# Mafia: The Thrill of the Chase \[Newbie Friendly!\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 20, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526 "2011-11-20T06:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 61
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1201 "2011-12-23T17:13:26Z")
That was fun while it lasted 🙂 Go SCUM!!! ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1202 "2011-12-23T17:14:00Z")
choie, who will you be roleblocking this evening? ---
**Author:** ![GuiriEnEspana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GuiriEnEspana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuiriEnEspana)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1203 "2011-12-23T17:14:51Z")
woot! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1204 "2011-12-23T17:17:45Z")
Shouldn’t it be **Scathach** to confirm/deny that my block had an impact on the second kill? I’m willing to take advice of course, maybe my reasoning’s faulty. Holy crap I can’t believe how relieved I feel. And to think red text has such negative connotations (bad marks, bad bank balances…) OOG: **Silver Jan** , though you gave me a real scare, I hope things are okay with you and your power is restored soon. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1205 "2011-12-23T17:19:02Z")
> [@GuiriEnEspana](#): > > woot! Weird. Did anyone feel a chill in here, a ghostly presence, patting you on your back? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1206 "2011-12-23T17:32:45Z")
Are there any spoilers? ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1207 "2011-12-23T17:42:11Z")
Spoiler alert = you don’t get the guy. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1208 "2011-12-23T17:46:20Z")
> [@Astral\_Rejection](#): > > Spoiler alert = you don’t get the guy. Hmmm Spoil sport! and I can’t find the purple ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1209 "2011-12-23T17:47:55Z")
Damn it’s cold in here - somebody close a window already ---
**Author:** ![special\_ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@special\_ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/special_ed)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1210 "2011-12-23T17:58:16Z")
Well, that was interesting. Roleblockers usually are Scum. It’s an incredibly difficult role to play as Town. In fact, when I’m a Town roleblocker, I try not to block in early and mid game unless we have an outed anti-Town role or my suspicions are really strong. Odds are you’ll block a Town power more than you’ll block a Scum power or a Night Kill. ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1211 "2011-12-23T18:02:25Z")
> [@Silver\_Jan](#): > > Hmmm Spoil sport! and I can’t find the purple ☹ You can type in whatever color you want, you don’t have to pick one from the pulldown menu. Also, go town! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1212 "2011-12-23T19:28:46Z")
Vote Record (adapted from Mental Guy for D1-D3) **Day 1** **wevets** (3) - fluiddruid (266), Precambrianmollusc (279), **Astral Rejection (364)** **fisha** (3) - **Silver Jan** 318, MentalGuy (323), **Inner Stickler (357)** Precambrianmollusc (3) - [del] **Astral Rejection** (193-331)[/del], septimus (214), **wevets** (278), fubbleskag (359) Choie (2) - **GuiriEnEspana** (82), special ed (351) **Silver Jan** (1) - [del]Švejk (119-329)[/del], **fisha** (302) **Inner Stickler** (1) - [del]**GuiriEnEspana (81-82)**[/del], choie (360) fubbleskag (1) - Mahaloth (235), [del]**Astral Rejection (331-364)**[/del] Mahaloth (1) - [del]MentalGuy (254-323)[/del], **gnarlycharlie (370)** Special Ed (1) - Švejk (361) Švejk (0) - [del]Precambrianmollusc (136-279 or 310)[/del], [del]Mahaloth (159-235)[/del] fluiddruid (0) - [del]choie (207-360)[/del][del] **wevets** (219-278)[/del] Not voting: Scathach, Hirka, **Orcenio, Gregorio** ========================================================== **Day 2** **Inner Stickler** (4) - Scathach (448), choie (524), **GuiriEnEspana (558)**, Švejk (568) Scathach (3) - [del]Švejk (520-568)[/del], **Inner Stickler (544)**, Hirka T’Bawa (548), MentalGuy (549) Special Ed (2) - Mahaloth (528), **gnarlycharlie (574)** fubbleskag (1) - special ed (543) septimus (1) - [del]**GuiriEnEspana (510-538)**[/del], [del]**Astral Rejection (513-532)** [/del], [del]MentalGuy (522-533)[/del], [del]fubbleskag (525-536)[/del], fubbleskag (560) **GuiriEnEspana** (1) - septimus (505) Not voting: **Silver Jan** , **Orcenio** , Fluid Druid, PCM, **Astral Rejection** , . ========================================================== **Day 3** **gnarlycharlie** (5) - Scathach 748, **GuiriEnEspana (784)**, special ed (862), Hirka T’Bawa (869), fluiddruid (872) Mahaloth (2) - MentalGuy (723), [del]fubbleskag (730-834)[/del], septimus (785) choie (1) - Mahaloth (645) Švejk (1) - [del]special ed (646-857) [/del], [del]Hirka T’Bawa (663-869)[/del], choie (809), [del]fluiddruid (860-872)[/del] Hirka T’Bawa (1) - **gnarlycharlie** (702) fubbleskag (1) - [del]Scathach (703-748)[/del], [del]fluiddruid (705-860)[/del], **Silver Jan (818)**, [del]fubbleskag (834-847)[/del] special ed (1) - Švejk (778) Scathach (0) - [del]choie (736-792)[/del] Not voting: PCM, FluidDruid. ========================================================== **Day 4** \*\*Silver Jan \*\*(4) - Mental Guy (1049), [del]Hirka (1058-1150)[/del], [del]Scathach (1072-1151)[/del], Choie (1088), Švejk (1160), Hirka (1730) Choie (3) - Mahaloth (997), Septimus (1010), **Silver Jan (1135)**, [del]Scathach (1179-1187)[/del] Mahaloth (1) - Fubbleskag (1085) Fubbleskag (1) - [del]Švejk (994-1160)[/del], [del]**Silver Jan (1006-1135)**[/del], Special Ed (1070) Special Ed (1) - [del]Scathach (1007-1072)[/del], [del]Scathach (1151-1179)[/del] Scathach (0) - [del]Choie (1027-1088)[/del] Septimus (0) - [del]Hirka (968-1048)[/del], [del]FluidDruid (970-1066)[/del] Not voting: PCM, FluidDruid, Scathach [NB: Scathach never revoted Ed after #1187, so she is incorrectly listed as voting for him in **Trepa** ’s EoD record] ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1213 "2011-12-23T19:31:01Z")
