Newbie 800 ~ Mafia: The Reality Show (Game Over!)

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Nine people and an announcer (who may or may not qualify as a person) were standing in an arc inside the living room of a suite on the 32^nd floor of a high-rise hotel. Secret cameras had been secreted away in dozens of rather obvious hiding places, and the contestants were supposed to believe they were speaking to a blank wall.

"Hi, my name's John "J. J." Schmidt, and welcome to Mafia: The Show! Here we have nine contestants who are competing to win ownership of this high-rise hotel! But to get the deed, they have to compete in grueling tasks of cunning and courage - all within this three-bedroom apartment suite. The arguments will be outrageous. The betrayal, unthinkable. The selection... merciless."

The nine contestants, of course, were contractually obliged to keep smiling like they loved the person next to them at this point. What seven of them didn't know was that two of them had already teamed up. The godfather needed a new front business that could be launched from this high-rise. All they had to do was find the right time to ruin the show.

"And even though the show has only lasted for five minutes, I've already got a twist for you all. One of you needs to go... in twenty minutes, or everyone loses. Good luck, and remember that you have to live with any bloodstains you make."

The decision took about twenty seconds. The violence was outrageous. The screams, unthinkable (albeit distorted by the dropped microphone). The hatred... merciless. J.J. was stuffed headfirst down a trapdoor in the kitchen.

In the next room over, the producers knew they had a winner.

Important Links:

Beginning of Day 1 (Skip the ending spoiler)
onion replaces higgsboatswain
Nikanor replaces Raeil
Raskol replaces auditor9006
Lynch replaces Cyren
End of Day 1; Adel replaces Anticollie
ErikTheRed replaces ric
Cain replaces Lynch
End of Day 2; saberwolf replaces ErikTheRed
Endgame

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Still In The Running:

4. Echo, Mafia Goon, Survived Day 3!
8. saberwolf (SE)

replacing ErikTheRed N2

replacing ric D2

, Mafia Goon, Survived Day 3!

Down and Out:

9. sideney (SE), Vanilla Townie, Lynched Day 1.
1. Adel (IC)

replacing Anticollie N1

, Vanilla Townie, Killed Night 1!
6. onion

replacing higgsboatswain D1

, Cop, Lynched Day 2...
2. Raskol

replacing auditor9006 D1

, Vanilla Townie, Killed Night 2!
5. Haylen, Vanilla Townie, Lynched Day 3.
3. Cain

replacing Lynch D2

replacing Cyren D1

, Vanilla Townie, Endgamed Day 3!
7. Nikanor

replacing Raeil D1

, Vanilla Townie, Endgamed Day 3!

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How this game works:

--Confirmation Period (Pregame):
1.

What is it?

This is the period between when I send out Role PMs and when everyone confirms by posting "/confirm" (or something like it) in this topic.
2.

Mafia Pregame Talk:

The Mafia are allowed to speak to each other via their QuickTopic during pregame. I will tell them when they can no longer post in their QuickTopic (when Day begins).
3.

Pregame is for Confirming.

Any votes, etc. made during pregame

do not count

. Please do not clutter the topic with off-topic posts before the game starts.
4.

Can we start yet?

When at least eight of the players have confirmed, I will move the game to Day.

--Day:
1.

What is it? What do I do?

This is the period during which everyone who's alive can post in this topic. The Town wants to find and lynch the Mafia (see below). The Mafia wants to avoid getting lynched.
2.

What is voting, and how do I do it?

Players may vote for a person they want to see lynched by posting

Vote: PLAYERNAME

somewhere in their posts. I won't accept it if it's not in bold. I allow abbreviations or (minor) misspellings, though I will make fun of you for the latter.
3.

What is unvoting?

You can also unvote players, like:

Unvote: PLAYERNAME

. If you want to change votes, you MUST unvote first and THEN vote the person you want.
4.

Do we have to lynch?

You are allowed to vote to No Lynch (

Vote: No Lynch

). This requires a majority vote to take effect, just like an actual lynch would.
5.

Can the Mafia talk to each other?

Mafia MAY NOT speak to each other during the Day.
6.

Prod/Replacement Policy:

If you do not post for three RL days during the Day, you will be prodded via PM to come and post something. If you do not do so within two days, I will replace you - taking you out of this game. In addition, if you are prodded three times, I will forcibly replace you. If you know you are going to be on vacation or away from a computer for a while, please let me know and I will see if arrangements can be made.
7.

Player Abandonment Policy:

If half of the player list needs replacement at any one time, I will ask the remaining players if they want to keep the game alive. If a majority of the remaining players does not respond "Yes" OR I cannot find replacements within three days, I will declare the game abandoned and it will end right there.
8.

