Elements Mafia 62 - by Solaris

[Linkcat]

I'd argue that forcing a death when town can't decide on the lynch is artificially shortening the game. I seriously doubt people will let a No Lynch happen anyway.

[ddevans96]

I'd argue that forcing a death when town can't decide on the lynch is artificially shortening the game.

Extension ensures that the town does decide on a lynch, and also does not shorten the game - it is still one phase=one kill, and in fact adds time for discussion. It's by far the best solution, if the host is able to be extremely flexible with time. Solaris indicated that he's not, which is fine, so I'd argue in favor lynch priority instead, then RNG instead. Solaris is opposed to both of those, so I won't try to convince him, but for future mafias forcing no lynch is a very subpar option. It lacks both in both theme and balance.

[Linkcat]

Extending is for sure the best option. This is built into the rules with the day extending five minutes after each vote. A longer extension is also fine, but if it really comes down to a tie, No Lynch fits the best thematically. If you have a group of people arguing late into the night with a deadlocked vote, you don't decide who to kill based on information unknown to you, you don't flip a coin, you go home and try again tomorrow.

[Espithel]

Why is lynching both bad, exactly?

Yes i know it is

Also in I guess

"I acknowledge that there should be NO external conversation about Mafia 62, unless permitted by a game mechanic."

Ha in without reading rules yet

[Solaris]

Why is lynching both bad, exactly?

Yes i know it is

Also in I guess

Not until you read the rules, you aren't!

[danil]

I'm interested in giving this a shot (in)

I acknowledge that there should be NO external conversation about Mafia 62, unless permitted by a game mechanic.

[Demagog]

Or in the event of a tie, you can extend the round until the tie is broken. As soon as one of those people has more votes than the other, the round ends. If you (Solaris) are not on when the tie is broken, the players will just have to acknowledge that the game was in "sudden death" mode and any vote posts made after the tie-breaker won't count.

This has the added benefit of another layer of strategy. For instance, whoever breaks the tie will come under heavy scrutiny if the lynched person is innocent, but will be "town-like" if the lynched person is mafia. There are many different strategies a person could take with the ability to do this.

[killsdazombies]

Didnt read rules. Still in though

[Kuroaitou]

I'd like to participate.

I acknowledge that there should be NO external conversation about Mafia 62, unless permitted by a game mechanic.

[Sera]

Maybe if I quote the whole post, I'll get the required sentence somewhere. In. No chats or anything, etc.

[skyironsword]

Participating.

Your mafia is boring, by the way. Try making things entertaining instead of technical.

[dawn to dusk]

"I acknowledge that there should be NO external conversation about Mafia 62, unless permitted by a game mechanic." into your signup message.
In

Why did you put that in the sign up post? Wouldn't it be better off in the rules, where you actually want things to be read