Posts from Mafia 101. Disputed Island

I wanted to write a long post, but when I finally had the time, it turned out there wasn't much to write about. So, I'll write about the game.
I slightly underestimated the game. To be honest, the theme of surviving on an island doesn't really interest me, so I thought it would be a bit boring. But firstly, the role I got was interesting – you can't get bored :) Now I know how these journalists and their polls work from the inside.
Secondly, the game mechanics are very interesting. In general, why do we so rarely play with recruitment? It turns out to be a really cool feature.
1. It slows down all sorts of self-revelations and the disclosure of confidential information during the game much better than the threat of modkills.
2. It balances the game well. I still think that the journalist role is overpowered. At least in regular games. But not here. Because today I polled a player, and he was 100% a peaceful player. But no one can guarantee that he will remain peaceful tomorrow (which is exactly what happened).
3. And in the end, it's just fun. You play calmly for one team, you don't bother anyone – and suddenly! – you're already playing for another team. ))
4. And the player composition, recruited in this way, turned out to be better, in my opinion, than if we had recruited randomly.

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The 48-hour days also turned out to be very useful. Although I still managed to mess up my sleep schedule :( Now I'll need about two weeks to recover from sleep disturbances and everything else.

Thank you to the Game Master. It was very interesting to play.

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A separate thank you to Uran, Fragment, Kent, Yashchur, Snow, and Dag for the chat we had. )
True, on the last day, the chat turned into a one-man show (I wonder if anyone even read my long posts?), but before that, we had a good conversation, I think. :)
Thank you to everyone else too, although there seemed to be few of you.

Actually, I'm glad I couldn't be recruited. I don't like playing as the Mafia, especially when you're forced to do it after playing as a town.

Well, now everyone knows who not to recruit. )
Don't you agree that this method of assembling a mafia team is more convenient for players and allows them to take their preferences into account?

Well, I much prefer playing as a city, of course, but in the end, even though I can play as a city with some difficulty, I'm completely useless as a mapmaker and I let the team down, which isn't cool. And playing as a city all the time won't make you a good mapmaker.

Well, those are my thoughts on the game.

I turned out to be quite the fool – I had to correctly guess the clue about the mafia boss and then defend him throughout the game :smile35:. But I'm still glad my guess was correct. I'll keep that in mind for the future: if I guess the clue for several players, I'll immediately decide which option I like best.

The first Mafia team won, and they played well, although they were also lucky in some ways. Alex turned out to be unstoppable – they exposed him, removed his protection, infected him, but he still won. Also, kudos to Uranus for managing to win despite the suspicions against him. And I wouldn't have exposed Yashur even if he had survived. But it was more because I thought he was Lucy due to the role information, which turned out to be incorrect. I should have clarified with the Game Master, but I didn't think of it, oh well...

The second Mafia team didn't have much luck, neither during the day nor at night. They didn't have particularly good investigations, and they executed the wrong candidates, given the other options available. Snegovik overdid it with protecting the Shaman, and Kent wasn't believed at the end...

The Town played reasonably well, but they also made a lot of mistakes. They should have executed Alex on the second day, given Lucy first aid to Uranus instead of infecting Yashur; maybe the game would have turned out differently.

It's a pity that Heroist didn't get to play; he had been waiting for a long time for the serial killer role to appear as his second role, but as soon as it appeared, he was immediately killed, and he didn't even have time to finish reading the role description :smile32:.

It was especially interesting to play with Yashur and Sesam. Sesam, I apologize for the unfair accusations; I realized too late that you were a Town member :(
Uranus's analytics and Ment's crazy votes were also memorable. By the way, I thought he was Levi, casting his zero vote on everyone to see the players' reactions.

Thanks to everyone for the game, and thanks to the Game Master for the set and interesting newspapers. We're looking forward to the New Year's Mafia game!

On the 2nd night - a coin.

I really should have infected you, I should have...
Just relax and enjoy.

I see... Inadequate...

Although, okay, if we're playing for fun, not for winning, then it's fine.

But what about those who aren't interested in playing if they don't set a goal to win? And when they do set a goal, there are those who "relax and enjoy" at the expense of the team they're playing for? Guess they should retire...:(

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That's why we thought there was no block...

Well, Drakkosha's block should have been displayed...:smile32:

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And the mafia team, recruited in this way, turned out to be better, IMHO, than if they were recruited randomly.

Well, if the mafia recruiter Alex constantly recruits Urans, Sesames, Yashchurovs, Mentovs, etc., into his team, leaving Dagrs, Gekasanovs, Gurovs, etc., for the town, then I'm afraid the mafia will always win...:smile26:

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I also wanted to say something about the set... It turned out to be too opaque. Too many non-displayed NDs. It's clear that stealing and doubling NDs shouldn't be displayed. Checks maybe too. But protection, healing... In 89, the role of the target of the attack was displayed if eating protection triggered. The game became worse because of this?:smile32:

But what about those who aren't interested in playing if they don't set a goal to win? And when they do set a goal, there are always those who "relax and have fun" at the expense of the team they're playing for?

Here's the fifth benefit of games with recruitment phases :) Come on, reconsider your opinion about recruitment phases - you actually like them!
RECRUITMENT PHASES ARE BENEFICIAL FOR THE MAFIA!!
I don't quite understand why Kent didn't try to recruit me again, considering that the infected removed my protection against recruitment. But maybe that's for the best. I'm not really upset that the town lost, and I was already relaxing during the last game night - I sent the Master some nonsense instead of night actions. Too bad, I didn't get to complete my poll about Dag.

By the way, judging by the joint visit of the Mafia teams to my place on night 6, no one correctly guessed the role of the Hero. Although Kent said something about it...

I think, overall, the experiment here was a success, although there are still things to improve and fix. Thanks to everyone for playing!

Haha, good thing we managed to finish the game before everything broke.

Well, that turned out to be an interesting game. I think the last time Mafia gripped me this much was in Eragon. It was a real pleasure to play, especially considering there were no silent days or endless newspaper analyses.

Alas, I didn't time my agitation for Alex's hanging right; it looked like a cover for the shaman (which is partly what it was). My schedule is just unlucky; the start of the day always clashes with when I'm busy. But then again, the city's decision was completely unjustified and, essentially, exactly what happened as I predicted)
I had some terrible luck on the sixth night when we helpfully removed the recruitment protection for our competitors)
In any case, the game was very intense and undoubtedly worth it. Thanks to all participants and especially the Mage Guild for such a wonderful set.

P.S. I was really pleased with Kent' same situation. He was a protector, he was killed by Zombies, he replaced Gur, solved the clue to the killer, was recruited by the killer's ally, after which they turned him into a protector xD

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Yes, I consider using the ult on Fragment to be a mistake; it was necessary to stay quiet and gather information, all the conditions were there for that.

Who knew the clue would be solved so quickly? Usually, they take several game days to solve and lead nowhere useful. And it turned out quite funny. The Master cobbled together a clue starting with a movie that Kent had watched a few days ago)

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Yes, I consider using the ult on Fragment to be a mistake; it was necessary to stay quiet and gather information, all the conditions were there for that.

Who knew the clue would be solved so quickly? Usually, they take several game days to solve and lead nowhere useful. And it turned out quite funny. The Master cobbled together a clue starting with a movie that Kent had watched a few days ago)