Newbie Game

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A special administrative category, a Newbie Game is currently run as a 9-player game using the F11 setup. All Newbie games have fixed 3-week deadlines for each game day.

Previous Newbie Games have been run using the C9, Pie E7, and California setups, which were 7-player games.

Newbie Games are played in The Road to Rome forum. Records of old games can be found at Newbie Game/History, or by reading the games themselves in the forum.

Players

There is a centralized waiting list for both moderators and players. To join a Newbie Game, players should post in the Newbie Game List ("/in" or "/in to play", for example). When the game is full, the players will be contacted by the game's moderator.

Newbie Game Player Rankings

There are three basic "types" of players in a Newbie Game:

• New - this player has never played a game of Mafia on mafiascum.net. Although they may have played elsewhere, they are still considered to be a New player here.
• Semi-Experienced (SE) - this player has finished playing in two games on MafiaScum.
  • A finished game is a game in which you have been lynched, night killed, or the game ends normally.
• "Inexperience-Challenged" (IC) - For a player to qualify as IC, the player must have been a member of mafiascum.net for at least three months and must have played in at least five completed games.
  • A Completed game is a game that has come to an end with a win, loss, or tie. If the player has "died" and the game is still being played by others, it does not count towards IC status. Remember: If you can't add the game to your win/loss record, then it doesn't count yet!
  • First-time ICs: in addition to posting an "/in to IC" post in the Queue, please PM the Newbie ListMod with links to your 5 completed games so that the ListMod can verify their status. All Potential ICs MUST also read Being a good IC.

Player Game Limits

• Brand new players may only play in one Newbie Game. You may either play a game from scratch or replace into an existing game for your first game.
• Once you are out of your first game (by lynch, nightkill, or the end of the game) you may sign up for a second game. You may also replace into as many games as you can handle. [b]NOTE[/b]: Overloading and replacing out of games can get you banned from the Newbie Queue!
• When you finish your second game anywhere on this site, you are then considered a Semi-Experienced player and will occupy one of the Semi-Experienced playing spots.
• A player that completes 5 games on this site may apply to be an [wiki]IC[/wiki]. Send the ListMod a PM with links to your 5 completed games.
• The ListMod will not add your name to the IC list unless you "/in to IC". This allows players who do not wish to IC (or who do not qualify) to still sign up as an SE player.

Moderators

As we aim to provide a good first experience for new players, moderators of Newbie Games are required to have successfully moderated one prior non-Newbie games before joining the list, and have a good overall record of moderation.

• See the Modding Requirements wiki article to find out all the requirements for modding on the various lists.

To join the waiting list, moderators should post in the Newbie Game List thread ("/in to mod"). When a new game fills up, the List Mod will inform the new moderator, and the moderator can then start the game.

Moderators of Newbie Games must adhere to the following rules:

1. Once you have determined the setup and assigned players, please PM the data to the ListMod in case you need to be replaced.
2. Newbie games MUST be run with FIXED 3-WEEK DEADLINES. Extensions are allowed, but try to limit them to 1 week or less.
3. If you need to replace a player, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that the player you are taking as a replacement is not a Newbie already playing in their first game. Newbies are only allowed to play in ONE GAME AT A TIME. Use the Search function on the boards and check to make sure the replacee is not already playing in his first game. If he's already finished a game anywhere on site, then feel free to take him as a replacement.
   • Anytime you replace someone, leave the original player's name in the Player List! Otherwise this can be very confusing for the other players when they are trying to reread the thread. Example formats include Replacer, replacing Replaceé or Replaceé Replacer.
4. Please try to replace players with same-skill-level players, e.g. if a Newbie needs replacing, look for a Newbie replacement first. You may have a player replace down if you are having trouble finding a same-skill-level player (e.g. ICs may replace in for ICs, SEs, or Newbies, SE's may replace in for SEs or Newbies, Newbies may only replace in for Newbies).
5. Please do not delay the game for too long searching for a replacement if a replacement is needed during a Night phase. You are better off randomizing Night actions than keeping the thread closed for two weeks while you are looking for replacements.
6. Role PMs should be as generic as possible. Feel free to use the roles as described in this thread. Especially remember not to name or distinguish the Vanilla Townie role PMs in any way. You should post all the PMs in your first or second post. Outguessing the Mod/name claims shouldn't have a place in Newbie Games.
7. A Vote Count should be done on every page. Try to provide a Vote Count near the top of every page, so people know where things stand. If a lot of votes have changed in the course of a page, you may wish to do them even more often. Always provide a regular vote count during deadlines!
8. Give your IC players a chance to answer questions before you jump in, if possible. Mods run a risk of accidentally giving something away when they talk about the game (but some questions only you can answer, such as deadlines).
9. If a player doesn't pick up their role during confirmations, then go back to the first post of the Newbie Game Queue and pick the next unassigned player(s). Remember to post in the Queue thread when you replace/steal somebody, though!
10. Prod players by PM if they haven't posted for 3-4 days (unless they warn you ahead of time), and consider setting the deadline sooner if, as a group, they're really stalling out/not posting for days in a row.
    • Remember that deadlines in Lynch-or-Lose situations should not have a reduced number of votes to lynch, or Scum can win automatically.
11. Don't worry about not having a 'theme' or flavor; that's actually better for Newbie Games, so they stay as uncomplicated as possible.
12. Moderators should read and be familiar with the guidelines for ICs in the wiki article Being a good IC.