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dakarian

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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #45 on: December 21, 2009, 01:28:16 pm »


I now have 9 people.  That's enough for 1 santa, 1 grinch, 0 scrooges, and 1 day before christmas.  Every 2 additional people means I can add an extra item (either a scrooge, grinch, or day before x-mas,  probably in that order).

I'm thinking I can start it later today then, whether more join or not.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #46 on: December 21, 2009, 01:34:39 pm »

Woohoo!


Where doing it man
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #47 on: December 21, 2009, 04:13:30 pm »

9 people is only 1 grinch? Geez!
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #48 on: December 21, 2009, 05:02:55 pm »

At least wait for a Scrooge. Then there's a possibility of getting a second Grinch.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #49 on: December 21, 2009, 05:12:55 pm »

1 more person will be enough to bring in a Scrooge.  2 and I can put a second Grinch.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #50 on: December 21, 2009, 05:38:40 pm »

Wait, I'm not in?  In then.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #51 on: December 21, 2009, 06:00:23 pm »

1 scrooge, 1 grinch so far

moar for moar interestingness
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #52 on: December 21, 2009, 06:23:31 pm »

a chance to ruin christmas vs a chance to ruin christmas...
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #53 on: December 21, 2009, 06:28:13 pm »

a chance to ruin christmas vs a chance to ruin christmas...

It's a win/win situation.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #54 on: December 21, 2009, 11:19:29 pm »

Guys! How about we assign roles to ask for? That might help; I'm not sure how, but it seems to me we could figure something out.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #55 on: December 21, 2009, 11:32:02 pm »

Role are being sent now.  Note that this thread will be closed shortly once the actual game thread opens.
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Re: Christmas Mafia (Signups)
« Reply #56 on: December 21, 2009, 11:47:20 pm »

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Re: Christmas Mafia - Discussion thread
« Reply #57 on: December 22, 2009, 09:10:47 pm »

I, like others, was under the misapprehension tht you got to specify what you wanted Santa to give you. And, had a few strategies for using this to advantage.

But no, all you get to do is send santa a form letter? I don't even have to cut Bob Cratchit's salary!
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Re: Christmas Mafia - Discussion thread
« Reply #58 on: December 23, 2009, 02:25:51 am »

There was never a time when anyone had the option of requesting their role for Santa.  At one point, Santa was told what role you wanted (though you were told what role to ask for in the PM).  The Grinches had, at one point, the option to choose a role.  I didn't give folks the chance to choose the role they wanted because the balancing act required would be a mess in a game like this.  Note that the two times I did give 'choice' powers: I gave the mafia even STRONGER ones that made him nearly impossible to defeat (note that Vector died by a quirk added in to a role that was crazy for any townie to want to use), and in KotM which is a very different beast.

As for why the letter became standard: I realized, though, that it means that a group of people would know the role you COULD be.  Nothing like having a pro-town player that can potentially know everyone's role. 

The letter system wasn't MEANT to be used to crack the system.  It was meant to be just a gimick in an otherwise standard game.  You scumhunt.. look for people you believe are town, then send letters in the hopes of one of them being Santa.  If enough townies did so (especially if Santa gave Coal to the mafia) then the town would have a good bit of power to use.  Every role can show up twice!  2 redirectors, 2 cops, 2 doctors.. scum won't last.  Now if the town can't read players well or become soo paranoid that they don't send letters...well.. you get a batch of 1 shots + a Princess to worry about...overall anti-town by my readings.

Along with that, the town has 3-5 days to scumhunt.. 5 days normally, 4 if santa is killed, and 3 if santa dies while Scrooge ends up a Mafia-ally. 
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Re: Christmas Mafia - Discussion thread
« Reply #59 on: December 23, 2009, 06:48:49 am »

It still feels against Christmas spirit. "This is what you want for Christmas."
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