Introduction:
Equestria has seen an extended period of exceptional peace, with little to no threats or disturbances occurring for many years. During that time, ponies from all prances of live have lead humble, peaceful lives in Equesria. Most ponies began to think that evil had finally vanished and they were free from darkness forever. . . But that changed when vengeful, formerly defeated enemies of Equestria reemerged and joined forces. Calling themselves the "Ominous Equine", their goal is to seize all of Equestria. Ponyville is the first town the group of evil beings target, thinking they can gain an easy victory. Fortunately for Ponyville (and all of Equestria), some of the residents won't let that happen very easily - but the odds are stacked against Ponyville, because the leader of "Ominous" casted a transformation spell, making the group appear as average Ponyville citizens.
Mafia is a game of the uninformed majority versus the informed minority. To elaborate, the game is divided into two teams: the Town and the Mafia. Mafia know who each other are, and can coordinate their actions privately. Town players on the other hand don't know anything other than their own role. To compensate, there are many more Town than Mafia. The objective of the game is for Town to eliminate by killing or lynching all the Mafia before it is too late. The game is divided into repeating phases of Day and Night. Day revolves around voting for a player to be lynched. Night is reserved for the Mafia to make their kills and certain players to use their special abilities.
Be warned - Mafia requires a time commitment. This generally depends on the player, but at minimum 30 minutes a day of solid effort is required. As part of the time commitment, Mafia requires a great deal of reading. Most people are actually quite poor at reading comprehension and playing Mafia is a great way to improve your reading ability, as well as your writing and ability to think and argue logically.[/B]
How to Play Mafia for New Players:
Welcome to TBT Mafia. Mafia is a game of the informed minority versus the uninformed majority. To elaborate, the game is divided into two teams: the Town and the Mafia. Mafia know who each other are, and can coordinate their actions privately. Town on the other hand don't know anything other than their own role. To compensate, there are many more Townies than Mafia.
At the beginning of the game, you are PM'd your role. The game is divided into repeating phases of Day and Night. Day will generally last 48 hours and revolve around voting for a player to be lynched. Each player (including Mafia) get one vote, and players must figure out who the Mafia are, and convince others that they are correct. At the end of the day, the person with the most votes is lynched, and their alignment and role are revealed.
Night is typically 24 hours long and is reserved for Mafia night kills and players with special abilities. Usually, players discuss the results of the lynch at night, and make plans for the next day. When night ends, everyone will be informed of who died during the night. The new day will begin, and discussions for the lynch begin anew.
Mafia is a game of logic, intuition, persuasiveness, reading ability, emotion, and will. In short, its a thinking man's game. There are many different ways to approach the game and every game is a very different experience. In addition, Mafia is not for the faint-hearted or overly emotional. While not occurring every game, sometimes people can get into very heated arguments with one another. People can get very emotional playing Mafia, as it is a high-intensity endeavour. That being said, playing Mafia is an excellent to develop thick skin, improve your patience, and make yourself a stronger person mentally.
Be warned - Mafia requires a time commitment. This generally depends on the player, but at minimum 30 minutes a day of solid effort is required. As part of the time commitment, Mafia requires a great deal of reading. Most people are actually quite poor at reading comprehension and playing Mafia is a great way to improve your reading ability, as well as your writing and ability to think and argue logically.[/B]
How to Play Mafia for New Players:
Welcome to TBT Mafia. Mafia is a game of the informed minority versus the uninformed majority. To elaborate, the game is divided into two teams: the Town and the Mafia. Mafia know who each other are, and can coordinate their actions privately. Town on the other hand don't know anything other than their own role. To compensate, there are many more Townies than Mafia.
At the beginning of the game, you are PM'd your role. The game is divided into repeating phases of Day and Night. Day will generally last 48 hours and revolve around voting for a player to be lynched. Each player (including Mafia) get one vote, and players must figure out who the Mafia are, and convince others that they are correct. At the end of the day, the person with the most votes is lynched, and their alignment and role are revealed.
Night is typically 24 hours long and is reserved for Mafia night kills and players with special abilities. Usually, players discuss the results of the lynch at night, and make plans for the next day. When night ends, everyone will be informed of who died during the night. The new day will begin, and discussions for the lynch begin anew.
Mafia is a game of logic, intuition, persuasiveness, reading ability, emotion, and will. In short, its a thinking man's game. There are many different ways to approach the game and every game is a very different experience. In addition, Mafia is not for the faint-hearted or overly emotional. While not occurring every game, sometimes people can get into very heated arguments with one another. People can get very emotional playing Mafia, as it is a high-intensity endeavour. That being said, playing Mafia is an excellent to develop thick skin, improve your patience, and make yourself a stronger person mentally.
