# Evil Dead Mafia II - Teaser and Sign-Ups \[Game On!\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493 "2010-09-29T17:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/1 "2010-09-29T17:35:59Z")
**PROLOGUE** **EXT - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS - AFTERNOON** _Tinkly piano music plays. The first image is of trees, doing their best to look innocent. The camera pans past them into the rear yard of a dilapidated Cabin in the Woods, adjacent to a cornfield. As it does, we hear the voice of Don LaFontaine._ DON LAFONTAINE (VO) Welcome to central Michigan… land of rolling rivers, scenic woods, decades of professional sporting futility… and _murder_. Two years ago, a party was held at this unassuming cabin in the woods. Twenty five arrived… only six ever went home again. _More images follow, a slow montage: a dining room, long extinguished candles scattered about the table… a small, homey country kitchen, blown to holy hell… a cornfield, stalks swaying ominously… a tiny grave site, marked with a stone on which has been etched only one word – “Vincent.”_ DON LAFONTAINE (VO) Authorities dismissed what happened during that week as the work of an everyday, run-of-the-mill homicidal maniac. But others are not so sure. _The camera pans across the living room, streaked with long-dried stains of what might once have been blood, and moves across a large, closed book, placed neatly on a nearby pedestal. The camera continues to track, past the book, through the ruined kitchen, and down the stairs, finally coming to rest on a huge wood chipper in a corner of the yard._ DON LAFONTAINE (VO) Fridays this fall, FOX and executive producer Mark Burnett will find out the truth… and they can expect a _hell_ of a time. _Behind the wood chipper, the stalks continue to sway. At the base of the machine, we see a small, pink towel, now dirty and covered in leaves and other detritus, but still clearly identifiable. The camera begins to close slowly on the wood chipper._ DON LAFONTAINE (VO) Evil Dead: The New Series. This time… there might not _be_ a Survivor. _The camera is about to reveal the view inside the wood chipper, but suddenly, an Oily Reality Television Executive (Stephen Baldwin) and his Well-Meaning But Ineffectual Assistant (John Hodgman) enter the frame._ OILY REALITY TELEVISION EXECUTIVE Did they get a few shots of that weird goo in the kitchen? HIS WELL MEANING BUT INEFFECTUAL ASSISTANT Yes, sir. Uh… out of curiosity, what _was_ that… substance, sir? I’m a member of several SETI groups, and it clearly looked like it was extra - O.R.T.E. All right, get them down here; I think the B-roll needs more wood chipper. It’s atmospheric. H.W.M.B.I.A. Certainly, sir. Just one clarification first, sir? O.R.T.E. Hm? H.W.M.B.I.A. Well, the central conceit of this show is going to be that… uh… we put the contestants in the Cabin and whoever is left at the end, wins, yes? O.R.T.E. Yes. H.W.M.B.I.A. Right. OK. O.R.T.E. It’s brilliant. H.W.M.B.I.A. It would have to be. O.R.T.E. Yes. H.W.M.B.I.A. Yes. O.R.T.E. Is this conversation still happening? H.W.M.B.I.A. Just one more question, sir. Do the contestants know that when they’re eliminated, they’re actually… uh… _eliminated_? Isn’t that a bit of a liability issue? O.R.T.E. I’m sorry, I stopping paying attention to you three minutes ago. H.W.M.B.I.A. Right. OK. But what’s the… uh… mechanism of elimination here? \*POV – the Oily Reality Television Executive. He is looking back through the kitchen window. We see the large bound book, on its pedestal in the living room. POV – His Well Meaning But Ineffectual Assistant. The O.R.T.E. smirks\* O.R.T.E. I’m sure something will come up. H.W.M.B.I.A. Yes, sir. I’ll go fetch the cameras, sir. _The Oily Reality Television Executive glances at the wood chipper, then does a double take. He furrows his brow, as only a Baldwin can do._ O.R.T.E. What the hell? _POV – Inside the wood chipper. We see the Oily Reality Television Executive peering into the opening of the chipper, puzzled. His puzzlement turns to horror. His eyes widen. We hear the unmistakable sound of a wood chipper coming to life. The Executive tries to pull back, but his suit jacket’s sleeve is caught in the machinery. Close on his face._ O.R.T.E. Nooooooooooooo! _Smash cut to:_ \*\*TITLE CARD: EVIL DEAD 2 THE CURSE OF HOOPY’S HEAD\*\*. * * * With Mahaloth’s game drawing toward its conclusion, I figured this would be an optimal time to begin sign-ups for the next one. The setup will be entirely closed, other than the information in this paragraph and the basic rules (to follow). There will be no post restrictions of any kind. The game is not an all-power-role game; there will be vanilla Town. There will be a fairly high incidence of what **Meeko** has termed “potatoes,” so be warned. The setup is quite large; we need 30 players total, which is why I’m beginning sign-ups a bit before the LOTR game actually ends. Please indicate interest by posting to this thread. The game itself will begin with Night Zero approximately 24 hours following the end of the LOTR game, or whenever we have 30 participants, whichever happens later. We already have two official pre-registrants: 1. Mahaloth 2. Oy! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/2 "2010-09-29T18:05:40Z")
_bows_ I await my beauty shot. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/3 "2010-09-29T18:13:58Z")
