# Backseat Hitmen (Off limits to living Mafia players) **URL:** \ **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:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/121 "2007-04-10T00:16:36Z")
Dang, I missed out on my “farewell post”. And since I already broke the rules by editing, I don’t dare go back and make one now. Those people can be violent, you know. I’m going to read through this thread now, and I’ll be back if I have anything I can add to the discusison. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/122 "2007-04-10T00:51:26Z")
I’m going to have to be somewhat guarded in what I say, just on case there are any players reading this thread. I think that right now it’s about even money on which side will win. I think that right now, one of the biggest things going for the Town is that most of the Power Roles have already claimed, so they have narrowed down their pool of suspects. That’s assuming that most of the claims are legitimate. I know for a fact that they aren’t \*all \*legit, but I ain’t sayin’ no more. I think this game might come down to a battle of wits between the Mafia and the Doctor. If the Doctor can keep guessing the Mafia’s target’s correctly, thus preventing them from killing, then the town is going to win. If, on the other hand, the Doctor gets taken out in the next night or two, then the Town is in big trouble. ---
**Author:** ![nesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@nesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nesta)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/123 "2007-04-10T01:12:25Z")
Tonight and tomorrow are going to be key either way. Losing you **Suburban Plankton** was a big blow to the Mafia. I think they still have a good chance to win if they pull off a good night kill tonight and manage to get a townie lynched tomorrow. The SK has a real shot at taking it down, though, with the way the town has been acting. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/124 "2007-04-10T07:59:24Z")
At the risk of looking like an idiot, I’ll repeat that **Fern Forrest** looks like scum to me. I think that **Jsex** has a town role, and **Sturmhauke** is town too. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/125 "2007-04-11T18:12:19Z")
Well, all I have to say is that I think the Mafia is screwed at this point. At least we had some good laughs at the beginning of this game! We would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you darn pimaspinner! –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/126 "2007-04-11T18:21:43Z")
[QUOTE=FlyingCowOfDoom] Well, all I have to say is that I think the Mafia is screwed at this point. At least we had some good laughs at the beginning of this game! We would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you darn pimaspinner! –FCOD [/QUOTE] Very interesting. Everybody was saying that beat cop investigations seemed so useless at the start. Master Detective gets killed off early, and a lowly beat cop saves the town! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/127 "2007-04-11T18:25:59Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] Very interesting. Everybody was saying that beat cop investigations seemed so useless at the start. Master Detective gets killed off early, and a lowly beat cop saves the town! 😃 [/QUOTE] I’m all for that, considering how cruddy I felt about letting my team down with getting offed so quickly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/128 "2007-04-11T18:47:20Z")
[QUOTE=FlyingCowOfDoom] Well, all I have to say is that I think the Mafia is screwed at this point. At least we had some good laughs at the beginning of this game! We would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you darn pimaspinner! –FCOD [/QUOTE] I don’t know. Your team mates are smart. I think they might pull this one off. They need to have a good day and night, but I wouldn’t say you guys are too far behind. ---
**Author:** ![kivvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@kivvik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kivvik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/129 "2007-04-11T22:04:07Z")
Well howdy. **cowgirl** wasn’t kidding when she said it was kind of slow here. I wonder why the SK picked me last night. If it is who the cop says it is, I might know. Feh. Hey, **NAF1138** was I one of the transparent Mafia? First game, and a helluva one to follow, so I was overwhelmed by it all. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/130 "2007-04-11T22:10:12Z")
[QUOTE=kivvik] Well howdy. **cowgirl** wasn’t kidding when she said it was kind of slow here. I wonder why the SK picked me last night. If it is who the cop says it is, I might know. Feh. Hey, **NAF1138** was I one of the transparent Mafia? First game, and a helluva one to follow, so I was overwhelmed by it all. [/QUOTE] There were three of you who always seemed to be voting together or backing similar ideas. But looking back on how things played out, I think you were only transperant to me because I knew who you were. I do wonder if anyone else is going to read back through the thread and see what I saw though. ---
**Author:** ![nesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@nesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nesta)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/131 "2007-04-11T22:28:43Z")
Welcome to the thread **kivvik** and **FCOD**. It’s turning into a regular Mafia gathering over here. I didn’t notice your low post count **kivvik** until someone in the game thread pointed it out, but I’m in the same boat. I’m quite the lurker, but the game was a good way to pad the post count a little. I was hoping to double mine, but didn’t last long enough. ---
**Author:** ![zuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9c0ed/32.png) [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/132 "2007-04-11T22:51:13Z")
Eh, I had a feeling I might go last night. We’re at the point where they’re going to be targetting confirmed townies. I think they may be onto something as far as Autolycus being the GF. But who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/133 "2007-04-11T23:18:14Z")
[QUOTE=zuma] Eh, I had a feeling I might go last night. We’re at the point where they’re going to be targetting confirmed townies. I think they may be onto something as far as Autolycus being the GF. But who knows. [/QUOTE] I do. But I’m not telling. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/134 "2007-04-12T02:58:00Z")
Whoever your doctor(assuming you have one) and serial killer are, they are excellent players. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/135 "2007-04-12T03:48:10Z")
Hey, pssst…I just found [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8426729#post8426729) . I’m dying of laughter over here. And I’ve spent way too much time over the last week reading the entire 50 pages. This game is so addictive, I’ve got to get into the next one. (If there is a next one, of course…) ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/136 "2007-04-12T04:15:45Z")
I’m still trying to pretend that I’m following the game, but truth be told I haven’t made any effort in some time. I would be interested in playing again if it were a small game, for those of us with short attention spans. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/137 "2007-04-12T12:07:10Z")
**kivvik** , it takes those few of us who are lurking and not playing almost as long as the actual players to catch up. **NAF** , I have a linguistic question… why are the Millers called Millers? ---
**Author:** ![zuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9c0ed/32.png) [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/138 "2007-04-12T12:31:46Z")
NAF, Thanks btw for letting me play this game. You put together a really, really good one. I’m almost relieved I’m out now. I just wish I hadn’t been part of the day 2 clusterfuck. Live and learn. Things look to get very interesting now. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/139 "2007-04-12T14:20:20Z")
Live and learn indeed. Sorry for my contribution to the cannibalism, **zuma**. 🙂 Good to see it looks like the town is starting to turn things around! ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683/140 "2007-04-12T15:01:39Z")
[QUOTE=Nava] **kivvik** , it takes those few of us who are lurking and not playing almost as long as the actual players to catch up. **NAF** , I have a linguistic question… why are the Millers called Millers? [/QUOTE] I have no idea. The reverse idea is usually called the innocent child. But the miller is the traditional name for that role. They aren’t always role blockers, but I figured I needed to give the role a little something to keep it from being just a straight downside for the town [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backseat-hitmen-off-limits-to-living-mafia-players/397683.md?page=8)