Mafia 18. Nightmare Seller.

Well, the Mafia game is finally over... it started around May 11th and ended on June 3rd... quite a long run. It's a shame that we had to wait so long for the newspapers, but I guess that's a minor issue compared to other things... To be honest, I think the biggest problem was the clues. I generally agree with Loken's point of view, but I still want to explain my reasoning, because making unsubstantiated claims isn't very convincing, and having arguments will help avoid similar situations in the future... I'll start with something I really liked:

The first lines from "The Puppet of the Sorcerer" - "Dark, gloomy corridor, I tiptoe like a thief, barely breathing, trying not to scare anything.

A thief named Morning tiptoes through the dark and gloomy corridor.

I admit that, as someone not very familiar with this work, it's quite difficult to see the connection. I understand that the Mafia game is based on "Koroli i Shut" (Kings and Jesters), but I think that such references would be more appropriate on fan sites, where there are people who know the entire discography, can memorize all the lyrics, and can recite an entire album from memory if woken up in the middle of the night. Moreover, I understand if a clue is used in the title, but in the text... it blends in with it. I didn't realize it was a clue until later, just like I didn't realize the rose bushes in the garden were a clue...

PMN – “Anti-Personnel Pressure Mine,” also known as “Black Widow,” see the role of Vervolki. If you know how to search beyond Wikipedia, you can find it relatively easily.

I searched beyond Wikipedia and found this: http://www.velmash.com/pmn-30.html http://remitek.ru/goods_PMN700.htm http://nvaelektro.ru/produce/PMH/ Which of these devices is the "Black Widow"?

Cthulhu is also a "boss" in the game "The Witcher."

Yes, that's exactly what everyone thought of immediately. And there are birch trees in "The Witcher" too: why not use a clue like "birch leaf"? But if we're not going to be overly literal, I think it would have been better to use a more relevant clue for "The Witcher"...

"You can try to connect the rake with an axe."

I don't want to comment on this.

The Necromancer was saved by the rules, which require players to first cancel their previous vote and then submit a new one.

What a delicate situation. I don't know everything, but it seems strange that the same "Ta Ko" that was on the forum on May 16th was only "killed" on May 22nd, although her last "ND" (presumably "no death" or "no discussion") was only on the newspaper from May 19th, meaning that at least the 18th was sent, and there are enough days between the 18th and the 22nd, rather than the stated 2 days.

For the first solved clue, so I disguised the second one – bruises – hematomas – bumps.

I won't comment on this connection either... In conclusion: they were "hanging" people based on the Barbarians (although, this is a typical situation for many Mafia games) and based on the announcements. The townspeople didn't seem interested in solving the clues from the very beginning: what else explains the 200-post-long flood? But the lack of interest continued... I was surprised that in just a few hours, I got 5 out of 7 votes for someone's death, and they were "hanged" just like that, or rather, not just like that, but the running maniacs, ghouls, and Mafia members did their dirty work. However, the Mafia game also had some positive aspects: the townspeople were impressive in the last few days, dealing with everyone. The setting was interesting, but it's quite difficult to survive in it without knowing what's what.