Mafia round 93: hot potato! (game thread)

[Spartaculous]

GM: Spartaculous
Co-GM: dargorygel

Standard webDiplomacy Mafia rules apply, as outlined here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1317yTgrMyXoCIJBoNK6_-oR__qDXB-HyI2ragf83yiE/

You must post at least five game-related posts per day, and vote at least once each day, excepting days which are hammered. If you do not meet participation requirements, you will be subbed out or modkilled. You may not end a non-hammered day on an unvote.

There are 18 players: 4 mafia and 14 town. No players are given special power roles.

Mafia players will be given access to a special Discord chat they can use during nights (beginning on night 1). As usual, Mafia have a factional nightkill.

Days are 48 hours long, nights are 24 hours.

Game will start today (Monday, April 7) at 10:00 p.m. GMT (11:00 p.m. Austria, 5:00 p.m. US eastern, 4:00 p.m. US central).

Player list:
1. miminena
2. Jamiet99uk
3. DreamTrawler
4. JustAGuyNamedWill
5. Kakarroto
6. bo_sox48
7. ghug
8. BunnyGo
9. Red Neurax
10. foodcoats
11. DiplomacyandWarfare
12. Rdrivera2005
13. Control V
14. Chaqa
15. ND
16. bozotheclown
17. worcej
18. damo666

To anyone who is not playing: if you would like access to the spectator chat on Discord, let me know.

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[Spartaculous]

POTATOES.

Potatoes will be randomly distributed at the start of the game. They will be distributed irrespective of alignment. The only restriction is that no player will be given more than one potato (either hot or exotic) at the start.

Hot potatoes:

There will be 7 hot potatoes distributed at the beginning of the game. The hot potatoes will be labelled 1 to N; these labels will only be visible to the GMs. Hot potatoes activate at the beginning of the night corresponding to their label. Here is the message you will receive if you get a hot potato:

You have a HOT POTATO. If the hot potato is activated, it has a 25% chance of exploding (and killing you) at the end of the current phase. You must toss it to another player at the end of the current phase. To do so, PM the GM with the name of the player you want to toss it to. If it does not explode, you must toss it to another player at the end of the current phase. (Obviously, if it does explode, you do not toss it.) If you are the daykill, you will toss the hot potato momentarily before dying.

Exotic potatoes:

There are three exotic potatoes: the SWEET POTATO, the COUCH POTATO, and the ROTTEN POTATO. Here is how they work (these are the messages you will receive if you get one).

You have the SWEET POTATO. While you are in possession of the sweet potato, you are protected from any means of killing. You must toss it to another player at the end of the current phase. To do so, PM the GM with the name of the player you want to toss it to. If you are a member of the mafia, you may not pass the sweet potato to another mafia member.

(Also, the sweet potato is consumed [literally] upon use.)

You have the COUCH POTATO. During the Day, you may choose another player to pass the Couch Potato to. They will receive the Couch Potato at EoD. While in possession of the Couch Potato, your vote does not count (but will still be included in Vote Counts).

(Note that the couch potato only moves at EoD - not at both EoD and EoN.)

You have the ROTTEN POTATO. For each phase in which you hold the Rotten Potato, you must PM the GM naming another player. If you die while in possession of the Rotten Potato, the named player will also die at the same time. If another player passes a potato to you, they will receive the Rotten Potato from you in return. You cannot choose to keep the Rotten Potato when another potato is passed to you. You cannot voluntarily pass the Rotten Potato; it moves only when you are given another potato.

