Round 2 Day 3

A cop was hard at work, poking around places they maybe weren't meant to be poking around.

"Dum de dum de dum. Oh! What's this?" The cop shone their flashlight on a small metallic object on the ground. "Huh. It looks kinda like a gun."

They picked it up, and immediately someone jumped out from behind a building. 

"Ah!" The cop shot out of instinct, only to realize that the gun was in fact a paintball gun. Pretty useless against a Mafia member in protective gear.

The next morning, the body of Lua, Cop was found in a shady part of town. The gun clutched in her hand made it look like she'd shot herself, but the angle was wrong, and upon further inspection, so was the gun.

It is now Day 2

Comment moderation will be turned off as soon as I've emailed out the results of everyone's night actions. You'll all receive an email, even if you decided to do nothing or did not submit an action. 

You can use this time to discuss amongst yourselves in the comment section and try to sleuth out the mafioso. You do not have to share the results of your investigations, though failing to do so may make you seem suspicious.

If you want to hang a suspected mafioso, you can type castvote [player's name]

If you type "vote" rather than "castvote," your vote will be valid if I see it. However, I'm gonna Ctrl-F "castvote" when tallying up, so that's not a guarantee. Also please avoid using the word castvote when you're not voting. Use vote instead, e.g. "I think I'm gonna vote for Fabi." and then later "castvoteFabi"

If you want to redact a vote (which you can only do before it's reached a majority), type unvote. Please use bold! The code for that is <b>[Bold text]</b>

You are not obligated to hang somebody, though failing to do so may give the mafioso an advantage. 

The day will end Monday May 2nd, at 9AM Pacific Time (5PM UK time) unless a majority is reached and a suspect is selected, or unless people vote skip day, which also requires a majority vote.

If a suspect is selected, their 24-hour defense phase will begin immediately, even if I am not online to say so. During that time, you may castvote "innocent" or "guilty," and you may change your vote at any time. The vote will not lock until the end of the defense phase.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Snow is out of town, so Lua can remain in the game for this day phase to fill Snow's spot. She does not have her own results because she's dead. I'll send her Snow's though.

The majority of votes needed today is 5.

If you have any questions, comment them in italics or email me.

Round 2 Players
1) Gemma
2) Dugglyn
3) Star
4) Lavender
5) Silente (Jai)
7) Vellichor (Elleni)
8) Keiron
9) Snow *Lua's filling in today if she wants to

Roles

Mafioso
Mafioso
Cop
Cop
Cop
Doctor
Coroner
Survivor

Player order and role order not related. Role assignments generated randomly.

Round 2 Night 2

Day 2 has ended. Everyone produced sheriff's badges, but if was unclear which badges were legit, which stolen. Henry the telepathic-ninja-owl-slash-petty-thief handed out a bunch of extra badges, just to add to the confusion. One person was overheard saying "Why are you giving this to me? I can't pretend to be two cops." However, no one was sure who'd said that.

As the sun set, the gallows remained empty.

IT IS NOW NIGHT 2

Comment moderation has been turned on. You have until Saturday, April 30th at 9PM Pacific time (5:00 AM Sunday May 1st in the UK) to submit your night actions. If everyone submits something before then, the night will end early. If you have any questions, email me.

Round 2 Players
1) Gemma
2) Dugglyn
3) Star
4) Lavender
5) Silente (Jai)
6) Lua
7) Vellichor (Elleni)
8) Keiron
9) Snow

Roles

1) Mafioso
2) Mafioso
3) Cop
4) Cop
5) Cop
6) Cop
7) Doctor
8) Coroner
9) Survivor

Round 2 Day 2

When the sun rose over the town, there was no dead body to be seen. Whispers echoed around the square. What did this mean? Were the powers that be simply feeling merciful, or was something deeper going on?

You'll all receive emails with your night action results, even if you decided to do nothing.

Comment moderation will be turned off as soon as I've emailed out the results of everyone's night actions. You can use this time to discuss amongst yourselves in the comment section and try to sleuth out the mafioso. You do not have to share the results of your investigations, though failing to do so may make you seem suspicious.

