[edit-Lx] New TO: thunderhue | New tournament thread: Cloak and Dagger
The game of Mafia, as enjoyed by me growing up, is a fascinating social "who done it" to be played in loud voices over strong cocktails. An initial player is chosen via secret assignment (playing cards) to be the "killer." Then, with eyes closed, that person offs somebody in the town and leaves the whole crew freaking out about the culprit's identity while he/she hides in their midst. So, in reaction to this tragedy, the townspeople choose someone from their number to go ahead and kill in the hopes that the murders will cease. The next night the slippery murderer strikes again and the cycle of violence continues. The better the liar, the more cunning the stalker, the more politically savvy, and eventually the more ruthless you are, the more effective murderer you make.
In this version of Mafia we will have six player terminator games, fifty-eight of them to be exact. In each game there is an assigned killer, out stalking his prey, and five hapless townspeople trying desperately to uncover and kill him before they lose any of their number. The goal is to maximize your opportunities as both killer and townsperson in each game in hopes of advancement. Points are gained in the following manner:
10 points for each kill you get as the Killer
4 points to the killer for each townsperson-on-townsperson fratricide while he is still in the game
6 points to each townsperson if the Killer is the first eliminated
5 points as a Sheriffs bonus to the player who eliminates the Killer
1 point for each kill you get as a townsperson, regardless of target
Each player will play twelve games (six at a time) and have two shots at being the Killer before the field is reduced. I will update scores without fog after each leg; maps will be small and simple to keep things cozy and moving; all games will be sequential, flat rate, unlimited, and sunny; the final round will encourage all-out aggression, so be prepared!
When I PM the games I'll tell each player for which of the games in that leg they are the designated Killer.
