# International Mafia

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 1, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553 "2010-12-01T16:47:14Z")\
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**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:** [December 17, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-mafia/562553/452 "2010-12-17T15:39:13Z")

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I’m trying to go back and look over London Day 1 a bit more, and something sticks out about **ShadowFacts** ’ claim Yesterday (Post 244). He said:

> [@ShadowFacts](#):
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> Well, if it will help you make the right choice, I will claim: I am Vanilla - here’s my PM:
> 
> You are Vanilla Town  
> Citizenship: United Kingdom  
> Win Condition: Arrest all members of the International Crime Ring
> 
> You are not eligible to travel.
> 
> You begin the game in London, United Kingdom.

Notice the total absence of color. Now, his is the only ‘completely vanilla’ claim so far (i.e. no power and no travel), so that may explain it…or it may have been edited. I know that some folks dislike arguments centered on the language in PMs, but it did stick out at me.

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