Deadlines:

Each Day has an automatic deadline of three weeks from the time it begins. Extensions will not likely be made. However, the mod may move the deadline forward after two days' warning if overall activity is not satisfactory.
9.

When does the Day end?

The Day ends when either a true majority of the living players are voting for someone, or the deadline occurs. If a majority of the living players are voting for someone, that player will immediately be LYNCHED (killed, removed from the game) and Night will begin.
10.

What happens at deadline?

If the deadline occurs before anyone reaches a majority vote, the game moves to Night and

No Lynch occurs

. Some mods lessen the requirements to lynch at deadline. I do not. A lynch will always require a full majority of the players' consent.

--Twilight:
1.

What is it?

This is the period between when the hammer vote (the last vote placed that put someone at a majority) and when the mod shows up to move the game to Night. Do NOT speak during Twilight if you are the person getting lynched.

--Night:
1.

What is it?

This is a period that lasts for three RL days. During this time, the topic will be locked - nobody can post or really do anything, unless they're told they can in their Role PM.
2.

Can the Mafia talk?

The Mafia may post freely in their QuickTopic at Night.
3.

Can the Town talk?

No, not in any way.
4.

So what can I expect?

The Mafia may send in the name of someone they want to kill overnight. Any power roles (Cop, Doctor, M. Roleblocker) can also send in the names of someone they would like to target with their respective abilities. And aside from the Mafia being able to talk to each other, that's pretty much it.
5.

When does it end?

Night will end as close as I can get it to three real-time days after it starts. If someone doesn't send in a Night Action, it doesn't get done.

--THINGS THAT YOU CANNOT DO:
1.

Can I talk about this game elsewhere?

While this game is ongoing, you are NOT allowed to discuss it in other topics/games (as this will likely get you modkilled in that game

as well as

this one). PMing other players about the game will result in a modkill. This game is in

this topic

, and at Night, the Mafia QuickTopic. That's it.
2.

You use cool colors! Can I use them?

No. Impersonating the mod is both cheesy and fraudulent. I will use

gray

in my modtext. Do not use gray in your posts, or risk being modkilled.
3.

I know how to prove my Towniness! I'll post my Role PM!

No you won't. Quoting your Role PM or anything I tell you via PM will result in your modkill.
4.

I have mod powers... so I can edit/delete this post... right?

No. What you post in this topic STAYS in this topic.
5.

I'm dead. Can I still post?

No. Once you're dead, you're dead. Dead people don't talk. They don't even say "bah". You can watch from the sidelines, but that's as far as your activity in this topic gets.
6.

You talk a lot about modkills. What is a modkill?

Pretty self-explanatory on its face - I kill you immediately. I also change your role retroactively to Neutral Survivor - meaning you auto-lose. If a modkill occurs during the Day, I will decide whether the Day should continue.
7.

Okay, so I won't do any of that. I'll just fake it instead!

No you won't. Same punishment, lesser crime.
8.

You're not letting me get away with stuff!

I'm actually pretty lenient. I believe in people being clever, but as a general rule I will not allow things that cannot be easily seen from the public record. Invisible text is not allowed at all. Small text is intended for things that don't relate to the game. I reserve the right to ruin your day, especially if you don't ask me about what you're doing first.

--Other:
1.

This is a game.

Play to win, but remember that everyone else is playing to win too. Keep it classy and don't flame people. I will forcibly replace people who are deliberately causing game-unrelated disruptions.
2.

I need help! Where do I go?

General gameplay questions can be answered by SEs or ICs inthread. I'm open to PMs, but if it's just a "how do I play this game" question, please ask one of the other players. I do occasionally make mistakes; if you believe I've done something that is too sensitive to talk about in-thread, please PM me. If it's something like a vote count error, you can say so in-thread - nicely, please.
3.

This setup was determined randomly.

Do not try to outguess me or the setup. If your guesses are accurate, it will only be by chance. There is nothing to gain from reading my flavor except entertainment.
4.

Did I forget anything?

I may have to add to or change these rules during the game. I will tell you if I do so.
5.

Etc.

Etc.

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--The Setup:

This game uses the F11 setup. One of these setups will be in the game.

***1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 1 Cop, 1 Doctor, 5 Townies
***1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 7 Townies
***2 Mafia Goons, 1 Cop, 6 Townies
***2 Mafia Goons, 1 Doctor, 6 Townies

And these are all the Role PMs. Anything between braces may or may not be in the Role PM.

~NAME~

Welcome to Newbie 800. You are a

Mafia Roleblocker

. Your partner is ______, a Mafia Goon. Your goal is to get everyone else to lynch... well, anyone except you and/or your partner.