/in ---
**Author:** ![GuiriEnEspana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GuiriEnEspana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuiriEnEspana)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/4 "2010-09-29T18:25:29Z")
/In /in /IN! ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/5 "2010-09-29T19:07:00Z")
/In! (Total Lost has expressed interest in this game. I’ll ping her so she knows it’s happening.) ---
**Author:** ![Total\_Lost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@Total\_Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Total_Lost)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/6 "2010-09-29T19:24:25Z")
:: taking a deep breath:: Haven’t played here for a very long time. But I’d so very much love to be: /In ---
**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/7 "2010-09-29T19:28:22Z")
/In ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/8 "2010-09-29T19:36:31Z")
So my life just freed up last week, perfect timing. /in ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/9 "2010-09-29T20:15:05Z")
Sweet! Confirming my sign up! ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/10 "2010-09-29T21:02:41Z")
So, I know a lot of folks are very excited about this game, but I never followed the original Evil Dead, and it doesn’t seem all that adaptable to Mafia to me. Can someone fill me in on what made it so great? What’s the required reading? ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_McGinty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Mrs\_McGinty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_McGinty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/11 "2010-09-29T22:44:16Z")
/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:** [September 29, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/12 "2010-09-29T22:47:47Z")
/in very very in. Evil Dead was the game that upped my mafia from an interesting past time to a complete and hopeless addiction. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/13 "2010-09-29T22:50:21Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, I know a lot of folks are very excited about this game, but I never followed the original Evil Dead, and it doesn’t seem all that adaptable to Mafia to me. Can someone fill me in on what made it so great? What’s the required reading? read it. It was a brilliant game design. It had some very sharp play on all sides. It had excellent participation. This has a link to all of the game threads. \*\* Will there be multiple game threads in this game as well?\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/14 "2010-09-29T22:50:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, I know a lot of folks are very excited about this game, but I never followed the original Evil Dead, and it doesn’t seem all that adaptable to Mafia to me. Can someone fill me in on what made it so great? What’s the required reading? Required reading? I think you should probably be able to play without any reading or viewing of the movies. I’m assuming this is kind of Evil Dead themed horror mafia(just in time for Halloween, too). I’ve only seen Evil dead 2 and Army of Darkness, by the way. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/15 "2010-09-29T22:52:14Z")
> [@special\_ed](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > So, I know a lot of folks are very excited about this game, but I never followed the original Evil Dead, and it doesn’t seem all that adaptable to Mafia to me. Can someone fill me in on what made it so great? What’s the required reading? > > read it. > > It was a brilliant game design. > It had some very sharp play on all sides. > It had excellent participation. > This has a link to all of the game threads. > > \*\* > Will there be multiple game threads in this game as well?\*\* NETA here’s the actual link [http://mafiagameswiki.com/mafiaWiki/Evil\_Dead](http://mafiagameswiki.com/mafiaWiki/Evil_Dead) ---
**Author:** ![Chipacabra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/16 "2010-09-29T22:57:58Z")
I was considering skipping a game, but I just can’t do it. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/17 "2010-09-29T23:05:03Z")
You can definitely count me in! ^^ ---
**Author:** ![cclv04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@cclv04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cclv04)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/18 "2010-09-29T23:06:20Z")
funny! ---
**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:** [September 30, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/19 "2010-09-30T00:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Required reading? I think you should probably be able to play without any reading or viewing of the movies. I mean, required reading for understanding why the first one was so great. I’ve already seen the movies. > [@](#): > > I’ve only seen Evil dead 2 and Army of Darkness, by the way. The first half of the second movie was basically a remake of the first movie, so you’re not really missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493/20 "2010-09-30T00:25:00Z")
/in !!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-ii-teaser-and-sign-ups-game-on/555493.md?page=2)