Newbie Game #986: Small Town, Big Problems (OVER!)

[Mr. Flay]

A small but deadly criminal organization is terrorizing your village (home of small, mostly defenseless newbies), and it's up to the nine of you to figure out whodunnit.

Players:

(5 alive)

• silverbullet999
• Newcastle
• Memnon ^(SE)
• brianj Leech ^(SE)
• The Fonz ^(IC)
  
  (4 dead)
• dafisirus holycon, Mafia Goon, was lynched Day One.
• No one died Night One.
• turbopuns, Townie, was lynched Day Two.
• gaulamos, Townie, was killed Night Two.
• Baku kunkstar7, Mafia Roleblocker, was lynched Day Three.

Setup

This game uses the 9-player setup called F11, which consists of four possibilities:

1. 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 1 Sane Cop, 1 Doctor, 5 Townies.
2. 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 7 Townies.
3. 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Sane Cop, 6 Townies.
4. 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Doctor, 6 Townies.

One of these was chosen totally at random, as were all role assignments.

It is now Day Three; with six alive, four votes will be needed to lynch.

[Mr. Flay]

Of course, this would all be a lot easier if you weren't so sure that some of you haddunit. Two of you, in fact, though you're not sure who else is what. Here's the possibilities:

Mafia:

You are a Mafia Roleblocker, along with your partner _________ (who is simply a Goon). Your goal is to eliminate the pro-town players so that only your side remains; you win if this happens. During the Day, try to blend in with the rest of the players, and get someone lynched.

You may talk with your partner at Night, and send me a choice via PM of who you would like to kill/roleblock (your team can do both so long as you live).

Note: You may talk with your partner privately during confirmations to plan strategy, but no night actions will take place until Night One.

AND

You are a Mafia Goon, along with your partner _________ (who is a pro-Mafia Roleblocker). Your goal is to eliminate the pro-town players so that only your side remains; you win if this happens. During the Day, try to blend in with the rest of the players, and get someone lynched.

You may talk with your partner at Night, and send me a choice via PM of who you would like to kill (if your partner also lives, they can send in a separate choice to roleblock someone).

Note: You may talk with your partner privately during confirmations to plan strategy, but no night actions will take place until Night One.

OR

You are a Mafia Goon, along with your partner _________. Your goal is to eliminate the pro-town players so that only your side remain; you win if this happens. During the Day, try to blend in with the rest of the players, and get someone lynched (if that someone is not your partner or yourself, that will make things much easier). You may talk with your partner when it is not Day, and send me a choice via PM of who you wish to kill.

Note: You may talk with your partner privately during confirmations to plan strategy, but no kills will happen until Night One.

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Town:

You are the Doctor, and you can protect people from harm. Each Night, you may send me a choice via PM of who to protect; if they come under attack by the Mafia, they will live. You win if the scum are eliminated, so choose wisely at Night, and try to lynch correctly during the Day.

Note: Doctors are 100% effective in Newbie Games (the person you protect will never die on the night they are protected), unless you are roleblocked. You may not protect yourself.

You are the Cop, and you can tell good from bad. Each Night, you may send a player's name to me; I will let you know if your investigation shows that they are Mafia or Town. You win if the scum are eliminated, so choose wisely at Night, and lynch well during the Day.

Note: Cops always get a correct result in Newbie Games (no sanity issues), unless you are roleblocked. You cannot investigate yourself.

You are a Townie, and you've got no special powers at Night. No investigations, no protection, no gun to shoot people. Your only powers are the ability to post, vote, and think. Help lynch Mafia during the Day, and you will win the game, along with the rest of the Town.

Even though many games start with Night, Newbie Games begin with Day once everyone has confirmed that they understand their role. Scum are allowed to talk by PM in the pre-game stage, but no other "night actions" may be taken.

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Rules:

• Votes must be in bold for them to count, like this: Vote: Bill. Unvotes should also be bolded (Unvote: Bob) so that I can spot them easier, but it's not required.
• A simple majority of votes (1/2 the number of living players plus one, rounded down) will achieve a lynch and end the Day. Unvoting after that point will not save someone's life. If deadline is reached (three weeks max) with no regular lynch, the required number of votes will be lowered.
• Nights will last up to 72 hours, but may be shorter if all night choices are in before the deadline.
• Dead men tell no tales. If you get killed, stop talking until the game is over (a single "go <team>"-style post is fine).
• Do not discuss this game with other players outside of this thread, unless your role PM specifically stated you could do so (as scum, and then only at night).
• Do not directly quote any PMs you receive; I have already posted the roles above, but this holds true for any future messages you receive from me as well.
• If you see something you don't understand, ASK! Newbie games are here for people to learn and understand; either I or one of the other players will respond to your question. If it has to do with your role, feel free to PM me directly.
• Treat this game as a commitment; if you're going to be gone for longer than 48 hours (not counting weekends), let us know. I will replace severely inactive players, but your fellow players may choose to lynch you themselves first.
• Any action which would be illegal to actually do is also illegal to fake (for example, posting a made-up PM that shows a Cop result of guilty/innocent).
• Robust cryptographyand steganography are not allowed in my games.
• Have fun; don't be an ass; participate!

[The Fonz]

/Confirm

[brianj]

/confirm

[Newcastle]

/comfirm

[Baku]

/confirmed

[dafisirus]

/confirm

[Memnon]

/confirm

[gaulamos]

/Confirming

[turbopuns]

/confirm

[turbopuns]

hmmm...is there a reason it either says "townsperson" or "mafia scum" under everybody's name?

[gaulamos]

hmmm...is there a reason it either says "townsperson" or "mafia scum" under everybody's name?

Those are forum rankings. Newbies like you and me are Townsperson, players with some experience are Mafia Scum and more advanced players have a wide variety of diferent rankings.

In game you should ignore those rankings.

[turbopuns]

ok, I was really hoping it wasn't anything to do with the game, lol.

[silverbullet999]

/confirm

[Mr. Flay]

That's everyone.

Crime and the rule of law struggle for control in your fair village. With the population decimated by the Mafia's depredations, it is up to the nine of you to discover the criminals and bring them to a rough sort of justice.

It is now Day One. With 9 of you alive, 5 votes will be needed to lynch.

[silverbullet999]

VOTE: Memnom

Best avatar ever

[turbopuns]

VOTE:silverbullet

I don't like typos

[silverbullet999]

I thought it was memnom at first glance

[Newcastle]

VOTE: turbopuns for not voting me, since i misspelled confirm.

[Baku]

I knew I should have asked why house prices in this town are suspiciously low!

Anyway, I see that it's the ye olde random vote phase. Can someone explain to me what this is meant to achieve, please? Are we supposed to hope that someone will crack under the pressure or what?

[Memnon]

VOTE: Newcastle for stealing my vote on turbopuns, who stole my vote on silverbullet, who misspelled my name. For future reference, it is Memnon.

In other news, I am one of your two SEs for this game, which just means that I have a few games under my belt.

I'm not a huge fan of RVS, so I might throw out a few questions once people get here.

[Memnon]

@Baku It is meant as a way of breaking the ice, getting people talking, stuff like that. It is very rare to actually get anything from it, it just sparks discussion.

[Baku]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. I think that once everyone's present and correct, throwing questions is the way to go.

[silverbullet999]

but RVS is fun!!! : P

VOTE: Baku

for a bad avatar and a bad opinion toward RVS!

Also I am an SE as well.

[silverbullet999]

EBWOP
tough technically not for this game : P