# International Mafia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553 "2010-12-01T16:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/21 "2010-12-02T02:11:05Z")
> [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](#): > > -Placing a vote that creates a tie is going to be perceived as scummy-as-all-hell it would seem, considering it functionally saves the person being voted for. The person being voted for is already trailing in the vote count, so this doesn’t really make sense. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/22 "2010-12-02T02:26:25Z")
I followed up with a revision, and everything is circumstantial, but I’m just trying to imagine a situation with a last minute flurry of ties/votes and how the paranoia and/or blood/mudd in the water might effect perceptions at that time. ---
**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, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/23 "2010-12-02T02:46:00Z")
in please ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/24 "2010-12-02T05:40:57Z")
Man, this game looks awesome. Too bad I don’t have time to play right now ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/25 "2010-12-02T06:16:19Z")
Sure, I’ll play just to be able to say I’ve tried this wacky-sounding idea for a game. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/26 "2010-12-02T07:32:26Z")
Count me in. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/27 "2010-12-02T08:22:02Z")
I would also like to play. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/28 "2010-12-02T14:05:44Z")
> [@Astral\_Rejection](#): > > Can I play? > > Also, to clarify: scum can only communicate at night _when it’s night where they are_, right? Because it’s technically always night and always day. Did I screw that up? Why, yes, yes I did. I cut and pasted the rules from a previous game and missed the point about scum communication. Scum will communicate at all times. Sorry for the mixup. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/29 "2010-12-02T14:13:20Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > **sachertorte, will there be any posting restrictions for players during Night or In Transit?** Travelers may post, but can not vote. > [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > **In the context of “no arrest”, what does uncontested plurality of votes mean? No votes for anything else at all, or just more than anything else? Plurality of votes cast or of voters present?** Uncontested means no tie. “More than anything else” is a fair statement. No Votes are essentially an “abstain” and do not count in any way. A Tie with “No Arrest” will arrest the tied player. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/30 "2010-12-02T14:15:30Z")
Aw nuts – I’m going to regret this in the morning. But I’m **IN**. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/31 "2010-12-02T14:21:39Z")
Nine spots left: 1. Astral Rejection 2. Mahaloth 3. NAF1138 4. Drain Bead 5. MentalGuy 6. GuiriEnEspaña 7. ShadowFacts 8. USCDiver 9. Normal Phase 10. ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 11. special ed 12. Idle Thoughts 13. Mrs. McGinty 14. Wolverine 15. Scuba Ben . . . 16. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/32 "2010-12-02T14:26:03Z")
What an intriguing rule set. Not in–my life is complicated enough. And besides, the one time I tried Mafia, my suspicion that it looks more fun than it is was confirmed. But if my schedule opens up, I’ll look forward to seeing what happens. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/33 "2010-12-02T14:55:01Z")
Mafia certainly isn’t a game for everyone. Since you find watching fun, I suggest you play along in the forbidden thread (unspoiled). Then you can hone your scum catching skills without having to worry about a lynch mob forming. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/34 "2010-12-02T14:57:26Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > Mafia certainly isn’t a game for everyone. Since you find watching fun, I suggest you play along in the forbidden thread (unspoiled). Then you can hone your scum catching skills without having to worry about a lynch mob forming. That trick never works for me. In the peanut gallery threads, I neither improve Scum-detection skills nor avoid lynch mobs. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/35 "2010-12-02T15:04:15Z")
ok, just read the rules and really only processed about 20 percent. so yeh baby. let’s get the hoochie koo on. that means in **sach** , btw. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/36 "2010-12-02T15:20:57Z")
I am totally in; this concept sounds really cool. ---
**Author:** ![Natlaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@Natlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Natlaw)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/37 "2010-12-02T16:46:20Z")
Sign me up! ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/38 "2010-12-03T16:31:16Z")
7 spots left. 1. Astral Rejection 2. Mahaloth 3. NAF1138 4. Drain Bead 5. MentalGuy 6. GuiriEnEspaña 7. ShadowFacts 8. USCDiver 9. Normal Phase 10. ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 11. special ed 12. Idle Thoughts 13. Mrs. McGinty 14. Wolverine 15. Scuba Ben 16. Baffle 17. Natlaw . . . 18. ---
**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 3, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/39 "2010-12-03T16:42:34Z")
You missed peeker! ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/40 "2010-12-03T16:49:04Z")
6 spots left. 1. Astral Rejection 2. Mahaloth 3. NAF1138 4. Drain Bead 5. MentalGuy 6. GuiriEnEspaña 7. ShadowFacts 8. USCDiver 9. Normal Phase 10. ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 11. special ed 12. Idle Thoughts 13. Mrs. McGinty 14. Wolverine 15. Scuba Ben 16. peekercpa 17. Baffle 18. Natlaw . . . 19. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553.md?page=3)