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This is a general FAQ for mafia games played on these forums. It includes the basics of how to play mafia, as well as specific rules for this forum. If your question is not answered here, feel free to ask in the general discussion thread. But make sure it isn't answered here before asking it.
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Mafia Hosts Guild
How to play
What is mafia?
Mafia is a party game revolving around various factions, called "parties", (who do not know eachother's identities) trying to reach their goals. It always involves at least two parties - innocents and mafia (usually about four or five times as many innocents as mafia) - who are trying to kill eachother. All players receive a role PM at the start of the game, telling them what alignment (party) they are and telling them any special powers they might have. There are two phases; day phases and night phases. During day phases, all players vote for other players. The player with the most votes at the end of the day is killed (lynched). During night phases, players send PMs to the host, requesting that their special powers be used and the mafia, using ulterior methods of communication, pick one player who they then kill.
This continues until either the mafia or the innocents are eliminated. Once the mafia or the innocents have eliminated the other faction, the game ends and the remaining faction wins (as well as any other players who had special goals).
How do you become "good" at mafia?
Mafia is a game about lying and deceit. Being able to see through the lies is an important part of being good at the game. The best way to do this is practice. After playing several games, both from the view of the innocents and the mafia, you should have a good idea of what would be a good move for the mafia and what wouldn't.
Mafia is a party game revolving around various factions, called "parties", (who do not know eachother's identities) trying to reach their goals. It always involves at least two parties - innocents and mafia (usually about four or five times as many innocents as mafia) - who are trying to kill eachother. All players receive a role PM at the start of the game, telling them what alignment (party) they are and telling them any special powers they might have. There are two phases; day phases and night phases. During day phases, all players vote for other players. The player with the most votes at the end of the day is killed (lynched). During night phases, players send PMs to the host, requesting that their special powers be used and the mafia, using ulterior methods of communication, pick one player who they then kill.
This continues until either the mafia or the innocents are eliminated. Once the mafia or the innocents have eliminated the other faction, the game ends and the remaining faction wins (as well as any other players who had special goals).
How do you become "good" at mafia?
Mafia is a game about lying and deceit. Being able to see through the lies is an important part of being good at the game. The best way to do this is practice. After playing several games, both from the view of the innocents and the mafia, you should have a good idea of what would be a good move for the mafia and what wouldn't.
What is a "third party"?
A third party is another party, separate from the innocents and the mafia, that has a different goal than the other parties. Their goal is usually to be the only remaining party - meaning they have to kill everyone else - however it can be anything.
What is a "neutral player"?
A neutral player, or independent player, is a player with no allies. They are the only member of their party and they have a special goal. Examples of neutral/independent players are fools and inspired innocents (see below).
What are "masons"?
Masons are innocents who know eachothers' identities. They communicate in a similar fashion to the mafia and can work as a team to take down the mafia.
A third party is another party, separate from the innocents and the mafia, that has a different goal than the other parties. Their goal is usually to be the only remaining party - meaning they have to kill everyone else - however it can be anything.
What is a "neutral player"?
A neutral player, or independent player, is a player with no allies. They are the only member of their party and they have a special goal. Examples of neutral/independent players are fools and inspired innocents (see below).
What are "masons"?
Masons are innocents who know eachothers' identities. They communicate in a similar fashion to the mafia and can work as a team to take down the mafia.
1. Every day, players vote. Vote by typing Vote: <player> (you must bold it). If you wish to change or remove your vote, first type Unvote (bolded) and then place a new vote using the original method.
2. No quoting your role PM, or any message sent to you by the host.
3. Send all messages between players to the host.
4. When you die, stop posting in the game thread and move to the lounge. Depending on the game, you may be granted a certain number of after-death posts.
5. The host may add other rules that he/she feel necessary or important. You must obey all rules set out by the host.
2. No quoting your role PM, or any message sent to you by the host.
3. Send all messages between players to the host.
4. When you die, stop posting in the game thread and move to the lounge. Depending on the game, you may be granted a certain number of after-death posts.
5. The host may add other rules that he/she feel necessary or important. You must obey all rules set out by the host.
- Bandwagon - A group of people all voting for the same person.
- Flip - Die (i.e. he flips scum = he dies as mafia).
- Godfather - The leader of the mafia. Has different powers depending on the game.
- Host - The person in charge of hosting the mafia game.
- Independent - A player with no teammates who has a solo goal. They are usually overpowered.
- Innocents - The good faction of the game. The majority of the players are innocent and use their roles to try to kill off all the mafia before they are killed off. They do not know each other, and must vote to kill mafia.
