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Mini 919: Quiz Show Mafia -- Game Over!

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:49 am
by Max
Cheesy Quiz Show Host Enters

"Hi folks, you've joined me on tonights episode of "He Who Dares Answer Lots of Questions Right and Isn't Weakest Link and Wants To Be A Millionaire and The Odds For The Player To Win Are 15 to 1 WINS!"

*Host Grins*

Unfortunately, the prize fund has been reduced from last week's jackpot prize of 10 trillion to a mere 10,000. Who will win? And Who Will Lose?

*machine gun fire from amongst the contestants*

"It's time to make things a little more interesting, this game is going to be fun... each round, you ask people questions and they answer with their pretty little smiles to prevent other people voting them off to bag themselves lots of money... well it's going to change, this time your playing for your life... so you better get the questions right


Game Specs

Players: 12
Closed Set-Up
Deep-South Nightless

Day 1 you have 3 rounds of Q&A, each day thereafter only 2.

The Contestants (12)


Oman replacing
bv310

CryMeARiver
Debonair Danny DiPietro
Kirbyoshi

Eliminated
:
Sanhora, The Evil Host, Killed Day 1
Farside22, Sacrificial Mafia, Killed Day 1

Ellibereth, Cop, Killed Day 1

Netopalis, Vanilla Townie, Killed Day 1
Doombunny9, Vanilla Townie, Killed Day 1
DragonsofSummer, Vanilla Townie, Killed Day 1
Cobalt, Vanilla Townie, Killed Day 1

The Inquisition, Enraged Townie, Suicided Day 1

Mr. Host - Beloved Princess With An Awful Lot Of Money To Give Away - Killed Pregame

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:00 am
by Max
Bog Standard Rules as well as the Following
:

1 - Each lynch or day (whichever comes first) all powers are reloaded.
2 - Powers are processed after 72 hours + till I log in.
3 - Role Altering Powers are processed immediately and last 72 hours (e.g. RB, Doc, JK etc.)
4 - Each Question Stage will last 48 hours, with weekends counting
as normal

5 - Each Answer Stage will last 48 hours, with weekends counting
as normal

6 - Each Voting Stage will last 48 hours, with weekends counting
as normal


Note this is the following order of the game (Day 1 is the example)
Question Stage 1
Answer Stage 1
Voting Stage 1 (Majority Lynches, No Revoting therefore no unvoting)
QS 2
AS 2
VS 2
--- Below Only For the First Day ---
QS 3
AS 3
VS 3
Example Town Role wrote:You are Maggie Smith, you were disappointed when you learned that the money had all been won last week, but it's only money and you would be happy with 10,000.

The "unusual slightly psychotic game host" was determined to let you remain true to your cause, but you were once a prostitute... you know what they say "once a prossie always a whore"... So you'll use this to your advantage once per day you may distract a player and they will be rendered incapable of participating in the next Question Stage.

It however comes at a price, and you cannot ask any questions either. You may use this power after every lynch or after every two voting stages, whichever comes first.

You win when all anti-town roles are eliminated, and the people who murdered the innocent host are dealt with appropriately.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:58 am
by Max
Players, Ready
...






Gladiators, Ready
...



GO


Each player may post precisely one question to each other player. This post is also treated as your confirm.

Do not answer or vote yet. That will be happening soon.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:41 am
by The Inquisition
some clarifying questions, max:
1. you say to each player, so i can ask 11 questions in total, correct?
2. Do i have to do this in the same post or can i space them out?
3. Can we ask compound questions (the rules of evidence in court don't allow for this, for example)?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:35 am
by Max
Yes
All in the same post.
You can if you so wish, after all players are not restricted to only one word responses, so the effect of them is nullified.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:39 am
by CryMeARiver
So if no one gets lynched during the first voting stage, do the votes reset? And If not can one unvote/revote between voting stages, or no?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:52 am
by Kirbyoshi
Mod: Do the questions have to be ones that there is a distinct, verifiable right answer to? And are questions related to this game off-limits if directed at other players?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:13 am
by farside22
this game is going to be so hard on me I already want to ask a player a questions.
Like this quote has me wondering why would you ask a question that doesn't have a right answer? How would you persue a player through a question that has no right answer to it?
Kirbyoshi wrote:
Mod: Do the questions have to be ones that there is a distinct, verifiable right answer to?
Consider that my question to kirbyoshi while I wonder a few other questions to ask.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:24 am
by CryMeARiver
farside22 wrote:this game is going to be so hard on me I already want to ask a player a questions.
Like this quote has me wondering why would you ask a question that doesn't have a right answer? How would you persue a player through a question that has no right answer to it?
Kirbyoshi wrote:
Mod: Do the questions have to be ones that there is a distinct, verifiable right answer to?
Consider that my question to kirbyoshi while I wonder a few other questions to ask.
I assume that we are allowed to make posts that aren't questions...with that in mind...

