# Let's see if we can play an entire game of Mafia in one day (sign up).
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [August 22, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605 "2011-08-22T02:12:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/1 "2011-08-22T02:12:53Z")
This is mostly just for amusement purposes.
While this will be an actual game, I would count it more as being just for fun and laughs then actually being a game that counts. : p
But anyway, I figure I’m going to be online all day tomorrow, so why not see how fast we can do a game?
I’ll mod, if nobody minds.
Both Days and Nights will be only _TEN MINUTES_ each.
Open (and pretty simple) set up:
Scum
Detective
Doctor
Masons
Town
…and that’s it.
I expect the game to last no longer than, say, 3-4 hours.
Please only sign up if you know you’re going to be able to be around tomorrow for a good 2-3 hours, possibly. I’ll start the game (with however many players I have) at 8am (PST).
I wouldn’t worry if you’re already in a game or two…because, again, this game would be more “let’s see how fast we can play”…so it won’t take as much thinking or have as many long winded posts.
I hope to have at least 10 players, although I think I’m going to cut off the maximum at 15. If I have less than 10, that’s okay too. I’ll just modify the game to work for less players.
Again, this game will be over tomorrow (same day it starts) and last only 3-4 hours, I figure.
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### Author:  [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/2 "2011-08-22T02:37:17Z")
I’m a fool I want to see if it works.
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/3 "2011-08-22T02:56:45Z")
Sure.
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### Author:  [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/4 "2011-08-22T03:02:58Z")
It might take a day to get a crew together.
I’ll be at work but I can pop in (I don’t know if that will work for your planned game play?)
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/5 "2011-08-22T03:24:05Z")
> [@LightFoot](#):
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> It might take a day to get a crew together.
> I’ll be at work but I can pop in (I don’t know if that will work for your planned game play?)
Good point. I hereby change to starting the game on Tuesday. It won’t go any longer then Tuesday, though. Definitely beginning and ending on that day.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/6 "2011-08-22T03:32:52Z")
Tempting, especially with my early death in Mystery.
I don’t know if I can commit to 3-4 hours, though. Hmmmm. I won’t sign up yet.
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/7 "2011-08-22T04:00:04Z")
Keep in mind that with both the Days and Nights being only ten minutes long, that means in just one hour, there will be THREE game days happening.
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/8 "2011-08-22T12:40:31Z")
I had retired from Mafia because I always found I couldn’t participate as much as needed.
_This_…will be my redemption.
/in
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### Author:  [@lilflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilflower)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/9 "2011-08-22T13:36:34Z")
I’ll give it a try.
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### Author:  [@Koldanar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koldanar)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/10 "2011-08-22T13:42:03Z")
You know what? I’m in…11 AM my time yes? That coincides perfectly with lunch, and I’ll be around 5 more hours after that point. Maybe I can actually do good in this game.
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/11 "2011-08-22T15:14:38Z")
People in so far:
LightFoot
Inner Stickler
Hal Briston
lilflower
Koldanar
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### Author:  [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/12 "2011-08-22T17:46:32Z")
Arg. I’ll have to bow out.
The boss has scheduled a meeting for 8 AM that I MUST attend and I expect it to last an hour That would keep me out of the first few “days”
I don’t want to muck up your game.
This would be a fun experiment on a weekend though
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/13 "2011-08-23T14:52:29Z")
Am I to assume that four players is too few?
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### Author:  [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/14 "2011-08-23T15:09:49Z")
I’ll play, if you get this running either today or at any time this week.
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### Author:  [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/15 "2011-08-23T15:11:11Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#):
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> I’ll play, if you get this running either today or at any time this week.
You should play a longer game too, in my opinion. Like, say, one that’s running right now. 🙂
And yeah, I’m in for the turbo; what the hell.
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### Author:  [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/16 "2011-08-23T17:09:55Z")
Bah! I would love to do this, but I’ll be AFK around noon (eastern) tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/17 "2011-08-23T17:52:59Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#):
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> Am I to assume that four players is too few?
Heh, yeah.
I think I need at least eight or nine. 😛
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### Author:  [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/18 "2011-08-23T18:30:34Z")
Nine is standard for turbos over at POG.
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/19 "2011-08-23T20:57:08Z")
If the game winds up being tomorrow, I’m out – Thursday or Friday, I’m in.
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### Author:  [@Silver\_Jan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Jan)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-if-we-can-play-an-entire-game-of-mafia-in-one-day-sign-up/593605/20 "2011-08-24T07:24:24Z")
This sounds like loads of fun but it will be in the middle of the night here ☹
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