I’ll have to review this - did FluidDruid really not vote on three consecutive days? That’s pretty scummy if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1214 "2011-12-23T19:55:08Z")
I was wrong - FluidDruid voted on D3, only PCM abstained. > [@Svejk\_1](#): > > **Day 3** > **gnarlycharlie** (5) - Scathach 748, **GuiriEnEspana (784)**, special ed (862), Hirka T’Bawa (869), fluiddruid (872) > Mahaloth (3) - MentalGuy (723), [del]fubbleskag (730-834)[/del], septimus (785), fubbleskag (847) > choie (1) - Mahaloth (645) > Švejk (1) - [del]special ed (646-857) [/del], [del]Hirka T’Bawa (663-869)[/del], choie (809), [del]fluiddruid (860-872)[/del] > Hirka T’Bawa (1) - **gnarlycharlie** (702) > fubbleskag (1) - [del]Scathach (703-748)[/del], [del]fluiddruid (705-860)[/del], **Silver Jan (818)**, [del]fubbleskag (834-847)[/del] > special ed (1) - Švejk (778) > > Scathach (0) - [del]choie (736-792)[/del] > > Not voting: PCM. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1215 "2011-12-23T19:56:36Z")
> [@special\_ed](#): > > Well, that was interesting. > > Roleblockers usually are Scum. It’s an incredibly difficult role to play as Town. In fact, when I’m a Town roleblocker, I try not to block in early and mid game unless we have an outed anti-Town role or my suspicions are really strong. Odds are you’ll block a Town power more than you’ll block a Scum power or a Night Kill. Yeah, that’s why I’ve been so nervous and looking up so many games and guidelines and so on. Also that’s why I limited myself to the foursome who voted for **Inner** ; I just couldn’t/can’t believe that was an entirely Town group. And (unless it was a mere fluke that there was no second death that night) I seem to have struck scum on N3. (Or the SK, whom I guess we don’t consider scum, right?) We need to discuss our strategy for tonight. 1. I’m assuming I’ve now got a big target on my not-inconsequential chest, so I’ll most likely be killed by either our SK or Scum (whichever one I don’t block). Agreed? 2. I’m not sure of how the order works. If I block someone who tries to kill me, I win that battle, right? I think block trumps kill according to most wikis. However, if a third party shoots at me while I’m blocking the first person, does my block still go through? 3. Would it be crazy to ask **septimus** to consider protecting me? I know that puts him in danger, but at least we might get some information out of whomever I block. If I’m killed toNight, we get nothing out of it. The doctor’s important, no doubt, but only for his ability to protect people. I don’t know if any of this makes sense. Feel free to correct me and make suggestions about my actions tonight, because it’ll probably be my last. (I mean, not to be all melodramatic or nothin’, but can’t imagine that Scum will suffer a roleblocker to live.) We likely have two scum members left and one SK. If we reach a consensus I think I should only accept ideas with more than three people backing 'em. Does this make sense? ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1216 "2011-12-23T19:57:40Z")
I told you guys she was **suspicious.** Go town! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1217 "2011-12-23T19:57:59Z")
Oh crap, forgot to add – **Svejk** , you’re not seeing **fluiddruid** ’s vote for [g]gnarlycharlie\*\* on Day 3. She voted **wevets** on D1, no one on D2, **gnarlycharlie** on D3, and no one on D4. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1218 "2011-12-23T19:59:18Z")
…annnnnnd I see **Svejk** posted that correction. Sorry, **Svejk** , and thanks for the recap! (waves to **fisha**!) ---
**Author:** ![Scathach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1219 "2011-12-23T20:44:00Z")
> [@choie](#): > > I don’t know if any of this makes sense. Feel free to correct me and make suggestions about my actions tonight, because it’ll probably be my last. (I mean, not to be all melodramatic or nothin’, but can’t imagine that Scum will suffer a roleblocker to live.) > > We likely have two scum members left and one SK. If we reach a consensus I think I should only accept ideas with more than three people backing 'em. Does this make sense? I don’t think you should take suggestions at all really. If scum know what you’re going to do they can work to prevent it - we know they have power roles too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526/1220 "2011-12-23T20:54:58Z")
Good one, folks. Seriously, though, does anyone know what could cause a website to stick at the “waiting for reply” part of loading a page? Every day at work, I can use the SDMB until about 8 AM and then it gets stuck for the rest of the day. What could be causing this? I’m positive it is not some kind of filtering. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-thrill-of-the-chase-newbie-friendly/603526.md?page=62)