A Country for Old Men [Concluded]

**Nightbringer** · 07-29-2011, 22:22

I'll throw my lot in. :) I'm honored to have made the list of 5.

**Visor** · 07-29-2011, 22:30

Yeah.

**TheLastDays** · 07-29-2011, 23:06

Originally Posted by Nightbringer

I'll throw my lot in. :) I'm honored to have made the list of 5.

Well, actually I did send out more than 5, I just had to do it in groups of 5 :P

**Nightbringer** · 07-30-2011, 00:51

oh, I'm not special after all :(

XD

**Diamondeye** · 07-30-2011, 01:09

11 is better than midnight, marginally.

**TheLastDays** · 07-30-2011, 12:36

Originally Posted by Nightbringer

oh, I'm not special after all :(

XD

Oh you're very special. With a ribbon

**B-Wing** · 07-30-2011, 19:34

Join this game, people!

**TheLastDays** · 07-31-2011, 12:29

Originally Posted by B_Ray

Join this game, people!

Yeah, listen to this man! :D
2-3 more would be nice and we can start tomorrow

**Johhog** · 07-31-2011, 16:10

Hm, I don't know the rules here, if I must have any specific number or posts or something, but can I /in?

EDIT: 24 HOURS HOLY BANANA? Oh well, if I'm allowed to /in I'll try it even if I'm used to three week deadlines.

**Diamondeye** · 07-31-2011, 17:25

Originally Posted by Johhog

Hm, I don't know the rules here, if I must have any specific number or posts or something, but can I /in?

EDIT: 24 HOURS HOLY BANANA? Oh well, if I'm allowed to /in I'll try it even if I'm used to three week deadlines.

You cannot be talking of the same game as we are, surely?

**TheLastDays** · 07-31-2011, 17:32

Originally Posted by Johhog

Hm, I don't know the rules here, if I must have any specific number or posts or something, but can I /in?

EDIT: 24 HOURS HOLY BANANA? Oh well, if I'm allowed to /in I'll try it even if I'm used to three week deadlines.

Are you sure you're talking about Mafia? I mean I've seen 48 hours but that's about it ^^
I mean I'll gladly sign you up, just wanna make sure you know what you're getting yourself into

**Johhog** · 07-31-2011, 17:44

Yeah, I've played with 15 minute deadlines once.
I come from a site called mafiascum.net (mod PM me if I'm not allowed to link it), a site dedicated solely to Mafia.
Consider me /in.

**B-Wing** · 07-31-2011, 17:53

Oh cool. You should do just fine. Have you really played a mafia game with 3-week-long phases? Or do you mean the entire game would only last 3 weeks?

**TheLastDays** · 07-31-2011, 18:08

Originally Posted by Johhog

Yeah, I've played with 15 minute deadlines once.
I come from a site called mafiascum.net (mod PM me if I'm not allowed to link it), a site dedicated solely to Mafia.
Consider me /in.

Alright you're in, welcome to Mafia on the Org

1 more and I can probably activate our reservist Chaotix (

) so we can start tomorrow :D

**classical_hero** · 07-31-2011, 18:11

I will join

**TheLastDays** · 07-31-2011, 18:20

Alright thanks! So I can confirm that we'll start tomorrow now.

Technicall, since Chaotix wanted to be put as reserve, the sign ups are still open, I'll close them some time tomorrow before I send out role PMs.

Thanks everyone for joining!

**Johhog** · 07-31-2011, 18:46

Originally Posted by B_Ray

Oh cool. You should do just fine. Have you really played a mafia game with 3-week-long phases? Or do you mean the entire game would only last 3 weeks?

No, three week long days, three day long nights.

Looking forward to play!

**B-Wing** · 07-31-2011, 21:48

That's madness...

**Ishmael** · 07-31-2011, 22:34

Well if there's still a place left, I may as well fritter away my time and concentration over the next couple of weeks. So, in. If not, I'll be a reserve.

**TheLastDays** · 08-01-2011, 01:01

Alright you're in, sign ups are full now!

**Nightbringer** · 08-01-2011, 07:51

Originally Posted by Johhog

No, three week long days, three day long nights.

Looking forward to play!

Just, wow.

and welcome!!!

**Johhog** · 08-01-2011, 09:38

Thanks!

