The Syndicate

Black Rock wrote:Were you not around for Recruitment 1? Day 0 was used way back then. I have been using Day 0 as a jumping off point to add intrigue into Day 1.

I remember it being advertised but I didn't play, nor did I follow the game. My loss really.

Considering it is remembered so fondly, it must have been legendary. I remember Long Con talking to me a recruitment mechanism way back in the day. He and I must have both been working on the concept simultaneously. My game, Spectrala, got stuck in development hell and his/yours went on to live in infamy. That's okay, Secret Mafia did alright for me.

Thanks. Back when I played I think hosts would give 24 hours between the sending of roles and the start of the game. Basically a Day 0 is that same thing but also provides a chance for players to begin interacting with each other. It makes sense.

thellama73 wrote:Most hosts include a day zero for people to check in and get oriented. The polls can do anything from providing meaningless flavor, serving as a jumping off point for discussion, granting certain teams/players benefits, or determining the entire course of the game. Including a day 0 is optional, but most hosts around here seem to like them.

Does the game go right into a Day 1 then or is there also a Night 0?

*sigh* You can tell I've been away for too long.

So I see that the Roger Rabbit speed game started with a Day 0. The Day Poll looks like it is not a lynch poll and I was confused and couldn't find an explanation of what Day 0 is and why people may choose to include them.

Can someone explain to me what the purpose of a Day 0 is and how frequently they are used nowadays?

Back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled things.