The Syndicate

DaisyCloud wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:23 pm this sounds like fun. I haven't played a mafia game in forever. I think I will just listen in and watch the fun. can't wait ♡

The game actually just ended!

I'll close sign-ups tonight at midnight EDT. Before we get started I would recommend everyone pay a visit to Vocaroo to ensure they're able to make it work properly and that the posts are clear and audible to others.

https://vocaroo.com/

Remember that you can directly embed your recordings into posts merely by pasting the link without any coding.

Closed. Good opportunity for folks to catch up on recordings.

So it turns out if you just drop the Vocaroo link into the post with no coding, it auto-embeds. That's great, and will really make navigating the game less of a pain in the ass.

Instead of using a limited number of words to label a vocaroo direct link, I can allow a limited number of words to label the contents of an auto-embed. For example:

~wolf read Sloonei

testing

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:24 pm Maybe.

At least on The Syndicate

I am open to sooner. How soon is too soon @112?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:33 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:40 pm Glad to have everyone. We've hit the minimum, but I'll give it a bit more time while Nanook's Racket runs.

When do you anticipate this will begin?

How about Wednesday?

Glad to have everyone. We've hit the minimum, but I'll give it a bit more time while Nanook's Racket runs.

Full recording of the first Vocaroo game

Excerpts from the second Vocaroo game

For a basic overview: the game is played entirely with voice recordings. Text-based posts are illegal with one small exception -- you may post links to recordings with a limited number of words in the link description to indicate the contents of the recording (like you see above with "introductory recording"). I can provide further examples if this is confusing.

The game will operate at a standard length, likely 48/24. Given that it is a Racket, there will also be a post count limitation. In a Vocaroo game this is actually a very good thing, because the recordings can be difficult to follow and keep straight if there are thousands of them in the thread in any given day phase. This will keep the game manageable.

Expect a vanilla+ game (predominantly vanilla roles with a small-to-moderate number of power roles). I can work with just about any number of players, but I will set the minimum at 9 players and the maximum at 17 players. It needs to stay manageable.

Post limitation -- 75 per day, with the cap lifted one hour prior to EOD (subject to tweaking before the game).