# Old School Mafia Reunion (newer players welcome too) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 30, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487 "2016-11-30T20:33:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/401 "2016-12-15T02:21:02Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > At that point you’ve kind of lost the “game” aspect and it just becomes a “fuck with the players” exercise. I’m not sure if it’s you or I, but one of us doesn’t understand the whole point of being a Gastard. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/402 "2016-12-15T03:29:35Z")
I also remember that I was mostly unspoiled that game, but did figure out that the card flips were lies. The one piece of information I had was that I asked the mods at the beginning of the game for a yes or no answer to “Is there exactly one Scum team in this game?”. If the answer had been “yes”, I intended to torture-test my vote-analysis program, but it was designed to deal with exactly one Scum team, so it wouldn’t have worked. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/403 "2016-12-16T03:06:07Z")
It appears only 31 out of 55 have re-upped on the form. Do the Mods need to give shout-outs or PM’s? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/404 "2016-12-16T03:32:16Z")
I think there’s decent odds that some folks won’t really be paying much attention to this thread until closer to the new year. ---
**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/405 "2016-12-16T05:07:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It appears only 31 out of 55 have re-upped on the form. Do the Mods need to give shout-outs or PM’s? I think a round of PMs probably wouldn’t be a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/406 "2016-12-16T12:05:07Z")
Yeah, we’ll send PMs. The difference between 31 and 55 is really quite large, and would dramatically affect the setup. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/407 "2016-12-16T12:54:47Z")
If you guys would like a reserve player who would act like a meat shield, I could be on call. ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/408 "2016-12-16T16:20:25Z")
I’ll be double signing up once I get back home, since my work computer won’t display the Sign Up page. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/409 "2016-12-16T17:22:03Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#): > > Yeah, we’ll send PMs. The difference between 31 and 55 is really quite large, and would dramatically affect the setup. Luckily, we seem to have a number of interested parties who missed the original deadline, to fill in some of the gaps. ---
**Author:** ![Scathach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/410 "2016-12-17T02:07:27Z")
I only came across the second sign ups by luck. I imagine most people were like me, who signed up for a game beginning in january and weren’t planning to check back in really until then ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/411 "2016-12-17T02:43:52Z")
> [@Scathach](#): > > I only came across the second sign ups by luck. I imagine most people were like me, who signed up for a game beginning in january and weren’t planning to check back in really until then I figure you are right. This is why we gave a lot of time. We will send poke PMs but my base assumption is that most people will still want to play and just didn’t see the confirmation request. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/412 "2016-12-17T05:19:34Z")
I’ve had my settings set to show 200 posts per page for years now. It’s so liberating. This thread is only three pages long for me so far (and the third one was just made). ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/413 "2016-12-17T05:39:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > I think there’s decent odds that some folks won’t really be paying much attention to this thread until closer to the new year. This. I was waiting for a pm and just casually checked back. ---
**Author:** ![BillMC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@BillMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BillMC)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/414 "2016-12-17T16:18:20Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > This. I was waiting for a pm and just casually checked back. Much the same - was waiting for a PM, wasn’t expecting to having to keep following this thread looking for a sign up again post. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/415 "2016-12-17T18:39:34Z")
> [@BillMC](#): > > Much the same - was waiting for a PM, wasn’t expecting to having to keep following this thread looking for a sign up again post. Totally cool. You will be getting one. No one panic. We are not going to give away spots. ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/416 "2016-12-18T03:25:33Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > And hey, only sign up if you are already on the list. This is a confirmation process to make sure that now that you know what all is involved you still want in. I haven’t yet read what all is involved, but I know I still want in. ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/417 "2016-12-18T03:30:05Z")
Hey, could the mods possibly link to the preview/rules & regs/sign-in form in their sigs for now, so those of us meandering in can find it more easily? It’s toooo laaaate forrr meeee, save the others… ---
**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:** [December 18, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/418 "2016-12-18T03:48:53Z")
> [@bufftabby](#): > > Hey, could the mods possibly link to the preview/rules & regs/sign-in form in their sigs for now, so those of us meandering in can find it more easily? It’s toooo laaaate forrr meeee, save the others… This is not a bad idea. It seems that I may need to re remember how to properly set up an elegant signature. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/419 "2016-12-19T00:10:48Z")
Meeko finds it odd, that for once, he doesn’t really have something to be circumlocutious about. . I mean, I’m not sure where to start about my life now, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487/420 "2016-12-19T00:17:27Z")
That said… I’m not against joining, but I need more terms and numbers etc first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-mafia-reunion-newer-players-welcome-too/773487.md?page=22)