Elements of Mini-Mafia

“There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,
And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium
And nickel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium,
And iron, americium, ruthenium, uranium,
Europium, zirconium, lutetium, vanadium
And lanthanum and osmium and astatine and radium
And gold, protactinium and indium and gallium (new breath needed!)
And iodine and thorium and thulium and thallium.
“There’s yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium
And boron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium
And strontium and silicon and silver and samarium,
And bismuth, bromine, lithium, beryllium and barium.
“Isn’t that interesting?

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The professor was a happy man. Who wouldn't be? He had just discovered how to make inanimate objects sentient.

Posturing himself in preparation of the fame that would surely come, he walked over and looked at his prime specimens. Sodium, Potassium, Iron, Gallium, Uranium, and Magnesium

He waved. They didn't wave back. They were too busy exploring the fineties of consciousness. The professor was pleased. He quickly set out for home and a tabloid.

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The next morning, he came back to the elements huddled over a corner of a room. "What's happened" he asked.

They turned their heads and stared blankly at him.

The professor decided to check the security tape footage to see what had happened. All was quiet for a while, until Potassium suddenly melted, and then blew up. Quite concerning.

Announcing a state of emergency, the professor called for a group meeting, to determine who had done this dirty deed.

Sign-ups 7/7
Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

Rules

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Basic mafia game, with limitations.

In! Happy Mole Day!

Also, I encourage everyone here to boycott dihydrogen monoxide! It kills people!

Now let's go ride on the ferrous wheel:

Fe - Fe
/ \
Fe Fe
\ /
Fe - Fe

(Um why won't my spacing stay? It doesn't show up as a ring :sweatdrop:)

ialsolostallpunctuationandwouldliketoplaythankyoukindsir

in...
and i agree that DHMO (dihydrogen monoxide) is a huge threat... One day it will destroy humanity!

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Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

In! Happy Mole Day!

Also, I encourage everyone here to boycott dihydrogen monoxide! It kills people!

Now let's go ride on the ferrous wheel:

Fe - Fe
/ \
Fe Fe
\ /
Fe - Fe

(Um why won't my spacing stay? It doesn't show up as a ring :sweatdrop:)

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And DHMO causes erosion! We should ban it from the Earth!

In!

:bow:

In.

So are we element hunters?

Depends on what role you get....

There will be kills, and there will be lynches.

Townies are the elements.

may be we are the elements themselves with a rogue element among us....:juggle2:

Iron did it. But hey, potassium was asking for it.

You know what I think?

HO-CH2-COH-COH-COH-COH-CH

Look it up.

I'm taking chemistry this year, so keep all the science jokes coming guys!

In if theres still room.

That's seven isn't it?

Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

Alright, PMs are going out soon...... and the meeting was unproductive. It is night, and day phase starts at 0000 GMT October 25

https://img21.imageshack.us/img21/22...tersanime1.jpg

What the Hel?

Let's fighting love!

It's some random anime I know of where kids where elements from earth keep disappearing into an alternative dimension and kids are used to try to retrieve them.

If I die in the first night phase, lynch Beskar.

In a good way, at least I won't be cooked till death by the Mafia, if I get lynched.

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Originally Posted by Tratorix

If I die in the first night phase, lynch Beskar.

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Gladly. We'll chop his entire body off, just like in Rainy Day.

That night, Tratorix died. Lynch beskar

Nothing happened in the laboratory. The professor gathered everyone to vote.


DAY PHASE BEGINS

Alive
Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

Vote: Iskander

I vote: john because he likely used random.org instead of a d6! Death to random.org!

Vote: Beskar since I didn't die he obviously changed his nefarious plans so he wouldn't get lynched.

did we have a succesful roleblock? because all the playing members have been active on the forum...

Vote:Tratorix

Vote: Tratorix

Trying to set me up.

Vote: tratorix and then we'll blame it on Beskar when he dies!

vote: iskander for some reason my gut says you are scum...:shrug:

Me? Nonsense. Just ask Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (aka Paracelsus) about me, and he would say that Mars was flowing through me. If, of course, it was hot enough for me to flow. But someone here flows at room temperature, and that is who me must eliminate.

c=c

The professor dumped Tratorix into the garbage. The garbagemen took him to the landfill. A bird ate him, and the bird died as well.

He was MAGNESIUM.

Congratulations, you have killed a townie. And a bird.

Players
Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

The professor dumped Tratorix into the garbage. The garbagemen took him to the landfill. A bird ate him, and the bird died as well.

He was MAGNESIUM.

Congratulations, you have killed a townie. And a bird.

Players
Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

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Technically the professor killed the bird for making Tratorix in the first place :laugh4:

Let's just blame the moderators then. :bow:

Poor birdy :sad:

Lame. :no:

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Originally Posted by Tratorix

Lame. :no:

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Sorry Maggy :no:

Tratorix died! This means that we have to lynch Beskar.

Also, freshman year in college we ran an experiment that required us to put .1g of Mg into water to observe the temperature change. My genius lab partner misread the instructions and dropped in 10 g. You can imagine what happened next...

Bubbles!

Buttercup's cooler.

