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Podima
Nov 4, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

On November 8, 2016, Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States, winning the electoral vote 304-227. Undoubtedly, he had the full backing of every red-blooded American who wanted nothing more in their hearts than to #MAGA. But easier said than done, as his administration has to contend with the firmly-entrenched remains of Obama-era democracy. With fire in his eyes and freedom singing in his heart, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to DRAIN THE SWAMP...

...or he could let some of his flunkies trusted advisors deal with it, instead. There are Fox & Friends reruns to watch, after all!


#DRAINTHESWAMP is a deeply political game of Mafia for 15 players.
(This special C-SPAM game has been approved by logikv9. Thanks!)

What is Mafia?
Mafia is a parlor game played around the world, centering on the concept of an uninformed majority competing against an informed minority. The "town" players (good guys) generally only know their own alignment, while the "scum" (bad guys) know who their teammates are and who they have to kill. The goal of the town is to eliminate all scum, while the goal of the scum players is to reach parity with the number of town players. Both scum and town often have special roles which will aid them in accomplishing their goals. There also may be players who are neither town nor scum, called Third Party or 3P, who may have alternate win conditions such as surviving until the end of the game or being the only person left alive.

Once the game begins it is divided into two phases: Day and Night.

During the day phase, all players discuss in the game thread who they believe is a member of the scum team, and then vote for that person. Our forums have a vote bot, Votefinder, which tallies votes that are formatted ##vote Playername (bold is required). Once one person has received a majority of the votes, that player is "executed" and removed from the game. They can no longer participate in the thread or in any private communications they had access to while alive. The moderator will post that person's alignment and role in the thread and end the day phase.

Once in night phase, there is no voting, and conversation may or may not be prohibited depending on the moderator. During this phase, the scum choose someone to kill. In addition, players with special powers can use these during the night. After all actions have been received by the moderator, they will announce who has died during the night and begin the next day phase where the cycle begins again. This continues until one faction has reached their win condition and the game ends in victory for Town, Scum, and/or 3P.

Helpful Links:
SA Mafia Wiki
SA Mafia Discussion Thread
(FLASH) Basic Guide to Mafia
(FLASH) Guide to Mafia Roles

Sounds great! How do I play?
:siren: If you're interested in playing, post in this thread saying so! You must have PMs in order to play! I'm only accepting players that don't already play Mafia games regularly on SA - so don't be shy!!

Once the game fills up, I'll send out Role PMs (contain important information such as your alignment and any special powers you have) and announce that the game has started! Day/Night phase lengths will vary, but Days will typically be 2ish actual days long and Nights will be 18-24 hours depending on how quickly people submit actions.

If you're not playing the game, feel free to read along, but DO NOT POST IN THE THREAD if you're not playing or if you've died! I will have a spectator/dead chat for out-of-game discussion - PM me if you want access.

Standard Mafia Rules:
  • NEVER EVER EVER EDIT YOUR PREVIOUS POSTS!
  • Do not talk out-of-thread about this game unless you specifically have a role that allows this.
  • Do not copy-paste your role PM or any other mod communication. Paraphrasing is OK, copy-pasting is not.
  • If you are dead (including having been somehow killed, whether by execution, night kill, or another method) or a spectator, please don't post in the thread after the game starts!
  • Don't break the spirit of these rules in general, please!

Player List:
1. Taintrunner
2. FrankenFreak
3. ScrubLeague
4. Bear Retrieval Unit
5. VROOM VROOM

?. C. Everett Koop

b]Backups:[/b]
1. redneck nazgul

Podima has issued a correction as of 02:13 on Sep 28, 2017

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redneck nazgul
Apr 25, 2013

can i be the source of outside foreign influence helping the scum win

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
i'm secret hitler!!!

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Taintrunner posted:

i'm secret hitler!!!

i'm double secret hitler

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost
i'm obvious hitler

Podima
Nov 4, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
I'll assume those are all signups. Keep 'em coming!

redneck nazgul, I'll keep you on the back burner in case we don't get enough new players to fill.

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost
It's been a long time since I played forums Mafia but I remember the gist. Also I only do my posting overnight central so if that's a problem I can not participate.

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS


hello, I am Doctor Sebastian GORKA. I am not a horrible swamp monster, and as I have been locked in this rinky-dink old mansion upon the bayou with you, tasked by Supreme Leader Trump, to root out the liberal swampmen who are impeding our path to the final victory over the Soros World Order. I have prepared this small PowerPoint to inform you of our enemy and his plans. HAIL VICTORY! HAIL TRUMP!



this, gentlemen, is our enemy. I am not supposed to show you this photo, the liberal elite in the media don't want us to win. I assure you we can win. we will drain the swamp and we will MAGA again. as you can see, he has three very distinct characteristics:

1. he is green. addicted to Soros-tainted cash, his skin has discolored himself to a disgusting moss tainted hue. he bleeds green. and if he bleeds, we can kill him, WHICH IS WHAT WE SHALL DO. HAIL VICTORY! HAIL TRUMP!

2. he is slimy. typical mud-wrestling techniques will fail you. while I may wrestle an alligator twice a day to remain in peak physical form, you will lose your grip upon the swampmen before you know it. do not hestitate in bringing a swift end to our menace.

3. he strangely resembles the former Governor of Minnesota and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura. the consequences of this has yet to be seen.

ONWARDS, TO OUR FINAL VICTORY!

Podima
Nov 4, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

ScrubLeague posted:

It's been a long time since I played forums Mafia but I remember the gist. Also I only do my posting overnight central so if that's a problem I can not participate.

Not a problem, I'll try to keep deadlines long enough so that you can at least get some participation in.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Podima posted:

I'll assume those are all signups. Keep 'em coming!

redneck nazgul, I'll keep you on the back burner in case we don't get enough new players to fill.

Well I don't have PMs so unless you're buying me plat...

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

ScrubLeague posted:

It's been a long time since I played forums Mafia but I remember the gist.
:yossame:

Podima
Nov 4, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

C. Everett Koop posted:

Well I don't have PMs so unless you're buying me plat...

If you have another way for me to get in touch with you (email, Discord, whatever) that would work too.

Bear Retrieval Unit
Nov 5, 2009

Mudslide Experiment
I'm confused, in this scenario are the scum MAGA chuds or the jews?

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VROOM VROOM
Jun 8, 2005


#maga

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