Game: __ GETTING STARTED GUIDE __

weatheredclown · 7/15/2008 7:29:58 PM

I'll update this as I run across good things for an FAQ

Q: What's this all about?
A: It's like the party game of mafia. For some information on how its played (specifically online) check out this: http://www.sitesled.com/members/mikeburnfire/mafiascum04.swf

Q: How do I join a game?
A: Games on DAY 0 can be joined by clicking the "signup" button that appears just below the player list

Q: How do I vote?
A: Once a game starts (moves beyond Day 0), as long as you're not dead and there are other players in the game, you have the option to post a vote (through a dropdown of players) along with your post

Q: Can I create my own game?
A: Yep. Just click on your username at the top of the site and there is a create game choice.

Q: What if I'm a mafia? How do I know, and how do I cast vote as mafia?
A: You can find out your role in the game by looking for your name in the player list of the game display screen. You can find out details by clicking on my game which will appear in the title bar of any game that you are signed up for. From there you can tell if you are a "villager" (vanilla player) or mafia. If you are a special game role, you will also have options on this screen for performing your role specific actions.

Q: It seems like these turns take forever... what's the deal?
A: Since this is a forum game, it is assumed that not everyone is in front of their computer at all times. As a result, games are typically player where one game day is equal to one real-life day.

weatheredclown · 7/20/2008 11:17:23 PM

Site Mechanics
* "remember me" choice in login page
* private messaging?
* method for subbing in players
* better admin tools (auto-lynch, auto-execute based on player actions)

Game Mechanics
* godfather - done!
* role blocker - done!
* custom town/custom mafia
* one-shot vig - needs to be hooked up so that the site enforces the one-shottednes - done!

weatheredclown · 7/23/2008 9:49:09 AM

* villager - participates in the public vote for lynching and hopes not to be targeted by the crowd or picked off by the mafia before the game ends.
* mafia - Has a private forum for discussion strategy and picking a target for the night kill
* seer (cop) - Once per day can pick a person and discover their game role. This ability can be blocked by the role blocker if the seer is targeted.
* guardian (doctor) - Once per day can pick a person to guard from the mafia kill or by vigilante assassination. It is up to the game master to determine if this can be blocked by the role blocker.
* observer - not really a role at all. this person can participate in the public discussion but has no actions or abilities (other than "claim")
* vigilante - Can select one person per day to execute. Unless the target is guarded, they will be executed at the end of the day. It is up to the game master to determine if this can be blocked by the role blocker.
* mason - A villager that has a private forum for discussing strategy with any other masons in the village. This role has no special abilities specificly granted by the site.
* tracker - Once per day can pick a target and determine who they have targeted with an action for that day. (Results appear the following day) This action can be blocked by the role blocker.
* one-shot vigilante - Can choose to execute a single player, once per game.
* roleblocker - Can prevent an special ability from one of the other roles from taking effect. It is up to the game master to determine if this can be blocked by the role blocker.
* godfather - A member of the mafia that appears to be a villager when investigated by the seer.

weatheredclown · 8/8/2008 3:50:10 AM

obviously the big news is...
moved this site to my for-pay web site.. which doesn't have the big annoying google ad at the top..
although I suspect this machine might be a tad slower...
let me know if response times seem worse on this machine.. it's super easy to switch back and forth right now (just transfer a few files)

let me know if anything is wonky on this new site.. i ran through most of the pages and they seem to still work.

weatheredclown · 8/10/2008 1:47:02 AM

Seers now have the ability to add players to their "trust network"... essentially a side forum which the seer and the trusted players can view. A seer can add any player they would like, and the targeted player will get a "trusted by" link at the top of their game that they can click to view the seer thread.

weatheredclown · 8/18/2008 12:10:54 PM

* Game Moderator now has the choice if a "seer" shows the role name or just innocent or guilty in their "house rules" section. Mods should probably state which way they role in the initial post. (Godfather seers as "villager")

weatheredclown · 9/1/2008 3:47:04 PM

Game Moderators now have the ability to turn on "trust networks" for all players. This functions the same way that seer trusting functions if enabled.

Also.. I will be adding a feature to disable the seer trust if moderators don't want this enabled for their game. For now, moderators can just add "no seer trusting" to their player rules post if they don't want players using this feature. (moderators are notified when seers trust)