- Lylo - Stands for Lynch or Lose, it refers to the day phase where the Innocents must lynch a mafia or non-Innocent faction. If there is no lynch or they mislynch, then the Mafia or non-Innocent faction will most likely win. Determined if the ratio between Innocents to Mafia is one away from being 1:1.
- Lynch - Voting someone off is referred to as "lynching" them.
- Mafia - The villainous faction of the game. They seek to kill all the innocents and can kill one innocent per night. They know the identities of eachother and talk to eachother either through other websites or through Personal Messages.
- Masons - Two or more innocents that know eachothers' identities and can work together to vote off mafia.
- Mylo - Stands for Mislynch or Lose, it refers to the day phase where the Innocents will most likely lose if they mislynch an Innocent. If there is a no lynch, then the following day phase will become Lylo. Determined if the ratio between Innocents to Mafia is two away from being 1:1.
- Role - A special power granted to every player. See section below for more details.
- Roleclaim - Announcing your role publicly; can either be a false roleclaim (lying about your role) or a true roleclaim (telling the truth).
- Scum - A term used to refer to the Mafia.
- Sheeping - Voting for someone without believing in the cause. Voting just for the sake of voting.
- Third Party - a third faction, similar to the mafia that is unknown to the rest of the players until one of their members dies. Their goal is usually to kill all the innocents and mafia.
- Town - A term used to refer to the Innnocents.
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How do I sign up?
To sign up for a game, find a thread in this board (they will usually be the unlocked, non-sticky ones) and post a bolded message to sign up. The host will add your name to a list at the beginning of the topic. If it has not been added and the host has been active elsewhere on the forums, contacting them through PM is suggested.
How will I get my role?
Hosts will send out roles via PM sometime after sign-ups for their game are closed.
How do I know when the game is starting?
Some hosts use the role PMs to signify that the game is starting, others will send out a message at the beginning of their game. But as a rule of thumb, if you've signed up for a game, you should keep an eye on this board to see when it starts.
Important!
Becoming inactive and not playing a game that you signed up for is strongly discouraged. If you know you will be inactive, tell the host and they can find a replacement for you. Players who go inactive without warning can be modkilled/replaced in any games they are currently playing and removed from games that have not yet begun.
To sign up for a game, find a thread in this board (they will usually be the unlocked, non-sticky ones) and post a bolded message to sign up. The host will add your name to a list at the beginning of the topic. If it has not been added and the host has been active elsewhere on the forums, contacting them through PM is suggested.
How will I get my role?
Hosts will send out roles via PM sometime after sign-ups for their game are closed.
How do I know when the game is starting?
Some hosts use the role PMs to signify that the game is starting, others will send out a message at the beginning of their game. But as a rule of thumb, if you've signed up for a game, you should keep an eye on this board to see when it starts.
Important!
Becoming inactive and not playing a game that you signed up for is strongly discouraged. If you know you will be inactive, tell the host and they can find a replacement for you. Players who go inactive without warning can be modkilled/replaced in any games they are currently playing and removed from games that have not yet begun.
How do I start a game?
To create a game, simply create a thread for it in this board. Players, if they think it will be fun, will begin signing up for it.
What do I do after that?
After that, you should wait until you have what you consider to be enough players. While players are signing up, you should be creating the roles. After all roles are created and you have enough players, you will be able to start your game whenever you are ready.
How can I restart a game that was put on hold?
PM BMB with a request to restart your game.
What are some suggested websites to help with hosting?
Most players use two websites:
http://random.org
http://quicktopic.com
Random.org allows for randomization, helping you decide which players get which roles.
Quicktopic.com allows you to create a quicktopic, which is a topic that can only be posted in by those with the link to the topic. It is used to facilitate discussion between mafia members, as well as other parties that discuss.
Both websites are free to use.
Cancellation Policy
If a host is not ready to begin their mafia before four months after their last post in their mafia's lounge, then a they will receive a reminder. If the host does not confirm whether the mafia is cancelled or not after two weeks, then it will be considered cancelled and will be archived. After the thread is archived, the host may request to have it unlocked if they wish to host it again.
Important!
Players do not like hosts who interfere too much with their games, and will not sign up for games they dislike. Host interference should be kept to a minimum in all cases. Additionally, activity is important for hosts. If games go too long without changing phases, they will be put on hold indefinitely.
To create a game, simply create a thread for it in this board. Players, if they think it will be fun, will begin signing up for it.
What do I do after that?
After that, you should wait until you have what you consider to be enough players. While players are signing up, you should be creating the roles. After all roles are created and you have enough players, you will be able to start your game whenever you are ready.
How can I restart a game that was put on hold?
PM BMB with a request to restart your game.
What are some suggested websites to help with hosting?
Most players use two websites:
http://random.org
http://quicktopic.com
Random.org allows for randomization, helping you decide which players get which roles.