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[Spartaculous]

APPETIZER

Crispy no-fry potato pancake poppers (from allrecipes.com)

Original recipe yields 6 servings

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large russet potatoes, peeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Very generously brush cups of a 24-cup mini muffin tin with melted butter. Place the tin on a baking sheet and set aside.
3. Add cold water to a large bowl until 1/3 full. Grate potatoes into the bowl, then fill the bowl with more cold water until almost to the top.
4. Swish potatoes around with your hands to rinse off the starch, then pour out most of the water and refill with more cold water.
5. Continue this process until the water runs almost clear. Pour potatoes into a colander and let drain for a few minutes.
6. Transfer grated potatoes to a clean kitchen towel; wrap and squeeze potatoes in the towel over a bowl until no more liquid comes out.
7. Transfer potatoes to a clean bowl; add oil, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Sprinkle flour over top, then add Parmigiano-Reggiano. Mix and toss gently with your hands until thoroughly combined and mixture feels damp.
8. Grab potato mixture from the bottom of the bowl to get as much moisture as possible, and fill the prepared muffin cups. It's okay if the mixture comes up above the tin by 1/2 to 1 inch.
9. Bake in the center of the preheated oven until golden brown on top, caramelized on the bottom, and crispy all over, 40 to 45 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven and let sit in the tin for 5 minutes before flipping over onto the baking sheet.
11. Serve and enjoy!

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[Spartaculous]

Role and item PMs have gone out now. All players have received exactly one of the following PMs:

You are a member of the Potato TOWN. Each day, you must vote for a suspect or for no-kill. You win when all the Mafia are eliminated or nothing can stop this from happening.

You are a member of the Potato MAFIA. Each day, you must vote for a suspect or for no-kill. You win when all the Town are eliminated or nothing can stop this from happening.

At night, you may talk to your teammates in a secret chatroom at [link]. The mafia team is composed of [player], [player], [player], and [player].

In addition, ten of you will have been sent one additional PM indicating that you are the recipient of a potato.

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[Spartaculous]

Clarifications, etc.

If a hot potato explodes at the end of a given phase, it explodes before it is tossed and kills whoever was holding it during that phase (unless, of course, that player was also holding the sweet potato).

Sweet potato: The sweet potato provides one-time protection against any form of death (hot potato, rotten potato, daykill, mafia factional nightkill). It is immediately consumed, and cannot simultaneously protect against another cause of death. (Examples: Two exploding hot potatoes results in the player dying. One exploding hot potato and being chosen as the daykill also results in the player dying.) If a sweet potato is consumed, the player eating the sweet potato is notified.

End of Day:
0. Everyone holding a hot potato or sweet potato needs to message the GM with the name of the player they want to toss their potato to.

1. The GM determines which hot potatoes explode (if any). The player(s) holding those potatoes will die at EoD (unless saved by a sweet potato).

2. Unexploded hot potatoes are tossed to their new targets (they can be considered to be in flight for the remainder of EoD).

3. The daykill is determined using the usual voting methods. Players who died from exploding potatoes still have their vote count; the player with the couch potato does not have their vote count. If the top vote-getter dies by hot potato, that player still counts as the daykill. (If there is a two-way tie for top vote-getter and one of those players dies by hot potato, the surviving player does not become the daykill.)

4. If the daykill held the rotten potato, then the daykill's target also dies as well here.

5. Once all deaths have been resolved, the sweet potato is tossed to its new recipient.

6. The GM notifies the recipients of the tossed potatoes that they are receiving them by direct message (and also notifies newly-deceased players).

7. All of the newly-deceased players are announced by the GM in the thread. Cause of death is not indicated by the GM (either directly or in flavor).

End of Night:
0. Everyone holding a hot potato, sweet potato, or couch potato needs to message the GM with the name of the player they want to toss their potato to. Also, the mafia have selected their factional kill.

1. The GM determines which hot potatoes explode (if any). The player(s) holding those potatoes will die at EoN (unless saved by a sweet potato).

2. Unexploded hot potatoes and the couch potato are tossed to their new targets (they can be considered to be in flight for the remainder of EoN).

3. If the nightkill held the rotten potato, then the nightkill's target also dies as well here.

4. Once all deaths have been resolved, the sweet potato is tossed to its new recipient.

5. The GM notifies the recipients of the tossed potatoes that they are receiving them by direct message (and also notifies newly-deceased players).