You may talk to your partner during pregame or at Night in this QuickTopic.
At Night, you or your partner may send the Mod the name of someone you would like to kill; and as long as you are alive, the name of someone you would like to Roleblock for the Night (preventing whatever Night ability they may have from taking effect).
Who sends the actions has no relevance to this game, and I will allow you to Roleblock and kill at the same time. Your partner may send in your Roleblock on your behalf.

You win if your Mafia comprises half of the living players, or nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm in-thread. I wish you the best of luck.

~NAME~

Welcome to Newbie 800. You are a

Mafia Goon

. Your partner is ______, a {Mafia Goon}{Mafia Roleblocker}. Your goal is to get everyone else to lynch... well, anyone except you and/or your partner.

You may talk to your partner during pregame OR at Night in this QuickTopic.
At Night, you or your partner may send the Mod the name of someone you would like to kill{; and as long as your partner is alive, the name of someone you would like to Roleblock for the Night (preventing whatever Night ability they may have from taking effect).
Who sends the actions has no relevance to this game, and I will allow your partner to Roleblock and kill on the same Night if you die. You may also send the Roleblock in on your partner's behalf}.

You win if your Mafia comprises half of the living players, or nothing can prevent the same.

Please confirm in-thread. I wish you the best of luck.

~NAME~

Welcome to Newbie 800. You are the

Townie Cop

. Your goal is to find and lynch the Mafia lurking among the players.

At Night, you may send the mod the name of someone you'd like to investigate. If you live through the Night, I will tell you if that player is Mafia-aligned or Town-aligned. You may not investigate yourself. Your investigation is guaranteed to be accurate, though if you are roleblocked you will receive No Result.

You win if all of the Mafia are dead.

Please confirm in-thread. I wish you the best of luck.

~NAME~

Welcome to Newbie 800. You are the

Townie Doctor

. Your goal is to find and lynch the Mafia lurking among the players.

At Night, you may send the mod the name of someone you'd like to protect. If that player is targeted by a kill that night, the kill will fail. You may not protect yourself. Your protection is guaranteed to work provided you are not Roleblocked.

You win if all of the Mafia are dead.

Please confirm in-thread. I wish you the best of luck.

~NAME~

Welcome to Newbie 800. You are a

Vanilla Townie

. Your goal is to find and lynch the Mafia lurking among the players.

You do not have a Night Action. But that's okay, since you have all Day to make yourself useful.

Please confirm in-thread. I wish you the best of luck.

[Vi]

Role PMs have been sent out. Please post in this topic (ITT) to confirm that you've received your Role PM and are ready to play.

When eight of you have confirmed, I will begin the game.

[Vi]

A voice over the emergency loudspeaker. "Hey, listen up! We just heard there's a scum problem in there!"

"No there's not. We just flushed the host."

"MAFIA scum, you plebe! We just heard they made a bid for the high-rise, sending two of their agents in. If they pull off a coup here, Corporate's gonna have our heads. So the gig's off until the scum are fished outta there. When the Mafia's out of the picture, we can get back to the show. Get on it."

The producers already knew who the scum were, of course. But this way got better ratings.

It is now Day 1! With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch. The deadline is 2100 EST, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
sideney (1) ~ Echo

Not Voting:

Anticollie, auditor9006,

Cyren, Echo, Haylen,

higgsboatswain, Raeil, ric, sideney

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

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Vote Count:

Cyren (3) ~ Raeil, ric, sideney

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
sideney (1) ~ Echo

Not Voting:

Anticollie, auditor9006, onion (higgsboatswain),

Raeil, ric, sideney

---onion replaces higgsboatswain, who never picked up his Role PM.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

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Vote Count:

Cyren (4) ~ Raeil, ric, sideney, onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
sideney (1) ~ Echo

Not Voting:

Anticollie, auditor9006,

onion

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

---Cyren is at L-1!

--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Cyren (3) ~

Raeil,

ric, sideney, onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
Anticollie (1) ~ Echo

sideney (0) ~

Echo

Not Voting:

Anticollie,

auditor9006, Raeil
[size=0]Anticollie 4 PROD1 0 | auditor9006 2 | Cyren 2 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 | Raeil 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1[/size]

---Anticollie has been prodded.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

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Vote Count:

Cyren (2) ~ ric,

sideney,

onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
Anticollie (1) ~ Echo
onion (1) ~ Anticollie

Not Voting:

Anticollie,

auditor9006, Raeil, sideney
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 1 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 1 | onion 1 | Raeil 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

-----

@auditor, post 49:

That's not how you vote.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Cyren (2) ~ ric, onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
Anticollie (1) ~ Echo
onion (1) ~ Anticollie

Not Voting:

auditor9006, Raeil, sideney
[size=0]Anticollie 1 PROD1 2 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 1 | Haylen 2 | onion 0 | Raeil 1 | ric 1 | sideney 0[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

(unchanged)

Cyren (2) ~ ric, onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
Anticollie (1) ~ Echo
onion (1) ~ Anticollie

Not Voting:

auditor9006, Raeil, sideney
[size=0]Anticollie 2 PROD1 3 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 2 | Haylen 0 | onion 1 | Raeil 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.
-

Cheese as acknowledged as different from "all things good".

