# MAFIA: The Game - Ideal for Beginners \[Game in Progress\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 14, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099 "2015-07-14T00:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 64
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1261 "2015-08-17T18:32:12Z")
Well, color me tickled pink! Or, in the words of that lithe young lady in those _Grey_ books, “Oh, my…” ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1262 "2015-08-17T18:32:16Z")
Bartender , hold that order for a bottle of fukitall, a round of 'Dead Alpha Wolf is Awesome" for everyone ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1263 "2015-08-17T18:34:09Z")
Oh hell yeah!!!😃 There’s life in this Town yet! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1264 "2015-08-17T18:40:47Z")
Biotop, whatever happens in the night, know that this was due to your research! ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1265 "2015-08-17T18:41:42Z")
Story, could you post an official end of day vote count thanks ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1266 "2015-08-17T18:43:19Z")
Well done! Three cheers for our mason! ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1267 "2015-08-17T18:44:23Z")
Since we’re in fluff-talk zone, all I can say at the moment is that my Zinogre fight on Monster Hunter 3U was a blast. Also that after reading my earlier [OOC] post, my kids gave me the roll-eyes and reminded me that Zinogres spew _Dragonballs_ and _Lightningballs_, not _Fireballs_. Balls. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1268 "2015-08-17T19:33:10Z")
hahahahaaa ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1269 "2015-08-17T22:46:11Z")
Sweet!!! ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1270 "2015-08-18T19:02:33Z")
Just wanted to mention, I really enjoy Story’s flavour-texts! ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1271 "2015-08-18T19:05:47Z")
They remind me of my old D&D days. I imagine him rolling dice behind a Dungeon Master’s screen. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1272 "2015-08-18T19:11:48Z")
Yeah, Story’s texts are one of the big reasons I decided to join the SDMB a couple of years ago, and I’ve wanted to play one of his Mafia games ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1273 "2015-08-18T19:39:03Z")
I hope you’re enjoying it so far! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1274 "2015-08-18T19:59:41Z")
It was a rough start, but it’s getting better now! ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1275 "2015-08-18T22:42:59Z")
Has there ever been a scum clean sweep (no dead scum) in any of the SDMB/Giraffe/Idlemafia games? ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1276 "2015-08-19T02:39:01Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Has there ever been a scum clean sweep (no dead scum) in any of the SDMB/Giraffe/Idlemafia games? There have been two on the SDMB. None on Idlemafia. And I don’t know about Giraffe. The first on the SDMB involved peekercpa, bufftabby, me, and a fourth member whose board handle I can’t remember right now. We were all first time scum and had something like 10 games total experience between the four of us (the other guy was a newbie, IIRC). Town was newbie heavy as well, with only two long-time players. The second time on SDMB was the Straight Dope Message Board mafia where almost all the characters were puns on actual board handles and the powers were inspired by their actual board handle counterparts actions on the board. (e.g. Koldanar was someone who had one of the lowest post count to months active ratio on the boards. There was a character based on him who I believe had a hider power.) ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1277 "2015-08-19T15:55:34Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > There have been two on the SDMB. None on Idlemafia. And I don’t know about Giraffe. > > The first on the SDMB involved peekercpa, bufftabby, me, and a fourth member whose board handle I can’t remember right now. We were all first time scum and had something like 10 games total experience between the four of us (the other guy was a newbie, IIRC). Town was newbie heavy as well, with only two long-time players. Yes, I remember that game very well! It was my first game and I was vanilla town. :smack: is there any comprehensive list of SDMB Mafia games? ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1278 "2015-08-19T18:00:38Z")
Here’s the tragic ending of that game… > [@](#): > > Originally posted by Amblydoper, June 5, 2008 > > The town voted cautiously for most of the day, but some last minute strategy has resulted in a tie vote between RyJae and peekercpa. They both claimed to be the detective and both accused the other of being lying scum. So, it comes down to a coin flip. Peekercpa pulls a quarter out of his pocket, and tells RyJae to call it in the air. He calls heads, and peekercpa tosses the coin. > > It lands tails, and RyJae curses under his breath. > > He makes a desperate plea as the town wrestles him to the ground. They bind his hands and feet and lift him to the gallows. “No, you’re making a mistake! I’m the real detective!” he cries as they struggle to get the rope around his neck. With a violent shove, Ryjae falls off the platform and the noose snaps his neck. Thing Fish, Dotchan and fluiddruid search his body for a knife or a gun to prove that he was scum. They find nothing. Behind them, the other Dopers laugh maniacally. > > Ryjae, Town Detective has been lynched. > > Peekercpa, bufftabby, Hoppy Frood, and cckerberos each pull guns from their pockets. The others turnaround in terror. Their screams are silenced by a flurry of gunfire. > > Thing Fish, Dotchan, and fluiddruid have been killed by the Mafia. > > Game Over, > Mafia Wins! > > The Player List > anyrose - Townie - lynched, Day One > Zsofia - Doctor - killed Night Two > peekercpa - Mafia Goon > Thing Fish - Townie - killed in Endgame > Oredigger77 - Townie - lynched, Day Three > bufftabby - Mafia Goon > cckerberos - Mafia Goon > Dotchan - Townie - killed in Endgame > RyJae - Detective - lynched Day Four > The Unkempt One - One-Shot Vigilante/Townie - lynched Day Two > Hoopy Frood - Mafia Goon > fluiddruid - Townie - killed in Endgame > Koldanar - Townie - killed, Night One > Blaster Master - killed Night Three ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1279 "2015-08-19T18:06:19Z")
Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1280 "2015-08-19T18:06:46Z")
Gilead that was has fallen, say sorry. Time no longer flows in an orderly fashion. The world has moved on. O Discordia! [A little mood music while we wait for Dawn.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaStAAOUao8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099.md?page=65)