Awards Categories
Categories for Indivdual GAMES
*Note that "special games" have been grouped with the most appropriate category based on size and duration.
Best Job -- Which 2017 game within the Jobs category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games are included in the following spoiler:
Phenon Mafia
Game of Champions 2016
Mass Effect Mafia: an HCR & Syndicate Crossover
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
Best Side Mission -- Which 2017 game within the Side Missions category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games are included in the following spoiler:
Felt Mafia 2
Survivor Mafia
Elemental Mafia
Pokemon Mafia
Welcome to Night Vale Mafia
Street Fighter II Mafia
Mountain Mafia
Best Heist -- Which 2017 game within the Heists category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games are included in the following spoiler:
Vocaroo Mafia
BLUE vs. RED
Currents Mafia
Lost Again Mafia (Season 3)
Blue Velvet Mafia
The Great Gatsby
The Search for Quin
Seinfeld Mafia
Pirates Mafia
Phenon: Origins Mafia
Best Burglary -- Which 2017 game (we've also included 2016 games which were not considered last year) within the Burglaries category do you feel was the most exciting, fun, and/or best built? Define this however you like. Eligible games are included in the following spoiler:
Election Night Mafia
The Theme is Literally a Burglary
New Year's Eve's Eve Party
A Game About Chinese Food
Greater Idea
Pizza Mafia
All Fall Down
Best Theme -- Which 2017 game within any category do you feel boasted the best theme? Define this however you like. All games are eligible.
Most Hyped Future Game -- Which future game currently lying in wait in any of our queues (
Heist,
Side Mission, and
Job) or elsewhere on
The Drawing Board are you most excited about playing?
Best Civilian Team Victory -- Within which 2017 game do you feel the civilian faction performed the best? All games are eligible.
Best Mafia Team Victory -- Within which 2017 game do you feel a mafia team or the mafia faction performed the best? All games are eligible.
Categories for Indivdual PLAYERS
Best Host or Host Team -- Which host or team of hosts do you think provided the overall best Mafia experience of the year? All games are eligible.
Best Civilian -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as a civilian in 2017, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Mafioso -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as a mafioso in 2017, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Independent -- Which individual player do you feel was the best performer as an independent role in 2017, either in reference to a single game performance or the full year in combination? Define this however you like.
Best Newcomer -- Which individual player who played their first-ever game on The Syndicate in 2017 do you feel was the best performer, added the most to the community, and/or was the most entertaining? Define this however you like. Players who meet this criteria are listed in the following spoiler:
Adam
CaptainNifty
colonialbob
dunya
Fredwood
gfishfunk
Immortal_Raven
malakim2099
Mesk514
NewTraditionalist
OptOutside
Silver Lantern
somethingiwontforget
SpankGangsta
speedchuck
TonyStarkPrime
*If you feel you or someone else should be included here but isn't, please let JaggedJimmyJay know ASAP.
Best Role Use -- Which individual player do you feel used the mechanics of their role the most effectively or in the most entertaining way during a game in 2017? Define this however you like.
Most Valuable Player -- Which individual player do you feel was the best overall performer in the game of Mafia, regardless of role or alignment, in 2017? This may reference a single game performance or an overall body of work through the year. Define this however you like.
Additional Categories
Spirit Award -- This award is perhaps the most broad. Which individual player and/or contributor to the Mafia community here on The Syndicate did the most to promote a fun and welcoming playing environment for everyone else to enjoy in 2017? Define this however you like.
Funniest Poster -- Which indivdual player or contributor made you laugh the most in 2017? Define this however you like.
Best Quote -- In a post coming soon (to be linked
here) I will provide a number of quotes submitted to this account throughout the year as candidates for this award. You may select among that group or vote for any other quote you may prefer from anywhere on the site during the year.
Best Banner -- Which banner for a 2017 game do you feel was the best looking, coolest, most interesting, or otherwise the one you most prefer? Define this however you like.