About Mafia...
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"In the peaceful Sicilian village of Salem, a dark presence is about to make itself known. For years, the family based crime organization known as the Mafia has been establishing itself in the foundation of the community. Until now, the naive citizens have been unaware of the evil among them. Tonight, however, the Mafia makes its move. Tonight, someone will die, and until the Mafia has eliminated all opposition, the innocent will continue to die. Unless, of course, the Mafia is destroyed first..."
The above is a typical opening for the game called Mafia (Also known as "Werewolves of Miller's Hollow" or "Town of Salem"). The game can be played by an indeterminate group of people, each playing the role of either a murdering Mafia member or an innocent townsperson, along with a game moderator. At the beginning of the game, Night falls, and the Mafia family members become aware of each other (by communication from the moderator). They then choose a victim, and the moderator announces the death scene. When Day breaks, the town must try to weed out the evil by eliminating someone they suspect to be mafia.
The game of Mafia (in Meat World) is usually run with playing cards representing the possible roles in the game. The moderator secretly distributes the cards to the players, then has everyone put their head down/close their eyes. During the Night, the moderator "wakes up" the mafia, and they silently choose a victim. During the Day, everyone discusses, argues, swears, and eventually votes for someone to eliminate. The cycle repeats until the endgame.
MafiaScum, however, is devoted to the online version of the game. The history of mafiascum.net can be traced back to a game moderated by mith in August 2000 on the Grey Labyrinth, a puzzle website. Due to the success and growth of the game on the GL, mith started mafiascum.net as a dedicated forum in March 2002. Online Mafia has the potential for more strategy and subtlety because it removes most of the possibility for cheating and provides players with a chance to form suspicion based on logic and voting patterns instead of facial expression. It also has the potential for just as many (if not more) laughs, because the players can act however they like, no matter how shy they might be in real life.
For more information on the game check out this article: Game of Mafia |
Getting Started...
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To get yourself into a game the first thing you will have to do is go to our forum. You need to register an account with us in order to do almost anything, the link to register is in the top right corner of the index-page. Please be aware that to register an account you will need a valid e-mail address, as it is required to try and filter out a few of those darn Chinese bots. All of our sign-up threads for games are found in the Queue subforum. To join a game, post something along the lines of "/in" in its signup thread. You will be assigned to a player list, and when the list is full, you will be instructed further on where to go and what to do. If you're new to the site, we don't recommend joining a lot of games at once in case you lose interest and flake out of all of them later on. If you decide that you want to abandon a sign-up list before you are assigned to a game, post "/out".
For more details and information please read this guide: Quick Guide to Mafiascum |
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Featured role...
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This month's featured role is the Jester!
Are you looking to spice up your setups with something everyone theorizes but nobody ever actually expects to see? Well Jester is the role for you!
This role is the perfect addition to any game that needs a little bit of sprucing up!
Now, the wiki page for this role definitely downplays the fun it can bring to a game! With phrases like "Jester is held in profound distaste" and "Most people will probably still tell you to simply not use Jesters though." But who are they to tell you how to run your games??
The Jester is a role that wins the game when it is eliminated! If it is Night Killed it does not. Simple as that!
Now, older styles of Jester used to end the game when they won, but that was deemed a little too much for people. So now the game typically continues and the players get to lament the loss of the fun player who probably had a blast in the role!
If it were that unfun, would there be entire setups based around the role?? I think not!
Have fun with this great third party role today! Maybe it'll even get you a nomination for the Hannibal Lecter award in the Scummies!
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Featured setup...
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This month's featured setup is CultD3!
Are you looking for a unique, Semi-Open setup?
Are you tired of the standard Town/Mafia dichotomy?
Well CultD3 is the setup for you!
This matrix-based game is perfect for anyone who wants to add a little bit of mystery to their game of mafia!
Sure, it's semi-open. But who knows what havoc the cult will wreak upon the town!
Will you end up as Cult Leader? As Unrecruitable Townie? Both of those, and so much more, are available in this one easy to use* setup!
So get into the Open Queue today and get culting!
- Cult games are not recommended for the faint of heart. Please see your local listmod if you start feeling any side effects.
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