Wintreath Regional Community
The Amalyan Quarter - Fun Things We Do => The Lost Village - Werewolf/Mafia Games => Topic started by: Thingyman on April 22, 2018, 05:47:38 PM
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Hi guys!
I hope it's okay for me to post this here. I'd tried getting in contact with Laurentus to have them review this invitation, but I reckon they're too busy.
INVITATION TO THE MAFIA CHAMPIONSHIP (SEASON 5)
It is with great pleasure that I hereby invite your community to take part in Season 5 of the Mafia Championship.
The Mafia Championship is an annual forum tournament series that pits representatives from various online Mafia (aka Werewolf) communities against one another as they compete to determine the Internet’s greatest forum Mafia player. Each participating community democratically elects one person to represent them and be their “Champion”.
The whole thing started back in 2013, and since then more than 225 different communities and 50+ different nationalities have been represented.
I hope it sounds like a fun and exciting event :)
1. DO YOU ACCEPT THE INVITE?
If you agree to participate, the deadline for selecting your representative is May 1. If this is too soon for you to decide on anyone, let me know and we can work something out.
The games will take place on Mafia Universe. If it’s okay, I can link directly to the general discussion thread regarding this topic on Mafia Universe.
Important notes
- You may decide yourselves how you want to elect your representative, but we highly recommend some sort of democratic process (public nominations followed by a poll usually works out well).
- In addition to electing a representative, you should also name an alternate who will be asked to step in if the first choice needs to back out.
- Your representative should be prepared for having to read upwards of 500 posts per 24 hours during the early stages of the game. Additionally, there’s a requirement that each player must make at least 10 posts per Game Day. Only active players should apply/participate. I repeat: Your chosen player needs to be able to promise a good amount of activity on a daily basis.
2. SEASON 5 FORMAT
The tournament structure
- 170 communities will participate, each sending one representative.
- 10 Qualifying Games will be played, consisting of 17 players each. I.e. every representative plays in one Qualifying Game. The players themselves vote post-game to determine who is deserving of advancement. 1st place will advance directly to the Finale Game (i.e. 10 of the 17 finalists are found this way), while the 2nd places will advance directly to one of the two Wildcard Games.
- A Jury consisting of finalists from Season 4 will discuss and vote to determine 25 players in total deserving of a second chance: 1 will advance directly to the finale, and the 24 other players will play in 2 Wildcard Games along with the 2nd places that advanced directly to these. From each game, three players will directly advance to the Finale Game based on a post-game player vote.
- The Finale Game is played. Once it has completed, the players vote to determine who shall receive the title of Season 5 Champion and a winner’s certificate signed by Dmitry Davidoff, the creator of mafia.
The setup explained very briefly (more details on host site)
This (view picture below) is a semi-open grid setup meant for 17 players: 4 mafia versus 13 townies. First you randomly select a number to decide the mafia team's composition of Power Roles (1-2), then you randomly select a letter to decide the town's composition of Power Roles (A-E). Fill in the number of Vanilla Townies needed to make the town team have 13 members total, and you have your setup.
(https://i.imgur.com/3mIrAVM.jpg)
*Town Jack of All Trades: 1x Vigilante, 1x Roleblocker, 1x Tracker.
Relevant mechanics info
- Day start.
- Deadline Lynch w/ Option for Majority starting Day 2. I.e. when day timer runs out, person with most votes will be lynched. However, day can also be ended early (starting Day 2) if there is ever a majority of votes on one person.
- If there is a tied lynch, one of the tied players will be randomly lynched.
- No outside communication. I.e. you may not contact the other players outside of the thread (unless you are Mafia and wish to speak with your teammates).
- Phase Lengths and Deadlines will be up to the players themselves (I’ll organize them into games with deadlines that suit their preferences).
- Thread is locked during Night Phases.
3. SEASON 5 TIMELINE
There will be 10 Qualifying Games, and your representative plays in just one of these. They will have start dates during the months of May and June. So in other words, as long as your representative can play sometime during that period, they should be good and I’ll make sure they get scheduled into a game that suits their schedule well. I.e. if your rep is busy until June, that isn’t a problem.