[Vi]

Vote Count:

(unchanged)

Cyren (2) ~ ric, onion

Echo (1) ~ Haylen
Raeil (1) ~ Cyren
Anticollie (1) ~ Echo
onion (1) ~ Anticollie

Not Voting:

auditor9006, Raeil, sideney
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 4 | auditor9006 1 | Cyren 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 2 | Raeil 1 | ric 0 | sideney 2[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (2) ~ Anticollie, Cyren

Cyren (1) ~

ric,

onion
Echo (1) ~ Haylen
ric (1) ~ auditor9006
auditor9006 (1) ~ Echo

Anticollie (0) ~

Echo

Raeil (0) ~

Cyren

Not Voting:

auditor9006,

Raeil, sideney,

Echo,

ric
[size=0]Anticollie 1 PROD1 5 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 | Raeil 2 | ric 0 | sideney 0[/size]

---However, I WILL tell auditor that there's probably a good reason his link was blocked.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (2) ~ Anticollie, Cyren

Cyren (1) ~ onion
ric (1) ~ auditor9006
auditor9006 (1) ~ Echo

Echo (0) ~

Haylen

Not Voting:

Raeil, sideney, ric, Haylen
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 6 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 1 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 | Raeil 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1[/size]

---My job is to neutrally enforce site and game rules while being entertaining on the side (optional for some mods). Do not bring me into the game.
---I like the activity in this topic. Sadly, many Newbie games have multiple flakers, but I've only had to issue one prod in this game. Thank you all!
---With that said, don't start disappearing now.
---Also, Erdos numbers are for people who aren't going to get real jobs

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

In response to a topic in Mafia Discussion, I have altered Day Rule 2 and THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO Rule 6 and added Rule 7 and Rule 8.
Not that I've had problems with any of them here, though.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

Cyren (1) ~ onion
ric (1) ~ auditor9006

auditor9006 (0) ~

Echo

Not Voting:

Raeil,

sideney,

ric, Haylen, Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 7 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 2 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 | Raeil 1 | ric 0 | sideney 0[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

Cyren (1) ~ onion
ric (1) ~ auditor9006

Not Voting:

Raeil, ric, Haylen, Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 8 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 1 | Haylen 1 | onion 1 | Raeil 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(10 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

Cyren (1) ~ onion

ric (0) ~

auditor9006

Not Voting:

Raeil, ric, Haylen, Echo, auditor9006
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 9 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 1 | Echo 2 | Haylen 2 | onion 0 | Raeil 1 | ric 1 | sideney 0[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(9 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

Cyren (1) ~ onion

Not Voting:

Raeil, ric,

Haylen, Echo,

auditor9006
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 10 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 0 | Echo 3 PROD1 0 | Haylen 3 PROD1 0 | onion 0 | Raeil 2 | ric 2 | sideney 1[/size]

---Echo and Haylen have been prodded. If they don't show up I will force them into synchronized dancing sessions.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(8 days left)

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Vote Count:

onion (4) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney, auditor9006

Cyren (1) ~ onion

Not Voting:

Raeil,

ric, Haylen, Echo,

auditor9006

[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 11 | auditor9006 0 | Cyren 1 | Echo 4 PROD1 1 | Haylen 0 PROD1 1 | onion 1 | Raeil 3 | ric 0 | sideney 2[/size]

---Raeil has been prodded. I will see if I can work with auditor9006.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

---onion is at L-1!

--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(7 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (4) ~ Anticollie, Cyren,

sideney,

auditor9006

Cyren (1) ~ onion

Not Voting:

Nikanor (Raeil),

ric, Haylen, Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 1 PROD1 11 | auditor9006 1 | Cyren 2 | Echo 0 PROD1 2 | Haylen 1 PROD1 2 | onion 1 | Raeil -- | ric 1 | sideney 3 PROD0 1[/size]

---Raeil has requested replacement.
---I'm going to go ahead and replace auditor9006 as well.

---sideney has been prodded.

-

---Nikanor replaces Raeil, effective immediately. Thank you!

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

---onion is at L-1!

