mith

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About

mith is the creator and owner of mafiascum.net, bringing the concept over from the GreyLabyrinth in March 2002 with the help of Q. See Mafia History for more details.

mith currently delegates the day-to-day running of the site, but occasionally pops in for serious issues and updates on the perpetually stalled production of cards. He generally plays by invitation, if at all.

mith is a Software Engineer in Texas, and holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Brighton.

mith won the Paperback Writer Scummie for 2006 (as Mr. Grey).

mith formulated mith's Principle regarding Stoofer's Observation on Thok's Corollary to Stoofer's 2nd Law

Old Articles

Numbers, Part 1 - Need to add spreadsheet.
Numbers, Part 2 - Format needs to be updated.
And They All Lived Happily Ever After - Complete.
Happily Ever After, Revisited - Complete.

Games Played (Outdated)

On mafiascum.net, Theme Games (20):

Survived (4)

Bible Verse - Tie between Cult, Town, and Serial Killer. [Screwed by the SK Mason, part 2... but I finally survived one of these!]
Famous Women - Town wins.
Full Communications - Cop, Town wins.
Viva Las Vegas - Town wins.

Winning side (3)

DP14 (April Fools) - Serial Killers win. Night 1 kill.
Penthouse - Town wins, Night kill.
London - Town wins, Night kill.

Ties (2)

Muppet Show - Tie between Town and Serial Killer. Night kill.
Dune - Tie between Town and Tleilaxu. Night kill.

Losing side (11)

Thespival - Mafia wins, Night 1 kill. [Targeted by five different roles, and would have survived if the real Doc had protected me instead of the Quack.]
BM's Mystery - Evil Leaders Mafia wins, Night kill as replacement.
Good Omens - Satanic Mafia wins, Night kill.
Antrax Returns - Capone Mafia wins, Night 1 kill.
Movie Title - Monsters win, Night kill.
Intrigue - Mafia wins, Endgame night kill as replacement.
Twin Peaks - Mafia wins, Night kill.
Discworld - Town wins, Night kill.
Trouble in Haiti - Witch Doctors and Zombies win, Night kill.
James Bond - SPECTRE wins, Night 1 kill.
Old West - Town wins, Endgame vote.

On mafiascum.net, Normal Games (4):

Winning side (2)

Mafia 6 - Town wins, Night kill.
Mafia 1 - Town wins, Night kill.

Losing side (2)

Mafia 4 (Focused) - Mafia wins, Endgame vote.
Mafia 2 - Fibonacci Mafia wins, Modkilled for absence. [...despite having mentioned in advance I would be gone.]

On mafiascum.net, Mini Games (20):

Survived (8)

Open 127 (Lovers) - Town wins.
Mini 517 (Tree Stump) - Town wins.
Mini 368 (Town of Suspicion) - Mafia wins.
Mini 360 (SIHM Math) - Abandoned. [Broken anyway, Town would have won.]
Mini 34 (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - Town wins.
Minvitational 4 (Blinvitational) - Town wins.
Mini 16 Town wins.
Mini 4 Cop, Town wins.

Winning side (2)

Minvitational 9 - Town wins, Night Kill.
Mini 49 (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe) - Town wins, Night Kill.

Ties (1)

Minvitational 3 - Tie. Night kill.

Losing side (9)

Mini 266 - Mafia wins, Endgame night kill.
Minvitational 5 - Mafia wins, Night kill. [Screwed by Godfather Mason, part 4.]
Minvitational 2 - Mafia wins, Endgame night kill. [mole lied for no reason, implicating me as the last Mafia.]
Minvitational 1 - Town wins, Endgame vote, Cop result.
Mini 13 - Mafia wins, Night kill.
Mini 7 - Mafia wins, Prisoner's Dilemma Night kill.
Mini 6 - Mafia wins, Night 1 kill.
Mini 3 - Mafia wins, Deadline vote.
Mini 2 - Mafia wins, Night 1 kill.

On mafiascum.net, Newbie Games (6):

Current (1)

Newbie 756

Survived (1)

Newbie 465 - Doctor, Town wins.