If you want to hang a suspected mafioso, you can type castvote [player's name]

If you type "vote" rather than "castvote," your vote will be valid if I see it. However, I'm gonna Ctrl-F "castvote" when tallying up, so that's not a guarantee. Also please avoid using the word castvote when you're not voting.

If you want to redact a vote (which you can only do before it's reached a majority), type unvote. Please use bold! The code for that is <b>Bold text</b>

You are not obligated to hang somebody, though failing to do so may give the mafioso an advantage. However, hanging an innocent citizen has very major bad consequences in a game this small.

The day will end Friday April 29th, at 9PM Pacific Time (5AM UK time on Saturday) unless a majority is reached and a suspect is selected, or unless people vote skip day, which also requires a majority vote.

If a suspect is selected, their 24-hour defense phase will begin immediately, even if I am not online to say so. During that time, you may castvote innocent or guilty, and you may change your vote at any time. The vote will not lock until the end of the defense phase.

The majority of votes needed today is 5.

If you have any questions, comment them in italics or email me.

Round 2 Players
1) Gemma
2) Dugglyn
3) Star
4) Lavender
5) Silente (Jai)
6) Lua
7) Vellichor (Elleni)
8) Keiron
9) Snow

Roles

1) Mafioso
2) Mafioso
3) Cop
4) Cop
5) Cop
6) Cop
7) Doctor
8) Coroner
9) Survivor

Player order and role order not related. Role assignments generated randomly.

Round 2 Night 1!

UPDATE: Roles have been sent out! Please leave a comment to confirm that you got your role. You'll then have until the deadline listed below to submit your night actions!

IT IS NOW NIGHT 1

Comment moderation has been turned on. When you receive your email, comment here as soon as possible. You will also have until Thursday, April 28th at 9PM Pacific time (5:00 AM Friday the 29th in the UK) to submit your first night actions. If you have any questions, email me.

A new thing for this round-- I'll be posting the list of roles and players remaining at the end of each post.

Players
1) Gemma
2) Dugglyn
3) Star
4) Lavender
5) Silente (Jai)
6) Lua
7) Vellichor (Elleni)
8) Keiron
9) Snow

Roles

1) Mafioso
2) Mafioso
3) Normal Cop
4) Naive Cop
5) Paranoid Cop
6) Insane Cop
7) Doctor
8) Coroner
9) Survivor

Player order and role order not related. Role assignments generated randomly.

Did Someone Say Mini-Mafia Round 2?!

So, Jai thinks that May 9th is too long to wait, so if I get 5 people again, I'll make another small mini-game. If  new people want to play, I can expand the list to have 8 people, but I don't want to make it any more complicated than that because I also want to work on the future version that Elleni's helping to improve.

I've only changed a couple things this round. I've added a possible role to get dead people's info, and I'm going to add a trial/defence phase like Elleni suggested.

Basically once a vote has been locked, that candidate doesn't die right away. Instead, they have 24 hours to defend themselves. During that time, the other players can vote innocent or guilty. This vote won't lock and can be changed at any time until the phase ends.

Here are the roles explained in more detail. The order listed is the order that they'll be added to the game as people sign up.

1. Mafioso: Can kill one person each night. Goal is to avoid detection and kill everyone in the town.
2. Regular Cop: Can investigate one person each night. Receives a verdict of "suspicious" for the mafioso, "unsuspicious" for everyone else. Goal is to find and hang the mafioso.
3. Naive Cop: Can investigate one person each night. Receives a verdict of "unsuspicious" for everyone. Goal is to find and hang the mafioso.
4. Paranoid Cop: Can investigate one person each night. Receives a verdict of "suspicious" for everyone. Goal is to find and hang the mafioso.
5. Insane Cop: Can investigate one person each night. Receives a verdict of "unsuspicious" for the mafioso, "suspicious" for everyone else. Goal is to find and hang the mafioso.
6. Doctor: Picks one person to heal each night. If that person is killed, they won't die.
7. (A second mafioso) The Mafia can still only have one kill per night, but there will be two people for the town to find and hang in order to win. 
8. Coroner: Can investigate a dead cop to see either their exact role or their most recent investigation and results (coroner's choice).
9. Survivor: Their night action is to decide whether or not to wear a bulletproof vest. They are immune to being killed on nights they wear a vest, but they only have two vests per game. Goal is to survive until the end. Can win with either Mafia or Town.

