Mafia game sign-up

i remember the last game i played, and it was down to voting for me and someone else. and the reason for lynching me was, "hood can't just come back after not playing for a while and just win. lynch hood" and that player was afk most of the game, wasn't following the game, u can understand how frustrating that could be lol. no logic, just reputation based. i'd prefer to host :) i did have an idea, about having burner accounts to solve this problem for mafia games. like have user names strictly for Mafia games, and they get used again, (admin) changes the password, for a new game..these account names could have play d12 game functions disabled. easily done. so..these names could get recycled for different mafia games and we could play anonymously. so, then u'd have to disguise your typing habits too so it doesnt give you away. another challenge in itself. the only thing wrong with that idea, is that me and ely (admins) still couldn't play, lol so that's why i hadn't proposed it, because the idea was mainly so i could have some fun again :) have fun with the new mafia game. if i had time, i would host one

i am waiting for anwkarategirl to confirm she is still playing. and i welcome any suggestions to help address the issue that hood pointed out

[quote=Hoodlum]i remember the last game i played, and it was down to voting for me and someone else. and the reason for lynching me was, "hood can't just come back after not playing for a while and just win. lynch hood" and that player was afk most of the game, wasn't following the game, u can understand how frustrating that could be lol. no logic, just reputation based. i'd prefer to host :) i did have an idea, about having burner accounts to solve this problem for mafia games. like have user names strictly for Mafia games, and they get used again, (admin) changes the password, for a new game..these account names could have play d12 game functions disabled. easily done. so..these names could get recycled for different mafia games and we could play anonymously. so, then u'd have to disguise your typing habits too so it doesnt give you away. another challenge in itself. the only thing wrong with that idea, is that me and ely (admins) still couldn't play, lol so that's why i hadn't proposed it, because the idea was mainly so i could have some fun again :) have fun with the new mafia game. if i had time, i would host one [/quote] Yeah Hoodlum that scenario would really annoy me too, being voted out purely on reputation. Inactive players moving far through the game is also really triggering to me ^^ Sometimes mafia can be intense and exhilarating, other times it can fall flat... if the game becomes unbalanced (often through random chance rather than poor game design). If I were to host again, I would implement game mechanics that punish inactivity. But unfortunately, there isn't a way to solve the past reputations problem except through your very intricate method ^^ Why would the admins not be able to play though? Surely one admin sets up all the accounts, and then dms the passwords to each participant's standard account? As long as the admins don't do a deep check on IP addresses they wouldn't know who was who, right? If feasible, a "hidden cup" style mafia would be very cool. Deliberately disguising writing styles would be a fun aspect. Im happy to host whenever btw, but don't want to impose myself on the group :) Playing is very fun too

i guess we can play w 7. let me think of a way to make it fun and fair yet competitive

i am thinking of something where all play as individuals against me as mafia but i have no decisions to make. my actions as mafia are predetermined by your decisions or by chance/random. kind of like blackjack = where the dealer's actions are forced. maybe there could only be 1 or 2 winners - so you might take actions against each other also. let me think. of course you can always recruit a few more players and have a more normal mafia game

If it's not too late, I'd like to join