The Syndicate

In an intense/batshit/Talking Heads-tier game, a 5-day Day phase for me to elaborate my reads would be terrific , otherwise my personal feel is that the longer the phase, the draggier it'd feel to go through. We do experience busy schedules and replacement/inactivity issues just as much, but I'm not sure I'd say the 48h window is really the issue for it.

Of course, this is just my view on it, so you should best wait for feedback from others as well.

The reason I asked if the expanded cycle is theme-based is because the only Syndicate instance I've encountered (wasn't a member yet) was a special wacky game in which the Day lasted a month. And then the game ended, because the baddie was actually one-shotted.

Yes, a chatzone separate from the forum for the mafia team to freely communicate would be better (we use Chatzy a lot). Never thought of a solo player needing the same space to write down his thoughts (in the presence of uhm the Host?), but it's an interesting suggestion.

PMs can be accessed in each player's Inbox/Sent, thought you're right, they will stack on several pages - especially in games where MP is yer Host.

Hiya sprityo. Liking the enthusiasm brought into your first submission. Regarding the format of your game, be sure to check how game queues work here for speed and for full games. If you don't want to modify your design much, but can wait until this game would be voted and placed within a new batch of games, keep it full. If you'd rather host it sooner, make it speed.

Is there something theme-related about having phases last this long?

What's "day activation" all about? Aren't Hosts supposed to announce, on the player's behalf, any powers that can get activated during the Day phase?

Also I reckon some of the rest of the rules are conceived in the format/culture you're familiar with, because, for instance, Hosts can normally communicate with the players via PMs here and there is a mechanism installed so that game posts cannot be edited or deleted.