Ostracism - Simple yet challenging game of mafia [Concluded]

**Diamondeye** · 01-28-2011, 15:08

If I'm one of the three tie-fighters (sorry), just lynch me. It's going to happen anyway

**Beefy187** · 01-28-2011, 15:36

Day 1 summery

The votes were read up in front of the people.

2 votes
Robbiecon
Askthepizzaguy
Diamondeye

1 vote
Captain Blackadder
I-K
Skooma Addict

So the three men with two votes were brought forward.
The ostricism committee guy Beefy stood up and questioned each of them.
"Robbiecon. Why does the people want you exiled?"
"Supposedly I was wearing a Persian cloth." he answered.
"Is that true Robbiecon?"
"I must say to my fellow Athenians that, that is a total lie. I am born Athenian and will die Athenian!"

Beefy faced the pizzaguy.
"Askthepizzaguy. Why does the people hate you?"
"It is completely foolish. Foreigners! Those foreigners doesn't know about plakous. It must be them! Am I not Athenian if I love my plakous? Well if you ask me, its not! I here by publicly announce my love for plakous. You can even call me asktheplakousguy! So as I was saying...."

Beefy had to stop the rant. He quickly spoke to Diamondeye.
"Diamondeye. Why are you suspected?"
"I have no clue. Guys this is not very polite. This is democracy! If you have any problem then say it out loud... Like a Athenian!"

"Very well" said beefy. "It seems that all three of one denies to be the traitor. However it is our tradition to exile the one chosen by this pottery. We shall ask our goddess Athena to decide."

Beefy ordered the three to stand around him. He closed his eyes and started spinning around. He spinned and spinned until he felt dizzy and pointed.
"Your going to be exiled!!"

Beefy failed to point any one... Well there was a young man called Thermal Mercury standing there. Gazing Beefy in disbelief.
Beefy coughed awkwardly and re pointed at Diamondeye.
"Diamondeye. People of Athens and Goddess Athena chose to exile you! Leave Athens immediately! You may not come back until we say so!"

So Diamondeye left the town. Chased out by the people who he once thought was friends.
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Beefy was reading the votes again. He realized someone completely miscounted the votes.
"What is this?"
"Ugh... Who cares. Whats done is done."
"We have a important role. We must not make any mistakes! Never do it again!"
"Yes yes..."

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Remaining 10/11
Classical Hero
I-K
Robbiecon
Death is Yonder
Tiberius of the Drake
Captain Blackadder
Yoyoma1910
Skooma Addict
Chimpyang

Exiled 1/11
Diamondeye

Killed 0/11

Start Night 1. Spartan spy, please submit your night order

@Diamondeye. It was the random gods. I only read your post after I did the write up.

**classical_hero** · 01-28-2011, 15:43

Two people did not vote.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 01-28-2011, 15:53

I can see people did not heed my advice. Well, I can predict the outcome of this game already. ;)

**Diamondeye** · 01-28-2011, 16:47

Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

I can see people did not heed my advice. Well, I can predict the outcome of this game already. ;)

Somehow I had counted on you and I being two of the tied players...

**Death is yonder** · 01-29-2011, 02:49

Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

I can see people did not heed my advice. Well, I can predict the outcome of this game already. ;)

A spread vote by the Athenians means death in this game. Pick a target and crunch.

So you're suggesting that the desired result is a more unified Athenian vote?

I haven't played these kinds of games before but just wondering, is creating a "consensus" in thread about the voting, lets say:

DiY: "Alright folks, today we'll all pile our votes on person A"

What you are suggesting?

I mean like currently the votes are spread as -most- people are voting for who they think is their top suspect, without announcing it, yet wouldn't an announced bandwagon target (possibly justified or something but the purpose of beefy's game was to reduce the ability to garner justification by a large margin right?) be easier for the spies to hide in, as long as they aren't the target.

Clarification needed

**Askthepizzaguy** · 01-29-2011, 08:57

Originally Posted by Death is yonder

So you're suggesting that the desired result is a more unified Athenian vote?

I haven't played these kinds of games before but just wondering, is creating a "consensus" in thread about the voting, lets say:

DiY: "Alright folks, today we'll all pile our votes on person A"

What you are suggesting?

I mean like currently the votes are spread as -most- people are voting for who they think is their top suspect, without announcing it, yet wouldn't an announced bandwagon target (possibly justified or something but the purpose of beefy's game was to reduce the ability to garner justification by a large margin right?) be easier for the spies to hide in, as long as they aren't the target.

Clarification needed

In my opinion, the game under these rules is radically different from a traditional mafia game.

The reason is, we do not know who the leading candidate for the lynch is. And, the mafia aren't going to be voting for themselves.

If the vote is close, the odds are quite against the mafia being lynched. And, the mafia need to provide no justification for their votes. That's why no one found me suspect in the first round, yet I still got two votes.

If we do not remove the ability of the spies to manipulate the tally, via bandwagon (and this is one of the few times I would advocate such) then be prepared to lose this game, period. A divided town with no clue what the tally is, is not going to win the game. That's pretty much a fact.

Honestly, how are the mafia going to get lynched with 1 vote on them? Seriously.

**Beefy187** · 01-29-2011, 10:48

Tally manipulation will be gone when we are down to 6 left.
That is not the spy ability. That is a game system to prevent towns winning easily.

**Chimpyang** · 01-28-2011, 18:00

Originally Posted by Beefy187

Day 1 summery
.................................................................................................... ...................................

Beefy was reading the votes again. He realized someone completely miscounted the votes.
"What is this?"
"Ugh... Who cares. Whats done is done."
"We have a important role. We must not make any mistakes! Never do it again!"
"Yes yes..."

....................................................................................

Does this mean that Diamondeye got to 2 votes in the dumb tally system?

**Diamondeye** · 01-28-2011, 20:27

Originally Posted by Chimpyang

Does this mean that Diamondeye got to 2 votes in the dumb tally system?

I don't really think so, but meh. Looked more like a voteswitch to me on first read, but it could be the dumbtally. Beefy said it would not be there on close lynches, so I'm guessing it didn't manipulate the three top votees.

**Beefy187** · 01-29-2011, 00:46

Originally Posted by Diamondeye

I don't really think so, but meh. Looked more like a voteswitch to me on first read, but it could be the dumbtally. Beefy said it would not be there on close lynches, so I'm guessing it didn't manipulate the three top votees.

Correct. I just played around with the bottom votes.