# 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:** 54
**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, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1062 "2011-08-19T18:34:02Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > Is Malazan a different board? no it’s just a different format. **naf** , a little help here. it’s primarily a pm driven game where alliances are formed in private but you don’t really know if you can trust the folks that you are in alliance with because they could be primarily allied elsewhere. it was played over on **idle** ’s board. probably just read the thread about clans. most of the game play really went on behind the scenes rather than in the actual game thread. ---
**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, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1063 "2011-08-19T18:35:38Z")
> **[Everything you Always Needed To Know About Clans | Mafia Games](https://psychopathgame.proboards.com/thread/1361)** > > ... but Didn't Know you Needed to Ask. One of the features of the Malazan game is that, although you're in it for yourself, you'll find it easier with some buddies. How do you get those buddies i do have to say that it was my favorite mafia game ever even though it probably doesn’t meet the strict definition of mafia. ---
**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, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1064 "2011-08-19T18:36:03Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > Is Malazan a different board? Malazan was a game on the board Idlemafia that was carried out almost entirely through Private Messages and involved a whole lot of different factions with players switching teams and just generally being sneaky. Gad, signatures can’t do url tags but if you could put the post number of Dawn and Dusk posts in your sig, that would be a great help. I know I prefer it if each Dawn and Dusk is titled with something like “Dawn of Day #” so that once I know the format, I can just ctrl+f a thread to find those posts but don’t feel like you have to do it just for me. ---
**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, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1065 "2011-08-19T18:36:38Z")
> [@bufftabby](#): > > When you reply to a post, check “enable signature”. If you “go advanced” or edit after that, you’ll have to check it again. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1066 "2011-08-19T18:38:17Z")
Cool. I’ll have to read that thread you linked when I get the time. Sounds interesting ---
**Author:** ![TimeLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TimeLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeLady)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1067 "2011-08-19T18:39:02Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > yeah for sure I can imagine that happening. Was stupid of me to assume you were not getting a ton of pm’s similar to mine. > > Out of curiosity, was there any pm that was just A+ rant worthy? I got a PM from well named going AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA like a million times, but no ranting PMs. I think everyone realised it was just a game mechanic and I didn’t do it to spite anyone specifically ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1068 "2011-08-19T18:40:17Z")
lol Well Named was awesome in his dementor role in HP, and the hardest I laughed all game was his claim of Cobra Kai ---
**Author:** ![TimeLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TimeLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeLady)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1069 "2011-08-19T18:43:08Z")
wn is one of my favourite players to play with ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1070 "2011-08-19T18:50:00Z")
Something I thought of Since we all have players we play with a bit we often “shorten” their names. Some are obvious some are not. May I suggest we all try to remember to be sure we are understood? I know when I was reading on the POG boards I had my head on sideways a few times tryin g to figure out who/what they were talking about. ( bet that knife cuts both ways) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1071 "2011-08-19T18:50:10Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > lol > > Well Named was awesome in his dementor role in HP, and the hardest I laughed all game was his claim of Cobra Kai If you want to see some hilarious claims, if you haven’t read it yet, the Batman game was a riot. ---
**Author:** ![crackedquads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@crackedquads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackedquads)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1072 "2011-08-19T18:53:00Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > Something I thought of > > Since we all have players we play with a bit we often “shorten” their names. Some are obvious some are not. > May I suggest we all try to remember to be sure we are understood? > > I know when I was reading on the POG boards I had my head on sideways a few times tryin g to figure out who/what they were talking about. ( bet that knife cuts both ways) For the guys in this game from the 2p2 board it shouldn’t be a problem. Half of them here are using different names (so if the 2p2 guys refer to them, I’d prefer they use both names, but at least don’t use the 2p2 name only). Timelady might be referred to as TL, and I might be referred to as CQ, but silman is silman and krayz is… dead, lol. Of the different namers, we have mykbot (CPhoya, or hoya), episkey (jimhalpert, or jim), and dancecat (hifi, or “always randed wolf” :p) That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![crackedquads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@crackedquads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackedquads)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1073 "2011-08-19T18:54:06Z")
Also Gad, if you’re done with your night actions open the thread before I have to go to work (at 430), imo. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1074 "2011-08-19T18:56:20Z")
> [@LightFoot](#): > > Since we all have players we play with a bit we often “shorten” their names. Some are obvious some are not. > May I suggest we all try to remember to be sure we are understood? I think most are obvious, with something like **NAF** , **peeker** , or for you maybe **LF** or **Light**. For me, some might say **Blaster** or **BM** , but I find **BlaM** both more interesting and, for those who were there for it, quite amusing as well. 😃 Bah, I can’t even remember which game it was, but I’m fairly certain it was on **Idle** ’s board. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1075 "2011-08-19T18:57:55Z")
It’s as much for me as anyother. This is only my second game on _this_ board. \*\* Idle \*\* can be thanked for my newest addiction TYVM ---
**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, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1076 "2011-08-19T18:58:27Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > I think most are obvious, with something like **NAF** , **peeker** , or for you maybe **LF** or **Light**. For me, some might say **Blaster** or **BM** , but I find **BlaM** both more interesting and, for those who were there for it, quite amusing as well. 😃 Bah, I can’t even remember which game it was, but I’m fairly certain it was on **Idle** ’s board. well i’ve certainly been known to refer to you as **bm**. ---
**Author:** ![LightFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LightFoot)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1077 "2011-08-19T19:04:35Z")
And now a note from your time zone challenged. What time zone is our Mod in? Was it Eastern Standard? ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1078 "2011-08-19T19:08:13Z")
Eastern Daylight. ---
**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, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1079 "2011-08-19T19:08:36Z")
Well, I’m in Central and Day ended 6 pm my time so I’m an hour earlier. Eastern sounds about right to me. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1080 "2011-08-19T19:10:35Z")
Yes, he’s in DC, so EDT. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025/1081 "2011-08-19T19:13:57Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > Bah, I can’t even remember which game it was, but I’m fairly certain it was on **Idle** ’s board. Arkham Asylum. How many other games have you played with a blunderbuss hidden in your trousers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025.md?page=55)