Gameroom policy discussion thread

**Zack** · 03-05-2016, 17:05

I still don't see why living people can't thank posts. Or why people can't talk during night. Or why dead players can't talk. Or why people can't be expected to not cheat. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of clamping down so harshly on anti-cheating measures, as that removes features I enjoy, but I can see why you'd do it.

**Beskar** · 03-06-2016, 01:28

Now this is brought up, I did remember thanking a post as a dead townie, because even if the poster had the wrong conclusions, I wanted to encourage their type of contributions as it was a very interesting post. Though, in hindsight now, it could have looked as if I was supported that conclusion or have been some kind of code.

But yes, Mafia-spirit is competition. I remember back in the olden days, used to have a bunch of friends I spoke to a lot, and we were constantly trying to screw eachother over, which was frustrating at times, but amusing too. So even though me and Pizza were close, we never trusted eachother at all when it came to a mafia game.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 03-06-2016, 22:13

Originally Posted by Zack

I still don't see why living people can't thank posts. Or why people can't talk during night. Or why dead players can't talk. Or why people can't be expected to not cheat. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of clamping down so harshly on anti-cheating measures, as that removes features I enjoy, but I can see why you'd do it.

Speaking as an individual Gameroomer, I agree with you and will not implement those rules in games I personally run. But speaking as a mod, I do want to create an atmosphere that's accommodating to hosts. If it's a reasonable enough request, which all of these are, and it comes from a good intention, then obviously I'm not going to deny that request as doing so sets a very bad precedent.

**Winston Hughes** · 03-09-2016, 20:34

Originally Posted by Zack

Or why dead players can't talk.

If you don't have reveals, then dead talking is fine. But host-confirmed town voices are an abomination.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 03-10-2016, 15:07

Originally Posted by Winston Hughes

If you don't have reveals, then dead talking is fine. But host-confirmed town voices are an abomination.

Agreed on this point, it definitely has to be one or the other. My personal preference is no reveals + dead talking and I wish more games ran that setup like they used to, but again I'm not going to impose it as a rule on anybody.

**Zack** · 03-10-2016, 17:41

You could argue that nightkilled players are close enough to host-confirmed town anyways. I like dead players being able to talk and I like alignment reveals.

**Winston Hughes** · 03-10-2016, 23:03

Originally Posted by Zack

You could argue that nightkilled players are close enough to host-confirmed town anyways.

True, though it depends on the set-up, and even if scum are the only killers they at least have control over who gets confirmed.

**Zack** · 03-29-2016, 06:39

Thingyman asked me to post this on CFC, figured I might as well post it here too.

Originally Posted by Thingyman

Invitation to The Mafia Championship Season 3

Hello everyone, it’s that time of the year again :)

I am making this post with the hopes that your community would be interested in participating in Season 3 of the Mafia Championship. It will be bigger and more epic than ever before.

This year we’re expanding once again; 136 communities will be invited to participate, making this not only the biggest Mafia event ever, but also the largest cross-forum event in the history of the Internet. We’ve also moved the venue to Mafia Universe, a new site created largely because of this series.

Are you interested?

As always, how you decide your representative is completely up to you. To guarantee your community a spot in Season 3 of the Mafia Championship, I will need to know of your community's interest within the next week (until April 4th). Following this, you will have an additional two weeks to decide your nominee (until April 18th). Additionally, it would be a very good idea to also name an alternate.

Remember that your representative needs to be prepared to deal with a lot of activity. Expect at least upwards of 500 posts per 24 hours during the early stages of the game. The representative needs to not only be able to read all this, but should also at least be able to manage making 10+ posts per day phase.

Season 3 Specifics

• 136 different communities are invited to participate. If some decline the invitation, I may opt to allow larger communities an additional nominee.
• 8 Qualifying Games will be played with 17 players each.
• 2 players advance to the Finale Game from each game based on post-game votes.
• 1 Wildcard Game will be played (Wildcards are decided by a jury consisting of former finalists), determining the 17th and final spot in the Finale. Runner-ups in this game will be first in line to replace any finalists who may have to drop out.

Season 3 Timeline & Important Dates

The first Qualifying Game is set to start April 25th. Additional games will take place in the 1-3 months following. I will create a Doodle and find out the best times to start the various games so that preferably everyone gets to play during a time that suits them well.

In addition to this, it is also a priority to ensure as much as possible that all the players in any given game has no prior history of playing with each other to ensure a level playing field (but I cannot 100% guarantee that this won’t happen).

Season 3 Game Design & Setup

For each season, we’ve changed it up. This time, we’re doing something new again!

The setup is called Matrix12 and is inspired by mafiascum’s popular Matrix6 setup, if any of you are familiar with that. In short, the concept is that there are 12 different possible setups and the host randomizes which one is used. The players know what setups are available, but not which one will be used!

More on the setup here: http://www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/...on-3-Format%29

Regarding lynch mechanics: There will be a deadline each day phase, and the person with the most votes at the end of the day is lynched, unless a majority has already been reached before then, in which case the day ends prematurely.

Days will last 36 hours and nights 12 hours, meaning 48 hours (2 days) per game day. With one exception: The weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) will be one game day (so day will be 60 hours and night 12 hours on weekends).

It'd be cool if someone other than me/visor/atpg was the org rep, since the three of us all played in season 2. Fair warning though: there's a good possibility the activity rate of any game you play in will make Pirate Ship Mafia III look leisurely in comparison. Also, the people you play with likely take mafia much more seriously than we do here, so they will hound you if you lurk or post mostly fluff.

But, Mafia Universe is a cool site with cool mafia-specific features, and the game will guaranteed be thoroughly exhilarating. You can proudly rep The Org. There are some of you not named Zack/Visorslash/ATPG who I think could do really well if you felt up to the time/energy commitment.

We need to declare interest by April 4 and a specific nominee/alternate by April 18.