# Mafia - Game in progress \[Edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 9, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635 "2013-01-09T16:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 95
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1881 "2013-03-19T00:58:19Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > oh hey it appears you have time to catch up Night is over but Day has yet to start I have a post somewhere recently that shows vote counts each Day ( with links) so you can find the EOD for each ---
**Author:** ![wombat99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@wombat99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wombat99)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1882 "2013-03-19T01:17:37Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > oh hey Yay! ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1883 "2013-03-19T02:20:06Z")
**I have been struggling with how to handle fubbleskag’s and Babale’s situations this close to endgame. In light of fubbles’ intent to continue to play, I have decided to do nothing; I will adhere to MHaye’s ruling in my absence. Both remain in the game and can be acted upon or voted for at your collective discretion.** Sorry to frustrate people; I myself am extremely frustrated. In light of a variety of circumstances, I am working at the limit of my time and energy right now and losing ground has been inevitable. I will be on an extended break from Mafia in general once this game has ended, so here we go. * * * Dawn, Day Eight \*Just before Dawn. **wombat99** turns the corner and walks to the town square, carrying the butcher knife he took from Pleonast days ago. CUT TO - **texcat** , facing wombat99 from across the square. CUT TO - **wombat,** raising his blade. CUT TO - **texcat** , her eyes suddenly glowing a fierce yellow. CUT TO - **wombat,** vindicated and triumphant. CUT TO - **texcat** , now armed with seven-inch-long claws. CUT TO - **wombat,** a bit less triumphant. A pause. They charge, screaming. Fade to black. Dawn breaks. Lightfoot, Meeko, Babale, and fubbleskag stand in a small circle. They stare at one another balefully. It is clear that business is unfinished.\* **wombat99** , the Grave Robber, a Town Backup, is dead **texcat** , the Werewolf Goon #1, is as well. * * * Day Eight begins here. It will end on Saturday, March 23, at 2:00PM, unless the living players vote by unanimous consent to end it earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1884 "2013-03-19T03:39:12Z")
\*\* Vote Lightfoot Vote Babale Vote Fubbs Vote End Day Early \*\* I haven’t a clue on how to go forward, someone’s hand needs to be forced here, and it can’t be mine. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1885 "2013-03-19T04:02:09Z")
Isn’t \*\*babale \*\* some kind of mason? By my maths it’s down to \*\* fubbles and Meeko \*\* ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1886 "2013-03-19T20:12:11Z")
apologies for the absenteeism, I’ll bore you with the details later. I’m still wrapping up some shit at work, but I’ll be reading through all the fun stuff I missed after dinner this evening ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1887 "2013-03-19T23:29:55Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > Isn’t \*\*babale \*\* some kind of mason? > > By my maths it’s down to \*\* fubbles and Meeko \*\* and by mine, it’s either you or **meeko** ; and by his it \*should \*be either you or me… > [@Meeko](#): > > Vote Lightfoot > > Vote Babale > > Vote Fubbs > > Vote End Day Early > > I haven’t a clue on how to go forward, someone’s hand needs to be forced here, and it can’t be mine. dude. it’s endgame, and **babale’s** confirmed town, so from your POV it’s either me or **Lightfoot** , so you need to decide which and vote accordingly. frankly, if you flip town I’m inclined to consider your attitude throughout this game borderline game-throwing and will probably avoid future games with you. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1888 "2013-03-19T23:30:58Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > I second this request o\_O why would you do this? ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1889 "2013-03-19T23:39:01Z")
> [@wombat99](#): > > I’ll leave it to the Mod to handle that reveal, but I’m assuming that unless \*\*Fubbles \*\*comes back or is subbed at the last minute, Town has lost. ☹ I wish I could ask wombat what he meant by this, it vexes me. if I didn’t come back there would be 2 town and 1 scum, which would be a mylo situation but the game wouldn’t be over. or am I missing something related from an earlier post? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1890 "2013-03-20T01:31:05Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > and by mine, it’s either you or **meeko** ; and by his it \*should \*be either you or me… > > dude. it’s endgame, and **babale’s** confirmed town, so from your POV it’s either me or **Lightfoot** , so you need to decide which and vote accordingly. > > frankly, if you flip town I’m inclined to consider your attitude throughout this game borderline game-throwing and will probably avoid future games with you. This assumes I actually want to play Mafia any more after this. And why does my attitude indicate game throwing? Where is your absenteeism during this assertion? (Absent, apparently.) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1891 "2013-03-20T01:36:56Z")
