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The game, not the crime family. Heh.
Anyway... a few of the other boards I frequent have had some very successful games of Mafia, and I think it would translate well to QCDN. If you've never played Mafia before, here are some basic rules:
The game has some number of people in it, normally 20-25. Each person is (secretly) given a role. Many are regular townsfolk. A few are Mafia. There may also be other groups not mentioned here, given out as I see fit at the start of the game. Most people tend to keep their identity a secret, except when the knowledge they've found out might help their cause.
The game is set up in two phases: Day and Night. During Night, noone may post in the topic. The Mafia decide amongst themselves someone to kill (through PMs) and PM me with their choice. Any other players who have Night-activated abilities will PM me with their choices. (For example, a 'detective' may PM me asking the identity of a specific player, or a 'doctor' may choose to protect a single person from death that night.) After a given time (normally 24 hours) or when everyone has PMd me their decisions, I update the post with the Day phase. This is where we all find out what happened the night before, who died (if anyone), their method of death, and a running tally of who has died and when. The remaining players (townsfolk and Mafia alike) all may post, both to share/spread information/misinformation and, more importantly, to vote on who to lynch at the end of Day. Whoever has the most votes at the end of Day (after everyone has voted, or whenever I feel the discussion falls stagnant and I call for an end to Day) will be lynched. After the lynching, Night begins again and the cycle repeats.
The Mafia win by killing all the townsfolk. The townsfolk win by lynching all of the Mafia.
These are a lot of fun, and could even be done for prizes (have an entry fee to join, and have the winning team split the pot at the end.) I plan to throw a lot of wrinkles into the plot, too, just to keep it interesting. Anyone up for this?
Anyway... a few of the other boards I frequent have had some very successful games of Mafia, and I think it would translate well to QCDN. If you've never played Mafia before, here are some basic rules:
The game has some number of people in it, normally 20-25. Each person is (secretly) given a role. Many are regular townsfolk. A few are Mafia. There may also be other groups not mentioned here, given out as I see fit at the start of the game. Most people tend to keep their identity a secret, except when the knowledge they've found out might help their cause.
The game is set up in two phases: Day and Night. During Night, noone may post in the topic. The Mafia decide amongst themselves someone to kill (through PMs) and PM me with their choice. Any other players who have Night-activated abilities will PM me with their choices. (For example, a 'detective' may PM me asking the identity of a specific player, or a 'doctor' may choose to protect a single person from death that night.) After a given time (normally 24 hours) or when everyone has PMd me their decisions, I update the post with the Day phase. This is where we all find out what happened the night before, who died (if anyone), their method of death, and a running tally of who has died and when. The remaining players (townsfolk and Mafia alike) all may post, both to share/spread information/misinformation and, more importantly, to vote on who to lynch at the end of Day. Whoever has the most votes at the end of Day (after everyone has voted, or whenever I feel the discussion falls stagnant and I call for an end to Day) will be lynched. After the lynching, Night begins again and the cycle repeats.
The Mafia win by killing all the townsfolk. The townsfolk win by lynching all of the Mafia.
These are a lot of fun, and could even be done for prizes (have an entry fee to join, and have the winning team split the pot at the end.) I plan to throw a lot of wrinkles into the plot, too, just to keep it interesting. Anyone up for this?
