Eliminated (7) @Porscha - posts - Eliminated on Workday One - Vanilla Town @nutella - posts - Killed during Closing Hours One - Vanilla Town @ilario - posts - Eliminated on Workday Two - Vanilla Mafioso @Jackofhearts2005 - posts - Killed during Closing Hours Two - Power Role Town @Delta - posts - Eliminated on Workday Three - Independent @Long Con - posts - Killed during Closing Hours Three - Power Role Town @Lime Coke - posts - Eliminated on Workday Four - Power Role Mafia
Workdays (day phases) are 48 hours long. Closed Hours Phases (night phases) are 24 hours long.
Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.
Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.
1.) Claim whatever you want if anything. 2.) Votes in the poll are official, and I will only consider the poll votes when I resolve a day phase. It is still obligatory to call votes in the game thread, as the poll does not track voting order. Call your votes to make it possible to discern timing and order. This is not optional. Please call votes with the [ vote ][ /vote ] tags (no spaces).
3.) Votes are changeable with no limitations.
4.) Voting is not obligatory. There is no requirement to vote in any phase whatsoever. There are participation standards though, which I'll cover separately. 5.) The player who has received the most votes at the deadline shall be eliminated. There is no majority hammer.
6.) In the event of a tied vote, the eliminated player shall be decided among the tied names at random.
7.) A "no elimination" option will be included each day phase. This option must lead the tally with no ties to be enacted at any time.
8.) YOU MAY NOT VOTE FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS NOT IN THE INTENDED SPIRIT OF MY GAME, AND IT RELATES TO RULES AGAINST EXCESSIVE APPEAL TO EMOTION.
Participation Standard
There is no rigid standard for participation; this will be at the host's discretion. All players are expected to make a sincere effort to contribute to the game thread consistently enough that their content can be fairly judged. Non-participation has an adverse effect upon the balance of the game. If I decide a player is not participating enough to facilitate this balance, that player will be replaced. If a replacement cannot be found, there might be a modkill. With this in mind I reiterate: it's very important that everyone try to participate. At least a few posts per day/night cycle are a bare minimum.
Other
1.) Respect all guidelines and rules found in The Syndicate's announcements section. Above all else, treat your fellow players with respect -- this is just a game.
2.) BTSC (behind the scenes chatter) is only permitted in host-designated locations.
3.) No editing or deleting of posts in the game thread.
4.) Just don't make posts when you're dead unless you have been given express permission by the host.
5.) Non-players may not post in the game thread.
6.) Living players wishing to discuss something off-topic may choose to do so in {Off-Topic} Green. There's an "OT" button for this in the post editor. This is not required.
7.) If you ever have any questions about the rules, roles, or setup, please ask me privately.
Angleshooting, excessive appeal to emotion, and loopholes
Don't.
We all know what the spirit of Mafia is about. So don't. If you ever think something might be cutting it close, just ask me before doing it/saying it. Thanks gang.
Examples of things that suck:
- Relying on volatile emotionality as a strategy to progress the game for yourself (or posting the same material non-strategically). Utilize the moderators on duty.
- Referencing out-of-game personal information to progress yourself in the game (regardless of alignment) -- you can mention things about life, just don't expect it to necessarily be worth added grace in the game.
- Trying to use specific wording in your role card to glean information in the thread
- Making reads or judgments about the game based upon who you see in the "Who is online" section under the thread
- Openly calling for or talking about the mafia team conceding
- Discussing anything outside the game thread that should have no bearing on it (e.g., technical quirks you observe on Discord) other than ordinary metagaming
- Plenty of other things; there are too many to list. Contact me if you're tempted but unsure or if you believe someone else has engaged in an angleshooting or appeal to emotion violation.
If there are any roleblocking paradoxes, they will be resolved as follows:
---> Two roleblockers target each other ---> First action submitted trumps the other
---> Two jailkeepers target each other ---> First action submitted trumps the other
---> A jailkeeper and a roleblocker target each other ---> roleblocker wins
These things may or may not be possible in this game.
- Double targeting (targeting the same player on consecutive nights) is legal for all roles/abilities that cannot prevent mafia night kills and illegal for those that can.
- Self targeting is legal except when explicitly indicated otherwise.
If you have questions about stuff like this, just ask me in the Discord Hub. I reserve the right to decline answering if I see fit.