In a manner of speaking, yes, bubbles.

It's been 24 hours! :whip:

Just kidding, take your time AVSM :bow:

Sorry everybody, I was out for a while.


The night was quiet. Nothing happened. The professor returned, quite tired from a night of denying the dumping of poisonous materials into the enviroment. Clearly, it was the garbagemen


DAY begins. Get your votes in.

Vote:Iskander

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Originally Posted by atheotes

vote: iskander for some reason my gut says you are scum...:shrug:

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Vote: Iskander

Care to explain why? I'm the only one so far who has hinted as to what my role is. And I've been active, but the guilty party seems to have forgotten to send in his orders (i.e. inactive player).

Bubbles? So, what, you're Magnesium (If my memory seves me right)? How does that even confirm your innocence?

Gah this is so freaking confusing! Ima abstain, there's absolutely NOTHING to go on, because the mafia haven't even killed anyone, and since they're inactive...

wait a sec...

ok I looked at the posts, but then I remember it's only been 2 pages so no info there. :smash:

I need to go to sleep earlier, I'm chasing shadows that don't exist...

vote:Abstain until I figure out WTF is going on in this game.

Vote:Double A

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Originally Posted by Double A

Bubbles? So, what, you're Magnesium (If my memory seves me right)? How does that even confirm your innocence?

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Originally Posted by AVSM

The professor dumped Tratorix into the garbage. The garbagemen took him to the landfill. A bird ate him, and the bird died as well.

He was MAGNESIUM.

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:stare:

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Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

Care to explain why? I'm the only one so far who has hinted as to what my role is. And I've been active, but the guilty party seems to have forgotten to send in his orders (i.e. inactive player).

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That is not actually correct, I also hinted at what I was.

Really? Sorry Beskar I must have missed it. As for my alibi, see post #32. My Mg anecdote was soley for everyone's amusement (and yes, it actually did happen).

Actually, that post #32 actually makes me want to get you lynched. :beam:

Vote: Iskander 3.1

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Originally Posted by Tratorix

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Hey I'm taking chemitry! Either group 1 or group 2 is highly reactious with water! So that means he's... sodium?

I think he actually hinted at mercury or he wants to kill mercury with heat.

I am trying to toss up between them. I first read it as the later, but it could mean the former...

Vote: Double A per Tratorix's reasoning.

Beskar, do I have to spell my role out you? I am Fe. Paracelsus once said,

He who knows what iron is, knows the attributes of Mars.
He who knows Mars, knows the qualities of iron.

I have a feeling that our enemy here is water, even though water isn't an element. Water reacts violently with Mg. Water causes me to oxidize and rust.

Everyone, please post your roles. I think I'll be able to figure out who is lying.

edit: I'm keeping my vote on Double A because his post was very scummy, but I should point out that while Beskar's vote on me initially appeared to be a "meatball vote", upon further review it shows signs of being a scummy bandwagon vote.

edit edit: However (this sounds a little like meta-gaming, but it's worth pointing out), it's not like Beskar to miss a night order. Double A, on the other hand, was mafia in my last small game and he missed several night orders.

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Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

Vote: Double A per Tratorix's reasoning.

Beskar, do I have to spell my role out you? I am Fe. Paracelsus once said,

He who knows what iron is, knows the attributes of Mars.
He who knows Mars, knows the qualities of iron.

I have a feeling that our enemy here is water, even though water isn't an element. Water reacts violently with Mg. Water causes me to oxidize and rust.

Everyone, please post your roles. I think I'll be able to figure out who is lying.

edit: I'm keeping my vote on Double A because his post was very scummy, but I should point out that while Beskar's vote on me initially appeared to be a "meatball vote", upon further review it shows signs of being a scummy bandwagon vote.

edit edit: However (this sounds a little like meta-gaming, but it's worth pointing out), it's not like Beskar to miss a night order. Double A, on the other hand, was mafia in my last small game and he missed several night orders.

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How long ago was that? Seriously?

Tratorix didn't have a reason. Because you said bubbles, I was all like "Hey don't either the Alkali metals or Alkaline Earth Metals basically blow up when they touch water? You must be one of them!"

Now that I look back at my notes, it's Alkaline Earth Metals. I didn't think you'd be iron. When iron rusts it doesn't bubble, does it?

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Originally Posted by Iskander

Vote: Double A per Tratorix's reasoning.

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What reasoning? I was just pointing out that you couldn't be Magnesium, as Double A suggested. Looking for any hint of a bandwagon to jump on are you Iskander? :stare:

I guess all you need to make a case against someone now is the staring smiley! :laugh4:

john has a long name :stare:

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Originally Posted by Double A

I guess all you need to make a case against someone now is the staring smiley! :laugh4:

john has a long name :stare:

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Vote: Johnhugthom.

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Originally Posted by Double A

How long ago was that? Seriously?

Tratorix didn't have a reason. Because you said bubbles, I was all like "Hey don't either the Alkali metals or Alkaline Earth Metals basically blow up when they touch water? You must be one of them!"

Now that I look back at my notes, it's Alkaline Earth Metals. I didn't think you'd be iron. When iron rusts it doesn't bubble, does it?

