Recreated
March 9th, 2012, 12:56 PM
So apparently no one understands what online mafia is and they told me to make a thread here, idgaf but w/e.
Mafia (Russian: Ма́фия, also known as Werewolf, Assassin or Witch Hunt) is a party game created in the USSR by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986,[1] modelling a battle between an informed minority and an uninformed majority. Players are secretly assigned roles: either "mafia", who know each other; or "townspeople", who know only the number of mafia amongst them. In the game's "night" phase the mafia covertly 'murder' a townsperson. During the day phase, all of the surviving players debate the identities of the mafia and vote to eliminate a suspect. Play continues until all of the mafia have been eliminated, or until the mafia outnumber the townspeople. A typical game starts with seven townspeople and two Mafiosi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_game)
Mafia is commonly played online. These games last longer, and allow player's votes and words to be reviewed more easily. Online play typically means Internet forum-play, although real-time browser-based implementations are also popular.
The standard human-moderated games in forum mafia require one or two moderators: a sign up thread is created announcing the game, and once the game has sufficient players, play can begin. Mafiosi communicate via email or a similar system before submitting their kill to the moderator. The moderator then writes the appropriate death scene for those that were eliminated, and posts a dawn scene. Software can automate the moderator function, but this is rarer. Players then discuss in the forum who they should execute, followed by an execution vote. Innocents are usually forbidden in-game communication outside of the public forum.
Mafia is also played on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) using private messages to send votes and channel modes to allow private communication during the night. There's a lot of variety in IRC mafia channels, and one IRC variant includes a graphical Flash client. The film Cry_Wolf was promoted through a wolves vs sheep variant, played over AOL Instant Messenger. Versions of Mafia have also been created on BYOND and Facebook as well as for PBEM.[73]
Fictional reality themes are common in online play, which will work with any group of well known characters. The Simpsons, Hanna Barbera, The Lord of the Rings, Lost have been used, for example, because of their extensive character sets. Players are assigned characters from the theme, with matching roles. Generic themes are also popular - such as Werewolf-theme.
A multiplayer Mafia game modification for StarCraft II was created by the user Dark Revenant.[74] A wide range of roles are allowed in this custom game-type, and there are a number of pre-installed game setups for moderators to choose from. Moderators are chosen randomly, but can be re-picked by a majority of players in the game. This modification has consistently ranked among the most-played custom game-types for StarCraft II, rarely leaving the front page of most popular mods.
So because you idiots didnt take the care to actually look up what I was suggesting, here is the work you should have done.
So if anybody thinks they might like it PM me in 18 posts, or AIM me.
Mafia (Russian: Ма́фия, also known as Werewolf, Assassin or Witch Hunt) is a party game created in the USSR by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986,[1] modelling a battle between an informed minority and an uninformed majority. Players are secretly assigned roles: either "mafia", who know each other; or "townspeople", who know only the number of mafia amongst them. In the game's "night" phase the mafia covertly 'murder' a townsperson. During the day phase, all of the surviving players debate the identities of the mafia and vote to eliminate a suspect. Play continues until all of the mafia have been eliminated, or until the mafia outnumber the townspeople. A typical game starts with seven townspeople and two Mafiosi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_game)
Mafia is commonly played online. These games last longer, and allow player's votes and words to be reviewed more easily. Online play typically means Internet forum-play, although real-time browser-based implementations are also popular.
The standard human-moderated games in forum mafia require one or two moderators: a sign up thread is created announcing the game, and once the game has sufficient players, play can begin. Mafiosi communicate via email or a similar system before submitting their kill to the moderator. The moderator then writes the appropriate death scene for those that were eliminated, and posts a dawn scene. Software can automate the moderator function, but this is rarer. Players then discuss in the forum who they should execute, followed by an execution vote. Innocents are usually forbidden in-game communication outside of the public forum.
Mafia is also played on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) using private messages to send votes and channel modes to allow private communication during the night. There's a lot of variety in IRC mafia channels, and one IRC variant includes a graphical Flash client. The film Cry_Wolf was promoted through a wolves vs sheep variant, played over AOL Instant Messenger. Versions of Mafia have also been created on BYOND and Facebook as well as for PBEM.[73]
Fictional reality themes are common in online play, which will work with any group of well known characters. The Simpsons, Hanna Barbera, The Lord of the Rings, Lost have been used, for example, because of their extensive character sets. Players are assigned characters from the theme, with matching roles. Generic themes are also popular - such as Werewolf-theme.
A multiplayer Mafia game modification for StarCraft II was created by the user Dark Revenant.[74] A wide range of roles are allowed in this custom game-type, and there are a number of pre-installed game setups for moderators to choose from. Moderators are chosen randomly, but can be re-picked by a majority of players in the game. This modification has consistently ranked among the most-played custom game-types for StarCraft II, rarely leaving the front page of most popular mods.
So because you idiots didnt take the care to actually look up what I was suggesting, here is the work you should have done.
So if anybody thinks they might like it PM me in 18 posts, or AIM me.