# 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:** 73
**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 24, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1441 "2015-08-24T16:43:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It’s “bated breath”. Unless you’re eating anchovies. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1442 "2015-08-24T16:43:41Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#): > > **Day is over; Dusk is forthcoming.** For all of us who are refreshing the main page to see if we have white/black smoke: that was just cruel. ---
**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 24, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1443 "2015-08-24T16:46:08Z")
> [@DiggitCamara](#): > > For all of us who are refreshing the main page to see if we have white/black smoke: that was just cruel. +1 ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1444 "2015-08-24T16:57:49Z")
**DUSK, DAY FIVE** \*In spite of the spate of nighttime deaths, their confidence had begun to grow; two wolves had fallen already, including the biggest, hairiest, and sweatiest of them all. Buoyed by the sharp analysis of several of the town’s leading lights, they marched **Plumpudding** to the gallows unafraid. A few of them gripped improvised weapons, just in case the latest Wolf decided to try anything clever. Of course, **Plumpudding** protested his innocence all the way up the stairs. ‘Just like a Wolf,’ they thought. As the noose was drawn around his neck, he urged the town to reconsider. ‘Just like a Wolf,’ they thought. And when the trapdoor swung open and he fell through, he died without a fuss. ‘Just like a Wolf?’ they thought. Well, you can’t win them all.\* **Plumpudding** , a poor, put-upon, non-lycanthropic Peasant with excellent taste in fruit-based consumables, has been lynched. * * * Night Five begins here, and will end at noon Eastern on Wednesday, August 26. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1445 "2015-08-24T16:59:36Z")
Bah, humbug! ---
**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 24, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1446 "2015-08-24T16:59:53Z")
motherfucker ---
**Author:** ![Cygnus42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Cygnus42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cygnus42)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1447 "2015-08-24T17:00:34Z")
Bah. Thought we were on to something there… ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1448 "2015-08-24T17:02:52Z")
Sorry **Plum**. I should have listened to my gut. I am very sorry. ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1449 "2015-08-24T17:04:25Z")
Crap ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1450 "2015-08-24T17:05:24Z")
Phooey. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1451 "2015-08-24T17:08:07Z")
No hard feelings, I had a lot of fun playing with you guys. We still have a chance at winning this though, so go town! ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1452 "2015-08-24T17:10:05Z")
Hey - there IS a reference, and it’s [a SD Column from 1999.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1414/what-is-the-origin-of-bated-breath) Actually what I thought, but sometimes anymore I get a little foggy on these things. My advancing age and all… ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1453 "2015-08-24T17:14:04Z")
Whoops - left my PC to do something and posted fluffy stuff without looking. Damnital! Sorry to lose you **Plum**. I had my doubts too; all we can do is learn from this. Looks like tight right to the bitter end… ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1454 "2015-08-24T17:18:52Z")
Oh FUCK! Sorry, Plum and everyone else. It appears I continue to really suck at this game. ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1455 "2015-08-24T17:32:19Z")
And enjoy the rest of your vacation, Plum! ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1456 "2015-08-24T17:34:54Z")
Well fuck me. Sorry **Plum**. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1457 "2015-08-24T22:34:14Z")
Again, no problem. @ **Thing Fish** , I think you’re pretty great. Everyone sucks in this game! ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1458 "2015-08-25T23:18:30Z")
Just popping in to say Hi, and that I understand the need to chill back a bit and regroup. So, a little light-hearted question for everyone: For those who get the cultural reference (most likely all, I would think), which Rocky movie does this game feel most like to you? I ask only because I was watching this thread sink during the day today, and thought - wow, all these poor folks seem as wiped out as a prize fighter slumped on the corner seat while his team valiantly exhorts him to: Get up! Keep swinging! So, for those of you who know the maaaany Rocky movies, which one…? I have my thoughts, and will post them later. ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1459 "2015-08-26T02:10:16Z")
I’ve only seen the first one, as I’m not a real fan of sports or sports films. It’s probably a good simile, though. ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099/1460 "2015-08-26T03:18:32Z")
Actually, **Prof. Pepp** , Rocky I (the first) was the one I was thinking of earlier. I’m not so big on sports movies myself, but Rocky is iconic. In the first story, the big match-up ends in a split decision after a grueling, protracted, bloody battle in the ring. which sure seems how this little barbecue is going down so far. (Spoilered on the off-chance that someone who might want to see it doesn’t know the ending to Rocky I…) I was just trying to get the troops engaged a little. Maybe everyone will perk up a bit tomorrow. Town still has, as they say, a puncher’s chance to win, I do believe! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-game-ideal-for-beginners-game-in-progress/725099.md?page=74)