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No, iron doesn't bubble. AVSM and I were simply conversing about what happens to Mg when water is added. Yes, it bubbles, amongst other things (bubbles are the least of your concerns if you add water to Mg).

I still think that the rest of you should state your roles.:whip:

Weren't we supposed to have a lynching already?

By "Tratorix's logic" I meant that he pointed out that Double A made an unnecessary post asking if I was Mg, even though it was clear that Tratorix was Mg. Unnecessary posts are often a sign of someone being scummy, because they're attempting to shift the focus away from themselves.

And at least I explained my vote. Atheotes went on "gut feeling," which is better than nothing, but johnhughthom's vote is completely without any explanation.

Tratorix, I voted for you half in jest, but your lack of a defense is why I didn't unvote.

Yes Zain, the deadline has passed and I'll probably get lynched and turn into rust. The mafia are probably gonna win this one if people don't bother listening to your fellow townies' defenses...why is everyone afraid to admit their roles? If I really were scum, would I have anything to gain by discovering your roles? Did AVSM make everyone but Tratorix and myself members of the mafia?

alright... i am sodium...

You're right. Gah, this is not a good prelude to my next small game, is it? Ah well.

Iskander was disposed of properly. He was just thrown into a box of iron and left there. The professor went home with some women of ill repute, for his discoveries were circulating the world.

Iskander was lynched. He was a TOWNIE. The professor would not get his kicks.

Players
Iskander 3.1
johnhughthom
atheotes
Double A
Zain
Beskar
Tratorix

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Unnecessary posts are often a sign of someone being scummy, because they're attempting to shift the focus away from themselves.

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:idea2:

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Tratorix, I voted for you half in jest, but your lack of a defense is why I didn't unvote.

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:stare: I didn't ask for that explanation, nor did anyone else. But while we are on the subject, how should I have defended myself from votes with no explanation? Iskander's probably a decent lynch for today, but everyone needs to start talking more.

Thanks for not letting me rust too quickly, host.

Atheotes=town

I'm gonna stay active here, being a chem nerd and all. (Back at U of Wisconsin I was in the co-ed professional chemistry frat, AXE (by E I mean sigma). Let's here those roles, folks!

though i am glad that you figured out....i wish you had waited until after the night phase to post that... right now it has painted a target on my back :sad:

AVSM never said what element iskander 3.1 is.

*Reads previous page*

Oops...

:furious3:

I said vote Double A! People need to listen better...

What's your reasoning? Saying "lynch Double A because I said so" is akin to painting "I am mafia, shhhhhh!" on your shirt.

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Originally Posted by Zain

I said vote Double A!

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Always a good policy. Vote:Double A

The professor returned in the morning to find a strange sight. There was only one element left, uranium just sitting there and leering at him. Vaguely digusted, he sidestepped into the video room and ran the security footage. johnhughthom continued to stare straight ahead.

On the video, he saw gallium melt into a puddle, and sodium explode violently, revealing some strangely sentient water, Double A. Disastrous!

He rushed outside! Uranium was still there. He rushed over and tried to wake him up. It was no use. johnhughthom was an exceptionally old piece of uranium, and had decomposed to another, stabler isotope.

Scrambling to prepare a new experiment, he animated his hand, apparently doing nothing. He took a pencil and tried the same thing, but kept missing. The press were starting to knock on the door, he needed something!

Suddenly, the lights went out. Something shortcircuited the lab. The breaker box was soaked in water. To make matters worse, his hair was on fire.

The reporters came in to find a screaming man with flames on his head knocking over glasses, with no sentient being making smarmy comments.

Zain and Double A smirked in their corners, and went on to destory the world

TOTAL SERIAL KILLER VICTORY

You guys had an exceptionally unlucky game, I'll tell you that. I'll post the roles later.

Zain, I knew you were heat from N1 :smash:

Here is my role for those too impatient to wait:

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Originally Posted by A Slightly Rotten Kmart

You are WATER

When the professor's experiment took place, he neglected to even give you a passing glance! What does he have against molecules? You'll make him pay for this. Sabotage his efforts any way you can!

As a slinky liquid common throughout the entire world, you are quick and can easily eavesdrop and spy on the others. During the night phase, you may investigate someone to determine their identity as well as attempt to kill them. You may only kill IRON and SODIUM, but a failed attack will not reveal you. You win instantly if you are alive and they are both dead


Mafia.

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And I knew you were water. No one else voted for you so I stayed pretty much in the clear all game. :2thumbsup:

huh? we had 2 mafia :confused:

We were independent serial killers with set goals. I had to kill 2 and he had to kill 2. Uranium was just... there.

What our roles had us do was investigate players during the night, and if we could kill them we could the next night.

Aha, so reavealing wasn't that great of a strategy. But at least I was correct about water being one of the enemies.

Great set-up, AVSM.

Yeah, I figured out Zain was heat and asked AVSM if I could PM him to bug him about it N1.

Then on N2 I found out I could kill atheotes. And when you got bandwagoned I was all like "HOLY CRAP! I might actually win as the mafia!"

How did you figure it out?