Topic: Mafia XLIII: Mario Party ~Win Prizes~

[Stratos]

Mario Party Mafia! Party Game Turns Deadly!

Time for a new mafia! I'm Tumble and I'll be your host for this Mafia Party! Sign ups will roll (haha!...yeah) until the 14th and the game will start on the 15th.

Days will end at 11PM Pacific Standard Time and the next day will be up later that night (before 3AM PST).

I'm going to be in work most likely during the thread close and will require the assistance of Khush and Vudu to lock the thread at Midnight when I am stuck at work late since I can get off anywhere from 11:15-1:15 depending on the day.

• General Play
  Victory Conditions: The goal is for one side to have the most stars at the end of the game. This is achieved via dice rolls,stealing stars, buying stars with coins and other mischievous shenanigans.Players end the game by having the townies eliminate all of the mafia or the mafia bringing the number of townies to equal or less than their numbers.Elimination victory results in a large star bonus as well.
   
  There are also bonus stars given out at the end of the game for fulfilling secret requirements. I will not tell anyone what these requirements are, though I will say that participation will greatly increase your chances for earning these bonuses.
   
  Eliminated player's star totals are still counted towards the cumulative total at the end of a game and they can still receive post-game bonus stars in death.
   
  On top of cumulative star totals helping your team win the game, the one player on any side that has the single highest total will be awarded the games 'SuperStar' and be awarded a Wii Shop or DSi Shop gift of their choosing. If you live in PAL territories I have an alternative plan or two that hopefully will workout.
   
  Actions: All night actions can be submitted anytime of day and they will occur simultaneously at night. So no action will cancel another action.
   
  Star buying: This is considered a day-time action. Requests to purchase stars will be granted up until the time the thread is locked. Any PMs for stars will be disregarded if they are dated after that time and I will respond to you if your request is too late so you know. You may begin making purchases for new stars again once the new day thread is up which will be a few hours after the previous one is closed. There is no limit to stars for sale. Purchased stars are counted towards your total once the next day begins so they cannot be stolen the night the are being delivered to you.
   
  Voting:The player with the most votes at the end of the day (adding in any special power affects on those votes) is eliminated from the game and their true role and what items they have is revealed. In the event of a tie the player with the lower star and coin total is eliminated.
  Mario & Co. Townie Roles
  There are no dedicated townie roles in this game. Instead,at the beginning of every day each player will be PM'd a 'dice role' that I will perform for them using two 6-sided dice that dictates what type of space you are landing on that turn.
                         
  Dice Rolls effects:
• Red Space -Negates vote in final tally the following day
• Ballot Box- Can change vote of another player
• Protection Space - Protected from nightly hit
• Investigator Space - Can perform an investigation
• Blue Space- Player's vote count is doubled
• Star Space- Get a Star
   
  Koopa Kid Mafia Roles
  Godmother - Wendy Koopa: Get's to hit one player a night to remove them from the game. Has a random chance of stealing one ormore stars from the person hit.
  Coin Stealer: Iggy Koopa: Can steal a random number of coins each turn from any player of their choice.
  Scrambler: Larry Koopa: Gets to randomly switch two player's coins and or stars. This works by the Scrambler PMing the Host two names -remember that the order is important.  The first choice is guaranteed to be chosen. The second only has a 25% chance of being chosen. If it is not chosen another player is chosen at random.
  Poison Mushroom Dealer: Lemmy Koopa: This guy gets to pick one person who's vote will be nullified that turn.         
   
  Bribing Boo
  >Boo is now back in play! I recalled him temporarily because of the confusion. Here is how he works: Each player may send one bid PM in an attempt to bribe Boo to do their bidding. This is a separate PM from any other action or PM you make to me to ease confusion. You may only select one target. In your PM you must include the following:  A statement that this is your Boo Bid, a total you wish to bid on, a name for your target."Bidding on Boo to target Stratos for 21 coins" is a good example PM*.You have multiple bids in a day. You can PM a changed target or price if you desire but the new Boo Bid will over ride the old one. You have up until I close the thread to make a bid if you choose.
   
  >If you win then I will take the coins before anynight actions are calculated so they cannot be stolen. If you fail to specify a target or your target is removed from the game I will pick a target at random to perform a theft on. Once a target is selected you have a chance of stealing1 to 3 of their stars. If they have no stars the theft fails and you receive your coins back. Your coins can be stolen that night if this happens. Also know that if you win stars, they are not 'delivered' to you until the next day just like regular stars so they are safe that night as well from theft.
   
