# Munchkin Mini Mafia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 13, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633 "2009-02-13T02:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/1 "2009-02-13T02:05:03Z")
The epic Evil Dead Mafia has just ended and someone will start up a new game soon. But for a quick bout of fun Mafia, I’ve put together Munchkin Mini Mafia!!!1!111!!! This will be a quick game. I need 10 players, but no more than 15. With two lynches and two scum-kills per week, it will take about 4 to 6 weeks, probably on the short end. The theme will be dungeon-tromping hack and slash–everyone will have a role based on a race and class. There will be magic items! General meta-rules are no posting restrictions, no recruitment, no substitutions. Rules will be completely open (will post them later). We’ll keep the game to this thread, since it shouldn’t get horribly long. Express your interest here. The game will start sometime next week. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/2 "2009-02-13T02:18:51Z")
I’ll give a whirl. Anyone want a duck of doom? ---
**Author:** ![tdpatriots12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@tdpatriots12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdpatriots12)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/3 "2009-02-13T02:34:56Z")
Sounds fun, I’m game. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/4 "2009-02-13T02:36:34Z")
I’m tempted… Would we be able to choose our own race and class? What about alignment? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/5 "2009-02-13T03:33:05Z")
What I would like to see is somebody running a game for total Mafia asshole beginner newbs. I am intrigued by the game, but there’s no way I’m wading out in those 3,000 post waters with the sharks. Me and a bunch of other clowns with no idea how the game works, that’s the ticket. In my opinion. Preferably with werewolves or dinosaurs. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/6 "2009-02-13T03:48:47Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > What I would like to see is somebody running a game for total Mafia asshole beginner newbs. I am intrigued by the game, but there’s no way I’m wading out in those 3,000 post waters with the sharks. > > Me and a bunch of other clowns with no idea how the game works, that’s the ticket. In my opinion. > > Preferably with werewolves or dinosaurs. I’ve actually got an idea in the works for this. However, I suspect that some people might object to me modding three games at once. If anyone else wants to mod a Newbie game, they can have my idea. Just PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/7 "2009-02-13T04:02:53Z")
Sorry, you don’t get to choose your role. 🙂 This game won’t be a huge read to wade through, simply because it’ll be fewer players and fast-paced. And although this game will be more complex than the bog standard Mafia (I have a reputation to maintain!), it won’t be too hard either. There’s no better way to learn Mafia than jumping into the pool. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/8 "2009-02-13T04:14:46Z")
That’s probably the best way to learn to wrestle alligators, too, but that doesn’t mean I’m doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/9 "2009-02-13T04:18:26Z")
Ah. Then I’m going to stay out of this one. Actually… Would people mind if I modded another game soon again? Because I’m really starting to like the modding thing. And we haven’t had a straight-up (mostly) all vanilla game since…YSI, I think (And since it’s a newbie friendly game, it would have normal votes). ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/10 "2009-02-13T04:23:14Z")
Pick me! ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/11 "2009-02-13T05:17:53Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > What I would like to see is somebody running a game for total Mafia asshole beginner newbs. I am intrigued by the game, but there’s no way I’m wading out in those 3,000 post waters with the sharks. > > Me and a bunch of other clowns with no idea how the game works, that’s the ticket. In my opinion. > > Preferably with werewolves or dinosaurs. This. I’ve been intrigued by this “Mafia” game ever since I saw the werewolf game a while back. That awesome cult-invasion pretty much sealed the deal for me, but it seems like every subsequent game just gets more complicated. I’d like to stick my toe in, but I want the waters to be slightly less shark-infested than usual. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/12 "2009-02-13T09:07:39Z")
/in 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/13 "2009-02-13T09:15:44Z")
Speaking of sharks… You’ve got me thinking of writing up a totally geeked-out biology-themed mafia using actual anatomy/physiology/behavior. If anyone would play it. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/14 "2009-02-13T09:41:56Z")
Combining D&D and Mafia? Count me in, I can scratch two itches at once. Of course it can’t be the real D&D, as that’s all about killing things and taking their stuff, so you can kill more bigger things and get more bigger stuff… Can it? ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/15 "2009-02-13T13:39:12Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > Ah. Then I’m going to stay out of this one. > > Actually… > > Would people mind if I modded another game soon again? Because I’m really starting to like the modding thing. And we haven’t had a straight-up (mostly) all vanilla game since…YSI, I think (And since it’s a newbie friendly game, it would have normal votes). I don’t think anyone would object to you running another game, but be careful making too vanilla like. Make sure, like You Solve it, you have something to keep people interested. Otherwise yu can get long periods of time where people have nothing to say. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/16 "2009-02-13T13:46:46Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > I don’t think anyone would object to you running another game, but be careful making too vanilla like. Make sure, like You Solve it, you have something to keep people interested. Otherwise yu can get long periods of time where people have nothing to say. I’ve got some ideas…no, I think it’ll work. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/17 "2009-02-13T14:44:19Z")
Am I too late? I want in. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/18 "2009-02-13T14:57:12Z")
Players so far: 1. Hawkeyeop 2. tdpatriots12 3. Darth Sensitive 4. ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 5. MHaye 6. Zsofia We need four more players and can take up to nine more. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/19 "2009-02-13T15:00:16Z")
Two things: 1. **I would definitely like to play in this game.** 2. I am interested in moderating a very simple, newbie-type game. I’m tired of these Byzantine insane things I keep putting together. So I’d be happy to get on the list somehow or other. ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633/20 "2009-02-13T15:33:26Z")
Sure, I’ll jump in this one. To the newbie mafia game, maybe it would make sense to make one with an open or semi-open setup, standard roles (godfather, masons, doctor, cop) and just limit it to people who have never played or played only a few (ie, I wouldn’t qualify to play, but maybe someone like **Natlaw** may still be able to since he’s only played one). After all, when we first brought mafia here, the rules were a lot simpler and few of us had any experience. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-mini-mafia/485633.md?page=2)