--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(6 days left)

[Vi]

Raskol replaces auditor9006, effective immediately. Please welcome him.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie,

Cyren,

sideney,

Raskol (auditor9006)

sideney (3) ~ Nikanor (Raeil), Raskol (auditor9006), ric

Cyren (1) ~ onion

Not Voting:

Nikanor (Raeil), ric,

Haylen, Echo,

Raskol (auditor9006)

[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 12 | Raskol 0 | Cyren 3 PROD1 0 | Echo 1 PROD1 3 | Haylen 0 PROD1 3 | onion 2 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0 | sideney 0 PROD0 1[/size]

---Cyren has been prodded.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(5 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

sideney (3) ~ Nikanor, Raskol, ric

Cyren (1) ~ onion

Not Voting:

Haylen, Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 13 | Raskol 0 | Cyren 4 PROD1 1 | Echo 0 PROD1 4 | Haylen 0 PROD1 4 | onion 0 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0 | sideney 1 PROD0 2[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(4 days left)

[Vi]

This should have been done last night, but Cyren is being forcibly replaced. One moment please...

[Vi]

Lynch replaces Cyren. Welcome him.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Cyren, sideney

sideney (2) ~ Nikanor,

Raskol,

ric
Cyren (1) ~ onion
Haylen (1) ~ Raskol

Not Voting:

Haylen, Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 0 PROD1 13 | Raskol 0 | Lynch 0 | Echo 0 PROD1 5 | Haylen 0 PROD1 5 | onion 0 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0 | sideney 0 PROD0 3[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Saturday, July 4 2009.

(Only got 3 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, Lynch (Cyren), sideney

sideney (3) ~ Nikanor, ric, onion

Haylen (1) ~ Raskol
Raskol (1) ~ Haylen

Lynch (Cyren) (0) ~

onion

Not Voting:

Haylen,

Echo
[size=0]Anticollie 1 PROD1 14 | Raskol 0 | Lynch 1 | Echo 0 PROD1 6 | Haylen 0 PROD1 6 | onion 0 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0 | sideney 0 PROD0 4[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

---I have an Independence Day surprise for you.

--Deadline is

Monday, July 6 2009.

(4 days left)

---This should be better than having to worry about this game over the holiday weekend. My deadlines fall at 2100 EST or so, btw.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

sideney (3) ~ Nikanor, ric, onion

onion (2) ~ Anticollie,

Lynch,

sideney,

Raskol

Raskol (1) ~ Haylen

Lynch (0) ~

Raskol

Not Voting:

Echo, Raskol, Lynch
[size=0]Anticollie 2 PROD1 15 | Raskol 0 | Lynch 0 | Echo 0 PROD1 7 | Haylen 0 PROD1 7 | onion 0 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0 | sideney 0 PROD1 5[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Monday, July 6 2009.

(Only got 3 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

sideney (3) ~ Nikanor, ric, onion

onion (2) ~

Anticollie,

sideney
Raskol (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo, Raskol, Lynch
[size=0]Anticollie 3 PROD1 15 PROD2 0 | Raskol 1 | Lynch 0 | Echo 1 PROD1 8 | Haylen 1 PROD1 8 | onion 1 | Nikanor 0 | ric 1 | sideney 0 PROD1 6[/size]

---Anticollie is being prodded again.

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Monday, July 6 2009.

(Only got 2 days left)

---A friendly reminder: Today was the original deadline.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

sideney (4) ~ Nikanor, ric, onion, Haylen

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, sideney, Raskol

Raskol (0) ~

Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo,

Raskol,

Lynch
[size=0]Anticollie 4 PROD1 16 PROD2 1 | Raskol 0 | Lynch 1 | Echo 0 PROD1 9 | Haylen 0 PROD1 9 | onion 2 | Nikanor 0 | ric 2 | sideney 1 PROD1 7[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.

---sideney is at L-1!

--Deadline is Monday, July 6 2009.

(This is your last day!)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

sideney (5) ~ Nikanor, ric, onion, Haylen, Lynch

onion (3) ~ Anticollie, sideney, Raskol

Not Voting:

Echo,

Lynch

[size=0]Anticollie 4 PROD1 16 PROD2 1 | Raskol 0 | Lynch 1 | Echo 0 PROD1 9 | Haylen 0 PROD1 9 | onion 2 | Nikanor 0 | ric 2 | sideney 1 PROD1 7[/size]

--With 9 alive, it takes 5 to lynch.
--Deadline is Monday, July 6 2009.

(This is your last day!)

---Nikanor is acknowledged as cute.

-----

"Just get me out of here!" sideney called. And you were more than eager to give him what he wanted...

Nobody planned to take wide exterior shots of the high-rise, so a few hours after the lynch when the appropriate cameras were set up the producers had everyone re-enact how they threw sideney through the window a couple of times to make sure they got the slow-motion fall as dramatically as possible. That cost some time, money, and patience, but it got ratings - so it was totally worth it.

