# Mystery Mafia -- Game Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025 "2011-08-17T14:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/922 "2011-08-19T01:26:36Z")
> [@Krayz](#): > > _ **DEAD** _ > > I think before the game even started it was gonna be me šŸ˜› Ahhhhh! Fucking Shit! Weā€™re being haunted!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Sorry your first game on the dope was a short one, Krayz. I hope we didnā€™t scare you off. Oh, and yes Iā€™m employed and yes I do work during the day. And Iā€™m having one bitch of a time keeping up with this game pace. Hey, at least itā€™s only the biggest game Iā€™ve ever been in! If this were a standard dope game with 37 players, weā€™d be at it til about june of '12 ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/923 "2011-08-19T01:39:39Z")
Man, what was it, Ryker Island where Day 1 lasted a month and a half? I almost died inside waiting for that Day to end. ---
**Author:** ![gnarlycharlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@gnarlycharlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarlycharlie)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/924 "2011-08-19T02:05:52Z")
i recall someone from 2+2 mention that in a 21-player game, there are at least two cops/seers. thatā€™s also a difference from what iā€™m used to. iā€™ve been in a few large (relative to our experience here) and had only one cop/seer. there might be a backup cop or a universal backup though. i agree that the speed of our games have greatly influenced how we play and value roles. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/925 "2011-08-19T02:42:27Z")
> [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > i recall someone from 2+2 mention that in a 21-player game, there are at least two cops/seers. thatā€™s also a difference from what iā€™m used to. iā€™ve been in a few large (relative to our experience here) and had only one cop/seer. there might be a backup cop or a universal backup though. i agree that the speed of our games have greatly influenced how we play and value roles. Quantity of seers has to do with how a game is balanced, though; I rarely have duplications or backups when I run a game (Alice was kind of an exception to a lot of rules) but I balance out that lack in other ways. But I agree with your agreeing that game speed makes play different. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/926 "2011-08-19T03:00:30Z")
> [@special\_ed](#): > > Do you people have jobs? and if so, do you actually work at them? iā€™m hoping that when school starts the traffic might die down a touch. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/927 "2011-08-19T03:03:13Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > Dang. Sorry about that Krayz. > > I need a drink badly. (For the 2+2ers, we often ā€œgo to the bar for drinksā€ during Night when we canā€™t talk about the game.) are you sure you want a drink? iā€™ve been looking at a lot of death row cases lately. particularily fascinating is their last meal. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/928 "2011-08-19T03:04:49Z")
> [@Krayz](#): > > _DEAD_ > > good game guys. apologies if I seemed rude or condescending, thatā€™s just me being silly. > > though it might have been best that I got lynched early considering some people did not appreciate it. > > That was a damn fucking cool role though, kinda pissed I didnā€™t get to play it out. anyone that would take something said in this game seriously or personally really need not play. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/929 "2011-08-19T03:12:05Z")
does anyone else feel a little whiff of christmas in the air? letters have been or are being sent to santa ( **gad** ). and there is really not a clue what the response will be. do you get the whopping cool red rider bb gun or a lump of coal? kind of all atwitter i be. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/930 "2011-08-19T03:28:00Z")
Sorry I missed end of day, I was at work. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/931 "2011-08-19T05:20:31Z")
Sorry about that, **Krayz**. Hope this doesnā€™t swear you off from playing games on here anymore. I wouldnā€™t mind playing in another game with you. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/932 "2011-08-19T10:41:23Z")
I am intentionally keeping my post count down because I can sympathize with folks who are having trouble keeping up. This is coming from a guy with over 600 posts in some other game somewhere: Speak when relevant to do so. Right now we donā€™t know enough to be jibber-jabbering constantly. Please? I wuv you. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/933 "2011-08-19T12:11:45Z")
I hate waiting. ---
**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 19, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/934 "2011-08-19T12:25:04Z")
Well a beer is in order then, make mine a London Pride ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/935 "2011-08-19T13:00:41Z")
**Gadarene, when will the next day end? Sunday, or Monday?** ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/936 "2011-08-19T13:10:30Z")
Hey guys, Iā€™m back from the land of the dead. As I mentioned, Iā€™ve been sick, and I just got hired on at a new job, so I donā€™t have any sick time accrued. As a result, Iā€™ve been muddling through work while feeling terrible, which left me little energy for this game. Sorry I missed day end and didnā€™t vote. Iā€™m back, feeling better, and ready to play. See you guys once Day 2 starts! (as a side note, donā€™t expect many posts from me while Iā€™m at work. Wouldnā€™t want to piss off the new boss!) ---
**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 19, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/937 "2011-08-19T13:36:21Z")
FWIW I will be out of communication until saturday evening MST due to flights etc I know you will all be missing my insightfull and carefully considered analysis. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/938 "2011-08-19T13:57:33Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > **Gadarene, when will the next day end? Sunday, or Monday?** My plan right now is to have the next Day end on Tuesday at 3 pm to accommodate people who donā€™t have much access during the weekend. If this is abhorrent and objectionable to anybody, you should let me know. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/939 "2011-08-19T14:04:04Z")
Does anyone else feel like the term ā€œthe calm before the stormā€ is entirely appropriate right about now? Or perhaps ā€œin the eye of the hurricaneā€ is even betterā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/940 "2011-08-19T14:07:31Z")
Yeah, Iā€™m thinking the hamsters are going to have a heart attack at about 3PM. ---
**Author:** ![Normal\_Phase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/941 "2011-08-19T14:10:20Z")
Not me, I wonā€™t be here. šŸ™‚ Thanks for the long Day, Gad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025.md?page=48)