# Shakespeare Mafia-- Act I **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 12, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789 "2025-07-12T15:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/21 "2025-07-12T18:57:17Z")
Good afternoon. ut ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/22 "2025-07-12T18:59:15Z")
Good afternoon. Sorry, I don’t quite know how this board works, didn’t intend to post that. Is there a way to post in the thread to not make it a reply to the previous post? Fun fact: I lived in Verona (NJ) from 1997-2006. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/23 "2025-07-12T19:00:09Z")
Oh, and it’s not too big a deal to post things like that, but I would like to remind non-players not to post anything about the game itself in this thread. There’s a spectators’ thread for that, if you like. > [@AngeloftheNorth](#): > > Good afternoon. Sorry, I don’t quite know how this board works, didn’t intend to post that. Is there a way to post in the thread to not make it a reply to the previous post? The reply button at the bottom of any post will make it a reply to that post, but there’s also a reply button at the bottom of the thread that will just reply to the thread in general. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/24 "2025-07-12T19:01:21Z")
- > [@AngeloftheNorth](#): > > Good afternoon. ut ❤ How you doin, AOTN? Long time. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/25 "2025-07-12T19:04:16Z")
Very long time indeed. It’s great to see you, dear friend. ❤ I hope you’ve been well. It’s great to see all of you, I’m really excited about the game. I’m all right, I’m in Mexico City trying to make a go of it. It’s lovely here but also chaotic and confusing…may be the perfect place for me. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/26 "2025-07-12T19:08:17Z")
We packed up and moved to western North Carolina in 2022. I continued my job but in Asheville. Then Helene and current politics happened. Thus my wife and I retired and now we spend our time hiking and watching birds and the occasional bear. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/27 "2025-07-12T19:21:43Z")
Prithee, do they play bridge in NC? ---
**Author:** ![Dizzymrslizzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Dizzymrslizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzymrslizzy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/28 "2025-07-12T19:28:29Z")
Good Morning all, or well it’s almost evening. I’m trying to figure out this site, I feel a little lost right now! But good to be back and playing mafia again! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/29 "2025-07-12T19:28:31Z")
We have a weekly local non-sanctioned bridge game here in Black Mountain. I met a partner there and we played somewhat successfully in real tournaments in Greenville and Gatlinburg. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/30 "2025-07-12T19:39:40Z")
Good to see you, Lizzy! ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/31 "2025-07-12T19:41:44Z")
I should mention, at this point, that a certain amount of vagueness was deliberate. But you’re all smart. ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/32 "2025-07-12T20:59:22Z")
Glee, are you an experienced Mafia player? (Just trying to get to know the people I don’t know.) ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/33 "2025-07-12T21:00:42Z")
Maybe this will revive things. I checked Giraffe periodically over the past 3 years to look for a game but there was never one going when I had the time. My daughter is potentially interested in hosting a game. ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/34 "2025-07-12T21:05:19Z")
I don’t remember having played multi-vote before. This seems to be a sensible plan. Have you found more shenanigans in games with approval/multi-vote? ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/35 "2025-07-12T21:06:20Z")
This sounds like a delightful pace to retire, apart from Helene. And one of the reasons I had to leave NJ was the aggressive bears where I moved. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/36 "2025-07-12T21:35:25Z")
> [@AngeloftheNorth](#): > > Glee, are you an experienced Mafia player? (Just trying to get to know the people I don’t know.) I’ve played a couple of times here - but it was literally years ago! (Chess is really my game…) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/37 "2025-07-13T03:43:09Z")
The rest is silence. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/38 "2025-07-13T04:37:51Z")
How are we going to make progress?! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/39 "2025-07-13T04:40:31Z")
It has been a long time and I guess cobwebs have to be shaken off. ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789/40 "2025-07-13T05:40:35Z")
I only see two in-game behaviors to comment on and don’t find either suspicious. Glee claimed vanilla town, and while doing this irritates people sometimes, it usually is a playstyle thing, not a scum tell. (I can remember many games where players got blasted for this, but none where scum came out of the gate claiming vanilla town.) The other is Storyteller commenting on the multi-voting. IIRC he does enjoy discussing mechanics, and this post seems pro-town. As I said before, I don’t remember playing a game with this mechanic, but it seems like something scum could manipulate to try to avoid accountability. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789.md?page=3)