--sideney -

Vanilla Townie

- Lynched Day 1.

Night 1 ends in 72 hours. If you have a Night Action, get it in to me before you forget. If not, take a vacation~

[Vi]

Adel replaces Anticollie, effective immediately.
You still have about 39 hours in Night.

[Vi]

Sometime that Night, a gun goes off. But wait, contestants aren't supposed to have guns...!

Rather than actually look for the firearms, you all run toward where the shot was fired. Anticollie lies there dead. You give him a proper burial down the trap door.

Just then someone knocks over the door that's locking you all in (apparently made of cheap balsam wood?). It's someone with a shiny IC badge. "Corporate lawyer. I understand there's a--"
--and that's all Adel got to say before the mob hurried him through the door and put it back on its hinges, stronger than before. The Mafia is bad enough without having lawyers around.

--Adel (Anticollie) -

Vanilla Townie

- Killed Night 1!

-----

Vote Count:

Not Voting:

Raskol, Lynch, Echo, Haylen, onion, Nikanor, ric

--It is now Day 2!

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Not Voting:

Raskol,

Lynch, Echo, Haylen, onion, Nikanor, ric
[size=0]Raskol 0 | Lynch 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 1 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

---Haylen is acknowledged as

jealous of Nikanor's cuteness

cute as well.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo, Haylen, onion, Nikanor, ric
[size=0]Raskol 0 | Lynch 1 | Echo 1 | Haylen 1 | onion 2 | Nikanor 1 | ric 0[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

ric (1) ~ Nikanor

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo, Haylen, onion,

Nikanor,

ric
[size=0]Raskol 1 | Lynch 2 | Echo 2 | Haylen 2 | onion 0 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

ric (1) ~ Nikanor

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo,

Haylen,

onion, ric
[size=0]Raskol 2 | Lynch 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 1 | Nikanor 1 | ric 1[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

ric (1) ~ Nikanor

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo, onion, ric
[size=0]Raskol 3 PROD1 0 | Lynch 1 | Echo 0 | Haylen 1 | onion 2 | Nikanor 0 | ric 2[/size]

-Raskol is being prodded...

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

ric (1) ~ Nikanor

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo, onion, ric
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 1 | Lynch 2 | Echo 0 | Haylen 2 | onion 3 | Nikanor 0 | ric 0[/size]

-onion is being

peeled

prodded...

-Nikanor's vote in 366 does not count, as he did not unvote...

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

ric (0) ~

Nikanor

Echo (0) ~

Nikanor

Not Voting:

Lynch, Echo, onion, ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 2 | Lynch 3 PROD1 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 PROD1 1 | Nikanor 0 | ric 1[/size]

-Lynch is being

lynched

prodded...

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

---A little less on the mentioning of other ongoing games, please.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Nikanor (1) ~ Lynch

Not Voting:

Lynch,

Echo, onion, ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 1 PROD1 3 | Lynch 0 PROD1 1 | Echo 0 | Haylen 1 | onion 0 PROD1 2 | Nikanor 0 | ric 2[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

8.

Deadlines:

Each Day has an automatic deadline of three weeks from the time it begins. Extensions will not likely be made.

However, the mod may move the deadline forward after two days' warning if overall activity is not satisfactory.

[size=0]Raskol 2 PROD1 4 | Lynch 1 PROD1 2 | Echo 1 | Haylen 2 | onion 1 PROD1 3 | Nikanor 1 | ric 3 PROD1 0[/size]

ric is being prodded...

[Vi]

ric has requested replacement. Please hold...
*catchy background music*

[Vi]

ErikTheRed replaces ric. Please welcome him!

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Nikanor (1) ~ Lynch

Not Voting:

Echo, onion, ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 5 | Lynch 0 PROD1 3 | Echo 2 | Haylen 0 | onion 2 PROD1 4 | Nikanor 0 | Erik 0[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (1) ~ Raskol

Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Nikanor (1) ~ Lynch

Not Voting:

Echo, onion, ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 6 | Lynch 0 PROD1 5 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 PROD1 6 | Nikanor 0 | Erik 2[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

(9 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Nikanor (2) ~ Lynch, onion

onion (1) ~ Raskol
Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo,

onion,

ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 8 | Lynch 2 PROD1 7 | Echo 2 | Haylen 0 | onion 0 PROD1 8 | Nikanor 2 | Erik 0[/size]

-Nobody is eligible to be prodded. But I'll prod everyone anyway! ^.^

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

(7 days left)

---I deeply apologize for not being able to update daily recently.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Nikanor (2) ~ Lynch, onion

onion (1) ~ Raskol
Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo, ric, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 1 PROD1 8 | Lynch 3 PROD1 7 | Echo 0 | Haylen 1 | onion 1 PROD1 9 | Nikanor 0 | Erik 1[/size]

-Nikanor's V/LA is noted.