Losing side (4)

Newbie 624 - Mafia wins, Endgame kill.
Newbie 622 - Mafia wins, Night kill.
Newbie 476 - Mafia wins, Night 1 kill.
Newbie 466 - Mafia wins, Night 1 kill.

On Brunchma.com (5):

Survived (1)

Mafia 3: Mafia Harder - Town wins. [Down 4-1-8, the remaining Masons (myself and daybreaker) lead a comeback, culminating in a Prisoner's Dilemma win.]

Winning side (2)

Mafia 4: A New Hope - Lortesta Mafia wins. Night kill.
Mafia's Revenge II: The Revenge - Town wins. Vote.

Losing side (2)

Speed Mafia 2 - Sjo:bergi Mafia wins. Deadline vote. [I went on a great little The List (tm) based crusade and everyone started voting for me.]
Speed Mafia 1 - Mafia wins. Suicide. [Screwy game, with the Angel (Cop) feeding info to a dead townie, who fed it to the Town.]

On the Grey Labyrinth (54):

Survived (12)

Mafia 127 (Blighty) - Agreed draw. [In a lost endgame!]
Mafia 57 (Rock and Pop) - Town wins.
Mafia 54 (The Hobbit) - Gollum and Town tie. [But I fulfilled my winning condition.]
Mafia 45 - Corleone Mafia wins. [Traitor.]
Mafia 43 (Bladerunner) - Town wins. [Deckard and Rachael (mole) decide to just kill everyone rather than figure out who is really scum. Fit the movie quite well, I think!]
Mafia 41 (Electoral) - Town wins. [I was the Ninja Serial Killer, but got counted among the Town when they won easily. Yes, twice in four games.]
Newbie 4 - Town wins.
Mafia 38 - Town wins. [I was the Mad Scientist, but since I couldn't kill, this was the best result I could get.]
Mafia 36 (Realtime) - Town wins.
Mafia 20 (Sole Survivor) - Solo Mafia win.
Mafia 14 - Abandoned. Won endgame for the Cult.
Mafia 12 - Town wins.

Winning side (13)

Mafia 125 (Canine Capers) - Town wins. Night kill.
Mafia 51 (Simpsons) - Town wins. Night 1 kill.
Mafia 47 (MtG) - Town wins. Night kill. [Broken setup.]
Mafia 39 - Town wins. Night kill.
Mafia 31 - Town wins. Cop, Day 1 kill.
Mafia 29 (Russian) - Town wins. Night 1 kill.
Mafia 23 - Alfredo Mafia wins. Suicide.
Mafia 21 - Town wins. Night kill.
Mafia 15 - Town wins. Night kill.
Mafia 9 - Town wins. Night kill.
Mafia 8 - Town wins. Cop, Endgame night kill.
Mafia 4 - Town wins. Night 1 kill.
Mafia 3 - Mafia wins. Suicide. [The infamous Luna traitor game.]

Ties (3)

Mafia 46 (Blind) - Tie. Night kill.
Mafia 11 - Tie between Town and Guerillas. Night kill. [Screwed by Godfather Mason, part 1.]
Mafia 10 (D&D) - Tie between Town and Monsters. Endgame night kill. [Should have been won, but dethy tried to help us. ttmd!]

Losing side (26, 2 as replacement)

