any longer." Officer Elles Fissionfire responds, "You're just so kind and incredibly shiny and sexy." "This is a very common response to my shiny skull-face." Cuxun Marsburst admits. "Ah Shizlewitz!" Officer Cometfire Vun space-swears as he discovers the scene.

With all the lynchings and shivings, tensions are getting high in Cheleb Mensa Prison... "Hey Killoopio!" Bate Cos growls, "You're a big ugly freak!" "All right now," Officer Lazer Strewn says calmly, "Let's simmer things down here." "Bring those Derwar parts back!" Doctor Koukiu Stormdream shouts as he chases Saproton Veeck and Zosma, "Stay out of the morgue!! It's not a buffet!!!"

Questions like this can be asked directly to the host. If you look at your comment from an outside perspective, it could be seen as playing the game outside the thread or a noob giving up his true role. Are you a Scum trying to look like a Townie? Or are you definitely a Townie asking a naive question that just verified to the other Townies that you're Town. The rules should state that if you have any confusion or a question to ask, PM the host. This thread is for discussion of the game, meaning outsiders who want to comment. Players should be very careful commenting or questioning in this thread and should avoid playing the game in this thread at all costs. Now PM that question to badboy... And capitalize the first word of every sentence! Our forum isn't a text conversation...

Your dammit right it are.!

Some day I'll make the move from California to America...

Would 13/35 be better?

Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying it. I hope you get to play one some day! Please enjoy the rest!

If you read the whole thread you'll see where it's posted first...

Try thanking someone who helps you. And be patient. You expect an immediate response when you are rude to other members? That's not how things work here.

I just meant I didn't have time to make jokes for the Night thread because I was so busy.

All actions are in and pictures have been taken. In fairness to all time zones, I will post Day Three twelve hours from now. Voting will start 12 hours into the day. I had a busy weekend, so I'll try to sneak some jokes into the Night thread too, before the new day goes up.

Also using character info instead of basing decisions on a player's action. For example, suspecting the contortionist because she could easily get up the ladder to rig the bucket with the acid. That doesn't have any bearing on a Mafia game. That would also be considered meta-gaming, since a character's abilities or story has no bearing on if they are Town or Scum.

Just a quick word about Fangy. He didn't post or vote in the thread, but he warned me ahead of time that he would be out of Town this weekend with limited internet access. It looks like he ended up with none. As of right now, I plan to keep him in the game.

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Day 3 will be up in about 24 hours if I get the Night Actions in. It may take a little longer if you guys need more time to strategize. PM me and let me know if that's the case. Also, let me know if you think 24 hours isn't enough to vote. Some people have indicated they needed more time. I would like to test the concept quickly, but if you guys need more time I can adjust it. Perhaps I can allow 12 hours with no voting and 36 for voting? Another thing I wanted to test, as long as it was all testing a concept, was if the days could go faster. Let me know here or by PM if shorter days are working for you.

"No conviction? Now I shall be gassy all night!"