**UNVOTE ALL** **Vote Fubbs** Frankly, you are trying to make a case against me with your “Meeko threw the game” nonsense. Second, you made the fatal error of calling it “MYLO” just as your scumpatriot used it. You should know better than this, but I think it’s a relative of PIS, you are so used to using MYLO on the scum board, you used it over here in error. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1892 "2013-03-20T01:38:29Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > This assumes I actually want to play Mafia any more after this. > And why does my attitude indicate game throwing? Where is your absenteeism during this assertion? (Absent, apparently.) being absent due to real life is something that happens to all of us at some point or another and is generally out of our control; it’s a known risk we assume when we sign up for the game. this is different from being present but not bothering to put forth an effort, which is well within your control. now that I’ve explained the difference between the two, even though I have no reason to believe for even a second you don’t already know the difference, would you please go back and take the time to answer the _game related_ portion of my post. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1893 "2013-03-20T01:45:34Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > **UNVOTE ALL** > > **Vote Fubbs** > > Frankly, you are trying to make a case against me with your “Meeko threw the game” nonsense. > > Second, you made the fatal error of calling it “MYLO” just as your scumpatriot used it. You should know better than this, but I think it’s a relative of PIS, you are so used to using MYLO on the scum board, you used it over here in error. if I were inclined to make a case against you, it would have included a vote. my comment about potentially not playing with you in the future was oog; I suppose I should have waited until after the game or kept it to myself entirely - but, too late for that. I haven’t voted because I’m not yet sure which of you is the last remaining scum; to be honest, I’m leaning town on you at the moment - the violent emotional reaction to my comment is something I would expect from a legitimately frustrated townie, not a conniving scum. I am curious to hear the thought process on how you connect my use of a standard game term to automatically being scummy, though - care to elaborate? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1894 "2013-03-20T04:12:00Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > if I were inclined to make a case against you, it would have included a vote. my comment about potentially not playing with you in the future was oog; I suppose I should have waited until after the game or kept it to myself entirely - but, too late for that. > > I haven’t voted because I’m not yet sure which of you is the last remaining scum; to be honest, I’m leaning town on you at the moment - the violent emotional reaction to my comment is something I would expect from a legitimately frustrated townie, not a conniving scum. > > I am curious to hear the thought process on how you connect my use of a standard game term to automatically being scummy, though - care to elaborate? This is the first game in which I have ever, ever seen “MYLO”. Frustration would be an understatement for me in this game. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1895 "2013-03-20T14:56:15Z")
[QUOTE=storyteller0910] **Welcome to the game; you are the Virginal Beauty.** You are the heroine, the first listed female actor, name above the title. You work as a tavern maid and you catch the hero’s eye almost immediately. You are beautiful, gentle, sensitive, well-spoken, almost certainly a natural blonde, and, most importantly, you are Saving Yourself for Marriage. Now, you know that there may be those for whom your vow of chastity may cause some frustration. Perhaps a few of your customers, friends, clergy, nonimmediate family, or pets might have thoughts of a, you know… a _sexual_ nature. But so far, you’ve held firm. So long as your commitment remains steady, both you and the other partygoers will benefit from the special light that surrounds a Virginal Beauty at all times. But woe betide the Virginal Beauty whose spirit is weak; her special protection against the vagaries of life in a horror movie is forfeit. WIN CONDITION: You are Town. You win when all Scum are dead, if and only if no third party win condition triggers before or simultaneously with yours. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Once per Night, you may target any player, including yourself. While he or she basks in the glow of your… er… beauty… your target will be safe from Night kills from any quarter for the Night in question, as long as your own power is not blocked or otherwise thwarted. You can also choose to spend the night basking in your own glow, which will protect _you_ from harm (and be only slightly weird). Beware! Your virginal best intentions quite aside – certain game events may result in the compromise of your chastity. Should this happen, your powers may be lost. [/QUOTE] I didn’t claim before because I thought I might be recruitable by the subtle bits in my PM It doesn’t matter now since we only have one more Night So it’s up to you \*\* Meeko and Fubbles \*\* to convince me which to choose I don’t think \*\* babale \*\* will be assisting ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1896 "2013-03-20T14:57:39Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > o\_O why would you do this? I thought we had a Scum an d no lynch would have prolonged the agony with 2 MIA players ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1897 "2013-03-20T18:16:10Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > **Unvote: Meeko** > > To prevent a tie. This looks suspect for you Meeko although Tex voting fubbles ( who was in no danger) does not bode well for them either? ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1898 "2013-03-20T22:29:08Z")
YOu can’t win if you don’t play ( unless you are a confirmed Mason it seems it could happen) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1899 "2013-03-21T00:21:54Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > I didn’t claim before because I thought I might be recruitable by the subtle bits in my PM > It doesn’t matter now since we only have one more Night > So it’s up to you \*\* Meeko and Fubbles \*\* to convince me which to choose > I don’t think \*\* babale \*\* will be assisting Well, I’m town, and I don’t know that we have one night left… ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635/1900 "2013-03-21T00:28:00Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > This looks suspect for you Meeko I don’t follow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-in-progress-edited-title/646635.md?page=96)