  >If you do not win nothing happens and you get to keep your coins. You will be able to tell if you won or lost during your morning Roll PM when I disclose your current star and coin totals.
   
  >If there is a tie a winner will be selected at random to get his services.
   
  *Please note that I was using my name as a placeholder.Actual targeting of me will not give you a 'surprise result'. It will just not be counted (and I know some of you were thinking of doing that ). Also, I am not going to discard your bid PM if it is not exactly like the example. That was to show you the information I need for it.
   
  >Also note that Boo is an NPC.
  
  Side Notes
  • Random Chance - Any time random chance is mentioned or used, the Host rolls one or more dice to determine what that outcome is.
  • On the matter of day's passing their time limit without getting shut down, if Khush is for whatever reason not able to close it at 11PM PST the day will continue until I return home and close it myself. This should absolve any confusion about accidental over-time and what happens with it.
• Player Roster
  Maxi - Luigi
  Stevey - Undisclosed Character of Hawtness
  Vudu - Tanookie Suit Mario
  Thatguy - Yoshi
  GP -
  Stogi - Peach
  Mop_it_up - Birdo
  Khush - Daisy
  Dasmos -
  Rabicle - Toadette
  UncleBob - Tatanga
  Nickmitch -

[BeautifulShy]

I'm in. I will be Luigi.

Oh Stratos that start time will be good for me.

Hmm Koopalings from highest to lowest. I will have to get back to you on that.
7.Iggy Koopa
6.Lemmy Koopa
5.Wendy O Koopa
4.Larry Koopa
3.Ludwig Von Koopa
2.Morton Koopa Jr.
1.Roy Koopa

[stevey]

In as Rosaline

[vudu]

In.

7.Iggy Koopa
6.Lemmy Koopa
5.Wendy O Koopa
4.Larry Koopa
3.Ludwig Von Koopa
2.Morton Koopa Jr.
1.Roy Koopa

I'm going to be in work most likely during the thread close and will require the assistance of Khush and Vudu to lock the thread at Midnight when I am stuck at work late since I can get off anywhere from 11:15-1:15 depending on the day.

Not gonna happen.  Midnight PST is 2:00 AM for me.  I ain't gonna be up.  It's 1:00 AM for Khush; I'll let him speak for himself.

[Stratos]

If neither of you can do it I may just push back the thread lock to 1am to ensure I can make it as working past 1am is pretty rare. I could just promise that the thread won't close any later than 12 and if I get back later than that it is viewed as impromptu overtime.

[that Baby guy]

I'm in as a character of some sort.

Koopaling List:
1. Larry Koopa
2. Wendy Koopa
3. Ludwig Von Koopa
4. Morton Koopa Jr.
5. Roy Koopa
6. Lemmy Koopa
7. Iggy Koopa

[GoldenPhoenix]

I am IN

[Stogi]

In

[Plugabugz]

So that makes end of days at 8AM and next days start at 11AM. I will pass. Sorry. Out.

[BeautifulShy]

You guys need to list your Koopalings from highest to lowest.

[Stratos]

Are you more of a night owl, Plugabugz? I'm kinda bound by my work schedule so the only time I feel is guaranteed for me is at late night my time.

[vudu]

So that makes end of days at 8AM and next days start at 11AM. I will pass. Sorry. Out.

There's no reason why you need to be present at the close of the day.  You can still participate in the game. 

[Stratos]

True, I miss the close of day all the time in the last few games. It only hinders your chance for last minute changes.

[Plugabugz]

So that makes end of days at 8AM and next days start at 11AM. I will pass. Sorry. Out.

There's no reason why you need to be present at the close of the day.  You can still participate in the game. 

I can participate in the game, go to bed and have missed at 8 hours or so. That's a bigger disadvantage than before.

[vudu]

Actually, with the way the games have been going lately, non-participation seems to increase one's chances of survival.   

[Stogi]

I'll be Peach.

[Khushrenada]

Yeah, that might be pushing it for me. I can probably do it but 11:00 pm PST would be preferable. Even 11:30 pm PST I could probably get away with but I'm not sure I want to be locking threads at Midnight PST for a whole week or more.

I shall be in. Who to choose? I normally go with Waluigi for most everything but He's never paid off for me in a Mafia game. Maybe I'll switch it up and go with my second favorite.


Hi! I'm Daisy!

[BeautifulShy]

I am usually up at that hour Stratos. I could lock it I just need mod powers.

[Stratos]

I'll bump it to 11PM then if you can lock it every night, Khush. This sounds like the simplest option to go with. That would also ensure that when I do return from work I can immediately get started on the next day's thread. I want to make sure every day has a story when I post it.

PS-Is my avatar showing a white background to you all? I edited it out to be transparent and cleared my cache but it is still showing the avatar for me as with the white background.

[stevey]

There's still a background.
I don't think jpeg can be transparent...

[Stratos]

Thanks stevey. This is what I get for using the Photobucket tools I suppose.

[Khushrenada]

Works for me. 11:00 PM PST it is.

[Stratos]

Updated OP with prize info I forgot to mention before.

[vudu]

I see I neglected to pick a character.  I'll be Tanooki Suit Mario.

[Mop it up]

Aw, you took the fun out of signing up!

Does anyone want to be the Yoshi to my Birdo?

[that Baby guy]

If no one else wants to be Yoshi, I'll take him as my character, but I don't care so much as to steal him from someone else who'd like to play as him.

So I'll be Yoshi unless someone else comes along and wants to be Yoshi instead.

[BeautifulShy]

8 people have signed up...I hope that this game doesn't require lots of people Stratos.

[Mop it up]

Thatguy, you've got to be nice to me!
I've got a good picture you could resize and use as an author icon. This is from the same artist who drew my current author icon:

http://yoshiman1118.deviantart.com/art/Just-Yoshi-100889309

Maxi, 8 actually might not work so well. I was hoping for at least 12...

[BeautifulShy]

Why haven't the roles been posted?
Is it suppose to be secret or something?

[Mop it up]

Stratos and I weren't quite finished when he posted this thread, that is why he chose to hold signups for two weeks instead of just one. I've asked him to run the rules and roles post by me before he posts it here in this thread, but he hasn't sent it to me yet. I'm going to guess that he's been busy and is still finalizing a couple of small details with the game.

[Stratos]

I am supposed to post those things now? I thought I did that later in a different thread. Remember this is new to me so I'm just copying what I see from previous games. I thought I didn't post that stuff until I got mod powers and could start the thread in the mafia board.

Or do I have mod powers and I just don't know it yet?

[BeautifulShy]

 Typically the host posts all the roles and rules in the signup thread so that if there is any questions about the game it can be taken care of before the game starts.

Once you have Mod powers you start the first day and have a players list as well with alive players and dead players and alive and dead roles.

What you add to the players list is up to you. You could add the rules and roles if you would like or you could just post everything in the signup thread. It is up to you. Also if the questions are taken care of before the games starts the likely hood of having to answer questions during the game lessens. Since you will be at work for most of the day then people won't be panicing about questions they sent to you. Unless you check on the day threads at work which can solve that problem.


You don't have Mod powers yet. You will likely given the powers a day or so before the game starts.

[Khushrenada]

Yeah, that might be my fault. In my early hosting days, I did post the roles and rules as soon as sign-ups started. That was kind of the norm. But lately, I've had to fill-in host a bunch and don't really worry about the rules and roles until sign-ups are closed and I have to suddenly figure them up. I'll admit, I've been coasting a lot but somehow, I've come up with a lot of cool stuff and the game usually works. But I'd only recommend that if you are pretty comfortable hosting since after awhile, you figure what will work and what doesn't and how to keep things balanced.

For first time hosts, you may want to post a lot of information before hand since there may be a few questions about the rules and roles. When you procrastinate and post that info all at once, you can get a pile of pm's from players asking the same questions or needing explainations. If you aren't prepared for that, it can be a shock to end up with so many requests at once. Posting ahead will help relieve a bit of that first day wave.

It might help with participation also. I think that if I had figured out how to work the Psyche-locks into my game sooner last time so that everyone was aware about them ahead of time, there would have been more interest and participation.

[Stratos]

Yeah, looking back I see what you all mean. I was just looking at Khush's most recent game sign up threads and saw it blank so I just thought that stuff was placed elsewhere but then I look at Maxi and Drews along with Khush's older games and realize I forgot a big part it.

I plan on adding it shortly, hopefully tomorrow afternoon before I head off to work or after work if I get off early enough. At the latest I'll have it up Tuesday since that is my full day off so it can be my crunch day if it comes to it.

