jesskitten: Yike. That's a new one I have not come across. With good reason. Thanks for the explanation! Harry Potter's totally a Mafia anyway though. :) Must lynch.

A way to counteract that cryptoclaim I guess would be for all scum to be given a vanilla safeclaim at the start as well (a simple line like "You know that Hermione Granger is not in the game") at the start, but it is kinda weird indeed.

And yeah I guess maybe part of that hypoclaim thing was used because there was the ambiguous nature of the doctor involved in reads. Plus roleblocks.

jesskitten: I'd like to propose a rule for discussion too, that you are allowed to edit your post up to a couple minutes after posting, since there's no preview function. While you can't see the exact time, it should be fairly obvious when someone edits it a significant time after the original post.

deleted_user:
As of this post, I am advertising for somebody to replace me as moderator in Mafia #2. If a replacement cannot be found, I will continue to mod the game until its conclusion, but I wish to have no further interaction with this forum.

Typhoon45: Lynched twice on one day? I need a stiff drink :P

deleted_user:
By now, I have contacted you all to discuss your availability during the final stage of the game. If there is anyone who does not expect to be present, I would like to know beforehand; at this point in the game, we cannot afford to have missing players, as their absence is very likely to impact on the game's conclusion. As such, if anyone does not expect to be active, it would be best for them to arrange to be replaced rather than potentially harming their team's chances of victory.

At present, I have not heard from Nazarush, who has mentioned that he is having problems in real life. Nazarush, if these problems are continuing, it would be helpful if you could let me know whether you will need a replacement. (If indeed a replacement is necessary, I might prefer that the role be handed back to Al1, to avoid passing it through too many hands.) If anyone is interested in filling in for a player who needs to be replaced, Please PM me with your willingness; in order to be eligible, you must confirm that you are up to date with the game thread, and that you have no knowledge of the setup.

The deadline for Day 5 will be placed at one week after the day starts, and this will hold true for any further days; it is possible that I will reduce the length of any coming nights to 24 hours to smooth out the gameplay and reduce the feeling of lag that some of you have expressed. I am hopeful that this will allow for the end-game to play out in an unbroken fashion with strong player involvement, but there is unfortunately the possibility for error - as such, I must ask that you do not try to leave your decision-making to the last minute, as there is no way to predict what interruptions other players may experience; I feel this may have weakened the overall experience for many players in GOG Mafia #1 (especially for those more vocal players who had already been eliminated). If, during the coming Day phases, any of you feel that you may need to be absent, I will be happy to extend the deadline by up to a week.

To aid in a quick continuation and resolution of the game, when the Day and Night phases come I will quote you to alert you to the start of that phase.

deleted_user:
deleted_user:

Oddly, I didn't receive that PM. Would you care to try again?

Zchinque: I might try a nightless mafia next. Or possibly a Lights Out variant.

enterprise2004: How does Mafia play in those formats?

bazilisek: *snip*