Mini Theme Game Queue (Players and Moderators) (OLD)

Equinox · Post Post #0 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:28 am

Mini Theme Queue

Mini Themes can have a maximum of 13 players and are run in Coney Island. Games are considered Themed when they have: (a) an obvious non-mafia theme, or (b) non-Normal game mechanics and/or roles. This queue is for games in sign-ups. If you have a question about a currently running game, please PM me.

Players

Signing Up for a Game

- Please post in this thread to be added to the next game. As there are two Mini Themes taking sign-ups at any given time, please specify for which game you are signing up (e.g., "/in mith's game" or "/in Godfather Mafia") or specify that you'd like to be placed in the game that has been in sign-ups longer.

A non-specific sign-up such as "/in" or "/in for next" will be ignored.

Player Requirements

- There is no experience requirement to sign up for a Mini Theme. However, moderators are allowed to have sign-up restrictions for their games, and they may deny any sign-up at their discretion.

Game Limits

- Each player can be active in a total of only four Mini games (Normal and/or Theme) at a time. Hydras and alt accounts count toward this limit. While it's helpful to keep track of this yourself, the Mini Normal/Theme List Moderators have a list, and we can let you know. If a player dies in an ongoing game, that player is considered released and is free to sign up for another.

You Can't Jump the Gun

- Any /in posted for a game prior to that game taking sign-ups will be ignored. Please contact the moderator of that game to submit a pre-/in.

Bastard Games

- Only one bastard game will be taking sign-ups at a time and will be indicated in the queue post. For the purposes of this queue, a bastard game is defined as a game that meets at least one of the following conditions: cults, mid-game alignment changes, moderator lies that cannot be reasonably anticipated (e.g., godfather, tailor, miller, ninja, and similar mechanics are considered reasonable anticipations; telling someone they are a reflexive doctor when they're actually a paranoid gun owner is not), secret win conditions, un-divulged non-randomness in player role/alignment generation, or direct moderator influence during the game.

Post-Game Surveys

- Players may be contacted after a Mini Theme game has ended for their feedback regarding the game and the moderator(s). Participation is voluntary, and only summary data will be made available to users. If you wish to opt out of all surveys, please PM me.

Moderators

Experience Requirements

- To sign up to moderate a Mini Theme, you must have successfully moderated one Mini Normal or Open Game. If you have experience moderating on other sites, you may request those games to count as your game of experience; please contact mith. You must still have been active on the site for at least three months and have completed at least one Mafia game.

Signing Up to Run a Game

- Please post in this thread to be added to the moderator queue (e.g., "/in to mod"). Posting a tentative game title with your sign-up post is preferred.

Game Limits

- Potential moderators can be in only a single Mini or Open moderator queue (i.e., Mini Normal, Mini Theme, or Open) at a time. Moderators must wait until the game they are moderating is completed before joining the queue again. Moderators are also limited to the number of games that they can run simultaneously. Please see the Modding Requirements wiki page for more information.

Pre-/in Limits

- You may have up to 50% of your player slots, rounded down, filled by pre-/in sign-ups.

Running a Micro-sized Game

- You may run a game that qualifies as a Micro game (nine or fewer players) in the Mini Theme Queue. However, that game will count as a Micro for moderating experience; three Micro games equal one full game of moderating experience.

Sign-Up Time Limit

- Games that have not filled within 28 days of beginning sign-ups will be pulled from the queue.

Setup Review Guidelines

- Submitting your game setup to a reviewer is strongly encouraged but not required. Moderators wishing to utilize the private topics feature for their setup reviews should contact me to receive access. When advertising, moderators should only list reviewers who have explicitly approved the final version of their setup.

Backup Moderator Guidelines

- Having a backup moderator for your game is strongly encouraged but not required. Your complete setup -- including all full-text role PMs, private topic links, notes, and setup information -- will be requested if you do not have a backup moderator. Users who wish to back up a Mini Theme game must be qualified to run a Mini Theme game.

Communication

- Please respond promptly to all PMs I send you. If you do not respond within seven days, you may be removed from the queue as I will assume that you have left the site. When I send you a PM asking if you will be ready to run your game when you get to the top of the queue, assume that you will be asked to run your game tomorrow.

Game Threads

- Effective September 2015, moderators have 72 hours from the time they are given Coney Island privileges to begin their games. For games where the mechanic requires a design phase, games must start within ten days. Your game number should either be in your thread title or in the first post. This is extremely helpful for archiving purposes. It is also very helpful if your first post stays up to date (even after the game is completed) with players who are dead and alive. It helps keep track of Mini limits for players, and we like to have a record of how games have finished.

Post-Game Surveys

- Players may be contacted after a Mini Theme game has ended for their feedback regarding the game and the moderator(s). Summary data is available to game moderators upon request. If you wish to opt out of this service for one game or for all future games, please PM me.

ResourcesUpcoming Game Advertisements - A thread where moderators can post advertisements for their games.
Theme Test Market - A thread in Mafia Discussion where moderators can check interest in a particular theme.
Setup Review Thread - A thread in Mafia Discussion where moderators can request reviewers to check their games for balance and playability.
Archive of Mini Themes - This is the history of all previous Mini Themes run in Coney Island. Work in progress.
Previous Mini Theme List - This is the previous sign-up thread for Mini Themes.

Equinox · Post Post #1 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:28 am

Now taking sign-ups...

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Mafia

(9/13) (Description)
Moderator: Firebringer

Restrictions: Blitz deadlines.