Sample vanilla town role card
You're a severed employee working at Lumon Industries (town).
You have no special abilities.
JaggedJimmyJay's hosting preference for questions about the game
Always feel free to ask questions. But please do so privately. Contact me in the Discord Hub. I do not like to answer questions publicly in the game thread. Thanks, everyone.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Note:Originally, I had accidentally indicated "this game has no roles" in the rules. That is an accidental copy-paste from a mountainous game, and I have removed it.
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Hello and Welcome to Lumon! Good Luck to all of you!
A few reminders; Mafia is a game, and we are friends. Not srs bsns, not ever.
If you find yourself stressing out, or think someone else is being an asshat, or even fear *you're* turning into an asshat, don't tell the thread, tell me.
I can be reached on Discord: svs2147, I’m in the game hub. Just @ me in your personal channel.
Discord is quicker. I check it during the workday more than I log in onsite.
I live in NY, so I am in USA Eastern Time, aka UTC-5
If you have concerns or questions about the game itself, contact your host, the esteemed JaggedJimmyJay
If you want to report a specific post, since mods are playing this game, I would appreciate it if you didn't use the "report a post" feature and instead linked me directly to the post in question via PM or Discord. It's just a little better for game integrity if you do it that way! Thank you
Take a moment to review our Guidelines and Rules, which apply to all games here at the Syndicate:
Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty.
Also always be mindful of the culture of respect that must be maintained in all Syndicate spaces at all times, to include this game thread and any external communication spaces relating to the game. Players must be respectful to one another, to the game host, to the members of the staff overseeing the game, to the game itself by way of its rules and spirit, to the Syndicate community in general, and ideally also to themselves. Respect is never optional. See our full manifesto on our culture of respect below.
Good morning, refiners! I'm sure you all had a wonderful weekend, and it's time get a running start into this Monday. However, we have a problem, refiners. It seems a little someone failed to file their Friday refinement inventory in accordance with the Handbook, and you all know that this will not do. When one member of the team does not uphold Keir's vision, the entire company suffers for it. I'll speak with your department chief today, and unfortunately someone is going to have to pay a visit to the breakroom.
Workday One begins now. You have 48 hours to eliminate someone. The game is underway, and you may post!
Best Townie, Maffies 4, 8 and 9 Best Scum, Maffies 3 Best Moderator, Maffies 8 and 9 Most Valuable Player, Maffies 7 and 9 Best Roleplay, Maffies 4 and 6 Spirit Award, Maffies 9 Hall of Fame inductee, Maffies 4
Mafia Universe
Mafia Championship Finalist, 2015 and 2020 Best Town Player, 2020
Severed people have a "split personality" that share the same body; neither of them are aware, experience, or remember what the other one does. As the playerlist is cut in half, and we are at our workplace, my guess is that the other half of the playerlist are also "us" (sharing the same life with another player) - and they will play perhaps a separate Mafia game that's outside our work place, probably during our night phase, and even though two people might share the same life they might be different alignments
JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Wilgy's vote is an enigma of science. Philosophers are known to throw their tomes across the auditorium in a fit of frustration after failing to solve its mystery.
insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:50 pm
WTF was up with Wilgy's entire deal?
JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Wilgy's vote is an enigma of science. Philosophers are known to throw their tomes across the auditorium in a fit of frustration after failing to solve its mystery.
insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:50 pm
WTF was up with Wilgy's entire deal?
I appreciate tutuu offering some insight into our counterparts. I do wonder however how the game is split. Considering we have the option to vote no-lynch, there’s significant doubt about how the split (heh) has been handled faction-wise. An even split would be a bad assumption, though it is probably a wise assumption that we have at least someone bad here at
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather;
not screaming like the people in his car
Severed people have a "split personality" that share the same body; neither of them are aware, experience, or remember what the other one does. As the playerlist is cut in half, and we are at our workplace, my guess is that the other half of the playerlist are also "us" (sharing the same life with another player) - and they will play perhaps a separate Mafia game that's outside our work place, probably during our night phase, and even though two people might share the same life they might be different alignments
If they share one body, then maybe our deaths are linked to the 'partner'. Maybe the elimination polls go by who has the most votes across the two?
nutella wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:20 pm
LC and LC lol how bou dat
One of them can be LC, and the other one can be Budget LC or Scuffed LC. We all know which one I'm talking about.