Mafia ? (James Bond) - Blofeld Mafia wins. Night kill. [Screwed by SK Mason, part 1.]
Mafia 140 (Feline Follies) - Mafia wins. Night kill.
Mafia 124 (Belgoody) - Town wins. Voted, Detective results.
Mafia 115 (Golden Age) - Town wins. Deadline vote, Cop result.
MV Mini - Mafia wins. Endgame vote. [As Black Knight.]
Mafia 55 (Lord of the Rings) - Mafia wins. Night kill.
Mafia 53 (Harry Potter) - Town wins. Endgame vote as replacement.
Mafia 49 (Star Wars 2) - Dark Side wins. Night 1 kill.
Mafia 48 - Mafia and Vampires tie. Night kill.
Mafia 44 (Verbose) - Town wins. Night 1 kill by insane Doc.
Mafia 37 (Discworld) - Assassins win. Night kill.
Mafia 35B (Silent Mafia) - Ligurian Satanists win. Voted.
Mafia 34 (Pokemafia) - Evil Pokemon win. Prisoner's Dilemma Night kill.
Mafia 33 (D&D 2) - Goblins win. Night kill.
Mafia 30 (Veggie) - Town wins (originally Town, turned Traitor). Killed when Turnip died. [Which was unfair to us.]
Mafia 28 (Covenant) - Lord Foul wins. Voted, Night kill as replacement.
Mafia 27 - Town wins. Voted (Cop result).
Mafia 26 (Alien) - Mafia wins. Endgame night kill.
Mafia 24 - Mafia wins. Night kill. [Screwed by Godfather Mason, part 2.]
Mafia 22 - Mafia wins. Night kill.
Mafia 19 (Star Wars) - Dark Side wins. Night 1 kill. [Extremely unbalanced.]
Mafia 18 - Town wins. Voted (Cop result). [Not actually sure about this one, the end is missing in the archive.]
Mafia 16 - Mafia wins. Voted (Cop result). [First Insane Cop on the forums.]
Mafia 6 - Mafia wins. Voted. [Lurking pika game.]
Mafia 5 - Mafia wins. Endgame vote. [An early showcase of how to play as Mafia.]

Games Moderated (Outdated)

On mafiascum.net (20):

Newbie 757 (F11) - 9 players. Current.
Newbie 755 (F11) - 9 players. Town wins.
California Trilogy - Going to San Francisco - 20 players. Innocents win.
Mini 521 (SMSM) - Ended due to setup issues and inactivity.
California Trilogy - Dantès in Fresno - 20 players. Parisian Mafia and BALCO win.
Newbie 463 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Newbie 462 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Newbie 448 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Newbie 330 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Newbie 312 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Newbie 311 (C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
MeMeMeet Mafia - 19 players. Concerned Parent Mafia wins.
Open 1 (Pie C9) - 7 players. Mafia wins.
Verbose Mafia 2 - 20 players. Mafia wins.
Five Year Anniversary Invitational - 20 players. Mafia wins.
Silent Mafia 2 - 20 players. Mafia wins.
NYPD Mafia - 20 players. Town wins.
Texas Justice - 20 players. Town wins.
Padded Wall - 30 players. Abandoned due to crash.
Mafia 11 - 20 players. Mafia wins.
Mini 1 - 12 players. Mafia wins.

On Brunchma.com (2):

Speed Mafia 3 - 26 players. Neilsono Mafia wins.
Mafia 1 - 12 players. Town wins.

On the Grey Labyrinth (19):

Mafia 107 (Texas Justice) - 20 players. Town wins.
Mafia 50 (The Salem Witch Trials) - Alias. 30 players. Town wins.
Mafia 42 (Wheel of Time) - 36 players. Ishamael's Clan wins.
Mafia 40 (Invitational) - Alias. 28 players. Town wins.
Mafia 35A (Silent Mafia) - 18 players. Sciavano Mafia wins.
Mafia 32 (Neighborhood Mafia) - 40 players. Town wins.
Newbie 3 - 15 players. Mafia wins.
Mafia 25 - Tournament:

• A - Town wins (OcularGold and Eykir survive).
• B - Town wins (PropagandaMinister, Chuck, Samadhi, and Acer survive).
• C - Town wins (Luna, Sparhawk, Plexer, and Sofis survive).
• D - Mafia wins (Quailman and Internet Stranger survive).
• E - Mafia wins (groza528 survives).
• F - Mafia wins (PropagandaMinister and Zephyr survive).
• G - Corleone Mafia wins (Sparhawk and OcularGold survive).

Mafia 17 - 20 players. Town wins.
Mafia 13 ("Gang Wars") - 20 players. Town wins.
Mafia 7 - 36 players. Town wins.
Mafia 2 - 31 players. Mafia wins.
Mafia 1 - 12 players. Mafia wins.