The Syndicate

Players:
There will be 15 players in this speed game. 12 players will be civilians and 3 players will be Mafia.

In order to play, you must upload a picture of yourself from the shoulders up and make it your avatar. Feel free to be creative. Put on a hat, grow a mustache, wear a wig, etc.

Mafia has BTSC and kill each night.

Day Polls - Players will vote for one picture to be "put down".

Night Action - Civilians vote for a player via PM (you may not vote yourself). The winning player gets to PM the host a yes or no question about a Mafia member. Once you've asked a question about the Mafia, anonymous votes for you will no longer count.
- Acceptable question example: Does a member of the Mafia have red hair?
- Unacceptable question example: Is so-and-so a Mafia member?

Participation Score - Missing more than two lynch votes in the entire game will affect your participation score.

That's it! Simple and fun!

Looks interesting, but unless I can use a picture of a bear, I won't be comfortable with the avatar thing.

S~V~S wrote:Looks interesting, but unless I can use a picture of a bear, I won't be comfortable with the avatar thing.

Be creative! Put on your best bear mask!

S~V~S wrote:Looks interesting, but unless I can use a picture of a bear, I won't be comfortable with the avatar thing.

I understand it's not for everyone.

Can we show our genitals?

Epignosis wrote:Can we show our genitals?

Go to bed Epi. No more beer for you.

when i was a kid one time i kissed the maria piece because she was so cute. almost as cute as the babe on the game of life box.

really though this will probably start too soon for me. which is a bummer because it's a great theme.

Elohcin wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Can we show our genitals?

Go to bed Epi. No more beer for you.

No.

of course this game would be next! I need to take a break but I really want to play this game.

G-Man wrote:of course this game would be next! I need to take a break but I really want to play this game.

It should be fun and simple. Go for it.

I will play as long as no one is allowed to ask about moustaches.

thellama73 wrote:I will play as long as no one is allowed to ask about moustaches.

I second this notion.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I will play as long as no one is allowed to ask about moustaches.

I second this notion.

O if everyone is required to ask about moustaches. Either way.

SHAVE BITCHEZ

Epignosis wrote:SHAVE BITCHEZ

NEVAR!

Get some of that visage hair.

Elohcin wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Can we show our genitals?

Go to bed Epi. No more beer for you.

I've been waiting for this one! So in Just don't ask about the tentacles. Never ask about the tentacles.

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Elo - I love the idea of this, and I have no problems with the avatar thing. I just need to take it slightly more slowly for a while after the Eco/Biblical double header I've just had, so for now I have to decline this.

If it doesn't fill up so quickly, I might jump in in a few days.

I understand, Golden

I am so growing a mustache for this one

Will this be a sock puppet game?

DharmaHelper wrote:Will this be a sock puppet game?

Nope.

Can we photoshop items onto our pictures?

Black Rock wrote:Can we photoshop items onto our pictures?

No fantastical elements, meaning no unicorn horns or turning your skin green, but if you want a fu manchu, that's okay. Don't use Paint to draw on a hat or a cigar or anything like that. Everything needs to appear realistic so if you are really good with photoshop and can do that, go ahead.

Elohcin wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:Will this be a sock puppet game?

Nope.

I was only kidding, since the idea of a sock puppet game with avatars that show who everyone is (assuming most of us know what each other look like by one way or another) was funny to me. At the time I thought of it anyway.

This sounds fun! i still have this game at home, lol.

Still so tempted to sign up for this.

I'm kind of wondering this, as well. If we follow the ideas behind the actual game, with breaks down to hat/no hat, facial hair/no facial hair, glasses/no glasses, etc. then any question someone gets to ask should cover multiple players. If, however, people get VERY creative, and you get someone wearing a boa scarf, and someone else has a clown nose or whatever, it opens the door to a very definitive single-player-based question.

Eloh, do you want to set any kind of creativity cap? Or do people just need to realize that the more singular their ideas, the more they may get caught if checked, lol?

timmer wrote:I'm kind of wondering this, as well. If we follow the ideas behind the actual game, with breaks down to hat/no hat, facial hair/no facial hair, glasses/no glasses, etc. then any question someone gets to ask should cover multiple players. If, however, people get VERY creative, and you get someone wearing a boa scarf, and someone else has a clown nose or whatever, it opens the door to a very definitive single-player-based question.

Eloh, do you want to set any kind of creativity cap? Or do people just need to realize that the more singular their ideas, the more they may get caught if checked, lol?

Then wait until after you get your role to choose your avatar.

Now, let the WIFOM begin!

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

timmer wrote:I'm kind of wondering this, as well. If we follow the ideas behind the actual game, with breaks down to hat/no hat, facial hair/no facial hair, glasses/no glasses, etc. then any question someone gets to ask should cover multiple players. If, however, people get VERY creative, and you get someone wearing a boa scarf, and someone else has a clown nose or whatever, it opens the door to a very definitive single-player-based question.

Eloh, do you want to set any kind of creativity cap? Or do people just need to realize that the more singular their ideas, the more they may get caught if checked, lol?

Then wait until after you get your role to choose your avatar.

Now, let the WIFOM begin!

Haha!

"Timmer just took a picture of himself with no extras, he must be bad, get 'im!"

Elohcin wrote:

Black Rock wrote:Can we photoshop items onto our pictures?

No fantastical elements, meaning no unicorn horns or turning your skin green, but if you want a fu manchu, that's okay. Don't use Paint to draw on a hat or a cigar or anything like that. Everything needs to appear realistic so if you are really good with photoshop and can do that, go ahead.

I'm quite awful at photoshop, but I know a photoshop wiz

timmer wrote:
Eloh, do you want to set any kind of creativity cap? Or do people just need to realize that the more singular their ideas, the more they may get caught if checked, lol?

How creative you are is up to you. I like that you already have your head in the game

Elohcin wrote:

timmer wrote:
Eloh, do you want to set any kind of creativity cap? Or do people just need to realize that the more singular their ideas, the more they may get caught if checked, lol?

How creative you are is up to you. I like that you already have your head in the game

Good one.

I am ready.

thellama73 wrote:I am ready.

Love it!

"Does a baddie have a monocle"

Yep.

LLAMA BANDWAGON!

I'd like to say I can't believe llama had a monocle lying around, but I can believe it.

So don't try to tell me it's photoshop, llama!

Looking sharp, Logan.

My friend brought me that fez back from Turkey. It's genuine Turkish!

llama has spurred me into action.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:llama has spurred me into action.

Nice picture, Marshy!

I'm very likely going to sit from the sidelines and watch, since I really need to start phasing out mafia in anticipation of an increasingly busy summer (PhD + wedding), but this game should prove to be highly amusing and just all around awesome. Great idea, Elo!

I'm going to go ahead and predict that the baddies get crushed in this game. I hope I am not among their number.

Guess who?

Epignosis wrote:Guess who?

Oh my Jesus

Haha, Yes, I did that to Epi

Doggone it people! I need a break but you and your silly pictures pull me back in.

Let's do this thing.

Full disclosure- do not expect my participation to match that of Biblical or Econ. I'm a busy boy at work these days.

Yay!

Can we collude with each other pregame to all wear the exact same clothes/accessories?