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    Pokebay Mafia [Day - END] post #253

    ROLES
    (All roles are present within the game. However, the amount of specific roles present is to remain confidential until the end of the game.)

    TOWN-SIDED ROLES

    Townie
    You are a regular member of the town, with no special abilities. However, you possess right to vote, one that can't be taken away (except by death).

    Detective
    You are a town detective. Once per Night phase, you may find out the alignment (Town or Mafia) of a player from the host.

    Vigilante
    You may PM the host a player who you would want to shoot every even-numbered night.

    Doctor
    You are a town Doctor. Every night you can PM the host with the name of a player; you will protect that player from one hit for that night. You cannot protect the same player two nights in a row. You can protect yourself.

    MAFIA-SIDED ROLES

    Goon
    You are just a minion. You have nothing except your voice and your vote to corrupt the town. You can deliver KP on behalf of the Mafia every night. Your ability as a group is to kill off whoever you decide to during the Night.

    Roleblocker
    You are a Mafia Roleblocker. Every night you can PM the host with the name of a player. That player will be unable to perform any actions during the night, if they have one. You cannot roleblock the same player two nights in a row. You will not be informed whether the person you roleblocked has an action or not. In addition, you continue to contribute KP to the Mafia every night as well as use your ability.

    Framer
    You are a Framer. Each night you can pick one player (Town or Mafia) to return as the opposite alignment to inspections from the Detective. In addition, you continue to contribute KP to the Mafia every night as well as use your ability.


    Players:
    1. [ALIVE]Fabulous Charlie
    2. [ALIVE] GeoKeyBlader
    3. [DEAD] Asuna Yūuki [Townie]
    4. [DEAD] Sierra [Townie]
    5. [DEAD] NamelessPoet [Townie]
    6. [ALIVE] Saga
    7. [DEAD] Pokemon Master Nick [Vigilante]
    8. [ALIVE] Haymac
    9. [DEAD] Shadow Claw [Roleblocker]
    10. [ALIVE] Veteran Robin
    11. [DEAD] Grant [Doctor]


    PLAYERS ALIVE: 4/11
    TOWN ALIVE: 3/8
    MAFIA ALIVE: 2/3
    KP (Killing Power of the Mafia) = 1



    RULES
    PMs
    PMs and other out-of-thread communication are NOT allowed UNLESS you are explicitly told otherwise.

    Activity:
    You must vote every day you are alive, and must post at least once every full day/night cycle. Failure in doing so will result to the game host removing you from the game (also called as a modkill).

    Day/Night Cycles
    Day lasts for 48 hours. Night lasts for 24 hours.

    Forms of Cheating
    Cheating includes (but is not limited to):
    1. Posting after death. You may have one polite goodbye post, but it may not contain any potentially game-changing information.
    2. Ruining the game by doing something like handing out your mafia's member list to the town.
    3. Logging on to someone else's account to get their role or looking over someone's shoulder to get their role.
    4. Comparing role PM timings to try and work out roles.
    5. Posting or sharing any PM you receive from a host without permission.
    6. Getting yourself modkilled to help your team. Your non-majority-decided death may not be used as a bargaining chip.
    7. Signing up more than once using smurf accounts.
    8. Offering favours/items outside of the game for a ingame information.
    9. Sharing accounts with other players.
    10. Breadcrumbing the specific phrasing of your role PM. Do not compare the phrasing in your role PM to prove your alignment. You can claim the abilities you have, but you can't use the specific phrasing of your role PM.
    11. Posting a false PM phrased as if you received it from the host. You can still fake roleclaim, but you cannot make it look like you are posting a PM you received from the host.
    ~

    Spam:
    Strategic spam is acceptable, within reason.

    Editing:
    Editing is not allowed for any reason. Editing will result in a warning. After that, you will be modkilled. While I ask for everybody to post as concisely as possible, post again if you have to edit anything. The board software automatically merges the posts anyway.

    Inappropriate posts:
    Mafia games can get heated and emotional. Please keep it civil and remember that what happens in Mafia stays in Mafia. Don't let things spill over to the rest of the forum, it's just a game. If you are unhappy with a player's posts, PM me first. Only if you are dissatisfied with the outcome should you involve the TBT staff.

    Observers' Chat:
    While spectators will be fuelling speculation, and dead players will be keen to give valuable "insight" into the game, please refrain from revealing game-changing information (eg. the identities of your fellow Mafia). Speculate, theorise and express bewilderment at dumb plays all you want, but remember that the chat is not leakproof and game-ruining information CAN get out.