Sign up by commenting here and saying something along the lines of "count me in," or by emailing me. Also tell your friends and stuff!

Round 2 Sign-ups
1) Gemma
2) Dugglyn
3) Star
4) Lavender
5) Silente (Jai)
6) Lua
7) Vellichor (Elleni)
8) Keiron
9) Snow

Roles

1) Mafioso
2) Mafioso
3) Normal Cop
4) Naive Cop
5) Paranoid Cop
6) Insane Cop
7) Doctor
8) Coroner
9) Survivor

Player order and role order not related. Role assignments generated randomly.

Mini-Mafia 1 Dramatic Conclusion

The two remaining townsfolk were torn. The mafioso was torn too--who to frame?

Eventually, though, one person was pushed towards the gallows. That person was Gemma. 

The executioner, silent, tied the rope around her neck. "Any last words."

"You guys, I'm innocent. If you kill me, you kill yourselves. Well, except yo--"

The rope tightened, and the body of Gemma, Cop fell to the floor. 

Dugglyn, Mafioso turned to Elleni, Cop. "You're next."

Elleni blinked in shock. "But... I calculated! There was only an 0.1 chance that you were--"

Dug shrugged. "Stranger things have happened, and do with alarming regularity."

Elleni sighed. "This is all my fault..."

"You could run away. Join me in the dark side. My eyes have refried beans. Yours could, too." Dug pointed to her eyes, which were indeed drowning in refried beans.

Elleni attempted a sad smile. Her friend--or had she ever been that--was still there, somewhere. 

After a long pause, she strengthened her resolve. "No. I am an officer of the law." She pulled out her small police pistol. It had one bullet, one shot at life.

She pulled back the safety, closed her eyes, and pulled the trigger. "This is for you, Gemma, Silente, Snow..."

She opened her eyes to find Dug grinning down at her. By some bizarre magic, the refried beans had stopped the bullet. 

"Their only weakness is hanging," Dug explained. "That's why they're the perfect weapon for the dark side. You really should have joined while you had the chance. Pie!"

Refried beans were everywhere now. They seemed to be multiplying. They covered Elleni's eyes and hair until she couldn't breathe and fell to the floor, dead.

Dugglyn stood up and cackled. "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Henry the owl screeched mournfully along.

Congratulations, Dugglyn! This is actually the first time that a mafioso has won this version, as far as I'm aware. This is based off a sample of like 3-4 games, but it's still an achievement!

Here's the complete role list.

• Dugglyn, Mafioso
• Elleni, Normal Cop
• Gemma, Naive Cop
• Silente, Insane Cop
• Snow, Paranoid Cop

Elleni and I are going to co-host the next version, which will start around May 9th or so. Sign-ups will be posted soon. Tell your friends!

Mini-Mafia 1 Day Three

Holy guacamole that was quick.

A cop poked around. She investigated, nodded to herself, and headed back to her house. She had a thought. It was a very good thought, and she wanted to write it down before she forgot.

A masked figure awaited her on the porch. She knew instantly who it must be. A nearby string quartet started to play suspense music, and the cop glanced at them, annoyed that they weren't helping. How would they even help, though? Call the police? Hah.

The cop pulled out a pair of handcuffs. The mafioso pulled out a gun.

"You have the right to remain silent. Or should I say Silente?

*******

The next morning, Henry dutifully resumed his role as murder-scene locator. The townsfolk frowned. What did this mean? Who was the mafioso, and who would be their next victim?

IT IS NOW DAY 3

Comment moderation will be turned off as soon as your emails with your night action results have been sent out.

The day will end Wednesday, April 27th at 3pm for Elleni and Dugglyn, 11pm for Jai and Gemma. It will end earlier if there's a hanging or a skip.