Wow, so the very first GOG Mafia Day was a No Lynch.

Also, wow. Vitek, you've been kicking around here for a long time. Same with Robbeasy, though he's been absent for the last number of games.

Perhaps town, knowing me, should assume I've designed a game where 'no lynch' is advantageous just to prove it's a viable strategy. Or perhaps town, knowing me, should assume I'd assume you'd assume that, and deliberately designed a game where no lynch is a fatal trap. Or perhaps town, knowing me should...(etc.)



As long as, somewhere, justice is served, I don't feel a need to have a direct hand in it. ;)

Knowing you as I do I would have to admit....

I don't know

Meh. ;)

edit:
I had an idea for my next game, and I wonder how many would play it. It would have zero flavor: 1) the OP would read "1, 2, 3, GO!" with a player list, 2) PMs would say something like "You are Town Mason. You can chat here <link>" and no more. Everyone would be required to vote in every post, or be modkilled (one freebie per game Day, in case of forgetfulness, etc). I would not require people post; lurking would be viable, but pretty obvious.

I also have an idea for another game that actually has flavor. But, bleh, who really wants that?! :P

I'd try that, if for no other reason than to see if I could be the last survivor of Day 1.

What about amending it to "everyone must have a vote placed at all times." Voting in every post becomes a little inane, no offense to JMich who demonstrated the concept you're proposing, if you're just voting and re-voting the same person repeatedly.

lol.

I had a similar thought but yours is funnier. It's hard enough sometimes remembering to be careful not to be editing my posts. If I'm also focused on making sure I include a vote in every post, there's not going to be much brain-power left over for actually making arguments. ;)

Again, I can definitely get behind a moderator or mechanic/rule that forces people to place a vote/have a vote placed. I think in my setup I will simply have straight guidelines to be followed: (I think maybe I've said this before?)

D1 - At the 6 real-time day mark from the start of the day, I will make a post stating that every player is required to make at least 1 post within 24hours that is devoted to their vote on OR non-vote OR no-lynch vote status (which are all fine things to do but doesn't evade the 1post devotion requirement.) THEN, every 3 real-time days after that I will make another post notifying everyone that they must make at least 1 post within 24hours devoted to giving reason for their vote/not vote/voting not lynch choices, until lynch/no-lynch is achieved.

D2 - Same as above but I will make the 24-hour notice 4 real-time days from the start of the day. Then, every 3 real-time days after that, until lynch/no-lynch is achieved, I will require everyone to make at least 1 of the same sort of post within 24 hours.

D3 - Same as above but I will make the 24-hour notice 3 real-time days from the start of the day. Then, every 3 real-time days after that, until lynch/no-lynch is achieved, I will require everyone to make at least 1 of the same sort of post within 24 hours.

D4 - Same as above (will make 24-hour notice 3 real-time days from start of the day, then every 3 real-time days after that, until lynch/no-lynch is achieve, I will require everyone to make at least 1 of the same sort of post within 24 hours.)

D5 - same as above

D6 - The notice will come 2 real-time days after the start of the day.

D7 - same as above

D8 - same as above...and so on until the end of days!

Seriously. Totally overrated.

I like seeing votes! Also, it reminds other people constantly of stances, so people can't just say that they were leaving their vote to have one. A person can look back and say definitively: You obviously didn't think that guy was scummy then because you didn't move your vote! It just makes it more inarguable; forcing people to make an active decision, in black and white, at every step.

:)

I actually like flavor, to be honest. I just don't like when it takes over discussion. I get the usefulness of it, since getting people to talk makes it more likely for them to slip up. The trouble is that I see the same patterns every game, and I think it just leads in circles most of the time (especially on Day 1). This is aside from obvious game-breaking PM structure, which I just detest in general.

Hopefully based around the mythical TFPTSLBOOIA.

Yogs would also like to put in a request for satanic lesbian nuns. Meld those two things together and you've got a legendary game in the making.

Edit - and for the worst game idea ever, take Krypsyn's "must vote each post" mechanic and lay it over an all-Jester setup. That could be hilarious...for about 3 hours. [No? Mildly amusing for 3 minutes?]

I think this honor is already expected of you, bler :-P But I can see joining forces for a greater good. All the summonings around TFTPTSLBOOIA require much human labor.

Well, crap, there goes that idea. :(

Heh, were you really contemplating that? After having made the joke I actually thought about it a bit more seriously.

Could be a very fun D1 but I have no idea where it would go from there.

It only goes when you finally host the game and get mob-killed for it.