Mafia forum game
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:47 am
I've seen this game on a couple of other forums, I thought perhaps we could try it here. Is anyone else familiar with the game Mafia? Basically, there are several different secret roles that players may have that I will explain below, and various phases of the game that will also be explained.
Mafia- These are the bad guys. Depending on the number of players, there can be between 2 and 4 Mafia members. These players as a group secretly kill off the other players one by one during each night phase. The Mafia win by having only Mafia-aligned players left alive.
Stalker- Is aligned with the Mafia, but that is not known to the actual Mafia. During the night phase, he may chose one player to "stalk", that is, he will find out what role that player is (sort of like an evil version of the cop). He is not required to do this. However, if the stalker stalks a Mafia, he is automatically killed. There is only 1 Stalker. The Stalker wins if only Mafia-aligned players remain.
Citizen- This role has no special ability. They are innocent civilians. They only get to nominate and vote on who to lynch during the day phase. Citizens win if all of the Mafia are killed (Mafia-aligned roles may still be alive for the citizens to win.)
Medic- The Medic has the opportunity to save a person from being killed by the Mafia once per round during the night phase. There is only 1 Medic. In this version, the Medic will not be allowed to save himself. The Medic is citizen aligned.
Detective- The detective gets a chance to investigate one player per round during the night phase to find out if they are members of the Mafia. There is only 1 Detective. The Detective is citizen aligned.
No players know the roles of the others at the beginning of the game (with the exception of all of the Mafia members knowing who the other Mafia are.) No player should share their role at any time during the game.
The phases:
Night Phase:
During the night phase, the Mafia choose by consensus 1 person to kill and must submit that choice via PM to the moderator (myself ). The Stalker chooses a person they wish to stalk via PM to the moderator. He will be informed of the role of the selected player. The Medic chooses a player he wishes to save via PM to the moderator. The Detective chooses a person they wish to investigate as a Mafia member via PM to the moderator, and will receive a yes or or no answer.
Day Phase:
The day phase is divided into several sub-phases:
The discovery phase- During this phase, the moderator narrates what resulted during the previous night, including which players were killed, if any lurkers were seen at a person's house (Could indicate the Medic, Detective, or Stalker targeted them), and if the Detective found any leads.
The nomination phase- In this phase, players post their nomination (you may only make 1) for lynching and their reasons why. Accused players may make a defense for themselves.
The voting phase- In this phase, players vote via PM to the moderator for who they wish to be lynched.
The lynching phase- The player with the most lynching votes is killed off.
Ideally a full night/day should take less than a week.
Sound intriguing? Then, simply post that you wish to play in this thread. After enough players join (I'd like to get at least 15 if possible), I will start the game by sending out roles randomly to all players, inform all player of the number of Mafia in the game, and declare the first night phase begun. After a certain length of time, or once all roles have responded, I will end the night phase by narrating the discovery phase. Nomination and defense then begins for a pre-specified amount of time, after which voting will take place. Once all votes are cast (or a couple of days pass), the lynching will take place. Then we will start again at the night phase. This will continue until either all the Mafia are killed (in which case the Citizens, Detective, and Medic win) , or only Mafia-aligned roles are left alive (the Mafia and Stalker win). If you are killed, you may not post anything relevant to game play in the thread (you may make an "oh darn, I'm dead" type post if you wish, but that should be the last communication you make about the game until the current game ends.)
Player list:
bduddy Medic
Areen Citizen
DuklaLiberec Mafia
RobertRacer99 Detective
Herbal Citizen
FRUKIScze Stalker
Rendy Mafia
The Mafia wins!
Mafia- These are the bad guys. Depending on the number of players, there can be between 2 and 4 Mafia members. These players as a group secretly kill off the other players one by one during each night phase. The Mafia win by having only Mafia-aligned players left alive.
Stalker- Is aligned with the Mafia, but that is not known to the actual Mafia. During the night phase, he may chose one player to "stalk", that is, he will find out what role that player is (sort of like an evil version of the cop). He is not required to do this. However, if the stalker stalks a Mafia, he is automatically killed. There is only 1 Stalker. The Stalker wins if only Mafia-aligned players remain.
Citizen- This role has no special ability. They are innocent civilians. They only get to nominate and vote on who to lynch during the day phase. Citizens win if all of the Mafia are killed (Mafia-aligned roles may still be alive for the citizens to win.)
Medic- The Medic has the opportunity to save a person from being killed by the Mafia once per round during the night phase. There is only 1 Medic. In this version, the Medic will not be allowed to save himself. The Medic is citizen aligned.
Detective- The detective gets a chance to investigate one player per round during the night phase to find out if they are members of the Mafia. There is only 1 Detective. The Detective is citizen aligned.
No players know the roles of the others at the beginning of the game (with the exception of all of the Mafia members knowing who the other Mafia are.) No player should share their role at any time during the game.
The phases:
Night Phase:
During the night phase, the Mafia choose by consensus 1 person to kill and must submit that choice via PM to the moderator (myself ). The Stalker chooses a person they wish to stalk via PM to the moderator. He will be informed of the role of the selected player. The Medic chooses a player he wishes to save via PM to the moderator. The Detective chooses a person they wish to investigate as a Mafia member via PM to the moderator, and will receive a yes or or no answer.
Day Phase:
The day phase is divided into several sub-phases:
The discovery phase- During this phase, the moderator narrates what resulted during the previous night, including which players were killed, if any lurkers were seen at a person's house (Could indicate the Medic, Detective, or Stalker targeted them), and if the Detective found any leads.
The nomination phase- In this phase, players post their nomination (you may only make 1) for lynching and their reasons why. Accused players may make a defense for themselves.
The voting phase- In this phase, players vote via PM to the moderator for who they wish to be lynched.
The lynching phase- The player with the most lynching votes is killed off.
Ideally a full night/day should take less than a week.
Sound intriguing? Then, simply post that you wish to play in this thread. After enough players join (I'd like to get at least 15 if possible), I will start the game by sending out roles randomly to all players, inform all player of the number of Mafia in the game, and declare the first night phase begun. After a certain length of time, or once all roles have responded, I will end the night phase by narrating the discovery phase. Nomination and defense then begins for a pre-specified amount of time, after which voting will take place. Once all votes are cast (or a couple of days pass), the lynching will take place. Then we will start again at the night phase. This will continue until either all the Mafia are killed (in which case the Citizens, Detective, and Medic win) , or only Mafia-aligned roles are left alive (the Mafia and Stalker win). If you are killed, you may not post anything relevant to game play in the thread (you may make an "oh darn, I'm dead" type post if you wish, but that should be the last communication you make about the game until the current game ends.)
Player list:
bduddy Medic
Areen Citizen
DuklaLiberec Mafia
RobertRacer99 Detective
Herbal Citizen
FRUKIScze Stalker
Rendy Mafia
The Mafia wins!