# MAFIA: The Road to Canterbury (Open Game; Sign-Ups) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 12, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906 "2012-06-12T13:14:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/61 "2012-06-14T20:12:05Z")
Certain roles have the power to determine the alignment of another player. In this case there are two possible alignments: Town and Scum. The Cloak makes the cloak wearer APPEAR to the opposite of what he or she really is. It is a mechanism to sow confusion. Storyteller is using shorthand. “Godfather” refers to a mafia player (scum) who when investigated by a Town Player appears to be Town even though he is not. “Miller” is a Town player what appears to be scum when investigated even though he is not. (The existence of The Miller’s Tale probably isn’t helping with the clarity. “The Miller” and A Miller are different things in this context.) ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/62 "2012-06-14T20:25:33Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > See, you’re getting the hang of it already. > > Vote **Enderw24** > > - **Chronos** hasn’t signed up to play. > - Roles haven’t been assigned. > - We haven’t started the game yet. > > Clearly, anyone wanting to lynch at this stage must be scum looking for an easy case to make. Lynch him! Claiming that pre-game lynching is scummy is a scum tell. **Vote Alka** ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/63 "2012-06-14T20:36:56Z")
I’ve just been killed in the Idlemafia Game so can play here if you’re still looking for #19. (Feel free to demote me to spoiled bystander if someone else show up.) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/64 "2012-06-14T21:45:38Z")
**story** , a question about role-blocks: In the description for The Shipman, you explicitly state “If your attack is blocked, you will not lose your chance to act”. I don’t see that in any of the other descriptions. So in general, if a player attempts to act but is blocked, do they lose their action? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/65 "2012-06-14T23:01:41Z")
I call carpenter! ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/66 "2012-06-14T23:07:08Z")
Do the scum have to pick unique tools? Can more than one of them choose the Cloak? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/67 "2012-06-14T23:17:13Z")
NETA: Or could 2 of them pick the sacrificial knives and have 2 kills a night? ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/68 "2012-06-15T00:02:57Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > Do the scum have to pick unique tools? Can more than one of them choose the Cloak? No, each Scum player must choose a unique tool. They’ll get exactly four of the items on the list, of which one will be the set of 7 sacrificial knives. ---
**Author:** ![Visorslash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee59a6/32.png) [@Visorslash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Visorslash)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/69 "2012-06-15T00:06:34Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > Do the scum have to pick unique tools? Can more than one of them choose the Cloak? Hello TexCat. I (think) I actually played with you in a VS game. Story, will the scum team use quicktopic? Or proboards, or…? ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/70 "2012-06-15T00:07:35Z")
> [@Visorslash](#): > > Hello TexCat. I (think) I actually played with you in a VS game. > > Story, will the scum team use quicktopic? Or proboards, or…? I don’t know quicktopic, but the plan is to use a separate proboards site that I’ll set up. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/71 "2012-06-15T01:08:55Z")
> [@Visorslash](#): > > Hello TexCat. I (think) I actually played with you in a VS game. **Hangs head in shame** Yep, the BYOR round. I was there for a Day at least. It really was too complicated for me. I really would love to play in a simple all Vanilla game sometime. I think it would be fun. No powers, just your wits. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/72 "2012-06-15T06:52:56Z")
This looks really interesting, I shall read along with pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/73 "2012-06-15T09:53:37Z")
Great colour, and a very interesting setup! Looking forward to this. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/74 "2012-06-15T13:22:50Z")
Is that 19th spot still open? If so… /In. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/75 "2012-06-15T14:37:49Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Is that 19th spot still open? If so… > > /In. Septimus sort-of-claimed the last spot, but also said he’d cede it if anyone else wanted it. I’m open to either outcome. I think we’re just about ready to go now. Once we resolve the issue of septimus vs. Hal, I’ll randomize the Town roles and send them all out. I’ll also randomly select the first Scum player and notify him or her. Night Zero will start at that point. Based on the way things are looking right now, Day One will probably be extended a bit (start early) to get us on track. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/76 "2012-06-15T14:38:33Z")
I’m happy to defer to Mr. Briston … on condition that I get a Scum password so I can munch popcorn and watch the evil plotting first-hand! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/77 "2012-06-15T14:51:43Z")
f5 f5 f5 ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/78 "2012-06-15T15:16:07Z")
OK, we’re on. I’m visiting [random.org](http://random.org) right now. Stay tuned; your first role PM should be in your inboxes within an hour or so at most. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/79 "2012-06-15T15:17:43Z")
Well all right…much appreciated, **septimus**! ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906/80 "2012-06-15T15:42:56Z")
PM received. Game on! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-road-to-canterbury-open-game-sign-ups/624906.md?page=5)