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« on: May 11, 2012, 07:16:50 pm »
Oh, right.
Two weeks is the deadline I was proposing for any particular day. For a nine player setup, that would be a two month game at max length, barring unusual no-lynching or doctoring.
I suggested a week in case you thought you wouldn't be able to keep discussions going for two weeks, or wanted a lighter first game.
Mafiascum games often use 3 week deadlines, but I mostly see only experienced players fully utilizing those. And even those are usually 25 player games, I believe.
The spirit of a deadline is similar to 90 minute versus 90 minute chess clock - you let the players make decisions as quickly as they naturally would for the most part, but cut off situations where a decision can be improved by tiny bits by lengthy analysis. It's rare to have a legitimate favorite for lynching in less than 72 hours, and after two weeks or so it will be hard to improve you choice much.
As for theory's request
Mafia rolecop: The mafia rolecop tells the moderator a player he wants to investigate each night. He will receive either the answer, "townie", "cop", "doctor", or "jailkeeper". He may also perform the kill for the night (if he is jailkept, the investigation fails. If he tried to kill, both actions fail.)
Mafia goon: The mafia goon has no special abilities. He may perform the kill for the night (if he is jailkept, he fails).
Cop: The cop tells the moderator a player he wishes to investigate. He will be answered, "That player is mafia" or "That player is not mafia" (if he is jailkept, he fails).
Doctor: The doctor tells the moderator a player he wishes to protect. That player will be immune to kills that night. (if the doctor is jailkept, he fails, that player might get killed).
Jailkeeper: The jailkeeper tells the moderator a player he wants to jail for the night. That player is immune to nightkills. In addition, kills or actions that player attempts fail. The player won't be informed that his action failed, although the rolecop will get "no result" and the cop will get "no result" so they'll know.
No roles can target themselves.
Has everyone played face to face mafia before?
