Battle of Berlin - Mafia Game Thread

[quote=AlexCheckMate]I don't quite understand why my partner had a -1 VP condition - noone else had one? Why did Zhukov/Konev gain an extra elimination if they took the other out? Is this smth "historically correct" during the Russian times? Also +1 for taking out Hitler PERSONALLY?[/quote] Because Marshall couldn't stand Montgomery's insufferable bragging and over-inflated ego. So if Montgomery kills Hitler (or in other words is credited with taking Berlin) to become the greatest war general of ww2, Marshall is left happy that they won the war, but at the same time very frustrated that Monty gets most of the credit. Zhukov and Konev were historically bitter rivals, both very eager to be credited with taking Berlin - they were racing each other until Stalin ordered Konev to let Zhukov have the honours. The gaining an extra elimination if one killed the other is not historically accurate, but I wanted to create a fierce sense of rivalry between the two, and that was how I decided to arrange this. Yes, to get the 3VP, Zhukov, Konev, and Montgomery had to be the ones to actually kill Hitler (take Berlin), because that is what their minds were fixated on at that point in history. So those three were really challenging roles tbh, but at least they didn't have to worry about the whole Cold War element of who outlasts who. [quote=AlexCheckMate]With what info did every role start? With how many contacts? Would love to know the exact details. I geuss the setup of 5 (4+1) vs 9 (4 (3+1) + 3 (2+1) + 2) was pretty good - the unused CoB roles were a nice decoy (you still owe me a proper explanation how you figured they'd possibly do smth in the game - did you draw up a 3rd VP for them too? or as you didn't use them, didnt bother?)[/quote] Group chats: Hitler, Kaltenbrunner, Bormann, Weilding Stalin, Zhukov, Konev Churchill, Montgomery Eisenhower, Marshall I did make a full role for the Citizens of Berlin, but I decided against including them. Then I figured they'd be one of the mafia's only ways of hiding so I left them free. [spoiler=Citizen of Berlin Role PM]You are a Citizen of Berlin – Allied with no-one. Each night, you may claim allegiance with the Third Reich, the Soviet Union, or the Western Allies. If you are targeted by a spy, you will appear to them as an ally of that faction. +3 Victory Points if you survive until endgame. -1 Victory Point if an ally of the Soviet Union kills Hitler.[/spoiler] [quote=AlexCheckMate]Did anyone notice the Easter eggs I hid in the thread?[/quote] This was not against the rules as currently defined, and was very ingenious insurance in case you got lynched. But I think in the future we should add an Easter Egg Clause to the rules because it kind of goes against the spirit of the game. You should never be able to "prove" who you are, that's why screenshots of messages or role PMs is banned. Your easter egg would have "proved" that Bluegoetz was allied with you, so it would have led to an unfair advantage [u]in my opinion[/u]. It's a grey area but I think it's better if referencing Easter Eggs to prove your identity/allegiance is banned.

I spent the whole game paranoid because in the british chat you posted only 2 points of win conditions for jimi whereas you posted all 3 points for me. I wondered how he was going to win and whether he had even noticed he was only able to get 2 points

[quote=Sygmassacre]I spent the whole game paranoid because in the british chat you posted only 2 points of win conditions for jimi whereas you posted all 3 points for me. I wondered how he was going to win and whether he had even noticed he was only able to get 2 points[/quote] That was the aim... it was an experiment in trust I guess :) townies overall trusted each other more than I expected them to, however it did take you a very long time to communicate effectively.

I have noticed the 2 poibts things and inquired about it later on the game... But honestly virt, such a great narrator and spectacular concept of the game

Oh yeah great depth to it. Gonna be hard to top guys lol. I have an idea for a game but it's so simple in concept yet complicated to play that I'm not even sure if it will work Edit: But alex is gonna love it!

[quote=Sygmassacre]Oh yeah great depth to it. Gonna be hard to top guys lol. I have an idea for a game but it's so simple in concept yet complicated to play that I'm not even sure if it will work Edit: But [size=68px][b][i][u]Alex is gonna love it![/u][/i][/b][/size][/quote] You should use the last line as your selling point! :roll: