This post was last modified: Jul 12, 2016 at 2:14 AM by Saltonara.

I don't know if there's enough active people here for a game of Mafia yet, so I'll test the waters with Resistance.

Rules
Hiding this shit behind a spoiler because it might be kinda long.

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Resistance is basically watered-down Mafia. Smaller and quicker. There are 2 sides: Resistance and Spaps. The Resistance members are similar to the Villagers; they are not aware of their peers' identities, only their own identity. The Spaps, however, are aware of who their fellow Spaps are. The size of the Resistance is always the "narrow majority"; in a game of 5 players, that's 3 members. 6 or 7 players, 4 members. The Resistance's objective is to simply "pass" 3 missions. The Spaps' objective is to sabotage 3 missions to cause them to "fail", although they do kinda have to weasel their way into mission setups (so don't make it obvious that you're a Spaps). There can be up to 5 missions.

At the beginning of each Day, I will appoint somebody as Leader and announce how many players are needed for tonight's mission (and announce the previous mission's results, if it's not the first day). I'll go through the player list in reverse order. During the Day, everyone can discuss what might be the best idea and whatnot. The Leader openly selects the required amount of players for the mission; after they make a proposition, the players who aren't the Leader vote on the setup. If the majority is for the setup, the game moves into Night and the mission is conducted. If the majority is against the setup, the next Leader is appointed and a setup must be created again. If, by some miracle, every player becomes Leader within a single Day and every setup is rejected, the Spaps automatically win.

At Night, nobody is allowed to post in the thread. Please don't post in the thread at Night. Thanks. At Night, those players that were selected to go on the mission PM me their decision; that being to "pass" or "fail" the mission. I'm going to automatically accept any Resistance members' decision as "pass", but I want you to PM me so it's not obvious that everyone was a Resistance member on the mission (if that actually happens). The Spaps must carefully decide whether to "pass" or "fail", though. After I receive a decision from the mission members, the game will move into the next Day.

You are not allowed to share your role PM in any way. I'd appreciate it if Resistance members didn't try to communicate with others via PM. The Spaps are free to privately discuss things with each other, though. However, I'd appreciate it if I was also left in the messaging lists for these little discussions because I just like to see how this shit plays out.

I'll give a Detailed Report of everything that happened when the game ends, for those who are curious.

If I did a shit job explaining the rules, just visit this website with your parent's permission for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resistance_(game)

Players
Two_Finger
Yrr
StirlADrei
Shroomguy
Spritanium


Game Report
Day 1 begins! Shroomguy is the Leader!
Night 1 begins! Shroomguy and StirlADrei set off on a Mission together!
Day 2 begins! Night 1 Mission was a success! StirlADrei is the Leader!
Night 2 begins! StirlADrei, Two_Finger, and Yrr set off on a Mission together!

What are some examples of missions that could be conducted? Also is this basically a 5-day game?

When I say "mission", I don't mean a literal mission where you're given objectives and whatnot. You (if you're part of the mission's team) just choose to "pass" or "fail" the mission; you don't actually have to do anything else for the mission. It's just a game term, really.

And no, it's not an actual 5-day game. I use "Day" and "Night" as names for the phases of the game, not literal days and nights (which is why I capitalized them).

sounds good I'm ion

i really dont understand it but im up for trying

sign me up

sssuuuuurrreeee

Yeah I'll try if it's not actually a 5 day commitment

This post was last modified: Jul 7, 2016 at 12:44 PM by Saltonara.

Alright, I think 5 players is actually fine for the first game, so I'm just gonna start it now.

Day 1 begins!
Shroomguy is the first Leader! Keep in mind that the Leader is the one who selects who will go on this Night's mission! For Day 1, you are to select 2 people to go on the mission (and if you're wondering, you can select yourself if you think that's a good idea). After you propose a setup, everybody else will vote on whether they like the setup or not. If the majority do, then we'll go on into Night 1 using your setup. Otherwise, you'll be stripped of your leadership and it will be passed onto the next player. You all can also debate what might be the best options here, but there's not really a whole lot to go by on Day 1.

I'll be sending out the alignment PMs now. The alignment PMs have been sent out.

We are in an age of great uncertainty.

So who you gonna pick?

I pick Stirl and myself.

cool

Just posting to say we need just 1 more vote (interpreting Two's "cool" as a vote For) For the setup to move into Night 1. Alternatively, we could get 3 votes Against the setup to switch leaders but there's not much point in that at the moment, considering there's no info to go by.

Something I should throw out here; being selected doesn't necessarily mean you automatically are For a setup, so I still need a vote from those who will be involved in the mission (and aren't the Leader). Furthermore, if (for whatever reason) the Leader suddenly decides they don't like their own setup, they can actually change their vote to be Against their own setup (but it'd need to be done before any majority vote is reached). Otherwise, I automatically assume the Leader is For their setup.

Okay I vote for that lineup too

sure ok (i still dont get this)

Yeah I guess I don't really understand what the goal of the game is?

So with that out of the way, Night 1 begins now! Shroomguy and Stirl, you are to send me a PM stating whether you want to "pass" or "fail" the Mission. After I receive the PMs from you two, the game will progress into Day 2. During the Night phase, please don't talk in the thread.

Yeah I guess I don't really understand what the goal of the game is?

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If you're part of the Resistance, you want to have 3 Missions be "passed". You want to ensure this is possible by proposing Mission setups that don't involve potential Spaps (if you're the current Leader), or by voting against Mission setups that you think might involve Spaps who may sabotage the Mission. If 3 Missions are "passed", the Resistance wins. Keep in mind that everyone on the Mission needs to send me a "pass" in order to pass it.


If you're a Spaps, you want to have 3 Missions "fail". You can make this happen by avoiding any suspicion; carefully decide whether or not you want to "pass" or "fail" a Mission if you're involved in one. Furthermore, try to hide the fact that you're a Spaps during Daytime discussions. You want to avoid coming off as suspicious to the Resistance so you can weasel your way into Mission setups and sabotage the Missions, causing them to "fail" while avoiding blame. If 3 Missions "fail", the Spaps win. Keep in mind that it only takes one "fail" to successfully sabotage a Mission (in the majority of cases; I'd say otherwise but it won't happen in this game).
Truth be told, I'm probably not a reliable source of strategy for this game. I've only ever hosted it; I've never actually been a player. Even when I was first exposed to it I hosted it (with some help from others but still).
When the Day phase starts, I'll reveal whether the previous Night's Mission was successful (a point for the Resistance) or a failure (a point for the Spaps). If the Mission was a failure, I will not reveal who exactly it was that sabotaged it. It's up to you guys to speculate who may have sabotaged it; speculation is key in this game.

If I've explained anything in a confusing way, I apologize. If you have any more questions about how the game works, feel free to ask and I'll try to answer it in a not-confusing way.

Sorry Night 1 took so long. Apparently, there was an issue with PMs? Hopefully you guys didn't forget about or given up on this, though. There is good news, in that Night 1's Mission was a success! That's 1 point for the Resistance! So with that said...

Day 2 begins! StirlADrei is today's Leader! For Night 2's Mission, he will need to select 3 people.

This post was last modified: Jul 11, 2016 at 4:34 PM by Spritanium.

My life is @"StirlADrei"'s to command. It would be an honor to lay it down for their cause