The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Sloonei wrote:My favorite mechanic that I want to try out is the "player writes Night posts for the host" mechanic that was used in Bullets over Broadway. I tried using it in the RYM game I just modded (Community), but the player who had the role never used it.

I thought this mechanic was for lazy hosts. :P

That's a great idea. I think in my next game, I'll assign all the host responsibilities to the players so I can just sit back and watch.

This sounds like a wild project. May I cohost this game with you? We could delegate everything!

This started as a joke, but now I kind of want to do it. "Choose Your Own Mafia"!

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Sloonei wrote:My favorite mechanic that I want to try out is the "player writes Night posts for the host" mechanic that was used in Bullets over Broadway. I tried using it in the RYM game I just modded (Community), but the player who had the role never used it.

I thought this mechanic was for lazy hosts. :P

That's a great idea. I think in my next game, I'll assign all the host responsibilities to the players so I can just sit back and watch.

This sounds like a wild project. May I cohost this game with you? We could delegate everything!

This started as a joke, but now I kind of want to do it. "Choose Your Own Mafia"!

Players choose their own roles.
Players who are killed write their own death posts.

Black Rock wrote:I like The Hunger. The Hunger makes you go after a player they have to die within three phases. You can't talk about the Hunger, you can't hint at being Hungered, if someone guesses you were Hungered you die. If you can't get that player killed you die. The first time it was implemented it wasn't even a role it was a prize awarded to Typhoony? in a Recruitment it was an addition to his role. I think anyways. It's been a long frigging time.

I also very much enjoyed the positions in Recruitment 4. Also recruitment in itself. Who doesn't like to get recruited.

An old friend did a choose your own role mafia way back on The Piano. LC made a ridiculous role where he couldn't die or something.

Epignosis wrote:

Black Rock wrote:I like The Hunger. The Hunger makes you go after a player they have to die within three phases. You can't talk about the Hunger, you can't hint at being Hungered, if someone guesses you were Hungered you die. If you can't get that player killed you die. The first time it was implemented it wasn't even a role it was a prize awarded to Typhoony? in a Recruitment it was an addition to his role. I think anyways. It's been a long frigging time.

I also very much enjoyed the positions in Recruitment 4. Also recruitment in itself. Who doesn't like to get recruited.

An old friend did a choose your own role mafia way back on The Piano. LC made a ridiculous role where he couldn't die or something.

If I were bad, I would just guess systematically people were hungered to get them killed.

I've never been bad in an LC/BR game though.

Black Rock wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

Black Rock wrote:I like The Hunger. The Hunger makes you go after a player they have to die within three phases. You can't talk about the Hunger, you can't hint at being Hungered, if someone guesses you were Hungered you die. If you can't get that player killed you die. The first time it was implemented it wasn't even a role it was a prize awarded to Typhoony? in a Recruitment it was an addition to his role. I think anyways. It's been a long frigging time.

I also very much enjoyed the positions in Recruitment 4. Also recruitment in itself. Who doesn't like to get recruited.

An old friend did a choose your own role mafia way back on The Piano. LC made a ridiculous role where he couldn't die or something.

If I were bad, I would just guess systematically people were hungered to get them killed.

I've never been bad in an LC/BR game though.

That is so true. I wonder why that is?

If you just kept guessing like that I would not count it. :P

Sloonei wrote:My favorite mechanic that I want to try out is the "player writes Night posts for the host" mechanic that was used in Bullets over Broadway. I tried using it in the RYM game I just modded (Community), but the player who had the role never used it. I also really like inventors, or any mechanic that allows for a Wild Card time of thing where any player can gain a slight advantage at any time. There can potentially be a lot of strategy involved in this and it's fun to see how players use their limited abilities.

Silverwolf wrote:

Ricochet wrote:I could see hydras work in a sock game, if the dual role is presented or made clear in the setup, but in any variation of a closed setup, the others just wouldn't what/who they're dealing with.

Hydras work in any setup. They are extremely common in theme games where I come from-role madness, complex games. They were announced ahead of time that there is a hydra and who is in it. It was a requirement to sign your posts and not post in your regular account. Other that that, there is no difference between a hydra or a regular account. Hydras are just two people and one role. It really didn't effect games at all. I am going to allow them when I host a game. I would like this site to experiment with them because they are a ton of fun and people in hydras generally love doing it.

Silverwolf wrote: Also, they are a great way to get to know other mafia players and to learn a lot about other's playstyles which is very beneficial for any person in any game they play. I see no reason not to at least try them here at some point.

Silverwolf wrote:Hydras are very common where we used to play. They are a lot of fun. I don't think I've ever seen a game where hydras gave an advantage to one side or the other. Some mods allow anyone to hydra, others limit hydras or say two heads only, some don't allow them at all. It is entirely up to the host's discretion. I do know they add an element of fun to games which is why we like to do them. They are also a good solution for someone who doesn't know if they'll have enough time to devote a huge effort to the game but still want to play-your partner can help post. It's still only one account that two people have access too, each sharing whatever role there it is. It's also good for people who have good synergy in a game together or want to learn from the other about their playstyle more. The next time I host a game here I'm gonna allow them just to see how it goes as an experiment. Most times people really like them and have a lot of fun with it.

Silverwolf wrote:They are extremely common in theme games where I come from-role madness, complex games. They were announced ahead of time that there is a hydra and who is in it. It was a requirement to sign your posts and not post in your regular account. Other that that, there is no difference between a hydra or a regular account. Hydras are just two people and one role. It really didn't effect games at all. I am going to allow them when I host a game. I would like this site to experiment with them because they are a ton of fun and people in hydras generally love doing it.

Also, they are a great way to get to know other mafia players and to learn a lot about other's playstyles which is very beneficial for any person in any game they play. I see no reason not to at least try them here at some point.

Silverwolf wrote:Probably our best town and scum games right here, they are hydra games with ika and myself:

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=64575

This is a town game called Chosen mafia that I will be running here when it comes up in the queue and will allow hydras. Town won.

http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=64698

Scum game where we did very well and won. We bussed our worthless buddy and town wouldn't lynch him. It was super fun.

Both these games have links to BTSC as well at the the end of them.