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

(6 days left)

---I will retract deadline by one day --tomorrow-- if participation doesn't go up. Some of you probably won't want that.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Nikanor (2) ~ Lynch, onion

onion (1) ~ Raskol
Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo, ErikTheRed, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 2 PROD1 9 | Lynch 4 PROD1 8 | Echo 1 | Haylen 0 | onion 2 PROD1 10 | Nikanor 1 | Erik 2[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.

--Deadline is Thursday, July 30 2009.

(5 days left)

--Deadline is

Wednesday, July 29 2009.

(4 days left)

---I will retract deadline (again) by one day --tomorrow-- if participation doesn't go up or some good reason for the lack of participation doesn't surface.
Some of you probably won't want that.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Nikanor (2) ~ Lynch, onion

onion (1) ~ Raskol
Lynch (1) ~ Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo, ErikTheRed, Nikanor
[size=0]Raskol 3 PROD1 10 PROD2 0 | Lynch 5 PROD1 9 | Echo 2 | Haylen 1 | onion 0 PROD1 11 | Nikanor 2 | Erik 3 PROD1 0[/size]

-ErikTheRed is being prodded...
-Raskol has not picked up the massprod and is due for another prod.

-Lynch is being replaced...

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Wednesday, July 29 2009.

(Only got 3 days left)

---I changed my mind. I will not retract the deadline further.

[Vi]

Cain replaces Lynch. Welcome him!

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Nikanor (2) ~ Cain (Lynch), onion

onion (1) ~ Raskol
Cain (Lynch) (1) ~ Haylen
ErikTheRed (1) ~ Nikanor

Not Voting:

Echo, ErikTheRed,

Nikanor

[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 11 PROD2 1 | Cain 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 2 | onion 0 PROD1 12 | Nikanor 0 | Erik 4 PROD1 1[/size]

-Cain's vote in 430 does not count, as he did not Unvote first.

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Wednesday, July 29 2009.

(Only got 2 days left)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (2) ~ Raskol, Cain

Nikanor (1) ~

Cain,

onion
Cain (1) ~ Haylen
ErikTheRed (1) ~ Nikanor

Not Voting:

Echo, ErikTheRed
[size=0]Raskol 1 PROD1 12 PROD2 2 | Cain 0 | Echo 1 | Haylen 3 | onion 0 PROD1 13 | Nikanor 1 | Erik 5 PROD1 2[/size]

-Prodding Haylen...

-Seeking replacement for ErikTheRed...

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Wednesday, July 29 2009.

(This is your last day!)

[Vi]

Vote Count:

onion (4) ~ Raskol, Cain, Nikanor, Haylen

Nikanor (1) ~ onion

ErikTheRed (0) ~

Nikanor

Cain (0) ~

Haylen

Not Voting:

Echo, ErikTheRed
[size=0]Raskol 0 PROD1 13 PROD2 3 | Cain 1 | Echo 2 | Haylen 0 PROD1 0 | onion 0 PROD1 14 | Nikanor 0 | Erik 6 PROD1 3[/size]

--With 7 alive, it takes 4 to lynch.
--Deadline is Wednesday, July 29 2009.

(This is your last day!)

-----

The worst part about reality TV is that it isn't very realistic at all.

Real people are not placed in cramped quarters with eight strangers. Real people only work in cramped cubicles with two dozen strangers.

Real people do not live day-to-day struggles with duplicity in an attempt to win fantabulous prizes. Real people actually live day-to-day struggles with duplicity in an attempt to keep their paycheck.

Real people do not have their sharp star-shaped badges ripped off their bodies and used as shirukens against them. Real people are stabbed to death with the pin attached to the back of those badges.

--onion -

Cop

- Lynched Day 2...

---

Nights are usually supposed to last 72 hours, but I'm going to be out of town for the weekend. So Night 2 will end Sunday night (my time).

However, I --don't-- want the game to stall out overnight, so...

I would like for everyone in the game to PM me sometime overnight.

What happens next depends on how many people PM me.

---

saberwolf replaces ErikTheRed overnight.

[Vi]

The next morning saw a crisis in the Mafia apartment. Another one of the players had been killed, sparking all kinds of reactions from the five remaining contestants.

"Eww... What kind of gook is that? And are those flies? Someone get that thing out of here!"
"Calling it as Not My Fault, right here..."
"Not trying to be heartless, but that's one less person I have to go through to get to the top."
"I hope this isn't what they're serving for breakfast."
"Does this mean another lawyer's going to show up?"

Can these people finally solve the mystery of the traitors in their midst? More interestingly, where did the producers find these loonies, and how do they survive in the real world?
We might or might not tell you... after this commercial break.

