# \[Mafia game\] The Realm of Phere **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 1, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480 "2012-04-01T15:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 85
**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:** [April 19, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1681 "2012-04-19T19:46:01Z")
I’m having a very bad day. I’m not sure when I’ll be posting normally again. Maybe tomorrow, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1682 "2012-04-19T19:59:50Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > I’m having a very bad day. I’m not sure when I’ll be posting normally again. Maybe tomorrow, I don’t know. Take your time. Real life matters more than a Game. Stay Frosty. _hugs_ -R ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Jan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Silver\_Jan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Jan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1683 "2012-04-19T20:07:20Z")
> [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > actually that’s **Drain Bead**. 😃 I think they were joking, thanks to Mrs Maloprop 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Jan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Silver\_Jan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Jan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1684 "2012-04-19T20:08:23Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > I’m having a very bad day. I’m not sure when I’ll be posting normally again. Maybe tomorrow, I don’t know. Hope you are better soon 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Jan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Silver\_Jan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Jan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1685 "2012-04-20T00:30:35Z")
It’s nearly 2:30am and I have been waiting for someone to say something about my list of suspects. Ok I am off to bed see you later. At least question me about them.\*\* Guiri\*\* is on top of my list at the moment because he looked as if he was the pivotal vote for\*\* Astral\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1686 "2012-04-20T01:43:31Z")
Night ends Saturday at 2PM PST ( I had to check so I post this) Right? ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1687 "2012-04-21T03:33:47Z")
Hey all, I’m back and a tad surprised that Night has been so quiet overall. Considering the utter clusterfuck that was the **Astral** vote, I’d have expected more chattiness. But OTOH I see that I wasn’t the only one who had timing issues, so that’s probably why we’ve been generally silent. Of course I’m sure the scum board is _plenty_ busy. :dubious: Are there any Night actions we can coordinate on that we should be contemplating? I just feel as if the clock is ticking and we’re all sitting ducks (well, all but a few of us) if we don’t get organized here. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1688 "2012-04-21T04:35:44Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Hey all, I’m back and a tad surprised that Night has been so quiet overall. Considering the utter clusterfuck that was the **Astral** vote, I’d have expected more chattiness. But OTOH I see that I wasn’t the only one who had timing issues, so that’s probably why we’ve been generally silent. > > Of course I’m sure the scum board is _plenty_ busy. :dubious: > > Are there any Night actions we can coordinate on that we should be contemplating? I just feel as if the clock is ticking and we’re all sitting ducks (well, all but a few of us) if we don’t get organized here. umm. well.. broadcasting to Scum is generally frowned upon. they do have their Night actions to contemplate.. and they don’t share? ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1689 "2012-04-21T05:05:39Z")
Oy, duh, you’re right. Stupid. Can’t wait until we get the shorter cycles again. The waiting is, um, murder. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1690 "2012-04-21T06:54:12Z")
it’s almost 3am; I was in the middle of a dream when the kiddo woke up hungry - in the dream, I was writing a script that checks mafia game threads regularly and logs who is online creating a line chart showing player activity during Day/Night phases. if I have another such dream, I may have to quit mafia altogether. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1691 "2012-04-21T06:57:22Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Oy, duh, you’re right. Stupid. > > Can’t wait until we get the shorter cycles again. The waiting is, um, murder. _ **“If the insufferable mortal hates waiting, I can put a swift end to it…”** _ -IC- ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Jan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Silver\_Jan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Jan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1692 "2012-04-21T07:50:31Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > it’s almost 3am; I was in the middle of a dream when the kiddo woke up hungry - in the dream, I was writing a script that checks mafia game threads regularly and logs who is online creating a line chart showing player activity during Day/Night phases. if I have another such dream, I may have to quit mafia altogether. At least I’m not the only that wakes up in the middle of the night and posts 🙂 I’m looking forward to the shorter cycles too. ---
**Author:** ![Visorslash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee59a6/32.png) [@Visorslash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Visorslash)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1693 "2012-04-21T08:00:51Z")
@ Fubbles 😃 Shorter phases? Legend has it in some dark dank corner of the internet, there are mafia games run with 24 hour phases. Who knows why these sick and twisted people run on such awful timelines? It’s a mystery for the ages. ---
**Author:** ![Scathach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1694 "2012-04-21T10:05:57Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Hey all, I’m back and a tad surprised that Night has been so quiet overall. Considering the utter clusterfuck that was the **Astral** vote, I’d have expected more chattiness. But OTOH I see that I wasn’t the only one who had timing issues, so that’s probably why we’ve been generally silent. > > Of course I’m sure the scum board is _plenty_ busy. :dubious: > > . Smuuuudge. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1695 "2012-04-21T11:20:23Z")
Feeling defensive? Smudge of whom? ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1696 "2012-04-21T14:28:44Z")
> [@Visorslash](#): > > @ Fubbles > > 😃 > > Shorter phases? Legend has it in some dark dank corner of the internet, there are mafia games run with 24 hour phases. Who knows why these sick and twisted people run on such awful timelines? It’s a mystery for the ages. I’ve met and played with some of them they are nice folks - and they think ‘our’ culture is wierd \* ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1697 "2012-04-21T14:30:42Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > Feeling defensive? Smudge of whom? I dunno what scathach was thinking, but the comment did make me want to place ash marks on choie’s face ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1698 "2012-04-21T15:05:08Z")
Uh, yeah, I think anyone seeing a smudge in that innocuous comment is doing what my shrink calls “projecting.” Plus, I don’t smudge. I’m pretty much a bull in a china shop when it comes to this game, as **Normal** can attest. When I call someone out, you’ll know it. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1699 "2012-04-21T18:45:18Z")
Couple comments – I don’t trust Guiri. Though he’s given me an “I’d sort of like to live a while for once” explanation privately, he’s not entirely acting like himself thus far, more of an approximation. His town style is notorious in faced-him-as-scum circles for its aggression, particularly in terms of asking very good questions, and a LOT of them. In this game he seems to be more of the “sit back and analyze” approach. He seems to have been wrong about Astral, which is no crime, but staying out of the fight almost entirely kinda is. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480/1700 "2012-04-21T19:29:53Z")
Got interrupted. realitytrip – exchanged several PMs with him and will probably not persecute him in the morning, but am not inclined to defend him much either. Some of his explanations for his comments ring true, but as long as he’s only making them to me I can’t give them all that much credence. I don’t particularly think he’s mafia, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-the-realm-of-phere/617480.md?page=86)