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[Imp]

Yes you should!  Ahem.  I mean, would one of you knowledgeable types please post a good 2-3 links of a similar Kingmaker game, so I can tell if it's something I'd like to ask to join in on when the time comes?

[Tiruin]

Actually, I've been preparing flavor for a Kingmaker.  Shall we?

YEESS-

I mean, do go on! This sounds like a good restart for those types.

Kingmaker games have..been seemingly removed since the last game where [People who didn't do the BMs joined] and stuff happened and town won. Jim was there.
..Things didn't go well.

[webadict]

Yes you should!  Ahem.  I mean, would one of you knowledgeable types please post a good 2-3 links of a similar Kingmaker game, so I can tell if it's something I'd like to ask to join in on when the time comes?

I would, but I'm phonebound until Saturday.

[Nerjin]

Guess I'm fired then.

[notquitethere]

Guess I'm fired then.

I'll co-mod a game with you if you like Nerjin I've been wanting to run something for a while now.

[Toaster]

We've had four games, I believe.   I hosted the last two.

Kingmaker 1
Kingmaker 2
Kingmaker 3
Kingmaker 4


My conclusion at the end was the gametype needs some serious work before it comes fun, since it typically breaks down at LYLO.


(Also if you want to see a trainwreck, read #4)

[Nerjin]

Less than 50 posts into #4 and I'm very sad already. I hope SC pulled it around before he got himself lynched. Onwards to READING!

[webadict]

Guess I'm fired then.

What? Why? I can duomod two games. I've even got a fair majority of the potential roles for ours.

[Nerjin]

Oh... Well in that case I'm super stoked! Can't wait to see what rolls there be.

[Leafsnail]

7 v 2 mountainous Kingmaker is massively skewed against town.  If you made the numbers less unbalanced it would work a lot better.

[Imp]

I'm about 150 posts into reading Kingmaker 1.

I don't think it's a tempting type of Mafia for me.

If it were the only Mafia game being played in its time slot... I'd probably give it a try, because I really want to play more Mafia.

But I think I'd regret signing up.

It seems to encourage passiveness for many people.  I fear it would in me as well.  A sense of futility and distance.  Nihilism might become me!

[Toaster]

7 v 2 mountainous Kingmaker is massively skewed against town.  If you made the numbers less unbalanced it would work a lot better.

...until it's LYLO and suddenly two townies are confirmed, assuming a scum wasn't kinged.  What numbers do you propose?

[Leafsnail]

"assuming a scum wasn't kinged".  The fact that a scum can be kinged makes it worse than normal lylo.  Also scum can counterclaim kingmaker at that point.

I'd suggest adding some power roles.  If it were mountainous it would probably need to be 9 v 2 at minimum (although that might still be skewed).

[notquitethere]

I've been developing a kind of Build-Your-Own Mafia, in which players spend points on powers, secondary wincons etc. at the beginning of the game and gain points for every day they survive, which they can spend on new powers as the day goes on. Would anyone be interested in taking a look at what I've got so far? The power costs want more careful balancing and it'd be good to get a second opinion.

[webadict]

I've been developing a kind of Build-Your-Own Mafia, in which players spend points on powers, secondary wincons etc. at the beginning of the game and gain points for every day they survive, which they can spend on new powers as the day goes on. Would anyone be interested in taking a look at what I've got so far? The power costs want more careful balancing and it'd be good to get a second opinion.

Memememememe. I can't play well, but I can balance.