# Colorless Mafia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 2, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729 "2009-12-02T18:21:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/1 "2009-12-02T18:21:59Z")
OK, So here’s a basic Mafia game with no color. Sign up here if you’re really feeling the need for a game. 7-20 players are needed. Roles will depend on the number of players, but may include: Vanilla Cop Doctor Mason Vigilante Roleblocker Alpha Scum Scum Goon Scum Roleblocker Completely open set-up. All possible role PMs will be posted before the game begins. Standard Mafia Rules will apply. Votes in Bold Blue Unvotes in Bold Red No communication about the game wioth the exception of moderator sanctioned, initiated, and monitored communication. Sign Up 1. Mahaloth 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ---
**Author:** ![Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanook_of_the_North_Shore)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/2 "2009-12-02T18:33:20Z")
I’ll play. It’ll be a bit before Civil War starts. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/3 "2009-12-02T18:38:25Z")
Oh, what the heck. In. (Going to try to post less this time). ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/4 "2009-12-02T18:41:34Z")
I can handle three at once, right? /in ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/5 "2009-12-02T18:52:38Z")
I definitely can’t handle three at once. 🙂 Need a junior mod or anything, to help with vote counts and such? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/6 "2009-12-02T20:08:37Z")
I won’t be able to play unless you can guarantee I’ll die in the first two Days (Christmas break coming up soon), but I’ll at least watch. ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/7 "2009-12-02T20:29:55Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > I definitely can’t handle three at once. 🙂 Need a junior mod or anything, to help with vote counts and such? That would be great. I’ll PM you with details when I set up any boards I need to. ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/8 "2009-12-02T20:31:31Z")
Sign up here if you’re really feeling the need for a game. 7-20 players are needed. Roles will depend on the number of players, but may include: Vanilla Town Town Cop Town Doctor Town Mason Town Vigilante Town Roleblocker Alpha Scum Scum Goon Scum Roleblocker Completely open set-up. All possible role PMs will be posted before the game begins. Standard Mafia Rules will apply. Votes in Bold Blue Unvotes in Bold Red No communication about the game wioth the exception of moderator sanctioned, initiated, and monitored communication. Sign Up 1. Mahaloth 2. Nanook 3. Tom Scud 4. Drain Bead 5. 6. 7. Minimum 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Maximum ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/9 "2009-12-02T20:35:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I won’t be able to play unless you can guarantee I’ll die in the first two Days (Christmas break coming up soon), but I’ll at least watch. I can’t promise that. Though in the last game I had, Old Yeller knew she was getting rabies on Day 4 and dying that Night. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/10 "2009-12-02T20:36:52Z")
I want to play! I know I dropped the ball on my last game but this one looks relatively simple. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/11 "2009-12-02T20:59:22Z")
@ Ed – great, will keep an eye out. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/12 "2009-12-02T21:46:12Z")
Oh, hey specs. Yeah, I’ll sign up. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/13 "2009-12-02T22:57:53Z")
Sigh. I’ll play. Though I’ll probably be busy up until Dec. 20th or so. So cut me some slack until then, okay? Then you guys can yell at the newbie all you want. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/14 "2009-12-02T23:57:21Z")
in ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/15 "2009-12-03T00:29:32Z")
Sign up here if you’re really feeling the need for a game. 7-20 players are needed. Roles will depend on the number of players, but may include: Vanilla Town Town Cop Town Doctor Town Mason Town Vigilante Town Roleblocker Alpha Scum Scum Goon Scum Roleblocker Completely open set-up. All possible role PMs will be posted before the game begins. Standard Mafia Rules will apply. Votes in Bold Blue Unvotes in Bold Red No communication about the game wioth the exception of moderator sanctioned, initiated, and monitored communication. Sign Up 1. Mahaloth 2. Nanook 3. Tom Scud 4. Drain Bead 5. Freudian Slit 6. pedescribe 7. ToeJam 8. USCDiver 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Maximum ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/16 "2009-12-03T00:38:05Z")
Unless people convince me otherwise, I’ll keep sign-ups open until Monday evening (CST) or as soon as we hit 20. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/17 "2009-12-03T13:58:16Z")
what the hey. i’ll play as well. ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/18 "2009-12-03T18:05:44Z")
Sign Up 1. Mahaloth 2. Nanook 3. Tom Scud 4. Drain Bead 5. Freudian Slit 6. pedescribe 7. ToeJam 8. USCDiver 9. peekercpa 10. 11. 12. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/19 "2009-12-03T18:07:44Z")
Sign me up, if you please. ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729/20 "2009-12-03T18:20:19Z")
Before the game begins, I will inform you if each of these roles are in the game and how many of each role is in the game. I will only include a Serial Killer if we have more than 16 players. Here are the potential roles for this game: **Vanilla Town:** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. **Town Doctor** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. Power: Each Night, you must PM me the name of one player to protect. Unless you are blocked, that player will be immune to any Night Kills for that Night only. **Town Cop** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. Power: Each Night, you must PM me the name of one player to investigate. Unless you are blocked, at the start of the following day, if you survive, you will be told the alignment (i.e., \*\*Town \*\*or **Scum** ) of the player you chose to investigate. The exception is that if you invesgiate the Alpha Scum, you will be told that player is “ **Town** ” **Town Mason** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. Power: Each Night, you may communicate with the other Masons at {insert off-board site here}. Please register for the site. The password is {insert password here}. The other Mason(s) is/are {insert name(s) of other Mason(s) here} **Town Vigilante** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. Power: Each Night, you may PM me the name of one player to kill. Unless you are blocked or that player is protected, that player will die during the Night. **Town Roleblocker** Win Condition: You win when all Scum are dead. Power: Each Night, you may PM me the name of on player. That player will be prevented from performing any actions for that Night. **Alpha Scum** Win Condition: You win when the number of living Scum players outnumbers the number of living Town players. Power: Your power is passive. If investigated by the Town Cop, you will be revealed as being Town. Your power cannot be blocked by a roleblocker. If selected by the Scum, you may perform the Scum Night Kill that Night. Each Night, you may discuss the game iwth the other Scum players at {insert off-board site here}. Please register for the site. The password is {insert password here}. The other Scum are {Insert the names of the other Scum here}. **Scum Goon** Win Condition: You win when the number of living Scum players outnumbers the number of living Town players. Power: If selected by the Scum, you may perform the Scum Night Kill that Night. Each Night, you may discuss the game iwth the other Scum players at {insert off-board site here}. Please register for the site. The password is {insert password here}. The other Scum are {Insert the names of the other Scum here}. **Scum Roleblocker** Win Condition: You win when the number of living Scum players outnumbers the number of living Town players. Power: Each Night, you may PM me the name of on player. That player will be prevented from performing any actions for that Night. If selected by the Scum, you may perform the Scum Night Kill that Night, but you may not do that and use your roleblocking power on the same Night. Each Night, you may discuss the game iwth the other Scum players at {insert off-board site here}. Please register for the site. The password is {insert password here}. The other Scum are {Insert the names of the other Scum here}. **Serial Killer** Win Condition: You win when all of the other players are dead and you are still alive. Power: Each Night, you may PM me the name of one player to kill. Unless you are blocked or that player is protected, they will die that Night. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorless-mafia/519729.md?page=2)