The Mafia Discussion Thread

[oldskool]

Yeah, one of my "notes to self" is to somehow restructure the tolerance system if I do it again.

Not sure how I'd restructure it, but somehow.

[-A-]

Yeah, I would agree with that general point too - too many people were drunk every night, and it didn't really seem that special. Of course, any system which allows me to be accidentally set on fire is also profoundly flawed

[Josh]

You're just bitter 'cause you were killed by BE.

I have to admit, that particular event made me laugh when I realized how it would work out.

[Gongsun Zan]

New poll tonight.

[C-MIL]

Or not.

[TEOL]

So while writing an article about Mafia for the Cube Wiki (something that lazy bum Zan would never bother with, but we all know who really runs this place anyway ), this random thought occurred to me; why is it so much more popular to refer to cop roles and doctor roles as 'investigator' and 'protector' on EWB? I don't even consider myself lazy for not bothering to type it because they're the alternate and supposedly less common names anyway.

[-A-]

Probably because they're less backstory-specific. EWB doesn't seem to have a fondness for non-themed games, so there haven't been many with the basic pretext of 'village struck by murder; unseen group works to pick them off.' Makes sense to have a more generic phrase for the roles, especially since they're more descriptive of the role.

[Kaney]

In addition to what Judge said, what I'd have thought was the most obvious reason: because they're not always actual cops/doctors?

Also, Zan is a cunt who should reply to PMs.

[TEOL]

I guess it's a side effect of the board's obsession with theme games. Oh well, I'm still saving valuable seconds not typing the extra nine letters of 'investigator' so.

[Gongsun Zan]

In addition to what Judge said, what I'd have thought was the most obvious reason: because they're not always actual cops/doctors?

Also, Zan is a cunt who should reply to PMs.

[Kaney]

Yeah, I got that impression when I didn't get a reply.

[Gongsun Zan]

Yeah, I got that impression when I didn't get a reply.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Ruki

He's like a literate Slogger.

[The Mask of Norro]

I swear to God this is one of the most fucked up mafia games ever behind the scenes. When Webcom II ends, the director's commentary is going to be SO FUN to write... Jesus Christ.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Should C-MIL really have been allowed to run Cheap Trick mafia? I don't know about anyone else, but I voted for it under the impression that it would be FUSE Mafia, Cheap Trick Mafia I have no interest in and wouldn't have bothered voting for.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

I voted for it under the impression it would be Cheap Trick Mafia, which it isn't.

[TEOL]

I guess it was a cheap trick on his part.

Ohoho.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Yeah, he already made that pun.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Double post, not sure how that happened.

Edited March 4, 2007 by Be

[TEOL]

Yeah, he already made that pun.

Did he? Crap. I haven't been following it at all.

But yeah, I did call it not really being about whatever it was supposed to be about.