This is a very good point...why would someone want to ask a vague question without a direct answer? Possibly to try and confuse people? Hmm...scumtells on page 1, never encountered that before...

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:25 am
by CryMeARiver
CryMeARiver wrote:
farside22 wrote:this game is going to be so hard on me I already want to ask a player a questions.
Like this quote has me wondering why would you ask a question that doesn't have a right answer? How would you persue a player through a question that has no right answer to it?
Kirbyoshi wrote:
Mod: Do the questions have to be ones that there is a distinct, verifiable right answer to?
Consider that my question to kirbyoshi while I wonder a few other questions to ask.
I assume that we are allowed to make posts that aren't questions...with that in mind...

This is a very good point...why would someone want to ask a vague question without a direct answer? Possibly to try and confuse people? Hmm...scumtells on page 1, never encountered that before...
By the way, those were not my questions...towards anybody...need people to confirm quickly tonight...only have 48 hours for questioning...

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:41 pm
by bv310
@CryMeARiver: Do you not think that you're reaching a bit? If so, do you not consider that to be a scumtell?

Also, consider this a /confirm.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:45 pm
by Netopalis
My question to everybody: Describe your style of play on this site, and what you value the most in the game of mafia.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:47 pm
by The Inquisition
i don't understand why we'd be able to talk outside the questions. what would the purpose be? I'd stop posting until the mod is able to answer.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:48 pm
by Cobalt
@All players: Are you town?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:54 pm
by farside22
@the rest of the players in the game. Wou you please link and describe how you act in a game as mafia and as town?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:34 pm
by Ellibereth
The Inquisition wrote:i don't understand why we'd be able to talk outside the questions. what would the purpose be? I'd stop posting until the mod is able to answer.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:08 pm
by DragonsofSummer
@All other players: Do you support the Lynch all Lurkers argument? Why or why not?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:34 pm
by The Inquisition
Questions For Playersbv310 - if your role were a fruit, what role would it be?
Cobalt - If you were an SK, what strategy would you take this game to win?
CryMeARiver - If you were given one ability in addition to your own to help you win this game, what would it be and why?
Debonair Danny DiPietro - What's your strategy for winning this game?
Doombunny9 - Can you give me two good reasons we shouldn't just lynch you on the first round of voting?
DragonsofSummer - If you had to, who would you policy lynch?
Ellibereth - What types of questions would you expect to see from a scum?
farside22 - Which is lonelier when you play, town or scum? Why?
Kirbyoshi - If you had to pick up your role at a bar, what pickup line would you use?
Netopalis - Why did you decide to play this game?
Sanhora - If one person should absolutely not be lynched day 1, who would it be and why?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:46 pm
by Ellibereth
@Everyone: How important do you find meta?

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:52 pm
by Kirbyoshi
Thie Inquisition...what a name for this game.

I know this is kind of an "idle post," but I wanted to clarify my question to the mod: I wanted to know if the questions should be trivia, or game-related. I don't want to waste my time coming up with good trivia questions if that's not what this stage of the game is for.

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:54 pm
by Doombunny9
Ok, it's the first page and I'm already confused :P

Same questions to mod as everyone else- Are we asking trivia type questions or just w/e? etc.

Anyway, Since I have time I think I'll play it safe and do both. Anyway, feel no need to answer the trivia questions if we're supposed to ask normal questions

Non-trivia questions

bv- Do you use meta and if so, how much?
Cobalt-As of when you answer this question, who do you think is the scummiest person?
CMAR- What would you say your normal playstyle is (such as lurking a lot, talkitive, etc.)
DDD- Do you, like me, feel a strong urge to answer some of the questions even though we're not supposed to.
Dragons- What experiance have you had on this site or other similar sites. Meaning, how many games, how many were you town, scum, 3rd party etc.
Ellibereth-Would you consider yourself to be "pro-town"
farside-What is your opinions on policy lynches, when is it ok, not ok etc.
kirby-If you were to make a huge mistake when claiming but no one noticed but you, would you fix it if it would hurt you if it did?
Neto-Have you played any mafia games in a non-forum style (such as chatroom or RL)
Sanhora- What are you're overall opinions on this setup. What do you like, what don't you like etc.
TI- Would you consider yourself a "good" person when playing scum?