6. All of the newly-deceased players are announced by the GM in the thread. Cause of death is not indicated by the GM (either directly or in flavor).

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Solution to the issue of what happens if a potato is tossed to someone who dies at the end of the phase:
Players will be allowed to, though not required to, nominate a second target in case the first one dies (but no more than two). (So, I could say my first target is Balki, and my second target, if Balki dies, is brainbomb.) If both of the targets die at the end of the phase (or the only player targeted dies), then the GM will toss the potato to a randomly-selected player (excluding the original tosser).

[Spartaculous]

SALAD

Viennese Erdäpfelsalat (from Plantbasedredhead)

Ingredients:

1 kg potatoes waxy
1 red onion
250 ml 1 cup hot water
1 tsp (homemade) vegetable stock powder or use 1 cup vegetable stock instead of the water & powder
6 tbsp oil e.g. rapeseed or sunflower oil
4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tbsp mustard
1 tsp salt
some black pepper
fresh chives

Instructions:

1. Place potatoes in a pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Let cook for about 20 minutes.

2. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the dressing: Finely dice the onion and add the diced pieces in a bowl, add the vegetable stock powder, and pour in hot water.

3. Add the oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and a little fresh pepper. Stir.

4. When the potatoes are done (prick them with a fork to see if they're done), rinse them briefly in cold water. Then peel and slice while still warm, but not too thin (otherwise they all break).

5. Pour the warm dressing over the warm potatoes, stir gently, and let the potato salad sit at room temperature for at least an hour.

6. Sprinkle with fresh chives before serving.

Notes:
- Cook the potatoes until done, but not too mushy, or you'll end up with a mashed potato salad.
- Yes, 250 ml (1 cup) of liquid (broth) may seem like a lot, but the potatoes will soak up the dressing nicely. In the end, the salad ends up being creamy.
- Therefore, please do not add more seasoning right away, but let the salad soak for at least an hour first.
- The potato salad can be prepared in advance and tastes even better the next day.

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[Spartaculous]

Ever since Sir Francis Drake invented the potato, thousands of people have enjoyed its creamy tenderness and flaky deliciousness.

However, some unsavoury creatures have used potatoes as the tools of death, disfigurement, and destruction.

And so, in Potato Town, our residents have heard strange ticking noises coming from a few of these tubers...

YOU MAY POST

[miminena]

hey girlies :3

[BunnyGo]

The fresh made potato chips at the Common Ground Fair are my favorite

[miminena]

##vote foodcoats for reasons outline in the sign-up thread

[BunnyGo]

hey girlies :3

Damn it, mimi!

##vote mimi

[miminena]

hey girlies :3

Damn it, mimi!

##vote mimi

:3

[DreamTrawler]

Hello friends! Important question: do you pronounce it potato, or potato?

[BunnyGo]

hey girlies :3

Damn it, mimi!

##vote mimi

:3

12 seconds...

12 seconds I spent typing a real post vs "hey girlies :3"

[dargorygel]

Here is the link to the bot: https://mafia.peterlund.se/e/web/game_status?g=93

We are planning to call the bot the POT-ato.

[BunnyGo]

Hello friends! Important question: do you pronounce it potato, or potato?

Chip

[miminena]

the potato is thought to have been first domesticated between 8000 BC and 5000 BC; around 10,000 years before the release of unrelated belgian techno anthem pump up the jam

[DreamTrawler]

the potato is thought to have been first domesticated between 8000 BC and 5000 BC; around 10,000 years before the release of unrelated belgian techno anthem pump up the jam

I wonder if potato jam exists somewhere in the world

[miminena]

Damn it, mimi!

##vote mimi

:3

12 seconds...

12 seconds I spent typing a real post vs "hey girlies :3"

you see i had it pre-typed

[DreamTrawler]

That potato salad recipe sounds pretty good. Maybe I'll try and make it this week.