M1026: ghughog Day [Game Thread]

[ghug]

M1026 GAME INFORMATION

GM: ghug
Cohost: dargorygel
Day Phase Deadline: 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern
Day Phase Length: 48 hours
Night Phase Deadline: 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern
Night Phase Length: 24 hours
Start Date: Monday, October 2nd
Note: D1 is starting late. It will end at the regular deadline.


MAFIA OVERVIEW

Mafia is an educated guessing game of epic proportions. The objective of this game for the town majority is to kill all mafia members before they outnumber the rest of the town. The objective of the mafia minority is to survive until they outnumber the town. The game is typically very active, so the thread will grow quickly. However, it is essential to read the thread to play the game.


GENERAL RULES

This game follows standard WebDip Mafia Rules, located here. There are nonstandard mechanics; see Setup Details in the next post.


MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Players may be warned, forcibly replaced, or modkilled for violation of game rules. The GM team will attempt to minimize disruption to the game, but will use whatever means are needed to preserve the integrity of the game.

Players who have site-wide muted other players are asked to unmute them to play this game. Players who have been silenced on webDiplomacy due to site infractions will be forcibly replaced from the game.

Players who wish to quit playing may be replaced at GM discretion. Replacement is not guaranteed. Substitutes cannot participate in spectator chats until they sub into the game and are subsequently removed from it (e.g., by dying).


VOTING

To vote for a player, type ##VOTE <player> (e.g. ##VOTE beancomb). You may unvote by typing ##UNVOTE. You may switch from voting one player to another without unvoting first (e.g., if you ##VOTE Eden then type ##VOTE Bona, you will vote for Bona). You may choose to no-kill by typing ##UNVOTE. You don’t need to type out the player’s full name, but failing to do so may lead to ambiguity that causes errors in vote tallying, particularly with the bot. In the event of a tie vote at the end of the day, no player will be killed.

You may vote to end the day early by typing ##END. If a majority of players are voting ##END and casting the same vote (whether for a player or to no-kill), the phase will end early. If the day ends more than 8 hours into the start of the day phase, the remaining time will be added to the next night phase; if the day ends less than 8 hours into the start of the day phase, the next night phase will end 24 hours early.

Setup:

Mafia:
2 Mafia Goons
Factional Roleblock (Notifies in all cases)

Town:
1 Doctor (Cannot target the same player on back to back nights)
5 Vanilla Town

Role PMs:

You are a MAFIA GOON. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you may communicate with your partner, [partner] in [Discord] and choose who to roleblock and who to kill. You win when all town have been eliminated or nothing can stop that from happening.

You are a VANILLA TOWN. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. You win when all mafia have been eliminated.

You are the TOWN DOCTOR. During the day, you may vote to kill a player. The player with the most votes will die. At night, you may choose to protect a player. If you protect the target of the mafia kill, they will not die, and you will both be notified that they were saved. You may not target the same player on consecutive nights. You win when all mafia have been eliminated.

Player list:
brainbomb
bozotheclown
damo666
Hamilton Brian
Jamiet99uk
ND
sweetandcool
worcej

Please stand by for role PMs and game start.

[ghug]

We find Bill Murray's character, Phil Connors, waking up to the repetitive tune of "I Got Ghug Babe" by Sonny and Cher. His first sight is the ghug-covered window, providing a view of the annual Groundhog Day festival in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. As he gazes upon the proceedings, an odd sense of déjà vu creeps over him. Ghug by ghug, he reluctantly gets ready for his assignment as a weather reporter, his attitude mirroring the initial frustration of being stuck in the endless cycle of this peculiar day.

Phil's interactions with the townsfolk are tinged with a touch of ghug frustration as he grumbles through conversations, delivering weather forecasts with a hint of sarcasm. Ghug by ghug, the day unfolds with the same series of events. As he encounters the cheerful Groundhog Day revelers, he can't help but feel like an outsider in a world that remains constant while he's stuck in this perplexing time loop. He engages in the festival's traditions, such as ghuging the weather based on the groundhog's shadow, all the while grappling with the surreal repetition that defines his existence.

As the day unfolds, the people of Punxsutawney, including the ever-optimistic Rita (played by Andie MacDowell), continue their routines, each ghug feeling remarkably familiar to Phil. The charm of the small town and its residents begins to seep into him, even as the ghug cycle persists.

Day 1 has beghug. You may not post.

[ghug]

You may NOW* post.

[Jamiet99uk]

Good evening, Fellow Townspeople of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

[Jamiet99uk]

I, for one, am amused by this Groundghug Day theme and happy to be in a game again with Brain and even my old adversary, ND. It sucks we only have 8 players though, shame Maniac and Rdr didn't confirm. They must not have received Ghug's fax messages.

[ND]

Sup losers I'm back.

[ND]

8 people is pretty low thu

[brainbomb]

##Vote DemonOverlord

[brainbomb]

##Vote DemonOverlord

[Jamiet99uk]

8 people is pretty low thu

It is, but we have some quality players from days of old.

[ND]

I, for one, am amused by this Groundghug Day theme and happy to be in a game again with Brain and even my old adversary, ND. It sucks we only have 8 players though, shame Maniac and Rdr didn't confirm. They must not have received Ghug's fax messages.

Jamiet's post reads like a boring politician's post at the start of some dumb debate. Thanking everyone for being here.

[Jamiet99uk]

I, for one, am amused by this Groundghug Day theme and happy to be in a game again with Brain and even my old adversary, ND. It sucks we only have 8 players though, shame Maniac and Rdr didn't confirm. They must not have received Ghug's fax messages.

Jamiet's post reads like a boring politician's post at the start of some dumb debate. Thanking everyone for being here.

The big difference is, I do *not* want your vote.

ND, do you still have a portrait of Tucker Carlson on your living room wall?

[brainbomb]

[Jamiet99uk]

I was thinking more like this:

[sweetandcool]

Wassup players, it's my birthday today so I claim immunity to death. :D

As usual, I'll be your solid town core that manages to aggravate a few of you into believing I'm team Mafia.

Because I'm on vacation you will notice a marked difference in how I play for the first week of the game.

I suggest ya'll choose to believe my previous statement that I'm town. Then fellow townies will have narrowed their suspect pool to 6, giving 50% of catching Mafia D1.

That's all for a while, auf wiedersehen!

[Jamiet99uk]

Wassup players, it's my birthday today so I claim immunity to death. :D

As usual, I'll be your solid town core that manages to aggravate a few of you into believing I'm team Mafia.

Because I'm on vacation you will notice a marked difference in how I play for the first week of the game.

I suggest ya'll choose to believe my previous statement that I'm town. Then fellow townies will have narrowed their suspect pool to 6, giving 50% of catching Mafia D1.

That's all for a while, auf wiedersehen!

On the one hand you did say you were on a birthday vacation in the sign-up thread.

On the other hand it seems unnecessary to be so keen to defend yourself in your opening post.

[Jamiet99uk]

##Vote Maniac

[Hamilton Brian]

Oh, hey, we're live.

Tepid, "Yaaaaay!" Way to set the tone Brian.

I do like the flavour though.

[brainbomb]

Oh, hey, we're live.

Tepid, "Yaaaaay!" Way to set the tone Brian.

I do like the flavour though.

make a reads list

[Hamilton Brian]

Hey, just hitting me, but did I inspire the flavour?