Quicktopic.com allows you to create a quicktopic, which is a topic that can only be posted in by those with the link to the topic. It is used to facilitate discussion between mafia members, as well as other parties that discuss.
Both websites are free to use.
Cancellation Policy
If a host is not ready to begin their mafia before four months after their last post in their mafia's lounge, then a they will receive a reminder. If the host does not confirm whether the mafia is cancelled or not after two weeks, then it will be considered cancelled and will be archived. After the thread is archived, the host may request to have it unlocked if they wish to host it again.
Important!
Players do not like hosts who interfere too much with their games, and will not sign up for games they dislike. Host interference should be kept to a minimum in all cases. Additionally, activity is important for hosts. If games go too long without changing phases, they will be put on hold indefinitely.
Mafia Hosts Guild
The purpose of this group is to provide Mafia Hosts a place to be able to discuss several ideas for games with each other, to ask for help, and to help enforce several global game policies to promote a good environment for other users' games to take place.
Membership of the Guild is restricted to those who meet the requirements laid out in the application form. Those who do not meet the requirements may not join. Those who do meet the requirements can apply, but as membership is not compulsory, a host doesn't necessarily have to join the Guild. Those hosts that do decide to join must submit an application and be approved by the members of the Guild (a few exceptions being those who were invited to join at the time of the group's creation).
The Guild may collectively decide how to punish a rule-breaker. If a user commits minor offenses in a game or two, then the host(s) of the game(s) may decide to kick the user out of their game(s). If a rule-breaker, however, is constantly breaking the rules of many games or commits major offenses (such as sabotaging a host's game), then the Guild can decide to blacklist that player from all Mafia games and remove their access to the Mafia board.
The members of the Guild will also agree upon and enforce a schedule for Mafia games, and will also review and either accept or deny ideas for Mafia games. This is to ensure that only good Mafia games are scheduled and so that the games scheduled will not all interfere with each other all at once. They can decide whether multiple games will run at once and also determine any changes in the schedule.
Membership of the Guild is restricted to those who meet the requirements laid out in the application form. Those who do not meet the requirements may not join. Those who do meet the requirements can apply, but as membership is not compulsory, a host doesn't necessarily have to join the Guild. Those hosts that do decide to join must submit an application and be approved by the members of the Guild (a few exceptions being those who were invited to join at the time of the group's creation).
The Guild may collectively decide how to punish a rule-breaker. If a user commits minor offenses in a game or two, then the host(s) of the game(s) may decide to kick the user out of their game(s). If a rule-breaker, however, is constantly breaking the rules of many games or commits major offenses (such as sabotaging a host's game), then the Guild can decide to blacklist that player from all Mafia games and remove their access to the Mafia board.
The members of the Guild will also agree upon and enforce a schedule for Mafia games, and will also review and either accept or deny ideas for Mafia games. This is to ensure that only good Mafia games are scheduled and so that the games scheduled will not all interfere with each other all at once. They can decide whether multiple games will run at once and also determine any changes in the schedule.
Here is the application form for those hosts who are interested in joining. The form must be filled out completely and be sent to the Mafia Hosts Guild Ambassador, GBAToad, who will post your application up in the staff board for the members of the Guild to review.
Application Form said:Please note that even if you meet the requirements mentioned in this application, the Mafia Hosts Guild still has the right to deny your application! When reviewing applications, we also consider your past actions in the community and if you're an overall good member and have the Mafia hosting skills that a Guild member should have. Thank you!
As a member of the Mafia Hosts Guild, one must generally abide by the rules laid out by the host in a game and the rules of the forum in general. Do you promise to uphold these values?
Mafia Host Guild members must be skilled both as a player as a host. Please list all mafia games that you have hosted and the last five games that you have participated in. You are required to have played in at least three different host's games.
OPTIONAL: It is important for a Mafia Host Guild member to have new ideas to offer to the Guild. Please suggest one idea or proposal that you think would benefit Super Mario Boards mafia.
- Baby Mario Bloops (Former Guild Ambassador)
- Gamefreak75
- GBAToad (Guild Ambassador)
- Icemario
- Meta Knight
- MrConcreteDonkey
- Palkia47
- QuizmoManiac
- Rocker64
- Smasher (Former Guild Ambassador)
- Stooben Rooben (Guild co-founder)
- Superchao
- Yoshiwaker
- ChaosNinji
- DragonFreak
- Lily
- Marioguy1 (Former Guild Ambassador)
- Mijzelffan
- Nabber
- New Super Mario
- Ralphfan
- ShyGuy27
- Super Mario Bros. (Guild co-founder)
- Tucayo
- Villain11
- Xzealia Exdementia (Former Guild Ambassador)