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Theben

Emperor

Dance Dance for the Revolution!
Jan 1970
time: 00:35

26-08-2004 06:13

#31

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I think I'm ready to rejoin the ranks.

Ljube

Emperor

Belgrade
May 2003
time: 06:35

26-08-2004 15:03

#32

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Adagio

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 06:35

26-08-2004 17:27

#33

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Tuberski

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Feb 2002
time: 23:35

26-08-2004 21:41

#34

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DrSpike

Deity

Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:35

26-08-2004 22:10

#35

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quote:
Originally posted by reismark

Hey, I've been below Emperor for, like, forever, so I could give less than a crap about my post count - can't anyone get involved anymore just because the game looks like FUN?

Oh it is fun as well, I wouldn't play otherwise. As Skanky says if it pushes you to emperor whilst being fun, well, it's a nice bonus.

You may as well at least reply to say you agree. Thus starts the slippery slope.

Kalius

Emperor

Kriegsgewitter
Aug 2002
time: 16:35

27-08-2004 01:25

#36

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I'll be a place filler. If I'm not banned.

DrSpike

Deity

Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:35

27-08-2004 01:35

#37

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Why would you be banned?

SnowFire

Emperor

New York City, NY
Jan 1970
time: 00:35

27-08-2004 04:41

#38

Remove this text

Oh, by the way, I ran the code to see the probabilities on Mafia games. These are baseline stats, if the clues are totally unhelpful and the villagers vote functionally randomly (on the other hand, the Mafia also kills randomly, so he can't seek out their rival Mafia and aim for 'em).

code:
Chance	#M	#V
36.6%	2	24
38.0%	2	22
39.9%	2	20
41.8%	2	18
47.2%	3	21
45.5%	3	23

These were running, oh, 100,000 games or so each to get those percentages.

So, even if the GM is totally unhelpful, the Mafia still only wins 2/5 times, roughly. A double Mafia win should only happen around 1-2% of the time (I ran that too). This implies that clues should be evil and well-hidden to make things interesting.

By the way, the scale of the game doesn't seem to matter much; it sliiiightly increases the chances of the Mafia, but what matters most is the proportion. F'instance, 1 mafia / 11 villagers gives 36.7% chance of mafia victory (easily calculated by hand; this is an easy case); you see above that 2/22 gives 38.0%. Even 20/220 only gives 39.8% chance of mafia victory (that's gonna be a long game, I might add).

Ben Kenobi

Emperor

McGregornobi!
Oct 2002
time: 21:35

27-08-2004 06:31

#39

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Let the jolly jedi join!

Ben Kenobi

Emperor

McGregornobi!
Oct 2002
time: 21:35

27-08-2004 06:32

#40

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And let me be Pope!

Hercules

Emperor

in Tir Na Og
Sep 2002
time: 05:35

27-08-2004 07:15

#41

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quote:
Originally posted by Kalius
I'll be a place filler. If I'm not banned.

Kalius: I think you are an unreliable player, with a history of late and missed postings in recent games, at crucial moments. If I was a GM I wouldn't allow you in the game.

Nothing personal. But I feel new players in games like this should be alerted about you and 'the not missed' NuclearMaster's, spoiling posting record.

OTOH maybe I have got you all wrong.

Last edited by Hercules on 27-08-2004 at 07:24

Theben

Emperor

Dance Dance for the Revolution!
Jan 1970
time: 00:35

27-08-2004 07:31

#42

Got spare money?

A good point, if not tactfully done. But I wouldn't ban him per se- maybe put him on a 'filler' list, so if the slots don't get filled up (not that that has ever been a problem with mafia before) he can join.

NM, OTOH, shouldn't be GM again, not for awhile, anyway. And no more than 1 game at a time.

Sparrowhawk

King

Canada CST
Apr 1999
time: 23:35

27-08-2004 09:26

#43

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I would like to be in on this one (and a sign up thread that lasts longer then 24 hours...is this a good or a bad thing??)

duke o' york

Emperor

Oct 2001
time: 05:35

27-08-2004 13:03

#44

Remove this text

I like the clues, however evil they may be. They make the 'poly mafia game different from others. In the "original" game then it's just players stood in a room and there's little or no role-playing, and you wouldn't want to give out clues to your identity as the mafia so it's just a case of stabbing in the dark.

Ljube

Emperor

Belgrade
May 2003
time: 06:35

27-08-2004 15:05

#45

Put an end to popups!

Kalius

Emperor

Kriegsgewitter
Aug 2002
time: 16:35

28-08-2004 01:54

#46

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quote:
A good point, if not tactfully done. But I wouldn't ban him per se- maybe put him on a 'filler' list, so if the slots don't get filled up (not that that has ever been a problem with mafia before) he can join.

This is what I was alluding to.