Wildcard games will be played in July, and the Finale Game sometime in August/September (whenever we can work out something that suits everyone).
If you want to get in contact with me ASAP, you can find me on Discord (Thingyman#6075).
Kind regards,
Thingyman
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Thanks for the invitation! Sorry that you weren't able to get ahold of Laurentus, he seems to have taken a leave of absence. We'll chat about it here and see who's interested, so hopefully you'll here from us soon. :)
@Gerrick, in Laurentus's absence could you spearhead this, or designate someone to?
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That sounds like a really exciting opportunity. Thank you for choosing us to take part in this. I imagine it'll be a lot of fun. :))
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Yep, this sounds great. The only thing is that I don't know if any Wintrean Werewolf players can consistently meet that activity requirement, for so many potential games...
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I would probably be able to meet the activity requirement but I am really bad at Werewolf and would not handle the reading 500+ posts part well.
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Does anyone want to volunteer to represent us in the tournament? Remember you'll need to make at least 10 posts per day phase, and the games will start in May or June.
I'll nominate some of our more well known Werewolf players:
Aragonn
taulover
Sapphiron
Wintermoot
Pengu
North
Crushita
Hydra
Laurentus
BraveSirRobin
Please post below whether you accept or decline your nominations by Friday, April 27, because we need to have someone chosen by May 1, and we may need to vote if multiple people accept.
And you're more than free to volunteer, Kane lives, since as tau said, not many of us will probably be able to meet the activity requirement.
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@Evelynx
@Doc
@Colberius X
@Amalya
@Rasdanation
@Barnes
@Reon
@Commander_Zemas
@Hugsim
Just throwing some more names out there. Yes I know some of these are longshots but you never know they might show up for this.
@Point Breeze
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You meant @PB (though he's gone as of now)
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I must decline, unfortunately.
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I'll have to decline as well.
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This sounds like a great honor, both for @Thingyman 's nomination of our region and @Kane lives 's nomination of me. Would you be able to link Mafia Universe for us?
I could probably meet the 500+ post reading requirement, but the 10 posts per day may be a bit much. I'll take a couple of days to decide if I'm able to accept. Could someone remind me again on 4/25?
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It is odd that no link was provided. I googled it when Thingyman posted and found the link here:
https://www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/
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As much as I want to, I must also decline since I can't fully commit to either the 500+ post full read nor the complete 10+ post a day activity.
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Sorry, but it's a little outside my realm of possibility...
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You know, I'm slightly amused that we were invited, but XKI, a region that plays it slightly more than us, wasn't invited. :))
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Actually, hell, they've got some good places on the list, including Kongregate, Gamefaqs, and xcdc.
I might have to reconsider my stance on this.
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You know, I'm slightly amused that we were invited, but XKI, a region that plays it slightly more than us, wasn't invited. :))
They might be in a different round.
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Well, the list they have is the communities they've invited overall for the entire event.
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Actually, hell, they've got some good places on the list, including Kongregate, Gamefaqs, and xcdc.
I might have to reconsider my stance on this.
That's actually what makes the possibly of attending so terrifying for me, lol.
You know, I'm slightly amused that we were invited, but XKI, a region that plays it slightly more than us, wasn't invited. :))
Perhaps that shows that our forums are more navigable and accessible. :D
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Vote: Evelynx
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I'd love to represent our great region. I'll throw my name in the hat.
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Could someone remind me again on 4/25?
Yo. :D
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Vote: Evelynx
Are you volunteering?
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Could someone remind me again on 4/25?
Yo. :D
Thanks for the reminder. I'll decline, since there are worthier volunteers. I was essentially going to take the position if no one else wanted to do it.
I'll still be actively watching and cheering, though! :D
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Vote: Evelynx
Are you volunteering?
Yes I am.
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Does anybody else want to throw their hat in the ring? Nominations will close tomorrow.
We currently have Evelynx and Amalya who've confirmed they're up for it.
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Ok, voting is open and will last until Tuesday, May 1, at around 5pm ET.
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Only a few more hours left to vote!
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And with that, it appears our winner is @Evelynx . Congrats! Good luck when the games start.
@Thingyman , we've chosen our representative.