~Playerlist~
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2. Cory Princess Celestia (Unlynchable)
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4. gamora Diamond Tiara (Mason)
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17. Zigzag991 Rarity (Detective)
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20. KarlaKGB (Sweetie Belle Ponyville citizen)
Number of players alive: 4/20
Number of town: 4/14
Number of mafia: 4/4
Number of third party: 2/2
Oath2Order
Blu Rose
Farobi
Truffle
Superpenguin
Tina
Tom
Blu Rose
Farobi
Truffle
Superpenguin
Tina
Tom
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Setup Information
MLP Mafia will be a closed setup. This means that roles and their abilities will not be disclosed on the main post, and will only be revealed upon death.
The game will begin on day 1, with 24 hour day and night phases. (So a whole day phase will take 2 days in reality.) Some posts may not arrive exactly on point, but I'll try to get posts up as soon as close as possible to the deadline.
During the day, everyone will discuss who to lynch and after a majority is reached, that player will be lynched- which means it's entirely possible for day to end before the deadline, but again, I can't guarantee I'll be able to post the instant majority is reached.
During night is when all actions are sent in by PR's (power roles), and will end by the deadline. If an action is not sent in before the deadline, you'll be forced to use "No Action". Wills are going to be used in this game, and players will have to set them during the night phase. Simply PM VillageDweller and I, entitling it "Will" and adding whatever you want in the message box.
Outside of thread communication is allowed.
General Mafia Rules
Cheating includes (but is not limited to):
Posting after death. You may have one polite goodbye post, but it may not contain any potentially game-changing information.
Ruining the game by doing something like handing out your mafia's member list to the town.
Logging on to someone else's account to get their role or looking over someone's shoulder to get their role.
Posting screenshots of your inbox.
Posting or sharing any PM you receive from a host.*
Getting yourself mod killed to help your team. Your non-majority-decided death may not be used as a bargaining chip.
Signing up more than once using smurf accounts.
Offering favors/items/bells outside of the game for a ingame information.
Sharing accounts with other players.
Posting a false role PM phrased/screenshotted as if you received it from the host.*
!!! ANYONE CAUGHT SHARING SCREENSHOTS FROM OBSERVER, PM, SCUM CHAT, ANYTHING WILL BE BANNED!!!
Cheating is not tolerated here as it ruins the game for everyone. I can and will take action.
Activity
Voting once per day phase and posting in the main thread once per day phase is required. If you miss voting and/or posting once in a day phase you will be modkilled.Play to Win
You should try your best to help your team win while you are alive and in the game. However, this does not mean that you should try to win by being a jerk to the other players so they all want to quit playing. There is a fine line. If I feel as if you are not acting responsibly, I will PM you and ask you to keep your behavior in line.This also means that you cannot leave the game without a good reason. These situations will be dealt with on a case by case basis. PM me if you need to leave the game.
Editing
Editing is not allowed for any reason. Editing will result in a warning. After that, you may be mod killed, depending on what the edit was. While I ask for everybody to post as concisely as possible, post again if you have to edit anything.Inappropriate Posts
Mafia games can get heated, emotional, and salty. Please keep it civil and remember that what happens in Mafia should stay in Mafia. Don't let things wash over to the rest of the forum, it's just a game. DO NOT let the Salt flow through you, contrary to popular belief.Replacements
This game uses replacements. Replacements will be made in the game until Day 3. If a player is mod killed during the designated time, then they will be replaced by a player on the replacement list.*Mod font: This is the color designated for hosts answering players questions. If everyone could refrain from using this color to avoid confusion, that would be appreciated.
Question font: This is the color designated for players asking questions regarding the game. The hosts will answer the questions in the previously mentioned mod font.
General Mafia Voting Rules:
This game will use Majority Lynch. Depending on how things go, day can end early. You may change your vote as much as you want before majority is reached and/or the 24 hours is up.If the deadline is reached without a majority, nobody will be lynched. This is considered a Deadline No Lynch. Voting is required or you may risk mod kill, please see the Activity section under the General Mafia Rules. You may choose not to lynch, but you must make this clear (##VOTE: No Lynch).
Voting is done in a separate thread. You may announce and discuss your votes in this main thread, but only votes in the Voting thread will be counted. Do not PM me your vote.
Please vote in the following format: ##VOTE: Username. Votes not done in the correct fashion may not be counted. I will update vote counts whenever I get the chance.
If you want to change your vote, first type ##UNVOTE followed by your new vote ##VOTE: Username. You can change your vote at any time and as much as you like (within reason) up until the end of day.
No conditional voting.
You may vote for yourself. You may not vote for anyone dead or outside the game.
Voting is required on a regular basis or you may risk mod kill. Please see the Activity section under the General Mafia Rules.
If you would like access to the Observers Chat, please post "/obs" in the thread. Before you do though, I ask that you consider joining the replacements list instead. If you join the Observer Chat, you obviously cannot become a replacement later in the game if needed. You CANNOT share the chat with living players, or any information from it.
If you have not read all of the rules, go back and do so. Mafia hosts cannot compensate for individual players ignorance.
Credits: KarlaKGB because this main post template basically originates from him and VillageDweller for the banner.
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