The Syndicate

Quin wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Quin wrote:I'm trying to figure out the timeline of when these games were hosted so I can get them in order but I'm doing it in the most inefficient way possible

Try the Hall of Fame. Rico has the months/year listed in there.

I was looking at a full ISO of all my posts and clicking through the pages to figure out if it Futurama was before or after Psych. Then I realised I played on a Sock for the whole thing so that wasn't going to work at all.

Nice.

Quin wrote:I'm trying to figure out the timeline of when these games were hosted so I can get them in order but I'm doing it in the most inefficient way possible

Try the Hall of Fame. Rico has the months/year listed in there.

Banner delivery for...

AllAlongtheBoardwalk, DFaraday, DrWilgy, nijuukyugou, Quin, Russtifinko, Scotty, Serge, Sloonei, >SpaghettiEverywhere, thellama73:


Boomslang:


DFaraday:


Sloonei:


Courtesy of a joint effort by both Long Con and Spacedaisy!

I couldn't stop laughing and smiling at the roleplay this game. It just was so good!

Looks like the next TV Sitcom theme will be Parks and Recreation with sockpuppets!! Thanks for voting! I look forwarding to hosting that one for all of you!

Now, for MVP and Best Roleplay. Drumroll please...

MVP:

Best Roleplay:
Congratulations to the award winners and thanks again to all of you for playing and roleplaying your hearts out. I can't wait to host another TV Sitcom game for you all. See you then!

Keep those votes coming for MVP and Best Roleplay! I'd like at least a few more before closing the nomination process.

I appreciate the votes for next theme as well. Thanks! Keep those coming too!

ika wrote:MP did anyone else guess socks outside of me?

if thats the case i dont think there should be anything cus i knew silvers picks before the game began

(FTR i was not going to sign up and i acutaly sugested one of the picks)

No, sadly, I didn't get any sockpuppet or alignment guesses other than yours, and the spectator chat was a dud. I realize it's most likely because multiple games are going on and people have been busy, and spectating is still pretty new around these parts. So I won't be awarding any spectator award, just the MVP and Best Roleplay for players.

Silverwolf wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Silverwolf wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Yeah, the cop was the major problem, but unfortunately the mafia was really unlucky by only killing and lynching vanilla townies. The masons claimed at the right time and presented a challenge as well.

I was wondering even if Boomsworth failed to claim and got NKed, Nibblerwolf still would have been forced to NK both masons and then convince to lylo. Possible, but yeah, it was a tough position to be in. I didn't envy you at all! I've been in really uphill battles as mafia before and it's rough.

Yeah, the PR's alive made it tough. I've been successful as mafia PR hunting before but it's tougher on this site for some reason.

Well, for years many of the members here have only played open setup role madness, and the member base is largely made up of players who have played for quite some time. I'd guess around half of the active member base has played as long as or longer than I have and I've been playing for 6 years. With the advent of the Heist game type within the past year is when the member base at large has been getting exposed to smaller and simpler semi-open and closed setups where claiming isn't punished but is allowed and actually encouraged... so this kind of setup is still relatively new or totally new to some players. It also explains why no one fake peeked or any of that as well. So that may have something to do with it? Not sure.

Yeah, where I come from sometimes people slip their role or crumb it-leave a hint in case they die-I was great at picking those up in the past. Here they don't seem to do that as much.

Also, glad this game was drama free also. It's very refreshing!!

The only (Heist) game I've seen here where we tried out fake peeks and crumbs was in Arrested Development, and a handful of townies (me, Wilgy, Spacedaisy, Turnip Head, and I think someone else) all consistently threw out cop reads. In the end, TH and I were able to provide adequate cover for the real cop who was Daisy, so it worked out, but thankfully enough of us were familiar with that method after seeing TH deal with it in the Championship last year. I hope to utilize it again in future games and plan it more next time, since we just started throwing out peeks without in-thread coordination.

Quin wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Quin wrote:This was a refreshing game. I sockslipped like twice and had to get MP and then SVS to fix it for me before anyone noticed though :/

Twice? More like three or four times. :P

Don't sweat it though, it was an easy fix and I'm glad S~V~S and I caught them generally pretty early as well so we could fix them in time. Also, nice job as Zoidberg considering you weren't a fan of the show! I could hear his voice.

I was going off of what I could find for him on youtube.