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Congrats, @Evelynx! Go forth and make us proud. :)
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And with that, it appears our winner is @Evelynx . Congrats! Good luck when the games start.
@Thingyman , we've chosen our representative.
Thanks! I'll be sending them more info straight away :)
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Mwahahah, let's see if I have what it takes to make it in the big city.
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Good luck!
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Good luck Evelynx!!
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Good luck and have fun!
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Good luck Eve!
Does that mean Amalya would be the alternate?
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Yeah, if she's up for it and if we need one, Amalya is more than welcome to be our alternate.
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I need to make a Bio, if anyone has anything nice to say about me, go ahead! Otherwise I'm fine just writing it all myself.
This is the guidance I've been given:
[Insert whatever information or fun facts that you wish here. Talk about your mafia-related accolades, impressive stats, fun anecdotes, favorite role to play, strengths and weaknesses, your approach to the game, other players' quotes about you, or take out the piss on the whole thing and make some jokes. The ball is entirely in your court, this will be how you present yourself to your fellow competitors and to the many spectating communities.]
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I'd like some thoughts on how we can spectate, discuss the game, and cheer @Evelynx on! From what I've read, we're allowed to do so, it's just that she can't see our thoughts and discussion while she's still in the game.
I need to make a Bio, if anyone has anything nice to say about me, go ahead! Otherwise I'm fine just writing it all myself.
This is the guidance I've been given:
[Insert whatever information or fun facts that you wish here. Talk about your mafia-related accolades, impressive stats, fun anecdotes, favorite role to play, strengths and weaknesses, your approach to the game, other players' quotes about you, or take out the piss on the whole thing and make some jokes. The ball is entirely in your court, this will be how you present yourself to your fellow competitors and to the many spectating communities.]
Maybe other players have made quotes about you in previous Werewolf games...I'd do a search for your name in the Werewolf forum and see what comes up. Otherwise, I'd be curious myself what you consider to be our favorite roles and approach to the game. What's your perspective on it?
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It's hard to describe concisely. I was told that enlisting the help of my region was encouraged so I thought I'd ask.
I analyze all opponents, enumerate the most likely possibilities, determine desired routes, then use minimum necessary force to achieve a desired route. I maximize my social power by being as respectable and respectful as possible. I try to always be mindful of how my posts will read to each of the roles.
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Careful not to make yourself sound too dangerous an opponent. Since this bio will be pretty much all the info your fellows start with, you don't want the local mafia going "let's read through and find who sounds most dangerous night one, oh, this one looks good."
Like, how in region there's people the wolves gun for immediately because of how they play. Try to blend?
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Careful not to make yourself sound too dangerous an opponent. Since this bio will be pretty much all the info your fellows start with, you don't want the local mafia going "let's read through and find who sounds most dangerous night one, oh, this one looks good."
Like, how in region there's people the wolves gun for immediately because of how they play. Try to blend?
I'm reading through the strategy guides on their site... I think blending is actually not a good plan, because it's more of a wolf pattern than a villager pattern. I'm also reading through their previous games, and winners of those games don't hesitate to laud their skills in their bios.
I don't actually believe myself to BE a dangerous player given the amount of time and effort people have put into this enterprise, and I'll be sure to make my lack of experience clear. My image is, as always, bright eyed and eager.
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I suppose image isn't quite as important in a game that involves over 170 communities that don't really know each other. :P
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I suppose image isn't quite as important in a game that involves over 170 communities that don't really know each other. :P
It's even more important.. the superficialities of your presentation are all that matter when nobody even knows you.
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In a way, though, Wintermoot does have a bit of a point... everybody will mistrust everybody naturally already, and won't underestimate anyone because presumably, each community is sending their best.
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In a way, though, Wintermoot does have a bit of a point... everybody will mistrust everybody naturally already, and won't underestimate anyone because presumably, each community is sending their best.
Mistrust is a given, the Mafia is about after all! But yeah, I have to think carefully about what I want in my bio and what I don't. Since part of the win condition for the qualifiers appears to be reputational (you can advance even if you lose if you did well), appearing competent is very important.
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What ended up happening?
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What ended up happening?
I think Evelynx ended up lynched pretty early on in the first game and didn't progress, from what I remember checking their forums.