# Backseat Hitmen (Off limits to living Mafia players)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 27, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683 "2007-03-27T14:43:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/601 "2007-05-17T14:59:11Z")

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PM already sent. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/602 "2007-05-17T15:00:42Z")

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In case it was lost in the page flip:

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> Just a heads up, all, you’re welcome to get signups now but we have a waiting list for more Mafia/Diplomacy (and similar) games. I already have about four people waiting, so PM me if you want to be added to the list.

How are Mafia and Diplomacy similar? 😕

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/603 "2007-05-17T15:10:23Z")

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Similar in that they’re strategic forum games, that will take up front page real estate for some time to come.

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**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/604 "2007-05-17T15:33:53Z")

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> Similar in that they’re strategic forum games, that will take up front page real estate for some time to come.

But aren’t the Diplomacy threads mostly just discussion about a game that’s taking place elsewhere?

Never mind…I guess I just feel that the administration’s concern with the potential proliferation of game threads is somewhat overblown, but I know it’s not your personal policy, and it’s not incumbent upon you to articulate or defend it.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/605 "2007-05-18T00:11:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Gadarene]  
But aren’t the Diplomacy threads mostly just discussion about a game that’s taking place elsewhere?  
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Indeed it is. See my comment in ATMB.

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