I'm pretty happy with how I played this time. I think it's the first time I've lead the lynch against a baddie since I've been here



By the way, I was being a little shit early on and seeing if you'd left the 'last online' history open for any sockpuppets so I could expose any baddies and you most definitely did for Hedonismbot.

You definitely played well! You all did, really, especially for it being not a post-heavy game.

Dang, I thought I checked for that! Well, it shouldn't have been illuminating since I hopped into all of the sockpuppets myself before the game started.

Silverwolf wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Yeah, the cop was the major problem, but unfortunately the mafia was really unlucky by only killing and lynching vanilla townies. The masons claimed at the right time and presented a challenge as well.

I was wondering even if Boomsworth failed to claim and got NKed, Nibblerwolf still would have been forced to NK both masons and then convince to lylo. Possible, but yeah, it was a tough position to be in. I didn't envy you at all! I've been in really uphill battles as mafia before and it's rough.

Yeah, the PR's alive made it tough. I've been successful as mafia PR hunting before but it's tougher on this site for some reason.

Well, for years many of the members here have only played open setup role madness, and the member base is largely made up of players who have played for quite some time. I'd guess around half of the active member base has played as long as or longer than I have and I've been playing for 6 years. With the advent of the Heist game type within the past year is when the member base at large has been getting exposed to smaller and simpler semi-open and closed setups where claiming isn't punished but is allowed and actually encouraged... so this kind of setup is still relatively new or totally new to some players. It also explains why no one fake peeked or any of that as well. So that may have something to do with it? Not sure.

Quin wrote:This was a refreshing game. I sockslipped like twice and had to get MP and then SVS to fix it for me before anyone noticed though :/

Twice? More like three or four times. :P

Don't sweat it though, it was an easy fix and I'm glad S~V~S and I caught them generally pretty early as well so we could fix them in time. Also, nice job as Zoidberg considering you weren't a fan of the show! I could hear his voice.

ACTIONS

Night 1
Professor Farnsworth investigates Morbo
Nibbler role blocks Scruffy

Night 2
Professor Farnsworth investigates Hermes Conrad
Nibbler silences Bender

Night 3
Professor Farnsworth investigates Scruffy
Nibbler frames Scruffy

Night 4
Professor Farnsworth investigates Richard Nixon's Head

PLAYERS
Amy Wong -- nijuukyugou -- Vanilla Townie
Bender -- AllAlongtheBoardwalk -- Vanilla Townie
Calculon -- >SpaghettiEverywhere -- Town Mason
Dr. Zoidberg -- Quin -- Vanilla Townie
Fry -- Serge -- Vanilla Townie
Hedonismbot -- thellama73 -- Vanilla Townie
Hermes Conrad -- Russtifinko -- Town Mason
Morbo -- DFaraday -- Vanilla Townie
Nibbler -- Silverwolf -- Mafia Jack of All Trades
Professor Farnsworth -- Boomslang -- Town Cop
Richard Nixon's Head -- Scotty -- Vanilla Townie
Robot Devil -- Epignosis -- Mafia Goon
Robot Mafia -- Sloonei -- Vanilla Townie
Scruffy -- DrWilgy -- Vanilla Townie
Zapp Brannigan -- agleaminranks -- Mafia Goon

It would be Day 6, but the remaining mafia (Nibbler) has conceded the game.

Congratulations to the town!!! They have won Futurama Mafia!!

It is now Night 5.

Please send in your PMs ASAP.

Fry wrote:To the mod, if the scum is jack of all trades can he use the night kill role and his faction's kill at the same time?

Yes.

It is now Day 5. You may now post.

You have 48 hours to lynch a meatbag, robot, or alien.

It is now Night 4.

Send in PMs ASAP please.

It is now Day 4. You may now post.

You have 72 hours to lynch a meatbag, robot, or alien.

It is now Night 3.

You have 24 hours to send in your PMs.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Further, in accordance with my P-Score guidelines, all players behind sockpuppets will be auto-replaced without the player's consent if they fail either P-Score criteria (missing 2 votes or failing to post for more than 96 hours, including Night time). I will not announce when replacements have been made, however, as that will happen entirely behind the scenes. Furthermore, please do not discuss replacements at all. Thank you.

Posting this again as a warning.

We had everyone vote for Day 2. Let's please continue that trend. I love that you all have been so immersed in roleplaying, and you're a great group, but I won't hesitate to swiftly and without warning auto-replace anyone who fails the participation criteria. If you need a replacement, let me know. Thanks.