[that Baby guy]

Thatguy, you've got to be nice to me!
I've got a good picture you could resize and use as an author icon. This is from the same artist who drew my current author icon:

http://yoshiman1118.deviantart.com/art/Just-Yoshi-100889309

Maxi, 8 actually might not work so well. I was hoping for at least 12...

I might, though I like the Birdo rendition of the fan art better than the Yoshi.  If nothing else pops into my head as a good Yoshi-style pose, I'll swipe that when the game begins.

[Mop it up]

You could have a look through the artist's gallery, the person has created several other Yoshi drawings.

[Dasmos]

Signing up, will pick character and other stuff laterzz.

[BeautifulShy]

Stratos have you tried contacting any other people to play?

[RABicle]

Yep I'm up. Is my avatar still Toadette? bags toadette.

[UncleBob]

In as Tatanga.

[BeautifulShy]

Stratos where are the rules and roles?

[Stratos]

I said they'd be up by Tuesday at the latest. Tomorrow is Tuesday so don't worry, they are coming.

[BeautifulShy]

Actually today is Tuesday since it is after Midnight.

[Stratos]

I haven't gone to bed yet so It's still Monday for me

I should just stay up all night and all day tomorrow and then post it on 'Wednesday' after I wake up

[nickmitch]

Totally in.

[BeautifulShy]

I see the rules are up Stratos.Sorry I didn't respond to your PMs. I was a little busy.

[Stratos]

It's OK. I figured that at this point any questions or comments about the rules could just be here. I tried to make the game similar in feel to an actual Mario Party game. I'm hoping for lots of stars flying everywhere and what-not. I also tried to balance out the costs and rewards for things like the Boo Bidding.

[BeautifulShy]

I didn't see anything on how one would get coins.Is it going to be like in Khushrenada's WW2 game and you are given a set amount each day? Are certain players worth more coins?

[Stratos]

The dice roll also dictates the amount of coins you get per turn. Thought I had something on that. I must have deleted it on accident. Copy/pasting a Word document into a post and clicking 'post preview' made the whole post all wonky.

It was modeled after Khush's WW2 Mafia a bit, but I wanted the game to not has as much of a 'gold rush' effect with a store. Plus I think the game is complicated enough as it is for my first. I had to stop the features somewhere or risk my first game falling apart. I'll just save the other ideas like a full fledged store for a game down the line.

[BeautifulShy]

So for example if you roll two 6's I would get the most amount of coins while getting two 1's would get the least amount?

If this is the case than we need to decide on a good amount of coins to give away for each combanations of rolls and how much each star is going to be worth to buy.

[UncleBob]

Question about Boo - you say the winning bidder is guaranteed one star - what if the person they try to steal stars from doesn't have any?

[Stratos]

Good point. Yeah, that is the only time you would not get one.

[BeautifulShy]

Is signups closed?

[Stratos]

Why? Does someone else want to join?

[BeautifulShy]

I haven't contacted anybody about that so as far as I know nobody else does.

[Stratos]

If someone else really wants to play then I don't see a reason to bar them until I actually give out roles and post the day 1 thread. Unless I get a number of people joining I don't think it's going to upset the balance of the game much. I'll post in here when I'm prepping to pass out roles and post the thread tomorrow night (Sunday night/Monday morning)

[BeautifulShy]

Sounds good.
Oh you should PM who I told you to to get Mod powers for the Mafia forum.

[Stratos]

I already did the night you mentioned it. I PM'd all of them. Nothing yet. They may not give it to me until it starts. If I don't get promoted soon then I could either start the thread in the funhouse and move it to the Mafia board once I do get powers or have Khush start the thread and I just PM him the information to put in it.

When do people normally get their powers?

[BeautifulShy]

Hmm I think I got my powers the day before the game started.
As far as moving it over to the Mafia forum once you get your powers you only have modpowers over the Mafia forum so you couldn't move it over yourself. I personally would start the game in the Funhouse if you don't get mod powers. That way the game will start on time and vudu or UncleBob can move it over once you get Mod powers.

[BeautifulShy]

Well you have powers over the Mafia forum but now Khushrenada doesn't so he can't lock threads. I guess you could just lock the thread when you get home.

[Mop it up]

Can Boo steal stars from eliminated players?
Can eliminated players participate in the bidding?

[Stratos]

No and no. Eliminated players are out of active play.

[Stratos]

OK, I just got off of work so I'm putting the last stuff together. (I hope work doesn't run me this late all of the game...)