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Re: Worst Role Ideas
« Reply #45 on: November 02, 2009, 06:24:56 pm »

How about a game where there is no mafia, but the town doesn't know that.  The only way they win is if the town lynch the mod?

That shows up in a lot of bastard games, though... I actually hear it's quite common.
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« Reply #46 on: November 02, 2009, 06:27:08 pm »

How about a game where there is no mafia, but the town doesn't know that.  The only way they win is if the town lynch the mod?
Well, I was sort of thinking of something like that- a mafia game where you are not informed how many mafia (or anything) there are, and you can vote to end the game. If mafia remain, they win, as the lynches are stopped...
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« Reply #47 on: November 02, 2009, 06:27:41 pm »

How about a game where there is no mafia, but the town doesn't know that.  The only way they win is if the town lynch the mod?

That shows up in a lot of bastard games, though... I actually hear it's quite common.
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« Reply #48 on: November 02, 2009, 06:38:45 pm »

I've heard of a worse game:  All townies, no mafia.  Mod tells them to hunt mafia.

The town wins if they no lynch twice in a row.
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« Reply #49 on: November 02, 2009, 06:41:49 pm »

all-jester games are fun though. Especieally if they are all "exclusive-win" jesters: "You cannot win if someone else does", but they don't know it.
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« Reply #50 on: November 02, 2009, 06:42:04 pm »

Would the NK be random, in that case?
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« Reply #51 on: November 02, 2009, 07:00:18 pm »

So how do you design a game in which you actually want to hunt town, i.e. you want to roll in scum and drip and breathe scumtells?
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« Reply #52 on: November 02, 2009, 07:57:28 pm »

Would the NK be random, in that case?
It would, presuming the game lasts past d1.
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« Reply #53 on: November 02, 2009, 08:17:34 pm »

So how do you design a game in which you actually want to hunt town, i.e. you want to roll in scum and drip and breathe scumtells?

Make it public knowledge that a full half the game is cult leaders. Have the rest of the game be townies.
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« Reply #54 on: November 02, 2009, 08:26:38 pm »

4 groups of players.  3 groups are scum with nightkills.  4th group is a miller group with a vig.

Goal of the scum is to eliminate the millers.  Goal of the millers is to get the mafia to lynch and kill themselves.

Lastly, no roleflip on death.


In truth that technically makes the millers the 'mafia' group and the mafia groups the 'town' but it's about as close as you can get. 
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« Reply #55 on: November 02, 2009, 08:30:20 pm »

... This.  I want to play this game so much.  I mean... gee willikers.
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« Reply #56 on: November 02, 2009, 08:42:02 pm »

Lastly, no roleflip on death.

Why you need that? They'll all flip Mafia Goon anyway. Just make the Miller a Death Miller.
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« Reply #57 on: November 02, 2009, 08:45:33 pm »

AKk sorry I was thinking Masons, not millers.

No roleflip makes everything more frightful for the pack.  Even knowing that a roleflip is fake, it's a little comforting to see something.. just seeing.

"Litia had died"

provides instant uneasiness.  Thus, 3 masons, no role flip.
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« Reply #58 on: November 02, 2009, 08:46:16 pm »

Hey guys, I have an awesome role.

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« Reply #59 on: November 02, 2009, 08:50:12 pm »

Hey guys, I have an awesome role.

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