**johnhughthom** · 08-01-2011, 09:39

Originally Posted by Johhog

Yeah, I've played with 15 minute deadlines once.

Pfft, I hosted a game with 5 minute rounds once.

Welcome to Org mafia.

**Johhog** · 08-01-2011, 09:50

Thanks, thanks. When do we start this game? Also I'd like to know how long the night deadlines are.

**johnhughthom** · 08-01-2011, 10:02

Rounds are likely to be 24/24, the org standard, we begin when the current Vespasian game ends.

**Johhog** · 08-01-2011, 10:32

I see. How is the night talk handled? QuickTopics? PMs? And I suppose we aren't allowed to send game-related PMs to each other and so during the game?

**johnhughthom** · 08-01-2011, 10:37

There are rarely any restrictions on talking at night on the org, sending pms is okay unless specified otherwise in the rules or role.

**TheLastDays** · 08-01-2011, 10:38

I'll post the rules again before the start but you are allowed to send PMs to each other as much as you want.
I'll set up a QuickTopic for the Mafia for convenience and for my own entertainment value :D

I'm also not going to limit discussion in the thread during the night.
Dead players cannot communicate about the game in private and they cannot share information they have obtained prior to their death. They can still talk about the game in thread about things that are already public knowledge.

The game might start today or tomorrow, waiting for confirmation from the Mods. The way I understand the hosting queue we can have the game running one week after the last small game started and I think ATPG did confirm this but I'm waiting for confirmation from Mod side right now. Roles are already randomised and the first post is written so as soon as I get the green light I can get this started

**TheLastDays** · 08-01-2011, 19:05

Alright, just got confirmation that I can go ahead.
For reference here's the OP again:

A Country for Old Men

“Twenty-three bottles of beer on the wall, twenty-three bottles of beer, if one of those bottles should happen to fall; twenty-two bottles of beer on the wall” It had been going on for hours now and if he didn’t have to concentrate on the road, Jeff, the bus driver, would have buried his head between his hands long ago, trying to find shelter from this bunch of doters who were going to make his life miserable for the next few days. No, Jeff wasn’t sure he was happy with the assignment of taking this group up to Sesame Peak and taking care of them for a time of skiing and a Christmas celebration in the mountains. They had won this trip in a lottery held at a convention for elderly men and now they were on their way to the holiday of their lives.

What they weren’t aware of, was that some among this merry group did not exactly embark on this trip by coincidence. For some the coming week would be important, as they had their own agenda and they really didn’t need any witnesses.

But for now they were merrily singing, none of them expecting the evil that had infiltrated the group and none of them showing any sign of being part of anything other than a group of old men having fun annoying a bus driver. They were a group of various backgrounds, former professions and dwelling places from all across the country and some of them would surely have their little oddities and quirks but that was to be expected among older men.

They were still singing when the bus finally pulled up to the beautiful retreat center, hidden in the woods, built like a small chalet. It would be their home for the next few days and these days would become the most interesting days they ever had; for some they would surely be the last days.

Rules:

There will be Mafia, Town and Neutrals
There shall be murders and other night actions
Everyone will have a personal goal besides their victory condition, the victory condition has to be fulfilled for the personal goal to have effect
Role Reveals are allowed, in private or public, forged or true
No quoting of Role PMs in Private, you can post quotes or forged quotes in the game thread
No screenshots of any kind
The Mafia will be granted cover roles, mass reveals will not solve the game
The dead cannot reveal their role, any former night actions or results and can only communicate about the game inside the game thread and over public knowledge
Any part of the writeups might contain important clues to solve this riddle
Role and alignment will be revealed upon death

There will be a zero tolerance policy towards extreme lurking. Not registering a vote for two consecutive day phases will make you eligible for the WoG unless I get a PM beforehand, announcing why you'll have to be inactive. Mafia will not be spared the WoG.

Voting Procedure:
You may abstain but "No Lynch" is not an option
vote: user for a vote
unvote for an abstain after voting
unvote, vote: user for a change of votes

All rounds will last for approx. 24 hours and will end at 11:00 PM CET which should translate to 5:00 PM US Eastern if I’m not mistaken. Voting will end at that point and votes after the deadline will not be counted, even if the writeup comes a bit later

PMs are going out shortly, the game will officially start in 1-2 hours, starting with a night phase.