Thaaaanks Tutuuuuu!
You're very welcome, Budget LC.
Scotty wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:35 pm
I appreciate tutuu offering some insight into our counterparts. I do wonder however how the game is split. Considering we have the option to vote no-lynch, there’s significant doubt about how the split (heh) has been handled faction-wise. An even split would be a bad assumption, though it is probably a wise assumption that we have at least someone bad here at
Anyone here could be town with a wolf counterpart, in theory.
We seem to have a subforum dedicated for this game (normal games don't have a dedicated subforum).
I'm unsure how forum permissions work, but it would be flavorful if the other half of the playerlist can't even read this thread, and we can't read their thread, if that's possible at all.
tutuu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:51 pm
We seem to have a subforum dedicated for this game (normal games don't have a dedicated subforum).
I'm unsure how forum permissions work, but it would be flavorful if the other half of the playerlist can't even read this thread, and we can't read their thread, if that's possible at all.
If I were to design this game, I would make each pair share the same slot, role and alignment, and try to balance the game around town having double chop every day (most of the time) and mafia having double night kill every night (most of the time).
Jay was very insistent and hopeful on having a large amount of players, which would be needed to make something like this possible.
tutuu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:57 pm
If I were to design this game, I would make each pair share the same slot, role and alignment, and try to balance the game around town having double chop every day (most of the time) and mafia having double night kill every night (most of the time).
Jay was very insistent and hopeful on having a large amount of players, which would be needed to make something like this possible.
Yes, I agree.
Does it take lots of votes in one place to control the elimination? Like, if our guy has five and their top has four, then our guy AND his partner on the flipside both get eliminated?
Maybe. We could strategize around that but why? Best to treat it as normal I guess.
tutuu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:57 pm
If I were to design this game, I would make each pair share the same slot, role and alignment, and try to balance the game around town having double chop every day (most of the time) and mafia having double night kill every night (most of the time).
Jay was very insistent and hopeful on having a large amount of players, which would be needed to make something like this possible.
Yes, I agree.
Does it take lots of votes in one place to control the elimination? Like, if our guy has five and their top has four, then our guy AND his partner on the flipside both get eliminated?
Maybe. We could strategize around that but why? Best to treat it as normal I guess.
I would guess they both get eliminated, and we have no control over what happens in that game, at least for now, unless a mechanic lets us.
Hmm. It's too unwieldy for someone to be town and have a wolf flipside partner. If someone's a wolf here, then they're a wolf over there.
If it's one Wolf team, then maybe it's 3 on each side. 3 out of 14 player, that's reasonable, right? And maybe they can't communicate, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Alexy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:06 am
wait so is there another thread with the other half of the players? I'm assuming the fact that it isn't viewable to me is not a mistake?
Yeah I don't think the other thread is viewable to us.
tutuu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:51 pm
We seem to have a subforum dedicated for this game (normal games don't have a dedicated subforum).
I'm unsure how forum permissions work, but it would be flavorful if the other half of the playerlist can't even read this thread, and we can't read their thread, if that's possible at all.
Wait, y’all can’t read the other
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather;
not screaming like the people in his car
Severed people have a "split personality" that share the same body; neither of them are aware, experience, or remember what the other one does. As the playerlist is cut in half, and we are at our workplace, my guess is that the other half of the playerlist are also "us" (sharing the same life with another player) - and they will play perhaps a separate Mafia game that's outside our work place, probably during our night phase, and even though two people might share the same life they might be different alignments
If they share one body, then maybe our deaths are linked to the 'partner'. Maybe the elimination polls go by who has the most votes across the two?
I highly doubt this based on the wording of my
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather;
not screaming like the people in his car
tutuu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:57 pm
If I were to design this game, I would make each pair share the same slot, role and alignment, and try to balance the game around town having double chop every day (most of the time) and mafia having double night kill every night (most of the time).
Jay was very insistent and hopeful on having a large amount of players, which would be needed to make something like this possible.
We have 27 players. I often feel like half of a man but the math doesn’t seem
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather;
not screaming like the people in his car
Alexy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:06 am
wait so is there another thread with the other half of the players? I'm assuming the fact that it isn't viewable to me is not a mistake?
Nah it makes sense thematically for the other group to be in a different thread
Also hi nice to
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather;
not screaming like the people in his car
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