    Play to win.
    You should try your best to help your team win while you are alive and in the game. Clearly not playing towards your win objective will be grounds for a modkill and personal ban from me. However, this does not mean that you should try to win by being a jerk to the other players so they all want to quit playing.

    This also means that you cannot leave the game without a good reason. These situations will be dealt with on a case by case basis. PM the host if you need to leave the game.


    Voting rules
    :


    1. This game uses Plurality Lynch. At the end of the day, the player with the most votes will be killed. If there is a tie, the first player to have reached that number will be lynched.
    2. You must vote for a player and cannot abstain.
    3. Voting is done in this thread. I prefer it if you post separate to content-filled posts.
    4. Please vote in the following format: ##Vote: Username. Votes not done in the correct fashion may not be counted.
    5. If you want to change your vote, first type ##Unvote followed by your new vote ##Vote: Username. You can change your vote at any time and as much as you like (within reason) up until a majority is reached.
    6. No conditional voting.
    7. You may vote for yourself. You may not vote for anyone dead or outside the game.

    If you have not read all the rules, go back and do so. I will not compensate for ignorance!

    Last edited by JoshuaMunoz; 07-19-2014 at 04:43 AM.

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    Confused? Here's a detailed guide written by KarlaKGB from another forum.



    At the heart of it, Mafia is a game of lying. There is a group of people, some of them are lying and some are telling the truth. Your job is to figure out who is lying, and if you are doing the lying, to convince the rest of the group that you are telling the truth. In addition, Mafia is not for the faint-hearted or overly emotional. While not occurring every game, sometimes people can get into very heated arguments with one another. People can get very emotional playing Mafia, as it is a high-intensity endeavour. That being said, playing Mafia is an excellent way for developing thick skin, improving your patience, and making yourself a stronger person mentally.

    Town

    As Town, you must remember that your objective is to find and kill Mafia, not to find and worship confirmed Town players. Mafia are playing the stalling game, thus common heuristics of Mafia can be split into two broad categories:
    A. Survival
    Hiding/Blending in
    Posting long but contentless posts
    Lurking
    Indecision
    Not wanting to point fingers
    Avoiding responsibility
    Apathy about who is lynched


    B. Pushing their agenda
    Promoting confusion
    Avoiding contributing new ideas (ie. rehashing old ideas to try and look useful)
    Making a big deal about nothing
    Cherrypicking town mistakes while ignoring contributions

    OK, so you think you've found a Mafia member. That's great, but how do you convince the rest of Town? For all they know, you're Mafioso. Town benefits from clarity, transparency, and direction. Try to contribute to these goals in whatever way possible to helpe establish your innocence.

    This is forum Mafia, so there is a permanent record of everything said. Everytime a player dies, their alignment is revealed. Go back and re-read all of their posts with this new information in mind. Who were they trying to deflect attention from? Did they bandwagon their vote?

    Don’t babble, don't spam. Many players are afraid that if they are seen as being even slightly inactive, they'll be accused of being Mafia. If you speak without having a clear goal in mind, you impede the town and decrease everyone else’s productivity. This paralyses town analysis and decision-making and allows Mafia to hide in the chaos. You don’t have to be a super-active poster to prove your innocence or be useful to the town.

    On voting: Don't casually throw a vote around. Just like your posting, make sure your voting is also deliberate. Your vote should convincingly express your opinion and intimidate the mafia. Votes are not be something to be ignored. If you are not using a vote to express that player X is 100% Mafia, you should be using it to draw out information. You may be surprised how well votes force people to talk. Seeing how people react to your vote also gives you an indication of what bandwagons people are willing to jump on. This game uses Plurality Lynch, in which the player with the most votes is lynched, and doesn't require an overall majority vote. Similar to what I said before, there is a record of every day's voting. When someone flips, re-read the vote list to see who voted for them. If someone flips scum, look for fellow Mafia members that may have voted elsewhere to try to save their buddy, or have jumped on the bandwagon to look innocent.

    If the die were in your favour, and you rolled a blue role, the general knee-jerk reaction is that you are too important to the town to risk being lynched or shot by the Mafia. This can cause people with blue roles to lurk and exhibit posts that suggest fear. However, a good player with a blue role will appear exactly like he is a townie, though this is not easy to do. Regular townies should avoid directing blue roles, as it gives Mafia information. Remember that Mafia have access to Roleblockers who can mess with blues, and Bombers that can take out multiple blues.
    This should be very obvious, but never roleclaim as a blue. It does nothing for town, and you've just stuck a very large "shoot me" sign on your back. Exceptions are Veterans - claiming you took a hit during the night is fine as Mafia usually have that information already. Claiming you shot player X as a Vigilante, when you have no more bullets left is also good, especially if you hit a red, as you're giving information that Mafia can't punish.

