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Hello everone! I'm looking to start a new game series in this forum based on the popular message board game known as The Mafia. In order to start the very first official Mafia game on USMB, we need a signups thread for new players to sign up and play. Mafia is a very versatile game, and I'm planning to run it so that people can take their time with it. Here's a few ground rules if you're looking to play:
Mafia's made to be played on a messageboard thread. To play you simply post in the game thread.
The game's broken into two teams. The good guys (Townies), and the bad guys (Scum).
If you're starting the game as a Townie, you won't know the true identities of the other players in the game. You'll have to figure it out amongst yourselves. As Scum, you'll know who you and your team members are, and you'll work together to deceive and kill the Townies. Playing as Scum is incredibly fun.
It's Town's goal to discover and kill all the Scum. All Scum needs to do is equal or outnumber Town's numbers.
Townies and Scum in general have no abilities ("Vanilla"). However, there are some Power Roles that players can have that give them certain abilities. We'll use very little power roles this game if any.
The game is broken into two phases: Day and Night. During the Day all you guys need to do is talk and decide on who to lynch. It's standard Mafia gameplay for players, like in the show Survivor, figure out who to kill by casting votes. If one player receives a majority vote that player dies and his/her true identity is revealed. This information is vital for the rest of the Townies in order to figure out who the Scum are. During the Day Scum will be doing their best to blend in and trick you into voting for other Townies. You vote like this: VOTE: Intense. You can change your vote as much as you want before a majority vote is reached, or you can choose to not vote at all. If a majority vote isn't reached by all players and the time limit expires, no one gets killed. Not lynching a player helps Scum, though.
After a majority vote is reached and a player dies, Day turns to Night, and the thread is either locked or players aren't allowed to post on it because they're sleeping. During the Night the Scum start getting active, and they decide which person they're going to kill, and then follow through with it. Generally, one of the Scum members carries out the hit. After that victim dies and his or her identity is revealed, Day starts over again until the game resolves.
The Day phase usually lasts at least one whole, real-life week. During that time you can post as often or scarcely as you want, but a really good game requires activity. You can post whatever you want, but a certain level of skill is required in keeping from looking suspicious. Use your wits to change the outcome of the game. It'll require a lot of thought and patience, but can be very, very fun, too.
That's the gist of it. It's a lot to take in at first, but during the 2nd and 3rd games it gets real easy, like riding a bicycle. Mafia can also take on any theme or changes in gameplay that you can think of. There've been 30-man Star Wars themed Mafia games, Pac-Man and James Bond games, you name it it's out there.
Once we have at least 8 players signups will end, roles will be sent via PM, and the game thread will be posted and the players notified. So... I really want you guys to sign up to get the very first USMB Mafia game going. The more the merrier, friends!
Mafia's made to be played on a messageboard thread. To play you simply post in the game thread.
The game's broken into two teams. The good guys (Townies), and the bad guys (Scum).
If you're starting the game as a Townie, you won't know the true identities of the other players in the game. You'll have to figure it out amongst yourselves. As Scum, you'll know who you and your team members are, and you'll work together to deceive and kill the Townies. Playing as Scum is incredibly fun.
It's Town's goal to discover and kill all the Scum. All Scum needs to do is equal or outnumber Town's numbers.
Townies and Scum in general have no abilities ("Vanilla"). However, there are some Power Roles that players can have that give them certain abilities. We'll use very little power roles this game if any.
The game is broken into two phases: Day and Night. During the Day all you guys need to do is talk and decide on who to lynch. It's standard Mafia gameplay for players, like in the show Survivor, figure out who to kill by casting votes. If one player receives a majority vote that player dies and his/her true identity is revealed. This information is vital for the rest of the Townies in order to figure out who the Scum are. During the Day Scum will be doing their best to blend in and trick you into voting for other Townies. You vote like this: VOTE: Intense. You can change your vote as much as you want before a majority vote is reached, or you can choose to not vote at all. If a majority vote isn't reached by all players and the time limit expires, no one gets killed. Not lynching a player helps Scum, though.
After a majority vote is reached and a player dies, Day turns to Night, and the thread is either locked or players aren't allowed to post on it because they're sleeping. During the Night the Scum start getting active, and they decide which person they're going to kill, and then follow through with it. Generally, one of the Scum members carries out the hit. After that victim dies and his or her identity is revealed, Day starts over again until the game resolves.
The Day phase usually lasts at least one whole, real-life week. During that time you can post as often or scarcely as you want, but a really good game requires activity. You can post whatever you want, but a certain level of skill is required in keeping from looking suspicious. Use your wits to change the outcome of the game. It'll require a lot of thought and patience, but can be very, very fun, too.
That's the gist of it. It's a lot to take in at first, but during the 2nd and 3rd games it gets real easy, like riding a bicycle. Mafia can also take on any theme or changes in gameplay that you can think of. There've been 30-man Star Wars themed Mafia games, Pac-Man and James Bond games, you name it it's out there.
Once we have at least 8 players signups will end, roles will be sent via PM, and the game thread will be posted and the players notified. So... I really want you guys to sign up to get the very first USMB Mafia game going. The more the merrier, friends!