# 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:** 4
**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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/61 "2011-08-11T21:33:52Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Eh, it’s been awhile so why not? > Although I see it’s quite a full game already, so if there’s no room left, you can just put me on the sub bench. Plenty of room. I’m gunning for ~36 if possible. > [@Episkey](#): > > In > > Edit: Hi everyone! Also a recruit from the same forum as Hoya though I have much less experience Yeah, you don’t need to worry about Episkey. Nope. Not one little bit. Total noob. Heh. ---
**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, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/62 "2011-08-11T21:34:57Z")
**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 13. Suburban Plankton 14. NAF1138 15. Normal Phase 16. Meeko 17. lilflower 18. Scathach 19. bufftabby 20. GuiriEnEspaña 21. Giraffe 22. Zeriel 23. MykBot 24. Idle Thoughts 25. Episkey Subs list: Askthepizzaguy ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/63 "2011-08-11T21:49:40Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > Yeah, you don’t need to worry about Episkey. Nope. Not one little bit. Total noob. > > Heh. It’s true. If I’ve played 20 games I’d be astounded. Still :mad: for you stating these facts. ---
**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, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/64 "2011-08-11T22:16:37Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > It’s true. If I’ve played 20 games I’d be astounded. > > Still :mad: for you stating these facts. Mad faces look way madder over here than they do on the other forum. I think it’s the red. ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/65 "2011-08-11T22:28:37Z")
loool yeah they do. Other ones look more like a pout which is much closer to what I wanted to portray. So this is “mafia” and not “werewolf”. Care to enlighten me differences in phrases? ---
**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, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/66 "2011-08-11T22:29:07Z")
**vote story** ---
**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, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/67 "2011-08-11T22:38:04Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > loool yeah they do. Other ones look more like a pout which is much closer to what I wanted to portray. > > So this is “mafia” and not “werewolf”. Care to enlighten me differences in phrases? Principally speaking, the bad guys are the mafia, not the werewolves. Can someone recommend a particularly good Mafia game to read for those of our players who are newly landed 'pon the shores of this fair forum? ---
**Author:** ![MykBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@MykBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MykBot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/68 "2011-08-11T22:42:45Z")
Do I need to enable PMs or do any other administrative-type stuff? ---
**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, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/69 "2011-08-11T23:03:43Z")
> [@MykBot](#): > > Do I need to enable PMs or do any other administrative-type stuff? Good question. Let me PM you and Jim as a test and find out. ---
**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 11, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/70 "2011-08-11T23:35:03Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > So this is “mafia” and not “werewolf”. Care to enlighten me differences in phrases? Wolves=Mafia (but we use scum as a catch all term as the color sometimes dictates mafia to be referred to as something else.) angel=doctor seer=cop or detective masons=players who know their group to be all town PFK=Plays For Keeps, a third party player who can steal a win from town, also called third party exclusive Third party= player with neither a town nor scum alignment Third party inclusive, wins with either town or scum VT=vanilla town Vanilla=nonpower role godfather=alpha LyLo=Lynch or Lose, when town must lynch scum or the game is over What else? ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/71 "2011-08-11T23:49:15Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > What else? \ **inner stickler** = obtuse as fuck. ---
**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, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/72 "2011-08-11T23:55:16Z")
i was going to suggest that perhaps **is** is dumb like a stump. but i figured i don’t want to insult freaking trees. heh heh. just like the ole days. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/73 "2011-08-12T00:03:15Z")
**player #1** blah blah blah. blah the fucking blah. blah blah blah. **peek** now don’t be getting all **inner stickler** on me. beeotch. otie dotie. that works. ---
**Author:** ![MykBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@MykBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MykBot)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/74 "2011-08-12T00:04:01Z")
I kinda like LyLo, we call it Must Lynch (“ML”). LyLo more fun to say. ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/75 "2011-08-12T00:43:14Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Wolves=Mafia (but we use scum as a catch all term as the color sometimes dictates mafia to be referred to as something else.) > angel=doctor > seer=cop or detective > masons=players who know their group to be all town > PFK=Plays For Keeps, a third party player who can steal a win from town, also called third party exclusive > Third party= player with neither a town nor scum alignment > Third party inclusive, wins with either town or scum > VT=vanilla town > Vanilla=nonpower role > godfather=alpha > LyLo=Lynch or Lose, when town must lynch scum or the game is over > What else? Thanks I’m sure at some point I’ll say something that sounds ridiculous, just ask me to clarify. ---
**Author:** ![Episkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Episkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Episkey)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/76 "2011-08-12T00:44:21Z")
> [@MykBot](#): > > I kinda like LyLo, we call it Must Lynch (“ML”). LyLo more fun to say. LyLo \> ML donuts Woah 60 seconds between posts Mets would stroke ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/77 "2011-08-12T01:48:38Z")
> [@Episkey](#): > > Thanks > I’m sure at some point I’ll say something that sounds ridiculous, just ask me to clarify. you just did. and please don’t clarify. ---
**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 12, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/78 "2011-08-12T01:51:13Z")
Me? Obtuse? Since when? I’m fucking plainspoken. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/79 "2011-08-12T01:54:55Z")
ok. that was needlessly snarky. don’t fucking clarify unless it is a combo butter and lobster fucking thing. otherwise, keep your clarify to yourself. ---
**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 12, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090/80 "2011-08-12T01:56:39Z")
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