Trivia questions


bv-The word "vaccine" comes from the Latin word vaccinus which refers to what?
Cobalt-Tom Hanks won Best Actor Oscars two years in a row, 1993 and 1994, for his roles in what two films?
CMAV-June 6, 1944 is known as D-Day, when in the early daylight at low tide about 5,000 Allied ships invaded the coastline in what part of France?
DDD-What two countries beginning with the letter "B" share a land border with Yugoslavia?
Dragons-Eminent domain is the right of the government to do what?
Ellibereth-Which one of these people never won the Nobel Peace Prize: Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, or Yassir Arafat?
farside-If all the Ivy League colleges were listed in alphabetical order, what would be the first four on the list?
Kirby-What number must a year be divisible by to qualify as a leap year?
Neto-Take the name of a colorful tropical fruit and add one letter - you get the name of a neck garment. What are these words?
Sanhora-Which three countries hosted the Winter Olympics during the 1990's?
TI-Which product, well-known for its humorous advertising, was advertised in the 1960's with the two slogans: "Small Wonder" and "Relieves Gas Pains"

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:44 am
by Debonair Danny DiPietro
bv310
– Do you have the same alignment as me?
Cobalt
– Do you expect to learn anything at all from your question?
CryMeARiver
– Do you have the same alignment as DragonsofSummer?
Doombunny9
– What possible benefit do you think the town would derive from just asking and answering trivia questions?
DragonsofSummer
– Do you have the same alignment as CryMeARiver?
Ellibereth
– Why do you say you’d stop talking until the mod answered, but then you posted anyways before the mod answered anything?
farside22
– What benefit do expect to accrue from people supplying meta reads of themselves in a game that that appears to be extremely different from convention?
Kirbyoshi
– Why the timidity in asking a question? Do you really expect the mod to go all punishment crazy if you ask a question without a verifiable answer?
Netopalis
- What benefit do expect to accrue from people talking about their usual playstyle in a game that that appears to be extremely different from convention?
Sanhora
– Even I’m getting my questions in before you, what’s taking so long?
The Inquisition
– Do you have the same alignment as bv310?

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:47 am
by Max
Why would you ask trivia when in the sign-up queue I said you need no general knowledge to participate?


Discussion is restricted to:

A) Questions
B) Answers
C) Voting

Anything which comes under none of the above is forbidden. As is doing something which doesn't fit the current stage you are in:

e.g. answering a question in the voting stage.

Current Question Count
:
CryMeARiver (Used None)
Kirbyoshi (Used None)
Sanhora (Used None)
bv310 (Cobalt, CryMeARiver, Debonair Danny DiPietro, Doombunny9, DragonsofSummer, Ellibereth, farside22, Kirbyoshi, Netopalis, Sanhora, The Inquisition)

NOTE: that normally farside22's and bv310's only posting one question would result in losing all other questions, as it is QS1 I am being a generous moderator...

Distributed all questions: Doombunny9, Debonair Danny DiPietro, The Inquisition, farside22, Ellibereth, DragonsofSummer, Netopalis, Cobalt

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:15 am
by farside22
Max wrote: NOTE: that normally farside22's and bv310's only posting one question would result in losing all other questions, as it is QS1 I am being a generous moderator...
I'll work on that. I typically ask a question with a back to that question so it's difficult keep a question cut and dry.

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:39 am
by Sanhora
@bv310: In post 10, did you or did you not agree with Farside's and CMAR's accusation against Kirby and why?
@Cobalt: After everyone has responded to your question, can you tell us what information the answers have given to you?
@CMAR: What do you think of Kirby's explanation?
@Farside: Same question - What do you think of Kirby's explanation?
@DDD: Do you have the same allignment as The Inquisition?
@DoomBunny: If you were only allowed to ask one question during the first question stage, who would you have asked a question and what would it have been?
@DoS: Is there a special reason why you asked about Lynch all Lurkers or not?
@Elli: Who asked the best questions and who the worst and why?
@Kirby: What did you think of the accusations from Farside and CMAR at the start?
@Neto: Are you a 'leader' or a 'sheep'?
@The Inquisition: What's your opinion of rolefishing?