# Scum mafia: On Cecil pond \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 24, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202 "2010-01-24T05:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/41 "2010-01-25T03:04:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Are you co-modding, ped? No, at least not as far as I know. Just watching. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/42 "2010-01-25T04:46:07Z")
Hmm, so Spawn are going to place two random votes at the end of each Summer too then? That means that it’s entirely possible for the lysed player to be decided by the Spawn votes after the end of the Summer. Interesting mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/43 "2010-01-25T06:35:10Z")
What the hell. Sign me up. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/44 "2010-01-25T07:13:12Z")
1: special\_ed 2: ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 3: Drain Bead 4: Oredigger77 5: storyteller0910 6: Meeko 7: Mahaloth 8: Freudian Slit 9: USCDiver 10: Tom Scud 11: peekercpa 12: Natlaw 13: Zeriel 14: DiggitCamara 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/45 "2010-01-25T08:27:30Z")
OK, anyone who knows how to use Proboards, how do I approve members? I can’t see anything under “admin”, nor under “advanced moderation”. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/46 "2010-01-25T09:45:19Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, anyone who knows how to use Proboards, how do I approve members? I can’t see anything under “admin”, nor under “advanced moderation”. It’s a context-sensitive option. It’s an option under “Manage Members” in the admin area. However, if there are no accounts awaiting approval, the option doesn’t appear. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/47 "2010-01-25T09:59:45Z")
I’ll play, please. Although the set up does allow for the embarrasing possibility of the Pond being beaten solely as a result of random action by non-human agents, which wouldn’t exactly lead to bragging rights. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/48 "2010-01-25T12:23:32Z")
I like the pondy flavour. Think I’ll give this one a miss though, mafia can be a lot of fun but I’m not sure it’s worth the time commitment and frustration for me. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/49 "2010-01-25T12:27:03Z")
I’d love to try my hand at Mafia but not yet. Instead I’ve downloaded the messages from the recent “Colorless” game and hope for time and energy to study that before inflicting myself on others. :dubious: Any tips for studying the recent Colorless game? Should I assume that comments and strategies were unusually brilliant? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/50 "2010-01-25T12:27:44Z")
Sign me up please. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/51 "2010-01-25T14:07:24Z")
**septimus** , I think the Colorless Mafia is a great game to study if you want to get the basics. You know all the roles starting out, so you can view all the claims in light of that. You can also see how important it is to do the math and figure out how your actions might affect the overall game as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/52 "2010-01-25T14:15:38Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I’d love to try my hand at Mafia but not yet. Instead I’ve downloaded the messages from the recent “Colorless” game and hope for time and energy to study that before inflicting myself on others. :dubious: Any tips for studying the recent Colorless game? Should I assume that comments and strategies were unusually brilliant? 🆒 i think i can safely say that at least one participant did not exhibit this behavior. amd really the best way to approach this endeavor is just to jump on in. while reading past games can be enlightening there really is no substitute for just getting after it in a real game. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/53 "2010-01-25T14:58:50Z")
I’m crazy. Sign me up. And yes, I know those two statements are independent. I promise that my first Summer vote will not be random – if I don’t have any reason to pick one player over another, I’ll vote **Meeko** to keep the thread to a manageable length. 😛 ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/54 "2010-01-25T15:52:00Z")
Interesting setup. I’m kind of busy this month, but I think I will be able to find some time to play. Sign me up if there is still room. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/55 "2010-01-25T16:08:27Z")
I could use a chance to dust off my Mafianatin’. Count me in if a slot’s available. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/56 "2010-01-25T16:10:30Z")
I think that means we only need two more. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/57 "2010-01-25T17:38:33Z")
1: special\_ed 2: ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 3: Drain Bead 4: Oredigger77 5: storyteller0910 6: Meeko 7: Mahaloth 8: Freudian Slit 9: USCDiver 10: Tom Scud 11: peekercpa 12: Natlaw 13: Zeriel 14: DiggitCamara 15: amrussell 16: KellyCriterion 17: Scuba\_Ben 18: sachertorte 19: fluiddruid 20 21 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/58 "2010-01-25T17:52:28Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > I could use a chance to dust off my Mafianatin’. Count me in if a slot’s available. I think he would have to take off his Mod hat, and turn in his badge at this point. 😃 I mean, we don’t want to cross the beams here. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/59 "2010-01-25T17:56:25Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I’m crazy. Sign me up. > > And yes, I know those two statements are independent. > > I promise that my first Summer vote will not be random – if I don’t have any reason to pick one player over another, I’ll vote **Meeko** to keep the thread to a manageable length. 😛 At the risk of having my post total ALREADY surpass Chornos’ I can’t let this one slide. Duly Noted, Scuba. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/60 "2010-01-25T18:06:59Z")
**Chronos** , can you throw me on the possible-sub-list? I’m already in too many games to start a new one right now, but I might not be later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202.md?page=4)