In the summer of 2006, Mafia began on the .Org. It had humble beginnings, starting in the Frontroom and garnering 26 players and 354 posts. However, it was popular enough to have staying power. Several games later, 3 months after Mafia began, the players and hosts of the .Org were granted their own subforum. In keeping the trend with its Tavern mates, the Frontroom and Backroom, it would be forever known as the Gameroom.
Five years later, the Gameroom is still going strong, having lasted well beyond anyone's wildest dreams. In order to commemorate this anniversary, we cordially invite you to take part in a summer-long party that will take us through the Gameroom's past, present, and future. On the agenda for the summer are the following games:
- In early June, Mafia X, hosted by GeneralHankerchief, the basic classic that started it all, with a new twist (as described below)
- In late June/early July, The Midgard Saga III, hosted by Sigurd, the latest installment in the exciting and groundbreaking series that takes us through Norse mythology
- In late July/early August, Netherworld 3, hosted by issaikhaan, the thrilling conclusion to the trilogy that has taken us through various aspects of different afterlifes
- In August/September, a mystery game that will be larger and more epic than the three preceding it.
In addition to these games, we will be introducing a new feature that will become a Gameroom mainstay from now on: anonymous player accounts. The username and password information will be distributed to all players who have signed up for a game upon its start, and will be returned to the Tech Admins upon the game's end. The goal of these accounts will be to preserve anonymity and make people judge your merit by the content of your posts, not by who you are. This feature will be introduced with Mafia X. Take a look at this sample account: [MAFIA] Vincent. You may be seeing him and his buddies around soon.
Finally, there will be other miscellaneous features and other mini-festivities that will be popping up over the summer. We hope you join us as we celebrate five great years of forum gaming.
~ The Gameroom staff
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