# Mystery Mafia -- Sign-up Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 9, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090 "2011-08-09T15:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [August 11, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/21 "2011-08-11T01:01:42Z")
/in /in /in ---
**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 11, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/22 "2011-08-11T07:46:58Z")
I would be happy to **reserve** ; my time is stretched by several games but I predict that it won’t always be the case. This way you’ll have full numbers even if someone drops. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/23 "2011-08-11T08:39:31Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > Five different mods. And they give small bonuses to players who post regular and accurate vote counts. 🙂 > > And yeah, lots of killing. Every day there are windows for ITAs (in-thread attacks) where people can try to cast spells on other players. Seems to me that, if you are going to be getting that big, you probably want to create dedicated software. It seems silly to make people do that much work when the computers can at least handle the vote counts. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/24 "2011-08-11T13:52:22Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Seems to me that, if you are going to be getting that big, you probably want to create dedicated software. It seems silly to make people do that much work when the computers can at least handle the vote counts. The player who’s been handling vote counts uses Excel and then pastes it into the forum’s table function; it works pretty well. I got nightkilled last night in the game despite being self-protected; it really sucks. They must have roleblocked me and then killed me. ☹ Day seven now and 47 players left of the original 111. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/25 "2011-08-11T13:56:22Z")
**Sign-Up List** 1. Inner Stickler 2. Scuba\_Ben 3. LightFoot 4. Mahaloth 5. brewha 6. Astral Rejection 7. peekercpa 8. Precambrianmollusc 9. Drain Bead 10. PetW 11. Hirka T’Bawa 12. TexCat Subs list: Askthepizzaguy You in, BigT? ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/26 "2011-08-11T14:05:32Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > I would be happy to **reserve** ; my time is stretched by several games but I predict that it won’t always be the case. This way you’ll have full numbers even if someone drops. uh, like no fucking way. from what i can tell you like to post a little bit. i need someone i can stretch my legs with. ---
**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 11, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/27 "2011-08-11T15:02:20Z")
/in please. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/28 "2011-08-11T17:27:03Z")
Pizzaguy, sign up officially. We need you and peeker in a game. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/29 "2011-08-11T17:34:55Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Pizzaguy, sign up officially. We need you and peeker in a game. heh heh. get **ed** and we could hit 100 pages by Day 1. btw, did i tell you folks i met **ed** face to face? durn nice soul. kind of coherent. drank beige and greens (or some such nonsense). seemed to be a little put off that we can smoke in bars - seriously where the fuck else you gonna smoke. the goats looked tired but well fed. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/30 "2011-08-11T17:41:54Z")
can anyone cast a **story** or **naf** spell? seems like we might need a little grounding, so to speak, in the upcoming endeavor. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/31 "2011-08-11T18:02:20Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > can anyone cast a **story** or **naf** spell? seems like we might need a little grounding, so to speak, in the upcoming endeavor. I’m gonna be doing what I can to recruit additional players in the next week if signups start leveling off – if anyone here is a member of Giraffe’s board or Idle’s board and wants to let folks over there know about the game, that’d be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/32 "2011-08-11T18:11:00Z")
I am a sucker. I am a crazy stupid sucker. I am also coming down from the high of absolutely crushing the last game on GBB and I am starting to have some time to play again now that my kid is in preschool. What the hell, I am in. It should be interesting. I’ll post a note on Idle’s board and Giraffe’s. ---
**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 11, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/33 "2011-08-11T18:14:47Z")
I’ll sign up. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/34 "2011-08-11T18:36:36Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > heh heh. get **ed** and we could hit 100 pages by Day 1. Oh dear FSM. If that happens this game should be run on Giraffe’s board just so we can keep each Day in its own thread. I fear the Dope hamsters would go on strike if we try to have three prolific posters in the same game. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/35 "2011-08-11T18:44:30Z")
\*\*Here’s to betting that my night action is peeling potatoes on Kitchen Patrol. \*\* /In 27 players, and Big T looking in? My god, this will be like a Mafia Orgy. Can’t miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/36 "2011-08-11T18:46:05Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > Oh dear FSM. If that happens this game should be run on Giraffe’s board just so we can keep each Day in its own thread. I fear the Dope hamsters would go on strike\*\* if we try to have three prolific posters in the same game.\*\* **Challenge Accepted**. 😃 And already, Im hitting the 60 second time out. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/37 "2011-08-11T18:48:07Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > How the heck do you (generic you) mod a 100+ player game? For starters, it’s gotta suck to monitor the thread for votes and unvotes. Second, there have to be a LOT of killing roles to speed up the game. Third, there’s a lot of potential for the game to get out of balance. How many did / does Zoo have, 20 ? That’s enough for me thanks. If you would like to see a mod freakout, go over to Idle’s oh… Now. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/38 "2011-08-11T18:49:21Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > /in /in /in He does know that, despite asking for three slots, he will still only get to be one role, right? ---
**Author:** ![lilflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@lilflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilflower)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/39 "2011-08-11T18:51:16Z")
I’ll play. ---
**Author:** ![Scathach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/40 "2011-08-11T18:54:18Z")
I’ll play! Hopefully I’ll manage not to get killed night one this time 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090.md?page=3)