BlueBloodedToffee
Brian Skies
Rose Quartz
Calvary
Rhaegar
Javajoe24
Maestro
Cabd
Suzune
beeboy

Killer Instinct Mafia

(13/13)

PENDING

(Description)
Moderator: Skullduggery

Restrictions: No hydras.

Toogeloo
SirCakez
Mushin
zakk
Suzune
Shinobi
heuristically_alone
Aneninen
Javajoe24
Almost50
KuroiXHF
Yume
Blackstar

Moderators

+ The Daily Days (Baccano Mafia)
+ vonflare (Emote Mafia)
+ RadiantCowbells (U-Pick Anything)
Micc (Greatest Idea Mafia)
Antihero (Science U-Pick)
Untrod Tripod (Literally Anything U-Pick)
SnarkySnowman (Undertale)

Equinox · Post Post #2 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:28 am

Current Games

Spoiler:

Archived Games

Equinox · Post Post #3 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:30 am

Welcome to the new queue thread!

The usual things:

If you had posted an advertisement in the previous queue thread, you may re-post it here.
Signing up for games that are not yet in sign-ups will be ignored. Posting a non-specific "/in" or "/in for next" will also be ignored.
Egosearch posts will be deleted on sight. If you need this in your egosearch, do something interesting with your post instead.

Klazam · Post Post #4 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:31 am

/in to hearthstone mafia

dat playerlist

killerjester · Post Post #5 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:32 am

/confirm HS mafia

Who · Post Post #6 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:33 am

Why is there a new thread?

T S O · Post Post #7 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:34 am

Willing to sell.

killerjester · Post Post #8 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:35 am

ehehehhhehhhehhe Taylor Swift

/in TS Upick

Equinox · Post Post #9 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:35 am

In post 6, Who wrote:Why is there a new thread?

A tyrant can do as she pleases!

Flames682 · Post Post #10 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:38 am

Missed the chance to get first post

Marquis · Post Post #11 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:46 am

I have pre-ins from:

Om of the Nom
Antihero
Aristophanes
Soren

Pre-in contacting, rules and picks will all happen once I'm home.

Antihero · Post Post #12 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:48 am

/confirm prein

Bookitty · Post Post #13 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:39 am

/in Taylor Swift, please. <3 Marquis.

Elyse · Post Post #14 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:40 am

/in Taylor Swift

The Bulge · Post Post #15 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:20 pm

/in t-swizzle

JasonWazza · Post Post #16 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:23 pm

/in Hearthstone if there is a slot.

Om of the Nom · Post Post #17 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:27 pm

In post 12, Antihero wrote:/confirm prein

theelkspeaks · Post Post #18 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:54 pm

2 more needed for Hearthstone as of this post, so Jason there's still room for you!

Espeonage · Post Post #19 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:26 pm

/in tay tay

Grib · Post Post #20 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:41 pm

/in Hearthstone

ika · Post Post #21 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:06 pm

/in heathstone

(reall it also a thinlly viled ego first page)

Empking · Post Post #22 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:48 pm

/in Taylor Swift

Marquis · Post Post #23 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:28 pm

by

(Host)

Marquis and

(Reviewer)

Cephrir

Spoiler: Things and More Things

(1)

When you sign up, PM me an ordered list of

5

songs recorded by Taylor Swift (anything on here is valid).

(2)

I will then apply the following:

Spoiler: Alignment and role UPick process:

(3)

UPicks take time to fine-tune; please be patient while the setup is being created. I cannot promise anything, but if the game fills and picks are sent in before Monday, my end of the process will certainly happen much faster.

Marquis · Post Post #24 (ISO) » Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:39 pm

In post 24, Marquis wrote:

Spoiler: Things and More Things

(1)
Follow the Forum Rules and Guidelines.

(2)
Abide by my own rules and guidelines.

(3)
Play nice, because I don't want to be mean.

(1)
"Cults, mid-game alignment changes, moderator lies that cannot be reasonably anticipated (e.g., godfather, tailor, miller, ninja, and similar mechanics are considered reasonable anticipations; telling someone they are a reflexive doctor when they're actually a paranoid gun owner is not), secret win conditions, un-divulged non-randomness in player role/alignment generation, [and] direct moderator influence during the game" will not appear in this game.

(2)
Game pace is 14-day Days and 2-day Nights.

(3)
48 hours without posting results in a prod; 24 hours more results in replacement.

(1)
When you sign up, PM me an ordered list of
5
songs recorded by Taylor Swift (anything on here is valid).

(2)
I will then apply the following:

Spoiler: Alignment and role UPick process:

Assign songs to players using undisclosed methods/amounts of randomization.

Distribute alignments randomly (alignment ratio pre-determined).

With Cephrir's help, build roles for players based on alignments and song lyrics (with or without context).

Double-check for both balance and accuracy so as not to offend Ms. Swift.

(3)
UPicks take time to fine-tune; please be patient while the setup is being created. I cannot promise anything, but if the game fills and picks are sent in before Monday, my end of the process will certainly happen much faster.

Also, I'm contacting those who have already /in'd now for picks, and pre-/ins who haven't yet confirmed to do so. Sorry the specifics came out so late.

Om of the Nom
Antihero
Aristophanes
Soren
killerjester
Bookitty
Elyse
The Bulge
Espeonage
Empking

Love's a game, wanna play?

_{(obligatory blank space reference i'm so almost sorry)}