--Raskol -

Vanilla Townie

- Killed Night 2!

-----

Vote Count:

Not Voting:

Cain, Echo, Haylen, Nikanor, saberwolf (ErikTheRed)

--It is now Day 3! And I'm going to massprod to make sure everyone knows it~

--With 5 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.
--Deadline is Sunday, August 23 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Not Voting:

Cain, Echo, Haylen, Nikanor, saberwolf
[size=0]Cain 0 | Echo 0 | Haylen 0 | Nikanor 1 | saberwolf 0[/size]

-Haylen's V/LA is noted...

--With 5 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.
--Deadline is Sunday, August 23 2009.

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Haylen (1) ~ Cain

Not Voting:

Cain,

Echo, Haylen, Nikanor, saberwolf
[size=0]Cain 0 | Echo 1 | Haylen 1 | Nikanor 2 | saberwolf 1[/size]

--With 5 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.
--Deadline is Sunday, August 23 2009.

---What do you think of my new avvy?

[Vi]

Vote Count:

Haylen (3) ~ Cain, saberwolf, Echo

Not Voting:

Echo,

Haylen, Nikanor,

saberwolf

[size=0]Cain 0 | Echo 1 | Haylen 1 | Nikanor 2 | saberwolf 1[/size]

--With 5 alive, it takes 3 to lynch.
--Deadline is Sunday, August 23 2009.

---FYI, I consider it rude to spoil the ending. I'm not too upset though.

---

"So if you'll give me a moment, I'll put together a case on Cain..." Haylen started.
"OBJECTION!" yelled Cain as he pounded the countertop and pointed menacingly at Haylen. "Clearly someone who's accusing me of being scum is themselves scum!"
"That's right!" added saberwolf as he pounded the dinner table and pointed a gun at Haylen. After an awkward moment, saberwolf realized what he had done. "...oops." Then a knife fell out of his sleeve and clattered onto the ground. saberwolf started to blush, and his face turned redder as a machete slipped through his shirt and landed on the ground... and then a tube of bug spray became visible in his pants pocket... and a rubber ducky peered out of his overcoat pocket...
"How much stuff did you bring, anyway?" Echo asked. As he walked over to examine the retractable blade that slipped from under saberwolf's wig, he pulled out his own gun and casually shot Haylen.

From somewhere next door...
"I love comic endings."
"Don't we have to do something about the Mafia?"
"Eh, wait for 'em to finish the rest off. Sensational violence will make us the most talked-about show this year."
Just then a massive blast rocked the room, knocking the computers off their desks. The charred bodies of Nikanor and Cain were somewhat identifiable in the producers' room as the two Mafiosi looked through the hole they made in the wall with their rocket launcher (that one was hidden under saberwolf's bed).
"Ah! A twist ending!"
"You moron! Get out of here!"

--Haylen -

Vanilla Townie

- Lynched Day 3.

-A win condition has been met!

--Cain -

Vanilla Townie

- Endgamed Day 3!

--Nikanor -

Vanilla Townie

- Endgamed Day 3!

--Echo -

Mafia Goon

- Survived Day 3!

--saberwolf -

Mafia Goon

- Survived Day 3!

--Game over!

Town

|

Loss

Mafia

|

Win!

[Vi]

This was a fairly newby game, which means that scum were pretty likely to win. Here are some general tips for Town.

*Don't lurk unless you're scum (and not my scumpartner). You need to be active and get other people to be active if you want to have a chance. Special note goes to Haylen for reasons that have already been beaten to death.
*Don't vote early in LyLo unless you're sure you're hitting scum, for reasons you just saw.
*Do your homework. ric was heavily implying he was scum ITT in Mafia Discussion. Had it become a factor in this game, I would have had to modkill ErikTheRed.

Ironically, the two people who came closest to finding the scum were auditor9006 (who nobody liked for what amounted to petty reasons) and Nikanor (who didn't believe it).

Scum did more or less what they were supposed to in this game. I'm not thrilled with the NKs they chose, though. Were it not for the Cop investigating Anticollie (which they didn't know about until later), I think he was a horrible choice. IC or not, his play was pretty textbook scummy, and he wasn't THAT experienced tbh. This changed when Adel replaced in. Adel, experienced and cunning, was easily the BEST kill Mafia could have made.
Night 2, I would have targeted Nikanor for being suspicious of both Mafiosi Day 2. Offing Raskol only served to ambiguously frame Haylen, whereas he probably would have voted Haylen very early D3 if he were kept alive (for what that's worth; Cain did it anyway).

Town MVP - auditor9006
Honorary Scum - Haylen

If you have any questions, by all means ask.

[Vi]

This would be a good time to check the custom title thread, btw~