You have 7 hours left in Day 3. Use them wisely and cast your votes.

It is now Day 3. You may now post.

You have 48 hours to lynch a meatbag, robot, or alien.

It is now Night 2.

You have 27 hours to send in your PMs.

Note that I am extending this period by three hours. This means that Night 2 will end at 10:00PM EST instead of 7:00. I apologize for the change in time but this will be a better time for me going forward and I have to pick up my wife from Austin airport tomorrow and won't be able to make the normal time. Thanks for understanding!

It is now Day 2. You may now post.

You have 48 hours to lynch a meatbag, robot, or alien.

You have a little over 20 hours in Night 1; it will end at 7:00PM EST tomorrow to keep us on track. If you have an active power, send me a PM. You will not be able to post again until Day 2.

It is now Night 1.

Prologue
Day 1 -- Amy Wong has been lynched. She was nijuukyugou and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 1 Final Vote Tally
Night 1 -- Hedonismbot has been killed. He was thellama73 and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 2 -- Zapp Brannigan has been lynched. He was agleaminranks and a Mafia Goon.
Day 2 Final Vote Tally
Night 2 -- Robot Mafia has been killed. He was Sloonei and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 3 -- Robot Devil has been lynched. He was Epignosis and a Mafia Goon.
Day 3 Final Vote Tally
Night 3 -- Bender has been killed. He was AllAlongtheBoardwalk and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 4 -- Scruffy has been lynched. He was DrWilgy and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 4 Final Vote Tally
Night 4 -- Dr. Zoidberg has been killed. He was Quin and a Vanilla Townie.
Day 5 -- Fry has been lynched. He was Serge and a Vanilla Townie.

ALIVE: 6

Calculon
Hermes Conrad
Morbo
Nibbler
Professor Farnsworth
Richard Nixon's Head




DEAD: 9

Amy Wong -- Lynched - Day 1 -- Vanilla Townie
Hedonismbot -- Killed - Night 1 -- Vanilla Townie
Zapp Brannigan -- Lynched - Day 2 -- Mafia Goon
Robot Mafia -- Killed - Night 2 -- Vanilla Townie
Robot Devil -- Lynched - Day 3 -- Mafia Goon
Bender -- Killed - Night 3 -- Vanilla Townie
Scruffy -- Lynched - Day 4 -- Vanilla Townie
Dr. Zoidberg -- Killed - Night 4 -- Vanilla Townie
Fry -- Lynched - Day 5 -- Vanilla Townie

Gameplay
1. Days are 48 hours. The thread will be open and all players should post.
2. Nights are 24 hours. The thread will be locked and all players cannot post.
3. All game conversation must take place in the thread unless you have specifically been given BTSC (see: Rules).
4. All votes must be cast in the poll to count. It is considered standard and good form to post at the time of your vote and indicate your vote with bold/underline. Your host would very much appreciate that you do this, so please do so, but it is not necessary for your vote to count.
5. All votes are changeable. You may change your vote as many times as you wish up until the vote's deadline.
6. All lynch ties will be decided randomly.
7. Roleplaying is heavily encouraged. We will be awarding Best Roleplay to a player at the end of the game for best character roleplay. Futurama is a funny (and touching) show. Make your host and fellow players laugh (and cry)!
8. In addition to Best Roleplay, we will be awarding MVP to a player at the end of the game for best performance. Play your best!
9. All roles have been assigned randomly, and all characters have been assigned without consideration for role or alignment. Please note that this means evil characters in the show could be town and good characters in the show could be mafia. Character and alignment are not at all related.
10. If your faction wins, you win, regardless of whether you are dead or alive at endgame. Do your best! Fight for your faction's win condition. Players who fail to meet participation criteria will be denied a win.
11. The Mod on Duty for this game is Dom. He is there for any of your questions or concerns not strictly related to game or role mechanics. Please PM him with any grievances or concerns you may have at any time, notably including conflicts with other players. Keep the thread fun and clean of emotionally-charged drama or conflicts; PM Dom instead. We want to keep this game as fun as possible for everyone.


