Newbie Mafia #2

[-A-]

Welcome, mafia newbies. This is a way to ease yourself into the world of mafia; as well as a good tool for brushing up on the basic mafia skills. Most of the games we run on this board are complicated, themed and very large. In those kind of games you need to be very familiar with the source, know what kind of power roles are likely and if you’re an easy target the remainder of the players will happily sacrifice you because lynches aren’t significant.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP:

Please read Newbie Mafia #1. Try and get an idea of whether this game is for you. You have to be happy posting constantly and you have to be able to accept people attacking your logic, debating with them instead of going off in a strop. Yes, this is a Newbie game, but it’s also quite a niche one. You might be better signing up for a themed game, for example.

The minimum requirement is that you post every single day and probably more. That’s just the way is. Checking in and saying ‘Don’t really have any new leads’ doesn’t cut it either. If you’re not going to get involved then please don’t sign up.

Here is the set-up for the game:

1 Mafia Don (appears Town-aligned if investigated)

1 Mafia Goon

1 Mafia Roleblocker

1 Investigator

1 Protector (cannot protect themselves)

7 Vanilla Townies

For a description of these roles, take a look at the Mafia Resource Thread. All roles are distributed totally randomly in this game.

Depending on how much interest there is, these games will probably be running every month, so keep an eye on the Mafia Cube if you miss out. I’ll give preference to the new players who miss out in the next game and watching the progress of the game will be a good way of getting into the swing of things.

For New Players:

Make sure you take a quick look at the Mafia Resource Thread. Don’t worry about the more complex roles at the moment, none of them will feature in this game. I also recommend checking out a couple of Traditional Mafia games from the Mafia Cube. These are the kind of games that are most similar to this one – you rely on being able to read other players rather than having a lot of abilities. Examples include Traditional Mafia IV and Perfect Ten Mafia.

This game will include mostly new players with a couple of experienced hands to lend a helping hand. Remember that they’re not guaranteed to be Town, so you can’t necessarily trust everything they say. Even mafia players have to try and appear to be helpful, though, so their opinions won’t be useless. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes – this game is a learning experience and you’ll figure out more if you’re getting involved in discussion. You don’t need to be contrary just for the sake of it, though

Everyone’s instinct when they first start playing is to distrust everything and the more ‘cleared’ someone is the more you get a nagging feeling that they could be scum. Keep in mind that anyone could be scum and anything could be a lie, nobody is cleared. If you spot a complicated scenario that flies in the face of what’s accepted by everyone else, don’t necessarily assume it’s true. You’ll be able to find a way everyone is scum, just try and work out how likely your scenario is and file it away. A lot of the game is trying to work out the most likely suspect, not the only suspect.

For More Experienced Players:

If you’ve been around for a while and still want to play in a basic game, go ahead. I’m not going to stop anyone from playing the game, so if you’re very experienced and have won Traditional games before, please consider not applying. If there are people who have much less experience than you applying, they probably want to play even more. It’s impossible for me to set criteria for applying, so it’s up to you to decide if you should play. This is a learning experience above all. It's not going to count for the Survival Standings. Expect there to be a lot of dodgy play. Don’t sign up if you’re going to get frustrated by this. Equally, please try not to totally dominate the game with your opinions. If the newer players aren’t speaking up, try and make it as easy as possible for them to get involved.

For Extremely Experienced Players:

One of the most important parts of this is going to be recapping afterwards. I’m going to be writing some kind of analysis as the game goes on with the benefit of knowing who everyone is. I reckon it’d be a good idea to have someone else doing the same thing, but without knowing which alignment everyone is. If you’re one of the most experienced players around (particularly in Traditional games like this) then it’d be great if you could let me know if you’re interested. We only need one other person per game (because getting two different opinions will likely be confusing enough) but there are going to be other games down the line and rotating those involved stops us pushing all the new players in our own specific direction.

SIGN-UPS:

Meacon (Pre-reg – please confirm in-thread)

ruderrocket (Pre-reg – please confirm in-thread)

TylerBlackMark (Pre-reg – please confirm in-thread)

1. -Matt-

2. haloheadfire

3. wrathofcarnage

4. WFS

5. Thug

6. Quasi Juice

7. ToffeeFan2k8

8. Nabeel

9. Split

10. IJS

11. Gamemaster1026

12. FD

13. Ace

14. Will

Edited April 3, 2009 by -A-

[Matt]

Since I played last time, stick me on the "will play if it doesn't fill up" list.

[Haloheadfire]

I'm in.

[-A-]

Auto-in as well because you haven't played any games before, right?

[wrathofcarnage]

I'll play

[Haloheadfire]

Auto-in as well because you haven't played any games before, right?

Yeah.

[naiwf]

I don't know if I'm "extremely experienced", but I'm willing to offer some Monday morning QB analysis after the game if someone else hasn't stepped up yet.

[DFF]

Since I played last time, stick me on the "will play if it doesn't fill up" list.

Like Matt, add me to the list of back-ups. I played the first time around and it was fun. Add me if you need me

[thuganomic]

Ooh Ooh. I'll play.

[The Quasi Juice]

I'll play to get back into the groove of mafia games again

Edited April 2, 2009 by The Quasi Juice

[Guest ToffeeFan2k8]

In plz, still getting the hang of Mafia here.

[nabeel]

If possible I'd like to play. Otherwise I'd be more than willing to give up my spot to someone who's never played before.

[Jimmy]

I had way to much fun last game so I'll step aside this time around, but I just want to strongly advise you join this game. It's a great way to experience and have fun. -A-'s a quality game runner.

[IJS]

If a position opens up, holla at me.

[Sean O'Game]

I'd like in if possible.

[RoyWill Rumble]

I probably need it, don't I? Sure.

[Ace]

I'd like to play please. I think I need to brush up on my skills, or lack thereof.

[FireDoughnut]

In.

[Jimmy]

I had no idea I signed up for this. I remember commenting, but not asking to play. But hell yeah, I'll play. Had way to much fun last time.

[Haloheadfire]

If you don't mind my asking, when is this going to start?