Caluin Graye
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Re: Forum mafia statistics and awards.
I suspect no more than three or four day cycles, at most.
I suspect no more than three or four day cycles, at most.
The Forum Mafia Statistics And Awards Thread
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crawlingdeadman1
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Re: Forum mafia statistics and awards.
I think I prefer mini games.
I think I prefer mini games.
BipolarChemist
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I sometimes think mini-games and full games are two very different things. Definitely different mind sets going into each.
Caluin Graye
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I completely agree, as I mentioned in the game. Keep up at it and you'll adjust to the meta. You call many folks in our playgroup friends so I think the best thing you can do is learn to separate the game and make it an impersonal thing.
TC is very right. I had quite a LOT of games under my belt before I first hosted a game and while there were some things in the game people really liked, there was quite a lot that they didn't, and things that went rather unpredictably and there were a number of what I thought were really low probability events triggered by certain low probability actions that were meant to direct the story. With your background of doing live who-done-it games and such, I suspect you might come at creating a game from some of the same angles that I did.
I would really advise you to keep playing because firstly I'm certain you'll have more fun as you settle into the meta of this playgroup and secondly because you'll do a much better job with running a game the more you've played.
So you prefer to be the one holding the reins? Neat. You shouldn't give up on playing though.
I completely agree, as I mentioned in the game. Keep up at it and you'll adjust to the meta. You call many folks in our playgroup friends so I think the best thing you can do is learn to separate the game and make it an impersonal thing.
TC is very right. I had quite a LOT of games under my belt before I first hosted a game and while there were some things in the game people really liked, there was quite a lot that they didn't, and things that went rather unpredictably and there were a number of what I thought were really low probability events triggered by certain low probability actions that were meant to direct the story. With your background of doing live who-done-it games and such, I suspect you might come at creating a game from some of the same angles that I did.
I would really advise you to keep playing because firstly I'm certain you'll have more fun as you settle into the meta of this playgroup and secondly because you'll do a much better job with running a game the more you've played.
Re: Forum mafia statistics and awards.
Personally I disagree; if you don't find playing fun, then don't do it. Playing half-heartedly or losing interest or leaving mid-game just ruins it for others. (Yep, been guilty of this, feel free to link.
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I think it's quite possible to be interested in the mechanics and story and run a decent game. I'd like to think that although being a terrible and infrequent player, the game I hosted weren't total train-wrecks with players berating me for half-baked mechanics.
Even if you aren't playing, you can read games and gauge reactions; if that's what you want to do.
I'm not saying just trundle up and you'll be host of the year, but I don't agree that it's necessary to play every game to be a half-decent host. Particularly if you'll hate every moment of playing.
I would suggest getting your game looked at by someone who has hosted lots of successful games before and can recognize "dumb-move-101's" EG ThunderCat. I wouldn't suggest letting him anywhere near suggesting mechanics unless you want to have players wondering why the town are all mafia and the mafia are all town.
Personally I disagree; if you don't find playing fun, then don't do it. Playing half-heartedly or losing interest or leaving mid-game just ruins it for others. (Yep, been guilty of this, feel free to link.
)I think it's quite possible to be interested in the mechanics and story and run a decent game. I'd like to think that although being a terrible and infrequent player, the game I hosted weren't total train-wrecks with players berating me for half-baked mechanics.
Even if you aren't playing, you can read games and gauge reactions; if that's what you want to do.
I'm not saying just trundle up and you'll be host of the year, but I don't agree that it's necessary to play every game to be a half-decent host. Particularly if you'll hate every moment of playing.
I would suggest getting your game looked at by someone who has hosted lots of successful games before and can recognize "dumb-move-101's" EG ThunderCat. I wouldn't suggest letting him anywhere near suggesting mechanics unless you want to have players wondering why the town are all mafia and the mafia are all town.
ThunderCat
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Re: Forum mafia statistics and awards.
They didn't actually wonder that as far as I can remember. I recall it being a shock at the end of the game. But I could be wrong though, I've slept since then.
They didn't actually wonder that as far as I can remember. I recall it being a shock at the end of the game. But I could be wrong though, I've slept since then.
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This is kind of an odd request, but at some point I would like to "shadow" a host. I wouldn't play the game and my only participation would be to see what the host sees and to ask them questions. I feel like this would give me the big picture, which I am sorely lacking. Not thrilled with how I wasted my role in the last game, and if I'm going to play, I want to do it right.
This is kind of an odd request, but at some point I would like to "shadow" a host. I wouldn't play the game and my only participation would be to see what the host sees and to ask them questions. I feel like this would give me the big picture, which I am sorely lacking. Not thrilled with how I wasted my role in the last game, and if I'm going to play, I want to do it right.
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Personally, I think it's grey and depends on the spirit of the action. I thought this was fine. If it was abused to, say, enable a person to pass messages to specific individuals with no reasonable way to break the code, that's a problem.
Personally, I think it's grey and depends on the spirit of the action. I thought this was fine. If it was abused to, say, enable a person to pass messages to specific individuals with no reasonable way to break the code, that's a problem.
Re: Forum mafia statistics and awards.
I agree that if Moar or I had been hit with this it would probably have been a disaster, but I actually thought it was kind of fun, especially seeing how exasperated the guys got. I imagine that there was some kind of translator to help out. And if someone hit me with a restriction that I just couldn't fathom, I would simply start squawking loudly to the mods about it.
I agree that if Moar or I had been hit with this it would probably have been a disaster, but I actually thought it was kind of fun, especially seeing how exasperated the guys got. I imagine that there was some kind of translator to help out. And if someone hit me with a restriction that I just couldn't fathom, I would simply start squawking loudly to the mods about it.
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I didn't mean post restrictions. I mean people posting encrypted messages in the game thread.
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I admit I thought about constructing an information "bomb" that had a decryption key that would be constructed from my flip info. But thought it was against the spirit of not talking while dead.
I admit I thought about constructing an information "bomb" that had a decryption key that would be constructed from my flip info. But thought it was against the spirit of not talking while dead.
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I know I was guilty of this in the DT game, we were masons and lost our day talk facilitator and started talking in game thread using encrypted messages (that we'd set-up to prove we were allied). It is a grey area and we definitely pushed the boundaries that game.
I know I was guilty of this in the DT game, we were masons and lost our day talk facilitator and started talking in game thread using encrypted messages (that we'd set-up to prove we were allied). It is a grey area and we definitely pushed the boundaries that game.
BipolarChemist
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I don't care either way for the encryption thing, but the fact that it is bothering multiple players should be enough to ban it from games.
I don't care either way for the encryption thing, but the fact that it is bothering multiple players should be enough to ban it from games.
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I think JCakes is right about the DT game and that we pushed it there, but I also think my use in this game was fine. I explained how to decode it and if it was too confusing then no one gets the answer
I still want to hear more opinions on it
I disagree. Some people don't like VIs, cops, etc, post restrictions, etc. but they're put in by mods anyway.
I think JCakes is right about the DT game and that we pushed it there, but I also think my use in this game was fine. I explained how to decode it and if it was too confusing then no one gets the answer
I still want to hear more opinions on it