Rules
1. Be respectful and remember that this is a game. Although mafia is a game of deception and can be rather heated, recognize that the game is not personal and that your friends may be lying to you in the spirit of the game. Please treat your fellow players with respect, even if you suspect or strongly disagree with them.
2. No BTSC (Behind the Scenes Contact/Conversation) with anyone other than your specified BTSC partners.
3. No editing or deleting of posts.
4. Role outing of yourself and others, whether true or false, is permitted and encouraged. This includes statements such as "Preacherbot is Mafia Goon", "I am the cop", etc. Dump any role-related information into the thread as you wish.
5. This is a sockpuppet game, which is meant to conceal the true identity of the users playing. Let's all keep in character and not turn the game of mafia into "guess who's under each sock in the thread!" or "tell me your true identity!"; that would be against the nature of the sockpuppet aspect of this game, so don't do it. If you have your suspicions as to who a player might be, keep them to yourself.
6. No self-voting, even as a placeholder. This is considered an illegal move in this game as much as voting for the non-player option. There is an "Unvote" option for a vote placeholder.
7. Dead players should not post on-topic and any posts made should be in dead red. There is a "dead" code for this function.
8. Off-topic posts should be in off-topic green. There is an "OT" code for this function.
9. Posts from non-players should be in non-player blue. There is a "np" code for this function.
10. This is MovingPictures07's host color. All of his host posts will be in this color. Don't use it!


Participation
The following behavior constitutes non-participation:

- If you do not post for more than 96 consecutive hours.
- If you do not cast a vote in 2 or more lynches.

If either of these are committed, it will qualify as non-participation for the purposes of this game. Consequently, any player who commits any of these will have their Participation Score (P-Score) penalized.

If at any time you are afraid you cannot fulfill either of these requirements due to any reason, please PM your host immediately explaining your situation or requesting a replacement. In the case of the latter, I will then seek out someone to take your place. Either way, your P-Score will not be penalized, as long as the situation is deemed an acceptable restriction or explanation for missing participation requirements. Exceptions will be made for unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances.

[center]Futurama Mafia[/center]

Inspired by Thingyman's Matrix 12 setup for the Mafia Championship Season 3 on Mafia Universe, I have developed my own TV Sitcom Matrix (nicknamed the "What-If Machine" after the device in Futurama) for this series of games. Each game will use one (1) of the setups in the matrix, chosen randomly at the start of the game. The setup will not be revealed during the game.

Thus, there are 8 possible setups: 1, 2, 3, 4, A, B, C, and D.

Each setup specifies only 4 roles, so the remaining 11 roles will always be split between 9 vanilla townies and 2 mafia goons.


Role Index:
1-Shot Town Vigilante - During one night of this player's choice, he or she may night kill any one player. One-time use.
Town Cop - Every night, this player selects a player of his or her choice to ID (alignment check).
Town Cop (Odd nights) - Every odd night, this player selects a player of his or her choice to ID (alignment check).
Town Cop w/ n0 town check - This player receives an alignment check on a randomly selected town player to start the game. Every night, this player selects a player of his or her choice to ID (alignment check).
Town Sick Innocent Child (d1-4 reveal) - This role will be confirmed by the host to be town publicly at the start of either day 1, 2, 3, or 4. However, that player will die at the start of the following day. At the start of the game, the host will randomize which of the four days will apply to the game; the role will be unaware of which day has been selected.
Town Jailkeeper - Every night, this player selects a player of his or her choice to both protect from all night kills and role block.
Town Masons (2) - These two roles have BTSC and may communicate privately outside of the game thread.
Town Miller - If targeted with an ID (alignment) check, this player will appear as mafia.
Vanilla Townie - This player has no role power.
1-Shot Mafia Vigilante - During one night of this player's choice, he or she may night kill any one player. One-time use.
Mafia Godfather - If targeted with an ID (alignment) check, this player will appear as town.
Mafia Goon - This player has no role power.
Mafia Jack of All Trades - This player has three one-time use role abilities; however, these abilities will differ based on the setup randomized. The abilities could be any of the following combinations.
Setup A: 1-shot roleblock, 1-shot silence, and 1-shot frame (targeted townie will appear mafia if ID'd by the cop that night).
Setup B: 1-shot roleblock, 1-shot protection, and 1-shot role cop.
Setup 1: 1-shot roleblock, 1-shot role cop, and 1-shot frame (targeted townie will appear mafia if ID'd by the cop that night).
Setup 2: 1-shot night kill, 1-shot role cop, and 1-shot silence.