    Mafia

    Mafia should read all of the above to see what to avoid doing.

    At the start of the game, you possess the information advantage over Town. Don't give this up lightly, as information can come back to haunt you when Town start piecing things together. When you are about to reveal a piece of information (such as a role claim, hit claim, etc.), you should ask yourself how this claim benefits your agenda. If your claim casts suspicion on a player or doubt on a situation, while making you appear like you are trying to figure things out, then by all means claim. However, if you are not currently under heavy suspicion and your only answer is “it makes me look pro-town”, it is probably not a good idea to reveal the information.

    In many games, the weakness of a Mafia team can be traced to the decision-making process with regard to defending teammates. When attacked, many Mafia will usually react on the fly without thinking things through. They may not be able to accurately judge how much support an accusation may get, and thus are not quick enough to decide what is the best course of action. This is a mistake you want to avoid. Before giving your opinion on one of your fellow Mafia members, assess the presented case. Do not mindlessly jump in and defend or waver over an indefensible accusation, as it may implicate you in a future lynch. On the other extreme, do not simply sit there and watch a teammate die if the case is weak.

    What if you're the one in the spotlight? There is never a concrete or easy way to avoid getting lynched. Nevertheless, be calm and logical when defending yourself against accusations. Don’t immediately accuse your attacker for voting you. More often than not, a person will get lynched for overreacting to the accusations. Remember that you do not need to convince everyone (including your attacker) that you are innocent, just enough people to save yourself from being lynched.

    You're Mafia and you need to kill, but you have limited KP every night. You should prioritise your kills in this order:
    1. Posters that are making sense and are on the right track
    2. Dangerous Analysts
    3. Blue roles (especially DTs and Medics)
    4. Confirmed townies (as in, Town members who have publicly proved their innocence)

    So how should you post as Mafia? You want to keep the town confused while avoiding responsibility for it. When deciding how and what to post, you need to consider how the town is doing and react accordingly. Is the town being dominated by aggressive players, active posters, thoughtful posters, or inquisitive posters? Are the players generally cooperating on figuring things out, or is there a lot of tension and drama in the thread? The more things go the town’s way, the more important it is to intervene and cloud the thread. When the town is allowed to focus on one or two key topics at a time (without the same points being repeated over and over), then the town is in a strong place. Lack of doubt, inflammatory posting, and strong town leadership is incredibly dangerous. Many times, Town is not destroyed by direct Mafia intervention, but by sheeping and a lack of critical thinking. When the town tends to base their accusations off of flawed assumptions, you must simply punish them by feeding their conviction in their own misconceptions.


    Last edited by JoshuaMunoz; 07-13-2014 at 08:16 AM.

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    DAY ONE

    The Town of Pokebay was once peaceful. No one had any enemies, no one committed any crimes, and everyone was carefree and happy. Those were the days before the Mafia decided to make things amok. The mere thought of night brings about worries to the town. "I hope I don't die tonight", "Who shall we kill first?", "Is he worth an inspection?" are among many murmurs and whispers across the town of Pokebay. Your journey starts here - will you and your team make it through alive? Play on to find out.

    You have 48 hours from this post to discuss who to lynch today.
    Last edited by JoshuaMunoz; 07-13-2014 at 08:19 AM.

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    *looks around suspiciously* ¬.¬
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    *Finds Veteran Robin looking around suspiciously*
    I wonder if he's genuine or if he's trying to throw suspicion off of himself...Could Robin really be part of the Mafia trying to blend in?
    The souls did from their bodies fly, - They fled to bliss or woe!

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    I think everyone has the right to be suspicious.

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    Maybe Tammie is saying that to remove suspicion from her...
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    I'm not removing any suspicion from myself. Merely stating a fact.

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    I smell mafia
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    Drawing all the attention to me, an innocent townsfolk?! Who knows you could be trying to get the attention off you.

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    I do believe that we need to all be calm and collected, because being suspicious and throwing accusations at each other isn't helping anyone but the mafia.

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    Aye, especially when not everyone has commented yet.
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    This is true. It is just a game after all
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    Just a heads up, my phone won't let me vm on threads or profiles so I won't be able to comment for the next 7/8 hours while at work. Rest assured, I'll be back later tonight
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    I believe Charlie and Robin both have good points. Stay calm and wait for everyone to comment.
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