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I'm goin' for it!
Welcome to your first game of Mafia on Smashboards! Mafia is a very fun game of strategy, psychology, and deception. While the game may seem a bit overwhelming at first, these "Newbie Mafia" games are designed to help players get into the swing of things. The game will be composed of nine players: Seven that are new to mafia, and two IC (Inexperience Challenged) players that will show you the ropes throughout the game.
Now for the mechanics of the game. Mafia is divided into two alternating phases of "Day" and "Night". During the Day players are allowed to post within the thread, debate amongst each other, and most importantly, vote for whom they would like to be lynched for that day. When a player has been voted for by a majority of the players, that player will be lynched and removed from the game! Following the players lynch, the game moderator will then reveal the player's alignment (Town, Mafia, Etc) and role to the rest of the players and the Day Phase will end. During the Night Phase, the entire thread goes silent. However, Mafia will still be able to talk amongst themselves privately. Through private communication, they'll then be able to select one player to kill for the night, and, baring nothing prevents this action, the player will show up dead the following morning, having their alignment and role revealed. This process continues until either all of Mafia are eliminated through lynch, or Mafia eliminates enough players to have control over the town and its votes.
This particular Newbie game is based upon the theme: Kirby Super Star Ultra: Helper to Hero! Fortunately this game has an open set-up so knowledge of the theme, or flavour, is not necessary.
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1 Odd Night Sane Doctor
1 Even Night Sane Cop
5 Vanilla Townies
2 Mafia Goons
So what do these roles do?
Odd Night Sane Doctor, each Night, if it is an odd number, the doctor may protect another player, and that player will be immune to death for that Night
Even Night Sane Cop, each Night, if it is an even number, the cop may investigate a player, and will be told that player's alignment.
All other roles have no special abilities.[/collapse]
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Fundamentals
1.) Have fun and do not personally attack another player in an offensive manner.
2.) Once you have died in the game, you are only allowed to make 1 more post which should consist of “bah go scum/town”.
3.) No communication about this game is allowed with non-players or players who are dead, even if you yourself are dead. (If you are dead, you may not discuss the game with anyone who is currently playing, even if you could while you were alive, unless your role specifically states otherwise.)
4.) Unless your role PM specifically allows you the power, you are not to communicate with anyone about this game outside of this game thread. This includes posting content outside of the game thread and linking to it in the game thread.
5.) Do not edit your posts. Double posting is fine in its place.
6.) I reserve the right to deny anyone from signing up/replacing.
7.) You are not allowed to quote any mod communication of any kind, real or fake. You must paraphrase all information you wish to claim. This includes any additional PMs I may send to you outside of your role PM. You are not allowed to post or refer to any images in your role PM, nor may you post metadata about mod PMs in an attempt to break the game (e.g., message ID in the URL, time of day the message was sent, etc.).
8.) You may not post screenshots of any kind.
9.) The use of non-English, invisible, hidden, coded, or otherwise intentionally hidden or indecipherable text is strictly prohibited. (Spoiler tags are allowed because they are easily noticeable. This rule is not meant to disallow breadcrumbing within the visible text of a message.)
10.) You may not quote logs of communication with other players. You are free to paraphrase.
11.) Failure to send in your night action(s) will result in no action(s) being taken.
12.) Failure to adhere to the rules will result in replacement or modkill based on the moderator's discretion.
Voting and Lynching
1.) Each Day, you may vote for a player to be lynched using a bold vote command. For example, vote: X1-12.
2.) To unvote, use the command unvote. For example, unvote vote: Nabe..
3.) No lynch is a viable lynch choice and a majority will end the Day without a lynch. For example, vote: No Lynch.
4.) After the majority lynch has been decided but before the lynch scene is posted, there will be a Twilight phase. Everyone can post in this phase, including the lynch majority target. The Twilight phase ends when I post the lynch scene and officially begin the Night phase.
5.) The Day will end when a majority lynch is decided or a preset deadline has been reached. If deadline is reached without a majority lynch decided, there will be no lynch.
6.) There is no posting in this thread during the Night phase, the thread should be closed anyway.
Activity and Deadline
1.) You are required to post every 48 hours. If you fail to do so, you will be prodded. An accumulation of too many prods (however much I think that is) will result in your replacement or a modkill depending on the circumstances. When feasible, I will tell you if I'm considering replacing/modkilling you if feasible. If you will be inactive for an extended period of time, you must notify me in advance. Unexcused or particularly long absences may result in your replacement or modkill.
2.) I do not expect to grant deadline extensions, barring extenuating circumstances. In the event I need to replace a player, I may extend the deadline to accommodate the new player. Certain game events may also result in a change of deadline.
3.) Days will generally last 10 days.
4.) Nights will generally last approximately 48 hours. If you have a Night action and do not wish to use it, please send me a PM to that effect, lest I have to wait until the deadline for naught.
Game-specific
1.) The game mod is the game god. However, if you feel the game god happens to be testing your faith by placing an error in the game, then please feel free to point it out via PM
2.) All roles are assigned entirely at random.
3.) Modkills only end days if the player being modkilled is town-aligned. Otherwise, day continues. In the event that a player is modkilled during twilight/night, the modkill will affect the next day phase (meaning that day would automatically end if the player is town and that day would continue as normal if otherwise). Exceptions to this rule may be made based on the state of the game and my personal judgment.
4.) All of these rules are written on a dry erase board. In the event of a conflict between these rules and any game-specific rules or mod communication, the game-specific rules/mod communication take precedence.[/collapse]
[Collapse=Sample Role PM]
Hello, ______! Welcome to Helper to Hero Mafia or Newbie 11. You are Parasol Waddle Dee. Your parasol serves as a weapon to defeat your enemies and as a shield that protects against all frontal attacks. You are a Vanilla Townie, your powers are your voice and your vote so use them wisely!
You are town aligned and win when all threats to the town are eliminated.[/collapse]
Player List:
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5. The Good Doctor (Sir Kibble, Vanilla Townie) Hurt D1
6. Dourin-X (Blade Knight, Vanilla Townie) Hurt N1
4. Dark Horse replaces Top Ranger Skye (Waddle Doo, Vanilla Townie) Hurt D2
1. Ranmaru (TAC, Even Night Cop) Hurt N2
3. -Joey- (Plasma Wisp, Vanilla Townie) Hurt D3
7. Oki (Simirror, Odd Night Doctor) Endgamed
9. Nabe (IC) (GIM, Vanilla Townie) Endgamed
2. July (Wham Bam Rock, Mafia Goon) Survives
8. X1-12 (IC) (Heavy Lobster, Mafia Goon) Survives
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If you have any questions about anything in this thread, PM me! I'm here to help!
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